THERE WAS MAGIC IN THE WARM NIGHT AIR

It was the clattering on our steel roof that brought me out of my sleep sometime in the night.  Despite being in a foggy state, I was cognizant enough to know it wasn't Santa yet.  My second fuzzy thought nailed it.  Rain!! And it was coming down hard.  I drifted off to sleep again, only to awaken to a dark, cold silence.  Why wasn't my soft all-night music playing??  Awww Nuts!! The  #%&!!@ power was off 'AGAIN' for the umpteenth time this year!!!!  Luckily, at 7:40 a.m., it was back on again. 'Yay':))))  An hour or so later, with a bang, it was 'Off' again:((((( Then, I did something I don't normally do.  I made a phone call to the power company (Hydro One) to report the outage, and to say that I heard a 'bang' at the same instant the power went out.  The lady on the other end of the phone sounded like she had just crawled out of the wrong side of the bed.  It was kind of a disjointed conversation we had and may very well be the last phone call I make of ever!!  I'm sure that lady is telling her friends she got a call this morning from an old geezer who sounded like he had just made an escape from a Senior's Home for the Mentally Challenged.  He was incoherently mumbling something about a sour outhouse, or was it a power outage??

It rained all day, but I did get out this morning for a country road walk and a few photos.  Hey, it's not everybody who is lucky enough to have a yucky rainy day on their birthday.  And no, I'm not going to tell you that I turned 81 today:(( I do respect my privacy.........sometimes.

 SUMAC TREES ARE ONE OF MY FAVS

 A FARM LANE LEADS INTO A FIELD

Al's Music Box Mr. Sandman by the Chordettes.

On a warm, summer-like early October night, under a big, bright, and nearly full Moon, we quietly cruised into Bayfield on our E-bikes Monday night.   Reminiscent of my motorcycle days, it was nice to once again feel the night's warm wind on my face as we pedaled and powered our way along in the night's enveloping darkness.  I was amazed at the amount of bright white light emanating from the small LED headlight and the bright red LED taillight as well.  We had already determined our safest route along the way to avoid the highway.  As it was, there was very little traffic, and that is normal for nighttime Bayfield, and especially so in the 'off-tourist' season.   Main Street was quiet, and the back streets even quieter.  We slipped down to the beach area and whisked ourselves out onto Bayfield's south pier.  We had it all to ourselves.  Later, as we casually headed home, there was magic in the warm night air.............  

 HEADING OUT ONTO BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER iPHONE Pics

 AT THE END OF THE PIER

 ABOUT TO HEAD BACK DOWN THE PIER

 BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET WITH THE OUT OF FOCUS NEWLY RESTORED ALBION HOTEL IN THE BACKGROUND

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Did you hear about the angler who baited his hook with peanut butter? All he could catch was jellyfish!

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A climber fell off a cliff, and as he tumbled down, he caught hold of a small branch wedged in the rock. "HELP! IS THERE ANYBODY UP THERE?" he shouted. A majestic voice boomed through the gorge:  "I will help you, my son, but first you must have faith in me." "Yes, yes, I trust you!" cried the man. "Let go of the branch," boomed the voice. There was a long pause, and the man shouted up again, "IS THERE ANYONE ELSE UP THERE I COULD TALK TO?"

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Q: Why did the little Moron try and steal a police car? 

A: He saw "911" on the back and thought it was a Porsche.

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A guy was driving in a car with a little Moron. He told him to stick his head out the window and see if the blinker worked. He stuck his head out and said, "Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes..."

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If a spaceship with two aliens aboard lands in front of you, just remember to tell them......"Earth is full, go home!!

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A husband died. A few weeks later, his wife died. As soon as she got to heaven, she saw her husband. She ran up to him with tears in her eyes. 'Darling, how I've missed you!' The husband extends his arms, stopping her from embracing him, and says, 'Whoa there, woman, the contract was until death do us part!'

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