'BANG ZOOM' ANOTHER THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL DONE GONE!!

It was somewhere around 7:45 Wednesday evening when Lorraine drove me into Bayfield to pick up the Subaru at the Bayfield Garage.  'Bang-Zoom', another thousand-dollar bill done gone!! ($900.67) From the garage, Lorraine parked her car, hopped into the Subaru and off we went down to the beach for a walk out on the pier.  Followed that by a cruise around Bayfield.  Woodsy picked up her car and we drove on home.

 A NICE EVENING FOR A CAMPFIRE ON THE BAYFIELD BEACH

OH THE MEMORIES THIS PHOTO BRINGS BACK OF MY CHILDHOOD

 FUN TIMES ON THE WATER

FUN TIMES NOT ONLY ON THE WATER BUT IN THE WATER AS WELL

A MOTHER COUNTED TO THREE AND THESE TWO GIRLS LEAPED OFF THE PIER

 ON ANOTHER COUNT OF THREE, FOUR GIRLS RUSHED TO THE EDGE OF THE PIER BUT THREE STOPPED AND ONE DIDN'T

THIS GIVES MEANING TO THE PHRASE, 'WHY DON'T YOU GO TAKE A FLYING LEAP'

 IT'S A GOOD THING THERE IS A LADDER FOR PIER JUMPERS TO CLIMB BACK UP OUT OF THE WATER

 I THINK SUMMERS ARE MADE FOR KIDS

 KIND OF AN ODD LOOKING BIKE ON THE PIER

 FISHING FROM THE BAYFIELD PIER IS POPULAR

Another hot and humid sunny day with no rain in sight.  Things are becoming dry, and some lawns are beginning to turn a yellowish brown color.  And, with that thought in mind, I made sure to water my new grass again today.  Had myself a nice walk this morning with a refreshingly cool southeast breeze to accompany me.  Later, Lorraine and I went to Goderich.  I stayed in the car while Woodsy did some browsing and picked up a few groceries.  A usual drive down around the harbor, and that was about it for another day.  I only took two photos.

 CORN COBS ARE GROWING

 AND, THIS IS HOW TALL MOUNTAINS ARE MADE HERE IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO

Al's Music Box:)) Till Then by The Classics.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A young ventriloquist is touring Norway and puts on a show in a small fishing town. With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual little moron jokes. Suddenly, one of the morons in the fourth row stands on his chair and starts shouting, 'I've heard enough of your stupid mornon jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype us.  It's men like you who keep little morons like me from being respected at work and in the community, and from reaching our full potential as people. It's people like you who make others think that all morons are dumb. You and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against morons, pathetically all in the name of humor!' The embarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize, and the little moron interrupts yelling, 'You stay out of this..I'm talking to that little jerk on your lap.'

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Danny, caught off-guard, yells at his roommate, "Dude! Why are you taking a bath with the bathroom door open?"
His roommate David replies, "I'm making sure no one is looking at me through key hole.

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During his physical, the doctor asked the patient about his daily activity level
He described a typical day this way: 'Well, yesterday afternoon, I waded along the edge of a lake, drank eight beers, escaped from wild dogs in the heavy brush, jumped away from an aggressive rattlesnake, marched up and down several rocky hills, stood in a patch of poison ivy, and crawled out of quicksand.' Inspired by the story, the doctor said, 'You must be one heck of an outdoor' man!' 'NAH,' he replied, 'I'm just a crappy golfer.'

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Al's Doggy World

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Kelly & Pheeb's Corner

 PHEEBS GETS HER USUAL TREAT AT A GODERICH GAS BAR

Al's Art Gallery

THANKYOU TO THE BAYFIELD PINES COMMITTEE FOR DOING THIS

Lorraine and I quickly slipped into our evening routine last night, heading into Bayfield for a cruise along Bayfield's short Main Street, then down to the beach to park and watch for a sunset, which basically didn't happen.  Following that, it was off to the Woodland Drive-In for a couple ice cream cones.  From there, it was another drive around the quiet streets of Bayfield and then off for home just as nightfall's dark cloak began to settle over the land.

