I WAS SURPRISED AT THE AMOUNT OF GROUND DRIFTING

Sunshine today..... need I say more:)) Yes, of course I do. I've noticed for a while now that I am staying up later at night and sleeping in longer in the mornings. Is that a sign of aging or am I just getting a little wiser. Well, I suppose it's a bit of both and that's okay if that is the case. 'Ve get too soon olt and too late schmart'.

 THERE ARE 5 CARDINALS IN THIS TREE... CAN YOU FIND THE FIFTH ONE

It was off to Goderich this morning for coffee to go at McDs and a drive down around the frozen harbor.  And boy is that harbor ever frozen.  Ice and snow as far as the eye can see and four big freighters tied up in the inner harbor.  A stop at Zehr's Supermarket, Dollarama, and Walmart and it was off for home.  I was surprised at the amount of ground drifting occurring across the roads with Lake Huron winds piling the blowing snow up in small drifts.

Glancing at the calendar at the bottom right of the computer I see it's January 27th.  One month from today we will only be one day away from March and March is the month of Crocuses and maybe a few early bird Robins:))))    

RUB MY TUMMY DAD

Al's Music Box:)) Someday Soon  In 1968, Judy Collins recorded "Someday Soon" for her album Woh Knows Where The Time Goes.  Although Collins had frequently crossed paths with Ian and Sylvia - (Judy Collins quote:) "We used to hang out together. I had heard all of their songs"- it was Collins' swain Stephen Stills who suggested she record "Someday Soon". According to the song's composer Ian Tyson (Ian Tyson quote:)"Stephen Stills was living with Judy Collins and he told her: 'You've got to record this song.' She didn't want to record it but he pushed her to and that recording was magical." Collins herself recalls responding positively to Stills' recommendation: (Judy Collins quote:) "One evening as Stephen and I were driving back [to Los Angeles] from Malibu we started talking about the [in progress sessions for] Who Knows Where the Time Goes. ' I think we need one more song,' Stephen said: 'What about 'Someday Soon'? The song was perfect for me, a Colorado girl at heart" - referencing the song's locale - "I remembered all the lyrics and we hit the freeway singing in harmony... The next day we recorded 'Someday Soon'" in a session which featured Stills on acoustic guitar, Buddy Emmons on pedal steel guitar and James Burton on a Telecaster electric guitar. The album Who Knows Where the Time Goes was issued in the autumn of 1969, at which time "Both Sides Now" given a belated single release from Collins' 1967 album Wildflowers was affording Collins her debut Top 40 hit. As "Both Sides Now" was dropping out of the Top 40 from its #8 Billboard Hot 100 peak, "Someday Soon" was released as a follow-up single in January 1969 - five years to the month after the release of the Ian & Sylvia single "You Were On My Mind"/ "Some Day Soon". Despite reaching the Top Ten in a number of locales where "Both Sides Now" had afforded Collins especial success - notably San Francisco and several mid-size California cities -, "Someday Soon" would rise no higher on the Hot 100 than #55, also reaching #37 on the Canadian Top Singles chart published by RPM. In 1972 "Someday Soon" was rereleased - with "Suzanne" as B-side - parallel with the release of the compilation Colors of the DayThe Best of Judy Collins album, but the single was not a success. Despite not being a major hit in terms of chart data, "Someday Soon" is considered a signature song of Collins'. Robb Baker (The Chicago Tribune) reviewing Who Knows Where the Time Goes cited "Someday Soon" along with Collins' original "My Father" as the album's highlights, describing "Someday Soon" as "[Collins'] countries selection ever... about a girl who vies for a man's affections with... a 'damned old rodeo'." Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic described Collins's rendition favorably, calling it "one of the great story-songs of the 1960s" and praising Collins's vocals. In-concert renditions of "Someday Soon" appear on the 2000 album release Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap and the 2003 multi-artist album release Wildflower Festival. Collins' 2015 duets album Strangers Again featured her rendition of "Someday Soon" with Jimmy Buffett.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Three police officers were standing in line at the Pearly Gates.Saint Peter asked the first officer, “What did you do with your life?”“I was a police officer,” he responded.“What kind of police officer?” Saint Peter asked.“I was a vice officer. I kept drugs off the streets and out of the hands of kids.”“Welcome to heaven. You may end the gates.”He asked the second man what he did as a police officer.“I was a traffic officer,” said the man. “I kept the roads and highways safe.”“Welcome to heaven. You may enter the gates.”He asked the third man what he did as a police officer.“I was a military policeman, sir,” replied the man.“Wonderful! I’ve been waiting for you all day!” replied Saint Peter. “I need to take a break! Watch the gate, will you?”

