HOW CAN A SHED GET ITSELF IN SUCH A MESS

PRIMROSE

Another fine Spring morning.  A walk in the Bayfield Cemetery and that is about as far as Pheebs and I got.  Kelly headed off to Goderich and I spent several hours Spring cleaning our metal shed.  I don't know how a shed can get itself in such a mess over Wintertime but it can and does each year.  Even when we went south for the Winter both sheds would still mess themselves up somehow.  Strangest thing........

 TULIP GARDEN AT A HOUSE IN BAYFIELD THIS MORNING

NEW SIDEWALKS GOING IN ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET BAYFIELD

I grass-seeded, raked, and rolled a few bare patches in our front yard.  Also moved three old and heavy rotten logs off the west end of our pond.  I had put them there a few winter's ago when I decided to cover up the pond with tarps for the winter.

 UP CLOSE WITH A DAFFODIL

AZALEA BLOOM

 OUR RESIDENT FROG IS STILL WITH US

 AZALEA

It was a pleasant afternoon for a walk so Pheebs and I headed off over around the Park's pond to see what we could see.  Mama Goose was still on her nest so all was good there.  Musky the Muskrat made a brief appearance and the Painted Turtles were again out in full force enjoying the warmth of the Sun.   

 A NICE AFTERNOON FOR A WALK IN OUR PARK'S FOREST

 WITH MAMA GOOSE ON THE NEST ACROSS THE POND, PAPA GOOSE HERE IS KEEPING A WARY EYE ON PHEEBS AND I

 YEP, PAPA GOOSE IS KEEPING A MIGHTY CLOSE EYE ON US

 MY FIRST BUTTERFLY PHOTO OF 2023

 AND THERE GOES MUSKY THE MUSKRAT

Al's Music Box:)) Everybody's Talkin' by Harry Nilsson from the album 'Aerial Ballet'.  1968

 WHAT A LITTLE SWEETY PIE SHE IS

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Ever since I needed a wheelchair, my wife has been so rude to me  She's been pushing me around and talking behind my back.

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On a job interview, the manager handed me his laptop and said, "Sell this to me."  So, I took it, left the office, and headed back to my place.  Eventually, he phoned me and demanded, "Return my laptop immediately!"  I said, "$300, and it's yours!"

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DE-WINTERIZED THE RIG TODAY AND......'OH-OH'

FIDDLEHEADS, FERNS, OR JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE GREEN MARTIANS CHATTING IT UP IN OUR FRONT YARD THIS AFTERNOON

Our nights are still remaining quite cool but our days are finally warming up nicely.  With a couple prescriptions to pick up at the Walmart Pharmacy, and after our sunny morning gravel road walk, Pheebs and I headed off to Goderich.  A coffee to go at McDonalds and down to the foggy harbor we went.  Fog is generally a sign of warmer weather and it was evident along the shoreline as warmer land air met the colder waters of Lake Huron.

 A SLOWLY DISSIPATING FOG ALONG GODERICH'S LAKE HURON SHORELINE

OUT FOR A WALK ALONG A CRAGGY SECTION OF THE SHORELINE

 LAKE BANK RESTORATION IS STILL ONGOING IN THE DOG-WALKING AREA

 TWO SHIPS IN PORT THIS MORNING WITH THE LAKE FREIGHTER  ALGOMA BUFFALO ON THE LEFT AND THE OCEAN-GOING FEDERAL SETO ON THE RIGHT

 MISTY TOWERS AT THE GODERICH SALT MINE

 LOADING ROCK SALT INTO THE HOLD OF THE ALGOMA BUFFALO

 A FEDERAL SETO CREW MEMBER

 LOADING GRAIN FROM THE GODERICH GRAIN TERMINAL ON THE RIGHT TO THE HOLD OF THE FEDERAL SETO ON THE LEFT

After the prescriptions were picked and with a few groceries thrown in for good measure Pheebs and were on our way home by 11 a.m.  How nice to see all the farm fields greening up and all the trees bursting forth in their colorful Spring foliage.  Tulips are out all over the place too.  Spring is finally skipping right along.  Oh nuts, that means Winter is drawing closer every day:((

