WHAT A WELCOME CHANGE FROM SUMMER'S HEAT AND HUMIDITY

BUMBLE BEE IN A SUNFLOWER

Due to storm cells moving through the area and with some of them packing heavy rain, there was no evening walk or country road drive on Monday evening.  Luckily, we woke up to a bright sunny morning and a cooler 55F.  Summer's transition into Autumn is well underway.  And, what a welcome change from summer's heat and humidity it is too:))  However, not looking forward to a dreaded long and cold winter all over again:((((((!!!!

 STORMY LOOKING CLOUDS TO THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING

 WHITE FLUFFY CLOUDS OVER A BEAN FIELD TO THE SOUTH

 OVER THIS BEANFIELD TO THE EAST WERE STORM CLOUDS

Another beautiful morning sky with big white puffy clouds overhead, to the south, and west. But oh my, such dark and stormy looking skies to the northeast.  With it being very windy I donned a nylon jacket overtop my warmer clothes and I'm glad I did.  That cold wind was all but ripping out all the cornstocks and flying them off into the next county. A nice slow and relaxing countryside drive netted me a few photos.

I HAD TO ZIP UP MY NYLON JACKET TO THE WIND AND KEEP A WARY EYE TO THE SKY ON MY WALK THIS MORNING

 TWO OLD BARNS NESTLED INTO THE TREES ON AN AREA FARM

 AT THE OTHER END OF THAT HIGHWAY, A FEW MILES IS CLINTON, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MIGHT BE GETTING SOME RAIN

 DEFINITELY RAINING SOMEWHERE NORTH OF CLINTON

 BEANS BEANS EVERYWHERE.

I think it was around noon when those morning cold winds brought in a traveling rain front.  With the much cooler dampness in the house, I turned the furnace on to take that dampness out of the air.  After lying dormant for the last 3 months, I was relieved to hear the furnace come on, followed by warm air coming out of the floor registers.  We heat with natural gas here.  And, there's something so comfy-cozy and a feeling of relief at this time of year to know the furnace will be up and running correctly from now until late Spring, to maybe around the end of May.  Say, I wonder if there is any way of fast-forwarding late October, and all of November, December, January, February, March, and April, to mid-May. Ya, I didn't think so:((

ANOTHER FINE LATE AUGUST MORNING FOR A RELAXING COUNTRY ROAD DRIVE

 THE MORNING WIND WAS REALLY BLOWING THESE CORN STALKS AROUND

It was with sadness a week or so ago that I learned of the passing of a fellow RV'er, Blogger, and nature photographer, GordonWolford.  Kelly and I first met Gordon and his wife Sandra when they dropped around to see us at our boondocking site at Gunsight Wash, just south of Why, Arizona.  I liked Gordon, he was soft spoken and easy to talk to.  It was the only time we saw Gordon and Sandra.  Gordon was an exceptional photographer who specialized in nature photography.  He was a true photographer whom I sometimes referenced in my blog back in those days, around 2007.  Gordon's photography site can be found here at Gordon Wolford Photography

 GORDON WOLFORD

Al's Music Box:)) Rainy Night In Georgia by Brook Benton.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( One Sunday, a cowboy went to church. When he entered, he saw that he and the preacher were the only ones present. The preacher asked the cowboy if he wanted him to go ahead and preach.  If I went to feed my cattle and only one showed up, I'd still feed him."So the minister began his sermon. One hour passed, then two hours, then two-and-a-half hours. The preacher finally finished and came down to ask the cowboy how he liked the sermon. The cowboy answered. If I went to feed my cattle and only one showed up, I sure wouldn't feed him all the hay."

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- How much room is needed for fungi to grow? As mushroom as possible.

Q: How many witches does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Into what?

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This guy goes to a costume party with a girl on his back. "What the heck are you?" asks the host. "I'm a snail" says the guy. "But... you have a girl on your back," replies the host. "Yeah," he says, "that's Michelle!"

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