'YAAAAY' A BONANZA CORN SPILL:))

I think our Planet must be tipping upside down on its axis.  It's October 30th, two days away from November, and at 8 o'clock this morning our outside temperature was 64F.  I'm not complaining, I'm welcoming that axis tip with open arms.  Maybe we can go right from Autumn weather to Spring weather this year:))

Under a light cloud cover, Pheebs and I slipped east along Bayfield River Road then turned north on Tipperary Line.  We were on the hunt for corn spills alongside the road.  We hadn't traveled far when looking at a partially harvested field I spotted the telltale signs of a sizeable yellow clump on the ground about a hundred feet in from the road.  'Yaaaay', a bonanza corn spill:))  It was at a spot the farmer uses to get his farm equipment in and out of the field.  I quickly stopped and backed into the field and right away noticed about a dozen strange green-looking round balls on the ground.  Too big to be apples and too small to be soccer balls.  'What the heck' I thought as I stepped out of the car.  I picked one up and saw it was textured, slightly soft, and moist, and it had some weight to it.  I quickly surmised this must be a group of Aliens from a faraway Planet.  These must be their brain craniums or something.  No sign of a crashed spacecraft nearby.  Oh well I thought, I've got more important things going on here and I had better get this corn shoveled into my big bucket before the Aliens Mothership returns to pick up the crew.  Well, I was like a little kid in a candy shop as I hastily scooped up the yellow corn kernels with my blue shovel into my white bucket. (because of my photography hobby, my mind works in colors)  There was more than enough corn there for my bucket so I soon hefted my load into the back of the Subaru, picked up one of the little green Alien heads, and headed for home.

 WHILE DRIVING BY THIS PARTIALLY HARVESTED CORNFIELD I SPOTTED THE POT OF KERNEL GOLD I WAS LOOKING FOR

 A BONANZA CORN SPILL

 THAT WAS A HEAVY LIFT INTO THE CAR

 WHAT THE BIG DARN HECK ARE THESE THINGS?!!?

For the second day in a row, I was outside in my shirt sleeves doing a host of things around our yard.  A small poorly built cedar fence out by the road had fallen over (ya ya I built it about 15 years ago) so once again for the umpteenth time, I was able to pull it back up and with a rope, lash a couple of the posts to tree branches behind them.  A couple strategically placed rocks helped as well until the next time the fence falls over. And, oh yes, it will fall over again!!  On a roll from my fence fix, I used my garden trowel to bury an extension power cord between two flower beds that I have carefully been easing the lawn mower over for the past two summers.  It sometimes takes me a while to get things done.  And, imagine how happy I was this morning to see that the birdfeeder I had shakily re-hung in a tree yesterday.......was still hanging in the tree.  Will wonders ever cease.  And, when Pheebs and I headed out for an afternoon walk I spotted a frog sitting on a rock beside our small front yard pond and I'm sure it was the same little fella I had to catch Tuesday and take to the Park's pond.  Well, I grabbed my net and scooped up the little frog again, and with Pheebs leading the way, we all headed for the Park's pond.  A couple minutes later,  after having a friendly Father to Frog talk with the little wayward traveler, I gently placed him back in the Park's pond.  I think with this unusual warm weather going on right now..., this little fella is thinking it's Spring and he's anxious to get back to our front yard pond for another summer season of tasty bugs.  

I SPOTTED THIS LITTLE CHAP SITTING ON A ROCK BESIDE OUR POND

 SAFELY IN MY NET AND ON OUR WAY

 BEFORE PLACING THIS LITTLE GUY IN THE PARK'S POND I HAD A TALK WITH HIM EXPLAINING WHY IT'S BETTER TO BE IN THE DEEPER PARK POND THAN OUR SHALLOW FRONT YARD POND.....YOU CAN SEE HE IS INTENSIVELY THINKING ABOUT WHAT I SAID

 ANOTHER NICE AFTERNOON WALK

A Blast From Our Past:)) Facebook tossed me a memory today from late October 2011 when I wrote something about silence...Sitting In The Darkness Listening To 'The Sounds Of Silence'.  

Oh, and about those round green Alien brains I found this morning.  Kelly, using her iPhone took a picture of it, then used an app on her phone to identify the round green Orb.  Here is what they are......... Osage Orange

Al's Music Box:)) That's Just The Way It Is is a song by American rock group Bruce Hornsby and the Range.  Written by Hornsby it was released in July 1986 as the second single from their debut album, The Way It Is. The song topped the charts in the US, Canada and the Netherlands in 1986.  Hornsby's brother John said, "The song is mainly about compassion, about understanding racial and social types, and beliefs and practices that are different from your own. It's about a status quo that's so complacent in its narrow-mindedness and bigotry that it seems it'll never change. That's why the line 'Ah, but don’t you believe them' is so important." "The Way It Is" evokes people to give to the poor and to protest against racial segregation, white supremacy and economic value.  Musically, the song is characterized by two long piano solos by Hornsby.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A family of three was heading to Kansas, and they got to the airport way early. The four-year-old son, super excited, kept wandering off, so his dad had to chase him down over and over.  Finally, the dad got tired and said, “If you wander off again, I’ll check you in with the luggage!”  Of course, the kid wanders off again. So the dad picks him up and takes him to the gate agent. The agent says, “Uh, sir, you can’t check in your own child.”  The dad sighs and says, “So… you’re saying I’ll have to carry on my wayward son?”

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- Sadly my obese parrot just died.
But it's a huge weight off my shoulders.
-A midget walks into a library and asked the librarian if there are any books about irony.
The librarian says yes it’s on the top shelf.
- My friend decided to get a face tattoo of his favourite Star Wars character…You should have seen the Luke on his face!
- How can you convert dollars to pounds?
By visiting McDonalds

- My wife said to me, "How on earth are we going to use 9% less gas this winter?"  "You can stop burning my dinner for a start," I replied.

- When I was younger I had a job pretending to be a statue.  I held that position for some time.
- The new thought-activated car they're working on is going to be even more popular than the voice-activated one.
It goes without saying.
- My wife is one of the clumsiest people I know.  I'm so glad she fell for me.

- I can’t think of a time when I lost my toupee while riding a motorcycle.  At least not right off the top of my head.

Q. Why is it so hard for women to find men who are sensitive, caring, and good-looking?
A. Because those men already have boyfriends.
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 THIS TO ME LOOKS LIKE A SHEEPWRECK

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