UM, COULD I HAVE MY RECLINER AND A SNOOZE WITH THAT

Our corn hunt continued this morning as Pheebs and I made our way past a number of roadside corn fields.  Not even a kernel did we see and if we had spotted one kernel of corn on the road you can rest assured I would have braked hard, backed up, and retrieved that one kernel.

 HERE'S A FARMER OUT SPREADING A LITTLE GOOD CHEER ON HIS FIELD THIS MORNING

 THIS PIECE OF FARM MACHINERY IS CALLED A 'HEAD' AND IT FITS ON THE FRONT OF A COMBINE...THERE ARE DIFFERENT HEADS FOR DIFFERENT CROPS,,,CORN HEADS, BEAN HEADS, WHEAT HEADS, BONE HEADS...HEY WAIT A MINUTE, I DON'T KNOW ANYONE GROWING A CROP OF BONES!!

I think my burst of welcome energy today had everything to do with warmer air and sunshine.  I spent a couple hours outside scurrying around doing things.  With the leafblower, I cleaned out our carport and blew all the pine needles and leaves off the front porch and deck.  Also two-thirds of the driveway,  The last third I raked up and took a couple wheelbarrow loads to the utility trailer.  Hauling out our hedge trimmer I cut down a couple stands of bamboo grass.  With hand clippers, I cut down over a dozen tall stocks of Japanese ??  Raked our front yard again and cut back a bunch of Hostas.  I did a lot of bending today and judging from the little aches and pains in my legs and back I figured it was my body saying to me, 'Knock it off ya Doorknob.  So I did and it was 2 p.m.  I would sure be hard-pressed to work a full eight-hour job anymore.  Even four hours would be a near-impossible stretch.  Okay, how about two hours.  Oh dear, now I'm between a rock and a hard place.  Okay, how about no hours then?  Um, could I have my recliner and a snooze with that??  Doorknob!!

 A HURON COUNTY MOUNTAIN RANGE

 OKAY, SO THIS IS HOW HURON COUNTY MAKES ITS MOUNTAINS

 THIS GRAVEL PIT WORKER TAKES A MOMENT TO CLEAN HIS MACHINE'S WINDOWS

IT'S NOT OFTEN I SEE PIGEONS ANYMORE BUT HERE'S A GROUP ATOP AN AREA FARM SILO

 NICE TO SEE A FEW FLOWERING SHRUBS STILL BLOOMING

 MORNING'S GOLDEN GLOW

I finished my latest book, Ten Days To D-Day by author David Story.  This fact-based book is very well written and researched.  It is an in-depth behind-the-scenes look from the prime players like Churchill, Eisenhower, Hitler, Rommel, right on down through the ranks to the code breakers, spies, and the soldiers themselves landing on the beach.  I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in the war years.  For my next read, I have jumped from my fact to fiction and have just started reading, The Story Collector by author Evie Woods.  She is also the author of The Lost Bookshop which I enjoyed a number of months ago.

 SOME BUSH LINES HAVE MORE COLOR LEFT THAN OTHERS

 A LONG BUSH LINE LEADS TO A DARK FOREST TUNNEL

 I DIDN'T SEE THE POWER LINES WHEN I TOOK THIS LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHOTO SHOT

Poor Kelly just can't catch a break.  Feeling poorly, she thinks her recent bladder infection is back.  She has an appointment with her Nurse Practitioner in Goderich tomorrow morning which I will drive her to.  Her last bone density test about 3 weeks ago showed a significant deterioration in bone loss.  An Osteoporosis Clinic appointment is now being set up for her at St. Joseph's Hospital in London.  I hear her saying sometimes, "I'd just like to have one day of feeling good".

Al's Music Box:)) Country Bumpkin is a song written by Don Wayne, and recorded by American country music artist Cal Smith. It was released in February 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Country Bumpkin. The song was Smith's second number-one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.  In 1974, "Country Bumpkin" received Song of the Year Awards from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association.  The song has three verses:

• In the first a rural gentleman walks into a bar, where one of the barroom girls refers to him as a "country bumpkin" (a common nickname for a person from a rural area) as she talks to him.
• The second verse discusses the woman (now married to the man) giving birth to her (only) son a year later.
• The third verse discusses her impending death 40 years later, with her husband and son present at her bedside.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( "Just to establish some parameters," said the professor, "Mr. Nichols, what is the opposite of joy?"  "Sadness," said the student.  "And the opposite of depression, Ms. Biggs?" "Elation."  "And you, sir, how about the opposite of woe?"  "I believe that would be giddy up...

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- Roadside sobriety tests are getting ridiculous.  Last night I had to fold a fitted sheet.

- Imagine sleeping all night.  What a trip that must be.

- We need adult Water Parks.  No kids.  Just a lazy river with a floating bar, live music on stage, and a floating taco truck.

- Someone told me I'm immature and need to grow up....guess who isn't allowed in my treehouse anymore!!

- The longest drum solo was 10 hours and 26 minutes and was performed by the child sitting behind me on Delta Flight 987 from Los Angeles to Tokyo.

- Growing tomatoes is the best way to devote 3 months of your life to save $2.17.

- If laziness was an Olympic sport I would come in 4th just so I wouldn't have to walk up on the podium.

- Don't be mad at lazy people....They didn't do anything.

- Where would you grow a pastry chef? Bakersfield.

- It was so hot today I saw a Robin blow on a worm before it ate it.

- What's round and bad-tempered?
A vicious circle.

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Al's Art Gallery:)) It's Halloween Week so the art gallery for the next few days will be featuring Halloweeny photos.