SO FORTUNATE IN SO MANY WAYS

Yet another in a set of fine September days.  Sun and clouds, with a healthy touch of coolness, made for a great day puttering about outside in the gardens.  Dug up and relocated about a dozen hostas, and cut down the last of the bamboo grass, plus some more ferns. And I'll be darned if that little bit of work didn't kinda poop me out.  Oh well, got some laundry done too.  Good thing I did the vacuuming a couple of days ago, or it might not have gotten done today.  Brewed up an afternoon decaf coffee and flopped into my recliner with sunshine streaming through a couple of south-facing windows.  And of course my soothing ambient music is always on.  Despite my occasional complaining, sadness, and difficult days from time to time, I so often consider myself to be so fortunate in so many ways.  And when it's all over and done some day, I hope I'll be able to look back and say, 'WOW, what a ride':))

MY GOOD BUDDY RICHARD GAVE ME THIS UNUSUAL ROCK A FEW YEARS AGO

 I'M CONFIDENT THAT I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED  ALL THE FROGS FROM THE FRONT YARD POND....THERE WERE ONLY FIVE OF THEM TO TRANSPORT THIS YEAR

 RELOCATED HOSTAS TODAY

After a bad leak in my sunroom last Spring caused by an ice buildup on the roof, I have a roofing fellow coming next Tuesday to do a bunch of caulking and install a heated cable in the valley where the sunroom joins the unit's main roof, as well as a section over the sunroom's patio door.  The reason I know the leak was caused by an ice buildup is that even with this summer's heavy rains, the sunroom roof never leaked a drop.

KIND OF A LAZY SATURDAY MORNING AT A NEIGHBOR'S FARM DOWN THE ROAD

 I THINK THIS LITTLE FELLOW WAS FEELING A LITTLE LAZIER THAN THE OTHERS

I'm hoping today's skies remain clear so that I can get out and watch tonight's big Harvest Moon make its grand appearance in the Eastern sky.

 WITH A PARTIAL CLOUD COVER FRIDAY NIGHT, I STAYED IN AND MADE MY OWN STARS

 AND ON THE TELEVISION'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL I HAD RELAXING ORIENTAL MEDITATION MUSIC PLAYING....YEP, THAT'S MY IDEA OF A NICE NIGHT

Al's Music Box:: Deep Purple by Nino Tempo & April Stevens.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A poet and a scientist were traveling together on a plane. The scientist was bored and said to the poet, "Hey, you, do you want to play a game? I'll ask you a question, and if you get it wrong, you give me $5. Then, you ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you $5." The poet thought about this for a moment, but he decided against it, seeing that the scientist was obviously a very bright man. He politely turned down the scientist's offer. The scientist, who was really bored, tried again. "Look, I'll ask you a question, and if you can't answer it, you give me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I can't answer it, I'll give you $50." The poet agreed. "Okay," the scientist said, "what is the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon?" The poet, obviously not knowing the answer, didn't stop to think about the scientist's question. He took a $5 bill out of his pocket and handed it to the scientist. The scientist happily accepted the bill and promptly said, "Okay, now it's your turn." The poet thought about this for a few minutes, then asked, "All right, what goes up a mountain on three legs, but comes down on four?" The bright glow quickly vanished from the scientist's face. He thought about this for a long time, taking out his notepad and making numerous calculations. He finally gave up on his notepad and took out his laptop, using his Multimedia Encyclopedia. As the plane was landing, the scientist gave up. He reluctantly handed the poet a $50 bill. The poet accepted it graciously, getting ready to stand up. "Wait!" the scientist shouted, "you can't do this to me! What's the answer?" The poet looked at the scientist and calmly put a $5 bill into his hand.

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“Wall-to-wall” was once a magical term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure.

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- My dad quit his job to pursue his dream in archeology His career is now in ruins.

- What’s the difference between good archeology jokes and bad archeology jokes?
It depends on how deep it goes.

Q: Why don’t mummies take time off?
A: They’re afraid to unwind.

Q: Why don’t mummies have friends?
A: Because they’re too wrapped up in themselves.

Q: What’s it like to be kissed by a vampire?
A: It’s a pain in the neck.

Q: What do you call a cleaning skeleton?
A: The grim sweeper.

Q: Who helps the little pumpkins cross the road safely?
A: The crossing gourd.

Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about.
The daughter answered, *'Don't be scared, you'll get your quilt.'* Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea, and the Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about. He said, *'Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming.'

Al's Doggy World

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Al's Doggy World

 HIS NAME WAS BIG JAKE, AND HIS TWO BEST BUDDIES WERE TWO BOSTON TERRIERS NAMED SOPHIE AND LOUIE...I SAID MY LAST GOODBYE TO BIG JAKE AT OUR HOUSE IN CONGRESS, ARIZONA, ELEVEN YEARS AGO. THOSE DOGGIES' MOM & DAD WERE JEAN AND SKIP FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA

 PHEEBS

Meanings::

Al's Art Gallery