Good Morning. Rainy day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We are even having a bit of lightning and thunder. We are in need of some rain as my vegetable gardens were getting a bit dry. Saves me watering. I do have my water barrels filling which I have hooked up to my eve-troughs. Seems to work out about right. By the time they are empty we get some more rain to refill things LOL Highway 522 is quiet but as always it is early when I do this post. It does however pick up a lot throughout the day with out-of- townees travelling through and staying at cottages. I don’t really mind truth be told, as long as they do what they are suppose to do. Like keep their distance and take the precautions necessary. Some do …. but a lot doesn’t. Knowing that my wife and I have to take extra safety measures. Not much more a person can do. At any rate since it is raining here quite hard this morning, I will work on a new podcast for Friday. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning!. Things are looking mighty nice for us here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada this morning. The sun his burning off the moisture in the air and I have to say with the shadows from the trees laying across the grass it sure looks nice. Makes a fellow want to do nothing but sit and enjoy it. Highway522 is slow this morning as it always is this time of day, but it will pick up as the day moves forward. Temperatures this morning were sitting at 14.9 C | 58.82 F warmer than yesterday morning. We didn’t need the furnace on. It will warm up a lot as the day progresses. On another note I did get a lot of outside work done yesterday. Painted two of my decks and today will paint the two outside doors. Once all said and done should be looking good around here. The black-flies weren’t bad at all yesterday, and the mosquitoes stayed away too. The only place they bothered me was in my shop. They seem to like to get in where it is darker out of the sun. But I did notice a few deer flies making an appearance. Them things are really annoying, as they just don’t let you alone no matter what you do. LOL Joys of summer in the north. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and then will get to work. Have a great day and stay safe. The virus hasn’t left us it’s still there as it has been. Don’t let this opening up of business’s and places fool you.

Good Morning! Things were a bit cloudy waking up here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. It’s not the warmest with temperatures sitting at8.5 C | 47.3 F. It will however warm up and the sun should make an appearance shortly. Highway 522 is quiet as it should be being so early in the morning. The black-flies are still with us, but everyday we see less. Usually they are here from Mothers Day to Fathers Day. The mosquitoes on the other hand are annoying, but if we get some sunshine it will help eliminate a lot of them too. And with the Dragon Flies here now they will help too. On another note my vegetable gardens are starting to take shape, and yesterday we had our first fresh lettuce for supper. That’s nice for sure. This year we planted all different kinds so that we can try something different from time to time. Actually I even planted a half a row of spice lettuce. LOL I am not sure what that will taste like, but we will see in a couple days as it is almost ready to eat. My tomatoes are also looking good, it was touch and go there for a wee bit. Being so cold when I planted them slowed them down some. But they are okay now. Today I will do some things around the house here, maybe work on a story or two for my columns. Then if the sunshine comes out I will venture out to the front porch with my lovely wife, and see how our rocking chairs are holding up. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around me. Take care … and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! Another great looking day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. Temperatures were a bit cool though sitting at 7.6 C | 45.68 F. Actually we had to turn the oil furnace on for a half hour to warm things up a bit. Crazy weather. It will warm up as the day progresses and even nicer tomorrow. Highway 522 is slow this morning, but it is Sunday and the churches are closed. Which is a good thing. I hope they keep them closed for the remainder of the year, until we come up with something to combat this virus. Every day we are learning more. The problem now is that we humans have to learn to live with it and take the precautions necessary so we can carry on. Congregating in groups is only going to make it worse. As I keep on saying … the virus is still out there stronger than ever before … it hasn’t gone away. We just need to hang in there for awhile longer. Anyways enough of that no matter what I say some people just don’t give a dam. I guess the best thing we can do is set a good example and go about our lives taking extra care to protect ourselves and family. On another note the Black flies are slowing down somewhat and the mosquitoes are easing off a wee bit. The good news is the Dragon flies are back for another summer. They in turn eat millions of them blood sucking parasites LOL. Which helps a lot. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and then I will enjoy the day. It’s all in what I make it truth be told. Have a great day, stay safe and do what’s right. GW

