Fall Is Here

Saturday dawned cloudy and cool.  Before we could finish our round the skies opened up and dumped a heavy shower on us.  The GWH and TZ were getting soundly whipped and agreed to settle for a bit less than they really were down.  We readily accepted since their stroke holes were coming up and you never know when one of them will wake up.  The GWH was having putting problems.  He had gone back to a standard length putter.  I don't know why he abandoned his belly putter.

Twinkle Toes hasn't had his scenes shot yet.  When asked he doesn't know when they will.  Who knows maybe he hasn't made the script writer's final version.  He could be the victim of the proverbial red pencil.  Let's hope not since he spent a lot of time growing his cookie duster.

This week will be a little disjointed for me.  No golf on Tuesday, CIC on Wednesday and morning golf on Thursday.  Plus I'm trying to get some shrubs trimmed so I can catch the fall brush pick-up.  Actually the weather should be rather nice after we get by Monday.  I had to turn on the heat since the Nurse was freezing.  I don't know what the problem was since it was 64 degrees in the house.  That's rather toasty if you ask me.

Speaking of the Nurse.  How you like the pictures she posted on the blog?  It took her a while to get everything to load.  If it was me trying to do that I would still be working at it.

Since the Tour Championship is over I think we can go directly to our silly season.  I tried a couple of different formats last week, and it seemed to go OK.  Now I can really get creative.

See ya,

CC

PS - Yes it is officially Fall.  Time to get the sweaters out of storage.

GUEST BLOGGER

While the cat is away the mouse will play - or in this case the "nurse" will blog.  As many of you already know, Captain Canyon and I were at the Greenbrier in West Virgina early in the week.  In the words of Adele, "Rumor has it" that no golf clubs were packed.  While the rumor was correct.  We were there one whole day (two nights) and decided to do the Falconry instead of the golf.  It was an incredible choice.  It only lasted around an hour.  The naturalist gave us a background on falconry and we learned that falcons, hawks, eagles and owls are considered birds of prey.  Most of the time harris hawks are used in demonstrations for the falconry program.  We then proceeded out of the barn and into the driveway where we were treated to a show.  At one point we lined up in a gauntlet formation and the hawk would fly between us.  The space increasingly closed in until I could feel the wing brush by my arm.  We then moved out into a small meadow type area and the naturalist asked if anyone would like to put on the glove.  While I have to tell you that my hand was up immediately and first.  I put the glove on (to protect the arm against the talons) and the food was placed in my hand.  The hawk then flew in from a tree branch, landed, ate and then flew back to a tree.  CC was next and the sequence was repeated.  I am going to post pictures of CC and one of just the hawk.  I am also going to post a picture of Belmont's osprey.  If you click on the picture it will enlarge and if you look closely you will see a fish in the talons.

Thanks for letting me post.

The Nurse

Finally

Yes the pendulum finally started to swing in the other direction.  Dr. AH and I were able to sweep our worthy opponents on Saturday and recover a smidge of our money.  It wasn't easy since they fought like a rabid, cornered badger.  Dr. AH had his best round of the year and almost shot his age, and my putter awoke from a long slumber.

Congrats to Dick G. and Dave W (aka Plus Fours) for winning the Founders Day tourney.  They shot an amazing minus 17 to blow the field away.  Plus Fours has been on a hot streak since the JRSR Championship.

The Founders Day tourney raised about $20,000 than ks to the hard work of Kennel Club.  The raffle was quite interesting and alot of fun during dinner.  We had a nuber of JRSR walk away with some of the prizes.  Unfortunately the we didn't get the the big one.

See ya Tuesday.

CC

On Fire

It was a pleasure to watch a master at work.  Especially when he was on fire with the putter.  LTG had one of those days where he could make everything he looked at (except for the little 4 footer on twelve).  He shot 33 on the backside with a double thrown in.  That's right he had 5 birdies, and it should have been six.  Combine that with 38 on the front and he posted a smooth 71.  I believe that's the best round of the year for  a JR/SR.  Needless to say his team won the daily event.  Congrats again.

Several really close calls on the SOTD, but no winners.  My guess is there will be a winner in the next week or ten days.Remember you can't win if you don't roll the bones.

I'll have a guest author to fill you in on our trip to The Greenbrier.  It's not that I can't tell you about it but I'm technically adapt at downloading pictures to the blog.  I'll just say we had a great experience with the falconry and let the Nurse fill in the blanks.

The weather seems to have cooled off in anticipation of Fall.  Great weather for golf as long as it doesn't rain.  See ya at the training table.

CC

PS To Mrs LTG - Dave W was referred to as Pluse Fours (PF) or as some have named him Larry of Arabia (LF).  Your choice.

Rain Delay

That's what we got this morning with the Senior Inter club which was to be held at HMGC.  The new date is October 5.  That's quite a delay in my book.   Oh well it is better than getting all wet. 

