WE HAD US A WICKED WEATHER DAY

Cold, windy, and pouring rain so it was a short drive into and around Bayfield this morning.  Took a few photos and came home. 

A DRIVE DOWN AROUND BAYFIELD'S MARINA AREA 

We had us a wicked weather day but we knew it was on its way with yesterday's wind warnings.  Pretty much rained all day and the first big winds roared in shortly after 1 p.m. knocking power out to parts if not all of Bayfield.  Amazingly enough, we were fine except for a snap power off and on around 4:30 p.m.  Just enough to knock all our clocks and timers out of whack.  The winds were also accompanied by lightning and thunder, sunshine, blue skies, and more dark clouds bringing in even more high wind gusts.  Reports on our 6 o'clock news talked of damage along the Lake Erie shoreline with some people being evacuated.  Goderich had already pre-closed its Rotary Cove road knowing there was a good possibility of more damage and flooding.  Bad November storms are notorious here around the Great Lakes for sinking a number of ships over the years.  Some may remember the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk on November 10th, 1975.

BAYFIELD'S HIGHWAY 21 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG AS STEEL GIRDERS FOR THE UPPER FRAME HAVE ARRIVED

GIRDER SECTIONS AND NOTICE ALL THE LONG BOLTS ON THE TOP OF THEM

THESE GIRDERS SURE HAVE A LOT OF 'JOINING BOLTS' IN THEM

TIM HORTONS COFFEE SHIP/CONVENIENCE STORE/GAS BAR COMPLEX IS FORGING AHEAD

PARKING LOT IS PAVED COMPLETE WITH PARKING LINES AND ALL THE LANDSCAPING IS DONE

TODAY'S RAIN WILL BE GREAT FOR ALL THAT NEW SOD

MOST WORK NOW SEEMS TO BE FOCUSING ON THE COFFEE SHOP INTERIOR WHICH IS THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS BUILDING

GROANER'S CORNER:((  As I was trying to pack for vacation, my 3-year-old daughter was having a wonderful time playing on the bed. At one point, she said, "Mommy, look at this," and stuck out two of her fingers.  Trying to keep her entertained, I reached out and stuck her fingers in my mouth and said, "Mommy gonna eat your fingers!" pretending to eat them before I rushed out of the room again.  When I returned, my daughter was standing on the bed staring at her fingers with a devastated look on her face.  I said, "What's wrong honey?"  "Mommy, where's my booger?"

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