Good Morning! I hope you are all well. Looking outside things seem to be shaping up to be a really nice day here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning and temperatures are sitting at 12.2 C | 53.96 F. It’s not as warm as some would like, but it’s still a nice day. It will warm up a bit as the day moves forward. There is a another chance of a shower later on this afternoon. But I don’t suspect it will amount to much. The rain we were suppose to get yesterday tracked north of us. Highway 522 is quiet this morning. So far. Yesterday my lovely wife and I managed to get our grass cut. I have to say it sure was long. But we managed and when all said and done it sure looks nice around here. I think I could sit outside and admire it all day. LOL Not bragging but it is a really nice piece of property we have. The wife says there isn’t one window that we look out that isn’t beautiful LOL. I have to agree with her. I also managed to hoe up around my tomatoes and things yesterday which will loosen the soil and allow the air to get to the roots, which will help things get to growing a wee bit better. Hoeing the garden is relaxing to me, takes my mind off things. Today I will work on another Podcast I have in mind. I got busy yesterday and didn’t have time to add this weeks. I will do that once I have finished this Morning Report. On another note the Black-flies are dwindling down somewhat. I am happy about that. The Mosquitoes aren’t as bad as they were there for a couple days. The sunny weather slows them down. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will then see what mischief I can get into. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right. And remember … just because the governments are opening things up … doesn’t mean the virus isn’t with us anymore. It’s the same as it was in the beginning and with what is going on today with folks protesting and things, I am sure it will get worse before it gets better. Sometimes I don’t understand certain people. The only thing we got going for us is that most, say around 70% of the people know and are doing what is right. For the moment. Take care. GW

Good Morning! Well another sunny day is upon us this morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. I have to say it sure looks nice out there. Temperatures at the time of post were sitting at 12.6 C | 54.68 F. It will warm up some as the morning moves forward. We will see some rain later on in the day, so if you have some outside work to be done this morning would be the time to do it. Which I will be doing as my grass needs to be cut. It sure is growing now and never in fifteen years been so green. Highway 522 is quiet this morning but it will pick up as the day moves forward. with most folks heading to the liquor store. LOL. Busiest store in town. But I am not knocking them … you could say they are enjoying life to the fullest. LOL Yesterday my lovely wife and I went to North Bay to pick up our grocery order. Lots of people out and about and stores were packed. And this time round we didn’t see very many people wearing a mask. But … just Because they weren’t my wife and I did. Not that we went into any stores. After we picked up our order we dropped by our sons and chatted to him in the parking lot for a bit from a distance. He built a new computer for his mother so we picked that up while there. Nice having a son to do these things. So with that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will then get to work before the rain comes. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! Well … it looks like a really nice day for us here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The sun is shinning for a change and temperatures have warmed up to where it makes a fellow feel like going outside. The Black Flies and Mosquitoes on the other hand, are enjoying it too though, so we will have to deal with them for the next week or so. We should see lots of sunshine throughout the day and into tomorrow but then tomorrow afternoon we will see some more rain. Temperatures at the time of this post were sitting at 11.7 C | 53.06 F. It will warm up as the day moves forward. Highway 522 is quiet so far but it is early. Things will pick up as the day moves forward. On another note the grass is sure greening up and growing leaps and bounds. When we mow it tomorrow we will save the cuttings for our vegetable gardens. Which in turn will give our veggies and things some extra needed flavour this summer. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and then I will head on to the dump and get rid of some garbage. Then I will see what the day has in store. Take care stay and stay safe. GW

