AUNT JEAN HAD A FALL

 TUYLL STREET IN BAYFIELD

A fantabulous weather morning with cooler air and sunshine.  Kelly is 'finally' feeling better now that the antibiotics are beginning to kick in.  Before heading out for our morning drive, Pheebs and I took a short drive around our Park.

 'OH-OH' FOREST FIRE?? NOPE, JUST STUMPS AND BRANCHES BEING BURNED IN OUR PARK

 HANGING FLOWER BASKETS ON OUR PARK'S LAMP POSTS

 IF I  WAS A LITTLE BIRD I MIGHT JUST MAKE THIS LITTLE RED HOUSE MY HOME

We hadn't taken a swing through Bayfield since about a week ago, so off we went to have us a look around.  We always head straight for the harbor and beach area and follow that up with a swing up into the village for a slow cruise along main street.  Sometimes from there, we head off to the cemetery for a walk or out into the countryside south of Bayfield to dust up a few country roads.  This morning we did neither and headed on back  home.

 HEADING INTO BAYFIELD

 LAKE HURON'S PRETTY COLORS 

 A LADY SPEED WALKING ON BAYFIELD'S SOUTH PIER

 I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A HOUSEBOAT DOCKED IN BAYFIELD

 ONE OF THE BIGGER FISHING BOATS

 BOAT TALK

 THE HURON EXPLORER 1 WAS IN PORT THIS MORNING

 NEAR BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

It was just me in the Subaru early this afternoon heading to Goderich.  I had a 2 p.m. appointment with my Nurse Practitioner and Diabetes  Lady.  From my blood test last week they were pleased with the results saying, my diabetic numbers have come down and are in a range where they need to be.  That was good enough for me I thought as I later went whistling out the door.  My next stop was at the Motor Vehicle branch to renew my driver's license.  Things went okay there as well.  I was able to let a fellow who had come in after me go ahead of me because I could tell he was a working fella in a hurry.  And, for me, that topped off my day:))

From the Motor Vehicle Branch, I headed down to the harbor to see if I could maybe drum up a few photos and from there I headed home.

LAKE HURON OUT AT ROTARY COVE

I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE TAKING PICTURES OF LAKE HURON'S SPARKLY WATERS

 RESTING BENCHES ALONG THE DOG WALKING PATH AND THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO WATCH THE SUNSETS OUT OVER LAKE HURON

Talked to Aunt Jean a few nights ago and she had herself a fall last week.  She had taken her walker outside the main door at Sarasota Florida's Sunnyside Village to walk around the parking lot in an effort to strengthen her steadily weakening legs.  Despite the heat of the day, everything went well so she came back inside and decided to slip out the north side of the building to where she knew I shady porch was located.  Being the only one out there she sat for a while enjoying the quiet tropical surroundings.  After a while she decided to come back inside, but when she stood up from the chair her legs cumpled under her and down she went, landing square on her keester.  Having a medical background in nursing, she quickly determined that she hadn't broken anything.  But, here's where she ran into a second problem.  She couldn't get up despite trying to pull herself up by the chair.  Reluctantly, she finally had no choice but to press a device on her walker that notified the staff that someone had fallen and that they were outside somewhere.  Most folks go outside through the main door where the lobby is, so that is where the staff began their search for whoever it was who had fallen.  Aunt Jean said it was a maintenance lady who finally found her.  She asked the lady to help her up so she could get on her way but the lady said she could get into trouble if she did that.  She notified staff where Jean was and a nurse was soon there.  After the nurse determined Aunt Jean hadn't broken anything, she, with the help of the maintenance lady were able to get Jean up on her feet and back to her room.  Jean said she is feeling fine with the only lasting injury being to that of her pride.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN THE FEDERAL KATSURA

 A LARGE OPEN DECK HATCH

I finished another book last week. Evidence Of Animal Afterlife by author Edward Anderson.  An uplifting read if one reads it with an open mind.  I am currently reading Soul Proof by author Dr. Mark Pitstick.  Also an uplifting read for my ever-inquiring mind.

 I SPOTTED THIS MIATA CONVOY EXITING THE BEACH STREET RESTAURANT PARKING LOY

 A FIELD OF DROOPY HEADED LITTLE SUNFLOWERS ON THE WAY HOME

Al's Music Box:)) Walk Right In by The Rooftop Singers is a country blues song written by musician Gus Cannon and originally recorded by Cannon's Jug Stompers in 1929.  In 1959, it was included in a compilation album 'The Country Blues'.  Another version of the song by the Rooftop Singers, with the writing credits allocated to group members Erik Darling and Bill Svanoe, became an international hit in 1963.  In 1962 group member Erik Darling recruited two friends to join him in this effort after hearing the original Cannon recording. Darling wanted the track to have a distinctive sound, so he and group member Bill Svanoe both played twelve-string guitars, although they had some difficulty in acquiring the instruments. Darling is quoted as saying that prior to the making of this record, "you couldn't buy a 12-string guitar.  I ordered one from the Gibson Company, but in order to record the song with two 12-strings, we had to wait for the company to build a second one for Bill!" (a left-handed model).  The success of the song was a boon to Cannon, who was in his late 70s and had been forced to pawn his banjo the previous winter to pay his heating bill; he received royalties as a songwriter and saw renewed interest in his music, which led to a recording contract of his own.  When released as a single, it spent two weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1963.  It spent five weeks atop the Easy Listening chart, which later became known as the Adult Contemporary chart.  In addition, "Walk Right In" reached both the R&B chart (peaking at No.4) as well as the Country Music chart, peaking at No.23.  It was included on the album Walk Right In, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Folk recording.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A couple go for a meal at a Chinese restaurant and order Chicken Surprise. The waiter brings the meal, served in a lidded cast iron pot. Just as the wife is about to serve herself, the lid of the pot rises slightly and she briefly sees two beady little eyes looking around before the lid slams back down.  "Good grief, did you see that?" she asks her husband.  He hasn't, so she asks him to look in the pot. He reaches for it and again the lid rises, and he sees two little eyes looking around before it slams down.  Rather perturbed, he calls the waiter over, explains what is happening, and demands an explanation.  "Please sir," says the waiter, "what you order?"  The husband replies, "Chicken Surprise."  "Ahh so sorry," says the waiter, "I bring you Peeking Duck."

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A man goes to the doctor complaining about constantly hearing the song "Delilah" in his head.  The doctor says, "That sounds like a textbook case of Tom Jones syndrome."  The man asks, "Never heard of that. Is it common?"  The doctor responds, "It's not unusual."

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Prisoner: Look here, doctor! You've already removed my spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and one of my kidneys. I only came to see if you could get me out of this place!  Doctor: I am, piece by piece.

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- Justice is a dish best served cold...
If it were served warm, it would be justwater.

Sure Signs That You've Joined a Cheap HMO::

- Directions to your doctor's office include, 'take a left when you enter the trailer park.'

- Tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesicle.

- Only proctologist in the plan is 'Gus' from Roto-Rooter.

- Only item listed under Preventive Care feature of coverage is 'an apple a day.'

- Your 'primary care physician' is wearing the pants you gave to Goodwill last month.

3. The only expense covered 100% is embalming.

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