Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Down the Cow Path

Yes, this is a road I have driven a school bus down, but in reality, it is better than the roads that are dirt & gravel with soft sands in spots & also washboard. This road is 1 mile straight with no houses on it.
This is on the next road over running parallel. I had driven the bus pass here & came back by here with my car to take these pictures. I talked to the lady's son & he said she had gotten the idea out of a woman's magazine. Sure is simple painting the bicycle all white & makes it look nice with the artificial flowers in the basket.

The other fall scene is in the same yard. Sure glad I don't have to use the garden tiller, LOL.





Back out to the highway is this retired railroader's mailbox, with a switching arm to hold the mailbox. I have another mailbox on my route that I hope to photograph. Cooler today with cloudiness. Supposed to be even cooler in a few days with the lows dipping into the 60's. Now that's my weather. Ron

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

More Flea Market Show.........................

I enjoyed the flea market so much I want to go back this coming Sunday IF I CAN. Here is an inside Merry-go-round. I should have waited till show time to take this picture as the bleachers were a lot fuller to watch the show.

Below was the Pirate doing his balancing act. Once he had 2 tubes laying horizontally in opposite directions, but this is the highest he got.




The boy, (above left), was great also. I'm guessing he was 10 years old. He also rode Unicycle. I have no balance capabilities at all to do stuff like this. I TRIED ONCE TO RIDE A UNICYCLE, BUT ALL I DID WAS END UP ON THE GROUND, LOL.

This artist drawing was of a guy sitting across the table from me who sang Karaoke. I suppose he was 75 & he had about the same character as this picture showed. He did sing Karaoke, not good, but he did get up there, bless his heart. AND YES HE DID GET A LADY ABOUT 80 OR SO TO DANCE WITH HIM!!!

Was hot here today. Maybe a record, not sure. They said it was to be 90. Seems like the cold front the weathermen keep predicting stalls out. Ron

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Don't Let The Cat Out of the Box!!!

If you do, be prepared to watch them do tricks. When I 1st heard of a cat show, it just didn't really appeal to me. But I did enjoy it. I went to the Auburndale Flea Market today to do Karaoke, but there was more there also. SO NOW I HAVE A BACKUP OF PICTURES TAKEN & NOT THE TIME TO GET THEM ON THE BLOG!!!

In this 1st picture he had just released the cats out of the box. All the cats knew where to go as each of them had a perch to go to & jump up. Of course they get treats for doing what they are supposed to do.


Several things they did like jumping through a hoop that had paper cover & walking the high wire. But I especially liked this white cat walking the ball on a board.


This cat walked on top of the rods that had small pads. I think this is the 1st time I have ever had a video on my blog. Also I am trying to mix the video with stills, so not sure how it will work, but I can tell you it is 6MB. I viewed the video. I had to double click it & then wait for it to buffer. It is only 5 seconds long & has music with it.

Anyway I took other pictures at the flea market today & plan to go again next weekend, Halloween weekend. Have a good week,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Ron

Saturday, October 20, 2007

What's Black & White & Red All Over?

See, you was wrong!!! Actually when I took the picture of the cows this afternoon, I had planned to name the blog "GATEWAY" for the computer company. A lot of dairy cattle here in Florida. One of the girls at the end of the bus route I deliver said they have 5 herds of 400 cows each. AND THERE IS ANOTHER DAIRY RANCH NEXT DOOR!!! On this same route of a morning pick up is 2 more dairies. Both of them are big also. We turn the bus onto Barn 2 road, of which we drive up to the barn to turn around & then go back to the next drive to pick up kids, about 8-10 elementary. The dairy furnishes housing for their employees. I think there are about 12 units that are doubles.

Then as I was on my way back into the campground today, I saw this UNNATURAL REDHEAD. She said she likes the attention people give her. I ended up meeting her & her husband, so it is Rick & Carmen & they are from Canada. I THINK SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T LIKE BLOND JOKES PEOPLE TOLD HER, but not sure of that.

As to the red gas can, I saw a guy filling it at Wal-Mart. I knew it was old. He said yes, 50-60 years old or so. I remember we had red steel gas cans we used for tractors on the farm, but ours were a little shorter & larger around.

I am out of the campground for this week. Been busy driving the bus quite a bit as 1 driver has been off sick & another one was in an auto accident, so getting plenty of work. I have some more pictures taken to put on a blog & some more pictures to take, WHICH IS A SURPRISE, to make a totally new story. Hope you're having a nice weekend. When I set up the Direct TV dish today, I just turned on the TV & had a station. PERFECT. Didn't have to adjust it at all. Guess I had go buy a rub off lottery ticket to see if I'm lucky today. Ron

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Does it make your mouth water?


We have a carry-in supper every Wednesday night at the Thousand Trails Resort. Last week I just took a small rum cake, (that was given to me), & a 2 litter of Pepsi, so I decided to do something nicer this week. I got 2# of 93/7% hamburger to make spaghetti, as I like plenty of meat in my spaghetti. Well, by the time I got it all together, I was short on sauce, but I had a jar of sausa, so I just added it also. Then I decided to add another onion. Believe you me, it was delicious. Everybody there had some, with one guy having 2nds, but since there weren't many there as the snowbirds aren't here yet, I have some left over. My mouth is watering now, just writing this, so I'm ready to go heat some in the microwave to heat for dinner in a short.
Supposed to get to over 90 degrees here again today & possibly set some new records. I'm sure some kids on the bus isn't gonna like that. Got some more info, but gonna put it outside my blog either later today or tomorrow. Ron

Sunday, October 14, 2007

At Karaoke last night......


