WITHOUT EXAGGERATION, AND ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER PEOPLE

 A LARGE SNOWDRIFT ON THE WAY HOME ALONG PORTER'S HILL LINE

Heartened by an orange sunrise, I was soon disheartened when that orange sunrise abruptly disappeared behind a solid cloud bank.  Dire cold warnings are out for the coming weekend, beginning Friday.  Without exaggeration, and according to the weather people, I can tell you that the cold front, soon to be upon us, will be the coldest weather ever recorded here.  Weather forecasters are saying that this coming cold spell will make us the coldest place on the Planet.  Hard to believe that they said we will be colder than Russia's Siberia.  I just might have to get out my extra set of long underwear after all.

A BRIEF TOUCH OF SUNLIGHT IN OUR FRONT YARD THIS AFTERNOON

 SITTING CLOSE TO A JADE PLANT, OUR SUNROOM ORCHID IS DOING WELL

Another new mobile home rolled into our Park this morning, so I took a drive down to have a look at it.  The two halves were still sitting on the road in front of the site where it was going.  I took a drive into Bayfield, and by the time I headed home less than an hour later, I saw that both halves had been moved on site and were in the process of being lined up on their concrete pad.

 BOTH HALVES OF THE LATEST NEW HOME WAIT TO BE MOVED ONTO A CONCRETE PAD

AN HOUR LATER, WITH BOTH HALVES ON SITE, PARK OWNER ADAM IN THE YELLOW TRACTOR CAREFULLY MANEUVERS THE SECOND HALF CLOSER TO THE FIRST HALF

A GENERAL COACH WORKER WITH A LEVEL IN HAND GUIDES ADAM WITH HAND MOVEMENTS AS THEY INCH THE TWO HALVES IN PLACE

 ADAM, ON THE RIGHT, CHECKS THE PROGRESS

 OTHER GENERAL COACH WORKERS WERE ALSO IN THE PARK THIS MORNING, WORKING ON ANOTHER UNIT

Driving into Bayfield this morning, I headed straight away to the beach area to see how things were progressing on the beach restoration and renovation.  Two large machines at work, with one moving piles of rocks, while the other one appeared to be digging along the beach line at the base of the gently sloping bank.  From the beach area, I headed up into Bayfield for a drive along Main Street before heading home.

 TWO MACHINES WORKING, WITH THIS ONE SCOOPING UP A BUCKET OF ROCKS

 WITH BUCKET LOADED, HE HEADS DOWN TO THE BEACH

 DUMPING THE ROCKS

 A SECOND MACHINE DIGS AWAY AT THE BANK

 I THINK THESE CHUNKY ROCKS ARE FORMING THE BASE OF EACH BREAKWATER WALL

 THE LARGE BOULDERS ON THE RIGHT I THINK ARE FOR THE TOP OF THE BREAKWATER

With a break in the stormy weather,  Woodsy and I headed off to Goderich, bucking a few small snow drifts along Highway 21, where high winds blowing across the highway buffeted the car.  After two stops for groceries, we headed home via Porter's Hill Line, a couple of miles inland, where the winds were not nearly as bad.

 SNOW DRIFTS IN HEAVILY AT THIS SPOT ON PORTER'S HILL LINE, AND IT IS ONE OF THE LAST AREAS TO BE FREE OF SNOW IN THE SPRING

Al's Music Bo:: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by The Platters.

 STORMY LOOKING SKIES OUT OVER LAKE HURON THIS MORNING

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Some friars needed to raise more money for books for the school, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good brothers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him.So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that "Only Hugh can prevent florist friars."

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Pilot: Have you ever flown in a small plane before?

Passenger: No, I have not.

Pilot: Well, here is some chewing gum. It will help to keep your ears from popping.

Pilot (after the plane landed): Did the gum help?

Passenger: Yep. It worked fine. The only trouble is I can't get the gum out of my ears.

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A tourist asks a man in uniform, "Are you a policeman?" "No, I am an undercover detective." "So why are you in uniform?"
"Today is my day off."

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NODDING OFF HERE AND THERE DREAMING OF WARMER SUNNY DAYS AHEAD

Snow began slowly falling around 8 a.m., and it wasn't long before Old Man Winter was at it again.  Soon, local road closure warnings were in effect.  I did slip out shortly after noon and shoveled the driveway and paths, figuring it was easier to move a couple of inches of snow then, rather than seven or eight inches of snow later.....and maybe in the dark if it was bad enough.  I've never had to do that, but there is always a first time.  The rest of the day didn't amount to much and I spent the majority of my time in my recliner, reading, bonking around on my laptop computer, and watching a few snippets of television.  And maybe nodding off here and there dreaming of warmer sunny days ahead.  Woodsy kept herself busy bustling about in the kitchen as well as working on a hand knitting project.

 WOODSY, WITH HER iPHONE, CANDIDLY CAUGHT ME IN MY USUAL MORNING STATE OF FRAZZLE

Al's Music Box::  The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton.

 YUP, THIS ONE PICTURE PRETTY WELL SUMS UP MY LIFE ON THESE COLD AND BLEAK WINTER DAYS ALRIGHT

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Bubba had shingles. Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should appreciate this! Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line? Here's what happened to Bubba:  Bubba walked into a doctor's office, and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles.' So she wrote down his name, address, and medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later, a nurse's aide came out and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles.' So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining room. A half hour later, a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles...' So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor. An hour later, the doctor came in and found Bubba sitting patiently in the nude and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles.' The doctor asked, 'Where?' Bubba said, 'Outside on the truck. Where do you want me to unload 'em??'

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One night at the dinner table, the wife commented, "When we were first married, you took the small piece of steak and gave me the larger. Now you take the large one and leave me the smaller piece; You don't love me anymore..." "Nonsense, darling," replied the husband, "you just cook better now."

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A man enters a barbershop for a shave. While the barber is foaming him up, he mentions the problems he has getting a close shave around the cheeks. "I have just the thing," says the barber, taking a small wooden ball from a nearby drawer. "Just place this between your cheek and gum." The client places the ball in his mouth, and the barber proceeds with the closest shave the man has ever experienced. After a few strokes, the client asks in garbled speech, "And what if I swallow it?" "No problem," says the barber. "Just bring it back tomorrow like everyone else does."

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