NOT EVERYDAY HAS TO BE AN ACTION JACKSON DAY

 CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL

Local farmers were again busy with the corn harvest this morning.  To me, it seems like a lot of corn has been planted this year, and I am seeing cornfields everywhere.  A wee drive with Subie's front windows down around a couple of country concessions netted me a few pics along the way.

THIS YELLOW COMBINE AND TRACTOR PULLED TRAILER ARE DRIVING IN UNISON WHILE THE COMBINE TRANSFERS CORN TO THE GREEN WAGON

 IT'S TEAMWORK IN ACTION

 WITH THE GREEN LOADER FULL OF CORN IT HEADS OFF

 THE COMBINE CONTINUES WORKING NONSTOP

I THINK IT MIGHT BE THIS FARM THAT IS THE BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR THE CORN HARVEST

Home again, I puttered about with my leaf rake and wheelbarrow while Lorraine busied herself in the kitchen again.  She BBQ'd some sausage and made a Butternut squash soup.  It was not only a beautiful-looking day, it  was a beautfiful feeling day as well.  A very typical lazy Sunday, and that was quite alright.  Not every day has to be an action Jackson day.

 AND, ON THAT SAME FARM LIVE THESE FELLAS WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF SHEEP

 THIS GUY IS GETTING ITS FACE RIGHT INTO ITS BREAKFAST

 YES, I AM A LLAMA

 CAME ACROSS THIS SMALL HERD OF CHICKENS THIS MORNING TOO

  ANOTHER LOOK AT THE KID'S SCHOOL BUS SHELTER ON BAYFIELD RIVER ROAD

MILKWEED PODS ARE SPLITTING AND GOING TO SEED

Al's Music Box:: Everyone's Gone To The Moon by Johnathan King.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The elderly priest, speaking to the younger priest, said, "It was a good idea to replace the first four pews with plush bucket theater seats. It worked like a charm. The front of the church always fills first now." The young priest nodded, and the old priest continued, "And you told me adding a little more beat to the music would bring young people back to church, so I supported you when you brought in that rock'n'roll gospel choir. Now our services are consistently packed to the balcony." "Thank you, Father," answered the young priest. "I am pleased that you are open to the new ideas of youth." "All of these ideas have been well and good," said the elderly priest, "but I'm afraid you've gone too far with the drive-thru confessional." "But, Father," protested the young priest, "my confessions and the donations have nearly doubled since I began that!" "Yes," replied the elderly priest, "and I appreciate that.  But the flashing neon sign, 'Toot 'n Tell or Go to Hell' cannot stay on the church roof.

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- If I had a dollar for every time someone tells me to grow up...I could build the coolest tree house ever!

- Which letter is silent in "scent". Is it the 'C' or the 'S'?

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Joan invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, 'Would you like to say the blessing?' 'I wouldn't know what to say,' the girl replied. 'Just say what you hear Mommy say,' Joan answered. The girl thought for a minute, then bowed her head and said, 'Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?'

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A 17-year-old boy, who works part-time at Pizza Hut, pulls up to his house in a stunning Porsche. His parents are immediately suspicious, knowing there's no way his after-school job could have paid for such an expensive car. "Where did you get that car?" they said, astonished. "I bought it today," the boy replies calmly. "With what money?" his mom demanded. "We know how much a Porsche costs, and there's no way you can afford it!" The boy shrugs. "It’s used, and I got a great deal. I only paid $20 for it." His parents are even more shocked. "Who would sell a Porsche for $20?!" "The woman up the street," the boy explains. "She just moved in. I delivered a pizza to her, and she offered to sell me the Porsche for $20." Baffled, his parents rush to the neighbor’s house, ready for an explanation. They find her calmly planting flowers in her yard. "I'm the father of the boy you sold a Porsche to for $20," the dad says. "We need to know why you sold it so cheap!" The woman, without looking up, responds, "I got a call from my husband this morning. I thought he was on a business trip in Florida, but it turns out he ran off to Hawaii with his secretary and doesn't plan on coming back." The boy's mom, still confused, asks, "But what does that have to do with selling our son a Porsche for $20?" With a satisfied smile, the woman replies, "My husband told me to sell his new Porsche and send him the money—so I did."

