I WILL TRY AGAIN TO MAKE IT TO THE 10 YARD LINE WITHOUT MY USUAL 5TH WEEK STUMBLE

 IT WAS A MIGHTY FINE MORNING FOR DOING SOME GRAZING IN THE GRASS

It was a warm breeze blowing up from the south this morning so there was no need for a long sleeve shirt or lite jacket.  It was short sleeves all the way for Pheebs and I.  With the Jeep's two front windows down and no heater on we headed first to our country road walking spot and then followed that up with a short Jeep ride around the countryside scooping up a few photos.  An absolutely beautiful morning with big blue skies for as far as the eye could see.

 SCUFFLING UP LAST YEAR'S CORN FIELD

 SOME FARMERS HAVE MORE RV'S THAN OTHERS

 IT WAS THE HALF DOZEN COLORS  IN THIS FARMYARD THAT CAUGHT MY EYE HERE

 I JUST LOVE BEING OUT HERE IN THE FRESH COUNTRY AIR WANDERING AROUND ON THESE DUSTY RURAL ROADS

Home again I cut some more branches off a pine tree in our yard near the road to let more sunlight in to spur even more lush growth.  It wasn't long before the humidity built up and drove me inside to the welcome coolness of our A/C.  Figured I had better toss myself into the shower but when I walked into the bathroom it was like 40 below zero in there with the A/C pumping cold air into that small room.  Had to put a towel over the floor vent where all that cold air was blowing from and then turn on the heater to get things warmed up.  Crazy days these, eh:))

 SO WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE IS CASTING THAT LONG SHADOW IN THIS FARM FIELD??

 YUP, IT'S A POWER TOWER ALRIGHT

 I THINK THESE POWER LINES ARE CARRYING ELECTRICITY FROM THE BRUCE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 58 MILES DUE NORTH OF US ON THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON

 'HOLY HORSEBUNS BATMAN'

 A TWO-HEADED HORSE PERHAPS

 THAT'S A LOT OF HORSEPOWER OUT THERE

Rumor #413 has it that our Park deal is still a go so I guess we will all wait with bated breath to see what happens next.  I thought I did hear one of two old decrepit dump trucks groaning around in an area where it has been sitting since last year.  Maybe it has finally been moved and if that is the case then I take that as a good sign.

 A PATCH OF COLORFUL PHLOX UNDER A STAND OF SUMAC TREES

Thanks once again for the boost folks.  I wish I could be more like our friend and fellow Rving Blogger, the late George Yates.  Every day was a positive day for George and you could usually find the word 'wonderful' relating to something in his daily writings.  George never seemed to let anything get him down or get in his way of turning out a positive post each and every day.  I know it's not right to compare one's self with someone else but some days I just can't help it.  For me, it all stems from self-doubt which has been my unwavering nemesis for many years.  So for now it's on with the game again and this time I will see if I can make it to the ten-yard line without my usual 5th week stumble. 

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A man had been driving all night and by morning was still far from his destination. He decided to stop at the next city he came to, and park somewhere quiet so he could get an hour or two of sleep. As luck would have it, the quiet place he chose happened to be on one of the city's major jogging routes.  No sooner had he settled back to snooze when there came a knocking on his window.  He looked out and saw a jogger running in place.  "Yes?"  "Excuse me, sir," the jogger said, "do you have the time?"  The man looked at the car clock and answered, "8:15."  The jogger said thanks and left. The man settled back again and was just dozing off when there was another knock on the window and another jogger.  "Excuse me, sir, do you have the time?"  "8:25!"  The jogger said thanks and left. Now the man could see other joggers passing by and he knew it was only a matter of time before another one disturbed him.  To avoid the problem, he got out a pen and paper and put a sign in his window saying, "I do not know the time!"  Once again he settled back to sleep. He was just dozing off when there was another knock on the window.  "Sir? It's 8:45."

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KELLY HAD A TROUBLE-FREE TRIP TO BROCKPORT NEW YORK TODAY

 OUR FRONT YARD JUNGLE HAS GROWN IN THICKER THAN EVER THIS YEAR

It was 9 o'clock right on the nose when Kelly rolled out of the driveway this morning heading for Brockport New York.  Her Mother's memorial is next Saturday in Spencerport NY just east of Brockport.  Kelly decided to go a week early to help with some of the arrangements and do some visiting.  She had a rare good night's sleep and felt good this morning so she is off to a good start for the week.

