TRAVEL WITH THE BAYFIELD BUNCH:))

Saturday, June 21, 2025

HARDLY ENOUGH TO FLUSH ANY FISHWORMS OUT OF THE GROUND

Yay, a bright sunny and warm morning for the first day of summer. Only downside....each day from now until December 21st will get shorter.

A WHEAT FIELD WAVING IN THE MORNING BREEZE

Friday evening, Woodsy and I grabbed a couple of ice cream cones at the Woodland Drive-In and slipped into Bayfield for a drive-around. From Pioneer Park, we noticed two Sea-doos out in the lake with one of them going around and around in a tight circle with nobody visible on it. The other occupied Sea-Doo was standing by a short distance away. I thought right away somebody might be in trouble. I took a few long telephoto shots, and a minute later, a figure appeared on the troubled seadoo. I thought then that the two young guys were just fooling around, but when I edited the photos this morning and took a closer look, I think the one young fella may very well have been in trouble until he regained control of his Sea-doo again.

NO SIGN OF ANYONE BEING IN CONTROL OF THIS SEADOO

THE SECOND SEA-DOO WATCHING THE OTHER SEA-DOO GOING AROUND IN TIGHT CIRCLES

IT WAS NOT UNTIL I EDITED AND LIGHTENED THIS PHOTO TODAY THAT I SAW SOMEBODY CLINGING TO THE SEA-DOO

THE SECOND SEADOOER ON HIS CELL PHONE...SO WERE THESE TWO GUYS JUST PRANKING AROUND FOR THE CAMERA, OR HAD THE SECOND FELLOW ALREADY CALLED FOR HELP

ONE BOAT TOWING ANOTHER BOAT UP THE BAYFIELD RIVER

THE FELLA DOING THE TOWING

THE FOLKS BEING TOWED

IT WAS THE DOGGY THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION

Took myself for a quiet, peaceful Saturday morning drive southeast through Varna and back along the Bannockburn Road, snapping a few pics along the way. Skies looked dark and forboding to the southwest. A thunderstorm packing lightning and rain was on its way, and it wasn't long before it was upon us. Fortunately, the heavier part of the storm went north of us, heading inland. We had some rain, but hardly enough to flush any fishworms out of the ground.

I LOVE POKING ALONG SLOW ON THESE COUNTRY BACKROADS

ROUND HAY BALES

CORN IS ALREADY UP ABOUT TWELVE INCHES

Under cloudy skies, Woodsy and I headed off to Goderich this afternoon with the usual stops thrown in. Food Basics, McD's coffee, another Vincent de Paul drop off, the Dollar Store and Walmart. Clouds had given way to sunshine, temperatures came up and so did the humidity. I had to crack on Subie's A/C. Back to Bayfield, it was a stop at Foodland, a convenience store post office, and a cruise along Bayfield's Main Street. We were finally home at 4:15.

CURIOUS CLOUDS IN THE MORNING SKY

Ellen's Groove:)) It's been a while since I've posted anything about Ellen's progress with the bass guitar. In this video, Ellen is playing in a band, and it is her dad, Hovak, on lead guitar. This isn't my kind of music anymore, but I include the video for Ellen's bass playing. Here is, The Big Old Nasty Getdown

Al's Music Box:)) Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( It was a particularly tough football game, and nerves were on edge. The home team had been the victim of three or four close calls, and they were now trailing the visitors by a touchdown and a field goal. When the official called yet another close one in the visitors' favor, the home quarterback blew his top. How many times can you do this to us in a single game?" he screamed. "You were wrong on the out-of-bounds, you were wrong on that last first down, and you missed an illegal tackle in the first quarter." The official just stared. The quarterback seethed, but he suppressed the language that might get him tossed from the game. "What it comes down to," he bellowed, "is that you STINK!" The official stared a few more seconds. Then he bent down, picked up the ball, paced off 15 yards, and put the ball down. He turned to face the steaming quarterback. The official finally replied, "And how do I smell from here?"

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- What is a Pessimist?
The real world dictionary defines a 'pessimist' as an optimist with no experience.

- Mindy: "I finally fixed that annoying noise in my car."
Missy: "Really? How did you do it?'
Mindy: "I opened the door and pushed him out."

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A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... They must be Gods!
A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... I must be a God!

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Three boys are in the schoolyard bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, "My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him $50." The second boy says, "That's nothing. My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a song, and they give him $100." The third boy says, "I got you both beat. My dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, calls it a sermon, and it takes eight people to collect all the money!"

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Al's Doggy World

Meanings::

Kelly & Pheeb's Corner

FOR THE FOUR YEARS WE HAD OUR CONGRESS, ARIZONA HOME, WE WALKED THIS DESERT ROAD NEARLY EVERY MORNING

Al's Art Gallery

Friday, June 20, 2025

I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING SENIORS OUT ENJOYING THEIR DAY

A FOGGY MORNING ALONG THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON THIS MORNING

Just me in the Subaru on this cloudy Friday morning, heading to a 9:30 appointment with my Nurse Practitioner. I was concerned about the stomach area pains I had been having since being in the Stratford Hospital a month ago and up until a couple weeks ago. She had a medical term for what she thought it was (not serious) and did not think it was Pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. She said if I have any more pain in that area, I am to contact her office immediately. From the medical clinic, I picked up a Tim Hortons coffee and headed on down to the harbor and out to Rotary Cove. I was surprised to see fog along the Lake Huron shoreline. A quick stop at both Zehr's Supermarket and Walmart, and I was on my way home feeling pretty good about things. A big change from a few weeks ago.

I TOOK A SHORT WALK IN THE DOGGY WALKING AREA

STROLLING THE BOARDWALK

I ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE SENIORS OUT ENJOYING THEIR DAYS

I was happy to see Lorraine roll in about 1:30, but quickly thought, 'Oh no, there goes my peanut butter sammichs for the next three or four days'. However, how nice later in the afternoon to see her busy in the kitchen whipping us up a yummy smelling batch of fish & chips. After supper, we were not long in getting ourselves down to Bayfield's south end to the Woodland Drive for ice cream. We did our customary little tour around the village and cruised Main Street a couple of times as well.

THE MARIA G WAS IN PORT THIS MORNING TAKING ON A LOAD OF GRAIN

Al's Music Box:(( A World Without Love by Peter and Gordon.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Quotes taken from Federal Government employee performance evaluations::

1. "Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it all together."

2. "A gross ignoramus -- 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus."

3. "He doesn't have ulcers, but he's a carrier."

4. "I would like to go hunting with him sometime."

5. "He's been working with glue too much."

6. "She would argue with a signpost."

7. "She brings a lot of joy whenever she leaves the room."

8. "When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell."

9. "If you see two people talking and one looks bored, she's the other one.

10. "A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on."

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A four-year-old girl was learning to say the Lord's Prayer. She was reciting it all by herself without help from her mother. She said, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us some e-mail."

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A tough-looking group of hairy bikers are riding when they see a girl about to jump off a bridge, so they stop. The leader, a big, burly man, gets off his bike and says, "What are you doing?" "I'm going to commit suicide," she says. While he doesn’t want to appear insensitive, he also doesn’t want to miss an opportunity, so he asks, "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a kiss?" She does, and it is a long, deep, lingering kiss. After she's finished, the tough, hairy biker says, "Wow! That was the best kiss I’ve ever had! That's a real talent you’re wasting. You could be famous. Why are you committing suicide?" "My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl…"

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