I studied my photos of kids doing fun stuff  — So many of the photos present a true sense of humor. What better subject for a blog on the New Year’s day when everyone you meet says “Happy New Year”   So I suggest we be try to be happy and clown around a lot —

……and make other folks happy in the process — all year long!

This is what happened 2 seconds after I suggested they take the cart and pick up the mail - I could picture me running down the road trying to catch a runaway Grandkids. And she really is a good driver. Practiced not here but on the nature trail.

I suggested they take the cart and pick up the mail – Can you picture a senior running down the road trying to catch runaway kids. And she really is a good driver. Practiced not on the road but on the nature trail.

This is what happened at the dinner table one day when I said "Look as mad as you can - On the left a real attempt - but I said that it was a failure -- the one on the right was the last attempt to look mad.

This is what happened at the dinner table one day when I said “Look as mad as you can – On the left a real attempt – but I said that it was a failure — moments later, the one on the right was the last attempt to look mad.

Here is a clown making me laugh! - I do not watch a lot of TV news - too many stories are aimed at making me fearful - eating the wrong stuff, buying the wrong item at the wrong price, the government shutting down, people getting shot while doing nothing wrong - BUT with the sound off and this new "News Lady" adding the commentary - I think I could watch the whole program!

Here is a clown making me laugh! – I do not watch a lot of TV news – too many stories are aimed at making me fearful – eating the wrong stuff, buying the wrong item at the wrong price, the government shutting down, people getting shot while doing nothing wrong – BUT with the sound off and this new “News Lady” adding the commentary – I think I could watch the whole program!

While getting ready to get in the car and drive to a "Minature Golf" course I caught this practice session in our front lawn.

While getting ready to get in the car and drive to a “Minature Golf” course I caught this practice session in our front lawn.

More clowns - At the Nature center there was a rubber snake -- They had to show me "How to play with a snake"

More clowns – At the Nature center there was a rubber snake — They had to show me “How to play with a snake”

This is not clowning - this little guy is driving - but I like the shot because of the focus expressing on his face! If we all focused like that while driving the roads would be safer.

This is not clowning – this little guy is driving – but I like the shot because of the focused expressing on his face! If we all focused like that while driving the roads would be safer.

Do you think this squirrel was clowning around - he just ran around on our screen one foggy morning - we even brought chairs out to watch is performance.

Do you think this squirrel was clowning around – he just ran around on our screen one foggy morning – we even brought chairs out to watch his performance.

Could not get a picture of the turkeys in the woods But that did not stop the fingers pointing to them as if they were still there. Thay said I needed my glasses adjusted. and new hearing aids because they were gobbling!

Could not get a picture of the turkeys in the woods But that did not stop the fingers pointing to them as if they were still there. Thay said I needed my glasses adjusted. and new hearing aids because they were gobbling too!

At our street party - ball dropped at 10:00 so us seniors could get to bed.

At our street party – ball dropped at 10:00 so us seniors could get to bed.

Our annual New Year's day beach walk - Grandma doing a beach dance!

Our annual New Year’s day beach walk – Grandma doing a beach dance!

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