SAAAAT - URRRRR - DAY

 Carol the Comic just missed yesterday's deadline with this one so I told her I'd use it today.

The Weather Gods say it's supposed to be 80 degrees here today and Phoenix, down the hill, may reach 100 on Easter Sunday.

Better find all those eggs or they'll be a mess.

I was chatting with SWMBO as we sat out on the patio yesterday evening about what kind of plants she wanted to buy for our herb garden.

She said she had a list but it would be another month before she'd buy them.

She said there's always a break in the early Spring when the temperature drops way down and there may even be a late snowfall.

Her Gardening Goddess said the stores know this and that's why they always offer seedlings early, because they know people are in a hurry to plant and they get suckered.

Ergo, the stores get to sell them their seedlings TWICE!

Well, since I have learned not to bet against SWMBO . . .

 . . . I just shut my mouth and listened. 

We will wait until May.

But today is already a beautiful day.

It looks like it will be a lovely weekend here in Arizona.

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

 I don't know about you but I managed to get through yesterday only being "fooled" once.

So I feel free to act the complete fool today in trying to put smiles on your faces for the weekend.

And possibly, thanks to Wacky Wally, give you an earworm!

So let me wish you a Happy Easter Egg Day and whether you mark that day off your calendars or not, a gratifying weekend.

And always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

APRIL THE FOIST

 Ha!

My April Fool's Day joke is that I didn't fool you!

I couldn't think of anything funny but still I was a victim.

The BRD and her Beau Jack got me this morning.

I won't honor them by telling you how but they got me and laughed uproarishly as I shouted nasty names at them over the telephone.

So enjoy yourselves, ********!

In the meantime, I'll save my jokes for tomorrow.

GROOMING

 I went out to fill the birdbath a little while ago and noticed that the yard had gotten messy again.

The hose drags the red bark chips around when I pull it over to fill the bath.

SWMBO likes a nice clean perimeter so I got out the rake and raked the yard, bringing as many of the straying red chips as possible back to where they belonged.

You probably can't see much improvement but believe me it looks better.

I guess this sunny day with temperatures climbing found me ambitious.

DREAM ON

 Apropos of nothing other than the fact that I bought some lottery tickets recently in hopes of winning the Powerball or the MegaMillions or just The Pick . . this cartoon sent to me today rang a bell and made me laugh.

I hope it does you too.

Unless it makes you cry.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, I had 7 tickets on three separate "games".

I got no numbers on any of them.

Zip.

Nada.

Zilch.

(sigh)

A CONCENTRATED GAZE

 Well, surprise.

On one of several visits to our yard by the Siamese and the Gray, I DID get a photo.

Although the Siamese did come right up to the slider by the time I got there with my camera he had skittishly left again.

But this guy.

What a confident stare and what a beautiful face.

(cue the close-up)

WEATHER REPORT (again)

 To those of you concerned about my crumby weather a few days ago, I just wanted you to know that it's blue skies, sunshine and 70 degrees today.

No, really!

And we've had a plethora of pussies in the yard today.

Matty rounded up a beautiful Siamese who followed him over to visit and that one was followed by a gray that we saw the other day.

For once everyone was peaceful and why didn't I get any pictures of them?

Because I'm hopeless.