A trip to find the Good Stuff

was successful about a month ago, with
a trip to Bountiful, aka Templeton, Iowa.
We retired golfers need side events to
pass the lazy days. The short drive west
is about 77 miles, to the very small
town of Templeton, home of Templeton Rye.
What a history, dating back before
Prohibition and then to Al Capone and
beginning once again in 2000. It takes four
years to age and the end result is a
wonderful sipping whiskey. It will be perfect
down south, after happy hour, out on
the patio with the neighbors, chewing the
fat about the latest golf round, trip to
the beach or Mexico....Ahh.....the good stuff!

Early snow

in Ankeny, October 10,2009. The first
two photos show my first view of the
snow when I awoke this morning. The
poor Aviator, first ever snow, and the
last blooms of the Blue Hawaii plant
and yellow beauty. Take a rest on mom's
bench and then check out the burning
bush and a little dish of snow on the leaf
of the tulip tree. Today, the last day
to drive the B/W convertible...AFTER
the snow melts...Carry on.....

I am thinking it

is really getting time to head south. My
Cedar Falls friends called today, they are on the
road and will probably roll into Llano tomorrow
or early Sunday. Easy ride when you have two drivers.
Possible snow tomorrow and a hard freeze
is predicted, so I did yard work today.
I was hoping for a good day to put the plastic
on the outside of the lanai, today was perfect.
However, after more than four hours of work in the yard,
the bod aches.....I might have to drink some
brandy before I hit the sack, to ease/relax the
muscles....as far as the Nobel prize is
concerned. How can they give the award to BO?
Nominations were due on Jan 30, 10 days after he
took office. Just what did he do in those
10 days to deserve this honor? I am confused.
And what is the charity that he will donate
the money to? But as Senator McCain stated,
now he has to go to work and get the job done
and earn this honor.....Sunday is a foursome
golf event, but with temps are expected to be at 25....
sorry Charlie.....no way Jose....save the
money and use it for gas to get back
home in the Rio Grande Valley......I am
loving the baseball playoffs and the "drama"
of the Presidents Cup golf....another
event for the rich....which reminds me....
golf is back in the Olympics, so can we have
amateur golfers? Why do the pros get the shot
at this big event? I am all for getting
the Olympics back to amateur status....

Carry on......stay warm......

Butterflies on the run

If anyone can ID the brown butterfly,
thank you, let me know the name. I can
not find it in my book. These photos were
shot at the butterfly garden at Saylorville
Lake.