Wednesday, February 03, 2021

I LOVE TO SEE AND HEAR SIGNS OF MELTING IN WINTER

 OH HOW I LOVE SEEING GREEN TREES AGAINST BLUE SKIES IN THE WINTER
It was our second sunny day in a row.  'Wow', will wonders never cease.  I don't really like going to the same place two days in a row but I was curious to see if they were working on the train derailment in Goderich's harbor so that is where we headed first thing this morning.  But, it was all for not and the clearing of the accident site has not yet begun.  Investigators probably have to go through everything before anything is moved.  Took a few photos and we headed northeast out of town.  

 A FISHING BOAT WITH ITS BINS OF FISHING NETS

 THAT PICK-UP TRUCK IS WEDGED BETWEEN THE DIESEL ENGINE AND A WIRE FENCE...THE TWO PEOPLE IN IT WHEN THE TRAIN SIDE-SWIPED THEM HAD TO BE EXTRACATED
 YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE THAT PICK-UP TRUCK AND TRAIN WERE TO ENDING UP IN THE FREEZING COLD WATERS OF THE GODERICH HARBOR WHICH IS AT THAT HORIZONTAL STEEL RAIL
 I DON'T THINK THIS OLDER HARBOR TUG IS ON ACTIVE DUTY ANYMORE
 IN THIS PHOTO ARE 3 TUG BOATS AND 3 FISHING BOATS
Beautiful day for wandering around in the countryside with big blue skies and lots of sunshine overhead.  There is a cemetery with its roads plowed east of Saltford Ontario where Pheebs and I sometimes stop.  At the northwest corner of the cemetery is a woods with a walking path where we occasionally get boots and paws on the ground.  This morning was one of those times. 

 PARKED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CEMETERY
 THIS WINTER'S TRAIL LEADS INTO THE WOODS

 HOW NICE TO BE IN A FOREST ON A SUNNY WINTER'S DAY AND IT REMINDED ME OF MY LONG AGO CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING DAYS
 WITH TODAY'S WARMING SUN IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE A BIT OF MELTING GOING ON
 PHEEBS CHECKS OUT A PINE TREE
 WHEN ONE STICKS THEIR NOSE IN THE SNOW
 ONE GETS SNOW ON THEIR NOSE
 TRACKS IN WINTER'S SNOW
From the cemetery, we headed further east through the little hamlet of Ben Miller then south for home.  The Jeep was a big mess and desperately in need of a wash so we detoured down around Bayfield's south end to the carwash.  That done, and having a nice looking Jeep again we headed home.  With the Sun shining so nice I was inspired to clean up the interior then grab my snow shovel and move some more snow around.  Great upper body exercise.

 MOST OF OUR PAVED ROADS ARE BARE AND DRY BUT NOT THIS ONE....ITS PURE ICE

 A PASSING SNOW DRIFT
 A STATELY STAND OF BIRCH TREES
The Sun is rising slightly higher in the sky each day its rays are becoming stronger.  I noticed a wee bit of melting over our front deck on the south side of the house.  I love to see signs of melting in wintertime no matter how small it is.

 YOU CAN SEE WHERE I HAVE PULLED DOWN SOME SNOW OFF OUR FRONT PORCH ROOF
And, it was nice enough for Pheebs and I to resume our afternoon walks.  Luckily, roads were plowed back through the forest all the way around so we were able to enjoy a nice walk in the afternoon sunshine.  

 NO, NOT UFO'S AHEAD....THOSE ARE CAMERA LENS REFLECTIONS CAUSED BY THE SUN
 NO, NOT PILES OF SNOW BUT PILES OF DIRT WITH SNOW ON THEM
 WARMING SUN'S RAYS HAVE REALLY BEEN DIGGING AWAY AT THIS DIRT ROAD
Sure are a lot of pine trees coming down on the new southern road extension of Cedar Drive in our Park.  Looks like both sides of the road are being clear-cut with no pines left standing.  We still don't know if our Park has been sold or not.  We are leaning towards thinking it has not. 

 ALL THE PINE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN AND ABOUT HALF ON THE RIGHT SIDE ARE DOWN
GROANER'S CORNER:((Boudreaux was feeling guilty, so he went to confession.

"Father, I kinda took a little lumber from that new construction site."
Priest: "What did you do with the lumber, my son?"
Boudreaux: "Well, Father, my porch, she's had a hole for a long time. I'm 'fraid someone will break their leg, so I fix the hole."
Priest: "Well, that's not so bad."
Boudreaux: "Well, Father, I had a little lumber left."
Priest: "What did you do with it?"
Boudreaux: "Well, my poor dog, Phideaux, he ain't never had no place to get outta the weather, so I make him his own little doghouse."
Priest: "OK, anything else?"
Boudreaux: "Well, Father, I had a little lumber left. So you know, my truck, she ain't never had no place to get outta de weather either, so I make her a two car garage."
Priest: "Now, this is getting a little out of hand."
Boudreaux: "Well, Father, I still had a little lumber left."
Priest: "Yes?"
Boudreaux: "Well, my wife, she always want a bigger house. So I add two bedrooms and a new bathroom."
Priest: "OK! That's definitely too much. For your penance, you are going to have to make a Novena. You do know how to make a Novena, don't you?"
Boudreaux: "No, Father... But, if you got the plans, I got the lumber."

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What do you call two Spanish firemen?

Hose A and Hose B

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When you die, which part of your body is LAST to die?  Your eyes... they dilate!

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5 comments:

  1. The Sun and Snow look good together but only to look at.
    It goes well with the last Groaners Picture.
    Be Safe and Enjoy the return of Winter.

    It's about time.

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  2. What a difference a day makes! Still lots of snow around, but sunshine for sure. Thanks for answering my question....I didn't mean to imply anything about your personal roof, just roofs in general. (Had seen someone on teevee in Alaska shoveling an almost flat roof off, so it was on my mind.) As for warrying more than you should, I know what that feels like. Ha.anyway, thanks, as usual.

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  3. Brrrr...looks too cold to venture out, at least to me. I get chilled easily and it takes forever it seems to warm back up these days. I know you and Kelly are itching to take that Class C out on a road trip real soon...

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  4. Glad you're getting a few days of sunshine 🌞. Wonder what caused that train to go off like that. They sure are harvesting a lot of trees in your park.

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  5. 4th sunny day in a row here! I'm told they brought in'sidewinders' to clean up the train. Like commbination bulldozer/front end loaders. Four of them will lift each locomotive or car up and put it back the the tracks. But you can't get close for any pictures.

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