MEANDERINGS of Margie

All who know me...I'm a camera-holic! I MUST take photo(s) every day...or I feel I've wasted my day...LOL Today I have spent much time trying to "catch" a Baltimore Oriole....a very elusive bird. Flit in...flit out, before I can get off porch to steps. The other cute thing it does is "chicken-scratch" in the leaves...looking for worms, I think. Shorten story --Eric left today to work in N.C. this week. I told him bye and he took off. Shocker -when I was checking my pics to see if I got that Oriole...there was this LMAO...I 'bout fell out of my chair....Eric is such a nut! Then the sweetness was added..... Now....that just melts a Mama heart...LOL I had been feeling poorly the last couple of days. Eric said he hoped a lil humor would make it better. I  AM  a lucky, blessed Mama. God gave me two loving boys. I'm thankful every day. YES....The pics did make me smile & laugh. I did tell him he has a loose nut!!

I, as all small children do when young, had problems with words coming out of the mouth correctly! I heard stories---though I don't remember the incident---that while staying with Granny & GrandDaddy Smith I ran outside to play. There was a wood pile behind the house. I screamed to my grandparents----there's a gizzard out here!! It still is funny, at least to me. Picture#1 - this "gizzard" was our greeter @ Cracker Barrel this afternoon. His face looks a bit ominous to me! As you see, it brought back a funny memory of my childhood. I loved my Grandparents and do miss them. Picture#2 - is the BOMB! It is Coconut Pie, Crustless. YUMMY! I do NOT like pie crusts and always just eat the goodie out & throw away the crust! I know...picky. This dessert has the toasted coconut on top.....crunchy, good. The pudding is tasty, not too sweet. What an idea....pie without the crust....now I  know they invented that just for ME....LOL

Pinterest....yes, that site is to blame for much time lost to me! Once I enter that domain....I'm lost for a while! I should be ashamed.....but, I'm not! I do "park" myself there for hours, or at least an hour daily. There are such interesting things to see, read and enjoy. Picture #1 - That dress is a.ma.zing....the flowers are just what I love, and I admit---the girl is also beautiful. It sticks in my mind--for whatever reason. Picture #2 - A painting. It is a.ma.zing, too. That dress, the flowers, and again---the girl is beautiful. Were I younger, I could see myself loving those dresses. Maybe, even getting lucky enough to wear them! Maybe I was born into the wrong era. The dresses  both have a vintage  look to them. Times were hard in that era...but, dang, they sure knew how to dress beautifully and LOOK like ladies. I'm so enjoying Pinterest.....items there can take us back to  the past....bringing memories special only to each of us as individual...

We have enjoyed our "bird sanctuary" for years now. Always a pleasure to watch the birds....eating, and hearing the beautiful melodies of their chatter. The last few years, we've been OVERrun by squirrels!! They come in large numbers, consume the bird seeds and raise havoc on our feeders. These nasty rodents are a true MENACE. They multiply faster than rabbits....ugh. They have torn up so many bird feeders, seem to "park" and stay ALL day consuming all the seeds for our birds. We began shooting them....when you have 2, it's fairly reasonable. However, at times there are 5-8 at the time "stalking" the food and generally ruining our enjoyment of the beautiful birds. This week alone....about 10 have met their squirrel-maker! 5 left this world this morning! Just  noticed there are already 2 back in play....they just won't stop. When the gun goes off, they scamper! Apparently...there are cousins/family hiding in the trees just waiting thei...

Several days ago, Lamar & I spotted a bag...hanging from a tree!! At the time, he wouldn't stop so I could take a picture! Today, I noticed the bag was still there as we again traveled to town. Now, I'm done...we WILL stop on the way back & I WILL get my picture and cure my interest in this strange bag.... So, Lamar parked, I got out and walked across the little creek bridge to take a closer gander! I could see there was a metal "hook" across the limb holding the bag in place. There was NO bottom to this bag, or whatever it is! I could see...there were BUGS all over this thing! Then I noticed there was some kind of labeling on the side, so, I snapped that, too. Knowing I could "crop" and maybe be able to read the label. I thought it was some type of store bag.  Oh no.....wait for it.... It actually IS: US Govt.Property  USDA APHIS Emerald Ash Borer Program !!!!!!!!!!! Who knew ol nosey photo hound would "solve" a mystery......

March 31st was Lamar's 70th birthday. I asked him what present he wanted...he said, the birthday breakfast with our family, was enough. NOT....so, for 3 days I searched out a pr. of summer shorts for him. NOT easy to find. Friday, I got lucky and found 1 pr. Nice Wrangler, longer leg-type shorts. I was happy. When he tried them on, they FIT! Boy, was I excited. I had gone to Publix to pick up my meds. Decided to look for a birthday cake. He's not much of a chocolate nut as me....so, selection is limited. On a whim, I walked over to the pie section. There IT was! One of his very favorites---Egg Custard. Ofcourse, I didn't hesitate and got one. Lamar was mystified! Where did you get that, he asked. Well, I told him. He LOVES it. This pic was taken about 8pm Sat. night.....he was munchin down on that Egg Custard!!!!!! It really IS amazing sometimes.....such "small" offerings bring such BIG smiles & joy to a person. It will always be my goal to make him S...