SO, first you get the papers (Plain Dealer, NYT, Beacon Journal).
Then you notice the neighbors -across and diagonal- are having an open house. In Ohio. In the Winter. On a day with sub zero wind warnings and weather alerts. In the beginning (midst?) of a Recession (well, in Ohio, economic downturns are the rule more than the exception). Ohio, a California realtor's dream.....
And guess what? there were people coming to take a look . . .
AKRON is evolving; the mayor want to sell the sewers, privatize them. And use the money to send AKRON HIGH SCHOOL students to the UNIVERSITY OF AKRON. The people than run utilities nationwide say its a horrible idea, rates will rise; one economist said it could help restore home prices. the AKRON PLAN . . .
after spying on the home for sale I saw a new bird, -16 and the birds are dining. this one is similar to the downy woodpecker, but with a lot more RED on its HEAD; and is twice the size of the regular visitor; like Ringling Brothers did the plumage, click the pic twice, 'should' double the pic size:
the regular downy woodpecker:
NO stew today, after the birds I opted for CHICKEN in the fine new wall oven.
keep warm!
