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Title: Photos Old and New
Post by: Pat on March 29, 2016, 02:44:28 PM



Always a fun place for those of us who like to shoot! 

(Shoot photo that is!) ;)

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2016, 03:12:17 PM
Hello Pat!
It's dangerous these days to talk about "shoot".
Hopefully we will soon admire peaceful and serene photos of our different locations.

Here is one celebrating Don-Radioman's 1500th concert and the cake presented to him at the studio.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2016, 03:13:18 PM
There is no setting for posting full size?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on March 29, 2016, 03:17:41 PM
Bubble, looks like that will be one of the adjustments in this new site.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: phyllis on March 29, 2016, 03:22:18 PM
Bubble, all you need to do is left click on the picture and it pops up full size.

Doesn't Don look good?  Hope he continues to grow stronger each day.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 29, 2016, 03:38:59 PM
Looking forward to seeing some great photos.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2016, 03:47:53 PM
Last week end was our Purim festival with everyone "dressed up"  on the main square.
Here I am with   "Grumpy".




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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2016, 03:49:24 PM
[attachimg=1]Next is with a "Turk"

This is to grant your wish MaryAnn
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 29, 2016, 04:03:53 PM
Bubble, I love the pictures.  Your hair got white very suddenly!!!  Ha!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on March 29, 2016, 04:19:34 PM
I re-installed the inline attachment feature.

Here's a pic of me holding my niece the day after she was born. She's about a month and a half old now.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on March 29, 2016, 04:58:13 PM
You wouldn't be a little fond of her, would you?   ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2016, 05:02:24 PM
Great to meet you as well Michael!
I bet you will spoil that little one, once she starts to relate to you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: dapphne on March 29, 2016, 05:04:10 PM
I love all the new pictures!   :knuppel2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on March 29, 2016, 10:00:15 PM
Oldiesman, Nice to meet you young man, and your little niece. I am the proud holder of six Great Grandchildren. Ages range from 18 months to 16 years.

Bubble, you have been worried too much about Don....your hair has turned white overnight.

I am very eager to learn how to post pictures in the new way. Hint...hint....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 29, 2016, 10:08:07 PM
Oh! Happy Day!!!

Santa lost his beard (almost)... but great to see that smiley face~   :)

Bubble, still think you look sexie with that long white hair!   ;)  Super fun times!

Nice to meet you, Michael, and congratulations on the new niece, your first?   ;D

I have photos I'm dying to share but need to use the Gallery, been a long time since I posted from
that other site (can't remember... OH... PhotoBucket.... ). Is the Gallery open for business?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 29, 2016, 10:28:01 PM
Well, found the Gallery & uploaded the photos but is a different way to post... Yikes!


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on March 29, 2016, 10:38:03 PM
Just checking in, ---- so I don't miss anything.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on March 29, 2016, 11:55:47 PM
Quote from: Shirley on March 29, 2016, 10:08:07 PM
Oh! Happy Day!!!

Santa lost his beard (almost)... but great to see that smiley face~   :)

Bubble, still think you look sexie with that long white hair!   ;)  Super fun times!

Nice to meet you, Michael, and congratulations on the new niece, your first?   ;D

I have photos I'm dying to share but need to use the Gallery, been a long time since I posted from
that other site (can't remember... OH... PhotoBucket.... ). Is the Gallery open for business?

Yes, that's my first niece.

The gallery is still in the testing stages at the moment. Let me know what you think of it. If you find it easy enough to use I'll pay for the "pro" version which has user albums, ability to upload multiple photos at once and a lot more.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 30, 2016, 12:22:29 AM
Michael, when I tried to post from the Gallery I found no option to pluck it from there to the post so it snagged it from my Pictures /actually, desktop.  I don't know enough about how it works but uneasy about linking back to my own computer, is that wise?  I don't know if I can get into Photo Bucket since I have not used it for so long. 

Back to the Gallery... I had no problem uploading the photos, worked very nice, but did not find means at the posting box to "go to the Gallery to attach"....  could have been something I missed, I know I'm not the brightest on a computer. I was really happy with how easy the old Gallery worked and no rush on my account with the Gallery... I am amazed that you are not pulling your hair out by now, I would be in tears.  I still haven't been able to update my Profile & fix the settings but that can wait, I'll figure it out someday.  For now I am just happy we're all together again.  By the way, that first little niece will always be special, trust me~ :smitten: 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on March 30, 2016, 12:58:43 AM
Quote from: Shirley on March 30, 2016, 12:22:29 AM
Michael, when I tried to post from the Gallery I found no option to pluck it from there to the post so it snagged it from my Pictures /actually, desktop.  I don't know enough about how it works but uneasy about linking back to my own computer, is that wise?  I don't know if I can get into Photo Bucket since I have not used it for so long. 

Back to the Gallery... I had no problem uploading the photos, worked very nice, but did not find means at the posting box to "go to the Gallery to attach"....  could have been something I missed, I know I'm not the brightest on a computer. I was really happy with how easy the old Gallery worked and no rush on my account with the Gallery... I am amazed that you are not pulling your hair out by now, I would be in tears.  I still haven't been able to update my Profile & fix the settings but that can wait, I'll figure it out someday.  For now I am just happy we're all together again.  By the way, that first little niece will always be special, trust me~ :smitten: 

To post an image from the gallery, go to the gallery, click on the image, then select everything in the "BB Code" box under "Image Linking Codes". After that just paste that code here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 09:27:54 AM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/PurpleAbstract_zps34668323.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 09:30:00 AM
I did not know how to import it from Photo Bucket to the gallery. I can only see how to do it from my desktop!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 30, 2016, 10:33:47 AM
Bubble is that you without the long white hair :)

Oldiesmann nice to see you and your niece, and thanks for all you do for us.

Shirley, pretty picture, hard to believe Snow on Easter Sunday.   We had frost again this morning, but tulips starting to pop at Oglebay.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 10:50:38 AM
Yes. that's me...  That wig was too hot to wear all the time.  I prefer short practical hair anyway.

Let us see the tulips: I love tulips.  They are so expensive here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on March 30, 2016, 11:23:09 AM
Quote from: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 09:30:00 AM
I did not know how to import it from Photo Bucket to the gallery. I can only see how to do it from my desktop!

You have to save the photos to your computer then upload them to the gallery from there. There's no way to directly import them from Photobucket.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on March 30, 2016, 12:19:55 PM
Where do I find the "Gallery" ?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on March 30, 2016, 12:28:59 PM
June at the top of the page in the line that includes Home, Forum, Help, Search... etc. you will find "Gallery".  Click on that and you'll get to see the pictures that have been entered so far.  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 12:38:32 PM
Thank you Michael. Seems easier.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 30, 2016, 01:10:04 PM
Am I the only one who can't see Michael's entire picture? It comes out super large and all I can see is the far left of the photo.

Also, part of the right hand side of Shirley's pictures is cut off.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on March 30, 2016, 01:34:00 PM
Beverly, don't you get the other half of the picture if you scroll across?  The size of the monitor, the screen resolution and the dimensions of the photo itself will of course make a difference in what you see.

I imagine as we progress and get more settled in, Pat will want to set some limits.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on March 30, 2016, 02:25:20 PM
There's a scrollbar at the bottom of the picture. Click on the picture itself or the scrollbar and hit the right arrow key to see the rest of it. I still need to tweak the settings here so you'll have to click on the picture to see the full-size version if it's over a certain size.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: dapphne on March 30, 2016, 02:29:27 PM
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/39_30_03_16_2_23_55.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 02:34:46 PM
What a mysterious one Dapphne.  One can speculate a lot on seeing it. 
It makes me thing of the song L'UOMO IN FRACK by Domenico Modugno.

http://lyricstranslate.com/en/l039uomo-frack-tailcoat-man.html (http://lyricstranslate.com/en/l039uomo-frack-tailcoat-man.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: dapphne on March 30, 2016, 02:37:05 PM
I found that out on the internet someplace, 
sometimes I use it as a profile picture.   (A lot smaller,  of course!)
I have always liked the FOG!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on March 30, 2016, 02:48:46 PM
Has anyone contacted Sachiko3 and Sato?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 30, 2016, 02:53:58 PM
Bubble we have been having cold weather and it slowed down the tulips.  Had frost this morning.
Went for a walk this afternoon and caught this scene.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/To%20post%201_zps4uluohly.jpg)

Very few tulips, probably another week of warm weather.  This photo today.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/to%20post%202_zpsqyywkchc.jpg)

Hopefully it should soon look like this from a prior year.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/to%20post%203_zpsqmyvvlkr.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 02:58:00 PM
Angel, I did write Sato that the S&F is running again.  Sachito was unwell  of late and I have not communicate with her.  I am sure Sato will do that when it is possible.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 03:01:15 PM
Oh Jack, you posted while I was answering Angel.

Lovely deer, so relaxed and at ease.  The place seemed deserted?

I can't get over the profusion of tulips. it's a WOW!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 30, 2016, 03:09:41 PM
Bubble the park is not deserted, but small town and understand some people still have to go to work. :)  I retired 1998.   During week days there are just some walking the trails, and grounds keepers.  Short drive for me and Jessie gets me up there almost every day.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2016, 03:16:01 PM
You could almost feel like the owner lol
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 30, 2016, 03:32:40 PM
Bubble the Park was left to the City of Wheeling, and I am a tax payer, so guess I do own a blade or two of grass.

Here is the Oglebay Mansion, with a deer on the front steps and I also am linking to a youtube slide show I did of the interior, so take a look around.



(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/guest%20for%20dinner%20to%20post_zps6ihhh4ju.jpg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1x6ocBdOzo
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 30, 2016, 03:55:54 PM
Beverly, the picture was too large for me, too, but I did "Control -" and brought it down to a decent size.  I had to resize things when I went back to reading because the print got too small.  You can't win, but I had my cake and ate it too!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 30, 2016, 03:58:03 PM
Patricia, I also sent Sato a note that we are back in business.  His last note to me said that Sachiko is still in the hospital.

It is so good to see so many of us returning.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 30, 2016, 05:35:00 PM
Mary Ann - I  resized my print so I could see the photos, then, like you, changed it back to make the  print larger. I should trade monitors with my husband.  :) His is huge but mine is only 17".

Nice to "meet" you Michael. (I finally noticed the scroll bar.)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 30, 2016, 05:39:05 PM
Beverly, I'm glad it worked for you.

Sandy, I like that foggy picture you posted.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on March 31, 2016, 11:16:42 AM
Cherry blossoms opened in full bloom,
Waving in the warm breeze.
Sun is shining brightly.



https://vimeo.com/161046087

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on March 31, 2016, 11:21:45 AM
Beautiful cherry blossom, Sato.   I think the trees in Washington D.C. have reached their peak by now.  It has been so windy that I am sure that a lot of them have been blown away.

Good to see that you have found your way back to the group.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 31, 2016, 11:40:47 AM
How beautiful Sato.  I love it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 31, 2016, 11:56:53 AM
Sato beautiful photos, now how about a bit of the surroundings.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 31, 2016, 01:35:28 PM
Finely found where you were all hiding.  Looks like I am a Newbie again.  Need to find out how to put a new Avatar in along with putting a shortcut on my desktop.  I have instruction some place

Oh!  spell check not working here.Can't manage without that.

The Tech's did a good fast job setting us up again. Thanks
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on March 31, 2016, 04:26:05 PM
Jeanne, we're all newbies now.   ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 31, 2016, 05:49:53 PM
Maybe I can go back and find that Avatar from when I was a Newbie before. Back so many years ago now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Kelly on March 31, 2016, 09:11:23 PM
Hi Sato
Nice to see you posting

Kelly
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on March 31, 2016, 09:42:49 PM
Hi Kelly, nice to meet you, too.  What is Spring in your place like? 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Kelly on March 31, 2016, 09:53:38 PM
Hi Sato
This past couple of weeks, mostly dry, but cool at night.

Kelly
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on March 31, 2016, 10:00:04 PM
Kelly, how are blossoms and flowers - cherry, daffodil or else?
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Post by: Shirley on April 01, 2016, 12:44:55 AM
Been a busy week but finally got back here to enjoy your photos.  I'm going to keep it short since it is past bedtime and cats need another snack.  Got to tell you that knowing each of you are okay and sharing your part of our world again makes me very happy.  Thank you all.  Shirley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on April 01, 2016, 01:30:48 AM
I'm back here.  Appreciate your kind help for me to "re-register", and many thanks for your comments on my recent video of spring scenes.  Sachiko is still in hospital because of her heart illness.  Pray she should get well soon.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on April 01, 2016, 01:54:50 AM
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/sIMG_3912.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/sIMG_3912.jpg.html)

Cherry blossoms in full bloom now
here in Yokohama, Japan. 
Just for uploading test.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2016, 04:31:34 AM
I love those cherry blossoms.  Here they grow up mainly up north, so that I have no opportunity to see them.  But we have Almond trees  in blooms around Jerusalem and those are lovely too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 01, 2016, 09:36:22 AM
We finally got moved in and having my first cup of coffee in our new digs in Niceville Fl.  Will be getting internet Sat.  Thanks Sato for telling me about the new registration.  We already love it here.  Still lots of boxes to unpack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2016, 09:46:05 AM
Welcome Flajean.  I am glad you succeeded and made it :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 01, 2016, 09:57:39 AM
Jean will give you time to unpack but will be looking for some photos from you and Larry.   Welcome also to your new home in S&F
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 01, 2016, 10:26:35 AM
I seem to be missing out on some posts and just now see where Sachiko is in the hospital.  So sorry to read that and am curious about what procedure she is in for, any other information, Sato?  If you have an opportunity to visit with her, will you please give her my sincere Best Wishes for a speedy recovery?  I got to view your video & left a message on that site after having quite a time coming up with my password for Vimeo again!  Beautiful shot of the cherry blossoms today, what camera did you use? 

Hey, Bubble, you've been a great help to all of us this week, finding our way back.  How's that little boy now, any new photos of him?  Something about him reminds me of my oldest son, the dark curly hair but also that "oh so innocent but ornery" look. 

I have not had my "night" of sleep, less than 4 hours, so will work in a nap today.  Have a good one, everyone!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on April 01, 2016, 10:43:45 AM
Jean, glad you finally got moved in and now back in the S & S forum.  After unpacking, send us the photos at your new place.  Look forward to seeing them. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 01, 2016, 10:46:59 AM
Jean,  I have been thinking about you and wondering when you were going to move.  So, I am happy to read that you are already in your new place.  Like Jack said,  we will be waiting to see lots of pictures from that area.   Since I have never heard of Niceville before,  I had to look it up.  Wow!  You are really close to the water now.  Big change from where you came from.   Do you like the beach?  I would love to live that close to the beach.  I wish you and Larry so much good luck in your new place. I know you are happy to be a lot closer to your daughter now.  Should make for some happy times together.   Wishing you many years of happiness !

I, too, am so sorry that Sachiko is not well. She has not been around for quite a while now.  I hope that she has not been in the hospital all that time.  Hope that she will soon be well enough to get back here.  She surely is missed.

Sato, if you talk to her, be sure to let her know that everyone really misses her and to get well soon.

Joy
         
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on April 01, 2016, 11:20:51 AM
Shirley and Joy, honestly saying I don't know much about her health conditions.  She hasn't given us precise informations.  She told us that she suffered a heart illness and would be in hospital until the middle of April.  She lives now in a city which is around 600 kilometers away from Yokohama.  We hope she will get well soon.

As for my camera, it is CANON EOS 6D.  It does good jobs.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 01, 2016, 11:27:37 AM
Jean,  as I wrote in my message above,  I had to look up Niceville, as I had never heard of that town before.  We've been pretty much all over the state of FLorida, abut never spent any time up in the Panhandle.

However, after doing some looking around,  I read that Niceville is a very Nice little town.

Noticed a lot of places that we will sure be looking forward to hearing about.

Turkey Creek Nature Trail

Air Force Museum,  ( which is free)

Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park

Heritage Museum

Just to name a few that I read about. I am sure you will find lots more interesting places. 

So, hurry up and get those boxes unpacked and get those cameras ready and get your "traveling" legs moving !!!

(I hope you know that I am just kidding around with you )  I do a lot of "Armchair traveling" these days.   :thumbup:

Have a great day.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on April 01, 2016, 01:21:49 PM
Bubble, I tried to follow your directions on posting a picture in the gallery. I do not see anything called a BB Code. A picture did get posted-somehow- that I did not want to post, and I can't get rid of it. I click on edit, and nothing gives me a chance to delete this picture. This is the picture I would like posted by my name. /Users/marjorydrabek/Desktop/june.jpg

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2016, 02:21:33 PM
June, I have no way to see a picture that is on the desktop of your computer.

But if you go to the gallery, click on "add picture" then on the bottom you will see Upload Picture:     browse.
Click on that and search "desktop" then write the name of your picture.
After that, click on add picture.  It will be saved in the Gallery.  I'll help for the next step when you decide which discussion you want it to be.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2016, 02:24:12 PM
Shirley Aviv was Peter Pan again this Purim festival (2 weeks ago) and he is as mischievous  as ever.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 01, 2016, 04:02:12 PM
Oh, Bubble, he still looks like my oldest son (no photos of him on this computer).... darling young man & know how much you enjoy him.  Thanks for posting the photo. 

Jean, I missed out on your move.... looks like you are not far from Fort Walton Beach, a place we stopped on our last visit to FL.  I had discovered there was a mock up of Monet's gardens at Ft.Walton so found a campground near, maybe it was a state park?  We finally found the Monet garden place, closed & only a "sort of" bridge with pots of plants on either side.  The online info said they sold seeds of flowers like in those French gardens... only a deserted grounds.  We did get out of the car & walk around & I took a few photos to remind me that "next time" be sure to check on line just when those sites were posted!  It was a nice campground & interesting landscape.... saw lots of water lilies along the way.  I will be watching for your photos & videos along with Joy & the rest of the gang in here!

Sato, have you given up on our Panasonic Lumix cameras?  I think your wife was using a Canon & did a wonderful job of taking photos of flowers.  You are right, your Canon did a beautiful job!   :thumbup:

Really need a nap, cats are fed and outside.  Mama Callie still has not come back (2 days), I asked the man that lives 2 houses away, has a German Shepherd, if he had taken his dog down to "my" landing, I've seen big dog prints in the sand for 2 days & the cats have been aware of something I don't see, both heads turn & stare at the same spot & when I look where they do, I don't see a thing.  Could be the coyote is back, fox don't make that large of print in the sand.  Even the local eagle or osprey could have gotten Callie, or locked in someone's garage.  When a feral cat is in a garage & someone is at the door, they just freeze & don't blink... Could easily have been locked in for days.  When I left Tom & Tiger home over Thanksgiving first year I had the new RV, Tiger was missing for days after I got home.  I'm sure she was trapped in a garage & had to wait until the owner came home after the holidays. Time will tell.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 01, 2016, 05:54:16 PM
Nice day at the park and took about a dozen photos.   We have our Slide show and home video discussion open again so check there for a short one with the photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on April 02, 2016, 05:41:22 AM
Shirley, I've never given up my Panasonic Lumix.  Tomorrow I'll bring it when walking around the cherry blossom spots.  My wife was a Canon camera user, but now she is into an OLYMPUS OM-D camera which she thinks is powerful and small, convenient to carry.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 03, 2016, 10:11:09 AM
Where did Spring go, had several inches of snow overnight, pretty but would prefer Spring.   :(

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/April%203%20for%20posting_zpsmhngpwdc.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 03, 2016, 10:21:15 AM
Jack, hard to believe that this photo was taken in April.  It looks lovely as a picture for New Year!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 03, 2016, 10:25:35 AM
Jack, we lucked out with the snow, but the wind is really still blowing.   Last night, there was all kinds of weird weather.  So windy, lightening, thunder, rain,  and lots of power outages this morning.  Luckily my power stayed on.

Beautiful picture, but sure not welcomed this 3rd day of April.  Hopefully, it won't hang around very long.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 03, 2016, 10:38:49 AM
Bubble and Joy, I have already mowed the lawn twice, looked great, fortunately to warm up a bit today so no snow shovel, but more wind and cold coming.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 03, 2016, 10:46:00 AM
In US it seems  people are or mowing or shoveling. What a never ending chore.
We are lucky here...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on April 03, 2016, 11:15:06 AM
So P,  Aviv is so cute all
dressed up like Peter Pan.

Jack,  what a pretty home you have,
even covered a bit with snow!

Sandy
:crazy2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 03, 2016, 11:18:05 AM
Thanks Sandy.  Yes. the costume suits him and we bought a sword for him to fight against Captain Cook.  That made him very happy, as he said he would also use it against the crocodiles.  I did not remember any crocs in the story.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on April 03, 2016, 11:22:24 AM
Kids have GREAT imaginations,
until they grow up and society
discourages them..
(Not so much today as in the past ?)
:idiot2:

Sandy :crazy2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 03, 2016, 12:27:12 PM
Sandy thanks, we moved here in 1964 and still my home.
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting_zpsr9lyfwy0.jpg)

We made a few changes to raise our two, here is a present photo.   I am now here with just Jessie my 15 year old Golden.   I spend most of my time with her and the computer in the family room addition.   My daughter wants me to move with her but so long as I have my health I want my independence.  Have the same Church, good neighbors, and a handful of doctors.


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting%201_zpsap4e8dns.jpg)
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Post by: FlaJean on April 03, 2016, 01:05:06 PM
Jack, the snow does look pretty.  This climate is a little cooler than Ocala which suits us just fine.

Joy, I enjoyed your note.  I know how you enjoy looking up areas so I thought I would tell you that we live a few streets from the Rocky Bayou State Park and Recreation Area.  We live in the Blue Water Bay Area east of the Rocky Bayou Bridge and just out of the city limits.  Will take some photos when we get more settled.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 03, 2016, 01:28:48 PM
Jean so sorry you have to put up with cooler temps in the new home.   Looks like a great view in every direction, eager to see your photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on April 03, 2016, 02:00:45 PM
Jack I think that  you are
wise in choosing to stay as long
as you can in your family home....
with your  pooch and good neighbors. 

I enjoy your photography.
Sandy
:crazy2: 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 03, 2016, 02:51:15 PM
Goodness. We got such high winds and storms but nothing like that Jack. Would have prefer it as my yard such a mess. Hundreds of limbs down. Will get very little shade on the South side this summer.

Wonder if GD got snow in Connecticut.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 03, 2016, 03:09:01 PM
Putting the link to the Eagle Cam in Washington DC.  Great view of mom and two chicks.  If you go there click on cam b then full screen.  The limb is moving with the wind and the two poor chicks must be cold, but for now mom not sitting on them.

http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 03, 2016, 03:28:51 PM
Jack, that looks like such a big home.  Did you have many children?
I love the Bay Window.  Does it have a ledge seat to it?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 03, 2016, 03:43:41 PM
Bubble the original home was living room, dining room and small kitchen.  Upstairs 3 bedrooms and one bath.   We added the large family room with a full bath.  Really not a seat at the bay window, but large area for plants.  I had added a game room in the basement but without questioning my unprofessional work Shirley suggested the addition.  Had 2 children, Shirley had only one sister, and I scared her coming from a family of 10 children.   By the way, talk about hard times, imagine growing up with 6 sisters and only one bathroom.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 03, 2016, 03:58:05 PM
Jack, I don't know many houses with more that a bathroom and separate toilet.  It's a luxury (and more work!) to have more. :)
I know here two families with 9 kids and only one bathroom.  Not even a bedroom for each kid, but 3 bedrooms only for them
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 03, 2016, 04:39:53 PM
Bubble,  when I was growing up,  my best friend, that I grew up with,  had  7 brothers and sisters all in a 3 bedroom house with only 1 bathroom.

We were almost inseparatable  and she spent a lot of time at my house and my mom used to say the family probably never even missed her when she would spend the night at my house.  And, also my mom used to joke about  her mother stringing up a clothesline very night for them to sleep and then cutting it down in the morning to wake them up.  They were a very close-knit family and I don't ever remember them ever complaining about how crowded they all were.   We are still friends after almost 80 years.

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on April 03, 2016, 05:00:51 PM
I was amazed when coming to the USA and seeing big families in suc h small houses. Even some with no bathrooms at all. In uk it seemed that only the Irish Catholic families had large families. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 03, 2016, 05:54:45 PM
There were two large families in my schools, growing up. One was Catholic and one Mormon. One had sixteen children and one had nine. The Catholic family of sixteen lost some of the boys in Vietnam.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 03, 2016, 07:12:35 PM
There were 14 kids in our neighborhood and we had lots of places to play.  Two families had four children each, one with three, we were two and one with one.  Kids who live in that neighborhood  today do not have the fields because they're all covered with houses.  Our house had two bedrooms and a single bath upstairs.  After Norm was born, he slept in the bedroom with my folks.  A few years after my mother died, my paternal grandmother came to live with us and she slept on a studio couch in the dining room until in a couple of years we added two rooms at the back of the house (one up, one down with a half bath downstairs).  Grandma had the downstairs room, I had the upstairs room and Norm moved to my old bedroom (he had been sharing the bedroom with Dad).  People did things like that 70 and 80 years ago, many people did.  One of the four-child families had all four kids sleeping upstairs, girls in one bedroom, boys in the other.  For years they had an outhouse, so did their next door neighbors.  The other four-child family lived in a renovated house that originally had one bedroom, probably an outhouse, but they added a bedroom and bath; the boys slept in the unfinished basement and the girls in the new bedroom.  The three-child family had a big enough house to take care of everyone.  But that's the way it was back then.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on April 03, 2016, 07:57:50 PM
My first husband was one of 14 - 10 boys and 4 girls.  They had one bathroom and three bedrooms.  They managed.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 04, 2016, 03:59:09 AM
Now the kids are more spoiled: they want their own room, their own TV, etc. An era of surplus.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Kelly on April 04, 2016, 07:17:23 AM
Hi Bubble
And their own smartphone and IPad.


Kelly

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 04, 2016, 09:59:29 AM
You forgot to mention those games too and applications.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 04, 2016, 04:08:48 PM
Most of you have seen photos of my Jessie.  This June she will be 15 years old, quite an age for a Golden Retriever.   Believe she has been well taken care of and she takes care of me.   Up until a year ago I would not feed her from the table, so she would not beg when I had guests.   This past year I now permit her to sit next to me and will give her scraps.  Look at her photo during lunch, would be hard to tell her no!

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/To%20post_zpshdxar1ov.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 04, 2016, 05:41:21 PM
She still looks like a young dog in her photo's. They say you can tell a old dog by their eyes but hers look so bright still.  Would be hard with that look not to give her a little bite or two at the table.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 04, 2016, 05:43:13 PM
Jack  Iwas saying in one of the other forums how all our Avatars are showing up so small.  You any idea as to why.  Mine was in last year and lost bigger. so were some of the others.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Andie on April 04, 2016, 06:00:42 PM
Jack  I see a lot of love in Jessie's face.  No way could I eat a meal without sharing with her.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 04, 2016, 06:02:17 PM
JeanneP   I have no idea why, when I want a closer look I hit Ctrl and use the wheel on the mouse or plus sign.   For my part I prefer it the small size, do not see the wrinkles.   

Andie thanks, will have to post a young Jessie with that same Golden Look.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 04, 2016, 07:53:19 PM
Awwww, there's my girl!  She is a beauty & looks great!  Glad you have relented and letting that baby have a taste of people food, Jack.  My son's dog has always been allowed people food but now she is on a strict diet, no fats at all.  She has to take zinc pills because of something that made her fur around her eye fall out (fine now).... tests showed low on zinc. I think the dogs enjoy sharing a meal, no matter what it is & I don't think I'd like to share their dog food......yuck.

When we were in CO last fall, Andy's dog was refusing to eat her pills (he had her convinced they were a treat for a while.  ;)  )  So she wasn't allowed a bite of my biscuit or whatever I was eating until she ate her pills (4).  I finally convinced him that the canned white chicken I kept for the cats ( people food) wouldn't hurt her since it was water packed & not oil.  Sure enough, she slurped those pills down right along with a spoon of that chicken... and no side effects.  Jack, that canned chicken makes good people sandwiches, too. 

One of the men demonstrating used just a tiny bit of mayo along with lots of Mrs.Dash original & one squirt of lemon... I add chopped celery... so good on club or Ritz crackers!  The cats like the juice so I don't drain for them. 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on April 04, 2016, 09:45:19 PM
Jack, I'm glad you allow Jessie to share your food now. It is good for both of you to be close. Jessie does look very youthful for her size and age. I remember pictures of her and her buddy romping through an area where they could run loose.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 05, 2016, 12:56:37 AM
Jack you do look younger every day! :) 
What a great photo of your companion.  Jessie is a real "model", could have made a career.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 05, 2016, 07:50:58 AM
Shirley thanks.   Jessie is spoiled, or has me trained now.   I would not let her sit at the table with company since they felt guilty and I limit her food.  With pills I would coat with peanut butter.   

June thanks, We both miss Zoe her companion.  Jessie no longer romps but will sometimes trot when I get ahead of her on a walk. She is seldom on leash and hearing going, so I have to pay attention.

Bubble she came from a show line, and both Zoe and Jessie were lookers, here is an old one of the two taken several years ago, Jessie on the left.
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Jessie%20and%20Zoe%20for%20posting_zpsq9qhizoc.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on April 05, 2016, 10:34:09 AM
Jack, it looks as though you moved or deleted the picture of Zoe and Jessie.   :(
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 05, 2016, 10:53:16 AM
Jeanne Lee, now I can't find it, but showing on my post today.   Here is another one, I have hanging on the wall, the names show.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/To%20post_zps6vei7tu4.jpg)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 05, 2016, 11:07:52 AM
It still shows on mine.  This last is lovely - adorable
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 05, 2016, 03:15:26 PM
Jack, on my computer there is a box that says Click for Photo, but at the top of the box is "Photo not found".

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on April 05, 2016, 03:51:20 PM
Mary Ann, there is a limit of 300 characters in the signature box and what you have posted is more than 300.

Rick has posted  revised code which may help you.  This shorter one seems to have worked.   :thumbup:

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 05, 2016, 04:17:06 PM
Mary Ann I was unable to find the photo on my computer but still had it in the discussion so I was able to get a copy.   Not posting it again since I posted the framed photo.  Bubble thank you, only Jessie now and she gets all my attention.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 05, 2016, 04:31:56 PM
Jeanne Lee, I would gladly put in what Rick has substituted, however, again, I cannot delete what is there.  No matter how I try to delete it, it won't go away.  So I am going to leave what is there as they do go to Grand Haven and the weather.  I wish I had the WU, but I'm going to leave things as they are for the time being.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 05, 2016, 04:33:14 PM
How did that happen?  I now have the WU weather.  Thanks, someone.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on April 05, 2016, 04:36:51 PM
It just needed to have the number of characters reduced and Rick's latest link does just that - so now it works.   :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 05, 2016, 04:38:50 PM
Jeanne Lee, thank you very much.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 06, 2016, 01:56:42 AM
Maybe we should incorporate Tel Aviv into the USA so that mine would show as well!  :2funny:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 06, 2016, 01:45:40 PM
MaryAnn.  wonder if you are getting the Storms like we are today. Just no let up for the rest of the week they say.  It does look rough at Grand surf. I think that someone is running the tractor thing over the beach part.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 06, 2016, 01:54:57 PM
MaryAnn and JeanneP  I just took a look at the beach and water temp is 34, so you will not freeze if you want to take a dip. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 06, 2016, 03:12:36 PM
Jeanne, we are not getting the storms but it has rained nearly all day.  From radar, it looks as if the storms will go south of us.

I see they have taken down the snow fences again.  I don't think any snow in the future will be so great that they would be needed.  As for the beaches, they have to be repaired from what winter snows and ice do.

Jack, you first.  The water has been at 34 degrees for some time, but I wouldn't want to swim in it.  I have been swimming in Lake Michigan, but many years ago.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 06, 2016, 03:34:22 PM
and here this week end will be scorching: 34C!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 06, 2016, 03:40:32 PM
was in low 40s this morning, 68 now and Friday and Sat possibly snow and lows in 20s.    Went to the park, the tulips holding up, many still not open.   MaryAnn, call me when the water temp is 78 and I might be interested. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryTX on April 06, 2016, 03:45:58 PM
;D  I agree with you Jack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 06, 2016, 04:22:13 PM
Mary I recall when my son would complain his above ground pool was too hot but I found it just right.  Had to look and this is what one site said.

If you’re looking for a perfect pool temperature, not too hot, not too cold, 77 â€" 82 degrees (25 â€" 28°C) is the way to go. Goldilocks had it right.

Am sure there are other opinions but I will accept this one. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 06, 2016, 05:01:34 PM
No matter what the Temps are in the Sea or Lakes. Always to cold for me.  Even in Florida.  I just rather sit on the beach.

Jack.  You look like a teen in your picture.  Was that AirForce of Army? What year?  The service men really look young now. Since the big Base closed down here  I never see any in Uniforms
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 06, 2016, 05:43:35 PM
JeanneP   I was drafted in 1952 during Korea mess.  Was 22 and  one of the older ones, by a few years. I was a year behind Norm.   Had that photo taken while at Ft Bliss, El Paso Texas.  Only served 2 years.

Mary Ann you posted while I was typing.  I avoided the sun, never sun bathed and when we went to the ocean I always wore a t shirt and sat under a beach umbrella.  Spent very little time in the water, just enjoyed the sights and sounds.  Even with my working indoors and avoiding the sun, I seldom wore sun screen and that is why I am sitting here with two more spots on my face that were frozen to remove.  Am a regular at the Dermatologist. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 06, 2016, 05:46:36 PM
Jack, I don't know, but I doubt Lake Michigan ever reaches 78 degrees, probably more like 72 degrees.  It's been so long since I was in the lake and when you're a kid, it doesn't seem as cold as when you're an adult.  We used to take a picnic lunch, could park along the beach, I am sure we didn't have an umbrella and the big thrill was walking on the pier and the catwalk.  I wouldn't attempt the pier now - too long and the catwalk is closed to people.

Jack, Norm started out at Fort Riley, Kansas, then went to Fort Bliss, Texas, before he went to Germany in 1951 and was there until discharged in 1953.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 06, 2016, 08:37:07 PM
Lots of US service men in UK in the Early 50s.  All gone by 60s.

Anyone watching the Eagles in Washington. I was just in. Dark there but light on them. Must be warmer there because she is not covering the babies. they are really growing fast
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: donklan on April 11, 2016, 09:22:02 AM
Posted as part of discussion in Computers Q & A

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/90_11_04_16_9_15_26.png)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 11, 2016, 10:06:56 AM
Conklin

Now that is what I want my word pad to look like but that top line that I need is just to dark.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Kelly on April 11, 2016, 08:58:40 PM
Hi
Does anyone use Microsoft Word?

It is far better than Word Pad.

kelly
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 11, 2016, 09:14:57 PM
Kelly, I use Microsoft Word.  And Excel.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on April 11, 2016, 09:17:43 PM
Quote from: Kelly on April 11, 2016, 08:58:40 PM
Hi
Does anyone use Microsoft Word?

It is far better than Word Pad.

kelly
Kelly, I think many of us have MS Word. I don't use it much because Word Pad is faster to open, does a very sufficient job for my needs. If a person is fully familiar with MS Word's iit might be the better choice (That's why it's there - it can do much more).
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lynn on April 11, 2016, 09:58:49 PM
It is good to be back. 

On the occasion of national pet day, I want to show my son's dog Zoe.  She is a pit bull and is the most loving and affectionate dog that I have ever seen- a 54 pound lap dog.   She is a rescue dog.

(http://rlfranz.net/Zoe/2016-04-06_DSC_0700-0640.jpg%5D) (http://rlfranz.net/Zoe/2016-04-06_DSC_0700-1024.jpg)

Click image to view larger. 
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Post by: tuckyquilter on April 11, 2016, 11:50:26 PM
Quote from: jackwv on April 03, 2016, 12:27:12 PM
Sandy thanks, we moved here in 1964 and still my home.
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting_zpsr9lyfwy0.jpg)

We made a few changes to raise our two, here is a present photo.   I am now here with just Jessie my 15 year old Golden.   I spend most of my time with her and the computer in the family room addition.   My daughter wants me to move with her but so long as I have my health I want my independence.  Have the same Church, good neighbors, and a handful of doctors.

That's a great home.  And I'm with you.  I'm not moving anyplace.  I sold my big house, bought a nice 3 bedroom, 3 full baths place and someone else does all the yard work.  Kids live out of state but in COLD weather states.  I'm staying put in Southern California.  It's sunny & warm most of the time..  LOL



(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting%201_zpsap4e8dns.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: tuckyquilter on April 11, 2016, 11:53:41 PM
Quote from: Lynn on April 11, 2016, 09:58:49 PM
It is good to be back. 

On the occasion of national pet day, I want to show my son's dog Zoe.  She is a pit bull and is the most loving and affectionate dog that I have ever seen- a 54 pound lap dog.   She is a rescue dog.

(http://rlfranz.net/Zoe/2016-04-06_DSC_0700-0640.jpg%5D) (http://rlfranz.net/Zoe/2016-04-06_DSC_0700-1024.jpg)

Good looking dog.  I'm happy to see the ears haven't been docked.

Click image to view larger.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 12, 2016, 08:16:35 AM
Lynn it is good to see you in here.  Great looking pup.

Tuckyquilter thanks, sorry I must have removed the link on my home as it is at present.  Like the sound of Sunny in Warm in your area.  We have been having cold, frost and a bit of snow and a permanent spring would be welcome.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 12, 2016, 04:51:54 PM
Here is one photo from Oglebay, taken today.   Many of the tulips still not open.   I also posted a slide show in the Photo Slide Show Discussion.

    (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting_zpsdk57lrqw.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 12, 2016, 08:36:15 PM
I don't see any tulips up around here yet.  Poor Daffodils,did not last long at all..
We also are going to be getting it warm this coming weekend. 74 deg. they say. This will bring some plants and the trees blooming out.  My trees have lost so many limbs that they will not be giving much shade this summer.

My birthday today and so was taken out for a good steak tonight. Do not eat much beef but when I do it really taste good.  Boy! these birthday come fast now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 12, 2016, 08:42:18 PM
Happy Birthday, Jeanne, you're right, birthdays do come too soon these days.  I'll bet that steak did taste good.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on April 12, 2016, 08:59:23 PM
Happy Birthday Jeanne!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on April 12, 2016, 09:15:27 PM
Happy Birthday JeanneP !

Sandy
:crazy2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 12, 2016, 11:11:50 PM
Happy Birthday, Jeanne.   Your special birthday dinner sounds delicious and I hope you had a nice time.  Yes, they do come around quickly the older we get.  LOL

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2016, 03:01:31 AM
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Happy birthday Jeanne!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 13, 2016, 08:19:26 AM
Jeanne Happy Birthday
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Post by: jackwv on April 13, 2016, 09:53:53 AM
Another cold morning and frost, so did a little bit of ridding up.   Since I seldom read books & hate losing things. I  keep my work area uncluttered I simply have to do a bit of dusting (usually when company is coming)  Have been downsizing for the past 18 years. Here is my computer area, in the rear of my family room, the front  has a day bed, two recliners and t v so seldom use my 2nd floor. 

                   (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/To%20post_zps5xqonhff.jpg)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2016, 10:05:18 AM
How neat and tidy! I wish mine was that well kept.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 13, 2016, 11:34:33 AM
Oh Jack !!!  What a neat room.   I wish I was not a collector of "stuff".  I need to start going through things to give me a little bit more space.  Moving from a big house, to a 2 bedroom condo, and then to this 3 room apartment, I had to get rid of a lot of stuff. However, over time,  new "stuff" has continued to grow. I still have 2 complete sets of good antique dishes in my son's basement.  My DIL keeps saying we should take them to a dealer and sell them.  I still have so many craft supplies, patterns, directions that I KNOW I will never use again, but just keep thinking "well, I might make that again", when I know I won't.  LOL 

Good for you for keeping a nice neat place.  Most "guys" don't do that.   :)

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 13, 2016, 11:48:43 AM
Joy and Bubble thanks, I have given lots to family and to charity.   Do not keep if I will not use and very little for my two to handle when the time comes.  I would trade the "neat" to have Shirley and the two kids back, and growing up in a family of 10 kids, we had no idea what "neat" meant.  Now you will notice a stack of baskets on the right in shelves, and used for particular needs, as well as a large cupboard and file drawers. 

Joy you might check out the dishes on this site, you can possibly determine their worth and understand they also buy.   We used them years ago to replace pieces of several sets we had.
 

Notice the tabs along the top for crystal etc.

http://www.replacements.com/crystal/manu/a.htm?rplSrc=KX&rplSubEvent=1797513&dvc=c&gclid=CNiRyub5i8wCFZNbhgodzRkPwg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 13, 2016, 12:11:33 PM
JeanneP, the older we get the faster the birthdays it seems.   Waiting for my new washer and dryer so you know what my day will be like.  :o
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 13, 2016, 01:24:22 PM
Jack. You make me feel awful now. Looking at your woodwork and how neat and tidy.  I have all the same colour wood all through other than each room had a wall Wallpapered.  You told me once that you used, Was it called Liquid Gold to clean the wood work.  I tried every where. Don't have it now.  I started yesterday again with just Flax soap. I also now put wood floors in kitchen,bathrooms and hall way.
Soon as it get nicer weather I will take another look at your photo and get myself to work.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 13, 2016, 01:30:30 PM
I was just in the Eagle Web. Wish she would hurry and move as can't see the other little one. She is eating at this time. One baby watching.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 13, 2016, 01:40:17 PM
Jeanne, like everything else styles change, and paneling is now out.  I am keeping mine, we added the family room 1976, picked good panels and had it installed over drywall.  It looks like new and yes I use Scotts Liquid Gold, and probably once every other year.  They have a web site, it is not expensive and believe WalMart handles.

Have also been checking the Eagle Cam (they have two, check both) I will look in and yesterday caught both Eagles and the chicks.
Worth looking in from time to time and go full screen.  All are now in the nest check both cams.

http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 13, 2016, 03:46:30 PM
Frost again this morning, but warmed up  so back to the park.   More tulips in bloom and a spot to sit.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/4%2013%20Tulips%20to%20post_zpsyfc1k5yr.jpg)

View from one bench   Long may it wave.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Flag%20to%20post_zps3xfr9rfy.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 13, 2016, 05:44:27 PM
Jack, beautiful picture of the flag.  Looked like a nice day to just sit.  It is still a little chilly here, but it is sunny.  I think next week will be warmer.

I am familiar with the website for the replacements.  I have gotten several pieces from there over the years.   The two sets of dishes I have had belonged to my mother.  One set is a hand-painted china with 12 place settings and even has 3 large tureens.  My aunt had hand-painted them and I wouldn't even know what the pattern is.  The other set is a luncheon set from back when Jewel Tea Co. offered as an incentive.   I think you bought pieces  and paid for them by the month.  I did take both sets one time to be appraised, but don't remember what they were appraised at. I have a list somewhere.  There are several places down in Baltimore, but just problem finding the time to go take them. 

I agree that it is a good idea to get rid of things while you know where they are going, but I am afraid that I probably will leave everything up to my kids to dispose of.  Over the years, we have cleaned out 3 big houses from being left the contents to get rid of.  It can be a chore, I know.  Sometimes, I look around and think that I should get myself busy and get some of those things taken care of. But, I just don't have the energy to do it. Just thinking about it makes me tired. LOL  I do have several nice collections of things.  I have a lot of good glassware and crystal  and a whole set of Steiff silverware, which my kids are not interested in. Since I don't entertain anymore, it never gets used. My place is too small now to have a lot of people. One of my sons hates to come here because of it being so crowded.  Once in a while my grandson will come and bring the little ones and I do fix meals then.  One of the ladies who lives where I live was discussing this same topic one evening. She said she has started using some of the things that she used to use for company.  I might think about that, also.   One of these days, my family  can have a big yard sale.   :thumbup:

In the meantime, I can agree with Jeanne.  Makes me feel awful when I see how nice and neat your place is.  My son lives by himself in a big house, and it is a mess.  He is one who doesn't know how to put things away. But, he is the one who has to live there.  Every once in a while, he will tell me he stayed home on a Sat. to clean up. 

Joy


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 13, 2016, 06:06:11 PM
Joy my first job was handling stock for a construction company.   I would neatly stack equipment and they would kid me, but it was not just for appearance, but for me to take a quick count for re-order.  In the service I was in records management and again had to organize.   In my years in banking I wrote manuals and procedures and always tried to reduce things to the simplest details.  I now have so much time, and when looking for things to do will look around and put things where I will remember.

The discussion on family not identifying things they may want, now or when, reminded me years ago of friends with a son and daughter.   They set them down and said they wanted them to make a list of things they would want.  They said the daughter sat and cried while the son quickly wrote down, TV, Cameras, Computer and on and on!
   :) :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 13, 2016, 06:20:34 PM
Jack.  I am heading out to Walmarts soon and so will look again for that Liquid Gold.  I like the wood also. Long as it is the real stuff.

Just went in and checked the Eagles again. Both chicks O.K.  Poor mom. She looks so bored.
Yesterday she was way over on the side away from them looking out as if to say if I didn't have these chicks I could be out there flying around.  She is taking good care of them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 13, 2016, 09:28:56 PM
Jack.  Now I did find the Liquid Gold wood cleaner wax at Walmarts. Just did not look like it did years ago. Different can.  Bought 2 so now can maybe get a good start on all the woodwork. One room at a time.

I wonder if our Eagle like that light shining on her all night long. At least the babies are covered. Not like my parrot. If I don't cover its cage by 8:30pm she really lets me know. Fact I only have 4 minutes and she would be screeching. Will not even let you turn a light back on once covered.  Does Jessie have a set time to go to bed? As you have her walking the park daily I bet she is ready early
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 13, 2016, 10:02:23 PM
Jeanne they do turn the light off in the evening, do not know what time, but read that type of light is not seen by the Eagles.   Jessie sleeps most of the day (and night)   She never played ball or games but loves her walks and gives me the look several times a day.  We both need what little exercise we get.   When doing yard work she follows me around.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 15, 2016, 06:04:49 PM
High School Homecoming Dance and youngsters go to Oglebay for photos.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/High%20School%20dance%20night_zpsim8fl9i4.jpg)

Jessie also decided to pose. :)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Jessie%20posing_zpsa8pmcxnk.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 15, 2016, 06:10:20 PM
Jack
Are there so few students or are they scattered.  Jessie sure likes to get her photo taken.

Hope you all are getting the great weather that we are having today.  Can't keep myself indoors. Going to last at least a week. My personality has changed completely. The dark and rain where getting to me.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 15, 2016, 06:14:41 PM
The Eagle chicks are getting so dark colours coming in now.  Hope my Parrot gets some new feathers. I had it outside in the the sun for awhile. That is what they miss in the winter month.

Grand Haven Beach is getting more activity Today. Bet this weekend will get more.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 15, 2016, 06:49:56 PM
I just looked at Grand Haven and there are quite a few people on the beach.  Not relaxing, but enjoying the good weather.  My thermometer says 70 degrees but I think it is actually a few degrees cooler.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 15, 2016, 07:23:30 PM
JeanneP the students want to be alone in the photos so they take their turns.

Mary Ann I bet folks have been waiting for a turn in the weather to hit the beach.  Bet they still recite "But don't go near the water"


Today I saw a couple trying for a selfie and offered to take several photos.  They were married today by Magistrate and next week plan a reception.  They were from my old home town, Pittsburgh, and were pleased I offered.  I do not have the photos.

Oglebay offers so many settings and here was a Wedding at Tulip time that I took several years ago.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting_zpsrfy2lmwt.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 16, 2016, 12:13:44 PM
Nice pictures, Jack.  I do love those tulips and Jessie was her usual pretty self.  Son-in-law was working today so Gigi (daughter), Larry and I went out for breakfast at a little cafe called Tommie Mattonie's.  It's a very popular place so we went early---delicious and reasonably priced.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 16, 2016, 12:21:30 PM
Jean it sounds great to be with family, so take your time, enjoy and when able lets see you and Larry back with the photos.

Just took a look at the restaurant so will add to enjoy that great food to the list!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 17, 2016, 03:36:52 PM
The mother Eagle is still gone from the Nest leaving the 2 babies.  Been gone all day. Scary as last year I was watching one nest and another Eagle came and killed the young while the parents were gone.  They left it on for awhile showing it happening.  I suppose the babies are screeching right now. It looks like it. or the could be wanting to be fed.

Beautiful day here again. Had warm and sunshine for last 4 days. Hope it keeps it up.
Saw and heard that out North West they are having some really heavy snow storms.
Skiing should be still in full force . Made a lot of money this year.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 17, 2016, 06:43:46 PM
A few warm days and all the Tulips now open.  This group was the last to bloom and looks like a few red ones slipped in.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/White%20tulips_zpskq0v0hiy.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 17, 2016, 07:01:27 PM
Finely this weekend, the tulips are beginning in bloom around here. Shame they just do not last long enough.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 18, 2016, 02:31:57 AM
Jack,  a real Garden of Eden.  I envy you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 18, 2016, 08:57:17 AM
Bubble I am very fortunate to have Oglebay just 10 minutes from my home, and this time of the year visit there almost daily, simply to walk along the paths and enjoy the view.  Thought you and others might take a few minutes to view the video from Oglebay that shows all the features.   It is almost 10 minutes long but you can skip along to eliminate some.   

https://www.youtube.com/user/OglebayResort
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 18, 2016, 10:07:42 AM
Jack,  you know I never tire of seeing Oglebay,  either through your wonderful pictures, or this neat video.  Thanks for sharing your special place with us.  You should get some kind of a reward for promoting this special place.  They should put a plaque with your name on one of the benches. LOL 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 18, 2016, 11:22:07 AM
Joy thanks, have been going there for over 50 years and still enjoy every minute, while seldom anything new.   They do have a number of benches, all with plaques, with all the good spots taken.  I use many and Jessie usually stands and waits to go on with the walk, or take her off leash and let her wander around the bench.  Problem now is her hearing and have to clap to get her attention.  She does not jump but insists on visiting anyone walking, more so the people than other pets.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on April 18, 2016, 12:24:41 PM
Jack, I'd love to be walking at Oglebay and come upon you and Jessie so I could meet both of you.  After Tom and family having a golden, I think they are my favorite dog.  Prior to that, it might have been a doxie and/or Heinz type (what we had 70 years ago).

I now like most animals as long as someone else owns them.  And I do not own our resident cat - he belongs to Annie, however, her landlord is very allergic to cats, so he lives here.  In a way, he is my cat, but we both know better!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 18, 2016, 01:37:06 PM
Thanks for the link Jack. Such beauty. Nature is really wondrous.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 18, 2016, 06:18:01 PM
Lovely white tulips with a little red here and there.  Nice!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 19, 2016, 08:54:37 PM
Those looking in here should also take a look and possibly join in the photo challenge.


http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=70.0
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 21, 2016, 08:05:08 PM
Many of the tulips are already losing their petals, but this group just blossomed.  Originally there were only a few red mixed in with the white but was told they intended to mix in the red, and a nice mix.   Now when they pull the bulbs to sell wonder if they can keep track of what people are buying.  The tulips are about gone so now wait for the next batch of flowers.

                        (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Last%20of%20the%20tulips%20to%20post_zpsxdhvihfs.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 21, 2016, 11:26:52 PM
If you would like to see my photos from yesterday of the Alaska Range and of the wildlife sanctuary, you may click on the following link.

https://goo.gl/photos/jgXRnpKt5UEHRRnP6

To see the photos in more detail in a larger size, click on the first one and follow the right prompts. Since I was so far from the mountains, geese, swans, etc. full size is better and will not overwhelm your viewing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 22, 2016, 06:05:22 AM
Hard to imagine such wide open expanses!    I would feel lost over there.
what bird was that on the car?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 22, 2016, 08:42:10 AM
Boy, that is wide open space.  Some great photos, like the mountain view with snow still on the peaks.  Would be a wonderful place to wander, but a bit too far for me.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 22, 2016, 12:36:59 PM
Wonderful photos, Angel, especially the goose sitting on top the car.  ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 22, 2016, 01:01:48 PM
I tried to show some of the foothills surrounding the town and the mountains are beautiful, but you would not be able to wander unless you were a professional as some of them reach 20,237 feet or more.

If you meant the sanctuary, I love it there and even if you are only allowed the ten acres out of thousands. The breeding and young animal areas are rightly out of bounds. I have gone there with raging migraines and an hour or two spent wandering leaves you quiet and peaceful with no pain remaining.

"Denali has a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level, making it the highest peak in North America and the northernmost mountain above 6,000 meters elevation in the world. Measured from base to peak at some 18,000 ft (5,500 m), it is also the largest of any mountain entirely above sea level."

It doesn't seem wide open to me if you look at some of the plains states and weather such as Kansas and those states. I prefer our four rings of foothills and three surrounding mountain ranges as they make me feel safe and protected.

Although a friend of mine says the mountains made her feel claustrophobic when she first arrived here. Anchorage and the S.E. portions of the state are just over those mountains on an 8-hour drive going through the foothills.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 22, 2016, 01:10:44 PM
I hate that feeling of mountains around.  That is why I don't like to visit in Jerusalem. It did not bother me when I was younger and lived a few years in Switzerland, but now I couldn't bear it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 22, 2016, 06:36:16 PM
They do a great job of laying them out.  Must get boring for then setting each bulb in yearly. Looks like they would see if they could get them to come up a few more years. Just fill in the spaces where they didn't make it.
Thats would be me.  The Worst gardener in the world.  My Hosta's come up good every year but could do with a good separating. Getting just to big. Need thinning out.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 22, 2016, 07:05:51 PM
Bubble you are like my friend in that is what you are used to. Now she has sent me storm photos and I have seen tornadoes and such on the news but it would scare me and make me feel so helpless.

With the mountains, they stop a lot of the weather before it reaches us. Of course it may be bad as well in that we only had about 1.9 % snow this winter in January and February.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 22, 2016, 07:58:16 PM
JeanneP they dig up the bulbs now, and sell them, they then plant new bulbs in the fall.   They clear the beds and plant other flowers each spring.   Here is a photo of the tulips and then a second photo of the same spot as it will probably appear in a month or so.  I do not know the various flowers, just enjoy looking.   

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting_zpsdk57lrqw.jpg)


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Oglebay%20for%20posting_zpswm6rfh4y.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on April 22, 2016, 08:00:09 PM
I too like to be surrounded by Mts. as when I lived in Hemet. They feel like a protection.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 22, 2016, 08:05:55 PM
Patricia, love your photos.  As you well know, I would love to visit Alaska MY way.... in an RV with spring to fall time to wander around.  I wouldn't even mind making the trip alone but don't think the cats could stand being confined for such a long time, they are not holding up well for a week long trip. I'm thinking of creating some climbing "things" for them, they do go all over when I'm stopped, I gave up & put a cat bed on the shelf over the driver's seat, that's where Tiger likes to sleep at night & sometimes day.  I close them in the bedroom any time I need to get out, they would slip out a door too fast and would be terrified & hide.  Last 2 trips they were really good about marching back to the bedroom when I stopped.   

We are getting into tornado season and I dread having any damages to take care of.  Besides the expense, it is a nightmare getting everything fixed again.  The deductible went out of sight since the last storm, insurance company didn't ASK what I wanted to pay, just raised big time.  We have a good basement to hide out in, I have trouble staying underground so go up & down with a camera. :idiot2:

Every part of the country/world has some kind of danger, be it earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, or even human terrorists, guess we get used to where we live & don't stress what is "normal".  Like a good Scout, I try to be prepared for whatever but refuse to let fear rule.  If I could, I would visit every corner of the world, just stop & hope each of you would have time to join me for a cup of coffee or tea!

Great comparison shots, Jack!  Still boggles my mind at all the work that goes into keeping that place so beautiful.  I don't know names of many flowers but think that white border is what my mother called "Dusty Miller".  Such a striking plant... that whole bed of flowers!   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 22, 2016, 08:14:48 PM
Jack.  That 2nd photo. Beautiful. Your area must have lots of money.  Our parks are closing down one right after the other.  No work being done in the gardens.  2 of the big State parks will not open for camping, boating anything this summer.  Eastern University will not be able to open in the fall.

Was just in the paper yesterday how the state sent out millions of dollars to schools etc that were overpaid from the Real Estate Taxes. Want that money refunded to them but the Schools say they done have any money left. Spent it all.  Whole State in a mess. No one can figure out what went.  Our Governor at this time is almost a Billionaire. Doesn't look like things are costing him anything. Sure can't handle the States money.

Now all next week from yesterday. Nothing will be taken care of in the State Capital as it is closed down for a week for Passover.  Not but 2 Jewish people i know off in all the people connected to the Political parties.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 22, 2016, 08:22:20 PM
Oh! Shirley. You sound a lot like me. You with your cats. Me with my Parrot.  So many things we seem to not do because of having them. I know I would be traveling far more if I could just close the house up and go.  My girls get on me all the time about it.  The even said they will just drive the 1200 miles to get me and then take me back home. Just put the bird in the car. I haven't seen 2 of the grandchildren in Texas which does sort of upset them.  I use to fly or drive down twice a year.  She has been here in  last year 4 time and he husband with her twice.  I should find a way to do it soon. I really love to drive the trip and hate to fly now. Will see.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on April 22, 2016, 10:56:40 PM
Jeanne, my oldest son is a Dean at SIUE (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville).  The new governor has frozen the money that should go to the state Universities and all the schools are in trouble with no money.  I think salaries are being partially paid, but no repairs and other things that are needed. I know that it is happening because of previous governors misspending state funds, but it is a scary thing for employees, teachers, professors, students, etc.  Bill is expecting to have to start laying off employees.  A friend here has a daughter that teaches at the University (in Chicago, I think) and the daughter is afraid of a layoff, too.

It's a shame it has to be this way.
Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 23, 2016, 01:43:28 PM
Sue.  My grandson is a Dean at University of Missouri.  He is the youngest they have had. However he is 43 now and been there 10 years.  Loves his job and all the young people seem to like him  He does get to travel a lot  to other Universities and conferences.  Not interested in being married . He got his Doctorate 3 years ago and I think aims to get one day with one of the Big Universities.  Perfect job for him.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 23, 2016, 01:56:12 PM
Sue.  I thought I could get a short article on GS but looks like it goes on and on.

O! good. I managed to take the long article out of the posting
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 23, 2016, 07:46:56 PM
Nice day but was home watching Hockey.   Left late for a walk.  Not much color in the trees but still beautiful.  Looking at the long shadows I was not moody but it brought to mind an old favorite   "Evening shadows make me blue"


                        (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Evening%20shadows_zps66jmhoo3.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on April 23, 2016, 09:14:39 PM
Jack, the name of that tune is "My Happiness", and I agree that the long shadows to bring out the mood. Beautiful shades of greenery though. Thank you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 23, 2016, 10:03:09 PM
Lovely photos as always Jack! You show the sublime and I showed the roots!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 23, 2016, 10:04:13 PM
Here is a self-portrait. Notice the delightful surroundings..... :2funny:

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/DSCN0047a_zpsxbouomcn.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/DSCN0047a_zpsxbouomcn.jpg.html)

A friend told me that this was my first "selfie." Who knew I was so in? LOL
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on April 23, 2016, 10:17:56 PM
Angelface, you could be my sister!  We have the same hairdo and you look a bit like me and my second sister.  I am the oldest of 3.

SCFSue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 23, 2016, 10:22:12 PM
I am the middle of three sisters.  :thumbup: The oldest is two years older and the youngest is ten years younger and a definite family surprise! I'm Irish, Scottish and Welsh with family from Missouri and Kansas.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 23, 2016, 10:56:13 PM
Beautiful colors, Jack.... and that song will go through my head all night!  I love shadows in photos.... several of us ladies were walking around looking at art displays at a show one time & one man's work had unusual & pretty colors... but it took us a few minutes to realize that he had NO shadows in any of his paintings.  He was such a nice person but we did not mention his lack of shadows for fear of hurting his feelings. 

Patricia, you look so young, beautiful skin & makes me wish I could dye my hair to have color again!  I had to dye it every 10 days & would have more than a quarter inch of white next to my scalp... Losing battle.  I took my photo off... bothered me to look at it.  I keep wanting to ask you what the little blue flowers are in your avatar. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 23, 2016, 11:19:52 PM
Thank you Shirley, but that hair is dyed. It used to be a reddish brown, but as time goes by, there is more white than other!

The avatar is from one of my PSP graphics. Not quite a photo but I'll show it to you. Its from the PSP forum here.


http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=79.msg9480#msg9480
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 24, 2016, 02:33:12 AM
Lovely selfie Angel.  That is the warm coloring I would choose if I was coloring, but I am too lazy for that. You do look great.

How do you manage such long nails?  Mine keep breaking and I have to keep them short.  Maybe it is the wheelchair :(
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 24, 2016, 08:52:25 AM
Nice picture,  Patricia.  You look too young to be a "senior".   Always nice to be able to put a face with a name.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 24, 2016, 08:53:36 AM
June thanks I was more taken with the lyrics of My Happiness and not the title.

Patricia, good photo, now that is my idea of a selfie, have not tried with an iPhone and will not get a stick to hold it.   I often stop to take photos for folks at the park.  Laugh when I see a group and one holding out the phone to take a photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 24, 2016, 11:19:39 AM
Thank you everyone, for your kind comments. Joy, it was Den, a poster who was here when I first came on Seniornet back in 2000 who dubbed me a junior senior!  ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 24, 2016, 12:06:24 PM
I remember Den, Patricia.... and his dog's name was Abby?.... such a beautiful dog.. plus other family members.  Amazing graphic!  I have forgotten everything I learned in the classes.  If my hair didn't grow so fast I'd dye in a heartbeat... it is finer now but still grows as fast.  I was dying it before 30 & quit about 50. 

The wind is blowing, even stong for Kansas!  May get hail tonight but Tuesday is warning for the nasty weather.... like tornadoes.  Hate to have the first "dings" of hail on the RV but there is no hiding from it. 

Bubble, my nails are also driving me nuts, used to always have long ones (good tools) but they are brittle & chip now, I'm never without a nail file these days & I hated the feel or sound when younger.  I used to trim my nails with a single edge razor blade... can't get the good steel ones these days, same brand but soft metal.  I used them for everything around the house, cutting my hair, fingernails & toenails... alas, only for hair & takes 3 or 4 to do the job & much finer hair. Ain't nuthin like it used to be~   ::)

Enjoy the day, where ever you are!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 24, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
Mary Ann, This is our new, small abode which we are enjoying very much.  A small front yard and back yard is great after having such a large lot in Ocala.  Yes, we sure need to do some power washing on the walks------eventually we'll get to that.  ;)

(http://ocalafellers.net/s-f5/P1040698a.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 24, 2016, 01:47:08 PM
what a lovely home, and the garage seems as big as the house!
Do you have a nice large porch at the back, where you could sit and have a meal outside?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 24, 2016, 02:36:34 PM
Jean with all that is around you, I would not worry about power washing. Do that on a cloudy cool day and head now to the beach.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 24, 2016, 04:29:06 PM
The house is larger than it looks, but what I love most are the two bay windows in the back.  One in the master bedroom and one in the dining area that looks out on the backyard.  The only problem is the backyard needs some love.  The house stood empty for several years before the family sold it.  That garage was really great when we moved in.  We were able to unpack without boxes everywhere in the house.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 24, 2016, 04:36:25 PM
I really like the windows on the right in the victorian style!
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Post by: Shirley on April 24, 2016, 04:52:16 PM
Neat house, Jean!  I "wish" I could build a new house that was half garage & half house with the tall part of the garage & house having a wall that allowed the RV to park inside the garage with full hook ups (power, water & sewer) so it could be used for a guest house.  The short side of the garage would be fine for a little town car.  Sort of an "A" frame with family room/kitchen combined & bedroom & bath on the short side.  Just 2 big rooms for the house & if in KS, a basement for shelter from storms.  I know it wouldn't suit everyone but would be perfect for me.... at least as far as I can think today.  :uglystupid2:

Bubble, my parents added a big double garage onto one side of their house, had doors on both front & back & had screens made for both doors so they could put folding tables in the garage for large family reunions & seat everyone (without bugs).  They had a detached garage behind & put stone from front garage to back so could drive their cars through & leave driveway for guests.  At the same time they added the garage they added same size bedroom & bath on the opposite side of the house "for their old age".  Mother lived to 84 & Dad to 95, they were never old enough to use that room, still enjoyed their upstairs as long as they lived. My niece now owns the house.  Great place to grow up, the house sat on 2 "lots" and they bought 5 more joining ones and 2 across the street for a garden (was right after WWII so gardens were important back then).  They had all the lots platted separately so could be sold without extra trouble, but kept one nearest the house so had a huge yard to take care of.  Mother had flowers everywhere!  None of us siblings wanted the house but glad it stayed in the family. 

Jean, happy you found such an inviting place and know you will have flowers all over before long, and it will fit you to a "tee".  Looks like a winner to me, garages are SO worth the space!  Our house also spreads out on the back with bay window on the front.... a room used only for storage for seasonal stuff out of the RV, just close the door and don't look inside.   ;)
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Post by: JeanneP on April 24, 2016, 06:05:31 PM
Jean. Looks like a nice size house . Easy to take care of. The houses do look very close together though. Over on the left side.  Here in Illinois. Maybe not Chicago but homes have to be 14 ft away on both sided.  I remember the first one we built was on a small lot. 50ft frontage and 150 . House could only be 45ft front. Good thing next to my best friend.  and hers was very small.  Now looks like they just did a new paint job on it. I like blue and white. Perfect for Florida. Are you going to put flower plants in between the evergreens?
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 24, 2016, 07:30:07 PM
Jean, a lovely looking house.  I'm anxious to see what you do with gardening now - and for the birds too. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Beverly on April 24, 2016, 10:29:22 PM
Very nice home, Jean! I love the bay window. Take your time getting settled. We have a two car garage and I remember it was quite awhile before we could put the car in there.  :)

Angelface - That's a good picture. I think taking selfies involves some practice. The kids all seem to be experts at it!

Jack - Beautiful flowers at Oglebay. I miss the tulips and daffodils in Spring. That's one of the trade-offs we made.........frigid winters in Vermont with tulips in Spring or no shoveling and flowers year round.  ;)
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Post by: angelface555 on April 24, 2016, 10:43:42 PM
Thank you, Beverly, that was nice of you!

I think it's ironic that we had about 1.9% precipitation, ie snowfall this winter. Perhaps Florida and Alaska have more in  common than one would think?

I wasn't aware I was taking a selfie but now I hear there are special tripods or sticks for them. I do not know if I think society has gotten a bit too narcissist or not. Especially since there was I in a restroom trying to get a good picture of myself! LOL
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Post by: Shirley on April 26, 2016, 08:35:48 PM
I've been listening to TV & radio & storms keep moving in and on... the wind has been strong so before it got dark I zoomed the camera in on the tree down by the river that has wisteria growing to the top.... to see if branches were breaking off.  It is so heavy (the wisteria) and I keep expecting to see the tree toppled over... I was surprised to see wisteria blooming all over.  I couldn't get a very good shot since rain was blowing in the door I opened, so hope it is still pretty tomorrow.  The storms just keep rolling up from OK but MY HOUSE & RV haven't had any damage so far. Lots of people having problems with street flooding, all the usual places since Wichita is not prepared to handle lots of rain at one time.  My sympathy to all at risk this night.  Here is a shot of the ill timed wisteria.... every year when it blooms it has to struggle with weather. 
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Post by: FlaJean on April 27, 2016, 11:11:12 AM
Nice photo Shirley.  Wisteria is a hardy plant and doesn't take a lot of care but it sure can take over as it has in that tree.  Hope your storms are gone and the sun is shiny again.  :)
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Post by: Shirley on April 27, 2016, 01:25:12 PM
Thanks, Jean, when I got the wisteria start from my parents neighbor, Dad thought I would be sorry.  First I wanted to plant it on the fence but got a loud "NO" from my husband & neighbor said it "could lift a fence out of the ground"... so put at the base of a dead hawthorn tree in a corner of the yard.  It went wild & was like a big purple slushy one morning... next time I looked the tree & all was laying on the ground.  No roots on that dead tree & didn't take much wind to dump it.  I have been digging up starts ever since & moving to the river.  Anything to help hold the bank in place.  It is cloudy today but I did walk down to the bank & guess all that rain just soaked in, the river is not up.  More to come tomorrow... trees & grass loving it.
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Post by: jackwv on April 27, 2016, 01:56:29 PM
Shirley good to see you post, was worried about those storms.   
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Post by: Shirley on April 27, 2016, 03:01:24 PM
Thanks, Jack, only damage I can see is under the sweet gum tree... looks like someone took a bat to the leaves, but did not strip it... just quite a few on the ground.  Rain soaked in the ground, was needed so badly.  I did wash the RV yesterday morning, to get all the bugs off so I could take pics to prove it does not have any dings or damage ... and it still doesn't!   :thumbup:  We didn't do anything from about 3:00 pm until this morning, watching TV storm news. 
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Post by: JeanneP on April 27, 2016, 05:24:22 PM
Shirley.  What made me think you lived up in the North West. Washington State area  Just noticed you are Kansas. Didnt you at one time have to take your New Motorhome over to Indiana to have it worked on? I wondered why you had to take it so far.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 27, 2016, 06:39:38 PM
Western Joan from Norm's B&T lives in N.W. Washington State.
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Post by: Shirley on April 28, 2016, 12:54:47 PM
My daughter used to live in Seattle, JeanneP, probably talked about it a lot.  My RV did go back to the factory but they "sent" someone to pick it up & bring it back, had it a month, added nearly 2,000 miles on it & not only didn't repair everything on the list.... they would not extend the warranty for the time it wasn't used my me!  I wouldn't recommend this brand to anyone, not just a lemon but not satisfied with how it was built or how they took care of problems.  I really objected to someone else driving what I paid for plus towing their vehicles behind it all those miles.  Ah, well, sometimes we do dumb things.   :uglystupid2: :crazy2: :idiot2:
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Post by: JeanneP on April 28, 2016, 02:55:01 PM
Shirley.  I don't know about how you feel on the Service in the US anymore.  Seems to be getting like no men interesting in working.

Well I got the plumber here for the pipes and other things thought would get done. Big company.  He came at 11 am. Today  About 11:45 left to get a piece of short pipe at the shop. Now 1:45 and not come back.  All his tools are here and lots of things taken apart.. Here i am waiting to leave and most of the day gone.  I figured to go ahead. Get to most experience. Guess no better than the everyday handyman.

They price one pays for Moterhomes, Auto. most any kind of service and never done right. This one today suppose to be replacing a pipe job done new 6 months ago. Another company. The put wrong size and filled up space with Putty. Not it dried and so that is one of the leaky places.  Thank goodness I have never been a drinker.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 28, 2016, 03:28:23 PM
I'm here to defend the American worker, at least the one I had today.  Tom sleeps in the lower level beside the furnace room and heard the furnace making odd noises so he turned off the furnace.  I called for service this morning and was told a man would be here between 12:30 and 1 pm.  He came at 12:28!  He replaced some part on the furnace and it was under warranty so all I paid for was labor.  The man was finished in a half hour, he and his work were clean and we had heat again.  I know all repairmen aren't that good, but this one was.

Not having experience with foreign workers, I can't comment as to whether they're good or bad, but I suspect they are just as qualified and/or unqualified as those in the US.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on April 29, 2016, 02:18:15 PM
MaryAnn.  I also have the best furnace men.  They put the new one in about 3 years ago. I call for winter and summer check ups and out when promised.  Unless a part needed they charge very little.

Now in the middle of checking for water leaks. My bill so high this month. 3 times usual.  We are computerized and water company insist if it registers past their reading on the outside of house then my problem. So far after finding a plumber he has found nothing other that loose connections . Having him install all new Drains, Taps in both bathrooms. Under the Bathtub. What a job. Connections so rusty . hard removing.  This man is a good worker though very slow.  Was suppose to be back today noon or one oclock. Not seen him yet.  So have to leave. That is what I don't like. Not keeping right time.  Not being patient is a problem with me.
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Post by: Sandy on April 29, 2016, 03:12:18 PM
I hope that this is the place
that I am suppose to be  posting pictures. 

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89_29_04_16_3_07_10.jpeg)

My first and only Great Grand Gal  "Fe Fe"
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 29, 2016, 03:20:59 PM
Hello Fe Fe, you are gorgeous!
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Post by: Sandy on April 29, 2016, 03:23:19 PM
If I am not posting correctly,  I apologize!
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Post by: jackwv on April 29, 2016, 03:37:29 PM
Sandy she is beautiful, have to see her again awake and entertaining.   
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on April 29, 2016, 04:10:18 PM
This is fine, Sandy.  What a special cutie!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 29, 2016, 05:27:13 PM
Don't know what this plant is, but it is in the front garden of our new house.

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f5/DSCN5826a.jpg)
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Post by: FlaJean on April 29, 2016, 05:31:29 PM
Jeanne Lee,  We used to post occasional garden photos in the Garden Forum.  Is that still allowed???
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Post by: Shirley on April 29, 2016, 05:34:56 PM
Beautiful baby, Sandy... and I remember the ones you posted of your kids or grands?  ... they were also extra pretty.

Jean, I don't know what it is but have seen it both here in KS & in MO.  That plant is especially colorful, knew it wouldn't be long before the bug got you & you would be "growing" things.  Does it feel like "home" yet?
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Post by: jackwv on April 29, 2016, 06:21:03 PM
Jean that is a pretty bush, no help with identifying, I just know grass.   Lots on google image that look like it.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 29, 2016, 07:18:43 PM
Jean.  Now is that bush one that just comes out in Summer or is it a Evergreen?  Beautiful one. Looks more like leaves and not just like mine that has yellow buds first and then turns into a dark green bush.  Yours is a keeper.
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Post by: MaryTX on April 29, 2016, 07:24:27 PM
JeanneP, mine that was similar to that never but turned solid green.  The leaves stayed yellow and green.

I think it is a variety of boxwood and think the name starts with "e" -  ernonymous or something like that.

Mary
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Post by: angelface555 on April 29, 2016, 08:04:06 PM
Jean, it looks similar to a golden pothos or devil's ivy and might be in that family.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on April 29, 2016, 08:09:38 PM
Quote from: FlaJean on April 29, 2016, 05:31:29 PM
Jeanne Lee,  We used to post occasional garden photos in the Garden Forum.  Is that still allowed???

So far as I know, it wiil be OK.  Pat hasn't been feeling too well lately, but if she disagrees I'm sure she'll let us know.  :)
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Post by: Joy on April 29, 2016, 11:40:46 PM
Sandy,    Congratulations on your new Great Grand baby.  What a beautiful baby girl.    I know you are excited .!

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2016, 10:22:28 PM
"I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you again."
Lyrics by James Taylor

Sarah  04/28/2016 RIP

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(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/22150901055_383868e6f9_z_zpsj2hai9mf.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/22150901055_383868e6f9_z_zpsj2hai9mf.jpg.html)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/21963059168_1d682eca4a_z_zpsdvpyh5dp.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/21963059168_1d682eca4a_z_zpsdvpyh5dp.jpg.html)
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Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2016, 10:27:57 PM
Never one to be bright eyed and bushy tailed.

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/21528343904_bc7ea8214d_z_zpsdjzqtpeg.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/21528343904_bc7ea8214d_z_zpsdjzqtpeg.jpg.html)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/21963130178_258c6f6dcb_z%201_zpsnelfqz7k.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/21963130178_258c6f6dcb_z%201_zpsnelfqz7k.jpg.html)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/21528164194_7cc7daa908_z_zpsuvmco3pu.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/21528164194_7cc7daa908_z_zpsuvmco3pu.jpg.html)
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Post by: jackwv on May 01, 2016, 10:51:35 PM
Patricia, can see Sarah had a happy home, so sorry for your loss.
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Post by: Shirley on May 02, 2016, 12:39:39 AM
Oh, Patricia, I was ooh-ing & ah-ing over how pretty Sarah is and had not clicked in my head until Jack's post.... I am SO sorry.  How old was she? 

I'm asleep on my feet tonight, only 5 hours sleep last night & got up about 5:00 am so can't think straight.  A special hug for you tonight, Patricia...
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Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 01:29:12 AM
She was somewhere between five and eight years Shirley.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 02, 2016, 03:58:10 AM
She was very photogenic and you are a good photographer Angel.  Not easy with the black coat.
You do have happy memories to comfort you.
I was wondering about Karren's Frankie now.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 02, 2016, 10:48:41 AM
Patricia, thanks for the photos of Sarah.  As Bubble said, she was very photogenic.  I know you miss her.  RIP Sarah.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 12:27:42 PM
Dawn took in Frankie and Monte after Karren's death according to Karren's Facebook page. I don't know what happened or will happen to their house.

Thanks for all the mentions of Sarah. I still constantly look for her when doing things like a type of muscle memory.
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Post by: Lindancer on May 02, 2016, 12:31:49 PM
Patricia, what beautiful pictures of Sarah. So happy to see them posted.  My thoughts are still with you.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 02, 2016, 01:20:44 PM
Thanks for telling me, Angel.  I thought that Monte would go to his father, but I am sure it is better for him to be in a surrounding he is used to.
Have you met Dawn?
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Post by: JeanneP on May 02, 2016, 01:42:27 PM
That cat just loved to pose.  Now it seems to have such a small head for a big Body. Is that normal are is it just over weight.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2016, 01:45:17 PM
you're welcome Bubble. I've never met Dawn in person, only through Karren's tales and photos and Dawn and her son's comments on Karren's old Facebook page.

Jeanne, it didn't pose, that was just natural. Sarah had lots of hair and underneath she was tiny. Even her paws had little tufts of hair.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 09, 2016, 01:13:11 AM
I've had some changes since Farrah came here and she still spends most of her time under something, the bed, the couch blanket or the table. But as time goes by she is becoming more confident and aware of her surroundings.

Is the couch getting lumpy?

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/Farrah2_zpsitfsv3kk.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/Farrah2_zpsitfsv3kk.jpg.html)

Whose little head is that?

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Post by: angelface555 on May 09, 2016, 01:15:51 AM
Foiled! I'm not going to fit under here!

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/Farrah1_zpsatrbjvck.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/Farrah1_zpsatrbjvck.jpg.html)

This isn't bad. I'm keeping an eye on her, though!

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/Farrah5_zpstq6pq7v9.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/Farrah5_zpstq6pq7v9.jpg.html)
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Post by: angelface555 on May 09, 2016, 01:17:37 AM
I'm watching you!

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/Farrah6_zpskn7fflnz.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/Farrah6_zpskn7fflnz.jpg.html)

Still watching....!

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/Farrah4_zpsm3uasbuq.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/Farrah4_zpsm3uasbuq.jpg.html)
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Post by: angelface555 on May 09, 2016, 01:23:58 AM
Farrah reminds me of Beau who died in 2011 after 12 years.

Beau;

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/BEAUTOO_zpsq78hufvk.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/BEAUTOO_zpsq78hufvk.jpg.html)

Farrah;

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/Farrah4_zpsm3uasbuq.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/Farrah4_zpsm3uasbuq.jpg.html)

This was Sarah;
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/22161313501_f498c04841_z_zpsygocloul.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/22161313501_f498c04841_z_zpsygocloul.jpg.html)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2016, 02:46:58 AM
She is a beauty!
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Post by: jackwv on May 09, 2016, 09:38:20 AM
Looks like she has made herself at home.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 09, 2016, 10:19:50 AM
Patricia, Farrah resembles  Kendrick, Annie's cat who lives with me.  It is the stripes because Kendrick is part Bengal and an orange cat.  His stripes on his legs match.  Kendrick also has hiding places but I usually can see him.  Makes me think, I let him out on the deck and he may still be there!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on May 09, 2016, 11:55:29 AM
Thanks for photo of your cats, they were all beautiful.  Kendrick, will be loveing you within the week.  Gloriade
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Post by: June Drabek on May 09, 2016, 12:08:54 PM
Patricia, thanks for the pictures. Farrah is a little beauty.She has what I consider a "baby" face..so sweet and innocent looking. She is irresistible.  I am so glad you chose her...or did she choose you ?
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Post by: angelface555 on May 09, 2016, 12:33:51 PM
Thanks for all the comments. I know everyone is not an animal lover, but like Gloria's Taffy, they love you back unconditionally.

Beau was part Abyssinian, that gave him the cream color, ruff and large stocky body, and mixed with tabby. I wonder if Farrah has some of the same lineage?

MaryAnn, perhaps Kendrick as well if he has a stocky body, ruff and similar coloring?

June, thank you. The baby face is what is deemed an "apple head" in some cat circles as opposed to Sarah's triangular one. Actually neither of us chose the other. The cat rescue called because Farrah was another one like Sarah, cast out into the woods and behaving aggressive toward other animals and a lively three year old in the foster home she was in.  So they called and asked because Sarah's situation had been so similar. Here is a stock photo of some purebred Abyssinians.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 09, 2016, 03:43:24 PM
Patricia, I could believe Kendrick is part Abyssinian, but we know he is part Bengal.  The Abyssinian ears are larger than his.  He is a long cat.  I'll send you a picture when I have time.  Tom and I are meeting Terry and Jan in Holland to view the tulips - the festival is on now.  We're going to eat there. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on May 09, 2016, 05:10:21 PM

Ophelia's First Mother's day

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-090516165426.jpeg)
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Post by: jackwv on May 09, 2016, 06:37:02 PM
Sandy, and many more to come.   Brings a smile to all.
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Post by: Joy on May 09, 2016, 08:29:47 PM
Sandy,  she certainly does not look like  a newborn.  Those bright eyes !

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on May 10, 2016, 09:39:39 AM
Sandy, she is adorable!
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Post by: Sandy on May 10, 2016, 09:56:32 AM
Scrolling back I see Angels
beautiful Grey Tabbies (?)  --  Cats are
so unique,  and each has their own personalities..

I had an organge tabby that I love and called
"Sandy" because I wasn't suppose to have
a cat.    That seemed to work fine.   Of course,
I could have called her "Mom"..that might have
worked too!!!   

I do love cats,  but I am determined not to have
any more.   As,  I do love them but I am
a wee bit allergic to them,  so I love them
from a distance.     And that is not always what
cats want.  Especially lap cats!   

Great pictures, everyone!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 10, 2016, 10:09:13 AM
Sandy, you do have a lovely great granddaughter. She looked in the photo as if she could sleep a few hours more and would like to get to it!  :)

My sister was allergic to cats but loved them and she too had to love from afar!

Today is Farrah's first full day out from under the bed. Pet Pride offered to exchange her for a more loving cat but I thought why give up on one who needs time and love? They say she has been abused. It was the same with Sarah and the reason they called me for a "hard to place cat." So why stop now?

I'm not returning her as if she was a handbag!

She does purr and licks your hand when petted, she does not play with toys but that is a domestic, not a feral trait, and she has never meowed but whined once or twice when she was afraid. We're working on this together!
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Post by: Sandy on May 10, 2016, 10:15:40 AM
When I brought a second cat into my
home,  my first cat went and "lived" behind the toilet
for a month.    I had to put a litter box and his food
in there with him, until he decided to join the
rest of the ladies.       

Sometimes cats take a while to get comfortable. 

Everytime I have seen Ophelia,  she has had her
eyes closed.   She pretty much eats and sleeps and
fusses only when she is hungry or wet.     

So far, so good.    So she can stay,  too!!!
  :-*

Sandy
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Post by: angelface555 on May 10, 2016, 10:33:34 AM
 :thumbup:
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Post by: Marilyne on May 10, 2016, 11:15:20 AM
angel - I'm so glad that you didn't "exchange" Farrah for a different cat.  I think she will become more loving as time passes, but even if she doesn't, you know she is grateful for a warm and gentle home.  I feel so bad for all the abused cats and dogs out there - alone and scared. It's so nice of you to give shelter and love to one in need. 
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Post by: angelface555 on May 10, 2016, 12:31:36 PM
Marilyn, I know what you mean. One of my heroes is a friend in Dearborn with an old Victorian who shelters 21 cats, all older and usually unwanted. It is a tremendous, neverending job and she is older, but she does it out of love.

What I can bring to Farrah as she takes one step forward to two or three steps back, is nothing to what she brings me and what Sarah, who was also unwanted, feral and actually more aggressive out of her fear, brought to me.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 10, 2016, 05:30:50 PM
Patricia, I am sure you will win with Farrah.  She already is responding a bit.

Sandy, if I haven’t said so elsewhere, Ophelia is a darling.  She looks older than a few days old.  Annie’s cat disappears if people she does not recognize show up.  He has several hiding places that I can’t get to so I don’t try to find her.  He does recognize his “mother” when she comes.  And he often is glued to me.

Mary Ann

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Post by: Shirley on May 10, 2016, 10:22:22 PM
The 3 cats that run this house are totally disgusted with me this week... having painters coming & going all around their house outside~  Mama Callie turned up missing Sat & I was pretty sure she had hidden in the garage across the street where people used to feed her long before I ever saw her.  The man left Sat morning & got home while ago & sure enough, Miss Callie came running across the street when she saw me outside.  She has done this before & so has Tiger, they are "free" spirits and don't want to stay inside all the time, but they are nosy.  I watched old LaurenKat go into deep depression until her spirit was broken when we made her stay in 2 years, after something attacked her. That vet bill was a shock & then having to keep her in a cage for a week or two, giving her meds & waiting for her to use the litter box for the first time (vet guaranteed she would in 3 days, he was right... only problem is ever since we gave up & let her go out during the day, she comes back in to use the litter box.) They are a lot of company, funny, and frustrating, & smart.

Patricia, I'm so glad you have cats again, I often think of the crew you had before.  Loved the photos you showed.

Better go let Tom & Tiger come in.  LaurenKat is waiting on a chair by the computer downstairs, for me to come hold her before I go to bed.  Miss Callie is in the garage & I expect she might want to stay out tonight, after being confined almost 5 days without food or water!  She really still thinks that house is home when she is unhappy with me or I'm out of town.  They really do not like these strangers being right in their space!  I did get photos of Tom, Tiger & Callie down by the river the other day... but are on the other computer!
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Post by: Chocky on May 11, 2016, 08:10:01 AM
I'll try again
Here is some thing really old
Me using some spare time when I was in the WRNS

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Post by: Kelly on May 11, 2016, 08:36:48 AM
Hi Chocky
Good pictures, thank you for sharing them with us.

Kelly
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 11, 2016, 08:41:43 AM
wow Chocky, sportwoman really.  I can also see you had quite a collection of photos on that back wall.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 11, 2016, 08:43:32 AM
Looks like they were fun years, Chocky.
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Post by: Shirley on May 11, 2016, 10:32:25 AM
Great photos, Chocky, and exactly the image I have of you from your posts.  Fun person to be around "got the world by the tail"..... cute, too. :thumbup: 
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Post by: angelface555 on May 11, 2016, 12:05:55 PM
Chocky, great photos of you "just hanging about!"

It's always fun to look back isn't it?
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Post by: JeanneP on May 11, 2016, 03:30:05 PM
Chocky.  And we thought our children crazy when they acted that way.  Sort of forget that we did the same.
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Post by: Kelly on May 12, 2016, 04:39:17 AM
Hi JeanneP
When I look at photos from the sixties, the hairstyles and clothing make me  think today's styles were little different than today.

As I often say that the styles of today are too modern and where has the style gone, but my parents said the same of us in the sixties.

Kelly
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Post by: Chocky on May 12, 2016, 04:53:39 AM
Thank you all kindly for your comments. (I was 22 then)

The photos on the walls are other peoples. I never stuck pictures on the walls.

Bet they didn't think about fire hazards in the 60s.
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Post by: Kelly on May 12, 2016, 06:15:20 AM
Hi Chocky
Do you play the guitar?

Kelly
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 12, 2016, 06:50:29 AM
Chocky, neither did I think about fire hazards when I lived in a rented room (at age 17) abroad and sticked with scotch tape lots of family pictures on the walls around me so as not to feel so lonely.

I don't think it would have made much difference in a fire since the walls were all covered in an ugly mustard faded wallpaper.
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Post by: Kelly on May 12, 2016, 08:32:11 AM
Health and Safety issues were not as stringent then as they are now.

But we got by!


Kelly
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Post by: JeanneP on May 12, 2016, 01:54:29 PM
Most homes I lived in growing up in UK.  Fireplaces in every room. I remember when going to bed in the cold winter my father would light one in my bedroom.  Burned coal back then. Wonder we didn't all have bad lungs.  But again. You always had a window left open.  I still have to have that.  Hate central heating and Air conditioning on all the time.
Later on it was all Central Heating.  My family live now in a house built in the early 1800s All Central Heating and Air Conditioning in it. Wall like a Castle.   Up in Lancashire it never get that warm and doubt the A/C ever used. Funny thing is I never saw home fires with the fireplaces or homes burn down. (Other than when they Bombs fell on them during the War.  but then most the houses where stone that  is at least a foot thick. Not much wood in homes back then. My dads family home still there along with my grandmothers. Must be at least 170 years old now. Both look great.

In my area here in US. it seems like house fires all the time. Every thing they use to build a house is flammable. they go up fast. No matter the cost.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 12, 2016, 01:59:51 PM
So much of the material used in mattresses, couches, and living room chairs is polyurethane which gives off that noxious black smoke during house fires. It is dangerous to the inhabitants and for the rescuers or firefighters.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 12, 2016, 02:09:24 PM
I think that most of the Lung Cancer comes from having so much of that material around. Now the wood floors are still being glued down again.  Worse than cigarette smoking I think. I had wood floors put down last year but they just snap into each other.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 12, 2016, 02:14:48 PM
Too many unnecessary chemicals added to our food, water, and air! I remember several years back, reading about how the Funeral Directors, US association said that people exhumed for whatever reason, five years after burial were just beginning to show signs of deterioration. That's from all those preservatives we used and babies receive it early from their mother's umbilical cords!
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Post by: Kelly on May 12, 2016, 06:42:06 PM
Hi
I remember years ago there were local authority housing or what we call council houses having asbestos removed from he houses. 

The houses were built about the early 1930's and asbestos was widely used then.  But later if was found that asbestos was very bad for your health.

Some people asked if the asbestos was safe been removed while they lived in the houses and the answer was yes it was.  But I don't think many people believed this, as the people removing the asbestos were dressed in protective clothing from head to foot and with face mask!!

Kelly
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Post by: angelface555 on May 12, 2016, 09:33:46 PM
Asbestos was still not regarded as particularly dangerous here until the mid-seventies and yes the removers were dressed in full protective gear, and careful to not breathe it in. Remember the pink glass fibered insulation blown into attics and walls? They are now removing it here.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 16, 2016, 05:01:15 PM
For those of you who like photos of clouds, I took this one Sat. with my iPhone.  This is just the way it looked.  Photo is not enhanced.  I thought the colors were so pretty.

Clouds over the Gulf of Mexico
(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f5/Clouds.JPG)
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Post by: jackwv on May 16, 2016, 05:15:22 PM
Jean, love it, and it did not need to be enhanced.
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Post by: Shirley on May 16, 2016, 07:51:39 PM
Love your clouds, Jean.... I have marveled at their formations since I realized that bottoms of clouds are always flat as you look across the sky.  I sat in a huge meeting room in San Antonio or New Orleans, staring at half a dozen large paintings on a wall behind the speaker, admiring them, when I noticed that all the clouds had flat bottoms.  As a life long "artist" (I use the term loosely)... I had never painted sky or clouds that looked so real.  Since then I've gazed at clouds to the point I am not safe driving, and marvel that they always look like they are sitting on a ledge.  Beautiful shot!