Good Morning!? It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. If things goes to plan we should see some sunshine a bit later on in the day. One can only hope. It’s sure been a mixed up spring, weather wise. One day it’s warm enough for an air-conditioner, the next day you need to turn on your furnace. Then it so dry you have to water your gardens, and now so wet and damp them skeeters are out in full force. So what can you do about that? Nothing. LOL Absolutely nothing. But… there is a light at the end of the tunnel weather wise, we just have to wait it out. Same goes for this Virus that is among us. Highway 522 is quiet this morning, but it’s a norm for it to pick up a bit throughout the day. Some folks are doing what is right wearing a mask, distancing themselves from others, and taking precautions … where others simply put, doesn’t give a dam. No use sugar coating it. For my wife and I we are staying put and doing things around our home. There is always something that needs doing. The vegetable gardens are coming along, it was touch and go there for awhile. Once things dries up some I will do some hoeing loosening up the soil a bit, which will make things grow even better. I have to say I enjoy being out there … when them bugs ease off a bit. They sure love this kind of weather we are having at the moment. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife, and will then work on the Podcast for Friday that I have in the works. Take care an stay safe. GW

Good Morning! There is no sunshine for us here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada this morning. What we are having … is rain and it will remain with us most of the day. Tomorrow is when things start to improve weather wise. Not much we can do about the weather other than accept what is given to us. Highway 522 is quiet this morning and will remain that way until the end of the week, as it seems that is when folks start to move around a bit more. Especially if the weather is nice. For myself and my lovely wife we are staying put enjoying the comfort of our home. I will finish up another Podcast that I have in the works and my wife will work on some painting orders that have come in. Actually … she has been quite busy for the past two months filling orders for signs and paintings that folks want her to do. Kind of nice, as its something that she can do with out getting close to anyone. And on top of that we make a couple dollars which will help us out financially, since our store won’t be opening this year. On another note the black-flies are slowing down as the weather hasn’t been to good for them. But the skeeters are loving it. But that should change once the sun comes out and things dry up a touch. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around me. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right. GW

Well it’s the first day of June, the world is still in a dismal state in some ways, but in other ways, things are okay. We are learning more about this virus every day, coming up with different ways to combat it. Which is a good thing. It never ceases to amaze me how one small bug has the ability to affect the whole world all at one time. And we humans thought we were the superior beings on earth. Not so. On another note it is cloudy here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada this morning with temperatures at the time of this post sitting at 7.1 C | 44.78 F. The good news is we didn’t have a frost last night. My vegetable gardens are smiling this morning. We should see some sunshine throughout the day with some clouds. Then things will cloud up and more rain is in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow and possibly on Wednesday too. Which will bring on the skeeters and things as they love the moist warm temperatures. Not much we can do though but wait it out. It’s the story of our lives these days. Or so it seems. We actually had to turn on the furnace for a bit yesterday and this morning to take the chill off. Highway 522 is slow this morning traffic wise, but I suspect it will increase as the day moves forward. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and a bite to eat. Then I will finish up this Podcast I have on the go for this coming Friday. Take care and stay safe. GW

Good Morning! We are having some sunshine this morning. Temperatures at the time of this post were sitting at 5.6 C | 42.08 F. We did have a touch of frost last night. I did however take precautions and covered things up in my vegetable gardens. They look a bit scruffy this morning but they are all alive LOL I had to cover them with what ever I found laying around the place. Didn’t look that good last night but it did the job. I don’t think we will have a frost tonight but will see how things progress through the day. With this sunshine it should warm up the ground which should hold off anything that might affect things through the night tonight. But we will see how things goes. Highway 522 is quiet this morning so far but it will pick up later on and into tomorrow. I kind of like these cooler temperatures as it makes things much nicer for working around the house here. Tomorrow will be really nice. The black flies and skeeters are still out in full force but this cooler weather will keep them at bay for awhile. I hope LOL. Today I will work away on another Podcast for next Friday, which should keep me busy for most the day. With that I am off once again for my morning cup of coffee with my lovely wife. Take care, stay safe …. and do what’s right. GW

Good Morning! Things have sure cooled down this morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. At the time of this post temperatures were sitting at 12 C | 53.6 F. It won’t warm up much more than it is today. Temperatures will remain cool for most of next week actually. Tonight and tomorrow night things will get quite cool so the vegetable gardens will have to be kept an eye on for frost. It is going to be cloudy so if that trend holds things should be okay for tonight. But just to make sure I might pile up some grass cuttings that I have been saving around each plant to protect them. Better be safe than sorry. After Sunday night time temperatures will warm up some at night. Highway 522 is sort of busy this morning and it is early so I am thinking it will be a busy weekend with folks out an about. Black Flies are still with us in numbers along with the mosquitoes which are starting to be real bad. So we will have to deal with them for awhile, or till the warm temperatures return with some sunshine. Today I will work on another Podcast as it isn’t a nice day to be outside. Which should keep me busy for most of the day. With that stay safe. GW

