BILLY BOP McGUMBLE AND CHARLIE O McSTUMBLE

YOU DON’T SUPPOSE I’M RUSHING AUTUMN A WEE BIT DO YOU:))

Ever make up your own words while listening to music.  Like different words to familiar old songs.  Happens to me a lot and I've been doing it for years.  Not having the best vocabulary I don't try to improve on a songwriter's words but I will often hear words in a song that I switch out for similar sounding words.  I was reminded of this earlier today while listening to Frank Sinatra singing, 'Love Is Here To Stay'.  Now my words have nothing to do with the context of the song whatsoever and when Frank sings, "In time the Rockies may crumble Gibraltar may tumble" I always substitute the words, ,Billy Bop McGumble And Charlie O McStumble'.  I know it don't make no good darn sense but it's just the way my mind often plays with words in a humorous way.

REFLECTIONS IN A COUNTRY STREAM

DESPITE OUR DRY CONDITIONS IT’S NICE TO SEE A FEW CREEKS STILL RUNNING WELL

  

Needing a couple more bags of Cedar Mulch Pheebs and I had an actual destination for our meanderings this morning.  Under a clear blue sunny sky with wondrous cool temperatures we first headed north to Goderich.  A quick swing through McDonald's for a Seniors coffee and carrot muffin and minutes later we were down on the south side of the harbor.  Two big Lake Freighters loading in two separate locations.  One for salt and one for grains with the Manitoulin loading salt and the Michipicoten probably loading grains and in particular maybe recently harvested local wheat.

THE MANITOULIN AT THE SIFTO SALT MINE DOCK

AFT SECTION OF THE MICHIPICOTEN

IT’S QUITE A MOSSMAGATOR MAZE OF STEEL ALONG THE GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK

Headed north out of Goderich about a mile then swung Libby's nose to the east in the direction of Ben Miller.  A few photos along the way as we made our way towards Londesborough where we pulled into the Gray Haven Garden center again.  Loaded up 3 bags of mulch and headed for home.  The morning was rapidly heating up and I wanted to get back before the tires melted off the Jeep.  And that was about it for my day again.  Too yukky icky sticky to be attempting anything outside.   Weather people are now saying this miserable hot steamy weather is going to last on into September.  What a downer!!  It is so dry here even the dust is spittin dust.

GLAD I DON’T OWN THAT HOUSE UP THERE ON THE HILL BECAUSE THEN I WOULD HAVE TO CUT ALL THIS GRASS AND GRASS CUTTING IS NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO ANYMORE

I THINK THIS OLD HAY WAGON HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS

QUITE A CONTRAST IN FARM MACHINERY BETWEEN PHOTO ABOVE AND PHOTOT BELOW

A CLUSTER OF COWS ABOVE AND A CLUSTER OF SHEEP BELOW

A RURAL DOUBLE CLUSTER

‘HEY WATCH WHERE YA STICK THAT NOSE EH’

Noticed a spike in my daily stat numbers this morning and I have to thank Jim over at Lifetime Sentences and the Furry Gnome at Seasons in the Valley for mentioning the Bayfield Bunch in their posts yesterday.  Thanks guys much appreciated and that tells me both your blogs are gaining readership and doing great.  Good stuff and keep up the good work:))

NORTH OF CLINTON THIS IS KNOWN AS ‘BALLS BRIDGE’

A YEAR AGO THERE WERE A LOT OF INUKSHUKS ALONG GODERICH’S BEACH BUT THEY ARE ALL GONE NOW AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN FINDING THERE WAY OUT HERE JUST SOUTH OF BALLS BRIDGE ON THE MAITLAND RIVER

LOOK CLOSELY, IN THIS PHOTO THERE ARE 6 INUKSHUKS, 1 CANADA GOOSE AND 2 PEOPLE FISHING

THERE’S THE GOOSE ALONG WITH 1 INUKSHUK

AND HERE’S A COUPLE TELEPHOTO SHOTS OF THE 2 PEOPLE FISHING

A SPIDER WEB ON THE BRIDGE H OLDS THESE HAPLESS WINGED BUGS

FISHERMEN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE

It’s been nearly a year and a half since we bought our 2007 Jeep Liberty and I still am sure liking it.  It’s everything our 06 2 door Wrangler was and more.  We never had A/C in the Wrangler but we’re sure loving it in the Liberty.  Four power windows instead of 2 manually cranked windows sure is a big plus and how much easier now juggling a cup of coffee with a carrot muffin and 2 DSLR cameras with an automatic transmission as opposed to a 6 speed manual tranny.  And how much smoother the ride with Libby’s larger tires and longer wheelbase.  More torque and high end speed in the Liberty as well.  And then there is all the extra added room in the back plus a better sound system.  Although Libby is longer than Jeepers it is still narrow enough to fit down all those desert jeep roads and trails we like to drive on.  Libby has taken us everywhere Jeepers did and I have absolutely no regrets about buying our Jeep Liberty……well except one.  Those damn ‘rolling locks’!!!  I have to manually flick an unlock switch on the driver’s door every single solitary time I get out of the Jeep or else it locks the passenger door plus 2 back doors and the back hatch.  Every time!!!! !!@#%&**#!!

