spring in december???

so much for that spring weather we are now back into the deep freeze. snowing about 24 straight hours. i have shoveled 3 times so far. but now the airs getting colder. going back down to single didgets.

whats up with the weather? snows for two solid months then turns new york into an ice box. but before you can say january thaw it starts raining , and raining, then the wind comes , temps hit the 50,s and the snow desends . snow banks are now at a defecet like my financial banks. fields turn brown again like it never snowed. spring is in the air. yeh right . don,t be fooled by ol man winter, he's just takeing in a deep breath. mother nature can,t hold him off for long. then he lets it out . a jiant just of wind blows us back into reality. snow covers the ground again. freezing temperatures return along with gusty chill factors. it was nice while it lasted. a tiny spring thaw in december. oh what a relief it was. above bear crosses the ice to test it before i cross. hey ya never know. ha he got his feet wet anyway. sorry bear.

look what the wind blew back

wishfull thinking hey dummy your going the wrong way.

the wind blew so hard the outher day it blew this guy smack dab into my garage door.

christmas day

ho ho ho look at jerry in the snow. way out there in oregon. quit complaining and come down from there.

yup your looking at the boss , shes right there next to me.

ok so dinner won,t be ready on time . now what will we do. check the ham ma.

christmas day started for me around 10 am. yeh i know i'm pretty lazy. we didn't have any little ones running around yelling come on mommy. so after listning to the wind blow all night i was tired. when i did come to i jumped out of bed threw on my jeans and peeked around the corner to see bonnie already putting on make up. i asked why so early, she replied she had to cook a dinner. oh ok guess that makes a difference. rob texed me at 7:30 . i herd the beep but rolled overand went back to sleep. when i woke up i texed him back. he had said happy holidays , so i said back at ya. then while i was haveing breakfast bonnie discovered we didn,t have any tin foil. so here it is xmas day and guess who had to go to town. after i ate my cold toast and bitter coffee i went to visit mom at the home. she was pretty good today. then heather got here finaly and we had our wonderful burnt ham. not realy burnt just a little over cooked but it was my falt for not buying a fully cooked ham. it was a smoked one. but good anyways. we all got up with full bellys . but it took a while to fill mine. then there was desert. and fudge and candy and ice cream to eat. now i can,t move and my breathing is a little slow. so heres the happy group.later

THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS

SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS, EATING PUMPKIN PIE,WORMING TOES BY THE FIRE,SEEING A TWINKLE IN YOUR EYE, OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL, BELLS ON TOP TAIL RING, THE YULE TIDE SING,DECK THE HALLS,HERE THE JINGLE BELLS, AWAY IN THE MAINGER? OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLAHAM, ON A OH HOLY NIGHT. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT. MR.CLAUS

TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND OUT IN THE COLD,

WAS A MAN SHOVELING SNOW ,AND HE LOOKED VERY OLD. HE SHOVELED AND SHOVELED , AND SHOVELED THE SNOW, TELL THE DRIVEWAY WAS FINISHED POOR MAN THAT WAS OLD. THEY SAY THERES MORE COMMING THE OLD MAN RUBBED HIS HEAD, SWEATING PROFUSLEY WISHING HE WERE INSIDE ENSTEAD. HIS SHOVEL GREW HEAVY IN THE HANDS OF THE OLD MAN, HE PUSHED AND HE PUSHED THINKING IF ONLY, HIS BLOWER RAN, KNOW TIME TO THINK , JUST CLEAN UP THE SNOW, SO FASTER AND FASTER THE OLD MAN WOULD GO. THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY SOON WOULD APEAR, AS THE WIND IN HIS EYES MADE HIM SHED A BIG TEAR, OUT IN THE COLD ,THIS WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SHOVELING HIS DRIVEWAY , NOT A STROKE HE DID MISS. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED AND TURNED BACK JUST TO SEE, , HIS WORK WAS FOR NOTHING ,HOW CAN IT BE, THE DRIVE WAY WAS FILLED, WITH NEW SNOW UP TO HIS KNEE. SO HE STARTED BACK OVER IT WOULD TAKE HIM ALL NIGHT, A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS ,ON A COLD WINTERS NIGHT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND UNDER THE TREE, WAS A PRETTY TEDDY BEAR THAT SANTA BROUGHT HOME TO ME. AND A TRACTOR FOR BOB AND A SLED FOR BETTY LOO, AND A BOX FULL OF CHOCOLATS FOR MY MOMMY TO.WE PLAYED AND WE PLAYED TELL WE FELT VERY TIRED , CHRISTMAS WAS OVER AND WE GOT ALL WE DISIRED. BUT THERES SOMETHING MISSING HERE UNDER THE TREE, WHAT OH WHAT, WHAT CAN IT BE. THERES NOTHING FOR DADDY ,HE MUST OF BEEN BAD, MOMMY COME SEE HERE UNDER THE TREE DADDYS GOT NOTHING HOW CAN IT BE.? SHE LOOKED AT THOSE CHILDREN WITH BIG SHINEY EYES, AND PULLED OUT A PIPE TO THERE VERY SAPRISE. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU , BUT DADDYS NOT HOME, HE,LL BE HERE SOON HE WON,T LEAVE US ALONE. A PIPE FOR OUR DADDY , SO HE CAN PUFF FULL OF SMOKE MOMMY OH MOMMY IS THAT JUST A JOKE. SHE HUGGED HER LITTLE BABIES AND SAID UNTO THEM , DADDY SMOKES TOBACO AND COUGHS UP THE PHLEM. YOU KIDS GO TO SLEEP AND FORGET ABOUT HIM, POOR DADDY DOESN,T KNOW ALL HE IS GETTIN IS SOME COAL. COUSE IF HE,S NOT HOME SOON HE,LL FREEZ IN THE SNOW. GOOD NIGHT LITTLE SISTER YOU TO BOBBY JOE. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL OFF TO BED YOU ALL GO.

