A FEW THOUGHTS TONIGHT ON MY BLOG STANDARDS

MORNING SUNRISE

How lucky we are to have yet again another beautiful September morning.  With a cooling southerly breeze pushing us along Pheebs and I headed up to Goderich for a few groceries and a swing down around the harbor and beach areas.

I DON'T AGREE WITH THE FIRST FOUR LINES OF THIS SIGN WHATSOEVER....'RIDICULOUS'  THE SIGN IS POSTED AT THE ENTRANCE TO GODERICH'S HARBOR AND BEACH AREAS

I WAS GLAD TO SEE THIS RV'ER DISREGARDED THE SIGN AND IS ENJOYING HIS MORNING

With such a gorgeous sunny morning going on we headed south of Goderich to Naftel's Creek Conservation Area and took ourselves for a fine walk in the bug free forest.  It's that time of year when natures magic is at work transforming the land from Summer to Autumn.  Dapples of color as if dropped from an artist's paint brush are splattered randomly along the forest floor.  A prelude to the blaze of colors to come on the grand sweeping canvas Mother Nature is setting up for us all to soon enjoy.  

THIS IS WHAT A TREE'S ROOT SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE AFTER THE WIND BLOWS IT OVER

IT WAS SO DARK IN HERE I HAD TO LIGHTEN THE PHOTO

A year ago at this time we were in our Motorhome touring around Canada's east coast and on this day we crossed the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island.  On the 23rd of September we were in Pointe-Au-Pere Quebec and I toured the Canadian submarine Onondaga so if you have ever wondered what the inside of a submarine looks like be sure to click on my post for that day...… Onondaga.

It is that time of year our golden pine needles begin to fall and soon our streets in the Park will look like the Wizard of Oz's yellow brick road.   With today's wind I sit at my computer looking out our sunroom window watching the needles come down.  I will soon be busy outside raking.

MY HAT IS ALWAYS OFF TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO MAINTAIN THESE TRAILS AND BUILD THESE BRIDGES MAKING THE AREA ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE

Spurred by a recent comment regarding a joke in my Groaner's Corner I felt compelled to write my thoughts and feelings regarding the standards of my blog.  Standards that evolved with my blog over the years having first started at the very beginning of my writings.

Ever since I wrote my very first post back in 2004 on a site called Plus 50 I have adhered to a writing style that still remains with me today.  I didn't set any hard and fast rules for myself and it wasn't until years later that I noticed a few tendencies about my writings.  I wrote about things that came from a natural side of me.  Growing up with an eagerness to please I tried not to be antagonistic, egotistical or hurtful to others.  I failed miserably of course but some of those values stuck with me through the thick and thin of it all.  My blog writings all these years later are a part of those earlier years.  And I've learned a few things along the way.  Although a fiercely opinionated person at times I have for the most part learned how to harness that side of myself and keep those opinions out of my blog postings.  Yes, some things do squeak through from time to time but I never let them be front and center in my writings.  I much prefer writing to entertain and not antagonize.  To keep my blog up to the standard I have set for myself I have a few simple rules.  A few lines I do not cross.  Other than the words hell or damn I do not use attention getting swear words in my posts.  It's never felt right to me so I don't do it and I am turned off with any writings that do.  I try to keep my 'Groaner's Corner' on a level of decency as well and that's why you don't ever find any crude jokes.  Now I don't always get it right and occasionally I will unintentionally put a joke in that may slightly offend someone.  It's a risk one takes when dealing with humor and it's easy to slip up from time to time.  And yes I have made the occasional slip.  Politics and religion to me are liking dropping atomic bombs into one's writings.  If I wanted to destroy my blog and hence my enjoyable three hobbies of writing, photography, and traveling all I would have to do is go hardnosed into the subject of politics or religion.  Oh yes I would get a lot of attention and feedback for sure but it's not the kind of attention or feedback I could handle or would ever desire.  As I've said I am not an antagonistic person and I will walk across the street to avoid a confrontation.  Same thing with my blog so I leave that kind of rough and tumble attitude for those who seem to enjoy that kind of stuff.  My blog over the years has been referred to by several people as being like a fireside chat and I like that.  That's who I am and that's how each day I like to write my posts.  If when reading my posts each day you feel relaxed, comfortable, entertained, or humored then I have done something right.  Not only for you but for me as well.  If I can put a smile on our face, a giggle in your pocket, or give you something to think about I have done something right.  If a photo of mine brings you enjoyment I again have done something right.  I didn't seem to do a lot of things right years ago even in my childhood so I guess I'm trying to make up for a lot of those things now and the only way I can do it best at this stage in life is with my blog.  It is not my nature to offend nor my nature to write to offend.  So if at the end of each day I can sit down here at my keyboard with my thoughts and photos and have that little fireside chat then I know you and I will end the day feeling comfortable with each other.  And I thank you all for that.  And I thank you all for being tolerant of my little slips from time to time.

SOME DAYS WE JUST GET TO THE END OF THE ROAD AND CAN'T GO ANY FARTHER

Managed to gather together enough extra energy units this afternoon and clean the Jeep's interior.  Figured I'd better do that while I could still get into it.  I vacuumed out enough sand and gravel to open up my own gravel pit.  And enough doggy fur to build an eight foot Gorilla to guard my new gravel pit too.  Well, at least the last one was true......I did burn out my shop-vac motor:((

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Do you need a new car? Here's a little help for you if you can't figure out the answer yourself.
1. Your passenger seat is on the National Register of Historic Places.
2. Instead of an air bag, there is a whoopee cushion taped to your steering wheel.
3. You lose the stoplight challenge to a 14 year old on a moped.
4. 15 minute Jiffy Lube needs to keep your car for 3 days.
5. When you gas up, the attendant asks, "Can I re-duct tape that windshield for you?"
6. Thieves repeatedly break in your car just to steal the "Club."
7. While sitting at a stop light, people keep running up to you and asking if anyone was hurt.
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A six year old comes crying to his Mother because his little sister pulled his hair. "Don't be angry," the Mother says, "Your little sister doesn't realize that pulling hair hurts."  A short while later, there's more crying, and the Mother goes to investigate.  This time the sister is bawling and her brother says..."Now she knows."
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