Hello shut ins. Yeah, I heard about you sitting there all day hitting the refresh button. That's the problem with rat dogs. They are too small to see and you end up tripping over them and breaking a leg, or a back, or something. 

We woke up last Saturday morning to a small dump of snow drifted in by howling winds. Man! I haven't seen this much wind for so many days in a row since I moved farther away from Spud Island.

Luckily, things settled down for the euchre tournament.

Schmoozing

Let the games begin. Hey Collette, do you recognize that mustache sticking out past the guy in the red shirt?

Here's a shot of his best side, the back of his head. Har, har.

Counting the scores at 1:00 am, you figure it out.

You tell Jamie that he made a mistake, I dare you.

Razor telling Ray J how he lost an American and a Chilean while sledding in the North Ontario bush. HAR! HAR! HAR! 

The prize.

OK Jamie, let go, let go!

Final Results. 

1st place, Mark and Bushy - Sarnia Camp 

2nd place, Pat and Brian - Lil' Tomiko 

3rd place, Don and Jamie - Jocko Camp 

My partner Brad and I finished comfortably in the middle of the pack. 

More wind Sunday morning.

The boy finches are starting to get their mating colours.

More drifting.

While making coffee Monday morning I saw this grouse at the feeder out the kitchen window, which they never use. Right after I took this pic, the bird flew right into the window and bounced off.

Happily it bounced off of the window and smacked into the snow and then flew away. They are known for crashing into buildings, usually with dire consequences.

Lately it seems like you see grouse everywhere you turn.

Going to town takes planing. Here Grasshopper takes empty gas cans and stuff to the truck yesterday for a trip to town today.

Another grouse.

There's been a grouse in this yellow birch tree, eating buds, for the past three or four days.

Of course you recognize Mrs. Henny Penny, on the left,

There had been several reports of an eagle at the lake the past couple of weeks. I didn't think this was possible as "they" say that eagles need open water as fish is their main food source. EAGLE INFO But, I saw this immature eagle getting chased by a raven this morning.

Several times the raven actually contacted with the eagle.

Hey, check this out. While you've been sitting on yer butt, I've been baking whole wheat and Scottish oatmeal bread. Or as Kathleen describes it, bird food, but, it is pretty good, and good for you.

 

Well, I got things to do and places to go, so I got no time to look for funnies for you. But, I will give you a link to what they call "The Crazy Bunny Lady of Upper Clements N.S.", or, as I call her, my sister. 

Crazy Lady