POSITIVE AND WELCOME CHANGES FOR THE MOST PART

With a cold east wind blowing, I cut my walk short this morning.  There ain't no Alaskan Mountain Man in this guy.  With today's cold east wind and 51°F mid-October morning feeling cold to me, this same windy, cold morning in the middle of January would feel like a pleasantly mild and rather wonderful day.  Funny how that works, eh.............. Our catch-and-release mouse score now stands at 6 to 1, with 5 little mouses caught and released, and one mouse that jumped out of the pail before I could get the lid on.  And, he landed right on my foot too! When I chauffeur these little fellers to their new digs and release them, I always wish the little guys well and leave them a few shelled peanuts.  The catch-and-release traps Woodsie found online are called, Lulu Catch.  And, here's a tip.....if you use one of these, don't leave the mouse in it for a prolonged period of time because they will eventually saw a hole in the plastic and be on their way.  And don't ask me how I know that.

Woodsy and Monica went shopping in Goderich today, and it was a good thing we had two Subarus between us because Monica's wouldn't start.  My Subaru was still warmed up from my drive earlier, so off they went.  I have a battery charger here, so I hooked that up and charged Monica's Subaru battery, and then took her car for a drive down to the end of Bayfield River Road and back to make sure the battery had a good charge on it.  All is now good once again.  And Monica even came home with a new pair of winter boots today as well:))

Rather than head outside to rip and tear around the yard again today, I decided my body needed a rest, so I dispensed with any outside activities and just kinda vegged out inside where it was cozy, relaxing, and toasty warm.  Needed that.  With nights steadily becoming colder now, it's not likely that I will be out for many more night drives to my night sky viewing spot.  I am so much going to miss those special nights with coffee in hand, cruising along slowly with my favorite music on and windows down. And Subie's Moon roof open under an overhead canopy of diamond-like stars with frogs and crickets serenading me along the way.  These magical nights are winding down now because I just don't like being outside at night in the freezing cold.  But, with the way things have been shifting and changing in my mind these past few years, just about anything is possible, and I'll have to keep an inquisitive eye on those mindful modifications.  Positive and welcome changes for the most part...... It was late afternoon when Woodsy headed back to her place in Stratford for a few days, and I will miss her.  

Memories Music Box:: Rhythm Of The Falling Rain by The Cascades.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Snow White received a camera as a gift. She happily took pictures of the Dwarfs and their surroundings. When she finished her first batch she took the film to be developed. After a week or so she went to get the finished photos. The clerk said the photos were not back from the processor. Needless to say, she was disappointed and started to cry. The clerk, trying to console her, said, "Don't worry. Someday your prints will come".

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When I was married, my wife used to call me handsome. As a matter of fact, we are now divorced but she still calls me handsome. Every time I have some money, she says, handsome over.

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A man approached a very beautiful woman in the large supermarket and said, I've lost my wife here in the supermarket; can you talk to me for a couple of minutes?" "Why?" asked the woman. "Because every time I talk to a beautiful woman, my wife appears out of nowhere."

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Q: Why did the little Moron take a ladder into the bar?
A: He heard drinks were on the house.

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On a speaking tour, a prominent politician was pleased and proud that the local sandwich shop in a town he was visiting had named a sandwich after him.

He was somewhat less pleased after he found out what was in it. "Mostly baloney," said the proprietor.

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A man went into a restaurant and asked for crab. When the waiter brought it, the man objected, "Just a minute, that crab only has one claw!" "Yes, said the waiter, it was in a fight."
"Well," said the man, "Bring me the winner then!"

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IT MAKES A FELLER THINK A LITTLE MORE SERIOUSLY ABOUT THE FUTURE

 TURNING EAST OUT OF OUR PARK THIS MORNING

Our wondrous, warm, summer-like mid-October temperatures came to an end overnight, and we are back to more seasonal temps for this time of year.  Now begins the long, slow grind.  In our RV days, this coming Saturday was often the weekend of our departure for the great American Southwest. But not to worry, I'll not go on about it..........  With the talk of colder temps and possible snow flurries Friday night, I decided to put a push on a few outside things today.  Not wanting to be outside in the colder weather, I finished cutting down all the remaining Hosta beds, and that took a while as I crawled and crabbed my way through the hostas with my clippers.  I wheelbarrowed all the clippings to the utility trailer.  Took the frog pond water pump out and cleaned it.  I have two outside water hook-ups, one out front and one out back.  I disconnected the backyard hose, drained it, and rolled it up for winter storage.  Again today, as I contorted myself like a pretzel crawling around in the flower beds, I was very aware of the aging process and my growing unsteadiness on my feet. It makes a feller think a lot more seriously about the future and what's to come.  Sorry folks, just one of those 'aches & pains' days.  Better times ahead...............

I HAD A LOT OF HOSTAS TO CUT BACK TODAY

Memories Music Box:: Fascination by Nat King Cole.

 THE FRONT YARD IS NOW SET FOR WINTER

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A kindergarten teacher handed out a coloring page to her class. On it was a picture of a duck holding an umbrella. The teacher told her class to color the duck in yellow and the umbrella green, however, Bobby, the class rebel, colored the duck in a bright fire truck red. After seeing this, the teacher asked him: "Bobby, how many times have you seen a red duck?" Young Bobby replied, "The same number of times I've seen a duck holding an umbrella."

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- I just watched a documentary on marijuana...I think all documentaries should be watched this way

- Why did the donut go to the dentist? To get a filling!

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Patient: All that for only a few minutes of work? That’s expensive.
Dentist: Don’t worry, I can pull it out slower if you’d like.

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Putting your phone away and paying attention to those talking to you. There is an app for that. It's called respect.
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- A friend just gave me a bag of sugar as a gift…I thought it was very sweet!

- Life would be easier if you could mark some people as spam.

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A married couple was vacationing in Yosemite Park in the United States. The wife expressed her concern about camping because of bears and said she would feel more comfortable in a motel. The husband said he would like to camp outside in the woods. To calm her concerns, he suggested they talk to the park ranger to see what the likelihood of a bear encounter would be.  The ranger told them, "Well, we havewn't seen any grizzlies in this area so far this year, or black bears, for that matter." The wife exclaimed "There are two types of bears out here? How can you tell the difference? Which one is more dangerous?" The ranger replied, "Well, that's easy -- if the bear chases you up a tree and it comes up after you, it's a black bear. If it shakes the tree until you fall out, it's a grizzly.".......... The motel room turned out to be quite nice.

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