“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”
The sky is cloudy and hiding the rain which will start sometime tonight and go into tomorrow. We’re getting all rain, but up north, they’ll get snow. It’s a nor’easter according to the weatherman. That is always the worst storm whether snow or rain.
The bird feeders are empty again. I swear there must be a sign which announces the menu and all the birds flock to dine. The goldfinches are getting brighter. I noticed a few the other day with real yellow on their breasts. In the front garden, some of my spring bulbs have flowered. I saw small pink ones when I went to get the paper. Color is so welcome this time of year when most of my world is still gray and brown.
I’m finding the long string of winter days is morphing into boredom no matter what I do. My pile of books is much shorter, but I get tired of sitting and reading and get up and stand at the door like Gracie does. We both hope for a little excitement. The other day I drove to Wellfleet and brought my camera, but nothing perked my interest. The bakery with the best cheese bread around which had my mouth watering at the mere thought of it was closed. I turned around and came home.
Today I’m going to the Audubon Society’s lecture about butterflies. I’ll write down the flowers which attract them to the garden and put a bed out back so I can see the butterflies in all their colors, their splendor and glory. The deck in summer is already filled with birds flying in and out of the feeders. Adding butterflies will make my backyard such a wonderful place to just sit and enjoy the world.
My mother was always the best at April Fool’s Day jokes. She always caught my youngest sister even though she was on alert. Our kid jokes were never very original, but we still laughed uproariously at our victims. One joke had to do with empty buckets seemingly filled with water which we’d throw on our victims. They always yelled anyway and called us names. They hated getting caught in the prank. We pretended to see dog poop on the backs of coats and jackets: poop jokes are most decidedly a kid thing. I don’t remember the last prank I pulled. I think I may have to spend a bit of time planning for tomorrow. The joke has to be subtle and believable. My mother will be my inspiration.
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March 31, 2011 at 11:28 am
I realize you’ll likely weigh in tomorrow, but I just need to say …
March 31, 2011 at 11:31 am
S,
I think I’ve played this on opening day before. After the Sox, the Cubbies are my favorite team!
March 31, 2011 at 11:32 am
After the Cubs, the BoSox are my favorite team.
I believe you played the traditional “It’s a beautiful day for a ballgame … ” tune last year, and I added this one.
But you’ve been around longer than I’ve been commenting, so who knows!
s
March 31, 2011 at 11:52 am
S,
I’ll play that same song tomorrow. It’s my opening day tradition, and it is also the song most requested in e-mails. For you, a Steve Goodman tomorrow too!!
March 31, 2011 at 10:37 pm
I’m a firm believer that the official motto of our glorious State of Illinois should be, “God I miss Steve”.
April 1, 2011 at 1:26 am
Heh, you want to play another Steve song?
Look up “Lincoln Park Pirates”. It’s a hoot.
s
March 31, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Cloudy and rainy here today too, but I hope the rain will make the ice on my little pond melt away.
I can´t remember any single april prank I´ve ever done! I must have some time but my mind is totally blank! I can´t even remember any I´ve been a victim of either. So none of them can have been especially good 🙂 🙂 🙂
I do wish base ball was a bigger sport here, but since You all seems to have either the cubs or the sox as favorites I say Go Pirates 🙂
Have a great day now!
Christer.
March 31, 2011 at 10:41 pm
Baseball, Smasball!
I found that my son-in-law’s going to Gotland this year to compete in the World Chamionship Kubb Tournament!
The US Nationals will be held July 9th in Eau Claire WI
April 1, 2011 at 10:27 am
John,
I had to look up Kubb. It sounds like a fun game and now I’m intrigued.
April 1, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Wish him good luck from me John! Kubb is so fun to play 🙂
April 1, 2011 at 10:25 am
Christer,
It started raining this afternoon, and it has that chill that goes to the bone. Snow was north of the cape and we had a little before the heavens opened with he rain.
I can’t wait for the game!!
April 1, 2011 at 10:31 am
Kat,
This is my son-in-law’s site
http://www.wisconsinkubb.com/
and here’s more Kubb photos than anyone would ever want to see:
March 31, 2011 at 1:57 pm
April Fools day means just one thing for me…surgery to fix the PFO …cya next week
April 1, 2011 at 10:26 am
My Dear Hedley,
I hope all goes well.
March 31, 2011 at 3:08 pm
The Red Sox finally broke the curse of the ‘Bambino’ and the Texas Rangers actually made it to the World Series but lost to the Giants, so anything is possible. Even the Cubs winning the National League pennant. It may be truly impossible for them to win the World Series but only the gods of baseball know. I am not predicting anything but on opening day anything is possible.
April 1, 2011 at 10:28 am
Bob,
I always hoped for a Cubs-Sox series.
Now I really do wish the Cubs could have their place in the sun.
March 31, 2011 at 3:46 pm
I know we pulled pranks on parents and teachers in our day but like Christer, I can’t remember them either. It has to be well planned. But not mean or cruel. Like my sister hiding my Mother’s prized Siamese and telling her she lost him taking out the trash. Liz laughed her ass off moving from window to window watching Mom comb the neighborhood for the cat. April Fools! Not funny.
April 1, 2011 at 10:29 am
Z&Me,
We were never cruel either. Subtlety ruled the day. It had to be funny, not hurtful.
April 1, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Thanks for the site, John, and the photos