MADE A SUBARU TIRE DECISION AND KELLY HOLDS HER OWN FOR THE DAY

Try as I did, I could not push myself out the door last night.  The Northern Lights had been in the sky Sunday night and the Perseid Meteor shower was at its peak Monday night but I was just too darn tired to get myself out the door, down the road, and out under the starry night sky.  I hope this tiredness goes away soon!!

 A SINGLE SHAFT OF  MONDAY EVENING SUNLIGHT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH OUR PINE TREES AND LIGHTLY TOUCHES UPON A FEW OLD COLORED BOTTLES IN OUR FRONT YARD

We sure have had a series of beautiful sunny mornings this summer and this morning was no exception.  Kelly made it around the block with Pheebs again but it really tired her out.

 AN EARLY TOUCH OF AUTUMN

Pheebs and I headed straightaway to Clinton's Huron Tirecraft to get a quote on four new tires for the Subaru.  Luckily a friend of ours and a former Subaru owner had sent us an email suggesting the Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires which he installed on his Subaru when he had it.  I did a lot of reading about tires and checked the reviews on the Cross Climate 2 Michelin tires. The reviews were good.  They are not summer, seasonal, or winter tires.  They are classed as 'weather' tires and are designed for year-round performance.  At Huron Tirecraft I didn't pull the trigger on my tire decision just yet.  I had a second place to go and a second quote to get.  

 TENT CATERPILLARS SEEN ON OUR DRIVE THIS MORNING

From Huron Tirecraft, Pheebs and I slipped through Tim Hortons for a coffee to go, topped up the gas tank in Clinton's north end, and set a scenic roundabout course for Goderich.  Traveling in a northerly direction on Bass Line road, we soon turned west onto Little Lakes Road and ambled our way over Ball's Bridge.  How great I thought to myself to be out and about in the countryside taking in all of the morning's beautiful scenery.  It was while making our way slowly along this gravel road that I took most of today's photos.  

 ABOUT TO VENTURE ACROSS BALLS BRIDGE

 A LONE INUKSHUK SENTINAL STANDS STRONG IN THE MAITLAND RIVER

 A COUPLE FISHERMEN ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER

 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HE CATCHES ANY FISH, AT LEAST THIS FELLA HAS GOT HIMSELF A COUPLE OF SOAKERS TO TAKE  HOME

 BALLS BRIDGE HAS ONE OF THESE PLANTERS AT  EACH OF ITS FOUR CORNERS

Our second tire destination after traveling through the picturesque hamlet of Ben Mill was Goderich's Canadian Tire Store.  I had a feeling Canadian Tire might have a better price on the tires I was looking for.  And they did.  So, I have an appointment this Friday to have the new tires installed at Canadian Tire and as part of the deal, they have a reduced price on the undercoating of the Subaru as well.  That's a bonus because I had planned to have the Subie undercoated at Canadian Tire this Fall anyway.  Undercoating goes a long way in helping to prevent and slow down rust from all the salt they use on the roads here during the Winter.  Pheebs and I were home before noon.

 BUSH LANE LEADING TO A PASTURE

 LILY PADS AT THE LITTLE LAKES

This afternoon, Kelly had a short dental appointment in Exeter so I drove her there for that.  She was in and out of that dentist chair in well less than half an hour.  On the way home we stopped at Zurich's Jerry Rader's Homestyle Catering and Market and stocked up on a number of food items.  We had so much stuff that I think we broke the bank.  Following our stop in Zurich we made a quick stop at Bayfield's Farm Little for a dozen eggs.  We rolled into our driveway minutes later and Kelly was glad to be home.  She needed to lay down for a rest..............      

 PHEEBS AND I STOPPED TO HAVE A LOOK AT THIS OLD BUILDING WHICH MIGHT HAVE ONCE BEEN A LONG AGO SCHOOLHOUSE

 IF ONLY THESE OLD WALLS COULD TALK

 I WONDER IF BATS ROOST IN THOSE RAFTERS 

Al's Music Box:)) Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow is a song with words by Gerry Goffin and music composed by Carole King. It was recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was the first by an African-American all-girl group to reach number one in the United States.  In 1960, the American girl group released the first version of the song with "Boys" on the B-side. The single's first pressing was labeled simply "Tomorrow", then lengthened later. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Alston-Reeves) did not want to record it, because she thought it was "too country". She relented after a string arrangement was added. However, Owens recalled on Jim Parsons's syndicated classic radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations had banned the record because they had felt the lyrics were too sexually charged.  This version of the song, with session musicians Paul Griffin on piano and Gary Chester on drums, was ranked at No. 126 among Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Billboard named the song No. 3 on its list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

GROANER'S CORNER:((A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, "I clocked you at 120 kilometres per hour, sir."  The driver says, "Gee, officer, I had it on cruise control at 100 kilometres, perhaps your radar needs calibrating."  Not looking up from her knitting the wife says sweetly from the passenger seat, "Now don't be silly, dear, you know that this car doesn't have cruise control."  As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls, "Can't you keep your mouth shut for once?"  The wife smiles demurely and says, " You should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did."  As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through clenched teeth, Darn it, woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?"  The officer frowns and says, "And I notice that you're not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $75 fine."  The driver says, "Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket"  The wife says, "Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving."And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver turns to his   wife and barks, "WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP??"  The officer looks over at the woman and asks, "Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am?" "Oh, heavens no, officer! Only when he's been drinking."

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A teacher was taking her first golf lesson.
"Is the word spelled 'put' or 'putt'?" she asked the instructor.
"'Putt' is correct," he replied.
"'Put' means to place a thing where you want it. ' Putt' means a klutzy but unsuccessful attempt to do the same thing."

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Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To show the armadillo that it was possible.

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get away from Colonel Sanders!

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road twice?
A: Because it was a double-crosser.

Q: Why did the Iraqi chicken cross the road?
A: To take over the other side.

Q: Why did the chicken cross the playground?
A: To get to the other slide.

Q: Why did the dinosaur cross the road?
A: Chickens hadn't evolved yet.
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