blog post Alligator

I took a walk yesterday to the local store to get some things then it was down to Burger King to get my free Whopper sandwich (which cost alitttle more than I expected)!!.. As I was walking down to my store, I trekked along a canal, and I seen lots of fish, lots of turtles but one thing I wasn't expecting, was an alligator!. I was sitting on the bench in front of the canal, and someone riding by on his bike stopped, wondered If I'd seen the gator, I said "no" and he mentioned that it's there every day 'sunning itself' so I waited a few mins. then got up and continued my walk to the store.. As I was going along the canal, sure enough, there it was, laying along the bank (where the water meets the land), just like the guy said, bout 3 'n' a half - 4 feet long!!..

blog post Thanksgiving

Well, here we are, another Thanksgiving, seems like the last one was just 365 days ago!. A few weeks ago we had Halloween and now Thanksgiving then in a few more weeks we have Christmas, and then New Years!. Now we already have our turkey, a nice big plump Butterball, unfortunately it is stuck  to the bottom of the freezer!. No biggie though, we went  over to friends on Thursday!.. My next door neighbor took us over, then we both got an Uber coming back.. As we were going over, we seen people lined up for 'Black Friday', they weren't quite lined up around  the building!.. (but almost) I went shopping on 'Black Friday' once, (single, most horrifying day of my life) never again!!. People literally trample OVER you to try to get what they want!. It's the day after 'Thanksgiving' and the day after 'Christmas'!. (biggest return day) I stay clear of both!.

blog post our first little cool fronts

Well, a few days ago we had our first front, and today is our second front.. Brings a nice little cool down to the area! Tuesday, I believe, the high was like 75 and the low was in the upper 50's!. Tonight they're calling for low to be upper 40's even upper 30's in some places and high tomorrow to be upper 60's!. (nice) However, this is still Florida, and the cool down is few and far between.. I think last year we had like, 3 or 4 days of highs in the 50s and maybe 1 possibly 2 days that it got down to the low at night in the upper 30's.. They're watching another Tropical Storm just southwest of Key West, they're calling for it to go curve around the U.S. and become a Nor'easter, but so far for now they predict lots of rain for south Fla. Oct.30th, today I woke up to clear skies and 52 degrees, calm wind, unlike yesterday, it was  cool yesterday but windy all day!. Last night, I went to a Halloween Party.. (Cyberspace) It was nice, had a great time!. Like going to those kinds of parties than actual parties!.

blog post Possble tropical storm

Well, the other day we got a lot of (not really needed) rain!.

For the last 2-3 days it's been windy, one may think it's probably just the changing to the Autumn Season, but no, the Weather Guy (and in some cases, Weather Girl) said there is a possibility for Tropical Development.. I will say this though about all this wind, it has brought in cooler air for the Melbourne Fl. area anyway!.

blog post Presidents

We've had Democrats and Republicans then there's Donald Trump!.. I was born in '69 and I can't remember a President like Trump!. We had, protests, rallies, fires (oh yes, fires)!. It all started with the Debats, with two people, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. (well there were more but these are the two main ingredients) Hillary gave her speeches, Donald gave his, saying he's gonna have Hillary arrested and everything's rigged, (Well Donald, you got elected ya still think it's rigged !?!?..) There's people walking down the street in S.Carolina with torches, and not just any kind of torches but Tiki Torches!!.. (like somthing out of a Frankinstien movie) It's asthough if Trump goes somewhere and makes a speech like S.Carolina or Arizona even  Washington D.C. there's a protest!. Now Statues are coming down, some are being taken down carfully with belts and stuff then some not being taken down so carfully (as in hooking a chain to the statue and the other end to a bumper!.) These (people) even pulled a television show of the air because of a painting !!!.... (A PAINTING) OH, oh yeah, the WALL !. Trump is building a wall (a really high fence) to keep out Mexicans.. This WALL is being built going through peoples properties, so in other words these people may live on the north side but to work on the farm or tend to their cattle (if they have any) they'd have to go through a gate or somthing!.... (pleace excuse me....I need a drink!.)

