LUNCH AT GODERICH'S BEACH STREET STATION COMPLETE WITH FOODY PICS:))

A PASTORAL  MORNING ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF PARR LINE

It was already so humidly warm this morning that Pheebs and I rolled all the windows down in the white car and opened the sunroof before we even left the carport.  I knew our gravel road country walking spot would be too hot under the morning sun so we headed off further east to where I knew a shadier area to be at the Bannockburn Conservation Area.  I stopped to take a few pics on our way there.

 STOPPED ON A BRIDGE FOR THIS PHOTO AND NOTICED A SNAPPING TURTLE IN THE RIVER BELOW

 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE i STARTLED THIS GREAT BLUE HERON

It was definitely a few degrees cooler under the shady forest cover at Bannockburn but what I hadn't figured on was the Mosquitos and Deer Flies.  And, there were lots of them.  We didn't get too far before making a hasty retreat to the car and headed for home.  Peter and Leslie were already there so we all sat in our sunroom for a couple of hours shooting the breeze.  

 A SHORT BUG INFESTED WALK AT BANNOCKBURN

It was around noon when we all piled into our car and headed to Goderich for lunch at the Beach Street Station.  I had never been in this old relocated train station before and I must say I was quite impressed when I stepped through the door.  I liked the decor, high ceilings, windows, and old lighting, etc.  Here is a Brief History of the old station and how it was relocated to its present location.  The food was good and it was one of the better burgers I've had for quite a while.  We were there for nearly two hours before leaving and taking a little tour around Goderich as well as the north side of the harbor.  Our journey home took us through Ben Miller and by the time we arrived, there were some very sleepy people in the car.  Leslie and Peter headed back to the Ashwood Inn.  Checking our live radar weather station we could see a nasty-looking storm heading across the lake.  We also had a severe storm warning watch issued as well.  The storm later brought us a few bouts of rain and that was about it.       

 KELLY, LESLIE, AND PETER HEAD INTO THE BEACH STREET STATION

 WAITING TO BE SEATED INSIDE....IT WAS TOO HOT TO SIT OUTSIDE ON THE PATIO

 I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE SPACIOUSNESS

 PETER'S LAKE HURON PERCH TACO

KELLY'S LAKE HURON PERCH TACO

LESLIE'S CAPRESE PANINI

 AL'S STATION BURGER

 PETER LOOKING FOR THE WASHROOM

 I REALLY LIKED THIS ROOM

 AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF A FREIGHT TRAIN AT THE STATION

 TWO PAINTINGS OF THE OLD CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY STATION

Al's Music Box:)) We'll Sing In The Sunshine by Gale Garnett from the album 'My Kind Of Folk Songs'.  1964

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The Toronto Board of Health has proposed that warning signs be placed on all alcohol bottles to tip off drinkers about the possible peril of drinking a pint or two of any alcoholic beverage.

1. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to wake up with a breath that could knock a buzzard off a festering dead animal a hundred yards away.

2. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like an idiot.

3. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the same boring story over and over again until your friends want to seriously beat you

4. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to thay shings like thish.

5. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the boss what you really think of him.

6. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of inexplicable rug burn on the forehead.

7. WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, handsome, and smarter than some really, really big guy named Psycho Bob.

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After a recent college basketball game, the coach spotted a cell phone lying on the floor. He picked it up and handed it to one of the referees, saying, "Here's your phone."  "What makes you think its mine?" the ref asked.  "Easy," the coach replied. "It says you missed 13 calls!"

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