A FEW RAIN SOAKED DAYS & OUR NEW YORK COMPANY ARRIVES

WE HAVE BEEN UNDER RAINY SKIES
With buckets of water still spilling from darkened gray skies this morning I would say this is the longest sustained rainfall we have had all summer. Could have used all this H20 back in June, July, or August but it is the changing of seasons we are into now so it is what it is. First official day of Autumn too. I don't go by the calendar date & for me Autumn days begin when air & weather patterns begin changing way back in late August & early September. I'm always in a hurry to see the long hot summer over & the colorful Autumn magic upon us.



WE ARE SOMETIMES UNDER STORMY SKIES HERE IN BAYFIELD THIS TIME OF YEAR
JULIE & TOM had a question regarding my Friday post's first photo. "The photo of the wooden building with the bottles and wagon wheel in front is awesome. It looks like you made it black and white, but somehow retained the color in the bottle. Any tricks you can give on how to do this? Can you do this technique with Picasa"? Answer: Yes, that is done with a Picasa tool. Click on your chosen photo. You will see 5 horizontal tool buttons. Click on the middle one. You will now see 12 editing tools. 'Focal B&W is bottom center. Click that & your photo becomes black & white except around your curser which will be colored. Move the curser around to the part of your photo you want to remain colored. Use your top left slider bars to adjust size & sharpness. Just play around with it for a bit & you will see how it works:))

And some exciting news at HOUNDS & RVS this afternoon.  Remember Steve’s post from a couple days ago & the difficulties he was having deciding on some doggy & RV issues…….well ya better drop in & see what’s happened over there:))

STORMY SKIES OVER OUR HOUSE
Our company from Spencerport/Rochester NY arrived about 4:30.  It’s been over 5 years since Kelly’s Mom, Brother Peter & wife Leslie were last here.  Kelly’s Dad was still alive then & it was the time we sprung a SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY on Kelly:))
 
KELLY & HER MOM
 
CAN YOU FIND PHEEB’S NOSE IN THE PHOTO AT LEFT?
 
LESLIE & PETER It was nice to end our rainy weather stretch under clearing cooler skies tonight.  Our New York company will hopefully have nice weather from here on in until they head for home Monday morning.  Kelly put together a good supper tonight.  BBQ Pork Chops, potato salad & cole slaw all from the Mennonite Country Market south of Bayfield.  And to top it off a couple freshly baked Mennonite pies for desert.  One Blueberry & one Apple.  Only time we ever have pie for desert is when company comes.  Good thing we don’t have a lot of company or I would have trouble fitting through the doorways.  I just turn into a real ‘Oinker’ when it comes to desserts………………………..

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The teacher asks: Now, Susan, how may fingers have you? Susan: Ten.  Teacher: Right. Now if you lost four of them, what would you have? Susan: No more piano lessons.
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- Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.
- Home is where your pet is:))
- "If having a soul means being able to feel
love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals
are better off than a lot of humans."
(James Herriot)
- The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails -William Arthur Ward
- The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...AL.
- It is not so much having nothing to do as it is not having the interest to do something....AL.