NOT WANTING TO UNNECESSARILY CONFUSE MYSELF

 GODERICH'S HARBOR ICE CONTINUES TO MELT

I amazed myself Sunday morning when I was able to change the Subaru's clock one hour ahead to Daylight Saving Time without my usual laptop in hand with a 'how-to' instruction video on the screen.  I'm not sure how I did that and not wanting to unnecessarily confuse myself, I will simply chalk it up to 'divine intervention.  

MAPLE SYRUP PAILS COLLECTING SAP

 A GREEN SUGAR SHACK CAN BE BE SEEN THROUGHT THE TREES

 LOOK CAREFULLY AND YOU WILL SEE FOUR SAP PAILS

A nice drive through the countryside this morning along the Bannockburn Line netted me a few photos.  Driving along slowly, it was a good opportunity to open the sunroof to make sure it was working okay after the long winter.  It was, and with the two front windows down, and the heater on, the only thing missing was Pheebs riding with me, enjoying the Spring scenery going by, and the morning's cool breeze flopping her ears around.  We hit 60F today but strong winds drove the windchill factor down to 43F.

 WITH RECENT RAINS AND THE SNOW MELT, AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE FLOWING

SPRING'S YELLOW WILLOW BRANCHES

Home again, I only spent a half hour or so on outside things like raking up more yard waste.  I have a real good start on the Spring clean-up this year and I am quite happy about that.  

 A CLUSTER OF LAST YEAR'S BEACH TREE LEAVES

 COUNTRY ROADS IN SPOTS WERE SLIGHTLY MUDDY TODAY

With a Doctor's appointment coming up next week, Woodsy and I slipped up to Goderich this afternoon, where I dropped into the Dynacare Centre and left behind a few vials of blood.  Surprisingly, I was the only one there and they took me right in.  No waiting time is unusual.  From there we took a drive down to the harbor and out to Rotary Cove.  There is still ice on the lake, but it is melting rapidly.  A quick stop at the Food Basics grocery store and off for home we went.      

 LAKE HURON'S ICE IS MELTING AND ON THE MOVE

 AN ODD CLOUD PATTERN OVER GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE

 CHUNKS OF LAKE ICE

 LOOKING SOUTHWEST ALONG LAKE HURON'S SHORELINE

 GODERICH'S HARBOR ICE IS BEGINNING TO FINALLY BREAK UP

 SEEN IN GODERICH TODAY

Al's Music Box::  Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore by the Highwaymen.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Three unfortunate contractors find themselves stuck in a Gulf prison. One starts to pick away at the cement between two blocks of concrete. To his surprise, he spots something shining. It turns out to be a tiny brass lamp. He brushes away the dirt, and suddenly a cloud of red smoke appears from the spoat. As the smoke clears, a big genie floats before them."Thanks, guys! You've freed me from that miserable lamp and as you probably already know, we genies can grant three wishes. But only three wishes. Ok, let's get on with it." The three prisoners have a quick discussion but it's obvious that since there are three of them and three wishes they should simply have one wish each. First prisoner, "Genie, I wish I had never left my old job in Manchester and that I was still there." Wooosh! He disappeared.  The second prisoner steps forward eagerly, "Genie, I too wish I had never left my old job in Birmingham and that I was still working there." Wooosh! He also disappeared.  The last guy stood pondering, "Genie, I'm not so sure about going straight back to my old job in London. Should I go to see my mum or to my girlfriend's flat. I wish my two mates were still here to help me decide." .... Wooosh! Wooosh!

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I didn't realize how bad of a driver I was until my navigation system said: "In 400 feet, do a slight right, stop, and let me out."

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- You know it's cold outside when you go outside and it's cold.

- “Due to the cabbage crop failure it was really hard to get ahead!”

- How many Germans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? One. They're very efficient and don't have a great sense of humour.

- What should you do if your round of golf is interrupted by a lightning storm? Walk around holding your 1-iron above your head, because even God can't hit a 1-iron!

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Things Mom Would Never Say::
- "How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?"
- "Yeah, I used to skip school a lot, too"
- "Just leave all the lights on ... it makes the house look more cheery"
- "Let me smell that shirt -- Yeah, it's good for another week"
- "Go ahead and keep that stray dog, honey. I'll be glad to feed and walk him every day"
- "Well, if Timmy's mom says it's OK, that's good enough for me."
- "The curfew is just a general time to shoot for. It's not like I'm running a prison around here."
- "I don't have a tissue with me ... just use your sleeve"
- "Don't bother wearing a jacket - the wind-chill is bound to improve"

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