BECAUSE CHICKENS DIDN’T EXIST YET

Pheebs and I did get out again this morning and tonight’s post is a composite collection of both Saturday and Sunday morning photos.  First Saturday morning then Sunday.

PORT ALBERT NORTH OF GODEREICH HAS A SMALL BEACH WITH PHOTO ABOVE LOOKING SOUTH TOWARDS GODERICH AND PHOTO BELOW LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS KINKARDINE

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH DRIFTWOOD ON PORT ALBERT’S BEACH BEFORE

THE NINE MILE RIVER FLOWS INTO LAKE HURON HERE & IS A POPULAR FISHING SPOT AND ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING WHEN THE SMELT FISH ARE RUNNING

STEELHEAD TROUT AND SALMON SWIM UP THE 9 MILE RIVER TRYING TO JUMP THAT DAM UPSTREAM BUT IT IS THE FISH LADDER BELOW WHICH HELPS THEM BY-PASS THE DAM ON THEIR JOURNEY…. PORT ALBERT FISHWAY

FISH ENTER LADDER FROM THE RIVER AT BOTTOM RIGHT AND MAKE THEIR WAY UPWARDS THROUGH A SERIES OF WATER CHANNELS AND JUMPS

HERE’S THE BOYS DOING SOME SATURDAY MORNING FISHING IN THE NINE MILE RIVER JUST ABOVE THE DAM

THIS GENERAL STORE ‘IS’ DOWNTOWN PORT ALBERT AND THAT’S IT

Monday morning Kelly drives our good friend and neighbor Monica to Grand Bend for some physiotherapy on a recent knee replacement and 2 old buddies of mine from my old home town of Tavistock pick me up for a tour of Bayfield and surrounding area. 

PHEEBS & I CAME ACROSS THIS GROUP OF SHEEP RESTING IN THE SHADE SUNDAY MORNING…LOOK CLOSELY, THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE

DID YOU SPOT IT??

LOOK CLOSER

A-HAAAAAA:))

THESE SHEEP HAVE A FAITHFUL GUARDIAN WITH THEM

THIS FELLOW BARKED NON-STOP AT PHEEBS AND I WHILE STOPPED FOR A MINUTE ALONGSIDE THE ROAD FOR THESE FEW PHOTOS

A SECOND SHEEP DOG IS OFTEN HERE AS WELL BUT WE DIDN’T SEE IT TODAY

WHEN PHEEBS AND I MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 30 FEET TO GET A PHOTO OF THESE TWO THIS SHEEP DOG QUICKLY RAN RIGHT OVER TO GET BETWEEN US AND THAT MOTHER WITH HER BABY

I’M SURE HAD I TRIED TO GET ANY CLOSER THAT LOYAL PROTECTIVE SHEEP DOG WOULD HAVE SMASHED ME UP PRETTY GOOD….ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A LONG TELEPHOTO LENS HANDY

Lake effect storm cells upon us tonight with our power being knocked out just long enough for me to re-set all the clocks and timers yet again!!

GROANER’S CORNER:(( A serious drunk walked into a bar and, after staring for some time at the only woman seated at the bar, walked over to her and kissed her. She jumped up and slapped him silly. He immediately apologized and explained, "I'm sorry. I thought you were my wife. You look exactly like her."  "Why you worthless, insufferable, wretched, no good drunk!" she screamed.  "Funny," he muttered, "you even sound exactly like her too!!."

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Q: Why did the dinosaur cross the road?
A: Chickens didn't exist yet.

HAVE A NICE DAY

PLACID LAKE HURON WATERS IN PORT ALBERT ONTARIO

GROANER’S CORNER:(( A newly hired nurse listened while the doctor was yelling, "Typhoid! Tetanus! Measles!"  She asked another nurse, "Why is he going on like that?"  The experienced nurse replied, "Oh, he just likes to call the shots around here."

