IT WAS A COLD GRAY DEPRESSING NOVEMBER DAY SO WE WENT FOR A WALK IN A CEMETERY

With a predicted number of rainy days ahead there was no having to push myself out the door this morning and seeing a fiery pink sunrise to the East Pheebs and I didn't waste any time in getting ourselves mobile.  Of course that brief sunny sunrise didn’t last long before Old Sol was totally obscured by a heavy cloud cover and we never saw him again for the rest of the day.   In fact by mid afternoon a steady cold rain was upon us.

FARMERS ARE BUSY TRYING TO GET THEIR CORN CROP IN AND FOR THOSE WHO DON’T GET IT DONE SOON THEY MAY BE HARVESTING THEIR CORN WITH A SNOW PLOW

It was an uninspiring bland looking countryside we drove through so figured we would stop at the Bannockburn Conservation area and take my legs for a walk.  With three cars already in the parking lot that was the end of that idea so we slipped around the corner to Baird’s Cemetery a short distance away and with a cold south wind blowing Pheebs and I walked ourselves around the perimeter.  Today’s 43 degrees felt like 36 degrees when the wind chill was factored in.  Glad to get back to the Jeep with it’s nice warm heater.  From there we headed home about five miles west of where we were.

THIS COUNTRY ROAD WAS BLOCKED BY A BAND OF SEAGULLS DEMANDING EQUAL FRENCH FRY RIGHTS IN ALL McDONALDS PARKING LOTS ACROSS ONTARIO

AT THE MOMENT WE H AVE MORE BLUE JAYS IN OUR FRONT YARD THAN ALL OTHER BIRDS COMBINED

With a big rain front approaching I left the Jeep parked outside and figured it would be cheaper for Mother Nature to wash it than me taking it to a car wash.  A squeaky clean sparkly vehicle is no longer a priority for me anyway.  Kind of a waste of time and money when I spend the majority of miles on country roads anyway.  Despite having it undercoated again I still hate the thoughts of having to drive the Jeep around on salt infested roads this winter!!

Lorne from Lorne's RV Parts and Service dropped by early this afternoon and winterized our Motorhome.  I like his way of blowing out the lines rather than using the smelly pink anti-freeze stuff.  Winterizing an RV has to be done right and that is why I preferred to have it done by someone who knows what they are doing and does it all the time.  I didn’t trust myself to do it right and watching him today there was way more to it than I thought so was sure glad he did it.  In the cold snap last weekend we turned the rig’s furnace on and with heated tanks kept things warm in the rig.  I also put anti-freeze in the sink traps and a light bulb near the water pump just to be on the safe side.  I had already drained the hot water tank as well as the fresh water tank and the gray and black tanks I did a month ago.

THAT’S QUITE A SET-UP LORNE HAS FOR BLOWING OUT WATER LINES AND TANKS

THE ABOVE 2 PICS WERE TAKEN WITH MY SMARTY PANTS PHONE

ANOTHER BLOCKED ROAD SO WE SIMPLY TURNED AROUND AND HEADED IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHENCE WE HAD COME

HERE’S A FELLA CHECKING OUT HIS MACHINERY

Without a sliver of sunshine to spark me out the door the rest of my day was spent inside bonking around on the computer, reading, and watching television.  These cold gray November days are hard upon us but hey, the month is already more than half over:))

GROANER’S CORNER:((  A husband and wife are on the 9th green when suddenly she collapses from a heart attack! "Help me dear," she groans to her husband.  The husband calls 911 on his cell phone, talks for a few minutes, picks up his putter, and lines up his putt.  His wife raises her head off the green and stares at him. "I'm dying over here and you're putting?"  "Don't worry dear," says the husband calmly, "they found a doctor on the second hole and he's coming to help you."  "Well, how long will it take for him to get here," she asks feebly?  "No time at all," says her husband. "Everybody's already agreed to let him play through."

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- "Hey Grandpa! Can you make a noise like a frog?"  "I think I can do that. Why?"  "Cuz Dad says when you croak, we're going to Disneyworld"

- Long ago in Russia, all they had was iPhone 3. They called it iPhone the Terrible.

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Knock Knock!
Who's there?
U-8
U-8 who
U-8 my lunch didn’t ya!!

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SUNSHINE, GLORIOUS SUNSHINE, AND A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A DEER

I’M THINKING SOMEBODY IS WAITING FOR A TUMMY RUB

Stepping out this morning I thought a gravel truck had come in the night and dumped a big chunk of mud in our carport.  Looking closer I realized it was the Jeep I was looking at.  Monday’s muddy country roads sure did a number on Libby.  Managed to find the door handle and minutes later Pheebs and I were heading out of the Park under another heavily laden cloud cover.  Soon as we cleared our forest I was heartened to see two prominent shafts of sunlight peering through the clouds to the south.  Might be some hope for the day after all I thought.

