Spring Has Sprung

I'm glad its finally spring!

Spring has sprung and time has sprung forward by one hour! Every spring the earth is reborn. Trees, bushes, and flowers are blooming, and the grass is turning green. Birds are singing and kids are tire swinging. I love spring so let us enjoy it because all too soon it will be gone!
The country boy

Time to "Break" the garden

Looking at this picture makes me love my tiller!

My grandfather would say " you can't grow something unless you break something." That something you break is the soil. Grandaddy broke his garden with a mule and plow. Today I use a tiller to break the garden. I put down 100 lbs. of fertilizer and tilled it into the ground. I will began to plant in about two weeks. There is a old country saying " good soil, good food, good life." You accomplish this one step at a time and today is step one.

The country boy

Disaster in Japan!

The people of Japan have been hit by both a earthquake and a tsunami! Now they are facing a possible nuclear meltdown! But the Japanese people still possess hope. A elderly man and woman (who lost their home, all their possessions, and some of their friends) expressed this hope in a news interview. They said "we are too old to rebuild, but the younger generation will build back even better than before." I believe this hope (to see the future as bright even when facing such a terrible disaster) is why mankind has survived on this earth for thousands of years!

The country boy

My Dad's Birthday

Call the fire department!

My dad pass away several years ago. His was born on Friday March 13, 1921. He would say Friday 13 was his lucky day! He lived through the great depression and World War II. People of this generation were hard workers, honest, patriotic, and the creators of the modern world! Happy Birthday Dad!!

The Country Boy

Earthquake

Reelfoot Lake at sunrise

I live in West Tennessee not far from Reelfoot lake created by the earthquakes of 1811 and 1812. Today (200 years later) you can still see the scars on the landscape. Nature and time have actually turned these scars into things of beauty! But the true scars of any earthquake can only be seen on the faces of the survivers. These scars will last a lifetime and will never turn into things of beauty. Let us remember the people of Japan and do whatever we can to help them!

The country boy

golf joke

Bob and Bill (two old guys) are on the first tee. Bob says " now that I'm old I can't see where my ball goes." Bill says " Don't worry about that, I can still see perfect." They both tee off and drive down the fairway but can't find either ball. Bill, I thought you said you could see the ball? I can, said Bill, but I can't remember a dang thing!!
I am now sixty years old and I play golf, so I guess this is my future!
The country boy

My favorite "wife" joke!

Bob, you may be in heaven sooner than you think!

Bill and Bob are talking about their wives. Bill says "I am a lucky man because my wife is a angel! Bob says "you are a lucky man because my wife is still living!!"
The country boy