I SHOULD BE HOME BY NOON THURSDAY

A ROSE IS A ROSE

A fine sunny late Spring morning and I was out the door while the night air was still cool. Figured I would try to get as much outside stuff done before the dreaded humidity sets in later and knocks me out of action, sending me scurrying back inside the house to bask in the wonderful coolness of whirring fans and air conditioning.

 IN OUR DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING A MAMA BUNNY FEEDS ONE OF HER YOUNG ONES

 A SECOND BABY BUNNY SHOWS UP

 NOW MAMA IS FEEDING BOTH BABIES

 ALL FUELED UP, THIS BABY BUNNY HOPS OFF ON ITS MORNING ADVENTURES

Because of an internet problem a week ago, I requested an Eastlink technician to come here and check over our system.  That serviceman arrived about 10:30 and checked everything out before leaving after he replaced some cable connectors.  All was A-OK......With that, I slipped back outside, hooked the car up to the utility trailer, and hauled the Juniper load down to the Park's recycling area.  Had the A/C on all the way there and back.  Pheebs and I used to get it so cold in our previous Jeep Liberty that it would almost snow.  Well, if felt like it could have anyway.  Today, we nearly reached 80F.

 TODAY'S LOAD FOR THE PARK'S RECYCLING AREA

 PHLOX AT THE SOUTH END OF OUR PARK

 ON THE WAY BACK STOPPED TO SNAP A FEW PICS OF A FELLOW RESIDENTS FLOWER BED

It's going to be a very early start for me in the morning because I have to be at the Stratford Hospital and checked in my 8:15 a.m.  Dr. Bukala will remove the stent he put in a week and a half ago.  No anesthetic required for this, so no ouchy needle pokes.  I like that 'no pain' stuff.  I should be home well before noon.

 WOODSY HAD HERSELF A LITTLE CAMPFIRE GOING THIS MORNING

Al's Music Box:)) September is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single on November 18, 1978, by ARC/Columbia Records. The song was written by Allee Willis and Maurice White, based on a music sequence developed by guitarist Al McKay. Initially included as a track for The Best of Earth, Wind and Fire Vol. 1 "September" was very successful commercially and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song remains a staple of the band's body of work and has been sampled, covered, remixed, and re-recorded numerous times.  It was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" in 2018.  Although several theories about the significance of the date have been suggested, the songwriter Maurice White claimed he simply chose the 21st due to how it sounded when sung.  Allee Willis adding: "We went through all the dates: 'Do you remember the first, the second, the third, the fourth ... ' and the one that just felt the best was the 21st," Willis explains. "I constantly have people coming up to me and they get so excited to know what the significance was. And there is no significance beyond it just sang better than any of the other dates.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A Scout Master was teaching his boy scouts about survival in the desert.  "What are the three most important things you should bring with you in case you get lost in the desert?" he asked. Several hands went up, and many important things were suggested such as food, matches, etc.  Then one little boy in the back eagerly raised his hand. "Yes Timmy, what are the three most important things you would bring with you?" asked the Scout Master.  Timmy replied: "A compass, a canteen of water, and a deck of cards."  "Why's that Timmy?"  "Well," answered Timmy, "the compass is to find the right direction, the water is to prevent dehydration...""And what about the deck of cards?" asked the Scout Master impatiently.  "Well, Sir, as soon as you start playing Solitaire, someone is bound to come up behind you and say, "Put that red nine on top of that black ten!"

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- I am looking for someone to brush their teeth with me...I just found out that 9 out of 10 dentists say brushing alone won't reduce cavities

- My son asked if I was named after my dad.
I said, "of course I was, he was born many years before me."

- When your girlfriend comes home in a white suit covered in bee stings and smelling like honey...You know she's a keeper.

- People always ask where is Bigfoot? But never ask How is Bigfoot?  Yeti never complains

- My friend asked me if I had ever tried blindfolded archery. I replied that I hadn't.
He said, "It's great. You don't know what you're missing!
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A man and his girlfriend were out to dinner one night. The waiter tells them the night's special is chicken almondine and fresh fish.
"The chicken sounds good; I'll have that," the woman says.  The waiter nods. "And the vegetable?" he asks.  "Oh, he'll have the fish," she replies.

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Al's Doggy World

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Kelly & Pheebs Corner

 KELLY, CORA, AND CHECKERS

 HIKING CALIFORNIA'S GHOST MOUNTAIN IN THE BLAIR VALLEY

Al's Art Gallery

WOODSY ROLLED IN THIS AFTERNOON:)))))

I hit the deck running this morning and kept at it until 2 this afternoon.  Never bothered with a car ride and used that time to load the sawed-up Juniper tree into the utility trailer.  Knowing the Park's recycling area would be muddy from Monday night's rain, I didn't bother hauling the load down there.  Maybe tomorrow.  Got another area cleaned up behind the carport and raked up a couple wheelbarrow loads of pine needles and yard waste, mowed some grass, whacked some weeds, and trimmed some branches.  Woodsy bought a new bicycle at Canadian Tire last week, so I took it for a short spin.  Couldn't believe how tired and weak my legs felt when I got back.  And, I only went around the block:((  By 2 p.m. I was so ker-pooped that I came inside, flopped into my recliner, and faded away.  Another day done gone....... I didn't take any photos today, but while looking for Kelly and Pheebs' pics, I came across a picture Kelly took about 15 years ago when I found a young owl on the ground by the Park's pond.  I was able to quietly talk to the little fellow and lift him up.  I brought him home and thought maybe I could get it to eat something.  Kelly took a photo of the owl and I in our kitchen as I tried to feed him something.  Later, after a phone call, Kelly and I drove the little guy to an owl rescue place somewhere southwest of London.  We heard later that the little chap didn't make it:((  And, hey guess what??  Woodsy rolled in this afternoon.  And that's a big 'Yahouie Louie.

Al's Music Box:)) The Night Has A Thousand Eyes is a song written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilyn Garrett. It became a popular hit in 1962 for Bobby Vee and has had several cover versions over the years.  The song was first recorded in October 1962 by American pop music singer Bobby Vee, at United Recorders, Hollywood, California. The recording was arranged by Ernie Freeman and produced by Snuff Garrett.  Released as a single in late 1962, it spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 3, while ranking number 2 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart, and number 8 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart. The song was included on Vee's 1963 Liberty Records album, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Three men are sitting naked in the sauna. Suddenly, there is a beeping sound. The first man presses his forearm, and the beeping stops. The others look at him questioningly.  "That's my pager," he says. "I have a microchip under the skin of my arm." A few minutes later a phone rings. The second man lifts his palm to his ear.  When he finishes, he explains, "That's my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand."  The third man, feeling decidedly low-tech, steps out of the sauna. In a few minutes, he returns with a piece of toilet paper extending from his rear.  The others raise their eyebrows.  "I'm getting a Fax," he explains.

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Did anyone see the joke I posted recently about my spine?  It was about a weak back.

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The soldier serving overseas, far from home was annoyed and upset when his girl wrote breaking off their engagement and asking for her photograph back.  He went out and collected from his friends all the unwanted photographs of women that he could find, bundled them all together, and sent them back with a note saying:  "I regret I cannot remember which one is you -- please keep your photo and return the others.

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Al's Doggy World

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Kelly & Pheebs Corner

 PHEEBS AND I DRIVING MISS KELLY

Al's Art Gallery