Was going to post the photo of my gr-son that graduated this week end but forgot photos are on the other computer~  Had prints made this morning, for everyone.  I'm off to laminate the ones I want to put in the RV, I keep a gallery tucked into the frame of the mirror so everyone invited in can see the latest.  I'm loving this laminating tool, think I paid about $20 for it & find it preserves my list of phone numbers & photos that stay in the RV, makes for nice bookmarks with a fav photo inside.  He graduated "with honors" (Cum laude) & like with Jack's grand... made us all proud!  Reminds me, I need to charge the camera battery!

I've wondered about the pink insulation that was "blown" into the walls & attics of houses after WWII, I was hanging out the bedroom window as the truck filled our old farm house (in town) my parents bought because of it's location & extra lots they could buy to have privacy.  I was about 10 & not sure my parents realized I was watching it all from that window, just a few feet from the hose & hole they were blowing through.  The screens just lifted up & off so I could lean out.  At this stage (81) I quit worrying or wondering. 

When a gr-daughter moved into a dorm her first year of college she sent us all a video of their room.  I don't think I've ever laughed so hard, she & room mate had something covering every inch of every wall & had stored their treasures in every nook, every opening in & under, and even had the excess hanging from the ceiling.  She only spent one semester at that college & gave up her scholarship to come "home" to Wichita State University & graduated quite a while ago with her Industrial Engineering degree (& still went to work for an aircraft company.)   

We have had light rain most of last night & today, so glad the painters finished yesterday! Next big project is to drain & clean the pool, then let it dry & paint it again before filling.  I remind myself every year that this is no more work than if it was a big flower bed & takes very little maintenance all summer, cool to look at. All I ever do is go stand on the step, knee deep in the water, as I get fresh air during the heat of summer.  It is what it is & either take care of it or move. 
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Post by: Shirley on May 16, 2016, 09:19:58 PM
This was taken with the Panasonic Lumix FZ 70, full zoom (64x), cropped and "smugged" to cover other graduates in the photo.  Evan: Bio-Med Engineering Cum laude

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Post by: angelface555 on May 16, 2016, 09:58:33 PM
Shirley, very nice post and info about your graduating grands. You have a right to be proud!
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Post by: jackwv on May 16, 2016, 10:06:50 PM
Shirley, a great subject and you did good.   With that family of yours you must have a ton of graduation photos :)
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Post by: FlaJean on May 16, 2016, 10:08:48 PM
You did a good job on that photo, Shirley.  What a handsome grandson.
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Post by: Shirley on May 16, 2016, 11:51:16 PM
Thanks, Patricia, Jack & Jean.... I was surprised it is as sharp as is since I couldn't even tell which one he was we were so high in the stands!  Son, Andy, used my camera & took the photos (no shake even with full zoom).  I hadn't seen him with the beard, (probably because he's been so busy working on Senior project & all the finals plus his jobs, no time to shave) until the banquet last week!  He is a good kid.

I do have a ton of graduation photos & got myself another thumb drive when I ordered one from Amazon to put all of Evan's photos on to give him.  Got 32 GB SanDisk Cruzer for $10.. with Prime, 2 day/ shipping free.  No more making CDs or DVDs to give them!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 17, 2016, 01:05:22 AM
 :) And pocket sized too!  :thumbup:
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Post by: Joy on May 17, 2016, 11:06:09 AM
Shirley, what a great picture of your good-looking grandson.  And, to think, he is super smart, too.  LOL   I bet he doesn't lack any girlfriends, unless he has been too busy with school, work, etc.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 17, 2016, 11:07:54 AM
Shirley, congrats on that  good picture and handsome young  man. You must be proud of him.
I am partial to beards... lol  You too?
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Post by: JeanneP on May 17, 2016, 01:45:28 PM
Jean. I love seeing clouds like that.  I try to find things in them  On these all I can make out is
a Whale on the right side about a inch from bottom. Usually can find something.

Yes, still dark dreary weather here and it shows that I am really getting bored.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 17, 2016, 01:49:15 PM
Shirley.  Great photo. All mine are partial to beards also. Look good.

Not their hats are a lot different than ours.  U of Ill was graduation time last weekend.. Mine are all through now. Have to wait for GG coming along.  Will be lots within a few years of each.
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Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2016, 03:17:52 PM
Yep, Patricia, pocket size & amazing for the price, I thought!

Thanks, Joy, he is smart & kind... and today got a dose of reality when he talked to the "powers that be"  when reporting for his "big-boy" job, hoping for more money & hours now that he has his degree.  Sadly, only a token raise & cut back his hours... and they are having a job-fair this week end to get more low paying help.  He will be job shopping for sure.  He introduced us to a new girlfriend and sure hope he takes time to adjust to the new life outside of school.  Too often when they graduate they panic and want to hang onto someone & marry too quick. 

Yes, Bubble, I think he looks good in a beard, thanks.  My mother didn't like any hair on a man's face, she would ask the person "why are you covering that beautiful face?"....  Not sure why she felt that way, I think many men look better, I recall one man that worked with my husband, always had a beard & when he shaved it he looked like a wimp, no chin at all. 

Jeanne, the hats were "same old"... but when I was smugging out the people around him it was hard to tell what was shadow or shape of hat.  I didn't notice how different until I picked up the prints & too late then to go back and make the lines sharper.  I still have one grand to go & long time until the greats start college, 12 years, in fact, oldest in first grade. 

And it is past lunch time & Taco Bell sounds good... they make a spicy tostada plus about 4 crunchy tacos should fill me up, I'm starved!  Y'all behave.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 18, 2016, 12:52:21 PM
Shirley.  That is a lot of Taco. Can you eat that many.  it must be years since I at a Taco Bell. Have one on the next block. Last one was in the Airport 4 years ago.  Never think to make them at home.

I think my next GGson is 15  so doubt I go to anymore Graduations.  Have the twins telling me they graduate next week.  Then into Kindergarten.  They even have parties for that anymore.  Seems they spend about 20 years now going to schools.  have a GS now got his Doctor Degree last year. Must have 30 years schooling. Did work though during the time.
Will you be making any big Motor Home trips this summer?.  Just don't seem to see as many on the roads now.  I just wanted to find the smallest one on the market. Never did.
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Post by: gingerw on May 18, 2016, 01:01:56 PM
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 18, 2016, 02:24:56 PM
Ginger, the url you posted leads to a large collection of various photos at sp.yimg.com.  You need to click on a particular photo, choose "open link in new window"   and copy the url in that address line.  Then click on the little globe above and paste the address.
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Post by: Shirley on May 18, 2016, 05:28:24 PM
JeanneP, I do plan on at least one trip to Colorado & more to MO, not so bad as long as I can have the dollar off on 35 gallons of gas that fill for the "go" & always come back with an empty tank to use the other dollar off.  Going to CO I can even get the dollar off at a station half way & there is one in the town near where we camp that also honors the dollar off... making gas so far being less than a dollar a gallon.  I do miss my little Rialta but would miss these cats more.  By the way, those tacos (3) & tostadas (2) were delicious.    ::)  (& I used a Taco Bell gift card... habit of buying the cards for nearly everything instead of cash)

Jeanne Lee, I didn't know what that meant to "open link in new window".  I will copy your "recipe" & save on my everyday Word Pad.  Thanks!
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 18, 2016, 05:35:35 PM
Shirley, the instructions were for Ginger to use in order to post a photo here.  The "link in new window" is one of the choices she has with the site she seems to be using.   I can't do it for her because I have no idea which of the tons of photos on that site she wants to use.
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Post by: jackwv on May 18, 2016, 07:29:48 PM
I do not grow flowers, Jessie would eat.   Here is a view of my fence and flowers next door, taken this evening.
          (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting%201_zpssloucz5k.jpg)

Now the Ugly.   The 17 year cicada are on the march in our area.  They travel up electric poles, trees etc.  Soon will be hearing their screech.  The birds are having their fill but unable to keep up. 

                  (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Cicada%20for%20posting_zpsvng4u7pq.jpg)
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Post by: MaryTX on May 18, 2016, 07:53:12 PM
Jack, yes, Jessie would eat ;D  I had a beautiful one like the above in a pot on the patio. I had been babying it along for a couple of years.  Missy, my Golden, took a liking to it and did laps around the yard with it in her mouth ;D,

Mary
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Post by: Shirley on May 18, 2016, 08:06:18 PM
Sorry, Mary, I'm sitting here laughing so hard at the "picture it" of your pup dancing around the yard with your prize plant in her mouth (thinking of Zoe, Jack, and the cone).  I had no idea they would munch one off. 

Jack, that is a gorgeous flower...Rhododendron, I think?  My mother never had one but did see one on the walk home from school.... I was fascinated by it & actually walked up to have a close look one time (back in those days we did not walk across anyone's yard unless we knew them well).  Sure didn't know it was time for those ugly critters... have not heard them here so far, but will be watching for them.  Don't think I have ever seen so many on one tree.  Great shot!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 18, 2016, 09:42:16 PM
Jack, be sure to thank your neighbor for allowing you to share in her beautiful flowers! Such a lovely color!

I had a photo some years back of my cat Beau sitting amidst one of my ferns, all stretched out and not understanding my fuss at all!  :tickedoff:  ::)
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Post by: jackwv on May 18, 2016, 10:10:41 PM
Mary, Shirley and Patricia thanks.   I pulled an old photo of Zoe and Jessie, I lost Zoe 3 years ago.   You can see I have nothing but grass in my back yard.  I once had Hosta along the wall but they used it as a salad bar.   I then put river rock along the fence.   I like flowers but would not trade for the golden smile.   This is Zoe on the left and Jessie on the right.  Jessie will soon be 15 but still wants her walks. (and always has that smile)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Zoe%20and%20Jessie%20for%20posting_zpsch3cgjhu.jpg)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 19, 2016, 04:15:16 AM
Jack, those flowers are gorgeous.  I am glad you can still enjoy them from across the fence. :)
Your smiling friends are always a delight to admire. Does Jessie feels her age I wonder... we certainly do!
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Post by: jackwv on May 19, 2016, 10:01:17 AM
Bubble,  Like Jessie I am slow to get up and move about.  Funny when taking a walk I will look for a bench, but she stands and waits.  We both nap so guess we have learned to adjust.  She seldom runs and never did retrieve but was really a performer in the sport of Agility.
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Post by: MaryTX on May 19, 2016, 10:50:02 AM
Jack, I loved the pic of both Zoey and Jessie. My Missy and my niece's Mz. Harper have that same smile and twinkle in their eyes that Jessie has.

Several years ago, you posted a video of Zoey and Jessie in an agility competition.  Watching it got us interested in agility and have gone to a couple of competitions.  I thought I had bookmarked it, but can't find it now.  Do you still have it?

Did you happen to see the video on facebook recently about a bull mastiff in a agility competition.  He did the entire course with only one little mistake at the end, but did it in his own sweet time!

Mary
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Post by: jackwv on May 19, 2016, 11:20:57 AM
MaryTX   I still had several runs of Jessie on Vimeo and posted the link in the slideshow discussion.   Even if not involved in Agility folks should check to see if any events in their area.  They generally are free, and the most fun is watching the smaller dogs and the novice that are still learning.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 19, 2016, 12:01:05 PM
Beautiful flowers and beautiful Goldens, Jack.  Your yard is very pretty and you can enjoy the flowers across the fence.
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Post by: jackwv on May 19, 2016, 12:39:45 PM
Jean thanks.   Beautiful day and off to the park.   Wanted to post an old photo of Zoe.   We tried for several years to run her in Agility but she was a wild one and enjoyed entertaining.   This photo is one of several ribbons (two first place) that she earned one day.  This was not Agility but events where points were awarded for each obstacle, with most going to the toughest ones.   The handler would choose those she felt would earn the most points.   With Zoe she just turned her loose and let her run where she wanted.  It was a wild, funny day.   She was as wild as she was beautiful to watch.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Zoe%20awards%20for%20posting_zpsn5bxmju2.jpg)
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Post by: jackwv on May 19, 2016, 02:33:43 PM
Equal time for Jessie :)  Chalk this up to another great day.   68 degrees, sunshine and light breeze.   Had a great walk and here is one photo.

     (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/May%2019%20for%20posting_zpsb7slqlre.jpg)
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Post by: JeanneP on May 19, 2016, 02:45:16 PM
Jessie always look so much bigger than Zoe to me.  Maybe it was just the way her hair grew. I know you got them trimmed the same.  Jessie looks really good. Think she will be with you for awhile yet. Good walks really help her staying fit.  You also.  I try as long as not raining.
Pretty nice out today.
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Post by: JaneS on May 19, 2016, 08:22:49 PM
My beautiful granddaughter's wedding

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Post by: Mary Ann on May 19, 2016, 08:51:15 PM
Jane, very handsome couple.  May they have a long and happy marriage.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on May 19, 2016, 09:13:08 PM
I tapped on the little photo and got a nice big picture.  I know you must be proud of your lovely granddaughter.  Her gown was beautiful.
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Post by: halkel on May 19, 2016, 10:31:20 PM
Janie, no doubt about it, pretty as can be, takes after you.  And I guess the guy is a keeper to......great looking couple.

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Post by: June Drabek on May 19, 2016, 10:41:58 PM
Hal, yes, Jane's new son-in-law is really a man to look up to.
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Post by: Shirley on May 19, 2016, 10:54:06 PM
What a good looking couple, Jane!  Best wishes to them for a long & happy life together.  Thanks for sharing the photo.
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Post by: jackwv on May 19, 2016, 11:02:25 PM
Jane a wonderful photo of a lovely couple. 
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Post by: JoanFL on May 20, 2016, 03:49:54 AM
Janie--Gorgeous bride and very handsome groom!!
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Post by: Joy on May 20, 2016, 04:09:29 AM
Jane, thanks for sharing the picture of your granddaughter and her new husband.  What a beautiful dress and a very good looking couple.  The places looks like it was a neat place, also.   

Joy
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Post by: JaneS on May 20, 2016, 07:52:38 AM
Thanks everyone for the compliments to Allison and Dan. You're right he's a keeper. They are both beautiful inside and out.

Joy the place was lovely and the wedding and reception were both at the same place. It's a converted flour mill in McKinney tx.

Thanks Jeanne for fixing the photo. My first try at posting a photo (with Cindys help). And thanks for the clickable.
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Post by: Gloria on May 20, 2016, 08:04:58 AM
JANE  your granddaughter is a beautiful bride and her groom is a handsome man.  I wish them many wonderful years.
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Post by: phyllis on May 20, 2016, 08:10:25 AM
Jane, I just have to echo what everyone else has said here.  They are a beautiful young couple.  I wish them happiness for the rest of their lives.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 20, 2016, 08:47:29 AM
Jane S, what a well turned out lovely looking couple....and may they have many wonderful and happy years together, in each others company....
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Post by: Joy on May 20, 2016, 08:53:19 AM
Jane,   A niece of mine was married a couple weeks ago, and the place where they were married and the reception was a restored bleach and dye mill.  I wasn't there but I looked up the website for the place and saw lots of pictures.  The walls were brick like the place where you went and it had the original beams in the ceilings. It, too, was beautiful.  I love how they will take these old buildings and restore them into places for receptions and different affairs.

Joy
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Post by: JaneS on May 20, 2016, 10:52:28 AM
Thank you once again for the nice words about our brid and groom. Th y are indeed a lovely couple,
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Post by: Sandy on May 20, 2016, 11:37:22 AM
Wonderful wedding picture..
lovely couple!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 20, 2016, 01:37:28 PM
I agree, Jane, with all the sentiments expressed! A really good looking couple!
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Post by: Lindancer on May 20, 2016, 09:15:04 PM
I agree with everyone, a beautiful couple. Thanks for posting
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 04:50:54 AM
cherry blossom

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/Cherryblossom.jpg)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 04:51:43 AM
Lemon tree

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/lemontree.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/lemon.jpg)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 04:53:11 AM
Papaya 

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/PapayaTree2.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/PapayaTree3.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/PapayaDish.jpg)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 04:54:17 AM

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/Wistaria2.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/Wistaria3.jpg) 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 04:55:04 AM
FragrantRose

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/FragrantRose.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff27/sop_bubble/flowers/Bouquet.jpg)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 22, 2016, 05:10:25 AM
The Wisteria is very pretty, sadly we left ours along at our old address trailing over the sides of our garage,......
no wysteria here at our new home.....have to admit I am now missing it....
Beautiful display of vased roses....
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Post by: phyllis on May 22, 2016, 08:35:47 AM
You can have the wisteria that grows here in North Carolina, Jackie.  It is invasive, grows fast, and kills the trees that it attaches itself to.  Pretty when it is in bloom and when it is trained over a trellis, however.

Beautiful photos, Bubble.  I don't think I've ever seen a Papaya tree before.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 22, 2016, 08:45:24 AM
Phyllis, thank you for the offer, but I would love to get our old one back...every year without fail it blossomed well...never gave us any problem...now if only we could have transported it with us...
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Post by: jackwv on May 22, 2016, 10:30:12 AM
Wonderful group of photos Bubble.  Envy those of you with flowers vines that blossom.
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Post by: Shirley on May 22, 2016, 10:56:21 AM
Love all the photos, Bubble.. can't get over the size of the papaya, I thought it was about the size of a pear or peach!  I'll have that song, "Lemon tree" going through my head all day.   ;D  Are all those colors of roses (in the vase) from your garden?  That is a "painting in waiting", beautiful!  My wisteria doesn't bloom that full, lots of leaves showing between blossoms.  The tree by the river where mine grows now, just finished blooming & time for the catalpa to bloom. 

Jackie, when we moved I went back later to ask the new owner for starts of 2 different plants, one, a flowering almond bush that I brought from the first house we owned (that was the 4th move it made) and other was a horizontal stripped grass, tall & fairly rare, that came from my mother.  I traded the lady an extra garage door remote opener that my husband had bought me since the opener only came with one remote. I still have both plants growing at this house 30 years later.  I move starts of my wisteria every year, from where I planted it originally (keeps sending up new starts no matter how many times I dig it up) & move to the river bank row of "scrub elm trees".  The size of the "ropes" going up the trunk of one tree is nearly as big around as my arm, think it is holding the tree up.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 12:09:04 PM
Unfortunately I am in a building of 12 flats and have no garden.  These plants are from a friend's garden where I was on a visit. 
She has lemons the size of a melon, and quite tasty too.  She invented a kind of spread that looks like mayo  but made from the white inside peel of those lemons.  It tastes divine. As do the papayas.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 22, 2016, 12:30:42 PM
Bubble, it all looks and sound glorious!

Your neighbor is blessed with beauty and you are blessed to see it and taste!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 22, 2016, 12:41:11 PM
Shirley, sounds like you traded in the better deal... :thumbup:

So P bubble, some of my previous homes have been flats, one being high rise, 10th floor but , we did have our own balcony where we could grow plants, flowers etc, if we chose too....many UK flats now grow balcony vegetable - fruit  produce, some city dwellers even have a rooftop garden....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 12:48:15 PM
Angel, not a neighbor but quite a drive to go visit her in her village.  I don't do that often :(

Jackie, we incorporated the balcony into the living room to make it more spacious: we separated the original space to make an extra bedroom when the children were growing, so that my daughter could have her own place.
I do have hanging pots on the outside banister, but it is too windy near the sea for vegetable and no room for deep roots.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 22, 2016, 01:25:01 PM
Enjoyed seeing your photos, Bubble.

Had a short note from Sato.  He is improving but the rehabilitation program is keeping him very busy.  He said Sachiko is home but has to rest.  I have posted on her Facebook page but haven't seen any postings by her in a long time.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 22, 2016, 01:38:28 PM
They are both missed...I sent Sachiko a get well email after Sato posted her email for members to get in touch......she hasn't replied so must be still recuperating......be nice to welcome her back....
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Post by: JeanneP on May 22, 2016, 01:42:51 PM
Those Lemon Trees look like they get lots of fruit off them.  Would be good to have a tree here. Checked lemons in the Store on Friday. Selling for  $1 each. Even the small ones in a 6 lemon bag for $5. Not worth buying those.  Been high prices for almost a year now.  Now Limes pretty cheep . Wonder why the difference.
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Post by: MaryTX on May 22, 2016, 02:26:20 PM
Jeanne, I have noticed recently since the cost of lemons have gone sky high, when you go to a restaurant and order ice tea with lemon, you get lime instead.

Mary
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 02:31:45 PM
I find lime so much tastier in tea, in the salad too.
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Post by: jackwv on May 22, 2016, 03:06:18 PM
Going to be a long, hot and noisy two months.   We are on the fringe of the 17 year cicada.  Not many at the park but posting a photo of a tree two yards down from me.  I had removed a large tree several years ago so any cicada have to find the nearest post or tree.  Remember in the past raking up bags of their shells.  They crawl out of the ground, break out of the shells and fly up into the trees.  Attaching the link to a short, but great, video of their short life span.   There are serious recipes on the web for them but I will put them on my list, including crawfish that I will never eat.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Cicada%20for%20posting_zpsjiqp2nf6.jpg)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/30/cicada-time-lapse-video-by-samuel-orr_n_3361789.html
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2016, 03:23:05 PM
WOW Jack, I am glad we don't have them- so numerous that it is scary.
We only have the odd cockroaches at times.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 22, 2016, 04:07:29 PM
I just got a creepy feeling seeing that photo.  Don't think we have anything that bad here. If there was I would be gone.  Can't stand a ant. I saw the Tree Roaches in Texas. No place for me.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 22, 2016, 04:09:14 PM
Jack, that photo reminds me of 2002-2003 when we had pine beetles everywhere and trees were dying, becoming dry and brittle. Then in 2004, the forest fires from lightning and from humans began and burn just over 6,590,140 acres. Most of that fuel came from pine beetle damaged and dead trees. To finish those dead and dying trees, Alaska fires had consumed 5,098,829.9 acres in 2015.
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Post by: jackwv on May 22, 2016, 04:31:03 PM
This will be my 4th time, and not bad if you stay indoors night when they screech.  They lay eggs in the bark of trees and may kill the younger trees.   Other than that, very little damage, do not bite/sting.   My son and friends would carry them around and shake them to have them make noise, and scare the girls.  Recall when Shirley was emptying his pockets to do the wash and he had one in the pocket, after a lecture he did not repeat.    Thought Jessie would ignore, but just had her playing with one, so swept a few away and had her come inside.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 22, 2016, 05:42:30 PM
One would think that in 2016 Science would have found something that could have put a stop to all these bugs and things that seem to kill trees and plants.  They find stuff to spray on our fields which not healthy . They kill deer and animals by the millions.  Our lakes are so that they tell us not to eat the fish from them. Some states the drinking water bad. More lung problems now because of Pollution in the air. (They blame cigarettes for this.). Every one working in our 2 hospitals at this time are wearing masks.
It doesn't seem like the have found out very much over the last 100 years to make things  Healthier.   Now I am wrong.  Last week they found that the thing that was causing Polio in the 50s. May be able to be used to help in Brain Cancer. But was that found in China.?
Now saying that found 600 pregnant women in US that are showing signs from the Mosquito bite .

I think I am being kinda complaining today because out for 10 minutes on land next to me and got Poison Ivy on my foot already.

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Post by: jackwv on May 22, 2016, 06:44:23 PM
Jeanne and now they are warning to be sure you are getting enough salt.  I will be 86 in Sept, with very minor problems.   I grew up in Pittsburgh the then Dirty City.   Smoke and fog from the mills and lived only blocks away.   Worked for 2 years in a coke plant where they would put coal into a furnace and then put the fire out by dumping water that made steam and would take the finish off an automobile. Worked for several years in an office, but still had soot on my collar from air I breathed. For years I smoked 2 packs of cigarettes, overweight and do not know the word exercise. Drink tons of coffee that they said was bad, now good.   Cut out candy and now chocolate is good for you.  You can find "experts" on any subject and others with opposing opinions.  Feel moderation is the thing.   Now leaving to go to our favorite pub, meet my son and watch hockey and have 3 or 4 strong beers.   (Know I will be up a number of times tonight) :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 22, 2016, 07:25:38 PM
It's not that they haven't found a cure, it's because they wouldn't make money from that cure. Or not as much as from the damage.
Jack, it wasn't that they were wrong so much as you were either one of the lucky ones or it was an effect over time.

I'll give you a good example, for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years,  women died from childbirth or childbed fever. It wasn't until the mid nineteenth century that it was discovered that the filth on the doctor's or midwife's hands and the instruments that were reused thousands of times and never washed that was killing the women. It also killed thousands in battlefields and in battlefield hospitals. Yet, we still had people surviving those early medical practices.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 22, 2016, 07:32:32 PM
Yes. Jack.  I think we are both lucky people when it comes to health. My Area in UK. Was Industrial also. Nothing but Cotton Mills. Coal fires, Fog. Lots of rain and Then 7 years of war. Eat what could find. But will say I think what we ate was more healthy for us than what people eat now.  I try to stay to my war time recipes.  If any Med needed I remember my GMothers  cures and stay away from Prescriptions . I think Genetics has a lot to do with things. I was given Black beer to drink from being a young person. Was very small and they  thought it would help..  We may as well keep doing what we have for the rest of our time now.
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Post by: Shirley on May 23, 2016, 11:55:49 AM
Wow, Jack, that is an amazing photo & thoroughly enjoyed the link.  I would have preferred hearing the "call of the wild" rather than music, although the the music was nice.  Never knew all about those critters except we used to gather the shells and called the flying ones "jar-flies".... maybe because like your son, my brothers caught them... kept in jars?  I'm not hearing or seeing any here so far.  Wonder if they come out the same year all over the US, we did have more than normal last year.  Thanks for the photo & link!

My husband had a "salt free" diet but the family doctor told him to "modify"... but he had to take iodine pills to make up for not getting it in his salt.  I do listen to my body  ::) ;)  and when it tells me I need salt I have no problem indulging in a bag of potato chips or cheese puffs!  Seriously, at 81 & going strong today, I just live & do what's best for the moment.  This past week I've impressed myself with doing MORE than 10,000 steps per day 3 or 4 days (thought I was doing good when I got to 2,000 early on with the FitBit.) 

I am ready to sit back & chill out for a few days after all the work getting the house painted & pool filled.  Got most of the grass carpet around the pool vacuumed yesterday & was looking good... until this morning when I see the water is about to run over on the low side (away from the house) from lots & lots of rain.  The lightning is not helping as it kills the chlorine in the water, at least after a storm the tester shows low to none so I have to put more tablets in the pool floater & bring it back up.  Not a major problem, just extra work & testing to get the level balanced.  Pouring again, must have a look, poor Tom didn't get home before it started so he is tucked away in a hidey hole where he stays when caught out.  He hears the thunder long before I do but stays put where ever he is rather than chance running home in the rain.

Patricia, we also had the pine beetles here & hardly a pine tree in sight... and most in Colorado are also gone. Some of the best campgrounds are totally bare of trees now.

Thanks for the news about Sato & Sachiko, Jean.... hope they recover & come back soon. 

Better get up & start moving, or go back to sleep~  still raining, love the sound.
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Post by: jackwv on May 23, 2016, 01:54:03 PM
Know you all have heard it, keep in mind.    Life is short, eat desert first  :thumbup:

Just in from mowing the lawn, a few Cicada flying around and empty shells where several dozen climbed my Cleveland Pear Tree.   Had two land on me but know they do not sting/bite.   Used the blower and cleaned off the back of the house, and patio since Jessie decided she likes them.
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Post by: Shirley on May 23, 2016, 03:13:31 PM
Haha, Jack, think of it as "good protein" for Jessie!   My daughter's favorite expression to eat desert first.  I did that for lunch & actually wasn't very hungry for the pizza I baked.  Had the oven warm for pizza so baked a couple loaves of banana bread... actually half loaves with extra bananas & lots of pecans & walnuts.  Should taste  good when my sons & I go to Colorado. 

I need to run to the store but waiting for street flooding to go down.  Weather guessers saying we will have rain "clear through the week end", will make for a soggy holiday.  :'(
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Post by: FlaJean on May 23, 2016, 10:38:31 PM
I haven't seen any cicadas around.  We used to often hear locusts in Ocala but haven't heard any here yet.  We've been having some beautiful weather.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 24, 2016, 01:29:56 PM
Jean.  All I remember about Florida is . What do they call them?.  Look like little crocodiles climbing up the trees.  My kids loved those. Then in Louisiana. When my youngest married they got stationed there. In a month she called to come home. Had snakes in the apartment, Garbage can. All over. Scared her. We just found them a much nicer place to live and so she settled in fine. I would have been back to Illinois also. Never seen one here. Texas yes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 24, 2016, 02:04:39 PM
I wondered when we first moved here why so many places were called Blue Water this or that.  But then I noticed how blue the Choctawhatchee Bay is.  Different shades of blue depending on the sun and weather.  Today it was really blue.  Even bluer than this photo shows.  Took the photo when crossing the Mid Bay Bridge.

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f5/P1040729a.jpg)
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Post by: FlaJean on May 24, 2016, 02:09:39 PM
A contrast of colors.  There are many lily ponds.  This one is beside the Whole Foods grocery store.

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f5/P1040718a.jpg)
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Post by: jackwv on May 24, 2016, 03:39:53 PM
Jean I will take the blue water.   As for bugs, our first trip to Orlando years ago we were put into a first floor room.  I heard Shirley yell and she was pointing at a Palmetto Bug on the bed.   I called the office and they agreed to move us to the second floor, but the clerk said to not tell my wife, but they can fly. 
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Post by: JeanneP on May 24, 2016, 05:34:15 PM
I remember the first time I took my UK family to Florida. Few years back now. Use to be some awful Motels. We drove from NewOrleans to the East coast of Florida. Hollywood I think it was
Late at night, no reservations. Saw a Motel looked really nice. Older , one story. checked in. My older aunt was first to bathroom. Such a scream from there. Looks and the tub was just full of Water Bugs. This Motel had a false front on it. Was awful behind. So we checked out right away. Think we slept in car on the beach until daylight. I never put my suit case on the floor again in a Motel.  I know that the health dept. now check all of them.  However friend got bed bugs and it was from a Expensive Chain Hotel In NY. so things are still not perfect.  Now I am itching just reading.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 26, 2016, 04:44:30 PM
Where is everyone hiding  :anon: We sure miss our 2 members in Japan. Hope they will be back here soon.

I know I am not good with a camera but it does surprise me that there arn't many more people coming into this forum.  Is it because more now use their IPhone and take fast pictures.  I know until my family all got theirs I got lot more photo's put into my E-Mails. Now it is all Texting and Facebook. Never get any. have to ask them to put to my EM.

They all must have hundreds on the Phones.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 26, 2016, 04:59:24 PM
Jeanne my iPhone does a good job, you should try, then hook up to the computer and you are in business.    I seldom carry my good camera now, the iPhone is quite often enough.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 26, 2016, 07:50:53 PM
Jack.  Surprised. I thought you just loved playing with what you camera will do. Still do more than I phones. They can't get the full views like a good camera.

Now I can photo what I want on my Ipad.  Not the same though.  I sort of still miss the old phones. putting on slides. having my big Screen.  Remember how people would hook you to coming over to watch the vacation photos on the sheet on the Wall.  Have not seen anyones vacation pictures in a long time.  I must have hundreds of them from most of Europe and all of the USA.  A full album of when family came from UK first time. Full of all the states and Disney World ones great.  My kids go but sure don't have any records unless you want to sit and see a few on the Phone.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on May 26, 2016, 08:33:05 PM
Quote from: JeanneP on May 26, 2016, 04:44:30 PM
Where is everyone hiding  :anon: We sure miss our 2 members in Japan. Hope they will be back here soon.
...................

I see Sato has posted, but don't see that Sachiko (sp) has even Registered since the crash. Has anyone notified her of the problem?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 26, 2016, 08:49:04 PM
I believe that Sato told her about the new start up.  She was in the hospital for a long time. Doubt she is ready to start doing all the things she was involved in.  We just hope one day she will be back with her great photography . Back able to do her traveling.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 26, 2016, 10:42:54 PM
Sachiko is out of the hospital, but recovering and receiving some help. As Jeanne says, it will probably be awhile yet.
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Post by: Sato on May 27, 2016, 02:39:34 AM
I happened to find beautiful blossoms of Rhododendron at the garden in our hospital while walking for rehabilitation training.  Took a shot with my iPad mini camera as follows.


(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_4508.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_4508.jpg.html)

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 27, 2016, 02:50:50 AM
Sato, that is real beautiful....strange as I had just posted that I had bought a table lamp and the one I had chosen was the pink Rhododendron lamp....

How lovely, don't think any of our hospitals would think of planting flowers around to cheer patients up....our NHS hospitals all look so drab....nor have I ever found one that has a garden attached to it....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 27, 2016, 03:06:24 AM
So delicate flower, how lovely.  I am glad to see your appreciative eye caught that bloom and you could share it here.  Thank you Sato. Keep on improving your health!
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Post by: jackwv on May 27, 2016, 09:03:48 AM
Sato I hope the rehabilitation is coming along for you, and pleased you took the time to send that beautiful photo. 
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Post by: angelface555 on May 27, 2016, 11:53:06 AM
That is a very beautiful flower and the greens, pinks and whites are so crisp! Thank you, Sato for taking the time to take the photo and share with us! I hope you are feeling and becoming better!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 27, 2016, 12:25:52 PM
Sato, a little late but I wish you well in your hospital recuperating period, I can see that this flower, the lovely floral garden of your hospital, has already started your recovery process......
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Post by: angelface555 on May 27, 2016, 01:53:29 PM
I enjoyed it so much thatI put it on my desktop, Sato.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 27, 2016, 01:59:53 PM
Angel. I bet that does look nice on your Desktop.  I keep a photo of this beautiful City park in my Home town in UK.  They keep it beautiful. There is a Memorial in it showing on this photo with all the names of the Men killed in the 1st and 2nd wars. Lots of my family names on it.
There is a statue laying of a soldier and I was told when young that it was my uncle in the coffin there. Believed it for years. It was a unknown person
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Post by: gingerw on May 27, 2016, 04:54:30 PM
OK, will see if  do

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 27, 2016, 05:44:34 PM
Nice photo, Sato.  You haven't lost your touch with your flower photography.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on May 27, 2016, 09:23:55 PM
None of the pictures involved here are of my doing but might make some interesting viewing - especially the Photos/Videos "tab".

Below is a link to a local "park".  It was the Estate of Samuel Untermeyer. Many beautiful gardens. In it's day it must have been a very beautiful place.  The grounds were let go for years but in recent history they are putting effort into restoring it.
This is located on the Hudson River.  In my youth I did spend some time roaming around the property. The main house is now gone but we did get into it a couple of times - trouble if we got caught.

http://www.untermyergardens.org/ (http://www.untermyergardens.org/)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on May 27, 2016, 10:31:03 PM
Many thanks for your all kind comments on my recent only-one picture from hospital. I made a video including it and others, but my mobile router is limited in 7 GB to use a month and it has been already used this month.  Have to wait till next month in order to send a heavy video file.  Am going to send a slideshow video as soon as June start.
Sachiko saw her doctor the other day and was told she had become well enough.  But she seems to have to take more rest for a while.  I believe it won't be a long time until she's back here.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 28, 2016, 04:10:28 AM
So P bubble, only just noticed your photos of Don...29th March....what a great photo, re, his 1500th radio show, now who ate all the cake? and who is " grumpy ".....Ah yes the dwarf, thought for a minute the other person was Don in disguise, sorry Don..... :-[ ;D but of course Don wasn't out there in March....

Sato, thank you for the update on Sachiko, I very much look forward to her coming back to join us.....I wish you both the very best in your medical recoveries...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 28, 2016, 08:51:45 AM
Rick I took a tour of the estate, both photos and video.  What a wonderful spot to visit.   Oglebay is small by comparison, but of course it is in a small town of 28 thousand, and was simply the summer home of Earl Oglebay.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 28, 2016, 09:17:16 AM
Sato, it is so good to hear from you.  I hope your health is improving daily.  It is nice to hear that Sachiko is feeling better and it will be good to hear from her.  Your rhododendron picture is beautiful.

Rick, the Untermeyer estate is beautiful.  In my youth I would loved to have seen it.  Today?  I couldn't walk far enough to enjoy it.  It is great that such places are available for people to visit.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on May 28, 2016, 10:52:22 AM
Rick, I agree with both Jack and MaryAnn! Lovely place!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 28, 2016, 11:12:36 AM
Rick, Enjoyed the Untermyer gardens, especially Martha Stewart's video of the garden.  The tour was interesting and the colors were lovely.  Would love to visit it.

Sato, will be looking forward to your video and thanks for the information about Sachiko.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on May 28, 2016, 09:20:30 PM
Quote from: jackwv on May 28, 2016, 08:51:45 AM
Rick I took a tour of the estate, both photos and video.  What a wonderful spot to visit.   Oglebay is small by comparison, but of course it is in a small town of 28 thousand, and was simply the summer home of Earl Oglebay.
Jack, ------- "Small Town"? Maybe so, but often the larger Towns (City) don't have as much interest in their "inventory".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 28, 2016, 10:47:54 PM
Rick and we are fortunate, Oglebay has a park commission, that operates the park.  The city in fact is unable to make any decisions regarding its operation. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 28, 2016, 11:54:25 PM
My camera is full of "fantastic"... (okay, just routine) photos but haven't had time to upload to the computer. Got the house painting & window cleaning done, pool cleaned out & filled (had to drain rain water out twice as it over flowed)... cleaned the grass carpet around it & birds promptly decorated it with the mulberries that are ripe now.   :tickedoff:    Got a fake owl to fix that!  River is high, about as high as it's been in the 30 years we have lived here.

Sato, gorgeous photo and flower.  I have not seen ANY blooming around here.  Thanks for the news of Sachiko, please tell her we miss her when you talk to her next... and we've all missed you, as well. 

Rick, I thoroughly enjoyed the link, looked all around.  What a shame it was left to neglect for so long.  I can see what would draw a kid to check it out, did some of that myself when young.  We never thought of vandalizing anything back then, just curious... nosy... didn't have any place like that to go through.  I grew up in a REAL small town ... about 30,000-35,000.  The state fair grounds & a nice city park were my playgrounds. Thanks for the link. 

Jean, the water lilies are what I remember most when we visited that area.  Only water lilies I had ever seen before were in the "Highway Gardens" of the State Fair in my home town.  I was fascinated with all in your area, we stayed in a campground near there but can't remember the name.  Maybe Ft. Walton Beech?  Is there such a campground?  Nice facilities.

Jack, I can't think of any place like Oglebay in KS or MO that is open to the public ... especially without a fee.  A shame they don't have a little camping area for travelers to stay overnight & see the flowers.  I have said the same thing about no campgrounds "with a view" of the Flint Hills in KS.  I never get tired of the wide open spaces along the turnpike going through the Flint Hills, but no place to stop & wait for early morning or late evening photos.  I will get time to take photos off the camera soon, supposed to be more rain through the week. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 29, 2016, 02:14:25 PM
This is a photo of our son with his 4th grandchild (and our 4th great grandchild).  After 3 boys we were all very happy with a healthy little girl they have named Jasmine.

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f5/Jasmine.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 29, 2016, 02:19:04 PM
A gardenia blossom from our neighbor's gardenia bush that we see from our office window.

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f5/DSCN6024a.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 29, 2016, 02:27:09 PM
Love her name Jasmine.....I can see granddad is already completely truly smitten.... :smitten: ...Congratulations also, Great-Grand-Parents....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 29, 2016, 02:31:12 PM
Jean that is wonderful, congratulations to all.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 29, 2016, 02:59:36 PM
Congratulations Jean and family.  I like the name Jasmine - also I like the scent of Jasmine.

We're up around 80 degrees now and I have the a/c going.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 29, 2016, 03:03:42 PM
Congratulations Jean!

I wish I could smell that gardenia.  It reminds me of our garden when I was a child.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 29, 2016, 03:05:45 PM
 Jasmine, :welcome: :hb3: Jean, I know how happy your son and you, ( and of course her parents!); are!

Gardenias and Lilies are my favorite flowers, thank you for that photo!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on May 29, 2016, 05:31:20 PM
Congratulations Jean!!   I like the name Jasmine.

I visited the irises garden in Yokosuka city, near our town, at the end of May last year.  Next was one of the shots.  Suppose the similar flowers are being now in bloom.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 29, 2016, 07:55:57 PM
Sato, pretty iris, so dainty looking.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 29, 2016, 09:26:32 PM
Jean.  She is a cutey. Grandfathers really love those little girls. I always liked that Name. Not used to much now.
You are catching up now with the GGC. Think I am now with Number 8 all pretty close together.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 29, 2016, 11:51:09 PM
Jean, I do think the men get more involved with their grandbabies than they had a chance to do with their own babies.  He looks so at ease holding her... and what a sweet name!  Handsome son and darling great, congratulations to all.  Gorgeous gardenia, those leaves look so thick & healthy.  Love the smell.

Sato, beautiful photo... and the iris almost looks like an orchid.  I have a bed of Japanese iris, yellow & white, that just finished blooming. 

Got all the cats taken care of, last "midnight snack" for each.... and I'm heading to bed.  Having trouble getting caught up with normal chores that got pushed back to get the big stuff taken care of.  Sweet dreams to all...  Shirley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on May 30, 2016, 09:26:32 AM
Jean and Larry,   Congratulations on your new great-grand-daughter,  little Jasmine.   Love her name.  What a great picture of your son and his new little daughter.  Little boys are wonderful..... but a little girl is just special.   I had 3 sons and  now have 3 sweet little great-grand-daughters.  Having a wonderful, healthy baby is most important.   

Do you live close to them, or are they the ones who live in Silver Springs?   Do hope you can get to see her soon? 

Congratulations, again, to the whole family.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 30, 2016, 11:18:04 AM
Thanks for all your comments.  Sato, that was a lovely photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 30, 2016, 05:30:54 PM
t is cute how the baby eagles are cleaning up their nest today. Each carry a piece of branch over to the side of the nest keeping the middle clean. Wonder if that is a way of keeping them selves from falling out of the nest. Making a wall.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 30, 2016, 10:49:03 PM
It takes some "old dogs" awhile to learn new tricks. I've had quite a time with this new way of posting.

The other day we were talking about fiddleheads in the Soda Shoppe. Here's a picture of the fiddlehead pickles my granddaughter made. She's my "back to nature" girl.  :)

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-300516224241.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 30, 2016, 11:00:36 PM
Jean - Your great-granddaughter is beautiful! Nice looking Grandpa she has, too. I did a double take on your gardenia picture. I have one I took a few years ago that is very similar. I love them but haven't had good luck with my bush.

Sato - So nice to see you posting again. I hope you continue to have a good recovery.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 30, 2016, 11:04:37 PM
Beverly good work now just repeat several times.  The Pickles look great, had to look up the recipe.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 30, 2016, 11:12:19 PM
Jack - I will be back! This has always been one of my favorite forums on S&F.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 30, 2016, 11:31:31 PM
The cicada are now reaching their peak in our area.   I had removed a large pin oak years back and they are trying to find other trees to climb.  Several days ago I spotted several on my Cleveland Pear Tree.  This morning I went out to record their sound and was shocked to see the number on my tree. They will only be around for about 2 months and then wait for 17 years (doubt I will see them again)   Here is a photo of the trunk of my tree, and I then reached in with my iPhone and recorded several minutes of them and their sound.  The link to the video is in that discussion.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/cicada%20for%20posting_zpsuwvvblji.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on May 31, 2016, 02:15:02 AM
Another kind of flower, BIYOU YANAGI, (its scientific name : Hypericum chinense var. salicifolia, maybe native in Japan or China) I happened to find on the way of my rehabilitation walking.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on May 31, 2016, 02:31:16 AM
Sato, your photos are always beautiful!
I was able to register seniorsandfriends this morning.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on May 31, 2016, 02:43:27 AM
It became late, but I can enroll in Seniorsandfriends and am glad that I can see the work of everybody.

I had heart failure on February 17 and was admitted to the hospital in Fukuyama.
I intended to undergo rehabilitation during hospitalization and took the photo of the cherry blossom which bloomed in the garden of the
hospital. The others that I take the medicine for the heart do not have the abnormality, and it can take a photograph to walk.
I walked the long corridor of the hospital with my physical therapist as rehabilitation in the morning and walked the garden of the hospital where cherry blossoms bloomed in the afternoon, intended to undergo rehabilitation and took the photograph of the cherry
blossom.
I am hospitalized for two months and leave the hospital on April 27 and take a rest at home afterwards.


(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/2016-05-07%2009.03.05ss_zpsddd0wwzr.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/2016-05-07%2009.03.05ss_zpsddd0wwzr.jpg.html)

With my physical therapist
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With my husband
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 31, 2016, 03:35:01 AM
Beverly, nice photo of your granddaughter's pickles!

Sato, another bright and beautiful flower!

Sachiko, so nice to have you back again and what lovely photos of the blossoming cherry tree and you and your husband and your physical therapist!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on May 31, 2016, 06:34:23 AM
SACHIKO
So pleased you are back. That is a beautiful cherry tree.. Hope to see you back with your camera soon.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 31, 2016, 07:18:38 AM
Hurray! Sachiko is back!  I am very glad to see you up and about; I hope that with the physical therapy you will soon  feel back to your normal self.

What a beautiful BIYOU YANAGI Sato.  Is that a bush? I love the vibrant yellow.  It reminds me a little of the acacia tree that we have here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 31, 2016, 07:21:46 AM
Sato, gorgeous Spring colour yellow...looks very similar to our UK Buttercup.....Link....

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=buttercup+photos

Sachiko, a warm welcome back to the place you belong, our Photo room.......
How lovely, like Sato, to have flowers and pretty trees as you walk in the grounds of your hospital and its rehabilitation gardens....as far as I am aware, we don't have hospitals like that here in UK, perhaps in the private run hospitals but I am sure not in our NHS hospitals....but I can sure see how the beauty of colour and life, would help in ones recovery.....
You captured the Cherry blossom while it was at its best, in splendid full bloom....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on May 31, 2016, 07:58:19 AM
angelface, junee, so_P_bubble, Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your gentle comments! I am moved very much.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 31, 2016, 09:09:54 AM
Sachiko it is wonderful having you back, but more importantly to hear you are recovering.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 31, 2016, 09:53:36 AM
Sachiko, welcome bac.  It is so nice to see your picture and the cherry tree pictures.  Good to see you pictured with your husband and physical therapist.  Keep on getting well.

Sato, such a pretty bush.  I thought of buttercup, too, and the foliage looks familiar but not necessarily with the flower.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on May 31, 2016, 10:06:13 AM
Sachiko welcome back, we have missed you.  As Usual some beautiful pictures.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 31, 2016, 10:08:04 AM
Sato, another lovely flower.

Sachiko, it is so good to know you are getting better.  We have missed you and always enjoy your posts and your photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 31, 2016, 12:44:51 PM
I was able to get some nice shots of Farrah's coloring and one of her with her cat grass for those who asked about it. It is a special grass that aids in their digestion. The photos are cropped close, she looks large. However while her limbs are long and her body solid, she is small. While the gray tabby markings are there, she also has the large stripes, small chevon markings, and "ruff" of an Abyssinian cat breed.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 31, 2016, 12:45:45 PM
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/FarrahC%203_zpsmtv7h8v0.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/FarrahC%203_zpsmtv7h8v0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 31, 2016, 12:46:50 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 31, 2016, 02:23:23 PM
Angelface, Farrah has a healthy shiny coat....don't we just love, and need our furbabies...happy she has found her forever home....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 31, 2016, 02:26:46 PM
Sachiko. Happy to see you back. Hope you are beginning to feel much better. Once settled back home and now that summer weather coming you will be back feeling your best again.
Get lots of rest. be pampered by husband. good walks.   We all missed you and your camera.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 31, 2016, 03:13:56 PM
Patricia, Farrah is beautiful and I like your bringing the grass inside for a treat. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on May 31, 2016, 04:35:24 PM
angel - Farrah is beautiful!  Her markings are very much like my orange and white tabby, except that Farrah looks fluffier, with more of a ruff.  Definitely a tabby face! :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 31, 2016, 04:54:36 PM
Beverly, your gr-daughter did a beautiful job canning, my mother would be singing her praises for having them look so nice.  I would love to taste one.

Jack, I am shuddering at the sight of so many "bugs" on one tree!  I've never seen anything like that.  I'm anxious to see the video & know yours sound like the ones around here...or if they have a north-eastern accent.  ;)  What to they eat/live on all those years & even as the show up like this? 

Wonderful to see you back, Sachiko!  What a long time to spend in the hospital, did you have surgery or what procedures do they use most for heart patients in Japan?  In this part of the US having by-pass or valve replacement is done almost routinely, my 8 day stay was long by most comparisons.  Because my husband was so weak I did not go back for rehab, but I do think it is very important and necessary.  Happy to see you & your photos ... and husband again.  It does take quite a while to get strength back, my thoughts & prayers for your complete recovery. 

Sato, another gorgeous flower that I have never seen before.  You have not lost your touch for finding beauty where ever you are.   My first thought to compare with is the buttercup that grows in my berm, not blooming yet, and not nearly as large.   I see Jackie posted a link to the buttercup, that is what I have.

Patricia, I came to see your Farrah before & forgot to leave a message here.  I'd love to know what kind of grass you planted so I can offer my furbabies some.  I noticed that Tom & Tiger are searching for some this year, that they used to find on the river bank... they don't eat what grows in my yard but can't seem to find what they are looking for.  I do give them the dry food that has grass in it but all of them like to munch.  When I had short, stripped ornamental grass that I brought in with some flowers & sat on the floor in the entry hall, I discovered Lauren thought it was just for her & would munch as long as it was there!  That type grass is so invasive I got it all pulled out so nothing left for her to eat.  Farrah is very unusual & pretty. 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 31, 2016, 07:35:37 PM
Cat grass is a special type of grass that nowadays is grown primarily for cats. It helps clean out their stomach and helps with their digestion, similar to our Rolaids or Tums. I found the seeds at a gardening center, but you can probably look it up on the internet. Amazon,  or in places where seed packets are sold.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on May 31, 2016, 08:03:50 PM
Good morning!

Jack, Mary Ann, halkel, FlaJean, JeanneP, Shirley, thank you very much for your comments. I am moved very much. And I thought that it was good to take the photos at the hospital during my hospitalization.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on May 31, 2016, 08:12:01 PM
angeface, Farrah is beautiful!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on May 31, 2016, 08:33:25 PM
Sachiko, I will add my greetings along with all the others in welcoming you back.  You surely have been missed.

I am so happy to see you looking well and getting stronger every day.  That was a long siege in the hospital.  My very best wishes for a very quick recovery back to being able to do all the things you love to do.  Beautiful pictures of the cherry trees in your hospital garden. 

Continue good health for the future.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 31, 2016, 08:39:11 PM
Jessie likes certain types of grass and will walk around the park and pick some out.   Posting her favorite, right at the start of our walk.  No idea the type, but she just picks a few blades and is ready to move on.  No problem for me waiting, am posting my view while she eats. Both photos taken this evening.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on May 31, 2016, 09:00:00 PM
Angel,
Farrah is just beautiful,great shot looking right at us. I follow all the cat talk as daughter upstairs got a new one,born Xmas Eve, is a British Blue and called Bonnie. Comes downstairs to visit me and entertains. Think she has tried every hidey hole but now comes over if I put my hand down the side of the chair.  Must tell Jen about the cat grass..is that what they call catnip?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 01, 2016, 12:46:09 AM
Joy, thank you very much for your gentle comment. I caused heart failure and fell down right in front of my husband on February 17, so my husband is anxious whether I fall down again. I have many things I'd like to do, but I'd like to decide not to make him worry.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 01, 2016, 12:59:58 AM
Jack, Jessie is always lovable!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 01, 2016, 01:03:59 AM
After cherry blossoms were scattered, wisteria, azalea bloomed in this garden.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 01, 2016, 01:19:41 AM
Sachiko, beautiful wisteria, sadly due to recently moving home we left our over the garage hanging wisteria behind which when in flower was the most delightful of sights....
I do love seeing trees and greenery, we have so much around our parkhome site....and our new home, we have several flowering shrubs all around, to our front, sides and along the length of our back garden...

Sachiko, you done nothing to bring on your heart failure, please don't put the blame on yourself.....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 01, 2016, 02:06:43 AM
Thank you all for your comments on Farrah! Jack, dogs like grass because it settles their stomach. Wonderful photo of Jesse and of the park, love the red bush!

Junee, thanks, catnip is an herb and cat grass is a special type of grass that cats are drawn to. Did you know that Spider plants have the same effect on cats as catnip?

The wisteria, flowers, and plants are lovely!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 01, 2016, 03:17:57 AM
Jack wv, love seeing your Jessie again, yes dogs do tend to like and eat grass, guess its a medicine to them....oh and she is a fussy eater, she has her favourite in grass...she sure knows what she likes... ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 01, 2016, 06:58:55 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, angerface, thank you very much for your comments. Wisteria is planted in the garden of my grandfather and is a good old flower since I was young for me.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 01, 2016, 08:12:21 AM
Sachiko, thank you and again how happy we are to see you back, and your lovely photos.

Jackie, My Jessie may be picky with her choice of grass but she will eat almost everything, now even the cicada.

Patricia, the bush is Barberry, Berberis Crimson I have them in front and the rear of my home.   Like them since they have thorns and the deer will not eat them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on June 01, 2016, 11:10:18 AM
Jack I used to have a dog who loved crickets and would go out and eat them under our street light and then come in and throw them up on the living room rug......ugh, yuke.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on June 01, 2016, 11:22:07 AM

Oh Hal ! 
Yuk!
:tissue:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 01, 2016, 11:27:21 AM
Patricia, have enjoyed reading about your trials and successes with Farrah.  Nice photos.  She is a real beauty.  Interesting name you gave her.  Sachiko, such lovely photos you took and so glad you are improving.

We inherited two hydrangea bushes and they are beginning to bloom.  We were wondering what the color would be and now we know.  :)

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f5/Hydrangia.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 01, 2016, 11:45:38 AM
Hal, I thought Jessie was just playing with a cicada the other day, but nope, she ate it.  They will not poison a pet but too many may cause problems so I am keeping them clear of the patio.   Several locals have cooked and eaten them, I will not join in.   Was just out watering several spots on the lawn that I repaired and planted grass.   When I do I turn the hose on the pear tree to wash off/chase the cicada, hoping at least some will move on.  Pretty wild when they take off, they do not attack but some land on me.   My last trip one landed on my right shoulder and another squeaking one landed on my ear.  Good thing they did not decide to meet in the middle of my empty head :)

Jean, the hydrangea blossom is so pretty, ours do not last long, I would get out the snippers and put them in a vase to enjoy inside.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 01, 2016, 11:49:39 AM
Jack, I would love to see some of that here but it is probably not a good plant for the arctic! With a four foot by five foot recessed balcony, facing northwest, there is not a lot I can put out there.

I did buy an African daisy the other day which was lavender with white interiors. This next blooming, on the same plant, are white. I did see several planted  herbs quite large, chives, different basils, marjoram, and thyme. I have herb seed packets that I might give away and buy the planted ones! I know that's cheating.... ::)

You can keep your cicadas down there if you will. We have noseeums, an extremely tiny biting fly/bug that loves to get you in the woods. Mosquitos aren't that great either.

The lady down and across from us was putting out some blue hydrangeas yesterday, quite nice to look down on from here! Yours are so pretty, Jean!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 01, 2016, 07:08:05 PM
Jean, thank you very much!
Your hydrangea is very beautiful!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 01, 2016, 08:19:40 PM
I walked this long corridor of the hospital every day to become able to walk. There was the parking lot for the patient and azalea bloomed on the other side of the door.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0194ss_zpskjxeqsyt.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0194ss_zpskjxeqsyt.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 01, 2016, 08:48:02 PM
Sachiko, I'll bet you were the prettiest patient there.  Nice place for azaleas so you could see them.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 01, 2016, 09:00:57 PM
Sachiko I hope we will soon see you walking some of the tours you have taken us on, and paths I would never climb.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 02, 2016, 01:12:25 AM
Mary Ann, Jack, thank you very very much for your comments!
But, Jack, I am sorry, I who suffered from heart failure cannot climb the mountain anymore. I’ll find different pleasure.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 02, 2016, 01:13:16 AM
Sachiko, it is not often I see a patient inside a hospital with such a wide smile on their face.....it does sound like they took great care of you...I also notice how clinically clean and spacious your corridor looked....and they certainly cater for the masses of cars....I am assuming this corridor was a separate building away from the main hospital, but good thought on their part to grow flowers on their premises, they must have realised the colours and fragrances do wonders for patients morale....
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Post by: Shirley on June 02, 2016, 02:12:12 AM
Thanks, Patricia, I will check local for the seeds & then Amazon.   My cats are eating a lot of "people" fresh hamburger, or other beef, canned white meat chicken, rotissery chicken, egg  & Chicken of the Sea salmon... along with Friskies canned meats & dry "Indoor Delights Complete".  They would eat all day & night if I let them. 

Jack, Jessie looks so pretty, her fur really is beautiful.  I'm sort of surprised they don't have vines growing on that "arbor", but cleaning it off would be a nightmare & it is so striking as is.

Sachiko, your wisteria is so much fuller, more colorful, than what I have.  I love to look at the thick ropes of trunk growing & braiding as it goes up the tree.  We planted about 6 or 8 azaleas one year and not a one survived our cold winters. 

Jean, your hydrangea bush is gorgeous!  My mother never had them but a friend of hers had some in front of her house.. massive big blue blooms.   Lucky you!

Sachiko, the hall I walked in the hospital looked just like that.  I did fine the first 3 days and then they put me on a pill for A-fib that caused me to quit progressing, could not walk half as far as I did the first day.  My husband was the one that realized what my problem was after I got home, so worked it out of my system & been fine ever since. You look great... !

My-MY... way past my bedtime, for sure!   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 02, 2016, 03:11:59 AM
Sachiko, that long corridor looks just like the one in the San Francisco hospital where I had surgery.  I suppose all modern hospital are build on the same model all over the world. But they did not have that "TV screen" on the ceiling to show directions. :)

Here too they have a rack with sanitizing lotion  at the door of every room, to kill hands germs.

You look great and with keeping your morale high I am sure you will improve very fast.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 02, 2016, 03:15:23 AM
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Here is little Aviv with his bonfire.  This is Lag B'Omer festival in Israel and bonfires are lit all over the country.  Google it for more details!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 02, 2016, 06:11:41 AM
So P bubble, is this the same little boy I once saw you holding in your arms, or crawling around on the floor playing with toys?.... my, he is growing up into a fine young man now........

( Anniversary of death )....... customs and practices......" While the Counting of the Omer is a semi-mourning period, all restrictions of mourning are lifted on this 33rd day of the Omer. As a result, weddings, parties, listening to music, and haircuts are commonly scheduled to coincide with this day among Ashkenazi Jews. Families go on picnics and outings. Children go out to the fields with their teachers with bows and rubber-tipped arrows. Tachanun, the prayer for special Divine mercy on one's behalf is not said, because when God is showing one a "smiling face," so to speak, as He does especially on the holidays, there is no need to ask for special mercy....."
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 02, 2016, 07:00:20 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, Shirley, so_P_bubble, thank you very much for your comments! When I fell down by heart failure and slept for one month and just began rehabilitation, what walked that long corridor was serious. But I was very glad when I became able to walk as for several laps.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 02, 2016, 07:39:12 AM
so_P_bubble, Aviv became a handsome boy. Thank you about Lag B'Omer festival.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 02, 2016, 08:45:41 AM
Vanilla, Aviv is growing like a weed! It is fun to see his mind develop with him being so curious.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 02, 2016, 09:43:39 AM
Sachiko, your hospital corridors are very familiar, look just like ours! I'm so glad you are back with us and feeling so much better

Bubble, Aviv is certainly not a baby, not a toddler anymore! He looks very self-confident!
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Post by: JeanneP on June 02, 2016, 05:37:22 PM
Bubble. Now do those fires burn during the Day.  it looks very close to the cars. Looks like it would be better on a Cold day but then could not picnic.  He sure looks well prepared. Getting so big. Are schools now closed for the summer break.  Where were you when this was happening?



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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2016, 02:31:50 AM
The bonfires are usually at night and for the whole night.  This one was outside the kindergarten, for those younger kids and thus not so late.  Once the fire is les fierce, they throw foil wrapped potatoes and onions in it and have a feast once they are done.  Of course their faces are all blackened after that!

Schools close on June 30 until Sept 1st.

I did not go out that night: smell of smoke is overwhelming all over town.  The firemen are driving around all the time, watching...
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Post by: JeanneP on June 03, 2016, 02:53:59 PM
I remember Guy Fawkes day in UK Growing up. We also would keep the bonfires going all night. Always on the lot next to my Grandmothers house. She would make the treacle and Black beans.  We never wrapped our potatoes and onions. Just threwNo them in the fire. (Doubt there was foil paper back then) . At least not on cheap rolls like now.
Like everything else I believe that now there are laws about having big bonfires in UK.  Have to get a special License as building are not so close together. Cars parked on the streets.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 03, 2016, 03:25:15 PM
We used to have bonfires going in the summer during Golden Days, the 4th and the Solstice but since the drought beginning in 2004, even trash burning has been outlawed with hefty fines and jail sentences.

You cannot even go up a river and have a campfire burning on a sandbar without finding a permit. We live amidst a huge arboreal forest in the Interior and earlier fires have been devastating. Six million acres in 2015 and "The latest acreage estimate for the Medfra Fire as of late Wednesday night was 10,488 acres. The fire is burning approximately 50 miles northeast of McGrath and is actually two fires that have merged into one. The Medfra and Berry Creek fires, both of which started a few miles apart on Sunday as a result of holdover fires from 2015, merged sometime Tuesday night."

We have sixty holdover fires burning fom 1015.

One good foil wrapped supper has always been placing potatoes, carrots and squash slices and placing them on the edges of that campfire, while cooking the fish or meat on that fire.

Our school year has always been Labor Day through Memorial Day, but I think the University graduates get out earlier.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 03, 2016, 10:08:39 PM
angelface, thanks a lot for your comment. I'm very happy I can post my photo here.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 03, 2016, 10:10:57 PM
These are hydrangeas in my garden.

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Post by: jackwv on June 03, 2016, 10:31:53 PM
Sachiko the Hydrangeas are beautiful.  Hope you are able to spend more time in that beautiful garden of yours.
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Post by: Shirley on June 03, 2016, 11:14:17 PM
Beautiful flowers, Sachiko!  I've heard what you put in the soil to make them blue but what do you use to get the lavender color?  Maybe now they are hybrid .... I answered my question with a Google search. I have never grown them but will think about it for next year.  Your photos are so sharp & pretty color, I am always curious which camera, phone or pad each uses.  I still only think camera when I want to take a photo. 

I had to go back a page to see that darling grandson, Bubble.  He is growing so fast, same with my gr-grandson the same age (I think). Is he good with the various phones & pads & computers... mine uses one like an old timer, I just sit & watch in awe.   

Interesting holiday....  I think one of the things my oldest son enjoys most is the evening bonfire when out camping.  When the boys were 12 & 14 and I took them out to the mountains they would chop wood all day for the fire.  Back then (40+ years ago) dead trees in the campground would be marked with an orange tag that could be cut down.  They learned the safe way & still love to sit by a fire but now we buy the logs from the camp hosts... they don't want carried in wood because of bugs (at least that is the excuse). 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 04, 2016, 06:49:19 AM
Jack, Shirley, thank you very much for your comments.
It is Smartphone of Docomo that I use recently. But I have Canon EOS, Canon G7X, too.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 04, 2016, 12:19:20 PM
Sachiko, those hydrangeas are so pretty.  So glad you are posting again.  You were missed very much.  Larry and I never had much luck with hydrangeas in the past, but the two we inherited here at our new home are very healthy and good colors.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2016, 05:30:30 PM
This link shows my "backyard." I live just to the upper right of this small park right at the edge of town. You can see a bit of the foothills that surround the town and help keep out the bad weather and moisture.
They rarely turn the fountain on anymore except for holidays and special events.

http://fairbanksalaska.com/goldenheart
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Post by: Sato on June 04, 2016, 05:56:31 PM
Sachiko, I agree with all comments on your pictures of hydrangeas.

angelface, what a beautiful park you live by!!  I like your "backyard".
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 04, 2016, 06:37:15 PM
Good morning!

Jean, Sato, thank you very much for your comments. I am very happy I can post my photo here.
I took a lot of photo of the cherry blossoms in the hospital during my hospitalization. And I took the photos of the flowers in my garden in various ways after having left the hospital. Therefore I can make those videos. I’ll make those videos soon. 
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Post by: jackwv on June 04, 2016, 06:46:38 PM
Patricia, great view, would love to have it outside my window.
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Post by: Shirley on June 04, 2016, 09:54:56 PM
Ah, Patricia, that is a gorgeous view.  One of my brothers spent time in Fairbanks, he was working on the ecology changes caused by the pipeline.  My other brother was stationed at the base in Anchorage.  A cousin owned a trucking fleet from CA to Fairbanks.  As you know, Alaska is the main place I've wanted to travel to, before my husband died he suggested I take our daughter & go on a tour.  But that is not what I've dreamed of, I want to live it & drive the whole way.  Sadly, probably won't happen but will not give up that dream.  Bought the 2nd new RV in hopes but too many problems between here & there.  I met a lady online that spent about 2 & 1/2 months traveling from their home in eastern lower states to Alaska, that's what I would consider "ideal".  Love your view & love seeing what you see.  Thanks!

I didn't get much sleep last night... maybe 2 hours... so am ready to try to do better tonight.  Got lots of jobs done & just remember one I forgot.... to turn off the pool pump!  Better run before it gets too dark~
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Post by: FlaJean on June 04, 2016, 10:00:56 PM
That is a beautiful view.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 05, 2016, 03:50:27 PM
Shirley, I spent nine days in Alaska in 2006 and loved it.  It wasn't as nice as traveling around on my own but it was the only way we could see the state.  We started at Anchorage, drove to Denali, then to Fairbanks, down to Valdez and back to Anchorage.  We stayed more than one night in most places.  It rained daily but that didn't stop us.  We were not able to see Denali, but we were in the area.  Jim did take a helicopter ride up there, but it was not visible from that location.  I think tours allow you to see some places that individuals might not have access to.  Anyway, I loved it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on June 05, 2016, 04:10:31 PM
Good afternoon, it has been raining, but now the sun is trying to come out. Still a little cool, in the 60's

Sachiko, good to see you looking so well. When I lived in southampont, NY   we had wistaria growing acroos the front porch. I now live in a mobile home, but at 92 I cannot get out and garden like I use too.  My hydrangea bush did not do well through the winter, it looks kind of sad.  Maybe I should just cut it back.

Jack, Jessie is a beutiful dog. My son use to have one that looked like your Jessie,

Shirley, my husband gave me and azalea for Mother's Day 32 years ago.  It came in a small pot, now it is beautiful and it is taller then me.  that is not saying much as I am 4.10  :)

Patricia the view you have is just beautiful, and I love the clouds formation.

Bubble, Avivi is growing into such a young man.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 05, 2016, 07:16:13 PM
Lindancer, thank you very much for your kind comment. The care of the flower becomes great when we get old. I take the photo of flowers and become able to post it here, and I think happily.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 06, 2016, 02:58:32 AM
 While I spent time for heart failure in my bed, the rose in my garden, the Princess Marguerite has grown so much.

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Post by: jackwv on June 06, 2016, 09:19:11 AM
Sachiko, a beautiful rose.  It is so nice to have you back with us.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 06, 2016, 10:08:24 AM
Sachiko, such a pretty rose.  Does it have much scent?

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on June 06, 2016, 10:29:47 AM
A beautiful rose.  Are they the roses used for your Rose jam?
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Post by: SnowWitch on June 06, 2016, 06:34:14 PM
Sachiko, happy to see you are back and I hope you feel better and better each day.....trish
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 06, 2016, 08:09:05 PM
Jack, Mary Ann, Jean, SnowWitch, thank you very muh for your comments.

Jean, It is Crimson Gglory of the red rose that I cook jam.
But a flower does not bloom as I plant it in my garden in Fukuyama from Yokohama this year.

Crimson Gglory
These are photos of the last year.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 06, 2016, 08:19:17 PM
SnowWitch, thank you very much! I was not able to post my photo here as three months, but I can post it now and I am very happy.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 06, 2016, 10:40:56 PM
Sachiko, I remember those photos, so beautiful! And I remember because we both have the same china pattern.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 07, 2016, 12:02:06 AM
angelface, thank you very much for your comment. Is that so? This is tea set made of Royal Albert in England. I have some tea sets, but use this set when I give rose jam.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 07, 2016, 01:40:11 AM
I inherited that set, from my mother who received it from an aunt  along with another set having yellow roses, but porcelain. It is Royal Doulton with the yellow roses.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 07, 2016, 01:44:00 AM
Sachiko, such a beautiful tea setting and you couldn't have chosen better with your choice of Royal Albert tea plates......I too remember these photos.....

I too have a fondness of roses, we had roses at our old home, but I don't see any here in our new home....maybe time to plant one or two....
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 07, 2016, 06:52:48 AM
angelface, Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much.

I also cooked rose jam in 2014 and in 2013. I serve it in different tableware each.

The rose jam which I cooked in 2014
When I got married, my parents presented this set.

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The rose jam which I cooked in 2013
When I visited Nymphenburg castle, I bought these Nymphenburg ware.

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Post by: FlaJean on June 07, 2016, 10:07:49 AM
All the dish patterns are pretty, but I especially like the Nympenburg pattern.  I like the simple and delicate pattern.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 07, 2016, 10:18:51 AM
So many lovely patterns. When I was young and when I was growing up, everyone it seemed, collected sets of china, or in some cases, simply beautiful teacups.

Does anyone remember why cups were shaped as they were? Teacups were wide to cool the beverage while coffee cups were narrow to save the heat.

"Originally hot chocolate was a breakfast drink made from unsweetened chocolate mixed with cream, a mix beaten into a thick paste. Just before serving, sugar and hot frothy milk were added. To accommodate demand, in the second half of the eighteenth century the morning chocolate cup was larger than a coffee cup or teacup.

However, the thick paste was slow to pour, and at social affairs in the afternoon, hot chocolate was served in small narrow cups about 3 inches in height by 2 ½ inches in diameter. The companion saucer measured approximately 4 inches across."

I spent twelve enjoyable  years working in an import-export shop and learned not only about cup styles, but also the difference between china and porcelain. And  how to tell the porcelain's country of origin by the amount of gold used.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 07, 2016, 01:49:47 PM
Crimson Glory is my favourite rose. I have always had a allergy to most flowers from being a Child. Makes it so hard for me. Can't have them in my house or close on the outside. Can't go into funeral homes or churches if a wedding. So now can find the Silk flowers that are so real looking. However for my birthday one year a friend bought and planted for me a Crimson Glory rose bush at the end of my front yard. 35 ft away. It seemed to be dead for about 5 years after the first bloom. Now this year it is just beautiful , full of blooms. Never has anything done to it.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 07, 2016, 08:08:36 PM
Jean, angelface, JeanneP, thank you very much for your comments. I enjoy my tea break with each set.
Unfortunately, my Crimson Glory died. I must bring it up once again.
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Post by: jackwv on June 07, 2016, 08:22:09 PM
Sachiko, they have a new Photo Challenge   "Singing in the rain"  Now it is for photos not video but once again I just took a look at the video you made of drawings, to the music Singing in the rain, it was excellent.  You might post the link in the slideshow discussion.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 08, 2016, 02:31:38 AM
Jack, thank you very much about my video of “Singing in the rain”.
It was about five years ago that I made the video of “Sachiko’s Singing in the Rain”, and I looked for my site and Vimeo site and at last was able to find it. I posted the link in the slideshow discussion.

And I found the video of My teapots.
I'll post it here.
https://vimeo.com/3331371

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Post by: jackwv on June 08, 2016, 09:30:28 AM
Sachiko, that is a wonderful collection, and I am sure they remind you of your travels.   You, no doubt, have many photos and slide shows that you seldom view but when you come across one it also brings back the memories.   
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 08, 2016, 10:26:33 AM
Sachiko, such beautiful tea sets.  I have a few teapots that I collected over the years, no cups, just the teapots.  And I don't drink much tea!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Joy on June 08, 2016, 12:08:08 PM
Beautiful tea pots sets.  I, too, love pretty china ware.  I have several sets of dishes packed away that were my mother's and they are real pretty designs.  I should get them out and try to sell them or see if my grand daughter would like either of them.  The younger generation just do not seem to like china or silverware.  I also have a complete set of Stieff silverward with service for 12, with several serving pieces that they do not make anymore.  None of my 3 sons or their wives are that interested in them.  Someday, somebody will have to decide what to do with them. 

Thanks for sharing your collection, Sachiko.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 08, 2016, 12:57:03 PM
Joy, I have a similar problem.  I bought my silver when a 6-piece setting cost $27.50.  Today a 4-piece setting is over $100.  I used to use it occasionally, but don't now.  When Norm was in Germany, he sent me some china dishes, service for 8.  I already had my folks' china that they had received as a wedding present in 1922.  That set is not complete but it does extend my good china.  I am going to let the family decide after I am gone.  I've tried to make a list of all family things so my family will know the history of what they are disposing of!

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2016, 02:04:37 PM
When I worked at Xanadu, which was both an Alaskan art gallery and import-export store, I purchased many paintings, (actually prints, but some are signed by the artists), and Russian porcelain sets and Lomonosove animal figures and of course the netsukes and nesting dolls. I also purchased on layaway, some large Italian music boxes and many, many, many pairs of earrings.

All of that is gone now, sold long ago except for the china, earrings, and prints. This summer, I will finally be donating all my work clothes and costume jewelry to a shop for those needing such on low incomes. The china will be sold because it is not used and I have no one to give it too. I'm at the age where so much is just stored and perhaps someone, somewhere may make use of it.

The paintings, 23 in total are too personal to me and I will leave that to others to decide. I remember my mother's varied collections she treasured, but we did not and my father's vast tool collection. It was hard for the three of us to go through and decide and I do not want that for those who come after.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 08, 2016, 02:08:55 PM
I won't have that problem anymore: the thieves that broke in last summer took all my mother's jewelry as well as my collection of earrings.  I had left only the pair I was wearing and the few I had given Illy.

I don't have any silverware, and just two valuable paintings.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2016, 02:26:01 PM
I am so sorry!

I had a break in over 40 years now, but I still remember the simple, senseless vandalism and my missing television! It turned out to be teenagers and I received my TV back after three months saying the parents had sent them out of state and it was worth more than the robberies to go after them . That to me was another robbery.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 08, 2016, 02:29:04 PM
Sachiko, I enjoyed seeing your collection.  Such pretty tea sets.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 08, 2016, 07:58:07 PM
Good morning!

Jack, Mary Ann, Joy, angelface, bubble, Jean, thank you very much for your comments.
I have some tableware for Tea and the coffee. But tableware for the Japanese tea is different each in Japan, and I have toward a lot more.
I am very glad that I have everybody watch this video thanks to suggestion of Jack.
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Post by: J R WEEMS on June 08, 2016, 08:04:59 PM
This seems to be the place for a few Landscapes so I thought I would post a couple from our 15,030 mile camping trip last Summer. This is looking down through Yosemite Vally to the Half Dome. Sort of spoke to us, at the rime. Which there never is enough of. :)

(http://www.fototime.com/06B24A869E77860/large.jpg)
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Post by: jackwv on June 08, 2016, 08:22:11 PM
J R that is special, welcome to Seniors.  Also just took a look at your bird photo, both photos are great and like the frames.
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Post by: Pat on June 08, 2016, 08:37:40 PM
Great photo, Johnny! 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 08, 2016, 09:06:02 PM
J R WEEMS, wonderful photo! And splendid mountain! I climbed Japanese mountains, Swiss Alpine mountains and the Himalayan mountains, but, as for me, mind to climb on this mountain does not get up.
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Post by: phyllis on June 09, 2016, 07:58:05 AM
Welcome, J.R.  Beautiful photo of Half-Dome.  It brought back lovely memories of when I was a teen and visited Yosemite with my parents.  It is a very special place.

I agree, Sachiko.  I like to look at the mountains but the thought of climbing them never enters my mind.  :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 09, 2016, 08:04:41 AM
JR great mountain photo, what what a steep face it has. I shudder to  even think someone would try to climb it.
Welcome to S&F!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 09, 2016, 09:56:38 AM
If these great mountains could talk, what a story they would tell.....
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Post by: angelface555 on June 09, 2016, 02:20:35 PM
Terrific photo, J.R.!
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Post by: JeanneP on June 09, 2016, 02:43:34 PM
I must have a collection of at least 35 Teapots as have collected them for over 65 years. Most have come from UK. Also have my mums china horses. 100year and more along with my Aunts collection  of Brass things again over a 100 years. Have some Japanese rice bowls a set of 6 with the china spoon. These from 1890s and also some Enoch Woods  plates going back to 1749 according to date stamp. Have  small clock under a globe from 1700s also. Works good but has a key so you wind it 24 hours I believe. To much trouble. Now these I would like to be able to take back to UK for the museum in my home town. But the Museum here in this town have some of the same plates only theirs done by the son of the one did mine so  dated 1780. They would like to have them. When it comes to silverware. China  from the past 70 years here in the US. No one will buy it from you anymore. Prices really low. Antique shops won't even take it.  Have some Teak wood African Carvings that would be a easy sell but Grandson will take it and my Beer Steins I have collected.
My daughters. Granddaughter none are interested in any thing older than pretty current years. I get sad when I looks at all the things I have enjoyed collecting .But have to just think that had pleasure of doing it.
Bubble. Sad to hear that yours were taken.  I think if anyone broke into my place they would not take the old but just the Tech stuff that they can sell right away. Such a lot of break ins here but my area not been bothered.  One house and he was a gun collector. Had about 25 but I think it was a grandson that had friends do that breakin.
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Post by: jackwv on June 09, 2016, 04:37:04 PM
A visitor under my Cleveland Pear tree.  We have several running around, hope they like Cicada's

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Post by: FlaJean on June 09, 2016, 04:40:47 PM
Nice photo, Jack.  How did you get him (or her) to pose?
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Post by: jackwv on June 09, 2016, 06:06:08 PM
Jean I took that photo standing on the patio, probably 25 feet away.  Used the Zoom on the camera.  The photo was not cropped or adjusted, the camera did good.  I did take several steps in his/her direction but it took off running. 
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Post by: JeanneP on June 09, 2016, 08:51:59 PM
That rabbit looks big.  If I happen to see any in my yard they are so small. Same with the few squirrels I get.
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Post by: jackwv on June 09, 2016, 09:06:33 PM
JeanneP   I thought it was a young one, but unable to get close, the camera was zoomed in close so it looks larger.
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Post by: Shirley on June 09, 2016, 10:56:48 PM
I haven't had a chance to check in here lately, come & read the posts but before I can type a post the phone rings or someone is due to stop by... do not know where the time goes.

Gorgeous photo, JR... or as Pat called you, "Johnny"...  That is one area I haven't gotten to see yet... and so very special.  I love camping but now have a 28' RV because I have to take my husbands 3 feral cats along since he died 3 years ago.  They are not happy campers... one gets car sick.  Biggest problem is they are nocturnal & I don't get a lot of sleep unless I stay in one place during the day & sleep with them.  My 2 sons & I are going to CO, camping along the Divide only I have to sleep about 8,000' since heart surgery.  No problem going up during the day.  I took the boys by myself when they were 12 & 14 & they are in their 50s now.  My husband hated camping so we agreed that he played golf all year & I got a week off for a trip to CO & several trips to MO Lake of the Ozarks each year.  Nice to meet someone who camps! 

Pat, good to see you, how are you doing? 

Jack, that is a great shot of your bunny... we have lots & lots around here but not as photogenic as yours.  My neighbors would love for me to quit feeding the cats so much so they would do more hunting. Besides my 3, I feed 2 more that come for meals every day. I kidded one of the neighbors that "if they fed the bunnies maybe they would quit eating their flowers & garden"... He didn't think that was funny.   :idiot2:   I had one dead cicada in the pool this week... but haven't heard them or seen any live ones.  I don't think they show up here until fall.

I didn't walk the cats down to the river this evening... was still 90 degrees about 7:00 pm.  Heat wears me out, and I am sleepy.  Sweet dreams to all.  Shirley 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 10, 2016, 12:21:08 AM
Jack, wonderful! You were able to photograph it so clearly.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 10, 2016, 12:35:56 AM
When I looked at my backyard, one cosmos bloomed. Though the cosmoses are small and still June.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 10, 2016, 01:42:01 AM
Sachiko, oh that Cosmos looks so sad, hope it wont be long before it has some company....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 10, 2016, 04:07:05 AM
I loved that bunny - I wish we had some here, or even squirrels: they are so much fun to watch.

That cosmos is so delicate, so perfect in all ways with the  regularly  spaced stamens and petals, the pastel coloring.  Splendid!  A great close-up Sachiko.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 10, 2016, 07:19:35 AM
Vanilla-Jacke, bubble, thank you very much for your comments. The cosmos blooms in Japan in October from August. And this is the first time that it blooms in a so low state.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 10, 2016, 07:45:46 AM
Several years ago I once bought some chocolate cosmos, planted it in our back garden, only for a short time afterwards, before it had time to fully blossom, my other half pulled it up as a weed.... :knuppel2:  even to this day I keep reminding him, " I once had a chocolate cosmos...."
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Post by: JeanneP on June 10, 2016, 12:07:14 PM


Shirley. My husband hated any outdoor things. I have always loved camping,fishing hiking. Still do.  His idea of roughing it was a "Holiday Inn"
Would not be doing any of it this weekend here as it is going to be 94 deg today and 101 on Sunday.  Will be a busy Electricity for the area A/C  hope they hold up. I will not be going out in it.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 10, 2016, 04:01:54 PM
Jack, another perfect photo, and great bunny shot! They and the hares are trouble here as well as beavers, moose and bears getting into the gardens. The joys of being forest bound.

Sachiko, so lovely to have you back again and seeing all your garden shots again! You really have a creative photographic eye!

Yesterday on my walk I noticed the daisies, Irises, and wood roses are out as are the bees. I always wonder if the Daises and Irises simply got away from their yards and spread, but a University friend says, no, they've always been wild. We also have chamomile, wild carrots and wild onions and the Asian women are out with their grandchildren and gathering bags.
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Post by: jackwv on June 10, 2016, 05:28:56 PM
JeanneP In our travels, years back, roughing would be a Holiday Inn without a heated pool (prior to indoor pools)

Patricia, we just have the deer and rabbits, a terror with gardens but usually safe to have around. 

Bubble only a few squirrels around, but lots of deer. 

During my walk, I met several visitors from out of our area.   Told them I would like to take video of several of them doing the cicada dance :D  While talking several would land on them and boy the reaction!

Just in from our 2nd walk today.   The tulips are gone at Oglebay, but the new plants coming in and the hanging baskets.

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Post by: JeanneP on June 10, 2016, 06:41:18 PM
Our TV weather man just told us it is 94 deg outside. No going out for me.  Was touched by watching the Funeral and showing all the thousand of people attending the Memorial. Lots of people got up and spoke . How the people of his home town gave him  send of.

Ex. President Clinton looked so tired but gave a good Memorial of knowing him. Billy Chrystal was so good.
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Post by: J R WEEMS on June 10, 2016, 08:27:16 PM
From the older category-- everyone wants the falls out here, I chose something different. As a copy hangs on the living room wall, this photo changes with different light- almost like something 3D-- Just one I never get tired of. Been here 3 times, the first in 1959 and twice the last few years. Would love to get out in the Winter but am just too darn old. :)

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Not a soul around when I stopped to take this, no sooner than I did and there was a State Trooper pulling up wanting to know what the ---- I was doing. :)

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Post by: Molly on June 10, 2016, 08:51:00 PM
Hello Everyone - It's truly been a great blessing for me to finally be able to access this site.  I've been trying for a long time and don't know if it was something wrong with my computer or the Irish "trouble makers" messing with my computer.

It surely is a pleasure to read the recent posts and note the comments RE the gardens and the beautiful plants which were mentioned.  We live in Concord, North Carolina and today have been cautioned about degrees in the 90's.  Sure hope that does not mean that some of our beautiful blooms are going to succumb to the high temps.

So far this season, I've enjoyed the earlier Iris plants adjacent to our side yard, smaller Purple and White tiny blooms on the other side of the Porch (gifts from our next-door neighbor) and lovely bright red blossoms, which my son planted for me prior to his recent departure to Korea, where he will serve two years as an Army Chaplain.  In his brief email upon arrival, he inquired "Mom, how are MY new plants doing?  Do they miss me?"

I'm not the gardener here, but surely enjoy reading the posts and the descriptions of the plants enjoyed by all Friends here.  I'll be back again soon if my computer cooperates!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 11, 2016, 07:35:14 AM
Jack, Oglebay! It is the place that feels nostalgic for it for me. And it is always beautiful.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 11, 2016, 07:54:19 AM
J R WEEMS, these are wonderful photos. Because I climbed mountains with my husband more than 50 years, I am interested in the photo of the mountain.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 11, 2016, 08:07:36 AM
As hydrangeas in Jinguji temple that there was by car from my home to 20 minutes were in full bloom, I visited with my husband.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 11, 2016, 08:53:31 AM
Absolutely beautiful blooms.  Now I see that the buds open all around before the central ones. Very interesting.  Are they all in posts and containers?
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Post by: jackwv on June 11, 2016, 09:54:44 AM
Lovely Sachiko, and hope your are able to get out a bit. 
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Post by: FlaJean on June 11, 2016, 10:24:03 AM
Enjoy all the photos.  Sachiko, our two hydrangeas we inherited are full of blooms and such deep colors.  Must be this soil.

JR, enjoy especially the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.  We were there in Sept. 2003 and loved every minute of our time there.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 11, 2016, 02:37:36 PM
Sachiko, It is good that you can get out now and take a few photo's and find beauty so close to home. A hour a day outside will help a lot.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2016, 02:40:05 PM
Sachiko, such lovely blooms and so crisp! I enjoyed seeing them!
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Post by: phyllis on June 11, 2016, 03:46:03 PM
My lacecap hydrangeas are in bloom, too, but they aren't nearly as big and beautiful as those in your photo, Sachiko.  My neighbors have the mop cap (or mop head) hydrangeas and they are very beautiful this year.  For some reason, here in central North Carolina, none of the hydrangeas bloomed at all last ear.  It's nice to see them back.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 11, 2016, 05:51:22 PM
Have all who watched the Eagles noticed that they have now left the Nest. I think on the B shot it shows them in the Trees.
Very good crowd out at the beach today also.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 11, 2016, 07:16:57 PM
bubble, Jack, Jean, JeanneP, angelface, Phyllis, thank you very much for your comments. Most hydrangeas are near full bloom, and I think we visited there at the best time.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 11, 2016, 08:03:35 PM
The site of this temple was large, and many hydrangeas bloomed.

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But I have been tired a little when I walked for one hour while I being attracted by the beauty of the hydrangea, and taking photos.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 11, 2016, 09:25:15 PM
Sachiko.
What a beautiful walk you had. I think you are already looking much better than the photo from the hospital. Just do a little every day. Rest when you feel like you need it. Eat the good food I am sure is being made for you. We know you will recover well fast. Back making those videos that we always looked forward to.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 12, 2016, 04:01:06 AM
Sachiko, I so agree with your following of Doctors recommendation, re, your diet for your heart but you must eat to remain at a good and steady body weight, otherwise I fear you may become too weak, ( apologies if I am coming across as too personal ) and that will take its toll on your walking to see all those beautiful flowers and plants......Beautiful hydrangea's....at our old address we had a large planter pot, side of house which used to change colour from pink, purple to a blue.....sadly again that planter pot got left behind.....but we do have some beautiful flowers, plants and shrubs here at our new home, and it sure is a surprise, seeing what next we have that comes into bloom...

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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 12, 2016, 07:31:10 AM
JeanneP, Vanilla-Jacke, thank you very much for your suggestions and others that are full of the heart kindly.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 12, 2016, 09:49:19 AM
Lovely photos, Sachiko.  They are really large hydrangeas.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 13, 2016, 01:02:51 AM
jean, thank you very much! 3,000 hydrangeas of 80 kinds are in full bloom in Jinguji temple.There were the hydrangeas which I had never seen so far.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 13, 2016, 07:43:08 AM
When I got up in this morning, and I looked at my garden, it was seen that a lot of Princess Marguerites which I uploaded in Reply #501 bloomed. I took the photos at once. But, I cut it and arranged it in my vase as all flowers became near the full bloom.

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Post by: FlaJean on June 13, 2016, 09:28:23 AM
Your roses are so pretty, Sachiko.  One of my favorite flowers.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 13, 2016, 10:07:17 AM
Sachiko, that is such a pretty rose, so dainty and delicate.  Even though you cannot take trips, you have a lovely yard of flowers and you can walk in your own yard.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 13, 2016, 10:21:41 AM
I hope others were able to see the freighter leaving Grand Haven this morning.  I think there is only one place to go - the Aggregate Company - but I'm not sure.  I'll ask Tom because he spent a lot of his youth at Grand Haven when Norm and his first wife had a boat at one of the marinas.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on June 13, 2016, 10:34:22 AM
MaryAnn, I saw it and was very surprised to see it leave via the tugboats. I wasn't expecting to see it there. I posted about it in B&T.

Sachiko, you walk in beauty and I envy you. Such lovely hydrangeas and now those roses!
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 13, 2016, 10:49:13 AM
Patricia, I thought I made that post in B&T.  I'm glad you saw it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on June 13, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
It must be cold up in Deluth as all the people on the walkway wearing heavy clothing to day. Also looks like the water is coming over the area. Lake is high.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 13, 2016, 08:05:04 PM
Jean, Mary Ann, angelface, JeanneP, thank you very much for your comments.
Mother of my husband planted the flowers in the garden in Fukuyama. And it is wonderful that they bloom every year. I take those photos and it is wonderful that they bloom every year.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 13, 2016, 10:25:54 PM
Sachiko.  Now I like the way you say it.  "Mother of my Husband". Do all say that in Japan'

I never did like the way it is in US and I believe UK also. It is  "My mother in Law"  Always sounded like it was a Legal Thing to me.  Like when you married a man you had to consider his mother your mother.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 14, 2016, 12:12:46 AM
JeanneP, I'm sorry! I learned mother of my husband at school with My mother in Low, too. Thank you very much.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 14, 2016, 06:56:11 AM
Princess Margaret of the rose which I arranged in my vase, I put it on the table in our living room.


