SUBIE IS BACK TO HER GOOD OLD SMOOTHLY QUIET SELF AGAIN

My little excursion to the Bayfield Garage with the E-bike on the back of the car on Sunday evening went off without a hitch.  I parked the car at the garage, took the bike off, mounted up, and headed straightaway for the Woodland Drive-In, whereupon I chased a foot-long hot dog down with a soft ice cream cone.  From there, it was down Bayfield's Main Street to Pioneer Park to nab a few early sunset photos.  The ride from there home was uneventful, and I was back well before dark.     

 HERE'S SUBIE'S SPOT FOR THE NIGHT AT THE BAYFIELD GARAGE

YUP, THAT THAR'S MY FOOT LONGE HOT DOG ALRIGHT

 ON MY WAY TO PIONEER PARK I SPOTTED THIS 'CLASS A' MOTORHOME WITH KIND OF AN ODD PAINT JOB

 MY BASE OF OPERATIONS AT THE PARK

THIS LITTLE DOG WENT FLYING BY DOING ABOUT 85 MPH, AND WITH PEOPLE SHOUTING AT HIM, I DETERMINED HIS NAME WAS 'PIPER'

 A SAILBOAT HEADS BECK INTO PORT AFTER AN EVENING'S CRUISE

WELL, JUST ABOUT TIME TO HEAD FOR HOME

No car this morning, so no country road walk.  Instead, with much-welcome cooler air upon us, I spent time outside dealing with weeds and stuff.  By noon, with temperatures once again climbing, I retreated into the house and waited for a call from the garage to come pick up the car.  Of course, it wasn't an idle wait, with birds and chipmunks to feed as well as any other little critters that might happen along, like bunnies, spiders, and toads, etc.......The Bayfield Garage called shortly after 5 saying the Subaru was all fixed up and ready to go, so it was out to the carport I went, saddled up my E-Bike and pedal-powered my way into Bayfield a couple of miles away.  Reaching the garage, I secured the bike on the bike carrier and slipped in to pay the bill.  Here's the breakdown on the repair....That driver's side front wheel had a new wheel bearing installed last summer, and it required another one today, which was luckily covered under warranty so no charge there.  But the wheel also required a control arm bushing which was torn, and a stabilizer bar kit that was loose.  They also inspected for noises and replaced`a rattling exhaust shield clamp. As mentioned, the wheel bearing was also replaced.  My bill came to $496.23 with 57.09 being taxes.  Subie is back to her good old smoothly quiet self again......  

ABOUT READY TO LOAD UP THE BIKE

 SURE ARE A LOT OF DAY LILIES AROUND THE HOUSE THIS YEAR

Al's Music Box:: Baby The Rain Must Fall by Glenn Yarbrough.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( At a southern university, students in the psychology program were attending their first class on emotional extremes."Just to establish some parameters," said the professor to the student from Arkansas, "what is the opposite of joy?" "Sadness," said the student. "And the opposite of depression?" he asked of the young lady from Oklahoma. "Elation," she said. "And you sir," he said to the young man from Texas, "what about the opposite of woe?" The Texan replied, "Sir, I believe that would be 'giddy up' ."

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Q: What do you call a dead atheist?

A: Someone all dressed up with nowhere to go!

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Mary goes to her first show at an art gallery and is looking at the paintings. One is a huge canvas that has black with yellow blobs of paint splattered all over it. The next painting is a murky gray color that has drips of purple paint streaked across it. Mary walks over to the artist and says, I don't understand your paintings.
I paint what I feel inside me, explains the artist.
Have you ever tried Alka-Seltzer?

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LEST MUGGERS WERE TO ROB ME AND STEAL MY COUPON!!

 ONE OF THREE FROGS RESIDING IN  THE FRONT YARD FROG POND THIS SUMMER

It was a sultry Saturday evening, and so much so, that I had to apply some heat through my defrost to keep the windshield clear while I made my way around a few country roads after my evening walk.  This has been happening with frequency lately in this hot and humid weather.  It's the oddest thing that I have never experienced before.  It forms on the outside of the windshield, has a silver sheen, and looks like ice.

 iPHONE PIC OF SATURDAY NIGHT'S SUNSET

 WHEN I EDITED THIS PHOTO, I WAS REMINDED OF A SONG FROM THE 60'S CALED RED RUBBER BALL BY THE CYRKLE

With an A&W breakfast coupon in my pocket, I was anxious to use it up lest muggers were to rob me and steal my coupon!!  So, after my morning walk, it was off straightaway that I headed lickety split to Goderich to partake myself in a mess of bacon and eggs, toast, coffee, and a hash brown. Twas quite the enjoyable time I had tucked away in a far corner, adding a few new stains to my clean shirt.  Of course, in my world, it is only clean shirts that are susceptible to the droppings of food.