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- It's so cold in Alaska that someone stabbed himself with an icicle and died of cold cuts, and babies are brought by penguins, not by storks!

- My bloody rude neighbour came over banging on the door at 2.00am last night.
Luckily I was still up playing my drums!!

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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht thefrist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl msesand you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raedervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.
Preosllnay I tinhk its cmolpete nenosnese......
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The other day, Louise and I got into some petty argument. (I say it was petty. She would have said it was Armageddon.) As is our nature, neither of us would admit the possibility that we might be in error.
To her credit, Louise finally said, 'Look. I'll tell you what. I'll admit I'm wrong if you admit I was right.' 'Fine.' I said. She took a deep breath, looked me in the eye and said, 'I'm wrong.'  I grinned and replied, 'You're right.'

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Kellys Corner

 AT THE PINK STORE IN PALOMAS MEXICO SOUTH OF COLUMBUS NEW MEXICO

HIKING ON THE COCHISE STRONGHOLD TRAIL IN ARIZONA

 KELLY AND HER OLDEST SON JASON

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IN A LONG LINE OF SUNDAYS

 A DESERT SUNRISE

Another quiet Sunday in a long line of quiet Sundays over the years.  Luckily, we didn't get any more snow.  Even with a bit of sunshine later in the day, I didn't feel much like going out.  Tomorrow begins a new week as we plod steadily along looking forward to the early days of Spring:)) 

Al's Music Box:)) Break It To Them Gently by Burton Cummings.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( After church, little Johnny and his brother go ice fishing. Little Johnny starts drilling on the ice when a voice from above says, "Young man, there's no fish down there.”Little Johnny asks his brother, "Who is that?"His brother replies, "I don't know."So little Johnny starts to drill again and the voice says again, "For the second time, there's no fish down there."Little Johnny asks his brother, "Could that be God?"His brother replies again, "I don't know." Little Johnny starts drilling again and the voice says once more, "Young man, for the last time, I'm telling you there's no fish down there."Johnny looks up and asks, "Is that you, God?"The voice says, "No, I'm the manager, and the rink's closed."

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- I recently tried to write a book on plants
It was too difficult.  I should have used paper.

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 A husband died. A few weeks later the wife died. As she got to heaven she saw her husband. She ran up to him with tears in her eyes.  'Darling, how I've missed you!'  The husband extends his arms stopping her from embracing him and says, 'Whoa there woman, the contract was until death!'

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For the first time in many years, a an old man traveled from his rural town to the city to attend a movie. After buying his ticket, he stopped at the concession stand to purchase some popcorn. Handing the attendant $1.50, he couldn't help but comment, "The last time I came to the movies, popcorn was only 15 cents."  "Well, sir," the attendant replied with a grin, "You're really going to enjoy yourself. We have sound now."

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Kellys World

 KELLY AND I KIBBITZING AT HURD ORCHARDS IN HOLLEY NEW YORK

KELLY WITH HER TWO SISTERS AND HER MOTHER

 KELLY ON OUR FRONT PORCH WITH HER DAUGHTER SABRA AND SABRA'S TWO BOYS

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