BALLS BRIDGE UPPER LEFT AND GRAY HAVEN GARDENS BOTTOM RIGHT WEST OF LONDESBOROUGH

Just think, in less that a month from now we will be on the other side of 2016’s Labor Day week-end which will be just 4 short weeks away from Thanksgiving here in Canada.  And then a week or two after that…….we’re gone:))))))))

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Two old guys, Abe and Sol, are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball, like they do every day. Abe turns to Sol and says, "Do you think there's baseball in heaven?"  Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I dunno. But let's make a deal: if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if there's baseball in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same."  They shake on it and sadly, a few months  later, poor Abe passes on. One day soon afterward, Sol is sitting there feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice whisper, "Sol... Sol..."  Sol responds, "Abe! Is that you?"  "Yes it is, Sol," whispers Abe's ghost. Sol, still amazed, asks, "So, is there baseball in  heaven?"  "Well," says Abe, "I've got good news and bad news."  "Gimme the good news first," says Sol.  Abe says, "Well... there is baseball in heaven."  Sol says, "That's great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that!?"  Abe sighs and whispers, "You're pitching on Friday."

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Wife: "There's trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor." Husband: "Water in the carburetor? That's ridiculous." Wife: "I tell you the car has water in the carburetor."
Husband: "You don't even know what a carburetor is. I'll check it out. Where's the car?"
Wife: "In the pool."

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What is the difference between God and a brain surgeon? God doesn't think he's a doctor.

AUGUST 9TH WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY AT OUR HOUSE 5 YEARS AGO:))))))

I’M NOT UP ON MY BUTTERFLYS BUT I THINK THIS IS A TYPE OF SWALLOWTAIL

At 53F first thing this morning I had a long sleeve flannel shirt over top my short sleeve shirt when I headed outside.  Energized by the cooler air I was able to effortlessly slip into work mode first hooking up our utility trailer then loading up 2 large loads of accumulated yard waste for our recycle area.  Rototilled up another tough root bound area out front in preparation for planting more bush cedars, day lilies and hostas.  Luckily the heat and humidity held off for a few hours but by 11 it was too much again and I had to retreat inside the house and throw myself into the shower.  Checking the weeks weather I see our refreshing cool spell was only temporary with daytime temps heading back into the upper 80's.  Got way too hot and humid for me again this afternoon so I had no choice but to stay inside close to my fans and A/C.

I THINK THIS WAS ALSO A TYPE OF SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY BESIDE OUR GARDEN HOSE

I BELIEVE THESE TO BE CABBAGE BUTTERFLYS

It was 5 years ago August 9th we first met our fabulous Pheebe and only hours after meeting her she was all ours:)))) HI EVERYBODY......MY NAME IS EVE  Eve was short for Evelyn so we weren’t long in re-naming her Pheebe commonly referred to now as Pheebs.  My 2 main nicknames for Pheebs are, ‘Spoogers’ and ‘Bugs’.  I often refer to her as ‘Hey You’ and ‘Rascal’ as well.  She is just the sweetest little girl and we love her sooooooo much:))

Don’t know if you are able to follow our blog any more Retired Rod but if so we at the Bayfield Bunch just wanted to say Hello and wish you all the best in your recovery.  Still thinking about you and all of us out here in RV Blogland will forever remember your Roomba post from March 4th 2014:)))))))

THERE ARE 5 BUTTERFLYS IN THIS PHOTO

Can’t think of too much more to write about tonight so I'll leave you with some butterfly photos I took earlier today in our front yard.  That new butterfly bush I planted a couple days ago sure is working it's charm.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A few questions and answers::

