A GRAY DEPRESSING WINTER'S DAY

 WITH THESE COLD TEMPERATURES I'M A LITTLE SUPRISED TO SEE OPEN WATER OUT THERE ON THE LAKE

It was a drive into Bayfield and back for Pheebs and I on this dull and gray depressing winter's day.

I'M GUESSING THIS IS SHORELINE RESTORATION WORK BELOW PIONEER PARK SOUTH OF BAYFIELD'S BEACH AREA...PHOTO TAKEN AT THE BEACH AREA

 LARGE BLOCKS OF STONE ARE BEING MOVED AROUND

 BOAT DOCK STAIRWAYS AND PICNIC TABLES AWAIT THE COMING SEASON

 ICE FISHING ON THE BAYFIELD RIVER

 THESE ICE MASSES ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND EACH DAY

Ellen's Groove:)) Ellen Alaverdyan continues to move forward in her amazing career and in this cover version of the Beatles song Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da, she plays all the instruments and does the singing.  Her voice is greatly improved since the last time I heard her and I'm guessing she has a voice coach now.  It's her dad Hovak who makes a cameo appearance mimicking with a toy flute.   Ellen's dad Hovak, an accomplished guitarist, plays with the band Octavision.

 SNOW PILED HIGH NEAR THE BAYFIELD GARAGE

 A LONE JOGGER BRAVES THE MORNING'S COLD AND DAMP

Al's Music Box:)) Power Of Love is a 1985 single by Huey Lewis and the News, written for the soundtrack of the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future. The song became the band's first number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and their second number-one hit on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. The song is included alongside "Back in Time" on the film's soundtrack, and appears as a bonus track on international editions of the band's fourth studio album, Fore!  Huey Lewis was approached to write a theme song for the film.  He met with Bob Gale, Steven Spielbert, and Robert Zemeckis, from the film's production team, who intended that the band be Marty McFly's favorite band. Though flattered, Lewis did not want to participate because he did not know how to write film songs and did not want to write one called "Back to the Future."  Zemeckis assured Lewis he could write any song he wanted. Lewis agreed to submit the next song he wrote, which was "The Power of Love." The lyrics do not make any mention of the film's storyline.  The song appears early in Back to the Future as Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) skateboards to school. Later in the film, McFly and his band play a hard rock version of the song for a Battle of the Bands audition, at which a judge played by Huey Lewis tells Marty's group that they are "just too darn loud," and later when Marty returns to his neighborhood.  In the sequel, Back to the Future Part II, the 2015 version of Marty attempts to play the song on his guitar just after being fired but ends up playing it very poorly due to his damaged hand from his 1985 collision with a Rolls-Royce. Finally, it can be briefly heard playing in the car where Needles his buddies are driving when Needles challenges Marty to the fate-determining car race near the end of Back to the Future Part III.  The music video, filmed in June 1985, shows the band playing in a nightclub (Uncle Charlie's, a frequent stop for the band in their early career) with Emmett "Doc" Brown(Christopher Lloyd) showing up in his DeLorean "Time Machine", apparently after time-traveling, and a couple stealing it for a joy ride.  Lewis said filming took the entire day and night to complete, with the band finishing up at 3:00 AM.  The video is included as a bonus feature in several home video releases of Back to the Future.  At the 13th Annual American Music Awards, the song was nominated for "Favorite Single" and "Favorite Video Single," winning in both categories.  The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 58th Academy Awards but lost to Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me."  It was also a nominee at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards for Record of the year but lost against USA for Africa's "We Are the World," to which Lewis and his bandmates had contributed backing vocals.

 THIS GREAT BLUE GILLIGALLOO BIRD WATCHES OVER BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

GROANER'S CORNER:(( "How was your game, dear?" asked Jack's wife Tracy.  "Well, I was hitting pretty well, but my eyesight's gotten so bad I couldn't see where the ball went," he answered. "But you're 75 years old, Jack!" admonished his wife, "Why don't you take my brother Scott along?"   "But he's 85 and doesn't play golf anymore," protested Jack.  "But he's got perfect eyesight. He would watch the ball for you," Tracy pointed out.  The next day Jack teed off with Scott looking on. Jack swung and the ball disappeared down the middle of the fairway. "Do you see it?" asked Jack.  "Yup," Scott answered.   "Well, where is it?" yelled Jack, peering off into the distance to which Scott replied, "I forgot."

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- What is the difference between in-laws and outlaws?  Outlaws are usually wanted.

- "I want to divorce my husband because he has a lousy memory!"  "Why would you want to divorce him for that?"  "Every time he gets around a young woman, he keeps forgetting that he's married!"

Q. Who takes care of the farm when the farmer is sick?
A. The pharmacist!

Knock Knock
Who's there?
O'Shea!
O'Shea who?
O'Shea that's a sad story!

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AT OUR CONGRESS ARIZONA HOUSE KELLY SITS IN A NEW IKEA PONG CHAIR THAT I JUST ASSEMBLED

 A SNOOZY MORNING SNUGGLE

 I THINK THIS WAS AT THE RANCH HOUSE RESTAURANT IN YARNELL, ARIZONA

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