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Post by: JeanneP on June 14, 2016, 01:30:20 PM
They look perfect in that small vase. Love those pillows. Are they machine done or hand. Like the colours.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 14, 2016, 01:37:10 PM
Sachiko, lovely roses in a lovely living room!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 14, 2016, 02:10:32 PM
Sachiko, I like the way you have arranged the roses so each one can be seen.  Those pillows are lovely.
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Post by: J R WEEMS on June 14, 2016, 04:39:50 PM
An evening begins in ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH -- GOD's handy work in HD. :)

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Post by: MaryTX on June 14, 2016, 05:21:58 PM
Gorgeous picture.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 14, 2016, 05:43:37 PM
That is A beautiful Area.  I love all of the Western part of the US. Need to get back there again.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 14, 2016, 07:54:01 PM
JeanneP, angelface, Jean, thank you very much for your comments!
I bought these two pillows. And, about this table center, I embroidered it on a thin hemp cloth by my hand by embroidery thread made in France.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 14, 2016, 08:06:50 PM
J R Weems, wonderful scenery! I have visited the Western U.S. only once. I remembered the scenery.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 15, 2016, 01:51:33 PM
JRWeems, you have taken such beautiful pictures, the colors are outstanding. Yesterday I watched a program about our National Parks, it was so interesting.
When i was in Las Vegas about 25 years ago, I had a chance to go to the Grand Canyon or on the Colo. River gambling, and seeing the Hoover Dam.  I choose the gambling. I have been sorry ever since. Now at 92 I know I will never have another chance.

Sachiko, the photos of the roses are just beautiful. Please take care.
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Post by: J R WEEMS on June 15, 2016, 04:48:33 PM
THANK YOU one and all. We haven't been to all of them but between us we have seen many, including National Seashores and Monuments. Some, several times. Being married for 49 years and counting, we both love to travel and are only somewhat limited by my health. I think our biggest disappointment was Denali in Alaska. We were confined to some old school bus and everything was clouded over.
Ms. Sachiko, while I love the Roses, I am drawn to the vase- Jade?, and to the table- I am a retired woodworker and beautiful wood always gathers my attention. :) Just LOVELY-- everyone here is so kind. :)
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Post by: angelface555 on June 15, 2016, 06:16:35 PM
Good Afternoon, Mr. Weems.

I'm afraid that Denali is almost always clouded over as it's tall enough to make its own weather. I live less than one hundred miles away from the mountain and it's only visible about thirty percent of the time.

It's interesting about your woodworking. I retired from the Great Alaska Bowl Company in 11/2014. When you were in Alaska, did you find time to visit there?
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 15, 2016, 08:02:41 PM
J R WEEMS, thank you very much for your commnet. This vase is jade. I found it in a department store several years ago and I was attracted by the color and the form and bought it.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 15, 2016, 08:21:02 PM
I saw the photo of J R WEEMS and remembered that I visited the Western U.S.

In September, 2012, I went to Phoenix in California. And I visited Sedna while looking at the forest of the pillar cactus from Phoenix by bus. Sedna was surrounded by the individual-shaped red rocky mountains.


Cathedral Rock
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Courthouse Rock

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Post by: jackwv on June 15, 2016, 08:23:48 PM
JR and Sachiko, wonderful photos.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 16, 2016, 12:08:08 AM
Jack, thanks a lot for your comment!
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Post by: jackwv on June 16, 2016, 03:02:42 PM
Wanted to take our usual walk yesterday, but when we arrived at the park it started to rain.  I drove around waiting for it to pass but no luck.  Headed home and the rain stopped so drove to a small park just a few blocks from home and took several photos.   The Duck photo was taken on a long zoom, unable to get close to them with Jessie at my side.

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Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 03:53:57 PM
Sachiko and Jack, very nice!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 16, 2016, 07:44:11 PM
Jack, the photo of the fountain is beautiful. And You were able to take the photo that four ducks formed a line well from far away.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 16, 2016, 07:49:31 PM
angelface, thank you very much! I am waiting for the photo which you took.
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Post by: jackwv on June 16, 2016, 08:11:03 PM
Patricia and Sachiko thank you.  I have done very little traveling over the past 18 years.   Now just do short trips and usually with Jessie.  Find there is much beauty in the world and you need not travel a distance to observe it.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 09:59:04 PM
This fountain can be seen in the cam I posted awhile back and in one of the forum's photo contests. Its a representation of Fairbanks's First Family with copper tablets laid about with the founding families of 1903.

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I live just a block behind that glassed building.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:03:14 PM
These next few are some 0f the local wildflowers, daisies, irises and columbine grow wild here among others such as wood roses, lilacs, and of course strawberry, blueberry plants, and raspberry bushes.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:03:39 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:03:59 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:04:20 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:04:47 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 16, 2016, 10:17:07 PM
Beautiful pictures, Patricia.  I love columbine and was responsible for many here, however, they are all gone now.  Iris is another favorite of mine.  It's interesting that your pictures are all in the same color range. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 16, 2016, 10:17:34 PM
Jack, thanks a lot! Well, I thoroughly enjoy the beauty in the world in S&F.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:23:50 PM
MaryAnn, I cheated and didn't post the rushed or blurred ones.... 8)  ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 16, 2016, 10:31:14 PM
Patricia, I wouldn't either, but I did like the ones you did post.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 16, 2016, 10:36:44 PM
angelface, wonderful town and beautiful flowers !
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:51:05 PM
Thank you, MaryAnn and Sachiko. I hope if the weather remains nice, to get out to Alaskaland tomorrow for more photo opportunities or to the sanctuary if any cranes are left.

Farrah snoozing;

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2016, 10:53:10 PM
These next two aren't that good, I was rushing to show how the clouds and mist travel down and over the foothills.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: donklan on June 17, 2016, 12:15:16 AM
"Farrah snoozing;"

but not a deep snooze...........I think she is peeking. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 17, 2016, 02:12:47 AM


Shabbat Shalom
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2016, 06:59:40 AM
angelface, as for Farrah, comfortableness is so!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2016, 07:41:22 AM
so_P_bubble, Appetizing feast! To each dish about Shabbat Shalom do have meaning?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 17, 2016, 08:12:09 AM
Bubble, quite a setting, enjoy the Peace.

Patricia a beautiful group of flowers,  Farrah at rest and views from your window.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 17, 2016, 08:49:10 AM
Patricia, your Fountain Photo reminded me of a monument several blocks from my home.  This one is located at the front of the park where I just posted the fountain and ducks.  I have seen several of the same statues, located in other states.  Hard to imagine what the Pioneers endured, especially women with children.

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                             This narrative is mounted in front of the statue.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 17, 2016, 09:23:22 AM
Sachiko, this is a traditional meal in our family. It might not be the same for everyone.

We have a variety of salads, different kind of cheese with fresh baked bread, but mainly BOREKAS.  Those are layered dough  with different fillings.  The shapes are conventional:  triangle for cheese with mashed potatoes, square for a mixture of egglant/onions/tomato, tube-like for spinach with cheese. Here only two kinds. The borekas are brushed with a beaten egg and then sprinkled with sesame seeds.  It is served with hard boiled eggs.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 17, 2016, 09:26:32 AM
Patricia, I loved the picture of Farrah snoozing, but like Don, I think she was peeking.

Jack, I recognized the statue as The Madonna of the Trail, a DAR project.  I am a DAR. 

It is already 70 degrees here at 9:20 and it's to be a hot one - 90 degrees at least.   

Bubble, that food looks delicious, especially the salad.  Yum!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on June 17, 2016, 09:35:09 AM
Bubble, I love BOREKAS (only called Borek in Turkey).  It must take hours to make with the multiple layers for so very thin dough.  I like that and what the called cigar borek usually made with cheese.  They served it with what I called beef stew, I really don't don't know the Turkish name for it..... :-[

All of the pictures you all have posted a great and so very enjoyable.  I don't comment often but lurk her a couple times a day.  Thanks for the eye candy.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 17, 2016, 12:58:43 PM
:) Thank you all for your comments, yes Farrah will have her eyes partially open while dreaming and will sometimes startle at a noise and then back to sleep. The mists in damp, rainy weather are a sight to see. dropping down and running across and down the foothills. I couldn't capture that in a photo without a good lens.

Jack, your story and the statues were interesting. My ancestors came from Ireland to Charleston in a British transport in 1720, were sold for a period of 25 years and then made their way west to  Gypsum, Kansas and then to Montrose and Ouray, Colorado. Another group of three family branches came north to Alaska during and directly after WWII. We have always been farmers and mostly still are and even to the present generation.

Bubble, I love your food and often wish I could invite myself over. There is a large Jewish population here as well, but I'm not sure if I know anyone from that congregation. We have many Europeans here because of the University and its affiliates, nine campus statewide and an ice breaker ship, plus the mountains and unspoiled countryside so there are settlers and then tourists and it is sometimes hard to know the difference!

During the summer, we have Serb, Albanian, Belorussian, and Russian students come here in East European programs to work for the summer to help pay for their University schooling.

We have an "Old Believers" settlement from Russia, similar to Mennonites and also many regular Russian settlers. There are also Mennonites and some strict Baptist like settlers in the valley where the women dress like they do in Utah, but different from the Mennonites. Many, many Asians and those from India. There are also some Arab families that are Muslim and some are not. The area has so many different folks that it is hard to tell who is who without a scorecard and that makes it interesting.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 17, 2016, 03:33:14 PM
The whole world seems to be now coming very International.  That is good. I like living here in this town for the same reason. Thing is we a becoming the minority all over the country it seems. If only people could be accepted for the religions. Colour, still a long way to go
I have traveled a lot in the past and seen the beauty in most countries I went to. Now to see the ruination of a lot of them. things gone that were centuries old. Never to be replaced. Makes one wonder why people can't be educated, have work and good lives and never want to leave their own countries.  I have met so many who would rather have stayed in them had life been better.
I am sure that people asked themselves centuries ago. Why are there Wars when world so big.  Still now answer to it. Now it is just getting more Greed and troubles.

Gee, I had better shower and leave the house. Getting morbid.  Thing is it is 90 deg. Planning to go to a outdoor concert and see a little bright side of life at 6pm. Hope it cools
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 17, 2016, 06:14:38 PM
This is an official announcement:  a  meaningful relationship has linked   ET to Don and Don to ET.

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Call it an affair, a romance, a  fling, a  liaison, amour or intrigue....  but it is real!

To celebrate the happy event,  in place of the traditional honeymoon,
we decided on a back to Eden visit.


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Good wishes are welcomed!

Thank you!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on June 17, 2016, 06:32:27 PM
              :eek:


:roflBig:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on June 17, 2016, 06:59:33 PM
Congratulations! I'm so happy for both of you. :love:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on June 17, 2016, 07:20:26 PM
Don, you and Bubble certainly made a big splash in more ways than in the water. My very best Congratulations to the two of you. For some reason, I am not surprised. A fellow doesn't make trips to the other side of the world for a plain old visit. God Bless you both !!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 17, 2016, 07:42:04 PM
Don and Bubble, good wishes, and hope the water was warm.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on June 17, 2016, 08:05:09 PM
Congratualtions and a
Big Hug
to Don and Bubble!! 

Great picture!  I recognized you both
right away!! 

How exciting that you two are
committing to a meaningful relationship!!! 

Tell us more and Enjoy!

Sandy
:congrats:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on June 17, 2016, 08:08:27 PM
What a great way to spread the news!
I'm so happy for you both!  :smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2016, 08:32:22 PM
so_P_bubble, about the traditional dish for Shabbat Shalom, thank you in detail. There are some traditional dishes in Japan by the event.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on June 17, 2016, 08:42:11 PM
Congratulations to you  both.. :congrats:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 17, 2016, 08:44:55 PM
Congratulations from Mary Ann.  Such good news.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2016, 08:59:08 PM
Bubble and Don, Congratulations! I'm very happy for both of you. But in the unbelievable photo and splendid news.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 17, 2016, 09:02:32 PM
What Jeanne Lee said!  :yikes:
Congrats!
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 17, 2016, 11:24:12 PM
I just got home and I swear I only had one drink with dinner but I turned on my computer and saw a photo of Don and Bubble , Naked jumping into a lake.  Maybe my drink was stronger than I thought but. IF photo still there in the morning I will say.

  CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH.  (Will check my computer again in the morning) 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on June 17, 2016, 11:28:53 PM
I'm another one that is not surprised at the news.  I am however, surprised at the both of you making such a scene on an international website and in public wherever that was. (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/Smileys/alive/grin.gif)
I have no idea what is going to come up.  It's supposed to be a smiley face to show how pleased I am with the news.  But whatever happens there, please accept my congratulations!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 18, 2016, 12:30:24 AM
What wonderful news to come into this morning.....usually I pick up on things very fast but not this time, have to admit I never expected it but.....so you finely decided to go public.... :thumbup:  Sending the very warmest CONGRATULATIONS  BUBBLE AND DON....and what a splash the pair of you have made..... ;D

Assuming this is not a wind-up knowing both of you pranksters....otherwise I have fallen for this.." hook, line and sinker..."

Jeanne P, I know, what one drink does to ones imagination, you think you see two naked people you think you recognise holding hands jumping into a lake, then have to question whether you did or you didn't.... ;D

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JoanFL on June 18, 2016, 04:48:03 AM
Congratulations Don and Bubble.  I am very happy for you both!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Gloria on June 18, 2016, 08:08:01 AM
BUBBLE & DON  congratulations to two very nice people I call my friends.
Title: ROSY WISHES FOR HAPPINESS
Post by: MaryPage on June 18, 2016, 09:26:53 AM
Oh, Bubble!  (and Don, of course!)
I had no IDEA!  I thought you were kidding because the announcement was so funny and clever!
Sorry I was so stupid.  I really and truly am over the rainbow for you.
If you guys can be just one tenth as happy as Himself and I were, you will be blessed.
I married The Love Of My Life when I was 74 and he was 80!
We met when he and his wife and family moved next door in 1953.
We married in 2004!
So believe me, NO ONE is cheering louder for you two!
No One!
Love & hugs from MaryPage
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on June 18, 2016, 09:33:05 AM
MaryPage, I'm so happy to see you posting.  I miss you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Molly on June 18, 2016, 10:57:21 AM
DON and BUBBLE - I woke up very early this morning - much earlier than usual- and immediately turned on the Computer (which I usually do not do so early in the morning) and began singing "A blessing on your Head . . ."  And a moment later, I saw the photo of the two of you hand-in-hand, arms in the air, jumping into the water!  The only thing missing was the Bouquet for Bubble's left hand!!!

What a delightful way to wake up in the morning - to read the lovely news about a very special couple!  Your hearts have been connected for many years and this is absolutely a blessing for both of you and your families, as well as all Friends in these posts who have known you for many years!  I can't think of better news for the two of you!

Congratulations and much happiness together!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 19, 2016, 12:38:50 AM
I just got back tonight from a week of "Rocky Mountain High".... and feel like I'm hit with more altitude high.... I am truly happy for both of you & am sending best wishes & prayers for many years of happiness.  God Bless!  Actually, I am not a bit surprised & think it's a great idea,   :-*  speaking about that jump into the pool, of course!   :smitten: 8)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 19, 2016, 01:03:10 AM
Shirley, welcome back! Please tell me about Rocky Mountain High.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 20, 2016, 12:24:52 AM
My husband went to his vegetables garden and harvested eggplant, carrot, green pepper and Japanese radishe today.

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The eggplant next to the Japanese radish grew too much.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 20, 2016, 01:01:15 AM
Sachiko, so much better when we grow our own....my other half used to grow vegetables in a public  allotment where we used to live...also had a small raised bed in our old back garden but was too shaded by the trees.....sadly no room to grow in our new back garden.....

I could eat one of hubby's carrots right now....I wonder how your Japanese radish compares in taste to our small round red radishes....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 20, 2016, 02:27:15 AM
How strange Sachiko: the stem/head of your eggplant is dark as if burned.  Ours have a green stem and calyx.

They look delicious.  How did you prepare them?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 20, 2016, 06:56:19 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, bubble, thank you very much for your comments.
Cooking includes both the Japanese radish and the eggplant in various ways.
If the Japanese eggplant becomes ready to be eaten, it is the same as the fruit and becomes the color
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 20, 2016, 09:59:26 AM
Sachiko, those vegetables look good enough to eat!  You arranged them so nice for the photograph.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: phyllis on June 20, 2016, 11:18:40 AM
Occasionally I find the white radishes here in the farmer's markets or the specialty food stores.  We call them daikon radishes.

The photos are good enough to be shown in culinary magazines.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 20, 2016, 12:09:19 PM
I am wondering if what you call Japanese radish is similar to what we call horseradish, which is quite hot when ground to a paste...we would normally buy it ready and made up in jars....Link to homemade recipe...They do look rather similar...


http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_prepare_horseradish/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 20, 2016, 12:23:36 PM
Don and I are  pleased and happy for your wonderful responses to our announcement.  Thank you so much my friends, it touched me deeply.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 20, 2016, 12:30:26 PM
You are very welcome Bubble!

This is for Larry and others who inquired about my mini greenhouse that is now a work in progress. If you look it up on Amazon, be sure to read the reviews and one reviewer's photos.

Gardman R687 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse, 27" Long x 18" Wide x 63" High

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 20, 2016, 02:53:24 PM
I have a 4 tier like that in the bath room that I could use and just put on of the bags that dry cleaning comes back to me with.  should work fine. May give it a try for Herbs.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 20, 2016, 08:53:57 PM
Mary Ann, phyllis, thank you very much for your comments.

phyllis, daikon ! This is the Japanese name!

Vanilla-Jackie, I know that Japanese radish is called horseradish.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 20, 2016, 09:00:06 PM
Bubble, Welcome back! Your honeymoon would be very happy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 20, 2016, 09:58:47 PM
Hot day but this evening I went to the park hoping to get a few photos of the Strawberry Moon.  Cloudy in the east and did not even see it.  Did check it out on youtube.    I was, however, rewarded with a nice sunset.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 20, 2016, 10:43:23 PM
Jack, this is uncommon rare scenery! It is a mysterious hue.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 21, 2016, 12:57:49 AM
Sachiko, your veggies always look beautiful & your photos are so crisp & colorful!  My father used to grow the large white radishes... they were not as hot as the red ones.  I haven't had one in years.  Great to see you back.

Jackie, my father also grew horseradish and it tasted nothing like his white ones... he would grind the horseradish & make a super-hot relish that I did not eat.  He & his friends delighted in seeing who could stand the hottest. 

Patricia, that is such a neat way to grow your plants.  Do you/will you use a grow light in winter?

Jack, that is a gorgeous photo, unusual tree shape on the right.   Looks like a bird or helicoptor near the top right side of the tree. 

I am disappointed in the photos I took in Colorado last week.  The hike through the woods with streams splashing everywhere just did not show up like I expected.  It was such a beautiful area it was difficult to just "capture" one spot.   I think I should have another look to see if I can crop more individual scenes. 

Our electricity was out for several hours today, was hot but the worst part was I don't "do nothing" very well and couldn't even get the garage doors open without power, so couldn't run errands, do laundry, no computer.  I survived. 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 21, 2016, 03:13:47 AM
Shirley, I recover until I can take photos and become able to post them to Seniors&Friends, and I am pleased very much it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 21, 2016, 03:25:41 AM
My husband planted only one seedling of cherry tomato in our garden. If the tomatos are ripend, this is because we can harvest them immediately.  Now, so many cherry tomatoes grow.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on June 21, 2016, 08:27:51 AM
   Sachiko3, you make my mouth water with those picture of your husbands tomato plants.  He has a great looking crop.

:thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 21, 2016, 08:35:12 AM
Sachiko I was driving and spotted the sunset.  Like the spot at the top of one hill but by the time I reached it the sun was behind clouds and did not come back out.  I did not adjust the color that hue was natural.

Shirley I checked and that was just a small vine sticking out from the top of the tree.

Like horseradish, not a fan of raw tomatoes but eat them cooked, in sauce etc.   Was out for fathers day and had a steak salad, the description did not include tomatoes but asked and the waiter said he would note it for the chef.  I received the salad with three larges pieces of tomato.   The waiter apologized but I told him I would survive and lifted them off.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 21, 2016, 08:54:39 AM
One year my neighbor rented her condo unit to a man who had a cherry tomato plant in a large container.  He'd give me some tomatoes occasionally.  He went on vacation for a couple of weeks and asked me to water the plant for him, which I did.  He told me to take as many tomatoes as I wanted so I had a lot of salads that year.  I didn't use to like fresh tomatoes but when I had some tomatoes and I was the only one to eat them, I found I liked them.  I cannot eat a tomato like an apple as my friends did, but I do like them on salads.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 21, 2016, 09:52:50 AM
Sachiko, those tomatoes will soon be ripe and will taste delicious, I'm sure.  I like tomatoes in my salads and on my sandwiches.  In fact, I can't think of any vegetable I don't like.  Although tomatoes are categorized a fruit scientifically I think of them as a vegetable.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 21, 2016, 10:25:44 AM
Jack, that's a beautiful sunset.  I've got to get in the habit of taking my little ZS 10 Camera with me when we go places.  I like to use the zoom and the phone camera isn't a good substitute in my opinion.  We went across the bay yesterday and, of course, I forgot my camera.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 21, 2016, 11:25:12 AM
Jean thanks.   I left yesterday to take photos, and went several blocks then realized I forgot the good camera.  I went back for it.  Agree with you that the IPhone camera is decent for snapshots but prefer the camera.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on June 21, 2016, 11:34:44 AM
Jack, I am surprised to learn that you don't like fresh tomatoes .   I don't think there are many things better than a sandwich with a fresh, home-grown tomato and mayonnaise and salt and pepper.  I just love them. Don't even need lettuce, although a BLT is also good.  I like tomatoes any way.  I don't like them real ripe, tho.   Partly green and a good meaty inside.  I am making myself so hungry and I don't have any tomatoes. I can't wait for some good , home-grown Maryland tomatoes.  I was at a Farmers Market on Sat. and not one vendor with any tomatoes at all.   I think a lot of the fresh veggies will be a little later this summer,  because of all the rain, the farmers were late getting their crops in.  I noticed on Sat. that the wheat and corn fields were not nearly as high as they should have been by this time. 

Loved your sunset picture.  Beautiful colors.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 21, 2016, 11:56:06 AM
Sachiko, so many good looking vegetables, I'm drooling at the thought of what can be done with them! I like tomatoes just about any way. However, fresh with just a sprinkling of salt is always good!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 21, 2016, 12:10:25 PM
Ah, Joy, a lady after my own tastes..." I don't like them real ripe, tho.   Partly green and a good meaty inside."  I took a couple large tomatoes (smelled like tomatoes, anyway) to Colorado last week & neither son likes tomatoes yet... so I brought them home & just had a plate of sliced tomatoes myself.  They were past our favorite point & not like home grown, but better than nothing.  I even like a tomato, butter & bread sandwich.

Sachiko, your tomatoes look delicious. I tried growing the cherry tomatoes without any success but have learned to enjoy ones from the store.  I was surprised one time when I had some go old/soft in the refrigerator... took them down to the river bank thinking just about anything from birds to raccoons, beaver or whatever would be thrilled to have them.  Those little red tomatoes lay there for days without any critter eating.  Made me wonder if there was something about them they knew that we don't. With home grown you know what type plants you have and what type sprays used around them!

Miserable hot here, hoped to do some yard work but not going to risk heat stroke.  Need to check on the yard guys that worked here a few years ago.  Their owner/boss died & someone else is running the company and not the same guys (they do a neighbor's yard) but need to find someone... I never liked yard work, for sure not in the sun!

Yep, Patricia, just about any way........ :thumbup:

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 21, 2016, 12:58:35 PM
Well I never considered myself normal :)  Like tomato piccalilli, tomato paste, tomato sauce, soup, and ketchup, must have been something in my youth but I have tried and just will not eat a raw tomato.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 21, 2016, 01:24:24 PM
Jack, I love liver pate but cannot stand liver! Everyone has their own idiosyncrasies.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 21, 2016, 01:38:28 PM
   Thanks Patricia now in my case

        idiosyncrasies.   :idiot2: :idiot2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 21, 2016, 02:06:35 PM
Sachiko   That is a lot of cherry tomatoes from just one plant. I meant to put one in a container this year but left it late.  My SIL brings me lots of his.

Jack. What a great shot of that Sunset. Make a great picture to frame when doing the Seasons.

And What a Wind Storm we got last night. Was 10pm and the rain came. Then the wind of they say 76 miles a hour. Heard a crash and half of a big old tree next door fell on the house. its new so sitting empty. I was O.K other than the usual mess of tree limbs in my front yard.

So now back up again to 90s today. It is 87 now.  I for one tired of it. Was looking forward to summer but now looking forward to Fall.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on June 21, 2016, 02:14:11 PM
I like tomatoes and tomato products,
but unfortunately they are one fruit that I
have become allergic to,  as I have gotten older.
Sadly the list gets longer and longer.
:'(

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 21, 2016, 07:49:07 PM
Good morning!

halkel, Jack, Mary Ann, Jean, Joy, angelface, Shirley, JeanneP, Sandy, thank you very much for your comments!
As it is digested little by little though there are so a lot of fruits, I can harvest them immediately and am glad.
My husband planted the normal tomato in his vegetables garden, too..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 21, 2016, 10:10:15 PM
Not having the brutal weather they are having in the west.  We were in the high 80's and went up to the park at sundown.   Was on the opposite side of the hill and did not get the sundown but took two photos of the clouds in the east that were reflecting the sundown.  The second photo is not a crop but a zoom.


                                           (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Clouds%201%20re_zpsms1frmx5.jpg)

                                          (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Clouds%202%20re_zpsxsbvbsx6.jpg)
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Post by: JeanneP on June 21, 2016, 10:17:56 PM
Great shots. I have never seen clouds that colour.  And look how green the land looks.  Reminds me of the Yorkshire moors.

As we are having such hot weather here I am glad that we are getting some storms at night otherwise the grass and trees would be burning up already. My yard looks like so nice and dark green.  I usually had a problem with Creeping Charlie in the months of May and early june. The hot weather seems to have killed it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 22, 2016, 01:45:13 AM
Jack, wonderful photos! The form of the cloud is like the mountain and is beautiful. In Japan, it rains every day now in the rainy season. I want to see our sunset, too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 22, 2016, 08:06:06 AM
JeanneP, earlier the clouds would have been bright white, but like the way they picked up the color.

Sachiko, they do look a bit like mountains.  Would trade you the clouds for your mountain view.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 22, 2016, 08:17:15 AM
I live in a hollow so I do not see actual sunsets but I do see beautiful cloud formations.  Last night the clouds were pink and I thought "red sky at night, sailors delight".  Sure - this morning they're pink again and "red sky in morning, sailors take warning".  We are promised a storm this afternoon so we shall see which sky to believe.

At any rate, Jack, the clouds were not nearly as pretty as your picture.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 22, 2016, 02:25:42 PM
Pretty photos, Jack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 22, 2016, 02:40:22 PM
Can't think what News Station I had on this morning but they were telling the story of the Sunset in the East and did show a shot a lot like your Jack.  You could have sent them yours. They were better.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 22, 2016, 02:42:45 PM
Mary Ann and Jean thank you.  I was just in the process of posting two more cloud photos.   Remember how we would watch the sky and stars.  Unable to get a good star shot, but kept several cloud photos that, for me, had a message.

His hand reaching out  (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/hand%20reaching%20out%20re_zps3fdcx5df.jpg)

A passing angel  (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Passing%20angel%20re_zps0vip20iu.jpg)

Jeanne P your post just popped up, thanks, the two above were posted on the old site, so you may recall.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 22, 2016, 04:59:45 PM
Jack, I remember the Angel shot but not His Hand.  We don't get unusual cloud formations for some reason, but we do have some beautiful skies.  One day this week the sky was that lovely blue with patches of cotton balls all over.  This was in the morning and by afternoon most of the clouds were gone and we had only blue sky. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 22, 2016, 06:04:26 PM
I do remember the one of the hand reaching out.  I forget, I am not the only one who sees and watches for formations in the clouds.  We have not gotten and good cloud days for a while. Maybe tonight after all the storms
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 22, 2016, 06:50:32 PM
Jack, thank you very much for wonderful photos!
I do not remember the photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 22, 2016, 08:38:05 PM
Sachiko thank you.   Just back from the park and took a photo of what many of the trees look like now.  The cicada are about gone, but on many of the trees they have cut into the newer growth to lay eggs.  The branches then break off, fall to the ground and they go deep into the soil to wait for another 17 years.   That is not blossoms on the trees but the ends that are about to fall off.  This would kill young trees but for the older ones it is just like a pruning.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Cicada%20re_zpsw0b4wtav.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 22, 2016, 09:13:50 PM
Jack, thank you for your rare photo.

Fukuyama unusually clears today for time in the rainy season. I want to also take a photo. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 22, 2016, 11:33:48 PM
Really great photos, Jack... love the sky & clouds but did not know that about the tree branches.  Amazing!  What kind of trees to they do that to, all kinds?  My river bed trees are in a jungle right now, the weeds under the trees have grown tall since we had rain & couldn't get down to run the weed whip. 

Must go feed cats their bedtime snack so I can go to sleep.  Last couple nights all the cats have wanted to stay outside all night because it's so hot all day they can't move around.  Thanks for the photos Jack & Sachiko... My mouth waters every time I scroll past your delicious tomatoes!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 23, 2016, 09:11:34 AM
Shirley they do not appear to bother the evergreens.  Took a look and found this.   

Big, Hearty North American Trees: Deciduous trees, like elm, chestnut, ash, maple, and oak, are the preferred host trees of periodical cicadas. They will flag the branches of these trees, but only young ones are at risk.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on June 23, 2016, 02:25:13 PM
Good afternoon,everyone.

JackW, your picture are so beautiful. the one with the cloud formation took my breath away.  I would call it the hand of God.  I get beautiful sunsets from my front porch in the Fall. I would put a picture in but I do not know how.  the only thing I can do with my computer is turn it on and off. Maybe my neighbor may help me.
My husband did not like cooked tomatoes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 23, 2016, 03:39:45 PM
Lindancer,  thanks.  You might check with JeanneLee or have someone else post your photos.   A good start with the computer is knowing how to turn it on and off.  I seldom turn mine off.  You will not break it, go into the computer discussion with questions and tell them what you now have.   When I retired 1996 they kidded me for not touching the computers at our bank.  Several years later I purchased my first and seldom watch tv.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 24, 2016, 08:48:27 PM
There are four trees of persimmon in my garden. Many fruits grow to the tree of these persimmons. These persimmons are bitter now, but when autumn comes, they turn red and become sweet. I look forward to that autumn comes.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0477ss_zpsidbpy5gi.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0477ss_zpsidbpy5gi.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0487ss_zpsshq5zxbc.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0487ss_zpsshq5zxbc.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 24, 2016, 09:02:10 PM
This is the photo of the last year.
These persimmons were very sweet.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/DSCN0061ss_zpshkpopiqc.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/DSCN0061ss_zpshkpopiqc.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 24, 2016, 09:10:55 PM
Sachiko, all of these are lovely, so crisp and clear! I especially love the last two, perhaps the green persimmon best, but you take such amazing photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 24, 2016, 09:19:30 PM
Sachiko.  I think I mentioned last year that I had just eaten some Pound Cake.( Persimmon  Bread) . A lady baked it at the club. Never had it before. Just make Banana Bread, Pumpkin bread.  I like the persimmon better.  But still I have never seen any in the stores. I don't think the trees must grow in this part Of the US. I can't even find in in cans. Like the Pumpkin. Yours look perfect.  Do you make the Bread with them.  Someone told me that the trees can get real mess with them dropping down if not picked before getting ripe. And the birds really pick on them and make a mess.  I would pick them before that.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 24, 2016, 10:09:43 PM
Beautiful photos, Sachiko, and I also love persimmons when ripe but they can cause the mouth to really pucker up if still green.  Our grocery store had some other years that were nothing like the wild trees that grew in Missouri (even in the woods behind our house).  The ones in the store were much bigger.  Have you ever broken the seeds apart?  We would crack them apart and inside would be what looked like a fork, knife or spoon... it always fascinated me that the same tree could have different types inside.  I have not seen them grow in Kansas, maybe they do on the eastern side. 

I forgot to let Mama Callie out of the garage after giving her a snack.  Tom, Tiger & Lauren are out, they don't mind the heat & prefer it to the AC.  Everyone is afraid what the rest of summer will be like since July & August are our HOT months!  Hate to think of it being hotter than this month.  Already things are looking dry but we had rain last Sat & a little this morning, just enough to create a steam bath~  You know I whine all summer.  I did go down & call the fish, had quite a few tonight along with some geese & half grown babies.  The geese don't like the fish coming up under them in the water...  :D   ... they nearly jump out.  One goose came on the bank and took some bites of bread out of my hand.  Got to take my weed whip down & clean off the path before the weeds grow too big for it to work.  Mosquitoes didn't get me tonight, I hate to spray.....

Jack, been watching the news about flooding in your state, hope not near you or your family!   Shirley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 24, 2016, 11:59:36 PM
angelface, JeanneP, Shirley, thank you very much for your comments.

JeanneP, there is no canned food of the persimmon in Japan. I just eat the Japanese persimmon. I baked a cake before, but I do not bake it recently.

Shirley, I have got the seed of the Japanese persimmon. It was like the spoon.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 25, 2016, 12:10:18 AM
Shirley, as Japan is the rainy season now, it rains almost every day. It is raining today.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 25, 2016, 12:48:05 AM
When I appeared to my garden and looked at my petit tomato, one bunch just got longer.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0497ss_zpsctlpjmal.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0497ss_zpsctlpjmal.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2016, 04:02:05 AM
Great persimmons.  In Israel they get a special treatment so that they are always sweet and do not pucker the tongue, even when hard. Then you can eat them like you would an apple.

They are not in season now. At present we have mango, cherries, fresh almonds, plums, peaches, apricots pears and grapes. Bananas can be eaten all year round of course.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: phyllis on June 25, 2016, 07:13:45 AM
Yes, Shirley, persimmons grow in eastern Kansas.  I took a bite of a green one when I was a kid growing up there and never made that mistake again.  I haven't seen or eaten a persimmon in many years.  The wild persimmons grow all over NC but you almost never see them in the market.  They are too perishable and have too many seeds to be good sellers. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2016, 07:32:59 AM
Here they have no seeds, or at most just one small one!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 25, 2016, 07:34:01 AM
bubble, thank you very much for your comment. When my persimmons in the photo are still young and became red ripe, they become delicious indulgently.

In Japan, we can eat most fruit including the thing which we cannot harvest throughout the year in Japan.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 25, 2016, 07:42:25 AM
When I looked at my petit tomato on the afternoon of today, 6 tomatoes became ripe. I harvested them and had in dinner.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0502ss_zpsh87mwwd1.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0502ss_zpsh87mwwd1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 25, 2016, 09:35:03 AM
Sachiko, I'm getting very hungry looking at these delicious fruits and vegetables.  Have been waiting for Larry to finish with watering the flowers before cooking breakfast.  It is time now to get busy.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 25, 2016, 11:01:34 AM
Sachiko.  I have never seen tomato grow so many on one stem. Must have the best soil going.

I now found out that 2 persimmon trees grow by our library. I didn't know that was what they were. Always would see these green (balls) one day and then short time later after warming up would be a mess on the ground.  Now learn that some people from Either Japan or China have asked if they can come and take care of them and harvest them when ripe. The library were ready to chop them down thinking to messy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 25, 2016, 08:46:13 PM
Jean, thank you very much for your comment.
You are very busy! We finish breakfast, and my husband does the mowing of our garden now. I finished washing and sat at my PC.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 25, 2016, 08:57:36 PM
JeanneP, I take nothing about the garden, but, my husband does manure and weeds.

It is difficult to explain Japanese persimmon. There are the persimmon becoming sweet and the persimmon which becomes red, and is bitter in Japan.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 25, 2016, 09:10:52 PM
There is one astringent persimmon in my garden, and the fruits grow in it. We peel this fruit and eat after drying it for approximately one month. And they become very sweet and become delicious.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0507ss_zps0w6odbc0.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0507ss_zps0w6odbc0.jpg.html)

Some form of this persimmon is different.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0505ss_zpsjrsbxvui.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0505ss_zpsjrsbxvui.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on June 26, 2016, 02:39:06 PM
Sachiko, Thanks for the beautiful pictures you take.

Here is a picture of my cat Taffy. Trying this for the first time- hope it works

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Post by: Lindancer on June 26, 2016, 02:42:46 PM
Jack W.

This is a picture of a sunset from my front door

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Post by: JeanneP on June 26, 2016, 03:16:38 PM
Lindancer.  You did great. I just cannot learn how to get photo's into here. Not that I use a camera but can do them on my IPad or also get lots that family send to my E-Mail.  Just never learned to put in S and F. Its awful me always asking Jeanne Lee or others to post for me.

I got a good family one today. I  may see if Jeanne will put it in. Not often get them all together and dressed. The are on a cruise at the moment.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on June 26, 2016, 03:30:22 PM
JeanneP, My neighbor came over to day, and showed me how to post pictures.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 26, 2016, 03:32:21 PM
Gloria, what terrific photos! Taffy's face has an expression I've seen many, many times on Farrah and their faces are the same except for Taffy's white chin! Thank you and thank your neighbor for me!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 26, 2016, 07:03:04 PM
Lindancer, thank you very much for your comment!

Your pictures are wonderful! Taffy is very handsome.
I'm looking forward to your photo from now on.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on June 26, 2016, 08:13:32 PM
Thank you Sachiko and Patricia


Jack, was the picture to large? This my first try
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Post by: jackwv on June 26, 2016, 09:29:06 PM
Lindancer when I first viewed the photos were small, now they are open and fine, (looks like Jeanne Lee was at work) the sunset is beautiful, but Taffy even more so.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 26, 2016, 09:32:42 PM
Jack, if you click on Gloria's photos they open up to a larger size.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2016, 12:39:14 AM
When I took a walk through my garden, an orange day-lily bloomed in the backyard. As there are a lot of buds, I look forward to it from now on.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0508s_zpsia2mkvx0.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0508s_zpsia2mkvx0.jpg.html)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 27, 2016, 03:41:16 AM
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I have received a beautiful bouquet and it graces my living room. The lilies are fragrant and fill the air with their aroma.
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Post by: jackwv on June 27, 2016, 09:00:50 AM
Sachiko and Bubble, lovely, nice start for my day.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 27, 2016, 10:01:14 AM
Linedancer your cat is beautiful.  Lovely photos to start the day, as Jack said.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 27, 2016, 02:02:48 PM
Lindancer, now you know how, there will be no stopping you ;)...

Your Taffy is definitely not camera shy....

So P bubble, I think I can smell them too...

Sachiko, so unusual to see a vibrant orangery coloured Lily, we are so used to seeing pinks...
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2016, 09:09:25 PM
Jack, Jean, Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comments!
My mother-in-law planted most flowers in this garden, and there are the flowers that I do not know those names a lot.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2016, 09:39:11 PM
Bubble, beautiful flowers!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2016, 09:46:50 PM
I found white sasanqua blooming next to Orange day-lily, yesterday.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0511ss_zpstpebueap.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0511ss_zpstpebueap.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0510t_zps1oacm4sj.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0510t_zps1oacm4sj.jpg.html)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 28, 2016, 12:53:15 AM
Sachiko, very pretty, looks like a mini rose...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 28, 2016, 02:40:59 AM
Looks like gardenias.  Sachiko, do they have a strong smell?
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 28, 2016, 07:28:43 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, Bubble, thank you very much for your comments!

Bubble, they do not have strong smell.

Orange day-lily has many buds and seems to bloom tomorrow.
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Post by: phyllis on June 28, 2016, 08:09:53 AM
The common name for sasanqua here is camellia.  I carried a small spray of camellias that had been dyed a light pink arranged over a white satin covered bible when I was married.  The bible had been given to me by my father when I was 12 years old and was the "something old" that was a tradition for every bride.

("Something old; something new; something borrowed; something blue; and a silver sixpence in her shoe.")

Camellias have a light, sweet fragrance and I still remember that smell.  Thank you, Sachiko, for bringing back the memories with your lovely picture. 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 28, 2016, 06:55:55 PM
Good morning!

phyllis, thank you very much for your kind comment.
Various kinds of camellia is in Japan separately from this sasanqua. There are various kinds of camellias in my garden. If winter comes, I will post each photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 28, 2016, 10:03:47 PM
Sunset this evening.

          (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Sunset%201%20re_zpspodmbvet.jpg)


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Post by: FlaJean on June 28, 2016, 10:16:12 PM
Nice photos, Jack
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 29, 2016, 01:26:05 AM
Jack, wonderful photos!
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Post by: angelface555 on June 29, 2016, 01:35:10 AM
Lovely flowers and sunsets, today! Thank you!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 29, 2016, 03:17:22 AM
strange: no sunsets, no flowers showing... just empty space    :'(
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Post by: jackwv on June 29, 2016, 08:40:06 AM
Jean, Sachiko, Patricia thanks, the sunsets are often beautiful, and the fact it is cooling off at dusk has me taking later walks.

Bubble mine was acting up the other day, try again and possibly refresh (the site :)))
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 29, 2016, 09:20:32 AM
Jack wv, so much beauty around, so much to see, just have to be around at the right time with our trusted camera to capture it......Lovely shot of your sunset....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 29, 2016, 09:51:43 AM
Jackie, my companion, Jessie, gets me out of the house several times a day and usually when hot we head for Oglebay Park.  They have great walking trails and lots of beauty to view.   I took her for a short walk last night and that is when we spotted the sunset.   
Jessie turned 15 on Friday June 24th.  That is quite old for a Golden but she handles it well. 

Unfortunately on the 24th I had the vet remove a large tumor on her side.  She recovered from past surgeries so well, that they recommend having it done again.  In no time she is almost back to normal, the only problem is that shaved view I am posting.

She had almost the same thing last November but the fur had completely grown back.  The last time, it was cold and the only time I put a sweater on her.  No sweater this time, and folks worry about her, but she always walks up to everyone she meets, not jumping, and looks for a pat or a rub on her ears.  Children love her since she never moves when they check her ears, and tail. she is not a face licker, and always has that smile.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Jessie%201_zpsehtv6hqy.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Jessie%202_zps5fvzq48m.jpg)


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 29, 2016, 10:01:00 AM
Jackwv, we have had the sad news we are soon to lose our 13 year old Benji, cross Collie -Springer....to cancer.....Benji is fine at the moment, so we just treasure every day...and spoil him rotten...

I remember so well from past photos of your Jessie, I have never seen her without her smile....
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Post by: FlaJean on June 29, 2016, 10:04:19 AM
Jessie is one in a million, that's for sure!  How is your son's big dog doing?
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Post by: angelface555 on June 29, 2016, 10:56:21 AM
I agree! She makes a great ambassador for Goldens and I hope she is now doing well!
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Post by: jackwv on June 29, 2016, 11:00:37 AM
Jean my sons Leonberger is doing great.  Looks like a lion or bear, 170 pounds but gentle.  They are talking about getting a 2nd one.

Jackie, would love to give Benji a pat.  We treasure every day with our pets, and most,  when we fear their days are coming to an end.

Patricia thanks am hoping to take her  to the Golden Gathering at the park in September, they had 85 goldens there last year.  Here was last years
https://vimeo.com/139154261
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Post by: angelface555 on June 29, 2016, 12:28:11 PM
Jack, I remember seeing that before but enjoyed it again!

We have both a rescue group here for Goldens and a club for them, which are probably the same but I only know they are local as well as in Delta, 25 miles from here and also one in Anchorage, plus I'm sure a few more!

Jesse is maturing well, looks good!
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Post by: JeanneP on June 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PM
jack ,do you think son will get another one of the big dogs? Poor little doxy. Will it be able to be boss over 2? I would like to have it now, right age, don't think I want to start with a new pup.

Glad Jessie had that removed. It did well last time. Fur grew back good. She is in good health that shows.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 29, 2016, 02:12:19 PM
jack. Great show again.
Now I want getting a black screen on the previous ones you posted but after trying 3 times they Came up. Think at times Firefox is the problem when on desktop.
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Post by: jackwv on June 29, 2016, 02:29:30 PM
Patricia the local rescue is present at the gathering.  People looking for pups never have any luck, they are all spoken for.   Feel another at this time, at any age, would be too much for Jessie.

JeanneP   the little doxy would be up to bossing two.   
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Post by: FlaJean on June 29, 2016, 03:38:32 PM
Remember that video.  It's interesting to watch how the dogs act in a crowd.  Some are quiet, some noisily barking but they all seemed friendly.  Just like people in a crowd.  I guess I identify with Jessie--kind of quiet and watching what is going on.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 29, 2016, 07:18:19 PM
Jack, I remembered the video well and enjoyed it very much. I pray for Jessie being restored.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 29, 2016, 08:14:08 PM
JackW, your sunsets are always beautiful
I agree with Patricia, that your Jessie is a great ambassador.  My son   golden, THt went every where he went Rosey went, he even took her on his honeymoon.  :)  My grandaughter got one when she moved to Knoxville,Tenn. in Sept.
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Post by: jackwv on June 29, 2016, 08:48:38 PM
Sachiko thank you, she is doing fine.

Lindancer, Jessie has never been boardered, she travels with me.  I got her several years after I lost my wife Shirley.   She got me out of the house and on the road with agility and has always traveled without a problem.   Laughed at your son taking his on his honeymoon.   This photo was taken several years back, at Dewey Beach Delaware.  Jessie is in front on the right playing with a pup.  The two behind belonged to a couple from the Baltimore area, on their honeymoon.

        (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Dewey%20Beach%20re_zpslut9ixrd.jpg)                   
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 30, 2016, 01:52:42 AM
Jack wv, that is such a lovely photo to treasure,.....we moved recently near to the coast of Dorset UK, but so far our two dogs have not seen the sea, well they have but not been on sand YET, as soon as my Blue Badge, disabled parking badge arrives which should be any day now, I-we will make sure our Benji walks on sand and dips in the sea before we lose him, which vet told us could be as soon as two months time...depending....I must remember to take my camera along with me, these are the photos to treasure, aren't they? the happy fun loving days with our fur friends...
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Post by: jackwv on June 30, 2016, 08:53:58 AM
Jackie, hope you are able to take Benji on that trip.   Agree the photos are a treasure.  I have so many I have been weeding them out, but still go back and view photos of my two prior Goldens.

I had a real problem for years viewing old photos of my my wife Shirley lost in 1998.  I now have many on the walls where I can view them daily.

Take that camera, I have both the iPhone and a camera that travels with me.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 30, 2016, 10:59:40 AM
Jack, what a precious photo of the dogs enjoying the surf.

Jackie, I remember the PhotoPeach video you did sometime back of your dogs.  I'm trying to remember if Benji was white with brown spots?  All the dogs were pretty.
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Post by: jackwv on June 30, 2016, 11:43:52 AM
Jackie, my thanks to Jean for the reminder.  I went into photobucket since I followed your shows and July 2012 you posted
The Rat Pack, and loved the 3 pups, your comments and the music.  You should post the link here or in slide shows.
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Post by: jackwv on June 30, 2016, 07:37:45 PM
Up to the park earlier this evening, the gardens are now full in bloom for the holidays.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/fountain%20to%20post_zpslsh4wuvc.jpg)

Like the hanging baskets but found this interesting.  They had 5 containers under the wire frame.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/display%20to%20post_zpsyoyxkjel.jpg)

Quiet now and the Cicada about gone.   Here is a photo of one tree, looks like it is decorated, but the brown ends will fall to the ground and start the next 17 year cycle.  They will not be missed.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Cicada%20to%20post_zpsdju4mbtu.jpg)
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 30, 2016, 08:22:02 PM
Jack, beautiful park! The hanging baskets are beautiful and interesting.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 30, 2016, 08:27:07 PM
Jack, what a beautiful comforting place to just set,and dream. The colors are lovely


Jackie I feel so bad about Benji, they are our children. Hugs to you, I know you need them.
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Post by: jackwv on June 30, 2016, 10:27:09 PM
Sachiko and Lindancer thank you.  Oglebay park is just 5 miles from my home and for years we have driven to it for our almost daily walk.  Free and open to the public, a real gem for a small city.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 01, 2016, 12:06:29 AM
My husband went to his vegetables garden and harvested eggplants, kidney beans, one green pepper. I harvested the petit tomatoes in my garden.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0528ss_zpsp39z7seh.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0528ss_zpsp39z7seh.jpg.html)
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Post by: angelface555 on July 01, 2016, 01:57:11 AM
Sachiko, between you and Jack's great photos, I don't know if I want to move by Oglebay or to Japan!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 01, 2016, 03:02:40 AM
Here you go Jack,

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/angelface555/Dewey%20Beach%20re_zps1dsmppfa.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/angelface555/media/Dewey%20Beach%20re_zps1dsmppfa.jpg.html)
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 01, 2016, 06:49:19 AM
Angelface, thanks a lot for your comment.
Please come to Japan. The climate is good, and the food is delicious, too.

Jessie and friends look happy!
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Post by: jackwv on July 01, 2016, 07:49:00 AM
Patricia, that food Sachiko posts always is tops, plus what she would show us on her trips.   Like the mist  coming in on my photo, that you added.

Now Oglebay is special but you have so much beauty in both your areas.  I will continue to show local photos, till I hit the road with Jessie.
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Post by: Joy on July 01, 2016, 08:51:05 AM
Jack,  beautiful pictures this morning from Oglebay.  As I have mentioned before, I sure would love to visit there.   Just can't get any of my family to agree to take me.   But, I will keep hoping.  LOL   

Patricia,  you did a great job on Jack's picture of the dogs.  I like what you did.

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on July 01, 2016, 12:19:54 PM
This is my new little great granddaughter Jasmine Marie.

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f6/Jasmine.jpg)

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Post by: Sandy on July 01, 2016, 12:40:40 PM
Beautiful!
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Post by: Marilyne on July 01, 2016, 01:18:12 PM
Jean - Your great granddaughter is adorable . . . and what a cute pose that is! 
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Post by: jackwv on July 01, 2016, 02:29:49 PM
Jean, she is proof there are Angels :thumbup:
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 01, 2016, 03:21:15 PM
Jean, cute baby and she looks very comfortable.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on July 01, 2016, 04:25:26 PM
I agree with all comments, Jean, she is lovely!
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Post by: JeanneP on July 01, 2016, 04:30:05 PM
Jean.
A beautiful baby, looks like a smile on her face. Love the afghan colours did you make it?
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Post by: Joy on July 01, 2016, 05:56:19 PM
Jean and Larry,  congratulations of the new great-granddaughter.   She is beautiful and  I, too, love the afghan.   So very different. 

I know you have a great-grandson, so is this the first great-grand daughter?    Are they part of your family that lives near D.C.  I think I remember your having a son that lives in Silver Spring. 

Hope you get to see her soon.

Joy
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 01, 2016, 07:04:23 PM
Jean, congratulations of the new granddaughter. your granddaughter is adorable! Her expression is cute and attractive. As I do not have the grandchild of the girl, you are enviable.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 01, 2016, 07:48:37 PM
I have three grandsons and three great grandsons so we were all happy to finally have a little girl.  Joy, This grandson lives in CA.  JeanneP, I haven't done any crocheting in a few years.  I spend entirely too much time on my iPad or computer.  I used to make crocheted baby sets and I still have my crochet needles but finally gave away my patterns when we moved here.
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Post by: Joy on July 01, 2016, 08:29:48 PM
Oh, Jean.  I can just imagine how happy everyone is to have that beautiful little girl.   Too bad that they are so far away.  I do hope that you will be able to get to see her sometime.  Have you given any thought of a trip to Ca.?   You have a good excuse now.  LOL

Congratulations, again.

Joy
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 02, 2016, 07:19:45 AM
It was before a little, but I went to the Fukuyama rose park with my husband. There was too little prosperity of the flower, but there were few visitors and was able to see it calmly.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0440ss_zpso0xp2znp.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0440ss_zpso0xp2znp.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0449ss_zpsoqy9adej.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0449ss_zpsoqy9adej.jpg.html)
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 02, 2016, 07:22:55 AM

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0454ss_zpsjxlgsd8e.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0454ss_zpsjxlgsd8e.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0452ss_zps93oqg4st.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0452ss_zps93oqg4st.jpg.html)
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Post by: jackwv on July 02, 2016, 08:05:19 AM
Sachiko, I always enjoy the roses.  Hope you are getting up and about a bit.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 02, 2016, 08:54:43 AM
Sachiko, lovely roses.  Maybe they weren't out completely, but they still are beautiful.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on July 02, 2016, 12:51:00 PM
FlaJean.

That is me also.  Use to make a lot of afghans. Specially babies as my Grands and GGrands came pretty close together.  5 of one and 6 of the other.  Then they ended and no little ones anymore.G Grands go from 3 to 13. And for sure no more from the Grandchildren.  I take a look at them and think. All this Crowd came from me starting out with 2 daughters. And in my time was just me 2 brothers and 1 cousin.  Left now with me and the cousin and his 2 sons. That side dying out.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 02, 2016, 06:12:56 PM
Jack, Mary Ann, thank you very much for your comments.

Jack, Thanks to grace, I became quite fine.
But, I went by the driving of my husband to the rose park.

Mary Ann, So. It is the beginning of May that in full bloom of the roses in the Fukuyama rose park. But I cannot go out, and it is June 14 at that time that I visited.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 02, 2016, 06:36:19 PM
Sachiko, absolutely gorgeous rose photos! The yellow one especially!
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Post by: JeanneP on July 02, 2016, 07:21:14 PM
After all these 90 deg days for 3 weeks. it sure cool today. Even getting cold in the house. Will have to put on a heavy robe tonight if I want to sit and be comfy.
Hope things dont get rained out for the town over the 4th. That happened last year.

I have Lawrance Welk on at the moment. Could get up and dance around.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 02, 2016, 09:13:30 PM
Angelface, thank you very much for your comment.
In Fukuyama, the roses bloom beautifully from October through November. I will go out again at that time, and I will introduce roses blooming in autumn.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 02, 2016, 11:43:20 PM
When I strolled in my garden this morning, the orange day-lily bloomed so much.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0537ss_zpsxtpdhfoq.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0537ss_zpsxtpdhfoq.jpg.html)
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Post by: junee on July 03, 2016, 01:40:56 AM
Sachiko
The roses are so beautiful. Hope you are back to good health.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 03, 2016, 07:23:15 AM
junee, thank you very much for your warm words.
The roses in Fukuyama rose park are well-kept and are beautiful.
I became healthy, and it is happiness in this way that I can post my photos here.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 03, 2016, 07:33:58 AM
Sachiko, it looks like your hubby took great care of your garden, and its flowering plants and vegetables, while you spent time in hospital....I think everything has waited for your home arrival to blossom...the timing was perfect in time for you to enjoy all its wonderful colours, freshness and smells....
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Post by: FlaJean on July 03, 2016, 12:16:29 PM
Sachiko, I love those bright orange day lilies.  We had a lot of day lilies in Ocala and maybe I will plant a few in our backyard next year.
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Post by: Joy on July 03, 2016, 01:37:26 PM
Over in the Soda Shoppe,  Joan (Bis) has a little hidey-hole where different ones will hide something special for Joan.   I promised Joan I would put some of our steamed crabs for her in the hidey-hole.      I will leave a message for her over in the Soda Shoppe.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/Joy6_2007/Marylandsteamedcrabs_zpsac7a084e.jpg) (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Joy6_2007/media/Marylandsteamedcrabs_zpsac7a084e.jpg.html)

This is what we are having for our 4th of July celebration.  ( if any of you here would like some,  you better hurry up before they are all gone. )

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on July 03, 2016, 02:09:40 PM
Joy, I will be going to a favorite local pub this evening with Son, DIL, and Granddaughter, but doubt they will have anything to match those steamed crabs.  Nothing like being in the Baltimore  or Ocean City area for top seafood.   Red Lobster ok but just not the same.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 03, 2016, 03:27:37 PM
Oh! I don't know how you can eat things that are crawling around in Shells. Can't stand to see it.  When in Texas, the family have this place where they just dump a bucket of "Crawfish" onto the middle of the table and people dive in. They have big barrels  of live ones that you just go pick out and the throw into boiling water.  Yuk!
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Post by: JoanFL on July 03, 2016, 03:33:14 PM
Thanks, Joy.  Yummy!!  I'll gobble those right up.:)
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Post by: angelface555 on July 03, 2016, 03:42:04 PM
Sachiko, the orange day lilies are glorious! Thank you! Such vibrant colors!

Joy and Jack, Alaska is famous for its king crab, and we are lucky to have friends that send some to us on occasions. The prices they asked for them in stores are unbelievable, and I couldn't afford lower forty-eight prices for what is available here!

Jeanne, I have eaten snake, squirrels,frog legs, different types of caviar, sushi, crawdads, and crawfish at various times to try them out or when visiting family and friends. As well as western "Clams." I didn't care for any of those, but I was a guest, so ate a small serving and withheld commenting.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 03, 2016, 05:10:23 PM
Joy, I've never had steamed crabs, but I do love crab cakes so I would probably like them.  When we lived in Maryland we went several times to the Baltimore Inner Harbor--- really good eats.
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Post by: jackwv on July 03, 2016, 05:29:24 PM
I prefer crab to lobster, but only if someone else does the work, or good crab cakes.

While at the park today I took another closeup of an umbrella shaped frame they are using for flowers.   Posting the photo of the unit then one of the underneath.  Sent them to my daughter along with a step by step of a tower.  Possibly the umbrella frame instructions are on the web.  Told her to give it a try and will let her do one for me.  I can handle the frame but if I touch the flowers would kill them.

Sachiko, your gardener might check it out.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/display%20to%20post_zpsyoyxkjel.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/umbrella%20form%20for%20posting_zps7fiicoe4.jpg)

Instructions for tower. http://www.wave-rave.com/Howto/petunia_tower.aspx

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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 03, 2016, 07:32:03 PM
Vanilla-Jackie, Jean, angelface, thank you very much for your comments.

I appreciate that my husband takes care of our garden and vegetables garden well.
In my garden, different flowers are going to bloom from now on.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 03, 2016, 07:44:03 PM
Joy, I love crabs, too. In Japan, many kinds are to the crab.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 03, 2016, 08:21:49 PM
Jack, thank you about this wonderful frame!
I will introduce the following site to my gardener.
                http://www.wave-rave.com/Howto/petunia_tower.aspx

I want this frame, too. But he is busy with the care of vegetables, and it will be impossible to make the frame.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 03, 2016, 08:59:58 PM
I Love that planter. Looks like would be easy to make one. Even small ones could just take the kitchen Drainers that you use to drain Veg. Pasta and everything in your kitchen. You can buy the ones they use in the Restaurant kitchens. Much larger. Poles easy to find in hardware stores.  Sure is different.
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Post by: Joy on July 03, 2016, 09:26:12 PM
Joan, you are quite welcome.  They were delicious.

Joy
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 04, 2016, 07:13:47 AM
There is a good mountain of the form to be called Yarigatake in Japan. Altitude is 3,180 meters  (10,433 ft) and is the mountain which is high to the fifth in Japan.
Mount Yari (Yarigatake)is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 3,180 m (10,433 ft) high peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) of Japan. Yari means spear.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/yaris_zpsz4gimlix.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/yaris_zpsz4gimlix.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/yari8_zpsstgerys0.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/yari8_zpsstgerys0.jpg.html)
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 04, 2016, 06:16:02 PM
I took those photos (Reply #809) on August 18, 1999.
And, on August 19, I climbed up Mt Yari and reached the summit of Mt Yari with my husband.

On the top
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After having gone down from the top
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Post by: JeanneP on July 04, 2016, 06:48:21 PM
Sachiko.  Great photo's. Nice you have them. Able to say. "Been there,Done that" Bought the TeeShirt. (People say that here). Just don't be trying it again. (Kidding). I know your husband will not do it either.  Great outfit you had one. Bet you can  fit in those pants again now.

Just noticed that cross. You think someone died on that spot?
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Post by: jackwv on July 04, 2016, 07:07:38 PM
Sachiko it is great you have all the videos and photos and can relive your past achievements.  Now take it easy like many of us, and hope you have a swift recovery.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 04, 2016, 07:13:16 PM
Sachiko, what nice photos to bring to mind wonderful memories!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 04, 2016, 08:01:45 PM
JeanneP, Jack, angelface, thanks a lot for your comments.

I always liked photography. And I took various photos if I traveled, and they are left in my album. But it is usable immediately and is convenient as my photos are put on my site after I established my site.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 05, 2016, 02:01:42 AM
Sachiko, I marvel at how active and energetic you were in those younger days, and what you both had achieved.....That was certainly a great achievement, not something I don't think I could ever have done myself, ( besides I used to be terrified of heights,.....) and the view must have been amazing when you both reached the summit.....You both look so happy and so proud....Do cherish these photos, and those happy memories.....

Sachiko, I will now go to take a look at.......Welcome to Sachiko3's World
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 05, 2016, 03:06:43 AM
Vanilla-Jacke, thanks a lot for your comment.
My husband climbed the mountain from University student days. I did not climb the mountain that much, but found me easy to talk to immediately. And I climbed the many mountains including Mt Fuji after I got married. And I went on many trips commencing with overseas travel.

My official site is the following.
http://www.fuchu.or.jp/~sachiko3/

It is establishment 20 years in this October. But most of these sites are Japanese.
Therefore I established
http://sachiko3.jp where I classified explanation in English into. But it is unfinished.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 05, 2016, 03:33:31 AM
Sachiko, thank you for both links....I have just this minute gone into your original Japanese site and a box has come up on my computer screen that says translate, and hey presto it has automatically translated all the words into English...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 05, 2016, 08:03:15 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, your computer screen has automatically translated all the words into English!I am enviable!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 06, 2016, 01:39:35 PM
Sachiko, you take such beautiful photos.  What and adventure to climb such beautiful moutanins. You must have so many nice memories traveling with your husband.  Thanks for shareing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 06, 2016, 08:31:07 PM
Lindancer, thank you very much for your comment. I traveled with my husband to the foreign countries including Japan. I have many wonderful memories. And I took many photos. I think of being able to post those photos to S&F happily.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 06, 2016, 09:35:57 PM
Was hot and humid today, so did not go to the park.  Planned on just taking Jessie around the neighborhood.  We then had a late evening storm with lots of lightning.  When the storm passed we went out.  I took two photos.  The first is the eastern sky where the storm was moving out.   Looks like a large dog getting her pups in line.

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Here is the western sky at the same time, sunset.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 06, 2016, 09:41:05 PM
It has also been hot here.  Nice photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 06, 2016, 10:17:43 PM
Jack, wonderful photos. They seem to equal one line. Fukuyama is very hot today, too. But the humidity is low and is easy to spend time in the house.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 07, 2016, 09:27:25 AM
Jean and Sachiko thanks, would always appreciate the sky over your mountains and water.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 07, 2016, 08:15:48 PM
Jack, been very hot here in NY also humidity for the past two days has been right at 99.  I like your pictures of the differnt skys.  I have always been one to look at the clouds and see differtnt formations.  I still think I will never see one as beautiful as you posted. I call the hand of God
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on July 08, 2016, 04:52:16 PM
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JeanneP, I posted one of my photos from my iPad here.  I'm still in hospital.  I don't know if it would be successful or not.  Its size might be larger than usual and Jeanne Lee might say something about it.  I posted the original photo onto Photobucket and copy-pasted its IMG code here.  I'd like this way would be helpful for you.  Look forward to seeing your photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 08, 2016, 05:04:59 PM
I'm not Jeanne P. but those are lovely flowers, Sato!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 08, 2016, 06:15:58 PM
That is a beautiful photo, Sato.  We sure do miss you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 08, 2016, 06:55:32 PM
Sato, beautiful photo! I’m very glad you could post your photo here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on July 08, 2016, 09:23:20 PM
Thanks for your kind comment.  It was my first trial from my iPad mini.  I don't know the way of downsizing photos on iPad, so its size must have been too large.
Jean, how do you manage to make pixels of a photo smaller on iPad?  Is there any App included in iPad, or have to download from App Store?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 08, 2016, 09:31:46 PM
Yesterday, I went to the Ashida River with my husband. There was one heron on the opposite bank. Can you see the heron?

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 09, 2016, 12:42:33 AM
Sato, I sent you some instructions in an email and hope they help.

Sachiko, yes I do see the heron.  The scenery is so pretty.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 09, 2016, 12:56:47 AM
I thought I saw two herons. Was there one first in the water to the right and one on the dam or was it only the one first in the water and then on the dam?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 09, 2016, 01:52:58 AM
Jean, angelface, thank you very much for your comments.

angelface, That's right. I post the photo which spread. It is not clear


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 09, 2016, 02:05:14 AM
Thank you, Sachiko, it is still clear enough to see the herons!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 09, 2016, 02:29:27 AM
Sachiko, it is a pleasure seeing Heron's, particularly in flight, but I haven't seen one now for quite some time.....I would go to a place called Rickmansworth Aquadrome country park some years ago, where they had a Heron look - out point, a wooden hideaway shed with open window, or I would often spot some doing the two or three lake walks while walking my late dog Petra.....those lakes were always a most enjoyable dog walk........Sachiko it is always so peaceful and tranquil walking near waters...I am sure it is helping with your healing, and in your recovery...

Jackie
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 09, 2016, 07:03:10 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comment.
I love the Ashida River. I usually walk to more down stream. But it was only the place with the dam close to our field this time.
On the other hand, I dropped in at our vegetables garden and took the photos of our vegetables. While I take the photo of the beloved place, I recover surely.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 09, 2016, 09:06:11 AM
Sachiko, good to see you visited the Ashida river and allway enjoy viewing the photos of your visit.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on July 09, 2016, 09:28:09 AM
Having things in common.  Shirley in Kansas and Sachiko in Japan, both have their rivers they are so fond of.

As usual wonderful, beautiful pictures you have all posted.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 09, 2016, 12:25:04 PM
Hal, I have to put in a plug for my Ohio River, one photo and putting a slide show in that discussion.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on July 09, 2016, 12:34:26 PM
Jack, sorry about that.  You have contributed.....all I have is a water hose in the backyard.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 09, 2016, 12:38:34 PM
I've enjoyed the colorful sunsets from Jack, the many shows from Sachiko, what a delight to have you back, Sachiko.... and another gorgeous flower from Sato... Makes me feel guilty that I haven't helped in here.  I do have photos on the camera but have no luck resizing & cropping on this computer.  Have downloaded them to the old Vista computer but problems getting back to working with them.  This RV problem is taking up all of my time this week.  Jack, that is a beautiful view of your river. 

Sachiko, the "highway" people have uprooted the trees where herons & egrets nested the last few years, the developers have wanted the farm property (within the city limits) for years.  I see the big birds now & then but not like other years, so makes me sad and angry that greed has taken away such amazing creatures.  I have years of photos to show you when I find time.  Thanks for sharing your worlds.  Shirley

Haha.... and you do have a funny trigger in your brain, Hal!   :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 09, 2016, 01:15:26 PM
Hal, seems to me you would forget the hose and try the River Walk, how close are you to it?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 09, 2016, 02:28:31 PM
Sato.  Now I think you mean to send to JeanneLee when talking Photography. Me as JeanneP cannot use a camera of any kind other than on my Ipad and even then I dont know how to get them into Senior and Friends.  Enjoy looking at all that you people post on here though.

You have spent quite a long time in the hospital. Hope you get home soon. You must miss going around with your camera. But as long as they are taking care of your problem it will have been worth the stay.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on July 09, 2016, 04:16:59 PM
Jack I am quite aways from the River Walk. And I don't relish fighting traffic and finding a place to park.  Expensive too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 09, 2016, 05:46:44 PM
beautiful view of the Ohio River, Jack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 09, 2016, 06:22:56 PM
As long as they have all those darn birds flying around on the River Walk I don't want to sit  down there again. Got covered with POOP. Eating there was awful.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 09, 2016, 06:57:53 PM
Good morning!

Jack, halkel, Shirley, thank you very much for your comments about my photo!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 09, 2016, 07:37:51 PM
Jack, I just enjoyed your video of Ohio River. I understand the state of the coast, too. There is pathos in your photo and your photo is splendid.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 09, 2016, 08:20:53 PM
Sachiko I have very little video, and the river near me does not have the rapid flow and the wild life like the Ashida.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 09, 2016, 08:44:30 PM
Jack, the Ashida River where I take photos flows through the country. But when it goes to the down stream, it drift to the downtown of Fukuyama, and the scenery changes. But unfortunately it is difficult for me to take downstream scenery of the Ashida River now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 10, 2016, 07:37:11 AM
At last I found a suitable video “Ashida river & Flowers”. I made this video on June 23, 2008. And I posted it in "Photo Slide Shows and Home Videos".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 10, 2016, 11:39:42 AM
We live in an area of arboreal forests and many rivers, five just in or close by town, but they are known for hazards, swift water, whirlpools or debris under the water so caution is always stressed.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 10, 2016, 12:47:32 PM
Jack Picture of Taffy in front of PC

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 10, 2016, 12:58:43 PM
Patricia, a pretty site, but I would not go into the water.

Lindancer, cute photo, looks like how I watch tv. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 10, 2016, 04:03:41 PM
Cute. Looks like it was enjoying TV about as much as I do.  Nothing worth watching anymore.
Was it reading a book also. ?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 10, 2016, 04:28:42 PM
JeanneP, that is where she lays when I am posting.  Sometimes she sets up, and I have to try in look around her.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 10, 2016, 04:31:31 PM
Jack, my neighbor is not here to help me, so I am trying to send a picture on my own.

This is a rabbit eating my flowers, just after I planted them

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 10, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
Gloria, you did well in posting. I wonder if the rabbit is thinking, "Uh oh!"

I can't believe how much Taffy reminds me of Farrah, in looks and in manner.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 10, 2016, 05:39:25 PM
Gloria, you did good.   We have rabbits but they only get grass in my yard.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 10, 2016, 05:46:44 PM
Patricia, I have always known that Farrah, would come around. Taffy, still will go in the bedroom when a women comes in. she like s men, comes running in when Gene from next door comes over. Maybe it was a women who abused her.

Jack, my neighbor put  some pictures on desktop, and showed me how to send them from there.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 10, 2016, 06:13:55 PM
Gloria there is a code under the photo, and I find if I right click and open I get the larger photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 10, 2016, 07:11:06 PM
Good morning!

angelface, beautiful area! I remembered the neighborhood of our villa.
I also would not go into the water.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 10, 2016, 07:25:20 PM
Gloria, wonderful photos!

Taffy seems to watch TV.

To eat the flower which you just planted! You would be disappointed. But it was a nice timing to take a photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 11, 2016, 04:43:52 PM
Gloria.  You did good posting that Picture of the Rabbit.  I am just going to have to try harder to get photo's on here.  Like I say I can get them onto my IPad. From there to a E-M on my desktop. Then Stuck there. I need to work on it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 11, 2016, 05:11:17 PM
Gloria it looks like our JeanneLee did an adjustment.  JeanneLee I see you are home, take care and hope you are regaining your strength.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 12, 2016, 01:54:48 AM
My husband went to our vegetables garden this morning. And he harvested 4 tomatoes, 6 eggplants, one cucumber. The cucumber is still only one. The cherry tomato was produced in our garden.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 12, 2016, 12:03:22 PM
Sachiko.

Nice looking Vegetables. Now what is you husband planning on making with them. Have the makings of a nice Salad.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 12, 2016, 01:05:14 PM
Sachiko, Your garden and vegetables look so good.  I love tomatoes, think I will have a BLT sandwich for lunch.

Jack, thank you for help, I will try the R.click  maybe to day.

JeanneP, go ahead and try, the folks in here are nice and helpful.

JeanneLee, thanks, and hope you keep feeling stronger.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 12, 2016, 01:56:20 PM
Lindancer  The right click was just for the way the photo was just posted.   JeanneLee took care of it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 12, 2016, 04:50:49 PM
"What was that?"

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"I've got my eyes on you!"

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 12, 2016, 04:53:48 PM
  Who needs those expensive toys?

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 12, 2016, 05:00:22 PM
"Ducky goes where I go!"

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"What?"

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 12, 2016, 05:22:26 PM
    "Ducky goes where I go!"     
 
   and we both go wherever we want !!!

Great photos and story line.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 12, 2016, 05:33:44 PM
I enjoyed your photos, Patricia.  Farrah (spelling?) is a real cutie.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 12, 2016, 06:07:42 PM
Love the photos & action, I knew it wouldn't take long for Farrah to shine in your care, Patricia!  None of my cats go into a sack or box.  Only Tom will play with a ball, no other toys (even though I keep a box of toys for them in the family room.)

Sachiko, your veggies look wonderful!  So nice he enjoys growing and gardening and that you take such great photos to share with us. 

Gloria, my neighbors are totally frustrated with hungry rabbits in their garden. I am NOT adopting rabbits!  Taffy is very pretty... a lot like the mother of Tom & Tiger.  Time for me to feed everyone so Tom & Tiger will go out, Mama Callie will get out of my garage (she stays in there most of the time except when I walk them down to the river, she follows me down as well as Tom & Tiger... and comes right back up with me.)  Tommy2 will be waiting out front for me to bring his supper as well.  We have this understanding... has nice manners, he waits until I am inside and if I don't put his meal in a separate dish, he will wait until Callie is finished eating before he starts.  Sometimes I don't see him so don't leave his food (people walking dogs will let them come clean up the cats food).....when I look out the window after getting back in, I have to go serve him.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 12, 2016, 07:33:55 PM
Good morning!

JeanneP, Lindancer, Shirley, thank you very much for your comments.
My husband is going to make salad, pickles with these vegetables. It is delicious to stirfly eggplant with butter. It rains, and Fukuyama is cool today.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 12, 2016, 07:45:43 PM
angelface, I enjoyed your photos! Your story is wonderful. Your story matches your each photo well.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 12, 2016, 08:34:24 PM
Patricia, enjoyed the photos and comments Beautiful kitty.  My last cat Toby, who I had to put down only 4 years old, he had stomach CA was the smartest one I ever had, my husband would say to him, set in the corner if you want cookies, and he would go and wait for his treats, or he would say: you want to be brushed, well go lay on the bed.
The only smart thing Taffy, does is try to get me to go to bed around 10, I say are you ready to go to bed, and she does run into the bed room and jump on the bed.

I don't know what I did wrong, but was not able to post a picture. I have to wait for Rima to come home, she is in Virg. right now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 15, 2016, 01:22:08 AM
My husband went to our vegetables garden and harvested vegetables so much this morning.
They are eggplants, tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, sweet corns, carrots, edamame beans.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 15, 2016, 03:02:42 AM
I boiled them after I peeled each corn shuck. It was sweet and was very delicious.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 15, 2016, 05:40:55 AM
Good Morning Sachiko,  Your vegetables look delicious!  They are always best when we grow them ourselves.  The corn is the kind we call "butter and sugar" over here.  It has both white corn kernels and yellow sweet corn kernels.  It's my favorite!  Enjoy your bounty.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 15, 2016, 08:10:26 AM
JaneS, thank you very much for your comment!
I thank for bounty and enjoy the crop which my husband planted.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 15, 2016, 08:16:07 AM
I took off green soybeans from branches and boiled them afterwards. The bean is soft, and these are very delicious, too.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 15, 2016, 10:33:09 AM
I love vegetables and yours look delicious, Sachiko.  We no longer have vegetable gardens but only have flower gardens now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 15, 2016, 03:16:21 PM
Sachiko, I am looking at your photos and drooling. Such bounty is wonderful and it is so much better for you. Enjoy!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 15, 2016, 07:12:52 PM
Jean, angelface, thank you very much for your comments.
This is our kitchen garden and isn't wide like a field. It's above all that these are fresh.
This field is wide, even if my husband plants it so much, we can't eat, so the part is lent to 3 people.

Jean, please show me a photo of your flower garden.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 16, 2016, 08:22:23 AM
Sachiko, the photos you take of the veggies are as beautiful as the veggies, you & your husband make a great team!  My father always had a garden and delighted in growing things we did not see in the stores (back in the olden days!  ;)  )  Now those veggies he grew are "in" and known to be very healthy, such as sweet potatoes, kale, broccoli.  His tomatoes were huge, almost plate size.  He also grew more than we could eat and would share with others.  We see a lot of soy bean fields here but I didn't realize they could be cooked like that.  They are very good for us, right?   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 16, 2016, 10:49:21 AM
Sachiko, your vegetables photos, look like you could just take them off the plate.  I love corn,

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 16, 2016, 10:53:55 AM
I will try to send another photo, of my back yard.  Well that one did not go through,  Will try one of my grandmother, when she was 16
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 16, 2016, 11:51:38 AM
Linedancer, that picture of your grandmother was really nice.  When I clicked on the little photo I got a lovely big photograph.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 16, 2016, 12:29:13 PM
Gloria, what a lovely photo of your grandmother at sixteen! These are so nice to have, aren't they? A cousin sent me a CD filled with photos from my maternal side of the family, and it has several of my maternal grandparents at different times. I knew my grandfather when he was quite old, an Irish man of five foot seven with strong beliefs. Looking at the photos of him as a youth, made me realize how handsome he was.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 16, 2016, 12:49:45 PM
Gloria, a wonderful photo.  Nice pose, wonder if she ever used the swing. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 16, 2016, 03:54:33 PM
Shirley.  I don't believe that the So beans that Sachiko is showing are the same that we grow here in the US.  Sort of like the Corn. Just one kind is edible. another is Pop Corn I think  and the rest is Field corn.
I learned that the hard way. Thought I could sneak into the farmers land and pick some of his corn for dinner . Family laughed as it was hard as pebbles.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 16, 2016, 05:45:34 PM
Thank you Jack, FlaJean and Patricia for the nice compliments. I am short like she was, my grandfather was 6ft. so they were a perfec 10, when they stood side by side. ;)
She had beautiful eyes everyone said.

Jack, that picture was taken in the Ideal Hour Estate ball room.
Her father was gate keeper there.
It is now Dowling College.        That picture is old, as I am 92
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 16, 2016, 08:44:55 PM
Back to Oglebay, I checked the speedometer, it is 4 miles from my home.

I tossed out some old bread that I let dry.   There were 3 deer, but had Jessie in the SUV.  Had the camera and took two quick photos.  The first was just 6 feet away and on the second believe she was going to lick the camera.

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Here is Jessie under a trellis probably left up from a wedding.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 16, 2016, 10:18:44 PM
Gloria D, what a beautiful picture of  your grandmother.  I have a picture of my great-grandmother seated in a beautiful wicker chair.  I don't know how old she was, but the picture was taken in the US so she was older than 16. 

Jack, Jessie looks as if she's waiting for the groom.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on July 17, 2016, 12:23:43 AM
Gloria - I really like that picture of your grandmother . . . she was a very pretty young lady.  I wonder if you know the date that the photo was taken?  I noticed the dark colored bracelets she's wearing on each wrist. I'm curious as to what they were made of? 

Jack - That deer is really tame, to come right up to you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 17, 2016, 08:15:42 AM
Mary Ann good thought, but she was just waiting to continue the walk.

Marilyn, Lots of deer in the park, an attraction for visitors.  If not too many people around they will walk up to take food from your mouth.  I prefer to put the food on the ground. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 17, 2016, 05:51:47 PM
We have moose like that here Jack. They say we have a residential population of about 200  moose. With all the trees, waters and brush, you can often walk right past one.

I wouldn't get too close however as you don't know where they've been or if someone has harassed them. They the moose,  may look tame, and people get used to having them around, but they are not tame.

And yes, they aren't dumb either. During hunting season, there is nary a one to be found. They are back immediately afterwards.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 17, 2016, 06:43:28 PM
Patricia, I usually keep my distance, but the young whitetail deer are much smaller then your moose, and elk I have seen in Pennsylvania.  Seldom see the bucks close to people just the young does.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 17, 2016, 08:56:54 PM
Near my home, there is Susano Shrine founded in the seventh century.
On July 16, 17, I spent time for the festival of Susano Shrine busily.

Shirley, Linedancer,
thank you very much for your comments. Thanks to your comments become slow, and I'm sorry. It is happiness that we can eat fresh vegetables. My husband is busy with the care of vegetables.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 17, 2016, 09:07:00 PM
Linedancer, that picture of your grandmother is really wonderful! I wish I wear such a dress, too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 17, 2016, 09:26:33 PM
Jack, in such near deer, you were able to take the photo! Jessie is like the model.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on July 17, 2016, 09:41:16 PM
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-170716212210.jpeg)

My Great Grand Daughter "Fi" (Orphelia)
with her Mommy (Madison) and Daddy
(Athan) at the Clam Festival
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 17, 2016, 10:08:54 PM
Sandy, your grandchild "Fi" is very pretty! Her Mommy and Daddy look happy, too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 18, 2016, 01:05:49 AM
Sandy,  little "Fi" is really getting big.  She is so cute.  Nice family picture.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 18, 2016, 02:40:33 AM
Near my home, there is Susano Shrine founded in the 7th century.
On July 16, 17, it was the festival of Susano Shrine...

In the way in front of my home with a little pedestrian traffic, but many people always came and went.
Girls who went and worshiped at the Susano Shrine had many girls who wore their kimono. These seem to increase year by year.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 18, 2016, 08:04:03 AM
I'm sorry! Kimono is a Japanese dress.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 18, 2016, 08:12:38 AM
Sandy, Fi is a beaut and no wonder her parents have such big smiles.

Sachiko it is so nice to see so many in the traditional dress.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 18, 2016, 08:22:18 AM
Sachiko, I like to see the young girls in their kimonos too.  It is a very nice custom.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 18, 2016, 09:10:19 AM
Sachiko, very nice photos, very crisp. I Googled the shrine and it  has had a very interesting history and interesting artifacts. Thank you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 18, 2016, 11:11:41 AM
Sandy, what a lovely family.  They look so happy.

Sachiko, it is so nice to see the young girls in kimonos.  Many people attended the festival.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 18, 2016, 01:09:24 PM
Good afternoon on another very hot day.

Sandy, beautiful fanily

Sachiko, those kimonos look lovely. Your country has so many customs and wonderful places to visit.  I wish I could have made a trip there.  I have been to so many places, but not the far East.

Marilyn, I never noticed the bracelets before. No I do not know the date of the picture.  She was 63 when she died, in the 30's.  Her father also owned a livery stable,and I had heard she rode sidesattle all over town.

Jack, it looks like Jesse is saying: What do you want to do now :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 18, 2016, 07:51:27 PM
Good morning!

Jack, Mary Ann, angelface, Jean, Lindancer, thank you very much for your comments.
The summer kimono (yukata) is usually made of cotton. But in late years there seem to be many kimonos of the chemical fiber that washing is easy.

angelface, the history of Susano Shrine is old and has many legends.

This is Susao Shrine this morning.
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 18, 2016, 08:03:30 PM
Sachiko, I found this information about the shrine and it has a martial/ religious background according to this article.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isonokami_Shrine

The site is lovely and ancient compared to my town which was founded in 1903.
You take such interesting, crisp photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on July 18, 2016, 08:42:49 PM
Thank you everyone for your
nice comments on my picture of "Fe"  and her
family.   

It has been a very long time (14 + years)
since there has been a baby in my family,  and
I suspect that it will be many more before
the next one comes along.   

Having a new baby in the  family seems
to change the way we all relate to one another.
All of my Grand kids are now in their
teens and twenties....   and then all of
a sudden there is this precious baby that
everyone wants to be a part of....   
New bonds are developing all around us!

Sandy
:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 18, 2016, 09:42:27 PM
Two and a half days of heavy, steady rain, and we are under a weather watch for the river runoff, uprooted trees, brush, etc. to come through the valley of the five rivers, primarily the Yukon and the Tanana rivers. I wish I could send all of this down to you folks needing rain. Do you want it? We got it!

Farrah isn't taking too kindly to the new stark regime. She just came over to my computer chair, rose up and placed her front legs on my thigh and cried loudly and somewhat hysterically, "WIN!!"and that's my day....At least she isn't  afraid of me!    :thumbup:    ;D 

And how was your day?
https://fairbanksalaska.com/goldenheart/


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 19, 2016, 12:20:46 AM
Gloria, great photo of your gr-mother.  I have one of my gr-mother that Dad said he thought she was about 17, the photo was already fading when I scanned it, but still in pretty good shape.  My gr-mother was born in 1871 and I was about 32 when she died (she was 96 when she died) in 1967, so I remember her well. 

Jack, what neat shots of the deer!  How did you focus so fast?  Sharp pics with lots of unusual detail.  Yep, Lady Jessie looks just right under that arch... just needs a throne to sit on! 

Sandy, can't believe that baby has grown so fast.... seems like "just the other day" when she was born.  Good looking family.  Funny how our kids are sure they "invented" babies & have the smartest ever born... and WE thought the same when they came along, right?

Sachiko, such interesting places you show us, and it is heart warming to see the new generation of people proudly wearing the dress of their ancestors.  Glad you are feeling well enough to get out and about again. 

Patricia, thanks for the link, love checking out the cams in Alaska but had lost all of the links when computers got switched Win 7 & then 10.  I bookmarked this one.... still light enough to see at 11:00 pm MY time.

Cats have all had their "midnight" snack, Lauren the only one that stayed in tonight... still about 95 at this time so very muggy.  The cats prefer the heat to the AC so I don't make them stay in after their snacks.  Miss Callie would stay in that hot garage all night but I've been coaxing her to go on out where she can at least get some fresh air.  During the day I leave one of the doors open enough that she can go in & out but not when it is getting near dark.... don't want any more opossum visiting & living in the garage like we found the one time.  Good night, all.............
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 19, 2016, 07:18:48 AM
angelface, thank you very much for the words that you praise me.
But I did not know Isonokami_Shrine. Ise Grand Shrine was famous at the Japanese oldest major shrine, but I did not know Isonokami_Shrine. It seems to be old almost as same as Ise Grand Shrine. Isonokami_Shrine is not so famous in Japan. But you told me. Thank you for good information.
The Shinto shrine which is the most famous in Japan is Ise Grand Shrine.
Ise Grand Shrine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ise_Grand_Shrine
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 19, 2016, 07:47:42 AM
Shirley, I thank you for your consideration to me. I became quite fine.
This morning, I met the girls though they attended school on those bicycles lively.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on July 19, 2016, 08:47:11 AM
I just wanted to mention that
Madison (who is my number one grand child (age22)
has taken to motherhood better then I ever
could imagine.      Temporarily they are all living
with Kelly (Kelly has a home and a beautiful pool home
right next to it)  so there is a lot of room for
everyone.     

The new parents are fortunate because there are
lots of loving arms around to care for this new baby.
Madison can be a "stay at  home Mom" as well as
chief cook and bottle washer for their whole crew!

She is doing a great job, and I am very proud
of her.

Sandy
:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 19, 2016, 12:20:29 PM
Shirley, I was 12 when my grandmother died. I can remember somthings. She had long hair, and I use to brush it. I also had to dust the furniture on Sat.. The dinning room table had feet.  She would check with a hair pin, when I finished. We lived with her.  A little cooler to day, but have to go out to get more bandages for my leg, that I hurt Friday.  Suppose to have stitches out next Monday.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 19, 2016, 12:40:18 PM
Patricia, that is a beautiful scene.  Can you see that scene from your apartment or just the web cam?  The church in the background reminds me of the time we spent in the northeast.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 19, 2016, 01:30:08 PM
Sachiko, thank you! I have always loved histories and believe they play a huge part in how we are today! Beautiful shrines and interesting format. I was struck with the rebuilding so as to always stay at once ancient and also new and that they used no nails.

It is also interesting that the Imperial family still plays a part even though not as through as in the past. In the Shinto religion, there are special pools to rinse your hands and mouth for symbolic purification. In the Episcopal religion, we rinse our fingers for the same reason in the font before using the stairs to the alter.

Shirley, if your email is the same as in your profile, I will send you a Google list of Alaska cams.

Jean, I am a half block to the right of Golden Heart Plaza, which is the closest of the river parks to me and I live on a higher floor so I can only see parts of the river's looping as well as the top of the carillon, situated in back, between the two red top trash cans.The carillon plays bell tones on the hour, a short tune on the half hour and on the quarter hour, a short medley of bell tones.

The church that you see is on the historical register and is now called "Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows,"  for the statue of Mary on the building's front. "The See of Fairbanks was established from the Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska on July 27, 1894, which was created from the Diocese of Vancouver Island. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on December 22, 1916. The Diocese of Juneau was carved out of the apostolic vicariate on June 23, 1951. On August 8, 1962, the apostolic vicariate was elevated to a diocese.

The first seven bishops of Fairbanks were missionaries of the Society of Jesus. On June 7, 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed Donald Joseph Kettler as the first non-Jesuit bishop of Fairbanks."

I just wish "that beautiful scene," was filled with sunshine!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 20, 2016, 09:01:53 AM
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Licking whipped cream from the bowl

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 20, 2016, 09:03:00 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 20, 2016, 09:29:19 AM
Bubble, would like to have joined him.  Hope he did not empty that large bowl.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 20, 2016, 10:09:50 AM
Bubble, Aviv certainly has grown.  I forget his age, but he's not too old yet.  Nice looking boy.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 20, 2016, 10:40:06 AM
Oh, Bubble.  What a good looking young man !    I bet he will be breaking some hearts when he gets older.  He has beautiful hair.

JOY
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 20, 2016, 12:17:41 PM
Bubble, love those eye and smile.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 20, 2016, 12:40:04 PM
Yes. He is going to be a Heartbreaker when he gets older. I don't remember if we have seen a Photo of his father ever. Now is he also a handsome man? I know his mum very pretty. Such Hair. A girl would love it. I remember mine being same colour and curly. I wanted it straight. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 20, 2016, 04:04:12 PM
Bubble, Aviv has lost that baby look and now has the look of a boy, very good looking as you know and he seems to have a sweet personality from his photos.

I also noticed a very nice looking rug as well! Its good to see Aviv again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 20, 2016, 08:37:30 PM
Turn off the news and find a spot like this to sit on a park bench and enjoy the silence and beauty.  Taken this evening.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 20, 2016, 10:00:12 PM
Jack, that is such a peaceful place.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 20, 2016, 11:43:48 PM
I agree, MaryAnn!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 21, 2016, 04:21:52 AM
Jack, this is like a spot in the Garden of Eden!  I wish I could be there!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 21, 2016, 04:24:43 AM
Want to see if Aviv looks like his dad?  Here are pictures of Rafi's birthday in May.  With his birthday present...

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 21, 2016, 07:38:28 AM
Bubble,  I think the "good looks" runs in the family. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 21, 2016, 10:48:41 AM
Bubble, Joy has it right, good looking family.

Patricia, MaryAnn and Bubble thanks.  I do have my little Garden of Eden and a companion to share it with.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on July 21, 2016, 11:12:43 AM
Bubble - Happy photos of your family.  Rafi is a handsome man, and Aviv looks just like him!

Jack - When I first looked at your photos, I thought the deer were statues!   Beautiful, graceful animals.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 21, 2016, 11:18:07 AM
Jack, I agree turn of the news. I wish I had that Garden of Eden here in our park. Thanks of posting.

Bubble,Aviv looks like his Dad.  What a lovely family.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 21, 2016, 01:15:24 PM
Bubbles, your grandson is adorable.

Jack, Such good photos---very peaceful.  We've been looking at a lot of Netflix lately!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 21, 2016, 01:28:05 PM
Bubbles. Yes, a handsome man. Now is he Son or SIL?