WE ALL PILED INTO THE BIG EEE AND AWAY WE WENT

A FEW PHOTOS FROM AROUND OUR YARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON
It’s mid-season between arrival and departure RV travel times for us so this morning we all piled into the Big EEE and took her for a longer than usual summer break drive.  Had a couple A&W coupons so made our way in a Southeasterly direction over to the town of Exeter Ontario where we indulged in some bacon and eggs.  We like the breakfasts A&W puts up.  Even got a Root Beer sucker.

 

 

  

A gorgeously fine morning with clear skies and refreshingly cool low 60’s temps in.  Puttered about outside and by noon with heat building I was back inside windsurfing in front of my big fan.  Had hoped to begin the big Motorhome clean-up today but just couldn't quite pull enough energy together to get at it.  Pheebs and I will be out for a Jeep ride in the morning so maybe that will get me up and running again. 

GROANER’S CORNER:((  Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn::
1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4) We must polish the Polish furniture. 5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 10) I did not object to the object. 11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. 13) They were too close to the door to close it. 14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. 16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail. 18) After a number of injections my jaw got number. 19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. 20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

‘YAAAAAY’ GOOGLE EARTH IMAGES FOR OUR AREA HAVE FINALLY BEEN IMPROVED:))

SPOTTED THIS LITTLE FELLOW ON OUR SUNROOM WINDOW TODAY

It was our bi-monthly country coffee break for my good friend/neighbor Richard and I this morning.  His turn to drive and we checked out a lot of lake front views and properties between Goderich and south of Bayfield.  As always it was a great non stop excitingly interesting conversation.  I do so very much enjoy our mobile country road chats.

ABOVE SHED PHOTO IS BEFORE BEGINNING THE BIG CLEAN-UP AND PHOTO BELOW IS COMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH GETTING THINGS SLOWLY CLEANED UP & ORGANIZED

AND HERE’S A BLAST FROM THE PAST……ALL MY OLD ALBUMS

Not much going on today.  Nice cool sunny morning but rains rolled in early afternoon for awhile before skies cleared making for a very much most beautiful finish to the day.  Cameras never made it out of the house so I’m low on photos tonight.  Pheebs and I are definitely needing a morning outing.  Did manage to get some more shed cleaning done.

A LEFT OVER PHOTO FROM MONDAY NIGHT

Looking for the name of a road in our area a few days ago I was surprised to see Google Earth had ‘finally’ updated their satellite images of our area here in Huron County.  For years the photos were blurred and I had often wondered when they would update our region with clearer coverage.  Judging from the date it was done in August 2015 and I only noticed it now.  I have included two aerial photos below to show where we live and our proximity to Bayfield and Lake Huron.  Now that the imagery is improved I will begin showing you more of our area such as where I take many of my photos such as the Hullett Marsh, Goderich harbor, Amish/Mennonite country, a favorite pond area near Ben Miller, Grand Bend and of course Bayfield itself.  If any readers can think of any place I have mentioned in my writings just let me know and I will locate the area and publish an aerial photo.  With this clear Google Earth feature now it may lend a little perspective as to where Pheebs and & I go on many of our morning photo travels.

ABOVE IS OUR 5 SEASON PARK WITH WHITE LINES SHOWING WHERE THE ROADS IN OUR PARK ARE…THE SMALL YELLOW PIN IS OUR LOCATION WITHIN THE PARK

ABOVE PHOTO SHOWS THE VILLAGE OF BAYFIELD ON THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON AND THE YELLOW PIN ABOVE CENTER RIGHT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF OUR PARK…YOU CAN SEE OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LAKE HURON ABOUT A MILE WEST OF US AND PHOTO SHOWS HOW OUR PARK IS TRULY SITUATED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE AMID FORESTS AND RURAL FARM FIELDS

GROANER’S CORNER:(( This man was sitting quietly reading his paper one morning, peacefully enjoying himself, when his wife sneaks up behind him and swacks him on the back of his head with a huge frying pan.  He asks, 'What was that for?'  She replies, 'What was that piece of paper in your pants pocket with the name Marylou written on it?'  He says, 'Oh honey, remember two weeks ago when I went to the horse races? Marylou was the name of one of the horses I bet on.'  She is appeased and goes off to work around the house.  Three days later he is once again sitting in his chair reading and she repeats the frying pan swatting. He says, 'What's that for this time?'  She answered, 'Your horse just called.'

