WE DUSTED UP A FEW COUNTRY ROADS

 WHILE WORKING ON MY FRONT YARD PROJECT TODAY I HAD SOME AMPHIBIOUS SUPERVISION KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON ME

I know I sound like an old broken record every day talking about our marvelous September weather but it simply just about overshadows everything else.  Day-long sunshine, perfect temperatures in the mornings, late afternoons, evenings, and overnight. 

 THESE ARE MARVELOUS WEATHER MORNINGS

 TOUCHES OF COLOR

BEANS CONTINUE TO RIPEN

Pheebs and I headed off to our country road walking spot but she wasn't too interested in a walk so we didn't go very far.  It was nice to see a few butterflies including Monarchs flitting around us but I was disappointed not hear any Crickets.  We dusted up a few country roads and came home.

 JUST LOVE CRUISING ALONG SLOW ON THE COUNTRY ROADS EVERY MORNING

 A MONTH FROM NOW THE CORN HARVEST WILL BE DRAWING NEAR

 FOR SOME TYPES OF BEANS THE ANNUAL BEAN HARVEST IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

Before the early afternoon's humidity drove me inside, I was able to cut down and cut up a couple small overgrown backyard Sumac trees.  I was also able to get a little more done on my front yard project in front of the sunroom.  I have a birdseed feeder hanging there and it's always a big mess of birdseed husks on the ground.  Squirrel, Chipmunk, and bird traffic on the ground is heavy enough at times to make it difficult for grass to grow.  I had covered this area with stone dust in the Spring but have decided to change things again.  I took out the stone dust, worked up the ground, and put a large concrete patio slab directly under the feeder.  I will next plant grass seed around the slab and hopefully return the area to grass again.  Well, that's the plan anyway.    

Al's Music Box:)) Rockin' Robin is a song written by Leon Rene' under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas, and recorded by American singer Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's biggest hit single, becoming a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent one week at the top of the R&B sales chart.  Michael Jackson recorded his own version of the song in 1972, which also achieved success.  AND...seeing how last night's Michael Buble' version of 'Put Your Head On My Shoulder' didn't go over so well, here is Paul Anka himself singing his very own song.  Put Your Head On My Shoulder

 AN ANGELHAIR COBWEB ON THE EAST SIDE OF OUR FRONT PORCH

GROANER'S CORNER:(( At the police station, Bubba explained to the police officer why his cousins shot him.  "Well," Bubba began, "We wuz havin' a good time drinking, when my cousin Ray picked up his shotgun and said, 'Hey, der ya fellows wanna go hunting?'"  "And then what happened?" the officer interrupted.  "From what I remember," Bubba said, "I stood up and said, 'Sure, I'm game.'"

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- Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say, "Close enough!"

- People who think they know everything upset those of us who do.

 - I'm a multitasker.  I can listen, ignore, and forget all at the same time!

- “Doctor, you told me I have a month to live and then you sent me a bill for $1,000! I can’t pay that before the end of the month!”  “Okay, you have six months to live.”

- "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I Do," is the longest sentence?
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Bill was 26 over par by the eighth hole; he had landed a fleet of golf balls in the water hazard, and dug himself into a trench fighting his way out of the rough. When his caddy coughed during a 12-inch putt, Bill exploded.  "You've got to be the worst caddy in the world!" he screamed.  "I doubt it," replied the caddy. "That would be too much of a coincidence."

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GROOVY:))

TOOK THIS PHOTO OF OUR FRONT YARD SUMAC TREES FROM MY COMPUTER CHAIR THIS AFTERNOON 

Needing to pick up a prescription at the Walmart Pharmacy, Pheebs and I headed off to Goderich this morning under pleasantly cool sunny skies.  Not a breeze stirring.  Lake Huron waters were calm with people on the beach, in the water, and strolling the boardwalk........ Groovy:))

 A SUNDAY MORNING PADDLE WITH DAD

 YOU CAN'T KEEP A BEACH BOY AWAY FROM THE BEACH

 A GREAT SEPTEMBER MORNING FOR A PICNIC AT THE BEACH

 IN 1986 I HAD A VW VAN IDENTICAL TO THIS AND TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE ONE DAY TO CANADA'S EAST COAST AND BACK (PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CAPE BRETON, PEGGY'S COVE, LUNENBURG, ETC)

 IN 1988 I HAD A PONTIAC FIREBIRD LIKE THIS INCLUDING COLOR....OH MY, MORE MEMORIES

Too hot for me to be outside doing anything this afternoon so....... 

