I GUESS I GET A LITTLE MIXED UP SOMETIMES

 A NICE LOOKING MORNING AT GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE ON THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON.....'ONTARIO'S WESTCOAST'

I had to do a bit of talking Sunday night to convince myself to head outside in the colder evening air.  Had it been a nice warm night, I wouldn't have had to have that conversation.  I would have simply skipped merrily out the door and been on my way.  Heading for Bayfield's beach, I just barely made the sunset.  Managed a few photos and then took myself for a drive around Bayfield before once again heading off out into the countryside.  Arriving at my night sky spot, I was curious to see if I could see the constellation, Pleiades, which, incidentally, is the logo on all Subaru cars.  Skies were partially clear and I was lucky enough to see the quarter Moon and the two Planets, Jupiter and Venus.  However, due to the rapidly growing cloud cover, I did not see the Pleiades.  A few posts ago, while at the same spot, I said I had seen Planet Mars, but that was incorrect.  I believe Mars is now in the morning sky and not the evening sky, as well as Saturn, which I might also have mistated.  I guess I get a little mixed up sometimes:))

 MONDAY NIGHT'S SUNSET AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH

 A QUARTER MOON WITH THE PLANET VENUS BELOW (BOTTOM OF PHOTO)

Our overnight temps dipped to below freezing at 30F overnight and the day began under a heavy cloud cover.  Looking forward to our warmer weather making a comeback starting Tuesday.  Gotta get my grass seed growing.  Needing a few things in Goderich this morning, off I went with nice big patches of blue sky overhead.  Coffee to go at McDs' and down to the harbor I went.  Following that, I slipped through A&W's drive-thru and nailed myself a Mozza burger to go.  They have had them on as a special for the past couple of weeks.  It's a short hop from A&W to Walmart, so I stopped in there to round up a few grocery items and then headed home under still sunny skies.  Not wanting to waste today's sunshine after arriving home, I dressed warm and headed back outside.  I filled my time with half a dozen puttery little things, including a different setup for the electrical stuff in our front yard, like the pond pump and night lights, etc.  I'm a happy little camper when I am outside puttering around:))  

 BEACH CLEANUP DAY AT ROTARY COVE

THIS PILE IS ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE BEACH DEBRIS SO FAR

THE ALGOMA INTREPID LOADING SALT FROM THE LARGEST UNDERGROUND SALT MINE IN THE WORLD

 THE TIM S DOOL TIED UP IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE GODERICH HARBOR

THE  MARIA G VALLETTA LOADS GRAIN AT GODERICH'S GRAIN TERMINAL

 I FIGURE THIS MOZZA BURGER IS A GREAT WAY TO GET MY VEGGIES...LETTUCE, TOMATOES, ETC

 A QUICK PHOTO OF 'OLD LONESOME' ON MY WAY HOME AND NOTICE HIS THREE LITTLE BIRDIE PALS

Some readers may remember last week when the two halves of the latest mobile home arrived in the Park.  Each half came in on a separate trailer.  I'm assuming both those halves couldn't be moved onto the concrete pad right away because of last week's rain and resulting mud.  Today, they were moved into place, and the two halves joined together.    

 NOTICE IN THE FOREGROUND THE AXELS AND WHEEL HUBS THAT THE MOBILE HOME HALVES ROLLED IN ON

 AT SOME POINT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUGURE THERE WILL BE HOMES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THIS ROAD

Al's Music Box:: Cool Water by Marty Robbins.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A man was stopped by the police around 2 am. The officer asked him where he was going at that time of night. The man replied, "I'm on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late." The officer then asked, "Really? Who's giving that lecture at this time of night?" The man replied, "That would be my wife."

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Two men were in the process of inventing a new brand of gum. They were arguing over the fact that their new gum was too hard and brittle and didn't have the right consistency. One of the inventors kept arguing that they simply had to add more liquid to their primary secret ingredient, code named "Yewin".
The other man argued adamantly. "No, No, No! It's not wetter Yewin that counts... it's how you ply the gum!"

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- I thought the dryer was shrinking my clothes. Turns out it was the refrigerator all along.

