WE'VE SEEN IT IN EACH OTHER'S FACES SO MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS

SPRING OFFICIALLY ARRIVES TONIGHT AND AREA WILLOW TREES ARE ALREADY SPORTING THEIR FINE SPRING COLORS

No icy cold east wind this morning and with temps pushing 40F Pheebs and headed into Bayfield.  Being outside was doable and it didn't seem to matter much if it was cloudy.  

CALM REFLECTIVE WATERS IN THE BAYFIELD RIVER THIS MORNING

BAYFIELD'S SOUTH FISHING PIER IS FILLING UP

AND HERE COME A COUPLE MORE

I THINK THESE TWO FISHERMEN ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

THESE BAYFIELD POLE VAULTERS ARE KEEPING A RESPECTFUL COVID DISTANCE

I GUESS WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE NOW THIS PROPOSED TIM HORTON COFFEE SHOP  BUILDING WILL JUST REMAIN A THING OF THE PAST

EVEN WITHOUT SUNSHINE IT WAS STILL A NICE MORNING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT IN OUR RURAL COUNTRYSIDE

Rolling south out of Bayfield I figured we would head for a walk on the beach at the end of Pavilion Road.  My intentions were good but unfortunately the steep wooden stairs leading down to the beach were blocked off with a 'no admittance' sign.  Looking down through the trees I could see where high lake levels had carried water and ice right across the narrow beach and into the bottom of the old wooden staircase.  I'm sure there is more damage all along the shoreline.

NOPE, GUESS WE WON'T BE GOING FOR A WALK ON THE BEACH HERE TODAY

I THINK MAYBE THE WHOLE BOTTOM END OF THESE STAIRS MAY BE MISSING BECAUSE WHAT IS VISIBLE IS ONLY THE TOP THIRD OF THE STEPS

STILL ICE OUT ON LAKE HURON LOOKING NORTH

LOOKING SOUTH

THAT'S A PRIVATE HOMEOWNERS STAIRWAY TO THE BEACH AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE WATER AND ICE ARE RIGHT TO IT'S BASE

FLOATING ICE BURGERS

'HMMMMM,' WONDER IF ALL THESE PLACES ON CENTENIAL ROAD FOR SALE ARE INDICATIVE OF OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING TIMES

From Pavilion Road we wondered east to a favorite walking spot of ours near Kerr's Campground.  Foiled again when I noticed the seldom plowed or graded dead end road was mired in mud.  Parked the Jeep nearby and took us for a walk through part of the campground.  With a firm flat grassy surface to walk on we made our way around making sure not to go near any of the camping units.  Too early for any of the camping folks to be out here yet but the camp owners house was nearby and I didn't want him running out to chase us 'would be burglers' off the property.

LOTS OF WIDE OPEN SPACES HERE AT KERR'S CAMPGROUND

SO NICE WALKING ON GRASS AGAIN

IN THE PARK'S HEYDAY THIS WAS AN OUTDOOR THEATER COMPLETE WITH STAGE DOORS AND A CHANGE ROOM OUT BACK.....ONLY THING ON STAGE NOW IS AN OLD WEATHERBEATEN CHAIR NO DOUBT AN OLD PROP FROM A LONG AGO FORGOTTEN PRODUCTION 

NEWER HORSESHOE PITS AT THE CAMPGROUND WITH THE OLD THEATER STAGE IN THE BACKGROUND

SOME OF THE FENCING IS GETTING A LITTLE OLD

Home again before 11 I busied myself with a few outside projects.  Uncovered our front yard frog pond and it looks like our two goldfish have survived the winter but are still in their dormant winter state and not moving much.  As soon as the water slowly warms up I'm sure they will come back to life from their long frozen hibernation.

I THINK SOMEBODY SNUCK UP ON ME WITH THEIR SMART PHONE AS I WAS RAKING A UP A FEW LEAVES FOR OUR GOOD NEIGHBOR MONICA WHO IS DUE HOME FRIDAY FROM FLORIDA

Even with more and more places closing down due to Covid-19 it really doesn't bother Kelly and I a whole lot.  Most of the closing down places we never frequented anyway except for the Bayfield library where Kelly hustled off to a couple days ago taking out 12 books before the library closed until further notice a few hours later.  We never go to bars and rarely to restaurants.  Not at all being a sports fan I don't miss any of that stuff at all and music concerts have become too expensive anyway.  Churches closing is no problem for us either.  Social groups, events, and gatherings??  Nope, that's not us.  As long as we can get gas and groceries we will be just fine.  All and all Kelly and I consider ourselves to be very fortunate during these difficult times when so many other people are having a very difficult time of it now with this Pandemic going on.  With a couple extra dollars in the bank we don't have to worry about working and depending on a paycheque.  Just the two of us with no children to care for.  We are so lucky to live in Canada, in a nice quiet and scenic area of rural Ontario.  No big cities nearby and our region is not overpopulated with people and traffic flying around all over the place.  We live in the nicest Mobile Home Park we've ever seen which is actually located in the countryside just outside of Bayfield Ontario and we have a nice little snug as a bug place to live in with lots of room outside to walk around.  And a forest at our doorstep.  Yes, we consider ourselves to be so very, very, fortunate in these seriously troubled times.

SPOTTED THIS RED WINGED BLACKBIRD ON OUR TRAVELS THIS MORNING

Needing celery, milk, and bananas I popped into Bayfield's Foodland this morning expecting to see rows of empty shelves.  Nope, the store looked exactly like any other time I had ever been in there.  Lots of everything.  Even saw half a dozen toilet paper packs on the shelf beside a small bare spot.  Six vehicles in the parking lot with about 10 people in the store.  Even saw an older RV couple scampering around hastily loading up their shopping cart.  No doubt they're headed home and I bet they had just crossed the border into Canada after a long drive.  They had that frazzled look about them.  Both Kelly and I know well about that long distance totally frazzled RV look alright.  We've seen it in each other's faces many times over the years...…..

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Bubba and Earl, were driving down the road drinking a couple of bottles of Bud.  The passenger, Bubba, said, "Lookey thar up ahead, Earl, it's a po-lice roadblock! We're gonna get busted fer drinkin' these here beers!!""Don't worry, Bubba," Earl said.  "We'll just pull over and finish drinkin' these beers, peel off the label and stick it on our foreheads, and throw the bottles under the seat."  "What fer?" asked Bubba.  "Just let me do the talkin', OK?" said Earl.  Well, they finished their beers, threw the empty bottles under the seat, and each put a label on their forehead.  When they reached the roadblock, the sheriff said, "You boys been drinkin'?"  "No sir," Earl said. "We're on the patch."
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