WE ALL MADE IT BACK TO THE CAR UNSCATHED

Saw my first orange Day Lily of the year, blooming in the backyard beside the shed. Another indicator of how fast the season is already moving on. But that's okay, I always look forward to those splashes of orange in the flower beds and along many roadside ditches at this time each year.  A slightly overcast day and that was okay too. No horrid heat and humidity, and no ice and snow either.  Sometimes, things just kinda do alright.  A pleasant country road walk as usual earlier today.  Home again, I decided it was a good morning for cleaning the car, so out came the floor mats and in went the vacuum cleaner.

 SPOTTED A WHOLE HERD OF BUZZARDS IN A NEIGHBORING FARM FIELD THIS MORNING

 MOURNING DOVE ON THE BIRD STATION

 A FEW FRONT YARD SQUIRREL PICS TODAY

 SOMETIMES THE SQUIRRELS LAY MOTIONLESS HIGH UP IN THE SUNBURST LOCUST TREE, AND I FIGURE THEY ARE CATCHING SOME ZZZZZZZZZ'S

 A PAIR OF MOURNING DOVES

With a chance of rain, we decided to roll back our E-Bike ride up around Blyth, Ontario, to maybe tomorrow, weather permitting.  With our good neighbor Monica having an appointment in Goderich early this afternoon, we decided to combine her appointment with some grocery shopping, and at 12:20, under cloudy skies, we three headed off to Goderich.  After Monica's appointment, I dropped the ladies at Food Basics and they slipped inside looking for some bargoons while I held the fort down outside in the car.  I'm not a fan of banging around in grocery stores.  From Food Basics, it was off to Walmart we three Musketeers went to mix it up with the local Walmartians.  Even I went in this time.  It was a busy place, but fortunately, we all made it back to the car unscathed, with our arms full.  Heading for home, we made one last stop at the Bayfield Berry Farm where the gals slipped inside looking for strawberries and whatever other little goodies they could find.  They weren't disappointed.  Having had enough strenuous shopping for one day, I again gladly waited in the car.  Minutes later, we were all home, and a good gol darn time was had by all.

Al's Music Box:(( What's Going On by Marvin Gaye.

 BAYFIELD'S TUESDAY EVENING SUNSET AT THE BEACH

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A couple had been married for 35 years, and the pair was also celebrating their 60th birthdays. During the celebration, a fairy godmother appeared and said that because they had been such a loving couple all those years, she would give them each one wish.  The wife said she wanted to travel around the world. The fairy godmother waved her magic wand and BOOM! The wife had the tickets in her hand.  Then it was the husband's turn. He paused for a moment, then said boldly, "Well, I'd like to have a wife 30 years younger than I." The fairy godmother picked up her wand and BOOM! He was now 90.

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- My dad walked me down the aisle at my third wedding. He said, “I keep giving you away... and they keep giving you back!”

- Where was the toothbrush invented?
Mississippi. If it had been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a teeth brush.

- 'My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 now and we don't know where the hell she is.'

- Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?

- All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

- Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

- Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

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An old-time pastor was riding furiously down the road, hurrying to get to church on time. Suddenly, his horse stumbled and threw him to the ground. Lying in the dirt, his body wracked with pain, the pastor called out, “All you angels in heaven, help me get up on my horse!”With extraordinary strength, he leaped onto the horse’s back—and fell off the other side. From the ground again, he called out, “All right, just half of you angels this time!”

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HOPING TO GET OUT E-BIKING TOMORROW

A MARSHY AREA MEANDERS THROUGH A CORN FIELD

Well, not wanting to miss another nice evening now that the days are already getting shorter on this first day of summer, I grabbed my camera Monday evening and headed out into the countryside.  My first stop, of course, was my walking road, where for the second time on Monday, I did my quarter-mile stroll up the gravel road and back.  From there, it was into Clinton for a Tim Hortons coffee to go before slipping northeast out of town and driving northward along the west side of the Hullet Marsh.  How many times over the span of fourteen years had Pheebs and I traveled this stretch of road to the Marsh for our morning walks.  Turning left, I then headed westward into the sunset.  As darkness descended, it wasn't long before I began seeing glowing diamond-like fairies along the roadside, floating about in the tall grass and woodland trees.  At one point, I stopped, turned the car off, and got out to just stand quietly and watch them.  They were Fireflies, of course, but I preferred to imagine them as woodland fairies.  I remember reading somewhere recently that it is believed that we will be the last generation to see them, as it is believed that because of environmental issues, they will soon be lost to history.  Eventually, I arrived at my night sky spot, stayed for a while, took a couple of pictures, thought about things for a bit, and then headed home.  It was nearly 11 p.m.  Another fine evening well spent.  My fav:))

Kind of a quiet day here in my jungle of greenery as something keeps draining my energy.  Lorraine rolled in around noon today, and we're hoping to get out E-biking tomorrow. (Wednesday)

 

Al's Music Box:: Sealed With A Kiss by Brian Hyland.  A timely song for younger school-aged folks at this time of year.

 A COUPLE OF FRONT YARD FROGS

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two businessmen in Florida were sitting down for a break in their soon-to-be new store. As yet, the store wasn't ready, with only a few shelves set up. One said to the other, ' I bet any minute now some senior citizen is going to walk by, put his face to the window, and ask what we're selling.' No sooner were the words out of his mouth when, sure enough, a curious senior citizen walked to the window, had a peek, and in a soft voice asked, "What are you sellin' here?" One of the men replied sarcastically, "We're selling Idiots"  Without skipping a beat, the old timer said, "You're doing well. Only two left."

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A minister stood in front of his congregation and announced, "I have good news and bad news. The good news is we have enough money to pay for our new building program. The bad news is that it’s still in your pockets.”

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- “What do you call a tissue that is sleeping? A napkin.”

- Charles Dickens walks into a bar and orders a martini. The bartender asks, "Olive or twist?"

- Why do people go to Burger King and Order a Double Whopper with a Large French Fry and insist on getting a Diet Coke?

- If you got into a taxi and he started driving backwards, would the taxi driver end up owing you money?
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A three-year-old went with his dad to see a litter of kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother there were two boy kittens and two girl kittens.
"How did you know?" his mother asked.
"Daddy picked them up and looked underneath," he replied. "I think it was printed on the bottom."

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