THE SEASON IS DEFINITELY MOVING ON

 ANOTHER BIG, BEAUTIFUL SKY DAY SEEN FROM GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE

Aside from a drive to Goderich today to pick up a few things, there hasn't been much happening.  It was a picturesque, sunshiny day, but it came with a cold north wind, and I had to bundle up not only for my walk this morning but also this afternoon while outside with my leaf rake and wheelbarrow.  The season is definitely moving on, and we have a frost warning tonight........:((

 A FEW PICS FROM MY MORNING DRIVE TO MY WALKING SPOT AND BACK

 APPLES ARE RIPE AND READY FOR THE PICKING

TWO LARGE SHIPS A FEW MILES OFF SHORE FROM GODERICH'S HARBOR

 THEY APPEAR TO BE CONVERGING

 I HOPE THEY DON'T BUMP INTO EACH OTHER

Al's Music Box Moonlight Gambler by Frankie Laine.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two little Morons were flying to Miami from Cleveland. Fifteen minutes into the flight, the captain announced, "One of the engines has failed and the flight will be an hour longer. But don't worry, we have three engines left".  Thirty minutes later, the captain announced, "One more engine has failed and the flight will be two hours longer. But don't worry, we have two engines left".  An hour later, the captain announced, "One more engine has failed and the flight will be three hours longer. But don't worry, we have one engine left".  One little Moron looked at the other the other Moron and said, "If we lose one more engine, we'll be up here all day."

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Why did the mermaid cross the sea?

To get to the other tide.

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A man was giving a speech at his lodge meeting. He got a bit carried away and talked for two hours. Finally, he realized what he had done and said, "I'm sorry I talked so long. I left my watch at home."

A voice from the back of the room replied, "There's a calendar on the wall behind you..."

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Several weeks after a young man had been hired, he was called into the personnel manager’s office.  “What is the meaning of this?” the manager asked. “When you applied for the job, you told us you had 5 years’ experience. Now we discover this is the first job you’ve ever had.”  “Well,” the young man said, “in your ad you said you wanted somebody with imagination.”

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An overweight business associate of mine decided it was time to shed some excess pounds. He took his new diet seriously, even changing his driving route to avoid his favorite bakery.  One morning, however, he arrived at work carrying a gigantic coffeecake. We all scolded him, but his smile remained cherubic.  "This is a very special coffeecake," he explained. "I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning, and there in the window were a host of goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed, `Lord, if you want me to have one of those delicious coffeecakes, let me have a parking place directly in front of the bakery.'  "And sure enough," he continued, "after the eighth time around the block, there it was!"

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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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