Saturday, October 24, 2026

WE SADDLED UP FOR AN E-BIKE RIDE INTO BAYFIELD

 THE STAIRCASE LEADING DOWN TO THE BEACH AT BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK
How is it even possible to have so many nice weather days back to back at this time of year?  I think I had better not ask questions and just simply enjoy these fine Autumn days one day at a time while they last.

 FARM MACHINERY AWAIT THEIR CREW THIS MORNING

 I THINK THOSE TWO WAGONS ARE ALREADY FULL OF CORN
We had ourselves a quiet morning in remembrance of little Freya, a six-month-old baby with a serious illness that we had been hoping and praying would pull through after a series of operations and setbacks.  After putting up a gallant fight, Freya sadly passed away last night.  She was the granddaughter of one of Lorraine's best friends in Stratford.

It was 2:40 this afternoon when I dusted off the E-Bikes and dressed warmly we saddled up for a ride into Bayfield.  Surprisingly, it wasn't as cold as we thought it might be.  At 60°F, the sun felt warm on our backs.  We stopped at Pioneer Park, and I took a few photos.  At the south end of the Park is a staggered staircase leading down to the beach below.  Lorraine, ever the exercise buff, wasn't long in hoofing herself down the steps to the out-of-sight beach.  On the way back up, she took the steps two at a time and counted each of the ?? steps all the way to the top.
 AT BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

 THE LOOK OF iPHONE CONCENTRATION WHILE COMPOSING A PHOTO

 BY GOLLY THERE GOES LORRAINE HEADING DOWN TO THE BEACH FAR BELOW
 WHILE LORRAINE WAS DOWN AT THE BEACH, I WAS ABLE TO SNAP A FEW CANDID SHOTS OF PEOPLE ENJOYING THEIR DAY WHILE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON OUR BIKES
 SPOTTED THESE TWO BEST PALS ENJOYING THEIR TIME TOGETHER AS WELL
 ON HER WAY UP LORRAINE POINTS TO STEP #100
A LITTLE TEETERY AT THE TOP BUT SHE MADE IT
From Pioneer Park we slipped into Bayfield and grabbed ourselves a couple of excellant coffees at the Shop Bike Craft Coffee Roasters on Bayfield's Main Street.  Rosies Ice Cream Shoppe just down the street was open, but we skipped by on our way home. It was a great ride into Bayfield and back on the late October day.  With more nice weather ahead, we hope to get out for another ride or two over the next week.   

 DRINKING OUR COFFEE IN A LITTLE PLAZA AREA NEXT DOOR TO THE BAYFIELD LIBRARY

 AUTUMN'S FINERY
 A PICNIC IN THE AUTUMN WOODS PERHAPS
Memories Music Box:: And I Love Her by The Beatles.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about. The daughter answered, *'Don't be scared, you'll get your quilt.'* Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about. He said, *'Be not afraid, thy comforter is co

A sweater I bought was picking up static electricity, so I returned it to the store.
They gave me another one, free of charge.

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Joe said, "Know what, Charlie? I killed 5 flies yesterday, 3 males and 2 females." "How could you tell them apart, Joe? asked Charlie. "Joe replied, "It was easy. The 3 males were sitting on a case of beer, and the 2 females were on the phone."

One night, a man on his way home happened upon a drunk, down on his hands and knees searching for something under a street light. The man asked the drunk what he was looking for so diligently and the drunk said he had tripped and his Rolex wrist watch had broken loose from his wrist. The man, being a kindhearted soul, got down on his hands and knees and began assisting the drunk looking for his watch. After about ten minutes without any success, the man asked the drunk exactly where he tripped. "About a half a block up the street," the drunk said. "Why, pray tell," the man asked the drunk, "are you looking for your watch here if you lost it a half a block up the street?" The drunk replied, "The light is a lot better here.

