Friday, October 23, 2026

THESE ARE WONDEROUS WEATHER DAYS

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THURSDAY EVENING TO CATCH THESE CANADA GEESES FLYING PAST THE MOON
Thursday, with another fine evening shaping up and sundown set for 6:30 p.m. I was out the door heading for my walking road about 6:10.  I could see farmers busy in their fields working both in their bean and corn fields.  With no wind, it was a nice walk followed by a coffee to go at Clinton's Tim Hortons.  From there, it was a slow drive through Clinton out into the countryside, and over to my night sky spot.  In the field right across from where I parked, a farmer was busy burning the midnight oil with his tractor and manure spreader.  Although hard for me to see in the dark, he loaded the spreader from a pile of manure in the field, then hooked his tractor to the spreader and off he went into the night.  On the way home I saw more farmers out their fields working by the light of the Moon and powerful lights on their tractors and combines.

ON THE WAY TO MY WALKING ROAD I SAW THIS FARMER WORKING WHAT MIGHT BE A BEANFIELD

 SAME FARM
 THIS TRACTOR HEADING WEST ON BAYFIELD RIVER ROAD HAD TWO GRAIN WAGONS ON BEHIND THAT MIGHT HAVE HAD CORN IN THEM
 A PARTIALLY HARVESTED CORN FIELD
 AN iPHONE PHOTO OF THE SUNSET FROM MY WALKING ROAD
 THURSDAY EVENINGS SUN WENT DOWN IN A CORNFIELD AND LUCKILY DIDN'T SET THE FIELD AFIRE
 AT MY NIGHT SKY SPOT WITH THE MOON UPPER RIGHT, THE COMMUNICATION TOWER ON THE LEFT, AND THE LIGHTS OF CLINTON ON THE HORIZON
 THIS IS THE FARMER ACROSS THE ROAD LOADING HIS MANURE SPREADER
 A SCHMOZZLE OF LIGHTS  ON MY WAY HOME
 OH-OH THOSE EYES IN THE NIGHT ARE COMING MY WAY
 THEY ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE ON SHAPE AND COLOR
 THAT'S A COMBINE ON THE LEFT TRANSFERRING ITS LOAD OF CORN INTO A GRAIN WAGON BEING TOWED BY A TRACTOR ON THE RIGHT, AND THEY CAN DO THIS WITHOUT STOPPING
 AND THAT WAS IT FOR ANOTHER MIGHTY FINE EVENING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Raked up some leaves and took a walk around the property with my leaf blower this morning.  There is a sunburst locust tree in the front yard in front of the sunroom, and its tiny finger-sized leaves can make quite a mess.  There are still a lot of leaves on the trees, so I have a lot of raking ahead of me.  Most of those leaves will come down in the next big wind and rain storm.  
 A FEW PICS OF CANADA GEESE PRACTICING THEIR FLIGHT PATTERNS
Aired up the E-Bike tires and checked the batteries earlier today as well. Lorraine rolled in about 11:45 and was soon busy in the kitchen making the whole place smell warm, homey, and cozy. She was so busy, we forgot to head out on our bikes, which was alright with me because the air felt pretty chilly and it would have felt a bit uncomfortable if we got up to speed.  We nearly hit 60F today, and that's a bonus for this late in October. These are wondrous weather days.  

 LORRAINE'S BIKE IS IN THE FOREGROUND
 I HAVE A GOOD START ON ANOTHER TRAILER LOAD OF NEEDLES AND LEAVES
 STILL LOTS OF CHIPMUNKS OUT AND ABOUT
 LATE AFTERNOON IN THE FRONT YARD

Memories Music Box:: Traces by The Classics IV.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A guy was driving in a car with his little Moron friend. He told him to stick his head out the window and see if the blinker worked. He stuck his head out and said, "Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes..."

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- I never wear a Halloween costume... I'm a character all year long!

- I ingested a pop can, and everything is clear. I feel aluminated.

