A FEW OF THIS MORNING'S PHOTOS

 LOOKING EAST ACROSS A GROWING CORN FIELD ON THE WAY TO GODERICH THIS MORNING

I never have to push myself to get up in the morning but I do sometimes have to push myself to write this blog every day.  On other days it is my photo hobby that challenges my enthusiasm. Today is one of those blah writing days so I'll just leave you with a few of this morning's photos.   

 THE DOG WALKING AREA AT GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE HAS RE-OPENED AND THEY HAVE PUT IN A REALLY NICE WIDE PATHWAY

 I WAS GLAD TO SEE THEY COMPLETELY REBUILT A SMALL WALKWAY BRIDGE

 LOOKING WEST OUT OVER LAKE HURON FROM THE BRIDGE

 THIS AREA IS A FAVORITE HANGOUT FOR DUCKS AND CANADA GEESE

 THE RECONSTRUCTED SHORELINE BANK ENDS HERE

 WITH HIGH WATER LEVELS A FEW YEARS AGO ALL THOSE ROCKS AND PIECES OF CONCRETE WERE COMPLETELY UNDERWATER

 A CORMORANT DRIES ITS WINGS

 LOOKING SOUTH ALONG A FOGGY SHORELINE

 HEADING BACK TO THE JEEP

 I SURE HOPE THEY FIND A BETTER LOCATION FOR THIS MARBLE-LIKE BOULDER THAT WAS SAVED FROM THE  FIRST PHASE OF THE SHORELINE RESTORATION

Al's Music Box:))  Why Worry by the Dire Straits from the album 'Brothers In Arms'.  1985

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Thought I saw my first ever real life super hero today.  He was running down our street wearing a cape...  Turns out he hadn't paid for his haircut!

- How many crime writers does it take to change a light bulb?  Only one, but it has to have a really good twist at the end!

- Why do vampires believe in life after death?  Because they know it's all in vein!

- Why did the vampire go to art school?
Because he wanted to draw blood!

- I recently joined a support group for people who talk a lot.  We call ourselves On and On Anon.

- The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.

- Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist.  Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.

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LONDON'S VICTORIA HOSPITAL TODAY......AND NOW WE WAIT

Clear sunny skies this morning as I drove Scooter to the Bayfield Garage for its safety check.  Kelly and Pheebs followed in the Subaru, picking me up and we returned home.  Fired up the Jeep and headed for the carwash in Bayfield.  I could have washed the Jeep at home but decided to forego the twisting and bending for my already aggravated hip.  From the carwash Pheebs and I headed out southeast of Bayfield to Pavillion Road where we took ourselves for a short walk.

 DROPPING OUR CLASS C WINNEBAGO OFF AT THE BAYFIELD GARAGE THIS MORNING

 AT ONE OF OUR LONG-TIME FAVORITE WALKING SPOTS ON PAVILION ROAD

 WILDFLOWERS ALONG OUR WALK

 ON THE WAY HOME I NOTICED THEY HAD MOVED OUR RIG CLOSER TO THE GARAGE

At 10:45 a.m. we all piled into the Subaru and headed for London's Victoria Hospital via our new Highbury Ave route.  On the way to London, our sunny skies gave way to darkening skies.  Dropping Kelly off at the hospital Pheebs and I made our way over to the  Westminster Ponds nature area.  Less than ten minutes on the trail I felt the first raindrops and we turned around and hastily headed back to the car.  We made it in time not to get soaked and for the next hour and a half I did a lot of reading while Pheebs did a lot of snoozing.  Luckily, Kelly's plasmapheresis treatment wrapped up earlier than usual and my cell phone rang at 2:05 with Kelly on the other end saying she was ready to go.

 LILY PADS ON WALKERS POND BEHIND PARKWOOD HOSPITAL

MINUTES AFTER TAKING THIS PHOTO ON A DENSE SIDE TRAIL I FELT THE FIRST DROPS OF RAIN

 SPOTTED THESE CANADA GEESE YOUNGSTERS ON OUR WAY TO PICK UP KELLY

After picking up Kelly we headed for home with our first stop being Tim Hortons just east of the hospital for a couple coffees and snacks to go.  It rained fairly hard from there to almost three-quarters of the way home before easing off.  Ten minutes after arriving home we were bathed in brilliant sunshine.

I TOLD PHEEBS TO WATCH FOR THE LADY IN ORANGE

LONDON TRAFFIC ON A RAINY DAY

 WAITING FOR SNACKS AT TIM HORTONS

 HEADING NORTH OUT OF LONDON ON HIGHBURY AVE

 THIS LADY WASN'T LETTING A RAINY DAY GET BETWEEN HER AND HER SHOPPING

 DARK SKIES AHEAD

Kelly's plasmapheresis procedure today was the last one of her scheduled treatments.....and now we wait.  If the terrible itching worsens, Kelly will have to resume the treatments possibly two or three times a week again.  In less than a month she will meet with the London Health Sciences Hospital Liver Transplant Committee and will find out if she will be accepted for a liver transplant.  Some very major decisions coming up.        

Al's Music Box:)) Somewhere Down That Crazy River by Robbie Robertson from the album 'Robbie Robertson'.  1987  A favorite song of mine from the summer of 1988.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( So I walked into this bar and heard two girls speaking in what sounded like a lovely Scottish accent. I said: So, are you two girls from Scotland?  One of them said: "Wales Idiot!"  So I said: "Oh, I am terribly sorry about that. So, are you two Whales from Scotland?"  That's the last thing I remember.

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-Why was the lumberjack at the computer?  He wanted to log in.

- What does a tree say to an axe?  I'm falling for you.
- Why did the axe go to school?  To become a little sharper.

- What's the difference between being a lumberjack and any other job?  You get the axe when you’re hired not fired.
- I was really disappointed when the axe I bought to climb trees with ended up being useless.  It was a total anti-climb axe.

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