HOHOHO MERRY CHRISTMAS BOYS AND GIRLS, ARE YOU ALL BEING GOOD ? I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU JESSICA AND BILLY., AND TOMMY I SEE YOU HAVE BEEN A BAD BOY THIS YEAR. BUT I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD THE REAST OF THE YEAR OR OUTHERWISE, I WILL GIVE IT TO SOMEONE WHO REALLY WANTS IT. MERRY CRISTMAS TO YOU ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT HOHOHO

deer season is finaly over

HEY IS THAT A DEER I SEE? GUESS NOT, MABY A TREE

YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD TIME WITHOUT ME ? LOOKS LIKE YA DID.

MR. PUTMEN AND HIS BOY MIKE

DID I SAY THAT . ME WHO USED TO LOVE TO HUNT. I GOT SKUNKED THIS YEAR. I SAW TWO LIVE DEER WHILE I WAS HUNTING THIS YEAR,. I DIDN,T HUNT VERY MUCH AND ONLY HAVE ONE GOOD EXCUSE. I SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF MYSELF. THANKS TO MY SON-IN-LAW AND BROTHER-IN-LAW I HAVE MEAT TO EAT. I CUT UP TWO THIS YEAR. AND HAVE A FEW PICS OF OUTHER PEOPLES DEER BUT NOPE NONE OF MY OWN. FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.

BUT I LOVE TO SEE OUTHER PEOPLE GET THERE DEER AND BETTER YET WHEN I,M WITH THEM I LIKE FIELD DRESSING THEM.DRAGGING THEM,DRIVEING DEER TO SOMEONE. JUST HEARING THAT FATEL SHOT SENDS CHILLS UP MY SPINE.ALTHOUGH I WASN'T IN ON A LOT OF THOSE HUNTS THIS YEAR I WAS ON ONE BEHIND THE HOUSE WHEN MY SON-IN-LAW SHOT A NICE THREE POINT.THIS PIC WAS TAKEN IN THE SWAMP IN AN OLD STAND LIKE ME. ONLY I,M AN OLD DICK. BRUSH HAS OVERTAKEN THE STAND AND THE SWAMP HAS LOST IT,S TREES. I HAVE SEEN THIS SWAMP CHANGE FROM A BEUTIFUL SQUIRREL WOODS TO THIS IN 37 YEARS. NOT A GOOD PIC BUT YOU CAN GET THE IDEA. I HAVE TO REBUILD THIS STAND AND CAMOFAGE IT.SO NOW THAT THE SEASONS OVER I WONDER IF MY SHADOW IS STILL BACK THERE. WAITING FOR ME TO RETURN. I THINK THAT WAS THE LAST DAY THE SUN SHINED THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH I DID MANAGE TO MAKE A FEW FRIENDS WHILE I WAS HUNTING THIS YEAR. AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THIS GUY FALLOWED ME AROUND FOR QIUTE A WHILE. I KNOW YOU DON,T BELIEVE ME BUT IT DID.

