I DROVE HOME WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE:))

 A LARGE SHIP APPROACHES GODERICH'S HARBOR OUT OF THE FOG THIS AFTERNOON

Rain squall warnings accompanied by thunder and lightning came to fruition during the night, momentarily knocking out our power for the second time in twenty-four hours.  I missed most of it, but Lorraine said it kept her awake.  I was glad this morning to see that all the rain cascading off the shed roof hadn't washed all my newly planted grass seed away.  

 WITH RECENT RAINS WASHING MUDDY WATER INTO THE PARK'S POND, IT LOOKS LIKE THE WATER FOUNTAIN IS SITTING IN A POOL OF CHOCOLATE MILK

 SPOTTED THIS MALE MALLARD DUCK WITH ITS BEAK INTO ITS BREAKFAST

 WITH PAPA DUCK LOOKING TOWARDS THOSE REEDS, I SUSPECT MAMA DUCK HAS A NEST OF EGGS IN THERE SOMEWHERE

 THE TWO HALVES OF THE NEW MOBILE HOME THAT ARRIVED AT THE PARK TUESDAY ARE STILL ON THE ROAD OPPOSITE ITS CONCRETE PAD, AND I SUSPECT IT IS TOO MUDDY RIGHT NOW TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE TWO SECTIONS INTO PLACE

Headed out to my walking road, but cut my walk short when I found the southwesterly wind too cool, plus a slight drizzle had begun.  However, my drive there was not in vain.  When stepping out of the car by the side of the road, I noticed a large dew worm slowly crawling along the hardened road's gravel surface.  I then noticed two other dew worms in the same predicament.  They had obviously been forced out of the ditch's softer earth by the overnight heavy rainfall.  Luckily, I was able to help all three of these hapless critters by carefully moving them to the edge of a plowed roadside field where they could safely get themselves underground again.  I drove home with a smile on my face:))

 THIS IS THE DEW WORM I NEARLY STEPPED ON GETTING OUT OF THE CAR

 THERE ARE THREE DEW WORMS IN THIS PHOTO, AND I NAMED THE LITTLE FELLERS HUEY, DEWEY, AND LOUIE

Deciding I needed a break from my outside yard work, I instead this morning, focused my attention on the car.  Out came my shop vac and various cleaners.  And that kept me busy cleaning the car for an hour or so.  Following that, Lorraine and I headed off to Goderich for a few groceries.  Food Basics, McD'd coffee to go for me, Giant Tiger, and a drive down to the harbor, which resulted at being just in the right place at just the right time.  A large ship was just emerging out of the coastal fog and beginning its slow entrance into Goderich's harbor.

 THE SHIP'S NAME IS THE MARIA G

 MARINERS IN THE BOW HELPING TO GUIDE THE SHIP TO THE DOCK, AND DROPPING LAND LINES TO A CREW ON THE PIER

THESE SAILERS IN THE STERN ARE ALSO PREPARING LAND LINES

 LOWERING HEAVIER LAND LINES FROM THE STERN

From the harbor, it was a stop at Zehr's Supermarket and Walmart.  And, from there, home we went with Subie's windshield wipers going.  

 OUTSIDE OF ZEHR'S SUPERMARKET, I SPOTTED THIS SET UP

 A FEW MINUTES LATER I SAW THAT RIG GO BY WITH THE OWNER LEADING THE WAY

Al's Art Gallery:: The Wayward Wind by Gogi Grant.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( God created the mule, and told him, "You are mule. You will work constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years." The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20." And it was so. Then God created the dog, and told him, "You are dog. You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years." The dog responded, "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much. Please, no more than 10 years." And it was so. God then created the monkey and told him, "You are monkey. You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years."The monkey responded, "Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much. Please, Lord, give me no than 10 years." And it was so. Finally, God created Man and told him, "You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years." The man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little. Please, Lord; give me the 20 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected."  And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry; then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren. And it is so ...

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- I make apocalypse jokes like there's no tomorrowI

- "My boss says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We’ll see about that."

- "When an employment application asks who is to be notified in case of emergency, I always write, 'A very good doctor'."

- "Team work is important; it helps to put the blame on someone else."

- "I’m great at multitasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once."

A businessman boarded a plane to find, sitting next to him, an elegant woman wearing the largest, most stunning diamond ring he had ever seen. He asked her about it. "This is the Klopman diamond," she said. "It is beautiful, but there is a terrible curse that goes with it."
"What's the curse?" the man asked...... "Mr. Klopman", she answered.

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"After years of wondering why he didn't look like his younger sister or brother, a young man finally got up the nerve to ask his mother if he was adopted. "Yes, you were son," his mother said as she started to cry softly. "But it didn't work out and they brought you back."

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