"In the Doldrums"

A good nautical term for those southern latitudes where winds were slight or variable and "Ships of old" wallowed about without making headway, while the crew became listless and bored.  That pretty well describes today here in the mountains.  It's heavily overcast with drizzling rain and just cold enough to make it miserable outside.  Ah Well - ya gotta take the not so good with the good.  I forgot to post a picture that I happened to take yesterday morning while I was admiring the sunrise.

These two gobblers were strutting about and making quite a fuss trying to impress the girls, which you can't see.  There was about 6 or 8 hens just over the rise that were taking no interest in these braggarts.  I only wish I had had a longer range telephoto zoom that would have made the picture clearer.  With my old eyes, I have trouble getting a real clear focus so that when I enlarge the photo the picture is clear.  But you get the idea.  This hill in back of our house seems to be the gathering place for all kinds of critters - year round.  We almost always have morning and evening deer grazing and in the late spring, the hen turkeys begin their parade of young.  I've seen over 40 turkey parading about on this hill.  Too far to shoot but too close to sneak up on.  So I admire them from afar.  I'll get my lens one of these days.  Anyway - back to the doldrums.  Today is my "girlyman" day.  Cathy goes to town for her weekly shopping and while she's gone I spruce up the house.  I vacuum, mop and wax the floors for her cause she has trouble with her legs and back.  And I can do something useful for a change.  Actually it's a very small price to pay for all the super meals that Cathy has made.