IN YEARS PAST, WE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE SNOW ON THE GROUND A FEW TIMES

 ANOTHER DRIVE TO GODERICH TODAY WITH A FEW PHOTOS ALONG THE WAY

I think we have had enough rain over these past three days and nights to float a battleship.  The upside is that it makes the ground easily workable for digging up ferns, hostas, and other plants for replanting elsewhere.  Back in the summer, we planted a holly beside our front porch steps.  This morning I moved that holly over a few feet.  Woodsy has another idea for the spot where the holly was.  Today's 48°F temps were great for working around outside again.  All and all, a two thumbs up day for late October when in years past, we have been known to have snow on the ground a few times.

 OUR AUTUMN COLORS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL NOW

 A LONG TELEPHOTO SHOT OF SOME HORSES 

 BY GOLLYL AND SOME COWS TOO

 WE HAVE HAD OVER A WHEELBARROW WORTH OF RAIN IN THE PAST FEW DAYS

 ONE OF MY PROJECTS THIS MORNING WAS TO MOVE THAT HOLLY AT TOP RIGHT OVER TO A NEW SPOT AT THE LEFT

 AND, THERE IT IS 

Wednesday evening, we zipped into Bayfield to catch the sunset, but with the sunsets happening earlier each night, we missed it by a couple of minutes.  But no matter, the western sky was filled with a wondrous array of large gray impressive clouds.

 AND TO THINK THAT IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, LAKE HURON OUT THERE COULD BE FROZEN  OVER FOR AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE

 I ALWAYS REALLY ENJOY SEEING PEOPLE WITH THEIR DOGS

 WE WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH ENJOYING THE SUNSET'S AFTERMATH

 A GREAT LATE OCTOBER EVENING

 TURN YOUR IMAGINATION LOOSE AND FIND ALL THE DOGGIES, INCLUDING AN ALLIGATOR

 SO MANY DIFFERENT CLOUD PATTERNS

 FIND THE DOGGIES PROFILE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE PIC

 I SEE A SUBMARINE UP THERE

 JUST LET YOUR IMAGINATION GO

 NICE TO SEE A TOUCH OF COLOR

 A FINE WAY TO WRAP UP ANOTHER DAY

Al's Music Box:: Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind.

GROANERS CORNER:(( This guy was watching TV while his wife was out cutting the grass during the hot summer. He finally worked up the energy to go out and ask his wife what was for supper. Well, his missus was quite irritated about him sitting in the air-conditioned house all day while she did all the work, so she scolded him. "I can't believe you're asking me about supper right now! Imagine I'm out of town, go inside and figure dinner out yourself." So he went back in the house and fixed himself a big steak, with potatoes, garlic bread, and a tall glass of iced tea. The wife finally walked in about the time he was finishing up and asked him, "You fixed something to eat? So where is mine?" "Huh? I thought you were out of town."

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Did anyone see the joke I posted recently about my spine? It was about a weak back.

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In a murder trial, the defense attorney was cross-examining the coroner:

Attorney: Before you signed the death certificate, had you taken the pulse?
Coroner: No.
Attorney: Did you listen to the heart?
Coroner: No.
Attorney: Did you check for breathing?
Coroner: No.
Attorney: So, when you signed the death certificate, you weren't sure the man was dead, were you?
Coroner: Well, let me put it this way. The man's brain was sitting in a jar on my desk. But I guess it's possible he could be out there practicing law somewhere.

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I THOUGHT I'D TRY A FEW BIRD PICTURES

STORMY SKIES OVER LAKE HURON THIS MORNING

A dull, gray, cold, and damp rainy day kept us inside, except for me making a quick trip to Goderich and back.  Despite the rain, I was able to snap a few pics along the way.  

 A FEW PICS ON MY WAY TO GODERICH THIS MORNING

A STAND OF SUMAC TREES

 A NICE BLAZE OF COSMO FLOWERS

 TWO SHIPS IN THE GODERICH HARBOR

 A RAINY MORNING WALK FOR THIS BEACHCOMBER

 PERHAPS HE'S FOUND A TREASURE

HEADING HOME IN THE RAIN

Home again, and despite the drab day and poor lighting, I thought I'd try a few bird pictures.  Nice to see the Juncos have returned for another season.  They will be here until next April, sometime before once again returning to their northern habitat.  

THE JUNCOS ARE BACK

 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH

 MALE CARDINAL AND A JUNCO

 BLUE JAY

 FEMALE CARDINAL

 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE

Woodsy has been busy in the kitchen for most of the day, whipping up all kinds of yummy stuff.  She's a great little cook and very calorie-conscious.  She is also quite inventive at making changes to various recipes she tries.

 WORKING ON  FEW BIRD PICS THIS AFTERNOON

 'PSSSSST, I THINK THE JUNCOS ARE BACK ETHEL'

 OUR CHIPMUNKS ARE STILL OUT AND ABOUT

Al's Music Box Autumn Leaves by Nat King Cole.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A pastor goes to the dentist for a set of false teeth. The first Sunday after he gets his teeth, he talks for only eight minutes. On the second Sunday, he talks for only 10 minutes. The following Sunday, he talks for two hours and 48 minutes and the congregation has to mob him to get him down from the pulpit.  They ask him what happened. The pastor explains the first Sunday, his gums hurt so bad he couldn't talk for more than 8 minutes. The second Sunday, his gums hurt too much to talk for more than 10 minutes. But,  on the third Sunday, by mistake, he put his wife's teeth in and couldn't stop talking.

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Q: Why did the little Moron lose his job as a restroom attendant?
A: He couldn't figure out how to refill the hand dryer!

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A note posted on the front door of a couple's home read ...."I am the boss of this house and I have my wife's permission to say so!!!"
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After a rough day spent corralling my rowdy kids, I’d had enough. “I think I’m going to sell them,” I hissed to my sister.
“You’re crazy,” she said. “For thinking of selling them?” "No, for thinking anybody would buy them.”

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