MY THURSDAY SCHOOL BOY HAIRCUT

 SEEN IN GODERICH THIS MORNING

With clear and cold skies overhead Thursday night, I took a short drive out to my night sky spot and enjoyed all the bright shimmering stars and a couple Planets.  Jupiter and Venus, with Venus being the brightest object in the black velvety night sky.

 AN iPHONE PHOTO AFTER SUNSET

With no wind fluttering the leaves on the trees outside my window, I figured a sunny morning walk in the 45F air was doable, so off I went.  I followed that with a drive to Goderich to stop into the Bell Mobility office.  I've noticed on my iPhone that sometimes when a call comes in, the phone doesn't always ring.  Also, callers would get a security voice asking for the caller's name, etc.  The fellow at Bell told me that it was because Apple had recently done an update and installed that security feature on their phones.  I had him remove that, and now my phone is back to normal, and will ring if anyone should happen to call.  Before my stop at Bell, I had popped into A&W where I had a coupon for an 'Egger' breakfast.  And, would you believe, I never even set foot in the Walmart Store.  Or any other store for that matter, but I did buy three 5' Emerald Cedar trees at the Canadian Tire Garden Center and took a quick spin down around the harbor before heading home.

 A LOT OF HEAVY FARM MACHINERY ON OUR RURAL ROADS AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR

A CROPPED VIEW OF THE GODERICH HARBOR WITH MY SONY CAMERA

 AN UNCROPPED PHOTO WITH MY iPHONE 15

 SONY CAM

 THE TOPSIDE VIEW OF THE LARGEST UNDERGROUND SALT MINE IN THE WORLD

GODERICH

 I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THIS HOUSE AND PROPERTY IN GODERICH

HEADING HOME

Home again, I wasn't long in gathering a few garden tools together.  With rain predicted for Saturday, I was anxious to get those three trees into the ground.  All went well, and digging the holes, I didn't run into any major roots that might have required an axe.  That kind of wraps up my buying of new plants for this year.  I don't think I bought any in the last couple of Springs, except for a Holly plant that the winter rabbits kind of wrecked.  It's likely I'll not be around to see the cedars fill in and grow tall together, but at least I've got them into the ground for someone else to enjoy someday in the future.

 JUST FINISHED PLANTING MY THREE EMERALD PYRAMID CEDARS

 MY THURSDAY SCHOOL BOY HAIRCUT

Al's Music Box:: Make The World Go Away by EEddy Arnold.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Signs That You Hired The Wrong Kid To Mow Your Lawn::

- He shows up with a pair of nail clippers and a Ziploc bag.

- He's fascinated by the details of you home security system.

- Stops every couple of minutes to smoke some clippings.

- Somehow manages to mow the hood ornament off your Lexus.

- No toes

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My home church welcomes all denominations, but really prefers tens and twenties.

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Q: What happens when cranberries get sad?
A: They turn into blueberries.

Q: What kind of 'tude is appropriate at the family dinner?
A: Gratitude.

Q: What can you call your brother who falls asleep after dinner?
A: Your napkin.

Q: What did the salad say to the butter who kept making jokes?
A: You're on a roll.

Q: What's a running turkey called?
A: Fast food.

Q:On Thanksgiving, what does Dad have in common with an exhausted baseball player?
A: They're both likely to fall asleep between plates.

Q: What's one thing that you'll have in common with a teddy bear on Thanksgiving?
A: You'll both be filled with stuffing.

Q:How can you unlock the greatest Thanksgiving experience ever?
A: By making sure to bring the tur-key.

Q: When the Coronavirus was a big concern a few years ago, what was the most popular side dish?
A: Masked potatoes.

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A priest was sent to a very small church in the backwoods of Alaska. After a couple of years the Bishop decided to pay the priest a visit to see how he was doing. The priest said that it was a really lonely job and that he didn't think that he could have made it without his Rosary and two martinis each day. With that the priest said to the Bishop, "Would you like to have a martini with me?" The Bishop said, "Yes, that would be nice." The priest turned around and hollered toward the kitchen, "Rosary, would you fix us two martinis please?"

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 OH AIN'T IT DA TRUTH

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IT KEEPS ME FROM SEIZING UP

MY LITTLE FROG POND WATERFALL

For the beginning of this sunny day, it was a brisk north wind a-blowin', but it had a slight touch of warmth in it, and that made for an enjoyable walk on this mid-May morning.  Following my walk, I headed into Bayfield for a little drive around to see what I could see.

