BUT OH MY, THE WOBBLES ALONG THE WAY

THE EASTERN EDGE OF BAYFIELD'S HARBOR TAKEN FROM THE BAYFIELD BRIDGE THIS AFTERNOON

I missed a nice sunset Saturday night, but I did make it out later to my night sky spot.  With this warmer weather upon us at the moment, how nice to step out of the car and feel the night breeze with a nice touch of warmth to it.  Saw two satellites and one aircraft with a single blinking white light.

 HEADING OUT TO MY NIGHT SKY SPOT I SAW FARMERS IN THEIR FIELDS BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL

 HOW NICE TO FEEL A WARM BREEZE AT MY SPOT

Woodsy rolled in late this morning, and it wasn't long before we had the E-bikes out, dusted off and ready to go.  The last time we were out on the bikes was April Fool's Day, when for the time of year, we had an unusually mild sunny day.  Our E-bike travels this sunny and warm afternoon, took us into Bayfield.  And, it seems, it brought a lot of other people to Bayfield as well.  It was a busy place with a throng of people on the south pier cheering on the annual Rubber Ducky race in the Bayfield River.  We rode our bikes out onto the pier where I was able to snap a few pics of the event.  From the beach and pier area we rode back up and into Bayfield.  People, people, everywhere with the feeling of a festive mood in the air.  It was Bayfield at its finest and going full tilt.  Luckily, we had the bikes, so stopping and parking anywhere wasn't a problem for us.  Woodsy browsed a few stores while I stayed with the bikes.  Perfect, because browsing and shopping are definitely not one of my favorite things.  We were back home shortly after 2 p.m. and by golly, neither one of us fell off our bikes even once.  But, oh my, the wobbles along the way.  But, for the first bigger ride of the season, we did okay.  I have to say, though, that people going by on their electric three wheelers did catch my eye.  No balance wobbles for those folks.  And those three-wheelers have carriers on the back big enough to bring home a couple of cases of peanut butter.

E-BIKING OUR WAY TO BAYFIELD (APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES BETWEEN OUR PARK AND DOWNTOWN BAYFIELD)

 THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER TODAY, AND I WAS WORRIED WITH EVERYONE ON ONE SIDE, THE PIER MIGHT TIP OVER:))

 I STAYED WITH THE BIKES WHILE LORRAINE TOOK A FEW PICS AND VICE VERSA

THE PEOPLE IN THE BOAT ARE AT THE FINISH LINE AND THAT YELLOW BLOB IN THE WATER FURTHER UP ARE ALL THE LITTLE DUCKS AT THE STARTING LINE

AND, HERE THEY COME:))

 RACING BY AT BREAK NECK SPEED OR LESS THAN HALF A MILE AN HOUR 

 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PIER WAS A LONE PADDLE BOATER

 WOODSY SNAPS A FEW PICS

With temps hitting 80F today, I had to fire up my fans.  I have one in the living room that blows directly on me in my recliner, and one in the sunroom blowing on me at my computer desk.  We might have to kick on the A/C tomorrow with temps predicted to go over 80.

THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE AT ROSIE'S ICE CREAM SHOPPE

 WITH PARKING AT A PREMIUM ALONG BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET THIS AFTERNOON, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS FINDING PARKING FOR OUR VEHICLES

 WHILE LORRAINE HEADS INTO A STORE, I AND MY BIKE HELMET STAND GUARD OVER THE BIKES

Al's Music Box:: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue by Crystal Gayle.

ON THE WAY HOME WE STOPPED WHILE WOODSY PICKED A FEW LILACS FOR OUR GOOD NEIGHBOR MONICA

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from an exclusive jewelry store. "Listen," said the shoplifter, "I know you don't want any trouble either. What do you say I just buy the watch, and we forget about this?" The manager agreed and wrote up the sales slip. The crook looked at the slip and said, "This is a little more than I intended to spend. Can you show me something less expensive?"

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At a local coffee bar, a young woman was expounding on her idea of the perfect mate to some of her friends. "The man I marry must be a shining light amongst company. He must be musical. Tell jokes. Sing. Entertain. And stay home at night!" An old granny overheard and spoke up, "Girl, if that's all you want, get a TV!"

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If a pig loses its voice…
Is it disgruntled?

I lost my voice today.
I can't tell you how annoying it is.

How many voice actors does it take to change a light bulb? Six. One to do it, and five to say, “I was offered that job first!”

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An older couple wakes up in the morning and the husband looks over at his wife and says, " Wow! You wouldn't believe the dream I had...The wife replies, "Yes, go on tell me." So the husband says "I had a dream that you left me after 20 years of being married."The wife says, "Oh, it sounds more like a nightmare." The husband says, "No, I am sure it was a dream."

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WELL I WENT AND MESSED UP MY AFTERNOON

SO NICE TO SEE THE VIBRANT SPRING COLORS LEAFING OUT IN THE FOREST

Off to a shaky weather start this morning with winds, distant thunder, and the threat of rain at any time.  We did finally get about two dozen raindrops before the skies began to finally clear and give way to a big, bright, warm, and sunny afternoon.  I think we topped out at 70F.  About time, I'd say.