Jack does live close to what I would think of Garden of Eden.  I imagine it is Cooler later in the day.  Have to keep your clothes on there Bubble.  Would not let you and Don jumping around in their Pool.

Even the UK. France, Germany all up in the 90+ deg. right now.  Most with no A/C . World weather is really changing.
Someone came up with a idea of people just being able to drive their cars to work and back and only allowed to use them so many hours a week. Thinks auto's the problem.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 21, 2016, 03:09:44 PM
JeanneP sorry for the bit I add to the warming.   When the walls close in I get in the car and drive.   Once or twice a week I drive to a favorite cafeteria, that is 10 miles from my home.  That is 20 miles round trip so less than a gallon of gas and added to the price of the meal is still a bargain.  I also drive to the park almost daily.   Long time since I had a long drive from work and was stuck in traffic.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 21, 2016, 05:43:01 PM
Jack.  the food must be good there if you drive 20 miles to eat it.  I have to get out of the house every day also. (Not doing it until late in day right now) Just to hot.
I maybe do about 10 miles a day only.  Use to drive to friends a lot about 35 miles away almost 4 times a week. Just don't seem to do it often now.

Even my area is just bumper to bumper cars anymore. Also have 2 main Interstates surround me.  But looks like more would come from all the planes in the air. When you realize about how many  thousands fly out of airports daily. I often wonder where all the people go now. Both driving and flying. Remember when people just left town a couple times a year. That was us. Twice a year. On vacation, to see family at Christmas. Things have changed. Now people have to be on the go all the time.  Think nothing of just getting into their cars and driving hundreds of miles. We have them here just drive up to ball games and things in Chicago. (137 miles) like they are going to the corner shop. I think it would be a help if they kept the price of gas higher. Its like in UK where there a Gal of gas never seems to get less than $5.  They don't waste it. Here they will complain but never stops them from going.  Think in town now I saw it for $1.72 a gal. But then I saw cigarettes being asked for also in the gas station at $5.15 a pack. So go figure.  Crazy place.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 21, 2016, 06:15:35 PM
Bubble, your family looks warm, interesting and gorgous! Great family photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 21, 2016, 10:15:23 PM
Bubble, I love watching Aviv grow up.... I'm sure we compared ages with him & my GREAT-gr-son, Jace, who just turned 6. (I thought he was going to be 7.)  Jace has straight black hair like his father... and his mother is almost white-blond.  They have another baby girl due in the next 7 days, Amelia, his sister, was 2 first of June.  Thanks for taking time to size & post Aviv's photos....  is his father or mother your "baby"?  Good looking parents & nice they live close.  Rafi looks a lot like my oldest son & my son-in-law. My son has the least hair... my father and later brothers, lost their hair early as did most of my nephews, don't get to pick the genes! 

Aw, Jack, what beautiful shots of those babies.  I agree with all the comments, that is a spot of Heaven. 

JeanneP, gas was rationed (Suez Crisis) when we were in England.  Not sure if it was rationed or just expensive the first year or so (mid-'50s).  My husband needed the car to get back & for to the base so I didn't drive often. Besides, they drove on the wrong side of the road!   :2funny:

It is miserable hot here.... over 100 today & much worse because of the humidity.  Everything is wilted, even the cats.  They prefer being outside to the AC.  I didn't even walk down to the river today....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 01:40:12 AM
Bubble, what a pretty Avi is! I hoped he did not get a stomach out of order. Enjoyed your photos very much!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 01:53:20 AM
Jack, what a splendid place! It is quiet and peaceful. Those photos are beautiful.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 22, 2016, 02:11:05 AM

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2016, 02:22:55 AM
Thank you, thank you for admiring Aviv and his dad.  Yes they are wonderful to watch when together: the little one admiration for his dad and the careful attention from the adult to this precocious child. Aviv  was four in May.
Illy is my elder, Tany the youngest of my two.  Tany lives in UK these last three years.

Terribly hot here too.  I am lucky to have some sea breeze getting in from the main big window.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 22, 2016, 02:29:37 AM
I can see the resemblance but he has moms hair.... ;)

I bet little Aviv had no trouble blowing out those candles, bless him...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 03:08:53 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much beautiful card for my birthday!
I went to our vegetables garden to pick vegetables for the dinner of my birthday with my husband this morning.
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2016, 03:20:08 AM
Great picture Sachiko.  I think I recognize corn in the background.  Is the ground plant zucchini?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 03:37:46 AM
Bubble, It is pumpkin.
These are parts of today's crops.
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2016, 03:46:36 AM
Ha ha ha your eggplant looks like a duck!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 22, 2016, 04:02:00 AM
Ha ha, yes agree, shape of a duck.....Just doesn't everything look so ripe and healthy....Sachiko you have a very healthy lifestyle....

Sachiko, I am not familiar with Edamame beans, nor knew of boiled soy bean...

I have to remark on how pretty you look in your ( Birthday ) morning summer dress, you look very well and relaxed....I have never seen you without a smile, which is always a pleasure... :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on July 22, 2016, 05:58:16 AM


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Sachiko. You are looking so well.have a good day.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 07:38:09 AM
bubble, Vanilla-Jackie
Boiled edamames match beer well.
There are many kinds of vegetables in Japan. The vegetables which my husband cultivates are several kinds of those. He brings up vegetables as his hobby.
And there is the long eggplant. .
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 08:06:36 AM
junee, thank you very much for the card on my birthdayf! I am restoring my health.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 22, 2016, 08:09:34 AM
Happy Birthday, Sachiko.  I hope you have a very special day.  So happy that you are looking so well again.   Enjoy many happy birthdays in the years ahead.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2016, 08:38:29 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 22, 2016, 08:47:00 AM
Happy birthday Sachiko.  You look great in both photos.

Bubble I agree on the duck, and did you notice the beaks on the eggplants.   Lots of wild life in that garden.
    :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 22, 2016, 10:13:12 AM
Sachiko, Happy Birthday.  You look very good in that lovely dress.  I hope you  are progressing in getting well. 

Your vegetables look so good, very inviting.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2016, 12:49:16 PM
Sachiko, you are looking very rested and healthy in your photos! You have wonderful, glossy looking vegetables as well and yes even an eggplant, "duck!"  ;D

I hope you are having a very happy and wonderful birthday!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 22, 2016, 01:00:43 PM

Sachiko, what a lovely picture.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY  :hb2: :cheer:

Vegestables look so goodOur Veg. stands here, have to grow what they sell  Cannot bring any from another market.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 22, 2016, 01:00:58 PM
 :hb3: and hope you have many more.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 22, 2016, 02:16:53 PM
Sachiko.  You have a great birthday. With all those veg. picked today you husband will make you a great dinner I am sure.  Now will he be baking a cake? Doesn't that one that Angel posted look tempting?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 07:08:18 PM
Good morning!!!

Joy, bubble, Jack, Mary Ann, angelface, Lindancer, Jean, JeanneP,
Thank you very much for your words and the wonderful card which were full of your heart. Last night, my bedtime passed and was not able to write thanks. I express sincere appreciation.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 22, 2016, 07:25:34 PM
You are very welcome, Sachiko.  I know we all hope that you had a wonderful birthday and a most enjoyable day.

Joy
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 08:28:15 PM
Joy, thank you very much for your warm words!

I thank for having been able to spend very splendid birthday. Particularly, I was able to celebrate my birthday with your tender words and your wonderful cards and with a few steaks and the vegetables which my husband made.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0827sss_zpsrgktb49x.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0827sss_zpsrgktb49x.jpg.html)

My husband made all the vegetables except small mushroom.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 22, 2016, 08:42:25 PM
Sachiko, from the looks of the food pictured, I think many of us would like to have eaten with you.  The food looks delicious.  I am happy that you had a nice birthday.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 22, 2016, 08:43:52 PM
Sachiko, the birthday dinner your husband prepared looks delicious.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 22, 2016, 08:45:31 PM
There are people swimming in Lake Michigan at 8:45 pm.  The water is unusually warm - 74 degrees with a 77 degree air temperature.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 22, 2016, 09:15:05 PM
Mary Ann, Jean, thank you very much. I appreciate your comments.

JeanneP, my husband cooks, but does not bake the cake.
And I did not also bake my birthday cake this time, and the dessert was commercial ice cream with a lot of strawberries.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2016, 04:04:03 AM
Beautiful setting, delicious food and strawberries are a treat after a substantial meal. I wish I was nearer!
I am glad you had a great day Sachiko - and such an attentive husband :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 23, 2016, 07:06:27 AM
Sachiko, good to see you having a good appetite after your hospital stay.....I am also happy you have a caring hubby who is taking care of your vegetable growing produce.....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 23, 2016, 07:41:13 AM
bubble, Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comments! I thought of my birthday that I spent happily and thanked the warm consideration that you gave to me and spent today.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 23, 2016, 08:39:25 AM
Sachiko, Yum!  One of my favorite desserts.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 23, 2016, 02:50:04 PM
Sachiko. On! that meal looks Delicious. Hope you ate it all. Time now for you to start putting some weight back on. The Healthy way.
I saw your Ice cream and got up to my freezer to get me a "Weight Watchers English Toffee bar Ice Cream". They are really quite good. Never had before but will buy again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 23, 2016, 03:26:24 PM
JackBeing it is so hot, thought I would put a picture in of our pool
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 23, 2016, 03:32:12 PM
Jack
mu backyard in summer
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 23, 2016, 05:16:49 PM
Gloria D, although I don't swim, the pool looks very inviting.  I love your back yard and the flowers.  We don't have a pool but we do  have a pond and sometimes we have ducks and geese on the pond.  The ducks are welcome but the geese are not.

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 23, 2016, 05:20:47 PM
There are loads of people in the water at Lake Michigan/Grand Haven and also lots of boats.  A couple of boats were going up the channel toward Spring Lake where the marinas are.  Norm had his boat at North Shore Marina and we went up and down the channel many times.  Those were fun times.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 23, 2016, 05:51:29 PM
Gloria, an impressive pool, but I no longer swim.  I have to  see the dermatologist  quarterly and try to stay out of the sun.  Agree with Mary Ann, a lovely yard with lots of decorations, probably takes a lot of work.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 23, 2016, 06:13:29 PM
Thanks, my husband use to love to work in the yard.  I have one of the large yards in the park.

jack I hope you do not mind, I post to you, as that is how my neighbor taught me to send pictures.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 23, 2016, 06:21:09 PM
Gloria I do not mind, but the two photos had different codes.   I clicked on the garden and it was large, not the same with the pool.  The good thing is that you keep posting.     95 and humid here, doubt there will be a late walk in the park.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 23, 2016, 06:53:45 PM
Gloria, your backyard looks pretty and that pool looks inviting.

Jack, what happened to your temp icon.  I can see others but not yours.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 23, 2016, 07:35:12 PM
Marry Ann, JeanneP, thank you very much for your comments.
This ice cream which strawberries and cream matched was very delicious.

JeanneP, I would like to taste your ice cream "Weight Watchers English Toffee bar Ice Cream".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 23, 2016, 07:54:28 PM
Gloria D, Fukuyama is very hot, too. I would like to swim in your pool!
Your backyard is large and is gorgeous.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 23, 2016, 08:07:21 PM
Sachiko.  Now I thought that you had Weight Watchers over in your area also.  They seem to be sort of like MacDonalds shoot up Everywhere. If so Try them. very small. Few Cal. and good.



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 23, 2016, 08:47:17 PM
Jean I have not had the temp gadget since I came to the new site.   Do not know the routine and never tried to do.   Our temp is now 85, we had a storm pass, did not get the rain.   Headed for the park.   Knew Jessie wanted it (me too)  When I would leave her out during the day she did her thing and wanted right back in instead of taking some time in the yard.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 25, 2016, 02:37:38 AM
JeanneP, I was much busier and am sorry not to be able to access here.
Even if I have many calories the food, I do not mind the calorie. Because even if I eat slightly a lot, I am a person getting thinner immediately.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 25, 2016, 06:48:26 AM
I bought one bowl of geranium 50 years ago. And I cut a branch of geranium and planted a cutting and increased bowls of geranium.
There were many geraniums in my garden in Yokohama, but brought only one bowl to my house in Fukuyama.

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I want to increase these geraniums with a cutting.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 25, 2016, 06:50:03 AM
Lovely! and that blue entices the red of the blooms.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 25, 2016, 07:07:37 AM
bubble, thank you very much for your comment at once. I had the pink geranium, but it becomes refined and is only this now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 25, 2016, 09:44:03 AM
MaryPage, who posts in Norm's Boat & Tackle, has several pink geraniums in blue bowls, similar to your red geraniums, Sachiko.  I had one red geranium that I kept over several winters and Norm and his wife gave me a pink geranium that I have kept over a few winters.  The red one died, so I bought another one last year.  Mine are not in colorful pots, sorry to say.  Your geraniums are so pretty and dainty. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on July 25, 2016, 10:08:18 AM
Several, says Mary Ann!  I have a total of TWENTY (20) large blue pots full of geraniums!  Mine are mostly a deep salmon pink.  I have a passion, yes, a passion for blue pots.  A blue pot standing all alone, plantless, is a thing of great beauty to me, and can send me into a reverie.

So I congratulate you on yours, Sachiko.  They are quite beautiful and I know they give you a great deal of peaceful pleasurefulness.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 25, 2016, 10:22:48 AM
Thank you, MaryPage!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 25, 2016, 12:53:04 PM
Beautiful geraniums, Sachiko.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 25, 2016, 01:44:46 PM
Sachiko, I agree with Jean and the others! Your vegtables and your geraiums show a health and beauty and your photos show them off well!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 25, 2016, 07:51:41 PM
Well enough with healthy :)  I had a flash drive I wanted to deliver to my niece in Pittsburgh, and met with her and my sister.  They wanted to meet me at Sarris Chocolate, a business just outside of Pittsburgh, in Canonsburg, (the home of Bobby Vinton and Perry Como)

I am posting several photos of the shop, they also have a large old fashioned Ice Cream Parlor serving nothing healthy.  I had two scoops of Irish Cream ice cream, then added peanuts and a Dark Chocolate Hard top.   That is their melted chocolate poured on the ice cream and it hardens.  That was then covered in whipped cream.   Did not take a photo of the sundae, I just dug right in.
   

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Large castle made of chocolate.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 25, 2016, 07:56:29 PM
One more  (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Sarris%20re_zpskiiuwces.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 25, 2016, 08:06:46 PM
Good morning!

Mary Ann, MaryPage, Jean, angelface, thank you very much for your comments.
I was looking for the photo of the geranium in my garden in Yokohama, but was not found so far for the moment. I will be found soon. I will increase these geraniums.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 25, 2016, 08:11:36 PM
Jack, your will power flew right out the front door, didn't it? 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 25, 2016, 08:29:48 PM
Oh! I love the stuffed animals, especially the big cats and the rhino! Thanks Jack!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 25, 2016, 08:48:36 PM
Jack, It is gorgeous, splendid ice cream. I do not think to be it with the ice cream.
I would like to taste the 1 part of the Large castle made of chocolate.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on July 25, 2016, 11:19:11 PM
Beautiful red geranium Sachiko3. Am hoping my geraniums all come good when the warmer weather comes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 26, 2016, 07:07:02 AM
junee, thank you very much for your comment.
I hope so that your geraniums bloom beautifully.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 26, 2016, 08:01:31 AM
Mary Ann, Patricia, and Sachiko thanks, when my two were young that was a regular trip. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 26, 2016, 08:29:33 AM
Jack, what a neat looking candy and ice cream shop.  I can just imagine how good that ice cream sundae was.  Glad you treated yourself.   You just have to break down once in a while and do something  "wicked".  LOL

Glad you enjoyed it.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 26, 2016, 12:08:01 PM
Love your photos, Jack.  That Sundae sounds delicious.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 26, 2016, 12:42:33 PM
Joy and Jean, I gave up diets years ago, just try to maintain my weight and not add more.  I once eliminated sugar, but now treat myself. 
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Post by: Lindancer on July 26, 2016, 01:53:32 PM
Jack, I would like to see that store, love all the large animals
That sundae you had, had me drulling.  Sounded so delicious
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 26, 2016, 01:55:25 PM
Bet that ice cream shop  favourite place to hold children's birthday parties.

I don't miss ice cream but just love chocolate. I can't follow a diet either. Just eat what I want to but in small amounts. Been same weight now 15 years. Diets don't change it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 26, 2016, 01:58:42 PM
Jeanne, speaking as one who recently retired from 49 years in retail/hospitality, I can tell you that even the thought of organized childrens mayhem would have the staff running, screaming for the hills!
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Post by: JeanneP on July 26, 2016, 04:54:56 PM
Angel. I agree, some people find that everything their children do is CUTE. They run around in a Restaurant. Go wild in the Grocery Store. Schools. Even the library. Do notice that one never sees the children of the Asian People who live in my town. We have thousands of them. Teachers in The schools just enjoy teaching them. So well behaved and their parents take so much more interest in how their children are doing. Some of the US parents do not even answer the notes the children take home from them and if they do come to school to talk the don't take the problems serious.  No wonder now that so many schools insist that many children take a medication. One friend is a school nurse and say a large percent are on that Pill.  She has to go to 4 different schools a day to make sure the take one.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 26, 2016, 06:41:25 PM
There is the photo of the original geranium which I used for the cutting of the geranium.
It is the geranium which became big in the flower bed in front of the entrance of my house in Yokohama. This is the photo which is precious for me.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 26, 2016, 06:45:22 PM
Sachiko, absolutley glorious color, it would make anyone feel great!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 26, 2016, 08:34:29 PM
Not sure how I've missed being in here & missing so much.... so many photos to catch up with~~~

Sachiko, sorry to have missed your birthday but looks like it was a spectacular day!  Many more Happy Birthdays to you ... to share with us!   :hb3: :hb2: :happybday:

Jack, three cheers for chocolate & ice cream!  My mouth is watering & think I have one more ice cream bar in the freezer.... been addicted to them this summer. 

Better get moving, need to walk the cats down to the river.  The fish were happy to see me again.  I was surprised they remembered where I live but soon as I whistled they were flipping around at my feet.  The heat index was still about 100 last I checked... really humid, putting off the walk as long as possible but sun is going down. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 27, 2016, 02:16:35 AM
angelface, Shirley, thank you very much for your comments.
This geranium was valid with my life.

Shirley, thank you very much for the celebration to my birthday! It was spiritually rich, and I was able to spend time with the dishes which my husband cooked.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 29, 2016, 01:08:00 AM
Life has been busy around here... I'd like you to meet my 5 great grands, the newest came home from the hospital today. 

Here are Jace (6), Amelia (2), baby Kate Elizabeth (2 days old) and Dad, soon to be 40 (my oldest gr-son).
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-290716005452.jpeg)     

My little red head is 3, starting ballet, meet Hadley.
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-290716004610.jpeg)   

And Cole's first day hiking Mt. Rainier
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-290716005133.jpeg)   


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 29, 2016, 08:06:48 AM
Shirley,  thanks for sharing those beautiful great-grandchildren.  You sure don't look like you could have a "Grandson" who is almost 40.   

Joy
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 29, 2016, 08:44:10 AM
Shirley, dont you just want to keep them at this age?   :smitten:
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Post by: jackwv on July 29, 2016, 08:48:36 AM
Shirley, how wonderful to have those beautiful great grands, and your grandson is a young looking 40. He has so much to be proud of.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 29, 2016, 08:51:26 AM
Shirley they all have such personal charm, even that bundle of  a baby.  The little ballerina is adorable. Thanks for sharing with us.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 29, 2016, 09:59:05 AM
Thanks, Joy, Jackie, Jack & Bubble..... I see I forgot to mention that Cole just turned one.  The kids birthdays are all summer, so current.... my grands had a run on November birthdays. 

Joy, I have so many wrinkles I told my mother years ago that "I'm afraid to look down & smile, my face may crack and fall on the ground!"   My mother didn't have wrinkles when she died at 84, got those from my father's side, but we don't get to pick the genes, do we?  Between wind in KS & the hard water, not easy keeping the skin soft. I don't think about it 'cause not worth wasting time when you can't change facts.  But thank you for the nice words.   

Jack, I think "Dad" is still in shock, 3 to keep up with now.  He does equal "care giving" as Mommy does as both have worked up till now.  Not sure what plans are since they couldn't find a nanny.  Both have jobs that take them all over the world at times, so she/they may decide time out!

Jackie, I'm having trouble keeping up with all these kids "multiplying" .... the little ballerina will have a new baby brother in November.

Bubble, I think our 6 year olds are about the same age, not sure how he will react having to share time with another little girl.  Amelia has been such a scene steal-er it was hard on him (as the first gr-grand he got lots of attention). 

Better get busy, maybe a nap later in the day.... 
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 29, 2016, 11:03:08 AM
Shirley, such beautiful children.  I hope to meet Norm's great-granddaughter Sunday - if Tom feels up to it; he is nursing a chest cold, something he does not need!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 29, 2016, 02:11:53 PM
Shirley, beautiful grandchildren and goodlooking grandson!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 29, 2016, 02:20:51 PM
Shirley, what a lovely cute looking family.  Their dad is good looking too,
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Post by: FlaJean on July 29, 2016, 03:32:44 PM
Shirley, such a beautiful family.  The great grands are just precious.  (From another proud grandma and great grandma  :thumbup:)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 29, 2016, 04:36:23 PM
Thanks, Jean, Linedancer, Patricia & Mary Ann.... I think the greats are more fun to see which family genes they show up with. I did some baby sitting with the greats but don't offer with the gr-greats, no way could I keep up~

Mary Ann, hope you get to see Norm's great and that she looks just like you did when little.  Surprising how we pick certain features out that ... like the blue eyes of the little red head... are just like my mother's twin sisters.  I look into her eyes & see them and honestly, think she feels some connection as well.  Hope Tom feels better, any chance it is allergy related?  My sinus infection turned into a cough that sounds like it is coming from my toes... but only after getting meds for it.... and the cough kept getting worse so a trip in for X-ray showed no pneumonia.  Read side effects of the 'script & "having a cough" is one.  Just what I needed! 

This gr-son is about 6'4" (at least), got those long legs from my husband.... our daughter got my short legs but she has 2 very tall daughters (like my husband's mother & Cas) & this lanky son, her other son is built husky like his father.  Jean, do you have grands or greats that live near?

Don't know what it is today but I am wiped out & half asleep. Think it may be lack of sleep night before when I stayed up to do laundry.  That's the last time I do that, black out or brown out, laundry gets done during the day!     
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 29, 2016, 04:58:34 PM
Shirley, Dot thinks Avery looks like her grandfather, my nephew Tim who died 1 1/2 years ago.  I have some pictures of me as a baby so I'll have to compare.  I did think she has my ears, which protrude a bit which is the reason I've always wanted my ears to be covered by my hair.  Since this little girl lives in Eaton Rapids, I know I won't see her often so I want to get at least the one chance. 

I smile when you mention "tall" because all of my cousins (all six of them) are/were tall.  Norm and I were the only short ones, me especially.  I think my parents were of normal height for their times, but whatever short genes they had, they passed them to Norm and me!

Erin, Terry and Jan's daughter, is up from Indianapolis.  Her job contract ended so she is at loose ends until she finds another job, preferably in Indy because she has grown to like the city.  The city has a lot of culture and I was exposed to much of it when I would visit Joan and Jim.

Tom doesn't think he should go Sunday, nor is Dot going, so I have asked Terry if I can ride with them.  It is a bit out of his way, but I live close to I-96 which takes us toward Lansing and Eaton Rapids.  I wonder, too, about allergy for Tom.  It is the grass season and soon will be hay fever season and since the seasons have all been cockeyed, who knows what bothers anyone. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 29, 2016, 05:03:19 PM
Grand Haven water temperature is 76 degrees which is like bath water.  Air temp is 77 degrees, which is what my indoor/outdoor thermometer reads.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on July 29, 2016, 05:38:28 PM
Shirley, you and Cas did great work.  All are beautiful, especially the little red head in her ballerina costume.  What would we do (and what those without big families are missing) if we didn't have our broods.  They all soon grow up.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 29, 2016, 05:44:01 PM
Quote from: Mary Ann on July 29, 2016, 05:03:19 PM
Grand Haven water temperature is 76 degrees which is like bath water.  Air temp is 77 degrees, which is what my indoor/outdoor thermometer reads.

Mary Ann


MaryAnn, must be rugged folk up there in Michigan.  :)  I would go to my sons to swim when the water got above 85.  77 sounds cold to me.   Had to look it up and found this.  Like the word tepid, my mom would use that term when we were running low on hot water.  They are calling 90 degrees lukewarm.  A hot bath would be close to body temp.

"Give a tepid sponge bath by washing the body using a sponge and lukewarm water between 90 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, advises WebMD. A tepid sponge bath is used to clean newborns; reduce fever and rash in children; and care for ill adults and the elderly, according to Mayo Clinic."
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on July 29, 2016, 08:17:47 PM
Shirley, what a lovely cute children! Their dad is good looking too.

My daughter comes to Fukuyama from Tokyo today and stays for 3 days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 29, 2016, 08:56:27 PM
Jack, it's been so long since I was in Lake Michigan and I have no idea what the temp was then, but I and a lot of other kids and adults were in that water and stayed in it for some time.  Since we're north of West Virginia maybe we are more used to cooler temps. 

For the record, I put a toe in Lake Superior one time.  Now that was COLD!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 29, 2016, 10:54:35 PM
Jack, you wouldn't like Alaskan rivers, lakes, and streams. Many of those are glacial fed, and the temperatures hover at around 45 to 32 degrees. But that has never stopped any of us from swimming or cavorting!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 30, 2016, 12:02:40 AM
Mary Ann, hope you take those pictures with you & get some photos with the baby insome of the same positions to compare.  I think she would be thrilled to inherit your genes.  My father had one brother about same size, typical short French, but his other 2 brothers were a head taller.  My mother & her twin sisters were at least 3 or 4 inches taller than me and I was taller than my sister, but her brothers were all fairly tall and her older sister was a very tall woman.  My brothers were fairly short, maybe 5'10", so it was okay to be any size in my family.  I only had 6 cousins on Dad's side but 50 some on Mother's side. 

Jack, I do a lot of adjusting when getting the shower to suit me.... my body is always warmer than the normal 98.6.  They kept my mother in the hospital 3 extra days trying to get her temp down and gave up when she explained "she'd have to go home to get it down".  When I sit in the sun in the car, my temp will keep going up... have to drive with the sun shades as much as possible.  I get this problem from both parents.  Only last few years has the body objected to cold water, I can still take cold & snow easier than heat. When I am extremely hot I can stick my feet in cold water & recover fast. 

Patricia, I had friends that always broke the ice to swim on New Year's Day....(if it was frozen) but I never pushed those extremes.  I don't like to swim if everything is perfect!  Those water temps sound warm to me, but I have no idea what water should be.  I can't tolerate the hot springs water in CO, takes my breath away.  They use the hot springs water in the public showers  & last time I came out with "I know what a lobster feels like now!"  Had the same hot temps at the private campground, the Aquatic Center & the park showers. The little towns cater to campers, their main income, I think.

Thanks, Hal & Sachiko, families are what it's all about, I agree.  Sachiko, know you will enjoy the 3 days with your daughter.  I expect she has been very concerned about your health. 

Time to give cats a chance to eat again before I go to bed.  Son is coming in the morning to find why one sprinkler zone doesn't work automatically... I can manually turn it on but it's supposed to go all around on it's own.  We discovered a control box in the yard that should have one wire not doing it's job (he has a degree in Ele Engineering & all the testers to work with.)  Got to get up & out before it gets too hot.  Sweet Dreams to all....
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Post by: jackwv on July 30, 2016, 09:06:45 AM
Patricia I would love to visit and see your lakes and streams, but would not step in the water. 

Shirley I would not like a hot tub but like my showers warm, not hot.   Never took a cold shower but have soaked my feet in cold water.   

Sorry no photos
:)
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Post by: jackwv on July 30, 2016, 09:35:36 PM
Rain on and off all day.  Sky cleared late and temp dropped to 72.  Too late for photos but a nice walk.  Posting this photo taken earlier in the day of a rainbow. Taken from a parking lot, fortunate to have the iPhone.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Early%20rainbow%20to%20post_zpspihglesd.jpg)

Took two photos in the evening.  The one with mist in the trees following the rain and the other late sunset (Missed the sun)

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Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2016, 12:56:38 AM
Wow, what a vivid rainbow, Jack!  Usually ours are so faded it is hard to see them in a photo.  You can't get a bad shot of that view, but always wonder why they don't have some kind of vines growing across the "arbor". My grandmother's grapes grew on an arbor like that, always felt so cool walking under & loved watching the grapes grow and ripen. Dad said they had 3 kinds for making wine, but by the time I came along they didn't make wine anymore.  I'm still wondering why the mist.... we don't see that often here but I recall we did in MO.  Beautiful photos, thanks!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 31, 2016, 03:11:49 AM
Jack, you do have an artist eye for great pictures!  I really enjoyed these, thanks!
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Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2016, 09:29:51 AM
Shirley and Bubble thanks.  I did crop the rainbow photo.  It ended just about at the upper left, and did not go back down.  I cropped out the tops of a number of buildings in the shopping lot.   I may just pose that question about vines on the arbor.

Bubble.    When I see something I like and want to share I try to capture only what is worth showing.   Sometimes I take possibly 20 photos and keep only a few.  Love digital cameras, and iPhone, a far cry from when we had to buy film and pay to develop.   Large family, poor times growing up, and have very few photos until I was in my mid 20's and wanted to capture my young ones growing up.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 31, 2016, 11:22:50 AM
Lovely photos, Jack.  It has been so hot this summer we haven't gotten out and about as much.  Looking forward to some fall weather.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 31, 2016, 01:29:29 PM
Jackwv, I love to see a rainbow, just not too many about....Now I have to ask, did you find that " pot of gold " at the end of it?
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Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2016, 02:43:42 PM
Jack, you always take such nice photos! My grandparents and older sister had similar trellis with grapes or bean vines growing across.

We have a lot of mist, fog, what have you here as it has been steadily raining since April and now we are under a flood watch until Tuesday. We've had the low-lying areas between two rivers overflowing, always wonder why they keep building in that area? It is along the road to one of the military bases, but still, a little reasoning? And a couple of villages that have evacuated.
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Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2016, 04:24:54 PM
Jean, Jackie and Patricia thanks   I enjoy taking and sharing photos from my walks.  Did not see the end of the rainbow but took the photo from a parking lot outside a WalMart, did not spot the pot of gold.

Pleasant afternoon with my son at a local pub.  His wife is out of town.   Have to clear my mind after a few craft beers then head off with Jessie for an evening walk.  Heavy rains and some flooding but none in my immediate area.
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Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2016, 08:48:45 PM
Took just one photo this evening.  Lot's of deer out.  I had to stop on the road for half a dozen to slowly cross. There were more on this field, but took a long shot from the window of the car.

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Post by: Mary Ann on July 31, 2016, 09:09:00 PM
Jack, great pics, and I love the rainbow.  The mist picture is different than most.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on August 01, 2016, 04:52:07 PM
Jack, that is such a neat photo.... the dark contrast of trees behind the deer shows the outline of their body better than any I've ever seen.  If you were tracing their outline it would be so easy to see their shapes!  As Sophia would say, "picture it!" 
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Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2016, 09:57:40 AM
Up to the park late last night to avoid the heat.  It was getting dark when I put Jessie in the SUV.   That worked out well since they turned the lights on at the little fountain.  It is surrounded by trellis and hanging baskets.  Brilliant colors but I did not adjust a thing on the photo.

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Post by: Sandy on August 02, 2016, 10:01:34 AM
Wow ...
Beautiful picture Jack!
Stricking colors!
Sandy
:coolsmiley:
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Post by: angelface555 on August 02, 2016, 10:24:56 AM
Jack, I agree with Sandy, gorgous photo!
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Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2016, 11:06:27 AM
Sandy and Patricia thanks.  Was pleased the photo turned out so well, not good at night time shots and would not use the flash. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 02, 2016, 11:53:46 AM
Jack, I agree, it is a beautiful photo.  I wasn't aware that night pictures could turn out so well.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on August 02, 2016, 01:41:48 PM
Its been years since I have seen a Rainbow in this part of the country. wonder why.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 02, 2016, 01:49:07 PM
Pollution
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Post by: Lindancer on August 02, 2016, 02:04:51 PM
Jack, I agree with Bubble you do have and artist eye. The night picture in the park are lovely. such bright colors. My husband gave me a digital camer, the year he passed.   We have a lot of mist on here on eastern LI, we are between the LI Sound and the ocean. Plus a lot of bays.

Shirley we had a very large grape arbor the kitchen  section of our house, when I was growing up
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 02, 2016, 02:37:50 PM
Jack wv, stunning photo, strong and vibrant night-time colours.....
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Post by: Joy on August 02, 2016, 02:54:32 PM
Beautiful picture,   Jack.   Love the colors the way it turned out.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2016, 03:35:30 PM
Gloria, Jackie, Mary Ann  and Joy thank you.    Not so sure I have any more of an artists eye than each of you viewing. We all know beauty when we see it, and I often stop to take a photo and share.  Cameras have come such a long way and I simply point and shoot.  Never learned how to handle manual settings and at this point doubt I will ever try to learn. 

I posted a slide show of the fountains taken over the last few years, check it out in  the slide show discussion.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 02, 2016, 04:07:58 PM
Jack, with my old film cameras, I got so I could use the light meter to get my pictures and I also had a few filters.  Now, I can't remember a thing about using either. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 04, 2016, 04:29:48 PM
MaryAnn I never used a light meter.   Too slow to try to find out how.   

Bit of a disappointment last night.   There is a touring Glenn Miller Band, formed in 1956 and quite popular.   They were scheduled several weeks ago and postponed due to weather.   They moved it to Thursday night in the outdoor amphitheater and I planned a late walk and to watch.   Due to scattered rain they moved the show inside Wilson Lodge.   I still went up to the park with Jessie, and did not intend to leave her in the car for even a few minutes to check it out.   She is number 1.    Here is a youtube of the group (not last nights performance)  I am sure it is familiar. (If you are in the mood)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAa12XKTb9U

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Post by: JeanneP on August 04, 2016, 04:37:19 PM
I Went to a concert that he gave in Manchester  just before he took off 2 days later and never seen again. I also have his music on Vinyl.  That kind of music was what people danced to back then. Great.
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Post by: Shirley on August 05, 2016, 12:13:00 AM
OH!YES!!!!  My feet are flying under the desk!  JeanneP, we were stationed at High Wycombe.... and it was that base where he left from when his plane went down.... so must have been "barn storming" all over.  In the movie it showed Wycombe Abbey.... the girls school that joined the base. Before Cas died he found the Google view of the base... nothing left but some concrete pads where the buildings & quonset huts were. Most of the base was underground in the mid '50s.

We were still dancing to his music in the early '50s.... my last years of high school.  Got the music playing in the background.... love it!

Gorgeous photo, Jack, amazing colors & such a beautiful spot. 

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Post by: JeanneP on August 05, 2016, 01:38:39 PM
Shirley.  My mum spent winters in a place she had down in High Wycombe. I loved it there. Now the US had a large Base up in my Area. Called Buttonwood Air base. Such as Bob Hope and different people would come there. Amazing how many US stars I met in UK. Johnny Mathis a favourite. Lena Horn. Mae West. So many. I knew the owner of the big Palace Theatre and Got to meet some when they played there.
Now last time home I drove out by Buttonwood area.  Going to Wales I believe. Now main motorways going through the area.  I had been to the Base for a Christmas party one year. It was massive. Must have closed in the late 60s. The plan was to use lots of the paved roads and some building left but all turned into a modern big town. All new homes, Schools, Tall offices. Would not know that a Air Base had been there .
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Post by: JeanneP on August 05, 2016, 01:46:38 PM
Shirley.  Were you still doing the Jitterbug dance.  I remember how some of the Airmen that came to our Dance hall had learned to do it.  I loved it. entered contest with some of them. Lots of American Bands use to play at this big Dance hall. It was a private one on Sunday and I remember the US service men would be outside and ask if we would take them in on our Member card.  I never missed a Sunday there in 5 years. Place still there but not as classy now.
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Post by: halkel on August 05, 2016, 02:56:30 PM
Jeanne, it was Burtonwood.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 05, 2016, 03:35:38 PM
 I think the airfield you are thinking of is Twinwood where Glen Miller took his fateful last flight from......Twinwood is in ( Clapham ) Bedfordshire, not too far from where we used to live...We once went there to one of their Glen Miller Band concerts....This is a link to his last flight orders.....


http://www.mboss.f9.co.uk/twinwood/flight.htm


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Post by: angelface555 on August 05, 2016, 04:44:22 PM
Jack, I played around with your photo to get the blue cast out. 
Original
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Next;
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Post by: jackwv on August 05, 2016, 05:10:05 PM
Patricia thanks.  I am a bit colorblind so have to be careful when I edit.

This one was taken last year at the park.  Did not tamper with the color (lots of it)   I zoomed a bit to catch this chipmunk keeping and eye on Jessie.


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Chipmunk%20to%20post_zps9c0kapkh.jpg)

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Post by: angelface555 on August 05, 2016, 05:57:26 PM
That is a terrific, sharp photo, Jack! We do not have chipmunks here at all for some reason, two types of squirrels plus nocturnal flying squrrels but thats it.
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Post by: Shirley on August 06, 2016, 12:57:53 AM
Jeanne & Hal, I didn't get out much when we lived in England, gas was rationed & at first we lived in Marlow (on the Thames, Buckinghamshire)... last year+ we lived in High Wycombe, so Cas needed the gas to get back & forth to the base & those once a month trips to South Ruislip for medical check ups for me... our baby was born at the base hospital in Jan of '56, just a week after I turned 21.  Boy, back in those days that was the only phone call made back to the states during the whole time we were there!  Did some growing up fast! 

Jeanne, the jitterbug we did in the early '50s was not like you see done during WWII.... we didn't do the flip over the hip or under, but my favorite partner for dancing & I could jitterbug back to back without missing a step, won a few awards & since we were both cheerleaders & traveled to towns all over MO, we often stayed after games & attended their dances so did a little showing off our style along the way.  More often than not we would look up & everyone else had quit dancing & we were ringed with people watching.  That's when we would quit & head back home.  We both married, only saw each other at a few class reunions, he died about 25 years ago.  Started first grade together so always good friends.

My husband couldn't hear the beat of music, nothing he could do about that, he knew the steps... like an engineer... Not many things he could not do, but dancing is all about the beat & he just didn't hear it, not an ounce of rhythm in him. We used to laugh that we worked well together but didn't play nice with each other.  He hated camping & I wouldn't have gone out in the sun to play golf for a million dollars.  We made it work, he liked to give orders & I didn't object to taking them.  Honest!  We had our "discussions" now and then, we were both strong enough to know our limits & had to clear the air.   :tickedoff: :2funny:

Well, I've listened to the music again, over & over... lots of memories.  Getting out & helping clean up that Allis Chalmer tractor also brought back a lot of memories today.  Kind of mellow tonight so better shut up! Cats are all fed & out for the night so better see if those zzzzzzzzzzzz are waiting for me.  Sweet dreams to all.

Cute photo of the chipmunk, Jack.  We have some at the park near by, they are used to people bringing them peanuts.  Don't know why they aren't anywhere else.  We have squirrels around everywhere.  We didn't see hardly any camping in CO this year.  Really concerned about that. 

Patricia, one time in CO we saw a black squirrel.. fascinated me & I kept getting shots of it ... back in 35mm times.... I guess there was a family of them but I had never seen one before.  When we lived in the KC area we had gray squirrels.... not really flying ones but they could go from one end of our acre of ground to the other .... in the trees.  When we had the storm that snapped off tops of trees one squirrel lay on it's tummy on the stump of a limb one whole day & yelled about it.  I thought it was hurt but when I put food out it came on down to eat.  We had a big deck out the back & the squirrels would come to the sliding door if I didn't have food in the bowl for them.  Had to quit because the neighbor's dog discovered the food & I caught him standing on the bench seat that ringed the deck, to eat out of the heavy ash tray on the rail that I put the food in.  A big dog & always one step ahead of his owner. 
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Post by: halkel on August 06, 2016, 12:17:20 PM
Shirley, back when I was stationed at South Ruislip the place only had six buildings and later they added the buildings where they had their medical service.  When I first got there in 1950 the building that we were in (workwise) had the hospital, weather service and communications.  Our teleconference room was also used for the well baby clinic,  conference table doubled as an exam table.  Oh, also the dental clinic was there, two chairs.  We drove by there some years ago and not a trace of he old base.  Buildings are all commercial buildings with different businesses.  The school they built across the street, in a wheat field, is still there.
If you remember there was a railroad at the back of the base and a underpass that led to a baseball diamond and open area for sports.  I spent some time at Bushy Park also.  The billeted  us there and we had to take a bus to South Ruislip and back to work.  I rotated back to states 1953.  Candy was just being taken off ration, so we could get some at the movies.
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Post by: Shirley on August 06, 2016, 04:35:48 PM
Hal, High Wycombe was a satellite base ... parent base was South Ruislip.  Cas got there first part of Oct & I got there Dec of '54.  We had to go to Ruislip for any American foods.... had a PX at Wycombe but no food.  We got back to the States in '57.  I don't remember any of the buildings but we bought a Bell & Howell 8mm movie camera & last trip to Ruislip we took a video of outside the hospital, for the little baby born there.

I think West Drayton was another of the bases in the area, 3 bases, including Ruislip?  My US driver's license let me drive the first year but I didn't bother taking the test later, gas rationing ruled out fun runs, easier to ride the bus.  No base housing so my friends were the locals. 

Well, this isn't for talk so back to Photos.... we didn't have a camera in the old days.  Friend of Cas' gave him an instamatic for staying with us.  Always planned to go back someday to take pics..... didn't happen.  A friend of Pat Scott's (that posts in her other site) lived in Marlow, photographer, and posted photos after he researched to find the house we lived in those first years.  Had a link to a video of Marlow and a link to the house after it had been remodeled in the late '90s. ... Our landlord had converted the mansion into 3 houses, sold 2 huge sections as stand alone houses & made 5 flats out of the other end.  A couple "out" buildings were sold off as houses, we met the people that owned the closest.  Before it was chopped up, the mansion was said to have been the meeting place for the ex-king & Wallis Simpson. 
   
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Post by: JeanneP on August 06, 2016, 06:45:07 PM
Hal. You are Right. It was Burtonwood. There was  a very big base about 8 miles north of me. Here In Illinois.  I formed a British Womans club back in 1966 and still had young women marrying Airmen and coming to it. Was Called Chanute Field. One of the largest in the US they said. It closed down. Lot of years ago now. Almost made a ghost town for Rantoul after they left.
Still have lots of the Officer Housing which were  made into Condo's . Lots of Seniors live in them now.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 06, 2016, 07:06:34 PM
Shirley.  Are you watching TV at the moment. Lawrance Welk show on doing the Swing Band time. Glen Miller Music right now. In The Mood. Before your time.
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Post by: Shirley on August 06, 2016, 08:38:48 PM
Yep, Jeanne, watching Lawrence Welk right now.  My parents loved that show, wouldn't miss it & knew every person & their history.  I was born Jan. 1935.... teachers always called our class "depression babies".  I think growing up during WWII years we just accepted what ever was offered.... including music. 

Early night tonight.... have not been getting a lot of sleep the last couple weeks, mainly just staying up too late playing solitaire on the computer after I get out of here! 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 07, 2016, 12:56:49 AM
Very hot days continue in Japan.

The rose of Sharon in my garden bloomed so much.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 07, 2016, 06:05:56 AM
Sachiko, very pretty, and very healthy green....now is this an actual " rose? " If so, not you usual rose to look at....far less petals...
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Post by: FlaJean on August 07, 2016, 09:51:45 AM
I had a very short message from Sato.  He said to tell all his friends in the forum that he is still in the hospital.  He had a second stroke.  I'm posting this also in the video forum.

I certainly do miss my friend Sato being here and showing us his lovely photos and videos.

Sachiko, that is a beautiful Rose of Sharon bush.  Many years ago when we lived in the state of Virginia, we had three Rose of Sharon bushes in a corner of the yard.  They have such beautiful blooms.
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Post by: halkel on August 07, 2016, 10:52:43 AM
Sato, get well soon.  Hope there are no lingering problems.

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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2016, 10:54:50 AM
Sachiko, lovely flowers.

Jean thanks for the update and Sato  prayers for your recovery and your joining us again with your photos.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 07, 2016, 10:55:18 AM
Sato sending get well wishes from Jackie in UK...
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 07, 2016, 12:32:49 PM
Sachiko, at the house where I grew up, we had a Rose of Sharon, the same color pink as your picture.  I loved it. 

Sato, please get well soon; we miss you.  Thanks, Jean, for the message.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on August 07, 2016, 12:43:05 PM
Beautiful flowers again, Sachiko! I love seeing photos of your garden!

Jean, I saw your post in  the Soda Shoppe and hope that Sato feels and gets better! I miss his posts and videos!
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Post by: Lindancer on August 07, 2016, 04:21:02 PM
Sachiko, you bush is beautiful.  I have one not as large as you. A neighbor brougt over and planted in my yard, when we first moved in here.  32 years ago

Sato, thought are with you for a quick recovery.  We need to see more of your photos
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Post by: Shirley on August 07, 2016, 05:00:20 PM
Sachiko, love your photos (they are beautiful) of the Rose of Sharon.... always one of my mother's favorites.  I have a neighbor that has a bush blooming right now and enjoy it as I drive past.  Hope you are feeling stronger every day.   

Sorry about the news, Jean, but thank you for letting us know.  Prayers that Sato recovers completely and will join us with more gorgeous photos very soon. 

Jackie, I always thought the Rose of Sharon blooms looked more like holly hocks than anything else, only a bush instead of a single stalk. 
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Post by: JeanneP on August 07, 2016, 07:01:55 PM
Sorry to hear the News on Sato. Was thinking he was out and home by now.
Seems so funny that people will get a Stroke when in a Hospital.  They seen watch you close. Still I have had 2 people I know where it happened to them in the hospital just this year. So Strange.  But better he did it there than at home.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 07, 2016, 08:07:11 PM
Good morning! Fukuyama is very hot today from morning.

Vanila-Jackie, Jean, halkel, Jack, Mary Ann, angelface, Lindancer, Shirley, thank you very much for your comments!

Vanila-Jackie, the Japanese name of this flower is "Fuyou", but I do not know why it is called Rose. This flower does not resemble the rose. These flowers open in the morning, but wither away in the afternoon.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 07, 2016, 08:50:36 PM
Jean, thank you very much about the news of Sato.

Sato was writing in my Line at my smartphone. But he did not write in it after July 2. I called his wife, because it passed till when as there was not a note. Still there was not his note in my Line, but there was a note "to be still my hospital." on August 7.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 07, 2016, 10:44:52 PM
A lily grew in my garden.

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On August 7, there was a mantis to the lily.
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In the afternoon, the mantis disappeared, and the lily bloomed so much.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 08, 2016, 02:25:41 AM
Clever Lily, it was waiting for the Mantis to go, before it opened itself to the public.... :)
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 08, 2016, 03:28:04 AM
Vanila-Jackie, thank you, thank you very much for your appropriate impression!
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 08, 2016, 10:56:17 AM
Sachiko, what a clever lily!  Pretty, too.

I liked Jackie's response.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on August 08, 2016, 11:01:47 AM
Sachiko, what a clever lily that was and you are quite a story teller! Thank you.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 08, 2016, 07:09:36 PM
Mary Ann, angelface, thank you very much for your comments.

This lily is made dignified and blooms during the trees in my garden.
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Post by: Shirley on August 09, 2016, 12:23:47 AM
Beautiful photos of the lily, Sachiko, shows so well against the dark background.  The last shot has so many different lines and textures.... very interesting.

I enjoyed the links to your home town, Jeanne....  we have a little town north of Wichita that is basically Swedish background and has a lot of street dancing & holidays.  I've never gotten there to watch but get
a view of it on the local news.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 09, 2016, 03:16:30 AM
Shirley, thank you very much for your comment.
The house of My husband was built approximately 160 years ago. Various flowers bloom in this garden in sequence throughout the year. And they have been planted from generation to generation. I have not yet grasped all.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 09, 2016, 12:47:38 PM
Sachiko, very interesting about the age of the home and garden. Love the photo of the one lone lily.

Jack, I have to tell you someone stole my g.daughter's golden Sat. night.  She got this house about 8 months ago as it had a high enclosed fences back yard.  She lives in Tenn. As she lives alone alone so Charlie was her companion.  He was 10wks. old when she got him.
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Post by: jackwv on August 09, 2016, 12:59:43 PM
Gloria, that is really sad.  Hope the dog is chipped for identification and that she is able to get local help in locating.
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Post by: Radioman34 on August 09, 2016, 01:14:04 PM
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My Angel has landed :smitten:
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Post by: Lindancer on August 09, 2016, 01:24:43 PM
Don, that picture is lovely.  Also looks like a beautiful day.
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Post by: Shirley on August 09, 2016, 01:27:48 PM
Nothing like true happiness .... at ANY age!  Hugs to you both and I know God has already blessed you.  Enjoy the time together and please share with us.  I'm smiling at the monitor & a little water squeezing up in the eyes~ Shirley   :cheer: :couple: :love:
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Post by: jackwv on August 09, 2016, 01:37:11 PM
Wonderful to see you together, and hope to see more photos.   
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Post by: Sandy on August 09, 2016, 01:38:32 PM
Quote from: Radioman34 on August 09, 2016, 01:14:04 PM
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My Angel has landed :smitten:

Perfect !!!!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 09, 2016, 01:45:31 PM
What a happy reunion!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 09, 2016, 01:50:26 PM
Such a happy photo of two people showing so much warmth and friendship, so good to see.....
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Post by: halkel on August 09, 2016, 01:56:54 PM
Don, Bubble, what can I say that hasn't been said.  Just plain happy for both of you.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 09, 2016, 03:47:25 PM
Don and Bubble, it's so good to see a picture of the two of you together in Canada.  Best wishes to you both.

Mary Ann
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Post by: phyllis on August 09, 2016, 03:54:40 PM
I love this picture of you both, Bubble and Don.  Your happiness makes me feel good, too.
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Post by: Joy on August 09, 2016, 04:14:35 PM
Don and Bubble,  what a nice picture.  My best wishes for a wonderful vacation together. You both look so happy.

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on August 09, 2016, 06:47:58 PM
What a nice photo of the two of you!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 09, 2016, 07:52:58 PM
Don and Bubble, what a nice photo! To see your photo, I found happiness to me.
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Post by: junee on August 09, 2016, 07:59:10 PM
Great picture. Good wishes for the future.
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Post by: Molly on August 09, 2016, 08:09:10 PM
DON and BUBBLE - Indeed, the photo of both of you is really delightful!  Thanks for sharing it as it makes all of us HAPPY for you both!  I even tool a bite of Chocolate in your Honor! ;)
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Post by: JeanneP on August 09, 2016, 08:37:24 PM
And she looks so good Don. looks rested now. So both Enjoy . Have you already got thing plans for the whole time. Hope not as hot as it is here. Tell Bubble. Love her in that dress colour...
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Post by: Gloria on August 10, 2016, 08:21:17 AM
DON & BUBBLE  you both look so happy. So good to see two people I like get together.
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Post by: Denver on August 11, 2016, 11:56:04 PM
LoðŸ'žE your picture together, Bubble and Don!  Looking at it makes my ðŸ'™ smile! 

SHIRLEY, loved seeing your grandson and the great grand's.  They are all beautiful children. 

I am very sorry to read about your health issues, Sato. I do hope you are feeling much better now.  Than you, JEAN, for sharing this news. 

SACHIKO, your flowers are beautiful.  Lilies are one of my very favorite, so I did love seeing yours.  I have a plant that looks just like your "Fuyou", and I will remember the name of it shortly....I hope.  The blossom is identical and the beautiful little flower does indeed Bly last one day.  I always enjoy your pictures that you share.

I agree with many of you that you, JACK, have a special eye when it comes to taking pictures.  One of my sons is the same....there is just something special about the one you and he take. 

I love reading the comments about the bases in England.  When we were over there in 2012 I could not believe how much everything had changed in the Greenham Commons area.  NOTHING was recognizeable.  The base was no longer there and the land was a game reserve of sorts..... We were not able to find any of the places that we lived in.....a shopping center had been built in the area of a bed and breakfast that we stayed in.  We even drove into the area where you lived, SHIRLEY, and nothing was recognizeable.  When we lived in England, you could drive all over London, and now you can not drive into the city with out a permit.  We were there 10 years after you were, Shirley.  It was a wonderful time to be in Europe.  We were actually stationed in Bitburg Germany, but Bob was chosen for this special project and we spent 5 months in England. 

Please keep.sharing your beautiful pictures. 

Jenny

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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 12, 2016, 02:28:37 AM
Jenny, thank you very much for your warm words. I am moved deeply.
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Post by: jackwv on August 12, 2016, 09:17:51 AM
Jenny, thank you for your kind comments.   Would like to see more photos posted and love reading the comments from the group of you on your shared interest in a bit of England.  Recall doing a google map on the area Shirley mentioned, when on the old site.  I was in the Army only 2 years and served most of it at Ft. Meade Maryland.  That was in 1954 and when I returned several years ago so much had changed. I stayed in a 3 story brick building and when I visited they had scaffold up.  I asked what they were doing and they said repairing the offices.  They claimed the building was always offices, but I assured them it was once home to a company of the 4th Army. There is no longer a 4th Army and much of Ft Mead is now the Federal Government, even the CIA. 
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Post by: Shirley on August 12, 2016, 05:26:21 PM
Jack, my brother was stationed in Maryland in '53... regular army- 2 years.  Then he got transferred to Alaska so bought an Airstream trailer & pulled it up so he could have his wife & baby daughter with him.  All I remember they talked about Maryland was an officer that was such a bully with his wife & kids...   Young today don't have a clue what it was like during "the draft" and war years, we did what we had to do, right? 

Thanks for the comments about the kids, Jenny.... I am way ahead of you with grands & great grands!  Shocking how fast they multiply from only 3 kids. 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 12, 2016, 07:07:54 PM
My daughter worried about me and came from Tokyo. I got well with that alone.

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Post by: angelface555 on August 12, 2016, 08:10:45 PM
Sachiko, what a nice photo of the two of you together! Other than a differance in height, you two look just like each other! Hiw nice to have a caring family!
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Post by: JeanneP on August 12, 2016, 08:17:33 PM
Sachiko. You are looking so much better now.  Keep it up.

Jenny . So true. Every time I go back to UK the places have changed so much. Usually go every 2 to 3 years. I hate some of what they have done.
Now I visited Bitburg about 10 years back. Liked the area. I had always wanted to visit Trier and managed to stay there also.  My friends were stationed there. Loved Luxembourg. Her husband was in charge of the US Military Cemetery  there. Patten was buried in it. Very well looked after.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 12, 2016, 08:22:08 PM
I am not going to complain about our weather . Maybe its hot but just watched the weather report and what a mess Louisiana  is having again. What was it 13 ft. of Rain again. Came down fast. All the flooding again. They are promising us up maybe 3 inches over the weekend. It could happen as it is the Start of the State Fair and it is known for getting rain that week. Rain  will feel good. Everything is so dusty. No rain for almost a month now. Just to hot for me to be out cleaning up outside.  My grass gets cut weekly still. Usually he lets it go much longer this time of year. Surprising it is not dead. However the sad thing is the town has to have over 700 ASH  tree taken down. Some disease has hit. We are know all over as having the best town for Trees. Beautiful over in the University area. No way can they be saved.  I think they were planted just 5 years ago. Cost of Millions. Now again Millions to cut them down and replace. Going to have to take a look and see what is happening as three of mine have some problem. Although mine are 50 years old. Not sure what kind.
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Post by: jackwv on August 12, 2016, 08:55:26 PM
Sachiko a lovely photo of the two of you.  Know it gave you a lift to have her visit.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 12, 2016, 09:00:16 PM
Sachiko, what a nice picture of you and your daughter.  I can believe you felt better by having her visit from Tokyo.  You two do look alike.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on August 12, 2016, 09:25:26 PM
Love the photo of you & your daughter, Sachiko.... Tell her I will be searching for a blouse like she has on, my favorite kind of shirt!  I like the nice long look.  You look so neat & trim with your blouse tucked in.  You both have the same smile.  Daughters are good medicine, aren't they?   

Jeanne, I guess trees go through stages of dying out.... doesn't seem very long ago the elms died and now I have them popping up everywhere and have huge ones down along the river bank... what my father used to call "scrub elm".  In Colorado lots of the pines are dying.... most are already gone around here.  I am trying to protect a small mimosa tree that sprouted last fall.  We used to have a large one in that spot but my husband thought it shaded the little Rialta & caused mildew on it's top, so cut it down.  I park this RV on the other side of the driveway. 
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Post by: JeanneP on August 12, 2016, 10:21:44 PM
I love the long tops also now. Specially with skirts. Love the one that Sachiko has on. I have a new top that would just be perfect with it.

Shirley. Only thing is this is going to really change the Architecture of some old neighborhoods. Specially on Compus area where all the homes are beautiful Old Victorian. So proud of these areas.  But has to be done.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 12, 2016, 10:26:05 PM
Jack. GD was home and I was talking about your park and how beautiful you park is and I have to see it. Now she says that your town is where they always stop and  stay overnight when they drive from their Home In New Canaan. Connecticut and Danville Illinois. it is about the half way stop. I have to keep that in mind if I drive.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 13, 2016, 12:17:48 AM
Sachiko, such a lovely photo of you and your daughter.  So good to see you looking healthy.

Sato, if you are able to look into forum, we want you to know we are missing you and your lovely videos.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 13, 2016, 12:58:06 AM
Angelface, JeanneP, Jack, Mary Ann, Shirley, Jean, thank you very much for your warm words!
She is a doctor of science and is the professor of University. And she is married, but, unfortunately, there is no child. She stayed in my home for four days, and she just prepared meals. We spent very happy four days.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 13, 2016, 01:55:23 AM
Jean, I'm wishing Sato gets back about me sincerely.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 13, 2016, 09:07:38 AM
Sachiko.....

...you must be very proud of your daughter.......yes agree on the parent - child similarities, you definitely share the same permanent facial smile....
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Post by: angelface555 on August 13, 2016, 12:56:54 PM
Sachiko, I can see where you would be proud of your daughter! And of you and your husband in raising such a wonderful daughter!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 13, 2016, 08:07:55 PM
Vanilla-Jackie, angelface, thank you very much for your warm words!
As my daughter was very busy, it was a custom to see her when I went to Tokyo. As my body recovered considerably, I intend to see her in Tokyo in September.
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Post by: Beverly on August 13, 2016, 10:52:14 PM
My first attempt at posting from the gallery with the new software.........Also now have Windows 10 ( :( ) and PSP8X.  The picture is of poor quality as my husband took it with his phone through the kitchen window and screen. Sorry about the size. I'll get used to the different PSP.

He's beautiful but I don't welcome seeing him in the birdbath looking for lunch!


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Post by: Beverly on August 13, 2016, 11:18:43 PM
I've been here nearly every day looking at your photos......Sorry I haven't taken the time to comment.

Sachiko - I do have to say what a nice picture of you and your daughter!
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Post by: Shirley on August 14, 2016, 12:09:03 AM
I'm buzzing through on my way to bed.... but afraid I'll forget to tell you, that is a super shot through the window & with a phone!  You know, Beverly, you could always put an uncooked hamburger out for him/it if it shows up again.  That's how I get hooked on critters.  I'm stuffing these feral cats so they don't go after the birds.... but they do bring their river creatures & sometimes a rabbit to the back door to share with me...YUCK~ Don't know what it is about the hawks or eagles or even the egrets & herons, but the fact they are free & so rare in our world anymore, I get a thrill when they show up.  Tell your husband his photo was appreciated!
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Post by: jackwv on August 14, 2016, 08:07:20 AM
Beverly, agree with Shirley, that is a great shot.  I just have deer, squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks. 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 14, 2016, 08:18:25 AM
Bevarly, wonderful photo!
My PC which I used now revised that it was Windoew 7 to Windows 8.1, and I revised it in Windows 10 in August, 2015. And I use it smoothly.

And, thank you very much about the photo of my and my daughter.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 14, 2016, 12:31:43 PM
Beverly, great catch and a really good photo!
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Post by: JeanneP on August 14, 2016, 08:27:08 PM
Beverly. I can't make out the breed of the bird. Now to me it looks like a young Cockatiel parrot. Hope not someones missing pet. See if you can see some yellow on its head and orange on cheek
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Post by: angelface555 on August 14, 2016, 09:14:43 PM
Jeanne, the bird is a hawk.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 15, 2016, 10:17:58 AM
Such a little one. I pictured hawk's s big birds. Can't remember seeing any here.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 15, 2016, 12:41:19 PM
Sachiko, a lovely picture with your daughter.

Beverly, nice photo.  I see hawks flying over, but never landing.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 15, 2016, 01:20:38 PM
Unfortunatly in some ways, hawks and owls are very common here and go after small animals and birds. They or an eagle will go after a small cat or dog, and there is always a shocked or angry letter to the editor about an eagle, hawk or owl taking someone's small dog or cat, and they are always so surprised to see that. Even with the news about birds being very typical, folks somehow believe it will not happen to them.
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Post by: Denver on August 15, 2016, 04:31:51 PM
SACHIKO, what a lovely mother / daughter photo.  How nice that she was able to and check on you.   You are both pretty ladies. 

Very pretty garden photo, BEVERLY, even though it was taken with a phone and through a screen.  That would s a good looking hawk.  We have a couple of families of Hawks here and enjoy watching them....but they are can eat rabbits without any problem at all. 

JACK, I would love to post some photos of some of our trips, however, I have to admit that I really do not know how to do it! 

JEANNE, we used to spend quite a bit of time in Louxembourg, as it was, as you know, an easy drive from Bitburg.  It is a wonderful city with so much history.  We also would fly in and out of the airport there due to the convient drive, as did my parents.  The last time we visited Bitburg and Trier the changes we unbelievable.  One thing, both places had turned the main shopping street into walking malls.   Our favorite restaurant in Trier was still there, but the food was nothing like it used to be...they said the Germans do not cook anymore they are Asians.  Not sure if this is true, but we were very disappointed.  I was pleased that you mentioned the three places that mean a lot to me. 

One other side light....our German born son, we named Kurt.  40 years later he married his wife Heidi.  Her great-grandfather was the mayor of Trier at one time.  Small world. 

I love to read and see the photos so much in this form.  Always a joy to come in and visit. 

Have a great day.

Jenny
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Post by: Beverly on August 15, 2016, 05:44:25 PM
Thanks for the comments on "our" hawk. We estimate he was at least 14 inches from his head to his tail.  They show up in our yard occasionally. I saw one dive bombing a bird one day and managed to scare him off. I know they have to eat, but please, not in my yard!  :shakehead:. It's funny, but for some reason more birds like the pan on the ground better than the tall birdbath.

Shirley - I would give him a hamburger but don't want to encourage him to return! Our houses are close together and the neighbors might not appreciate that!  ::)

Jenny - The knock-out roses are in sad shape lately. They do better when it's cooler.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 15, 2016, 08:32:52 PM
Denver.  When you where in Lux. do you remember seeing a Bar that had the Front of A Airaplane  coming out of it up high. It was called the Cockpit. Owned by the friend of the friend I was staying with. He had been a Airline Pilot with LuxAir and wife was from US.
I used the airport their also. Would go from UK to Lux and then on to my home city of Manchester UK. Loved that route.
Hate to think of Trier changing. Although I do remember being shocked at seeing a McDonald on the Square. Beautiful church there. it is one of the Oldest cities in Germany.
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Post by: jackwv on August 15, 2016, 10:01:42 PM
Rain most of the day but stopped in time for a short walk.  Took the camera, glad I did.  Would not have been able to get this close up of our wild life  :)

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Post by: Shirley on August 15, 2016, 10:38:53 PM
Jack, those are gorgeous, glad you took your camera, too.... We don't see that type butterfly here anymore... we are on the migration path for Monarchs but see fewer & fewer every year.   I don't have much blooming to attract butterflies.  Would love some of your rain, we need a soaker 'cause our trees are looking dry, yellow leaves are falling from the sweet gum tree already. 

Beverly, I have a photo of a young Cooper's hawk on my wrist... I picked it up inside the pool area.  We think it must have dived down to snatch old LaurenKat, she looks like a rabbit except for the short ears.  The Lexan (sort of Plexiglass) enclosure was bad for birds running into it but is getting cloudy now so doesn't happen as often.  I was a little nervous about scooping it up with my wrist but it didn't make any attempt to bite & it's toe nails/claws didn't leave a mark.   After I took a bunch of photos of it on my arm & it looked okay, I gave it a "lift" to fly into a small tree.  It sat there for a long time... I didn't have any raw meat but offered it some sausage & it wasn't interested.  Sent e-mail/photo to the city naturalist who identified for me.

Jenny, I got to London only 3 times while in England.... never did get to France or Germany.... or to see very much of England.  One couple asked us to go to Windsor Castle with them, was a very neat trip.  We couldn't go in the castle but got a wonderful tour of the church.  Not sure of the title, but was told "head of the church", took me around (think he thought I was somebody's lost kid.... I was 20, I thought I looked grown up),  Cas was not pleased as he took me off to show the sword in the stone & explained where the various kings were buried along the aisles. 
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Post by: Pat on August 15, 2016, 10:51:18 PM
Lovely capture, Jack!  Glad you took your camera with you!  ;)

Hi Shirley!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 15, 2016, 11:03:22 PM
Nice photos, Jack.  Love the lavender color.  The butterflies look like the ones we have in this area.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 16, 2016, 08:52:03 AM
Neat picture Jack, we don't see any butterflies like that here, either, unless we go to Meijer Gardens in April where they have a display for a month.

Pat, it's good to see you posting; I hope you're feeling better.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 16, 2016, 09:10:10 AM
Thanks for the comments.  The photos were taken seconds apart, think I prefer the one with the columns in the background.  The flowers are in large concrete pots, as usual I am unable to identify them.
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Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2016, 09:43:38 AM
I agree with you, Jack, prefer the ones with the columns in the back.... gives it more depth.... but the other is really impressive with detail in each little part of the flower "head". 

So good to see you, Pat, keep hoping you will show up with some of your beautiful photos.  You inspired me from the first when I discovered Senior Net. 
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Post by: jackwv on August 16, 2016, 11:51:14 AM
Thanks Shirley, and sorry I gave a simple thanks and did not mention names.  Always pleased with Jean and MaryAnn's comments and should have acknowledged your post Pat.   So good to see you in here and hope things are going well for you.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 16, 2016, 02:13:33 PM
I have not seen a butterfly around here all year. fact for past few years. Love them. One garden shop and also over at the University they have a Butterfly room sort of thing. Some beauties.
That was a great shot Jack. Bet you see quite a few in that park area. Although most States are say they are getting few and far between. Same with our bird. Not on Cardinal this year. And it is our State bird.
Things changing. No cows in the fields. Lots of dear seem to be shot in season but see very few when  driving around. Why even the fishing is bad now in Illinois and what lakes have them people told not to eat the fish.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 16, 2016, 02:34:06 PM
Jack I really enjoyed seeing your photos, The plants seemed made for the butterfly and it will probably help to make more of them.

We had our usual small butterflies this year, but I haven't got out enough to look for more. Jeanne, we  never had Cardinals, too far north for them. However, two or three years ago, one was seen here in the fall and also at the Christmas bird count. Now they are seen occasionally here all year around.

We are finding more and more trees, small insects and small animals such as birds and others these past few years. We have had coyotes and prairie dogs here for the previous two years. It is surprising to me as I thought the wolves would have objected as it is their territory.

The state is doing a good job of keeping alien flowers and trees out, but it is a losing proposition or seems that way to me. You can not sell flower seeds grown elsewhere but from someone in the state and they are meticulous about spraying or cutting down alien trees or plant growth. For centuries, the cold in winters kept many animals and vegetation out, but we no longer have the snow or cold weather here or further into the Arctic.
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Post by: jackwv on August 16, 2016, 04:25:09 PM
JeanneP and Patricia, not seeing as many butterflys, they have a butterfly garden but seldom see activity.   I do get the cardinals.

Years back we lost most of the Elm Trees.   Neighbors lost Bradford Pear Trees, understand the wood is soft and the split trunks weaken and break with high winds.  Daughter said their University campus  had a long line of the Bradford Pears, beautiful, but have cut them all down.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 16, 2016, 05:39:30 PM
The state recently announced that so many animals, birds, reptiles. and vegetation are moving north that in only ten years, it will be totally new and different from the weather, trees and on down. You can already see it happening.
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Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2016, 11:28:31 PM
Patricia, 30 years ago when we moved back to Wichita from the KC area we found that in the 2 years we were gone the egrets & herons started wintering here.  A few years before we moved to KC we were thrilled to see the Canada Geese stop over on their way south or north.... and all photographers would shout where to see them.  They started wintering here when the herons & egrets did, all along the river behind us.  We would have hundreds of them just in our neighborhood & thousands all over town.  Developers got rid of the nesting grounds and wildlife people convinced the geese to leave the city, we see a few, none that come to eat like years ago. 

I believe it's just the world constantly changing.... otherwise, why do we have the "Painted Desert & Petrified Forest?".... and all the changes we have history of ..... I remember hearing that "all the elm trees were dying".... and now I have elms on top of elms popping up everywhere, flower beds & sidewalk cracks.  The elms down along the river band that I called "scrub elm"... are getting big leaves this year like what we used to call American Elm. I've decided after all these years I won't waste my worrying on things I can't change, and climate control is out of my reach..... I love hearing about the changes, I didn't realize Alaska was changing so fast.  I've lived in KS since Dec of 1960 and we never had humidity like this summer... so it is changing here as well. 

Jack, how's the weather been in your area this year?  I haven't heard from my cousin that lives not far from you since last year, not sure if she will make the trip back to MO this year since her youngest brother died. She still has a sister & brother living there & we try to get everyone on that side together... so many have died in the last few years, only her brother & sister and my brother & sister left on our fathers side. 

I'm off to bed.... had a stomach ache for 4 days (lost track of time), think a bug caught when we had the gathering to meet the new great-grandbaby, Kate.... turned out a bunch of us caught something & since the little kids didn't eat what the rest of us did, and also got sick.... it was a bug.  With the young ones going to pre-school and day care, they pass germs around constantly.  I'm having trouble kicking this one.  I managed to get down some fast food today, not like normal but at least got something down.  Been falling asleep when I sit down so hope I can sleep sound all night.  Besides all this, I learned today that WE have chiggers here in KS and I never knew it.  I thought maybe I was getting bites from sand fleas down by the river but had no idea why the cats have been scratching all the time.  They had their monthly dose of flea & tick stuff on the back of their necks but guess it doesn't work for chiggers.  Any suggestions? 


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Post by: angelface555 on August 16, 2016, 11:58:18 PM
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, Shirley. But when the University and state scientists here in conjunction with Asian, Scandinavian and European Universities and scientists get together and publish, you can't ignore facts about agriculture, farming, land use, climate, animal changes and a myriad of other changes and problems, worldwide.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 17, 2016, 01:27:41 AM
It became late,
Denvel, thank you very much for your comment to my photo.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 17, 2016, 01:39:53 AM
Jack, they are beautiful photos. And the beautiful butterfly is wonderful!!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 17, 2016, 01:43:43 AM
Pat, I am very glad I can see you here.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 17, 2016, 01:56:01 AM
A dragonfly that wings were black stopped on the tree of azalea in my backyard. And it sometimes opened those wings.
It is Calopteryx atrata and native to Asia, where it is widespread in China, Korea, and Japan.
I think it is slightly incomprehensible.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 17, 2016, 02:05:35 AM
Sachiko....
....it is almost camouflaged, I can see how it gets away with almost not being spotted, with its dark leaf shaped wings.....
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 17, 2016, 07:44:06 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thanks a lot for your comment. I was anxious about me whether you found the dragonfly in the photo.
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Post by: Shirley on August 17, 2016, 08:05:31 AM
Great capture of the dragonfly, Sachiko.  We see them here quite a bit but difficult to get a clear photo.  You must have trailed that one around to get it so clear against the azalea leaves that are much the same shape. My son was standing on the top of the river bank (level with the house) late one evening and was delighted to see so many dragon flies darting all around, all the way down to the river.... dozens & dozens darting back & forth for no apparent reason.  I see them dart down for a drink in the swimming pool all the time.  I've never checked to see what they eat (but will now).

Oh, Patricia, I don't disagree with you that changes are being made, I just think it is "out of my hands" as far as doing anything about it.  I've been changing to LED lights in my house and don't leave them on all over like I see some houses.  You know how I love the outdoors so am a moderate about everything.  Last night I did a Google about chiggers and discovered this humidity is why they are so bad this year, plus we didn't have any extended hard freezes during the winter, so lots of bugs survived to torment.  The web sites recommend not letting cats out but it would be more humane to have these put to sleep than deny them freedom.  Keeping up with the cats (and house) is my worry and I am losing control with them & it. 

Most interesting (to me)..http://www.dragonfly-site.com/what-do-dragonflies-eat.html (http://www.dragonfly-site.com/what-do-dragonflies-eat.html)
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Post by: Radioman34 on August 17, 2016, 06:14:32 PM
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Post by: Radioman34 on August 17, 2016, 06:57:53 PM
Bubble and I attended our official Engagement party on Sunday attended by my sons and spouses, my grandchildren and spouses (where applicable) and my great-grandchildren.

PS. I couldn't rotate the picture; can somebody do it for me?
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 17, 2016, 07:09:41 PM
Got you right side up!    :smitten:

Did anyone ever see a happier couple?    :thumbup:
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Post by: angelface555 on August 17, 2016, 07:30:17 PM
Wonderful photo of the two of you!
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Post by: halkel on August 17, 2016, 07:37:28 PM
Don, ET, your happiness is so obvious and it is also infectious, you cant help but smile with you. Congratulations.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 17, 2016, 07:50:37 PM
Shirley, thanks a lot for your comment. The back of our washroom is our hill at the back. The dragonfly perched on an azalea planted in our hill at the back . Therefore I opened the window calmly and photographed it. In fact, I wanted to take the movie, but it was too slow and was not able to photograph the chance that the dragonfly opened the wings.
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Post by: Pat on August 17, 2016, 07:57:00 PM
What a lovely photo of you both.

I'm so excited as I'm hoping to see you both tomorrow.  Just so happy that my niece will have the day off to drive me to London, Ontario and we're going to go out for supper together!!!

:hb2: :hb2: :hb2: :hb2: :hb2:
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Post by: JeanneP on August 17, 2016, 08:11:30 PM
Pat. Glad to see you posting. Seems like its been awhile. Great you will be meeting Don. and Ethy tomorrow.  She has the perfect name in here. "Bubbles" Look at that smile on their faces.  You take a photo for us also.

Bubble and Don. Have a great day. Sounds like you party was great. Good all family could attend.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 17, 2016, 08:20:51 PM
Bubble, Don, Congratulations!  What wonderful photo of the two of you!
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 17, 2016, 09:02:19 PM
Bubble and Don, what a nice picture.  I am sure your party was a great celebration.  How nice that Pat can meet with you too. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 17, 2016, 09:06:01 PM
Missed the reminders then found out that with my update I lost connection and had to log in.   

Sachiko, a great photo and yes the Dragonfly tried to hide but your photo caught him.

Bubble and Don that is a great photo, bet you had a wonderful day and good to know Pat will be meeting you tomorrow.
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Post by: Pat on August 17, 2016, 09:21:43 PM
Yes, Jeanne, for sure I'm taking my camera--my Nikon D7100 and a little point and shoot and my cell phone!  So, I'll get some photos! 

Going to bed early tonight so I'll be able to make this trip.  It's been a long drawn out illness time for me and I'm beginning to feel like a captive inside my house!!!  So will look forward so much to tomorrow.
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Post by: Beverly on August 17, 2016, 09:53:56 PM
Wonderful day in Photos! So happy to see you posting, Pat, and a big "Welcome Back"  to Jeanne Lee.

Then to make the day even better, a beautiful photo of Bubble and Don!  You both look wonderful and so happy!

Pat - Hope you are feeling a little better......been too long since we've talked.

Jack - Love those flowers. We have butterflies here once in awhile. I saw a black swallowtail one day but no picture....By the time I get my camera they are gone.

Sachiko - I had no problem seeing the dragonfly. The ones we have here aren't so delicate looking.

Shirley - When we lived in Bristow. OK we were in the path of the migrating monarchs. What a sight to see when you look up at the sky and there are swarms of them. Unfortunately a lot of them stop to rest and end up hit by cars on the roads. They land on the cars and the pavement.  :(

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Post by: Denver on August 17, 2016, 11:21:05 PM
JEANNE, I am sorry to say we have not seen the bar you speak of with the plane coming out the front, but we both have a memory of hearing about it. 

I just found this book that tells about the bar we are speaking of.  Maybe you can check it out. 
An Expat's Life, Luxembourg & the White Rose: Part of an ...
https://books.google.com › books
David Robinson - 2004 - ‎Travel
In its time it was called The Cockpit Inn. Sadly, as we discovered, the site is now another block of flats. The bar used to ...

We were also sad to see the McDonalds in Trier, as well as one at the end of our street in Bitburg.  They just looked out of place! The history in Trier is amazing. 

SACHIKO, we have dragon flies here in Colorado but they are a iridescent green in color, not dark like yours are. 

DON and BUBBLE, your picture taken at your engagement party is wonderful.  Just so happy for both of you. 

JACK, I just read your email and appreciate your offer to help me out.  I hope I can get some time in the near future to find some photos that you might work with.  Thank you so much. 

SHIRLEY, although we did get to see many sights while in Europe, most of them were associated to Bob's job.  We retreated not seeing more than we did but his career field did not allow him to use leave as much as we would have liked to have. 

PAT, I am so excited to know that you will be seeing Don and Bubble tomorrow.....I KNOW well how good you are at taking pictures, so know for sure we will see some.  Hope the trip will not wear you out too much. 

SHIRLEY, the Canadian Geese stay here year round and have for many years.  Wow, glad you were able to help the hawk without getting hurt. 

Heading off to bed.  Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny
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Post by: Shirley on August 18, 2016, 12:13:04 AM
Such a treat to see your smiling faces, Bubble & Don....wishing you both health & years of happiness for your future..... and safe travels as you commute between families!  Life is as fun as you want to make it...  :thumbup: :smitten:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 18, 2016, 06:44:19 AM
DON and BUBBLE....
....Such a delightful and happy photo of the two of you, I am also assuming Bubbles family were also there enjoying the official celebration engagement party, along with your, ( Dons ) family....just that they hadn't been mentioned, and I know some travelled with her.......

How lovely that Pat will be out there soon to meet up with the pair of you....

Personally I think the two of you are the perfect match, for a start, you both share a passion for " The Arts and The Classics...."  ;)
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Post by: Joy on August 18, 2016, 08:07:30 AM
Wonderful picture of Bubble and Don!   So happy for you both.  Congratulations !!!

Nice to see Pat back and so nice that you will get to visit with Bubble and Don.   Will look for some great pictures.  So happy that you are feeling better.

Joy
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Post by: phyllis on August 18, 2016, 08:46:55 AM
I loved seeing those happy faces when I opened this forum this morning, Bubble and Don!  I just couldn't be happier and more pleased that you two are finding a life together.  My most heart felt best wishes to you both. 
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Post by: junee on August 18, 2016, 06:14:00 PM
Great photo of happiness and best wishes to both of y ou.
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Post by: June Drabek on August 18, 2016, 08:03:25 PM
Bubble and Don, you make my heart happy, and my face is smiling with yours. Have a joyful party dear friends.

Pat, I am so thankful you will be able to get "out" and have some happiness in change of scenery. You have been "incarcerated" by illness for too long a time. This will be good for you dear.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 18, 2016, 09:01:17 PM
Jack, Beverly, Denver, thak you very much for your comments.
Both the butterfly and the dragonfly flew in my garden, but I uploaded the photos of rare Calopteryx atrata.
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Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2016, 09:11:59 PM
Do not know what the plant is, but tonight two butterfly's

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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 18, 2016, 09:56:30 PM
Jack, very beautiful butterflies!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 19, 2016, 12:02:26 AM
Very nice photos, Jack.  The second butterfly looks a little different with that red section
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 19, 2016, 06:45:42 AM
My husband is deciphering the ancient documents about Fukuyama castle in Fukuyama castle. There is a lady who became 88 years old in the member. She made a fruitcake and Jelly and delivered them as her greeting to me yesterday.
These were beautiful and very good!

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Post by: Joy on August 19, 2016, 07:57:55 AM
Sachiko,  what a beautiful dessert cake.  Are they peaches on the top?   

What a nice and thoughtful gift.  I know you will really enjoy it.  Looks too pretty to eat.

What a treat to go with your coffee this morning.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 19, 2016, 09:47:31 AM
Sachiko, those cakes are beautiful and you did say they were delicious. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 19, 2016, 09:52:29 AM
SACHIKO..... that looks like a lemon cheesecake, hm, my favourite..... :happydance: .... How sweet of your neighbour to think of you and bring over a pleasant surprise, just not something we in UK seem to do....Oh well, somebody mentioned peaches,...... peaches, lemon, doesn't matter, as long as it is in cheescake......

I do love your table setting....
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Post by: FlaJean on August 19, 2016, 10:20:44 AM
Sachiko, what a nice gesture from the lady.  It is a lovely and delicious looking cake.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 19, 2016, 10:28:30 AM
My first thought about the cheesecake was orange, but now I'm confused - what are those fruits, Sachiko?

Mary Ann

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Post by: angelface555 on August 19, 2016, 10:42:02 AM
Absolutely gorgeous looking cake, Sachiko, and of course your china pieces! You do have a wonderful sense of style!
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Post by: jackwv on August 19, 2016, 12:16:13 PM
Sachiko and Jean thanks I just take photos, do not know the different varieties.

Sachiko that is a good, and talented neighbor.  It is a piece of art, shame you had to cut it, but bet it was wonderful.
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Post by: halkel on August 19, 2016, 01:55:11 PM
a work of art.  What patience it must have taken to make it.  Like Jack said, it was almost sinful to cut it.   
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 19, 2016, 07:17:36 PM
Good moaning!

Joy, Mary Ann, Vanilla-Jackie, Jean, angelface, Jack, halkel, thank you very very much for your comments.
The fruit used in this cake is mango. And it is canned food of the mango, and the syrup is also used.

This cake was really delicious! And I who did not cook a cake for years anymore wanted to make a cake.

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Post by: Lindancer on August 19, 2016, 07:45:38 PM
Sachiko, that cake looks so delicious, I feel like I could reach out and tast it.

Pat, good to see you posting, and how nice you will get to see Don and Bubble.  such a lovely picture, also that for posting it.

JeanneLee, good to see your post, hope you are feeling better.

Jack beautiful picture of buttefly and flowers.
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Post by: Pat on August 19, 2016, 09:09:41 PM
This is just a very short post.

Had my wonderful visit yesterday with Don and Bubble, cried when I said "Cheerio" to Bubble but guess I overdid things and today is a bad day "health-wise" but I got a few photos and promise to put them in here asap.

Now, back to lie down.

:smitten:
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Post by: JeanneP on August 19, 2016, 09:20:53 PM
Pat. I bet that Bubbles was just like we all think she is.  Bubbly and a great person. Lucky you got to meet her. We all would have loved to.

Sorry the trip took a little out of you. Get all rested up and well soon. We miss you in here.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 19, 2016, 09:34:55 PM
Lindancel, thank you very much for your comment.
That cake was beautiful and was really delicious.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 19, 2016, 11:21:31 PM
Pat....
.....I am glad your recent health problem allowed you that breathing space to take your trip to meet up with Don and Bubble....I can understand the emotions that flowed when time to separate and go on your way.....Pat, in your own time, no hurry, rest yourself, then I will look forwards to seeing your photos....
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Post by: Pat on August 20, 2016, 10:00:07 PM



Visit to London, Ontario to see Don and Ethy (Radioman and Bubble)  Part 1

I'm so happy that I was able to make the journey with my niece, Heather, to meet Bubble for the first time.  We've been online friends for so many years and I just never thought I'd be honoured enough to actually meet her face to face.

I'm so glad that I did!!!!





As we got nearer and nearer to London, Ontario, my excitement grew!  Here we are only  24 km away and it won't be long now!

I started to wonder...


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I wondered secretly if we'd see the two of them jumping into a river scarcely dressed and wondered what I'd say to them!!!! :)

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Post by: Pat on August 20, 2016, 10:04:31 PM


 
When we arrived at Don's lovely apartment, I took a photo of him right away.  Please note!  He's all dressed!  Phewwww....

See that smile?  He has it permanently on his face now!



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Post by: Pat on August 20, 2016, 10:07:51 PM
Don's daughter-in-law took a couple of lovely photos and I tried taking photos of the photo.  Not very good quality but you'll get the idea.

This is Ethy's daughter, son-in-law, and grandson along with Ethy and Don



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Post by: Pat on August 20, 2016, 10:14:51 PM



We decided to go to the Swiss Chalet for our evening meal and on the way into the restaurant, it was so sunny!  But I thought we could get some photos anyway.



"I'm not too short, Don!  I'm nearly as tall as you!!"

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"I can nearly reach you..."

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"See?  We can do this just fine!!"

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:wave2: :congrats: :wave2:

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Post by: Pat on August 20, 2016, 10:23:56 PM





"Yes, he's 'My Man' "

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Heather was standing in the shade too much but I'm so happy that she made the trip to London to pick something up and I was able to tag along to see Bubble and Don

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Post by: Mary Ann on August 20, 2016, 10:24:57 PM
Pat, thank you so much for those pictures of Don and Ethy (or ET and Bubble, names I know her by).  Everyone looks so genuinely happy and I could not help but smile looking at the pictures. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Pat on August 20, 2016, 10:28:27 PM


Thanks Mary Ann...    There will be a few more--not many--but they will wait till tomorrow or the next day.  With this crazy condition I now have, I will have to learn to "take it easy" and even though I'm having a good day, I must not overdo it.  I did overdo it and have been having to rest since coming home on Thursday evening.


Also, I took my fantastic Nikon D7100 and when we arrived in London, here I had left my battery charging back in Guelph!  :(  So my photos were taken with my little "Point and Shoot".

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Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 20, 2016, 10:31:29 PM
I can't imagine that photos from your Nikon could have been better than the point and shoot!

Of course, it might just be the subjects that make every shot glow!   :smitten:
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Post by: halkel on August 20, 2016, 10:33:26 PM
Thank You Pat.  Wonderful pictures of two beautiful people.

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Post by: Shirley on August 20, 2016, 11:14:53 PM
Okay, my face is sore from grinning at the monitor ..... you win the prize for happiest photos of the year, Pat!  What a joy to scroll down and see the joy on all the faces.  I'm sure for "our person of many names".... she was doubly happy to bring that gr-son along to share this special occasion with him (nice of the kids to come, too). 

Pat, I'm so sorry you are dragged down with health issues now.  When I first joined Senior Net you were sharing the treatments Jack was going through with everyone.  I was impressed with the photos and the story behind, and in awe of your straight forward dealing with one of the nightmare parts of life.  My admiration for you goes on and at the same time, just want to tell you, you are also one of the best photographers I've ever known.  You compose with the camera & no matter which camera you use, the photos look like they've been produced by a professional with top of the line equipment!  (Sincere compliment)  I will continue prayers for your improved health. 

Don & Bubble, I guess all of us are as delighted with your love story as if we were right there with you.  I will pray for years of traveling and making each other happy, and sharing this special time of YOUR lives with those of us enjoying your adventure.  Really like the photo of the jump into the pond~ 

Sachiko, you are a master of taking pics of food!  Nice gift from your friend and beautiful photos showing the delicious cake.  I've never thought of or tasted cake made with mango.  You bring something new to us all the time.  My thanks! 

The mystery of my RV tires was concluded today but I will wait until tomorrow to explain.  I was so relieved when I got home from the Ford dealer today about noon, that I fell asleep until I had to rush & feed cats to let them go out for the evening.  They are being neglected today but will make up to them tomorrow, I promised them.... they did not go hungry. 
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Post by: June Drabek on August 20, 2016, 11:35:07 PM
Pat, Thank you ! The pictures are just wonderful. I felt like I was with you all. You are such a vital personality Pat, I am so sorry this illness is lingering on, and I pray God will heal you completely.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 21, 2016, 12:38:24 AM
Bubble, Don and Pat, thank you so much for the photos and allowing us to be along for a portion of the trip!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 21, 2016, 01:45:21 AM
Well its 6.30am UK time, and the first thing I come into to see are these lovely smiling, happy photos of Don and Bubble, puttng a happy smile on my half asleep early morning face....what a fantastic wake up call you pair have given me....thank you Pat and your " point and shoot " camera ( those are the best at taking pictures, ) trust me, I am an expert...

Oh and I am so so glad you wasn't confronted by " Adam and Eve.."
  :o
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Post by: JoanFL on August 21, 2016, 04:15:01 AM
Great pictures of you all, Pat!!
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Post by: JaneS on August 21, 2016, 06:30:42 AM
As Jackie said, what an eye-opener for the morning.  I loved all the photos but I love the subjects and the photographer more!  You are all special people!  I'm proud to say you are my friends!
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Post by: phyllis on August 21, 2016, 08:13:36 AM
Thanks for these wonderful pictures of Bubble, Don, and the family.  To see their happiness makes me happy, too.
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Post by: jackwv on August 21, 2016, 08:22:07 AM
Pat so great to have you back when you are up to it.   That was a great group of photos, all with smiling faces.  Enjoy your rest and happy dreams.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 21, 2016, 09:39:30 AM
Pat, your point-and-shoot camera did just fine.  What we wanted were pictures of Don and Bubble and anyone else who wanted to get in the picture - and we got them.

Thanks again.

I'm sorry your illness is keeping you down and we're always glad to hear from you when you feel able.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on August 21, 2016, 04:48:44 PM
I went through the  photo's in one of the other forums. They are great. Everyone looks so happy. Glad that pat got to see them all and take these Photos.
On going through them again. Did take notice that Don has the best looking legs for a man. I would exchange with him any day. Then I would wear shorts.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 21, 2016, 04:53:54 PM
Bubble. Did GS get to go into the Radio Studio? I got in 10 min late so missed you. Don says you did say something.
You say GS has picked up a little English. If only he could be around Don longer  and pick it up. Would speak perfect. Really be able to charm the girls later. With his looks will do that anyway.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 21, 2016, 05:24:54 PM
Shuch nice pictcures of the happy couple/
Bubble you have a nice looking family
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 21, 2016, 07:06:44 PM
Good morning! Its 8.05am Japan time.

