Monday, August 18, 2025

DIDN'T MUCH FEEL LIKE WRITING ANYTHING TONIGHT, BUT I DO HAVE SOME PICS

SIGNS OF AUTUMN
Didn't much feel like writing anything tonight folks so I will leave you with a few photos from Sunday night's sunset in Bayfield.
 LAKE HURON LOOKED LIKE A SHEET OF TINFOIL
 A SEA-DO PUNCHES THROUGH THE ROLLING WAVES
 ANOTHER FINE NIGHT FOR A WALK ON BAYFIELD'S PIER
 WOODSY IS WORKING ON A VIDEO OF LAKE HURON'S WAVES CRASHING ONTO THE ROCKS BELOW
 SPOTTED A COUPLE OF DOGS AND SOMETHING PINK ACROSS THE RIVER
 THE SMALL COAST GUARD CUTTER CAPE DISCOVERY ROLLS TO STARGOARD IN LAKE HURON'S WAVES AS IT HEADS FOR THE MOUTH OF THE BAYFIED RIVER AND SAFE HARBOR
 HEADING UP RIVER
 THESE TWO, BACK TO BACK, HAVE DIFFERENT POINTS OF INTEREST
STILL WORKING ON HER VIDEO
THE CAPE DISCOVERY HEADS BACK INTO THE WATERS OF LAKE HURON
 i HAD AN INTERESTING TOUR OF THE CAPE DISCOVERY BACK IN 2010 AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THAT, COMPLETE WITH PHOTOS I TOOK HERE AT A 2010 COAST GUARD BOAT TOUR
 'AND THAR SHE GOES'
 A THUNDERBIRD AT THE BEACH

GROANER'S CORNER:(( During the cold winter, a family was preparing to go out for an evening activity. The wife, who was normally bustling about getting the children ready to leave, was this evening instead standing right inside the front door, her arms full of coats. And instead of being prepared to leave, her four small children were busy running circles around her, playing one of their non-stop games of tag. Her husband, coming down the stairs, was shocked at the spectacle. “Honey,” he said, “What are you doing just standing there? We'll be late!” “Here,” his wife replied, handing him the coats with a smug smile, “I thought that this time you would like to have the privilege of putting the children into their coats, while I go out and honk the horn.”

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A man died and his wife phoned the newspaper to place an obituary. She called the obituary department and said, "This is what I want to print: Bernie is dead." The man at the newspaper said, "But for $25 you are allowed to print six words." The woman answered, "OK. Then print: Bernie is dead. Toyota for sale."
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A pastor, known for his lengthy sermons, noticed a man get up and leave during the middle of his message. The man returned just before the conclusion of the service. Afterwards, the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I went to get a haircut," was the reply. "But," said the pastor, "why didn't you do that before the service?"
"Because," the gentleman said, "I didn't need one then."

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A kindergarten teacher gave her class a "show and tell" assignment. Each student was instructed to bring in an object to share with the class that represented their religion. The first student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Benjamin, and I am Jewish, and this is a Star of David."The second student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Mary. I'm a Catholic, and this is the Crucifix." The third student got in up front of the class and said, " My name is Tommy and I am a Baptist, and this is a casserole."

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Sunday, August 17, 2025

A FEW PHOTOS OF KELLY'S CELEBRATION OF LIFE YESTERDAY IN SPENCERPORT, NEW YORK

 

 IN OUR PARK
It was the rain beating on our steel room at 3 a.m. that had me up in a groggy state, hastily closing windows and doors I had left open to let in the cool night air.  In that state of Grog, I probably closed the cupboard and closet doors I had left open as well.  Leaving cupboard doors open now at this age is a common daily practice......Not much of a sunset Saturday night, but I did get one shot off along my walking road.  Following my walk, I slipped over to Tower Line Road to the tall Eastlink communication tower in hopes of getting a little stargazing in.  However, it was not to be.  Clouds were moving in, so I had to go to plan B.  Saw a red blinking light on the horizon to the south so headed off to find what might be another tall communication tower.  However, by the time I got to Varna, it was just another one of many wind turbines in that area.  From Varna, I headed west back to Bayfield.  I love cruising around Bayfield at night, so I took some pictures with my iPhone to send to Woodsy in Stratford.  The pics below are all iPhone pics except for the wheelbarrow shot.
 WE HAD NEARLY HALF A WHEELBARROW LOAD OF RAIN LAST NIGHT

 AT MY WALKING SPOT SATURDAY NIGHT
 COMING UP THE HILL ON TOWER LINE ROAD TO MY FAVORITE STARGAZING SPOT
 I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT YET HOW TO GET MY iPHONE PICS INTO MY PHOTO EDITING PROGRAM SO THAT I CAN IMPROVE THEM
 THE PORCH AND BALCONY AT BAYFIELD'S ALBION HOTEL IS WELL UNDERWAY
 BAYFIELD'S FAVORITE ICE CREAM PLACE....'ROSIES'
 AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH LISTENING TO THE SOFT LAPPING OF THE WAVES ON THE BEACH
'Yay Team', Woodsy rolled in this morning about 11. It's always great to see her.  This will brighten me up over the next few days.  And, some days, I do need a lot of brightening up.  Nearly every time Lorraine comes, she makes this very delicious salad that I like, and for me to call any kind of salad delicious is a big stretch.  She cuts up the following ingredients into small pieces....watermelon, cucumber, chicken, and Feta cheese.  To this, she adds varying salad dressings such as honey mustard dijon.  

On Facebook this morning, I spotted some photos of Kelly's Celebration of Life in Spencerport, New York.  I knew they were going to do some picture boards of Kelly, so the following photos are from her son Ben's Facebook page and her brother Peter's Facebook page, plus a few other pics from the day.

KELLY'S TWO SONS, JASON AND BEN AND NEPHEW NATHAN ON THE RIGHT
KELLY'S BROTHER PETER AND WIFE LESLIE
 KELLY'S FIRST HUSBAND, JOHN, AND GRANDAUGHTER ELLA....I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT JOHN ATTENDED
Al's Music Box:)) Bennie And The Jets by Elton John.

 SATURDAY NIGHT'S RURAL SUNSET
GROANER'S CORNER:(( A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those guys? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf!"  The priest said, "Here comes the green-keeper. Let's have a word with him." He said, "Hello George, what's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?" The green-keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a group of blind firemen. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime." The group fell silent for a moment. The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight." The doctor said, "Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them." The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"

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- What did the drummer call his twin daughters - Anna one, Anna two...

- A termite walks into a bar and asks
Is the bar tender here?

- What do you call a caveman's passing gas?
A blast from the past.

- I was having a bad day, and my friend said, 'At least you're not stuck in a hole in the ground full of water.' I knew he meant well.

- Why couldn't the lifeguard rescue the hippie?' Because he was too far out, man.

- Why does a chicken coop only have two doors? Because if it had four, it would be a chicken sedan.

- Why don't anteaters ever get sick?
Because they are full of little anty-bodies.

- A tire thief is at large ... and the police are working tirelessly to catch him.

- How many therapists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but it takes a long time, and the light bulb has to want to change.


- What did the zero say to the eight?
'Nice belt.'

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 AT THE BORREGO BADLANDS NEAR BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

KELLY WITH HER LAPTOP AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE IN OUR CONGRESS ARIZONA HOUSE
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