NOT ONE OF MY BETTER DAYS

Stopping at our country road walking spot this morning I was able to gather up half a dozen broken corn cobs from the recently harvested corn field.  It's the same field where I gathered up so many cobs last year but this year I think the farmer sharpened up the cutting blades on his combine because there are far fewer complete corn cobs lying in the muddy field.  It may be a  hungry winter for our front yard Squirrels.  Not one of my better days but hey, the sun was shining and the temperatures weren't freezing cold.

Al's Music Box:)) The Twelfth Of Never by Johnny Mathis from his 1957 album, 'Johnny's Greatest Hits'.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( While proudly showing off his new fraternity house to friends, a college student led the way into the den. "What is the big brass gong and hammer for?" one of his friends asked.  "That's the talking clock", the man replied, with a grin. "Let me show you how it works!" And with that, he gave the gong an ear-shattering pound with the hammer.  Suddenly someone screamed from the other side of the wall, "KNOCK IT OFF, YOU IDIOT! IT'S 2 AM!"

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- Why are educated people so hot?  Cause they got more degrees.

- Men love fixing things......Except themselves.

- After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband, "You know, I was a fool when I married you."  The husband replied, "Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice it."

- Family is important because they’re the only people who know what you’ve been through, and that’s because they caused half of it.

Diner: "These oysters are very small."
Waiter: "I suppose, sir."
Diner: "And they don't look very fresh."
Waiter: "Then I suppose it's a good thing they're very small, isn't it, sir?"
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MY HIP NEVER CAUSED ME A SPECK OF TROUBLE

Our second sunny blue sky November day in a row.  And we almost reached 50F today.  It looks like more sunshine and above-seasonable temperatures for the next three days.   'Yowzers' I say:)))))))

SAW A FEW FARMERS OUT COMBINING CORN THIS MORNING BUT BY THE LOOKS OF THE MUD ON THE COMBINES TIRES THE FIELDS ARE STILL VERY WET

BRIEFLY STOPPING AT OUR WALKING SPOT IT WAS EVIDENT THE GROUND WAS STILL VERY SATURATED WITH WATER

 IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR HEAVY FARM MACHINERY TO GET STUCK

It's a good thing I double-checked our itinerary with Kelly for the coming 10 days because of course, I had things all screwed up.  It's Thursday we are going to Sarnia not Wednesday. (Al-medical)  And it's Friday we are going to Exeter not Thursday. (Kelly-dental)  I won't ask her about the following week until we get to the following week.  No sense in confusing myself any much more worser than I already are.

 I COULD HEAR THOSE TWO CORN DRYERS RUNNING

 I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THESE BARN DOORS

 IT'S LOOKING MORE LIKE MID-APRIL THAN MID-NOVEMBER

 WHILE SOME FARMERS WERE HARVESTING CORN, OTHERS WERE SPREADING MANURE LIKE THIS FELLA

 IT WAS A MIGHTY FINE MORNING FOR A DRIVE THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE

Curious to see what progress Tim Hortons coffee shop in Clinton has made with their new renovations I was surprised to see they were open.  The renovations must have been to the inside because the outside still looks the same.  Grabbed a coffee to go and we headed on over to the Hullett Marsh.  We didn't go to our usual spot out in the open because of a brisk northwest wind so we headed off to a wooded area that I knew would be sheltered.  

HEADING INTO THE MARSH 

 OUR DESTINATION WAS THAT IRON BRIDGE ON THE HORIZON DEAD AHEAD

 A VERY SWAMPY AREA ALONGSIDE THE ROADWAY LEADING TO THE BRIDGE AT TOP LEFT

 BEAVERS HAVE BEEN AT WORK HERE AND THE PHOTO BELOW

 IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN NEARLY 50 YEARS SINCE THE LAST VEHICLE TRAVELING ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD HERE CROSSED THIS BRIDGE

 LOOKING EAST AT THE WEST END OF THE BRIDGE

Home again and not feeling nearly as lazy as I did Sunday, I took advantage of the nice weather day and busied myself outside cleaning up both cars.  Cleaned the glass in both of them and vacuumed the Subaru.  With our water turned off outside for the Winter now I will have to get back in the habit of taking the vehicles to the car wash again.  The car wash doesn't do as good a job as a hand wash but it sure takes a lot less time and effort.  And, these days, less time and effort is definitely my preference.  Oh, and I also hauled out my step ladder and cleaned the sunroom's outside windows.  And yes, I raked up one wheelbarrow load of leaves as well.  

 LOOKING NORTH FROM THE BRIDGE

 LOOKING SOUTH WITH MORNING'S SUNSHINE IN THE WATER

 PHEEBS IS STANDING AT THE EAST END OF THE BRIDGE

 I HAD WANTED TO WALK UP TO THE TOP OF THAT BERM AHEAD BUT TO GET THERE I WOULD HAVE HAD TO ENDURE A COUPLE OF COLD SOAKERS ........WE TURNED AROUND 

 THIS AREA FLOODS IN THE SPRING

I think our temperatures topped out in the high 40s this afternoon and with sunny skies overhead we had ourselves what I consider to be an exceptionally nice mid-November day.  Walking in the Marsh this morning I marveled at how great it felt to be out in nature again.  My hip never caused me a speck of trouble and I had no problem walking.  In fact, it felt like I could walk for hours and with that thought still on my mind this afternoon, I took Pheebs for a buzz around the Park's pond.

