My Bald Eagle Friends

We had guests for the Holidays and after they were fetched from the airport (I don't do Tampa) we rode around a bit to get them acclimated to Florida. One trip was a quick peek at the Royal Palms Cemetery where I found two Bald Eagles a couple years ago and posted on this blog. I had not been down the bike path since we moved to Shawshank and wasn't sure if my two buddies were still around. As luck would have it, they were and posed for pictures.

Old gnarly tree in the middle looks to be dead and flaking away. I guess the residents aren't in much danger.

We weren't the only ones viewing the eagles today. This guy had his video camera ready for some action.

Guess this is one of those times that pictures tell the story. Patti and Amy were impressed and Amy took some pictures with her Canon T3, a pretty nice machine that makes me want to upgrade. She let me use it and these are the results. These guys were here 2 years ago and I understand that they always have a second nest somewhere that they sometimes use. I was glad they were here today. Up north people flock to the river this time of year to see glimpses of these magnificent birds. It seems strange that we have only to go to the cemetery in the middle of town to see one of the best free shows around.

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Flashback Friday

Class, Or Lack Thereof The Dwight Vice gravestone in Oquawka, Illinois. I bring this old chestnut out every so often just to remind me that class is classless. Dwight Vice was killed in his home near Oquawka in 2001. It was one of those things that can generate crime: two guys thought Dwight had a lot of money stashed at home because of his pot-selling sideline to supplement his fishing job. Not really one of those big drug deals gone-bad things. Marijuana was, according to the trial, about the only stuff Dwight sold. But these two guys barge into the house and killed Dwight and attempted to kill his 11 year old kid, Darryl, before they took off with what money they could find. His son, now 23, was stabbed in the back and left for dead. He survived and is wheelchair bound and has undergone several surgeries to repair his wounds. He will be paralyzed for life. None of this is pleasant. Reading the facts of the murder and attempted murder are most unpleasant

Summer Swim

It's Monday and the start of another work week. Except for me. I have the week off because the parents of my daycare charges are taking the week off, too. This is one of those wordless posts I love on Mondays so I can put my laziness in full view of loyal readers. These pics need no words. Why muddy the waters? They were taken at the pool at Sinkhole Estates aka Death Valley. The nice thing about this pool is it is heated in winter. If one must find positives in one's situation, I suppose that is one. But, please, no more.

Florida Air Museum - Part 3

Welcome back to a pretty neat tour of the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland Florida. There's a lot to see and a couple of the old Geezer Gold Wing guys are already sitting down instead of walking around looking at the exhibits. That's John who is wore out and making a call to his wife. In all honesty, John was pretty well bushed before the ride. He told me his daughter's family was down from one of the Carolina's with the grand kids and he must have played with them too much. He's about to take off on his own and head for home, but he's going to miss a couple of neat things out on Hangar A. But, before we walk over there, we have lots yet to see here. If you saw The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio playing Howard Hughes, you'll remember that he went up in a plane during the filming of one of his movies to prove a point about flying. He crashed trying to execute a roll and this is a picture of the plane he crashed. Note the propeller

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