blog post The Beach

Well, these last few  days, I have been working with my bro. and his Son, over in a condo on the beach.. We're renovating it (flipping), it's got two big bedrooms and two big bathrooms, master bedroom has walk-in closet the other just has a normal closet.. Each room (living rm./1rst br. and 2nd br.) has its own view of the beach, we have been painting each rm. sanding and painting the base board and now my bro. and his Son are putting down hard-wood floor, and I'll be finishing up the painting on the base-board... Every time I went, I would see people out in the water, I've been seeing turtle tracks, this is the time  of year for them.. (if I have too I'll live there, but not exactly my kind of living)

blog post Homeward Bound

In the words of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, I wish I was Homeward Bound...I shall Make that my plan, I always liked it out west, Missouri/Kansas so I think that's were I'll try to go...I was born in '69 and grew up in the 70's and 80's, but my most favorite years were '86-'89..I lived in Lake Ozark Missouri, I spent most of my days riding my bike up'n'down the strip, there were shops and little restaurants on both sides of the road. I walked or road down to the campground, went fishing there or I'd walk the Archery trail and shoot at targets, that was on the river.. I lived up on the hill, off of Lake of the Ozarks, I knew the man who lived behind us and he would let us come down the hill and let us fish right off his boat dock.. It's a tourist attraction up there (Lake Ozark) I don't know about right know but back when I lived there, they had two paddle wheeler cruise boats go out every day afew times, aswell as other little private boats, and Bagnell Dam, it separated the Osage River (which I think was named for the Osage Indians) and Lake of the Ozarks..(and this was all in walk/riding distance from our house)

blog post Breakfast at Burger King

Well, yesterday I treated myself to breakfast at Burger King !. Had me a good breakfast, eggs, pancakes, tots, juice and a sausage patty!.Kinda just sat there for I suppose prolly about an hr. (or almost an hr.) ..Then after I finished, I emptied my tray and headed on over to Barnes 'n' Noble, (just right across the street) , did alittle lite reading about different National Parks, and traveling/walking (stuff like that)checked e-mail, facebook, talked to new faces, just otherwise had a good morning!.

blog post Nurses

I would Like to thank all the Nurses that helped my Mom in the W. Melbourne Health and Rehab. Ctr. They all did such a great job.. Every one that helped my Mom seemed to be in a good mood, every one had a smile on they're face every time they walked through that door, even when I or any one of the Family walked in for a visit, my Mom even had a few Nurses come in from Hospice!.  I am so happy for the Nurses!!.

blog post We need rain

We need rain!...But now, look at it this way, if we get rain, that just means that we  have to  get the gas can out then we'll have to get the mower out!.. However, this does not apply if you have a mower that plugs in or weed eater that plugs in!...If we get rain, we get mud on our shoes, but if you wear flip flops, you can just kick them off before you walk in the house, however, you may get a little mud on the back of your shirt!..The rain is  good though for the flowers and bushes and grass...Well the Landlady wanted us to extend the fence...See the people that live right behind us have a nice white vinyl fence, and she liked it so much that she wanted us to extend it, so we did!..(looks nice) The day we were working on it was kind of breezy but we got it done...May 24, we finally got rain, I want it to rain just enough so that all the flowers and bushes and  small trees and green up all the grasses but not so much that I have to mow!!...

blog post The new neighbors and other stuff too

Well, we got new neighbors in this month, they look like nice people, they have a dog it's very friendly, he comes over to the fence and I'll throw something for him, prolly one of his chew toys!. We have got pretty much everything done around the house that we're supposed to have done, my Bro.is still doing little rake-up jobs, maybe a few more bushes here, some more flowers there!..The people that live right behind us have a nice white fence, so our new Landlord (landlady) wants it continued down the rest of the property!.. I started a new blog it's called ' My Book Blog ' ...I started typing out a book, the address is www.spottedwolfblog.com I'm hoping maybe a publisher will see it!..(and maybe make a book out of it)

blog post: Melbourne Air and Space Show

Well, just this past weekend was the Melbourne Air and Space Show, it was really nice to be able to watch it from the house, however, the real show was leading up to the days of the actual air show!...The 'Patrouille de France' or 'French Aerobatics' have not performed in the United States since '1986' , they made their arrival in New York on Monday, made a fly-by over the Statue of Liberty and arrived in Melbourne Fla. on the  next day, then it was like non-stop action through Sun. however like I said earlier, they  did give a much better show during the days leading up to the big event...Out practicing their maneuvers, staying further to the south (so I got a better view), after they star at the Air Show all the planes tend to stay up north...(I was surprised to here that the 'French Planes' were going to be performing this year, I was just amazed that they got into the country)
 

