'OH-NO' A THIN PINK LINE ACROSS THE TOP OF MY HEAD

After a haircut one day last week I looked in the mirror and saw something I had never seen before.  A thin pink line ran from my forehead back up and over the top of my head.  What!!  Looking closer I was left with the only conclusion I didn't want to conclude.  My hair is thinning and I am slowly losing it.  I've been aware of this steady follicle decline for quite some time and have had a small bald spot for a few years now but that spot was at the back of my head and I never really noticed it much.  So if I couldn't readily see it I didn't really have it, right.  I've always had a thick head of hair which I inherited from my Dad's side of the family.  Had I inherited my hair from my Mother's side of the family I would have been mainly bald years ago.  Hope I never get to the stage where I have to do one of those big 'comb over' jobs I sometimes see.  So does this mean I might go out some day in a grand blaze of baldness after all.  I wonder if maybe a little bit of cow manure added to my shampoo might spur some extra growth.  If so, I certainly do know where to get me some.  Hey wait a minute.....if this hair loss keeps up maybe I won't even need shampoo anymore eh.........

CLEMATIS

OUR DAY LILIES ARE BLOOMING

Greatly relieved by mornings lower 50's temperatures Pheebs and were off to see if we could round ourselves up a few photos for the day.  Cool enough to wear a light jacket and have a touch of heat on in the Jeep as we made our way to Goderich with the front windows down.  Dispensed with the jacket about an hour later when temps began to rise.  So reminiscent of an Arizona winter.

SPRAYING THE BEANFIELD

I'M WONDERING IF THIS SIGN LEADING TO GODERICH'S BEACH IS NEW....DON'T REMEMBER SEEING IT BEFORE

MONDAY MORNING AT THE BEACH

ALWAYS NICE TO SEE THE COAST GUARD OUT AND ABOUT

NICE TO SEE FELLOW RV'ERS ENJOYING THEMSELVES AT GODERICH'S ROTOARY COVE BEACH

KAYAK RENTALS AT ROTARY COVE

A short walk east of Goderich and that was about it.  With temps coming up and bugs coming out there was no point in making it a long walk and ending up being a big bug bitten sweat ball.

We haven't heard any more about the supposed sale of our Park and even the usual local rampant rumours seem to be somewhat subdued.  I'm hoping the powers that be will at least be considerate of the home owners here and keep us informed.  We don't need any more strangers suddenly showing up at our door saying the Park has been sold, sign here, and give me two cheques.  And that is exactly what happened to me!!

With summer's heat upon us now we have slipped over the top of Springs lushness in the gardens.  Oh we have lots of green everywhere and summer flowers are blooming but those rich vibrant fresh greens of June from now to Autumn will take on a slightly harder, slightly stressed, and slightly darker color.

PHEEBS LOVES ROLLING IN OUR CLOVER LAWN

Usually each year by now we have maybe a dozen or more frogs in our front yard pond but up until this morning I haven't seen a single one and when I did see two I was surprised.  I have noticed a decline in frogs these past few years.  Not only here but in the Hullett Marsh as well.  

Not many birds at the feeder anymore but I still put some feed out every day.  It seems the Grackles have taken over and aside from a few Blue Jays, Mourning Doves, and a pair of Cardinals there isn't much action going on in the yard.  I also put out seed on top of a few stumps for Little Red, Squirrely, and Chippy the Chipmunk.  And I continue to feed our two Goldfish as well.  

As you may have noticed I still struggle with the 'Blogger' format with every post.  Sometimes Blogger unexpectantly changes the size of the printing on me, changes font colors, and miss-spaces my photos.  Always an aggravation but at least it doesn't shut itself down for days on end with code 400 errors like Live Writer had a habit of doing from time to time.  Too bad because Live Writer had by far a superior blog format program.

And a friendly reminder again....I do not accept Facebook 'Friend Requests' due to being hacked a couple times doing that.  I'm not an avid Facebook user and have a tendency to avoid it.  

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A priest, a doctor, and a professional golfer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. GOLFER: What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes! DOCTOR: I don't know but I've never seen such ineptitude! PRIEST: Hey, here comes the greenskeeper. Let's have a word with him. Say George, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow aren't they? GEORGE: Oh yes. That's a group of blind firefighters. They lost their sight while saving our clubhouse last year. So we let them play here anytime free of charge. (Silence) PRIEST: That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight. DOCTOR: Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them. GOLFER: Why can't these guys play at night? 
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FINALLY TODAY SOME WELCOME RELIEF FROM OUR AREAS HEAT AND MISERABLE HUMIDITY

Venturing out our door this morning I was immediately aware of cooler air and a definite lack of humidity.  What a great feeling that was.  A slight cooling breeze from the East made for an overall beautiful weather morning. 

