I LIKE BURNING PINE NEEDLES BECAUSE THEY MAKE A LOT OF NICE SMELLING SMOKE

If we thought Monday was a beautiful day, we hadn't met Tuesday yet.  Clear blue skies with not a cloud to be seen on our walk this morning added to even warmer temperatures today and at this time of year, these kinds of days are to be treasured.  Add to it all the fiery Autumn colors now peaking in our area and it was a joy to be outside appreciating it.  I think we hit 70F today.  Nice:))

THESE CORN STALKS HAVE LOST ALL OF THEIR GREENERY

Following our walk, it was too nice to go home so Pheebs and I slipped through Clinton's Tim Hortons for the second day in a row, grabbed a coffee, and headed east out of town and then southwest to dust up some country roads and revel in Autumn's finery.

It was late morning when we finally made our way home.  We have had our annual pine needle drop so I busied myself with my leaf rake cleaning up our driveway.  A few days ago when checking Scooter's tire pressures I noticed the outside dual tire on the driver's side rear was leaking air when I took the valve cap off.  Not something for me to mess around with so I took it to Clinton's Huron Tirecraft.  They determined the stem inside the valve was loose so with a special tool they tightened that stem and sent me on my with 'no charge'.  Holy Smokes I thought, that's not something that happens very often anymore these days.  I do remember a time when it did though.  Anyway, thanks Tirecraft:))

Home again I continued my outside clean-up and burned a pile of gathered-up pine needles in our backyard campfire spot.  I like burning pine needles because they make a lot of nice-smelling smoke.

Put the last of our outside summer stuff away this afternoon.  Replaced the screen in our front outside door with the winter glass panel.  Next, I will have to gather up the vehicle cleaning stuff and put all the waxes and cleaners in boxes to bring into the house for winter.  And soon it will be time to turn off the outside water until Spring.  Oh the travails of living in a northern climate.    

YES, IT WAS A NICE MORNING FOR A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

GROANER'S CORNER:(( 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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I was actually thinking about buying a convertible... But then I thought, what if I was at a stoplight -- how would I avoid the homeless guy?

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CHALLENGING MY MIND'S IMAGINATIVE REASONING

A beautiful sunny morning with blue skies, big white fluffy clouds, and no big wind to blow our 55F temperatures back down into the mid-40s somewhere.  After our walk, Pheebs and I leisurely cruised around half a dozen country roads with our front windows down and the Jeep's heater on.  Even snagged a Tim Hortons coffee along the way.

 ANOTHER FINE AUTUMN MORNING FOR A WALK

 FARMERS ARE BUSY DOING WHAT FARMERS DO BEST

 SPOTTED THESE TWO GUYS CHECKING CLINTON'S TIM HORTONS DRIVE-THRU MENU THIS MORNING

We have really been dragging our feet on the sale of our 2002 Class C RV.  It's all cleaned up and the Ad is written.  The only thing remaining to be done is a pre-safety and a selling price.  But.....

 THE TREE AMIGOS

I was surprised to see a flock of birds eating seeds underneath the birdfeeder today until I realized that hey, the Juncos are already back from the north where they spend their summers.  Maybe their early arrival signals an early winter:((  That would just be the awfullest of the most afullests!!

 THE JUNCOS ARE BACK

 UFO??  NOPE, JUST A HEADLESS TURKEY VULTURE FLYING BY

I washed the Suburu Sunday morning and this morning I cleaned the interior and vacuumed it.  Kelly cut up some nice Southwest material for the front seats she had bought in Wickenburg Arizona years ago.  Looks kinda groovy.  

 I LOVE SOUTHWEST DECOR

On a recommendation, and needing to get my mind back into outer space again I downloaded Martin Keller's book The Space Pen Club.  This non-fiction book, published in June 2021 has glowing reviews so I am looking forward to spending a good half a dozen inquisitive hours challenging my mind's imaginative reasoning and sense of logic again.  Good happenings.  Thanks KL:))

GROANER'S CORNER:((    Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first  man he meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?" The man said, "I do  Father." The priest said, "Then stands over there against the wall."  Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to get to heaven?"  "Certainly, Father," was the man's reply."Then stand over there against the wall," said the priest. Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, "Do you want to go to heaven?" O'Toole said, "No, I don't Father."  The priest said, "I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?" O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now."

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Two elderly ladies meet at the launderette after not seeing one another for some time. After inquiring about each other's health, one asked how the other's husband was doing.  "Oh! Ted died last week. He went out to the garden to dig up a cabbage for dinner, had a heart attack and dropped down dead right there in the middle of the vegetable patch!"  "Oh dear! I'm so very sorry," replied her friend. "What did you do?"  "Opened a can of peas instead."

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THE LINE WAS TOO LONG

After our morning walk, Pheebs and I took Subie to Goderich for a gas fill-up.  The line was too long at McDonalds for a coffee so we zipped down around the harbor, grabbed a few groceries at Food Basics, and headed for home.  Washed the Subaru, cleaned the windows, and that was it for the day.

Ellen's Groove:))  In this video, Ellen jams with drummer Jarrod J-rod Sullivan.  (Bass and Drums Jam)

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The Top 15 Thanksgiving-Themed Movies

15. To Kill A Walking Bird

14. My Best Friend's Dressing

13. Thighs Wide Shut

12. The Texas Coleslaw Massacre

11. Casserolablanca

10. The Fabulous Baster Boys

9. 12 Hungry Men

8. Silence of the Yams

7. For Love of The Game Hen

6. I Know What You Ate Last Winter

5. All the President's Menu

4. White Meat Can't Jump

3. When Harry Met Salad

2. The Story of U.S.

and the Number 1 Upcoming Thanksgiving-Themed Movie…

1. The Wing and I

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A FEW PHOTOS

The following pics were taken Friday morning.

A FAINT RAINBOW OVER BAYFIELD'S BRIDGE

 CURBS AND SIDEWALKS ARE GOING IN ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET

Ellen's Groove:)) Ellen is heating up the strings on this short practice video.  Watch her fingers nailing the notes on her bass guitar's fret board.  Go Ellen Go.

GROANER'S CORNER:((  By the time the sailor pulled into a little town every hotel room was taken. "You've got to have a room somewhere," he pleaded. "Or just a bed, I don't care where."  "Well, I do have a double room with one occupant - an Air Force guy," admitted the manager, "and he might be glad to split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past.  I'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."  "No problem," the tired Navy man assured him. "I'll take it." The next morning, the sailor came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy tailed. "How'd you sleep?" asked the manager. "Never better." The manager was impressed. "No problem with the other guy snoring?" "Nope. I shut him up in no time," said the Navy guy.  "How'd you manage that?" asked the manager.  "He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room," the sailor explained. "I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and said, 'Goodnight beautiful,'...and he sat up all night watching me."

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Did you hear about the angler who baited his hook with peanut butter?  All he would catch was jellyfish!

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