WE DECIDED TO CELEBRATE TOO, SO....

 SATURDAY NIGHT SUNSET AT BAYFIELD'S SUNSET PARK

Our unbelievably nice weather for late September is just that....unbelievably nice.  Woodsy and I spent time Saturday afternoon outside in the yard trimming shrubs and branches, etc.  To date, frogs transported from our front yard frog pond to the Park's bigger pond stands at five

CHILDREN'S BICYCLES AT THE END OF A FARM LANE FRIDAY MORNING AWAIT THEIR RIDERS WHEN THE SCHOOL BUS RETURNS THEM FRIDAY AFTERNOON

 AUTUMN CROCUS FLOWERS IN OUR FLOWERBED

 MOTHER NATURES PAINTBRUSH

ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON WALK IN OUR PARK, I STOP FOR A REST ON A FOREST BENCH....iPHONE

 LOOKS LIKE SOME ROADWORK IS GOING ON IN OUR PARK'S SOUTH END...iPHONE

Saturday night, after a walk in the Bayfield cemetery, we headed for Bayfield's Main Street, parked the car, and walked up the street where festivities were taking place for the grand re-opening of the refurbished, repaired, and restored Albion Hotel.  We were surprised to see so many people there.  We decided to celebrate too, so we grabbed a couple of ice cream cones at Rosie's Ice Cream Shoppe.

 FESTIVITIES ON BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET SATURDAY NIGHT

 THE BUILDING ACROSS FROM THE ALBION

 CAPTAIN HARRY'S, A NEIGHBORING  BUSINESS, SETS OUT A COUPLE OF SANDWICH BOARDS TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBOR

 SATURDAY NIGHT SUNSET

Followed that with a drive down to the beach to see the evening's Moon shimmering across the water.

 AL'S iPHONE

LORRAINE (WOODSY) LINES UP THE MOON AND WATER FOR A SHOT WITH HER iPHONE

...iPHONE

 AND, THIS IS WHAT SHE SAW

 SAILBOATS DOCKED ALONG THE BAYFIELD RIVER .....iPHONE

 AND, ACROSS THE RIVER, A WELL-LIT FISHING BOAT    iPHONE

Today, we took a drive to Goderich and headed downtown the to browse around the Sunday morning market.  Coincidentally, Volkfest was taking place as well, so we walked around looking at things.  They even had a large live band playing there.

THIS IS THE HEART OF GODERICH

 IT LOOKS LIKE THESE THREE SENIORS GOT 'BENCHED'

 IT WAS A LARGE MUSICAL GROUP

Al's Music Box So Far Away by Carole King.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The teacher noticed that Johnny had been daydreaming for a long time. She decided to get his attention."Johnny," she said, "If the world is 25,000 miles around and eggs are sixty cents a dozen, how old am I? "Thirty-four," Johnny answered unhesitatingly.  The teacher replied, "Well, that's not far from my actual age. Tell me...how did you guess?"  Oh, there's nothing to it," Johnny said. "My big sister is seventeen and she's only half-crazy."

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Upon retiring from the service, my husband, Don, needed a new ID card showing he had gone from active duty to retirement status. But the photo taken of him was not particularly good. And he wasn't at all happy about it. "If I have to carry that ID around with me for the rest of my life," he complained to the photographer, "I want a better picture." "Want a better picture?" asked the photographer defiantly. "Then bring us a better face!"

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A tough old cowboy once counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously and he lived to the age of 93. When he died, he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and a fifteen-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
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HOW FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF CANADA

After a spell of back-to-back rainy days, it was so great to see old Sol poking his head through the morning cloud cover.  Such a beautiful land we live in, and with blue skies and big, puffy white clouds overhead, it just made me thankful to be at this stage of life, surrounded by our serene and peaceful rural countryside.  Cows grazing in pastures, horses kicking up their heels in fields of green, and herds of sheep carefully being watched over by their vigilant Llama companions.  I am so fortunate to live where I do, and so fortunate to have the friends that I have.  And, how fortunate to live in this great country of Canada.

CLOUDS BEGIN CLEARNING AS I WALK MY COUNTRY ROAD

AUTUMN'S DELICATE PAINT BRUSH SOFTELY TOUCHES A FEW TREES HERE AND THERE

 AUTUMN'S FLOWERS GLOW IN THE MORNING SUN

 THURSDAY EVENING'S SUNSET FROM BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

Al's Music Box The Boys Of Summer by Don Henley

I LOVE MY MORNING AND EVENING COUONTRY ROAD WALKS

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Kathy began a job as an elementary school counselor and she was eager to help. One day, during recess, Kathy noticed a young girl standing by herself on one side of the playing field while the rest of the kids were playing a game of soccer. A while later, Kathy walked over to the young girl and offered, "Would you like me to be your friend?" The girl looked at Kathy suspiciously, then said hesitantly, "Okay, I guess so..." "Why are you standing here all alone?" asked Kathy. "Because," the little girl said with great exasperation, "I'm the goalie!"

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Ever since I needed a wheelchair, my wife has been so rude to me. She's been pushing me around and talking behind my back

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The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours."Our next song is "Angels We Have Heard Get High."Don't let worry kill you, let the church help. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.

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