Pat, thank you very much for the photos of Don and Bubble.
Even I see these photos, and become very happy!!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 21, 2016, 07:33:56 PM
Shirley, thank you very much for your comment!
That cake with the mango canned food was really delicious.
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Post by: Beverly on August 21, 2016, 10:20:42 PM
Pat - Thanks for posting those pictures of Bubble and Don! Happiest looking couple I've seen in a long time!
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Post by: jackwv on August 25, 2016, 11:06:44 AM
During my walk last night I took this photo of a hanging basket.   They have 16 around the fountain.  Wonder if they would miss one  ;) ;)

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 25, 2016, 11:36:18 AM
JACK WV....
.....now would you be able to carry it home?  ;D
Wow 16, wonder how much money these all cost, and the upkeep of looking after them all....or maybe they are on a hired basis......they are stunning of course...

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Post by: JeanneP on August 25, 2016, 12:01:10 PM
Soon they will be removing those hanging baskets. Getting ready for next seasons show. Maybe you could just ask if you can have one as you admire their work every days. I often wonder what these parks do with the plants that they take down when still looking so nice. Hope not like the cemeteries that within 2 days remover from new graves and toss into a dumping area.
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Post by: halkel on August 25, 2016, 12:32:44 PM
Taken to a hot house I would bet.  Really beautiful.  They have some really great gardeners there.  Would like to know how much they feed and with what.

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Post by: jackwv on August 25, 2016, 02:36:14 PM
Yes they have full time employees that care for the grounds, and a hot house to grow and keep their plants.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 25, 2016, 05:53:28 PM
Jackw. beautiful picture of the basket.  they are also to healthy looking.  Mine are beginng to look like the end of summer.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 25, 2016, 08:17:06 PM
Bet they don't have the Weed problem I am having this summer. That darn Creeping Charlie. Nothing will kill it but the frost.
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Post by: jackwv on August 25, 2016, 08:42:25 PM
Met a gent this evening that works in the greenhouse.  He said they toss out the plants from the baskets and start new ones each year.

This has been a tough year for weeds, Creeping Charlie bring along the crab grass and other spreading weeds.  Sorry to say summer about over and love fall but not what follows.
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Post by: Pat on August 25, 2016, 08:59:48 PM
Absolutely gorgeous hanging basket, Jack.   I love them.  Many of the city ones here go to the huge University of Guelph's greenhouses. 
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Post by: angelface555 on August 25, 2016, 10:18:45 PM
Beautiful hanging baskets, Jack! Here they have streetlights that look as if they were victorian gas lights along the sidewalks in wrought iron with very similar smaller baskets. The roadside street lights rest upon round concrete stands and the poles themselves look brown or coppery. About twelve feet up, there is a wrought iron looking horizontal bar that holds two larger flower hanging baskets.

The city Public Works Department maintains both street light types and the Fairbanks Garden Club, College Women's Garden Club, and the Pioneer Women's Garden Club donate time effort, seedlings and plants to the effort. They also maintain flower boxes along all city bridges and flower gardens in all the parks and parks along the river walks.
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Post by: RAMMEL on August 25, 2016, 10:41:46 PM
Quote from: JeanneP on August 25, 2016, 08:17:06 PM
Bet they don't have the Weed problem I am having this summer. That darn Creeping Charlie. Nothing will kill it but the frost.
Google "Creeping Charlie (or ground ivy). Lots of hits on getting rid of it. My neighbor is loaded with it and Oxalis (and a couple of other unidentified weeds). I use "chemicals" when necessary. Weed-Be-Gone works fairly well.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 26, 2016, 01:41:48 AM
Jack, gorgeous hanging basket! And flowers are beautiful!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 26, 2016, 01:57:09 AM
A drought continues at Fukuyama and it doesn't rain at all for 1 month. Therefore the eggplants my husband is bringing up don't become big.
Green peppers and tomatoes are small as expected.


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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 26, 2016, 02:02:15 AM
The eggplants harvested in June were so big.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 26, 2016, 02:13:26 AM
Pumpkin could be harvested so much.

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Post by: angelface555 on August 26, 2016, 02:27:00 AM
Sachiko, these look so good, even if smaller. This summer is our third wettest summer on record with rain continuously since April. Minor flooding is everywhere!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 26, 2016, 07:10:30 AM
angelface, thank you very much for your comment.
A typhoon is approaching Japan now, and it is raining after a long time.

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Post by: jackwv on August 26, 2016, 08:32:58 AM
Pat thanks and look for the day you are able to get in here with your fine photos.

Patricia, we only have a few poles in town that are decorated.  Love the old time lamp posts.

Sachiko the three photos are like works of art, shame they will be used, but bet they are as good as they look.
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Post by: halkel on August 26, 2016, 11:57:50 AM
When I lived in Del Rio, Texas the local garden club did lots of civic work and one of their projects was spraying trees for a very nominal fee for pest.  Every year I got them to do mine.  When I first bought the house the trees were full of insects including some kind of worm that hung from a long thread of silk.  They weren't web worms but some other kind of varmit.

Sachiko3 beautiful veggies.  Your husband does a great job of growing things.  And you do a wonderful job of displaying them.  I am sure you also do a wonderful job of cooking and serving them.

Jack, you didn't ask the gardener what they fed the plants......

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Post by: jackwv on August 26, 2016, 12:41:06 PM
Hal no I did not ask.  I grow only bushes and my Golden's ate everything else. :)   I do see the workers going around in carts with long poles feeding or watering. 
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Post by: JeanneP on August 26, 2016, 12:43:18 PM
Jack. I figured that they tossed those plants away after taking them down. They wouldnt have time to take care of them and without care they would die fast.
Our grocery store have nice flowers for sale but same thing. As the get older and no one buys they toss them out. (Never think to put on Sale).
Everything is a throw away item in the world now.
Now here they can no long have plants and flowers delivered to the hospitals or Nursing homes. People use to send but didn't figure no one to take care of them.

Now we have a big nursery here that put theirs to on side of the building outside with a big. "Free" sign.  I took some everygreens plants few years back and they are great looking now.
Did you ask him if you could have a couple. Chances are you could have kept them going until first frost.
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Post by: jackwv on August 26, 2016, 04:13:59 PM
This was taken yesterday.  Joined my son for a few beers, but just 2 high alcohol craft beers were enough.  Told him to enjoy another and join me a block away on the riverfront.  Nice view of the Ohio River and I sat in one of the chairs till he arrived.  (look - no weeds)   The city maintains the park.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 26, 2016, 07:50:05 PM
Jack, halkel, thanks a lot for your comments.
This morning, it rains in 1 month after, and vegetables will be also to be relieved.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 26, 2016, 08:11:48 PM
Jack, it might be enjoyed with your son. And its scenery seems cool and is wonderful.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 26, 2016, 10:32:50 PM
Jack.  Oh! those two chairs look perfect to be sitting and relaxing. I would have brought a bottle of beer and lasted there the whole day.
If 2 of the US. High Content beers get to you here then you could never  do the English beer. Much Higher Alcohol there.
We went down town Champaign  here last Friday as it is like New Orleans on Friday. Lots of Bands and Entertainment. They are getting some big places making their beers now. Bartender let us try about 4 Intl. Ones (small glass). I swear I could feel  it and so never bought a big glass.
I am out in the country a couple miles and now a large one just opened by me. Big Sports bar along side if the brewery. Got to check it out. See if they give samples. I did find one I liked . A Irish mild stout. Not as strong as Guiness.
People always said that I got Tipsy just from the SMELL OF THE BARTENDERS APRON.   its true.
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Post by: Shirley on August 26, 2016, 11:01:30 PM
Jack that hanging basket photo is gorgeous!  Not much success with them here (because of wind).... but at least they can't get smothered out by the Bermuda grass & that creeping Charlie.... that I've always heard called "ground ivy".  My yard is almost nothing but that now (okay, I exaggerate a little)....  & it is as bad as the Bermuda runners for taking over flower beds & smothering out the fescue grass. 

Rick, a year or so before Cas died he had a company spray with the guarantee they could get rid of the ground ivy.... after a few treatments without ANY improvement, he paid them off & canceled their treatments.  They didn't argue, think they were glad he paid (it was a multi-treatment).  Cas loved working in the yard, his therapy.    I never heard it called creeping Charlie so Googled.  That's what I have!  We talked to several spraying companies and they acted like they didn't know the name so we just kept calling it ground ivy.  I'm surprised, they only called it "broad leaf". 

We had neighbors that had a lawn full & didn't make any attempt to get rid, so is a losing battle.  Besides, the river bank is full of all kinds of weeds including a native runner grass that looks like Bermuda to me.  As far as the Bermuda, it can grow & take over as long as I can keep a few spots for flowers.  I am wicked with my little Black & Decker weed whip, it will cut  into the ground to trim those runners!   The berm is waiting for me to attack again, it is a disgrace.  Some things I want to save so can't just kill everything.... and it's such a worry with the cats all using the berm as a playground.... besides what it does to contaminate the bugs that the birds eat.  I have a whole RubberMaid storage unit holding every kind of weed & bug killer that #2 son knows how to use from his college days of grounds work at the golf course, but I hold off with cats & birds that will die from it. 

Sachiko, so sad the veggies didn't get to grow as large as normal, but they are beautiful and from what I've always heard, they are still packed with vitamins no matter the size.  Hopefully they will help you get stronger, faster!  I've never seen pumpkin that color!  Thanks for sharing the photos.

Hal, when we lived in the KC area we had a couple huge, old Bradford pear trees in the front yard.... that gave me the creeps.  They had what looked like silk spider strings hanging down all over, with worms dangling on them.  We only lived there 2 years & got to admit, I had forgotten all the different types of bugs liveing in that damper climate.  A maple tree that hung over the driveway by the garage door (4 level house with driveway that opened on 3rd level down).... icky-sticky stuff fell all over a car parked under, even for a short while.  Local nursery explained it was mites or something like that, to spray with some bug killer & add a squirt of dish washing liquid to make the spray stick to the leaves.  It worked.   

Jack, that is a beautiful scene with the chairs, lush lawn & bridge in the distance.... and that is what a river should look like.  My Arkansas River is more like what we called a "creek" back in MO. 
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Post by: jackwv on August 27, 2016, 07:57:28 AM
Sachiko, JeanneP and Shirley thanks.  I enjoy my little trips.  Owe a visit to my daughters in Virginia but will wait till fall.   It seems this time of the year the weeds want to take over and I do not like to spray.  Just will have to survive another winter and the lawn always looks great in the spring.  We have had decent rain but the hot weather has been tough on the lawn and that is when the weeds pop up.

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Post by: halkel on August 27, 2016, 09:20:16 AM
Shirley, Jack, I have a theory about lawns and weeds, especially since the drought that we had for four years.  If it's green and grows, leave it alone.  Just cut it and enjoy. ;)  I have found over the years once things get back to normal and you get the normal rains that weeds don't like to be cuddled.  The grass comes back and weeds get crowded out, well most of them... ;) with regular care.

And I only grown flowers in small flower beds (or did) or containers.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 27, 2016, 12:21:36 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 27, 2016, 12:24:10 PM
These were taken at the engagement party that Don organized for his and my families.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 27, 2016, 12:27:43 PM
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Post by: jackwv on August 27, 2016, 01:41:29 PM
Bubble can only say Wonderful! and great to see Pat
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 27, 2016, 01:52:02 PM
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Radioman at the X studio for the Classical Music Program

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Post by: Lindancer on August 27, 2016, 01:57:06 PM
Bubble, Oh! it is wonderful to see two such happy people. It makes the day to see such happeness.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 27, 2016, 01:58:41 PM
Oh, what wonderful photos.  Great family gatherings.  I'm so glad you got a couple of Pat, and also at least one of Heather!  Memories now for all of us.!
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Post by: angelface555 on August 27, 2016, 02:15:18 PM
How wonderful to see you, your family, Don at the studio and Pat! Thank you Bubble! Is Aviv now bilingual?  ;)
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Post by: JeanneP on August 27, 2016, 02:22:56 PM
Bubble.  Such great pictures of you all. I am sad now knowing that you have left.  KNow you had a great time though.  Traveling is hard now but well worth it.  I am sure that grandson feels like Don is his Grandfather. He was quite young when Ben Past so most probably doesn't remember much.
Let hope there will be a way for you all to get together again.

Good to see photo of Pat. Hate to hear she is having some Med problems these days. We have all know each other for many years now. Hard to see the changes as the come. But Accept them.

Don one can tell just loves doing that Program on a Sunday. They will not want him to end doing it. Many listeners also. He is good at what he does. Should have taken it up as a Career years ago. Would have been great. Has a beautiful speaking voice.
(I forget that every one can read what is written here). O.K though, Don know we are proud of him.
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Post by: Joy on August 27, 2016, 02:56:28 PM
Wonderful pictures,  Bubble.  Thanks so much for sharing.  Great that Pat and her niece could meet up with you and have lunch. 

Joy
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Post by: Tomereader1 on August 27, 2016, 04:29:47 PM
Thanks for sharing those wonderful photos.  Hope Bubble has a restful few days recovering from the long flight home.  Avi is a handsome fellow!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 27, 2016, 04:57:37 PM
Don and Bubbles looking so happy and making some precious memories.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 27, 2016, 06:56:12 PM
Those are quite wonderful pictures! Don and Bubble seem very happy.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 28, 2016, 02:52:31 AM
It is 7.40am UK time and what a wonderful start to my morning.....Not everyday I can come into S & Fs and see the most happiest, and most comfortableness, ( when in each others company, ) than of Don and Ethy...( Bubble )

Pat, I have also smiles for you, and know that it wasnt an easy journey for you to make, re, your illness, but so good to see you enjoying what I can only call..." excellent company..." and leaving with you, long lasting memories...

Oh, and Don and Bubble, not forgetting, " making sweet music together..." re, your studio...wink wink...
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Post by: phyllis on August 28, 2016, 07:18:23 AM
I love seeing those happy smiling faces!  Thanks, Bubble and Don, for including us in your joy.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 29, 2016, 08:17:11 AM
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Post by: jackwv on August 29, 2016, 08:21:26 AM
Aviv looks like he is hard at work and the pup likes it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 29, 2016, 08:58:31 AM
Adults, strangers, animals. all love Aviv at first sight. He is so sociable, not shy at all. That's a great quality.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 29, 2016, 09:01:10 AM
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On the last two days he even became friend with a Japanese boy "Yoo" the same age but looking so small next to him.  How they manages without a common language was a wonder.
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Post by: Radioman34 on August 29, 2016, 10:10:15 AM
Bubble and I attended a cabaret show called the Hank and Patsy show. These were  two famous Country Music stars from the 1950s. The two performers sang the songs we grew up listening to  and after the show we had great chat with "Hank Williams" and a
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 29, 2016, 10:19:36 AM
My kind of memories!   :thumbup:
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Post by: Radioman34 on August 29, 2016, 10:24:53 AM
Jeanne Lee even though my specialty is classical music I still retain my fondest memories of the Country Music stars from back then. I still have an extensive record collection of them.
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Post by: Shirley on August 29, 2016, 12:01:33 PM
I always start with the last post & go back to what I've read before.... this time the same only I'm in a rush & don't want to wait to thank you for the fantastic photos of "The Trip" ..... and for letting us all share in your joy.  Great photos of all of you!  (Okay, Bubble, without trying, your little Aviv is a scene stealer!). 

I know Don has visited Bubble when Ben was alive & since, but is this the first time for Bubble to visit Don & family in his back yard?  I think y'all need to write a book~ 

Oh, Gloria, hope they end up sending you a whole new computer!  Wish I could send this RV back.... but I did that once & after a month & 2,000 miles later got the same piece of junk back.   :tissue:  At least I can still come in here & whine & you are muzzled with no way to scream.... want me to scream for you?   :banghead: :bash:

Better get busy, son called & on his way to put the re-designed door back on the frig in the RV.  He found a site online last night where many others complained about the same 'frig & problem, got some new ideas. 

Happy Day to all........Shirley

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Post by: JeanneP on August 29, 2016, 05:38:53 PM
Bubble.  Now Avi will be wanting a dog of his own.

Yes. it is stange how children can meet and play with others. I remember we use to take my girls to the South of France when we went back to UK. Youngest about 5 at one time and she use to play with a little French boy on the Beach all day long.  Neither on speaking the same language. Yet in a hurry next day to get back with him again. I use to watch them and they would just laugh away and chatter. Use their hands a lot.  I still do that and it does work for me here with the Mexican people we now have many of.
Even people I know make fun of me as my hands always going. Say people would think me doing sign language
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Post by: Beverly on August 29, 2016, 07:48:26 PM
Jack - That park looks like a lovely place to sit on a summer afternoon. The hanging basket is beautiful. Can't have them down here in summer because it's too hot, but in the fall they do well. I find that periwinkle (vinca) will bloom beautifully nearly year round. It's very hardy in the heat.

Sachiko - The vegetables from your garden look delicious. I like eggplant and recently found a recipe for "eggplant pizzas" which I plan to make.

Bubble and Don - I love all the pictures! Thanks for sharing your visit with us. The Hank Williams imitator looks very much like him. I loved country music and the only radio station I could get at night while growing up was WWVA, Wheeling, West Virginia.

Pat - I know the trip was hard on you, but not surprised that you didn't let the opportunity to visit Don and Bubble get away!

Bubble - So cute of Aviv with the dog. Boys and dogs just go together!  :) When I was small, relatives of some friends used to visit each summer from Quebec, Canada. The children only spoke French and we spoke English. Language was never a barrier. We would jabber away together and somehow knew what the other one was saying. Children are naturals at communicating.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 29, 2016, 08:22:22 PM
Beverly, several years ago I planted five vinca plants in front of my kitchen window.  They wintered and multiplied.  I did not know they wintered and I did not know they spread along the roots.  I have vincas growing out of my ears!  This summer with the extreme heat my little garden was overtaken by bindweed and crabgrass/quackgrass.  We have a woman in our complex who likes to garden for the Association so she has been rearranging things for me, some that I like, some I do not like (she doesn't listen for what I like!) so it is mostly what she likes.  However, I do not have to do the work because I cannot do the work.  Beggars cannot be choosers!

But I have plenty of vinca!!!

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 29, 2016, 08:36:56 PM
Beverly I came to Wheeling from Pittsburgh with a friend that loved hillbilly music (was not Country at the time)   I was not a fan. We drove for almost 2 hours to the Virginia Theatre (torn down years ago)  We sat in the balcony, on a hot night, with cow bells, hooting and hollering.  Told him on the way home that was my last trip to Wheeling.   Little did I know that I would be transferred here in 1960, and lived here since (love it)  WWVA still broadcasts but the Jamboree in the Hills is 20 miles west in Ohio. 

Did like Hank Williams   Remember  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2oR91_r5I
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 30, 2016, 07:45:30 AM
Bubble, Those are quite wonderful photos! You seem very happy.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 30, 2016, 07:47:32 AM
My convalescent celebration was being sent from my daughter. She went to Sapporo for her academic meeting and was sending two melons which are local specialties there.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on August 30, 2016, 07:50:18 AM
I cut the melon big, and we enjoyed that. It was fragrant, was very sweet and tasted good.

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Post by: halkel on August 30, 2016, 08:40:09 AM
Sachiko3 that melon is what we call a Cantaloupe.  Very popular here in Texas.
Out in the Wild West (Pecos, Texas) they were famous for their Cantaloupe's but they are hard to find anymore.  My Mother loved to take half of a Cantaloupe and place a scoop of ice cream in it to eat and enjoy.

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Post by: Sandy on August 30, 2016, 08:46:04 AM
It will take me a while to get the hang of
my new google smart phone.   
But this is a start:

This is my second year with these orchids.
Cut them back in the Fall and up they
popped again in the Spring.

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Post by: phyllis on August 30, 2016, 09:04:26 AM
Beautiful melons, Sachiko!

Sandy, I'm so envious of those gorgeous orchids.  I tried several times to have orchids and only succeeded in killing each and every one.  <sigh>
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Post by: jackwv on August 30, 2016, 09:15:11 AM
Sachiko, like Hal, they look like our cantaloupes that I always preferred to Water Melon.  They look tasty.

Sandy a pretty photo and from a phone.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 30, 2016, 09:22:17 AM
No one was more surprised
then I was when my cut back orchids
popped up again the next year.     

Now to see just how long I can keep them.   

I used a litttle orchid fertilizer and set them in
a North/East window,  and I think that  they liked
that.      While they were hybernating I set them
under a table and only watered them occaisionally.   

Miracles of miracles!   They lived to bloom again!

Sandy
:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on August 30, 2016, 09:23:02 AM
Sandy, what a beautiful picture of your orchids !!!   And, such a clear picture with your new phone.   Almost makes me want to get one of those kind of phones.  My phone is just one of the Jitterbugs and it is just a phone.  I hardly ever use it, which is why I am hesitant to put the money into one of the smart phones.  I don't usually go out by myself and whoever I am with always has their phone.  Mine is mainly for an emergency.   But, after seeing the picture it takes,  there are times when I would like to take some pictures of my own.

A perfect picture.  Thanks for sharing. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 30, 2016, 09:37:10 AM
Thanks Joy!   I have so much to learn,  that I
can spend hours on the phone right now.....  and not making
phone calls or texting.    I won't be able to do that until
after the beginning of the month....  (my choice of when to
start up service) ...     

So now I am spending time learning how to use  the
fabulous camera,  Instagram,  play games and go
onto Facebook and Twitter.     

So much to learn  (a little at a time).   
So I am very excited!

Sandy
:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 30, 2016, 10:51:23 AM
Yummy melon!  That is one of my favorite fruit.
Sachiko, do you make a drink from its seeds?  Here we clean and dry them, then grind them in a food processor. 
You put the coarse powder in a loosely tied cheese cloth (or a man's handkerchief!) and plunge in a bowl of water.  "massage" that tied parcel and the water will turn milky.   
Leave it to soak  about 15 minutes and squeeze of the seeds. 
You can add a little sugar if you want. Cold it is a very refreshing drink.

Beautiful orchids.   I never had luck with this plant :(
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Post by: halkel on August 30, 2016, 11:14:03 AM
Bubble, do you use hot water to soak them?  Also do you drink it hot or cold?
Have you tried it cold, with ice?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 30, 2016, 01:11:38 PM
Mary Ann - I'm wondering if what you have is the ground cover, vinca. They do spread! Mine are supposed to be an annual but here in Florida I cut them back when they get real "leggy" and it works like pruning a plant. They grow quite big with beautiful blooms. I like the dark pink/red ones best. I copied this photo off the net to give you an idea of the type I have. They don't spread but will reseed themselves.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-300816125322.jpeg)

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 30, 2016, 01:24:52 PM
Sachiko - Lovely juicy melon! A darker orange than the cantaloupes we have. We can get several types of exotic melons at our grocery store but I haven't tried some of them.

Hal - That's an interesting link about the Pecos cantaloupes.

Sandy - Beautiful orchids. I had two of them on my lanai and they would bloom every March. The blooms last several months. Not sure what happened but they both died. I'm tempted to get another one.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 30, 2016, 01:29:09 PM
Sandy, they are beautiful orchids.  I've had no luck with growing orchids.  I'm always tempted to try again when I go through Lowe's or Home Depot garden shop.

Sachiko, the melon looks delicious!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 30, 2016, 01:51:50 PM
Beverly, my vincas could very well be ground cover vincas.  Mine are blue or periwinkle, but I have seen then in pink.  I am just trying to contain them, if possible.  By this time of the year they get quite tall, however, in Spring when things are first coming up, my little blue  flowers are visible.  The little blue flowers are of several varieties but all about the same size.  I also have snow drops in among them. 

Your vinca is pretty; I wonder if our nursery carries them.  Maybe next year!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 30, 2016, 01:56:49 PM
Those melons in Japan look much better than the ones I have been buying her. So ripe looking and the skins are not a thick of ours it seems.  I had one the other day that was so hard to cut the peel. Was good once I was done peeling
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Post by: Lindancer on August 30, 2016, 02:39:48 PM
Sachilk That melon looks like I could grab it through the tub.  In the summer we can get field melons, only off the farm stands, they are on the soft side and I like them.

Beverly, I have never planted Vinca plant, most of the time I can safely plant impatients as my back yard is all shade.

JeanneP, your children are well traveled, travel is such and education.

Shirley, glad your son can fix your ref. door

Bubble, thanks for the picture of Aivi, he looks like such a happy child

Sandy, I was given and orchid, when I was in the hospital, keep it until summer.  Put it out in the florida room in back of a chair, did not think of it any more till I found iit frozen, after our first winter freeze. Last year.

Don, I just played thatr Hank W. track and loved it.  I love old country music.  Not what they call country now.  When I lived in Charleston durning THE WAR, we went to a lot of Grand Old Opery traveling shows. Saw all the big country stars.  About 20 years ago spent a few days in Nashville and of course I went to Grand Old Opery.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 30, 2016, 02:43:17 PM
So many wonderful photos!

Beverly, MaryAnn, etc. I thought I had seen vinca here but when I googled, the sources were talking about the plant doing well in hot and dry zones. So I thought it must be another similar plant. I Googled vinca in Fairbanks and yes they do grow here!    https://frostdate.com/ak/fairbanks/vinca-vine.htm

Sachiko, as always your photos are crisp and beautifully styled! You have an artistic soul! I really enjoy different melons but prefer different cheeses with them rather than a sweet.My sister will eat slices of cantaloupe with bacon slices for breakfast! You are lucky to have such a caring daughter although much of that is from you and your husband I suspect in raising her right.

Sandy, such a sharp photo, especially from a phone, yet dreamy in how you positioned the photo. You are quite a photographer! I Googled your phone as my  sister loves her iphone and it's camera and I am getting more and more intrigued by these phones. However, I rarely call and do more texting or use my computer and post to phone numbers or phone email. I think I'm more curious about having a new toy I really don't need.

I really enjoy this site and all the photos people post here!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on August 30, 2016, 10:41:39 PM
halkel, phyllis, Jack, bubble, Beverly, Jean, JeanneP, Lindancer, angelface,
Thank you very much for your comments.
There are also a lot of olive green melons in Japan. But this melon is really delicious!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyn on August 31, 2016, 06:01:02 PM
Bubble and Don what wonderful photos of both families. I enjoyed see all y'all having such a wonderful time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 31, 2016, 09:58:20 PM
I thought I could remember the photos but had to pull up WordPad to take notes... y'all have been busy (& I'm listening to Hank singing, "Your Cheating Heart"... few of those old songs I heard enough to remember the words~).

Sachiko, those melons do look delicious!  We have variations of  canteloupe and my favorite looks just like that.  Beautiful photos!

Sandy, every time I scroll past your orchids I stop & admire the quality of the photo.  Great shot.

Beverly, I didn't know that vinca came in any color other than the soft lavender & white.  It grew under the deck in the house we had in Leawood (KC area) so was what we saw out the windows on the 4th level.  I tried growing it here in Wichita but it didn't take.   Yours is so pretty.  My vinca must have been ground cover, thick & green year around.  I wouldn't get under the deck for any reason, it was high enough that my husband enclosed one section & could park his riding mower under & had a door to close & lock.   I got a brown spider bite shortly after we move there & called every exterminator in KC & was told "nothing guaranteed getting rid of spiders".... so I was always on guard where spiders could hide.  The vinca spread all over that section of ground so my husband just "mowed into it" to keep it under control. 

Patricia, just think of the phone as another camera.... but I don't understand manuals so still can't get the photos off except by e-mailing them.... and then I have to have someone reminding me the process.  Mine will use an SD card but I never checked the manual how to install one.... no slot like the computers & cameras, think I have to take the back off & too much trouble.  I am determined to put in all the phone numbers so I can text.... can't remember how my son showed me & embarrassed to ask again.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 31, 2016, 10:15:45 PM
Thanks Shirley   (et al)  !

I am just beginning to start to use the camera
on my new smart phone....   I have a lot to learn
about it,  but I think that I am going to be
very satisfied with the quality of pictures that
I can take with it.       But I still have
a whole lot to learn .

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 01, 2016, 04:57:08 PM
I am getting to love that Monkey Face....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 01, 2016, 08:15:47 PM
I hesitate to put this in because the area is looking pretty ragged and unkempt, (I'll blame it on not working outside in the heat  :) ) but this is my vinca. It's getting very "leggy" and drying up. It needs to be cut back. Earlier this summer it was lush and full of blooms.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-010916195918.jpeg)


Mary Ann - I'll bet you can find hanging plants of it in the Spring. It's very easy to take care of. Once a week watering should do it........  Not to be confused with impatiens, which are quite delicate and not fond of sun. The blooms do resemble each other.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryTX on September 01, 2016, 08:26:45 PM
Beverly, my periwinkles or vinca as it's also sometimes called grows like this all the time.  I never cut it back.  I have a variegated pink/white, blue and solid pink

Mary.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 01, 2016, 08:35:43 PM
Does that Plant spread a lot.  I have seen them in Hanging planters and they seem to have to cut them back a lot.. That red and green looks so nice against you white siding.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 01, 2016, 08:46:08 PM
MaryTX - It's the only flower I can keep alive in the summer.  :) I've tried marigolds, etc. but the sandy soil dries out so fast.

I see you live in Texas. I was a "neighbor" for 7 years and lived near Tulsa, OK. Traveled to your area near Dallas a lot with my husband for his work.

Jeanne P. - In a planter they will grow down over the planter's side.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryTX on September 01, 2016, 09:19:00 PM
Jeanne, I guess they do spread as when they are planted, they are small.  I made the mistake of planting them too close together one time and ended up with a mass of flowers.  They did look pretty. Since I can't bend over anymore, my daughter plants one of each color in the front bed.  My gardening now is reduced to planters on the patio. I did have periwinkles in a hanging basket one time and did have to keep them trimmed as we kept hitting our heads,

Beverly, I was a "closer neighbor" to you as we're from Sulphur, OK (south central) :).  The kids lived here in Arlington so we moved down here in 2000 when Claude had a stroke. 

Mary
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Post by: Sandy on September 02, 2016, 09:51:14 PM
Fi at Four Months... 
Summer is over so this
should be the last of
roly poly Fi !!!

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-020916214313.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on September 02, 2016, 10:32:45 PM
What a great smile.   Beautiful.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 02, 2016, 10:33:57 PM
Fi is just darling, Sandy..... and I remember photos of you long ago.... she does look like you, don't you think?  Have you pulled out any of your baby photos to compare? 

Beverly, I had no idea vinca could look like that.  For sure mine was ground cover, it never got that tall.  I did a Google & so many different types, found some that the leaves looked like mine, was a long time ago, about 30 years.   ::)  Pretty red you have. 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 03, 2016, 02:08:08 AM
SANDY.....
.....not sure she would appreciate being called a " roly-poly..... ;D
but she sure is a happy one, bless her little heart...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 03, 2016, 02:36:31 AM
That is one happy little girl!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 03, 2016, 04:17:12 AM
That is a huggable, kissable  Fi!  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 03, 2016, 08:29:18 AM
Am sure Fi brings a smile to all of our faces.  Great photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 03, 2016, 10:57:04 AM
Sandy, as someone else said, "what a smile".  She's a little darling.  My now 7-month old 2xgreat niece is a good smiler too.  They're so cute at those ages.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 03, 2016, 11:54:26 AM
Sandy, she is such a cutie.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 03, 2016, 01:29:16 PM
Thank you all so much! 

It has been many many years since we had
a baby in the family..  over 13!     

I think that she does resemble my side of the
family,   but of course,  she is at the age when
looks really begin to change rapidly. 

There is nothing like having a baby in the home to
make people smile and start to communicate
with one another, again ..   

All is well here and Autumn is on the way. 

Sandy
:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 04, 2016, 10:00:57 PM
For Mary Ann Tock........a trip down memory lane!

Hope Pat doesn't mind that I "snitched" this off her Facebook "Memories".

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-040916214919.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 05, 2016, 03:40:07 AM
What a wonderful picture! Oh so many memories of old...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 05, 2016, 04:58:17 AM
So many are missed now. what a nice photo to share with us!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 05, 2016, 06:28:01 AM
Beverly, that is you in the yellow, isnt it? who is the lady in the blue, I am assuming that is Norm Tocks lady wife, or is that MaryAnn?.....Of course I immediately recognise both Norm and our Pat...what a lovely warming photograph of a place in happier times...sadly there is now one place missing, but he is very much close, in everyone's hearts....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 05, 2016, 09:03:03 AM
Quote from: Beverly on September 04, 2016, 10:00:57 PM
For Mary Ann Tock........a trip down memory lane!

Hope Pat doesn't mind that I "snitched" this off her Facebook "Memories".

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-040916214919.jpeg)

In this picture is Norm,  Mary Ann (Norm's s Sister),  Pat Scott Halbeck,  and Dorothy,  (Norm's Wife)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 05, 2016, 10:16:36 AM
SANDY, thank you for naming them.....BEVERLY, I was so sure that was you.... :-[
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 05, 2016, 10:31:40 AM
I just named the participants..   I  don't know who sent the picture..   

Glad all is well ... 
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 05, 2016, 11:14:40 AM
What a shock to see that picture.  I remember Pat and Paul visiting Norm and Dot but I don't remember the picture being taken.  I am sure it is a picture taken by Paul.  It was a good visit and I'm glad N&D had me up to their place to visit too.

Now you can see how short I am, compared to others!

Tom and I are going to be with Dot in a little while and we will have barbecued pulled pork to eat.

Thanks for posting that picture.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 05, 2016, 11:31:42 AM
Here  you go Mary Ann:

A spoof about "Short People" .... 
I love YOU!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH3szOIV9jQ

Sandy
:smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 05, 2016, 11:43:07 AM
Mary Ann - Hoped you would like it!  At 5' 2" I'm usually the shortest one in the group. I used to be nearly 5' 4". (Love these golden years!)

Jackie - Not me! I've never been blonde.  :) Dot Tock is such a nice lady. Unfortunately, I've never met Mary Ann but I've met the others several times. Lovely people!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on September 05, 2016, 01:26:38 PM
Great photo of memories.  Mary Ann have not met you,but that does not mean I do not know you . It was a special day in Grand Rapids when I met Norm and Dot and Pat. We all store these memories.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 05, 2016, 03:36:51 PM
Sandy, my mother used to tell me, "good things come in small packages".  So there!  I have heard that "Short People" song many times.  Thanks for playing it. 

Beverly, if I was 5 feet tall in my prime, I'm stretching it and the last time I was measured, I was 4 feet 9 1/2 inches tall.  I have to have any clothing altered, always have about six inches taken off the bottom. 

The thing is that no one else in my family is as short as I am, at least after they are fully grown.  I had only six first cousins and the men are/were well over six feet.  The Harton brothers are 6'5".  Even the women are/were about 5'8" at least.  I think my mother told me I had a milk problem as a baby and I was given barley water.  Nothing I can do about it now!

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 05, 2016, 04:32:32 PM
Nothing wrong with being short! My husband is short and I like him just fine that way!  :thumbup: My 20 year old grandson is short but he's good looking, popular and one of the nicest kids I know.  Men do seem to see being short as a problem.  :(

Mary Ann - Having to have clothing altered is a nuisance. Petite sizes in pants are still too long for me sometimes.

I'm getting off topic here! Anyone with some photos?

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 05, 2016, 05:46:11 PM
Beverly, yes I have some photos....now for a complete change of subject....wine....or rather our grape vines....This was left behind from previous owners and were just bare twigs when we moved in here five months ago....The grapes are smaller than they look but, hoping we still get another month of sun so we can at least get to sample a few....They are growing in the position of where our sun reaches the best....

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/20160905_5.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/20160905_10.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 05, 2016, 05:49:50 PM
Jackie - How wonderful to have grapes on your property.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 05, 2016, 06:11:21 PM
Beverly, nice photo but I think someone crashed beforehand!  ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 05, 2016, 08:35:58 PM
Angel. Looks like those grape vines are doing well.  You going to try making some wine. Not hard to do.  Will not be enough for you to put in a barrel and Stomp them. Always thought would like to do that.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 05, 2016, 08:56:49 PM
Jackie how wonderful to have a grape vine in your own yard.   I would not try to make wine but just pick and eat them, hope they grow larger and sweeter.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 06, 2016, 12:54:37 AM
BEVERLY....
....yes its not everyday one has their own little vineyard....
I like your tree, also....


JEANNE P.....
....those grapes belong to me, NOT Angel, but I would be willing to share....

JACK WV....
....thank you, yes if we are lucky enough for them to grow a tad bigger, so that we can eat them, there will be two of us in the queue waiting....We are both quite surprised at just how many bunches there are, the vines run along the top of our blue and purple decking fence above some seating down below, if we choose, we could sit there, and just reach up and pick them....just hope our warm-weather lasts another month, be a shame too see the grapes reach this far, then drop off and die...       

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/th_20160905_6.jpg)


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 06, 2016, 04:23:54 AM
Want to see old friends, go down memory lane? 

http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=234.msg43347#msg43347 (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=234.msg43347#msg43347)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 06, 2016, 01:06:59 PM
Sorry Jackie.  I suppose that grape vines will grow down in the area of Uk where you are.  Doubt would in Lancashire.  Don't know though as lots of Blackberry and gooseberry bushes did well up there.
Never had a grape pie.  Try them. should be almost like a sweeter Gooseberry. That was my favourite.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 06, 2016, 08:08:13 PM
Jackie, good looking grapes, nice picture. My old homestead, had a large grape arbor, that cover the whole kitchen part of the house.

MaryAnn, not only age, but I was 4 11, now 4 10 or shorter, i could reach the 2nd kitchen shelf in my closets, but now just the 1st one. My husband was 6ft., we look like a perfec10, he tall and thin and me?  My grandmother and my g.father were also like Cyriel and I When shopping I am always looking for someone to get a package off the top shelf.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 06, 2016, 08:24:46 PM
I was 5 6, now down to 5 3    was always the shortest boy in the class.  Fortunately was about eye to eye with Shirley at 5 5 and she would not wear high heels.

Sorry to say, fall is just around the corner and understand from the hot summer it will not be a pretty fall.  Will just have to take in all the fading beauty now, like this evening.

                 
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Sept%206%202016_zps5pswtxwg.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 06, 2016, 09:30:42 PM
That is a lovely scene, Jack.  I need to take some photos before I forget how to use my camera.  Oglebay will be planting their mums soon, I guess.  That's a scene to look forward to!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 06, 2016, 10:23:21 PM
Gloria de, I can reach the fronts of the second shelves.  Anything behind what is in front is lost to me.

Where I grew up at one time was a fruit farm.  We had a cherry tree, plum and peach trees in our yard, others had apples, more cherries.  There still was a farm from our house down to a main street and on the farm were grape vines.  We played in the vines and I have no recollection of collecting them.  I know my mother made grape juice but I think she bought the grapes at the Farmer's Market.

Pretty scene, Jack.  I didn't realize you were short.  I guess we don't see your picture with other men.  When I would say that someone was taller than I, Norm would say, "every one is taller than you!"

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 06, 2016, 10:52:29 PM
Beautiful photo, Jack.  Heard today that KS had more than normal rain so maybe it will be a pretty fall here. 

Jackie, great shots of your grapes!  My father had taken cuttings from some that he had gotten from his "home place".  The vines were planted on the original farm in MO after the family came from France.  When they built the house in town they brought along some of the vines.  Dad said they had Tokay, Concord & the green grapes to make good wine.  They also made their own vinegar. He had a bucket full of cuttings for me but I didn't get to visit soon enough so he gave them to a niece and I never did get any.  Keep us posted on how yours do!

I took a ride over on the link & thoroughly enjoyed seen a lot of photos of old friends!  Now I must go take a shower & wash off the bug spray so I can get to bed.  I cleaned out some weeds in a little flower bed tonight. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 07, 2016, 02:21:53 AM
Thank you all for your comments re, our grape vines......yes when we moved in all you could see were intertwined thin sticks part running along the top of our blue painted decking fence, completely bare...strange to imagine those sticks coming so much to life, given a few months and strong sunshine....and produce something so wonderful as bunches of pure fresh grapes....Isn't nature marvellous...Of course we haven't sampled them yet....  ;)

JACK WV....
...I so envy you your Oglebay resort, and on top of your front door, or just a short doggy ride away....I know how much it is your favourite dog walking spot...It really does look a magnificent park that changes colours with the seasons....so the park will never look the same on any two days...
.......................................................
Ahh yes, our " Short Listing Club " my height too has gone down a tad from 5ft 2 & a half - 5ft 3... to... 5 ft 1& a half..of course I blame it on my MS......ok, well age might also have something to do with it...they do say we shrink as we get older...  :yes:

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 07, 2016, 10:57:52 AM
Mary Ann, Shirley, Jean and Jackie thanks.  I forgot about the mums that are due shortly and was surprised I had no photo of them from prior years.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 07, 2016, 02:36:47 PM
Jack, love the colors and shadow in your photo

My sons blamed me for their height. they wanted to be as tall as their father, but were a little shorter.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 07, 2016, 02:50:24 PM
How I hated being short growing up.  Tried all kinds of things to make me grow. Then for 32 years only wore 4 inch heels. (Can't stand them now). Would only date men who were over 6 ft. Husband was 6ft 2. I am 5ft 1. the doctor says now.
if men were shorter I would have them meet me where I didn't have to walk with them. I would meet them later in life and was so sorry. All such nice men.
Stores do not cater to us short women. Even when checking out the CC machines are hard to see the readings. Always put what I need up high. And buying slacks. They even think of the Petite size as 5ft. 3 ins. Have to look for P short. Thank goodness I don't put weight on or would look like a little butter ball.
Look at my only granddaughter who is over 6 ft. and wonder where it came from and her poor brother came up being about 5ft 6'. Life not fair.
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 08, 2016, 10:32:00 AM
I am 6ft tall and my wife was 4ft, 9 inches. For most of her life she bought her shoes in the children's department, which was good because there was no tax on children's shoes
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Post by: JeanneP on September 08, 2016, 01:42:09 PM
Don.  Did they always call you and Wife. " Mutt and Jeff" was it..  We women were small but could sure handle the tall men. People use  to say that small women were more bossy. Not true. we were sweeter.  That was really short for your wife.  Usually English women taller. The men seem to be the short ones. Did she wear the real tall shoes? Who did your children take after? All mine and the Grands are tall.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 08, 2016, 01:56:51 PM
It seems Don likes them in small packages   :2funny:
I always wished I could be taller.  Now in a chair I am even more shorter.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 08, 2016, 06:13:22 PM
It does seem like tall men like small women.   See it so often..  The ones that don't match to me are the very small skinny women with the great big heavy husbands. or Heavy women with very small skinny men.  Surprising how people choose.  Did you Bubble stop growing when you got the Polio . How old were you?
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Post by: JeanneP on September 08, 2016, 06:17:00 PM
What topics to post in a Photo Forum.  wonder where everyone is. Most other than
The Soda Shop are so quiet.
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Post by: Beverly on September 08, 2016, 10:23:52 PM
Jack - That's a lovely area. Sad to hear the foliage season may not be good. For the first time in many years we will be in Vermont in time for the foliage season and I am so hoping for it to be a good one. We usually make the trip up there in summer.
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Post by: Shirley on September 08, 2016, 10:46:41 PM
I'm here, read at least once a day but am too tired to talk tonight~  I was forced to cut down some tall cane that grew unexpectedly in a little piece of ground where yucca plant and a park like light fixture with 4 lights stands, at the end of the sidewalk from the porch where it joins the driveway.  The cane was twice as tall as the pampas grass & zebra ornamental grass and the blooms were full so rain bent them over so they covered the entire driveway behind my car in the garage.  Have another spot where it started this year, guess thanks to the birds?  Quite a job cutting it down & tying the canes together in 4' lengths so the trash people will haul them off.  Had to take a shower & wash my hair 'cause I was dripping wet from working so hard.  Got the pool taken care of yesterday so spent a little time cleaning around it again today (nobody swims in it, like a flower garden, it's just there).  Even cleaned the sink drain in my bathroom, job I hate but vinegar & baking soda did the trick. 

Been raining off & on since about 5:00 pm.... more thunder & lightning & flash flood warning until Sat.  Cats don't know what to do with themselves.   :o   I'm a little over 5'1" & my husband was 6'2"... Mutt & Jeff... My favorite dance partners in high school were short guys.... jitterbuggers....  Good night, all..........
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 09, 2016, 05:38:54 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on September 08, 2016, 06:13:22 PM
  Did you Bubble stop growing when you got the Polio . How old were you?

I was two years old. No I did not stop growing but then muscles and bones were less developed.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 09, 2016, 11:33:21 AM
Bubble. Now I thought you got it at a much later time in life.  2 years, so young. But I suppose you don't remember any other way of being. You seem to have had a full life and been a cheerful person. Bet your parents let you be very independent.
I have 2 people I know that were born with. Spina Biffita . I can't even spell it. Both grown now to be in their late 20s. One is in every world Olympics. She was adopted from A Russian Orphanage at the age of 3 by a couple who were Professors here at the Univ. Of Ill. She Won 4 Gold medals  in past year. Teaches at the University here. the other now a Lawyer and getting ready to marry. Again came with birth. Always seem to be so cheerful.
You have a great family and now Don to add to it.
I still like the saying I always knew. (Just  To Blessed, to be Depressed.)
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Post by: jackwv on September 09, 2016, 12:49:23 PM
Understand we may not have pretty fall foliage this year.  Hope they are wrong but hard to match past falls at Oglebay.

On the first photo that is not a lake but early morning mist.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 09, 2016, 02:19:54 PM
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At 5years old, the first time I saw a beach and the ocean in South Africa-Durban.
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Post by: Sandy on September 09, 2016, 02:47:13 PM
How Cute you all are !!!!
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Post by: angelface555 on September 09, 2016, 03:09:19 PM
I agree, what a happy bunch of kids and you were certainly taking everything in, Bubble!
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Post by: Denver on September 09, 2016, 03:16:34 PM
Caught up reading and viewing here in this wonderful folder, once again.

Thank you, BUBBLE, for the link to Gatherings and meeting friends.  So many wonderful friends that are no longer with us.  Loved looking at all the pictures. 

JACKIE, the grapes are beautiful and I know you will really enjoy them when they are ready to pick.  Feel so blessed to have met you and Richard....a very fond memory from that day will always remain in my mind. 

Thank you all for all the nice posts and pictures.

Jenny
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Post by: JeanneP on September 09, 2016, 05:58:36 PM
Jack. Now is that Photo this years?. Trees turning already. Looks like a lake to me. It seems like I have seen that Photo before. So Beautiful. Would be great if nature stayed looking just like that.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 09, 2016, 06:12:37 PM
Bubble.  You were a real cutey as they use to say.  Sort of flirty also.

Now after the war ended and about 1947 my best girlfriend went out to Durban. South Africa to live with her brother. had no other relatives.  Often wonder how her life went. Also had some of my  Family living in Rhodesia from about the late 50s until they had to leave about 1978 . Loved the life they had out there. She didn't have servants when back in UK.  All seem to have been in the Mining business.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 09, 2016, 06:13:58 PM
Storms are now back here.  Really hard.  Was going to leave but no longer. In for the night
Friday nights are when all the High School football games are in town.  Will be rained out. Same happened last Friday night.  Some teams come from far away also. Such a shame.  Maybe they get word on the Buses before they make the long trip.
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Post by: jackwv on September 09, 2016, 06:30:03 PM
JeanneP no the photos are from prior years, no foliage change so far this year. That is not a lake, but fog rising in the morning.  Raining now, hope it stops soon, need my evening walk.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 09, 2016, 09:20:44 PM
Jack, as always, your photos of Oglebay delight! Here you always see the mist rising from the waters in the fall. The air is warmer than the water so it mists.

I have had so many folks wanting me to lose the gray and go back to my more natural red. So, here is what I did today, a cut and color. 

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Post by: Beverly on September 09, 2016, 09:43:24 PM
Jack  - Even if the colors are subdued it will be nice to have the change. The way it stands now I'm not sure we will be making the trip north. I hope we can as there is going to be a big family get-together with both my husband's side of the family and mine, plus our children and grands.

Bubble - That's an adorable picture!

Angelface - Your hair looks very nice. I'd love to have thick hair like that!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 10, 2016, 03:22:30 AM
Angel, color just right for autumn! The cut looks nice and neat.

Jack, don't you wish the trees would turn to match Angel's head? lol
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Post by: jackwv on September 10, 2016, 08:01:13 AM
Bubble, you never lost that grin and sparkle. 

Patricia, great head of hair and color.

Beverly, for me it is now a small family, miss the old gatherings.
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Post by: Shirley on September 10, 2016, 08:20:01 AM
Jack, I love those photos!  Oglebay is gorgeous any time of the year and thanks to your photos, we've all been able to enjoy it.  I really do look forward to the changing seasons there.  I've been driving when seeing a fog like that.... never thought to turn around & get a photo, we are lucky you do take the time!

Bubble, you still look the same, that same "bubbly" personality.  Do you remember when we posted photos of different ones when very young to see if people could guess who it was???  That was fun, long time ago.

Great hair do, Patricia.  Nice cut & pretty color.  You look SO young.  I dyed my hair for years but gave up when I had to do the job every 10 days. 

We had another round of rain last night, I had drained the pool back to it's normal level yesterday and it is running over again this morning.  Nice & cool so don't mind getting out... think it said upper 50s.  Lots of flooding, river is up but it has been higher, that is no comfort to the people with water in their basements.  Our trees were needing a deep watering but enough is enough.   :cloud: :surrender:
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Post by: jackwv on September 10, 2016, 08:23:58 AM
This is a 46 year old photo of my family.   There were 6 girls and 4 boys.   My Shirley lined us up for the photo, the only one I have of all of us in a group.   I was around 40 (and thin) at the time.  Now sorry to say I am the oldest, at 85, of the remaining two brothers and one sister.   Happy memories (the ones to keep)

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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 10, 2016, 09:08:41 AM
What a great family Jack! Makes me wonder what it would be to have brothers or sisters... Neat photo too.
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Post by: Beverly on September 10, 2016, 09:29:19 AM
Jack - What a great family picture! I have only one brother and always wished for more.  My two best friends each came from a family of six and I loved being at their houses. I always wanted six children but stopped at four.  :)

We have eight grandchildren, two step-grands (some with spouses) and five great-grands plus one step-g-grand. Makes for a lively bunch when we get together.
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Post by: jackwv on September 10, 2016, 10:17:44 AM
Thanks Bubble and Beverly.   My father worked for a stock broker and was one of the first to be hit by the big depression.  We lived in a tenement over a bar and had very little.  For a short time he worked for a government provided job.   We had little to eat, but the toughest, for me, was our having one bathroom and six sisters.   ;)  Do not have photos, I was the first to buy a camera and that was 1956 when I wanted to capture our first years of marriage.  Even then took very few, no money for film and development.

Here is a photo I posted on our previous site.   It was a double wedding in 1918 with my Father and Mother on the left in the photo and the other bride was my Aunt.   My mother had 10 children, her sister none.

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Post by: angelface555 on September 10, 2016, 11:40:26 AM
Interesting photos Jack! My father who died in 1995 was born in 1918. He was a Missouri farm boy, one of sixteen and my mother was born in Kansas in 1923, one of twelve. Out of those two generations, the only remaining is the oldest in my father's family, 106 last January.

There were three girls in my family. Jody and I barely two years apart, soon after their marrying and Becky surprising everyone 12 years later. We were and are still it seems, the only side of the family not farming. I think both parents wanted a fresh start.

I've had some here asking why I stopped being red after posting my S&F  avatar, but it took meeting an old working acquaintance who had moved here last week to decide to change. The first thing she said to me was, "What happened to all that red?" The gray was taking over.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 10, 2016, 02:04:08 PM
Jack. Great pictures to have.  Lots of Children to have at that time for your mum and dad but Oh! I bet it was fun. I just was not use to large family. In my mothers side even though Grandmother had 3 husbands there were just 4 children. Son killed in war One aunt had one son and the other 2 no children.  I only ever remember having one cousin.
In the Wedding 2 of the women look so stern and the other just smiling away.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 10, 2016, 02:04:57 PM
I am happy to be with you all today. What a storm we went through yesterday. About 6pm and then at 9pm. Tornado warning and Sirens going.  4 tornados came to ground. Went over my town but hit in 2 of the villages 10 miles east.  Everyone O.K and just damaged a few building but did completely destroy one Farm Home and all the buildings and also a Motor Home where the people had just driven in from Alaska. Shame on the farm house as it had been in the same family for 137 years. Built by GGF.  Seems they lost their dog and 2 cats.  Area was lucky though as the Tornados went over 2 big camp grounds with lots of people camping. Lots of trailers there.
We are pretty much farm land  close to the interstate. Think that the reason that these Tornado seem to come down on land with not a lot of building. Although 3 years ago one did take down half of the town 9 miles south of me. And about 12 years ago another larger town 14 miles east. Again only 2 people died in those. You sure feel good though when the all clear goes.  They happen so fast.
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Post by: jackwv on September 10, 2016, 02:38:15 PM
JeanneP   we are in an area with very few storms.   Since 1950 we have had only 21.   Your area had 182 and Shirley in Kansas 233.
You can find everything on google.  Here is the link I checked and any city and state can be inserted.

http://www.homefacts.com/tornadoes/Illinois/Champaign-County/Urbana.html

The bride with the big smile was my aunt and she always looked that way.  Do believe people tended not to show a big smile on wedding photos back then. 
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Post by: Sandy on September 10, 2016, 03:15:21 PM
I love your Red Had, Paticia!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 10, 2016, 05:06:02 PM
JACK WV...
...a family line up photo to treasure....
Yes agree, it was usual to see prim and proper, serious looking faces, rather than the smiling faces we now associate with...I can well remember an old black and white photo of our family members wedding sitting on my grans walls, cant remember who's wedding, but my mother and gran were in a fur coat, so it must have been a winter wedding, again no one seemed to have any smile on their faces...I wonder what happened to that photo, hope it is still in the family, just one aunt left now.....


ANGELFACE....
..that is a neat haircut....
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Post by: Joy on September 10, 2016, 05:20:01 PM
Patricia,  I LOVE your new hair color and the hair cut.  I wish I could get the girl who cuts my hair to cut it like yours.  I try to tell her, but she just cuts it her way.  It turns out ok,  but just not the way I would like it.

Jeanne,
I am sure we all are happy that you didn't have any damage and your are able to be here.  It must have been a scary night.  Glad you are ok.

Joy


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Post by: FlaJean on September 10, 2016, 05:40:19 PM
Enjoy the photos.  Hope you are blessed with some more beautiful fall colors this year, Jack.  Hoping we have more autumn colors here in northwest Florida, but we are still having hot summer days presently.

Angel, love your hair color and style.

JeanneP,  glad you weathered the storm OK
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Post by: JeanneP on September 10, 2016, 08:00:12 PM
Jack. That true. On the TV it seems most areas have something. Either. tornado, Earthquakes. Floods.  I don't ever remember reading anything about your area.
Think I will move there.  Its time for me to make a change and keep putting it off.
Need to start doing a little more traveling again and pick a place.  Ones I have like I couldn't afford.
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Post by: June Drabek on September 10, 2016, 08:13:00 PM
Patricia, your hair is beautiful, and so thick and lush. I would be happy to have some of yours. Mine is very fine, straight, grey and other ugly shades mixed in. But it's mine and I am thankful for that.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 10, 2016, 08:31:38 PM
Thank you, everyone.

Sandy, you were one of the first to ask where all the red went.
Joy, I take photos with my phone of magazines or posters. I took in three and we selected some of each.

As you can see from my avatar, my hair has always been red but darker and it had gone to a partial  iron gray because I never colored it. There was a woman I had worked with and saw recently who encouraged me to do something. The first words out of her mouth were, "What happened to your hair!"   ;D  :thumbup:
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Post by: angelface555 on September 16, 2016, 04:45:21 PM
>:( We don't see much red outside either, just yellow falling leaves, the wind, and mist. You can see the surrounding hills are turning yellow with more fog/mist rolling up over the foothills.

First is the cam photo from Golden Heart Park, and the rest are looking out over my balcony.


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Post by: jackwv on September 16, 2016, 05:46:30 PM
Patricia, quite a screenshot, of a beautiful area.   Like your view of things from your balcony.   Way ahead of us with the fall color.
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Post by: Marilyne on September 16, 2016, 06:22:37 PM
Patricia - I had a strong feeling of deja vu, when I looked at the photos taken from your balcony!  I have never been to Alaska, but there was something, oh so familiar, in that view. I enjoyed the pictures and the feeling. :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 17, 2016, 03:41:30 AM
Great photos Angel! They would make good paintings too, in misty aquarelles
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Post by: Joy on September 17, 2016, 06:01:09 AM
Patricia, Beautiful fall pictures.   Lots of varied activities outside your little window on the world.

As Jack told you,  your area is way ahead of where I live also.  Our foliage has not started to turn yet. 

I do like fall, but I am one of the ones who still loves the summertime.  I am not looking forward to winter.

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on September 17, 2016, 09:51:55 AM
I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the fall colors, Patricia, since our migrating birds are all gone now.  The sweet gum tree in my front yard has a slight yellow tint to the leaves but I was thinking probably roots not getting enough water.... also dropping some leaves.  Had enough water the last week but temps are still HOT for next week after a couple days on pleasantly cool.  Love your photos, you have the best of both worlds, right in the middle of activity and yet can see "wild" life in the distance. 

On this flat land we get to see sun rise or sun set, think that's what I enjoy when driving through the Flint Hills.... you can see forever.  I have created a monster with all the trees growing along the river & in the river bed.  I can't see the water from my house anymore and can't see across the river.  May have to cut down some trees instead of letting them take over. 

I notice some taller buildings, bet they are earthquake safe.... you do get your share there?  I know when we've had one close enough to move pictures as I walk around the house, some we feel but most we don't.  The world is shifting.... and was thinking about walking through Yellowstone & how near those bubbling pots are to the surface, I'd be even more fearful now than years ago when there.

Jack, you are so smart with those videos, wish you were near to "show" us.  It doesn't soak in watching the help ones online, I need more help than that. I ran across a morph I did when Glenn Curtis was with us... the Animation Shop is still on the old Vista computer downstairs but not sure I could remember how anymore.  I checked & the instructions he had online are no longer there (I had it bookmarked). 

Better get on with my day, have not checked on cats.  By the time I get them all fed it will be lunch time & I haven't had breakfast.   Thanks for the photos, Patricia!     
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Post by: FlaJean on September 17, 2016, 12:18:03 PM
Enjoyed your photos, Patricia.  You have a nice view from your balcony.  The yellow foliage reminded me of our trip through Colorado with their many Aspen trees that turn yellow in the fall.  I love that cam photo of the park.  It would make a beautiful painting.

Today is misty and rainy.  One more day of dog sitting.  They are well behaved but the oldest one is kind of "bossy".  He is used to a certain routine and when it is his meal time or time to go to bed he stands in front of you and gives a bark to let you know it's that time.  He keeps us on schedule.  :thumbup:
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Post by: angelface555 on September 17, 2016, 12:58:44 PM


Flajean that is funny, his name wouldn't be Sarge?   :thumbup:  Farrah will sit and stare at you, and if that doesn't work, she will begin tapping you. She has gone from that very frightened cat in May to one who understands your place in life, and that is to serve her!  :)

Thank you all for the lovely comments! We are just over the edge of the line demarcation between arctic and near-arctic so that we will be slightly ahead of you southern folks. I know we are four hours behind Michigan and 2,904 physical miles for an example.

Also, this summer has been horrible with constant rain and cooler temperatures so I'm just as glad to see it ending, albeit a month earlier. We have had three chilly and rainy summers in a row although this was by far the worst of the trio and I'm hoping it is not setting a trend!

Jack, thank you. There are the trees and the river to the right, just out of sight. So we are close to the edge of town, the tall building is a federal courthouse, and most of the others are small businesses. Across the river are the Catholic schools, homes for some nuns and priests and a few smaller neighborhoods before another loop of the river and the industrial area.

We have two Catholic areas with churches, home, and schools, bracketing the town on the south and northern sides, along with industrial zones. The other types of churches and neighborhoods are in the center with the west side having several car lots, and the east side has the railroad yards and another river winding through that. Shopping is on the east and west sides of town although teenagers and military bemoan our lack of huge malls.

Fairbanks is a blue collar town that mainly deals in freight to and from the Arctic, interior and smaller villages and towns. It is a working class town with a lot of railroads, plane and trucking businesses.

Anchorage is the lovely town with a Scandinavian appeal with mountains close on its heels and the sea directly in front of it. The rainforest climate keeps it fresh and green. Fairbanks is a desert with sagebrush, an arboreal forest and several rivers, hot springs and other lakes, stream, and sloughs. Two very different climates. It is river country.

Anchorage is on the cusp of the mountains. We are on the mountain's other side in a valley.

Earthquakes? Oh yes, we have earthquakes, a 5. earthquake is a ho-hum around this area, and we have volcanos, glaciers, and forests. So along with those earthquakes, we get fires and floods. Anchorage has the San Andreas fault running right down Fourth Avenue, and we are only about 400 miles north of that. Between the glaciers, fires, floods, volcanos, etc. Alaska is a land constantly reinventing itself.

Bubble, I had to look up aquarelles, thanks!

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Post by: Lindancer on September 17, 2016, 01:16:27 PM
Patricia, what a beautiful view from your balcony. They are saying we will not have much color this year, because of the drought and very hot summer.  By the way while I am trying to write this Taffy is setting in front of the computer.  the red cars really show up.
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Post by: Beverly on September 17, 2016, 09:27:59 PM
Angelface - Enjoyed your photos! The leaves have turned yellow.......Are they aspens?
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Post by: Shirley on September 18, 2016, 04:26:31 PM
Was wondering the same, Beverly.... aspen or cottonwood maybe?  The cottonwood turns first here in KS & in CO, but we don't have aspen either state & know in CO that both types turn about the same time.  I am so angry that "our government" leased out the National Forest campgrounds that we stay in, to private companies and the companies close them... cross bars & chains to the entrances.... early September, long before the aspen turn!  I have a lot of photos from years ago when I did go out "to see the colors".  They used to keep the campgrounds open all winter so the hunters could use them, no services but outhouses and picnic tables & fire rings to use.  I am getting "Fall Fever", wanting to take off & see the world as it changes seasons.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 18, 2016, 07:00:09 PM
Beverly & Shirley, Those trees that are losing their leaves are not Aspens. We also have cottonwoods but they are very different. These trees are white or paper birch.

The trees you will see in this area are white birch, commonly called paper birch;  cottonwoods, mountain hemlock, balsam poplar, mountain alder, tamarack,  fir and blue or black or white spruce. There is an aspen found here called a quaking aspen, but we're told it is not a real aspen, just a name given to it.

Pine trees, western  hemlock, and Sitka spruce, are further southeast.

"Paper Birch is  one of the most easily distinguished trees with a narrow, open crown of slightly drooping to nearly horizontal branches, and conspicuous white bark. Paper Birch is sometimes found as a shrub. In Alaska, there are 3 geographical varieties of Paper Birch in Alaska, and they hybridize with each other wherever their ranges meet.

Native Americans used the Paper Birch for the making of canoes and many types of containers. The bark should never be peeled from a live tree, as this leaves permanent, ugly black scars. Birch trees produce a bitter tasting chemical known as salicin (similar to aspirin), to deter moose and other animals from browsing on their branches."
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Post by: Beverly on September 19, 2016, 08:21:36 AM
Angelface - The northeast, including Vermont, has many of the same trees you mentioned. Clumps of white birches are much desired on large lawns. My son had a beautiful clump of birches until a bad ice storm last year.  :( Part of it survived.

Shirley - Northwest Oklahoma has lots of cottonwoods, too. We lived in Woodward for awhile and then down near Tulsa.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2016, 01:27:24 PM
Beverly, he should move to Alaska's Interior! We have millions of white birch, its our most common tree!  :thumbup:   :)
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Post by: carole on September 20, 2016, 07:50:21 PM
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Post by: jackwv on September 20, 2016, 08:12:45 PM
Carole, two words   Beautiful  and Wow
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Post by: Shirley on September 20, 2016, 08:26:48 PM
I second that WOW! , Carole..... gorgeous spring flowers and I did a Google for the Godwits, not familiar with them.  Amazing birds, so glad you posted the photo.... fascinating!  Besides, great photos~   :thumbup:
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Post by: Beverly on September 20, 2016, 09:10:40 PM
I can't say it any better.....WOW!

I had to look up Godwits......beautiful bird.
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Post by: Beverly on September 20, 2016, 09:15:04 PM
Angelface - This is the clump of birches on my son's lawn.

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Post by: Beverly on September 20, 2016, 09:37:10 PM
A closer view with my granddaughter and her Dad.

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Post by: jackwv on September 20, 2016, 09:58:18 PM
Beverly, love the stand of white birch, and great family photo.
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Post by: Beverly on September 20, 2016, 10:03:12 PM
Thank you, Jack.

I give up! I've made myself dizzy trying to resize that picture with the new PSP 8. If it's too large I will delete it.


Even though I paid $$ for it, I am thinking about trying something else.
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Post by: FlaJean on September 20, 2016, 11:12:37 PM
Those spring flowers are lovely and so are the birch trees.  Nice photo, Beverly.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 21, 2016, 12:40:52 AM
Beverly, that's a nice group of birches. In a way, they look better singled out.

Carole, the godwits spend the summer in Fairbanks's Creamer's Field, a wildlife and bird sanctuary before returning to you. Carolyn in NZ. and I used to ponder the long trips they made twice a year.

All lovely photos!

Beverly, try this for photo resizing; try optimizing on 20.

http://resizeimage.net/

I do have  Corel's version 8, but I normally use PSP12Ultimate for the majority of my PSP.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 21, 2016, 01:03:18 AM
Beverly, when I worked as a tour guide at the Great Alaskan Bowl Company, I learned so much about wood. A few notes for your son on birch. The white or paper birch has been one of the earliest and most-used trees in the new world. The Vikings, Indians, and White settlers all used it and many of those uses have survived to this present day.

You can use the wood to make a shelter, row boat,  or a canoe. You can use the bark to cover that canoe, make a dish or platter out of birch bark, brew the young leaves for a tea to cure a headache or stomach upset, or peel off the bark and eat the first inner layer if you are lost and unable to make it back. It won't taste like beef wellington, but you can survive until help comes or you get that canoe finished and launched!

This is the place of the Burches.
A Forest Hymn

The groves were man's first temples.
Ere man learned
To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,
And spread the roof above them ere he framed
The lofty vault to gather and roll back
The sounds of anthems in the darkling wood.
Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down
And offered to the mightiest solemn thanks
And supplication.

Bryant

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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 21, 2016, 03:30:24 AM
Very interesting info Patricia!
I don't think we have that kind of tree here, but it looks very regal.
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Post by: jackwv on September 22, 2016, 11:21:53 AM


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Post by: SCFSue on September 22, 2016, 12:16:12 PM
Great picture, Jack.  Is that location near you?  It looks a lot like a West Virginia hillside to me.
Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 22, 2016, 01:37:19 PM
Jack, that will make a great jigsaw!
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Post by: Lindancer on September 22, 2016, 02:00:16 PM
Good afternoon.  Carol lovely Spring flowers, thanks for posting.

Beverly, like the picture of the birch trees, and your nicelooking family

Jack, that is such a peacefull looking scene.

Patricia, so interesting about the birch trees.  I had three white birch trees in my baclk yard, until we had hurricane Gloria, years ago, took them all down.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 22, 2016, 02:10:48 PM
That is a great photo, Jack, of a lovely, serene setting.

I have to ask since you are in the south, is your river water a green or greenish hue? I wonder because ours is such a blue color and when I went to GA, KY, and TN, their water was green. Now I know it has a lot to do with minerals. Here it is hard rock country, granite, iron, gold, quartz, etc., but I wondered.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 22, 2016, 03:55:36 PM
Patricia, way up your way I guess we are south.   I am in the northern part of WV near Pittsburgh.   The photo was taken way south and close to Kentucky and part of Virginia.   

The Ohio river is usually a murky green.  Understand it still has lots of pollution.  For years steel mills lined the river from Pittsburgh to south of Wheeling.   Looks good to me but would not swim in it.

Sue that is close to Beckly and the New River Bridge.
Gloria thanks, and Bubble there are probably puzzels now with it.  The photo is on Calendars and all over the state. 


Most of the views the same, I stood in the water to take mine.   Get a look at some professional shots.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1371&bih=688&q=babcock+state+park+grist+mill&oq=Babcock+grist+mill&gs_l=img.1.1.0j0i8i30k1.2450.10741.0.12811.20.17.1.2.3.0.106.1249.16j1.17.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.20.1285...0i10i24k1j0i5i30k1j0i24k1.CM-GWC0RYZE
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 22, 2016, 04:15:30 PM
Jack, I'll take your shot.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on September 22, 2016, 04:38:00 PM
Jack, most of the ones shown in your link have that greenish tinge. I often thought it might be moss or something similar. I also like your photo as MaryAnn said.
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Post by: jackwv on September 22, 2016, 06:02:08 PM
Thanks MaryAnn.   Patricia, again that is way south and not the Ohio River.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 22, 2016, 07:47:12 PM
Jack, as I am further than 3,915.5 miles from you, (Distance between Fairbanks & Pittsburg); everything is southern. However, I was commenting on the photos in your link. One of our larger of the five rivers bisecting our town, the Chena, is 3,779.6 miles from the Ohio river, (Isn't Google, grand?).

The Ohio River at Cario is brown in the photos and one of Pittsburgh, showing the Ohio River meeting with the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River has that green tinge. And yes I know they are cleaning up pollution, but I wonder if the color has as much to do with minerals besides any pollution.

I wanted to find an online map of the US showing states and rivers, but each one showed a tiny Alaska and tiny Hawaii, somehow migrated to the Gulf of Mexico....... When I looked at US rivers, none were shown in Alaska.

The Tanana river, bisecting the south side of town is muddy with no real visibility due to glacial silt. I am showing a photo from a cam, not mine.

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The following is one of the Chena from[attachimg=2] the northeast and center of town. You can see that both rivers are cutting into the banks and toppling trees which causes under water hazards.





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Post by: Beverly on September 22, 2016, 08:26:45 PM
Jack - Your picture of the mill looks professional to me. Beautiful!

Angelface - Your second photo is reminiscent of scenes in northern New England, especially Maine.
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Post by: jackwv on September 22, 2016, 08:33:53 PM
Beverly thanks, I owe it all to a good point and shoot camera.
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Post by: Beverly on September 22, 2016, 08:56:45 PM
Angelface - I never thought of the color of rivers.........Where I lived most of the rivers reflected the sky color at the time. Mostly the water is clear and you can see the rocks at the bottom unless it's really deep. The larger rivers can be muddy looking after a rain. Unfortunately, Hurricane Irene had a devastating effect on our smaller rivers in Vermont. For the second time since the 1927 flood the path of the White River has changed.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 22, 2016, 08:58:36 PM
A brook, not a river, but I like the photo.

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Post by: Beverly on September 22, 2016, 09:01:49 PM
Part of the White River near where I lived, before the flood.

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Post by: JeanneP on September 22, 2016, 09:10:21 PM
Jack.  I love seeing that photo of the Old Mill and the wheel.  Been awile since I made pictures by copying the ones I like. Should do this one. Need to change a couple hanging in the bathroom.  Had the LIght houses on for a while. I may do this one.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 23, 2016, 03:12:10 AM
Beverly, your photos are very close to what we have here. Your photo of the White River looks very similar to the Chena River.

Many of our local rivers are older. I have forgotten the scientific name for that, but the banks are eroding. Folks put rocks, old cars, logs and other items to reinforce the banks, but it is a serious issue here. Several small area villages are actually moving their entire towns back away from the waters.

All five local rivers change channels many times. Two of our local lakes are almost empty because of the water draining out and going elsewhere. Twice in the last ten years, they have had to re-dredge and re-do the highways as the river changed and made new channels through the roads.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 23, 2016, 07:58:48 PM
I do not access here for a long time, and I'm sorry very much.

I have cardiomyopathy, and it is seven months.
I went to my hospital on September 15, and my heart seems to recover smoothly, and my dactor said the trip seems to be OK, too.
It will be the result that it regarded as too much important for these seven months that my body is a somehow heavy feeling.
And, as for the one which is thankful for, physical; there is the paralysis nowhere.
I stroll in my garden as ever, but my rose of Sharon and my cotton rose get closer to the end, and Aster ageratoides is in full blossom.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 23, 2016, 08:02:14 PM
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Post by: jackwv on September 23, 2016, 08:59:24 PM
Sachiko, love the photos, but even more so it is so great to have you back with us.   Think about you and Sato  and remember you in my prayers.   Did not want to impose in you, but again great to have you here.
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 23, 2016, 09:12:47 PM
Sachiko, it is so good to hear from you again and I'm sorry you have such a serious illness.  I am glad that you can walk in your garden and we appreciate it when you are able to send pictures of your garden.  Most of all, take care of yourself and check in with us when you are able

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on September 23, 2016, 09:24:44 PM
Sachiko, its is so good to see you posting again!
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Post by: halkel on September 23, 2016, 10:42:31 PM
Sachiko, I hope and pray your health starts to improve soon.  Your photo's as usual are beautiful.
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Post by: Joy on September 23, 2016, 11:09:21 PM
Sachiko,  so happy to see your sweet smiling face.  I, too, hope you will be feeling lots better soon.   Glad to see you out in your garden. I know how much you have missed being able to do that.  You and your beautiful flower pictures have been missed.

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on September 23, 2016, 11:22:56 PM
Sachiko, have been thinking of you and Sato.  Glad you are so much better. We haven't heard from Sato in many weeks.

I enjoy the photos of your lovely garden.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 24, 2016, 02:09:30 AM
SACHIKO and SATO....
...You are both very special people who I/we are happy to have on our forum.... I like many, have both loved and enjoyed seeing your home photos and your past video clips...but aware that life changes can now prohibit what we once, was capable of doing.....However your smile and your garden photos lighten up my day....I am so happy for you that your garden brings you such pleasure and joy, even though you may not be able to manage it in the way, as before your illness and hospital stay...
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 24, 2016, 03:01:21 AM
Jack, Mary Ann, angerface, halkei, Joy, Jean, Vanilla-Jackie, Thank you very much for your comments!
I am very glad of your gentle words. I will recover these little by little. And I will be to send my photo again.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 24, 2016, 04:28:13 AM
Hurray!  Sachiko is back :)  It is great to admire your photos again and to see you on the mend.  Take care!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 24, 2016, 07:54:29 AM
So P Bubble, thank you very much for your warm words.
As for me, it was not yet gone out in the distance, but I came to be able to take the photo of the flowers in my garden.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 24, 2016, 07:56:33 AM
I found that cluster amaryllises bloomed in my backyard today. The cluster amaryllis blooms by all means in the Autumnal Equinox Day.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 24, 2016, 09:36:57 AM
I would never have guessed these to be amaryllis.  They look more like lilies, and the leaves are different from the usual plant.
Thanks for introducing them to me :D
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Post by: FlaJean on September 24, 2016, 12:53:03 PM
Sachiko, those flowers are a lovely bright red.  They are very similar to what we call "spider plants" in our area.
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Post by: jackwv on September 24, 2016, 02:39:36 PM
Earlier I posted a photo of the Grist Mill at Babcock state park.   Patricia commented  on rivers and believe you will find this interesting.  The Mill is on Glade Creek that flows into the New River.   
The New River  flows north to the Kanawa and is one of the oldest rivers in the worldget this comment that it was prior to the existence of the Atlantic Ocean.
The age of a river is difficult to determine. Generally, the age is estimated based primarily upon the age of any mountains it dissects; the age of the sea or ocean to which it eventually outflows can be irrelevant; for example, several rivers of the east side of the Appalachian Mountains are older than the existence of the Atlantic Ocean, which did not exist 130 million years ago.[If a river fully dissects a mountain range, then this generally indicates that the river existed at least at the time that the mountain range rose.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 24, 2016, 03:35:25 PM
Sachiko, lovely flowers and yes, not what I would expect of an amaryllis.

Jack that is fascinating, and I would have thought the ocean came first. In thinking it over, rivers are probably, mainly rain water, so it makes sense. That is another interesting thought, especially here with volcanoes in the southeast and in the polar state regions and several mountain ranges here locally.

I tried Googling to see if any Alaskan rivers were older than any of our three bordering oceans, but no real answers. I did learn that we have 3 million lakes and ponds and an uncounted variety of rivers, they stopped after 12 million. While we have the third largest lake in the US, it was at one time, larger than the state of Michigan.

"Lake Iliamna in Alaska is the third largest lake in the United States. Lake Michigan has the #1 spot on the list of biggest lakes in the United States. The other Great Lakes are each bigger than Iliamna."

" 86,051 square miles of Alaska are covered by water.  The largest, Lake Iliamna, encompasses over 1,000 square miles. Many of Alaska's lakes are only reachable by air or boat."


But none said to be older than the oceans, which probably has to due with all the earthquakes an  seismic activity.


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Post by: Lindancer on September 24, 2016, 06:27:47 PM
Good evening, Sachiko, I join all the others in saying so good to see you posting. You really do have a lovely garden, and take beautiful photos of it.  thanks for shareing
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Post by: JeanneP on September 24, 2016, 06:29:29 PM
Sachiko.  Your gardens still look so healthy and colourful. You don't need to go far to walk to find beauty.  You are looking much better and sure you will be able to get back to what you love doing soon.  It takes time to get strength back.
We all look forward to Sato getting back to us soon. You both are missed when we don't hear from you.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 24, 2016, 07:35:36 PM
Bubble, Jean, Jack, angelface, Lindancer, JeanneP, thank you very much for your comments.
The English name of ”Higanbana” was “red spider lily”.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 24, 2016, 07:39:17 PM
I became considerably fine.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 25, 2016, 03:22:32 PM
Hope that Sato has gotten to go Home and he is getting settled in.  He will get back to us soon I think.  Been a long hospital stay for him.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 25, 2016, 03:24:31 PM
Jane.  I will send a e-m to Jeanne and have her take my email address out.  As we can use the MESSAGE then I don't think we need EMail in.
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Post by: RAMMEL on September 25, 2016, 06:35:30 PM
Today I was watching a PBS TV show about Japan. I thought I saw Sato's name as someone shown/covered.  I'm positive I saw SATO, but not sure about his first name (it looked the same).
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Post by: angelface555 on September 25, 2016, 06:40:41 PM
JeanneP, if you are talking about the message part of this Seniors and Friends website, it uses your email.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 25, 2016, 07:07:03 PM
The cosmos in my backyard bloomed. There is no cosmos of the dark red this year.
There is no flower of the color though I planted a cosmos of the dark red last year.

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Post by: angelface555 on September 25, 2016, 07:52:48 PM
Sachiko, you always show us such lovely flowers, thank you!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 26, 2016, 07:41:20 AM
angelface, thank you very much for your comment.
I love the cosmos which makes flowers bloom every year very much.
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 26, 2016, 08:46:18 AM
Sachiko, the cosmos are a favorite of mine.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on September 26, 2016, 11:45:18 AM
Sachiko, I also like seeing the photos of your yard.  I've never grown Cosmos and enjoyed seeing yours.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 26, 2016, 09:02:10 PM
Mary Ann, Jean, thank you very much for your comments.
In my garden in Fukuyama, autumn flowers bloom in profusion.
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Post by: Shirley on September 27, 2016, 01:58:39 PM
We had a "pair" of birch trees in the circle garden in the pool area but the original owner let someone rent the place for a year before we bought & they neglected to water or something, the trees were dead so we had to cut them out.  Your son's yard is gorgeous & your son & gr-daughter are also beautiful standing there!  She looks a lot like him.... do they look like you, Beverly?

Jack, that is the "most paintable" photo... absolutely spectacular!  I know you took some of it years ago & even close ups of detail... and sent me.  I still hope to paint it "someday".   I probably won't ever get to take my own photos but as long as I have your permission to use yours.... it's legal! 

Patricia, those photos look like fall & cold not far behind!  Beautiful world you live in.   Can really tell the difference in the water.... no reflection of the sky in the first.  What are the white squares on the near bank?

Beverly, we call that a "creek" in MO & KS.... don't you love 'em?  The ones in CO are moving much faster than what we see in KS & MO.  White river is nice size water....  I crossed the Arkansas River (same as behind my house)...at least 5 times going to Salida, CO... and even with the rains we've had in western KS this year, some crossings there wasn't any water above ground.   So strange that it can flow so full in places & bone dry in others. 

Sachiko, your flowers are gorgeous & you look fantastic!  You didn't ever say what health problems you had, but I had 3 by-passes and a new aortic valve put in about 3 & 1/2 years ago and I am just now feeling more normal.  Even the leg they took the vein out of (from ankle to knee) is finally okay to touch without cringing..... all this time the skin/nerves were as sensitive as an open sore.  Good that you keep busy to take your mind off.  Best wishes.  Oh, I love your cosmos, I did not have any this year, so thanks for sharing yours! 

Rick, I wouldn't doubt that Sato's works would show up, before he got sick he was very active.  Hope he is getting stronger & will "report in" one of these days. 

Sorry about the length... been gone since last Friday.... drove to CO to test the tires on the RV.  They did okay, hope I don't go out & find one flat this morning.   :-\
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Post by: angelface555 on September 27, 2016, 06:07:02 PM
Shirley, the first photo is a cam shot of the Nenana River. The concrete barriers in front are to keep folks from driving too far forward and into the river. The Nenana runs through a series of glaciers so it is always muddy, filled with silt and is dangerous with trees and other hazards swept along underneath.

The Chena runs along the Nenana and the Tanana rivers for several feet before joining all three emptying into the Yukon River. It's called the marriage of the waters because it seems as if they do not mix. However, they are mixing from the bottom up, so it is an illusion.

Here is a photo of the Chena with a small boat just before it enters town proper.[attachimg=1]


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Post by: JeanneP on September 28, 2016, 07:25:47 PM
Angel.  I didn't realize that.  You mean can only use it here in S and F if both you and the other person have a E-M address listed here..  Learn something every day.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on September 28, 2016, 07:39:06 PM
Shirley, thank you very much for your warm comment. I feel that I can live my normal life in my house happily. And autumn flowers bloom in profusion now in my garden. They cheer it up for me.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on September 28, 2016, 07:46:15 PM
angelface, the scenery of the river is splendid!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 28, 2016, 08:03:34 PM
The aroma of the fragrant olive wafted on the wind.
Fragrant olives planted in the west of my garden are in full blossom.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 28, 2016, 09:18:24 PM
Thank you for the river comment, Sachiko. I wish we had olives that could grow here. I love olives!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 29, 2016, 03:11:12 AM
Very interesting Sachiko.  I had never heard of that plant.

http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/shrubs/hgic1083.html (http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/shrubs/hgic1083.html)

Would it grow in containers you think?
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 29, 2016, 07:05:34 AM
angelface, bubble, thank you very much for your comments.
As for the name of this flower, Japanese is "Kinmokusei".
It is "Fragrant olive" when I check the Japanese name in English translation dictionary, but is "Fragrant orange-colored olive" in Wikipedia.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 29, 2016, 06:02:13 PM
I have not heard of them either.  Now I don't like to eat olives. Could this be a editable one or more into a flowering plant for decoration in a garden. I know there are apples that way. Pretty plant but not for eating. Same with a lemon I think.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on September 29, 2016, 07:07:29 PM
JeanneP, We cannot eat the fruit of the fragrant olive. We enjoy the flowers and the fragrance.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 30, 2016, 03:38:56 AM
JeanneP, you still can use it:

Osmanthus fragrans has a long history of use in herbal medicine, and is used in perfumery and as a flavouring. The flowers are used to make a scented jam and tea (hence its common name, tea olive), and in traditional herbal medicine a decoction of the stem bark is used to treat boils and carbuncles. The essential oil has insect-repelling properties.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 30, 2016, 12:27:35 PM
I didn't know it was called, commonly tree oil, Bubble. I use it and have a small bottle now that I buy locally. Its good for cat ear infections and repels earmites, fleas and ticks although we have no fleas or ticks in Alaska.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 30, 2016, 04:48:04 PM
Bubble.  I think if in the US they were look a little more into Herbs and Plants etc. instead of spending Billions of dollars making all these pills that the charge a fortune for.  I think that people knew more about what nature put out there. Seems the Asian countries do quite well using natural things. I remember my grandmother use to always have something steeping away. Children here now have been on so many antibiotics by the time they are 5 years old that they will never be able to take anything in years to come that will work on them.  Never had my girls to Dr. nor did they with theirs and never sick. But my GD out east seems to have her to doctor for least little thing.
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Post by: Beverly on October 02, 2016, 09:37:07 PM
I've been in Vermont for a week and arrived home late last night. We decided to stay only a week so I am going to miss the best of the foliage.  :( My son said he would send me a photo of his trees when they are at peak color. Had a wonderful family reunion while we were there. Would you believe I forgot to take my camera to the reunion?  :'(

Lots of nice photos since I was here.

Shirley - My granddaughter's father was my former son-in-law. Sadly and tragically he took his own life about 6 months later.
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Post by: Beverly on October 02, 2016, 10:47:32 PM
Vermont Farm

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-021016222144.jpeg)
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Post by: Beverly on October 02, 2016, 10:51:50 PM
Clouds at Sunset in Vermont

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-021016222448.jpeg)
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Post by: Beverly on October 02, 2016, 10:54:37 PM
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My daughter-in-law's giant Mum
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Post by: angelface555 on October 02, 2016, 11:32:54 PM
Beverly, everything is green, neat, tidy and bucolic! Wonderful!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 03, 2016, 06:25:11 AM
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My Table Garden
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 03, 2016, 06:26:52 AM
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I received this beautiful arrangement for the New Year, complete with apple and honey.
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Post by: halkel on October 03, 2016, 08:10:57 AM
Beverly and Bubble, thank you for the beautiful pictures to start the week.  Thanks.

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Post by: Beverly on October 03, 2016, 09:25:03 AM
Bubble - Nice table garden complete with "flowers" on the tree! Beautiful floral arrangement....L'shanah tovah!
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Post by: jackwv on October 03, 2016, 10:30:37 AM
Beverly and Bubble, great photos.  Loved the farm and sunset Beverly, and your handiwork Bubble.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 03, 2016, 12:42:48 PM
Bubble, a really nice table garden, I'm envious! And such a thoughtful New year's gift!
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Post by: JeanneP on October 03, 2016, 03:37:18 PM
Beverly.  Now that is a Farm I could live on. Beautiful. Looks peaceful. Even has cows. Bet some chickens some place.

Bubbles. I never got my table garden to look that good.  Nice ideas to put the photo's on it.  I even tried A Cacti one.  Just don't have a green thumb.Allergic to all flowers and never could work on outdoor garden so think may that is the reason. Just have to work with Silk ones.

Nice with the Apple and honey plant.
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Post by: JeanneP on October 03, 2016, 03:40:17 PM
Beverly. Vermont and Maine areas are about the only states I have not been. Always planned to drive up there. Only thing now can't find anyone who wants to go. Maybe in Spring I will just get into my car and drive up.
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Post by: SCFSue on October 03, 2016, 05:47:56 PM
Jeanne, Bob's first duty station when he finished flight school in Corpus Christi was Brunswick, Maine.  We drove up there with our 9 month old son at the end of May.  There was still 3 feet of snow packed under windows and it was raining.  He had to leave in a week to join his squadron on deployment in Sicily.  We quickly bought a small house and I moved in.  The snow began to melt, but it was still VERY CHILLY!  We finally got used to it, but oh boy, did it start snowing again in late October and all winter long!  When a storm was coming, I parked our car down at the end of the driveway so that I didn't have to shovel the whole drive if I needed to get out.  Shoveling is NOT an easy job!

So if you plan to go up there, be sure to go in July, August, or September!  It is really beautiful up there, even with the snow and the people are friendly.  And we developed a great love for lobster which at the time we could get from the lobstermen for about $1 each.

Sue

Sue
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Post by: Sandy on October 03, 2016, 06:06:56 PM
These days,   May through the end of October are pretty mild....   June thru September are beautiful times of the year....  The prettiest of course,  being the end of September thru Halloween.     

But, by the time I get through New Years Day,
(With the Holidays etc making the end of the
year very festive),  I am looking forward to
and early Spring.   Which sometimes comes as
early as April Fools Day...     

I don't like the heavy Winter Months of January, 
February and March...   but to each his own,
and many people do love  playing in the snow
(Not ME!!)   

Any time there is ice on the ground, 
especially covered by snow,  is hazardous
for the elderly and disabled to get around.

So I believe that the best time to come to
Maine is Late May thru Halloween..

(Of course, it is all in what you get used
to  and how much "change" one can
endure, through out the Seasons!)     

Ayah! 
:2funny:
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Post by: Beverly on October 03, 2016, 08:16:37 PM
Jeanne - Most of the farms are dairy farms. This is one of the prettiest I've seen. I can remember a time when Vermont boasted more cows than people. My daughter has chickens for the eggs and for awhile she had sheep.  My granddaughter and her husband raise chickens for meat and eggs, a pig and usually a beef cow.

I love Spring in Vermont but it can be unpredictable. May is usually beautiful. My favorite part is the lilacs. If you want to make the drive there, the best time is late September. By October the foliage is beautiful!

SFSue - As you said, snow can come as soon as late October. The long winters are what drove us to move to Florida. I loved it when we could go snowmobiling, etc.
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Post by: Beverly on October 03, 2016, 08:28:01 PM
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-031016202339.jpeg)

Where we lived in VT and our reason for moving here.  :) It's beautiful but as we grew older our winters seemed longer!
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2016, 10:33:02 AM
No posts today.......I think I scared everyone off with my snow picture.  ;)
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Post by: MaryTX on October 04, 2016, 10:41:19 AM
LOL.  I like a "little" snow, particularly when I am inside looking out :)

Mary
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 04, 2016, 10:49:52 AM
Well I did post in Gatherings and Meeting Friends~Old and New...
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2016, 11:00:27 AM
Bubble - And I just replied!  :) I wonder how many people have found that discussion. It's kind of "out of the way".

MaryTX - I like snow for about two weeks!  :)
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Post by: JeanneP on October 04, 2016, 12:09:28 PM
Beverly. Oh! I love to see snow like that. Just for one week.  We use to get them here in Illinois. For the past 4 years hardly had any. Last 2 didn't even have to have my driveway cleared.  I miss them.
What I miss most is seeing the Ocean. People tell me that up there would remind me of my HOme area in UK.  Just have to get up there.  (1st thing on my 2017 Bucket list)
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Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2016, 12:45:59 PM
I love a nice snowfall, particularly on a sunny day.   Looking for a photo of mine in the snow and found one, but first wanted to post my old home as it was in 1964, and now with a few improvements.  Jessie joins me in the family room and seldom visit my 2nd floor.  Hate to think of ever leaving, it is home.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting_zpsag0ubvf2.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/2014%20for%20posting_zpsqxl2m1ug.jpg)
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Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2016, 12:48:34 PM
Now here is a photo following a nice snowfall.


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/snow%20for%20posting_zps5vckfi3x.jpg)
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Post by: JeanneP on October 04, 2016, 01:04:05 PM
Jack.  I love the style of your home.  Looks like you just added that room on the side. It adds to the style of the house.  Hope you can get to stay in it for a long time yet.
Sent you a photo using my Yahoo. mail. did you get it?
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Post by: FlaJean on October 04, 2016, 01:35:37 PM
We were in New England for two weeks several years ago in late September.  The weather was great and the fall colors beautiful.  That is one of the things we miss here in Florida, but we sure don't miss driving in the snow.
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Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2016, 01:54:59 PM
JeanneP, sorry, no email.

