Give a moment today to remember all who fought for this country and still are fighting. 

It is truely amazing how you can sit at home and travel all over the world by a click of a mouse! The following pictures were captures of a live web cams from Germany; featuring White Stork's nests. Just Amazing. 

The White Storks and Mama. 

White Storks in Germany. 

Poor moth. He's now spider food! 

Scope Wednesday

Dad's scope wasn't like this, however it's
the only picture I could find on the great
web. We were in by 7am and home by
2pm. Doc took samples to see if cancer cells are
causing his problems. Takes about a week for results.
So we wait. Got home and I mowed. Four hours worth; after the 10 days of rain it needed to be cut. Guess what? Its to rain tomorrow and Friday again. Just my luck! Not much else is new. Last Friday night at 10:30pm I heard a thud outside the sunroom. I hurriedly turned the flood lights on and in front of one light a huge shadow was casted.
I grabbed the gun and inched toward the windows. A HUGE Black Bear was standing up a little dazed from falling out of the tree. Damn, I thought it was my ex and I could target practice! I tried to take a picture; but with the flood lights on, the camera only picked up his eyes. By the time I shut the lights off the bear wondered down to the pond. Out of range for a shot; by the camera not the gun. Then Sunday, I was graced by a Great Blue Heron who decided to visit and feast upon my fish. One Bass, one Catfish and a couple of frogs were the Heron's Sunday meal. This bird is amazing to watch eat. When the bass went down his throat, you could see his muscles spasm it down. (Watching with field glasses) Well that's my week so far. Now its work again tomorrow and the weekend for some extra cash.

Introducing the four largest Painted Turtles to the fine taste of Tadpoles. 

I got one! 

My melt down. 

I've had a melt down!

By the end of the workday on Wednesday I was a jumble of nerves and tears. Why? Who cares you ask? ME! I haven't had anything like this since a week after my mother died. The tears just wouldn't stop! Try driving home the twenty miles with the waterworks falling from the sky and your eyes. Then when I got home my dad's car was in the driveway. All I wanted was to be alone. And in so many words I told him just that! Leave, please! The last week or so I've been having horrible leg cramps; day and night. At work and in bed! The kind of Charlie horses that leave you limping and black and blue! So I buy expensive support hose to wear in my stand up all day job. Helps a little, still got the leg cramps but not as bad. In my pill packing prison job we have a vast amount of Pharmacists in the building. So I ask what over the counter drugs to take? I already knew Potassium, but not Evening Primrose oil. So off to Walmart before going home, tears and all to find the wonder drugs (Vitamins). While there and looking like shit, wouldn't you know I would run into people that I knew. All asked what was wrong? I said I was having a meltdown and kept on going. If anyone cared they could call me later! The lover called and all I did was cry! I needed a hug and some old fashion cuddling but got neither.
So I took my Potassium and my Evening Primrose Oil and two eight hour tylenol and off to bed.
Tears ran from my eyes all night, had to have a towel under my face to catch the wetness. When I awoke at 6am my eyes were swelled almost shut and my face was twice the size it was the night before. My throat was going shut and I knew I was in trouble. Called off work and sent a picture to my supervisor who texted me back and told me to go to the emergency room. I knew I had to do something; but emergency rooms cost an arm and a leg; which I can't afford right now! I took a Benadryl and looked up the one walk-in Clinic we have in Indiana, PA. Hooray, they open at 8am. No time to shower or was my hair. I shed my jammies; throw on some stuff and out the door I go. I knew I could the drive the twenty miles if I left right a way. But if I called my dad to drive me, I would have to wait until he drove twenty miles out and we'd have to drive back the twenty miles to the clinic. He called me when I was half way there, he thought I was a going work; nope I'm headed to the clinic and told him why. He said he'd meet me there.
I got there and went in. No one in the waiting room; good for me. They took me right in. The doc looked at me and right off said I was having an allergeric reaction to something. We discuss what I took and concluded the Primrose was the trouble maker. I got a shot right away that increased my heart rate that caused some shaking and good old prednisone to take. All for only $55. Wonder what the emergency room would have charged? I was told to take Friday and the weekend off (work excuse included) and just take it easy. And this is what I plan to do. The swelling has all gone down and I'm not melting anymore. These unpaid days will hurt my bank account and I'll have to do without but its not the first time for that! I now have to get my mind set on Dad's upcoming surgery on Wednesday! I have to be the caregiver again while holding down a fulltime job. My meltdown came early so I could be strong for what comes next.

This is how I spent Mother's Day. Mowing the backyard. 

Just one week later and the baby Robins look like this! All smooshed and feathered in the nest. The Mom again was not pleased with me for snooping around her babies. 

Newly hatched baby Robins. The Mom wasn't pleased with me, so I only took one pic and she returned to the nest. 

A turkey tail feather, only one of two that I found near the pond tonight. Picture below shows other feathers from the turkey, or should I say unlucky turkey? The killer carried off the body. 

Some turkey lost his feathers, and his life. Fox probably got it. 

You have to click the pic, go ahead I'll wait. We have baby Bluebirds. Yea! 

Caught them sleeping, all fluffy looking. 

Huddled together. 

This realitor has a great gimmick, his car. Robins is the realitor and he has Nests for sale! His car is a Smart Car. He told us that he spent $28,000 Canadian for it. Good for him! It is sure cute, but give me something that I don't have to chain to a tree or a telephone pole, just encase someone tries to carry it off. 

Does Anyone in blog land have an idea as to what is planted here? I can't see any plants attached to the green tube, just plastic on the ground and a cap on the tube. Click the pic to enlarge to get a better look. It's planted here in PA near Marion Center. 

Freighter Halifax just coming thru lock 8 of the Welland canal. Lift bridge coming down in the back. The Canadian Coast Guard Vessel on left. It was a wonderful day to be in Port Colborne, Ont. 

Canadian Coast Guard Research Vessel in Port Colborne, Ont.

Two little birdies resting on the rope of the Coast Guard Research Ship.