I FIGURE I STILL HAVE A FEW GOOD PROJECTS LEFT IN ME

 LAST NIGHT'S FULL MOON

Just me in the Subaru last night at 8:45 slowly cruising along with the front windows down and the Moonroof open.  Soothing ambient music wafting out of the stereo and vanishing into the darkness around me.  Looking straight up I could see a few stars in the bright Moonlit sky.  I was on my way to the spot in the countryside where Pheebs and I sometimes do our morning walks.  I had heard there was to be a partial lunar eclipse so I was off to have myself a look.  The Moon was full but my timing was off.  I was early by one hour.  No problem, I set up my camera and reclining lawn chair on the road, hauled out my Celestron 15x70 binoculars and flew my eyeballs up to the Moon for a while.  About 9:45 I began to see a darkening on the top left corner of the Moon and cracked off a few more shots.  The eclipse wasn't a biggy but like they said, it was just a partial one.  But that's okay because it was so nice to be stretched out in the gravity chair staring straight up to the few faint stars I could see.  Many thoughts ran through my mind with one of them being maybe I should trade in my days for nights.  You know, sleep all day and wander around all night.  Not too realistic of course, but who knows.....maybe someday.  At this time of year, the nights cool right down just like a desert night, and the air at this latitude is heavy with moisture.  Despite being dressed warm it wasn't long before I could feel the cool damp night air settling in on me.  Packed up my stuff including me, and headed for home. Unlike my windows down drive out into the countryside earlier, I had to have the windows up with a touch of heat keeping me toasty on the way home.  I had been out there in the moonlight an hour and a half.  I like when that happens.

 I USED MY NIKON CP900 WITH ITS BUILT IN 2000mm LENS FOR ALL THESE NIGHT PHOTOS

 THE ONLY SCARY THING I SAW WAS ME....NOTHING NEW THERE EH

 AN OUT OF FOCUS PHOTO BUT IT GIVES YOU THE IDEA

 IN THIS PHOTO YOU CAN SEE THE PARTIAL ECLIPSE TAKING PLACE AT THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE MOON

On yet another fine September morning, Pheebs and I headed off to dust up a few more country roads southeast of Bayfield.  We repeated a route that we had taken last week, with a stop at the Linwood Wildlife area again.  It's a favorite short walk of ours alongside a hedgerow.  Pheebs lagged behind a wee bit but that was okay because she was busy smelling all the new and exciting spots along the way.

DUSTING UP ANOTHER COUNTRY ROAD

 HANGING OUT UNDER A BIG OLD BROKEN DOWN TREE

 THIS LITTLE CHAP WAS TRYING TO KEEP HIMSELF OUT OF SIGHT

 THIS FELLOW WENT BY US SO FAST HE ALMOST BLEW SUBIE'S DOORS OFF

 I THINK HE'S HEADING FOR A FIELD TO SPREAD A LITTLE 'GOOD CHEER' AROUND

Heading home through Bayfield we stopped at the car wash.  Probably the first time since last Spring.  I was anxious to get all the old dust and grime off the car so that I can load it up with some new dust and grime tomorrow.  From the carwash, we stopped at the Porter's Hill Wild Birdseed Company and picked up three twenty-pound bags of birdseed.  Now that the Grackle gang has flocked off to wherever it is Grackle gangs flock off too, our usual cast of bird characters are flying in once more and our front yard is getting busier.  Plus, I have to keep enough birdseed on hand to keep the squirrels coming back to totally and completely antagonize me over the coming months. 

 AT THE CARWASH

LOTS OF BIRDFEEDERS AT THE PORTER'S HILL WILD BIRDSEED COMPANY

 EVERY TIME I PICK UP BIRDSEED I ALWAYS FORGET TO ASK STEVE WHAT KIND OF TREE THIS IS IN HIS FRONT YARD

Aside from cutting some grass and waiting around to see if yesterday's grass was growing yet, I didn't really get much accomplished today.  Looking forward to next week when cooler weather moves in and cools the air down.  Might be a good time to get started on our front yard pond revamp project.  That one is going to be a toughie with a lot of bending and lifting.  That's okay because I figure I still have a few good projects left in me before my ship finally rolls over and sinks to the bottom.

 THIS MORNING AT THE LINWOOD WILDLIFE AREA

 GOLDENROD IN THE HEDGEROW

 THIS THISTLE HAS GONE TO SEED

A Blast From Our Past:(( Six years ago on September 18th, I wrote this post. We Traveled Farther On Water Today Than We Did On Land