 PHEEBS KNOWS SOMETHING IS UP THIS MORNING

 'OH-NO MOM'S GOING AWAY AGAIN'

 'CAN YOU TALK HER INTO STAYING DAD'

 AND THERE SHE GOES

With nice weather upon us at the moment Pheebs and started our day off in the usual manner with a walk on our country road.  Didn't go anywhere after that except a quick swing through Bayfield and then home again.

A NICE SUNDAY MORNING FOR FOLKS ON BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER

 HEADING OUT FOR A PADDLE

 BOATING SEASON IS BACK IN FULL SWING FOR ANOTHER SEASON

The highlight of my day was a phone call from my good buddy Richard way up there in that Wawa Ontario place near the northeastern shores of Lake Superior.  Richard's call went a long way in me doing this post tonight.  I had been leaning heavily the other way before he called.  I have been once again questioning myself lately about this whole blog thing and why I write some of the things I do.  Richard's words had the answers to some of those questions.

 OUR IRIS FLOWERS ARE IN BLOOM AND WHAT AN INTERESTING ROCK THAT IS RICHARD GAVE US BEFORE LEAVING FOR WAWA

 OUR RHODODENDRON IN FRONT OF THE SUNROOM WINDOWS IS BLOOMING

A RHODODENDRON BUD

 A BUZZY BEE IN THE RHODO

Our front yard has finally taken on its summer jungle look and even more so this year than ever with many large ferns popping up all over the place.  I like this jungle look and it gives us the privacy we always so much desire.  If only it would stay the way it is right now all year round.

 I LOVE ALL THESE FERNS...MAKES OUR YARD FEEL VERY TROPICAL....AND WITH ALL THE BIRDS COMING AND GOING IT SOUNDS THAT WAY TOO

 KELLY'S FRONT YARD FLOWER GARDEN HAS REALLY FILLED IN AND THAT IS HOW I LIKE TO SEE A FLOWER GARDEN....LUSH AND FULL

I'm going to put in a plug here for a certain program I use and am very happy with here on the computer every day.  It's called Grammarly and I have been using the free version for the past 93 weeks.  To date, it has checked slightly over 2,178,073 words I have written.  Grammarly has been a huge help to me with not only spelling but punctuation and grammar as well.  The paid version does more such as checking sentence structure and offering alternatives, etc.  I'm comfortable with the way I structure my sentences so I didn't opt for the paid version.  Besides, I purposely bend many of my sentences out of shape anyway because that makes the blog me.  I'm not bent out of shape over perfection anyway and another example of that is my photos.  Most are okay but not perfect.  I leave perfection to the true professionals.  They do a much better job than I do whether it's writing or taking pictures.  Our friend Gordon Woolford comes to mind when I think of photography.............

Kelly emailed from Brockport this afternoon saying her drive went fine with lite traffic and she didn't have any problems crossing the border.  She likes her room at the Inn she is staying at.  I had a peanut butter sandwich for supper.  All is well and if it continues that way I hope to write another post tomorrow, and maybe even the day after.  And, well you know...........

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A guy stood over his tee shot for what seemed an eternity; looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring the wind direction and speed. Driving his partner nuts. Finally, his exasperated partner says, "What's taking so long? Hit the blasted ball!"  The guy answers, "My wife is up there watching me from the clubhouse. I want to make this a perfect shot."  "Forget it, man-you don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of hitting her from here!"

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A police officer says to a couple: "I'm sorry to tell you this, but your son set the school on fire".  They asked: “Arson?  The officer replies: “Yes, your son!”

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An explorer walked into a clearing and was surprised to see a pigmy standing beside a huge dead elephant. "Did you kill that?" he asked. The pigmy answered: "Yes". "How could a little bloke like you kill something as huge as that?"
"I killed it with my club" replied the pigmy.
"That's amazing," said the explorer. "How big's your club?"
The pigmy replied: "There's about 150 of us"

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