JUST MY OPINION OF COURSE

 PHEEBS IN A BEANFIELD THIS MORNING

In my books, I'd call this morning about as close to weather-perfect as it could possibly get.  Big blue skies, sunshine, a slight breeze, and comfortable low-humidity temperatures.  Pheebs and I weren't long in heading out the door and jeeping ourselves off in the direction of Bayfield.  Kelly had taken Subie to Goderich.

 A CALM LAKE HURON ALONG THE SHORES OF BAYFIELD'S BEACH

 BAYFIELD BEACHCOMBERS

 LOTS OF CARS ALONG BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET THIS MORNING

We hadn't been out to one of our favorite walking spots southeast of Bayfield for a while so after a drive down around the beach area and a toodle along Main Street we soon headed ourselves out into the welcoming countryside.  What a beautiful morning to be alive I thought to myself twenty minutes later as we walked along the edge of a mid-July beanfield.  Pheebs, more energized this morning than the last couple of mornings, darted about smelling this and exploring that.

 OUR WALKING AREA IS BETWEEN THE TREES ON THE LEFT AND THE BEANFIELD ON THE RIGHT

 I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT KIND OF TREE THESE VARIEGATED LEAVES BELONG TO

 A SMALL MUSHROOM IN THE MORNING'S DEW-LADEN GRASS

 FUTURE APPLE PIES PERHAPS

 HOW NICE THIS MORNING STANDING HERE ALONGSIDE THIS BEANFIELD UNDER CLEAR BLUE SUMMER SKIES

 HEADING BACK TO THE JEEP

Home again, I took our lawn mower for a walk around the few paths I have created around our house.  If not maintained these shadowed pathways would soon be encroached upon by the unstoppable Periwinkle, English Ivy, Virginia Creeper, Sumac, and Bush Ferns just to name a few.  In the winter, I shovel these paths free of snow and in the summer I mow them clear of vegetation.  I could just let them all grow in of course but what would be the fun of that.

 AND YES, THE ANNUAL WHEAT HARVEST HAS BEGUN

Kelly brought home from the grocery and health food stores even more protein-based and bulking-up foods today in an effort to get her strength up.  Also, in an effort to show the medical people on Monday she is not one to be easily discounted she had some photos printed up of herself taken during our RV travels these past years.  She hopes to show the medical people she is an active, adventurous, and determined outdoors person loving nature with a positive attitude towards life.  

 DARBY WELL ROAD WEST OF AJO ARIZONA

 HIKING IN ARIZONA'S ORGAN PIPE NATIONAL MONUMENT

 I'M GUESSING SOMEWHERE NEAR BORREGO SPRINGS CALIFORNIA

 THIS COULD JUST ABOUT BE ANYWHERE IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, OR NEW MEXICO

 NEAR COLLINGWOOD ONTARIO

 KELLY'S FAMILY, FROM THE LEFT....BEN, SABRA, SARAH, KELLY, REBECCA, JASON

Every time I download a book to my Kindle Reader it doesn't give me a page count but instead gives me an hour count.  In other words, it tells me how long it will take me to read the book.  I don't know how it figures out my reading speed but it does.  My last book was the longest hourly count I have ever had.  I just finally finished that 27-hour read today.  And, oh my what a fascinating read it was.  I read all 365 NDE (Near Death Experience) accounts from people all around the world.  All faiths, nonfaiths, and all walks of life.  Including the previous dozen books I have read on this subject, I am guessing I have read somewhere close to five hundred accounts of this growing phenomenon which now globally numbers in the millions.  Most of these books and accounts are written from personal views while others are written from medical and scientific perspectives.  In my opinion, all are very credible and all are very believable.  It certainly has opened my eyes and changed my perspective on things.  It's a very controversial subject of course and no doubt will remain so for a long time to come.  Although religion plays a part in a certain percentage of these stories it is not the whole story in itself.  Religion is but a part of a much larger and broader understanding and reality.  It does have its place and is an integral part in this greatest of all mysteries.  Just my opinion of course........ 

Al's Music Box:)) Africa by Toto from the album 'Toto IV'.  1982

 MY GOSH SHE'S A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Mary Clancy goes up to Father McGuire after his Sunday morning service, and she's in tears. He says, "So what's bothering you, Mary my dear?"  She says, "Oh, Father, I've got terrible news. My husband passed away suddenly last night."  The priest says, "Oh, Mary, that's terrible. Tell me, Mary, did he have any last requests?"  She says, "That he did, Father."  The priest says, "What did he ask, Mary? "  She says, "He said, 'Please Mary, put down that damn gun.' "

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Knock Knock
Who's there?
Ivana!
Ivana who?
Ivana be rich!

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Italy!
Italy who?
Italy be a really big job!

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Why did the smartphone go to the dentist?  It had a Bluetooth.

Why did the donut go to the dentist?
To get a filling!

What type of bear has no teeth?
A gummy bear!

Why should people be kind to their dentists?  Because they have fill-ings too!

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