WE CONTINUE TO USE SOME 'GOOD OLD COMMON SENSE'

THIS DUTCH WINDMILL IS LOCATED ABOUT A MILE EAST OF OUR PARK

As expected we woke up to a white wintery world this morning and for awhile the snow just kept coming down.  It was looking very Christmasy outside and whenever that happens I hear Johnny Mathis in my head singing Sleigh Ride.  The bright side of course is that we knew today's snow wouldn't last with temps due to rise well above freezing today.  Glad this is March and not November.  And.....I have gone and taken waaaaay too many photos again today so I will include a few here in the post and the rest in a photo album entitled, Overnight Snowfall.  Hope you go over and take a look.

A SNOWY WET START TO OUR DAY

Needing milk, bananas, and a few other things I debated where to go.  Walmart in Goderich or Foodland in Bayfield.  Decided Foodland was the logical choice so off Pheebs and I went.  Only 2 cars in the parking lot and 3 customers in the store.  Didn't see anybody running around like a chicken with it's head cut off panic buying.  Shelves were well stocked with only a few small bare spaces here and there.  

IF YOU CAN'T GET TO A WASHROOM HAVE A WASHROOM BROUGHT TO YOU

Roads were wet and slushy with a mixture of snow and rain in the air.  Not wanting to turn around a go right home after the supermarket we ventured out east of Bayfield taking a few photos here and there along the way.  It was so nice to be out enjoying this morning's pretty winter like scenery.  We were home again sometime before ten.

Nothing like a snowfall to bring birds in clamoring for space at the bird feeder.  Blue Jays, Mourning Doves, Cardinals, and 3 different types of Woodpeckers.  Grackles and Dark Eyed Juncos were also there along with Black Cap Chickadees.  On the ground representing the furry guys were Black Squirrels, Bunny Rabbits, and Chipmunks.  Even Little Red made an appearance and made off with half a cob of corn.

In regards to 'saving the rock' at Goderich's Rotary Cove dog walking area (Monday's post) I sent Art's Landscaping an email asking if they could save that rock.  They emailed back saying it was out of their hands and to contact the Goderich Works department directly so that's what Kelly did this morning by sending my email to several different Goderich Works departments.  Hopefully it gets to the right person and that marbled rock is spared.  Probably won't know until I can get back down to that area at some point in the future.

WE HAVE 3 LITTLE BUNNIES IN OUR FRONT YARD AND THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH AS THEY PLAY AND SCAMPER AROUND

Although we only had maybe an inch of snow which was melting anyway I still put on my winter boots for our afternoon walk because of the snow, water, and mud.  Bit of mist in the air which sometimes happens with slightly warmer air meeting colder snow.  Nice to see Ducks and Geese still on our Park's pond.  

AFTERNOON WALK

PREENING TIME

We are still keeping ourselves updated with the Covid-19 dilemma and doing what is suggested by 'the people who know what they are talking about'.  We are also leaning heavily on our own common sense as well.  Frustrating to see how many are simply flipping the whole thing off as a lark or accusing others of over re-acting.  And then of course there are those individuals in the younger generation with the 'party-on Dude' attitude.  Aww yes, the naivety of youth that so many of us went through ourselves and remember well.  I still sometimes have to shake my head and ask myself, 'how could I have been so dumb'!!

ENTRANCE TO OUR FIVE SEASONS PARK

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A well-worn one dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation. The twenty dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the county. "I've had a pretty good life," the twenty proclaimed. "Why I've been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, the finest restaurants in New York, performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the Caribbean."  "Wow!" said the one dollar bill. "You've really had an exciting life!" "So tell me," says the twenty, "where have you been throughout your lifetime?"  The one dollar bill replies, "Oh, I've been to the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Lutheran Church ..." The twenty dollar bill interrupts, "What's a church?"
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- Doctor, Doctor I think I'm a bell?  Take these and if it doesn't help give me a ring!
-  Doctor, Doctor I think I'm suffering from Deja Vu!  Didn't I see you yesterday?
-  Doctor, how do I stop my nose from running?!  Stick your foot out and trip it up! 
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When my son graduated from high school, he had to give a speech. He began by reading from his prepared text.  'I want to talk about my mother and the wonderful influence she has had on my life,' he told the audience. 'She is a shining example of parenthood, and I love her more than words could ever do justice.'  At this point he seemed to struggle for words.  After a pause, he looked up with a sly grin and said, 'Sorry, but it's really hard to read my mother's handwriting.'

