Catchin Up . . .

The weather change got to me the past few days.  That cold wind knocks the heck out of me.  I began Monday with a brand new razor blade . . . and didn't bloody my face with it!! When that happens, I spend the rest of the day wonderin if I've used up all my luck for the day or if everything is gonna be goin well.  


Monday was a bright, cold, windy day.  I was impressed with the high cirrus clouds and jet contrails.

I mowed the same area Monday as I did last Monday.  Last Monday I picked up 15 golf balls.  This Monday, I picked up three.  


The hickory nuts are plentiful this year . . . and the squirrels are gettin them cleaned up.  It is my belief that the ground would look something like this if I didn't stop and pick up those lost golf balls.  


This is what happens when ya plant a hickory tree next to a tee box.  Someone hasta blow it off every mornin this time of year.  We are blowin leaves off the greens and tees every day too.  Happens every fall.


Can't say for certain, but it seems like there are more walnuts on the ground than in past years.  

I finished mowin the rough on Thursday and had myself a three day weekend.  If I don't have a breakdown tomorrow, I'm gonna have a 3 1/2 day weekend.  I may need it.  Been feelin pretty rough this week.  I feel like I'm tryin to get a sore throat this evening.  

Train traffic seems more plentiful this summer.  I've noticed a lot of 'extra' locomotives goin west.  Must mean more freight is comin from the west than goin east.  I saw a short train of twelve locomotives and maybe two dozen freight carts goin west this week.  An hour or so later I saw a train with 9 locomotives goin west.  When I see multiple locomotives, I think of the guy who gathers up the grocery carts and takes them back into the store.  The railroad people must have someone gather up their locomotives too.  

Today was one of those 'ISH' days.  It was foggish, darkish and drizzlish.  At least there was no wind.  I thought I had enough clothes with me when I went out to mow, but I got cold and wet and went back for a sweatshirt.  Usually when there is drizzle, you can see it fall.  This was a real fine mist that seemed to hang in the air an I drove into it, gettin wetter than if it was fallin in the regular size droplet form.  Yes, I was wearin all my rain gear.

Heard this on the radio this AM.  Didn't catch where this took place.  A McDonald's manager called the police, sayin there was a suspicious person in his store.  The suspicious person turned out to be a Burger King, king who was passin out BK sandwiches.  I love it.  Gonna ask the local BK manager if he has enough nerve to do something like that.  If he does, I'm gonna offer to be the BK king passin out the sandwiches.  He's gonna hafta promise to bail me out of jail though.