Signs Of Life...

After a couple weeks a extremely "blah" weather and scenery, things are really starting to look up.  The sun is shining today, the flowers are starting to pop out, and even the trees are start to bud!  So just in a short period of time this area has gone from the dullest and lease entertaining spot to a life creation "mall".  I use the word mall because there is a variety of different spots, just in our yard, that you can see different things.  In the back yard we have flowers.  They are either budding our have already popped.  You walk a bit further around the house and you will see a number of trees starting to pop their leaves out.  You will then run into the area that ditched the snow fastest and you see green grass that will be needing a good mowing soon.  Then finally you arrive in the front yard and there is a Robin nest right outside of our front door.  Literally ten feet.  They were a bit smarter this year and built it lower on our pine tree.  Unfortunately, we have had a number of cats around, but I think they have moved along.  So as long as the birds stay vigilant and do not get into to much trouble we should see some eggs soon.  Then of course we will hear the ungodly cry of baby birds 24 hours a day...but atleast they are not crows or ravens.  :P  Those are by far the worst.  

My projects lately have been fairly limited.  I cleaned up the yard just a little bit...I am extremely proud of my accomplishments from last fall.  98% of the leaves were picked up this year...so all I had to do was wake the grass up and pick up some leaves and stones that got thrown with the snow blower.  The snowmobiles are locked away in the garage, waiting to be summerized this weekend, and the four wheeler is in excellent riding condition.  I cannot wait to get that thing over to Cheboygan county to ride a bit.  

Anyway, no big updates for now.  We are still looking at houses and may have found one that will work out for us if they seller is willing to work with us.  We shall see!  It would put us a bit closer to town...and certainly take away my woods...but the convenience factor of it would make up the difference I believe.  There would be very little maintenance of the property and I could ride my bike to work in the summer...maybe even snowmobile in the winter.  That would be a good time.

There is a Gun and Knife show in Cheboygan today.  If anyone is over there...check it out.  Oh!  Speaking of that I did think of one big thing to talk about.  If you visit any of the local sporting goods stores...check out the ammo area.  There is absolutely NOTHING on their shelves.  I have very popular guns too...not anything obscure that would sell out fast.  9mm and 45.  It is pretty scary...I wish I could have stocked up when I started to buy last summer.  You have all heard of the ammo shortage...but I cannot even buy bullets for my guns!  Yay for Obama! 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-29-ammo-shortage_N.htm

Let us see how scared everyone can get in the second 100 days. :)

Good morning from Northern Michigan!

-Derek