 A LAST LOOK BACK AT THE LONELY OLD IRON BRIDGE BEFORE HEADING BACK TO THE PARKING LOT

 CHECKING TO MAKE SURE I'M STILL COMING

 IT WAS NICE TO GET BACK AND SIT DOWN IN A COMFORTABLE DRIVER'S SIDE:))

Al's Music Box:)) It's Up To You is a song written by Jerry Fuller and sung by Ricky Nelson on his 1962 album, 'It's Up To You'.  The song reached # 6 on Billboard's Top 100.

 PARK NEIGHBORS HAVING THEMSELVES A MORNING CHAT

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A fly with a bug on its back said "Hey is that a mite?" The mite replied, "I mite be".  The fly replied that's the worst joke I've ever heard!  The mite said, well I came up with it on the fly!

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I walked into a bakery and asked the lady at the register if I could buy a bagel with cream cheese. "Sorry," she replied. "We only accept cash."

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I took my dog to the park today to play frisbee with him…He was useless!  I need a flatter dog!

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I phoned my wife earlier and asked her if she wanted me to pick up Fish and Chips on my way home from work but she just grunted at me...I think she still regrets letting me name the twins!

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A Mexican restaurant I pulled up to looked great. Only one problem - it wasn't open.  So I jotted down the name for another day. Just then, a man came out of the restaurant and took a peek at what I'd written.  "That's not the name of the restaurant," he said, pointing to the sign over the door. "That's Spanish for 'Closed on Mondays.'

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AND MEN DON'T PUT NAPPIES ON THEIR LAPIES

 HOW NICE TO SEE CLEAR BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING

I think it was the first morning we woke up with temperatures slightly below the freezing mark.  But, no matter....the Sun was shining and for the month of November, sunshine is always a magic elixir.  It was a quiet Sunday morning Jeep ride into and around Bayfield for Pheebs and I but despite the lovely sunshine, we weren't long in heading home again. I spent much of the day in the warm comfort of our house enjoying the day through our big sunny sunroom windows.  With the low southern angle of the Sun, I can stretch out in my recliner and enjoy reading while basking in warm sunshine.  And, it's a nice way to watch all the birds too.  But, if I had my druthers, I would still sooner be tipped back in my gravity chair sitting outside of one of our RVs basking in the warming rays of the Arizona and California sunshine.

 SUNDAY IS A DAY OF REST FOR THIS BAYFIELD FISHING BOAT

 A GAGGLE OF GEESE PADDLING UPRIVER

 A COUPLE OF LOCAL FISHERMEN HEAD DOWNRIVER

 IT WAS THE COLORFUL CHAIRS SITTING IN THE SUNLIGHT THAT CAUGHT MY EYE 

Feeling a bit better the last few days, Kelly busied herself in the kitchen today baking a batch of yummy shortbread cookies.  She also whooped up some mouth-watering cinnamon buns as well.  Of course, my role in all this was the head sampler and sometimes the head sampler needs additional samples:))   

 DARK EYED JUNCO

Kelly was able to get the greasy mustard and ketchup stain out of my beige pants from yesterday's stop at A&W.  (I think she had to use sandpaper:))  That stain, by the way, was not the burger's fault it was mine.  You would think by the age of 79 I would have enough common sense to place a napkin on my lap.  However, I have often been a little short on the 'common sense' side of things at times.  And besides......I'm a man and men don't put nappies on their lapies!!

 WE STILL HAVE COLORED LEAVES IN OUR FRONT YARD

Al's Music Box:)) Something ....."Something" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist. Together with his second contribution to Abbey Road, "Here Comes The Sun", it is widely viewed by music historians as having marked Harrison's ascendancy as a composer to the level of the Beatles' principal songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

 A PATCH OF SUNLIGHT BACKGROUNDS OUR CORKSCREW TREE

GROANER'S CORNER:((    A man goes to see the dentist and asks "How much to pull two wisdom teeth?"  Dentist says "$100.00."  Man says, "too much. Can't you do it for less?"  Dentist says "I can do it for $50 if I cut out the novocaine."  Man says, "that's better but still too much. Can't we do it any cheaper?"  Dentist says, "I could let my trainee do it for $20 but she has never pulled a tooth before and it would be quite painful."  Man says, "That's great. Schedule my wife for next Tuesday."

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What do you get when you cross a pig and a centipede?  Bacon and legs.

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Picking up this tiny piece of paper would take 2 seconds...But instead, I'm going to run it over 100 times with my vacuum at different angles.

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