TWO DECKS DONE AND NONE TO GO

 CROCUS FLOWERS ARE USUALLY SEEN IN SPRING, BUT HERE ARE A FEW IN MY FRONT FLOWER BED

I finally finished my power washing project this afternoon.  Two decks done and none to go.

 COMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH ON MY POWER WASH PROJECT

It's just about time for my annual frog round-up and I think I'm going to have it easier this year with not as many of the little fellas in the front yard frog pond as in the last few years.  In fact, I think I may only have three, maybe four.  My pond isn't deep enough for the frogs to spend the winter, so each year, with my frog net, I gently catch the guys and put them in a bucket.  And, with my wheelbarrow, I chauffeur them over to the Park's pond and ease them into the water where they can burrow deep into the pond's muddy bottom and safely spend the winter.  And, in the Spring, they come hopping back to my front yard again:))

 HOSTA FLOWERS ARE STILL IN BLOOM

Al's Music Box:: Midnight Train To Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pips.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A guy found a penguin and showed him to a policeman. The policeman said, "Take that penguin to the zoo, now." Next day the policeman sees the man with the penguin again. The policeman stops the guy and says, I told you yesterday to take the penguin to the zoo. What on earth are you doing with the penguin in your truck again?" The guy says, Yesterday I took him to the zoo, and today I'm taking him to the movies."

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An older man once said, "The secret to a long marriage is that we take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music, and dancing. She goes on Tuesdays. I go on Fridays".

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Late one night, a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs. "Give me your money," he demanded.
Indignant, the affluent man replied, "You can't do this - I'm a United States Congressman!" "In that case," replied the mugger, "give me MY money!"

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"I'm sorry," said the clerk in the flower shop, "we don't have potted geraniums. Could you use African violets instead?"
Replied the customer sadly, "No, it was geraniums my wife told me to water while she was away."

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When the company president learned that his employees were tanking up on no-trace vodka martinis during their lunch hours, he issued the following memo: To all employees: If you must drink during your lunch hours, please drink whiskey. It is better for our customers to know you're drunk than to think you're stupid.

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UNTIL I 'GIT ER DONE'!!

DIDN'T TAKE ANY PHOTOS TODAY, BUT I HAVE A FEW FROM YESTERDAY....THIS IS GODERICH'S COASTLINE

Our seasonal change and transition from summer into Autumn is in full swing, with notably shorter days, cooler nighttime temperatures, and rainier days.  This seasonal change is welcome, but the change from Autumn to Winter is not, and that will likely begin in a month from now!!  It will then be time to slip on the long underwear and batten down the hatches for the long, rough five-month ride through winter's frigid cold and stormy days until early April.  Now, how's that for a positive start on a gloomy, cool, rainy Tuesday morning eh........

 A RIPENING BEANFIELD EAST OF GODERICH

 LOOKING SOUTH ALONG LAKE HURON'S COASTLINE FROM GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE

 MONDAY AFTERNOON AT BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER

I finished power washing the front deck and front yard patio stones yesterday, and today, between rain showers, I started on the back deck.  My electric power washer does an okay job, but probably not as good a job as a professional gas power washer.  I can get a lot of the mold off the wood, but I think a more powerful washer might get into the wood itself and really dig out dirt and grime.  Oh well, it are what it are and I will keep at this slow and tedious job until I git er done!!

 FRONT DECK IS DONE

 BECAUSE OF TODAY'S RAIN, I DIDN'T GET TOO FAR ON MY REAR DECK

Al's Music Box:: Night Fever by the Bee Gees.

GENTLE WAVES AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH THIS AFTERNOON

GROANERS CORNER:(( A young naval student was being put through the paces by an old sea captain. "What would you do if a sudden storm sprang up on the starboard?" "Throw out an anchor, sir," the student replied. "What would you do if another storm sprang up aft?" "Throw out another anchor, sir." "And if another terrific storm sprang up forward, what would you do then?" asked the captain. "Throw out another anchor, sir." "Hold on," said the captain. "Where are you getting all those anchors from?" "From the same place you're getting all your storms, sir."

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"Doctor, my memory's gone. Gone! I can't remember my wife's name. Can't remember my children's names. Can't remember what kind of car I drive. Can't remember where I work. It was all I could do to find my way here." "Calm down. How long have you been like this?" "Like what?"

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- The only exercise I've done this month is running out of money.

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Mr. Dewey was briefing his client, who was about to testify in his own defense. "You must swear to tell the complete truth. Do you understand?" The client replied that he did. Then the lawyer asked, "Do you know what will happen if you don't tell the truth?" The client looked back and said, "I imagine that our side will win."

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