OKAY THAT’S EITHER SUNLIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE CLOUDS OR IT’S AN ALIEN SPACESHIP COMING DOWN WITH IT’S HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM!!

Roads were surprisingly dry as we made our way to Goderich.  It seems whenever I can't think of where to go we always end up in Goderich by default.   Well hey they have a McDonald's there and I like their carrot muffins.  Swinging down around the south harbor I saw another large freighter that I had never seen before docked at the Goderich Elevators.  Ships name was Tundra and it's a bulk carrier.  Noticed they were loading it and I could see dust coming up out of the cargo hold.  Might have been beans they were loading the freighter with.

 

I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT YELLOW STRUCTURE WAS THE CAPTAINS TWO STORY CONDO HE HAD SPECIALLY BUILT FOR HIMSELF:))

DUST COMING UP OUT OF THE HOLD AS THAT WHITE PIPE FROM THE ELEVATOR LOADS MAYBE GRAIN, BEANS, OR CORN  INTO THE SHIP

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THIS MACHINE IS BLOWING WHATEVER UP ALONGSIDE THE FREIGHTER

SAY YOU DON’T SUPPOSE THE CAPTAIN IS AN ENGLISHMAN AND THAT MACHINE IS BLOWING SOME LONDON FOG HIS WAY TO MAKE HIM FEEL AT HOME

A FEW LONE WALKERS ON THE BOARDWALK THIS MORNING BUT ONLY A FEW

SURE DOESN’T LOOK LIKE A FUN JOB TO ME AS THIS WORKER CUTS CEMENT BLOCKS WITH A SAW NEAR A WASHROOM ON THE BEACH

From the harbor we took a drive out around Ben Miller, snapped a few photos along the way then headed home.  Almost had an encounter with a deer but managed to quickly pull over to the side of the road and stop. (I’m usually never going that fast anyway)  A vehicle behind went right on by and he had an even closer encounter with the deer.

I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER AND GET 3  QUICK SHOTS OF THE DEER BEFORE IT BOLTED BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AGAIN

CONFUSED IT STOPS AND LOOKS BACK TO IT’S LEFT THEN BOLTS TO THE RIGHT HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THE ROAD

YES INDEED IT WAS A CLOSE CALL

NOTICE THAT IT HAPPENED SO FAST THE DRIVER NEVER EVEN HAD TIME TO HIT HIS BRAKES

OVERLOOKING THE MAITLAND RIVER EAST OF GODERICH

LOG CABIN ON GRIST MILL LINE IN BEN MILLER

Nearing home it was exactly 10:56 when Old Sol suddenly burst through the clouds lighting up the landscape all around.  ‘Wow’ what a huge boost that was.  I was so energized by the sunshine that soon as we were home I had the leaf blower going full tilt and nearly wore out my leaf rake.  Fired up the wheelbarrow and spent an enjoyable couple hours wearing myself out and getting a lot of the Spring yard work done now.  Even managed a walk around the Pine Tree trail with Pheebs.  Always a nice feeling at the end of a day when one feels they have physically accomplished something.

SO NICE TO SEE BLUE SKIES OVERHEAD

SUN SHINING THROUGH AUTUMN’S GOLDEN MAGNOLIA LEAVES IN OUR FRONT YARD

PHEEBS ENJOYED THE SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL

DIDN’T MATTER THAT TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE LOW 40’S IT WAS JUST NICE TO BE OUTSIDE IN THE SUNSHINE DOING SOME PHYSICAL YARDWORK

YEP, SHE WAS NEEDING A TUMMY RUB ALRIGHT

A close call for Contessa and Colin over at 5 C's Que Pasa when an unexpected fire erupted in one of their Motorhome's overhead cabinets.  Had Colin not been sitting close to the cabinet and heard the sound they might have lost their Motorhome.  The cause of the fire was scary and could quite easily happen to any one of us with all our electronic gear like cameras, computers, and smart phones, etc.  You might want to hop on over there and see what happened.

USING LONG SCREWS I SECURED THOSE CEDAR RAILS TO THE POSTS TODAY

 

KELLY ALWAYS HAS LOTS OF HELP IN THE KITCHEN AND THOSE ARE OAK  TREE LEAVES ON THE RIGHT

There's lots of single RV Gals out there driving Motorhomes and towing trailers and I have always been amazed at their stamina and fortitude in handling all the difficult things that go along with operating an RV.  For example hooking and un-hooking vehicles can be a daunting physical task at the best of times.   Handling a big 40' Motorhome or backing a long a trailer in whether it be a 5th wheel or travel trailer can be quite a challenge even for experienced male drivers but there's a lot of lady folks out there doing just that and showing the men just how it's done.   Oh come on guys you know it's true.  Everyone has to start at the beginning though and it's always nice to see someone with the courage and conviction to take on the traveling lifestyle all by themselves.  Enter Ann from Travels With Towhee.  She has her truck, she has her trailer, and with a new blog she is ready for the next phase of a lifestyle that has involved a lot of traveling in her past and especially by boat.  Check Ann’s bio and see how she came up with the name ‘Towhee.  You can find ‘Travels With Towhee’ on our side bar………………….