 A GROUP OF SHEEP ON OUR WAY TO GODERICH THIS MORNING

 IN GROUPS OF THREE ON A HILLSIDE

A Blast From Our Past:)) Is It Upside Down Or Downside Up

Al's Music Box:)) Put Your Head On My Shoulder by Michael Buble' was first recorded by its writer, Paul Anka.  Michael Steven Bublé (boo-blay) born September 9, 1975 is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in Burnaby, British Columbia, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songbook. Bublé has sold over 75 million records worldwide, and won numerous awards, including five Grammy Awards and fifteen Juno Awards.

 AN OLD FARM GATE

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know if any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved.  The boys’ mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually. The mother sent the 8 year old in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon. The preacher, a huge man with a deep booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Do you know where God is, son?" The boy’s mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open. So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!" Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face and bellowed, “Where is God?!" The boy screamed & bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked "What happened?"  The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time!" "GOD is missing, and they think WE did it!"

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- My wife asked me for something that goes 0 to 200 in 2 seconds for her birthday.  Apparently, she wasn’t asking for a scale.

- In real life, I can assure you there is no such thing as algebra!!

- If you haven't grown up by 50 you don't have to.

- For once I would just like to spiral into control.

Q: What do you get if you cross the Atlantic with the Titanic?
A: About halfway.

-  How do those dead bugs get into those closed light fixtures?

- If at first you don't succeed, shouldn't you try doing it like your wife told you to do it in the first place?

- Fast is fine but accuracy is everything....Wyatt Erp

- Remember, sharks only eat wet people.

- Is it true that the only difference between a yard sale and a trash pickup is how close to the road the stuff is placed?

- If you fall I will be there......The Floor

- Life is like looking for your phone.  Most of the time it's in your hands.

- Sign at a Paint Store...'Men Choosing Paint Must Have A Note From Wife'.

- Go ahead, put that Christmas Tree up....Nothing makes much sense anymore anyway.

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HEADED OUTSIDE AND DODGED FROM SHRUB TO SHRUB TO THE CARPORT

 A FEW BIRD PHOTOS TODAY

Richard's turn to drive this morning for our semi-monthly country road coffee and muffins tour.  Our beautiful September weather is still holding so it was a nice cruise through the scenic rural landscape of Huron County as we talked about things probably only two aging Seniors would think enough about to talk about.  Our travels took us southeast of Bayfield.

 'HEY...I'M NOT A BIRD!!

As of late, the bird population in our front yard has finally been picking up again.  Summer's hordes of Grackles have flown the coop for the year so the Blue Jays, Cardinals, Morning Doves, Grosbeaks, Goldfinches, Woodpeckers, Chickadees,  Nuthatches, and a couple old Crows are finally flying in again.  Nice to see the gang coming back.  Geeezzzz, I missed you guys.  Oh, and I saw two Chipmunks in the front yard today also.  I have my fingers crossed that the black and white stray cat doesn't return to our yard and kill them too.  

Home before noon I tried to talk myself into heading outside to resume my late summer yardwork.  Guess I'm a good salesman sometimes because before I knew it was out in the backyard cutting down a bunch of vines with the electric hedge trimmer.  That lasted about 40 minutes before I was back inside with my sticky shirt off and my fan on high blowing cooler air at me.  At one point I realized I had left my smaller camera in the car so rather than put my shirt on to slip outside to the carport to retrieve it, I carefully peered out the door to make sure the coast was clear....it was.  Quickly, I then headed outside and dodged from shrub to shrub to the carport and nabbed the camera.  Using the same shrubs, I quickly beat a hasty retreat back into the house before being seen.  Things can spread fast here in our Park, and the sighting of a half-naked man running around near the east end of Sugar Maple Drive would not have been a good thing!!     

