THANKYOU TO THE BAYFIELD PINES COMMITTEE FOR DOING THIS

Lorraine and I quickly slipped into our evening routine last night, heading into Bayfield for a cruise along Bayfield's short Main Street, then down to the beach to park and watch for a sunset, which basically didn't happen.  Following that, it was off to the Woodland Drive-In for a couple ice cream cones.  From there, it was another drive around the quiet streets of Bayfield and then off for home just as nightfall's dark cloak began to settle over the land.

PADDLE BOARDERS ON THE RELATIVELY CALM WATERS OF LAKE HURON

 A FATHER AND SON MOMENT AT THE BEACH

An earlier start today.  With the Subaru having a suspected wheel bearing problem, I dropped Subie off at the Bayfield Garage this morning.  Lorraine followed in her car to bring me home again.  Taking advantage of the morning's cooler air, I watered my grass and spent time with my clippers trimming back branches and vines around the house and across the road.   With the amount of vegetation around here, there is always something for me to do.  Cleaned out the front eaves trough, too.  Woodsy whipped up scrambled eggs for breakfast.  Shucks, there went my peanut butter sandwich, but that's okay because after breakfast, she busied herself outside weeding in the weed-infested and overgrown flower beds.  She has the place looking tidier already.  With today's humidity and finally sunshine, by noon, my skin was so sticky that even the late morning's breeze stuck to me.  Not to mention the flys, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and an occasional humming-bird flying too close.  Even a wobbly frog hopping by got stuck on my leg.

 IT WAS NICE TO HAVE HELP OUTSIDE TODAY

With smoke from the Manitoba forest fires still in our atmosphere and a sporadic cloud cover, Old Sol had a difficult time piercing through the thick haze. There was a slight smell of smoke in the air.

TUESDAY EVENING AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH

Last summer, a handy fellow in our Park made a nice wooden bench and placed it on the west side or our Park's pond.  It made for a nice spot to sit and watch and listen to the pond's water fountain.  One day, a little sign appeared tacked to the bench which said, Rest-A-Bit.  Below that were three words, Relax-Remember-Reflect. I thought the bench maker had done that, but no....turns out it was Kelly who had placed it there. Pheebs and I have stopped for a rest here when we once did our afternoon walks.  After a few months, the little sign became faded and the wood cracked, so one day I removed it and brought it home......A couple of weeks ago, I received a note on Facebook Messenger from the bench maker's wife saying a new plaque had been installed on the bench in Kelly's memory.  On the plaque were Kelly's three words, 'Relax-Remember-Reflect.  Thankyou to the Bayfield Pines Committee for doing this.  

The mechanic at the Bayfield Garage phoned at 1:35 this afternoon, saying it was the left front wheel bearing causing the noise, and also he noticed the ball joint in the right front wheel was loose and suggested replacing that too.  I knew about that ball joint when I had an oil change done at the Napa dealer in Goderich a couple of months ago, but I had forgotten.  The garage phoned late this afternoon to say the Subaru was ready to go. By the time of posting this tonight, we hadn't yet slipped into Bayfield to pick it up.  

Al's Music Box)) Oh Lonesome Me by Don Gibson.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Signs of the times....

In the front yard of a funeral home,
'Drive carefully, we'll wait.'

On an electrician's truck,
'Let us remove your shorts.'

Outside a radiator repair shop,
'Best place in town to take a leak.'

In a nonsmoking area,
'If we see you smoking, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.'

On a maternity room door,
'Push, Push, Push.'

On a front door,
'Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog.'

At an optometrist's office,
'If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.'

On a taxidermist's window,
'We really know our stuff.'

On a butcher's window,
'Let me meat your needs.'

On a fence,
'Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive.'

At a car dealership,
'The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.'

Outside a muffler shop,
'No appointment necessary. We'll hear you coming.'

In a dry cleaner's emporium,
'Drop your pants here.'

On a desk in a reception room,
'We shoot every 3rd salesman, and the 2nd one just left.'

In a veterinarian's waiting room,
'Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!'

In a Beauty Shop,
'Dye now!'

In a restaurant window,
'Don't stand there and be hungry, come in and get fed up.'

Inside a bowling alley,
'Please be quiet. We need to hear a pin drop.'

In a cafeteria,
'Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria. Socks can eat any place they want.'

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Al's Doggy World

Meanings::

Kelly & Pheeb's Corner

 SIGNING A TRAIL BOOK AT VULTURE PEAK, WEST OF WICKENBERG, ARIZONA

COFFEE BREAK NEAR SANTA YSABEL, CALIFORNIA

PHEEBS WITH HER COW PALS IN THE BACKGROUND

Al's Art Gallery