I FULLY EXPECTED TO HAVE A BAD DAY....BUT, I DIDN'T:))

After the past couple of bad days, I figured for sure I would end up in Goderich's Emergency room again, but it didn't happen.  At least not at the time of posting this tonight.  I woke up feeling okay this morning and, surprisingly, I stayed that way all day.  Even my energy levels hung in there, and I didn't experience any stomach pains.

 TODAY'S PHOTOS ARE FROM MY TUESDAY MORNING DRIVE

 A HAY RAKE AWAITS THE FARMER'S TRACTOR TO ENABLE IT TO DO ITS JOB

 BUZZARD ON A FENCE POST

Rains came overnight and part of this morning, but as soon as they stopped, I was outside in our metal shed finishing up the last of the big clean-up in there.  It was a good feeling to finally accomplish something before tiring out.  With that done, I tackled the interior clean-up of the Subaru.  Vacuuming and armoraling the dash, etc., took me well over an hour, and it was again a nice feeling of accomplishment.  If all goes well, I plan to wash Lorraine's car tomorrow.

 A RHODODENDRON FLOWER IN FRONT OF OUR SUNROOM WINDOW

Our cloud cover finally dispersed, and we ended the day under sunny skies with a smattering of clouds at 70F.  In my world, that's about a perfect temperature.  After supper tonight, Lorraine and I will head off to the Woodland Drive-In for ice cream cones.  We'll slip around Bayfield, looking at all the nicely landscaped homes, and grab us a sunset if it looks like it's going to be a good one.  Well, at least that's the plan anyway...........

 OUR FRONT YARD FROGS ARE BACK

Al's Music Box:)) Stand Tall is the title of an international hit single by Burton Cummings, taken from his eponymous debut album. The song was released less than two years after "Dancin' Fool", the final hit single by the group for which Cummings had been lead singer, The Guess Who.  The recording was issued as the album's lead single in the fall of 1976, spending 21 weeks on the US Billboard hot 100 and reaching number 10. It reached number 5 on the US Cash Box Top 100, and spent four weeks at number 4 in Canada. The track became a Gold record. "Stand Tall" was an even bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number 2 in the US and spending one week at number 1 in Canada.  It was kept from the number 1 position on the US AC chart by the Captain and Tennille's hit, "Muskrat Love".  While the song was climbing the charts, Casey Kasem reported on American Top 40 that shortly following Cummings' departure from The Guess Who to pursue a solo career, his girlfriend of nine years left him for another man. "Stand Tall" was born from him taking his frustration, challenges and despondency to the piano and forging the melody there.  In his native Canada, Burton Cummings was nominated for the Juno Award as 1977 Composer of the Year for "Stand Tall".  

Groaner's Corner:(( A sailor meets a pirate in a bar, and they take turns boasting of their adventures on the high seas. The sailor notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook, and an eyepatch.  The sailor asks, "So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?"  The pirate replies, "We were in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as my men were pulling me out a shark bit my leg off."  "Wow!" said the sailor. "What about your hook"?  "Well...", replied the pirate, "While my men and I were plundering in the Middle East, I was caught stealing from a merchant, and the punishment for theft in the Middle East is the loss of the hand that steals."  "Incredible!" remarked the sailor. "How did you get the eyepatch"? "A seagull dropping fell into my eye.", replied the pirate. "You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?" the sailor asked incredulously. "Well...", said the pirate, "..it was my first day with the hook."

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- I'm reading a book called "Quick Money for Dummies"... By Robin Banks.

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Tech Support: 'What does the screen say now?'
Person: 'It says, 'Hit ENTER when ready'.'

Tech Support: 'Well?'

Person: 'How do I know when it's ready?'

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An explorer walked into a clearing and was surprised to see a pigmy standing beside a huge dead elephant. "Did you kill that?" he asked. The pigmy answered: "Yes". "How could a little bloke like you kill something as huge as that?" "I killed it with my club" replied the pigmy. "That's amazing," said the explorer. "How big's your club?" The pigmy replied: "There's about 150 of us"
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Al's Doggy World

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Kelly & Pheebs Corner

 NOT SURE WHERE WE WERE HERE

 A MORNING ROCK SCRAMBLE

 IN ONE OF OUR CLASS C MOTORHOMES

Al's Art Gallery