MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR IS WELL UPON US

SO NICE TO HEAR THE SOUND OF OUR LITTLE WATERFALL IN THE FROG POND AGAIN

Another fine late September morning for Pheebs and I to take a little cruise down around the south end of our Park.  Kelly had errands to run in Goderich so we soon had the car back home.  

IN ANOTHER FEW WEEKS THIS HARDWOOD FOREST IN OUR PARK WILL BE A BLAZE OF COLOR

Nothing much going on today.  Cleaned all the old grass out of the lawn mower, took the blade off and sharpened it.  With that done I put the mower away for the winter.  Painted the top of an outside wooden table.  We have a lean-to at the end of our wood shed so figured it was time to get in there and get that all cleaned up and organized for winter.  The carport's storage area was also needing some attention before the colder weather sets in. Pine needles are beginning to fall so it won't be long and I will be raking up wheelbarrow loads of them.  No matter, my favorite time of year is well upon us and for that, I am grateful and have no complaints......Aunt Jean and I have temporarily switched our Friday night phone calls to Saturday night so I'll be talking to her then about the hurricane.  Jean couldn't be in a safer location surrounded by a more competent staff than at Sunnyside Village in Sarasota Florida.  Had there been a problem we would have heard about it.  Jean has weathered many Florida hurricanes in the last six decades and I know she would have taken this one with another grain of salt as well. 

 HAD I BEEN SNORKELING IN OUR FRONT YARD POND THIS AFTERNOON IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE THIS

USING A SLOWER SHUTTER SPEED I WAS ABLE TO BLUR THE WATER

Al's Music Box:)) Rocket Man by the Bluegrass band 'Iron Horse' is a cover of a song written by Bernie Taupin and English musician Elton John.  The song was inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story "The Rocket Man" in The Illustrated Man, about a professional astronaut whose work keeps him away from his anguished family for months at a time. The song describes a Mars-bound astronaut's mixed feelings at leaving Earth to do his job. Rosenthal's account goes on to relate that the notion of astronauts no longer being perceived as heroes, but in fact as an "everyday occupation", led Taupin to the song's opening lines: "She packed my bags last night, pre-flight. Zero hour: 9 a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then."  The first stanza of "Rocket Man" was thought of by Bernie Taupin while he was on the motorway heading to his parent's home; he had to "repeat it to himself for two hours," which was "unfortunate", but in later interviews, he said that since it gave him a hit, it was all worthwhile................. Iron Horse is a bluegrass band from Killen Alabama, U.S. They are known for performing and recording bluegrass cover versions of rock songs, particularly their bluegrass treatments of heavy metal songs popularized by Metallica.  

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Mary and Jane are old friends. They have both been married to their husbands for a long time; Mary is upset because she thinks her husband doesn't find her attractive anymore.  "As I get older he doesn't bother to look at me!" Mary cries.  "I'm so sorry for you, as I get older my husband says I get more beautiful every day" replies Jane.  "Yes, but your husband's an antique dealer!"

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Do you know why New Yorkers are always so depressed?

Because the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey.

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You might be a redneck if...

- You think you are an entrepreneur because of the "Dirt for Sale" sign in the front yard.
- You're still scalping tickets after the concert is over.
- You don't think Jeff's jokes are funny.
- Your house has a kickstand.
- You drive around a parking lot for fun.
- Your girlfriend has ever called YOUR parents "Ma and Pa".
- You have to duct tape your gloves on.
- You've ever pruned your trees with a shotgun.
- Someone says they spotted Bigfoot and you go buy tickets to the tractor pull.
- You think that Marlboro is a cologne.

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