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Q: Why is the barn so noisy?
A: Because the cows have horns.

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Now here’s a joke with little hope of reality in regards to America’s future and everything to do with a true reality concerning England’s future………The President of the United States and England’s Prime Minister are shown a time machine which can see 100 years into the future. They both decide to test it by asking it one question each. The President goes first: "What will the USA be like in 100 years time?" The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action and gives him a printout. He reads it out: "The country is in good hands under the new President, crime is non-existent, there is no conflict, the economy is healthy. There are no worries." England’s Prime Minister thinks, "Hey that’s not a bad time machine” so he too asks the same question.  "What will Britain be like in 100 years time?"  The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action, and he gets a printout.  But he just stares at it.  "Tell us what it says." inquires the President.  The Prime Minister answers, "I can't! It's all in Arabic!"

PHEEBS PASSES HER MEDICAL CHECK-UP THIS MORNING

A FEW LEFT OVER PHOTOS FROM MONDAY NIGHT

Caught a lucky break late Tuesday night.  We still had a lot of things sitting outside from our metal shed clean-up and with no rain predicted overnight there was no problem with leaving things out overnight.  Key words there were 'no rain predicted'.  Last thing I did around 11 p.m. before shutting off my laptop was to check our live radar weather site.  'OMG' just a few miles offshore and headed our way were 2 big green rain Monsters.  I was out of my chair in a flash and out the back door scrambling around quickly putting water susceptible things back into the shed.  About half an hour later I heard it raining.  A lucky break indeed........………

BAYFIELD’S PLACID HARBOR

A FISHING BOAT TIED UP ALONGSIDE THE PIER MONDAY NIGHT

<<< A WELL LIGHTED FISHING BOAT MAST

Due for her 3 year rabies shot we loaded up the Pheebs and headed off to our Vet in Zurich Ontario this morning.  A general check-up and nails trimmed.  Pheebs passed her medical exam with flying colors and the Vet said she’s in good shape.  It’s all those happy morning Jeep rides you know.  Knowing we were looking for a dog this is the same Vet clinic that phoned us in August of 2011 saying they knew of a dog needing a good home.  And that dog of course was the fabulous Pheebs.  That sure was a win-win day for all concerned.  It is also the same clinic where we said our final good-byes to Max and Checkers 5 years ago.  South Huron Veterinary Clinic

MONDAY NIGHT’S RURAL SUNSET

PARKED ON ‘WHYS’ LINE

With cooler temps and sunny skies upon us for the first half of today work continued at a leisurely pace on the shed clean-ups.  Always a nice feeling to see things coming together all organized neat and clean again.   

GROANER’S CORNER:((  A teacher decides to help one of her kindergarten students put on his boots? He asked for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn't want to go on. Finally, when the second boot was on, she had worked up a sweat.
She almost cried when the little boy said, "Teacher, they're on the wrong feet." She looked and sure enough, they were. It wasn't any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on. She managed to keep her cool as together they worked to get the boots back on - this time on the right feet. He then announced, "These aren't my boots."
She bit her tongue rather than get right in his face and scream, "Why didn't you say so?" like she wanted to. And, once again she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet.
No sooner they got the boots off and he said, "They're my brother's boots. My Mom made me wear them." Now she didn't know if she should laugh or cry. But, she mustered up the grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots on his feet again. Helping him into his coat, she asked, "Now, where are your mittens?"
He said, "I stuffed them in the toes of my boots." The teacher has taken a 2 week recuperation leave……………