THREE YEARS AGO TODAY WE BROUGHT THE SUBARU HOME...AND, 'THE ROCK'

 IT 3 YEARS AGO TODAY THAT WE BROUGHT OUR SUBARU HOME AFTER BUYING IT IN WINGHAM, ONTAIRO

Short on words again tonight, I am going to re-post something I wrote on March 1st, 2013.  It's a bit lengthy, but it is a true story about a rock I encountered early in my life.  The story begins sometime in the late 1940's, and ends in 2003.  The Rock

 IN WINGHAM AT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HOUSE, KELLY HANDLES THE PAPER WORK 

 CHANGING LICENSE PLATES 

 DRIVING SUBIE HOME THAT DAY

KELLY CALMLY STUDIES THE NEW TO US ELECTRONICS WHILE I'M IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HAVING A BIG BLUSTER BECAUSE I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MY MUSIC GOING

 KELLY ON THE PHONE TO SIRIUS XM RADIO TO SEE HOW TO ACTIVATE OUR ACCOUNT FOR THE SUBARU

PHEEBS AND I HEAD OUT FOR OUR FIRST EVER RIDE IN THE SUBARU

Al's Music Box:)) Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphy.

 I LIKE THIS CAR DAD:)))))

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Things Not To Say During Childbirth::

- Gosh, you're lucky. I sure wish men could experience the miracle of childbirth.
-- Do you think the baby will come before Monday Night Football starts?
-- I hope you're ready. The Glamour Shot photographer will be here in fifteen minutes.
-- If you think this hurts, I should tell you about the time I twisted my ankle playing basketball.
-- That was the kids on the phone. Did you have anything planned for dinner?
-- When you lay on your back, you look like a python that swallowed a wild boar.
-- You don't need an epidural. Just relax and enjoy the moment.
-- This whole experience kind of reminds me of an episode from I Love Lucy.
-- Oops! Which cord was I supposed to cut?
-- Stop your swearing and just breathe.
-- Remember what we learned in Lamaze class! HEE HEE HOO HOO. You're not using the right words.
-- Your stomach still looks like there's another one in there

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Through the pitch-black night, the captain of a large ship sees a light dead ahead on a collision course with his ship. He sends a signal:  “Change your course 10 degrees east.”  The light signals back:  “Change yours, 10 degrees west. ” Angry, the captain sends:  “I’m a navy captain! Change your course, sir!” "I’m a seaman, second class,” comes the reply. “Change your course, sir.” Now the captain is furious. “I’m a battleship! I’m not changing course!” There is one last reply. “I’m a lighthouse. Your call.”

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Religion as Baseball::
Calvinists believe the game is fixed.
Lutherans believe they can't win, but trust the Scorekeeper.
Quakers won't swing.
Unitarians can catch anything.
Amish walk a lot.
Pagans sacrifice.
Jehovah's Witnesses are thrown out often.
Televangelists get caught stealing.
Episcopalians pass the plate.
Evangelicals make effective pitches.
Fundamentalists balk.
Adventists have a seventh-inning stretch.
Atheists refuse to have an Umpire.
Baptists want to play hardball.
Premillennialists expect the game to be called soon on account of darkness.
The Pope claims never to have committed an error.

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Al's Doggy World

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Al's Art Gallery

GEEEEZE, WHOEVER THOUGHT AL WOULD BE CALLING A STIR FRY 'GREAT TASTING' EH

 MY FAVORITE 'SLEEPY HOLLOW' ROAD SOUTHEAST OF VARNA, ONTARIO

With temperatures at 56°F made much colder by strong wind gusts this morning, I decided not to bundle up for my walk, and instead stayed in the car for a slow drive around a few country roads in hopes of maybe spotting a photo or two.  Despite the heavy overcast, I did manage to find a few things.   

GOLDENROD ARE THE PROMINENT FLOWERS IN ROADSIDE DITCHES EACH YEAR AT THIS TIME

 A GAGGLE OF GEESE GLEANING A RECENTLY HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD

 NOTICE HOW GRASS GROWS GREEN IN THE VEHICLE TRACKS OF THIS HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD

 I THINK I'LL CALL THIS, 'APPLE LANE'

 MORNING WIND GUSTS BLOWING A CLUMP OF PAMPAS GRASS

 THEY ARE POURING CONCRETE AT THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE BETWEEN VARNA AND BRUCEFIELD

 HOPE THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH WORKERS

 LOOKING EAST TOWARDS BRUCEFIELD

Oooops, I made a wrong assumption in one of my recent posts.  We had popped into the Woodland Drive-In a few days ago for ice cream, but found it closed.  I 'assumed' they had closed for the season.  I was wrong.  Thursday evening, before a walk in Bayfield's cemetery, we noticed cars parked in the Woodland Drive-In.  OMG, could they be open??  After our walk, we popped in, and sure enough, they were open. Two small twist cones please:)) The lady at the window said their new Fall schedule is open from Thursdays to Sundays. Yay team.  Also, another 'Oooops'.  I stated that the grand re-opening of Bayfield's Albion Hotel would be September 26th.  Nope, it's the 27th.  Upon leaving the Woodland Drive-In with ice cream cones in hand, we slipped through Bayfield to a road at the north end of Pioneer Park overlooking Lake Huron.  Took a few sunset photos and headed home.

A few sunsplashes this afternoon were enough to keep me busy outside for a while.  Trimmed back some branches and watered some new grass.  I also roto-tilled up a section of our backyard, raked it out, seeded it, and then watered it.  Even had myself a little backyard campfire going.  I like my little projects, they keep my mind off things.  Woodsy made up a great stir fry on Thursday, and here's what's all in it....Onions, celery, chicken, pork tenderloin, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, bean sprouts, yellow, orange, and red peppers, carrots, and a combination of sauces.  For not being a veggie guy, I had a big huge bowl of this great tasting stir fry:))  Geeeeze, whoever thought Al would be calling a stir fry 'great tasting' eh.

I TILLED AND SEEDED THE AREA TO THE RIGHT, LEAVING A TEMPORARY  PATHWAY ON THE LEFT....WHEN THE GRASS GROWS IN ON THE RIGHT, I WILL TILL THE PATHWAY AND PLANT GRASS SEED THERE AS WELL

 WOODSY'S YUMMY STIR FRY

Al's Music Box:(( What A Difference A Day Makes by Dinah Washington.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( An irate woman burst into the baker's shop and said, " I sent my son in for two pounds of cookies this morning, but when I weighed them, there was only one pound. I suggest that you check your scales." The baker looked at her calmly for a moment or two and then replied, " "Ma'am, I suggest you weigh your son."

- An insurance agent's wife was learning to drive when the brakes failed. "What should I do?" she cried. "Brace yourself, and try to hit something cheap."

- Teacher: Clyde, your composition about “My dog” is exactly like your brothers. Did you copy this? Clyde: No sir. It’s the same dog.

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A man asked his doctor if he thought he'd live to be a hundred. The doctor asked the man, "Do you smoke or drink?" "No," he replied, "I've never done either." "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, and fool around with women?" inquired the doctor. "No, I've never done any of those things either."
"Well then," said the doctor, "what do you want to live to be a hundred for?"

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Al's Doggy World

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Al's Art Gallery