International visitors and a scenic drive.

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My stats have been off the charts again. 11,458 views in one day? People be bored.

And while Singapore was leading the pack for a while…

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It seems I now have a veritable United Nations of viewers.

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Clearly my nonsense has world wide appeal .

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I’d say there’s something rotten in Denmark, but that’s the one country not on my list.

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We passed this store the other day and I thought, damn…it doesn’t get much better than that. Two of my favorite things!

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On a recent trip north I took a few pictures to share.

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We were on the way to Rockland to shop at a light fixture store.

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Over an hours drive past mountains and ice covered lakes…

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Only to arrive and find it temporarily closed.

Oh well, an afternoon spent cruising around Maine is never wasted time.

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And as far as I’m concerned? It beats ice fishing in a tent hands down.

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Maps

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Another day, another set of ridiculous maps.

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Have you ever wanted to mow the lawn or shovel snow in the buff? Apparently it’s illegal for me.

You’re welcome.

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I’ll take second best.

Yay Maine!

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It seems weed rules the roost.

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We have lobsters and Stephen King.

That’s memorable.

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Now that’s a map worth having.

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Ding Dong, Texas?

I’m dying…

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I can’t argue with the Brits here.

I think they nailed it.

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I’m not from Florida, but this seems pretty accurate as well.

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News you can’t use.

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Useless, but isn’t everything these days?

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I simply don’t understand this.

I know people love their sushi, but damn.

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Sorry Chicago, I’m crossing you off our bucket list.

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Oh sure.

Nothing will go wrong there.

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Now that’s what I call tv worth watching.

Not.

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If you want the full list you can look up the article, but here’s one that had my eyes rolling.

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I can’t decide whether this is stupid beyond measure, or wonderfully bizarre.

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One determined squirrel.

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I love watching our backyard squirrels.

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Like this poor fellow in the middle who was late to the show and missed a spot in the prime feeders.

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He tried to share space in the larger feeder on the left, but was immediately kicked out by his brethren.

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So an attempt was made on the covered feeder at the end.

And may I just say those are some impressive abs? To heck with a six pack, this boy has a 12.

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The lid is solid metal, too heavy for the poor squirrel to shift.

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And the bottom lip way is too small for the squirrel to perch.

A valiant attempt, but he ended up back on the ground scrounging for fallen seed.

Better luck next time little guy.

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A series of cat and squirrel segues … with zucchini.

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Reading, with cat.

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It’s cute, but not always easy.

And speaking of cats…

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I’m wearing my fair share of battle armor myself and should probably eat healthier.

And speaking of eating healthier, I found this recipe…

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A good for you snack.

And speaking of that…

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I never knew this.

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And am glad I’ve only ever fed our squirrels raw nuts.

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And speaking of squirrels…

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They’ve been driving His Lordship crazy.

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Knowing he can’t reach them…

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They’ve been mercilessly cavorting on our deck providing hours of free kitty entertainment… as well as frustration.

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Let’s play.

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It’s not required, by why else would you be here on a Friday ?

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My knee is throbbing with pain, Lord Dudley Mountcatten just raced off the linoleum to vomit on the carpet and I tried to have a bowl of cereal this morning but the milk had turned.

Number 9 for me.

It’s going to be one of those days.

How about you?

Pick a Lucille.

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Moonlit deer.

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We’ve had some super bright moons this month which makes for better backyard deer photos.

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Until said deer spots you through the window and runs.

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It’s amazing how much they play, running, roughhousing and even kicking each other.

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Maybe it was a full moon influence.

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And no, we don’t live on Tatooine…

It’s just a triple moon reflection on the window.

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