With blue skies overhead on Thursday, I had my fingers crossed that those skies would remain clear Thursday night. But they didn't. Nevertheless, I took myself out for a drive anyway and enjoyed seeing the reflections of Goderich, Varna, and Clinton's lights on the dark night's low-hanging clouds. I drove to my usual spot on Tower Line Road and sat for a while listening to my soft ambient music. How nice to see the twinkling lights of distant farms dotting the invisible horizon. Oh, how I love quiet, thought-provoking nights.
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| ALL OF TONIGHT'S PICS ARE FROM IN OUR PARK |
No fiery sunrise this morning, but at least it wasn't raining or snowing. And no strong gusting winds to drop the 45°F temps down into the thirties somewhere. I figured it was another great opportunity to work away outside. Every single leaf and pine needle I can pick up now is one less leaf and pine needle I will have to pick up in the Spring. When we travelled to the southwest years ago, we always left here around mid-October, so I was never able to get things all cleaned up before we left. In the Spring, I always had a big, huge clean-up to do. I am already in great shape for next Spring. Bring it on:))
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| IT WASN'T A FULL LOAD OF LEAVES TODAY, BUT I DIDN'T WANT THEM SITTING IN THE TRAILER |
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| THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE PARK'S REFORESTATION PROJECT WITH THOUSANDS OF TREES BEING PLANTED |
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| THIS NEWLY PLANTED AREA WAS ONCE A PART OF THE RECYCLING AREA |
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| A QUIET FOREST PATH ONCE CAME THROUGH HERE BEFORE IT WAS MINDLESSLY BULLDOZED...IT HAS NOW BEEN REPLANTED AND WILL RETURN TO BEING A QUIET FOREST PATH |
Al's Music Box:: How High The Moon by Les Paul and Mary Ford.
GROANER'S CORNER:(( It's fun to cook for Tom::MONDAY: It's fun to cook for Tom. Today I made angel food cake. The recipe said to beat 12 eggs separately. The neighbors were nice enough to loan me some extra bowls.
TUESDAY: Tom wanted fruit salad for supper. The recipe said to serve without dressing. So I didn't dress. What a surprise when Tom brought a friend home for supper.
WEDNESDAY: A good day for rice. The recipe said wash thoroughly before steaming the rice. It seemed kind of silly, but I took a bath anyway. I can't say it improved the rice any.
THURSDAY: Today, Tom asked for salad again. I tried a new recipe. It said to prepare ingredients, lay on a bed of lettuce one hour before serving. Tom asked me why I was rolling around in the garden.
FRIDAY: I found an easy recipe for cookies. It said to put the ingredients in a bowl and beat them. There must have been something wrong with this recipe. When I got back, everything was the same as when I left.
SATURDAY: Tom did the shopping today and brought home a chicken. He asked me to dress it for Sunday (oh boy). For some reason, Tom keeps counting to ten.
SUNDAY: Tom's folks came to dinner. I wanted to serve roast, but all I had was hamburger. Suddenly, I had a flash of genius. I put the hamburger in the oven and set the controls for roast. It still came out hamburger, much to my disappointment.
GOOD NIGHT DEAR DIARY. This has been a very exciting week. I am eager for tomorrow to come so I can try out a new recipe on Tom. If I can talk him into buying a bigger oven, I would like to surprise him with chocolate moose.
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A man was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign, hit his car broadside, and knocked him out cold. A passerby pulled him from the wreckage and revived him. He began a terrific struggle and had to be tranquilized by the medics. Later, when he had calmed down, they asked him why he had struggled so. He said, a bit sheepishly, "I remember the impact, then nothing. I woke up on a concrete slab in front of this huge, flashing sign. Turns out somebody was standing in front of the 'S' on the 'Shell' sign."
So impressed with your park owner's reforestation. It'll be great to watch all those plants and shrubs grow and re-beautify your area.
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