With Monday night's sky still clear, Woodsy and I piled into the Subaru and headed for Bayfield's beach and Pioneer Park areas to catch the evening's early Spring sunset. It is cloud formations that make spectacular sunsets and with only a thin line of clouds on the horizon, the sunset wasn't quite as spectacular as other ones we have seen.
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| LAKE HURON'S WAVES TRYING THEIR BEST TO BREAK UP THE SHORELINE ICE AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH |
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| BAYFIELD'S FISHING FLEET, BATHED IN EVENING'S TWILIGHT, IS BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON |
With a fiery Tuesday morning sunrise trying to warm up the overnight's 23F temperature, I wasn't deterred from my plan. I didn't waste any time in getting myself outside (dressed very warmly) and hooking up the utility trailer. I had 3 piles of wet and partially frozen leaves to pick up and haul off to our Park's recycle area. Because of the wet leaves, it was a heavy load, and by the time I had pitchforked all the leaves into and out of the trailer, I was feeling it in my lower back. Luckily, I didn't suffer any further consequences from all that pitchforking. Home again, with my morning project all wrapped up, it was decided that we should get ourselves out for a walk. Well, it was Woodsy who decided that more than me. So, into the car again and off to Bayfield we went. Parked Subie at Clan Gregor Square and from there headed down the east side of Main Street.
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| ON A BLUSTERY COLD EARY SPRING MORN WE HEAD OFF ACROSS CLANGREGOR SQUARE FOR A WALK ALONG BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET AND THEN DOWN TO THE BEACH |
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| BAYFIELD'S CLAN GREGOR SQUARE |
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| CROCUS FLOWERS BLOOMING IN THE SQUARE |
Reaching Pioneer Park, we decided to head down the wooden stairway from atop the bluffs to the beach below. Luckily, we had both dressed on the warm side, because the wind coming in across the icy waters of Lake Huron was brutal. Once down along the sandy shoreline, we headed north in the direction of Bayfield's beach about a quarter mile away. At this point, we had the cold biting wind behind us, and as soon as we reached the southern end of the beach, we hastily turned east and slipped around the northern end of the new residential breakwater wall. Out of the wind now, it was a short, pleasant walk up the road to an opening in the trees where a wide path led back up into the little village.
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| FROM PIONEER PARK WE HEAD DOWN THE LONG WOODEN STAIRWAY TO THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE BELOW |
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| THE LAST FEW STEPS BEFORE WE ARE ON THE SANDY BEACH |
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| THAT'S THE BOTTOM END OF THE STAIRWAY WE JUST CAME DOWN AND NOTICE THE HEAVY CONCRETE CULVERT PIPES LOADED WITH SAND FORMING A BREAKWATER WALL BELOW PIONEER PARK |
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| TURNING AROUND, THIS IS THE VIEW OUT OVER THE FROZEN ICE ALONG THE SHORE |
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| WALKING NORTH UP THE BEACH WE PASS THESE LARGE BOULDERS THAT WERE PUT HERE YEARS AGO TO STOP THE SHORELINE EROSION |
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| FURTHER ALONG WE PASS THE RECENTLY COMPLETED BREAKWATER WALL THAT ENDS AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH WHERE THAT ORANGE MACHINE IS PARKED |
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| THIS WIDE WELL-WORN PATHWAY LEADS UP FROM THE BEACH AREA INTO THE VILLAGE ITSELF...BOATERS USE THIS A LOT |
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| AT THE TOP OF THIS PATH IS THIS ENTRANCEWAY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AT THE NORTHERNMOST. END OF BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET |
Walking south along Bayfield's Main Street, we were sheltered from the wind by the buildings, so we kind of doddled along looking in the little shop windows. Well, Woodsy did, me, not so much. I've never been much for window shopping. Too many nice things in the windows that are way too unnecessarily expensive. And, that's the way I sees it!!
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| HERE, WOODSY CHECKS OUT A NOTICE TO SEE WHEN ROSIE'S WILL BE OPEN FOR THE SEASON |
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| I THINK THE NEW BALCONY FRONT ON BAYFIELD'S VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS GREAT |
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| ALONG THE WAY WE SPOTTED THIS LITTLE RED TRICYCLE SEEEMINGLY PARKED IN REVERSE |
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| A FEW LITTLE SHOPS ALONG THE WAY |
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| GEEEEZZZZZ, THIS LOOKS LIKE THE GRUMPY MUG I SEE IN MY MIRROR EVERY MORNING |
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| WOODSY CHECKS OUT ANOTHER SHOP |
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| BY GOLLY, I THINK SHE'S GOT HER EYE ON THOSE WHITE BOOTS IN THE WINDOW |
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| STOPPING IN CLAN GREGOR SQUARE BEFORE THE LAST HUNDRED YARDS BACK TO THE CAR |
Al's Music Box:(( We've Only Just Begun by The Carpenters.
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| NOT SURE WHAT THIS LITTLE FELLOW IS UP TOO BUT I SAW HIM IN OUR PARK THIS MORNING |
GROANER'S CORNER:(( Sue and Bob, a pair of tightwads, lived in the Midwest and had been married for years. Bob had always wanted to go flying. The desire deepened each time a barnstormer flew into town to offer rides. Bob would ask, and Sue would say, "No way, ten dollars is ten dollars." The years went by, and Bob figured he didn't have much longer, so he got Sue out to the show, explaining, it's free to watch, let's at least watch. And once he got there the feeling become real strong. Sue and Bob started an argument. The Pilot, between flights, overheard, listened to their problem, and said, "I'll tell you what, I'll take you up flying, and if you don't say a word the ride is on me, but if you make one sound, you pay ten dollars. So off they flew. The Pilot doing as many rolls, and dives as he could--heading to the ground as fast as the plane could go, and pulling out of the dive at just the very last second. Not a word. Finally he admited defeat and went back the airport. "I'm surprised, why didn't you say anything?" "Well I almost said something when Sue fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars."--------------------------
My wife has evil lessons with Satan every week...I don’t know how much she charges.
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"Get this." said the English bloke to his mates, "Last night while I was down the pub with you guys, a burglar broke into my house. "Did he get anything?" his mates asked. "Yeah, lacerations, contusions, a broken jaw, six teeth knocked out, and a broken leg. The wife thought it was me coming home drunk."
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A new hair salon opened up for business right across the street from the old established hair cutters' place.
They put up a big bold sign which read: "WE GIVE SEVEN DOLLAR HAIR CUTS!"
Not to be outdone, the old Master Barber put up his own sign: "WE FIX SEVEN DOLLAR HAIR CUTS!"
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Before performing a baptism, the priest approached the young father and said solemnly, "Baptism is a serious step. Are you prepared for it?" "I think so," the man replied. "My wife has made appetizers and we have a caterer coming to provide plenty of cookies and cakes for all of our guests."
"I don't mean that," the priest responded. "I mean, are you prepared spiritually?"
"Oh, sure," came the reply. "I've got a keg of beer and a case of whiskey."
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