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Friday, October 23, 2026

THESE ARE WONDEROUS WEATHER DAYS

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THURSDAY EVENING TO CATCH THESE CANADA GEESES FLYING PAST THE MOON
Thursday, with another fine evening shaping up and sundown set for 6:30 p.m. I was out the door heading for my walking road about 6:10.  I could see farmers busy in their fields working both in their bean and corn fields.  With no wind, it was a nice walk followed by a coffee to go at Clinton's Tim Hortons.  From there, it was a slow drive through Clinton out into the countryside, and over to my night sky spot.  In the field right across from where I parked, a farmer was busy burning the midnight oil with his tractor and manure spreader.  Although hard for me to see in the dark, he loaded the spreader from a pile of manure in the field, then hooked his tractor to the spreader and off he went into the night.  On the way home I saw more farmers out their fields working by the light of the Moon and powerful lights on their tractors and combines.

ON THE WAY TO MY WALKING ROAD I SAW THIS FARMER WORKING WHAT MIGHT BE A BEANFIELD

 SAME FARM
 THIS TRACTOR HEADING WEST ON BAYFIELD RIVER ROAD HAD TWO GRAIN WAGONS ON BEHIND THAT MIGHT HAVE HAD CORN IN THEM
 A PARTIALLY HARVESTED CORN FIELD
 AN iPHONE PHOTO OF THE SUNSET FROM MY WALKING ROAD
 THURSDAY EVENINGS SUN WENT DOWN IN A CORNFIELD AND LUCKILY DIDN'T SET THE FIELD AFIRE
 AT MY NIGHT SKY SPOT WITH THE MOON UPPER RIGHT, THE COMMUNICATION TOWER ON THE LEFT, AND THE LIGHTS OF CLINTON ON THE HORIZON
 THIS IS THE FARMER ACROSS THE ROAD LOADING HIS MANURE SPREADER
 A SCHMOZZLE OF LIGHTS  ON MY WAY HOME
 OH-OH THOSE EYES IN THE NIGHT ARE COMING MY WAY
 THEY ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE ON SHAPE AND COLOR
 THAT'S A COMBINE ON THE LEFT TRANSFERRING ITS LOAD OF CORN INTO A GRAIN WAGON BEING TOWED BY A TRACTOR ON THE RIGHT, AND THEY CAN DO THIS WITHOUT STOPPING
 AND THAT WAS IT FOR ANOTHER MIGHTY FINE EVENING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Raked up some leaves and took a walk around the property with my leaf blower this morning.  There is a sunburst locust tree in the front yard in front of the sunroom, and its tiny finger-sized leaves can make quite a mess.  There are still a lot of leaves on the trees, so I have a lot of raking ahead of me.  Most of those leaves will come down in the next big wind and rain storm.  
 A FEW PICS OF CANADA GEESE PRACTICING THEIR FLIGHT PATTERNS
Aired up the E-Bike tires and checked the batteries earlier today as well. Lorraine rolled in about 11:45 and was soon busy in the kitchen making the whole place smell warm, homey, and cozy. She was so busy, we forgot to head out on our bikes, which was alright with me because the air felt pretty chilly and it would have felt a bit uncomfortable if we got up to speed.  We nearly hit 60F today, and that's a bonus for this late in October. These are wondrous weather days.  

 LORRAINE'S BIKE IS IN THE FOREGROUND
 I HAVE A GOOD START ON ANOTHER TRAILER LOAD OF NEEDLES AND LEAVES
 STILL LOTS OF CHIPMUNKS OUT AND ABOUT
 LATE AFTERNOON IN THE FRONT YARD

Memories Music Box:: Traces by The Classics IV.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A guy was driving in a car with his little Moron friend. He told him to stick his head out the window and see if the blinker worked. He stuck his head out and said, "Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes..."

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- I never wear a Halloween costume... I'm a character all year long!

- I ingested a pop can, and everything is clear. I feel aluminated.

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O.M.G., I'm rich!
Silver in the Hair
Gold in the Teeth
Crystals in the Kidneys
Sugar in the Blood
Lead in the Arse
Iron in the Arteries
And
An inexhaustible supply of Natural Gas.
I never thought I'd accumulate such wealth, now I can buy that yacht and the Bentley.
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A guy goes to the psychiatrist. 
Doctor," says the guy, "I feel as if I'm two different people! Two totally different personalities!""Do you think I need help?" 
"Can you help me?" "Am I doing the right thing seeing a psychiatrist?" "Whoah! Whoah! Whoah!" says the doc. "One at a time, please."

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