From A&W, it was down to the harbor and out to the cove.  Two large ships in port this morning.  The Algoma Compass taking on a load of salt, and the Harvest Spirit, a couple of hundred yards away, taking on a load of grain.  Took a spin out to Rotary Cove, snapped a few pics, and then it was up out of the harbor I went, heading through town to Goderich's east end for a stop at Walmart.  I was dangerously low on peanut butter, and the kitchen cupboard's alarm bell had been sounding since yesterday.  

LOADING GRAIN THIS MORNING WAS THE HARVEST SPIRIT

IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE THE CREW MEMBER MONITORING THE LOAD OF GRAIN INTO THE HOLD OF THE SHIP, CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW

 OH MY, THE ADVANTAGES OF A TELEPHOTO LENS

 TAKING ON A LOAD OF SALT IS THE ALGOMA COMPASS

 SPOTTED THIS NEAT-O TRUCK OUT AT ROTARY COVE

 IT'S A MERCURY BUT I DON'T KNOW THE YEAR....IF MY GOOD BUDDY RICHARD WERE STILL WITH US, HE WOULD KNOW

 THE CALM WATERS OF LAKE HURON AND LONG-TIME READERS MAY REMEMBER ME BLOGGING ABOUT THAT BIG MARBLED COLORED BOULDER IN THE LEFT FOREGROUND.....I WAS SO CONCERNED THAT WORKERS WERE GOING TO BURY IT WHEN THIS SHORELINE RESTORATION WORK WAS TAKING PLACE A FEW YEARS AGO....PHEEBS AND I WOULD ALWAYS SAY, 'HELLO, MR. ROCK' AS WE PASSED BY

PEOPLE ENJOYING THE BEACH THIS MORNING

 A NICE PATCH OF FLOWERS ON THE WAY OUT TO ROTARY COVE

Home again, and despite having a good night's sleep, I felt like I'd been up all night working in a coal mine.  I headed for the sunroom, tipped myself back in my recliner, and crossed my fingers in hopes of catching myself some zzzzzzzzz's. Well, so much for crossing my fingers and all that stuff.  Hardly seems to ever work anyway, but actually, I did manage to get about an hour, and it indeed was a big help.

FROGGY NUMBER 2

So, the Subaru is going into the Bayfield Garage tomorrow for what I suspect might be brake work.  With a possible chance of rain in the morning, I am going to drop it off at the garage tonight and ride my E-bike back home.

Al's Music Box:: It Never Rains In Southern California byAlbert Hammond.

 FROGGY NUMBER 3

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, he said: "Now, students, if I stood on my head the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I should turn red in the face." "Yes, sir," the boys said. "Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?" A little fellow shouted, "'It's because yer feet ain't empty."

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"Yesterday, scientists revealed that beer contains small traces of female hormones.
 To prove their theory, the scientists fed 100 men 12 pints of beer and observed that 100% of them gained weight, talked excessively without making sense, became emotional, couldn't drive, and refused to apologize when wrong.

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A teacher says, “Okay, class. Today we’re going to be talking about the tenses. If I say ‘I’m beautiful,’ which tense is it?” Little Johnny raises his hand and says, “Obviously past tense, Miss.”

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Three older ladies were discussing the travails of getting older. One said, "Sometimes I catch myself with a jar of mayonnaise in my hand, in front of the refrigerator, and I can't remember whether I was taking it out or putting it away."
The second lady said, "Yes, sometimes I find myself on the landing of the stairs, and I can't remember whether I was on my up, or on my way down." The third lady chimed in, "Well, I'm glad I don't have those problems. Knock on wood." With that, she rapped her knuckles on the table, then said, "That must be the door. I'll get it."
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