Yesterday was another fun afternoon on the links.  A good turnout turned into no money for yours truly.  Scores were interesting for three man teams.  I thought that we'd be bunched together, but one group had the audacity to play really well.  I won't get into particulars.

My old GPS broke and Callaway couldn't repair it so they gave me 50% off on a new one.  It came in yesterday and was supposed to work right out of the box.  It does, but I don't understand how to use all the buttons and keys.  The web site isn't much help either.  I guess I'll break down and get Tim (Asst Pro) to educate me.  Maybe by the time this one breaks I will have learned how to use it.

See ya next week.  Going away for a little R&R.

CC

The Rich Get Richer

No I'm not talking about politics.  Instead that the winners never really change.  The LR Dr. was made Captain the last two days ( a little OJT) and it is funny how his team was in the money both days.  His guys would have really been big winners if it wasn't for some really good scoring by Dr. J, TZ and Dick G.  I guess the greens had no effect on anyone.  My only question - TZ where were you over the weekend?

Twinkle Toes reported he has been given a bigger part in the movie "The Society" being filmed in Sylvania this week.  He is now playing the part of a CPA instead of a Lawyer.  More lines and etc.  Of course we'll have to wait and see if he actually makes the movie and not the cutting room floor.  I'm not sure what the movie is about.  It sounds like some B grade sci fi flick.  I can't imagine him being in anything very high brow.  He did have to learn how to tie a bow tie (and buy his own).  Sounds like some low budget production.

I guess I'll have to take back the reins of authority from the LR DR.  Two days of OJT is about all the group can handle.  The weather looks good and my guess is the greens will be slow today.  We'll see how this plays out.

CC

DFL

It seemed like the roof fell in on TZ and myself every time we teed it up on the back side during the JPK.  We actually played better than our score indicates, but that's what everybody says.  I don't have any explanation other than we couldn't do any thing right at times.  Anyway it's over and we can go on to other days and hope for a different results.  Congrats to all the JR/SRS who played well and cashed.  I saw/heard some ugly scores on a lot holes from pretty decent players.

The Nurse has been pretty successful taking pictures of the wildlife around our house and the lake.  Recently the osprey has been spending a lot of time fishing on the lake.  She was able to get a shot of the bird sitting in a tree with a fish in its talons.  Pretty cool.  Also she got a decent picture of a kingfisher.  I know they are around here but I've never seen one.  She has also spent a lot of time taking photos of the humming birds.  They have been going trough a feeder every two or three days.  They are so quick it is hard to capture them.  It won't be long before the ducks start to migrate South,  and we usually get some interesting pictures.

Football is back.  There's almost too many games and hard to keep up with what is going on.  I finally quit trying Sunday and watched the end of the golf tournament.  That was pretty exciting.  The Tour Championship and the Ryder Cup should be fun to watch this year.

CC

Rain Delay

The bolt of lightning made us scurry to the grill for a rain delay yesterday.  After about 30 minutes we resumed our attempt to beat our friends at a 2bb game.  Actually the rain was welcomed since the humidity was a real killer.  Conditions improved but the golf was the same.  Bill N and his crew walked away with the loot.

Dr AH has joined the 21st century and gotten himself an i phone.  During the rain delay all his friends gave him hints on how to use it.  It was pretty telling when six guys pulled theirs out of various pockets and holsters and looked up the weather, stock market, responded to emails and etc.  No more can they comment on all those other young people who seem to be married to their phones.  It certainly appears we have become tech savy to one degree or another by default.  While not carrying mine everywhere it is amazing on how dependent I am on it.

See ya at the training table.

CC

Rabbit Update

Well the fair is over and the Rabbit Wrangler is going back to school with a lot more money in his bank account.  The Grand Champions Aauction was yesterday and the rabbits fetched $850.00 this year.  Plus he sold some other rabbits for an unknown amount.   The Nurse and I didn't attend the auction this time.  We stayed here and sweltered on the golf course with the rest of you.  Besides it was really raining at the fair and I'm sure it was a mess there.  Based on my son's comments I think the entire family was happy to see the fair come to a close.

Dr. J made a cameo appearance for the SD Saturday.  He was on fire in the COD game.  In fact he was even par through 5 holes on the backside before making his first bogey.  I think he had his best round of the year.  The only good thing was we were able to minimize any losses through the efficient use of the auto press.  The JPK is coming up this weekend so I don't have to worry about fending off any exceptional play.

Kudos to Gilhooley and Uncle Bob for taking their Old Pal match yo 19 holes.  I know it had to be tough for Gilhooley with the weather and all.  Also LTG has finally joined the hood with his move on Saturday.  He and the Mrs. were on the course on Monday since they were tired of unpacking (you've got all winter for that) and beginning to bicker.  And Mrs LTG don't even think of moving the armoire (sp?)  But nice job with the decor.

Since the course is closed today I'll see you tomorrow at the training table.

CC