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I know it’s not polite to remark on another woman’s weight gain.
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But our resident Mother Chucker is looking quite…
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Round.
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How she gets that big eating salad all day is beyond me.
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Momma chuck, or Momma Chonk?
Let’s play.
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I’m phoning it in again, but play along anyway.
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13 out of 20 for me.
I’m old, but not cards in the bike spokes or Red Rover old.
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How about you…
What’s your total?
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Raccoons, fungus and hoppity hops.
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Does anyone else remember these?
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We had a slight hill in our backyard when I was growing up and bouncing up and down it on these bad bears was one of my favorite things in the world.
Simple pleasure, simple toy … no computer, keyboard or screen needed.
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I watch The Last of Us.
Sorry Oregon. You had a good run.
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A few raccoon photos.
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Just because they’re cute.
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And abundant lately.
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At this point I think Keith could survive a nuclear blast and the radiated winter that follows.
Like cockroaches, but more fun.
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Finally, some blooms.
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It’s been a long cold wet spring and I was beginning to wonder if anything would ever bloom again.
Then…
Bam!
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After a few days of warm sun…
Our apple-less apple tree by the road burst forth with gorgeous white blossoms.
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I wish I could send scent through my blog because it is unbelievably fragrant.
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The birds love it.
The bees love it.
I love it.
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Life is good.
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Maps, maps and more maps.
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Because you seem to enjoy them as well.
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Maine is seriously bereft of alpacas.
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Guess we know where the maple trees live.
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I don’t think Maine is quite as coffee crazy as the rest of the country. Dunkin still rules up here.
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What up Wyoming?
Apparently, nothing.
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I’ll wear that proudly.
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Most of our moose are up north, but I’ve seen a few. Sadly, two of them had been hit by cars.
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Maine is so white bread, we don’t even have a weird name.
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Maine seems to be half dog, half cat.
You know which half we are.
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Bird nerd, robotic doctors and things that make me glad I’m old.
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This first story is my worst nightmare come to life.
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No.
Thank.
You!
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Nope.
Not this chick.
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We’ve had a banner batch of Baltimore Orioles this year.
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They disappear when the temperatures rise but a cool spring has made for beautiful bursts of backyard color.
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Ordering a drink with that name is not my idea of spreading love.
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A rare bird sighting at Casa River.
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A gorgeous Scarlet Bunting.
❤️
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I don’t need to know anything, and certainly not five things.
This makes me very glad I’m old (er) and not actively dating.
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The day after.
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When the rain ended, I went outside to remove the jerry rigged umbrella shelter my husband had erected for the hummingbirds the day before.
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With a few hungry natives buzzing nearby and telling me to hurry up.
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On closer inspection of the installation?
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I decided to let the husband remove his handiwork later on.
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In the meantime… a gentle breeze was blowing the umbrella and His Lordship was perturbed.
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Seeing the shadow through the blinds he believed we were under attack….
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And was not happy to be excluded.
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Fearing my blinds would be ripped to shreds, I opened one for his viewing pleasure.
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And after seeing his kingdom was safe?
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A nap, in the shade.
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News you can’t use.
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Bringing you useless news every Monday to start your week off right. Or wrong as the case may be.
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Great… because I really need something else to worry about.
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Sound like nasty little bastards.
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I knew it!
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Where’s Pedro Pascale when you need him…
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*Note to self – research homes for sale in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.*
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Who in their right mind loves sinkholes?
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When one swallows her house, Lauren may change her mind.
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Yikes.
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I don’t know about any others, but that cat definitely hates someone.
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The only way I could stop mine is to divorce my husband.
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The clutter around here does not go unnoticed, but I love my guy too much to take those necessary steps.
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Is it any wonder I love this man?
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It was pouring rain recently and my big tough Marine husband was watching a hummingbird struggle to feed in the downpour.
Though I tried to explain hummingbirds live in tropical rain forests where deluges are common, he said, “These hummers are in Maine. They need help.”
So what did he do?
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He went outside and got drenched…
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In order to rig an umbrella over the feeder.
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As soon as it was installed?
Grateful hummingbirds.
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Of course the wind was blowing and securing it took repeated trips.
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But the little guys loved it.
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With one fellow happily perching there for an hour.
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❤️
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Random blather.
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The following is a sunset over our neighbor’s gigantic greenhouses.
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We’re getting used to them, but that doesn’t mean we’re happy about it.
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Preach.
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May is a beautiful time of year. The grass is green and the birds are orange.
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Baltimore Orioles fly in for about a month on their migration north so I make sure they have ample oranges and grape jelly.
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These are for Mark.
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Because they all feature his favorite fruit.
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The man likes Spam, but not watermelon.
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That’s just wrong.
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Our nightly raccoon .
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My husband had one as a pet when he was a child.
It’s very tempting..
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