I KNOW SO BECAUSE THE CRICKETS TOLD ME SO

Another pleasant late August morning and oh how I love the calmness in the air as summer's hot sweltering days thankfully are beginning to show signs of sliding off into the past. (except for this afternoon's brutal humidity) The mystique of Autumn's colorful days are just around the corner and I know so because the Crickets told me so.  Pheebs and I did half of our half-mile walk this morning and she was glad to get back to the car for a doggy treat that she knows always awaits her.  We dusted up a few country roads and were soon home again just as the air's humidity became too oppressive.  As it turned out, it was also too hot and humid for an afternoon walk......Tomorrow, we have company coming:))  

THESE ARE BUSY LATE AUGUST DAYS FOR AREA FARMERS

 A TRACTOR TOWING A HAY RAKE THAT RAKES UP THE NEWLY MOWN GRASS INTO A HIGHER PILE MAKING IT EASIER FOR A BALING MACHINE TO SWEEP THE GRASS UP INSIDE IT AND TURN THE LOOSE HAY INTO BALES

 LOOKS LIKE THIS FELLA HAS A HANDFUL OF BINDER TWINE

 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT TOWED YELLOW MACHINE DOES

 I THINK IT'S SAFE TO CALL THIS CORN GROWING IN A BEANFIELD.....A CORNY BEANFIELD

  BEANFIELD LEAVES ARE BEGINNING TO TURN YELLOW

Al's Music Box:)) Along The Navajo Trail by the Sons Of The Pioneers is a country song, written by Dick Charles, Larry Markes, and Eddie DeLange in 1945, and first recorded by Dinah Shore in May of 1945.  It was the title song of the 1945 Roy Rogers film Along the Navajo Trail. It was also used in the 1945 film 'Don't Fence Me In' when it was sung by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers.  Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

A LONE AND VERY SAD LITTLE SUNFLOWER IN A FIELD OF BEANS

GROANER'S CORNER:(( - One minute you are young and cool, maybe even a little dangerous, and the next minute you are reading Amazon reviews about birdseed.

- I just found out the neighborhood had a meeting about the crazy person on our block.  It's weird how they didn't invite me.

  

- The way my eyesight is these day don't ever assume I saw you.

- You see, people don't want to hear your opinion.  They want to hear their opinion coming out of your mouth.

- If you wait long enough to cook dinner, everyone will eat cereal.  Follow me for more recipes.

 

- One day I was born.  Then everything bothered me.  And that brings me up to date.

- Imagine my tension between wanting to clean out my closet and the possibility that one day 3 years from now I might want to wear the shirt I hate that's never seen the light of day.

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I DO BELIEVE WE WILL NEVER HAVE A GENERATION LIKE IT AGAIN

I think if today had gone any slower it would have been moving backwards.  But that's alright because Sundays are kinda like that and that's okay with me.  Sunny and warm this morning as Pheebs and I slipped out to our country road walking spot.  We landed some boots and paws on the road but it was a short walk.  I could tell Pheebs was tired but we did enjoy seeing the butterflies, the wildflowers, and the big blue sunny sky all the while being serenaded by a chorus of hidden Crickets on both sides of the road.   From our walking spot, we continued along a few quiet gravel roads soaking up the peaceful rural scenery before heading home.

PHEEBS HEADS BACK TO THE CAR

With humidity building, I didn't even bother with anything outside and contented myself with reading.  I started a new book a few days ago called, The Last Escaper.  I've again gone back to the Second World War for a true real-life experience by author and and former RAF pilot, Peter Tunstall.  I so much enjoy these types of stories from an era that spawned what has been called the Greatest Generation.  After so many years of reading books from this period in time, I am in total agreement about the Greatest Generation and I do believe we will never have another generation like it again. 

Although energetically busy this morning, Kelly had to rest up this afternoon to regain the strength she had used up earlier. 

Al's Music Box:)) Saturday In The Park is a song written by Robert Lamm and recorded by the group Chicago for their 1972 album Chicago V.  It was very successful upon release, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became the band's highest-charting single at the time, helping lift the album to No. 1.  Billboard ranked it as the number 76th song for 1972.  The single was certified Gold by the RIAA, selling over 1,000,000 units in the U.S. alone.  According to fellow Chicago member Walter Parazaider, Lamm was inspired to write the song during the recording of Chicago 111 in New York City on Saturday, July 4, 1970:  Robert came back to the hotel from Central Park very excited after seeing the steel drum players, singers, dancers, and jugglers. I said, 'Man, it's time to put music to this!  However, Lamm recalls the story differently, as he told Billboard magazine:  It was written as I was looking at footage from a film I shot in Central Park, over a couple of years, back in the early ‘70s. I shot this film and somewhere down the line I edited it into some kind of a narrative, and as I watched the film I jotted down some ideas based on what I was seeing and had experienced. And it was really kind of that peace and love thing that happened in Central Park and in many parks all over the world, perhaps on a Saturday, where people just relax and enjoy each other’s presence, and the activities we observe and the feelings we get from feeling a part of a day like that.  Record World called it "a medium-paced rocker with an appropriately summery feel" and with "crisp, tight instrumental arrangements".

