AT THIS STAGE OF LIFE WE BOTH FEEL THIS SMALLER 24' WINNIEGATOR IS JUST THE RIGHT FIT FOR US

NEW MOWN HAY

Had to do a double take when going by the Time Horton/Convenience Store/Gas Bar in Bayfield this morning.  Saw a large 18 wheeler flat bed truck unloading huge I-beams for the gas bar canopy.  The grand opening must have been moved up to 2025 or something.

Saw a couple big farm combines on the move earlier today.  Maybe moving into place for the upcoming wheat harvest.  Also noticed several fields have undergone their second cutting of clover and alf-alfa filling the air with a sweet smell of new mown hay.  It's a great time to be out and about in the countryside these days.

READY TO GO

I LIKE HOW THIS FARMER ROUNDED OFF THE CORNER OF HIS WHEAT FIELD

TREE ROOT REFLECTIONS IN A STREAM

Pheebs and I were home early again trying to stay ahead of the gathering heat.  Concentrated my energies on the RV cleaning a number of areas such as the generator, propane tank, electrical bay, battery bay, two storage bins, as well as the area around the gray and black dump tank outlet.  Next I may tackle the back cap.  Unlike earlier years when I would try to do everything in a day I find it's better to use my dwindling energy sparingly nowadays and do only small sections at a time.  Well, at least that is what I am trying to do.  I have been known to get a little over energetic at times.

Feeling better these days now that our year long RV search is finally over and we finally found what we were looking for.  Is it the perfect RV?  No of course not and I don't think there is such a thing as 'a perfect RV'.  Lots of 'best' RV's to suit peoples wants and needs at a specific time alright but I stop at the word 'perfect'.  We have only had our Winnie Itasca Spirit a little over 5 days and we both still have the feeling inside that, 'yes this is the right RV for us right now at this time'.  Keep in mind we have not gone anywhere with it yet but we are both confident this rig will work out just fine for us.  Of course I've said that a couple times before haven't I when we bought a couple previous Class C's nearly a decade ago.  Different circumstances this time.  Kelly was never comfortable about driving our latest RV which was a 37' Class A Motorhome but this 24' Winniegator is totally doable for her and that is a big plus.  If something should happen to one of us the other one is not stuck with a big Dinosaur they have no interest in driving, maintaining, or going anywhere in.  We intentionally tried to keep things simple this time with no hydraulic jacks and no electric or hydraulic slides to screw up.  On our last journey to the Southwest we paid a small fortune in hydraulic line repairs!!  And this Class C has ordinary size tires that I could at least have a chance of changing if push came to shove. The list goes on of course but we just feel better with fewer things that can and do go wrong with RV's.  For us, at this stage of the game,  we feel this smaller Winnie is just the right fit for us.............

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The minister's little six-year-old girl had been so naughty during the week that her mother decided to give her the worst kind of punishment. She told her she couldn't go to the Sunday School Picnic on Saturday.  When the day came, her mother felt she had been too harsh and changed her mind. When she told the little girl she could go to the picnic, the child's reaction was one of gloom and unhappiness.  "What's the matter? I thought you'd be glad to go to the picnic," her mother said.  "It's too late!" the little girl said. "I've already prayed for rain."

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Reporter: What made you go out on that dangerous pond ice and risk your life to save a friend?
Boy: I had to do it. He had my skates on.

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- What's a toad's favorite ballet?
Swamp Lake!
- Whats green and can jump a mile a minute?
A frog with hiccups!

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