Several years ago I looked at a unit in a close by high rise.    No pets at the time, now will permit small, but not sweet golden that never barks.   The unit was about the size of my family room addition.   Posting a photo of part of the room.   It has a full bath, and the front of the room (not shown)  is a large bay window, day bed, two recliners and large tv.   Have mentioned in the past my down sizing and hate clutter, enough in my mind.  This it the back of the room, the bathroom on the left and my  :) work space, with a large door to my patio.  Like being alone, but could easily rent out the home and live in the family room. 

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting_zpshdsvl7es.jpg)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 04, 2016, 02:04:09 PM
Very cosy with all that nice wood.
If you were renting the house, you would have no kitchen!
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Post by: JeanneP on October 04, 2016, 02:12:04 PM
Like you Jack. I will have a hard time changing living places.  Daughter on my almost daily about moving to Texas. I know its hard here being 1100 miles away but I love my life here.  Don't think I could live in a Condo, Assisted Living. To private a person. Been alone now 50 years and was raised almost like a only child. Health has got a lot to do with how one lives I think. Right now I feel as good as years ago. go out daily, drive a lot. Lots of things go on in this University town. Still love cooking, fixing things around the house.  I would be content in that kind of a space that you added on. But mine only 940 sq ft. But don't care about perfect house cleaning now.  Think I need a cleaner in about every other week.  Think we will know when we need to make big change. Your dogs have kept you active.  Don't ever rent out space to anyone. We are not use to people close.  Only thing is with me I have traveled all these years all over.  I would like to have someone who is still wanting to travel now.  Afraid the friends I have left now can't do it.
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Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2016, 02:13:56 PM
Bubble if I ever decided, just need an apartment size refrig. and small sink, have a hot plate
and microwave.  Really doubt I would ever do, want to sell to a young family like we were when we moved in.


Jeanne, sounds like we both are fortunate, like living alone and can drive to the park or daughters when I want.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 04, 2016, 02:28:23 PM
Beverly, your winter photo looks just like what we used to have in the sixties. Now we rarely have enough snow as Jeanne says, not even close to the snows that Jack showed in his photo. The trees are bare, and we have early morning frost, but sunny skies and crisp fall days. We were almost guaranteed snow from September 23rd on but instead, the rain stopped and the sun came out. We are about forty degrees cooler, however.

Jack, you've shown those photos before, a very nice house!


Dad offered me and my sisters, our childhood home but no takers. One sister helped to build her own, another moved south and I didn't want to return to where my daughter was so ill before she died. So, he sold it.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 04, 2016, 03:42:38 PM
JeanneP, living in a condo like mine is like living in a house but without outside work.  Being close to your neighbors depends on the neighbors and you.  I used to say I did not want to move because I had such good neighbors.  We did not go back and forth, but visited in the good weather months.  Then my neighbors left; actually one couple died a year apart and the other one went to TN when her son and granddaughter moved there.  Both present neighbors work and I wouldn't know one if I met her on the street.  The other works night shift so see her very seldom.  I would like more room, but I really am where I should be!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on October 04, 2016, 03:53:38 PM
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Five month old "Fi", 
teething on some celery...  (at lunch today)..
Growing like a weed!  What  a joy!


(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-041016154644.jpeg)

The sweater that she is wearing
was hand made by the Grand Mother of an
exchange student named Erhan, who came
to live with my daughters family for a year 
as and exchange student from Switzerland.

His Grand Mother lives in Turkey.
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Post by: JeanneP on October 04, 2016, 04:07:07 PM
Sandy. She is so cute.  I don't have any little ones anymore.  They came. Bang,Bang but now all growing up.  Goes fast.
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Post by: FlaJean on October 04, 2016, 04:29:53 PM
Jack, it looks nice and comfortable.  We downsized into a smaller house which we really love.  Nice neighbors and quiet neighborhood and just a few blocks from our youngest daughter.  We've been told that there are plenty of kids (although we've only seen a few) so we got two big bags of candy to be ready for Halloween.  In Ocala we never had any kids come around as they all went to the mall for parties.

Sandy, what a precious little girl.  I wish our little great grands were closer.  Our family is spread out from East to West and even Canada.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 04, 2016, 04:40:25 PM
Sandy, she is adorable!
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Post by: JeanneP on October 04, 2016, 05:23:33 PM
I thought there was a new Challenge starting Called "Clocks"
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Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2016, 05:25:20 PM
Sandy, what a beauty.

JeanneP look under photos then photo challenges.
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Post by: JeanneP on October 04, 2016, 07:35:22 PM
Jack.  Thanks . Found it.  Some great one showing up.  Thanks
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2016, 07:56:04 PM
Jack - I love the style of your house and your addition looks cozy.

Sandy - Your g-granddaughter is adorable. That's a beautiful sweater.
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2016, 07:58:09 PM
Something a little more seasonal.....My son just e-mailed this picture of his back yard. The colors are changing and we left a few days too soon.  :(

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-041016195148.jpeg)

I made it a little too wide so you have to scroll to see the whole picture. By the way, that teepee like structure is a bonfire waiting for some nice night!
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Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2016, 08:27:53 PM
Beverly, lots of color.  Little early for us.   Was at the park tonight and just one photo of pretty blossoms on a potted plant.  Will let one of you identify.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Flower%20for%20posting_zpsforbf3di.jpg)
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 04, 2016, 08:34:12 PM
Jack, it is a hibiscus.  I've never seen one that color; beautiful.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on October 04, 2016, 08:50:36 PM
Beautiful back yard,  Bev !!!
Riding lawnmower,  I presume !!

That hibiscus is lovely,  Jack!!

New England in the fall is extraordinary!!
But way too short.   

Being outside today felt so good.
"Sweater weather" at it's best !

Sandy
:coolsmiley:
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2016, 09:27:43 PM
Jack - That's a beautiful hibiscus.
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2016, 09:30:29 PM
Sandy - I guess you could call it a riding mower!  ;) He has 10 acres, a lot of it wooded.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-041016212429.jpeg)
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Post by: Sandy on October 04, 2016, 09:53:44 PM
Wow....   

That sure does a beautiful job....   
amazing,  from the size of it...
Does that bale hay  too and plow snow?   
I am not familiar with farm equipment,
(obviously),  but that sure looks like it could
handle just about anything! 


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Post by: angelface555 on October 04, 2016, 10:04:19 PM
Beautiful flower Jack and very nice yard Beverly, that your son has!

Up to this past summer, we had been in a drought since 2003 and bonfires, and burn barrels have been a thing of the past. I would think that might have changed after this past summer with waters still running high and some flooding. I have heard, somewhere, tho, that it has to do with the snowfall in the mountains as to our coming out of the drought.
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2016, 10:40:17 PM
Sandy - It's a full size tractor and does it all! He plows snow but doesn't need a hay baler.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 04, 2016, 11:07:50 PM
Beverly, from your White River's resemblance to our Chena River to your snow covered photo of what resembles part of St. Mattew's Episcopal Church, there are so many similarities between Vermont and Alaska Did you know that FDR re- settled the majority of the Dust Bowl refugees here? We have hundreds of farms and farming exports as well as timber, fish, oil, and gold.

You and others might enjoy this short video.

https://www.travelalaska.com/Experience%20Alaska/~/link.aspx?_id=0E468812E8054B1EAFC5EA9F2568A4C5&_z=z


This link is my region.

https://www.travelalaska.com/Experience%20Alaska/~/link.aspx?_id=87C7C3A6A25E456FB54EF5DB3F02CAF7&_z=z

https://www.travelalaska.com/Experience%20Alaska/~/link.aspx?_id=F896C62BB6A2417C956F7E3BB9C24574&_z=z
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Post by: Shirley on October 05, 2016, 12:31:12 AM
I have been in & reading all the posts & admiring the photos but too tired to talk.  Still don't have all the stuff  put away from the RV..... taking back to back trips with uncertain weather (so have to take summer & winter clothes).... always too much food & everything else.  I am half asleep now & must shut down & go to bed.  We had a dozie of a storm earlier, some areas got hit hard with winds blowing trees over & fences down... power out & hail.  We didn't get the bad stuff so can sleep in peace, I hope. 

Love all the photos, beautiful flowers, darling baby, gorgeous yard & equipment to care for it... and you have a homey type house, Jack, best to just live each day & enjoy until life makes the decision for you. 

I am having computer problems so looking online at what is best for what I want to do.  My favorite brand (Toshiba) is in the middle of being sold so not recommended for buying with "warranty iffy".  Will think about it tomorrow.

Patricia, only regret is that I didn't get my trip to Alaska when I was young enough to stay a few years. I still think I would have been a good pioneer & loved the land.  I will check out the links later.  Thanks.

JeanneP, I have the same problem with nobody (of my old friends) in good enough shape to travel, none.... I would love to have a friend with their own RV to be able to meet places & enjoy sights & even share meals... but not be in the same RV.  I do like my own space. 

Must check on cats & get some sleep. 
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Post by: jackwv on October 05, 2016, 09:44:08 AM
Beverly, would love to play with that toy (tractor)

Thanks all for telling me that was a Hibiscus.

Patricia viewed the three tours, beautiful area can understand why so many visit.

Shirley you wear me out with your work.  Get a good computer and relax.   

Cooler weather today so some yard work (just a postage stamp size, do not need a tractor)
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Post by: angelface555 on October 06, 2016, 08:16:56 PM
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Fall comes to the Interior
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These were all taken the last of September and you can see the fog and mists rolling up and over the foothills. Now the trees have no leaves and it has turned crisp and sunny after a summer of soggy disdain!
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Post by: angelface555 on October 06, 2016, 08:28:50 PM
A few of Farrah, killing her felt mouse, getting food out of her toy tube and generally relaxing, even in some odd places...


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Post by: jackwv on October 06, 2016, 08:47:50 PM
Patricia, it is obvious Farrah has found a great home and many ways to play, and rest.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 06, 2016, 08:51:18 PM
Thanks Jack. The other earlier photos show how fast fall happened here than in other states.
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Post by: Beverly on October 06, 2016, 09:39:22 PM
Angelface - Some of your trees are already bare! Farrah looks very trusting with her belly up. She has certainly found her safe place. She's a pretty cat.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 06, 2016, 09:52:14 PM
Patricia, the picture poses look familiar because Kendrick does the same things.  I am interested in the ring; what kind of food do you put in it?  I don't have any trouble with Kendrick eating, but it would be something more to interest him.  He came to me at 10 pm to let me know it was time for treat but I wanted to go online to see how the Atlantic coast people are faring.

Mary Ann
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Post by: halkel on October 06, 2016, 10:53:54 PM
Amy, both you and your husband will be in my thoughts and prayers tonight and tomorrow.  I know that three hours will seem like eternity. You will be on tired lady. On the humorous side, your hubby gets to sleep all the way through it.  ::)
Go ahead you can hit me.

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Post by: halkel on October 06, 2016, 10:55:28 PM
Patricia, beautiful animal (and pictures) I like that park.  It has a small town feel to me.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 06, 2016, 11:05:59 PM
Thank you for all the comments! Beverly, those photos were taken from 9/23 through the end of the month. While it is sunny out now, all the deciduous trees are bare of their leaves. Only spruce and fir are still covered in needles.

Beverly, cats usually do not lay on their backs or with their stomachs exposed unless they feel safe. I knew the first time Farrah lay on her back, that she was going to be okay. I tried to get a photo of her sleeping on her back, however, just reaching for the camera, woke her. My favorite photo is the one with her paw over her eyes!

Shirley, feral cats in the wild, do not play once out of kittenhood due to the necessity of staying alerted for danger. Feral cats seldom learn to play and ones like yours, outdoors, probably would never feel that safe.

MaryAnn, Petsmart, an offshoot of Websmart, said cats have an active, curious streak and high prey instinct. They don't, according to the vet's article, do well with food left out or easy to reach. They said it tends to lead to obesity.

The report recommends having them work for their food for optimum health and to stay in shape. I feed Farrah a 3-ounce can of wet food with a bowl of 2 to 3 ounces of dry kibble alternating every other day.

She was not too enthused over the ring until I put her dry, never wet food, in it. It took her a day to figure out how to get to her food, but now she is an old pro. Maybe I'll start hiding the dry kibble in some of my wooden bowls and steins to keep her interested

Hal,  thank you. Fairbanks is small, just a little over 100,000 residents! The park, "Golden Heart Park," (its fountain is off for the season); is one of several set up along the Chena River's winding way through town. They have brick walkways and bicycle paths joining together the series of parks with old time style light poles, and the fences have Alaskan figures and scenes welded into them

It is a project spanning some years, and they are practically finished with it.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 06, 2016, 11:07:43 PM
Shirley and Hal; were a couple of those comments meant for the Soda Shop?
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Post by: Shirley on October 07, 2016, 12:05:16 AM
I'm not sure what I'm doing tonight, Patricia.... I discovered my post missing over in the Soda Shoppe & found it here.  Yes, I started it  on WordPat over there & not sure how I ended up in here but it's missing again.  I'm working on 2 computers so not helping my scrambled brain. 

This computer has not worked for a couple weeks & I managed to do something right last night & the monitor (external) came back on.  I had tried everything my sons recommended but nothing worked.  No clue what kicked in last night but was hoping to get a photo in here that I had wanted to use for the "sky" challenge.  Hey.... I know it's over!  Just a test run to see if I can get something into the Gallery.  I do have a watch/clock but no sense taking the photo if I can't post.
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Post by: Shirley on October 07, 2016, 12:08:49 AM
So here's my challenge, to see if the photo actually went into my Gallery & will work.  I don't see an option to post from my gallery in here, only from my own computer.  What am I doing wrong? 

I'm going to bed.... this is stressful~   :'(

By the way, I notice my clock in here is also wrong.  How can it be tomorrow when it's before midnight tonight?  Even my cell phone was wrong last week end.... it was CO time zone the week before & forgot to change back to central.  Sure messed up my week end since I set the RV microwave clock by the cell phone because my FitBit watch had died the day before.  Talk about being confused.   :crazy2:
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Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2016, 11:07:02 AM
Wanted to show you my sons new 8 week old Leonberger Pup.   Showing a photo of him, one with my Jessie to show his present size.   In a year he will grow to 175 pounds, a giant but gentle breed. My third photo is of their 2 year old.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting%202_zpsindebyox.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting%201_zps6fv06iwu.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting3_zpsrfh5qlmj.jpg)
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Post by: MaryTX on October 07, 2016, 11:23:22 AM
Jack, it is darling :). Is their two year old one of the parents?  I have never heard of that breed before. 

They are cute, but I will always be partial to Jessie and my Goldens :).

Mary
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Post by: Lindancer on October 07, 2016, 11:37:45 AM
Good morning, waiting for friend to take me shoppin

Jack, that is such a cute puppy.

Patricia, thanks for posting all those pictures,  beautiful town.  Farrah, is sure a fun cat.  Taffy, has been getting into trouble all morning, and keeping in my way, running up and down the hall, jumping on the bed off again, then down the hall. She has been on the dresser, playing with my makeup, and jewerly.  She does not play with toys, and she is not a feral cat. My ride is here I have to go
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Post by: angelface555 on October 07, 2016, 11:48:15 AM
Good morning, Jack. Beautiful large dogs! I remember you posting about the first one your son had. The puppy almost looks like a stuffed toy!

Morning Gloria, hope your day out shopping is nice. I guess Taffy is determined to be the exception to the rule.  :thumbup:  She sounds as if her day has been full of energy!

Farrah is most active early in the morning. She has taken to waking me by purring and walking circles around and around my prone body in bed to have me get up and fetch her breakfast!
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Post by: Beverly on October 07, 2016, 12:00:01 PM
Shirley - I see your photo of clouds/sky in the Gallery. You should be able to post from there. You can't post it directly into the reply box on Photos but if you copy the Gallery photo BB code and then paste it into the Reply box, it will work. Clear as mud?

Jack - Beautiful dogs and such a cute puppy!
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Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2016, 12:56:29 PM
Thanks for the comments.   The Pup is from another blood line, but he and the older one may someday start a new litter with the breeder.  The older one is a beautiful specimen but they want to be sure no health issues prior to breeding.  The Leonbergers are from Leonberger Germany and several years back were recognized by the AKC.

Here is a fun video of playing with the 3 pups, he is the only male, with the blue collar.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4xxW0tRsU
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Post by: halkel on October 07, 2016, 02:06:53 PM
Jack, did a Google on Leonberger and found this.  Think I will pass.

http://leonberger-hunde.org/oldwebsite/pagesInfo/DontBuyIf.html (http://leonberger-hunde.org/oldwebsite/pagesInfo/DontBuyIf.html)

You son must have lots of energy (and money).  They are a beautiful dog.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 07, 2016, 02:25:22 PM
JACK WV....
...Lovely puppy but afraid too large for me when it becomes adult....My favourite still has to be your Jessie....
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 07, 2016, 02:44:23 PM
Jack, nice puppies.  It is hard to imagine them at their present size that they will get to be so large. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2016, 03:10:38 PM
Jackie I have had 3 Goldens for over a period of almost 40 years.  Know Jessie will not be with me much longer, do not know if I would get another.   I love most breeds but think the next, if I would get one, would be another Golden.  Doubt I can handle another pup with their energy.

Hal the list was no problem with my sons big boy.  His wife did most of the training and he loves people, never jumps and the kids think he is a big bear. 
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Post by: Shirley on October 07, 2016, 03:36:44 PM
Jack, I've never seen a dog sit on it's tail like the middle photo..... that is SO cute!  How is the other little guy doing with 2 monsters in the house now?  Wonder if it knows how big this one will get.... to be extra nice to it while this size.   ;)  I remember when our German Shepherd was a pup & a Siamese across the street loved to hide behind a bush & run out to scratch the pup when I took her for a walk.  By the time Dede was 6 months old she realized she was bigger than the cat & every time she escaped the yard I would find her on that cat's porch, waiting for it to come out so she could chase it~! 

Neat link, Hal, & I do think probably true of any big dog.  Early on ours decided that Cas was boss & I was her equal...... even when I blew my top, she weighed what I wanted her to do against what she wanted.  At the time we were each about 100 pounds & for sure she was the strongest.  At this stage I don't think a giant of a dog is what I need or can handle, but I do want one that is protective & will convince the bad guys they do not want to deal with her.  When I make up my mind I am ready to deal with cats rebelling & a young pup, I will just visit the Humane Society & look until I meet one I can't live without. 

Patricia, Tiger is the one that loves to lay on my face if she stays in the bedroom at night.... but Lauren is the one that gets to watch all night at my face when in the RV.  Tom just gives into the girls.... he is my gentle giant... lover.  He rubs against everything & purrs so loud you can hear him across the room. 

Hope all's well on the coast.  My niece stayed in their home so will call my brother after while to make sure they are safe.  I have 2 big pot roasts in the oven.... can smell them already, only been in about an hour & half so long way to go.  I will clean a pound of those little carrots to dump in both Dutch ovens but think I will skip the potatoes.... maybe one to eat tonight.  Will add the vinegar & sugar when I put carrots in (French gr-mother's way, vinegar to tenderize & sugar makes flavor pop out).  Already have a couple cloves of garlic & several bay leaves in.  I will cut some meat & gravy up & put in single serve ZipLoc tubs for travel.  Funny how good home cooking tastes after a couple days of eating out on the road.  Better go check on those smells~

Jack, I don't think you'd be happy without a Golden and know both of your kids would give it a good home if you ever needed them to.  On the other hand, you might leave your name with the Golden group to take in someone else's baby or old lady if they needed a good home for it.  Foster home sort of. 
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Post by: halkel on October 07, 2016, 05:04:37 PM
Jack I cant picture you without a golden.  They are such a gentle animal, although my daughters could be frustrating when it would get in her pool without permission and then go roll in the yard and get back into the pool.  And stand there with that goofy look on her face.

She also, along with her black lab, didn't like being left alone and would scatter the trash all over the house.  Both have now passed on.
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Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2016, 05:49:53 PM
Hal and Shirley you are right, my number one is a Golden but the Labs the same personality and love people.  I meet so many different breeds when walking, and all are great.   When Jessie was in Agility we would be out with 125 to 150 competing and most of them, regardless of breed, would make a  great pet.

Shirley you mentioned the little girl and know it is a   Miniature Dachshund.  They got her for my DILs mother but in a home now and they kept.   She is the boss and will probably be with the new one, but now must know he is a pup and plays a bit with him.   Here is a photo of the  little one with the big one, they play but when she gets out of line he will tap her with a paw almost as big as her and she settles down.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/to%20post_zpsobdhvn5v.jpg)
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Post by: JeanneP on October 07, 2016, 06:03:16 PM
Jack. Those dogs are beautiful as puppies but fantastic once grown. I would like to have one if just stayed like a puppy. Like big dogs but don't know if I could handle walking with theirs.  Now do they have it well trained already?
I think you could handle a new puppy just the breed you have always had. Maybe your son could keep it and train for the first 6 weeks. After that would be fine.  Hope it will be awhile yet for Jessie to be with you.

Sorry to mention but my friend sent a E-M yesterday to say  that her Corki just had a stroke and passed.  it was 16. Lived next door to me for a long time and them across the street.  Great dog.  He did well to the end. Was walking 2 days prior. never had to much go wrong with him in 16 years.
Hope they get another one.
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Post by: Marilyne on October 07, 2016, 06:25:15 PM
Jack - That's a wonderful picture of the two dogs! Consider entering it in a photo contest.  A Miniature Dachshund and a Leonberger, playing together, has to be an unusual sight!   
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Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2016, 08:12:33 PM
JeanneP  the corgi is another wonderful breed.  They have a genetic problem with their rear legs, neighbor just lost hers.

Marilyne that is my sons photo, and a great one.  The little one even will take food out of the big boys mouth.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 07, 2016, 09:11:31 PM
Jack, I know this is probably something you or your son has heard before, but that photo of the larger two-year-old and the miniature dachshund, actually reminded me, especially with dachshund head shape; of the lion and the lamb.

My middle sister breeds dalmatians, my mother bred Pomeranians and my older sister for a time was breeding Lhasa apsos. My dad didn't breed various types of bird dogs, labs, retrievers and Weimaraners, and the like. However, as a side line, he trained a few champions for folks and worked with those deemed impossible. We also had a couple of miniature schnauzers and wirehaired or fox terriers as pets, extremely smart dogs too.

If you want an active, intelligent companion, go for poms, mini schnauzers or terriers, but they are active, intelligent and energetic, sometimes a bad combination. Terriers like huskies, need a purpose, a job daily to keep them out of trouble. If you want a good midrange dog, may I suggest looking into basset hounds? Beagles tend to get into trouble, chase other dogs, birds  and animals and have a very doggy odor. pugs and bulldogs are cute, funny and enjoy being babied. Yet they have a very short lifespan.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 08, 2016, 12:40:49 AM
Cocker Spaniels are another lovely breed of dog...I have had two, one past, one present...of course they tend to need a lot of expert grooming every couple of months...apart from that a popular breed here in UK....But Labradors and Golden Retrievers have to be the top choices...
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Post by: angelface555 on October 08, 2016, 01:48:32 AM
Jackie, at one time I had a dog, Toby, an English cocker.My daughter adored him but unfortunately he had hip dysplasia and had to be put to sleep. I learned a valuable lesson about breeders through that experience. I think I prefer the English breed or version over the American one. Many people don't realize there is  difference.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 08, 2016, 02:05:41 AM
ANGELFACE...
....you do know our remaining English Cocker Spaniel is a Toby too?...
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Post by: angelface555 on October 08, 2016, 02:26:34 AM
You know I never connected that Jackie. Our Toby was born and bred in Knoxville Tennessee and in 1980, I purchased him, seeing his parents and siblings, thinking all was well and four months later he became ill and the breeders had pulled up shop. You get so attached to these little furry ones and it hurts to lose them at 8 months and have to explain to a nine-year-old child why her beloved pet isn't going to make it.

He was all black and of course larger and a different type of hair than the American, especially around the ankles. We had an old red rawbone mule and he would chase poor Toby back into his yard each and every time he ventured out.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 08, 2016, 10:03:31 AM
Jack, every morning I do a puzzle from AllStar Puzzles and today's puzzle is the Glade Creek Grist Mill.  It isn't quite the same angle as your picture.  I'm not going to suggest you go to the site because you'd have to do the puzzle to solve it.

I just looked at the Grand Haven site and there are a lot of whitecaps.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on October 08, 2016, 10:43:13 AM
MaryAnn I had looked in to Grand Haven yesterday afternoon and no one on the beach.  I see now there are several flying kites, but with the waves and temp doubt anyone will go into the water.

Interesting about the puzzle, but know the scene is often used.

Interesting posts on dog breeds.  My niece that handled Jessie, trains for obedience, agility, Therapy Dog etc.   She handles all breeds.   She has never had a Golden but said she hates to compete with the Goldens in obedience, they are so eager to please.   Jessie never had obedience training but was a Therapy Dog when younger.
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Post by: JeanneP on October 08, 2016, 02:12:30 PM
These Labadoodles that my Daughter in Texas has been breeding now I have sort of fallen in love with. Specially the Choc. Brown one she has bred. Very popular now. Don't shed and good for people with Allergies. Hers are always spoken for before they are even born. Will have some just in time for Christmas and already has 15 names down for them. Some even in Canada. All her last of 14 went within 2 weeks. I see some in town here now.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 08, 2016, 09:21:22 PM
My sister's dalmatians are like that and really expensive! One of her dogs that won repeatedly and twice at the Madison Square Gardens Dog Show was retired and bred every two years. That dog has nine people who purchased shares in her and her profits from breeding just like they do with race horses. It's big business anymore. I wouldn't recommend dalmatians however as they tend to be gassy and have several bad traits of the hound breeds.
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Post by: halkel on October 08, 2016, 10:50:07 PM
Patricia, don't they also have eye problems?
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Post by: angelface555 on October 08, 2016, 11:03:43 PM
Hal, I only know they are gassy and rambunctious. So I googled.

http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/dalmatians.html

A good Dalmatian is a dependable, dignified gentleman, yet high-spirited and playful. A good Dalmatian.
However, there are lot of poorly-bred Dalmatians around, and these dogs can have serious temperament flaws. In addition, even a good Dalmatian needs plenty of exercise and companionship. Too much confinement (especially without the companionship of his family) and too little mental stimulation lead to boredom, hyperactivity, and destructive behaviors.
This athletic, vigorous dog has great endurance and a working heritage and should be taken jogging, hiking, or biking on a regular basis, or otherwise allowed to romp in a safe, enclosed area.

Challenging canine activities such as advanced obedience and agility (obstacle course) are also highly recommended.
Some Dalmatians greet strangers with enthusiastic jumping, while others are politely reserved. Some have mild protective instincts. Unfortunately, skittishness and/or aggression are seen in some lines, and plenty of socialization is required to promote a stable temperament.

Usually good with other family pets, the Dalmatian is especially fond of horses.
This breed is an independent thinker, but in the right hands is capable of learning and doing anything. Owners who don't understand the necessity of leadership or training will find him an impossible handful.

If you want a dog who...

Is medium to large and built like a sleek athlete
Has a short easy-to-brush coat
Thrives on vigorous exercise and interactive family activities
Is usually polite with everyone
A Dalmatian may be right for you.

If you don't want to deal with...

An extra careful search to avoid neurotic individuals
Vigorous exercise requirements
Rowdiness and exuberant jumping, especially when young or not exercised enough
Destructiveness and barking when left alone too much
Aggression or fearfulness in some lines, or when not socialized enough
Stubborness, requiring a confident owner who can take charge
Constant shedding -- 365 days a year!

Serious health issues
A Dalmatian may not be right for you.
But you can avoid or minimize some negative traits by
choosing the RIGHT breeder and the RIGHT puppy
or choosing an ADULT dog from your animal shelter or rescue group â€" a dog who has already proven that he doesn't have negative traits
training your dog to respect you

More traits and characteristics of the Dalmatian

If I was considering a Dalmatian, I would be most concerned about...
Unstable temperaments. Because of the movie "101 Dalmatians," Dalmatians became a fad breed in the 1990s. Unknowledgeable people tried to cash in on the breed's popularity by breeding every Dalmatian they could get their hands on, including individuals with bad temperaments. The result is LOTS of Dalmatians with neurotic temperaments, including biting, wild hyperactivity, and extreme stubbornness.

Providing enough exercise and mental stimulation. Dalmatians MUST have regular opportunities to vent their energy and do interesting things. Otherwise they will become rambunctious and bored -- which they usually express by barking and destructive chewing. Bored Dalmatians can make a shambles of your house and yard.
Bounciness. Young Dalmatians (up to about two years old) romp and jump with great vigor, and things can go flying, including people.

Stubbornness. Dalmatians are not Golden Retrievers. The best Dalmatians are versatile working dogs, capable of learning a great deal, but they have an independent mind of their own and are not pushovers to raise and train. They can be manipulative, and some are willful, obstinate, and dominant (they want to be the boss) and will make you prove that you can make them do things. You must show them, through absolute consistency, that you mean what you say
To teach your Dalmatian to listen to you, "Respect Training" is mandatory.
Constant heavy shedding. Dalmatians shed only once a year -- for 365 days. In other words, they shed constantly and their coarse white hairs cling tenaciously to your clothing, upholstery, and carpeting.


Serious health problems. Dalmatians have an unusual urinary system that is genetically prone to forming dangerous urinary stones. Thus, they require lifelong monitoring of their diet and urination habits. In addition, one-third of all Dalmatians cannot hear, or can hear in only one ear. Other health problems are also common.

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Post by: Jeanne Lee on October 08, 2016, 11:09:15 PM
I guess I don't want a dalmation.   :D   Or, actually, any pet.   :)
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Post by: angelface555 on October 08, 2016, 11:13:37 PM
Jeanne Lee, may I suggest a battery operated stuffed toy?  8)

I have a battery operated poodle who barks, flips and nods his head. I never have to feed, water or clean up after him and not only does he not shed, but he has an off switch!   :smitten:
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Post by: Beverly on October 08, 2016, 11:21:38 PM
I've known people whose Dalmatians were deaf, so did a search and found that they have a genetic predisposition to deafness, as well as eye problems. They are beautiful dogs, but apparently have numerous problems.

Jeanne Lee - So good to see you posting and hope you continue to feel better!
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Post by: Denver on October 09, 2016, 11:33:42 AM
A good Sunday HELLO to all. 

I so enjoy reading and seeing the pictures of the wonderful pets that you all have. 

ANGELFACE, your Farrah sure has settled in well and seems to realize she has a wonderful home with you. 

JEANNEP, I did not realize your daughter breeds Labradoodle's.  I have two Australian Labradoodle Grand doggies.  One lives here close to me, and the new little guy that we are going to see this week lives in Austin.  My son very well may have talked to your daughter, as he checked out the Texas Labradoodle's but decided to get one from the same breeder in Oregon that our other doggie came from.  They are a delightful breed.  The one is Texas is a chocolate guy and the one here is white and cream colored girlie. 

ANGELFACE, your suggestion to JEANNE LEE is a good one.....your kind of doggie really is maintenance free!  Sadly, we do not have any pets right now, but when the time is right I WILL have another kitty to enjoy.  The "doodles" are nice but they cost a good bundle of money! 

off to get things done before I settle in and watch my Broncos this afternoon. 

Jenny

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Post by: JeanneP on October 09, 2016, 01:40:22 PM
My daughter started out breeding Dalmatians first. Back in the 80s. Went well for a few years .nothing like her Golden Doodles and labadoodles. Do now. Very expensive. Now deafness. Was common in the Dalmatians. I think the movie made them so popular. She did very well with Siberian huskeys also. Got out of the Horse breeding. That got to be bad few years ago when to many Droughts hit Texas. Happened all over theStates. All of it is hard work. Harder than farming. Says she will stop at age 65. Loves it though.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 09, 2016, 02:50:15 PM
When I lived in the house where I grew up, the neighbor behind us on the next street had a Dalmation.  He was a one-family dog and ignored everyone else.  That is, until his family went on vacation and I took care of him.  He was very friendly to me and as I recall, I had no incidents with him.  But as soon as his family returned, I was totally ignored. 

It's like:  When I'm not near the ones I love, I love the one whose near! (song)

Mary Ann
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 09, 2016, 02:55:56 PM
Joan, Dot still drives and I do not.  As we live in the same condo complex, she picks me up to go to church.  Afterward, we go to a hamburger place and we alternate paying for the food.  We each usually get a hamburger (Dot's is an olive burger) and we share a sweet roll.  Sometimes we go "off the wagon" and each get a piece of pie.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 09, 2016, 04:44:19 PM
Posting for Jenny ( Denver )....

Jenny's Grand-doggies...

Lola...


(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/Lola20full20size20adult...jpg)                (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/lola20full20size.jpg)

Oliver...

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/Oliver20full20size.jpg)        (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/oliver_1.jpg)





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Post by: Mary Ann on October 09, 2016, 04:53:53 PM
Jenny, what cute dogs. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Denver on October 09, 2016, 05:30:28 PM
Thank you so much, JACKIE for posting the picture of my grand "doodles"!  Lola's family kept her name, but Brian wanted McGuire to be named Oliver, so he is known as Oliver McGuire... 

Lola is a small "doodle". She only weighs 14#'s, and about 12". Oliver will be larger weighing something less than 30 #'s and up to 17". 

Our oldest son has two Royal Standard Poodles.  They are wonderful doggies as well, but quite large.  Maybe sometime you can post a picture of them for me too, JACKIE, if you do not mind? 

All of my son's have had Labradors over the years, but they have all passed now.  I have always ❤️ labs.

Again, I thank you Jackie.  Appreciate you doing this for me. 

Jenny

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Post by: angelface555 on October 09, 2016, 06:47:46 PM
I agree Jenny, such cute dogs but Oliver looks a bit serious in his photos.
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Post by: Denver on October 09, 2016, 07:34:25 PM
He does for sure, ANGELFACE, but he is a very layed back dog.  He is not easily upset at all and is proving to be a very good dog. 

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Post by: jackwv on October 09, 2016, 07:54:03 PM
Jackie, thanks for posting for Jenny and Jenny, love them all - beautiful pets.
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Post by: Denver on October 09, 2016, 09:47:37 PM
Thank you, JACK.  All of us can and do appreciate all of these wonderful pets that we see and talk about in this forum.  We are all certainly blessed to have the wonderful pets that we have and most of all our pets are lucky to have owners that take good care of them. 
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Post by: JeanneP on October 10, 2016, 01:33:20 PM
Such beautiful dogs. Makes me want one. Think a little to old now. Main thing is no friends that we use to share Pet Sitting with. Even my Parrot has me tied down to much. I do have to have a animal in the house though. Birds are the easiest I think.
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Post by: Lindancer on October 10, 2016, 06:14:45 PM
I had to get a new password, now I have to find all the forums I am in.

Thanks Jackie, for Jenny, those are very cute dogs. I would love to have a dog, but you have to take more care of them, and I cannot walk outside anymore. I need a cane or walker.

Taffy, is easy to take care of, and she does meet me at the door, if I have been out.
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Post by: Beverly on October 10, 2016, 08:41:12 PM
Jenny - Your "grand-dogs" are so cute! They look so cuddly.  :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 11, 2016, 12:33:29 AM
JENNY....
....thank you, glad I done justice to showing your photos....yes they are such cuties even " grumps " pup Lola with the pink ribbon, who has a look on her face that I see in our Toby....

I cant think of my life without dogs, I can still do all it takes in looking after a dog in the proper fashion but, the one think I cant do is walk the dog...but dogs give us so much in return for what we give....Jenny you are going to have so much fun...but are you ready to play tug- pulley or run-around the room playing chase... :D

Well its now 5.30am UK time, been up half an hour to let our Benji out, now sitting at the computer with first cup of tea in hand...debating whether to go back to bed for an hour or two....
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 11, 2016, 05:52:03 AM
SATO...
If you see this...welcome back,  :) you have been missed....I hope you are well recovered from your hospital stay....
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Post by: Shirley on October 11, 2016, 08:25:42 AM
Jack, I just copied the photo of the giant & tiny doxie to send my friend, I was telling her about them yesterday & couldn't think of the name of the breed but kept sounding out "Lamborghini".... (her 40 something year old son wanted a Lamborghini when maybe 10 years old & I didn't know at the time what they were). I expect a single Leonburger would eat more than all 5 of these cats at every meal..... they are on a red meat kick right now & want it raw.  Of course they get a little of everything each day but won't touch the eggs this week. 

Jenny, your grand-dogs are darling.  I have never seen them before but heard a lot about them.  KS & MO are so notorious for the "puppy mills" and seems that is one type they find very often when raiding them.  Good that the kids check out breeders before buying. Lola & Oliver McGuire look so serious & bet they are such happy little pups most of the time.  Sitting still for photos is not playtime, right?

I'd better go feed all my kids, Mama Callie stayed in the garage last night, she decides for herself when she comes for her "midnight snack".... slept out most of the summer, will go for days without wanting to stay inside so I let her decide.  Tonight we have T-storms on the menu so plan for all to be inside.  Love seeing everyone's babies, thanks.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on October 14, 2016, 04:26:16 AM
I am sorry not to come for a long time.
My Japanese site reached the establishment 20th anniversary and spent time busily.
http://www.fuchu.or.jp/~sachiko3/ (Japanese site)

I was planting roses at my garden in Yokohama.
I'd like also to bring up roses at my garden in Fukuyama, and had my husband make me a flower bed for roses.


(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_1190ss_zpsur528wvw.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_1190ss_zpsur528wvw.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_1191s_zpsdh4jmb7s.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_1191s_zpsdh4jmb7s.jpg.html)
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Post by: Sachiko3 on October 14, 2016, 04:29:08 AM
There was only a mini rose yet, and I planted pansies.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_1197ss_zpspswpks01.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_1197ss_zpspswpks01.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_1198ss_zpsl8lrf9pp.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_1198ss_zpsl8lrf9pp.jpg.html)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_1202_zpsy1i6zq1y.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_1202_zpsy1i6zq1y.jpg.html)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 14, 2016, 05:19:35 AM
Sachiko, thank you, your garden still looks very green, and I bet you cant wait for your pansies to open, shouldnt be too long now....I had to smile over your one lonesome rose, I love roses, left ours behind, guess I could have uprooted some and brought them with us...What flowers will you plant behind your pansies? or maybe you will leave the centre empty as not easy to reach the centre, or is that where you have planted more mini roses?
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Post by: jackwv on October 14, 2016, 09:00:04 AM
Sachiko, so good to see you post.   Looks like a great arrangement for the roses, and that is a good photo of you.
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Post by: Shirley on October 14, 2016, 10:25:44 AM
How sweet of your husband to create the rose garden for you, Sachiko, and I understand planting the pansies in the meantime.  They are beautiful.... as are you! That is a neat border around the garden, what is it made of? Another flower that I enjoy where the pansies fit in (low and colorful) are nasturtiums.  My problem is that weeds and the Bermuda grass grows faster than flowers and I am not a good "weeder".  Right now I am doing battle with Bermuda grass that has invaded the berm and totally covered all the rocks and yucca plants that gave it character.  I don't like using chemicals because of the birds, cats and other wildlife.  Good for you "getting the job done" and hope you will show us again, when the flowers grow bigger.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 14, 2016, 01:10:20 PM
Sachiko, I really enjoy seeing your garden and photos of you and your life! Thank you!
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Post by: JeanneP on October 14, 2016, 02:18:57 PM
Sachiko.  That flower garden will look beautiful once you get you roses planted. Pansies so nice for now. Be easy for you to take care of.  Your own little area.
You are looking so much better now.  Keep it up. I also love long skirts and you have such pretty ones. I just have 2 wool ones for the Winter but lots for summer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 14, 2016, 03:58:54 PM
Still not much color, but frost the last few evenings so may see some change.   Three taken today.   The first shows some color, the yellow marker lower left was to keep people out of the firework area, they are now taking down.  The second photo are a few Turkey Buzzards hovering above and the third does not show the fall color, but a pretty scene.


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Fall%201_zpsnldypaap.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/fall%202_zpswt3poa7k.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/fall%203_zpskmdtkxee.jpg)
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Post by: Shirley on October 14, 2016, 04:22:26 PM
Beautiful photos, Jack, I see so many of the turkey buzzards in central MO when I camp at the Lake, but am seeing them around here now.  They look so graceful in the sky and so ugly up close.  Love the shot of the water reflecting everything above..... like glass.  We rarely see water so still.  Are those "cattails" at the far end?  I had some behind the house in the river bed for a while and they disappeared as sudden as the came.  A much older lady friend commented one time that "you must cut & bring in the cattails before the 4th of July or they will explode when they dry".  We used to see them in drainage ditches all around town but don't think I've seen any for years.  Our trees aren't quite that far along.  Thanks.... 
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Post by: Sachiko3 on October 14, 2016, 04:49:36 PM
Good morning!

Vanilla-Jackie, Jack, Shirley, Angelface, JeanneP,
Thank you very much for your comments. I am very glad of your kind comments.
But I'm sorry I cannot write thanks immediately!

This is a photo in my garden in Yokohama 40 years ago. I planted so many roses, but, unfortunately, do not take the photo only for roses.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/yokohamabara_zpsw3hekoem.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/yokohamabara_zpsw3hekoem.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on October 14, 2016, 04:53:58 PM
Jack, your photos are beautiful!
Autumn colors begin soon in Fukuyama.
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Post by: jackwv on October 14, 2016, 05:09:21 PM
Shirley thanks, I believe that would be cattails, just in that part of the little lake the last few years.  Agree with you on the Turkey Vultures, so graceful but so ugly up close.

Sachiko thanks, and that is a great photo of you from years back.  Hope we are all seeing more color this fall.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 14, 2016, 07:35:45 PM
Shirley, you reminded me that although I have seen cattails and pussy willows here in the past, but no sightings of either one recently.

Jack, those are some nice pictures! We have Golden Eagles, Bald Eagles, numerous hawks and owls that can get quite large, but I have never seen any type of buzzard other than the movies or photos. They must be a southern bird.

Sachiko, lovely roses and such a lovely photo of you!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on October 14, 2016, 07:54:39 PM
Jack, angelface, thank you very much!

There is a vine rose called Princess Margaret in my garden, but I did not transplant this because this too grew up too much.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0420ss_zpshuizssmp.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0420ss_zpshuizssmp.jpg.html)
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Post by: JeanneP on October 14, 2016, 08:58:41 PM
Jack. I was out driving today and our leaf colours are about like yours. None falling yet. Going to be in the 80 over the weekend and after that much colder. Then we will see big changes.
Think I am ready for winter. Got the insulation done. company out today and took care of checking, cleans all the heating system and Thermostats, Ceiling fire alarms. Just found one thing to replace . Says that the Auto Pilot could maybe last for the winter but could go so went ahead and put new in. Maybe change a few curtains to heavy drapes and that will be it. Hope we all have a mild winter.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 14, 2016, 09:03:20 PM
Sachiko. I always like the Princess Margaret Rose. Never could get near to them though.  Beautiful photo of You. No big change in 40 years. Same weight. I managed to stay so slim until about 60 but put a little on since then.  Now I can see that I was way to thin back then.  97 lbs. Happy with it now. Feel good.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on October 15, 2016, 03:35:47 AM
JeanneP, thank you very much for your comment.
Because of heart failure, as for me, the weight has less now than 40 years ago.
And, it seems to have to no longer gain my weight for my heart.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 15, 2016, 04:49:18 PM
Sachiko.  Sounds like you have good doctors taking care of you. I am sure you eat the right foods that will not have you gain any weight.  I try and after putting a few pounds on 20 years ago it goes no higher but also does not go down other that maybe a couple of pounds. But as I feel well I am happy with it.  Size of clothing never seems to change.
This photo here was just 4 months ago. Don't know why they gray that is now on my hair doesn't show. It is about like yours and yours shows up a little. mine  is there.... And soon this next week I am picking up a pair of new glasses that may try to wear all the time and not for just reading.
My Doctor wants me to try them out.
I told him.  Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses. But he says let just see.
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Post by: FlaJean on October 15, 2016, 06:08:34 PM
Have enjoyed the photos here so much.  Today we went out to lunch at a small local restaurant here in Niceville.  Such a beautiful day so we ate outside and enjoyed the view.

(http://ocalafellers.net/s-f6/restaurant.jpg)

Sato, I've been worried about you and so good to hear some news from you.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on October 15, 2016, 07:24:20 PM
JeanneP, I surely have a good doctor. And I'm glad that I recovered until I can take  photos now. I will upload rare photos here from now on.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on October 15, 2016, 07:28:42 PM
Jean, the view is nice and is a splendid photo!
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Post by: jackwv on October 15, 2016, 07:31:00 PM
Jean a wonderful view, love that name Niceville.
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Post by: Beverly on October 15, 2016, 08:37:41 PM
Sachiko - I know you will enjoy your rose garden. You are looking well and I enjoyed seeing the photo of you from 40 years ago.

Jack - Nice photos....I especially like the one of the lake. We have the turkey buzzards here also.

Jean - Lovely spot for lunch! I also like the name Niceville.  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 15, 2016, 09:04:56 PM
Sachiko's photo taken 40 years ago has prompted me to post one of myself. I found this from 37 years ago. I think it would be fun if we all posted an old photo of "the way we were".

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-151016205317.jpeg)

(Apologies to my hubby who is cropped out of this photo!  ;))
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Post by: angelface555 on October 15, 2016, 09:13:33 PM
Jean, no wonder your area is called Niceville! I'm quite envious!

Beverly, what a nice photo!

I have photos of me as a child, sixty to sixty-five years ago and photos of me within the last fifteen years but nothing else on this computer or on hand. Sorry.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 15, 2016, 09:14:25 PM
Beverly, from a different folder, I see you have something red in the picture.  Ha!

You're just as pretty today as you were 37 years ago.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 15, 2016, 10:27:23 PM
Following a discussion on how slim most of you were,  and older photos, I pulled this one up.   This was 1952 at Ft. Bliss Texas.   Long time ago, 64 years ( that is also about the extra pounds I put on since then :)).  Not posting a current photo, too many pixels.  :-[ Nice thing with my present weight, very few wrinkles.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Ft%20Bliss%20to%20post_zps8ggk2d3u.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on October 15, 2016, 11:10:53 PM
Here I am at 34, on vacation,
shortly after my last child Erin was
born.    You can see the top of her
head in the portable crib...

Ah, for the good ole days!!!

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-151016230603.jpeg)


Sandy
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Post by: Sachiko3 on October 16, 2016, 07:15:11 AM
Wonderful photos!

Beverly, what a nice photo!

Jack, what handsome!

Sandy, I could see the top of Edin’s head in the portable crib.

Then I will also post my photo 57 years ago.
This was the year when I graduated from my university, and I sewed this dress.
My department was Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
My face is perfectly round. But my waist is thin.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/kanazawa20_zpsvz04wraj.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/kanazawa20_zpsvz04wraj.jpg.html)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 16, 2016, 07:32:27 AM
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This is a photo   from 1987.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 16, 2016, 07:41:05 AM
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1960 - San Francisco


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1962 - College in UK
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Post by: angelface555 on October 16, 2016, 10:37:55 AM
I love seeing all these photos! It is nice to see so many good friends and how their younger selves looked!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 16, 2016, 11:16:31 AM
Angel, how old would you say I was, helping as a barmaid at the College Prom?   :2funny:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 16, 2016, 11:19:29 AM
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/me20107520or201976....jpg)     (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/me201988.jpg)

1976 -77....pulling pints behind the bar at Paddington Station where I was working......This was the time and place, I served a short and a cigar to the late Tommy Cooper...

1988....me with my grandson Daniel....who is now a father himself....
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Post by: angelface555 on October 16, 2016, 11:37:34 AM
Bubble, 40 years back or even 5 to 10 years back, we are all our younger selves and others can trace the similarities

Jackie, nice photos! What is a ploughman's lunch? Is it like a full breakfast or truckers special as it is sometimes called here?.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 16, 2016, 11:49:15 AM
ANGELFACE.....
....the British " Ploughmans Lunch..." would consist of a cold pub meal of cheese, pickle and bread....additional's such as ham, pickled onions maybe added...
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Post by: Sandy on October 16, 2016, 12:16:16 PM
I love,  love,  love,  all these
pictures of our Younger Selves...   

My how times have changed.   
And that is OK ...  We have all  moved
on,  as it should be...   

Keep them coming!
I am tempted to open the suitcase
that has all my old photos .... 

Soon,   maybe,  soon!
Sandy
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 16, 2016, 12:33:07 PM
What a good looking bunch you all were - and still are.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 16, 2016, 12:38:47 PM
Vanilla, that was fun, was it not? No beer to pull where I helped, but mixing cocktails.  It was also a great vintage point to observe the other students.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 16, 2016, 01:27:16 PM
BUBBLE....
...at least we got to see how the other half lived, even if we couldnt go and join them...Sometimes better behind the bar - counter than it is in front, and a whole lot cheaper too.... ;)    :drink:    :bubbly:
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Post by: Beverly on October 16, 2016, 01:58:39 PM
This is great! I love all these photos.

Jack - Good looking guy! My husband was also in Fort Bliss in 1952 or 1953. (I'll have to check.) That was before I met him. I was a freshman in high school in '52.

Sachiko - Such a pretty young girl in a pretty dress...The belt on your dress looks like one I had.

Sandy - Oh, to be 34 again!  :) Is Erin your youngest?

Bubble - Great pictures.....The one from 1962......So pretty with a bubbly personality.

Jackie - Pretty pictures of you and your grandson was a cutie!

Mary Ann - Thank you! Now where is your picture? And yours too, Angelface?



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Post by: JeanneP on October 16, 2016, 02:19:04 PM
All the photo's so great. Going to have to see if I can find one on my Computer. My Scanner broken at the moment. Don't have any on my IPad.  Most of them. You have not changed much. Would have known you. On lots of people one meets after 40  50 years have changed so much. Can't recognize them.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 16, 2016, 03:22:11 PM
Jackie, your ploughman's lunch sounds like a cheese sandwich to me.  :)

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Post by: angelface555 on October 16, 2016, 03:44:22 PM
I found this one of our family during the summer of 1964. I had just come from Seattle's children hospital and was really not feeling well yet. We had just arrived at my maternal grandparent's  farm, outside of Montrose, Colorado.

My older sister, Jody, my mother, Helen Marie, my father, Ed with my little sister Becky, and me. My parents had driven down to Seattle from Alaska. While I was hospitalized having eye surgery, they went to a circus and my sisters were able to ride an elephant. So, it is safe to say that at 13, I was not a happy camper, I was devastated.



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Post by: FlaJean on October 16, 2016, 06:48:03 PM
This was taken in 1982 when we lived in Maryland.  My usual occupation!

(http://www.ocalafellers.net/s-f6/1982.jpg)



PS:  Jeanne Lee, So glad to have you back with us and out of the hospital.  Best wishes!
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Post by: RAMMEL on October 16, 2016, 07:09:31 PM
Bring em on --- I'm ready

(http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af185/SeniorGhost/General/IMG_0011B.jpg)
Probably around 1937 (http://[url=http://s1006.photobucket.com/user/SeniorGhost/media/General/IMG_0011B.jpg.html)
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Post by: JeanneP on October 16, 2016, 07:17:13 PM
FlaJean. Look the same. Bet you have a dishwater now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 16, 2016, 07:19:25 PM
You betcha!
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Post by: Beverly on October 16, 2016, 07:30:35 PM
Angelface - Nice looking family. You still look very much like that photo of you at 13!

Jean - Great picture of you!  I'd like one of those tomatoes on the windowsill!  :)

Rammel - A cutie all ready to march in a parade!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on October 16, 2016, 07:49:36 PM
Everybody, thank you very much for splendid photos with nostalgia! I imagined each situation and enjoyed them.
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Post by: Radioman34 on October 16, 2016, 08:21:04 PM
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This is a headshot for a modelling engagement I  had in 2001. If you click on it the picture will enlarge
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Post by: Beverly on October 16, 2016, 09:01:35 PM
Great photo, Don. Before your Santa Claus days?  :)
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Post by: Marilyne on October 16, 2016, 10:23:43 PM
FlaJean - what a cute photo!  I still spend an unbelievable amount of time at the kitchen sink!  How can just two people, use so many dishes, pots and pans and silverware, in one day! :o

Rick - How old is that adorable little guy?  What is that on your head?  Looks like one of those old sand-sifters? 

Don - A handsome picture indeed!  Did you get the modeling job?
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Post by: angelface555 on October 16, 2016, 10:31:32 PM
Jean, I have the same kitchen photo, sans tomatoes! I've enjoyed everyone's photo, we could make this a regular feature!
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Post by: RAMMEL on October 16, 2016, 10:34:50 PM
Quote from: Marilyne on October 16, 2016, 10:23:43 PM

Rick - How old is that adorable little guy?  What is that on your head?  Looks like one of those old sand-sifters? 


Probably 3 - 4 yrs old, and I believe you're right about the sand sifter.

As probably with most of us I have the customary box full of old photos.  But who has the time to look at that old stuff  ::)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 16, 2016, 11:12:06 PM
Rammel - Me! I've been trying to make time to go through pictures (and I have zillions!). I have all the old ones my parents had plus some older ones from grandparents and great-grandparents. I won't even mention all the ones I've taken since my grandkids were born.  ::)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 17, 2016, 03:39:57 AM
I love looking at all your old memories and see how little time has affected your features, even Rammel! :D

FlaJean, I had the same curly head you had, but I liked to cut it much shorter.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 17, 2016, 04:30:32 AM
FLAJEAN....
...at least you look happy doing " your usual occupation..." but as they say..." a woman's work is never done...." ;)

RAMMEL...
...you havnt changed one bit....you are still the same looking child, but,...." with a beard..." :thumbup:

ANGELFACE....
...lovely photo of you and your family, even though your memories are bitter - sweet....

DON....
...think I would have recognised you anywhere, you dont seem to change at all...





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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 17, 2016, 04:52:39 AM
(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/IMG.jpg)            (http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/IMG_0001.jpg)

Hm happy Jackie with my mother ( not my birth mother ) but not so much, happy Jackie with my gran....

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn134/benjipetramegan/IMG_0002.jpg)

Me proudly standing with my playmate Nigel outside my house...not sure what age I was, 7 8 or 9, but I do know I wouldn't part with that dress I was wearing, I had long outgrown it but told I loved it so much, I never wanted to wear anything else, so didn't want my parents to part with it....it sure looks similar to the dress in my other photos, doesn't it? but surely not, It cant be, can it?....Well these are the only photos I have of when I was younger....and yes I was an original blue eyed blonde bombshell..took after my late father.....till I started messing with the colour of my hair in my early 20s...

Arrhh, where did these innocent child days go?...

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 17, 2016, 11:32:36 AM
Jackie loved the way you mirrored the expressions of your mother and Gran! I used to have all these snapshots with the curly white frames, but we lost so much in a flood.

Wouldn't it be great if the site held an event such as throwback Thursday?

Even though I realize they had a young child to amuse, I didn't understand how much that circus elephant bothered me until when I was twenty, a circus came to San Antonio Tx. I was one of the first in line to ride one of their elephants!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 17, 2016, 12:52:56 PM
Loved seeing all the photos.  After I retired in 1996, I organized all my photos and negatives and put all the best or important photos in Creative Memories albums.  The rest went into boxes.  Now that the pictures are all digital, I still print the special ones and put them in an album.  Every now and then I Take an album off the shelf and enjoy looking at the past.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 17, 2016, 01:48:17 PM
Posting for JeanneP   Photo of her when 20 years old.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/JeanneP%20for%20posting_zpsepdofrub.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 17, 2016, 02:08:18 PM
1981 when appointed VP at our Bank.

          (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mar%2081%20for%20posting_zpslvhd8i0f.jpg)
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Post by: Shirley on October 17, 2016, 02:20:48 PM
Wow, y'all have been busy since I was here last!  Love the old photos & think I would recognize every one of you so not sure I want to share mine!   :2funny:   At the class reunion a couple weeks ago someone asked if anyone had seen Smitty..... the name everyone called me including teachers.  So many Shirleys in my class they had to have ways to distinguish between us.  Anyway, I looked to see who said it & didn't recognize until I read her name tag.... I commented, "that would be me" and we died laughing since we were neighbors during the war years & had gone through 12 years of school together but neither of us looked remotely the same.  I don't have any younger photos of me on this computer but will post some another time. 

I had a rough night & not sure if because of the salad I got & only ate a few bites of the chicken before realizing something was wrong with it... or just the imagination running amuck.  I was up all night again and had been up all night the night before with the power out & trying to contact the power company, 9 hours so still trying to straighten things up & reset clocks.  When I picked up the salad I asked 3 people if it was a bad time for getting a salad.... knowing that they are dated by hours ... & when I checked the bottom it was already 4 hours past the "enjoy by" time. 

I pulled back around & asked if they had any fresher.  I'm convinced they just dumped it into another tray & after tasting the chicken, not sure if they pulled some out of the trash because the chicken I had about 4-5 bites of had salad dressing on & I had NOT put my salad dressing on yet.  Just the thought makes me sick so I am going to have someone else look at it (I put in the frig immediately) before I turn in my report on the receipt.... I don't want my money back, don't plan to ever go there again, but I'd like to know what the kids put in it to "get back at the grouchy old lady". 

I really did ask nicely & with a smile, the salads are one thing I do double check & not the first time I've had one too late to sell, always just hand it back for a refund. It did look like it was just dumped upside down into another tray so I moved it around to look at the bottom, something icky-sticky inside on the bottom.  Yuck! I have had to watch what I eat like this, can eat most anything but careful about food being "off".  One time I ate about half a chicken sandwich "on the road" & my husband ate the rest for me (along with his).... I had to stop every 15 min for the next 24 hours until we got home.  He had a stomach of iron, no problem.  My daughter & 3 of her 4 kids have been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease... she & oldest son had the surgery but is not a cure.  I will never go back to that place again, for sure.  Got to get a grip on my life.... such trivial things but harder & harder to get back up. 

I've thoroughly enjoyed all of your photos, just thought I'd explain why I'm not jumping in right now.  One question, Jackie, are the 2 ladies "mother & daughter"?  They look so much alike except for expressions.  You were such a cute little girl & do think you look the same now.

Rick, I remember my youngest brother wearing the "romper" like that!  Bet you were a handfull.

And you do look like a "proper banker, Jack", you haven't changed at all! 

JeanneP, your hair is/was beautiful in that photo. 

Such fun to go through & think of those years.... for each of you, and how we came to be here.  Thanks.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 17, 2016, 02:53:57 PM
SHIRLEY.....
...yes mother and daughter, mother was grans only child, I am assuming, as told, mother was born as a breech birth........I grew up with my parents living in grans house, this wasn't a council house but gran owned it...Before gran lived in London, again I am assuming with my granddad who I never knew...so moving to this house after his death...

JEANNE P...
.....how attractive and glamorous you were, as attractive as any famous film star of the day...You have a look of Deanna Durbin....

...JACK WV....
...what a fine looking young gentleman you looked, of which I am sure you are, still to this day....Ok maybe not so young but still a gentleman... :)
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Post by: halkel on October 17, 2016, 03:16:26 PM
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Me when I was about 33.  Taken at the Cape (in Alaska)

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Post by: JeanneP on October 17, 2016, 03:43:57 PM
Hal. You were  A big 13 year old.

Jack looks the Perfect Officer of a Bank.  We both had contact with a lot of money back in those days. Billions.

I think we all look pretty much the same as we have aged. Can see it in our latest Photo. I kept my long Hair until I was about 39 and then went for the Lola Bridget-er Look. Remember her.?The Italian. Wonder what she looks like now. We were lucky to have such hair that was just Wash and go. But now we would be ironing it as the thing is to go Straight. That is what my girls did. Mine short now but still easy to take care of. Let the gray come but wanted it to go silver. Still staying dark.No chance now.

My family must not have been into taking photos. The younest of me seems to be about 12. Have lots of my family from the early 1900s but only a few from the 1940s on up until the last 20 years.  Now in years to comepeople will have hundreds. I think I have my grands and great grandchildren from the day born and every week since. Although they just send them on E-M and people will not have in frames all around like we like to have. I have them all over the house.
They don't seem to want Wedding albums now . Just want them on a DVD.
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Post by: halkel on October 17, 2016, 05:48:56 PM
JeanneP........13?

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Post by: Beverly on October 17, 2016, 06:01:53 PM
Jackie - Precious pictures of your childhood. You were a cute little girl. Many girls like to change hair color. I have a granddaughter (trained as a hairdresser) who changes her hair color with the weather.

Jeanne - That's a lovely photo. Would have loved thick hair like that!

Jack - Handsome young banker!

Hal - I would have known that was you!
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Post by: jackwv on October 17, 2016, 06:02:13 PM
Hal I noticed 33, but I was counting the stripes.   I was in 52 to 54, promotions were frozen, we even had officers in the company reverted back to their last enlisted rank.   When promotions were turned back on I got 2 quick ones, they told me I was doing a Master Sargent's Job and if I re-rupped would be there within a  year.  Week I was making decision the put me on KP and I decided time to leave. :D
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Post by: Beverly on October 17, 2016, 06:09:30 PM
Skating on the swamp with one of my best friends, probably around 1953. (I'm the one standing.) The entire swamp used to flood making a huge skating rink. The marble quarries lime plant is in the background.

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Post by: JeanneP on October 17, 2016, 08:40:55 PM
Bev.  Those were such fun times.  In UK we really never got it so cold to have lakes to skate on other than up in Scotland.  But I loved the snow on the Hills so could use a Sled down.
You were 2 cute young Ladies.Are you still close friends? I seem to have outlived all mine now.

Bubble.  Do you still have contact with any of the friends you made in the UK? WAs the Asian young lady in the one Photo still Nursing?

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Post by: Beverly on October 17, 2016, 08:56:38 PM
Jeanne - I still keep in touch with Janet. They just gave her Mom a party to celebrate her 100th birthday. Wish I could have been there.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 17, 2016, 09:04:05 PM
Beverly, your photo reminded me of an old memory. There are five rivers either flowing through town or skirting it. One of them, the Chena River, has many bows and went curving through the center of the city.

In the fifties, it still got cold enough to freeze the river solid, and every weekend, folks would gather along the bank by first Avenue, building a massive bonfire under a huge kettle full of hot cocoa for the kids and others.

The men, from the Order of the Elks, tending the fire and supervising often had flasks to keep warm other than the cocoa. Along the river, couples, children, and families would tie on their skates and glide along the river. During the week, that same spot hosted people curling on the river.
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Post by: Beverly on October 17, 2016, 09:10:40 PM
Changing Times

The swamp is divided by a dirt road. It is now called "the marsh" and has been designated as a wildlife preserve. All of us from "back in the day" still refer to it as a swamp. It used to be pretty, filled with cattails, etc. I took this photo on the opposite side of the road. I used to live to the left of the bottom of the mountain in the distance. We had large skating areas on both sides.They recently built this nature walk into the marsh.


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Post by: Beverly on October 17, 2016, 09:17:31 PM
Angelface - That sounds like fun. Moving waters seldom freeze deep enough in Vermont for safe skating.  My brother fell through the ice when he was about 12. We managed to fish him out, wet and cold but otherwise okay.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 17, 2016, 11:30:03 PM
Beverly, it is a very rugged but beautiful area surrounded by hills, a nice place to spend some time.

Our rivers are glacial usually, rarely getting above the thirties in water temperatures. Your brother was lucky. That was one of my Dad's early duties with the city and then later assigning workers to fish bodies out of rivers. With the waters so cold, most drunks or driving accidentals became numb and helpless.

Back in the fifties, it would get down to thirty below from Thanksgiving through March on two-week spreads. 45 to 68 below was common in January and February.

Now we might hit twenty below overnight or for a day perhaps once all winter.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 18, 2016, 12:35:52 AM
HALKEL...
...you look very proud, comfortable and relaxed in your army uniform, wonder what was going through your mind at the time as you took your next puff on your cigarette........could almost imagine a pint of beer sitting next to it...

BEVERLY...
...you look so happy skating on that ice....certainly looked like fun times for you and your friend.....although I did cringe on seeing it as there is - was a story withing my family that I lost two cousins who drowned at a place called Hunton Bridge in Watford which made large headlines of the day...my cousins would have been around my age had they survived...Sorry to turn your fun photo story into a negative, just a story I grew up with, of  the loss of two young cousins, sister and brother...
Looking at your photo, I can still see that its you,... :)... strange how we are all still recognisable....

Edited to add, two cousins were skating on the frozen pond when they fell through the ice and drowned...while trying to save older sister who got out alive...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 18, 2016, 03:53:42 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on October 17, 2016, 08:40:55 PM
Bubble.  Do you still have contact with any of the friends you made in the UK? WAs the Asian young lady in the one Photo still Nursing?

The Japanese nurse (Mary Asazawa) was one I kept in touch for years and she even came to visit me in Israel when my daughter was 3y old. She was a dedicated nurse until her last day.

Unfortunately I lost track of the UK friends I had, they seem to have scatter around the world once they got married. I wish...
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Post by: JeanneP on October 18, 2016, 01:55:34 PM
Bubble.  It seemed like all my friends growing up in the UK .Even the one I went to school with scattered all over the world. Lots to Canada and Aust. NZ. My Best went to South Africa.  Some because their parents went after the war ended. Think the war years caused people to do that. Most of Europe and British isles were bankrupt. Lots of men never returned. I had always read lot on traveling and so I got itchy feet also . Was even ready to go out to Israel with 5 friends when 18. Father said no to that. Brother was out in Palestine for 4 years and loved it. 3 of my friends did go and remained there.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2016, 03:40:56 AM
JeanneP, so maybe now is the time for a visit?...  Think about it!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2016, 02:57:49 PM
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our beach today

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and up in the sky...
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Post by: JeanneP on October 19, 2016, 04:29:30 PM
Bubble.  Yes, I need to go. Usually been doing every 2 years but now its  3 because family have been having New knees, Hips. etc over there and time has gotten away from us.  Keep watching prices of flights and been awful high this year. But Spring for sure.
Oh! I couldn't stand a beach so crowded . It does look quite small . Water must still be warm. Summer has lasted here but getting colder today. Darker at 5pm also.

Now I think I would be a little bothered living in one of those Condo's looking at the drop down so close to the edge.  Be nice views I suppose.. It happens to often over here now of homes being washed over the edges into the sea.  I am not that good a swimmer.  You must not have the earthquakes they have here.
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Post by: Shirley on October 19, 2016, 06:48:04 PM
I don't have time to talk much but was thinking how brilliant the design of the beach to take advantage of different levels like that, & the stacks of chairs/tables to use.  I'd love to be the one doing the hang gliding, it's on my bucket list!  Bet Don is eating his heart out wanting to join you there, Bubble! 

Are you going into fall or what season is it now?  Our fall is a complete dud as far as trees/color goes.  They are starting to turn but high winds blowing leaves off before they do anything but change to dirty brown. I can't go anywhere I can't drive the 3 cats.  Dumb, huh? 

Beverly, I keep scrolling past that long bridge-walkway.... what a pretty view.  Guess the road was around near the base of the mountains (they look bigger than hills).... nice place to grow up.  You still have the same smile as in that photo, just as pretty.  We were lucky if the ice froze solid enough to skate for a week all winter,  where I grew up, my brother bought me skates like yours when he got out of the service after WWII.  I still have them & would still give them a work out.... if the leather doesn't fall apart.  I used to keep them oiled up but haven't checked them for a long time.... 10 years or more.  Been on my roller skates since then. 

Must go feed cats, late for them.   
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Post by: angelface555 on October 19, 2016, 07:47:06 PM
Shirley, those are what I would call foothills. Fairbanks is surrounded by and partially built on four sets of similar foothills and three mountain ranges within 100 miles of town. Our smallest mountain is Mt, Foraker, at 17,400 feet.

Beverly, I didn't really notice at first; but looking more at the bridge across the swamp, it reflects a quiet serenity.

Bubble I would love to come visit! Other than being on the inland sea, I have never been in or on the ocean and we have four of them here Bering, Beaufort, Chukchi and Pacific!
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Post by: Beverly on October 19, 2016, 07:54:59 PM
Shirley - We do call them mountains. I climbed the one in the forefront. There are cliffs near the top with quite a view of the valley. If you look closely you can see them.

Angelface - I'm sure they would be foothills in Alaska, but in Vermont they are mountains....part of the Green Mountain Range.

I took this photo from the car. This thruway was built into the side of the mountain across the road from our house. The original road is still below that bridge but our house is gone.......taken out when the new thruway was built.  :(


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Post by: Mary Ann on October 19, 2016, 09:21:26 PM
Bubble, on windy days, several people fly kites at Lake Michigan, some even are like the one in your picture.

We even have a mountain in Michigan, although it is in name only, certainly not high enough, but it's called Brockway Mountain and is in the Upper Peninsula (UP).  If you walk up out mountain, you will not get a nosebleed from the height!

Shirley, I've been pleased to see some color along out roads and it's good color too - bright red and/or yellow and/or orange.  I had expected we'd have nothing to speak of.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on October 19, 2016, 10:19:50 PM
Murphy dome, a foothill on the east side of town is 2,897' and some call it a mountain. Chena Ridge is 912 ' and Birch Hill is 1,093, part of the first set of foothills'.  These are the only ones I know the names of, but Fairbanks is nestled among four rings of foothills and three mountain ranges directly behind those. Of the mountain ranges, The Brooks Range to the north is part of the Rockies that go through Canda and the US. The Alaska Range to the south, has Denali, the highest mountain other than Everest in Nepal,  and the White Mountains are to the east. To the west are the Kuskokwim Mountains.

To the west and north is the upland area of the Seward Peninsula, the western tip of which is some 50 miles from Russia, across the Bering Strait. Much of the peninsula consists of broad, convex hills and ridges with an average elevation of about 2,000 feet surmounted by more rugged mountain groups. A few peaks rise above 3,000 feet; the highest, at 4,714 feet is Mount Osborn in the Kigluaik Mountains

This is why you can watch the clouds and weather creeping up and over the foothills to drift into the Tanana valley below. Alaska is restless and timeworn. We have active volcanoes, part of the world's ring of fire. We have glaciers, earthquakes, volcanic ash, fires and severe storms or drought, never a long spread of any weather. We are in the midst of an arboreal forest and a watershed with rivers, lakes, sloughs, ponds, creeks and sulfurous  hot springs all about. Because of the lack of development seen in the south and the rough terrain and long distances with no road system, the land looks the same as it did thousands of years ago. If you watch some of the cams around Fairbanks, you can see the hills surrounding.

We don't have the malls, water parks or clubs. What we do have is wilderness and adventure. And there are three other geographical parts of Alaska besides the Interior. You all should visit. In the summer there are more Europeans than Americans drawn by adventure and the unknown. There are trips to just about anywhere, and you can see different wildlife, from muskox to buffalo to bears bald and golden eagles, hawks and ravens. You could  pan for gold, fish or golf in the midnight sun or take tea with a homesteader in a hidden river valley and dip your toes into a sea bordering the actual North Pole.

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Post by: jackwv on October 20, 2016, 04:21:33 PM
This morning I had to put my beloved Jessie to sleep.   It came on fairly sudden.   She turned 15 this June, very blessed that I had her with me that long.   She had issues with fatty tumors, having several removed.  That and/or the meds had slowed her down to the point our short walk was her only excercise.  She would not eat or drink, I had her to the park, but in the evening she was not able to stand on her hind legs, to the point my Son had to come over to help lift her from the yard and into the house.  We arranged to take her to my Vet this morning, again having to carry her.     We discussed leaving her for several days for tests and possible other meds, but they agreed that at her age she had little time to improve.  Know many of you have experienced this.   Do me a favor tonight and give your pets an extra hug for my Jessie.

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Post by: angelface555 on October 20, 2016, 05:13:47 PM
Jack, I am so very sorry. I know how much this hurts when you lose a family member pet. I wish you comfort in your memories of such a sweet girl.

We have all loved her too from your photos and descriptions.
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Post by: Sandy on October 20, 2016, 05:15:10 PM
I am so sorry Jack to hear that you
had  to have  Jessie put to sleep...   
I think that we know when the time has come, 
and as difficult  as it is,  we make the correct
decision.     I know that  this is a very difficult
time for you.   

Hugs

Sandy
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Post by: JeanneP on October 20, 2016, 05:20:44 PM
Jack. Sorry to hear that Jessie has gone.  First my Friends at 15 then my grandsons the next day 15 and Now Jessie . Its wonderful now that our pets can go so many years. All the pleasure they give you. All these dogs went so peacefully. That was good. The vets know best as to when to let them go.  Aaron had got his ready to go to the vet but it just passed at home.  He is able to bury his on his property. Put it in its dog bed with a couple of his chews.
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Post by: Shirley on October 20, 2016, 06:21:34 PM
Jack, my tears are pouring down so fast I can hardly see the monitor.  Big hug for you, I know it was so hard to do but know you loved her enough to make it easiest for her.  I am so sorry, know how heavy your heart is and how lonely you will be...... give your son a big hug for me and thank him for helping my friend in need.  I did not expect this today & sure it has been a nightmare for you.  We will all miss her and your walks, she was a grand lady, for sure, and you did the right thing.  Shirley
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Post by: SCFSue on October 20, 2016, 06:26:00 PM
Jack, I know how sad you are.  I've sent you a message at your e-mail address here.  Big hugs.  Jessie was a beautiful, well behaved, and much loved dog.  She was definitely "Jack's best friend".

Love and hugs,
Sue
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Post by: Denver on October 20, 2016, 07:06:19 PM
Good evening.

I was smiling and enjoying all the photos and comments until I saw your post, JACK.  I am so sorry to read this news.  Bless your heart.  It is never easy to have to put a beloved friend down, but thankfully we have that option.  Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.  RIP Dear Jessie.  You are once again running with your friend in Heaven. 

I did love seeing all the photos everyone shared.  Each one was very special to see.  I would sure be happy if everyone would share their photos of younger years.😍

I am currently in Austin Texas visiting our youngest son and his wife.  We are sure enjoying our visit and having fun with Oliver, their new 12 week old puppy. 

Enjoy your evening,

Jenny
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Post by: halkel on October 20, 2016, 07:16:43 PM
Jackl, nothing I can say will make you feel any better.  Jessie was your family, God bless her and welcome her to her eternal home to await your arrival .  Rest easy old friend, she is in good hands.
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Post by: Beverly on October 20, 2016, 07:42:08 PM
Jack - I am so very sorry! Like Shirley, the tears are coming.....Jessie was part of your family and we have enjoyed all these years you have shared her life with us.  I know from experience how difficult your decision was.  :'(
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 20, 2016, 07:59:31 PM
Jack, I am so sorry you lost Jessie.  I do know the feeling of losing a pet and when our dog died, no one could say a nice word to me about her for a week.  You have my deepest sympathy.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on October 20, 2016, 08:50:03 PM
It has been a long, hard day.  Forgive me for not addressing each of your posts, but I have read them all and appreciate your kind words. 
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Post by: Joy on October 20, 2016, 10:45:51 PM
Jack,  I,  too, am so, so sorry to read that you have lost Jessie.   I know that is one of the hardest things you have had to do.  And, I do share in your loss.  My deepest sympathy goes out to you tonight.

I know you will miss your good buddy on your walks.  And.  I am sure a lot of the people you would meet on your trips to Oglebay will certainly miss seeing her. 

I am sure this has been a hard day for you.  Thoughts will be with you this evening.   Take care of yourself.

Joy


Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on October 20, 2016, 11:21:47 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet Jessie.   We lost our two poodles six months apart a few years ago now.  I have to admit it was hard and took me a while to get over it.  We had them for 13 years.  We will be thinking of you.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 21, 2016, 01:44:24 AM
JACK WV....
...it is 6.30am here in UK, I am now balling my eyes out after seeing your photo and reading of your sad news......as you know only to well that I-we will be going through the same thing with our Benji any time now, he too is starting to be doing the same, re, the heaviness of his anal cancer....we are In the starting period we were warned about...I am so so sorry to come in this morning to hear your sad news...Yes I will give your darling Jessie a special hug when I next give a hug to my Benji......because that is what I have been doing at every moment he is letting me, plus with bonus of his  added kisses...

Jack, whatever happened to our lovely pet memorial room? as I to will soon be posting a photo of my Benji....


Rest In Peace dear Jessie, you have been a part of all our lives for so long....and please say a hello to my Petra and Megan when you reach your new forever home at Rainbowsbridge......please do give a warm welcome to our Benji when he soon comes to join you....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 21, 2016, 04:09:30 AM
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Jack, no words to express how much I feel your loss, having gone through this as well. 
:'(    Jessie, we'll all miss your lovely smile here and your friendly poses.   :'(


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Post by: jackwv on October 21, 2016, 09:29:07 AM
Joy, Jean, Jackie and Bubble, thank you for your kind words.  Bubble thanks for the photo with her constant smile.   It was a long night and did not have my usual companion with me for breakfast.   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 21, 2016, 09:32:44 AM
Jack, maybe you can use it as a desktop image.  That is what I do/rotate when I get too nostalgic.
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Post by: jackwv on October 21, 2016, 11:22:44 AM
Bubble I have a corner with large photos and memorabilia and at this point would not want to see her on the desktop.   I did change my avatar to show Jessie and my little Zoe lost several years ago.   
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Post by: Shirley on October 21, 2016, 01:19:59 PM
Ah, Jack, you know how I felt when Zoe died.... she was my soul-mate in spirit.  I loved watching Jessie try to teach her how to be a lady (felt like my sister always trying to teach me to not be such a tomboy).  In my world they are at peace but I know how lonely and sad it leaves you & all of us that loved how you shared them with us.  We will grieve with you, know that we will be in step as you walk the paths of Oglebay again. 
God Bless....Shirley
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Post by: jackwv on October 21, 2016, 01:45:48 PM
Lost post and lost mind :)  Shirley rain here for two days but I want to go to Oglebay.   I brought Jessie home today and her remains alongside Zoe.   Felt better getting her home.   Now how about some happy talk (Pets would be fine)
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Post by: JeanneP on October 21, 2016, 03:15:25 PM
Jack. Now do you have a place in your garden to put their ashes.  Some people keep them in the house. Now on my one Parrot that I had for 27 years. they put the ashes in a nice vase and put a glass cover over it and so I have it still in the China cupboard.  I know some people think we a little crazy when it comes to our pets. But they were a big part of our lives.  You will figure out what you want to do . I myself hope you get another dog like the two you had. You can't give up walking around your park. We have to still have pictures of it.  You have to have a pet to walk with you. That is a big part of your life. You will always talk about Zoe and Jessie and we will always enjoy reading.


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Post by: Lindancer on October 21, 2016, 08:14:02 PM
Jack, I just checked in here to night and like Jenny, I was enjoying all those lovely photos of years gone by.  Then I read Your post, and I felt so bad, I had always enjoyed your walks with Jesse.  We all understand how you are feeling.   Our pets are our children.  It has been many years since we had to put our Great Dane to sleep, I can still see the tears running down my husband's face. Again you know we are all thinking about you.
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Post by: jackwv on October 21, 2016, 09:18:05 PM
Gloria and JeanneP did not intend to post this photo, but it addressed the question of the ashes.   I was pleased today when they called and said Jessie's ashes were available and I was able to bring her home.  I do not spread the ashes but keep them in my family room in clear site.  Jessie, always the lady, is in the top photo   Zoe was always running and her photo is on the bottom.  I have copies on the front of each of their chests and paw prints.  My first golden Kibbles died years ago and is buried in my back yard, sorry but knew nothing about cremation at the time.

                                                      (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting_zpsqmluhc1n.jpg)             
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 21, 2016, 09:51:26 PM
That is such a nice way to save and remember, Jack!  We had always buried our pets but since Dede died the 4th of Feb & the ground was frozen solid, we had no way to bury our 100 pound friend, so we had to let the vet send her body to cremation... and at that time they did not do a "single" animal. 

Okay, you wanted to change the subject so I spent hours getting the gallery to accept 4 old photos of me... first 2 with natural black hair & then one with black dye & finally when I gave up dying.  BUT I am not sure which of the 2 links in the Gallery to copy to insert here, does anyone know?  Help?  I don't have photos of myself... so copied the one out of my junior year book as a cheerleader.... the next was my senior photo as senior class queen... the 3rd photo was after years of dying my hair, maybe late '70s & last was 2003 (I think) when I gave up that job & discovered my hair glowed in the dark! 

If anyone knows how the Gallery works.... HELP?!   I'll be back in a little while.... I'm on the old Vista computer to get the photos. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 21, 2016, 10:02:07 PM
Shirley.  Those were great pictures. Now I don't even know how to get my photo's into my Gallery.  I am so dumb with photography. Glad we have a few people in here will help me put photos in here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 21, 2016, 10:04:34 PM
Jack - That is a beautiful way to remember "your girls". The photos capture their personalities.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 21, 2016, 10:06:12 PM
Shirley - Copy the first BB code and paste it into the message box on here. Looking forward to seeing your pictures!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 21, 2016, 11:00:47 PM
Beverly I have not used the Gallery and gave one of Shirleys  a try, never knew that, I still use Photobucket.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 21, 2016, 11:07:57 PM
Thanks, Beverly..... here is a photo from my Junior yearbook, not very good quality but shows how black the hair used to be... I was in the middle of a pyramid so a little strained face, kneeling on 2 people below & had one straddling my back & the girl next to me.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-201016155253.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 21, 2016, 11:27:34 PM
I'm not going to post my Senior picture... same hair... but this next one was taken in the 70s (a group shot) after I'd been dying it for years.  Even though I used Clairol "Velvet Black"... it had a red cast on my crazy hair.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-191016214120.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 21, 2016, 11:33:33 PM
I hate photos of myself so this is painful.  :crazy2:  This was a snapshot taken at a craft show or something... in the '70s, a few years after I quit dying my hair, it can't get any whiter!  I thought about going blond but eyebrows still too dark.  So it goes......

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-201016154612.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 21, 2016, 11:42:51 PM
That works, Beverly!!! Thanks.  I took some photos of trees on the river bank today but they are all just dull brown & the locust trees had a little color but are nearly bare. 

Had a pair of robins on the line out back tonight, pretty bright color.  This time of year they come through in groups usually, sometimes with faded colors & others bright.  Have to wonder if they are from Alaska this late in the season. 

All 3 of my kids called & talked quite a while tonight so I am late giving the cats their "midnight snack".... so better get with it.  I do have some photos to resize & post tomorrow. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 21, 2016, 11:45:24 PM
Great photos Shirley, now you need an avatar. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 22, 2016, 12:04:26 AM
Gripe gripe gripe!

Somewhere on this computer I have those old avatars.... not tonight. I can't stand looking at my face anymore.   :uglystupid2:   :crazy2:

Thanks, Jack.... 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 22, 2016, 12:16:57 AM
JACK WV.....
...a perfect setting and a perfect tribute to your two darling furbuddies.....they are now at rest with each other side by side...As I have previously mentioned to you, I love your choice of photo urns, I am now looking for them for my soon to be, three dogs ashes if two can be transferred from their now boxes...it will be so much more comforting to see their photos attached at the front...Jack you have really done them proud...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 22, 2016, 03:17:53 AM
Shirley, these are great photos.  Now it seems that I have known you for a long time! :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 22, 2016, 03:58:33 AM
SHIRLEY....
....weren't we devils with our changing hair colours?....like you I have gone from natural blonde to auburn reds to dark browns.... not forgetting once trying to home bleach my then dark hair leaving a greenish tinge that I had to go re-colour back to dark....this may have been because I had it permed..... Must say you look very glamorous in your first photo with longer flowing hair....

Nowadays I leave my hair colour to mother nature....at least condition wise, I believe it is the best it is ever been...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 22, 2016, 08:50:48 AM
Jack, that is a nice memorial corner. I have four sets of ashes in wooden boxes and three seven-inch bowls with their photos lasered on. Plus so many, many photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on October 22, 2016, 11:17:20 AM
Tisie........ :thumbup:

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 22, 2016, 12:39:50 PM
Shirley
You did good I like that hair style in the second photo. I tried colouring my black hair also.wanted it red. Did manage to get a dark auburn .not bad. I just leave it alone now .sort of 50/50 black and gray. I wanted silver but won't  happen.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 22, 2016, 12:44:56 PM
Shirley
Now my aviator is just 6 months back with a selfi. The grey doesn't show up on it for some reason.
Now your last photo here would make a good one. Do you have it without sunglasses on?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 22, 2016, 08:27:20 PM
Shirley - So pretty and without a trace of the tomboy!  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 22, 2016, 08:58:18 PM
It is funny how these things evolve in discussions. A chance remark about a person's photo from way back when, the person confused, believes it is about the avatar rather than the photo of a younger self, and everyone is off on another tangent.

Why not make another folder for something concerning all these ideas separate from the present day folder?  Throwback Thursdays, wedding photos of ourselves or our parents, children or past husbands, ancestorial family photos, daguerreotypes, tintypes, etc., past pets or animals such as the friendly chipmunk from the Lake Louise bash?

There could even be a separate photo conversational folder so that folks could ask about basic photography issues.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 22, 2016, 09:25:03 PM
I just got this picture today...My daughter, Lauri, and her family. It's not often they are in the same place at the same time.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-221016212000.jpeg)

In back, Colin, 27 and Brynn, 25. In front is Tristan, 20 and Shea, 24.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 22, 2016, 10:27:02 PM
Very nice family photo, Beverly. They have their mother's smile with the lift on one side!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 22, 2016, 10:31:47 PM
Quote from: angelface555 on October 22, 2016, 08:58:18 PM
......................
There could even be a separate photo conversational folder so that folks could ask about basic photography issues.
Could you clarify a bit?  ?  ?
People would have to distinguish that discussion from the other photo/image discussions.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 22, 2016, 11:15:57 PM
What a beautiful family,  Beverly.   Thanks for sharing them with us.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 22, 2016, 11:52:00 PM
Rick, I was envisioning something similar to Computers Q&A, very basic. That was why I put in conversational rather than simply photos. Something like clarifying the use of thirds or  not posing your subject in front of a tall pole or bright and shiny object.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 23, 2016, 12:12:13 AM
I'll ponder that for a while and refer it to "the top" for comments and/or approval.
Is there enough ongoing chatter to create a separate discussion ?

Let's toss about a tempting title (name) for the suggested discussion. Also, what group should it go in?

How about --- (add, correct, comment to the below)
"Questions, comments, instructions about  Images, pictures, posting"
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 23, 2016, 01:27:53 AM
BEVERLY.....
.....such a lovely photo and how lucky you was to have captured them all together, as you say..." at the same place at the same time..."...such great smiles...It must have been a special moment for mom too, being all in one place with her...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 23, 2016, 08:30:25 AM
Beverly, a wonderful photo.  Good looking and happy family.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on October 23, 2016, 09:32:40 AM
Quote from: angelface555 on October 22, 2016, 08:58:18 PM
It is funny how these things evolve in discussions. A chance remark about a person's photo from way back when, the person confused, believes it is about the avatar rather than the photo of a younger self, and everyone is off on another tangent.

Why not make another folder for something concerning all these ideas separate from the present day folder?  Throwback Thursdays, wedding photos of ourselves or our parents, children or past husbands, ancestorial family photos, daguerreotypes, tintypes, etc., past pets or animals such as the friendly chipmunk from the Lake Louise bash?

There could even be a separate photo conversational folder so that folks could ask about basic photography issues.


Patricia, there is a board "Talk About Photography"  HERE (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?board=28.0) which has never been opened.  If you have a particular subject you would like discussed, please let us know and we will see if it generates enough interest to be worthwhile.

There is a topic "Gatherings and Meetings" HERE (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=234.msg43347#msg43347) which is being used for relative photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 23, 2016, 11:39:26 AM
I am guilty of "going off on a tangent" everywhere I post.... my brain works that way, sorry.  I know we've had other discussions brought up to stay on the subject but I don't make the rounds.  Someone mentioned hair color so I dug out old photos to show the natural black, the dyed black & the "who cares" white.... all were Old Photos.   ;)

Beverly, I was searching for your daughter & couldn't tell anyone old enough to have such a nice looking family.... and then read the ages & see your daughter is not in the photo.  None of them look to be even 20, darling kids! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 23, 2016, 02:02:47 PM
Shirley - My daughter Lauri is going to love you!  :)  She's front and center and she's 57 years old!

Your pictures are right "on subject"! The title of this discussion is Photos Old and New. I suggested we all put photos of "the way we were" and love seeing all the old photos.

Thank you all for the nice comments on my daughter and grandchildren.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 23, 2016, 02:34:02 PM
 :roflBig: :roflBig: :roflBig:  Beverly, I am absolutely rocking this chair... went back to check the kids ages & did not see one "older than the other".... and then I counted 5 (yes, five) people in the photo!  Lauri is a doll & she still doesn't look old enough to have grown kids! 

Remember when we did the "guess who" back years ago?  I thought that was fun but maybe we haven't seen as many up to date photos of too many. 

My computer just went dead again.... did it last time I got on, rather while I was off it didn't stay asleep but when I got on a few minutes ago it wouldn't wake up & I had to let it find the internet connection again.  Wonder if it has to do with all the cyber problems happening all over...  :thinking: :tearhair: :noway:  :creepy:  :ghostface: :ghost::peepwall: :surrender:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 23, 2016, 03:05:43 PM
Shirley I have had that connection problem the whole day/  Very frustrating!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 23, 2016, 03:37:22 PM
Jeanne
I have been enjoying Gatherings and Meetings as a forum for older SeniorNet and Seniors & Friends forum  photos. I was simply remembering older forums we used to have such as Grandparents or families.

I was making comments that since the discussions went from subject to subject, why not have a site for them? I didn't know there was an unused Photography discussion. I was in no way criticizing anyone's comments, only suggesting  or asking about new sites.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 23, 2016, 04:39:57 PM
Haha, Bubble, I think entries are closed is why I didn't go take a photo of the bird clock.  Yours is a cake-clock, we don't call a watch a clock, do we?    :dontknow:   I don't wear a watch anymore since my FitBit is always right.  I will check the heading to see when dates are up.  I am trying to get my life in control & these gadgets are winning.  Had son try to show me how & why I have trouble sending photos from my cell phone.  At least is did pull a few of it's tricks for him as well.... but he knows what each little mark means & I have not memorized them.  All things should use universal icons & when something changes it should have to come out in a different color & glow.  mutter-mutter-mutter....   off line again!  Panasonic Lumix FZ 70

Bubble, I called Cox to see if there was a wide outage but "not in my area"...... I had already unplugged the router & modem twice with no response.... but while I was talking to the Cox tech help it came back on... but NOT THEIR PROBLEM~  Maybe not but how about world wide?  My brain needs a rest.  Better post before internet goes off again (oops, not sticking to the subject... I am teasing you, Patricia)  Keeping us on the subject is like nailing jello to a tree & a few other impossibles.   ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on October 23, 2016, 04:52:03 PM
POSTING FOR LINDANCER (GLORIA DE)

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/modspace/MemberPhotos/GloriaDE-at-17.jpg)

At 17...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on October 23, 2016, 05:22:54 PM
Gloria de - What a beautiful young lady you were!  A very pretty picture indeed. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 23, 2016, 06:06:29 PM
GloriaDe, I agree, beautiful and thanks Jeanne Lee for posting, hope you are ok.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on October 23, 2016, 06:09:32 PM
Gorgeous   !
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 23, 2016, 08:19:14 PM
Beautiful Photo Gloria.