Earlier this past week I met with my good buddy Jim in a Seaforth Ontario Park for coffee.  What I forgot to mention is that Jim also writes a post most every day and you can find him on my sidebar under the title Lifetime Sentences.  Jim has a long background in Journalism, he's a great writer with a clever sense of humor and an unlimited imagination to back it up.  His posts will often leave you with a smile on your face, a frown in your coffee, or a host of question marks in your mind.  He does it intentionally, he does it well, he stimulates your thinking, and he peaks your curiosity enough to come back for more:)) 

A Blast From Our Past:)) Ode To My Coffee Cup  I wrote this post on September 14th, 2008 and it concerns a coffee cup and my memories of that coffee cup which was a part of my life for two years.  It's about the day we met on December 22nd, 2006 in an Apache Trading Post near the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.  It briefly tells about our Southwest Travels, and the day it all ended with a crash in September of 2008 in our backyard here in Bayfield, Ontario Canada:((

Al's Music Box:)) Listen To The Music is a song by American rock band the Doobie Brothers, released on their second album, Toulouse Street (1972). The song was their first major hit. It was written by Tom Johnston.  Johnston described the motivation for the song as a call for world peace: "The chord structure of it made me think of something positive, so the lyrics that came out of that were based on this utopian idea that if the leaders of the world got together on some grassy hill somewhere and either smoked enough dope or just sat down and just listened to the music and forgot about all this other bullshit, the world would be a much better place. It was very utopian and very unrealistic (laughs). It seemed like a good idea at the time."  The studio recording used both a banjo and a prominent flanging effect, audible from the bridge until the fadeout. When released as a single by Warner Bros. Records, the song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1972.  The commercial success of "Listen to the Music" helped the album Toulouse Street rise on the charts. The song remains a staple of adult contemporary and classic rock radio. The band also uses it as an encore song during live shows. Patrick Simmons, the second guitarist and vocalist in the group, sings the bridge of the song.  Upon the release of the single, Cash Box said that it's "the group's mellowest rockin' mood yet.  Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated "Listen to the Music" as the Doobie Brothers fourth-greatest song, praising the smooth, "soft, shuffling rhythm" and Johnston's vocal performance. The staff of Billboard rated it even higher, considering it the Doobie Brothers' best song, saying that it "ranks high in the pantheon of rock n’ roll feel-good hits" and should "get your foot tapping and bring a bit of a smile to your face."  In June 2020, four members of the band released an acoustic version of the song on YouTube, with each performing from his home during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The recording included a more prominent banjo part, but no lead electric guitar or drums. At the end of the recording, lead singer Tom Johnston noted that it was a benefit performance, of sorts, for Feeding America, and gave the organization's URL, encouraging fans to donate.  

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A kindergartner was practicing spelling with magnetic letters on the refrigerator: cat, dog, dad, and mom had been proudly displayed for all to see.  One morning while getting ready for the day, he bounded into the room with his arms outstretched. In his hands were three magnetic letters: G-O-D.  "Look what I spelled, Mom!" with a proud smile on his face.  "That's wonderful!" his mom praised him. "Now go put them on the fridge so Dad can see when he gets home tonight."  The mom happily thought that her son's religious education was certainly having an impact.  Just then, a little voice called from the kitchen: "Mom? How do you spell 'zilla'?"

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My son wanted to know what it was like to be a parent.  So I woke him at 2am to tell him my sock came off.
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"To do is to be..." -- Descartes.
"To be is to do..." -- Sartre.
"Do be do be do..." – Sinatra!

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Man walks into an ancient Greek tailors with a pair of ripped trousers.  Tailor says, "Euripides?"  Man says, "Yeah. Eumenides?"

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English lesson…
Tsunami
T is silent
Psychology
P is silent
Knife
K is silent
Honest
H is silent
Wife
Husband is silent

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I did my first nude painting yesterday.
The neighbors weren't happy but the front door looks great!

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