A SLIGHTLY BETTER DAY FOR KELLY:))

 ANOTHER BIG BRIGHT SUNNY BLUE SKY DAY WITH WHITE BILLOWING CLOUDS

A  slightly better day for Kelly but she is still dealing with a lot of tiredness.  With Pheebs walking with her this morning she was able to walk around the block here in the Park.  A restful morning and a big afternoon snooze also helped.

Pheebs and I headed for Clinton's Huron Tirecraft this morning but they were closed.  I'm thinking maybe it's time to replace all of the Subaru's aging tires and if so, I'd like to get it done before winter.  Three of the four tires have slow leaks.  We'll slip back to Huron Tirecraft in the morning and get a quote.  I have several other places to stop into for tire quotes as well so we'll see.  From Huron Tire, Pheebs and I took the slow scenic road home along the Bannockburn Line and snapped a few pics along the way.

The air still had a nice touch of coolness by the time we got home so I figured it would be a good time to get a few outside things done.  All four tires on the Jeep were flat from sitting idle these past couple of months, so out came my small air compressor.  Needless to say, it took a while.  In the meantime, I hauled out the lawnmower and cut some grass, whacked some weeds, burnt up some garbage, and loaded 4 wheelbarrow loads of pine tree needles into an already full utility trailer.  When I finally had enough air in the Jeep's tires I hitched it up to the utility trailer and hauled the load down to our Park's recycle area.  Picked up a few more branches along the way.  By the time I got this all done, and due to the increasing humidity, I had to throw my old sack of bones into the shower when I got home.  It was my second shower of the day.  I don't know how people got through hot humid days years ago without A/C, fans, and showers.

 CHICORY FLOWER ALONG THE ROADSIDE

 ON THE EDGE OF A FOREST

It was too hot for an afternoon doggy walk and I was tired from my earlier outside activities so I spent my afternoon inside staying cool.  Besides, I had already used up 15 of the 10 energy units my body had allotted me today.   

 GOLDENROD

Al's Music Box:)) Running Gun is a country ballad song written and performed by Marty Robbins. Originally released as an album track on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959.  It is the story of a young gunslinger for hire who flees his home after he can't take the guilt of his profession anymore. Heading for Mexico, he is gunned down by a bounty hunter in Amarillo, Texas.

 LOG PILES AT OUR PARK'S RECYCLE AREA ARE GROWING

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Bubba decided it was time to purchase a new saw to help clear his heavily timbered property. A salesman showed him the latest model chain saw and assured him that he could easily cut three or four cords of wood per day with it. But the first day, Bubba barely cut one cord of wood. The second morning he arose an hour earlier and managed to cut a little over one cord. The third day he got up even earlier but only managed to achieve a total of 1 ½ cords of wood.  Bubba returned the saw to the store the next day and explained the situation.  "Well", said the salesman, "let's see what's the matter." He then pulled the cable and the chain saw sprang into action.  Leaping back, Bubba shouted, "What the heck is that noise?"

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- My mirror: You look great.  My camera: What's up Shrek

- We do not throw away perfectly good food in this household.  We put it into a tupperware dish until it goes bad.  THEN we throw it out.

- Getting old is a terrible thing.  I blacked out for twenty minutes this morning.  Then I realized I had put on my hoodie back to front.

- If money is the root of all evil, why do they ask for it at church.

- My wife called to tell me she had seen a fox on the way to work.  I asked her how she knew it was on its way to work.  She hung up on me.

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A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression, he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."  With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."  And then finally, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." He sat down.  The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365: "Shall We Gather at the River."

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