ends and odds

 Just a few random things floating around my brain

    US officials are not letting cows into the states from Mexico.  

    No, it is not a tariff issue.

    Some cows in Mexico, along the border with the US, have an interesting yet highly disgusting problem.

    New World screw worm flies. 

    As I understand, the fly lays its eggs in the open sores of animals, especially cattle.  When the maggots emerge they feed on the flesh of the cow.  There is a fear that the infected cattle could come to the uS and further spread the flies and infect ur cattle herds.

    Flesh eating maggots.  Sounds like a good name for a hard rock group.

    My sister in law Joan stayed overnight with us. 

    This morning over breakfast she told me about an app called Merlin.  It's free.  You can listen to a bird song and the app will tell you what kind of bird it is.

    So far I have heard a robin, goldfinch, and sparrow. 

    But the weird thing is, sometimes when  I heard a bird chirping I turned on the app and the bird stopped.  It was like they knew.

    Went to Julia's this afternoon.  I take the backroads.  I had to stop on one of the roads because 2 huge turkeys were standing in the middle of the road.  

    My camera was on the front seat, but I did not think to take a picture of the birds. In my mind it would have been a great picture.

    I fell out of bed at 6 a.m. today.

    Beth was sleeping on my side of the bed.  When I tried to lift my legs over her, because she was not moving, I ended up falling on mu keister.  No damage, as there is plenty of padding.  I put her in her dog bed after that.

    I beat Beth to my red recliner on the porch.  I wish I hadn't.

    It was wet.

        At least it cooled my butt off.

        And no, I did not ship my pants.

Peace and Love