december 2008

TWAS ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND WHAT DID WE GET? ANOUTHER WONDERFUL SNOW STORM AND MANY MORE TO COME YET.IWALKED OUT INTO THE COLD,GRABBED MY SHOVEL IN ONE HAND,IT WAS BLITERING COLD SHOVELING AS FAST AS I CAN. I SHOVELED AND SHOVELED TELL I RAN OUT OF SNOW, AND WHEN I WAS FINISHED IT STARTED TO SNOW. THE BIRD FEEDERS FILLED AND THE PATHS BEEN SHOVELED OUT, THE DOGS GONE INSIDE THATS WHAT IT,S ALL ABOUT.

FIVE DAYS LEFT TELL CHRISTMAS , SANTAS ON HIS WAY, BRINGING TOYS TO ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN HIS REINDEER DRIVEN SLEIGH. THE DRIVE WAYS ALL CLEARED OUT SO HE,LL HAVE A PLACE TO LAND, LEFT SOME APPLES ON THE GROUND HOPE HIS REINDEER UNDER STAND,THIS FITH DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, STANDING OUT IN THE COLD. THIS SHOVELING SNOW IS GETTING PRETTY OLD.

MOM'S ROOM

MY DEAR MOM AGE 84 NOW,
SHE LIVES IN THE UNITED HELPERS HOME ON ROUT 68 JUST OUTSIDE OF OGDENSBURG NEW YORK. SHE SUFFERS FROM SAVERE DEMENTIA, SHE LOVES VISITERS, DOESN,T MATTER WHO YOU ARE TO HER YOUR HER FRIEND. BECOUSE SHE THINKS AS ME HER SON AS IF I WERE HER FRIEND. SHE HAS FORGOTTEN MY NAME , AND HER DAUGHTERS NAMES, SHE LOVES CATS, SO I BUY THEM FOR HER. ALTHOUGH SHE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS A VERY NICE PLACE TO LIVE, SHE LACKS THAT SINGLE ONE THING WE ALL LOVE TO HAVE. SOMEONE TO TALK TO. I STAND AT THE DOOR WAY AND LISTEN FOR A BIT BEFORE I WALK IN. SHE IS NOW REPEATING THE WORDS oh my god OVER AND OVER. SO I SPEAK UP AND SAY whos god? SHE SAYS COME IN HERE. WHY I SAY, SHE SAYS BECOUSE I LOVE YOU. . I AM NUMB TO THE FACT THAT SHE DOESN,T KNOW MY NAME WHAT DOES MATTER IS SHE STILL KNOWS MY FACE. MY MOM JOYCE M. POWERS.

WINTER IS APON US AND ALL I CAN SEE, IS WHITE COLD SNOW IN THE FULL MOON LIGHT.

ICE COVERED TREES BEEN TO THE GROUND, WIRES WITH ICECICLES 4 INCHES ROUND.

WALKWAYS SHOVELED, BY A YOUNGSTER , SNOWPLOWS FILLING THE END OF THE DRIVE, HEART POUNDING, AND TRYING TO SWALLOW MY PRIDE.

SNOW BLOWERS BROKE. THE SNOWS GETTING DEEP, PUSHING AND PILEING THE SNOW WITH HALF FROZEN FEET.

FINGERS ARE NUMB,NOSE IS GETTING COLD, THIS SHOVELING SNOW,AT MY AGE IS GETTING OLD.

SNOW MACHINES, FLYING ACROSS THE FIELD AS I WORK, WHY MUST I BE SO MUCH OF A JERK.

WINTER IS SAPOSED TO BE FUN, PLAYING OUTSIDE IN THE WORMTH OF THE SUN.

SKIEING AND SLEDING,EVEN CAMPIND I,VE DONE, AM I NOW TO OLD, HAS THE COLD WINTERS WON.

AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY I STAND QUIET AND ALONE, WATCHING THE STARS TWINKLE, EVEN THOUGH CHILLED TO THE BONE.

THERES SOMETHING THAT FEELS GOOD , AFTER SHOVELING ALL OF THAT SNOW, SO I PUT UP THE SHOVEL INTO THE HOUSE I WOULD GO.

TAKEING ONE LAST LOOK AT THE WORK I JUST DONE, WINTERS NOT THAT TOUGH, FOR THIS DAY I HAVE WON.