Tuesday, October 07, 2025

THERE WAS MAGIC IN THE WARM NIGHT AIR

It was the clattering on our steel roof that brought me out of my sleep sometime in the night.  Despite being in a foggy state, I was cognizant enough to know it wasn't Santa yet.  My second fuzzy thought nailed it.  Rain!! And it was coming down hard.  I drifted off to sleep again, only to awaken to a dark, cold silence.  Why wasn't my soft all-night music playing??  Awww Nuts!! The  #%&!!@ power was off 'AGAIN' for the umpteenth time this year!!!!  Luckily, at 7:40 a.m., it was back on again. 'Yay':))))  An hour or so later, with a bang, it was 'Off' again:((((( Then, I did something I don't normally do.  I made a phone call to the power company (Hydro One) to report the outage, and to say that I heard a 'bang' at the same instant the power went out.  The lady on the other end of the phone sounded like she had just crawled out of the wrong side of the bed.  It was kind of a disjointed conversation we had and may very well be the last phone call I make of ever!!  I'm sure that lady is telling her friends she got a call this morning from an old geezer who sounded like he had just made an escape from a Senior's Home for the Mentally Challenged.  He was incoherently mumbling something about a sour outhouse, or was it a power outage??

It rained all day, but I did get out this morning for a country road walk and a few photos.  Hey, it's not everybody who is lucky enough to have a yucky rainy day on their birthday.  And no, I'm not going to tell you that I turned 81 today:(( I do respect my privacy.........sometimes.

 SUMAC TREES ARE ONE OF MY FAVS
 A FARM LANE LEADS INTO A FIELD
Al's Music Box Mr. Sandman by the Chordettes.

On a warm, summer-like early October night, under a big, bright, and nearly full Moon, we quietly cruised into Bayfield on our E-bikes Monday night.   Reminiscent of my motorcycle days, it was nice to once again feel the night's warm wind on my face as we pedaled and powered our way along in the night's enveloping darkness.  I was amazed at the amount of bright white light emanating from the small LED headlight and the bright red LED taillight as well.  We had already determined our safest route along the way to avoid the highway.  As it was, there was very little traffic, and that is normal for nighttime Bayfield, and especially so in the 'off-tourist' season.   Main Street was quiet, and the back streets even quieter.  We slipped down to the beach area and whisked ourselves out onto Bayfield's south pier.  We had it all to ourselves.  Later, as we casually headed home, there was magic in the warm night air.............  

 HEADING OUT ONTO BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER iPHONE Pics
 AT THE END OF THE PIER
 ABOUT TO HEAD BACK DOWN THE PIER
 BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET WITH THE OUT OF FOCUS NEWLY RESTORED ALBION HOTEL IN THE BACKGROUND
GROANER'S CORNER:(( Did you hear about the angler who baited his hook with peanut butter? All he could catch was jellyfish!

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A climber fell off a cliff, and as he tumbled down, he caught hold of a small branch wedged in the rock. "HELP! IS THERE ANYBODY UP THERE?" he shouted. A majestic voice boomed through the gorge:  "I will help you, my son, but first you must have faith in me." "Yes, yes, I trust you!" cried the man. "Let go of the branch," boomed the voice. There was a long pause, and the man shouted up again, "IS THERE ANYONE ELSE UP THERE I COULD TALK TO?"

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Q: Why did the little Moron try and steal a police car? 

A: He saw "911" on the back and thought it was a Porsche.

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A guy was driving in a car with a little Moron. He told him to stick his head out the window and see if the blinker worked. He stuck his head out and said, "Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes..."

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If a spaceship with two aliens aboard lands in front of you, just remember to tell them......"Earth is full, go home!!

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A husband died. A few weeks later, his wife died. As soon as she got to heaven, she saw her husband. She ran up to him with tears in her eyes. 'Darling, how I've missed you!' The husband extends his arms, stopping her from embracing him, and says, 'Whoa there, woman, the contract was until death do us part!'

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Monday, October 06, 2025

THAT IS, IF WE BOTH CAN SUMMON UP ENOUGH ENERGY TO DO THAT

 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKY OVER MY WALKING ROAD
Normally, at this time of year, our forests are ablaze with Autumn's wondrous colors, but with our welcome warmer weather continuing, our colorful season is temporarily on hold.  That's quite okay with me, and I'd be happy if it continued this way until mid-May. Rain is on the way beginning tonight, and I know all my new grass will be very happy.  We did 9 country miles on the bikes this afternoon, and tonight we plan to bike into Bayfield. That is, if we both can summon up enough energy to do that.

IT'S A BUSY SEASON FOR LOCAL FARMERS BETWEEN THE BEAN HARVEST AND THE SOON TO BEGIN CORN HARVEST

I LOVE EARLY AUTUMN'S SUBTLE TOUCES OF COLOR
 RIPENING MILKWEEDS ALONG THE ROADSIDE
 BEING OCTOBER NOW, GHOSTLY APPARITIONS ARE BEGINNING TO APPEAR
 I JUST LOVE THESE BIG FLUFFY CLOUD DAYS
Al's Music Box Send In The Clowns by Judy Collins.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Now that I'm older....here's what I've discovered...

1. I started out with nothing ... I still have most of it.
2. When did my wild oats turn to prunes and All-Bran?
3. I finally got my head together; now my body is falling apart.
4. Funny, I don't remember being absent minded.
5. All reports are in. Life is now officially unfair.
6. If all is not lost, where is it?
7. It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.
8. The first rule of holes: If you are in one, stop digging.
9. I went to school to become a wit, only got halfway through.
10. Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.
11. A day without sunshine is like a day in Seattle.
12. It's not the pace of life that concerns me; it's the sudden stop atthe end.
13. It's hard to make a comeback, especially when you haven't beenanywhere.
14. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees.
15. When you're finally holding all the cards, why does everyone elsedecide to play chess?
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- Why is it called a "building" when it is already built?
- Why do they call them "apartments" when they are all stuck together?
- Why is there an expiration date on SOUR cream?
- If you keep trying to prove Murphy's Law, will something keep going wrong?
- Why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?
- How can someone "draw a blank"?
- Shouldn't there be a shorter word for "monosyllabic"?
- Why is the word "abbreviate" so long?
- Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
- What is another word for "thesaurus"

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