That is what we were asking for. Photo's of us in our Younger days. Seems like that is what was done. Enjoyed it.
We can't have Forums all seperated up . Opening in one for maybe just a couple postings.  Not enough people get involved posting now. I am happy with what ever the forum shows are talks about.  On this one we can't just have it posting photo's or the one for Video's just doing them. Not enough people doing it.  Hopefully if we make things where more people get involved in doing things Like we have going in here. Right now we have one asking for things we Collect or have seen. At the moment it is asking for "Clocks" Now these we put in their own forums and Vote.
More people need to go into those files.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 23, 2016, 08:25:19 PM
Good evening, thank you all so much, for nice comments.  I now look in a mirror and say what happen? I did make 92.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 23, 2016, 08:44:10 PM
Lindancer - Such a beautiful young lady! I can still see that pretty face in your avatar.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 23, 2016, 08:57:30 PM
That is a gorgeous photo of you, Gloria D.... and you still have the same kind, gentle & pretty face to me.  I had one studio photo of me, taken my senior year for the year book (Senior Queen).... but other than that hardly any snapshots except in groups.  I really don't look in a mirror at "the whole me" face & am surprised when I see a photo of someone that doesn't look like the image in my head.  I'm never self conscious that way, guess that's why I don't like seeing my recent avatar every time I post... didn't mind the ones when I was a kid with a pet. 

Still don't have the photos off my phone, didn't work the way my son thought.  It saved the message with attachments in the draft folder (in Yahoo on the cell).... but it didn't show up in the draft folder on the computer online.  Back to the drawing board! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 23, 2016, 09:00:49 PM
Lindancer. Yes. You have still left you Pretty smile and looks.  We all wonder where the years went. Even at times feel young.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 23, 2016, 10:02:48 PM
Gloria, lovely photos both then and now. You have a sweetness to your looks.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 24, 2016, 12:37:22 AM
LINDANCER....
...you were a very stunning and beautiful young lady, and I can still see the same beautiful brimming smiling face in you now....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 24, 2016, 05:04:13 AM
Lindancer, you could have competed with any of the famous actresses.  Gorgeous photo.
I loved the blouse too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 24, 2016, 02:40:39 PM
Again thank you all, for nice comments, I needed that to day, as i still have not found the lost hearing aid and my feet are so swollen I can hardly walk.
Beverly, I think you had a nice idea, to show pictures how  we looked then.  It made me go through my old, old pictures, just looking brought back so many memories, it really is a walk to memory land and to see how you all looked,  I have to say a good looking group.  My grand daughter put one of me when I was about 20 in facebook, I had my motorcycle duds on.
The avatar of me was taken early summer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 24, 2016, 03:08:00 PM
Hey!  We want to see you in your motorcycle duds too!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 24, 2016, 06:35:40 PM
Wanted to get off the sad posts, tough few days.  I prefer viewing the "old" photos.  I have to get back a minute on Jessie.   I was using an on line firm - Chewy for her dog food, and called them requesting they close my account, did not like them having the credit card info and email address.  I told them I was always pleased with their service and might someday return.  Today there was a ring on the doorbell and a florist delivered a beautiful vase and live flowers.  The card was a sympathy card from Chewy.   I emailed my appreciation, a class act.  Here is a photo.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/To%20post_zpsvn82tnmi.jpg)
           
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 24, 2016, 07:06:35 PM
That is amazing, Jack!  How long have you used them?  I'll have to tell Andy what good service you had, I never thought of buying dog/cat food online.  I know their dog is on a special diet and sure Jessie got the best, but I always appreciate that special personal caring business.  Beautiful flowers & such a nice gesture.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 24, 2016, 07:35:35 PM
Jack - Lovely flowers! How nice that they showed such appreciation for a loyal customer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 24, 2016, 08:06:59 PM
Shirley and Beverly, I only dealt with them for about a year, hardly an old customer.   Had problems with another, will not name.   Have talked to several others that have used Chewy for pets, food and equipment etc.   I emailed them thanking them for the flowers and got a reply from another individual stating to call anytime, even if just to talk.   Hard to believe that kind of an organization exists anymore.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 24, 2016, 08:59:33 PM
That's really unusual, Jack.  It's good to know there are still companies that care.  Beautiful flowers.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 24, 2016, 09:06:23 PM
Beautiful flowers Jack and wonderful company. I would agree, great customer service!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 24, 2016, 09:36:17 PM
Jack, how nice to Chewy to send you flowers.  I've never heard of that from a company, at least not a small company.  Beautiful bouquet.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 24, 2016, 10:13:51 PM
What a nice thing to do.  use to remember when most businesses had people running them like that. Now they are so big. The arrangement looks just beautiful there. Nice idea is to keep something like that in there for special times.
Our pets where always like members of our family. Will keep memories for always. People who never like to have pets do not know what they are missing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 24, 2016, 11:30:24 PM
JACK....
...that was such a lovely gesture of your dogfood company CHEWY, now how many companies would think of a gesture like that? certainly none I could think of over here, ( UK ).....even our " Petplan " ( the most expensive on our market ) pet Insurance doesn't do that, yet if anything you would think that would be their number one policy towards their longterm paying customers when one phones to cancel...I have had all four dogs with Petplan throughout their full lives....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 24, 2016, 11:48:49 PM
That is surprising they are so kind since you've only dealt with them a year, Jack.  I'm impressed & will check them out. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 25, 2016, 03:04:55 AM
Such a kind gesture from Chewy.  I am sure it touched your heart as it did us. This should serve as an example to follow for other companies...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 25, 2016, 11:30:02 AM
Jack, the flowers look lovely.  What public relations.  I am telling my neighbor, as she vol. at Kent Animal Shelter. Still cool here, and also still very windy on Eastern Long Island.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 26, 2016, 08:48:41 AM
Posting for JeanneP   Pumpkin time.

              (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20JeanneP%20to%20post_zpsk8h0xva4.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 26, 2016, 09:30:32 AM
How cute!
And they all have the same smile and eye shape.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 26, 2016, 11:00:05 AM
JeanneP, what a nice family photo!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 26, 2016, 11:12:41 AM
There is definitely an obvious family resemblance! Nice looking as well!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 26, 2016, 11:43:20 AM
Had some visitors last night.  My son with his 170 pound Leonberger and their miniature dachshund, and their new 3 month Leonberger pup.   The pup is growing like a weed and in a year will also top 160 pounds.  They are a large but gentle breed.


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Yager%20to%20post._zpsy9pjrra5.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Ruger%20to%20post_zpsvpbuqubo.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 26, 2016, 12:07:11 PM
You'll need a big room to be in with both of them! lol
Adorable pup. Is the St Bernard dog the same breed?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 26, 2016, 12:21:17 PM
Bubble the Leonbergers are a mix of St. Bernard, Newfoundland, and Great Pyrenees.   Too big for me and would hate to keep them in food. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 26, 2016, 01:22:22 PM
Jack. they are beautiful dogs.  I know what it is like to have a large dog, as we had a beautiful Great Dane. The vet said we were luck to have her for 12 years.

JeanneP That is a beautiful family picture.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 26, 2016, 02:12:47 PM
Jack I can well imagine it with that keg of strong drink hanging from its neck, going through the Alps to help lost wanderers :D
Yes St Bernard were known for their gentle loving nature.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 26, 2016, 05:45:57 PM
That is a photo of my Eldest Daughter and her 3 Grandchildren up in Connecticut. Caden just went 9 the other day and the twins will be 6 in January. Where does the time go.  Wish they lived closer. Daughter makes a trip up at least every month. Retired so she could do that.  Waited a long time to get GC. For awhile there we  thought would not be any as Neely, my Granddaughter was in her 30s by the time she got started. They keep her busy now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 26, 2016, 05:53:48 PM
Jack. That puppy is getting big fast. Love how the little Doxy wants the big one to play. Must be something when they all start playing in the house. Will cost a fortune to feed when all get fully grown. Worth it though. I remember we had a big St. Bernard when I was little.  Use to let me ride on his like he was my horse.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on October 26, 2016, 06:01:23 PM
We are really having  a bad storm here at the Moment.  Went to a funeral at 1:30 today. Just managed to get home before it really got bad. Wasn't a big one as he was cremated and just a small service. Glad it wasn't one where I had to go to a Crematory. Seems the ones I have to attend always fall in the Winter when it is snowing, really cold. Always the saddest ones. But more and more seem to be cremations now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 26, 2016, 06:32:52 PM
JeanneP, I looked at radar and saw where the storm had left you, but it is still raining.  I also noticed there is snow north of us - up around Cadillac, which is 100 miles north.  At 40 degrees all day, I can see snow coming here soon.

I liked the picture of your daughter and her grandchildren.

I also liked the pictures Jack posted of the Leonbergers and doxie.  Norm had a couple of doxies when his boys were young.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 26, 2016, 07:52:05 PM
Those are beautiful dogs.  Does your son have a lot of space for them to exercise?  The food bill must be humongous.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on October 26, 2016, 08:48:03 PM
Jack, when we lived in Navy Housing in Monterey, CA, one of the other residents had a huge St. Bernard.  The owner had a small VW and he would drive around our housing development holding the S. B.'s leash out the driver side and going slow enough to let the S.B. run along beside him.  I finally figured out the resident couldn't keep up with the really large dog's pace when it wanted to run. 

Sue
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Post by: Shirley on October 26, 2016, 10:23:14 PM
Darling family, JeanneP, I don't think your daughter looks as much like you as the kids do.  Does she look like her father's side?  My daughter looks just like her father & his mother.... but because she got my short legs & we all had dark black hair, people thought she looked like me until they met him. 

Love the 4 legged family, Jack.... and would love the big pup except for the food bill!  That must be a whopper!  My, but they are cute.

I've spent the entire day with sons over helping get Fitbit & computer problems taken care of.  Oldest one called before I had breakfast & said he "had some time to spare so think of what I wanted done".  The youngest had called last night & said he'd be by to visit after he got off work.... so I fixed tacos & all the stuff that goes with them for him.  I had mixed up meat spread for the oldest & since he had spent too much time getting my cell phone to accept the new password for Yahoo mail.... did y'all know that the little ~ (whatever it is called) on the computer will NOT be the same on android so can't use it in a password????  You know now!  That meant I had to change my password again, 3rd or 4th time in the last week or so. Yahoo has been demanding they be changed because of the hacking.  Got everything up & running but my brain is tired.

Sue, one time our German Shepherd got out & ran through a muddy, plowed wheat field a couple blocks away, so when I found her (driving around with my kids in the back seat calling her), I wouldn't let her in the car & made her follow as I drove slowly home.  Only time she ever minded me like that (she thought we were equals).. but she knew she was in trouble by the tone of my voice. 

I'm heading to bed & have such a long list of "to-dos" for tomorrow, I'm tired thinking about it!  Shirley

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Post by: jackwv on October 27, 2016, 07:43:56 AM
Fortunately my son has a large fenced in area, problem is the little dachshund that can find her way out.   My dil takes them out for  walks daily and sometimes to Oglebay.  The big one does not pull, fortunately, but I would not walk him.
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Post by: JeanneP on October 27, 2016, 02:41:01 PM
Shirley.  Yes . The eldest daugher looks just like what her dad did.  Tall also. My youngest looks more like me. Same with their Personalities. Youngest into animals, Outdoor type. First one and father thought staying at a Holiday Inn was roughing it. and not into any type of outdoor things. Won't let a animal in the house.
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Post by: FlaJean on October 28, 2016, 02:12:25 PM
Larry and I usually take a walk in the evenings and saw several Rose of Sharon bushes with some lovely blooms.  Took a picture with my iPhone.

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Post by: JeanneP on October 28, 2016, 02:22:13 PM
JeanFL.  You people will be lucky and see such blooms all winter. Not us. Right now we can enjoy the trees for a few weeks and then. nothing.  Unless we get a one great big snow fall.

Sad on the Florida orange situation.  Thousand of trees . No fruit.  One man had 700 acres.  Already Oranges have gone up 100% and as yours usually make the juice it has double in price also.  I am not a big orange juice person.
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Post by: Lindancer on October 28, 2016, 02:33:01 PM
FlaJean, that rose of Sharon is beautiful.  I have one that when I moved in here, my new neighbor came over and planted in  my yard, that was 32 years ago.

JeanneP, My doctor told me to take OJ, with my water pill. So I guess I have to pay.  Sorry for all the growers.  we need to keep all our farmers all over the country.  So many of our big farms here have become vineyards.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 28, 2016, 02:39:39 PM
Gorgeous bloom!
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Post by: jackwv on October 28, 2016, 02:42:31 PM
Jean a great blossom, and from the phone.     Not much color here, driving down to daughters in Virginia,tomorrow for the weekend, hope to see some color.  Have to get away for a few days.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 28, 2016, 03:03:06 PM
The change will be good for you Jack.  Try to enjoy and... take photos for posting!
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Post by: Joy on October 28, 2016, 04:01:12 PM
Jack, have a safe trip to your daughter's.   It should be a beautiful week end.  Last week I saw my great-niece who goes to James Madison.  She just loves the area. I was asking her if she had seen the bridge that you had posted a long time ago. I still keep the fall one on my desktop.  She couldn't picture what I was talking about. 

Take care.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on October 28, 2016, 04:28:18 PM
Bubble and Joy  thanks.  Joy tell your great niece it is in the Arboretum right on campus.  She has to give it a look, and I may again this visit.
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Post by: Denver on October 28, 2016, 09:44:53 PM
JACK, safe travel to your daughter's.  Enjoy the visit and the views. 

Beautiful colored Rose of Sharon Blossom, FLJEAN.


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Post by: JeanneP on October 28, 2016, 09:47:48 PM
Linddancer.  I was just in the store and saw a bag of what they are calling Tangerines. Selling for $1.99 a bad of about 2lbs.  I bought some but they sure are not Tangerines. I think they bough some of those oranges that they had picked in Florida not fully grown oranges. Size of a Tangerine.  I just peeled one and it was hard to do like thin skinned orange. Tangerines have thing peel. 

I make little bags for Halloween. Think I will just put these with some candy into the bags. Hope get some kids as weather will be nice.  Not had any for 3 years.
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Post by: JeanneP on October 28, 2016, 09:49:55 PM
Jack. Should be a nice drive down if some of the trees have started to change. Was showing the Smokey Mountains on TV this morning.  There they are beautiful.
Enjoy the weekend.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 29, 2016, 02:23:46 AM
JACK...
...have a safe journey to your daughters..... I fully understand what you meant by,.... " have to get away for a few days..." warmth, good company, hugs, and a sympathetic ear, is the company you are now needing the most at this sad and empty time...

FLAJEAN....
..what a pretty flower...doesn't it just look so perfect?
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Post by: FlaJean on October 29, 2016, 12:02:17 PM
I had a Rose of Sharon bush many years ago and had forgotten how pretty the blooms are.
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Post by: Lindancer on October 29, 2016, 02:13:22 PM
I also add safe trip, Jack to see your daughter.  A nice time of year to travel.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 29, 2016, 02:25:43 PM
I love flowers. In the summer, in the parks, I often take photos of the flower beds or wildflowers and grasses along the riverbeds.

Then in the winter you can look back at all the loveliness that awaits you in just a few months and lets you know that the cold is only seasonal and will eventually pass.

Everything in the states seems so connected. Here, in the mountains, it is an eight-hour drive to the next large city.

There are small towns and villages here and there. But mostly it is wilderness, mountains, valleys, ridges and rivers. And trees, lots and lots of trees that the highway winds through on it's way to yet more of the same.

Jack, have a good visit and enjoy your time spent with your daughter. Let family and nature sustain and guide you.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 29, 2016, 02:34:27 PM
This week my daughter and family went to visit a garden of orchids nearby named Utopia.
Lots of flowers, birds and water falls all around. Little Aviv enjoyed it much.

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Post by: angelface555 on October 29, 2016, 02:44:21 PM
Now Bubble, that is a very cool family photo! I would love to be behind a waterfall or even that close to one safely. Thank you Junee for the idea. I Googled and saved the site in my favorites!
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Post by: FlaJean on October 29, 2016, 07:05:53 PM
Another nice family photo!
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Post by: junee on October 29, 2016, 08:04:42 PM
Bubble,
I googled those gardens and received 194 beautiful photos. Nice to enjoy even if by internet. Junee
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Post by: Denver on October 29, 2016, 10:22:47 PM
JUNIE, is that a new picture of you?  It is very nice. 

BUBBLE, lovely photo of your family in front of the waterfall.....wish we could hear the water.

Pleasant dreams to all,
Jenny
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Post by: junee on October 30, 2016, 01:23:11 AM
DENVER
Thank you and I have Bubble to thank for sizing etc.  Believe it or not I was looking into a mirror and trying to take a selfie with my thumb.  Takes a lot of time. Lol
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Post by: angelface555 on October 30, 2016, 07:23:23 PM
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These are all local cam shots. The Nenana River, today just outside of town. A good view of an Arctic winter.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 30, 2016, 07:25:02 PM
Next is Golden Heart Park, just a block from me.

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Post by: angelface555 on October 30, 2016, 07:29:29 PM
And finally, again today. If you look at the foreground of the last cam shot and see the small church from 1911? This cam view is directly behind and to the west of that small church. We range from about zero to plus 7 at night to about plus 40 or thereabouts in the daylight.

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Post by: JeanneP on October 30, 2016, 07:56:52 PM
Angel.  So far doesn't look to bad.  It doesn't look like they do a lot of High Building or build close together there.  Church Steeples seem to be the highest.

Looks cold though...
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Post by: angelface555 on October 30, 2016, 08:02:19 PM
It is cold, probably because I don't go out in it. I posted these because so many see the arctic as filled with snow, which it never is. There is more frost and ice than anything.These are from the center of town. The majority of malls and newer buildings are built up around the outside similar to most other cities. The following are free photos of different areas of Fairbanks.


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Post by: Sandy on October 31, 2016, 01:07:01 PM

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Halloween  "Fi"  with her Mom and Dad
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Post by: Sandy on October 31, 2016, 01:08:18 PM

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The Pumkin Kid!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2016, 02:21:23 PM
Cute! What a super idea! lol
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Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2016, 02:34:04 PM
Back home, thanks for all the comments, now some catching up to do, But love the waterfall and pumpkin shots and the smiles on all the faces.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 31, 2016, 03:18:05 PM
Sandy, what a cute picture and idea.  They had to get a fairly good sized pumpkin to put Fi in it.

In June three of us went to Eaton Rapids MI to visit my great niece, her husband and five-month daughter.  I took a picture of the three of them and her husband noted that it was the first picture they had of the three of them.  I was so glad I thought of it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2016, 03:23:21 PM
Did not see a lot of color this weekend.   Posting a photo of the line up of vehicles wanting to get onto Skyline Drive, for what was claimed the peak this year.  We waited in line then drove a short bit, but tough getting a spot to park.  We decided to turn around and leave.  Giving one photo from an overlook, and a photo of some climbing rocks for photos ( I no longer climb rocks)

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Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2016, 03:27:20 PM
On the way home today I stopped at Coopers Rocks in West Virginia, again not much color but had to get a photo of one of my favorite trees.

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Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2016, 05:55:02 PM
Had to return to Oglebay today, a bit more color and close to home.

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Post by: Joy on October 31, 2016, 06:15:09 PM
Sandy, what a cute picture of little "Fi"  and her mom and dad.  I have seen several pictures of friends that had the same idea.   Really a cute idea.

Jack, even with the pale colors, you still got to see some nice scenery.  I have not been to Skyline Drive for so many years.  It was always a nice trip to take.  Glad you had nice weather.  That tree at Coopers Rock is sure unusual.  I remember you posting that before and know that is one of your favorite photos.

Joy


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Post by: Shirley on October 31, 2016, 10:56:20 PM
Wow, I've been gone a few days & y'all have been busy!  I won't write a book tonight but just gotta say the photos are all fantastic! 

Jack, I saw a few red maple trees in MO that were brilliant but mostly browns & not even pretty rust or yell this year.  This morning the fog was so dense I had to run the wipers.... & smeared the bugs.  Didn't take a single photo with a camera but did get some of the cats with the phone.  I haven't figured how to get from the phone to the computer but too tired tonight to think.  Wind going both ways was horrible again (been strong every drive the last 4 or 5 times.) 

Sandy, darling of Fi & parents.... she looks like both of them in that pic, don't you think?  Cute in the pumpkin.  My little great about her age has changed so much I had to double check to make sure it was Kate.  She doesn't look at all like her older brother or sister.  I miss out on the kids photos because I don't do Facebook....

Patricia, I just heard about a kid I graduated high school with that just got back from "across Alaska" with his wife in their RV..... I'm jealous~  Love your photos.  Do you go on those walks like you used to... in the woodsy area?  For some reason I haven't taken photos of wildlife the last year or so.... need to get out & walk more.  I can't shoot out the windows in this RV because of huge side mirrors blocking the view. 

Beautiful shot of your daughter & family, Bubble.... Aviv is growing up so fast! 

I'd better go see if cats want to come in again for their last meal of the day.  They were so glad to get home to go run, but have been in & out for food constantly.  They don't get enough exercise in the RV & I can't dare let them out, they would freak out & hide in a strange place.  They were better than normal at night but it is such a struggle to close them in the bedroom to be able to get in & out to get gas, etc.  I put them in their cages when putting the slide out in & out, for fear they will get into the open spaces during the process. Cats are so nosy.  Had a nice turn out for the family reunion.  A long day & hard drive first in fog & then wind.  Lot of cleaning to do tomorrow, everything in the RV from mattress pad out (king size) gets washed.... plus the bedding in all 3 cages.  I put 750 miles on between Friday to Monday....

EDIT:  I went back & found the photo of the rose of sharon, Jean.... that is gorgeous!  My mother loved those bushes but I don't recall hers having double petals like that.  I thought hers looked more like holly hocks.   That is a beautiful photo.
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Post by: JeanneP on November 01, 2016, 12:20:31 PM
Jack.
Wellcome home. Looks like a good trip. Got some good shots.
Already the traffic so bad. Needs patience this time of year in popular spots. I remember going on them when girls were smaller.  Brown county was popular here. We learned to pack a lunch in the car. Was so slow we we say having a picnic as we crawled along.
Would love to have a copy of that black and white shot of figures on the rocks for my framing.
Can you pull it out and send to my email.?



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Post by: jackwv on November 01, 2016, 01:05:52 PM
Joy the tree photo was just taken, but have posted other photos in the past. Thanks to you Shirley and JeanneP.   Jeanne I thought that was an interesting shot, will send on to you.
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Post by: FlaJean on November 01, 2016, 02:09:35 PM
Sandy, what a nice photo of little Fi with Mom and Dad.  Neat idea.

Jack, we've been in that area many times when we lived in Virginia.  When Larry retired and we were looking around for places we would like to live out the rest of our lives, we went house hunting in Harrisonburg among a few other places.  We finally decided on warmer weather and ended up in Florida.  That was good for me because Ocala had a branch of the company where I was working at the time.  So I was able to transfer and keep working for a few years.  But that area of Virginia is beautiful.

Yesterday I got a couple of photos of the decorations in our neighborhood.  We lived in an older section of Ocala and there were no small children in our neighborhood.  Well, we had plenty of kids last night.  Some of the cutest little kids in their costumes.  After our two two big bags of candy was gone, we called it a night.  There were so many cute decorations in the neighborhood.

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Post by: FlaJean on November 01, 2016, 02:10:37 PM
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Post by: FlaJean on November 01, 2016, 02:11:13 PM
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Post by: FlaJean on November 01, 2016, 02:12:14 PM
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Post by: jackwv on November 01, 2016, 02:19:37 PM
Jean, some clever and talented neighbors.   
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Post by: Joy on November 01, 2016, 02:41:16 PM
Jean,  some very creative neighbors, you have.   That spider looks like it was a lot of work to put together.

Nothing like that up my way.  Thanks for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on November 01, 2016, 03:37:07 PM
Jack. I have not idea how I did it.  I just right clicked on the one on S and F. put it on my Desktop . Opened in to Print and sized it to 5 x 10 and as my printer just does Black and white it came out Perfect.. Dark enough to frame. Look good in a black frame.

Thanks
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Post by: JeanneP on November 01, 2016, 03:49:13 PM
FlaJean.  Those were great. Love the motorcycle one. Great area you live in.  Not one house in mine even had a child going around.  This is the last time I am going to make things. Been stuck with them for 3 years.

I always thought I would have like to have come over and lived in Boston. I saw pictures of there growing up in UK. Had no idea until I started researching family history 6  years ago that my Maternal Grandparents had come over from UK in 1889 and lived outside of Boston. Returning back to UK. in 1898 . So I have visited the area and found out all about them. Have 2 graves there and his first wife died along with a baby boy.  B ut if not there then next choice would be In Virginia.
Your choice of Florida seems to have worked well for you.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 01, 2016, 04:16:27 PM
I have loved all of these great photos from lush scenry to imaginative Halloween decorations, thank you!
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Post by: Lindancer on November 02, 2016, 01:08:47 PM
Sandy, such a cute picture

Patricia, thanks for post, that is really what you call a bend in the river.

Jack, the photos are great, i was on that S. drive about 40 years ago and it was foggy.

FlaJean, loved all those decorations.  They use to decorate like that here, but no more.  I use to have about 40 children, this year I had one, although I made up 20 candy bags.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 02, 2016, 02:24:18 PM
Thanks, Gloria! So many people would ask me about the rivers, mountains, and valleys that I decided to show a few photos of what the Arctic is really like. However, so few commented.
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Post by: Shirley on November 03, 2016, 01:04:40 AM
I am still cleaning & doing laundry from the RV..... Big job putting a king size bed back together with fitted mattress cover, sheets & a comforter that came with a duvet that is a nightmare trying to put on.  I washed the comforter as well as everything else & decided I'm not going to put that duvet on after this.  Tight squeeze in the RV bedroom, should have put it together in the house.  Will finish tomorrow.  Cats are not good travelers... I feel sorry for them because they need more exercise. 

Patricia, don't know if I commented on the photos.... they are beautiful but what I really enjoy seeing are the ones you took on your walks ... that wild life area & remember a long lane into woods.  Do you get out as much as you used to (I think you retired?)

Jean, people are so active every where you live!!!  I only saw one house with decorations in our neighborhood.  One house down on the corner had some of those big inflatables up one day but I didn't see them again.  The wind must be awful trying to keep them in place.  Great decorations & so original in your area.

Jack, are the leaves falling at Oglebay?  Some trees here are almost bare... same at the lake in MO.  Other trees have nearly all their leaves but just a dull brown.  The Cleveland pear tree in my back yard is as green as early summer but the one in front (north side) has a few red leaves & already dropped quite a few.  Oglebay sure isn't as bright colors as other years but still prettier than anything I've seen around here.  Did you pull up other years of Coopers Rocks to compare colors?  I thought one year it was brilliant.  Still a gorgeous place with the walks & rails & that special tree.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 01:45:36 AM
Shirley, I retired, November 2014. I had taken a bad fall on black ice in February 2014 that made it hard for me to walk very long or far and is now one of the reasons I wear a life line button for falls.

Here are 12 photos from Creamers Field, the bird and wildlife sanctuary, a 2,200 acre site.


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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 01:49:40 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 01:53:35 AM
The next two photos, of the same pond, show how it comes up in spring time, but seeps back into the ground by the end of June.


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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 01:56:53 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 02:07:21 AM
This statue symbolizing the first family was created by the same artist who created the Vietnam Wall. The copper plates surrounding the fountain are listing family members of the first three hundred settlers in 1903 when the city was incorporated.

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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 02:09:19 AM
And finally, a last look at the western Chena River. A last view of summer.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 03, 2016, 05:05:57 AM
Beautiful, Angel.  I wish I could experience it too.  I  would even go there and paint...
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Post by: jane on November 03, 2016, 09:33:57 AM
I believe I saw that fountain sculpture in downtown Fairbanks a few years ago---a beautiful city and area.
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Post by: jackwv on November 03, 2016, 09:56:55 AM
Patricia a beautiful group of photos.

Shirley many of the trees have lost their leaves.  My little Cleveland Pear is also still green and holding on.
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Post by: halkel on November 03, 2016, 12:05:23 PM
Patricia,  :thumbup:

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Post by: Sandy on November 03, 2016, 12:19:28 PM

Gorgeous pictures Patricia.....
I could swear that I saw a two headed Duck !! 
(giggle)
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Post by: FlaJean on November 03, 2016, 12:37:54 PM
Beautiful photos, Patricia! 
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Post by: Joy on November 03, 2016, 12:46:17 PM
Patricia, I, too, will have to agree with everyone else's comments on your beautiful pictures.

The fountain statue of the First Family must really be something to see in person.  Very unusual. 

All the pictures are beautiful, but I particularly like the one of the bench sitting among the (maybe Birch) trees.  Looks like the ideal place to just sit and admire the surrounding area.  A beautiful place to be alone with your thoughts.

Thanks for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on November 03, 2016, 01:19:28 PM
That is a lovely graphic on the Home Page from Ginny Ann.  Several years ago I was just learning how to do those graphics in the Graphics forum competition when suddenly it was gone.  It was fun.  The Birthday cards done by the "Birthday" forum are always so pretty and unusual.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 01:58:00 PM
Thanks everyone for all the nice comments. I love that sanctuary even though you are only allowed in a small area. There are what I call "watchtowers" for wont of a better word, scattered about so you may climb up and use the telescope to  see more or photograph further. When I lived by there, I often was roaming about with my camera and yes there were several painters about with their portable easels and supplies. I would get bad headaches from stress and a simple walk among the birches and water would soon have that disappearing.

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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2016, 02:00:52 PM
Many of the birches and the ground are at odd angles due to area permafrost which is another thing to hold for future generations of this overdeveloped world we live in. The staff puts out donated barley for the birds in spring and early summer.

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Anyone needs to update their transportation?  NOW is the time!     :2funny:
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2016, 02:44:28 PM
Patricia, I should have known those birds were swans; we had a couple on our pond one year.  The owners lived here and put them on the pond.  They had said there would be a bubbler in the winter for them to get water but I think there was none.  However, there was snow and they got along fine - until my do-gooder neighbor called the Humane Society about there being no water so the HS came out and "rescued" them.  The owners retrieve the swans but did not bring them back.  While they were here, it was fun to watch a swan walk along our patios and look into the walk-out sliders as if to say "can so-and-so come out to play?"  They were like Big Bird of Sesame Street, only white, not yellow. 

Mary Ann

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Post by: Lindancer on November 03, 2016, 02:48:59 PM
Patricia, I enjoyed all your pictures.  Interesting about the pond at different times of the year. Up the Island they have a lake that drys up every 7 years. then the water come s back.
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2016, 02:52:32 PM
Bubble, you're a bit late with that mode of transportation; I needed it Monday night.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 03, 2016, 02:54:20 PM
Yes but now, being later, they are at reduce cost! lol
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Post by: JeanneP on November 03, 2016, 08:22:17 PM
Angel. I can see now when looking at your photo's just why my friend daughter and husband hated to leave that area after living there and teaching school for 30 years. Looks good place to live. They had to come home to take care of parents.  Now they live in Wyoming and so still in a pretty wild place.
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Post by: Shirley on November 03, 2016, 09:33:33 PM
Love the photos, Patricia..... the wildlife and woods.  Man just can't create anything to compare (in my mind).

Bubble, I do hope you don't mind if I "snag" your photo.... my oldest son is always teasing his sister about "hopping on her broom" to do something.  I've never seen such a cute idea, know it will give them a giggle.

I finished up the bedroom in the RV... what a job!  Still have some stuff to bring in & then want to mop the floor & put the slide back in.  Would be so nice if I could get "from here to where ever" without the cats having to travel.  They seem to enjoy themselves once we get parked. 
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Post by: Gloria on November 04, 2016, 09:57:58 AM
PATRICIA  love your photos. I remember you walking there and all the photos you posted. You never walked without your camera.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 04, 2016, 11:24:10 AM
Thank you all for those kind words! I love that place! It's serenity just soothes stress and rubs along my contentment. The woods, animals, birds, and waters seem to settle something deep inside of me. It is one place I can get to on my own as well, needing no assistance from friends busy in their own lives. Sometimes I wish I could go further or they had a shuttle bus. But that would defeat the purpose of a sanctuary, wouldn't it?

And Bubble, I too snagged your photo. I've been looking about for some new transport!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 04, 2016, 01:47:32 PM
I have been wanting to put a photo on all day but Photobucket has been out of action, due to maintenance.....This exact time yesterday evening 5.40pm, ( UK ) time, we had to let our Benji go....to say my heart is broken is an understatement...

You'll meet me
in the light
~ Author Unknown

I know that you can't see me,
but trust me I'm right here.
Although I'm up in heaven,
my love for you stays near.

So often I see you crying,
many times you call my name.
I want so much to lick your face
and ease some of your pain.

I wish that I could make you see
that Heaven indeed is real.
If you could see me run and play
how much better you would feel.

But our loving God has promised me
that when the time is right,
you'll step out of the darkness and
meet me in the light....




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Post by: jackwv on November 04, 2016, 02:40:20 PM
Jackie I can only say You and Benji are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 04, 2016, 03:00:19 PM
Thinking of you, Vanilla.
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Post by: Shirley on November 04, 2016, 05:39:59 PM
Jackie, you know how I feel about our fur-family and how sad I am for you & Richard.  My heart is still so sad about Jack having to give up Jessie and now your Benji.  I do think it is more difficult when we have these holidays coming..... My mother died Nov. 25 so that is in the back of my mind the whole month, I have that heavy heart feeling. 

People that don't have pets really don't understand how hard it is to give them up.  We are with them every day of every week and sometimes we didn't see our human family for months at a time...... "loving is loving"..... Be watching for the photo of Benji.  Love the poem, in my world, Heaven is where we will find everyone we ever loved so lots of hugs and kisses when that time comes.


Bubble, I saw where Don is having problems in his usual "Santa" season with malls not wanting to make waves for Christmas.  I am SO indignant.... in all my life we've had people around of religions other than Christian and NEVER ever had anyone objected to each others traditions.... so I made myself a promise that I won't shop anyplace that bows to pressure of being "politically correct".   Having a father that was a 32nd Degree Mason and mother that was Catholic..... I grew up with the belief people were just people and we enjoyed all holidays that anyone celebrated!  I know this must be a shock to Don, he is in his prime with that white beard!

Still haven't had time to work with photos, spent the day clearing out the bathroom that has the leaky faucet.  I had stacks of clothes from the RV & more that I didn't take.... summer & winter since we had 80s over the week end.  Needed to clean out some of the cabinets to make room for stuff sitting on the vanity, been a slob lately since nobody ever sees MY bathroom.... but son is going to come by when he gets through with his classes (never know when a student wants some after class advice).... to see if it is a small job putting in an "o" ring or behind the wall & a major plumbing/bathroom make over.  My excuse for not showing you the photos from the last trip. 
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Post by: jackwv on November 05, 2016, 10:08:56 AM
Jackie, know beautiful Benji was a joy, and understand how you now feel.  Keep the happy memories.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 05, 2016, 10:33:34 AM
Vanilla, what a really beautiful dog, such a lovely coloring and kind looking.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 05, 2016, 10:35:05 AM
Shirley, thanks for your comment.  That one-mind set of thinking makes my blood boil!
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Post by: JeanneP on November 05, 2016, 11:16:25 AM
A beautiful dog. Sorry for you loss. Glad he had such a good life and for 13 years. This is number 4 dog passing this past 3 weeks. Family and friends. All lived long lives. Leaving happy memories.
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Post by: Lindancer on November 05, 2016, 03:40:29 PM
Jackie, Benji, was a beautiful dog. thanks for pictures.
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Post by: Beverly on November 05, 2016, 09:30:07 PM
So many wonderful photos since I last posted......

Sandy - Fi is adorable in the pumpkin!

Jean - Those are fantastic Halloween decorations! Nothing that elaborate here.

Angelface - I enjoyed all the photos of Alaska.

Jackie - Beautiful photos of Benji! I love his coloring and that long, silky tail.  I can see why trips to the groomer's were so important.

Jack - Still keeping you in my thoughts...Jessie was your constant companion.  :(
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Post by: angelface555 on November 05, 2016, 10:04:11 PM
Jackie, in your post#1903, second photo, you can see the collie in Benji, especially in his head and nose. I know you miss him and I am so sorry for your pain but that shows how much love you had and Benji knew that.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 06, 2016, 02:05:06 AM
Yes I loved him to bits...
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Post by: JoanFL on November 06, 2016, 08:25:46 AM
Vanilla-Jackie--Benji was a beauty!!
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Post by: Denver on November 07, 2016, 11:05:32 PM
Loved seeing the photos of beautiful Benji.  Thank you, JACKIE.

FUN picture of Baby Fi and her parents, SANDY.

ALL your pictures were enjoyed, Angel and Jack.  Thank you. 

I am so tired, I just can not keep my eyes open, so pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 08, 2016, 04:17:08 AM
Thank you all so much re, your warm comments, re, our beautiful baby Benji, they are very much apreciated....yes he was a very SPECIAL dog who will be very much missed by his two owners....

Unlike jack wv, we have a ten day wait before we go to collect his ashes and bring him back home to us ( and our other now departed two, Petra and Megan, who too, are both waiting,) where he belongs...
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 08, 2016, 06:34:54 AM
Jackie, how is Toby taking the loss of Benji? 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 08, 2016, 07:08:04 AM
MARY ANN....
...That's the hardest part, WE know what has happened to Benji, WE know where he is, WE know that he wont be ever coming back, apart from his ashes box, but never in the form that we nor Toby knew....how can you explain to another dog all this, you can't.....You asked a question, in all honesty I cant yet answer as Toby is a completely different dog to our Benji....When I am up and about early in the mornings Toby does not, is not, a dog who comes to greet me, nor wags his tail as if he is happy to see you, nor even will get up from his corner of the sofa....Oh I will sit by him and give him a stroke, can never seem to get up close with a cuddle, he often gets down and goes into Rs bedroom and lays beside him, so sad to say, Toby is not a " me " dog.....Same as when R brings him back from his walk, he doesn't get excited to come look for me, as if to say, mom I am back, like our Benji always did.....Our Benji was a real lovable character....Toby only ever really played with soft toys when he knew Benji had hold of one, Toby does go pick up a Nylabone bone and happily will chew on that till he gets bored.....I think the time that will hit Toby the most is like this evening when I go to my monthly MS social meet-up for a couple of hours...of course we were always greeted by the two dogs at the door barking with excitement as we walked in...I would always say, mommy needs a wee first, and had to make a beeline for the loo, then Benji would follow, not Toby, and pucker up for a kiss...Guess time will tell, I shall be looking for the signs and in the meantime, give him some special hugs, if he will let me...
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 08, 2016, 10:36:35 AM
Jackie, that is so sad for you.  Perhaps in time Toby will realize Benji will not be there and he might be more friendly with you.  I'm not going to suggest another dog for you, unless it would be an older dog, because of your physical condition.  I do think another dog would help your mental condition - the sorrow of losing Benji - but your health is your #1 priority.

I feel sad for you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on November 08, 2016, 11:06:28 AM
In town this morning and stopped on the river front, the Ohio River.  The chairs were inviting but only 50 degrees.

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Still visit Oglebay  almost every day.  Nothing new but did spot this group off in the distance.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 08, 2016, 11:29:07 AM
JACK WV.....
...Oglebay holds many good memories for you, I sense that is where you feel the closest to your darling furbabies...It is a very special place......Oglebay also looks so tranquil, serine and picturesque, who wouldn't want to be taking some quiet and personal walks through those scenic grounds, and what better time of year to do it, with the ever changing colours of the leaves....Now as for those chairs...living in a colder climate as of UK, I wouldn't have bypasted them, but rested myself for a few moments along with my private thoughts..
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Post by: jackwv on November 10, 2016, 04:14:47 PM
Jackie, you are right, I still must take the occasional stroll and did so today.  Fall winding down but some color and the deer were also resting.

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Post by: JeanneP on November 10, 2016, 05:36:54 PM
That is so cute how the deer line up close.  all that room yet do that. I see that they have one snobby one. Off by itself. Most probably mad about something.

Last Saturday 4 young men came out and worked 2 hours on my front yard. It was knee deep in leaves. They got all from around the bushes. Looked like a golf course . By Tuesday it was all back looking the way it did. Knee deep again and still the trees are full.  Suppose to be Cleanup day in the Area tomorrow. Coffee and Doughnuts for all.  Some of us keep ours pretty good but most don't bother to much. I am not going to rake but I do have a blower and soon my yard man will be out mowing. He waits until the trees are bare. Smart way to do.
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Post by: jackwv on November 10, 2016, 05:42:55 PM
When I walked back to the car several deer approached me but I had no treats.    Over the years I have had to remove 2 Pin Oaks, an Elm, Dogwood and Japanese Maple.  Miss them but not the leaves.  What few leaves I get I use the blower on a windy day and send them to my neighbors where the belong. :)
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Post by: Shirley on November 10, 2016, 07:00:02 PM
Great photos, Jack, and a real treat since we have not had any of those colors.  Love how peaceful the deer look, a calm place to walk or just sit & think.  Thanks! 

I did pick up 2 huge bags of leaves this week but most were from my sweet gum tree. It still looks like it isn't missing a single leaf so more to come down.  I think it had too many leaves this year, more than the roots could provide water to.  Some leaves were turning brown, crisp from lack of water, not the pretty yellow like most years.   I was trying to figure how what kind of trees are in that last photo to have such beautiful leaves. 
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Post by: Lindancer on November 10, 2016, 08:06:17 PM
JACK, Thanks for such a lovely autumn scene, love seeing the deer
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Post by: jackwv on November 10, 2016, 09:00:18 PM
Shirley and Lin thanks.   Shirley by now you know not to ask me about trees and/or flowers.  If I look them up I still forget.  Here is a photo of the trees taken a week ago.  Looking in during break in Hockey, the one good thing about winter.

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Post by: FlaJean on November 11, 2016, 02:47:25 PM
Such pretty scenes, Jack.  It is a little overcast here today with a slight chill in the air.  A good day for a bowl of soup.  ;)
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Post by: JeanneP on November 11, 2016, 03:46:03 PM
I was wanting to use my leaf blower again today and blow the leave over onto the part that belongs to the county.  Just to windy. would blow right back. Wind just took a big tree limb down from one of my trees.  Hope on cleanup day tomorrow someone will move it.
Think will just take a trip over to the library and pick up some DVDs they hve on the shelf for me.  Not much happening this weekend and not going to be nice and so think will just be lazy. Cook, read. eat, watch movies and nap. Next week looks a little warmer and now rain.
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Post by: jackwv on November 11, 2016, 03:51:04 PM
46 and light rain here, that soup sounds good, might do the same (from a can of course)
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Post by: JeanneP on November 12, 2016, 06:02:07 PM
My yard looks just like the ones in yours photo above Jack.  Not a leaf showing.

Got up early and started on the work outdoors. It was all done last Saturday but had even more leaves on it this week.  As it was cleanup day in the area and nice day I thought would be people out. But no. Think I was the only one. There were people who own Condo Building and such all out doing the area. Worked out good for me as about 6 men and some women doing Maintenance. I asked if they would hold off mowing until I raked my leaves over to the front land. They told me to just let them take care of all mine for me as they had big mowers. Power blowers lots of Equipment. Got all my bushes and yard and so all I had to do was sweep porch. Looks so nice.  Will cry tomorrow when I see leaves on again. Trees still full.  Maybe these I will let stay for the winter. Mulch the grass.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 13, 2016, 03:36:52 PM
For those of you who remember Adrienne in San Francisco and Gene and Nadia from Western Australia, here is a photo from November fifth, 2016 when they visited Adrienne. Shirley Thomas had passed sometime earlier.


http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=234.msg60044#msg60044
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 13, 2016, 03:50:12 PM
I wonder if any of you will have a good view of the "super moon".  I think it will be too cloudy in our area to see it at its fullest, but maybe we can get a view Monday evening.  If you can get a photo, please post it.
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Post by: SnowWitch on November 13, 2016, 04:39:21 PM
It should be clear here in AZ and I'm going out to try to catch it coming over the mountains....fingers crossed.....trish
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Post by: RAMMEL on November 13, 2016, 07:55:52 PM
The MOON is up and bright here in the NYC area. For a change the sky is clear for one of these night events.  I will likely be going out front several times during the night to this event.
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Post by: SnowWitch on November 13, 2016, 09:26:32 PM
Supermoon from AZ

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Post by: Mary Ann on November 13, 2016, 10:44:08 PM
SnowWitch, your pictures are spectacular.  I went out to see it and it was right overhead and very bright.  My camera would not take a picture of the moon (I've tried other times) so didn't even try.  I am in Michigan.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on November 13, 2016, 11:12:49 PM
Trish, great photos.
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Post by: jackwv on November 14, 2016, 09:15:26 AM
Trish, great photos.   I was driving back from Pittsburgh on the interstate and spotted it but unable to find a spot to stop. When I reached home it was too bright.  Hope for a chance tonight.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 14, 2016, 01:37:31 PM
I went out to see  that moon, but it was cloudy so it looked hazy and not bright.  Maybe tomorrow?
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Post by: angelface555 on November 14, 2016, 02:52:21 PM
We don't see that super moon here along with many other space phenomenon that you southern folks enjoy. It's the wrong trajectory I suppose and we are four hours behind. But I've enjoyed Trish's photos!
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Post by: Beverly on November 14, 2016, 03:49:41 PM
Angelface - Apparently Alaska does have the supermoon but with the cloudy skies overnight and this past week-end, you may not be able to see it. The article says the interior may get a peek at it through the clouds.  Check this out.

http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Tonights-super-supermoon-and-will-Alaska-see-it-401044355.html

This site gives a chart. The full moon in Alaska will be at 4:52 a.m. Not sure I would be getting up on the off chance it would show.  :) (Actually that would have been this morning.)

https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/usa/anchorage
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 14, 2016, 04:13:12 PM
Thanks, Beverly, since I usually awaken between three and four AM, I'll stop and take a peek.

Anchorage, 400 miles to the south is in the same climatic rainforest region as Oregon and northwestern Washington. Ketchikan, Alaska holds the North American record for the most yearly rainfall. Fairbanks is in the Arctic Circle and in the winter, as it is now, usually has a low lying cloud cover over the city which is why we rarely see comets, stars, etc.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 14, 2016, 06:09:09 PM
Overcast all day so unable to get a photo of the supermoon.   Have to post this clever shot by a young man that timed the decorating of a tree with the moon.  This was taken in Steubenville Ohio, just north of me on the Ohio River.    The park is just off Dean Martin Blvd.  he grew up in Steubenville and left to later gain fame.

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Post by: Shirley on November 14, 2016, 08:40:58 PM
Nice photos, Trish!  I didn't think the moon was as awesome last night/morning as it was back in March.  I will try again tonight, think it will be clear again.  I don't have that neat stuff to look through like yours.

Took photos of the moon & dumped them on the computer downstairs since I have PSP on it that I know how to use.  I have 2 newer versions of PSP on this one but can't even get the work space to set up. I do not remember anything about how I did the old one.  I think I made it through the first two "steps"... but don't remember a thing from them. 

I couldn't get the photos loaded into the Gallery (here) last night so they are still on the computer downstairs.  I didn't think the moon was as outstanding last night as the one in March of this year.  I will try again tonight.  I did find my password for Photo Bucket but I couldn't get the photos to go in there, either.  Think the problem is in my head.   

Jack, that was a neat idea.... good job.  I'm impressed how good the Christmas lights show with the bright moon shining through. 
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Post by: Shirley on November 14, 2016, 10:42:36 PM
Got a better shot of the moon tonight.... and discovered my good tripod has a broken leg.  :'(    The clamps that hold the extended legs in place... one doesn't clamp & that section fell off.  I have one from Germany that we bought when we lived in England ('54-'57), not at all sturdy but compact.  Have another light weight one from Radio Shack but doesn't have all the adjustments my broken one has.  Ah, well.

Took this with the Panasonic Lumix FZ70 using full 64x zoom.
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-141116223556.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SnowWitch on November 14, 2016, 11:27:20 PM
Thanks everyone. I was out tonight after the moon came up over the mountains and it was very, very orange.....I did get some photos. I hope I can get one posted tomorrow....trish
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 14, 2016, 11:33:12 PM
SHIRLEY....
...wow, what a fantastic close up shot.....no sign of any Super Moon where we are, at 4.30am in UK.......not sure I'll be around for the next one.....

Edited:....an hour later, doh, been looking in the wrong direction, usually our moon is to our back overlooking the hills, well not this morning...I checked the front and there it was peeping out from the thick clouds....Shirley as soon as I get it from my camera I shall post...but dont expect it to be anywhere as clear as yours...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 15, 2016, 12:48:00 AM
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Edited: I was lucky to have gotten this as there was a breaking in the cloud....

SnowWitch...
....your golden tint makes your Super Moon more special....

...Jack wv.....
.... perfect timing and positioning to capture the sun at the top of that Christmas tree......


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Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2016, 08:57:40 AM
Shirley and Jackie, two good shots.   Shirley up close and Jackie with the passing clouds (fortunate they cleared a bit for the photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 15, 2016, 10:32:35 AM
Good moon shots.  Wow, Shirley, what a great closeup.  Jack, what a neat idea that young man had.  I wasn't impressed with our view of the moon so didn't bother with a photo.
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 15, 2016, 05:40:59 PM
Jack, I do an All-Star Puzzle every day and today's puzzle was of a locomotive (engine?) from Cass Scenic Railway of Cass, West Virginia. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2016, 06:49:16 PM
Mary Ann we were there years ago, it is an old logging train that rides up the mountain. Shirley was worse than me with height and did not want to take the trip, but we watched the train come in and leave.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 15, 2016, 06:51:21 PM
Those are certainly very good moon shots! I wish I might have seen it here. Unfortunately, which is often the case here in the Arctic, the freshly falling snow and clouds didn't provide anything more than a white day or a black night.

Jack, I seem to remember you posted some photos of that or something similar?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2016, 07:24:54 PM
Patricia I had no luck this year.  Two years ago took this one, was not in Photobucket, but I may have posted.

                      (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Moon%20re_zpsflhwoenl.jpg)
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Post by: JeanneP on November 15, 2016, 07:51:52 PM
Great shots of the Moon. I forgot to go outside and see it.  This getting dark before 5:30 I don't like already.  Makes the day short as I don't get up to early. Slow starter and seems can't get much done outside.
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Post by: SnowWitch on November 15, 2016, 08:12:40 PM
Jack, the moon looked exactly the same last night as it did a couple years ago. It was really orange-y as it came up over the mountain.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/SnowWitch/P1030406.c.f.r2_zpsu9v3xuyc.jpg)
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Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2016, 08:28:40 PM
Trish the two are so close in view.  Mine was taken August 8 2014 and the view is almost the same.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 15, 2016, 08:53:41 PM
Jack, I was speaking of the old logging trail. But on further reflection, it was something you did with going up to  view, perhaps in or no longer used in Pittsburgh?
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Post by: Shirley on November 15, 2016, 09:05:22 PM
Great shots, Jack, Jackie & Trish!  I am jealous that my moon was just "black & white", not that gorgeous fiery look. (I had to look up the spelling for fiery)...  Jackie & Trish, I really like the shots through the landscape & clouds, I can't get those kind since my angles would be only roof tops.  Jackie, yours looks like the ones we see for Halloween, spooky~  Jack, yours looks like an orange with the first layer of peeling off & can see the sections.

Speaking of oranges.... (I know this isn't the place but how my mind works... :crazy2:  ) , we are getting only little dinky oranges (not the ones meant to be little).... at all the stores.  Y'all getting any of the big ones this year?  When my kids were little they wrote their letters to Santa & St.Nick (Dec.5 or 6) would pick them up & leave us a stocking with some nuts, an apple & orange & maybe jacks or Old Maid cards or something little... and a few pieces of penny candy.  That was such a thrill until I was about 6 & my youngest brother decided I was old enough to quit playing dumb & said to me, "you don't REALLY believe there is a St.Nick, do you? "  Naturally I had to act like I was just playing the game .... so that ended it for us.  My kids got their stockings until they were married & beyond.  Only my daughter kept up with the tradition that came from my mother's father whose parents or gr-parents actually came from Germany.  His wife/mother was French but my gr-father carried on that tradition in honor of his parents. I'm a mix of different cultures & pick the happy memories to pass on.  Which brings me back to asking if this is just a bad year for oranges?


Thanks for the comments about my moon.... I'm trying to catch up on the sleep I lost 2 nights in a row.

The last one of mine is also about the same angle.... taken in the evening.  The morning shot has the "core?" on the opposite side.  I'm on the wrong computer but have a good shot taken in March of this year on the other, I thought it was bigger than this time.

Patricia, are you talking about that sort of escalator that Jack showed one time... looked scary to me, going almost straight up a bank & think you are right about Pittsburgh....
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Post by: angelface555 on November 15, 2016, 10:05:44 PM
Shirley, I think so.
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Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2016, 10:55:17 PM
Checking in prior to turning off the machine, early Dr. appt in morning.   Patricia and Shirley, here are two I posted previously.   This is the Duquesne Incline that climbs the hill across the river from downtown Pittsburgh.  It dates back to 1877.    Height bothers me but this ride does not and worth it for the view.   Two shots.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/A2_zpshbwkmiqe.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/A%201_zpsiqfl69yx.jpg)

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Post by: Shirley on November 15, 2016, 11:57:48 PM
Yes!  That's the one I was thinking of, Jack!  Good for you. 
To be honest, it looks scary to me (I never trust maintenance on those things).... and I'm not bothered by heights at all.  I'd give it a try.  Only one thing I would NOT do & that is walk out on that platform in Grand Canyon.... I'd barf then & there~  I had misgivings about standing near the edge for fear the dirt would give way & I'd be sliding down. 
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Post by: JeanneP on November 16, 2016, 07:02:43 PM
I have driven by Pittsburgh in past years but never knew they had something like that there.  Can't say I like to use them. I have in Europe as I never was good at walking up hill.  O.k Coming down.  I never did like to take these rides such as they have in such as Disney World and places.  They are getting some really wild ones all over the country these days. Never liked Carnivals. Fairs, Circus's.  Love zoos
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Post by: JeanneP on November 18, 2016, 05:32:15 PM
MaryAnn. Just went into Grand haven at 4:30 pm today. Looks like a Red Sunset. Great picture. Also looks like a couple of small campers on the beach.

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Post by: maryc on November 22, 2016, 12:05:17 PM
This is a new forum for me.    I have a question about the Gallery.    Guess I haven't visited there since the change of Seniors and Friends.     When I tried to add a photo today the format was so different and in fact I couldn't find my gallery.    I went through the directions for adding a photo but nothing happened.    Has it all changed?
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Post by: jackwv on November 22, 2016, 01:15:37 PM
maryc   sorry, no help here I quit using the gallery.  I resize my photos and put them into Photobucket.
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Post by: jackwv on November 22, 2016, 03:36:42 PM
Say hello to Mimi    You are aware I lost my Jessie last month.  She was with me for 15 years.  I at first thought no more, but within two weeks had my niece help to locate several adults.  The first was just 3 but high energy and the breeder/owner was concerned with my age (Guess I should be)  I then viewed Mimi, an adult female that turns 8 on Jan 2nd.   Concerned about her age but a beautiful, lovable Golden that comes from a healthy line.   I just got her yesterday, but a dream to walk with.  Here is a shot of her in my yard and two photos from Oglebay today.  No smile on the first, but gave me the Golden Smile on the second. Only got part of the ice sculpture, did not want to back too far away for the photo.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%201_zps9u41ajvl.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%202_zpszsmwx9fl.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%203_zpspy8decna.jpg)
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Post by: halkel on November 22, 2016, 03:40:47 PM
Jack, I do believe you got a winner there.  Beautiful animal and I know you both will become close friends and companions.   :thumbup: :congrats:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 22, 2016, 03:48:04 PM
JACK WV....
...you know my heart goes out to you over the loss of your Jessie but a smile is on my face as you welcome in your newfound fur friend....Welcome to your new home and new master, Mimi....think her smile says it all...
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Post by: Sandy on November 22, 2016, 04:57:55 PM
It is so good to read ,
that you and Mimi,  Jack are well
on your way to developing a good
friend ship...      She is a lovely dog... 
and it is a good time right now to
get her in  for the Winter....   

Best wishes to the two of you!

Sandy
:smitten:
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 22, 2016, 05:34:02 PM
Jack, Mimi looks like a winner.  Did you choose the name or was she already Mimi.  Having had a golden in the family, I know how nice they are.  I'm very happy for you - and Mimi.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on November 22, 2016, 05:52:05 PM
Hal thanks we are already bonding.

Jackie, know you are suffering the loss of Benji, take care of yourself with the health issue and you may someday get another pet to love.

Sandy thanks, winter on the way, just 45 today, now have to yearn for spring.

Mary Ann   her name has been MiMi for 8 years, I would not think of changing it.
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Post by: SCFSue on November 22, 2016, 06:23:17 PM
Jack, I'm happy for you and Mimi, too.  It sounds like the beginning of a great relationship.  Big hugs to you and Mimi!

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on November 22, 2016, 08:04:36 PM
I agree with all of the above statements Jack. When I lost Sarah in April, I also said no more. Then when Pet Pride called me in early May, about another abused female cat, I couldn't say no. Farrah isn't  your average cat, but we need each other as you and Mimi do. Congratulations on your new lady!
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Post by: Shirley on November 22, 2016, 08:52:21 PM
Well, Jack, I have tears of joy to see you & Mimi finding happiness.  She is a beauty, almost a cross of Zoe & Jessie.... Jessie from the side shot & last shot in front of the ice sculpture.  Zoe in the face in the first photo.  She will get used to your camera.   :thumbup:  I am so happy for you (and bet Chewy will be, too!)  So much nicer to have someone to talk to around the house, isn't it? 
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Post by: jackwv on November 22, 2016, 09:28:54 PM
Sue, Patricia and Shirley thanks, sure is great to have the little lady here with me.  Now tonight hope we both get some sleep.  She has a problem with me up every few hours, so I just put on a jacket and take her outside for a short trip.  With photos too soon to take off the leash, but she really listens.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 23, 2016, 06:00:34 AM
On that second picture, did you put the carpet out for her? :)  It should have been a red one: she looks a real lady.  Congratulations.
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Post by: jackwv on November 23, 2016, 08:33:17 AM
Bubble each year they have an ice sculpture of the sleigh and reindeer placed on the front lawn of Oglebay Mansion.  They have green on the ground and the red on the seat of the sleigh for folks to pose their children.  Mimi was not inclined to jump on the seat.  Only having her one day I did not want to chance stepping back for the full view of sleigh and reindeer.   This is a separate shot of the reindeer.  Sorry to say the sculpture will melt in several days.

        (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Reindeer%20re_zpsaw437f56.jpg)
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Post by: FlaJean on November 23, 2016, 11:20:18 AM
Congratulations on getting Mimi.  The very best to both of you.  :thumbup:
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Post by: JeanneP on November 23, 2016, 01:44:57 PM
Jack. So happy hearing you have found a new dog so soon. Looks Beautiful. perfect age. Soon she will have a smile on face like your others. Such a good home she has now got. We now look forward to many photo's of you walking in the park again.

Bet you feel much better. You have to have a dog in the house. Enjoy this beauty.
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Post by: jackwv on November 23, 2016, 02:43:11 PM
Jean and JeanneP thanks.  Here is a crop of yesterdays photo and the Golden Smile.

             (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%20to%20post_zpsj9pasyer.jpg)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 23, 2016, 03:22:07 PM
JACK WV...
....I dont know who is the luckiest....Mimi who has found you, or, you finding Mimi....she looks so perfect....
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Post by: Joy on November 23, 2016, 05:33:04 PM
Jack, I, too, agree with everyone else.  I am so happy that you have a nice friend with Mimi.   She is just beautiful !  I sure you will become fast friends.  I can just imagine how quiet your house was, and I think you made a wise choice with Mimi.

Lots of good walks with your special new companion !!!

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on November 23, 2016, 06:27:45 PM
Great Christmas present to give to yourself Jack. I think we are getting that same smile back.   
Enjoy the Thanksgiving.
Had to go out today and such a storm. Saw 2 accidents in 3 miles. So I am in the house until Friday.  Family to far away and daughter had her knee replaced Friday so tied down to her home also.
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Post by: Lindancer on November 23, 2016, 07:35:56 PM
Jack, I join everyone else, to say how happy, I am to see you with MIMi, she is a beautiful dog. I know she will help you to feel happy again. i am like Patricia, when I lost Toby (cat) I said no more.  In three weeks I got Taffy and she makes my day.
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Post by: jackwv on November 23, 2016, 09:24:24 PM
Gloria and JeanneP thanks.  I wanted her to have the same food she had been eating.  You may recall I mentioned Chewy, the firm that sent flowers when I lost Jessie.  I went right back to them and placed an order yesterday, it was delivered today, Wow.  :thumbup:
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Post by: Shirley on November 23, 2016, 10:17:19 PM
I love the photo of Mimi and really like her name. One of my sister's friends was a Mimi & always thought it sounded like a happy name.  She really is pretty, already seeing a different personality than Jessie & Zoe (only Goldens I know personally).  That crop shows her face much better.  You did good, my friend! 

Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate it!  Son invited me over "because the new baby, parents & big sister will be there, and their son".... for brunch.  I didn't even remember it is Thanksgiving... we already did that~  I'm going to bed early, been sleepy all day.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 24, 2016, 10:48:29 AM
https://youtu.be/hxNXxFrVmN0
(https://youtu.be/hxNXxFrVmN0)

BBC news about the fires in Israel
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Post by: jackwv on November 24, 2016, 11:46:57 AM
Bubble that is terrible, and the possibility that some were arson.   Hope you and family are safe.
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Post by: SCFSue on November 24, 2016, 12:07:29 PM
Bubble, I am so sorry.  Are there fires near you?  Please keep us informed.  I hope you will be safe and that other countries nearby will help extinguish the fires. 

Sue (SCF Sue--I think our other Sue might be back now).
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Post by: Lindancer on November 24, 2016, 12:12:16 PM
Bubble, just heard about the fires, I join with others hoping you are safe and sound.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 24, 2016, 12:13:50 PM
Bubble, I too am very concerned and hope that you will stay in touch and keep us informed.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 24, 2016, 01:01:57 PM
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The map of the "main" fire sites. The 5th from top is Haifa. The 3rd around the center are around Jerusalem

60,000 people were evacuated from Haifa alone. It will take at least 3 more days for them to be able to go back - if the rain finally comes
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 24, 2016, 01:23:39 PM
No fire near our town.  My cousin who is a new immigrant on two years was less lucky: she was evacuated when her apartment started to burn. Last news was that the roof crumbled on the two floors below.  They don't know what is true because there is no way to approach the place. Last month she brought cases from her old French house that was on sale. These were still packed.
Her 10y old son was in shock. he was evacuated from school. Dad came to collect him with the dog, the cat and the parrot in the car.  My cousin was at work elsewhere and the army evacuated her.
What a tragedy.
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Post by: Shirley on November 24, 2016, 03:31:05 PM
Oh, my, Bubble, I just had shivers watching.  Is the wind caused by the fire or just a dry wind fueling the fires?  So sorry about your cousin & family.  Do they think it is arson because of the coming Christmas season & hopes of many tourists, by people wanting to ruin the economy?  The whole world is in sad shape but seems Israel has more than it's share of troubles.  Sincere sympathy and prayers for the whole country and especially for you and the people you love.
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Post by: JeanneP on November 24, 2016, 05:07:05 PM
Bubble. It was showing the area of the fires on News here.  That is a lot of people to have to have to move out of Haifa alone. (My brother lived there for 2 years). was a beautiful city then. Suppose much larger now.
One doesn't think of Israel have problems like Arson. (Big over here out West). But suppose now there are trouble makers everywhere.  Just hope they find who did it.

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Post by: JeanneP on November 24, 2016, 05:15:00 PM
Now did anyone, besides me watch the Big dog show today? Such beautiful dogs. Jack there was a different name of a breed of Golden in the show. smaller than yours and seem to not have the same amount of hair. Can't think what the name was.  Reason I wanted to make sure to watch is that a person I know in town had her dog in it. Has been in many and came in first in breed in past 8 shows all over the world. Came in First today also. It is a Pekinese. A beauty. Now   A greyhound took first in show.  I think the show was coming from Philly.
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Post by: jackwv on November 24, 2016, 05:30:58 PM
JeanneP I did not watch, I was watching football and had my number 1 at my side :thumbup:

Wonder if it was a nova scotia duck tolling retriever that you saw, they are much smaller.   
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Post by: JeanneP on November 24, 2016, 06:13:12 PM
Jack.  That sound like it.  Looked just the same but legs looked shorter. at first I thought they had bred Smaller Golden Retriever.
So you have her watching Football already. Poor dog. Crazy game.
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Post by: MaryTX on November 24, 2016, 06:43:30 PM
Jack, Mimi is gorgeous.  When we got Twisty many years ago, he was less than a year old and we were told he was a Golden.  Several years later, we were told by two different vets at different times that he was a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.  They do look like a smaller Golden but they do have the Golden personality.

Today was the first time in years we missed the dog show.  Totally forgot it.

Hope y'all had a good Thanksgiving. 

Mary
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Post by: Joy on November 25, 2016, 11:10:20 AM
Jack,  I had the dog show on the TV, but was busy cooking and wasn't really watching,   However, I did here them mention the name of the dog that your son has.  By the time I got into where  I could see the TV,  it was gone.  I  think they were naming off the breeds for that particular category of dogs.  And, a friend who I saw yesterday,  said she didn't remember seeing any Golden Retrievers in the show.  And, I don' remember hearing any mention of the one that Mary and Jeanne mentioned
.
Glad you have a new companion to share the football games with.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving Day.

Bubble,  I hadn't heard anything about the fires in Israel.  I didn't watch any news yesterday and not so far, today, either.  Very sad situation, I am sure.  Sorry about your cousin and her family.  Glad you are in a safe place.

Have a good day.

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on November 25, 2016, 12:35:15 PM
Had a great Thanksgiving Day.  Daughter and son in law were here and he did most of the cooking (very good cook).  I watched the dog show.  The Leonberger didn't look as big as I thought but they mentioned the dog was young.
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Post by: JeanneP on November 25, 2016, 04:56:02 PM
Did you see the little Pom that came in first of breed.  All that fur. Must cost this lady who owns it thousands to keep traveling around with it and the person who does the showing is one of the best in the country it said. It has won many awards and its father and grandfather prior did I heard.  I suppose they make money later by having them as Stud.
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Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2016, 11:37:55 AM
Had her to the park yesterday, a hit with all that met her, and the kids love her.   Wanted to show you two photos.  Got her the new green bed she is on, next to it the bed she will still use on occasion and the day bed she likes (even if I am on it)
She moves all around the house to sleep on the carpet, but today see she found a new spot on the sofa in my living room.  No problem with that, where ever she wants. 


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re1_zpsknqlwiu7.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re2_zpstnmls49w.jpg)
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Post by: JeanneP on November 26, 2016, 12:16:20 PM
Great shots jack. Soon she will find a spot she will claim for her own. Looks like lots of choices . Now can she go off leach when at the park?  Seen the deer yet.? They seem to have known Jessie.
Is she smaller than Jessie was.did you say she was 4. So healthy looking.
Now  the dog show wil be shown again in tv today.starting at 7 pm here. I didn't see a reg. Golden in it. Just the other breed. Shorter.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 26, 2016, 01:27:25 PM
JACK WV....
...well I must say, Mimi looks well at home, bless her..... :dog3:.....looks like she has settled in nicely....
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Post by: Lindancer on November 26, 2016, 02:03:38 PM
Jack lovely pictures. Now we know who is going to be in control in your house.

My Taffy sleeps in my computer chair at night ( has a soft cushion) and all day, on my bed.
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Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2016, 04:13:47 PM
Mimi will be 8 on Jan 2nd, but in great condition and lots of energy.  Was out throwing a ball, but back in, she went to the day bed.  Think she is bored with football.
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Post by: SCFSue on November 26, 2016, 07:48:38 PM
Well, Jack, I think you'll need to explain Mimi that you need that football exercise, too!  She's a beauty and she sure has settled in very well.  I know you are happy to have her with you.

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on November 26, 2016, 09:39:26 PM
Mimi looks quite at home.  She is a beauty and company, I'm sure.
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Post by: Shirley on November 26, 2016, 11:37:54 PM
Love it that "she rules", Jack..... look at it this way, it's okay to spoil our grandchildren & she is kind of both yours & her 2nd family.  Just enjoy. I am also curious what she thinks about the deer at Oglebay.  She does look happy, for sure, and I feel the joy in your words~
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Post by: jackwv on November 27, 2016, 03:40:53 PM
Temp in the 50's and sunshine, so Mimi checking things out at the park.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re1_zpszt4qv0uz.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re2_zpsdyor8ntf.jpg)
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Post by: FlaJean on November 27, 2016, 05:21:36 PM
Although Sato can't participate in the forums, I'm glad he is able to read the posts and know we miss him.  I had a short message from him and he is still ill in the hospital.

Jack, Mimi is smiling and reminds me so much of Jessie.  Good photos.
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Post by: Joy on November 27, 2016, 06:43:23 PM
Jean,  nice that you keep in touch with Sato.  However, I am wondering about Sachiko.  Have not heard anything from her for a good while now.  I don't remember reading anything about her being ill again.  I really miss both of them and their beautiful pictures.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on November 27, 2016, 06:52:29 PM
Thanks Jean for the post on Sato, still hope someday he and Sachiko will again be able to post.
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Post by: FlaJean on November 27, 2016, 08:54:17 PM
Joy, I did write a note on her Facebook page, but I don't think she checks her Facebook pages anymore.  I hope she is well.
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Post by: JeanneP on November 27, 2016, 09:09:42 PM
Jack. I am amazed. She sit there just like Jessie. Like she is posing for her photo.

You were so lucky finding her. (Like she was finding you). Whoever raised her were good owners.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 28, 2016, 02:59:48 AM
JACK WV....
....I too agree, you struck lucky on the meeting up with Mimi.....you seem to be a perfect match.....Do you know her past history?

Jack, sure sign its Autumn with all those golden leaves around...

I too miss Sato and Sachiko, their postings always give pleasure....Hoping for the best, re, their medical issues...
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Post by: jackwv on November 28, 2016, 08:39:22 AM
JeanneP I am still reluctant to leave her off leash, but she appears to listen.   Taking her to spots I have taken Jessie and Zoe and pose her in the same places. 

Jackie, she spent her life with a breeder friend of my niece.  Mimi had a number of litters but no longer bred, she is now 8 years old and slept most of her time, surrounded by younger Goldens and pups.  I was looking at a younger dog she had but she we all felt too much to handle.  The owner knew my history with Goldens and said she would be a good match and was willing to let her go.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 28, 2016, 11:42:26 AM
Jack, it seems they were right about the two of you being a good match. You and Mimi will have wonderful times together and I'm sure she was glad to leave those young pups behind!  :)
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Post by: JeanneP on November 28, 2016, 01:05:41 PM
That is the reason she is so quite. Seems like dogs who have had litters of puppies are calm. (Seems to work that way on human mothers) Those who have quite a few children calmer.  Did you notice that Jack with your Mother.?
Eight years is a good year for you. already housebroken. knows commands. You chose well.  Bet it does feel a lot like you still have Jessie.
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Post by: JeanneP on November 28, 2016, 01:06:36 PM
It has stormed all night here and still coming down hard.  I put off going out yesterday and planned on today. Need to do it regardless of storm.  Suppose to be in the 50s but not seeing it.  I hate days like this.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 28, 2016, 01:54:01 PM
JACK WV....
...good that Mimi has now got a good quality end of life, after only knowing to be used as pup breeding....It is a different life now to what she has been used to, a better and more fun life...new smells, new places....
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Post by: jackwv on November 28, 2016, 02:30:00 PM
Think you are all right about her liking it quiet here.   Now JeanneP you commented on mothers, my mother was a lot calmer after having her 10th child.   :)
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Post by: JeanneP on November 28, 2016, 08:33:19 PM
I think women were back in the 30s and up to late 40s. Women didn't work before that . just had big families . My mum just raised 3 but we were all 5 years apart and her mother , Aunts and everyone lived by us. So she got pretty independent. Think the 7 years of war changed things also.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 28, 2016, 10:34:18 PM
Joy, Sachiko did reply to my message on Facebook.  She has been busy making a rose garden and will soon be uploading some photos for us to enjoy.  I am so glad to know that she is getting along well.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 29, 2016, 01:02:33 AM
Jean, thank you very much for your kind message to Facebook. I became fine by your message. And I felt like posting my pictures finally.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 29, 2016, 01:10:00 AM
Everybody, I was silent quite for a long time. My heart failure became almost good.
I'm sorry not to post a picture.
My daughter came to my home in Fukuyama at the end of September, and we visited Fukuyama rose park. The roses were in full bloom and beautiful.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 29, 2016, 03:21:12 AM
SACHIKO.....
....happy to see you back with us and posting once again....Good to hear you are now recovered well from your heart failure early in the year, now taking you into our next year with an " all clear...."....Beautiful roses, have to admit, roses are my favourites, so many variations of colours to choose from and fragrances....I left some behind at my old address, we do have some left behind from our previous new home owners but they are a plain white and hidden around our corner to the side....I may have to find a spot to plant some more, but of different colours, so I can see them when I look our my kitchen window.....

Oh, and love the photo of you and daughter, you both give off the same radiant smiles...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 29, 2016, 05:05:56 AM
Sachiko, it is so good to see a post from you.  You and  your daughter look to be in good health and the roses are beautiful.  Stay healthy!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 29, 2016, 06:28:12 AM
Sachiko,  Oh !!!  It is just so good to hear from you.  You and your beautiful pictures have been missed for so long.  I am so happy that you are in good health.  Beautiful pictures of your trip to the Rose Gardens with your daughter.  Your pictures, this morning, are a wonderful welcome on this rainy, chilly day here in Central Maryland,  on the east coast of the US.  Really brightens up the day,

Again, so happy to have you back with us.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 29, 2016, 07:19:57 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, Mary Ann, Joy,
Thank you very much for your gentle comments. I'm quite moved. I'd like to write more, but time to have to sleep. I'll post the pictures which will be different tomorrow.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2016, 07:37:43 AM
Sachiko, continue to get all the rest you need.  That is a fine photo of you and your daughter, good that you can get together.
I always love roses but we never seemed to have luck with them years back when we both worked. 

Hope we will hear more from you soon.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 29, 2016, 07:41:40 AM
Hi Sachiko, Hello daughter. Lovely pictures and beautiful colorful roses.  I am glad to see you back in health and camera ready to share with us :D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on November 29, 2016, 08:24:30 AM
Sachiko, welcome back.  You were missed.  And what great news you are feeling much better.  Great picture of you and your daughter.  Your, as always, beautiful pictures of the roses.  Again welcome back.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 29, 2016, 12:40:28 PM
Sachiko, I enjoyed your photos of those beautiful roses.  Such a nice picture of you and your daughter.  Wonderful to hear from you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on November 29, 2016, 01:34:14 PM
Sachiko. You are now looking so well again. Can tell you are taking good care. We have to do that more as we get older.
How beautiful those Rose Gardens are for so late in the year.  We have nothing blooming in my Town right now. Very Winter looking but now snow yet.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 29, 2016, 06:09:17 PM
Good morning!

Jack, so_P_bubble, Jean, JeanneP,
Thank you very much for your gentle comments! I'm very happy because it's possible to post to S&F.
I was interchanging in Line with Sato and was encouraging each other. I'm wishing he can post to S&F early, too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 29, 2016, 06:23:18 PM
Roses bloom from May to November in Japan. And there are also roses which bloom in December.
And in this autumn, they were better-looking than an ordinary year.
I was still happy because I looked with my daughter bringing up roses.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 29, 2016, 09:01:40 PM
Sachiko, it is so nice to see you back feeling better and again posting such beautiful roses. Your daughter shares your beautiful smile!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 30, 2016, 12:46:48 AM
angelface, thank you very much for your comment.
I was very happy I could visit the rose park with my daughter. Because she's bringing up roses, too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 30, 2016, 01:09:04 AM
The chrysanthemum exhibition is held every year in Fukuyama castle. I also visited this year. The chrysanthemums which could make every effort were in bloom and  beautiful.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 30, 2016, 08:15:56 AM
Good morning, or maybe it is Good Afternoon where you are.

Thanks so much for sharing your visit to the chrysanthemum exhibition.   Beautiful pictures.  They are one of my favorite flowers. They always last so long.

It is so nice to have you back with us.  You were certainly missed.  So happy that you are looking so good and feeling good, as well.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 30, 2016, 09:44:01 AM
Lovely flowers, Sachiko and thank you for posting the flowers and the one of you and your daughter.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 30, 2016, 02:46:17 PM
I love those beautiful roses.  The "Mums" are nice.  They are so much larger than the ones we see in our area.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 30, 2016, 07:42:26 PM
Good morning!

Joy, angelface, Jean, thank you very much for your comments.

There are a lot of fanciers of chrysanthemum in Fukuyama city, and each individual is bringing up much.
More more chrysanthemums were exhibited in the site of Fukuyama castle.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on November 30, 2016, 07:46:11 PM
The rose called "Fukuyama castle" is planted in a beginning of the path to Fukuyama castle. And here is in front of the stone wall built up 400 years before.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on November 30, 2016, 08:19:51 PM
Sachiko.  More beautiful flowers. Must keep the people cheerful just seeing them. Would help around here at this time. Now very wet and dreary out.
How I love those old Japanese Buildings. Like the UK. and their great homes and Castles. Amazing how they all still look so beautiful after hundreds of years.

Nothing like that being built now and so what will people have to look on hundreds of years from now. I always think that when I see them.
They are ready to spend Millions of Pounds next year taking care of Buckingham Palace so maybe that will still be standing.

Be wonderful if Sato could be home for New Years. He has all our wishes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 30, 2016, 08:29:57 PM
Such lovely flowers again, thank you, Sachiko! I too miss Sato and wish him well.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 01, 2016, 02:02:22 AM
JEANNE P.....
...we have a few castles scattered around here in Dorset UK....but as far as I am aware, no Stately homes...yet where I used to live in Bedfordshire, we had some Stately homes but no castles...

SACHIKO....
....I like how they named a rose, after the name of the castle....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 01, 2016, 02:52:29 AM
JeanneP, angelface, Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comments.
There are a lot of fanciers of chrysanthemum in Fukuyama city, and each individual is bringing up much. I have visited European castles including the United Kingdom, too.

I sent a message to Sato in Line, but there are no answers yet.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on December 01, 2016, 04:59:27 AM
Here I AM !!    (Sato).  To my regret, it is hard to write more.  But I can read your postings. I have no nice plctures of flowers from hospital.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 01, 2016, 05:43:51 AM
Sato, I'm very happy because you can access here, and you write a comment. Please get back early.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 01, 2016, 06:03:33 AM
halkel, I'm truly sorry I forget to write thanks on a comment from you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 01, 2016, 08:21:38 AM
Sato good to see you are looking in.  We miss you. Hope the time comes that you are able to post even past photos, they are always a joy to view.

Sachiko I am unable to keep track of the different roses but they are all beautiful. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on December 01, 2016, 08:51:51 AM
Good morning Sato and all the friends who post here.

Sato, so good to see your name pop up and see your message.  Just want you know that you and your beautiful flower pictures are very much missed.   Hope your health will improve very soon. 

Sachiko,  so good that you are back with us. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 01, 2016, 06:33:02 PM
Good morning!
It's very fine today in Fukuyama.

Jack, Joy, thank you very much for your comments!
Since my rehabilitation at my hospital, I was taking pictures all the while. And I'm happy that I could just post now those to S&F.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on December 01, 2016, 07:03:54 PM
Good to no Sato is in contact even if just one liners. Feel he will be back with us soon.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on December 01, 2016, 10:17:19 PM
Add me to the cheering squad welcoming you back Sachiko!  The roses & "mums" are gorgeous, thank you for sharing the beauty with all of us.  Love the photo of you & your daughter.... you both are so pretty, your smiles are alike, can see the joy in your faces. 

Glad you can read the posts, Sato, we can talk to you & know you are there!  Hope your wife is well and still able to take her lovely flower photos. 

I am ready for sleep, been trying to clean out the RV and put things away, raked 4 large bags of leaves and filled the dumpster with dead mums... not like the beauties in your photos, Sachiko, but little blooms that tolerate our wind and weather.  Lots of jobs to get ready for winter.    Shirley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 02, 2016, 03:04:41 AM
Shirley, thank you very much for your comment. I'm very glad to be able to post my photos here now. I also hope Sato can post his photo early.
My husband is doing the work which isn't usually done because my body isn't thoroughgoing yet.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 02, 2016, 03:09:05 AM
It was warm today and was very pleasant day. Flowers of Camellia sasanqua bloom so much in my garden.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 02, 2016, 04:09:16 AM
what great photos of the camellia and the camellia woman :)
Here blossoms were dried by the dry winds we had last week - that caused the fires to propagate so fast - and now they are drenched in the heavy rain and the cold thunderstorms that will plague us for the week end.  They even predicted snow on the mountain tops!.

Your winter seems sunny enough Sachiko.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 02, 2016, 07:17:31 AM
So P bubble, thank you very much for your comment.
About me, I am glad with the camellia woman. It was also warm well openly today.
Flowers dried by the strong, dry wind and was serious that the wind caused a fire.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on December 02, 2016, 11:43:42 AM
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-021216114826.jpeg)

My grand daughter Maggie painted this picture of her sister Maeve
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on December 02, 2016, 12:09:02 PM
Sachiko, you have a large beautiful garden and thank you so much for sharing it and your picture!

Sandy, that is a creative painting, is there anyone is your family not blessed with creativity?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on December 02, 2016, 02:35:24 PM
My grand kids are all
pretty creative,  except one.   And
she is the youngest   (13)  but
has other gifts that make up for
her lack of being creative.   

Maggie,  who painted that picture, is
in her Junior year of Maine School of Art..
She is an incredible portrait artist,
using various mediums.   

I love watching the Grand Kids as they
are growing up,  in times that are
very,  very different then what
we experienced.         

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 02, 2016, 02:40:48 PM
Sandy that is a wonderful painting.  Quite a talent.   I was no good at even stick people, and even my handwriting is a mess.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on December 02, 2016, 03:58:48 PM
I wasn't good in Art at school either.  Could do a beautiful side view if a face and beautiful shaped legs on the models but that was it. I have always been good doing carpentry work and specially good laying brick . Can cobble shoes. Hate painting.. Should have been a Chef. love that. Started at about 6.  My father I followed on all of it. Mother couldn't cook but could design, and put together all clothing. Even mens suits.   We find ourselves watching the grandkids to see what they are going to like doing.  Seems with Great Grands it is more into Technology now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on December 02, 2016, 04:00:08 PM
Sandy,  how fortunate Maggie is so talented.  I would love to be able to do any type of art--absolutely no talent.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on December 02, 2016, 04:36:13 PM
Sandy, Maggie is very talented.  I think I can draw a relatively straight line, but that's about it.  I could sew things made of gingham where I had straight lines, but I really had/have no talent for sewing.  I did a lot of counted cross stitch until the computer took over.  Arthritis contributed to that downfall too.  The younger generation does more on the computer and phones and I doubt any will have any hand craft ability.  I miss seeing that because my dad was of a generation where you fixed something if it was broken.  Today, people buy new!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 02, 2016, 05:55:32 PM
angelface, thank you very much for your comment.
As the sazanka camellia bloomed so a lot in this season with a few flowers, I am moved.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 02, 2016, 06:07:56 PM
Sachiko as I read your post I again recalled your "Singing in the rain"  Do not know if I ever told the story but I lived in Pittsburgh and a cousin of my wife,  lived several blocks away, and would tell the story of going to the door one day and there was Gene Kelly, who said he once lived there and wanted if he might visit.  What a joy that would be.  Here is a link to his singing "Singing in the rain" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 02, 2016, 06:10:35 PM
Sandy, what a wonderful painting! I am convinced that Maggie has splendid talent.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 02, 2016, 06:39:26 PM
Jack, thank you very very much for the link to Gene Kelly singing "Singing in the rain" !
I am moved very much. I enjoyed this movie many times. The video of that movie is made! I thought I could see it only by a rerun with TV. I love that scene in the movie most. I can enjoy it anytime and am happy from now on. Thank you very much!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 02, 2016, 07:58:24 PM
Still do some decorating for the holidays, not a lot but have to do a bit for old times.   I do my mantel the same as this photo but no longer light the candles.  Added the message.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on December 02, 2016, 09:19:31 PM
Sachiko, beautiful flowers in your yard!  You look the picture of health in the photo but it sure takes a long time to get back to normal, doesn't it?   Good that your husband helps.  When I had my heart surgery my husband was already so ill he could not do much, and died 5 months later.   Will soon be 4 years since my surgery.  Hope you get your strength back so you can hike again. 

Sandy, Maggie has your talent "for painting outside the box".... different!   Hope she continues and makes a career of it.  Do you still have any of those paintings/drawings you did?  They were very impressive. 

Jack, the photo of your mantle is beautiful, would make a perfect e-Christmas card.... I love lots of candles, still burn some now & then, mostly the ones in votive glass so they don't drip.  I really like the painting, any chance of seeing a close up of it? 

Mary Ann, these computers seem to have taken over our lives.... I used to paint & do art shows & commissions and since getting a computer have not painted hardly at all.  Lots more work these days & takes longer to get all the jobs done.... but not really a good excuse, I spend hours on the computer. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on December 02, 2016, 10:10:09 PM
I lost interested in doing art work, once I lost much of my sight,  after the strokes.   

I found it a strain on  my eyes,  what
little vision I have left...   There is some art work of mine floating around on the internet...  and my kids have some that I gave them... I think that I still have some tucked away in my art box...

I have a nephew who is a great artist out in the Hamptons on long island. 
His name is Scott Hewett  and he does
fine art professionally   
http://www.hewettart.com/

And of course my Grand Daughter Maggie
who is still in Art School...   

My Brother Cliff is a Artist also, and
my other Brother Mal was a Poet.   

And my daughter  Erin is a musician..
Lots of talent in my family,  but
much has been hiding  throughout
our life time.

I just enjoyed the peace that working on
my art gave me.    I do miss it,  but
it is just too darn hard on my eyes of late.

So I have to find different ways to
find that peace.     Talking books has
really helped me a lot.   
And fortunately for me,  I can still hear. 

Have a good evening, everyone !
Sandy

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 03, 2016, 06:24:32 AM
Jack, I did not know why it was "Singing in the Rain" suddenly, but understood it. I remembered that I reproduced that scene of the movie "Singing in the Rain" with the pictures which I drew in Word. Not Gene Kelly, it was Sachiko in fact.
I described painting about Sing in the rain and made a video of Sachiko's Sing in the rain.
     
https://vimeo.com/20238675

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 03, 2016, 06:56:46 AM
Shirley, thank you very much for your comment.
You suffered from heart failure, too. For the heart failure, the one which there is the paralysis nowhere of my body is saved delightfully. I am glad it undergoes rehabilitation to take photos in particular. But my head become dull.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 03, 2016, 08:33:26 AM
Sachiko, a cute photo and hope those looking in click on the link to your video. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on December 03, 2016, 11:55:35 AM
Sachiko, I loved your video--so cute and another piece that demonstrates your computer skills.  Thank you!

SCFSue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on December 03, 2016, 02:33:35 PM
Sachiko.  I remember you putting in that Video. So Cute.  Now Gene Kelly swung around the Lamp post. I just loved watching his films and such a great dancer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 03, 2016, 07:10:45 PM
Jack, SCFSue, JeanneP, thank you very much for your comments.
I was an earnest fan of Gene Kelly and, since "An American of Paris", watched this movie many times. It was time of the first grade at my high school and I wore the dress of this girl well at that time and my hair was long, and my waist was thin, too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on December 03, 2016, 07:43:47 PM
Sachiko, it was so much fun seeing that again and I remember those days when my waist was thin as well!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on December 03, 2016, 08:38:36 PM
angelface, thank you very much for your comment.
It was the fashion that the dress thinned waist. But there was not the dress which I liked in the ready-made article, and I repeated fittings, and I sewed my dress by oneself at that time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on December 03, 2016, 09:20:01 PM
My mother and my sister were both like that. They simply looked at a dress or picture of one and then could go home and make it the same or even better. I wore holes in material, taking stitches out for redos so I gave up on sewing. It is a very handy talent to have and a special one.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on December 03, 2016, 10:03:38 PM
While I took Sewing in high school, I never was a seamstress.  I did make myself a couple of blouses but I liked to make aprons and curtains that I smocked out of gingham.  I could follow the straight lines of the material.  My mother would take old dresses of my aunt and remake them for herself.  She also made clothes for me and I don't know how old I was before I had a store-bought dress.  Probably in early high school.

I don't know how we got started with sewing in the Photo folder.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 04, 2016, 07:12:39 AM
angelface, Mary Ann, thank you very much for your experience. The favorite jacket which I sewed is left. And I sometimes wear it.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 04, 2016, 06:56:13 PM
Good morning! It is a very comfortable day this morning.

My husband harvested potatoes from his field. There are them for my home for one year.

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Post by: JeanneP on December 04, 2016, 07:02:08 PM
Sachiko.  Nice small potatoes. I love them cooked anyway I get them but the small one boiled with lots of Butter. My Favourite. 2 things I just can't give up. Potatoes, Bread along with good butter. I will never be skinny again.

Well we are getting our first big snow.  Been coming down all day and heavy but I don't think will stay. Sort of that Wet snow. As long as it doesn't freeze will be.O.K
I have not even gotten out of my "Evening clothes" today. Daytime Pajamas they call them. Feels good.
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Post by: Sandy on December 04, 2016, 07:12:17 PM
Quote from: Sachiko3 on December 02, 2016, 06:10:35 PM
Sandy, what a wonderful painting! I am convinced that Maggie has splendid talent.

Thank you Sachiko !

I am very happy that she is pursuing
a future in the Art World !

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Post by: FlaJean on December 04, 2016, 08:13:34 PM
Sachiko, I loved seeing that video again.  It is so pleasant to go back and visit the good memories. 
Jack, that is such a pretty Christmas display.  I usually put up a display of the old English era houses, but they are so nicely packed I hate to unpack them.  We will probably just have the little Christmas tree.  Anyway, our very nice neighbors are doing us proud.  They even decorated our Camellia bush.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 04, 2016, 11:42:23 PM
JeanneP, Sandy, Jean, thank you very much for your comments.
As for the potato, a lot of usable dishes are very useful. But my husband seemed to forget to plant onions.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 05, 2016, 01:18:10 AM
SACHIKO....
...that is a good crop of potatoes, should last you both some time....nothing better than picking fresh straight from the garden, or from the allotment.....Not forgetting the amount of money one can save from buying from a supermarket, or from a store....
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 05, 2016, 06:37:45 AM
Vinilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comment.
I have not bought the potato as 20 years. As the kind of the dish has abundant potatoes, I am glad. My husband has the harvest of onions, too, but uses it before a lot of recipes of the onion pass for one year.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 05, 2016, 03:19:26 PM
Sachiko.  Now can't you plant and get onions all year long? I use a lot of them but buy in the stores. Must remember to get some today.Should still be the sweet ones from California.