PADDLE BOARDERS ON THE RELATIVELY CALM WATERS OF LAKE HURON

 A FATHER AND SON MOMENT AT THE BEACH

An earlier start today.  With the Subaru having a suspected wheel bearing problem, I dropped Subie off at the Bayfield Garage this morning.  Lorraine followed in her car to bring me home again.  Taking advantage of the morning's cooler air, I watered my grass and spent time with my clippers trimming back branches and vines around the house and across the road.   With the amount of vegetation around here, there is always something for me to do.  Cleaned out the front eaves trough, too.  Woodsy whipped up scrambled eggs for breakfast.  Shucks, there went my peanut butter sandwich, but that's okay because after breakfast, she busied herself outside weeding in the weed-infested and overgrown flower beds.  She has the place looking tidier already.  With today's humidity and finally sunshine, by noon, my skin was so sticky that even the late morning's breeze stuck to me.  Not to mention the flys, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and an occasional humming-bird flying too close.  Even a wobbly frog hopping by got stuck on my leg.

 IT WAS NICE TO HAVE HELP OUTSIDE TODAY

With smoke from the Manitoba forest fires still in our atmosphere and a sporadic cloud cover, Old Sol had a difficult time piercing through the thick haze. There was a slight smell of smoke in the air.

TUESDAY EVENING AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH

Last summer, a handy fellow in our Park made a nice wooden bench and placed it on the west side or our Park's pond.  It made for a nice spot to sit and watch and listen to the pond's water fountain.  One day, a little sign appeared tacked to the bench which said, Rest-A-Bit.  Below that were three words, Relax-Remember-Reflect. I thought the bench maker had done that, but no....turns out it was Kelly who had placed it there. Pheebs and I have stopped for a rest here when we once did our afternoon walks.  After a few months, the little sign became faded and the wood cracked, so one day I removed it and brought it home......A couple of weeks ago, I received a note on Facebook Messenger from the bench maker's wife saying a new plaque had been installed on the bench in Kelly's memory.  On the plaque were Kelly's three words, 'Relax-Remember-Reflect.  Thankyou to the Bayfield Pines Committee for doing this.  

The mechanic at the Bayfield Garage phoned at 1:35 this afternoon, saying it was the left front wheel bearing causing the noise, and also he noticed the ball joint in the right front wheel was loose and suggested replacing that too.  I knew about that ball joint when I had an oil change done at the Napa dealer in Goderich a couple of months ago, but I had forgotten.  The garage phoned late this afternoon to say the Subaru was ready to go. By the time of posting this tonight, we hadn't yet slipped into Bayfield to pick it up.  

Al's Music Box)) Oh Lonesome Me by Don Gibson.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Signs of the times....

In the front yard of a funeral home,
'Drive carefully, we'll wait.'

On an electrician's truck,
'Let us remove your shorts.'

Outside a radiator repair shop,
'Best place in town to take a leak.'

In a nonsmoking area,
'If we see you smoking, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.'

On a maternity room door,
'Push, Push, Push.'

On a front door,
'Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog.'

At an optometrist's office,
'If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.'

On a taxidermist's window,
'We really know our stuff.'

On a butcher's window,
'Let me meat your needs.'

On a fence,
'Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive.'

At a car dealership,
'The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.'

Outside a muffler shop,
'No appointment necessary. We'll hear you coming.'

In a dry cleaner's emporium,
'Drop your pants here.'

On a desk in a reception room,
'We shoot every 3rd salesman, and the 2nd one just left.'

In a veterinarian's waiting room,
'Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!'

In a Beauty Shop,
'Dye now!'

In a restaurant window,
'Don't stand there and be hungry, come in and get fed up.'

Inside a bowling alley,
'Please be quiet. We need to hear a pin drop.'

In a cafeteria,
'Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria. Socks can eat any place they want.'

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Al's Doggy World

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Kelly & Pheeb's Corner

 SIGNING A TRAIL BOOK AT VULTURE PEAK, WEST OF WICKENBERG, ARIZONA

COFFEE BREAK NEAR SANTA YSABEL, CALIFORNIA

PHEEBS WITH HER COW PALS IN THE BACKGROUND

Al's Art Gallery