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WE SADDLED UP FOR AN E-BIKE RIDE INTO BAYFIELD

 THE STAIRCASE LEADING DOWN TO THE BEACH AT BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

How is it even possible to have so many nice weather days back to back at this time of year?  I think I had better not ask questions and just simply enjoy these fine Autumn days one day at a time while they last.

 FARM MACHINERY AWAIT THEIR CREW THIS MORNING

 I THINK THOSE TWO WAGONS ARE ALREADY FULL OF CORN

We had ourselves a quiet morning in remembrance of little Freya, a six-month-old baby with a serious illness that we had been hoping and praying would pull through after a series of operations and setbacks.  After putting up a gallant fight, Freya sadly passed away last night.  She was the granddaughter of one of Lorraine's best friends in Stratford.

It was 2:40 this afternoon when I dusted off the E-Bikes and dressed warmly we saddled up for a ride into Bayfield.  Surprisingly, it wasn't as cold as we thought it might be.  At 60°F, the sun felt warm on our backs.  We stopped at Pioneer Park, and I took a few photos.  At the south end of the Park is a staggered staircase leading down to the beach below.  Lorraine, ever the exercise buff, wasn't long in hoofing herself down the steps to the out-of-sight beach.  On the way back up, she took the steps two at a time and counted each of the ?? steps all the way to the top.

 AT BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

 THE LOOK OF iPHONE CONCENTRATION WHILE COMPOSING A PHOTO

 BY GOLLY THERE GOES LORRAINE HEADING DOWN TO THE BEACH FAR BELOW

 WHILE LORRAINE WAS DOWN AT THE BEACH, I WAS ABLE TO SNAP A FEW CANDID SHOTS OF PEOPLE ENJOYING THEIR DAY WHILE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON OUR BIKES

 SPOTTED THESE TWO BEST PALS ENJOYING THEIR TIME TOGETHER AS WELL

 ON HER WAY UP LORRAINE POINTS TO STEP #100

A LITTLE TEETERY AT THE TOP BUT SHE MADE IT

From Pioneer Park we slipped into Bayfield and grabbed ourselves a couple of excellant coffees at the Shop Bike Craft Coffee Roasters on Bayfield's Main Street.  Rosies Ice Cream Shoppe just down the street was open, but we skipped by on our way home. It was a great ride into Bayfield and back on the late October day.  With more nice weather ahead, we hope to get out for another ride or two over the next week.   

 DRINKING OUR COFFEE IN A LITTLE PLAZA AREA NEXT DOOR TO THE BAYFIELD LIBRARY

 AUTUMN'S FINERY

 A PICNIC IN THE AUTUMN WOODS PERHAPS

Memories Music Box:: And I Love Her by The Beatles.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about. The daughter answered, *'Don't be scared, you'll get your quilt.'* Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about. He said, *'Be not afraid, thy comforter is co

A sweater I bought was picking up static electricity, so I returned it to the store.
They gave me another one, free of charge.

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Joe said, "Know what, Charlie? I killed 5 flies yesterday, 3 males and 2 females." "How could you tell them apart, Joe? asked Charlie. "Joe replied, "It was easy. The 3 males were sitting on a case of beer, and the 2 females were on the phone."

One night, a man on his way home happened upon a drunk, down on his hands and knees searching for something under a street light. The man asked the drunk what he was looking for so diligently and the drunk said he had tripped and his Rolex wrist watch had broken loose from his wrist. The man, being a kindhearted soul, got down on his hands and knees and began assisting the drunk looking for his watch. After about ten minutes without any success, the man asked the drunk exactly where he tripped. "About a half a block up the street," the drunk said. "Why, pray tell," the man asked the drunk, "are you looking for your watch here if you lost it a half a block up the street?" The drunk replied, "The light is a lot better here.

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