LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND SEEING AN EMPTY CAR PORT

 GODERICH'S RORARY COVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Another orange sunrise, brightly beaming through the pine trees, started my day off on a positive note.  It had been a couple of weeks since I last headed out to my country walking road, and with no wind to lower the 31F temps, off I went.  How nice to get the legs moving again, breathe in that fresh country air, and have old Sol low enough in the sky to cast my long shadow walking right along beside me.

 HOW NICE TO SEE GREEN FIELDS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

Home again, I hooked up the utility trailer and loaded up a pile of leaves I had raked up a couple of days ago.  To that, I added a bunch of branches from a tree I had cut down a while back.  Denway Auto Body called and wondered if I could drop the Subaru off this afternoon so they could begin work on an early rust issue along the top of the driver's door sill.  They will do the passenger side as well as a preventive measure.  Also, another small rust issue on the driver's side fender above the front wheel.  If left unattended, these minor rust spots will, in time, become major rust spots.  This 2018 Subaru Forester is a nice car, and I am hoping to keep it that way.  Woodsy followed me over to Denway (about a mile and a half away) and then brought me home again.  After that, she headed home to Stratford for a couple of days.  The Subaru might be ready to be picked up Friday.  It was kinda weird tonight looking out the window and seeing an empty carport.

 THE CARGO SHIP BLUEBILL AT GODERICH'S GRAIN TERMINAL

 THE BLUEBILL'S ESCAPE POD

 OUR FORESTS HAVE LOST THEIR BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN COLORS

 LOTS OF APPLES ON THIS TREE BUT NO LEAVES

 A MUDDY FARM LANE

Al's Music Box:: Eye In The Sky by the Alan Parsons Project.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( An old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. He followed me into the house, down the hall, and fell asleep on the couch. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, resumed his position on the couch and slept for an hour. This continued for several weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: "Every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap." The next day, he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with four children -- he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?"

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- The only thing creepier than seeing a guy in a Speedo is seeing a guy in a Speedo staring back at you.

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When my three-year-old son opened the birthday gift from his grandmother, he discovered a water pistol. He squealed with delight and headed for the nearest sink. I was not so pleased. I turned to Mom and said, "I'm surprised at you. Don't you remember how we used to drive you crazy with water guns?"
Mom smiled and then replied....."Yes dear, I remember very well."

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Tony had just finished reading a new book entitled'  You Can Be The Man Of Your House. He stormed into the kitchen and announced, 'From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is Law. You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, you will serve me a sumptuous dessert.  Afterwards, you are going to draw me a bath so I can relax. You will wash my back and towel me dry, and bring me my robe. Then, you will massage my feet and hands. Then tomorrow, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?' His Sicilian wife Gina replied, "The Funeral Director would be my first guess."

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A FEW 'BLASTS FROM THE PAST'

THE KIVA COFFEE HOUSE NEAR CANNONVILLE, UTAH

A picturesque snowy morning with large snowflakes lazily floating to the ground.  That is common here in our Park, where the wind doesn't always get in to blow the snow around.  I don't think I've ever seen a snowdrift in here.  Winter's snow just gently piles up.  With the dismal grey weather outside (38F with a wind chill of 26F) and the snow turning to sleet and rain, the day didn't lend itself to doing anything outside.  We spent some time cleaning some lower kitchen cabinets.  Can you say e.x.c.i.t.i.n.g.?? No, I couldn't either!!  I didn't take any pictures today, but Facebook tossed me a photo (Utah's Kiva Coffee House) of where The Bayfield Bunch was and what they were doing 18 years ago at this time. (2007)  Kelly and I, along with our three dogs, Max, Checkers, and Cora (Motormouse) were exploring an area in southern Utah, southeast of Bryce Canyon and Cannonville.  Driving along a highway kind of out in the middle of nowhere one day, we came across an odd-looking round building.  Didn't see any cars around, so we pulled in for a look-see.  We often did that with aging abandoned buildings, ghost towns, or old cemeteries.  There was nobody around, and the cozy-looking building seemed to be closed.  We peeked in the windows, and it looked really nice inside.....But, wait a minute, I wrote a blog about that back then, so let me tell you about this in a segment I often refer to as a 'Blast From Our Past'.  The following posts are from that day, and a few accompanying days while we were in the area.....................

Descent Into Bryce Canyon

Atop Grosvenor's Arch

Cannonville to Boulder, Utah, And Back 

Hiking Utah's Willis Canyon

Al's Music Box:: Moondance by Van Morrison.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The room was full of pregnant women and their partners, and the Lamaze class was in full swing. The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe properly, along with informing the men how to give the necessary assurances at this stage of the plan.  The teacher then announced, "Ladies, exercise is GOOD for you! Walking is especially beneficial. And, Gentlemen, it wouldn't hurt YOU to take the time to go walking with your partner!"  The room really got quiet. Finally, a man in the middle of the group raised his hand.  "Yes?" replied the teacher.  "Is it all right if she carries a golf bag while we walk?"