Received this this morning from a gal named Sheron, (yes, I spelled it right). That was the way her mother spelled it. I sang maybe 4 songs. I met her at the Country Club at Bowling Green & we danced.
Got chilly here last night. Woke up cold & had to put a T-shirt on, but got the air-conditioner on again already today. Ron

Saturday, October 13, 2007

More free delicious food

The same couple who brought me a salad & spaghetti earlier in the week brought me home made beef vegetable soup. No way can you purchase soup as good as this was out of a can or even from a restaurant. I think I'll have to make deviled eggs for them tomorrow. They leave Monday. I went to take a picture of them with their motor home, but she wasn't dressed for it she said. Well, Glen & Cheryl have really been nice to me. Weather is beautiful here now. In the 60's at night & 80's in daytime. Ron

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Nice camping neighbors

As I went by the swimming pool today a couple I had seen yesterday said hi, so I stopped by to talk to them. They said they had some spaghetti for a single person if I wanted it, so I said yes. I guess they had gone by the bus & seen I was alone. Anyway they came over after they got out of swimming, also had this double paper plate that had a salad, with tomato, cucumber, & BIG OLIVES stuffed with garlic, so I added some Bologna to it & made a chef salad out of it for supper tonight. Put the spaghetti away for another night. Hope to make it to the carry-in supper tomorrow night with deviled eggs. Tomorrow morning I've got to take my friend Gregg for an eye operation & tomorrow afternoon a bus route, so looks as if I'll be busy tomorrow. Weather is supposed to be more like fall by the weekend with lows dropping into the 60's at night. Hoo-ray. Had 2 days off work & tomorrow is HUMP DAY, so this week is going fast. Ron

Monday, October 8, 2007

Jelly & fruits

There are 2 kinds of jelly here. The red is Guava. The brown is Pear jelly. I have tasted the Guava & it has a different taste, but is good. I heard it stinks up your house when it is being made, but looking at a catalog, it is fairly expensive, so guess I had better treasure it since it was given to me. I'll open the Pear jelly after the Guava jelly is gone. This & the 2 fruits below were given to me by a woman who has fruit orchards that I danced with at the Moose Lodge.

Here are 2 fruits. Most of you are familiar with the Avocado, but the yellow one is commonly called a "star fruit", but it's real name is Carambola. It is native to Taiwan, but also grows here in Florida. I opened one last night cutting it into slices like a tomato. It tasted different than anything I had ever tasted, but sweet. I went & read what it had to say about them & I may not eat anymore of them, especially since I didn't sleep last night. Be sure to read the "IMPORTANT NOTE " at the bottom before you go to the store to buy them.
STAR FRUIT
The star fruit or carambola (Averrhoa carambola), is a unique, waxy, golden yellow to green fruit that has a 5 pointed star shape when cut across the middle of the fruit.
They probably originated in Sri Lanka and the Moluccas, and have been cultivated in southeast Asia and Malaysia for several hundred years. There are 2 varieties found in markets, one very sour and the other slightly sweet. Their flavor has been described as like a cross between an apple and a grape. It is almost impossible to tell the sweet and tart varieties apart, but in general the sweet varities have thicker, fleshier ribs. There are several white varieties, all of which are sweet.
They bruise easily, so handle with care. Star fruit (the sweet variety) can be eaten out of hand or sliced and used as a garnish or in salads. They are also used in chutney, curries and tarts. The juice can be used in tropical drinks and smoothies.
Other names for the fruit are belimbing or belimbing manis (Indonesia) and mafueng (Thailand), Chinese star fruit and Five angled fruit.
IMPORTANT NOTE:Star fruit originated in Southeast Asia and is readily available in Taiwan. Star fruit causes several symptoms in patients with chronic renal failure or end-stage renal disease. The symptoms vary and include insomnia, intractable hiccups, agitation, muscle weakness, confusion, consciousness disturbances of various degrees, seizures, and cardiorespiratory arrest. The various star fruit subspecies contain different toxins, including a powerful neurotoxin that is suspected to accumulate in blood, cross the blood-brain barrier in chronic renal failure patients, and eventually cause irreversible damage.Star fruit intoxication is a neglected but serious fruit intoxication frequently observed in patients with chronic renal failure. Because no effective treatment is currently available, patients— especially those who are newly diagnosed with chronic renal failure or end-stage renal disease—must be warned not to ingest star fruit, even in small amounts.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Unbelieveable meeting

I went to Karaoke at the Moose Lodge at Avon Park, Fl. Friday night. As I was sitting there, I thought I recognized a woman who passed me, but then dismissed it as the man with her didn't appear to be the guy I knew. So then I took another look at her & then another look at him. So then I knew it was Danny & Dianne Scircle. Danny & I had went to work together on October 28th at Chrysler at Kokomo, Indiana, over 1,200 miles away. He stayed & retired as a Tool & Die Maker. They have since moved to Florida, of which I knew, but didn't know where. So it was a nice surprise to see them. I remember helping them move once from a house trailer to a National Homes house in a big addition. Going in you made 2 right turns, 2 left turns, & 2 more right turns before getting to their house. I think a made a mistake a couple of times leaving their house trying to get out of their addition. Danny has now gone back to work as a machinist. Not near as good of work here in Florida in manufacturing as in Indiana.

The weather here is beautiful. Heard that the temperature in Indiana was to be 92 this weekend & will be setting records for October. Watching Nascar race as I do this blog. Ron