Al's Music Box:)) The Wabash Cannonball by Hank Snow.  "The Great Rock Island Route", popularized as "Wabash Cannonball" and also known by various other titles, is a 19th-century American folk song that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of a fictional train, the Wabash Cannonball Express, as it travels on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The song has become a country music and marching band staple. The only train to actually bear the name was created in response to the song's popularity with the Wabash Railroad renaming its daytime express service between Detroit and St. Louis the Wabash Cannon Ball from 1949 until its discontinuation in 1971 during the formation of Amtrak.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A 17-year-old boy, who works part-time at Pizza Hut, pulls up to his house in a stunning Porsche.  His parents are immediately suspicious, knowing there's no way his after-school job could have paid for such an expensive car. "Where did you get that car?" they shout, astonished.  "I bought it today," the boy replies calmly.  "With what money?" his mom demands. "We know how much a Porsche costs, and there's no way you can afford it!"  The boy shrugs. "It’s used, and I got a great deal. I only paid $20 for it."  His parents are even more shocked. "Who would sell a Porsche for $20?!"  "The woman up the street," the boy explains. "She just moved in. I delivered a pizza to her, and she offered to sell me the Porsche for $20."  Baffled, his parents rush to the neighbor’s house, ready for an explanation. They find her calmly planting flowers in her yard. "I'm the father of the boy you sold a Porsche to for $20," the dad says. "We need to know why you sold it so cheap!"  The woman, without looking up, responds, "I got a call from my husband this morning. I thought he was on a business trip in Florida, but it turns out he ran off to Hawaii with his secretary and doesn't plan on coming back."  The boy's mom, still confused, asks, "But what does that have to do with selling our son a Porsche for $20?"  With a satisfied smile, the woman replies, "My husband told me to sell his new Porsche and send him the money—so I did."

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- I don't trip, I do random gravity checks. 

- Losing weight doesn't seem to be working for me, so from now I'm going to concentrate on getting taller.

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Patient to his doctor: "I have forgotten so many things lately, and it’s getting worse. What can I do?"
Doctor: "Yes, this is a known illness, unfortunately it has no cure. On that note, I'd like to remind you about the $800  you owe me."
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If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went.....Will Rogers

ANTIBIOTICS FOR KELLY AND BLOODWORK FOR ME

 GODERICH'S LIGHTHOUSE

With my semi-annual Diabetes check-up next week I had to slip up to the  Dynacare Lab in Goderich this morning to have blood work done.  I don't take Pheebs along whenever I have appointments because one never knows how long the appointment could be backed up and I don't want her sitting in the car.  Need I say it was another beautiful sunny September morning:))

 IN YESTERDAY'S POST I MENTIONED ABOUT THE BEAN HARVEST BEING JUST AROUND THE CORNER...WELL, IT WAS A SHORT CORNER BECAUSE I SAW THIS FELLA HARVESTING HIS BEANS THIS MORNING

Following my bloodwork at Dynacare, I headed to Tim Hortons for a coffee to go then took myself for a little drive down to the north harbor and then back around to the south harbor.  Snapped a few pics along the way.  A quick stop at the Canadian Tire store for some grass seed and home I went.  

 THE GODERICH SALT MINE TOP LEFT

 I DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD BOAT CRUISES IN GODERICH

 MORNING FISHERMEN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE GODERICH HARBOR

 NOT ALL THE BOYS WERE FISHING THOUGH, SOME WERE HERE AT THE NEARBY MAITLAND GOLF COURSE

"HEY BILL, IS THAT THE WATUSI YOUR DOING OVER THERE"

 "SHUSH UP MARV, I'M WORKING ON SOME NEW MOVES"

 OKAY, I'M GONNA GET SERIOUS NOW

Reworked the ground up in front of the sunroom near the birdfeeder, raked out the driveway, and painted a piece of plywood that will sit atop the bird station pole with a metal bird feeder sitting atop it.  And, I finished up my grass re-seeding project in front of the sunroom.  My part is done and now it's up to the grass seed to grow me some grass.  

 THE GRASS SEED IS IN

Due to an unforeseen medical problem that suddenly cropped up Kelly was able to get a hold of her Nurse Practitioner in Goderich and arrange a 2:30 appointment this afternoon.  She insisted she didn't need me to drive her there so off she went.  Home a few hours later, she is now on antibiotics.

Al's Music Box:)) Rip It Up is a rock and roll song written by Robert Blackwell and John Marascalco. In June 1956, Specialty Records released it as a single by Little Richard.  In 1956, Bill  Haley & His Comets released a version of the song which reached number 25 on the Hot 100, and number four in the UK Singles Chart.  Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band formed in 1947 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group recorded nine Top 20 singles, one of which was number one and three that were Top Ten. The single "Rock Around the Clock" was the best-selling rock single in the history of the genre and maintained that position for several years.  Band leader Bill Haley had previously been a Western swing performer; after recording a rockabilly version of Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm's "Rocket 88', one of the first rock and roll recordings, Haley changed his band's musical direction to rock music. They went on to record hit versions of "Shake, Rattle, & Roll", the aforementioned "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", and "Rip It Up".

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Some friars needed to raise more money for books for the school, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds.  Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good brothers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him.  So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop.  Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that "Only Hugh can prevent florist friars."

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A grocer put up a sign that read "Eggplants, 25 cents each — three for a dollar."  All day long, customers came in exclaiming: "Don't be ridiculous! I should get four for a dollar!"  Meekly the grocer agreed and packaged four eggplants. The tailor next door had been watching these antics and finally asked the grocer, "Aren't you going to fix the mistake on your sign?"  "What mistake?" the grocer asked. "Before I put up that sign no one ever bought more than one eggplant."

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Two rednecks are walking down different ends of a street toward each other, and one is carrying a sack. When they meet, one says, "Hey Tommy Ray, what'cha got in th' bag?"  "Jus' some chickens."  "If I guesses how many they are, can I have one?"  "Shoot, ya guesses right and I'll give you both of them."  "OK. Umm... five?"

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'I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' --- Abraham Lincoln