 WITH EACH PASSING DAY, MORE AND MORE BOATS ARE APPEARING IN THE BAYFIELD RIVER

LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE OF HARBOR SEALS OUT THERE AROUND BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER

NOPE, THEM'S ISN'T SEALS, THEMS IS SURFBOARDERS

 PADDLING OUT TO CATCH A WAVE

 AND TO THINK THAT JUST OVER A SHORT MONTH AGO THERE WAS STILL ICE ON THE LAKE

OH DEAR, A FACE PLANT INTO A WAVE

 THE COLD WATER IS MORE TURBULENT CLOSE TO THE PIER

Home again, I busied myself around the yard, puttering.  I think I am going to have to include'puttering' as one of my most favorite hobbies.   I do not include cleaning eavestroughs as enjoyable puttering, but somewhere between all my little putters, I cleaned out the eaves troughs.  They were sure packed with pine needles.  

THE RED BUD TREE BESIDE THE DRIVEWAY IS BEGINNING TO SHOW COLOR

 CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT I HAD FOR BREAKFAST BUT I CAN REMEMBER PLANTING THAT TALL 50' POPLAR TREE IN THE BACK YARD TWENTY YEARS AGO

High noon found me in the barber's chair at the Bayfield Village Clippers.  In less than fifteen minutes, I was shorn, out of the chair, and out the door.  Well, most of me was because I left some of myself behind on the floor around the chair.  And, I left enough hair behind to notice the cool morning air while walking back to the car.  Should have brought a hat to keep my expanding bald spot warm.

 CONDITIONS ARE PERFECT HERE FOR GROWING HOSTAS

Home again, I was right back into puttering mode, and if someone were to ask me what I was busy with, I would be hard-pressed to remember all the piddly little things I busied myself with.  I think after a long boring inside winter, just to be outside on a sunny day is the magic itself, even if it's picking up a stone and moving it from point A to point B, and along the way, tossing a few peanuts out here and there for the Chipmunks. Topping up a bird feeder, throwing a couple of sticks into the utility trailer, pulling a few weeds, fishing some pine needles out of the frog pond, cleaning the car mirrors, watering some grass seed, stopping for a coffee, maybe a couple of windows need cleaning, etc.  And a dozen other etc's.  I like puttering along doing all those things.  In my little world, it makes me a happy camper.  And of course, at this age, there is always the bottom line.....it keeps me from seizing up.

 MY LITTLE BUNNY PATH NEAR THE DRIVEWAY ON THE SOUTH EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE

 THE PROMINENT GROUND COVER HERE IS PERRIWINKLE

Thanks to reader Barb M for emailing to let me know that my blog's 'moderated' comment section is definitely not working.  I have no idea how to fix that.  Oh, if only Kelly were here to solve yet another technical problem for me.  She always had the patience, and some how the know how, for all that kind of stuff.  And, she had an ability to fix little mechanical things too.  I am such a boob at all that kind of stuff.

Al's Music Box:: Calypso by John Denver.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( An old Indian lined up all of his 10 little Indian sons and stood in front of them. He then asked, "Who push port-a-potty over cliff?" Nobody answered him. He then asked again, "Who push port-a-potty over cliff?"Again nobody  answered. The old Indian said, "I tell story of Georgie and Georgie father. Georgie chop down cherry tree. Georgie tell truth, Big Georgie no punish." So the Indian asked again, "Who push port-a-potty over cliff?" To which the littlest Indian replied, "I push port-a-potty over cliff." The old Indian then shakes and spanks him, for his punishment. When he is done, the little Indian asks, "Georgie tell truth, Georgie no get punish. I tell truth, I get punished. Why you punish, father?" The old Indian replied, "Big Georgie not in cherry tree when it got chopped down!!!"

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- What did the dancer feel after a week of non-stop rehearsals? The agony of de-feet.

- How do you make a tissue dance? You put a little boogie in it!

- What kind of dog does a magician have?
A Labracadabrador!

- What do you get when you cross a rabbit with shellfish? An Oyster Bunny!

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The banker fell overboard from a friend's sailboat. His friend grabbed a life preserver, held it up, not knowing if the banker could swim, and shouted, “Can you float alone?” “Obviously,” the banker replied, “but this is a heck of a time to talk business.”

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