In my head right now...

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Subtle, but so lovely.

Thoughts on a late Friday afternoon

Paul the hipster

-My my, it was a little dull around here for the past 20 hours, no?

-Happy Friday!

-So much for my attempt at a home-made iced coffee drink. Not that it was bad or anything, just not great.

-I'll stick with Tim's or Starbucks; after all, their drinks are special.

-Not to mention they dallop on the whipped cream best!

-Earlier this week, I was staying with my aunt and uncle's kids while they jetted off to Vegas for a few days.

-I don't think I've been asked/forced to tell so many 'funny stories' in my life.

-That was my pre-teen cousin being devious.

-And bored.

-More often than not, I couldn't think of one on the spot when she asked me.

-"Have any funny stories?"

-"Uhh...*pausing to think, but not really*... No".

-Friday the 13th; I think this had something to do blogger's blackout.

-Sneaky, you other-worldly force; very sneaky.

-So far, I've been having an average day.

-Which is good.

-Oooh, thunderstorms this evening!

-I used to hate them when I was a kid.

-I have this foggy memory of being in my crib during a thunderstorm one night and crying my eyes out til my Mom came in.

-I have this other memory of being awake during a storm when I was still young (possibly in my crib?), and putting my pillow over my head and facing the wall.

-Then I remember waking up in the morning to see that it was sunny outside.

-Funny how memory works like that.

-I love getting those days of sun that go on for a number of days until finally broken by a day or so of rain.

-The weekend ahead looks pleasant.

-Rain.

-A dinner out tomorrow night is in the works.

-Finding this clip earlier in the week made me nostalgic.

-Odd time to be thinking about Halloween costumes.

-I have a few ideas in the works, though.

-Still watching the eaglets.

-Can hear them sqeeing for food.

-They're growing up so darn fast! Part of me wishes they could stay young forever, but I'm glad to see them maturing so well.

-And soon enough they'll be flying...

Enjoy the weekend! Eat junk food, watch movies, sleep in. I know I will be!

Neeeeerd!

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It Happened One Night

I love Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in this scene. That is all.

You give me Friday, I give you my Thoughts

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-"The Doctor seems reluctant to discuss his medical experiences." "Well, medically, my experiences have been most unexciting. Except during the flu epidemic." "Ah, and what happened?" "I got the flu".

-Groucho Marx, from A Day at the Races.

-I never realized how funny the Marx Brothers actually are.

-According to IMDB, after Groucho's death his kids found a gag letter written him stating that he wanted to be buried on top of Marilyn Monroe.

-That made me laugh. A lot.

-My gramps, the corn-ball he was, used to have a disguise toy of fake glasses with a big nose (and possibly a mustache, but it must have come off) modeled off Groucho Marx.

-I never knew who it was based off of, of course, but it was a lot of fun to wear.

-Although the nose sort of stank.

-If I ever come across this (and I did at one point), I will definitely get it in my gramps and Groucho's honour!

-The Royal Wedding was a week ago, and it feels so faraway with all the news that has made headlines this week.

-I wonder what miss Kate (or Catherine, if you like to be formal) is up to a week later and married?

-Speaking of news (relative to Canada, that is), what in the heck was up with the election results??!!

-I am not normally one to express my views on politics here, but I will do it with as much discretion as possible and say CANADA, SERIOUSLY; WAKE UP AND SMELL THE TIM HORTONS COFFEE.

-Weather forecast: cool, with a chance of showers.

-Pool opened the other day, but I probably won't be swimming until June.

*Sigh*

-Yesterday I was sitting on the porch with my camera in hand, and a dove was nearby on the ground. The doves are not really timid because they know who hands out the birdseed (that being my Mom), but one flew onto the edge of the birdbath and was willing to pose for me.

-Naturally, I took a snapshot.

-The outcome was not too bad at all.

-I would have rather gotten a picture of a cardinal on the bird feeder because they're more striking, but no such luck.

-I should be a bird photographer.

-The doves like our porch.

-My Mom doesn't like it that they like our porch because they have a tendency to poop everywhere, including on the chairs.

-What a great segue to lead into the subject of Mothers Day this weekend!

-I'd say breakfast in bed is a possibility for her, along with a special present or two.

-Now it's raining.

Have a lovely weekend! Be sure to treat Mom like a Queen!

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Here and there...

Just some shots of spring, and the beautiful weather here at home.

Surprise!

This is what has been taking up my spare time

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The eagles are now a few weeks older than they are in this pic (and there are three of them), but watching the live stream camera on them is totally addictive, because they are absolutely endearing!