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'WHAT THE HECK' NO MORE FREE CORN COBS......THE FIELD JUST GOT HARVESTED

AREA TURKEY VULTURES ARE BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON

Very few vehicles out and about this morning and even fewer humans around but did notice the busiest place in Bayfield appeared to be the Foodland Supermarket.  Beautiful blue skies overhead but still bitterly cold with winds from the northeast again.  

BAYFIELD'S LAKE ICE HAS ALL BUT DISAPPEARED AGAIN

HOWEVER THAT NORTH PIER SNOW MONSTER JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER

WELL THAT JEEP SURE IS ORANGE ALRIGHT AND I LIKE THE COLORFUL SUMMERY BANNER BELOW

Imagine my surprise this morning when I decided  to pick up a few more corn cobs at a nearby unharvested corn field when I found the whole field had just been harvested.  'What"!!  Well, I guess I learned something about farming that I didn't know before.  Autumns corn can be harvested in the Spring.  I thought for sure the corn crop was lost and would be plowed under but must admit I did wonder at the good condition of the dozen or so cobs I had previously picked.  'Oh Dear' I thought, now I will be looked upon as a lowly corn cob thief:((  Shades of Lemongate I'd say.  Older readers might get that one...…..

'WHAT THE HECK'.....WHERE DID ALL THE CORN COBS GO??

PATCHES OF SNOW CAN STILL BE FOUND ALONG AREA ROAD DITCHES

HOPE THERE ISN'T A SASKWATCH LIVING IN THERE

A COUPLE WILD TURKEYS IN A FAR OFF FIELD

TURKEY VULTURE

THE HIGHLAND CATTLE FURRY FACE GANG WAS OUT AGAIN TODAY

Home from our morning Jeep ride I soon slipped out the door to work away on some outside projects but was driven back inside by the cold.  I don't function well in very hot or very cold temperatures anymore.  Ya I know, I am such a Pansy.

HEY THAT'S LITTLE CHIPPY THE CHIPMUNK OUT THERE NEAR OUR FRONT DECK GNAWING ON A CORN COB

Keeping an eye on the thermometer I noticed by 2 o'clock we had edged up to 36F so Pheebs and I hit the forest trail.  Sun felt warm and the wind driven air felt cold.  Monday's forecast is for snow overnight.  Nice to see ducks and geese on the Park's pond.  Heard a Killdeer this morning and noticed Turkey Vultures back for another season.  

A PAIR OF MALLARD DUCKS ON OUR PARK'S POND

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A friend and I were standing in line at a fast-food restaurant, waiting to place our order.  There was a big sign posted. "No bills larger than $20 will be accepted." The woman in front of us, pointing to the sign, remarked, "Believe me, if I HAD a bill larger than $20, I wouldn't be eating here." 
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Husband: “Call 911 quick, I think I’m having a heart attack!“  The wife picked up his cell phone to call. She said, “Give me your password!” Husband: "Never mind, I’m feeling much better now."
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IT SEEMS EVERYONE'S FUTURE PLANS ARE OUT THE WINDOW AT THE MOMENT

LAKE HURON'S ICY SHORELINE

With an early morning Arctic wind chill factor of 12F it was a totally 'Brrrrrr' northeast wind that numbed my fingers to the bone earlier today while taking a few photos along Lake Huron's icy shoreline in Goderich.  Of course I had warm mitts in the Jeep but I never seem to be smart enough to put them on.

SPOTTED THIS FLOTILLA OF TEARDROP TRAILERS TODAY

THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY FROM SOMEWHERE TO SOMEWHERE ELSE

I'M STILL TRYING TO GET USED TO THE SITE OF EMPTY TIM HORTONS COFFEE SHOP PARKING LOTS

Under sunny Saturday skies Pheebs and I made our way along practically deserted roads to Goderich.  Figured it might be a good morning to squeak down to the harbor beach area and see what I could see regarding the bank restoration.  Hadn't been down there for awhile because of the reconstruction.  I was hoping to make it out to Rotary Cove to check on the dog walking area.  Luckily nobody around anywhere so that is exactly where we ended up.  Happy to see work has finally begun along that eroded section of shoreline.  Cracked off a few photos and quickly hopped into the warm Jeep.  Took the scenic way home through Saltford and Benmiller and made it back home before 10 a.m.

