Calm Baby

still and damp

A rabbit has adopted our backyard as its rest area at the end of the day. The rabbit used to go tearing by - on its way to ? , but now it sits and chews and grooms etc

Wild Out There

whipping trees

and roaring wind
the temperature is way below yesterday
very damp looking
 and we heard rain all night

Wrist report : much improved
Cannot : twist to open jars
               putting on a robe still hurts ( I make a fist 
                                                         to ease the strain )
              putting a belt through the pant's loops

However, I can still drink beer
And at the last minute, I got an invite Saturday to play poker. The guy next door was missing a player for his high school re-union game.
And discovered another Yeungling fan amongst the players

Settled down for now, leaves shifting a little. There were sprinkles but wind driven sprinkles only.

Yipee ! Went to the East Court and Frank's BBQ run by Jack Tsoi. How would I know ?
The East Court got a write up in the TorStar food section, last year. The theme was the old tradition of Chinese BBQ and the lack of cooks who know how to BBQ.
I ordered crsipy duck and BBQ pork on rice plus a side of pork sweet and our. BTW, every item is delicious.
This has been a paid advertisement for East Court BBQ

a Long and Winding Road

thank you Beatles

Vin - sanity, Jurassic Park, the ' 6 ' and We the North.
The slogan filled journey of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA.
Vince Carter was a marquee player for years in T.O.
the ' 6 ' for a common area code here

We now have ' Say Hi - Kawhi '

Weather is a delight w/ rain coming for two days off and on. And apparently, cooler

BTW that Title

from yesterday, was stolen from ' Master and Commander, Far side of the World '

' He ( enemy ) had the weather vane but we had the weather gods '
As Aubrey ( Russel Crowe ) tries to explain a battle to the doctor ( Paul Bettany ).

Disaster ? Yesterday, for 5 1/2 h we lost the internet which means b/c the cable feed is also phone and TV - we went back in time 40 yrs. And it would figure my cell phone ( pay as you go ) ran out of minutes.

Aha, but service restored by game time, thus we moaned and groaned for 3 quarters and really up until the final minute - as the Raps beat the Bucks ( or ' Fear the deer ' ). In a battle of team slogans ' We the North ' beat the deer.
You know I always felt sorry the Minnesota Timberwolves b/c I'm sure that they are further North ( take a peek at their winter conditions ). However, our ' North ' may derive from our national anthem.
And the fans cheer for the ' 6 ' or 416, a Toronto area code.
Milwaukee doesn't cheer for their area code, it seems.
You know it might be unlisted ?

The weather looks damp out there but the rain seems gone.

the Weather Gods

brought us rain, supposedly heavy downpours

Not welcome news for people on the Toronto Islands facing water levels exacerbated by N winds. Water splashed around footings and flooded walkways and roads, over the past week.

My family doctor retires soon but I needed a script refilled. The el grande sized Betaderm bottle is running down and is past due date. Job 1 done.
Next a form to get my antigen levels checked for measles. I'm likely protected but I wanted to know.

And he chats, big time. Re: his father and retirement
, the over-hyping of the Ivy League schools.
All b/c #1 he noticed my Johns Hopkins vest.
My explanation about following Hopkins lacrosse post- work got him off on all the tangents.
He loved it, I'm sure.
And his goal is to sing. Learn about singing properly and singing in a group. So, doctor - singer
Neat.
I didn't win the Stella Artois stool at the pub. Every beer got you a ballot. Dave won the stool.

And the rain never went away. The skies opened up twice before dinner. Deluges really.

Lets go Raptors !
Lets Go Raptors !
Lets GO Raptors !
Lets GO RAPtors !

NBA finals bound

Slow to Heal

but I'm also impatient

At 2 weeks plus a little, nursing the pulled wrist muscle.
I'm doing the full weight workout minus the wrist flexer grip.
Pulling a belt through elicits little stings
Wiping a counter, ditto
Putting a jacket or robe on - stings

Day was sunny w/ brisk wind and perhaps a bit humid
Right now. spring at its best

Wombat Poop is

cube shaped

Bathroom reading this week includes the Canadian Snowbirds Magazine which has the ' humour and trivia ' section on the second last page.
Elephants are the only animal that cannot jump or cannae jump if your Scottish.

The overcast harbinges the rain thats due. They said showers a few days ago.
We shall see said the Zen Master

And the outburst of green continues, daily we can see the backyard filling in.
Dandelion derives its name from the French for ' tooth of the lion ' due to it leaf shape. All parts of the dandelion are useable for food, dyes and coffee substitute.
Guess who sat in the bathroom for more than a page this morning.
Dandelion was a good segue into the yellow bloom going on in the lawn. We've dumped about three pails of ' tooth of the lion ' in the compost bin. I'm hoping to get the soil back b/c the clump is 1 part dandelion and three parts soil.