KELLY HAS A GREAT TIME WITH HER GRANDDAUGHTER ELLA

I STOOD QUIETY FOR AWHILE BESIDE THIS YOUNG POPLAR TREE LISTENING TO A MORNINGS BREEZE RUSTLING THROUGH THE LEAVES

Blowing gently out of the east a soft morning breeze rustled a young Poplars leaves.   Wandering alongside a ripening cornfield Pheebe and I followed a grassy laneway leading off to a distant forest. All around us the chirping of Autumn’s Crickets while  high overhead wispy skiffs of light gray clouds drifted slowly across a pale blue sky.

CAME ACROSS A SWARM OF SEA GULLS

AND HERE’S THE REASON FOR ALL THE SEAGULLS IN THE FIELD…..MANURE

It wasn’t a long Jeep ride this morning and we had come directly to the Marsh for a short walk before returning home.  Just long enough to catch a few photos and enjoy our scenic countryside.

Back home I puttered about in the yard for a bit, grabbed a shower and waited for our company to arrive.  Rebecca, Ricardo, and little Ella rolled in shortly after noon. 

RICARDO AND KELLY IN THE MOTORHOME

Not often our house is the hub of activity but with an active 3 year old our day very quickly shifted into second gear.  Lots of laughs, eats and photos.  It’s not that often Kelly gets to spend time with her Grandkids but she sure enjoys them when she does.  Ella and Kelly had quite a time today playing Little Miss Dress-up and it was really nice to see Kelly so happy and bubbly.  And speaking of bubbly happy the Pheebs was having herself a total blast as well racing around all over the place snitching snacks and jumping on people whenever she could.

ELLA FASTENS HER SEAT BELT THEN TAKES US ALL FOR A DRIVE TO THE BEACH

OK BOYS AND GIRLS RIDES OVER

THESE TWO HAD THEMSELVES A BLAST

JUST A CARRYING ON LIKE CRAZY

Every year at this time the town of Zurich just south of Bayfield has it’s annual Bean Festival week-end and every year an old friend from my home town who I grew up with travels from Kitchener to the Bean-fest then drops around to say hello on his way home.  Craig Wilker and Shirley dropped around about 5 o’clock and it’s always good to catch up on things and reminisce about old times.

DAD TAKES A PHOTO OF LITTLE MISS FASHION MODEL

    

I DIDN’T TELL ELLA THAT WAS AN UPSIDE DOWN DOGGY DISH ON HER HEAD

HEY SARGE DOWN THERE IN THAT ARIZONA PLACE HERE’S ELLA GIVING ‘BILLY BASS’ A NICE MASSAGE

PHEEBE HELPS ELLA CLEAN HER PLATE

Rebecca and Ricardo headed into Bayfield for a late night supper at a Bayfield Eatery called Drift while Ella remained with Kelly, Pheebs and i to keep us entertained.  And a fine job she did too. 

THESE TWO DESPERADOS HAD THEMSELVES A GREAT TIME TODAY AND YEP THOSE ARE ALL KELLY’S PURSES TOO

  

READING A STORY BOOK TOGETHER

I LOVE YOU ELLA…..I LOVE YOU TOO DAD

Sleeping arrangements were finally figured out with Rebecca and Ricardo sleeping in the Motorhome, Kelly and Ella in the house and me out in the woodshed with the wheelbarrow.  A good day was had by all and it was nice having something happening aside from our usual every day routine.

RICARDO’S MOM SENT A SPECIAL PRESENT FOR KELLY ALL THE WAY FROM VALENCIA SPAIN AND I THINK ELLA IS PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT

ELLA CAN’T WAIT TO GET THE PRESENT OPEN

 

A BEAUTIFUL HAND MADE SHAWL

KELLY AND REBECCA WITH RICARDO TRANSLATING THE SPANISH CARD

You really didn’t think I slept in the woodshed did you??  Nope, I was in my usual living room recliner spot for the night:))

BED TIME STORY

GROANER’S CORNER:((  A  Few Points To Ponder::

If Con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too?

If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?

If you're born again, do you have two belly buttons?

If you ate pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry?

If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

Is a castrated pig disgruntled?

Why are hemorrhoids called 'hemorrhoids' instead of 'asteroids'?

Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?

Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

If most car accidents occur within five miles of home, why doesn't everyone just move 10 miles away?

Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?

Why is abbreviation such a long word?

Since light travels faster than sound, is that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?

If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Isn't Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?

Can you imagine a world with no hypothetical situations?