Starting to feel swampy

I should refrain from playing to many songs by the Turtles. Also, it would really help if nature would refrain from the rain.

I’ve been complaining about our area turning to a swamp. Then I spotted this at my front porch.

Just making a quick stop

I suspect the record rains we had this May was one of the reasons the turtle showed up at my front porch. Probably to dry off! It was a snapping turtle so I didn’t take any selfies with it.

The snapping turtle and I were not going to be happy together. So following the advice of she-who-gives-advice-to-me, I used a shovel to lift the grumpy reptile into a tall bucket and gave him/her (??) a ride to the river park. The snapper even snapped at the bucket as he slide out. 





Hey if you enjoyed that sixties song, you might like this duet I found on youtube. Their young energy refreshes many of the rock n roll classics. They are called the MonaLisa Twins. Now if I had twin girls I would not play a practical joke with their names. I will admit their stage name is easy to remember. Did you like the Hollies song "Bus Stop"? Mona and Lisa do a great version and add some humor to their video.

Chicago recharges

This past Wednesday night a nasty storm blew across many of the towns around here.  Everyone is OK but we had the tornado sirens blaring for awhile.  We were ready with flashlights  (oh that's a torch for you Brits) to head down to the basement.

This morning's Chicago Tribune had this great picture on the front page.

 

Tribune photographer Chris Sweda

Doesn't it look like the city is getting a charge?   Chicago is plugged into Mother Nature's grid.  

The building on the left is Trump tower and the right is Sears tower but we are supposed to call it Willis tower.   Looks like it became "SearED" tower last night.

Interested in a bigger shot and/or the story behind the picture?  Check out this blog called Cityscapes.

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rainy day time

We been having some rainy days this weekend but it's much better than snow.

So what do you do on a rainy day?

Read blogs - watch DVDs

I came across this ecard site (really I just found it on a blog and I'm not getting paid to promote it) that has some funny ecards. This first one fits the economy.

The second one - well maybe it's a warning not to clown around too much.






Oh the DVD watching - I picked up some short film collections from the library.

If you ever get the chance to rent/borrow "Paper Clips" do it. It's a great heart warming story for a cold rainy day.