Beautiful Friday!

When I was still working at Indian Hills, every Friday was beautiful because it was a day off!  Today it was beautiful because it was a picture perfect day!  We had a good card class this morning.  There were only 4 of us there, but everyone liked my card!  Because we were short in numbers, we got done early.  I had picked up Ruth (a lady who is 90 and is giving up her car tomorrow) so I asked her if she'd like to take a drive to Agency just to see the beautiful fall foliage.  She said she wouldn't get to see it otherwise, so we took off.  The trees were so pretty - she just loved it!  I'm so glad I suggested it!!

After I got home, Dave washed and waxed my car.  He had done his truck the last couple of days, too.  So, they're both ready for winter!  He even vacuumed the inside of my car, put leather conditioner on the seats, Armorall'd the dash and door panels - it looks brand new!!  Now, I'm not going to want to drive it...I just want to leave it in the garage!

I have to tell you another thing that thrilled me to death today.  The view out of my office window was wonderful.  I'll show you why!  First I've seen this guy the last couple of days.  From what I can tell he's a red-bellied woodpecker.  I know his belly isn't red at all, but that's what he's called.  He's quite noisy, and very thirsty!!

Then just a few minutes later, I heard the sweet sounds of an Eastern Bluebird.  He was evidently very dirty!  

He sat on the side of the birdbath and groomed first one wing and then the other before he stepped into the water.  Once he got in, though, he just had a blast bathing!!

He splashed and splashed!

 Here he is after his bath - he's just all fluffy now!!

Then it was mama bluebird's turn.  She's not nearly as blue, but she was just as fluffy after her bath.  I had so much fun watching them!  And I was so excited to get some decent pix!  I really needed to take these pix in sports mode, though.  The water was just flying!!

Aren't they cute??

More later...

Hot Day #3

I had a dental appointment this morning - yuck! I had an old filling that was loose, so Dr. W had to drill out the old filling and put in a new one - what fun!! That took almost an hour! After that I went to the clinic and had my glasses adjusted. I can actually see better now! This afternoon, I went to Earl May and bought this:Yes, those are worms!! I can't believe that I bought worms - dead ones at that!! Someone convinced me that Mr. B might be hungry, so I bought him some food. What am I going to do with dead worms if he doesn't LIKE dead worms? I guess it's better to have dead worms than live ones in case I have to throw them out! That other stuff in there is bluebird food - suet balls! I think I must be getting early onset dementia!!

But then I look at this little guy and I can't resist! Who could??

Isn't he cute?? The birds outside today weren't very active. In fact, lots of them were "panting". When they'd land, their little beaks were open and they appeared to be panting just like dogs!

Tomorrow I've got a Dr. C appointment for my back. I'm so much better! I've also got several other things to do, like get a haircut appointment, get a pedicure, do a little shopping, etc.

More later...