1. How Do You Catch a Unique Rabbit?
Unique Up On It.
2. How Do You Catch a Tame Rabbit?
Tame Way.
3. How Do Crazy People Go Through The Forest?
They Take The Psycho Path
4. How Do You Get Holy Water?
You Boil The Hell Out Of It.
5. What Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall?
Dam!
6. What Do Eskimos Get From Sitting On The Ice too Long?
Polaroid's
7. What Do You Call a Boomerang That Doesn't work?
A Stick
8.. What Do You Call Cheese That Isn't Yours?
Nacho Cheese.
9.. What Do You Call Santa's Helpers?
Subordinate Clauses.
10. What Do You Call Four Bullfighters In Quicksand?
Quattro Sinko..
11. What Do You Get From a Pampered Cow?
Spoiled Milk.
12. What Do You Get When You Cross a Snowman With a Vampire?
Frostbite.
13. What Lies At The Bottom Of The Ocean And Twitches?
A Nervous Wreck.
14. What's The Difference Between Roast Beef And Pea Soup?
Anyone Can Roast Beef.
15. Where Do You Find a Dog With No Legs?
Right Where You Left Him.
16. Why Do Gorillas Have Big Nostrils?
Because They Have Big Fingers.
17. Why Don't Blind People Like To Sky Dive?
Because It Scares The Dog.
18. What Kind Of Coffee Was Served On The Titanic?
Sanka.
19. Why Did Pilgrims' Pants Always Fall Down?
Because They Wore Their Belt Buckle On Their Hat.
20. What's The Difference Between a Bad Golfer And a Bad Skydiver?
A Bad Golfer Goes, Whack, Dang!
A Bad Skydiver Goes Dang! Whack.
21. How Are a Texas Tornado And a Tennessee Divorce The Same? !
Somebody's Gonna Lose A Trailer

NOW HOW’S THAT FOR A HAPPY CONTENTED YOUNG HORSE FACE:))

ANOTHER MIGHTY FINE MORNING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

I refuse to use the word cold so let me just say it was slightly on the heavier side of cool when Pheebs and I headed off this morning and oh how great it felt.  Donned a lite jacket and we did crack on just a touch of heat in the Jeep for half an hour as we rolled along with our windows down.  By early afternoon some humidity had creeped back in and we had our A/C running in the house for awhile.  Nice and cool again tonight so I might even have to drag a blanket over myself.

SO HOW MANY PEAKS DOES A FELLER REALLY NEED ON HIS HOUSE EH

‘HEY MOM DO I REALLY LOOK MORE LIKE DAD’??

It was another beautiful morning with big white fluffy clouds slowly marching across our Southwestern Ontario sky .  Nice breeze coming in off the lake and very little traffic around anywhere.   We again basically had all the country roads to ourselves as we puddled along with no particular destination in mind.

A BIG SKY DAY

Stopped for a leg stretch in the Hullett Marsh and just stood for awhile by the Jeep soaking up Mother Natures peaceful surroundings.  No humans or human sounds anywhere.  No snortin ATV's, no ‘bang-bang’ hunters,  no trucks or cars going by and the only sounds reaching our ears were the westerly winds playing through nearby tree branches followed softly by Hullets own natural sounds of the Marsh.  Had myself one of those special Senior moments:))

WATER LEVELS IN THE MARSH ARE SO LOW IN THE PONDS THAT SOME CREEKS ARE COMPLETELY DRY LIKE THIS ONE

THIS HIGH AN DRY  DOCK IS USUALLY USED FOR LAUNCHING CANOES AND KAYAKS

PHEEBE WAITS PATIENTLY WHILE I TAKE A FEW PHOTOS IN THE MARSH

A few more stops along the way and I noticed each time we stepped out of the Jeep I could hear Cricket sounds.  In the cornfields, the bean fields, along the roadside ditches and around nearby ponds a joyous chorus of Crickets.  How encouraging to know our long hot and dry summer will soon be coming to an end.

A LAZY SUNDAY MORNING AT THIS FARM

‘I’LL GIVE YOU A SMOOCH’

;OK THEN I’LL GIVE YOU A SMOOCH;

‘AHHHH LET’S FACE IT WE’RE JUST A COUPLE A SMOOCHIE GUYS’

‘HOW’S ABOUT A BIG JUICY WET ONE IN THE EAR’

NOW HOW’S THAT FOR A HAPPY CONTENTED YOUNG HORSE FACE:))

Pheebs and I were home shortly after 11 and it was still pleasant enough outside for me to put in another couple hours on our front yard project.  I don't work as fast as I once did so things do take longer to do but that's Okay I am getting used to it.  Working on our center flowerbed around our pond now and things are slowly coming together as I first have to get into the shrubbery cutting out old growth and untangle plants that have grown into each other.  Should have been doing this a long time ago but no matter I'm having fun working away at it now and I'll be back outside in Monday mornings cool refreshing air at it again.........:))

GROANER'S CORNER:(( This duck walks into a convenience store and asks the clerk, "Do you have any grapes?" The clerk says no, and the duck leaves.The next day the duck returns  and asks, "Do you have any grapes?" The clerk again says no, and the duck leaves.  The day after that the duck walks in the store again and asks "Do you have any grapes?" The clerk screams at the duck, "You've come in here the past two days and asked if we had any grapes. I told you no every time that we don't have any grapes! I swear if you come back in here again, and ask for grapes, I'll nail your webbed feet to the floor!!" The duck leaves and returns the next day. This time he asks, "Do you have any nails?" The clerk replies "No," and the duck said, "Okay, then. Got any grapes?"

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Knock Knock
Who's there?
Wicked!
Wicked who?
Wicked make beautiful music together!