HOW NICE TODAY TO HAVE A BIG SLUG OF SPRING TONIC SO EARLY IN JANUARY

 WHAT A NICE SPRING-LIKE DAY FOR PEOPLE TO BE OUT FOR A WALK

Up a tad earlier this morning because I had an appointment with my Nurse Practitioner at the Maitland Valley Health Center in Goderich. Luckily, we don't have any nasty winter weather going on at the moment, and I was well on time for my appointment.  In fact, we got up to 42°F today under sunny afternoon skies.  From the medical center, I headed straightaway to A&W for a sit-down bacon and eggs breakfast.  I hadn't done that since the last time I had done that. A few more stops in Goderich, and I set a course for home.

SOME FOG IN THE AIR THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO GODERICH

AT THE MAITLAND VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

 WAITING FOR MY NURSE PRACTITIONER PERSON

 BREAKFAST AT A&W THIS MORNING

 A SUNNY LATE MORNING DRIVE HOME, AND HOW NICE TO SEE FIELDS APPEARING THROUGH THE SNOW

 A HUGE SNOW DRIFT ALONGSIDE THE ROAD

 EVEN 'OLD LONESOME' WAS OUT ENJOYING THE SUNNY DAY

 IT MAKES MY HEART HAPPY TO SEE SNOW MELTING

At 1:30 this afternoon I rolled into the Bayfield Library, where I had an appointment with someone to help me with all this password, passkey, verification, and gobbely goop confusion that has been causing me so much stress lately.  Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, my laptop computer would not connect to the Library's Wi-Fi despite the lady's best efforts, and I was not able to get anything resolved.  However, she was able to help me out with a few things regarding my iPhone.  Now, if only could remember what those few things were.

 BEFORE MY LIBRARY APPOINTMENT, I SLIPPED DOWN TO BAYFIELD'S BEACH TO SEE HOW THE BEACH WORK WAS PROGRESSING, AND NOTICED THEY HAD PUT A FENCE UP

THOSE ICE AND SNOW MOUNTAINS A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OFF SHORE, ARE FORMED BY WIND AND LAKE HURON'S WAVES

A LONE FISHERMAN ON THE SOUTH PIER

 THE BAYFIELD RIVER IS FREE OF ICE AND FLOWING AGAIN

Following the Library, I slipped over to Bayfield's Pioneer Park to take a few photos.  With it being such a nice day, I next headed to the Bayfield Cemetery, where I figured I would take myself for a much-needed walk.  Well, that didn't happen because the roads in the cemetery were really gnarly with ice, snow, slush, mud, and water.  Even the All Wheel Drive Subaru was slipping and sliding around in the slushy ruts.  So, home I went and enjoyed the rest of the nice day.  In fact, it felt like I had just had a big slug of Spring Tonic on an early January day.  We're forecasted to go up to 52F tomorrow.  Can you say, 'Bermuda Shorts':))

 HOW NICE TO WALK ON THIS GREEN GRASS AT PIONEER PARK INSTEAD OF WINTER'S ICE, SNOW, AND SLUSH

GREAT TO SEE ALL THE SNOW MELTED OFF THIS WEST FACING BANK

 OVERLOOKING LAKE HURONS SHORELINE ICE AND SNOW

 THESE STEPS LEAD FROM PIONEER PARK DOWN THE SLOPE TO THE BEACH BELOW

Al's Music Box::  That Sunday That Summer by Nat King Cole.

 HOW NICE TODAY TO HAVE A BIG SLUG OF SPRING TONIC SO EARLY IN JANUARY

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The little Moron walks into an auto parts store, and the parts man asks how he is doing and what he can do for him. He replies, "Fine, I need a seven-ten cap for my car." The man asks," A seven-ten cap? Where does it go, I've never heard of such a thing."  The little Moron angrily replies, "It goes on top of the engine and don't think just because I'm a Moron I don't know what I'm talking about!!" Perplexed, the parts man asks if he would draw him a picture and maybe help him out in figuring out what it is he needs..... Reader: Draw the number 710 in the middle of a piece of paper and draw a circle around the whole number. Now turn the paper upside down.

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- What's the opposite of a microwave? A tsunami.
- My doctor advised me to cut down on my sodium intake. I took his advice with a pinch of salt.

- "Your underwear is much too tight and revealing," I said to my wife. She replied, "Wear your own then."

I saw a book at the store today called "How to end 50% of your problems." I bought two of them.

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Eleven people were hanging on a rope under a helicopter, ten men and one woman. The rope was not strong enough to carry them all, so they decided that one has to drop off, otherwise they are all going to fall. They were not able to choose that person, but then the woman made a very touching speech.  She said that she would voluntarily let go of the rope, because as a woman she was used to giving up everything for her husband and kids, and for men in general, without ever getting anything in return. As soon as she finished her speech, all the men started clapping their hands.

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Al's Art Gallery (Oh, how I miss the Great American Southwest_