Lake Huron's high water levels are taking a toll on shorelines in our area and I was surprised to hear a local Mobile home Park north of Goderich has issued an evacuation notice for a number of units close to the water.  Meneset Park sits high on a bluff overlooking Lake Huron and with higher water levels and wave action eroding the bank below these homes are in jeopardy of collapsing down the embankment.   Meneset Mobile Home Park  Also along the same bank north of Meneset there is still more trouble.  700 Homes In Erosion Zone.  In the two photos below taken by the Grand Bend Harbour Cam one can see how high Lake Huron levels are.  In the first photo water levels are over the pier at the boat launching ramp lower right.  In the second photo one can almost step off the top of the pier right into the water where before there was about a 5 foot drop. 

Pheebs and I did get out of course earlier today but it was a rather uneventful Jeep ride.  Didn't take a lot photos but we did get a short bug free walk in.  We simply drove along slow with windows down soaking up the picturesque rural countryside.  One of the nicer mornings of the year so far and of course being Sunday we encountered very few vehicles.  Had the countryside all to ourselves again:)))))

CORNS UP ABOUT 3 FEET NOW

HAY WAGONS AWAIT THE NEXT CUTTING

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A urologist who had lost interest in his medical practice decided to change careers and enrolled in auto mechanic school. He performed well in the course but was still shocked when he got an off-the-chart 200 on his final exam. He asked the instructor to explain the grade."I gave you 50 points for taking the engine apart correctly," the teacher said, "50 points for putting it back together correctly -- and an extra 100 points for doing it all through the muffler." 
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HEAT AND HUMIDITY CUT OUR MORNING WALK SHORT

It was 9 a.m. and the heat was already oppressive.  A slight breeze felt like a dragon's breath upon me as the morning's Sun all but burned a hole through the back of my loose fitting shirt.  Pheebs and I were at the Hullett Marsh attempting a short walk but of course due to the hot air we didn't get far.  A few Dragonfly and flower photos and we had to beat a hasty retreat back to the cool confines of the Jeep whereupon we maxed out the A/C and headed for home.  Although it was a nice looking day it was not a nice feeling day for many folks including me. Just way too much heat and humidity in the air to make for a comfortable Saturday................

AN EARLY MORNING WHEAT FIELD

DRAGONFLY

Here we are nearly at the end of the first week in July and from talking to a few people I know I am not the only one who just can't believe how fast the time is going.  In less that that 8 weeks it will be September and school kids will be mere days away from going back to school.  Didn't they just get out a short time ago??  Only one more long week-end left before Labor Day.  Oh Geezzzzzz can Halloween be far away.  And don't you even mention Christmas or there's gonna be some mighty big trouble!!!!!

ALWAYS HAS TO BE ONE SMART ASS IN EVERY GROUP PHOTO EH

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Ways to tell if a redneck has been working on a computer:: 
10. The monitor is up on blocks. 
9. Outgoing faxes have tobacco stains on them. 
8. The six front keys have rotted out. 
7. The extra RAM slots have Dodge truck parts installed in them. 
6. The numeric keypad only goes up to six. 5. The password is "Bubba". 
4. The CPU has a gun rack mount. 
3. There is a Skoal can in the CD-ROM drive. 
2. The keyboard is camouflaged. 
1.The mouse is referred to as a "critter".
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A COUPLE HOURS WELL SPENT CHATTER BUGGING THIS MORNING

Our A/C kicked in before 7 a.m. so we knew we were in for another hot day again.  It was just me in the Jeep this morning as I headed out shortly after eight.  No, no medical appointments but I did have someone to pick up.  It was my good buddy Richard of course and we were off once again on another one of our enjoyable Thursday morning country road coffee tours.  Needless to say it was an informative couple hours well spent as we covered a number of our usual topics with a few new ones thrown in here and there just to keep ourselves sharp.  We are both reality based thinkers so there is never a dull moment for we two old Chatter Bugs who have been chatter bugging back and forth since first meeting way back in January of 1975.  

A FEW PHOTOS FROM AROUND OUR YARD TODAY

Needless to say we spent another afternoon trapped inside by the hot weather outside.  Kelly spotted a couple 'Roadtrek' vans on her 'RV's for Sale' site earlier today but they were geographically too far away to go and at least have a look at for something to do.

OUR JAPANESE LILAC IS COMING INTO BLOOM (ABOVE AND BELOW)

Stuck for a few photos I had to slip out into the front yard late this afternoon with my camera to prowl around and scare me up a few pictures for tonight's post.  And outside it was Hot! Hot!! Hot!!!

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A nurse, who has done a lot of research about dieting, had given information about the various popular diets including Atkins, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, and the South Beach Diet.She then mentioned a diet about which we haven't heard previously, but which she insists works for almost everyone. The Donkey Diet: To Lose Weight, Keep your Ass out of the Refrigerator!!
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