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O.M.G., I'm rich!
Silver in the Hair
Gold in the Teeth
Crystals in the Kidneys
Sugar in the Blood
Lead in the Arse
Iron in the Arteries
And
An inexhaustible supply of Natural Gas.
I never thought I'd accumulate such wealth, now I can buy that yacht and the Bentley.
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A guy goes to the psychiatrist. 
Doctor," says the guy, "I feel as if I'm two different people! Two totally different personalities!""Do you think I need help?" 
"Can you help me?" "Am I doing the right thing seeing a psychiatrist?" "Whoah! Whoah! Whoah!" says the doc. "One at a time, please."

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Thursday, October 22, 2026

I MUST HAVE BEEN IN ONE OF MY 'FRUGALLY SCROOGE' MODES AGAIN

IN OUR PARK THIS MORNING
We here in our area of southern Ontario are so fortunate this October to be experiencing this marvelous spate of wonderful weather. Back-to-back sunny, cool days with 61F temperatures today.  So nice to be outside doing things, whether it be hiking, biking, walking, or just puttering around in the late Autumn flower beds.  Walking this morning, it felt more like an early September morn, and I was again surprised to be accompanied by little yellow Sulphur Butterflies.  On a slow drive through the countryside afterwards, I was able to have both of Subie's front windows down, and every time I looked over to the passenger seat my heart could see Pheebs sitting there with her head out the window and her ears gently flapping in the morning breeze.

 AN OLD ABANDONED FARM HOUSE

 THE ANNUAL CORN HARVEST IS UNDERWAY, AND I HAVE PUT MY BIG WHITE PALE AND SCOOP SHOVEL INTO THE CAR IN CASE I COME ACROSS SOME CORN SPILLS
Well, I don't know what the heck I was thinking about when in yesterday's post I questioned whether I should be feeding the birds this winter.  I must have been in one of my 'frugally Scrooge' modes again.  Waking up clear-headed this morning and back to my old self, I slipped out the door first thing to inform and insure my little feathered and furry friends that yes, I would be here once again and they could count on me to help them through the winter.  I figure if I give up my A&W Buddy Burgers for the next six months, I will be able to afford all the birdseed my little friends will eat.  And judging by the comments on yesterday's post, readers are in total agreement.  Thanks for the nudge in the right direction, folks:))  And, by golly, I saw Juncos in the front yard this afternoon, and that is encouraging:))

 CANADA GEESE
It's that time of year again when I enjoy hearing familiar sounds in the sky.  For the past couple of weeks, I've heard flocks of Sandhill Cranes and Tundra Swans high overhead winging their way south.  Unfortunately, because of my cataract eye problem, I have not been able to see them.  Maybe by next year at this time, that problem will have been corrected.  I'm looking forward to that.
 LOTS OF LOW-FLYING CANADA GEESE IN THE AIR PRACTICING THEIR FLIGHT PATTERNS BEFORE HEADING SOUTH

 JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM US
 CATCHING A FEW RAYS IN THE BACKYARD THIS AFTERNOON....OH GEE, HOW CAN YOU TELL IT'S A SELFIE, EH
Memories Music Box::
 Operator by Jim Croce

DID YOU NOTICE THE FRONT END OF AN OLD TRUCK IN THIS PHOTO
GROANER'S CORNER:(( A family was visiting an Indian reservation when they happened upon an old tribesman lying face down in the middle of the road with his ear pressed firmly against the blacktop.  The father of the family asked the old tribesman what he was doing. The tribesman began to speak..."woman, late thirties, three kids, one barking dog in late model, white, four-door station wagon, traveling at 65 m.p.h. "That's amazing!" exclaimed the father. "You can tell all that just by listening to the ground?" "No," said the old tribesman, weakly. "They just ran over me five minutes ago!"

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Q: Why did the little Moron quit his job as a restroom attendant?
A: He couldn't figure out how to refill the hand dryer!

- Both my wife and I are bad cooks. Our cooking is so bad, that our kids have started praying after we've had dinner.

- Just changed my Facebook name to 'No one', so when I see stupid posts I can click like and it will say 'No one likes this'.

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A preacher, newly called to a small country town, needed to mail a letter. Passing a young boy on the street, the pastor asked where he could find the post office.
After getting his answer, the minister thanked the boy and said, “If you’ll come to the community church this evening, you can hear me tell everyone how to get to heaven.” “I don’t know, sir,” the boy replied. “You don’t even know how to get to the post office!”

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