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It’s already March!
2018 has been non-stop for us. We closed out 2017 and rang in the New Year down in Ecuador (South America). We took lots of pictures and it is taking us a while to sort through them.
Of course we don’t stay home much, which slows down the process of sorting and posting our pictures…but that’s not a bad thing.
Already this year, Pete’s been to a car show or two: https://clukey.smugmug.com/Through-The-Years/2018/NPD-Mustang-and-Ford-Show
https://clukey.smugmug.com/Through-The-Years/2018/NPD-Auto-Collection
And we’ve been serenaded by Elvis, check out our Valentines Day dinner photos: https://clukey.smugmug.com/Through-The-Years/2018/Valentines-Day-with-Elvis/
We rocked out with the Rush tribute band, RushHour: https://clukey.smugmug.com/Through-The-Years/2018/Rush-Hour-Concert
And things got a little weird, when we celebrated Pete’s birthday by going to see the legendary guitarist, John 5: https://clukey.smugmug.com/Through-The-Years/2018/John-5-Concert
Soon we will be off on another adventure…stay tune for the photos!
The countdown begins….
We have begun preparations for our next Windjammer adventure….
Back in 2006, we were late to the party. Both the WJBC sailing days and the movie night onboard the S/V Mandalay. That night we had gone ashore for a lobster dinner at Foxy’s. Approaching the ship via the launch, we could see an old sail being used as a movie screen and the movie was Captain Ron.
Thus began a tradition for us. Each year as we plan our migration to the Caribbean, El Caribe, we prepare for “the land of voodoo, hoodoo, and all kinda weird $#!&” by sitting back, drinking a cold one, and watching that movie. Last weekend we checked this off our list…the countdown continues.
Songs From St. Somewhere Tour – Jimmy Buffett Atlanta
This past Tuesday, we played hookie from work and phlocked to Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood to spend the afternoon tailgating with a few new friends. The gates to the parking lot opened at noon for a concert that didn’t begin until 8pm… there was a lot of fun going on that afternoon… and we took pictures (so I hope if we caught you in photos, you told your boss where you were).
Our photos: http://clukey.phanfare.com/6047755
The set list that Jimmy played in Atlanta is listed below:
1. Kinja (St. Somewhere version)
2. Landfall
3. Boat Drinks
4. Weather With You
5. Morris’ Nightmare (2013 version)
6. Ringling, Ringling
7. Come Monday
8. Something About a Boat
9. Son of a Son of a Sailor
10. Jamaica Mistaica
11. Too Drunk to Karaoke
12. Cheeseburger in Paradise
Acoustic set:
13. La Vie Dansante
14. Useless and Important Information
15. Volcano
16. Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills & Nash cover)
17. Cultural Infidel (featuring Nadirah Shakoor)
18. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
19. A Pirate Looks at Forty
20. One Particular Harbour
21. Back Where I Come From (Mac McAnally cover)
22. It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere
23. All Night Long (Lionel Richie cover)
24. Fins
Encore:
25. Knee Deep (Zac Brown Band cover)
26. Bartender’s Blues (James Taylor cover)(tribute to George Jones)
27. Margaritaville (with Boat Drinks reprise)
Band Intros
28. Oldest Surfer on the Beach (gift of Mark Knopfler)
Oreo cows in Ball Ground!
There now appears to be at least two farmers raising Belted Galloways in Ball Ground. Driving with a friend of mine to dog training and I pointed them out to her… she’s from Texas and she had never seen anything like them so I just had to post some information here for her! So here is a link to wikipedia… (the authority on everyting!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted_Galloway
Rainy Day
Today is Tasha’s birthday and she would have liked to have gone for a hike but that got rained out. So, we’re just hanging out in the house. Pete & I are catching up on some computer and house stuff, while the dogs are chewing on their kongs.
Glad there was no rain on Friday, we went the see the local rodeo. To see photos, click this link: http://www.clukey.phanfare.com/5576434
And that the rain held off all day Saturday for the Athens VW Poker Run. To see photos, click this link: http://www.clukey.phanfare.com/5576617
Rott’n Manor’s Wild Kingdom
Charrie found a large beautiful Rat Snake sunning itself in the yard of Rott’n Manor this afternoon. I was able to grab my camera and follow it around to get a few great shots of it. Depending on the source this either an Eastern Rat Snake, a Black Rat Snake or a Gray Rat Snake. I’m just going to say it’s a Rat Snake and leave it at that… an non-venomous species that is welcome to hunt at Rott’n Manor.
When I first approached it, Charrie had irritated it a bit by batting at its tail and it was posed in typical Rat Snake fashion, frozen in wrinkled kinks and giving off a foul-smelling musk. As it moved off thru the grass, it vibrated its tail in dead leaves trying to mimic the sound of a rattlesnake. And finally, it climbed a tree showing its’ full length, off hunting for its lunch which could include birds, eggs, lizards, frogs, chipmunks, squirrels, mice, rats and other small mammals.
Links:
http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/elaobs.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherophis_obsoletus
Busy Saturday
Started the day at my vets office, talking to to him about potentially breeding Bolo. Got a call from a lady who is very interested in his pedigree… lots to do & consider before this is finalized (if it ever is).
Then spent the rest of the day working on a “house” project. The area behind my van was getting washed out and worn down from loading and unloading the dogs. Pete started the project last week and today I worked on it some more. Now it is filled in with pea gravel and topped off with rubberized mulch. That should help with the dogs aging joints jumping in and out of the back of the van.