Formula One Racing has finished their summer break. They were in Belgium this week.They race all over the world; mostly in Europe, but in the Far East, Middle East, Australia, South America, Mexico, and the U.S. as well. They’ll race mostly every other weekend now through the end of November. Practice broadcast on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, and race day on Sunday. Our old 1966 Volvo got 95 horsepower out of an 1,800 cc four cylinder engine with two carburetors. The 2016 Formula One cars get almost 1,000 horsepower out of 1,600cc V-6 power units with one turbocharger. 200+ mph. Amazing. We don’t have any American drivers in the field, but there should be a good spectator turnout in Austin in October, with the U.S. having a team this year. And football is back too! Go Broncos! We know how we’ll be spending Sundays; television potatoes.
Biscuit dough on the axe handle
The definition of a good woman. She cooks the meals AND splits the wood. While Judy is out of commission from her hand surgery, I’ve been cooking, cleaning, driving every appointment and errand, grocery shopping, and fetching Judy anything she wants, while doing my regular job during the week and installing a ceiling fan, fixing a shed door, trimming bushes, and assembling a new barbecue on the weekends. Judy’s concludes that she’s married to a good woman.
Buff-bellied hummingbird
We have a resident hummingbird.
The buff-bellied hummingbird.
He doesn’t migrate.
He’s here year-round.
Most of the year there are just one or two hanging around the feeder in our yard.
Right now though, we have five or six of them buzzing around, making us duck when they fly right through our deck, under the canopy where we’re sitting.
Their increase in numbers might have something to do with the fact that each pair of hummingbirds just raised a couple chicks to adulthood, so we’re at their peak population for the year.
Whatever, the more hummingbirds the better, as far as we’re concerned.
The buff-bellied hummingbird. He doesn’t migrate. He’s here year-round. Most of the year there are just one or two hanging around the feeder in our yard. Right now though, we have five or six of them buzzing around, making us duck when they fly right through our deck, under the canopy where we’re sitting. Their increase in numbers might have something to do with the fact that each pair of hummingbirds just raised a couple chicks to adulthood, so we’re at their peak population for the year. Whatever, the more hummingbirds the better, as far as we’re concerned. This is a long-billed curlew
This is a long-billed curlew with his face stuck all the way down in the sand.
Least grebes
Cute little diving birds.
That like to have speedboat races.
Like little hydroplane boats.