OUR PARK’S POND IN LATE AFTERNOON

GROANER’S CORNER:((  A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's artwork. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "but no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

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The artist tried to concentrate on his work, but the attraction he felt for his model finally became irresistible. He threw down his palette, took her in his arms and kissed her.  She pushed him away. "Maybe your other models let you kiss them," she said.  "I've never tried to kiss a model before," he swore.  "Really?" she said, softening, "How many models have there been?"  "Four," he replied, "A jug, two apples, and a vase."

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Knock Knock
Who's There?
Gorilla
Gorilla Who?
Gorilla me a sandwich will ya, I`m hungry!!

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ALTHOUGH DULL AND DRAB HERE I WAS ABLE TO VISIT THE STATES OF MISSISSIPPPI AND KANSAS TODAY PLUS A COUPLE CANADIAN PROVINCES

THIS KINDA SUMS UP OUR DAY

It was about as dull and dreary a November day as one could imagine.  Not freezing cold like this past week-end but with a dampness in the area it made the day’s 41F feel like 36F.  Thank heavens there was no wind.  Had to really push myself out the door this morning.  With a slight mist in the air and windshield wipers on the go Pheebs and I sloshed our way around a few muddy country roads in and around the Hullett Marsh.  I was challenged to find any interesting photos and before I knew it we were back home again and that was about it for the day as far as being outside was concerned.  Plopped myself into my recliner, clicked the TV on to the Smithsonian channel and happily traveled via helicopter to the States of Mississippi and Kansas as well as the Provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia.  ‘Wow’, two big life saving thumbs up for that Smithsonian channel eh.

SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THEIR MOM AT THE END OF A LONG FARM LANE WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS THIS MORNING

ALTHOUGH NOT WAITING FOR A SCHOOL BUS I DO THINK THESE  TWO HORSES WERE MAYBE WAITING FOR THEIR OWNER TO COME TAKE THEM BACK TO A WARM DRY BARN

In an email reader Ron asked, “Are willing to share that concoction of vitamin pills recommended by readers?”…… Well yes I am but first let me say I am a very skeptical person when it comes to Vitamin pills.  I’ve tried different ones on and off through the years and unless I notice a difference right away how do I know they are doing any good.  Yes, I know that is the wrong way to look at it and some things take time.  I have a basic mis-trust with those big companies making vitamin pills and all the claims they make regarding their product.  However here I am again having another go at vitamin pills.  The ones I’m trying now were bought at a Health Food store and I’m told they are ‘supposed to be better’.  Here’s my list……..From a Canadian company called Natural Factors I am taking 900mg of ‘Maximum Triple Strength RxOmega-3….. 500mg of extra strength Biogel Ascorbate C…..1,000IU’s of Vitamine D3…..Complex B….. and 5000mcg of Methylcobalamin B12.  Now I don’t know if this concoction of vitamins is keeping my head above water through these mostly dreary November days or not but I do seem to be coping with things a snap better than I usually do……………………….

STILL A BIT OF SNOW ON THIS ROAD LEADING INTO THE MARSH

With help I have finally managed to update my Barn Block Quilt album and get it back onto my right hand side bar.  I have structured it that newest quilt photos will always be first.  You can find it near the top of the column under ‘Photo Albums’.  If the link doesn’t work please let me know.  If it does work I will add my other albums and maybe put together some new ones.

PHEEBS CLOSELY  WATCHES A BUNCH OF SEAGULLS IN A FIELD

I was thinking (something I occasionally do) this morning again how lucky I am to have stumbled across this blogging hobby back in 2006.  It sure has kept life from getting me down and had I not started my blog back then I can’t imagine how I would be putting in my days now.  How nice to have a meaningful purpose every morning when I wake up.   Even if we don’t go far and are stuck traveling many of the same roads day after day at least I am able to get outside, take Pheebs for a Jeep ride, look for some photos and at the end of the day sit down, write about my day, and share my thoughts, feelings, and photos with others.  It’s been a winning formula for me these past bunch of years and again I thank my readers for giving me the incentive and encouragement to keep my blog hobby going each and every day:))

IT WAS ABOUT THIS POINT WHERE AFTER CONFERRING WITH PHEEBS I MADE THE DECISION TO HEAD HOME

GROANER’S CORNER:((  In light of the rising frequency of human - grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field. They advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. They also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear dung. Black bear dung is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear dung has little bells in it and smells like pepper.

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"How do you do?"
"How do I do what?"
"I mean, how do you find yourself?"
"Don't be silly. I never lose myself."
"You don't understand. How do you feel?"
"With my fingers, of course. Haven't you got anything better to do than bother me with stupid questions?"

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Knock Knock!
Who's there?
Thermos!
Thermos who?
Thermos be a an end to these Knock Knock jokes soon I hope.

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