blog post Work around the house and other stuff

Well we are redoing the house, (fliping) paint on the walls, new hardwood floors all through the inside, new bushes and flowers!...We have new owners of the house we rent, and they want a better looking house, which I can understand!..Little by little the house is starting to look better, my Bro. and his Son are doing the work, already put some bushes in outside, and mulch, still got some old bushes to pull up, but it is looking much better (or should I say 'MULCH' better)!...Monday March 27...Sitting here, looking out my window, I put a bird bath right under the edge of the roof so that way, I'll always have a full bath, as long as we get rain, otherwise the water will just evaporate after a few days... I don't like to keep full feeder's around, because that just attracts other kinds of wildlife, cats /snakes / raccoons,etc...Today, Tuesday March 28, started out a little on the cool side, I think Winter down here (if you want to call it Winter) is starting to go!...The Mercury has slowly been gettung warmer...A couple of times during the Winter, it did fall to 45 ish, but that lasted maybe a day or so then it was right back to, low 60's at night high 70 during the day...

blog post: Almost a ' Hit 'n' Run ' !..

Just another reason why I do not like Melbourne (Fla.) My Brother and  his Son and I were sitting in traffic waiting to turn into the Taco Bell, when out of nowhere this car goes speeding along side of us on the right side!..There is a little bike lane between us and the curb, so the person had like 3 or 4 feet, but the car was still jumping the curbs!..There were I guess 3 or 4 unmarked police cars!...They finely got'em about a mile down, in the Mall...Later as we were going through the drive thru lane of Taco Bell, we saw an Ambulance heading that way, then later we drove to  Steak'n'Shake to get some milk shakes and across the street (192) at the Mall in front of Dick's Sporting Goods that's where it all came to a stop, there were the Ambulance, Fire Truck and Police!...Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention there were helicopters too!..

blog post Fall and buying and seeling houses

A few months ago our Landlord sold the house we are in, it's fine because the house is still in there Fam.The new owner wanted some remodeling done, so that's what my Brother and his Son are doing...First they started by cutting and pulling all the bushes from around the house, (and trimming the trees too) then they painted the outside as well as the inside, now they're gonne put new hardwood floor down through out the entire house...(just gotta pull up the old carpet, break up some tile and get the mirrors of the walls)  The house should look nice when it's all finished!...
 The owners just sold the house right next to us, didn't take them long either, probably about a month !...There renters moved out last July...So they started slowly coming in, fixing it up...I think they thought maybe they'd rent it out again but somewhere along the line the decided to sell!...
 A few days ago, I was sitting here in my room, looking out the window at all the leaves falling...Now to the people who do read my blog, I'm sure you know I don't care for it here, because it's like green all year around down here!!...(except for the 3 or 4 leaves that actually do turn color) Now then where was I ?.. oh yea. sitting looking out my window, watching the leaves fall, (yes, there were even some yellow ones) and I thought well it's February, it's like the middle of Winter and I'm watching leaves fall !..I seen February  2nd,that the groundhog did see his shadow, that means 6 more weeks of Winter!...(don't mean 'SQUAT' down here)

blog post Camp Holly

Yesterday I went out to 'Camp Holly' ,it's a kittle bait'n'tackle shop off of 192 in Melbourne on the 'St.Johns River'!...They have Air Boat rides, they're open 7 days a week, there's picnic tables both outside and inside,  but the cook is only there on Sat. and Sun...They do allow you to eat your own food as long as you get a coke or something, or you can just get a candy bar or something...Anyway I went there yesterday, just myself, stopped at Burger King, got myself a couple whopper jrs.and some fries and got a coke there and had me a little lunch out...It was kinda nice getting away, 80 degrees, slight breeze (ok slight gail) it was 80 degrees, wasn't gonna pass it up!...

blog post 2016

Well, a lot of stuff happened in 2016...It all started with the car battery, Now that I look back on it, that wasn't so bad, every time the car didn't start right away, I'd just tap the terminals afew times and that would do the trick, that lasted a good 3 or 4 months, (think that all started in maybe Oct./ Nov.2015)  of course that's just the tip of the ice burg!..In Feb. of  '16 my Mom had an attack 'Congestive Heart Failure', wasn't in the hospital maybe a month or so, then moved to a Rehab.Hosp.in there for about a month, now she's back doing good, started out in the wheel chair and doing therapy then walker now a cane!...We go for walks around our 'cul de sak '  at least a few times in the evening, my Bro. got one of those walkers with a seat......(didn't have a 'cupholder' so I put a cupholder on it) My Bro. bought us a secondhand car, that was back in  Jan. but had a problem with the license tag, we went through 4 temporary tags before we got what we needed..(tag and registration) was startin to think it was all a curse or somtin!!...Things have been slowly getting back to normal though....