Good Morning! Cloudy misty morning for us here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. We won’t see any sunshine today or into tomorrow. We will also be having showers off and on throughout the day. Highway 522 is quiet as it always is at this time of day. It did pick up a wee bit yesterday and I suspect it will be busier today once the Liquor Store opens. Folks will be stalking up for the weekend. Ha ha. On another note the Black-flies are still pestering us humans and now with this muggy weather the Mosquitoes are starting to annoy us too. It’s amazing how they manage to get into our house at nights and bug you while you are sleeping. I suspect we let them in throughout the day time hours and then the wait till dusk to strike LOL. It’s a constant battle in the early summer months. Yesterday I did manage to fix up my weed-eater and finished knocking down some grass and weeds around the property. It sure looks nice when all said an done. The grass is growing fast these days, greener than I have ever seen it since moving here. Nice to see. The Lilacs are starting to come out, my lovely wife and I look forward to them every spring along with the Lilly of the Valley. I don’t think there is anything that smells as nice as them. I bring in a few each day and in no time the whole house is smelling good LOL. So with that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and will let the day unfold around me. Take care, stay safe and do what’s right. GW

Good Morning! We are in the midst of some clouds here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada this morning with a bit of sunshine peeking through now and then. The hot weather we have seen for the past two days should be behind us for a few days. Actually it will get quite cool in the evening hours for the next three days. I am keeping a close eye on that, as Saturday and Sunday night, it is calling for temperatures to drop down to 35 F/ 2C. So if that happens there is a chance of some frost. Which won’t be good for the vegetable gardens. All depends on the cloud cover on them nights. Temperatures this morning were sitting at 20.4 C | 68.72 F. It will warm up some as the day moves forward but not as hot as it got yesterday. Which is okay by me, as I don’t like the really hot days. But it did help eliminate a few of them black-flies. The only issue with the hot humid weather is it brings on the skeeters Ha ha. Sheesh can’t win. But things will eventually get better as the summer moves closer. Highway 522 is quiet this morning but it is early. I suspect it will pick up as the day moves ahead. Especially nearing the weekend as that is party time for a lot of folks. LOL. Myself every day is the same not one any better than the next. I enjoy them all. Today I will work on my old weed-eater as it is acting up a bit. Then maybe clean my shop and after lunch will work on another Podcast for tomorrow. So with that I am off for my morning cup of tea with my lovely wife. Have a great day and stay safe. Do what is right. GW

Good Morning! It’s another sunny day here for us in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. While the sun is nice it sure is hot. Yesterday was a scorcher and today will be much the same. After today though things will cool down some and it will become cloudy for a few days. With some showers around. Which will bring out them pesky black-flies in swarms. Yesterday I didn’t do much outside and today I will do the same. Staying in where it is cool. Crazy weather to say the least. But … we are living in the north so not much we can do about it. Highway 522 is slow this morning but I suspect it will pick up as the day moves forward and the closer we get to the weekend the busier it gets. The busiest store in town is the Liquor Store. Ha ha. Tells a lot. On another note my vegetable gardens are starting to perk up a wee bit. This hot sun played havoc on my tomato plants, but I am thinking they will recover in a week or so. My lettuce is starting to show themselves too along with my cucumbers. So won’t be long and we should be eating some fresh lettuce. I give it a couple more weeks. Potatoes too are showing their leaves and I hilled them a wee bit yesterday for the first time. I have to do that a few times when they are just starting. So if things goes to plan we should have a bushel or so of potatoes later on in the summer. That will be a nice treat. With that I am off for my morning cup of coffee and a bite to eat with my lovely wife. Take care, stay safe and most of all do what is right…. distance yourself from others. GW