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Customer: "I've been calling 700-1000 for two days and can't get through. Can you help?"
Operator: "Where did you get that number, sir?"
Customer: "It's on the door of your business."
Operator: "Sir, those are the hours that we are open."

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“I'm really good at being lazy. In fact, my doctor even said that if I continue being this lazy, I should expect atrophy.”

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What is the difference between boogers and spinach.  You can't get your kids to eat spinach.
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A Briton, a Frenchman and a Russian are viewing a painting of Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden "Look at their reserve, their calm," muses the Brit. "They must be British." "Nonsense," the Frenchman disagrees. "They're naked, and so beautiful. Clearly, they are French." "No clothes, no shelter," the Russian points out, "they have only an apple to eat, and they're being told this is paradise. They are clearly Russian."

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THE BIGGEST CORN SPILL OF EVER

 ON MY WAY TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON'S CORN SPILL

With a light snowfall in the air, I wasn't long in getting myself out the door, into the Subaru, and on down the road this morning.  Remember that overturned corn wagon from a couple of days ago?  Well, I wanted to get over there and quickly shovel up some corn in case the snow increased and began to cover things up.  Luckily, there was lots of corn still there and I immediately grabbed my two pails and began shoveling.  I kept thinking to myself, 'Wow, this is the Motherlode of all corn spills of ever, and I will definitely go back for a few more bucketfuls in the coming days.  As long as we don't get a big dump of snow that is.  Home again, and with not much else going on, our power all of a sudden went out.  Ratt, Not Again!!  That power outage lasted about 4 hours, and came back online about 4:30.  In the meantime, I headed into Bayfield and picked up a couple of hot coffees for Woodsy and I...... And, that pretty much wrapped up another Sunday.  Just think, we are over halfway through November already.  Now, let's hurry up and get all this Christmasy stuff behind us so that we can get on with the serious business of getting through January, February, and March, on our happily hasty way to Spring:)))))      

 IT'S THE BIGGEST CORN SPILL I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS

 IN THE FOREGROUND IS WHERE THE GRAIN WAGON TIPPED ON ITS SIDE SPILLING ITS LOAD

 I DIDN'T FILL THE WHITE PAIL RIGHT UP BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO HEAVY TO LIFT INTO THE CAR

 AT LEAST ALL THE EVERGREEN TREES WILL REMAIN GREEN FOR THE WINTER

Al's Music Box:: The Last Farewell by Roger Whittaker.

 ALL THE LEAVES ARE OFF THE TREES NOW, AND OUR AUTUMN COLORS ARE GONE

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two rich men were talking over coffee and croissants at their country club one day, and one of them said to the other one, "Hey, I tell you my driver is really stupid... you don't think so? Let me show you." And he called his driver over and said, "Here is a 10 dollar bill, go to the car showroom and buy me a Mercedes."  To which he replied, "Yes Sir! Right away!" and rushed off to the showroom. The rich man turned to his friend and said, "See, I told you he was stupid."The other rich man said, "That's nothing, you want to see stupid, I will show you stupid." And he called his driver: "Hey, go home now and check to see if I'm at home." He said, "Yes Sir!! Right away, Sir" and ran home.  "See what I told you? He doesn't even have enough brains to know that I cannot be at home if I am here."  Later on, the two drivers met on the road. Jim said to Ali, "Eh, you know my boss is so stupid. He gave me 10 dollars and asked me to go to the car showroom and buy him a Mercedes ... Doesn't he know that today is Sunday?? The showroom is closed!"  Ali replied, "You think he is stupid, huh? My boss is so much worse, he asked me to go home to check if he is at home ... He's got a cellphone, right, he can just call home to check!"

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An older man at the evening function bowed his head and wept quietly but copiously while a young woman rendered the plaintive ballad, 'My Old Kentucky Home'.  The hostess tiptoed up to him and inquired tenderly, "Pardon me, are you a Kentuckian?"  "Nay, madam," the tearful one replied, "I'm a musician."

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I got pulled over by a bicycle cop in L.A. -- not a motorcycle cop, a bicycle cop. And I'm in my car, and he gets out, he's sweating, he's got these little shorts on. You know how fast you were going? Yeah, I said, a lot faster than you on that bicycle!!

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- When I erase a word with a pencil, where does it go?
- If a train station is where a train stops, what is a workstation?
- If you jogged backward . . .would you gain weight?
- Being rich doesn't mean so much. Just look at Henry Ford, all those millions, and he never even owned a Cadillac!
- Employment application blanks always ask who is to be notified in case of an emergency. Wouldn't it make sense to write, a Doctor.

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