 HEADING HOME ON A MIGHTY FINE SPRING MORNING

 A FEW FARMERS OUT ON THE LAND TODAY

 A DRINK OF WATER FOR PHEEBS EARLIER THIS MORNING

 A FEW COLORFUL TULIPS ALONG THE WAY

 TAKING DOWN AN OLD MAPLE TREE AT THE NORTH EDGE OF OUR PARK THIS MORNING

Home again I never even bothered coming in to turn the computer on and slide into my normal a.m. routine.  I've had it on my mind to de-winterize our Winnebago so with no further adieu, I got right at it.  Last year when I did this I was lucky that everything turned out okay with no problems.  Not so much this year.  The grey water valve is leaking which doesn't surprise me because it was always very stiff and difficult to open and close.  Simply from not being used enough I suspect.  I didn't detect any other leaks anywhere.  But, there is a serious problem with the rear awning bracket where it is attached to the rig.  The two screws are pulling out.  Not good!!

 SCOOTER WON'T BE GOING FAR UNTIL I CAN SOMEHOW GET THIS FIXED

Pheebs and I headed off for an afternoon walk which took us around the pond and down to the far end of our Park on the forest roads.  I don't know who was startled more, the Mama Goose or Pheebs and I when we stumbled upon a Canada Goose sitting on a nest of eggs.  The nest is at the north end of the Park's pond where we've never seen Geese make nests before.  I hope the Racoons don't get the eggs like they usually do when the nests have been at the south end of the pond.

MAMA GOOSE LEFT THE NEST (CENTER) JUST AS PHEEBS AND I WERE GOING BY

 THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PAINTED TURTLES OUT SUNNING THEMSELVES AT THE PARK'S POND THIS PLEASANTLY WARM AFTERNOON

 I THINK THAT'S PAPA AND JUNIOR

THIS IS THE BEST SHOT I COULD GET OF WHAT I THINK IS A GREENBACK HERON AT THE PARK'S POND

 THIS IS A LONG TELEPHOTO AND SLIGHTLY OUT-OF-FOCUS SHOT OF MAMA GOOSE BACK ON HER NEST AGAIN

 I'M THINKING THIS MIGHT BE WILD STRAWBERRY

It actually looks like we are in for a nice spate of good weather over the next couple of weeks.  Most unusual for this year but we'll take all of it that comes our way.  Perfect temperatures for me are just about anywhere between 65F and 75F.  Anything on either side of those temps I find increasingly uncomfortable.     

 OUR GOOD NEIGHBOR MONICA'S MAGNOLIA TREE

 FIDDLEHEAD FERNS IN OUR FRONT YARD

 MARSH MARIGOLDS BESIDE OUR FROG POND

 A WHITE MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM IN OUR YARD

Al's Music Box:)) Winchester Cathedral by the New Vaudeville Band from the album 'Winchester Cathedral'.  1966

GROANER'S CORNER:))  There was once an aspiring veterinarian who put himself through veterinary school working nights as a taxidermist.  Upon graduation, he decided he could combine his two vocations to better serve the needs of his patients and their owners, while doubling his practice and, therefore, his income. He opened his own offices with a shingle on the door saying, "Dr. Jones, Veterinary Medicine and Taxidermy -- Either way, you get your pet back!"

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- Today I saw a burglar breaking into his own house.  Guess he was working from home.  

- What did the tree say to the new spring flower?I'm rooting for you.

- Why don't flowers like to ride bicycles?  Because they keep losing their petals!