- I can tolerate algebra, maybe even a little calculus, but geometry is where I draw the line.

- Whoever stole my depression medication.  I hope you’re happy now.

- How does a penguin build his house? Igloos it together.

- I’m afraid for the calendar.  Its days are numbered.

- I could tell a joke about pizza, but it’s a little cheesy.

- A  Toyota Prius just tried to race me at the light...I totally had it for the first 100 meters, but I can only walk so fast.
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Some tourists in the Chicago Museum of Natural History are marveling at the dinosaur bones. One of them asks the guard, "Can you tell me how old the dinosaur bones are?" The guard replies, "They are 3 million, four years, and six months old." "That's an awfully exact number," says the tourist. "How do you know their age so precisely?" The guard answers, "Well, the dinosaur bones were three million years old when I started working here, and that was four and a half years ago."

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I COULD TELL SUBIE WAS WONDERING WHY WE HAVEN'T GONE ANYWHERE

 TROTTED OUT A FEW MORE SUMMER THINGS TODAY

Sunshine, need I say more:))  Stepping outside this morning, I was immediately surprised at how much growth over the past couple of days I saw protruding from our flower beds, and how some of our trees already had blossoms on them.  Despite morning's 37F temps, Spring is surging forward here in the northern hemisphere with the last vestiges of snow, now a faded memory.  Well, I wrote that line too soon earlier today because this afternoon we had snow flurries.  Nothing accumulated on the ground, but it was definitely snowing several times, and at one point, the sun was shining.  I don't remember ever seeing that before.  Sunshine and snow are usually never seen together.  

 FLOWERS AT THE CORNER OF OUR HOUSE

 DAY LILIES ARE GROWING TALLER

OUR FRONT YARD ORNAMENTAL CHERRY TREE IS IN BLOOM

With loose ends to tidy up after Saturday's inside clean-up and reorganizing, I got right at things again this morning.  And, a few little outside jobs to tidy up as well.  At one point, I thought I heard a big sigh, and looked over towards the carport.  The car hasn't moved since I came home Friday night, and I could tell Subie was wondering why we haven't gone anywhere.  Oh well, maybe tonight I can take Subie for a spin and head out to have a look at the night sky.......if the skies clear up a bit that is.  

OLD SOL IS ENJOYING A FEW OF HIS OWN RAYS

HOSTAS ARE POKING OUT OF THE GROUND

 ALTHOUGH NOT IN BLOOM YET, I DID SPOT THIS TRILLIUM FLOWER IN A FRONT YARD FLOWER BED

 AND YES, THAT IS SNOW YOU SEE IN THE AIR

 'PLEASE LORD, NO MORE SNOW'

Al's Music Box::  Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A blonde went to a flight school insisting she wanted to learn to fly. As all the planes were currently in use, the owner agreed toinstruct her by radio on how to pilot the solo helicopter. He took her out, showed her how to start it and gave her the basics, and sent her on her way. After she climbed 1000 feet, she radioed in. "I'm doing great! I love it! The view is so beautiful, and I'm starting to get the hang of this." After 2000 feet, she radioed again, saying how easy it was to fly. The instructor watched her climb to over 3000 feet, and was beginning to worry that she hadn't radioed in. A few minutes later, he watched in horror as she crashed about half a mile away. He ran over and pulled her from the wreckage. When he asked what happened, she said, "I don't know! Everything was going fine, but as I got higher, I was starting to get cold. I can barely remember anything after I turned off the big fan!"

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- On the sixth day, God created the platypus. And God said: Let's see the evolutionists try and figure this one out.

- “Grocery store workers must let the customer decide if they want paper or plastic because baggers can't be choosers.”

- A musician told me he was going to hit me with the neck of his guitar. I replied, “Is that a fret?”

Matt: "It's times like this that I wish I'd listened to what my Dad always said."
Jake: "What did he say?"
"I don't know, I wasn't listening."

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More than anything, Bob wanted to be a cowpoke. Taking pity on him, a rancher decided to hire the lad and give him a chance. "This," he said, showing him a rope, "is a lariat. We use it to catch cows."  "I see," said Bob, trying to seem knowledgeable as he examined the lariat. "And what do you use for bait?"

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