SPRING HAS SPRUNG, Part 2

Before we get to the main event, I have a small quiz for you.  Answer below, and please don’t wince.
Quiz time --  What is a Merkin?

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Here are the remainder of the photos I took recently.  Enjoy!

 

Quiz answer -- A Merkin is a citizen of the United States, as in ‘My fellow’Merkins, ...’

(Okay, go ahead and groan.)

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After that, I suppose I owe you other humor --

Father, bragging:  "My eight year old son hit a home run yesterday."

Friend:  "You mean he hit it over the fence?"

Father:  Well, not exactly.  He hit it up the middle, but the center fielder had to go to the bathroom.