PHEEBS AND I HEADED OFF TO SEE THE MORNING BUTTERFLIES AND HEAR THE CHIRPING CRICKETS

Our evenings, nights, and mornings have returned to a refreshing coolness again after this recent hot spell as we rapidly close in on the first day of September.  Under a sunny sky Pheebs and I slipped out to our walking spot to see the morning butterflies and hear the chirping crickets.  Not as many pretty butterflies or hidden crickets as last week but we did manage to see and hear some on our short walk.  Back into the car, we dusted up a few country roads and headed for home. 

USUALLY, HAY BALES ARE WRAPPED INDIVIDUALLY BUT IN THIS CASE THIS IS ONE BIG LONG WRAP

I'VE NEVER SEEN HAY BALES DONE IN A SINGLE WRAP BEFORE

 A LOT OF TURKEY VULTURES IN THIS FIELD

 I SEE A FEW CROWS IN THERE WITH THE BUZZARDS

 HOW NICE TO STAND HERE LISTENING TO THE MORNING BREEZE RUSTLING THE CORN STALK LEAVES....ANOTHER SURE SIGN OF THE COMING AUTUMN

 WILDFLOWERS ALONGSIDE OUR WALKING ROAD

 THIS MAPLE TREE'S LEAVES ARE BEGINNING TO TURN

Because of the cooler morning, I was energized enough to hurry up and wash the Subaru and clean the interior before the air got sticky again.  I sure wish that hot and humid stuff would go away forever.  I did hear somewhere that this is the third hottest record-breaking summer in a row.  Hmmmmm!?

I had too many photos for yesterday's post so I will catch-up a few of them up here.  Some may think that I sometimes have too many photos of Ella, but keep in mind, she has cousins and friends, aunts and uncles, and grandparents who don't often get to see her growing years except here in my blog.  Plus, she is so naturally photogenic.  I can easily see her becoming a model someday.

 HERE'S ELLA AND I HAVING A SHOOT-OUT WITH OUR CAMERAS

 BACK TO OUR WEENIE ROAST AFTERNOON

 ELLA ALWAYS HAS HER 'STUFFY' BY HER SIDE

 A SHADOWY LITTLE FACE

 I THINK ELLA IS IN TROUBLE WITH HER SECOND HOTDOG

 YUP SHE IS

 OH DEAR AND I THINK IT'S SERIOUS

OH NO, SHE'S EITHER YELLING AT HER WEENIE OR SHE'S ABOUT TO DEMOLISH IT

 SAYING GGODBYE TO SPENCER AND THE GANG LAST NIGHT

It has been a few years since Kelly last saw her sister Kathy from Rochester, New York.  Not wanting to drive here by herself, Kathy is having her son, Zack bring her as well as his friend Evin and her son Wes.  They will be staying at a B&B (bed & breakfast) in Bayfield.  They are arriving tonight and returning to Rochester on Sunday.  We will see them in the morning.  I've met Kelly's sister a number of times but not her son Zack.

 I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GO OVER THERE AND LOOK IN THE WINDOWS

 DID YOU NOTICE THE TWO BUZZARDS ON THE OLD SILO

 ANYBODY LOOKING FOR A HOBBY TRACTOR

Al's Music Box:)) Doctor My Eyes  is a 1972 song written and performed by Jackson Browne and included on his debut album Jackson Browne. Featuring a combination of an upbeat piano riff coupled with lyrics about feeling world-weary, the song was a surprise hit, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring 1972, after debuting on the chart at number 80. Browne would not see the chart's Top 10 again until 1982's soundtrack hit "Somebody's Baby", although "Running on Empty" just missed the Top 10.  Billboard ranked "Doctor My Eyes" as the No. 92 song for 1972.  Jesse Ed Davis played the electric guitar (including a much-lauded solo) in the track, while David Crosby and Graham Nash sang backing vocals. Russ Kunkel played drums and Leland Sklar played bass.  "Doctor, My Eyes" became a concert mainstay for Browne, and was included on both his later compilation albums.  A lively 4/4 beat, played on drums and congas, and supported by piano, set up a catchy underlying riff before the lyrics even began.  In part 1 of the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, JD Souther and Glen Frey discuss at some length the process of Browne's work methods while Browne was working on the song over a period of some months. The three lived in adjacent downmarket apartments; Frey would hear Browne, through the walls, at work on his piano every morning.  Jeff Walker, in his review of Browne's debut album for Phonograph Record magazine in 1972, wrote that "Doctor My Eyes" is one of a number of tracks on the album that "deal with a spiritual search; no preaching, no conclusions, just searching."  Cash Box described it as "the eye-opener to bring a talented singer/songwriter to AM attention'" going on to say that "harmonies are great, but it's Browne tune and show all the way."  Record World said it has "vocal color and phrasing much like Van Morrison but [Browne] is his own man."  Ruhlmann of AllMusic called it "a rollicking pop/rock song about being almost terminally burnt out."  Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated it as Browne's 7th greatest song, saying that "it's a little heavy-handed, as far as the sentiment goes...but it sets the template for almost every Top 10 Jackson Browne song."  Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian rated it as Browne's 10th greatest song.

 I DIDN'T SEE THE BEE WHEN I TOOK THE PICTURE BUT NOTICED IT LATER WHEN I EDITED THE PHOTO

GROANER'S CORNER:(( I bought a plunger the other day. You ever bought a plunger? Its an embarrassing purchase. At first, you think it's no big deal. Stand in the line, swinging it. And then you realize everybody knows; you got a situation at home. Nobody buys a plunger on a whim.

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- I've been taking salsa lessons for months, but I just don't feel like I'm progressing. It's just one step forward... two steps back.

- I love the Olympics. My friend and I invented a new type of relay baton: well, he came up with the idea and I ran with it.

- "Evidently, my pain pills are not working."
"Why do you say that?"  "Well, you're still here."

- I used to have job at a calendar factory, but I got fired because I took a couple of days off.

- My dad used to say to me “Pints, gallons, litres” – which, I think, speaks volumes.

- My cousin Jimmy was having a terrible time falling asleep unless he was lying on a pile of old magazines.  It turns out he had back issues.

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