GROANER'S CORNER:(( El Nino storms are affecting trade with Asian countries. A freighter bound for Long Beach Calif. with a cargo of yo-yos got caught in a particularly violent storm. It sank 65 times.

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Magic Johnson signed a deal with Starbucks to open new coffee shops in inner-city neighborhoods. Just what the poor needed - a good $3 cup of coffee.

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- A husband and wife are in church. The preacher notices that the husband has fallen asleep and says to the wife, “Wake your husband up!” The wife answers, “You're the one who made him fall asleep, you wake him up!”

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A lonely frog, desperate for any form of company telephoned the Psychic Hotline to find out what his future has in store.  His Personal Psychic Advisor advises him, “You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you.”  The frog is thrilled and says, “This is great! Where will I meet her, at work, at a party?”……………”No” says the psychic, “in a Biology class.”

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AUNT JEAN IS FINALLY IN HER NEW ROOM:))))

 AUNT JEAN IS IN HER NEW ROOM:))))

It was a nice Saturday morning to be out and about.  Not too hot, not too cold.  Cool and warm always works for me.  Pheebs and I took a drive around our Park before heading out this morning.

 I DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE LOG PILES ARE EATING AT OUR PARK'S RECYCLE AREA BUT THEY SURE ARE GROWING FAST

 A LAZY SATURDAY MORNING FOR THESE PARK RESIDENTS

Slipping into Bayfield for a drive around the harbor and beach area we followed that up with a cruise along Bayfield's main street.  From there we slipped out southeast of the village to the Linwood Wildlife area, parked the car, and got our legs out for a walk.  It was mainly cloudy but skies were quickly clearing.  It is always so quiet and peaceful at this spot.  Never once over the years have we ever encountered another humanoid here.  Is it any wonder it's one of our favorite spots for a short serene walk.  

 A LATE MORNING START FOR THIS BAYFIELD TUG MANEUVERING IN THE BAYFIELD RIVER

 HEADING OUT FOR LAKE HURON'S CALM WATERS

 OUT FOR A MORNING JAUNT ON THE RIVER

 IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR FOR THESE KINDS OF SIGNS

 HOSING DOWN THE BOAT DECK

 A LONE PICNIC TABLE ON BAYFIELD'S BEACH AWAITS A FAMILY OF BEACH LOVING PICNICKERS

 MORNING COFFEE ON BAYFIELD'S MAIN STREET

Home again, I did some outside puttering making a point to stay in the shade and not move too fast or do anything strenuous because of the building humidity.  I used the leaf blower to blow tree debris and droppings off the front porch and deck and I raked up some pine needles in the backyard.  With that done, and feeling tired, I headed inside.  

 I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH SUBIE'S NEW TIRES SO FAR

This weekend was the Zurich Bean Festival and that always means one thing in this world of mine.  Craig Wilker, a long-time hometown (Tavistock) friend of mine would be dropping around for his annual visit.  Craig likes to head over from Kitchener to Zurich and stock up on a load of beans each year.  There are a few other Tavistockians in this area so Craig makes his rounds to see everyone.  One of the other Tavistock lads is Ken Seyler who for years with his wife Arlene, owned and operated Zurichs main grocery store and Supermarket.  Craig and I generally reminisce about old times and catch up with all the latest happenings in our lives.  Both Craig and I a few years back, were battling prostrate cancer at about the same time.  His treatment, as well as mine, was successful so we always compare notes on how we're doing.

 AT THE LINWOOD WILDLIFE AREA

 PHEEBS MAKES HER WAY UP A SLIGHT GRADE

 APPLE LANE

 THIS PATH LEADS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER'S FARM

Kelly's weight continues to drop and she weighed in this morning at one hundred pounds.  Tiredness has been bothering her as well as the itching.  I don't know how she does it some days but she does it...one day at a time.  Her next hospital appointment at London's University Hospital will be Sept. 6th for an endoscopy followed four days later by another stress test and a general meeting about her liver condition, treatment, and possible liver transplant.

