A SLIGHT SMOKY HAZE IN MY PHOTOS TODAY

DAY LILIES IN OUR FRONT YARD THIS MORNING

There was a definite haze in the morning air which I suspect had to do with a couple things.  First, the smoke from the Quebec fires and second the fact that warmer air moving in overnight conflicted with the dominant cooler night air.  As the day wore on the haze remained so for sure it was smoke from Quebec.  That slight smoky haze can be seen in most of my photos today.

 SOLAR PANELS ON THE EDGE OF A BARLEY FIELD

 THE LAST OF A DOZEN SHEEP HEADS INTO THE BARN

No need for a light jacket as Pheebs and I walked our country road before venturing off around half a dozen country roads.  Nice to have the windows down with those warm summer breezes wafting through the Jeep.

 WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ACTIVE GRAVEL PITS IN OUR AREA WITH SOME OF THE OLDER ONES FILLED WITH CRYSTAL-CLEAR SPRING WATER 

Well, here we are on the last day of June already.  My oh my how the time is flying by.  If we were still RVing I would be thinking, 'oh boy oh boy, in less than four months we will be on the road heading for the great American Southwest again.  Instead, now I think 'Awwww Nuts, in four months from now our weather will already be deteriorating to the point where snowy cold winter weather could be only weeks away:((

 A FEW PICS OF A RURAL JUNKYARD WE DROVE BY THIS MORNING

An update from my son Sean on Facebook a couple days ago....."They told me I no longer need to wear the neck collar. Everything has settled down in my neck. They are happy with the fractures in my left foot and said I can take off the big air cast and use it only when necessary. They think I may have torn some muscles in my left shoulder, so I have an MRI in a month.  The fractured, ribs, collarbone, and shoulder blades they say are just going to take some time for the bones to heal. Once the bones have healed, the muscles and tissue will settle down. So, I am 100% on the mend, and I am told that I will basically be in a decreasing amount of pain over the next few months as everything settles down. '

 THERE IS A HORSE IN THIS PHOTO

I did spend some time this afternoon trimming back more shrubs and branches.  That is until the humidity chased me inside.  At 4 p.m. we met Richard and Gayle at Renegades Diner for their Friday fish and chips special.

 A PLASTIC OWL SEEN ON A NEIGHBOR'S TREE

 FISH AND CHIPS AT RENEGADES DINER LATE THIS AFTERNOON

Al's Music Box:)) The Boys Of Summer by the Eagles with vocals by drummer Don Henley from their Farewell Tour in Melbourne Australia.  2004

 MORNING DEW DROPS ON A FLOWER PETAL

GROANER'S CORNER:(( An elementary School Teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders.  Their insight may surprise you.  While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds.

1.Don't change horses......until they stop running.

2. Strike while the......bug is close.

3. It's always darkest before......Daylight Saving Time.

4. Never underestimate the power of......termites.

5. You can lead a horse to water but......how?

6. Don't bite the hand that......looks dirty.

7. No news is......impossible.

8. A miss is as good as a......Mr.

9. You can't teach an old dog new......math.

10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll......stink in the morning.

11. Love all, trust......me.

12. The pen is mightier than the......pigs.

13. An idle mind is......the best way to relax.

14. Where there's smoke there's......pollution.

15. Happy the bride who......gets all the presents.

16. A penny saved is......not much.

17. Two's company, three's......the Musketeers.

18. Don't put off till tomorrow what......you put on to go to bed.

19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and......you have to blow your nose.

20. There are none so blind as......Stevie Wonder.

21. Children should be seen and not......spanked or grounded.

22. If at first you don't succeed......get new batteries.

23. You get out of something only what you......see in the picture on the box.

24. When the blind lead the blind......get out of the way.

25. A bird in the hand......is going to poop on you.

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