'WE' ARE FINDING THESE COLD GRAY DAYS DIFFICULT

COLORFUL WILLOW TREES

A pinkish sky showing through our tall pine trees first thing this morning looked promising and sure enough, we luckily had us a few sunny periods throughout the day.  Most of our snow along the lake here has melted but inland a few miles there is still lots of the white stuff left.

                      COLORFUL JEEP WRANGLER ON BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET
Country roads were dry and the air clear as Pheebs and I wandered through Bayfield and out the other side enjoying occasional Sun splashes along the way.

NO, NOT A GOLF COURSE, JUST A FARMER'S FIELD

MONDAY MORNING PLOWING

CATCHING A FEW MORNING ZZZZZ'S  

Work continues at the Tim Horton/Convenience Store and Esso gas bar today and activity seemed to be centered around the Esso gas bar.  I imagine the gas pumps will be going in very soon.  Signage is up along the highway as well as a small sign at the entrance saying 'help wanted' and 'opening soon'.

ERECTING THE SIGNPOST ON A RAINY FRIDAY MORNING

I'M GUESSING THE GAS PUMPS WILL GO IN SHORTLY

With country roads still frozen we didn't encounter any mud so it was a pleasant morning drive.  A short but crisp walk at one of our favorite spots on Pavilion Road and we were soon back in the warm Jeep headed for home again.

This is our second full winter staying home in the past 15 years.  Last year was a bit of a novelty but this year that novelty has totally worn off and both Kelly and I are finding the damp cold and gray days difficult.  And it's not even officially winter yet:((

GROANER'S CORNER:(( An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics.  The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist."  Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute.  Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all. His answer consisted of two words: "What chair?"

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I bought a driverless car, but it drove itself off a cliff. What a lemming.

Q: What do you call a crate of ducks?
A: A box of quackers!

Q: What is a duck's favorite TV show?
A: The feather forecast!

Q: What's another name for a clever duck?

A: A wise quacker!

Q: Which bird is always out of breath?
A: A puffin!

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AND JUST LIKE THAT...'POOF'!! WEEKEND GONE!

It was a rather cold and bleak looking Sunday morning that found Pheebs and I over in the Hullett Marsh tromping around.  No sun but at least it wasn't snowing or raining.  And no wind to drive the 32F temps even lower.  Not much moving around in the Marsh but I did see what may have been a young Bald Headed Eagle.  Or, maybe it was Hawk.  I'm just not the best at bird ID's.

Country roads were frozen so we didn't get to accumulate another layer of mud on the Jeep and without any warm cheery sunshine lighting up the gray countryside I wasn't encouraged to go anywhere else other than the Marsh.  We were back home by eleven.  Hoping to see a few patches of Sun over the next couple days.

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A Canadian tourist is fascinated by the Native American way of life and culture, so he decides to visit a reservation in the United States to find out more.  After a long and dusty drive through the Arizona desert, he finally arrives at the reservation.  Soon after his arrival, the tourist meets an old chief, who claims to remember everything that ever happened in his life.  The tourist is curious and asks the chief: “What did you have for breakfast on your fifth birthday?”Without hesitation, the chief replies: “eggs”.  The tourist was very impressed by this, and he never forgot the chief’s words, even after his visit had long since ended.  Ten years later, he returns to the reservation and is surprised to see the same old chief again.  He approaches the chief, puts his hand up flat and greets him with “how”.  “Scrambled,” the old chief replied.

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As the doctor completed an examination of the patient, he said, ''I can't find a cause for your complaint. Frankly, I think it's due to drinking.''  ''In that case,'' said the patient, ''I'll come back when you're sober''

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WITH A REPLENISHED GAS TANK AND AN EMPTY COFFEE CUP

With temps hovering around the freezing mark and bits of snow in the cold morning air it didn't leave me with a lot of incentive to step out the door, but of course, step out the door Pheebs and I did and we were off once more to who knows which one of our usual routine routes.  Well, it was Goderich we went and after a few photos down around the harbor, it was homeward bound again with a replenished gas tank and an empty coffee cup.

And Blogger in its never-ending PITA series of glitches and bugs, will not let me caption the photos again so there wasn't any point of including the other photos from today without captioned explanations.  It was nice to see 'Little Red' back in our front yard again this afternoon and I noticed he had his furry little snow boots on too.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two missionaries in Africa were apprehended by a tribe of very hostile cannibals who put them in a large pot of water, built a huge fire under it, and left them there. A few minutes later, one of the missionaries started to laugh uncontrollably. The other missionary couldn't believe it! He said, What's wrong with you? We're being boiled alive! They're gonna eat us! What could possibly be funny at a time like this? The other missionary replied, I just peed in the soup!

- I asked the surgeon if I could administer my own anesthetic.  He said, "Sure, knock yourself out!"

- Mason-Dixon: Line that separates y'all from youse.

- Definition of an elephant: A mouse built to government specifications.

- Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.

Definition of Coincidence:  God's way of remaining anonymous.

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A COLD AND RAINY WASHED OUT DAY

It was a cold rain falling this morning intermixed with flecks of wet snow.  Not nice!!  With the Jeep's heater on and windows up Pheebs and I splashed our way around Bayfield for maybe half an hour then headed home again.  Best place to spend the day was inside dry and warm and that is what we did.  Not even an afternoon walk.  I have a few pics leftover from this past week so I will include them in tonight's post.  Blogger wouldn't let me caption them though.  I'm seeing some 'maybe sunshine' in Saturday and Sunday's forecast so we'll give it all another whirl then.................

GROANER'S CORNER:(( When a patient regained consciousness after an operation, the surgeon told her: "I'm really sorry, but I'm afraid we're going to have to open you up again. You see, unfortunately I left my rubber gloves inside you."

The patient said: "Well, if that's all it is, I'd prefer you to leave me alone and I'll buy you a new pair."