 CAME ACROSS A FEW COWS ON AN AFTERNOON DRIVE

 IT WAS A BUSY DAY FOR A LOT OF AREA FARMERS

 MANY FIELDS ARE ALREADY PLANTED

 THAT'S QUITE A MOSSMAGATOR OF MACHINERY BEHIND THAT EIGHT BIG WHEELED TRACTOR

 I THINK THIS FELLOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF PLANTING SOMETHING

THIS WINTER WHEAT PLANTED MAYBE LAST FALL WILL PROBABLY BE READY FOR HARVESTING SOMETIME NEXT MONTH

 I HAD INTENDED TO STOP HERE AT THE LINWOOD CONSERVATION AREA AND GO FOR A WALK WITH PHEEBS, BUT THERE WAS A FARM TRUCK AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND THEY WERE PROBABLY WORKING THIS FIELD

Since Eastlink, our internet and TV provider, installed newer equipment a few months ago, my television goes into a screensaver mode now every two hours.  Which is to say, whatever I'm watching or listening to, just stops, and I have to press a button on the remote to get it going again.  Extremely annoying, and this afternoon I figured it was high time I stopped grumbling about it every day, and did something about it.  So, after calling Eastlink and then waiting in que for 48 minutes I finally had somebody on the other end.  I explained my problem and the lady had me try a few things in the TV's settings.  Nothing worked.  She then informed me that with smart TV's, that is the way things work now.  I wished I had my old equipment back when the TV would stay on until I decided when to turn the TV off.   This is not acceptable to me so next week I will talk to a second internet provider (Tuckersmith Communications) that is local, and see what they have to say.  If their equipment shuts off the TV every two hours like Eastlink, then I am beat.

Following the Eastlink call, I was on a roll and decided to go with my next big problem regarding SiriusXM Satellite Radio.  This major irritation is about me not being able to get my favorite music channel in the car anymore since they moved it from channel 68 to somewhere on a streaming service.  This was my third attempt in four months to resolve this problem and once again, I came away beaten and battered.  The nice lady on the other end of the phone tried to help me, but I just couldn't seem to understand what she was telling me.  No, not a language problem.  It was an AL problem.  She had me doing things on the phone that I just couldn't comprehend.  It had something to do with 'streaming' and 'Bluetooth'.  No doubt a techy oriented person could have had this all wrapped up in a matter of minutes, but not me.  Confusion set in and my patience finally ran out. Feeling sorry for the poor lady who was trying her best to help me, I had to finally just thank her for trying to help, then put the phone down and walk away feeling totally defeated again.  Unfortunately, my nerves were shattered, and I let that ruin the rest of my day.  

 A ROADSIDE CREEK AMBLES THROUGH A FOREST

 REFLECTIONS

 I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD TO HAVE SCAFFOLDING AROUND A WIND TURBINE

 BUT THEN, FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE, I GOT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE

 AN APPLE ORCHARD ALONG THE WAY

Walked out the door, climbed into the car, stopped at Bayfield's Tim Hortons for a coffee to go, and headed off out into the countryside for a long breath of fresh air.  Okay, Okay, I was so upset, I even got a donut too.  Anyway, that was my day, and it looks like I'll not have my favorite music channel in the Subaru again.  And, out of the hundreds of music channels they have, it was my one favorite channel that they decided to move.  Some days a fella just can't win for losin'  Well, that's about enough grumbling out of me again.  In my world, some days are just more grumblier than others, but I do try not to drag them all into my blog here.  But some days, things just need to get said!!   

 LOTS OF PEOPLE ON BAYFIELD'S STREETS TODAY

 THE BLACK DOG OUTSIDE EATERY IS OPEN

 WHEN I SAW THIS ELDERLY LADY GETTING INTO HER CAR, I THOUGHT, GOOD FOR YOU WITH YOUR VIBRANT HAIR COLORS DARING TO BE DIFFERENT

 LINE-UPS ALREADY FORMING AT ROSIE'S ICE CREAM SHOPPE

 A YOUNGE FAMILY ENJOYING SOME TIME AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH THIS AFTERNOON

 AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T INCLUDE YET ANOTHER PHOTO OF BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER

 ARRIVING HOME LATER, I TOOK A SHADOWY PHOTO OF MY EMERALD CEDARS

Al's Music Box:: On The Beach by Chris Rea.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The little Moron is driving down the road. He notices that he's low on gas, so he stops at a gas station. While he's pumping his gas, he notices that he locked the keys in the car. So when he goes inside to pay, he asks the attendant for a coat hanger so that he can attempt to open the door herself. He returns outside and begins to jimmy the lock. Ten minutes later, the attendant comes out to see how the little Moron is faring. Outside the car, the little Moron is moving the hanger around and around while the other little Moron inside the car is saying, "A little more to the left...a little more to the right!..."

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A customer goes to the bank to make a deposit.

Teller: "Sorry sir. This $100 bill is a fake one. We cannot accept it."

Customer: "What's the big deal? I'm only depositing it into my account, right?"

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Prisoner: Look here, doctor! You've already removed my spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and one of my kidneys. I only came to see if you could get me out of this place!
Doctor: I am, bit by bit.

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"When I saw you driving down the road, I guessed 55 at least." "You're wrong, officer, it's only my hat that makes me look that old."

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Three men wanted to cross a river. They had no idea how to cross it, so one man knelt down on his knees and prayed "Lord give me the power and strength the cross the river." suddenly the man became very strong and swam across the river. The next man thought: if it worked for him, it'll work for me. So he knelt down and prayed "Lord give the skills and the strength to cross the river." the man built a canoe and rowed himself across the river. The last man thought: if it worked for both of them, I know it'll work for me. So he also knelt down and prayed "Lord give me the wisdom and knowledge to cross the river." He turned into a woman and walked across the bridge.

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