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The sun is coming up early enough now for me to squeeze in an early morning walk by the lake. I took my camera with me and managed to get a couple photos then, at lunch, went out again and walked a hidden trail at the park that is only accessible around this time of year, before the trees get leaves and block it from view. It's been mostly the usual suspects this week, robins, geese, etc. But I got a couple spring-like photos while I was at it too. Here you go:

Synopsis: After catching his girlfriend cheating on him with his friend Billy, professional wrestler Shane Douglas gets angry and later accidentally kills Billy in the ring with a botched piledriver. Six weeks later, he is given the opportunity to make money as part of a wrestling show at a prison. However, the event is really an elaborate revenge plot by Billy's brother, Angus, who has filled the prison with zombies. Shane and his fellow wrestlers soon find themselves fighting for survival. Who's in it? The movie stars Shane Douglas , Roddy Piper , Jim Duggan , Adrienne Fischer and Ashton Amherst. Review: When I first heard about Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies , I thought it was some sort of internet prank and was surprised when I came across the movie on Amazon Prime. I had a ton of doubts about this film but have always loved Roddy Piper as a movie star and decided to watch it with my wife last night.  Overall, I have to say it wasn't the worst zombie movie I've seen.

I didn't have a lot of luck on my walk today. The critters that cooperated with me managed to still be in a bad spot (like the garter snake that popped out two feet from me) and I just couldn't get a good angle. And then there were those that didn't cooperate at all, like the falcon that liked to hang out right in front of the sun and the turkey that showed up after I was in my car and driving back to the office. However, I managed to get this photo at least. 

I wasn't sure what the weather was going to do today and, expecting rain by lunch, I decided to get a walk in this morning. As it turns out, it was a nice day today and I was able to do both, getting a variety of photos. Here are some of them:

A public service message (aimed at one person in particular). It's OK to go for a walk in the park while listening to your favorite music. However, it is not OK to have that music blaring so loud, you can hear it on the other side of the park. That's why they invented headphones. In any case, thanks to the above, finding things to take photos off was somewhat difficult today since the noise was keeping everything in hiding. I did manage some shots though. Here they are:

Synopsis : A space shuttle crew encounters an alien vehicle while doing research on the passing Halley's Comet. The alien craft contains seemingly dead bat-like creatures as well as three well-preserved human-like beings. By the time the shuttle returns to Earth, all onboard are dead but the three preserved bodies remain intact and are recovered for research. Unfortunately, the aliens also happen to be vampires capable of sucking a person's lifeforce from their body and turn them into one of their own. Who's in it? The movie stars Steve Railsback , Mathilda May , Frank Finlay , Patrick Stewart and Peter Firth. Review: I had heard about the movie Lifeforce before but couldn't remember if I had ever seen it. Since we were looking for something to watch anyway and this happened to be available on Amazon Prime, my wife and I gave it a try last night. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as we hoped it would be. This movie is a great example of a good premise that gets w