Friday, December 19, 2025

A BLAST FROM OUR BAYFIELD BUNCH PAST TAKES US BACK A DECADE AGO TODAY

BOONDCOCKED AT THE 'OVEN SITE' AT THE CLARK DRY LAKE BED EAST OF BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AND THOSE ARE THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND
The Gremlins weren't quite finished with me because when I opened up my laptop computer this morning, I was confronted with a Microsoft screen wanting a password, which in turn, required a passcode to verify.  #%&!!  Finally, peeling myself off the ceiling, I somehow managed to fumble my way through this latest fiasco using an extraordinary amount of patience and restraint, plus my dubious password book, along with my ever-exasperating iPhone.  I can assure you, it was no easy task for this challenged mind of mine.  However, emboldened by this morning's success, tomorrow I will attempt to tie my own shoes, change a light bulb, and plug a toaster in.  Wish me luck.......

 WE HAVE LOTS OF LITTLE JUNCOS IN OUR FRONT YARD AGAIN THIS WINTER
 AND, HALF A DOZEN SQUIRRELS TOO
With a cold biting wind driving the 26F wind chill temps down to +1we decided to stay in where it was toasty warm.  Not a lot to write about again today, so I've decided to add 'A Blast From Our Past'.  Just for fun, I decided to look back one decade ago to see where the Bayfield Bunch was and what they were doing.  As it turns out, we were at our Congress, Arizona house, it was a Thursday afternoon, and Kelly made an unusual for her.....travel decision.  This link will take you to that travel decision.  This Post Is Coming To You From Borrego Springs California

 A TRUE DESERT OASIS, BORREGO SPRINGS IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS CHRISTMAS CIRCLE AND WE ALWAYS LOVED TO COME HERE AND SHUFFLE OUR FEET ON THE GREEN GRASS
 YUP, THAT'S OUR JEEP LIBERTY OVER THERE
 BORREGO SPRINGS LIES AT THE EASTERN FOOT OF THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS
 OUR MORNING WALK ALONG THE SOUTHERN END OF COYOTE MOUNTAIN AT THE CLARK DRY LAKE BED
 IN THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT STONE SNAKE
 A ROCKY REST STOP
Al's Music Box:: The Streets Of Laredo by Marty Robbins.

AWE COME ON DAD, BREAKFAST CAN'T BE OVER ALREADY
GROANER'S CORNER:(( A police officer pulls over a driver and informs him that he has just won $5,000 in a safety competition, all because he is wearing his seat belt. What are you going to do with the prize money? the officer asks.  The man responds, I guess I'll go to driving school and get my driver's license.  His wife says, Officer, don't listen to him. He's a smart aleck when he's drunk. The guy in the back seat pops up out from under the blanket and says, I knew we wouldn't get far in this stolen car.  Just then a knock comes from the trunk, and a voice calls out, Are we over the border yet?

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My wife had a few glasses of wine and was yelling at the TV: “Don’t go in there! Don’t go in the church! He’s in there, you moron!”
So I asked her if we could watch something other than our wedding video?

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Before I die I am going to eat a whole bag of unpopped popcorn.  That should make the cremation a little more interesting.

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- I just watched a documentary on marijuana...I think all documentaries should be watched this way

- Two little Morons were on their way to Disneyland and came to a fork in the road. The sign read: "Disneyland Left."  So they went home.

-What do you call a snail on a boat?  A Snailer!
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A young lady came home from a date, rather sad. She told her mother, "Jeff proposed to me an hour ago."  "Then why are you so sad?" her mother asked. "Because he also told me he was an atheist. Mom, he doesn't even believe there's a hell." Her mother replied, "Marry him anyway. Between the two of us, we'll show him how wrong he is."

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

WE ARE ABOVE FREEZING AND OUR SNOW IS MELTING:)))))

First bit of business this morning was to take Subie to Bayfield's car wash and get all the corrosive salt washed off of her.  What a mess it was.  On the way home, I slipped along Bayfield's Main Street and then down to the beach area for a few photos.

 THOSE ARE NOT WAVES OUT THERE, THEY ARE CHUNKS OF FLOATING ICE
 DID YOU SEE THE FISHERMAN??
 THE BAYFIELD RIVER ICE IS MELTING
Thanks to readers for your suggestions on my iPhone photos to laptop problem.  I am so frustrated with all this stuff.  I did make some headway with some of the suggestions, only to be thwarted by passwords and passcodes at my end.  And then, trying to download a book to my Kindle today, that all went ka-flooey too. I am so close right now to saying the hell with all this fangled electronic crap.  Forget about the blog, forget about the camera, the stupid phone, the Kindle, the, the, the, and etc. etc etc.  My mind and memory are slipping, and everything is becoming increasingly frustrating.......

 A FEW MORE PICS OF TUESDAY NIGHT'S SUNSET
Al's Music Box::  Rainy Day People by Gordon Lightfoot.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( You know your getting older when...

1. You and your teeth don't sleep together.
2. You try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren't wearing any.
3. At the breakfast table, you hear snap, crackle, pop, and you're not eating cereal.
4. Your back goes out, but you stay home.
5. When you wake up looking like your driver's license picture.
6. It takes two tries to get up from the couch.
7. When your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.
8. When happy hour is a nap.
9. When you're on vacation, and your energy runs out before your money does..
10. When you say something to your kids that your mother said to you, and you always hated it.
11. When all you want for your birthday is to not be reminded of your age.
12. When you step off a curb and look down one more time to make sure the street is still there.
13. Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.
14. It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.
15. Your memory is shorter, and your complaining lasts longer.
16. Your address book has mostly names that start with Dr.
17. You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.
18. The pharmacist has become your new best friend.
19. Getting 'lucky' means you found your car in the parking lot.
20. The twinkle in your eye is merely a reflection from the sun on your bifocals.
21. It takes twice as long to look half as good.
22. Everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt - doesn't work.
23. You look for your glasses for half an hour and they were on your head the whole time.
24. You sink your teeth into a steak - and they stay there.
25. You give up all your bad habits and still don't feel good.
26. You have more patience, but it is actually that you just don't care anymore.
27. You finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.
28. You wonder how you could be over the hill when you don't even remember being on top of it.
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Q) Why do witches wear name tags?
A) So they will know which witch is which.

Q) What do you call two witches sharing an apartment?
A) Broom-mates

Q) How does a witch tell time?
A) She looks at her witch-watch.

Q) Why did the witch give up fortune telling?
A) Because there was no future in it.

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A husband was having great difficulty getting along with his wife.  Nothing but arguing and friction, so he decided to consult a marriage counselor.  After they had talked for a while, the counselor said, I suggest that you run five miles each day for a week. Then please call me back.  A week later the counselor received a call from the husband.  Well, asked the counselor, "how are things going with you and your wife?"
How should I know, said the husband. I'm thirty-five miles away.

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