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| SO NICE TO SEE THE VIBRANT SPRING COLORS LEAFING OUT IN THE FOREST |
Off to a shaky weather start this morning with winds, distant thunder, and the threat of rain at any time. We did finally get about two dozen raindrops before the skies began to finally clear and give way to a big, bright, warm, and sunny afternoon. I think we topped out at 70F. About time, I'd say.
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| CAME ACROSS A FEW COWS ON AN AFTERNOON DRIVE |
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| IT WAS A BUSY DAY FOR A LOT OF AREA FARMERS |
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| MANY FIELDS ARE ALREADY PLANTED |
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| THAT'S QUITE A MOSSMAGATOR OF MACHINERY BEHIND THAT EIGHT BIG WHEELED TRACTOR |
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| I THINK THIS FELLOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF PLANTING SOMETHING |
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| THIS WINTER WHEAT PLANTED MAYBE LAST FALL WILL PROBABLY BE READY FOR HARVESTING SOMETIME NEXT MONTH |
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| I HAD INTENDED TO STOP HERE AT THE LINWOOD CONSERVATION AREA AND GO FOR A WALK WITH PHEEBS, BUT THERE WAS A FARM TRUCK AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND THEY WERE PROBABLY WORKING THIS FIELD |
Since Eastlink, our internet and TV provider, installed newer equipment a few months ago, my television goes into a screensaver mode now every two hours. Which is to say, whatever I'm watching or listening to, just stops, and I have to press a button on the remote to get it going again. Extremely annoying, and this afternoon I figured it was high time I stopped grumbling about it every day, and did something about it. So, after calling Eastlink and then waiting in que for 48 minutes I finally had somebody on the other end. I explained my problem and the lady had me try a few things in the TV's settings. Nothing worked. She then informed me that with smart TV's, that is the way things work now. I wished I had my old equipment back when the TV would stay on until I decided when to turn the TV off. This is not acceptable to me so next week I will talk to a second internet provider (Tuckersmith Communications) that is local, and see what they have to say. If their equipment shuts off the TV every two hours like Eastlink, then I am beat.
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| A ROADSIDE CREEK AMBLES THROUGH A FOREST |
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| REFLECTIONS |
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| I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD TO HAVE SCAFFOLDING AROUND A WIND TURBINE |
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| BUT THEN, FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE, I GOT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE |
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| AN APPLE ORCHARD ALONG THE WAY |
Walked out the door, climbed into the car, stopped at Bayfield's Tim Hortons for a coffee to go, and headed off out into the countryside for a long breath of fresh air. Okay, Okay, I was so upset, I even got a donut too. Anyway, that was my day, and it looks like I'll not have my favorite music channel in the Subaru again. And, out of the hundreds of music channels they have, it was my one favorite channel that they decided to move. Some days a fella just can't win for losin' Well, that's about enough grumbling out of me again. In my world, some days are just more grumblier than others, but I do try not to drag them all into my blog here. But some days, things just need to get said!!
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| LOTS OF PEOPLE ON BAYFIELD'S STREETS TODAY |
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| THE BLACK DOG OUTSIDE EATERY IS OPEN |
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| WHEN I SAW THIS ELDERLY LADY GETTING INTO HER CAR, I THOUGHT, GOOD FOR YOU WITH YOUR VIBRANT HAIR COLORS DARING TO BE DIFFERENT |
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| LINE-UPS ALREADY FORMING AT ROSIE'S ICE CREAM SHOPPE |
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| A YOUNGE FAMILY ENJOYING SOME TIME AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH THIS AFTERNOON |
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| AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T INCLUDE YET ANOTHER PHOTO OF BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER |
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| ARRIVING HOME LATER, I TOOK A SHADOWY PHOTO OF MY EMERALD CEDARS |
Al's Music Box:: On The Beach by Chris Rea.
GROANER'S CORNER:(( The little Moron is driving down the road. He notices that he's low on gas, so he stops at a gas station. While he's pumping his gas, he notices that he locked the keys in the car. So when he goes inside to pay, he asks the attendant for a coat hanger so that he can attempt to open the door herself. He returns outside and begins to jimmy the lock. Ten minutes later, the attendant comes out to see how the little Moron is faring. Outside the car, the little Moron is moving the hanger around and around while the other little Moron inside the car is saying, "A little more to the left...a little more to the right!..."---------------------
A customer goes to the bank to make a deposit.
Teller: "Sorry sir. This $100 bill is a fake one. We cannot accept it."
Customer: "What's the big deal? I'm only depositing it into my account, right?"
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Prisoner: Look here, doctor! You've already removed my spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and one of my kidneys. I only came to see if you could get me out of this place!
Doctor: I am, bit by bit.
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"When I saw you driving down the road, I guessed 55 at least." "You're wrong, officer, it's only my hat that makes me look that old."
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Three men wanted to cross a river. They had no idea how to cross it, so one man knelt down on his knees and prayed "Lord give me the power and strength the cross the river." suddenly the man became very strong and swam across the river. The next man thought: if it worked for him, it'll work for me. So he knelt down and prayed "Lord give the skills and the strength to cross the river." the man built a canoe and rowed himself across the river. The last man thought: if it worked for both of them, I know it'll work for me. So he also knelt down and prayed "Lord give me the wisdom and knowledge to cross the river." He turned into a woman and walked across the bridge.
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