MY BLOG STILL HAS A FEW GLITCHES IN IT FROM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO

 ONE OF ONLY TWO PHOTOS I TOOK TODAY AND I THINK THESE FLOWERS ALONGSIDE THE ROAD ARE CALLED FIELD BINDWEED

We were startled by a sudden noise on our steel roof this morning around 7 a.m.  It lasted less than ten seconds and was gone.  Checking our live radar weather map we saw it was a small rain cell that had strayed across Lake Huron from a much larger storm front covering most of the State of Michigan.  Those brief raindrops on our roof must have been large and traveling fast to set up such a clamor.  Well hey, at least we knew it wasn't Santa Claus.     

 OUR NEIGHBOR MONICA'S COLORFUL BIRDBATH TAKEN WEDNESDAY

 STANDING UNDER MONICA'S SUMMER MAGNOLIA TREE

Kelly headed off to Goderich's Maitland Valley Health Center for bloodwork.  Pheebs and I jeeped out to our country walking spot and got a half mile in before my arthritic hip began biting me.  While walking, I could hear the faint rumblings of thunder to the west out over Lake Huron.  I figured that Michigan storm was headed our way.  And, it was.  

Home again, skies became so dark by 10 a.m. that our outside lights came on.  A big chunk of that Michigan storm rolled in across Lake Huron and dumped a welcome four hours of gentle rain on area farm crops.  By tonight temperatures have finally dropped and we are in for cooler and less humid days ahead.  Now for me, that's worth a big 'Yahouie Louie':)) 

 YES IT DID GET DARK OUTSIDE AROUND 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING

As some of you may have noticed, there are still some glitches with my blog from a couple weeks ago that Kelly continues to work on.  For some of you, everything is tickity-boo again and for others, they are still having problems either accessing my blog or having it re-new in their feed services.  Kelly continues to chase down these errant problems.     

 ANOTHER COUPLE OF PICS FROM WEDNESDAY

Al's Music Box:)) Send In The Clowns by Judy Collins from the album 'Judith'.  1975

 AN ANT IN A STELLA D'ORO DAYLILY FLOWER

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children began discussing the dog's duties.  "They use him to keep crowds back," said one youngster.  "No," said another. "He's just for good luck."  A third child brought the argument to a close with this comment: "They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants."

- It was the middle of the night. Suddenly there was a loud rapping on the doctor’s door, followed by a groan. The doctor angrily thrust his head out of the window. “WELL?” he shouted.  “No,” moaned the man. “Sick.”

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