I THOUGHT IT WAS TUESDAY, BUT NOPE, IT'S THURSDAY

With Tuesday's clear blue skies stretching into evening and on into the night, I was out the door, into the car, and out into the countryside.  But I just missed the sunset by mere minutes.  I've gotta keep a closer watch on the daylight hours as each day becomes shorter and shorter, and I must remember to dress warmer as each night becomes cooler and cooler.  It was a nice bright three-quarter Moon tonight, with the full Moon being on Saturday.  Saw one high-flying aircraft and two satellites.  The only constellations visible in the bright moonlit sky were a few in the Northern Hemisphere, like Ursa Major (the Big Dipper), Ursa Minor with Polaris, the North Star, Cassiopeia, Draco, and Cygnus the Swan (Northern Cross) directly overhead.

 TUESDAY NIGHTS THREE QUARTER MOON

My sunny day began in the usual way, and pretty much stayed like that for the rest of the day.  A nice early Autumn walk and then home again to putter in the flowerbeds, plus slip into Bayfield for a couple of bags of topsoil at Goldcoast Landscaping.  Also cleaned and vacuumed the car's interior, etc. Nothing too exciting.  Tomorrow is my diabetes appointment at Goderich's Maitland Valley Medical Center.  I thought it was Tuesday, but nope, it's Thursday.

 SHORT ON PHOTOS TODAY. I AGAIN HAD TO SLIP OUT INTO THE FRONT YARD TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND

 CROCUS FLOWERS ARE STILL IN BLOOM

 A CANTANKEROUS OLD OGRE IN ONE OF MY FLOWER BEDS? NOPE, JUST A GNARLY OLD TREE STUMP

 A HOSTA LEAF WITH A DECAYING CLUSTER OF SUNBURST LOCUST TREE LEAVES

 IT WAS A GOOD, COOL DAY FOR CLEANING THE CAR'S INTERIOR

 A FEW OF MY GARDEN TOOLS

Al's Music Box:: Jamaica Farewell by Harry Belafonte.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A young girl who was writing a paper for school came to her father and asked, “Dad, what is the difference between anger and exasperation?” The father replied, “It is mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you what I mean.” With that, the father went to the telephone and dialed a number at random. To the man who answered the phone, he said, “Hello, is Melvin there?” The man answered, “There is no one living here named Melvin. Why don't you learn to look up numbers before you dial?”. “See,” said the father to his daughter. “That man was not a bit happy with our call. He was probably very busy with something, and we annoyed him. Now watch…” The father dialed the number again. “Hello, is Melvin there?” asked the father. “Now look here!” came the heated reply. “You just called this number, and I told you that there is no Melvin here! You've got a lot of guts calling again!” The receiver slammed down hard. The father turned to his daughter and said, “You see, that was anger. Now I'll show you what exasperation means.” He dialed the same number, and when a violent voice roared, “Hello!” The father calmly said, “Hello, this is Melvin. Have there been any calls for me?”

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Jeff Dunham: Did you get the tattoo?
Walter: Hell no.
Jeff Dunham: Well, if you had, what would you have gotten?
Walter: I would have gotten a beautiful woman's face.
Jeff Dunham: Ah, and where would you have put it?
Walter: On my wife's face.

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Ask anybody over 30 -- if they tell you they have more than 10 friends, you know they're counting co-workers.
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Kids can sometimes ask the toughest questions.
Son: Father, can I ask you a question?
Father: Ok ask.
Son: When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?
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Moses was sitting in the Egyptian ghetto. Things were terrible. Pharaoh wouldn't even speak to him. The rest of the Israelites were mad at him and making the overseers even more irritable than usual, etc. He was about ready to give up. Suddenly a booming, sonorous voice spoke from above: "You, Moses, heed me! I have good news, and bad news." Moses was staggered. The voice continued: "You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel from bondage. If Pharaoh refuses to release your bonds, I will smite Egypt with a rain of frogs." "You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel to the Promised Land. If Pharaoh blocks your way, I will smite Egypt with a plague of locusts." "You, Moses, will lead the People of Israel to freedom and safety. If Pharaoh's army pursues you, I will part the waters of the Red Sea to open your path to the Promised Land." Moses was stunned. He stammered, "That's...that's fantastic. I can't believe it! But what's the bad news?" "You, Moses, must write the Environmental Impact Statement."

