You know you live in a small town when , on the way to the grocery store we saw a deer grazing beside the road .......then on the way back , he was still there , only he had crossed the street into the city park. Then we turn onto a side road going towards our house , and see a flock of wild turkeys in a field nearby. I really love being so close to the wildlife !  Getting ready to watch "The Bible"  on the History channel ... good show . C Ya!

Your words are so powerful ....

   One of the most powerful forces in this life are .... your words. Many , many times you have seen it happen ... someone will speak something ... then it will come to pass . It has happened to me lots of times . Here is the lastest .........

I'm always joking around when I go get the mail saying "maybe there is a big check for us in there today " .....especially since Penny and I are both unemployed right now . Well, the other day I said it , and went out to check the mail , and lo and behold , was an envelope with a check in it for 10,000 dollars ! Now , it was a scam , a fake check from an auto sales lot type of thing , but Penny and I got a good laugh out of it. We both agreed again how powerful our words that we speak are , and I then said " Next time I'll ask for a REAL check in the mail .  A few days later I was filling out our income tax return for 2012 , which I have been putting off , because again ..... we are unemployed , and each year since we are "middle class" according to our wonderful president , we usually have tp pay in 6 to 8 hundred dollars on top of the 5 to 6 thousand dollars we hold out of our pay throughout the year. As I finalized our tax return I could not belive it when we were due a REFUND of about 600.00 ..... a "real check in the mail" !  God will grant you what you ask for in his name , if it is in his will . Pray for God's will to come into your life and stand back and watch what will happen !

It is with a sadness that I learned of the death of my cousin Bobby Sherrill today . I did not know him very well , it had been many years ago when I last saw him , when we were children . I saw his obituary in the local newspaper and was surprised to learn he lived only 20 miles from our new home , here in Lakeview . He was only 51 years old. Life is very short ..... live well and love the days you have . RIP Bobby Sherrill



Me on the old bridge at Barkshed





Wild Turkeys crossing the road

   Had a great time yesterday (2-13) riding around down in the Sylamore forest area in the Ozarks . I love the area right now , as it is near deserted for winter ... it is like we have it all to ourselves. I got a trail map online , and set out with Penny to cross directly thru the middle of the wilderness area ( it looked like a good road on the map) in my lil Ford Ranger . Well, it was great ..... saw a hold herd of deer , several flocks of wild turkey ..... we got about 7 miles off into the boonies and came to a point where they had gated the road off..... and had to go back . Bummer . But , we had a picnic lunch at a really scenic overlook and I spotted about 25 other trails I want to go on when I get a Jeep . We got back out on the highway , and looped around thru Barkshed Rec area and then went to Mountain View to look around for a bit ... had a great day . I LOVE the Ozark Mountains .

Started working on the roof cover for the deck off the back of the house ....

It'll be nice when it is done , and we can sit out there in the evening and grill , or have a nice

roof cover to sit uder during a spring rain ..... Oh YES ... it actually does RAIN here in Arkansas  :)

      Spent today almost entirely located in my worn out blue recliner ( taking breaks to eat ... LOTS ) .
I've been toying with the "Jeep " idea again ........  looks like my style , doesn't it ?

        Had a great hike today .... weather was perfect , and scenery was beautiful. These are some shots of the Dogwood Trail , near our home in Lakeview , AR . It' s about 3.5 mile round trip and makes for a great afternoon hike. Im so lucky to have such great places to get outdoors , so close to where I live now.
       I have recently decided to discontinue using statins to control my elevated cholesterol .... after studying and learning how the side effect is severe muscle pain , and then damage . I am going to go with a red yeast rice supplement with CoQ10 , and a Joint flex supplement instead . So far so good .... Ive had less shoulder pain , and my knees held up good on today's journey with no knee braces worn . Im going to try it a while and see if my joints improve . My mother had the same reaction to generic statins , so maybe it is something in my "jeans"  :)  Happy trails !