Found a Friend

I went outside and cooked lunch for me and my beloved wife on the grill. While I was out there I made a new friend. His name is Woody. As in Woody Woodpecker.

It’s a beautiful Sunday today. How is that possible?

Backyard Violence Redux

This time it was a chipmunk.

The hawk came back! Or, a different hawk came around. Whichever it was, I was sitting at my desk eating some lunch (a little Purdue chicken patty and a handful of frozen French fries, all heated up in the air fryer) and I heard another bang outside of my window. I looked out and there was the/a Red Tail Hawk. It was holding what was left of a chipmunk. I couldn’t see it clearly through the dirty window screen and with my reading glasses on, but I could see it well enough to notice that a big strip of the little rodent had been removed. Ouch town, population Alvin/Simon/Theodore. There will be no hoola hoop for xmas this year. Yikes!

The hawk sat on the grass in front of my window for just a second or two and then flew off. See you later, bro.

Such violence. Such brutality on display. Hawks are freakin’ awesome!

Cook Out

The weather was garbage when we got up this morning, but by lunch it had cleared up nicely. I had a mini-cookout. I made us burgers and fries for lunch. I hope Jen enjoyed it. We were watching Disney Cruise videos while we ate… and now we want to go swimming in the Caribbean.

I have been in the Atlantic Ocean. I have been in the Pacific Ocean. I touched a Great Lake once… actually… twice, I think. I’ve been in lakes and ponds and rivers. I have never been in a Sea though. Taking a dip in the Caribbean could fix that oversight.

Okay, Robert. Back to your chores. That bathroom isn’t going to clean itself.

The Lawn is Done

The lawn is done, but in the process I’ve somehow pissed off the mosquito population. Suckers are everywhere. Go pick on the squirrels, ya bastards.

Back to Work

Where We Left Off

Picking up where I left off yesterday, including the back pain. Ouch.

Skin or No?

The whole front of the house has been mowed. Next is the side and then the back. Speaking of backs, mine hurts a lot. When I say a lot I mean a ton. When I say a ton I mean a mountain range sized hurt. I took some Tylenol an hour ago. Just imagine how much this would hurt without it. Yikes.

Slight subject change. What is this?

I often find garter snakes hanging out on the lawn mower when I bring it out. There was a little guy on it today, in fact. My first thought was this thing is a snake skin. Now I’m not sure. Now I think it’s some kind of coating that used to be on the pull starter’s rope.

Either way, it’s a backyard mystery.

Cut

Today is the day you die, tall grass. Today is the day I cut you down.

My name is Robert the Red head. You made my yard look ugly. Prepare to die.

Now What?

The trip to Virginia is over. The trip to see Rush is over. The Bruins first round series is over and the next round doesn’t start until tomorrow.

Now what? What do I talk about today?

Both kids have games tonight at the same time, so it will be a late evening out for Jen, both kids, and me. I’ve seen my step daughter play in two games, and my step son play in one. I want to see more.

Earlier this morning I discovered a sure fire way to spot an addicted gambler. I was at a convenience store in Tewksbury that offers KENO games. There was a car parked in the lot with a license plate that approximated the word, “SLOTS”. It was also 7:11am. Yup, I think I found me a compulsive gambler!

This weekend we are going to have a mini birthday party so there will be cleaning. I need to get the damn lawn mower running so I can cut the grass. I want to get a bird feeder to feed my inner bird watching nerd, and there is always the dream of patio furniture. The catch with patio furniture is mosquitoes. There have been do it yourself mosquito trap ideas floating around Facebook lately. Maybe if we start to picnic we’ll try one.