AT THE DOG WALKING AREA IN GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE

LARGE BOULDERS IN THE FOREGROUND ARE THE FIRST OF MANY MORE TO COME IN REPAIRING THAT ERODED SHORELINE UP AHEAD

THAT LARGE COLORFUL ROCK ONCE SAT AT THE DOG WALKING ENTRANCE AND I'M REALLY HOPING THE WORK CREW FROM ART'S LANDSCAPING DOING THIS WORK WILL PULL THAT ROCK BACK OUT OF THE LAKE AND MAKE IT PART OF THE NEW RESTORATION LANDSCAPING

EVEN PHEEBS IS ADMIRING NATURE'S ICE SCULPTURES

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THIS WAS ENCASED IN ICE

With an abundance of sunshine this afternoon it was difficult to stay inside so bundled myself up, slipped outside, and continued hauling summer lawn ornaments, etc. out of our wooden shed.  Nice to look out our sunroom windows now and at least see a few globs of color here and there.  I like color:))

MAYBE WE SHOULD GET A CAMPAIGN GOING TO 'SAVE THE ROCK'

Aside from less traffic on the roads and the empty Tim Hortons parking lot in downtown Goderich one wouldn't even know there is so much turmoil going around in the world right now.  The changes here are subtle and mainly behind closed doors.  Aside from a few small variations and precautions it is still very much life as usual here at our house.  Even if at some point I'm forced to stay home I can still find lots of photos right here around the house or in the forest nearby.

LARGE BOULDERS IN PLACE NORTH OF GODERICH'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT

LOOKING SOUTH ALONG  LAKE HURON'S SHORELINE

I THINK THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN BUILDING UP THE SHORELINE HERE IN FRONT OF THE BEACH STREET STATION

A LOT OF WORK TO GET ALL THOSE BIG ROCKS PLACED JUST RIGHT

EVEN A LOW PROFILE STONE BREAKWATER TO BREAK UP INCOMING WAVES

THEY HAVE EXTENDED THIS AREA OUT INTO THE LAKE A BIT AND I THINK WHEN THE LANDSCAPING IS DONE IT'S GOING TO LOOK REAL NICE....BEACH STREET STATION IN THE BACKGROUND

ONLY LAKE ICE VISIBLE IN THIS PHOTO IS AT THE HARBOR MOUTH TO THE LEFT OF THE SALT MINE

Kept our afternoon walk short.  Not too cold for Pheebs with all her fur but way too cold for me.  I'm hoping this is the last of our 'severely cold' weather now as we draw ever closer to April.  Seeings how Winter officially ended a few days ago I guess I can now say I made it through.  Not with a lot of help from myself sometimes but I did make it.  Was it as bad as I had anticipated it would be?  Yes and no.  Do I want to spend another full winter here in the cold?  No I do not!!  So what we will do I don't know and with this topsy turvy world right now I'm not sure anyone knows what they are going to do.  It seems most everyone's future plans are out the window at the moment.

YEP, US GUYS WAS OUT FOR AN AFTERNOON WALK ALRIGHT

FOUR CANADA GEESE OUT ON THE PARK'S POND 

EVEN GOT UNCLE HARRY'S GAZING BALL OUT TODAY

I WISH THE FOLKSWHO OWN THIS HORSE WOULD GET ANOTHER HORSE TO KEEP THIS LONELY FELLOW COMPANY...EVERY TIME I GO BY HE'S ALWAYS OUT THERE BY HIS LONESOME SELF:((

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?   
Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.
What was the greatest female financier in the Bible?  
Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.
What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?  
Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury.  David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. 
Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?  
Samson. He brought the house down.
What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden?  Your mother ate us out of house and home.
Who is the greatest baby-sitter mentioned in the Bible?  
David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.
Which Bible character had no parents?Joshua, son of Nun.

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A husband stepped on one of those penny scales that tell you your fortune and weight and dropped in a coin. "Listen to this," he said to his wife, showing her a small, white card. "It says I'm energetic, bright, resourceful and a great lover." "Yeah," his wife nodded, "and it has your weight wrong, too!"

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