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Al's Doggy World 

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Al's Art Gallery (due to my confusement, some of the following pictures might be repeats)

WITH ONE STEP AT A TIME

 OUR PARK'S POND THIS MORNING

Today marks the September Equinox when the Sun rises almost exactly due East and sets almost exactly due West, and day and night are nearly the same length across the globe. It's a rare balance between light and dark...... And for we here in Southwestern Ontario, today was a bright, sunny one with a nighttime temperature of 46F and a daytime high of 66F.  Yes, Autumn is officially upon us for another year.  So, bring forth your colors, Autumn, and let us all once again revel in your unrivaled splendor:))

 WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE A FEW TOUCHES OF COLOR IN THE TREES

Needless to say, after getting home from my re-introductory Tai Chi class yesterday, I wasn't long in finding myself several Taoist Tai Chi videos demonstrating all 108 Tai Chi moves and have since been busy in my living room last night and today, practicing the basics of the first four moves in preparation for next Monday's class.  I quickly found out yesterday that I am going to need all the help I can get.  They generally teach three new moves with each session.  I also fully intend to try on a level two exercise program next week, given at the same Bayfield Community Center.  If I can get that under my belt, plus the Tai Chi classes, I might be on a more positive path to making it through the Winter.  And who knows what other interests or hobbies I might be able to pick up along the way connected with those classes.  I'm on a roll.....if I don't fall off.  I have thought about the Bayfield Camera Club too, but I think that might be a bit of a stretch for me.  With one step at a time, I'll see how it all goes........

TWO OF SIX GRAIN BINS AWAITING A LOAD OF BEANS FROM TODAY'S ONGOING  BEAN HARVEST

It was another good day for getting late summer and early Autumn things done.  I cut all my ferns, Bamboo Grass, and Japanese Knotweed back in the front yard.  No easy feat, I might say.  I want to get as much done as I can before we have the big pine needle drop and then all the leaves to rake up.  I don't like doing that kind of stuff on cold and dreary days.  

 A FEW PHOTOS FROM AROUND OUR PARK THIS MORNING

Al's Music Box:: You've Got A Friend by James Taylor.

 THE FOUNTAIN IN OUR PARK'S POND

GROANER'S CORNER:((Patient: I'm in a hospital! Why am I in here? Doctor: You've had an accident involving a train. Patient: What happened? Doctor: Well, I've got some good news and some bad news. Which would you like to hear first? Patient: Well... The bad news first... Doctor: Your legs were injured so badly that we had to amputate both of them. Patient: That's terrible! What's the good news? Doctor: There's a guy in the next ward who made a very good offer on your slippers.

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Teacher: "What is the chemical formula for water?"
Student: "HIJKLMNO."
Teacher: "What are you talking about?"
Student: "Yesterday you said it's H to O!"

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- How do you make sure you always remember your wife’s birthday? Forget it once.

- A man doesn't know what happiness is until he's married. By then it's too late.

- Did you hear about the dumb athlete who won the gold medal at the Olympics? He had it bronzed.

Q: How many musicians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: One, two, one, two, three, four!

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A father, passing through his son's college town late one night on a business trip, thought he would pay a surprise visit to his boy. Arriving at the fraternity house, he knocked on the door. After several minutes of knocking, a sleepy voice drifted down from a second-floor window.  "Whattya want?" the voice asked.
Does Jimmy Duncan live here?" asked the father. "Yeah!" replied the voice. "Dump him on the front porch, and we'll take care of him in the morning."

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Al's Doggy World

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Al's Art Gallery