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NO PROBLEM KID, I DO IT ALL THE TIME

 A RAINY DAY MORNING AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH ON THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON

Our overnight rain waited until this morning before moving in sometime around 9 a.m.  Pheebs and I drove into and around Bayfield before heading home again.  Swapping out the Jeep for the Subaru, Kelly and I headed for Renegade's Diner at the south end of Bayfield.  Pheebs stayed home.  Just about the same time we arrived there, Gayle and Richard rolled in and we all headed inside through a few raindrops for a pre-arranged breakfast get-together.  Unfortunately, we didn't pick the right table because right near us sat two adults and five very noisy young kids.  Needless to say, conversation was limited for us with the background shrieks, squeals, and screams.  Not nice for older ears.  Breakfast was good as well as the conversation.  Well, as good as lip reading can be in a noisy environment that is.  Upon leaving Renegades in a pouring rain later, Kelly and I headed to a place called Archies on Bayfield's Main Street.  I had been kinda thinking about a new hat for quite a while to replace my old summer Breezer hat I had bought on February 8th, 2015 in Kelso California.  You can read about that day here at Kelso Sand. Dunes & A New Hat.  Kelly had been into 'Archies' on Saturday browsing around and saw that they had the type of hat I generally wear so that is how we ended up there.  It took me a bit of looking but by golly, I did find myself a suitable summer hat.  Maybe not quite perfect but it's close enough for this craggy old head of mine.  You know me, I'm not a perfectionist.  And, it was on sale for only $19.95.  When's the last time you ever saw that kind of a price for anything eh??  I'd like a couple JubJub candies, please.  Okay kid, $19.95.  Could I have a Tootsie Roll with that?  Sure kid, $19.95.  Oh, a can of coke and a shoelace too, please.  Yep, that'll be $19.95 for the Coke and $19.95 for the shoelace.  Will that be all kid?  No, I changed my mind about the shoelace.  Okay, I'll give you a $9.95 refund on the shoelace.  Thank you Mister.  And, with the $19.95 restocking fee on the shoelace, your total comes to $89.80.  How would you like to pay for that Sonny?  My dad's credit card Sir.  Do you have the credit card with you?  No Sir, I lost it when I came into the store.  No problem, for a $19.95 finder's fee I will help you find it.  Gee Mister that would be mighty swell of you.  Okay let me see here, ah yes, your total now is $109.75.  Thanks again Mister.  No problem kid, I do it all the time............ 

 MY NEW HAT AND YES, THIS IS MY VERY BEST ATTEMPT AT A SMILE

Al's Music Box:(( Eye In The Sky by The Alan Parsons Project from the album 'Eye In The Sky'.  1982

 SPOTTED THIS LITTLE CHAP ON A GODERICH ROOF THIS MORNING

GROANER'S CORNER:(( This guy arrives at the Pearly Gates. He has to wait to be admitted, while St. Pete leafs through his Big Book.  He's checking to see if the guy is worthy of entry or not. Saint Peter goes through the books several times, furrows his brow, and says to the guy, "You know, I can't see that you did lots of good in your life but, you never did anything bad either.  Tell you what, if you can tell me of one REALLY good deed that you did in your life, you're in."  The guy thinks for a moment and says, "Well, there was this one time when I was drivin' down the highway and I saw a Biker Gang assaulting this poor girl. I slowed down my car to see what was going on, and sure enough, that's what they were doing. There were about 50 of 'em torturing this chick.  Infuriated, I got out my car, grabbed a tire iron from my trunk and walked straight up to the leader of the gang. He was a huge guy with a studded leather jacket and a chain running from his nose to his ear. As I walked up to the leader, the Gang formed a circle all around me.  So I ripped the leader's chain off his face and smashed him over the head with the tire iron. Then I turned around and yelled to the rest of them, 'Leave this poor, innocent girl alone, you slime! You're all a bunch of sick, deranged animals! Go home before I teach you all a lesson in pain!'"  St. Peter, extremely impressed, says, "Really? Wow, when did all this happen?"  "Umm.. about two minutes ago."

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