 CLEARING SKIES OVER A CORNFIELD

 ACRES AND ACRES OF CORN STALKS

 PASSED THIS GROUP OF BICYCLERS ON OUR WAY HOME THIS MORNING

Talked to a happy Aunt Jean last night as she relaxed in her brand-new bigger and more spacious room.  With the help of Sunnyside Village staff she moved in last Tuesday and is the room's first official occupant.  The following day her good friends Pat and Debbie were there to help her with the smaller things.  Needless to say, she is quite pleased with her new digs.  Her appetite has returned to normal and she was off to play Bingo this morning at eleven.  Friends of Aunt Jean's (Joanne & Dave) also came over to help with relocating some furniture and hang some pictures for her yesterday and Joanne took some pictures which I have included.  A big thanks to Joanne for sending us the photos.  And, a side note...When we twice visited Jean in Florida a few years ago with our big Class A Motorhome it was at Joanne and Dave's place that we stayed.  They generously let us park the Big E out behind their modern barn.  Dave even quickly hustled us up a 50 amp electrical service so that we could run our rig's air conditioner.  Pretty darn nice folks I'd say and they have been so helpful and caring with Jean:))      

 JEAN IN HER FAVORITE GLIDER CHAIR

 SHE EVEN GOT A BIGGER TELEVISION IN THE DEAL AND THAT AUTOMATIC RECLINER ON THE LEFT

 SHE REALLY LIKES THE BROWN WALL TILES IN HER NEW SHOWER

 JEAN'S GOOD FRIEND JOANNE

 AND HER GOOD FRIEND DAVE 

Al's Music Box:)) Incense and Peppermints is a 1967 song by the American psychedelic rock Strawberry Alarm Clock. The song is officially credited as having been written by John S. Carter and Tim Gilbert, although it was based on an instrumental idea by band members Mark Weitz and Ed King.  It was released as a single in May 1967 by Uni Records. The song was featured in the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and the television series Daisy    Jones and the Six. During the recording sessions for "Incense and Peppermints," the band members expressed a dislike for the song's lyrics, which John S. Carter had written using a rhyming dictionary so the lead vocals were sung by a friend of the band, Greg Munford, who was present at the recording session. The regular vocalists in the band were relegated to providing background and harmony vocals on the record.  Band members Mark Weitz and Ed King were both denied songwriting credits by producer Frank Slay despite the fact that they contributed to the song.  The songwriting credits instead went to Carter and his songwriting partner Tim Gilbert, despite the latter not participating in the song's writing. King would go on to greater fame as a member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.  The single earned a gold disc from the RIAA on December 7 for sales of one million copies.

 THERE'S AUNT JEAN WAVING...'THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THINKING OF ME'

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A few signs your Amish teen is in trouble...

- Sometimes stays in bed until after 5 a.m.

- His name is Jebediah, but he goes by 'Jeb Daddy.'

- Uses slang expression, 'Talk to the hand, 'cause the beard ain't listening.'

- Was recently pulled over for driving under the influence of cottage cheese.

- He's wearing his big black hat backward.

- You come upon his secret stash of colored socks.

- Defiantly says, 'If I had a radio, I'd listen to rap.'
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- Why do people in Beijing smoke so many cigarettes?  To get a breath of filtered air​​.

- A sales guy rings the doorbell on a house, and the door is opened by a 12-year-old holding a glass of cognac and smoking a cigar.  The sales guy is stunned and asks,  "Is your dad home?"  The kid replies,  "What do you think?"

- I want to open a Christian tobacco store.  I'm going to call it Holy Smokes.

- My best friend tried to hide his drug dealing through a fake tobacco company and glass manufacturer.  It was all just smoke and mirrors.

- What’s another name for time off from work to have a smoke?  Taking a coughy break​ ​.
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A lady in the pet shop asks about buying a goldfish.  The salesperson asked if she needed an aquarium.  Her reply, 'I don't care what sign it is.'

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Mr Jones had a leak in the roof over his dining room, so he called a repairman to take a look at it. "When did you first notice the leak?" the repairman inquired.  Mr. Jones scowled. "Last night, when it took me two hours to finish my soup!"

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A father and son went fishing one day. While they were out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?  The father replied, "Don't rightly know son." A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, "How do fish breath underwater?"  Once again the father replied, "Don't rightly know son." A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"  Again, the father repied. "Don't rightly know son." Finally, the boy asked his father, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"  The father replied, "Of course not, if you don't ask questions, you never learn nothin'."

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