Jackie.  I noticed when last in UK that some people still have the Allotment gardens. Things dont change to fast up in the North.  I remember most everyone had one years ago.  Would see all the men on them on weekends. Was their  meeting places. Had their  little sheds. My father use to have some chickens and Rabbits on his. could get away from their wives they said. (Kidding of course). Bet the young don't have them now. Now that I have gotten older I think I would like a Allotment now..  Nothing like that allowed in this town.

Well I see the sun is out a little and so I am out to get some Vit. E. Can't stand to take tablets.
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Post by: jackwv on December 05, 2016, 03:48:39 PM
My son visited today with his 5 month old Leonberger.   He already weighs 40 pounds and in a few months will be as large as Mimi.  Good little pup, Mimi was a bit nervous but they adjusted.   She met the adult 75 pound Leonberger yesterday, but there were several other dogs present and she stayed too close to me for photos.  Here she is with the pup.

               

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%20and%20Ruger%20for%20posting_zps8vchdjm0.jpg)
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Post by: angelface555 on December 05, 2016, 04:36:44 PM
Sachiko, we always had an acre garden when I was growing up. I remember we would save some small potatoes for seeds, quarter them and place a few inches down and about a foot apart. We grew scallions rather than bulb onions.

Jeanne, have you tried new potatoes and peas, so good!

Jack, Mimi, and the pup both look happy and healthy! Mimi looks more relaxed than from the earlier ones.
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Post by: jackwv on December 05, 2016, 06:57:27 PM
Patricia, I asked the breeder about Mimi, she said Mimi had 3 litters, 17 pups.  Her last litter was 4 years ago.  Said she was a fantastic mom.  I know she is a fantastic companion.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 05, 2016, 07:49:27 PM
Jack.  She is most probably glad to be past the being a mother time.  Wonder how many pups she had at a time. I think Julie just having pups from one dog this month.  It is a first time for this dog.  I think she lets hers have 3 times also. Hers seem to have about 9 pups at a time.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 05, 2016, 08:17:31 PM
JaenneP, angelface, thank you very much for your comments.

JeanneP, Fukuyama is the district which is warm in Japan, but it is difficult to get onion throughout the year.

angelface, My husband would save some small potatoes for seeds, quarter them and place a few inches down and about a foot apart.
He also grew scallions rather than bulb onions.

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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 05, 2016, 08:37:16 PM
Jack, It is a heartwarming wonderful photo! Leonberger is reliable and has a cute Mimi.
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Post by: jackwv on December 05, 2016, 08:55:46 PM
Sachiko thank you.  You can see I have a lot going on in my back yard, no garden, but lots of action.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 05, 2016, 11:25:31 PM
Jack, I cannot imagine it so that your buckyard cannot compare with Japan because it will be incomparably wide. Please tell me.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 06, 2016, 06:30:50 AM
I arranged my wardrobe today, and I found the sweater which I knit.
When minidresses were popular, this was the Mini One peace that I knit. Minis were not popular, and I untied the hem and it became a sweater.


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Post by: halkel on December 06, 2016, 08:33:33 AM
You are a clever lady.  I don't know how you did that but you did agreat job.  Very attractive and looks great on you.

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Post by: jackwv on December 06, 2016, 08:57:40 AM
Sachiko I agree with Hal, another talent.    My yard is not so big, just about 60 by 40 feet, but now no trees.   It takes little care.  I am one block from a large playground, and  just several miles to Oglebay Park where we do an almost daily walk.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 06, 2016, 09:30:27 AM
Sachiko, you must have felt bad having to rip out so much of your knitting on that minidress after working so hard to complete it.  I never tried to make a dress or skirt, but I did knit many sweaters from kits.  I'd take a bus to visit relatives in Indianapolis, Indiana (US) and I'd start a sweater on the bus.  By the time I got home, the sweater was nearly done.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on December 06, 2016, 10:26:58 AM
Sachiko,
Beautiful sweater...  aka top of a
mini dress !!   

Great JOB! 
Sandy
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 06, 2016, 10:52:16 AM
SACHIKO....
...wow that top sure lasted the length of time,...( not many clothes last so long in todays fashion market, although they do have a habit of coming back into fashion for a short period of time )...if I remember that far back... ;)  the mini skirts and dresses came in fashion in the 60s.....
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Post by: JeanneP on December 06, 2016, 01:02:04 PM
Sachiko.  Beautiful sweater. Nice Pattern. Does look better not as a mini Dress. My one Aunt in UK was a beautiful knitter. Always had 2 items ready for me for when I went back. She past away a few years now. (7). I still have many of her things she made me and take good care of them. One is just about like yours. Same colour. Pattern but 3//4 sleeves. Have 5 different colour Vest that I wear a lot. Thing she knitted looked so professional. Never remember her not knitting. It is still very popular in UK.  I can crochet but not knit that well. 
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Post by: angelface555 on December 06, 2016, 01:09:43 PM
Sachiko, very good looking and lovely color!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 06, 2016, 06:04:18 PM
Good morning!
Fukuyama is cold, but it is fine well.

halkel, Jack, Mary Ann, Sandy, Vanilla-Jackie, JeanneP, angelface,
Thank you very very much for your comments!
I am moved with having had the heartwarming impression of everybody.

I liked making a thing since I was young. And I made my clothes after growing up and knit it. But I rarely take a photo at that time, and I am sorry that it does not remain in the album.
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Post by: Shirley on December 06, 2016, 07:48:46 PM
Really pretty sweater, Sachiko, and can imagine how pretty it was as a dress.  Looks good on you.  Only thing I ever knitted was a scarf & believe I had to have someone else finish it off for me.  Not one of my accomplishments!   :crazy2:

Winter is about to hit us hard tomorrow.  Not only possibility of a little snow but strong wind to make it feel like a lot colder than the single digits actually predicted.  Time to be cold but wish for a little more snow to blanket the trees we just transplanted. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 07, 2016, 12:29:20 AM
Have to admit, the last time and probably only time I ever knitted any garments was when I was expecting, and that was 1969...not knowing what sex my then baby was going to be...I knitted 4 sets of matching matinee cardigans, bootees, mittens and bonnets...one each pink, blue, lemon and white.....Not sure my right hand with its now, " Peripheral Neuropathy " will let me knit, even though I would love to take it up, if only for something to do to pass the time away....

It was my late mother who taught me to knit, neither of us could crochet....I would often watch my mother knitting away at speed, while not even looking at her knitting, she could knit very fast and still watch the tv...I could never knit as fast as my mother...nor very rarely, did she ever drop any stitches..
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 07, 2016, 06:59:08 AM
Shirley, thank you very much for your comment.
I am sorry to be busy today, and not to be able to access here. I was looking for the photo of this sweater, but was not found today after all either.
I loved sewing and knitting, and I made their clothes at the age of the child of my son and my daughter from youth.
But I make my web page in substitution for my clothes hard now.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on December 07, 2016, 07:14:22 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much about knitting of your and your mother.
My mother was good at knitting and dressmaking, too, and I learned them from my mother, too.
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Post by: jackwv on December 07, 2016, 06:08:43 PM
Sachiko I mentioned my small back yard, but within several miles is my large back yard Oglebay.   It was just 40 degrees today but sunny and here is Mimi observing her Oglebay Yard.

                 (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%20Dec%207%20re_zpsxrejocyo.jpg)         
                                 
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Post by: angelface555 on December 07, 2016, 06:21:53 PM
Jack, that is a very good shot of Mimi! She poses well! I was curious as to the size of Oglebay's grounds?
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Post by: jackwv on December 07, 2016, 06:40:49 PM
Patricia thanks, she is a beauty.   Oglebay has over 1700 acres.   Here is a link to a video they did, a bit long but you may fine interesting. I am so fortunate to have it so close (and free to visit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUyAp73nSSQ
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Post by: FlaJean on December 07, 2016, 07:50:24 PM
A really good shot of Mimi.  She is a good companion.  You are very fortunate you have Oglebay.  So many parks don't allow dogs.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 07, 2016, 07:51:55 PM
Jack. Great shot of her. Wonder what she was thinking. (Most probably.. What a great place they brought me to live...Beats birthing Babies... She is such a beauty.
Bet she had some nice puppies.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 07, 2016, 08:03:35 PM
Thanks, Jack. We have Creamer's Field, a 2,200 wildlife sanctuary but only a few acres are actually open to the public and dogs on leash have even less acreage.
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Post by: jackwv on December 07, 2016, 09:16:42 PM
Was able to locate a map of the walking trails at the park.   They wind all around the park.  I start at the Hilltop at the top of the photo.  It is 1/2 mile from the hilltop to the lodge.  I try to avoid the hills, but if you walk downhill then ---- :).

Hope I do not bore you, I have a simple life, fortunate to have decent health, possibly due in part to my daily walks with good companions.   I have been walking the park for over 20  years and never bored.  Dogs are to be kept on leash, but the park is very popular with folks walking their pets.

The walking trails are in yellow.


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/walking%20path%20re_zpszqetbb69.jpg)
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Post by: Shirley on December 07, 2016, 10:02:46 PM
I do love your Mimi, Jack.... do you realize how lucky you were to find her????  Yes, I know you do, and she is so happy with her new life, you can see it.  What a joy to have that big place to walk & don't have to do the maintenance!  Do they have the lights up yet?  I have to get my decorations out tomorrow, without fail.  I did get the great grands each a pretty ornament & just ordered the Sharpie oil pens to put names on & hope their parents save them for when the kids grow up so they will know they actually had a Great-Grammy.  I knew my father's mother and my mother's father but they hardly knew me because I was a "tail end kid" & they had so many others first.  My youngest grand is in college. My shopping is all done. 

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Post by: jackwv on December 07, 2016, 10:35:39 PM
Shirley yes their festival of lights is running now, may get a few photos.  Was thinking of a second trip this evening but a neighbor stopped by and we went for a few beers.  I do not drink the lite beers, mine are high in alcohol so after a few I am ready for a nap.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 08, 2016, 12:29:04 AM
JACK WV.....
.....I will watch your video clip a tad later on, as It is only 5.20am here in UK, and I am already awake, up and about and drinking my first cup of tea of the day... if I did watch it now, I would have to turn the sound off...but, I do have to say....what a different life to her old life that your Mimi is now living, with the vast area of Oglebay just a stones throw from your home.....As the well known saying goes...." the world is now her oyster..."

Both yourself and Mimi, are very lucky to have this vast and open space just a short car drive away...

I would have thought though that there might have been some designated areas in the " park " that dogs would have been allowed off lead, like some places over here but I guess, at the end of the day....rules are rules.......
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 08, 2016, 06:10:12 AM
Jack, I could not find the Oglebay Mansion in the map, or is that the Wilson House?

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 08, 2016, 08:06:30 AM
Mary Ann the Mansion is just below the Hilltop caption, it says Mansion Museum and was the Oglebays summer home that the left to the city.

Jackie I believe she is still a bit overwhelmed by the open space.   There is no off leash area but the park was used to me walking Jessie off leash since she ignored the deer and stayed close.  I keep Mimi on leash, she would chase deer and squirrels.   The city will have a new off leash park in the spring and I will check it out but have visited one in Pittsburgh and the people do not control their dogs, or clean up.  Should mention that the dog owners do a good job picking up at Oglebay and the park has several locations that provide clean bags.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 08, 2016, 08:12:49 AM
Jack, both the video which I now realize I've seen before and especially the grafic were very helful, thank you.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 08, 2016, 09:00:03 AM
JACK WV....
.....ah yes, now I understand...wherever animals graze and roam, it is always wiser to keep ones dog on a lead...not only safer for the animals, but safer for our own dogs too....It is good to hear of the respect from other dog owners to clean up after ones dog mess...

Jack just watched your video clip, do you find somewhere new to walk every day, it looks so vast, I am sure you come across somewhere you haven't walked before.....

The Winter Festival of Lights I would sure love to see...
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 08, 2016, 10:18:33 AM
Jack, I found the Mansion area.  I was sorry I couldn't enlarge the map to find it, but I can't have everything!  It's a nice map.

Take a look at Grand Haven - lots of whitecaps and it looks soooo cold there.  Well, it is only 25 degrees here, 35 miles east of Lake Michigan.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 08, 2016, 11:04:07 AM
Mary Ann I took a look at Grand Haven and it sure looks cold, and not surprised that no one is on the beach.   

Having problems with Photobucket and have only a few photos of The Festival of Lights at Oglebay.  With the stream of traffic it is difficult to stop for photos, and not good at night time shots.   Giving a link to a production done by Oglebay.  It is a bit long but you can skip along to speed things up.  I may park at the fountain some evening to see if I can get a few photos.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FX0vrPi0GM
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Post by: JeanneP on December 08, 2016, 12:14:29 PM
Jack.
Looks like a perfect layout for walking. We have one park on campus area that is laid out prefect also. I use it if not to cold. Have to drive over to it. About 2 miles.use the mall don the street if to cold outside.
I only drink beer in U.k. It's over 18 pct. found one being made in a small brewery in town here.
Stopped and sampled 3 while back and could really feel it.  They were just sample glasses.
Wine even gets to me. One glass only.
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Post by: Lindancer on December 08, 2016, 02:53:39 PM
Jack, love the picture of Mimi on the bench, so glad you have found each other.

Sachiko, I Have not been in here in a while, but I have to mention your sweater, I love the color and style.  I have just made six pair of fingerless gloves, to give as Christmas presents. I also taught a class in Homemakers how to make them.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 09, 2016, 10:34:30 AM
Mary Ann, Grand Haven does look cold but is so pretty with the waves lapping on the shore.
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Post by: jackwv on December 09, 2016, 12:47:19 PM
I have a small kitchen.  We have a dining room and never expanded the kitchen.  I may have to consider a larger kitchen  :)  Mimi has taken over.  She does not move, fortunately even when I step over her. 

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/IMG_1574_zpsuvifxjqv.jpg)

For the record, Mimi is not a replacement, you do not "replace" pets you have loved.  My Kibbles, Zoe and Jessie were each special in their own way and feel Mimi will also be.

Cold and windy so doubt we will make the park today.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 09, 2016, 02:28:24 PM
JACK WV....
....each and every dog we have all have different characteristics, no two dogs will ever be the same, that is why we grow to love them......I can still smile and laugh over the antics from the most recent ones I have lost....take my Megan for instance...she was very food orientated, never had any interest in playing with toys nor tennis ball but, she did love her nylabone bone....I would say, she was the closest to me, wherever I sat, she would come sit behind me...My Petra now, I could never ever get a kiss from her but, when she was in the back of the car she would poke her head in-between the backseats and only then did she give me a kiss, she was also very good when she slept in my bed...where she laid, usually under my duvet, you would always guarantee that will be the same place where you find her in the morning....My Benji, now he was never a lapdog but, you could always guarantee a kiss from him, you only had to get near to his face and ask him for a kiss...in all the years I had never known him to turn a walk down, he was always eager to go for a walk with his master, even if I had just given him one......I miss each and every one of my three babies.....Jack, seeing your Mimi settled into her regular spot reminds me of a place between our old dining chairs and table our Benji would always lay...I can tell that your Mimi already has her own personality which is starting to shine through......Totally agree with you...no dog can ever be replaced...they are all unique...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 10, 2016, 08:02:04 AM
I had to look twice at your last photo of Mimi, Jack, because she seemed to have two heads!  The back leg looked like another thin head with the muzzle on the paw.
She is a beauty, lucky you.  I am jealous of all of you, dog owners.  I miss one so much.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 10, 2016, 01:22:18 PM
Bubble. You are right. I looked at Mimi photo again
. Looks like  foot and nose of another dog. Isn't she a beauty? I miss having a dog also. Hasn't your grandson asked for one yet?  Does he live in a house or a condo? Most countries not like US where they have big yards. Are dogs as popular?
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Post by: jackwv on December 10, 2016, 01:47:41 PM
Bubble and JeanneP   I took a look and see what you mean.   Possibly that is why I sometimes get her backside when she joins me on the daybed. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 10, 2016, 03:18:13 PM
Ah yes, now I see that too, looks like a floppy right ear on the floor, with the left ear, and nose, tucked away in a warm and cosy spot....with the head resting on the paw...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 11, 2016, 11:59:15 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on December 10, 2016, 01:22:18 PM
Bubble.  Hasn't your grandson asked for one yet?  Does he live in a house or a condo? Most countries not like US where they have big yards. Are dogs as popular?

Dogs are very popular here too.  Aviv would be delighted to have one, but the apartment is not big enough and on higher floor with no lift.  So it would not be practical  especially that his parents work very long and odd hours. So no big yard, same as with my place. :(  But I do have a lift, even though it is a tiny one and I barely fit in with the w/chair.
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Post by: jackwv on December 11, 2016, 04:19:51 PM
The holidays are always tough on  the diet.  I checked a few and here are the results.   Going to try a liquid diet, meeting my son for a few beer :)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Diet%20for%20posting_zpswzvmbkyf.jpg)
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Post by: angelface555 on December 11, 2016, 04:23:50 PM
Now that photo Jack, looks just like the McDonald's in North Pole, twenty-five miles south from here! Except there is a train crossing under the overpass.
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Post by: jackwv on December 11, 2016, 08:11:22 PM
Patricia the building in front is a two story playground, sorry I am too big to use.  They hold birthday parties and the youngsters are tugging their parents to play prior to even getting food.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 11, 2016, 08:53:35 PM
All of the McDonalds here have added those playrooms in the past couple of years. I haven't been to a McDonalds for years but here they are full of kids I'm told.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 12, 2016, 12:22:16 PM
Now 3 of our McDonald had those play places but 2 have taken them down. People just put their children in them and then go and sit down.  Had 3 children hurt and naturally they sued McDonald.  Shame as they were nice. But mothers and Baby sitters. were using them for getting a half day out. Sit with friends having coffee while kids played. Got more children in them than the parks did. Summer and Winter.
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Post by: Shirley on December 12, 2016, 11:48:15 PM
We eat at McDonald's most Sundays after church.... my treat for anyone in the family that goes to church when I do.  OUR McDonald's crew is especially nice to us, knows what we always order to drink & bends over backwards to make sure we get everything we order.  We call it "our Cheers", have a big group when my daughter comes to town.... all of her kids & grands manage to get to church with us & always #1 son & wife.  We are a happy bunch. Our store does not have the playground, a good thing since we are there for breakfast!

Jack, Mimi could not have been more perfect for you. I agree that no pet ever replaces but what a shame it would be to miss loving each one.

I would love a dog, good size one, just need to find the right one.  One of these days it will happen~~

I started hanging the candy on the tree today, think I have about 8 bags + 2 bags of Double Bubble gun. It takes forever to punch the holes in the wrapper & insert hooks & then hang.... but the kids eyes sure shine when they see a whole candy tree.  Was nice this year that lots of the bags/wrappers were bright red for Halloween.... I buy when 50% off the day after that holiday & store it in the little frig in the basement until ready to hang on the tree. Shame on me, I polished off all 3 big bags of the "Fun size Hershey bars".  Good thing it's all gone, I do think some of that candy landed right around my middle.   :crazy2:

I'm going to Sam's Club tomorrow for another chicken for the cats & to get a couple eye of round roast to cook & grind to make meat spread "for the holidays".  I'm going to get a 2 pound box of Velvetta cheese to make pimento cheese spread.... both are good on celery sticks, Ritz crackers (or bread).... so finger food & then the candy tree.  Probably the kids won't get over but one time during the holidays, the "official" gathering will be at one of my grands houses since they have big play rooms in the lower levels of their houses so kids can play & be rowdy with only one referee down there at a time.

I'm afraid I don't bend when it comes to letting kids run wild in the house & jump on furniture.  I don't put everything up for them, they need to learn how to act, I think, when they go to other peoples houses.  My mother used to say, "shame on the parents if people dread to have their children come.....  we need to provide them with manners & discipline as much as food and water."  When I get done decorating I'll take photos.  Lot of work but I need the exercise (to make up for all that candy I've already eaten!)
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Post by: jackwv on December 13, 2016, 01:52:30 PM
Shirley, yes we want the photos.  You are simply too busy :)
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Post by: FlaJean on December 14, 2016, 10:52:40 AM
I'm looking forward to seeing those pictures, Shirley.  Larry got me a large size iPad Pro and I am really enjoying it.  Hardly even use the computer anymore. Can do just about anything on it that you can do on the computer.  We've been so busy getting things like we want in this new residence that we haven't done much picture taking.
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Post by: jackwv on December 14, 2016, 11:33:03 AM
Shirley has such a busy schedule, with her motor home, cooking cleaning and the cats.  She has little time for photos.  I do not travel, cook or clean (may have to with daughter coming for Christmas)  I spend most of my time on the computer or with the camera and Mimi.    Here is a photo of Mimi that I included in the slide show.  Cropped the photo of her at the entrance to the Mansion.  I was unable to get the smile she usually has for the camera like she had in the previous photo.

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Post by: FlaJean on December 14, 2016, 11:53:08 AM
She is a pretty girl---with or without the smile.  Do I see some snow?  We are having a warm day but tomorrow it turns cold again.
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Post by: jackwv on December 14, 2016, 12:12:30 PM
Jean yes we had several inches of snow.  Check the slide show.  We are dropping to 7 degrees tonight, a 13 high tomorrow and 4 degrees tomorrow night, then a bit of a warm up.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 14, 2016, 12:14:45 PM
Jack, it is nice to see Mimi again! She looks healthier and more assured than from earler posts.
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Post by: jackwv on December 14, 2016, 12:45:13 PM
Patricia thanks.  She has taken over my home (including me)  I just notice how much darker her fur was in the first photo, but poor lighting.

Guess you laugh when we complain about the cold, like I do when Jean comments on hers.
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Post by: Shirley on December 14, 2016, 12:50:55 PM
Jack, she must have had a thought about her old life in that first photo.... looks sort of sad.  Don't you know how grateful she is to be in your life?!!  Bless her heart (and yours), you are so good for each other.  I am amazed at the video of Oglebay lights..... they must work on it nearly all year.  That one campground I stayed at on the east side of Kansas City was to close Oct.1 for the crews to set up a festival of lights all through it.  I forgot to ask how long after it will be closed, was a convenient stop for me. 

I still don't have all that candy on the tree.... even after eating the 3 bags of Hershey's fun size, I still had 8 or 10 bags of other candy.  I think I brought 8 up from the frig & left 2 down to add to the tree after some get eaten.  Do need to get back to work, this is my time-out for the morning (only it is lunch time now).  Gotta go smile at Mimi again. 
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Post by: angelface555 on December 14, 2016, 02:13:36 PM
Hi Shirley, that candy wouldn't last long for me. I'd just graze up one side of that tree and down the other!    :-[

Jack, I do shake my head a bit but am aware of dry and wet cold. Our 40 below is dry cold and the humidity is similar to Arizona. It is very similar to a humid climate's forty above with rain. I could never convince my late mother in law of this. Upon hearing of minus thirty-five to forty below, she thought everyone was crazy to live there and thought everyone must live underground.  ::)

A friend went south one year and was running around in shorts and tees at thirty-five above. The natives and his family thought he was nuts!
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 14, 2016, 03:05:59 PM
Patricia, I remember being in Florida when the temps would be in the 60s.  I would be wearing a sweater and people who lived and/or wintered there were wearing winter coats.  Probably we both thought the other was crazy.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on December 14, 2016, 03:24:46 PM
That's very true, MaryAnn!
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 14, 2016, 05:44:34 PM
While our temps don't compare with yours, Patricia, it is cold here - 17 degrees at 5:45 pm.  The wind has been blowing and we've had some snow that relocated because of the wind.  I have not gone out at all and I let Tom get the mail.  I wonder if we could import some of the hot weather we had last summer, even the warm temps of a few weeks ago!  Brr.  I really am not complaining because I know how we all talked about the hot weather during the summer months.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on December 14, 2016, 08:25:44 PM
Actually MaryAnn, you are colder I'm sure. We rarely if ever have humidity and we have sagebrush in these hills. We are dry like Arizona. You have the wind which is rare here with four rings of foothills and behind that three of the largest mountain ranges outside of Nepal that we hide behind. And add to that a persistent high-pressure system that has set above us for over three years.

I'm sure you haver us beat. I froze in Tennessee and Texas's wet weather and I have walked ten miles to work in minus sixty-eight and sweated as I had too much on and not natural materials.

Before considering plus or minus, consider wet or dry colds. I would freeze in your winters!  :o
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Post by: Shirley on December 14, 2016, 08:42:43 PM
I remember one year, Jan or Feb, when we went south, it was so cold the gas pumps had a hard time working because of the cold & "no additives put in down south".  When we went out on the beach along the Gulf & then over on the eastern side of FL, it was so cold (how cold you ask?)... the only other person on the beach was a young guy from Alaska!  I had on a winter coat with ski headband & hood up, my husband was also bundled up... and miserable, the kid from Alaska was pretending to enjoy the sand & beach but he didn't look all that happy.

Patricia, I'd love for you to be here or my tree there so you could graze.  I'm afraid it will be a bust if the grands don't let their little ones eat any candy at all.  I may get a little huffy (not really). 

Mary Ann, have you & Dot thought about renting a place in FL & spending a few months where it's warm?  I have a number of cousins & a brother & wife that go south for the winter.  One of my friends stays near Padre Island from Thanksgiving to April...keeps begging me to come, her husband died the year after Cas.  She also has a cat that travels with her.  I would enjoy the drive south but not a lengthy stay.  Everyone brags about the fresh fruit & veggies harvested during those winter months, worth the drive to me!

I'm going to park myself by that tree until I get the last piece of candy hanging tonight.  I may have to wait until a little light to take photos since Jack gets his great light photos with a tad of daylight showing. 

So far I'm not going to complain about the cold.... but can I (may I) please gripe about the wind?  It cuts through a coat & stocking hat like being bare, have to wear nylon over other clothes (including cap) to stop the  icy wind.  I look like the Pillsbury Dough Boy when I go out. 

Enough sitting time, on to the tree duty!  Patricia, Russell Stover has a new kind to me.... caramel-apple with their usual good chocolate over.  Looks almost like pecan "turtles".  Nice that they come in a pretty red wrapper, tasty ornaments.  Photos tomorrow~~ Oops, I smell the roasts so better move fast!
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Post by: JeanneP on December 14, 2016, 08:50:27 PM
Jack. Now Mimi was giving a little smile on the Second shot.

Nice you daughter will be doing the driving for Christmas. You are having it pretty cold also. No quite as bad as us.  Glad I am not a Christmas shopper. What a mess the town is.

Did go out in the 9 deg freezing weather  this morning. Warning us to stay indoors tomorrow. Will be 6 below freezing tonight. and not above 10 deg tomorrow. Ice is not helping. I had to go over into the Mall area and unbelievable how the traffic was. Doubt I go back over in that area until after New Years
Today  I took my new glasses back. Just could not use them as Progressive.  I Tried but  gave me a head ache and bothered eyes.  Dr. today told me not to go with Progressive, Just to stay with reading glasses as I was in before.  He said after the Cataract surgery few years ago. That is all I need. My far sight is good but need for reading close. I just thought I would like to see if I could keep glasses on instead of On and Off all the time.  Now will have to wait 4 days to get them.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 14, 2016, 09:53:42 PM
Shirley, would you believe that neither Dot nor I like Florida?  I am content (in my old age) to stay inside if necessary and I don't think Dot has any place she would rather be.  She is still driving, however, I was driving at her age, too.  I think I quit two years ago when Tom took over my car after Annie totaled his.  I don't miss driving, but occasionally I would like to go to the supermarket for something in particular.  I don't miss driving as it never was a passion of mine - I drove for necessity and convenience and I'm glad I knew how.  I drove for 66 years.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on December 15, 2016, 01:27:36 PM
MaryAnn. I am different. I dread the thought of not driving a car. Suppose the time will come. We do have the best public bus service in my are. Specially with the Big university. Great buses also. Take you everywhere and never longer than a 10 min wait. I could go back to using them. Not this weather though. We do get a free Bus Pass. and 50% off all taxi rides. Don't know about these private cabs that are now running.  Ask Tom if seniors get a break near you.
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Post by: jackwv on December 15, 2016, 01:59:30 PM
I was pleased when the state renewed my license till 2020, when I reach 90.  They then renew annually.  I drive daily, still love it.  We have a city bus that passes 2 blocks from my home.  I have lived here since 1960 and have been on the bus just once.  No idea of the schedule or cost, would not matter, I will drive. Think nothing of the 6 hour drive to my daughters. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 15, 2016, 03:04:23 PM
JeanneP and Jack, wait until you're 90+ and you may feel different about driving.  I drove until I was 90 and, as I've mentioned, Tom's daughter totaled his car so he took over mine.  At the time he was working away from home and I got used to not having a car handy.  The state did just renew my drivers license until 2020 but I feel I would drive only in an extreme emergency - if the person driving became incapacitated while driving and I was with the person.  Now if I lived alone, I probably would feel as you two do, but I have Tom living here and he has been very willing to take me to my appointments and that is important.  If I did not have him, I probably would be in a retirement home because I know Dot would not want to drive where some of my doctors' offices are.

We have a bus system here but it isn't as convenient as what Jeanne's seems to be.  The line by me is up at the former mall but I'd have to walk up a hill, cross a busy avenue, then walk the equivalent of a block to catch it.  And as I type this, I'm not sure it comes this far any more.  People around here sure do love their automobiles!

We're all the way up to 15 degrees now.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on December 15, 2016, 03:23:56 PM
I am going to be writing to the STate of Illinois. It is not right that at 80 they can start having people only get a license for 2 years and then after 85 goes to every year.
And even then one has to take a street driving test.  I still say if had no accidents they should go by that.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 15, 2016, 04:00:13 PM
Jeanne, my father had no "official" accidents. Yet at age 85, he was driving recklessly because of some dementia caused by strokes. One time he had strangers follow him home and tell me he almost clipped them and they weren't the only ones. I called the police for answers as a 5'6" woman had no way to wrestle the keys from a determined 6'4" father. The police's advice? Disable the car as they were not legally able to do anything. My brother-in-law disabled the car and my dad had a total fit!
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Post by: JeanneP on December 15, 2016, 06:00:44 PM
Did your dad ever drive again?  Now I know of a few around here that are still driving in the 90s.  Makes me wonder if they are driving without a license. So many young people are.  Many with junky cars so if they hit you not much you can get out of them.  Just messes up your insurance.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 15, 2016, 06:20:05 PM
He had some strokes that caused dementia. Soon after that incident, he was admitted to a nursing home after another attack. I had cared for him at my home but was no longer able to work and leave him alone for any time.

My point was he was in no condition to drive, yet he would not give up his car. This was in 1992. I hope that now there are rules set into place for that type of situation. Some people may not realize or believe that they should not be driving for their sake and others.
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Post by: jackwv on December 15, 2016, 06:34:29 PM
I drive daily, even to Pittsburgh.  Do not like their traffic but did not when I lived there in the 50's.  I usually drive even when my son or daughter are along, and never a complaint.  Understand the time may come when I am not aware of my abllity to drive.  In the meantime back to the photos with my latest happy companion. Her only concern - did I bring the treats?



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Post by: Shirley on December 15, 2016, 06:38:56 PM
Mary Ann, I'm another that wouldn't want to live in FL.  I do/did enjoy driving along the coasts but the waves & coast, not sure what it is, makes me feel sad and uneasy when we walked the beaches.  I don't like water and the 8 days on ship board going to & coming home from England were the worst times of my life. 

JeanneP, I think KS made me start getting the license every 2 years at 75.... and it cost as much as when it was for 4 years and at one time they issued it for 6 years.  That only lasted one time.  Since I've kept my motorcycle license all these years, I do have to pay extra for that (wonder why?) and have a separate license for "conceal carry" permit.  It wouldn't surprise me if the state came up with a "long fingernail permit" and charged for that every year.   :tickedoff:  I have to get my new driver's license before my birthday in Jan so will wait until after the holidays.

I do love to drive so dread the time when I can't.  We could get a license at 14 in MO without any test, just pay 50¢ & you could drive. My father had an accident when he was in his late 80s & never enjoyed driving after that. He would ask me to go fill his car with gas when I visited (anyone else when I wasn't around), and would syphon out for his lawn mower.  He scared everyone with his fast driving, especially when my mother's twin sister & her husband came to visit.  They loved going to the lake & even bought a lot next to Mom & Dad's cabin..... so my aunt would roll her eyes and whisper about him driving 90+ on those winding roads. Dad was not fond of that uncle so just wanted to get the drive over so he could get outside & away.  Mom would give Dad "the look" to caution him that he'd better be nice.   ;) 

Patricia, my parents had a friend on the Highway Patrol and Mother threatened many times that she was going to call him to watch for Dad to give him a ticket.  She didn't and don't think he ever got a ticket. 

Oh, Jack, she is smiling again.  You have no idea how happy that makes me! 
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 15, 2016, 08:29:50 PM
As I've said, I stopped driving because Tom needed my car worse than I did.  He now does all of the grocery shopping - from a list that I give him.  So I really didn't give up voluntarily but I did see the wisdom of it.  My dad also was one who did not want to give up driving but he had had some small strokes.  One day he wanted to drive to the drug store which was a block away at the corner of our street and a main street.  He said he'd go slow.  I saw the keys on top of the TV so picked them up and threw them under the davenport and he didn't see me do it.  I told him I didn't know where the keys were.  Dad was one of those people who would read about a medicine and decide it was for him so he'd call his doctor to ask for a prescription.  I think the doctor felt if it would do any harm, he'd prescribe it.  So when he wanted to drive, I told him to call his doctor to see what he thought.  The doctor told him he should not drive - and that settled that!  Like a lot of people, he took the doctor's advice even after refusing the same suggestion from us.  I did the driving after that, including taking the car to work!

Dad died at 75 so I have a lot of years on him.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 16, 2016, 03:41:08 PM
Posting for JeanneP   Her comment;

My Texas daughter got her first litter  of puppies last Thursday. Look So cute. 9 little Labadoodles. She has orders for them already . Will be for Valentine Day. I would love having one. Just can't.



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Post by: angelface555 on December 16, 2016, 03:58:37 PM
Cute!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 16, 2016, 04:54:29 PM
JACK WV....
...If she has any girls left over, can you ask her to send one over on the plane to UK, I shall then give her my directions....
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Post by: JeanneP on December 16, 2016, 06:28:22 PM
Jackie.
$1400 and then plane. Pretty expensive puppy. Now can dogs come into uk and not go into quarantine ?
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Post by: SnowWitch on December 16, 2016, 09:05:09 PM
Quote from: jackwv on December 16, 2016, 03:41:08 PM
Posting for JeanneP   Her comment;

My Texas daughter got her first litter  of puppies last Thursday. Look So cute. 9 little Labadoodles. She has orders for them already . Will be for Valentine Day. I would love having one. Just can't.


Oh Jeanne, those puppies are sooooo cute. I would love one too.....but same as Jack, "just can't." trish


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Post by: Shirley on December 16, 2016, 09:52:27 PM
They are darling!  All puppies are cute but at this stage I think I'll follow Jack's lead and adopt an older "pup".  That is if I can every find one that doesn't object to cats.  Does your daughter have both parents, Jeanne?  Our German Shepherd was "the pick of the litter" because our friends had the male and had 2 pups due that month.  We were allowed to get her at 4 weeks.... and she really did believe she was one of the mothers of our kids.  She was older than the youngest son & the older son was not yet a year & half.  Our daughter was a little over 6.  I hope you will show us more photos before the babies are ready to leave home. 

Thanks for posting, Jack.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 17, 2016, 12:39:15 AM
JEANNE P....
....I jest,  ;)  but 30 plus years ago when I was living in St Lucia the Caribbean I had bought a puppy and went through the process of having it flown over to UK after I had come back...a long and sad story which I shan't go into as sadly it didn't go ahead but it was so so close...he should have been on the plane on this day and I had quarantine kennels all booked up.....
Jeanne they have now done away with quarantine kennels, you can now get a dog passport, but that seems quite a complicated process to go through not something I have ever needed to do, but compared to the six month quarantine of not seeing ones dog, it has to be far better...

I think Jack already knows that if I decide on another dog it will be a rescue dog and an older dog...maybe another Cocker Spaniel, or I wouldn't say no to a Mimi lookalike as my Petra was a X Labrador and she had a lovely temperament...Labradors and Retrievers very similar...
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Post by: FlaJean on December 17, 2016, 12:24:50 PM
What a cute litter!
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Post by: JeanneP on December 17, 2016, 03:35:52 PM
Now I think my daughter has 3 females that she can breed and 2 males. She only breed her females 3 times. 2 to get Labradoodles and 1 to get  GoldenDoodles. She will be having her puppies next few week from the Golden.
  Pays a lot for her stud dogs. All this blood line tracing, I can't keep up with what she does.  She has done it for about 35 years now. Its work. She does a lot of her own Vet work but does have a Vet close. I love animals but could not do the breeding part. She did horses for years. Cut that out. Watched her do a breach birth on one one time. I couldn't do that. She also has 2 of her favorite  puppies which were not perfect to sell but loves as house pets.  As  her dogs age she has lots of friends that take them for pets. They are Beautiful dogs.

Remember when the little male  Doxy she has got one of her female Labodoodle females pregnant. She had 7 puppies. They were so cute. She had to donate those. 4 went to family or friends. I still laugh about that but to her not funny. But everyone loves those dogs. Now I think I would have liked one of those.
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Post by: Lindancer on December 17, 2016, 04:09:42 PM
JeanneP very cute puppies.

Jack, your campanion,  looks very happy.

I will be 93 in Feb, I still drive to Stop & Shop which even has a bank, It is good for me as I can walk around with the help of the cart. I can take my time also. Richard one of my neighbors from down the street went with me last week, and he said my driving was fine. As I wrote before this is a big park,  Glenwood Village, and has about 580 home, I do not have to leave the park, except to drive through the car dealers on the courner  and their drive way goes right into the supermarket. I Do not have to go on a main rd.

I keep saying, I am not going to put up the Christmas scene, but of course I did again this year, not quite all I have, I have a picture of Taffy setting in it from last year. If I remember how my neighbor told me how to put pictures in I will try.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 17, 2016, 08:18:00 PM
JeanneP, those dogs so cute.  After our poodles were gone, Larry said no more dogs.  They can get quite expensive with the vet and groomer visits.
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Post by: jackwv on December 17, 2016, 10:09:41 PM
Jean add to that the cost of food.  I was buying the best for Jessie, now Mimi is on a so-called raw diet.  I did not want to handle a lot of raw meat, so buying freeze dried dog food with meat/fish, now that is expensive.

Well I am fortunate, I do not travel, nothing I need,  so happy to spend my kids inheritance on Mimi.
:)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 18, 2016, 04:18:37 AM
JACK WV...
...yes Jack, you got it right, our dogs come first, every time... ;D ...yes spend, spend, spend....even my other half now knows his place...

" so happy to spend my kids inheritance on Mimi..."
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Post by: JeanneP on December 19, 2016, 08:17:56 PM
What a couple of days it has been fact since Friday. Car froze down then. Got it jumped and started but froze again Sat. Sunday. Today cost $55 to get it jumped again. Took it to the Place I got last battery and found that it was put in just Oct of 2015. So they put a new one on.  Hope when I get up tomorrow it starts.
I don't think I have seen such cold weather in Illinois this time of year.  Maybe a couple days in February. 

When we watch the news things much worse for many. Sad when it is the week when lot of people travel by air and most are close down.  I am glad I stay home.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 20, 2016, 11:39:29 PM
JeanneP, we lived in Zion, IL, a couple of years in the 60s.  Once it got down to 20 below 0.  We were told to open cupboard doors so the pipes wouldn't freeze but the kitchen pipe did freeze.  I had the thermostat on 90 and still couldn't get that small apartment warm.  Was glad when we got transferred to VA.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 21, 2016, 01:37:55 PM
Jean. I don't blame you moving.  I sure get in the mood to live like and where you do at times like this. But then the Spring comes and all good again.  I dont like Texas weather and also Florida in the Summer time. The friends who retired and moved seem to have to stay indoors in their summers. I have to be on the go daily.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 21, 2016, 01:48:27 PM
JeanneP, Florida is the 3rd largest state (passed New York in 2010).  The summers do get hot but not as hot as some of the western states.  I read an article the other day that said the invention of air conditioning is what populated the state.  Probably true.  ;)
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Post by: JeanneP on December 21, 2016, 04:19:42 PM
Now I didn't know Florida was that big a state. Thought NY much bigger. Takes ages to get out of it on A train.
I think it depends on where one lives in Florida . Around Orlando I hated those bugs that stick to your car in Certain times of the year. Your area nice though. Last on also.
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Post by: jackwv on December 21, 2016, 05:46:46 PM
JeanneP, I am just in from a visit with my son, and a few beers.  Hope you do not mind but Jean would be talking population not area.    West Virginia is way down the list, but great place to live.   You mention crossing by train and I recall going from Baltimore to El Paso Texas by troop train in 1962.  The trip took two days, one just across Texas. I even did KP  on a car with wood burning ovens.  When my training was over I flew back to Pittsburgh.  I loved traveling by train but not that long of a trip.
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 21, 2016, 07:50:00 PM
This is the little girl whose mum tracked me down in the mall grocery store. They had gone to the mall to see me but the little girl told her mum that's not Santa. I am the only Santa she has known.  So when her mum caught up to me she asked if I would sit with her daughter for a picture; it did not matter that I was not in costume. This is the picture her mum gave to me.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 21, 2016, 08:34:51 PM
Santa, I think that is a great story.  Your reputation follows you.  I'm glad they sent you a picture.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 21, 2016, 08:46:55 PM
Boy! That warms the heart. :smitten:
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Post by: Shirley on December 21, 2016, 09:05:09 PM
That is a winning smile on both faces!  See, there really is a Santa, huh, Bubble?   ;)
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Post by: JeanneP on December 21, 2016, 09:48:46 PM
What a pretty little girl. Not many red heads.  Great to have that photo.  You do look like Santa out of his red outfit.  Bet many children look at you twice.

Are you packed Yet? Getting close. You think Israel will be much warmer than Canada?
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Post by: JeanneP on December 21, 2016, 09:54:44 PM
Jack. When I first came to UK. in the 50s. I took a train from NY City to Chicago. It took a long time.  For me specially as UK no bigger from S to my part in North than what Illinois is.  But I really had fun on the trian. Seemed like it was full of young Service men. Don't know where they were going . The one from here in C/U to New Orleans is a good one also. I taken it.  it still takes 16 hours.  Now trains in UK are Express. Can get London to Scotland in a 1/3 of time use to take. My one I take when there from Manchester to London 1 hour. Use to be 3
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 22, 2016, 12:42:22 AM
DON, ( SANTA )....
...there you go, even a smiling young child, knows who the real Santa is....I bet she will get an extra present this year for her thoughtfulness, and generosity in tracking you down and giving you that personal and delightful note...another photo to treasure...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 22, 2016, 04:35:53 AM
and I have to wait here patiently for Santa to arrive... I hope those pilots are as safe as the reindeers are!
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Post by: Gloria on December 22, 2016, 08:14:56 AM
DON  bet that Mall is sorry they let you go. Wonderful photo.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 22, 2016, 02:28:03 PM
Bubble.  You have been good all year and so I am sure will be lots of presents.
Does Grandson do the Father Christmas and also Hannukah as it comes together this year. I am sure Don will do his Santa Claus for you. Just to get you on his knee
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Post by: Shirley on December 22, 2016, 08:31:45 PM
hahaha, JeanneP, " I am sure Don will do his Santa Claus for you. Just to get you on his knee" ~~you will have Bubble & Don blushing~~ :love: :hot: :love: :lol:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 23, 2016, 02:53:28 AM
Jeanne!!!!   :o  Really!!!!   ::)  and you are.... :idiot2:  putting ideas into my mind! :)

Aviv will be lighting the candles with us and also say the blessing.  I believe he learned that in kindergarten.
A week after that he will be going for tonsils surgery and staying overnight at the hospital.  Can you believe that he is looking forward to that and counting the days?  That is because of the promise of eating ice cream afterward - as much as you want.

Shirley - there is not much room on his lap with that big Santa belly!

I bet you are all jealous that Santa will be visiting ME!    ;D
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Post by: angelface555 on December 23, 2016, 12:24:44 PM
Bubble, I felt the same way about the promise of all that ice cream when I had to have mine out! What a little boy he is, bright and articulate!
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Post by: jackwv on December 23, 2016, 01:30:00 PM
I have been so fortunate with my health.   I was 18 when I had my tonsils removed.  They kept me overnight, the only night I have ever spent in a hospital. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 23, 2016, 01:58:35 PM
My tonsils were impacted and never removed.  They have shrunk/shrank to nothing.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on December 23, 2016, 02:43:30 PM
Don, what a beautiful honor for both of you.The Mall are the bit losers for letting you go. I know you and Bubble are both counting the days till you arrive. Have a wonderful trip.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 23, 2016, 04:47:54 PM
Yes, New Years will be great for Bubble and Don.  He will make room for her on his knee I am sure.

Bubble. Talking about you again. With envy.

I don't think any or our Grands or Great grands have had their tonsils out.  Now in UK they always removed them before you started school whether needed or not. I remember getting spoiled.
Had my girls done at about 6 also.  Seem like in the past 30 years or more they are not doing it in US now.  For awhile it was putting tubes in their ears that was popular. Some of my Grandkids had that done.
Insurance has gotten so bad here now that seems like lots of things they use to say needed doing is not being done now.
He should be well again when Don gets there.
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Post by: jackwv on December 25, 2016, 08:55:27 PM
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Post by: JeanneP on December 25, 2016, 09:49:39 PM
So cute.  Did you go on a walk? Not here. Pouring down all day.

I think the new year is going to be a little different. All we can do is wait and see.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 25, 2016, 09:56:13 PM
Cute, Jack.  Mimi fits right in.  She even casts a shadow.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on December 26, 2016, 01:06:29 AM
We had a very nice Christmas Day and hope all of you did too.  Thanks Mimi for the Happy New Year.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 26, 2016, 01:35:14 AM
My Christmas went the way I hope all of yours went, peaceful, happy and my way!

Here's hoping that 2017 is a good year for each and everyone of us, pets included!

Jack, Mimi's looking good!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 26, 2016, 02:17:18 AM
JACK - MIMI...
...thank you...and the same to you...our day did go peacefully....
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Post by: jackwv on December 26, 2016, 08:35:58 AM
Thanks to all and we had a great Christmas.  Daughter and husband in from Virginia, Granddaughter from Michigan and Son and wife.  Daughter and husband just left, now a bit of quiet.  Temp going to 60 today, and then to drop down to normal.  We had a nice walk yesterday following Church Service.   Looks like a walk in order today.
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Post by: Lindancer on December 26, 2016, 12:47:29 PM
Taffy under the Christmas Tree

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Post by: Lindancer on December 26, 2016, 01:31:29 PM
Good day after Christmas. A quite day yesterday, but did talk a lot on the phone.

Jack, Mimi, is becoming quite a beautiful model.

My neighbor post Taffy under the tree last year. Now I am going to try and post the scene I did this year. I keep saying I am not going to do it each year, but then I start with one piece and I keep adding more.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 26, 2016, 01:50:43 PM
The tree and the cat are so pretty.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 26, 2016, 02:42:05 PM
Gloria, Taffy is so pretty and so well behaved! Mine would be half way up the tree and everything would by catawampus!    :thumbup: 
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 26, 2016, 03:52:42 PM
Gloria D, great you could get Taffy to pose.  She looks like a nice, friendly cat. 

Annie's birthday is in January so last year I made a sign that said 'Happy Birthday, Mother" and got the cat on the top back of a chair, then put the sign in front of him.  It took a few tries, but we finally made it.  I call Annie Kendrick's mother. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on December 26, 2016, 04:49:58 PM
Jack, you have another winner in your picture of the Carolers and your singing Golden!  Is that your home in the background?  Mimi looks as if she's very happy in her new home with you.

A belated Merry Christmas to all who visit this photo forum.  I've always been a complete Dud with photos although I have a nice little camera which my late husband bought for me years ago.  He took so many pictures with his cameras and I was often in them alone--usually some place we were visiting and/or exploring.  I have taken pictures of grandsons Alex and Nick--and then not getting them developed until several years have passed.

Sue (SCF)

P.S.  That's a very nice photo of Taffy, too.  She's a beautiful cat.
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Post by: jackwv on December 26, 2016, 06:29:12 PM
Gloria that is a great photo and Taffy looks right at home.

Sue the home in the background is Oglebay Mansion.  I do very little decorating.
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Post by: Shirley on December 26, 2016, 08:46:43 PM
Gloria, you do have a well mannered cat!  I have my table cloth on & Christmas dishes ready for anyone that stops by, to sit & munch.  Food, crackers & snacking things are put away until someone knocks on the door.  In the meantime I found that grocery bags placed all around the just sort of wadded up.... will keep the cats from thinking about jumping up to see if there is anything they could eat.  So far, so good.  Taffy is pretty & looks very regal guarding the Christmas tree.

Jack, glad your gr-daughter got back for a visit, is she enjoying her "big girl" job?  My gr-son (her age) has been waiting to put in his resume until his long time friend decides if he wants to move & share rent in CO... They both like to camp & hike and interested in a job strictly for location. 

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and thinking about a fantastic 2017. 
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Post by: Sandy on December 29, 2016, 02:36:08 PM
Here is "Fe"    (Ophelia) at eight months, getting ready to crawl...

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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 29, 2016, 02:49:32 PM
Fe, What a charmer you are!
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Post by: jackwv on December 29, 2016, 03:08:08 PM
Beautiful, looks like ready to dance.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 29, 2016, 03:21:14 PM
How can she be eight months already and also already to crawl? Cute little pixie!
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 29, 2016, 03:52:23 PM
Sandy, Fe is a dear. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on December 29, 2016, 08:16:13 PM
Sandy, what a beautiful little girl.
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Post by: Sandy on December 29, 2016, 09:25:26 PM
Thank you all ...   Yes,  she is a good little girl too...   We took her out the other day,  good will hunting and grocery shopping and she never fussed once.     So she is good natured and fun to be with ....   only a few more weeks of her like this and then she will become a toddler...   
and a different experience.   

She is the only "baby" in my family now. 
Time goes by so fast !!

Sandy

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Post by: angelface555 on December 29, 2016, 09:35:13 PM
Just a few odds and ends, before I get to the good stuff, felinity that is!  :thumbup:   ::)

My magnet collection...I love the one that says, "If you must smoke, smoke salmon." And all the animals together for the summer Solstice.


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Post by: angelface555 on December 29, 2016, 09:38:32 PM
This is what we had before,

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Post by: angelface555 on December 29, 2016, 09:40:09 PM
And this came after, (Today).


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Post by: angelface555 on December 29, 2016, 09:44:51 PM
This is for Amy;

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Post by: Shirley on December 29, 2016, 10:17:21 PM
I started to reply while ago & heard the door bell so shut down & lost without posting.  Got to make this fast because my computer had another update that has put it back to shutting off if the mouse is still about 3 min.  Did that once before & got it straightened out.   :tickedoff:

Sandy, Fe is a doll.... my little Kate is 5 months & kind of wobbly sitting up but is getting up on her knees & hands wanting to get right into the middle of her big brother & sister playing.  Not moving yet but sure has  the desire!

Love all your pics, Patricia.... think my fav magnet would be the solstice one.... and your baby has the coloring of Lauren but shape face & expressions of Tiger.  Tiger is my thinker.  Ah, the snow is gorgeous!  We are so dry I will have to take buckets of water to the little trees I had my boys transplant not long ago.  We have only had one shower since so I've had to do old time watering since #1 son "blew out" all the hoses & thinks they will split if I get water in them.  We never used to blow them out but he thinks his dad did & I didn't notice.  Anyway, a nice snow would solve the problem for a while~~  Great photos!

I'm thinking about an early to bed night.  Daughter leaves tomorrow but we still have another holiday & I plan to start putting away all the Christmas stuff tomorrow.  Still need to get the kids over to take candy from the tree, the one that has been here managed to tell everyone about the "candy tree".  Sure has been a busy week.

EDIT:  That is a neat carrier/cage, Patricia.  My daughter got one for Lauren before Cas died, but it is so small she can't stand up in it so have only put her in a couple times for a few minutes.  I have 3 of the big plastic ones that I use to get them into the RV & also lock them up when I put the slide out in & out, for fear they will get caught in the mechanism.  They finally realized they don't have to stay locked up long so don't fight me like they did at first.  Tom was so terrified of being in a cage he just went wild, upside down with all 4 paws on the grill of the door & would shred any mat or pillow inside.  Now he will even go in to take a nap (in the RV) as long as the door doesn't get closed.  He does not panic when I lock it, either, but can't stand it closed long.  For sure he is claustrophobic.  Love that last photo of Farrah.... "are we done yet, Mom?"
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Post by: angelface555 on December 29, 2016, 10:24:33 PM
Thanks, Shirley, that carrier is so light and Farrah didn't like the few times I zipped her in to go somewhere, but she uses it as a den when it is in the living room.

She is short and stocky so she looks big but she only weighs seven pounds.
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Post by: jackwv on December 30, 2016, 08:40:36 AM
Patricia a great group of photos.  Like the second for the snow photos, good to see lots of snow when I do not have to shovel.

Beautiful cat photos, and right at home.
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Post by: Sandy on December 30, 2016, 10:00:43 AM
Great pictures,  Patricia!!!
Thanks for sharing them!
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Post by: FlaJean on December 30, 2016, 10:21:23 AM
Fe is so cute, Sandy.  My first grandchild is now 35 and has two children of his own.  The time has gone by too quickly.  Can't take too many photos.

Angel, Enjoyed your photos, especially the one of Farrah peeking around the door of the carrier.
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Post by: Denver on December 30, 2016, 11:07:59 AM
Loved seeing the pictures of your snow and your special Farrah.  She is a beautiful kitty and I am so happy that she settled in with you, ANGLFACE, and is doing so well. 

SANDY, your little Fe is as cute as can be.  She is sure growing up quickly.

GLORIA de, Taffy is a pretty girl and looks so regal by the Christmas Tree.

JACK, so nice to see Mimi...she is a beautiful girl and I am so happy you have her. 

Enjoy your Friday, everyone.

Jenny
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Post by: JeanneP on December 30, 2016, 11:56:53 AM
Sandy. She is a cutie.  I believe that children are way ahead of what ours where as babies.  the seem to sit up younger now. do everything ahead.

Great photos above. Specially the heavy snow one. Nice to look at but not to have to move it. So far we have been lucky.  Can expect it in next coming weeks.  Yuk!
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Post by: JeanneP on December 30, 2016, 11:57:46 AM
If you happen to use this program...http://www.howtogeek.com/286552/how-to-replace-windows-essentials-2012-after-support-ends-in-january/
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Post by: Lindancer on December 30, 2016, 12:03:03 PM
Patricia, loved all your pictures, thanks. Farrah, is such a beautiful cat.

Sandy Fe, is growing so fast.

Still trying to put in another Christmas scene in, got it as far as desk top, guess I will have to wait till Rima comes over. to finish.

Right now I am trying to write, and Taffy is setting front of my PC, and talking.  I cannot see through her. :smitten:
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Post by: Lindancer on December 30, 2016, 01:41:28 PM
Taffy enjoying her Christmas present.  Tried sending Christmas scene, but it was too big, and beyond the skill of my neighbor Rima

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Post by: jackwv on December 30, 2016, 02:04:47 PM
Jenny thanks, Mimi is a gem. 

Gloria Taffy looks like she is having fun.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 30, 2016, 03:21:24 PM
Gloria, it's a good thing Taffy has a tail, otherwise it would be hard to know which end was up.  Cute cat, but aren't they all?

Annie bought Kendrick a laser beam and he is acting like he's above it all, but he'll come around.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on December 30, 2016, 03:25:00 PM
Taffy is really having fun with her presents!
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on December 30, 2016, 04:36:03 PM
Gloria, if you send that Christmas scene photo to me I'll be glad to post it for you.  Don't worry about the size, I can take care of that from this end   ;)
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Post by: Shirley on December 31, 2016, 12:00:02 AM
Mary Ann, my son had a laser pointer that he let his son play with & their dog would chase until exhausted... but I was concerned about the dog's eyes with that laser & all these years later she is blind... probably just old age, but with all the warnings about the lasers & eyes, I still have doubts about using them with pets.  Maybe Kendrick realizes it might harm him.  I do know that when I used my green laser pointer on a spider that was building a web on my bedroom door, the spider dangled down it's web & was laying on the floor dead.  Made me feel bad & I do dislike spiders more than anything.

Taffy looks like she enjoys the toys.... only one of these 3 will play with anything and has not done it for months.  I think he was embarrassed because Tiger & Lauren looked at him like he was being silly.  They won't play with anything.  Lauren used to play with Cas ... she'd chase a string or outside he would cut off a plume from the tall Pampas grass & wiggle it along the ground & she would pounce on it for him.  I do believe she just did it to please him, she never would do it for me.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on December 31, 2016, 02:27:26 AM

Posting for Gloria (Linedancer)


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Post by: Joy on December 31, 2016, 09:10:38 AM
Gloria,  what a nice Christmas scene.   Looks like a nice New England fishing  village.

Thanks, Jeanne Lee for posting it for her.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on December 31, 2016, 09:43:33 AM
Jeanne Lee thanks for posting for Gloria.   Gloria that is a happy scene looks like the results of many visits.
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Post by: Lindancer on December 31, 2016, 10:59:37 AM

thanks JeanneLee for posting picture. Every year I say I am not going to set up my scene for Christmas. It is so much fun to set it up and it brings back such memories. Now taking it down is another story.

Joy and Jack, yes it is my happy memories of The Cape, and spending so much time there with my son Mark and his family. Linda my DIL still lives there.Mark built his home on Cape Cod, as it remained him of his home here on Long Island.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 31, 2016, 11:24:20 AM
Gloria D, that is a very nice scene and thanks to Jeanne Lee for posting it for you. 

Shirley, I have tried to not point the laser at Kendrick's face.  So far,  he has made a couple passes at it, but isn't too interested in it.  I'll try later today.

I got up later than usual, showered, dressed, ate breakfast then came to the computer.  Oh, I also added some recycle stuff to what we had out.  Our newsletter told us that trash and recycle pickup would be yesterday so many of us put out our stuff.  I felt it really should be today because of Christmas being on Sunday and it turned out I was right.  Recycle has been picked up by now because I heard the truck.  We will have the same things next week for New Years Day - our pickup will be the following Saturday instead of the usual Friday.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on December 31, 2016, 11:40:43 AM
Good morning Mary Ann and all my other friends. Cloudy morning, less wind then yesterday

As I wrote in another post, Taffy, love to try to catch the beam from the flash light.

Surprised , our garbage men  came last Monday, so I will put my pail out this week.  I also have a doctors appointment Monday.
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Post by: SCFSue on December 31, 2016, 11:58:10 AM
Mary Ann, my regular trash day is Monday, but during holidays like Christmas, New Years, M.L. King birthday, etc., it is picked up on Tuesday.  When we had Christmas Eve breakfast at my house, I always wished they'd pick it up earlier.  Lots of paper, boxes, etc. from family gifts.  This year we went to Kris's parents on Christmas Eve, so I didn't have much trash here.

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on December 31, 2016, 05:28:47 PM
Gloria, what a nice Christmas display.  We moved here in March and my Christmas houses are still packed in boxes in the garage.  Maybe I'll get some of them out next year.  I really like your display.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 31, 2016, 08:29:04 PM
That is a really nice Christmas village, Gloria!
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Post by: Sandy on January 01, 2017, 12:21:45 AM
:hb2: Happy New  Year,  Everyone! :hb2:
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Post by: Sachiko3 on January 01, 2017, 02:34:59 AM
Happy New Year!

I celebrated the splendid New Year with my husband.
Be a good year this year.

Camellia sasanqua bloomed so much in my garden.
This was the first time that it bloomed so a lot, and I became glad and asked my husband to take a photo.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 01, 2017, 02:45:34 AM
SACHIKO....
....good morning, and wishing a wonderful and carefree 2017 to you and your hubby.......you are now blossoming as much as your pretty Camellia plant...and I do like your choice of matching coloured top to set off the colour of your flowering plant..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 01, 2017, 03:01:58 AM
Beautiful plants (I love the shape of the trees!) Sachiko,  Happy new year to you and family. May the next one be a healthy one for all!
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Post by: Sato on January 01, 2017, 05:52:34 AM
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 01, 2017, 07:26:24 AM
SATO....
...good to see your post....wishing the same to you...a fresh start for 2017....and may you leave last years medicals issues behind....The same goes for all of us....
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Post by: jackwv on January 01, 2017, 07:41:30 AM
Off to start the new year with church service.  Quiet here last night, the way I like it.

Thanks for all the well wishes and Sachiko, a wonderful photo of you and your garden.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 01, 2017, 08:05:03 AM
Sachiko, lovely camellias and nice to "see" you again!

Sato, it is also nice to hear from you again and thank you for your new year wishes! I hope you are feeling better
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 01, 2017, 08:13:09 AM
Sato, great to see you visiting on the start of this year :)  May 2017 bring you better health and lots of leisure for taking new photos for sharing.
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Post by: Joy on January 01, 2017, 08:49:21 AM
Good morning on the first day of the new year, 2017.

What a pleasant surprise to come in here early this morning and see the nice picture of Sachiko with her beautiful camellias and her pretty outfit.  Sachiko, I must say,  you are looking so well now.   I hope the new year will bring you good health,  happiness and for you to  be able to get back to your garden chores, that I know you enjoy.  Stay well !!

And, Sato, so good to see your message this morning.  I wish you good health. Please stay well !

You both have been missed. So looking forward to seeing  a lot of your beautiful pictures in the coming year. 

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on January 01, 2017, 11:12:22 AM
Happy New Year to All ~ 

Sachiko, you certainly do look nice and your camellias are gorgeous... do hope that you will feel like your "old" self and be able to hike and take photos to share with us.

Sato, I hope 2017 will bring you good health and a chance to go out on your walks again.  I know it does take quite a while to build the muscles back after an illness, keep working on them!

Bubble, I know Don is counting the days, don't forget to take lots of pictures of the happy reunion!  This really is a joyous time for all of us, thanks for sharing it.

Joy, I still haven't gotten hold of Bobbie but plan to try to call again after life settles down.  Got a week full of cleaning house & putting Christmas decorations away before my brain can rest. 

Jack, I'm anxious to hear how Mimi felt about your whole family, was she at all jealous of sharing you or did she just fit right in?   My heart smiles to think you and she found each other at this point in both your lives.

Jackie, I had very surprising & encouraging news about my old friend that was diagnosed with extreme dementia recently & given 6 months.  The doctors have continued to run more tests after putting him in the most protected ward of care.... his daughter explained that all were concerned that he had "nobody to talk to that could carry on a conversation".  They have re-diagnosed and moved him to assisted living for now, where he not only will have more freedom but people he can relate to.  When I talked to him a week or so ago his mind was still as clear as a bell.  Needless to say, I am pleased for him. 

Since my youngest son has a friend that spent at least 20 years with diagnosed MS and was totally removed from that diagnoses a few years ago, and my own good friend's daughter in another state diagnosed with MS but in the years since has never shown any worse symptoms, I will keep hoping your doctors find a way to improve your condition.  (((hugs)))

As everyone must know by now, I am the original "Pollyanna" and truly do look for something good in every single part of my life and days..
.. Here's to a Fantastic 2017!!!
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 01, 2017, 12:03:31 PM
Happy New Year to everyone.

I am especially happy to see posts from both Sachiko and Sato.  I hope both of you have much better health in 2017. 

Dot and I went to church this morning but did not have breakfast out because Mr Burger was closed for the holiday.  I came home and when Tom woke up, he and I went to I-Hop for our breakfast.  He is napping now and I may head that way soon.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on January 01, 2017, 12:15:48 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

Sato, so glad to see your post and wishes for the very best health in the New Year.

Sachiko, what a lovely photo of you and your camellias.  So good to see you looking so healthy.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 01, 2017, 01:51:38 PM
Happy New Year to every one on this sunny 1st. day of the year. I spent a quite evening watch MGM parade of old musicals

Sato, so good to see your post. Wishes for a healthy New Year

Sachiko, Love your flowers and such a lovely picture of you.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 01, 2017, 04:07:25 PM
Sachiko, Sato.  Well all ready a good start of the year. Getting you both back posting. You are looking so well. Some weight back on.
Glad you had a Nice New Years.
That bush is beautiful. You wore your Jumper to match your Bush. My favourite colour.
Wish I had something like it to gaze on here right now.  Every thing dead in my yard. Just a mess from the bad weather.
You both keep continuing  to keep up improving health. Wishing that for all in S and F.
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Post by: jackwv on January 01, 2017, 05:35:34 PM
Sato, so good to see you are looking in.  Hope for improvement in you health and will welcome your posts and photos.

Beautiful day today, mid 40's and sunshine.  Football on today so went up early to the park for our walk.   I posted a short video in that discussion.  I was able to use my old Kodak printer to take a screen shot from the video.  Here is Mimi, off leash.  I always make sure no wild life around and she listens so well. 


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%20Jan%201%20to%20post_zpssklpiwcr.jpg)

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Post by: JeanneP on January 01, 2017, 07:13:45 PM
Jack. I wonder how Mimi got all that training.  didn't you say that the lady was a Breeder but she has to have been a family dog.  You were so lucky to find her.
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Post by: jackwv on January 01, 2017, 08:23:44 PM
JeanneP   the breeder kept all her dogs on her property.  Mimi was trained in agility and at one time was even a dock dog.  (running and jumping into water to catch an object.}  She also had obedience training.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 01, 2017, 09:09:56 PM
Jack, she sure is a pretty girl.  To my eyes, Mimi looks a bit smaller than Jessie, it is probably me just thinking that from her pose in the photo.  2017 has started very quietly for us.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on January 01, 2017, 09:49:14 PM
Vanilla-Jackie,  so_P_bubble, Jack, angelface555, Joy, Shirley, Marry Ann, Jean, Lindancer, JeanneP,
Thank you very very much for your gentle comments. But, I'm sorry that thanks is late because I have to do variously in Japanese New Year's.
I'll also take many photos and post them here now.

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Post by: Lindancer on January 01, 2017, 09:54:13 PM
Jack, Mimi is such a beautiful dog, you were so lucky to find her.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on January 02, 2017, 12:26:30 AM
Jack, Mimi is very pretty! I would like to have such a dog, too.
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Post by: jackwv on January 02, 2017, 08:44:31 AM
Jean with age Jessie put on some additional weight.  Mimi is about the same as Jessie was at her age of 8.  Jessie had the feathers I liked but with them trimmed on Mimi there is very little need for grooming.

Gloria, thanks and while I like the appearance of Goldens it is their way with people that impresses.

Sachiko I had noted in the slide show discussion that I saw a video on how popular dogs have become as pets. Most I saw in the video were small.  Do not know if your friends may have them but there are breeds suggested that are companions and low energy. 
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on January 05, 2017, 10:37:44 AM
POSTING FOR JUNEE


Christmas Day, with my Daughter,Grand daughter, and Great
Grand daughter.


(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/modspace/MemberPhotos/junee-xmas.jpg)
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Post by: JoanFL on January 05, 2017, 10:54:22 AM
Lovely picture of Junee and her family.  Thanks for posting it for her Jeanne Lee.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 05, 2017, 11:19:55 AM
I can see the facial resemblances of four generations....
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Post by: jackwv on January 05, 2017, 11:53:26 AM
What a wonderful Christmas that must of been.  Congratulations Junee
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 05, 2017, 12:41:59 PM
Junee, what a great picture.  You all look so healthy and happy.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on January 05, 2017, 02:50:27 PM
Beautifull picture june. You all have the same smile. Just that you part hair different iside . I wish I could get my group together at the same time. Could do daughters. GrandDaughtrr. Great granddaughters. Never happen. To many miles apart. Some never met.

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Post by: Lindancer on January 05, 2017, 05:17:19 PM
Junee, What a nice picture of you and your family.
JeanneLee, thanks you so much for helping to post our pictures.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 05, 2017, 05:36:53 PM
Junee, lovely and what a wonderful Christmas memory!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 06, 2017, 03:16:59 AM
Great to meet you and the family Junee :)
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Post by: junee on January 06, 2017, 04:45:45 AM
Jeanne Lee, many thanks for posting the photo.  It was a nice thought of my Grandson to take this photo as the four of us don't get together very often when school and work are in progress. Thank you all for those nice greetings..I do know you all.
Best Wishes to everyone for The New Year and above all Good health.  junee
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Post by: FlaJean on January 06, 2017, 10:41:05 AM
What a lovely family picture, Junee.
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Post by: Shirley on January 06, 2017, 08:03:52 PM
Jack, that is a gorgeous photo of Mimi..... no question she is special & regal.  Great that she had all the training before she came to live with you, but I still say she is lucky to have all the love you give her.

Junee, I agree with Jackie that your smiles are so alike.  We work hard at getting a family group photo every year, not the year Cas died, but before and since.  It is my favorite thing that they can do for me.  I don't have a photo of my 4 generations but think it is time since my oldest great is nearly 7 now.  None of my grands look at all like me but one great grand does remind everyone of me... she is SO ornery.   ;)  Thanks for sharing your photo, you all look fantastic!

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Post by: Shirley on January 06, 2017, 09:04:16 PM
Here's my family group taken the Sunday before Thanksgiving 2016.  One day later Sarah gave birth to a little boy, my 6th great grandchild.

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-060117205757.jpeg)
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Post by: Joy on January 06, 2017, 09:27:10 PM
Oh Shirley, what a great looking family.  I am so glad you put the names on each one.  Not that I know any of them, but it is nice to be able to put a name with a face.   That is a wonderful picture and I know you treasure it.

Joy
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Post by: Beverly on January 06, 2017, 09:38:23 PM
I have finally caught up on all the photos.........A VERY belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

December was a busy and stressful month for me. The day after we arrived home from Aruba our granddaughter and her family arrived to spend the week!  My husband spent a couple of days in the hospital just before Christmas but all is well now. Our daughter, Donna, and her husband drove down from Vermont for Christmas.  Granddaughter, Erin, and her family were also here. Donna and Erin were a big help with Christmas dinner and clean up so we had a wonderful time. Those are just a few of the highlights!  :)

I won't try to comment on all the photos but have to say how happy I was to see that you and Mimi found each other, Jack!  :thumbup: She's just what you needed!

Junee - What a special photo of you and your "girls". That's one to treasure.

Also, nice to see you, Sachiko, looking so well with your beautiful camellias.

Sato - I hope you are doing well and will be able to post more in the new year.

May you all have a Happy and Healthy 2017!

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Post by: Beverly on January 06, 2017, 09:45:21 PM
Shirley - That's a wonderful family photo! How lucky you are to have them all together. I also love that you have the names listed. I have an Evan (g-grandson). I see you have an Elisa. I have an Elise and a Lisa.  :)
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Post by: angelface555 on January 06, 2017, 10:01:08 PM
Shirley, that is a great family photo and it is also nice to see the names!

Did you see the Art Tutor link I left for you in the Soda Shop?
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 06, 2017, 10:10:46 PM
Shirley, what a nice family picture.  Thanks for posting it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 07, 2017, 12:27:27 AM
SHIRLEY.....
....that is a chance in a million that you got so many family members together for that one special shot, and what a fantastic memento....Yes it took me a few seconds before it sank in that their names were attached to every member, as I was trying to figure out which young lady was looking heavily pregnant but, I eventually spotted her at the back in the blue stripes...... ;)  :thumbup:
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Post by: Shirley on January 07, 2017, 12:53:17 AM
I had a post nearly done when the phone rang & "so went the post".  Thank you all for the nice comments.  I do appreciate everyone's effort to get together once a year to make these pictures.  I always put names on to send my siblings e-mail & my brother-in-law a print, they don't see my family often enough to recognize them.  They haven't seen any of my grands or great-grands.  We took the kids when they were young & guess the last time my relatives saw my 3 was at my parents funerals.  Cas' brother didn't come when Cas died because Cas did not want any service, same as his mother requested. I kind of live in my own little world.

Patricia, I did check out your link & copied it to send my gr-daughter, thanks so much, really good one, thanks!  I guess I haven't gotten a post over in the Soda Shoppe... been a wild & crazy couple of months & am now trying to get caught up with "must-dos". 

Finally got all Christmas decorations put away & now have the family room table filled with art stuff for gr-daughter. So far we spent 2 days "setting up", got the sketch on the canvas so next week will be full.

Took care of the driver's license renewal this week & soon as the new card gets back I must renew the conceal carry permit. That is quite an ordeal of needing paperwork to be notarized, money order, passport photo, etc..  Have a routine eye check in Jan & routine cardio check in Feb., birthdays in Jan & Feb so never a dull moment. Taking care of 4 cats is more trouble than 3 kids were.  Cats refuse to mind!

I'd better quit & get to bed, nearly midnight.  Thanks again for the comments about my gang... they are nice people, even if we weren't related.   :smitten: 

You are right, Jackie, and she is the one wanting to learn to paint before she goes back to work.  She keeps in good shape, besides her job as engineer at one of the aircraft plants, she also teaches cheerleading or gymnastics at the local YMCA.... and now has 2 kids. They really are all such busy people & I am grateful they make the effort. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 07, 2017, 01:00:47 AM
SHIRLEY....
....good morning, or good night....I thought it was you who took the photo, but its now I only noticed you sitting proudly in the front...I must be getting slow on the uptake, taking me time to spot things....getting slower spotting the obvious... :-[
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 07, 2017, 04:23:33 AM
Wow Shirley, what a great tribe!  Now you made me jealous!!!   ;D
I hope you keep that traditional meeting photo alive with many more to join on it so that you can share here.
I hope you don't mind: I am making a jigsaw puzzle of that photo!
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Post by: jackwv on January 07, 2017, 08:16:20 AM
Shirley what a joy to have such a large family, and the special added joy of them all gathering at your home. The photos you have taken will be a treasure for years to come.
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Post by: Shirley on January 07, 2017, 10:35:01 AM
I'm up & at-um, fed 4 cats & myself so came to open the computer to check weather & I didn't shut down properly because with a move of the mouse, this page popped up. 

Jack, I can't take credit for them being in my house "all at once"..... with the active great grands their gr-parents thought it would be easier to corral them in the oldest grands play room basement.  They have a mini kitchen (or bar), bedroom & bathroom and that huge room full of toys.  Upstairs is a nicely combined kitchen-family room where we can all sit & eat, so it does help a lot that I don't have to "kid-proof" my house.  Everyone comes to my house one family at a time these last few years.  Has anyone noticed that kids these days don't just come n & sit while parents talk?  ::)

We started gathering at other houses when Cas couldn't stand the activity for more than an hour at most, so he & I could leave as soon as everyone ate & we took photos.  I usually took the main part of the meal since the other women worked and now I take most of the meal with others bringing a side dish of fruit or veggies or snack food. We are really fortunate that all the "in-laws" enjoy being together as much as blood kin and gives the cousins a chance to know each other better. 

Thank you, Bubble, I would love to see how you create a jigsaw puzzle.... on second thought, I don't need another "project" just yet! 

Jackie, we always put the camera on a tripod & Andy (#1 son) is always the one to set it & race to get in the picture.  My 3 kids are, Julie-Ellen (combo of my parents names), she was born in England & the landlady was the one that called her the full name, her middle name is Beth, we wanted to pick her nickname... but it didn't stick.  Andy's name is Caskel Andre' and Pete (youngest) is Ronald Pierre'.  Julie-Ellen was 5 when Andy was born & started calling him "Andy Pandy"... and that stuck.  Pete was named after Cas' brother but with so many European travels, he finds it easier to sign as R.Pierre'.... Pete sounds too informal.  More than anyone wanted to know.

By the time we get around to taking photos I'm usually worn out so after looking at my weary face so many years I think I will hide behind some large glasses next year.  I've monopolized this conversation too long so will shut up about my clan.  For a long time I wouldn't mention their names but all use Facebook so no hiding anymore!
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Post by: FlaJean on January 07, 2017, 11:53:44 AM
Shirley, what a great family photo.  That is such a good idea of putting names on each one.  It's nice that you all live close enough that you can get together for those special holidays.
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Post by: Shirley on January 07, 2017, 01:35:44 PM
Jean, thanks, but we aren't all so close anymore with one family (Jennifer's) in Seattle and Julie-Ellen, her husband & youngest son in St.Louis (her other 2 kids, Joe & family & Elisa, live here. My youngest grand was on a trip to KC & didn't make it back on time. She is the only 
one still in college (here) and missing.

I feel a nap coming on, came in to check mail & always check Friends and the Monarch Pass view cam.  We don't always get their weather but I love seeing their snow!  Sun is shining here but it is bitter cold. A nice cover of snow would protect the plants.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 07, 2017, 02:11:32 PM
Shirley

What a great family shot. Yo are lucky to have them close., not me. Mine are closest 890 miles and most are 1100. Now have 12 GGC. Thought was finished but just found one more coming in June. Seem to get to be mothers at a older age now.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 08, 2017, 11:34:43 PM
For those wanting to keep up with the times and also for those into astrology and their "sign."


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Post by: Shirley on January 09, 2017, 05:30:34 PM
Patricia, when we took the paper I would always read the astrology for the day... and was convinced that "they" were wrong about my whole family.... and your Emojis is also wrong.  My Jan 16 birthday makes me Capricorn, I don't get a smiley face & in real life, I am the one always smiling.  Cas was Pisces & he wore a frown when he got up & took something special to make him smile.  Like switching from cable to "over the air TV", I don't miss the paper or all that shouting on TV.  I could not have gotten away with this when Cas was alive.  Still think your Zodiac signs are fun to check out.   :thumbup: 
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Post by: angelface555 on January 09, 2017, 05:44:42 PM
Shirley, my birthday is in late July which would make me a Leo. I have never felt that sounded like me. These are a humorous take on a funny subject that some take very seriously and use one of that signs "attributes" in the emojis.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 10, 2017, 09:10:00 AM
Well I am a Gemini and this is right for me: crying eyes and smiling mouth!
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Post by: Shirley on January 10, 2017, 12:13:49 PM
Won't be long now, Bubble... bet you have lots of plans for the visit.  Do hope you share with photos, please? 
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Post by: Beverly on January 10, 2017, 09:55:51 PM
Where is Jack?  ??? Hope all is well with you.

Would love to see some more photos.

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Post by: Beverly on January 10, 2017, 10:05:35 PM
Here is my latest "Rogues Gallery" picture. This is our Triple Play card game group. 12 of us play cards once a month. One of the "girls" is missing.

Shirley - The friend from England who is leaving is seated in front. She recently broke her ankle playing golf.


(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-100117215945.jpeg)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 11, 2017, 02:25:09 AM
BEVERLY....
...what a fantastic social gathering of friends....you can say, " picture perfect..."  :)

...that is you, second in the front wearing glasses?...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 11, 2017, 04:24:53 AM
Quote from: Shirley on January 10, 2017, 12:13:49 PM
Won't be long now, Bubble... bet you have lots of plans for the visit.  Do hope you share with photos, please?

Yes, very soon.  Only problem is that  since yesterday I have a terrible cold and lost my voice!!! Photos with a red nose? :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 11, 2017, 06:01:32 AM
" Photos with a red nose?...." so you will be Santas ( Don's ) red nosed reindeer?
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Post by: jackwv on January 11, 2017, 08:09:54 AM
Beverly thanks for checking on me.  All is fine, but has been too cold for walks and photos.  Hope to get to the park today. 

Great photo of your card group and impressed with the outfits you wear.  Looks like a cheerful bunch.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 11, 2017, 08:13:36 AM
ha ha ha
Vanilla!
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Post by: jackwv on January 11, 2017, 09:48:43 AM
Waiting for some sunshine, and doing some chores.  This photo may appear a bit mundane, but I took it today, while working,to display a washer and dryer used regularly and without service calls.  The Washer is Maytag purchased 1978, and the Dryer a Kenmore purchased 1985.   They do not make them like that anymore, they might outlast me.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Washer%20dryer%20to%20post_zpskgqs7bxo.jpg)
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Post by: MaryTX on January 11, 2017, 10:35:27 AM
Jack, the old adage, "they don't make them like they use to" really holds true.  My sister has a Kenmore washer and dryer that are about the age of yours and are working fine.

We bought new appliances when we moved here in 2007, and the salesman told us that the manufacturers build planned obsolescence of about 8 years into each appliance.  We've lucked out so far but two nieces and a couple of friends haven't fared so well.

Mary
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Post by: FlaJean on January 11, 2017, 11:37:49 AM
Beverly, nice photo of you and your group.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 11, 2017, 12:07:03 PM
Jack, your washer outdid mine, a Whirlpool that was purchased in 1981 along with a dryer.  Last fall the washer decided to not spin any more so we went to Sears and bought a washer and dryer.  Sears/Kenmore laundry equipment used to be made by Whirlpool which is why we went there, and Whirlpool still makes some of it but what I bought was made by Electrolux.  At the time I moved here in 1981 I was still working and the company sold appliances to employees.  A refrigerator and gas range were included in the purchase of my condo but I wanted an electric range so I let the condo pay for my laundry equipment.  I have replaced the refrigerator twice, disposal twice, water heater once, laundry equipment once.  That's in 35 years so I am not unhappy about any of it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 11, 2017, 05:15:56 PM
Ready to go with my handy book in hand. Israel, here I come

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Post by: Joy on January 11, 2017, 05:44:37 PM
Have a safe trip,  Don.   Remember all of us to "Bubble".   I know you will have a great visit.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 11, 2017, 05:46:22 PM
Happy travels, Don.  We'll all be glad when we know you have landed and the two of you are together.

Mary Ann
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Post by: halkel on January 11, 2017, 05:59:18 PM
Have a great trip Don.......
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Post by: Shirley on January 11, 2017, 07:02:48 PM
Most of all, safe trip, Don.... Bubble has a cold to share with you~~ ;)

Jack, my dryer is way older than yours, a gas one that we bought when we built the house back in 1967-68.  We had extremely hard water so washers gave up in about 10 years.  I have no desire to give up my old dryer, it dries faster than any of the new ones.  Glad you are okay, been a few days since you posted.

The cold has already hit this afternoon.... from that 62 high this morning it is 38 or 40 (weather guessers can't agree) but feels like below 30 & going nowhere but down.  I did get out & exercise that new expandable hose, bought a 75' so it would reach all the new little trees my sons transplanted for me a month or so ago.  They were volunteer trees & some were tiny twigs that came from joining the Arbor society .... but I insisted on paying each son $200 for the hard work they did that day.... haha, both boys are in good shape but haven't had to do that kind of labor for a long time.  It has been so dry this year that I make a point of watering any of the smaller shrubs or trees at least once a month, with our wind we can dehydrate without a dehydrator, well, slight exaggeration.   :-[

Mary Ann, you have gotten impressive service from your appliances.  Because of our hard water where we lived before, we had to replace the hot water heater & anything that came in contact with water at least every 10 years.  Even the porcelain toilets had to be replaced that often... Cas cracked one apart to show the lime build up looked like tree rings.  We put in a water softener but then comes the problem of disposing of that salt water, couldn't put it in septic tank. 

Beverly, that looks like such a fun group... too bad the lady from England is "going home"...  Does she have kids there or here?  Too bad about the ankle, that can be wicked healing.  The lady next to you looks like Gladys in that photo.... do you remember her?  Wish it wasn't quite such a long drive from "here to there", my brother & wife are heading down for several months & keep asking me to visit.  He can't believe these cats hobble me like they do.  It's my job.  Kind of wish I had a group to hang out with like yours....  sounds like they don't get snippy if someone plays better that the other. 

Jackie have you decided about the dog yet?  Do hope you are as lucky as Jack with finding a perfect match. 

Need to go call Tom, we walked down to the river while ago & he stayed down.  They are not happy with having "company" every day this week...  they hide or just stay outside.  I thought gr-daughter was going back to work tomorrow but she said today.... not until next Tuesday, so a few more days to paint.  When she gets done I'll take a photo to share, right now it is not looking like a masterpiece but fixable. 

I'm hungry!  Y'all take care.




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Post by: JeanneP on January 11, 2017, 08:34:22 PM
I would only buy Maytag. Washers and Driers along with Electrelux  sweepers. Lasted for years. Did use Kenmore for refrigerators.  Bet now the new ones will not last. Nothing does. Now my bathroom fixture have lasted over 40 years. I heard that green us the colour for 2017 and maybe they will come out with a green toilet I could us one of those.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 11, 2017, 08:35:12 PM
Shirley, I had extremely hard water where I lived before I moved here in 1981.  I lived there only three years.  The water heater relief valve was "froze" because of the hard water deposit.  There was a humidifier on the furnace that was frozen shut so I had no use from that.  A few years after I moved here, that area got sewers and water.  No one told me about not putting water softener salt in the septic tank but the buyers didn't have to wait long before the township put in the water and sewer.  I haven't had to worry about that here, fortunately.                                           

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on January 11, 2017, 08:36:33 PM
I am Aries but don't have that big smile at the moment. Weather getting me down. Make me a Capricorn.
You Bubble have a lot to smile about tomorrow.  Now do you have to go to Airport to pick Don Up.  Is it far.  Is your weather O.K?
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Post by: JeanneP on January 12, 2017, 08:19:01 PM
I have already broken my NY resolution. One was to stay of computers until I get other things done.  this was my day today.  Watched a dvd 3 hours program last night and went to bed at 12:15am. Got up at 10:30. read paper, had breakfast. made bed.  I now have Desktop, Ipad. Amazon Fire tablet. and went and bought a 10.5 inch tablet. at Christmas time. Decided I would spend a minute seeing what it did. And was surprised to notice that every thing I put on the 7'" Fire which  is books to take with me on appointments as it goes in my purse.  Well every book I have on the fire now appears on the new tablet. I do a E-M on the Amazon fire and over it shows on the new tablet also. So ended up playing until 3pm just to see what would happen. I am at a loss now as to how all these things work. Must be something that works through Google.  As none on my things are the same make. I tunes seem to by billing me for books on IPad and Amazon bills for Fire all from the same CC number. I ordered a book from the library on the Amazon fire today. and i is showing up on both Tablets. Soon there will be nothing about us that will not be known.
I did manage to go outdoors and clean all the leaves and tree limbs  that had pilled up from the 60 mile winds yesterday. Also went to pick up the laundry. May as well just forget my NY resolutions.
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Post by: Beverly on January 12, 2017, 08:21:20 PM
Jackie - Yes, that's me!

Jack - I wouldn't mind trading that washer and dryer for mine! Mine is only a few years old but I don't feel the new ones clean as well. My washer is a front loader.  Part of it is the regulation banning phosphates in detergents.

Don - Wishing you safe and happy travels!

Shirley - It's a great group. We play in three groups of four. You change partners three times during the game.  Each person puts in $2. At the end of six hands the person with the most points is the winner and the two people she had as partners win 2nd and 3rd prize. It's all in fun and I've never known anyone to get snippy.   :) There is always an abundance of food to snack on.  It's my turn to be one of the co-hosts of the game in February.  Sue, from England, has children and grandchildren over there.  They are all in our Wednesday golf group as well.

Yes, I knew Gladys. We met at several of the Bashes. I used to say I wanted to be like her when I grew up. She was an amazing lady.

Our water has limestone which builds up around faucets and on shower walls.  It helps to squeegee the walls after each shower.
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Post by: Beverly on January 12, 2017, 08:29:00 PM
Jeanne - I can't wrap my brain around all that technology.  ::)

I'm waiting for the robot who will clean my house and trim our shrubs.
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Post by: jackwv on January 12, 2017, 08:41:28 PM
Beverly we are fortunate with our city water.  Their source the Ohio River.  Never had water softeners. 

JeanneP,   I have not made resolutions for years.   Seldom kept the ones I made.  Now on the toys, I am on Comcast, pay them a bunch.   I use their Infinity app now and if I am not home but have wi fi available, I can view almost all their stations on the phone and pad.   Last week I was in the recliner,  I had the pad on my lap and watched a football game and watched hockey on the computer at the same time.  Sure beats switching back and fourth.

When at my favorite pub, it has lots of tvs on with different sports, but no sound.  Am able to bring up the game on my phone for the sound.   Gave up trying to understand, just pick up bit by bit from son, even the dummy books were over my head.
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Post by: Joy on January 12, 2017, 08:43:40 PM
Jeanne,  I bought myself the new Kindle Fire  8, right before Christmas.   QVC had them at a terrific price.  I still have my smaller Kindle and I, too,  was amazed that everything I had on the old one, automatically showed up on the new Kindle Fire.  Even all my pictures.  It really bobbles my mind how all this stuff works.

I also had some problems when I first got it,  and I had to call for some help. The gal I talked to was in the Phillipines, I think.  One of those islands somewhere.  And, after about 30 min. she had it all straightened out. She had me "touch" something, and then she could read everything on my tablet that I was looking at.  Just unbelievable.  Wonders never cease. LOL

Beverly,  I, too,  am waiting for that cleaning robot. 

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on January 12, 2017, 09:13:08 PM
We're in the wrong hemisphere for that robot. They have working models in Japan!

I have the Kindle Fire 7 I purchased in 2012, the Kindle Fire 8 I received as a gift this past summer and a Pentax tablet for all of my Google books, etc. and two computers, laptop and desktop. The same books accumulate on all four through Amazon's Cloud Service which means they're not on my server, (my bandwidth); but Amazon's. However, the apps don't transfer as the books do.

Two things they did that we moaned and groaned about because no other parents did, was one, no allowance because you were part of the family and everyone worked. And two, when I and my sisters graduated from high school, we were asked for the house key back or rent.

My folks were not so much concerned with politics or religion as much as they were about us learning to read, have a good vocabulary, write, properly listen and understand. A civilized, intelligent debate was expected and while sarcasm was enjoyed and expected, ridicule or expressed anger or yelling got you immediately sent to your room.

The same method was employed in teaching math. I could be innocently eating my vegetables when my Dad might suddenly ask me what was 7X7 or 63 - 9? If you didn't know, you could be expected to have a little one on one with him and your math book after the dishes were dried and put away. You couldn't claim homework as that was expected to be finished in the three hours between your getting home from school and the parents arriving home from work. Again this attitude probably sprang from those large, poor, farming families and then the Depression and WWII.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 12, 2017, 10:16:04 PM
Patricia, supposedly I got an allowance of 15c a week and I think it was to advance to 50c a week, however, the times I got it were few and far between.  I was brought up during the Depression and things were rough for my parents.  Dad had a job teaching, but at that time was paid only during the school year so my folk would scrimp to save money for the summer.  Dad did work some summers but at that time, he also was taking correspondence courses to get his degree, which he got in 1937.  A neighbor drove my mother, Norm and me to see Dad graduate from Western State Teachers College at Kalamazoo MI (now Western Michigan University).  Dad was 42 in 1937.  Mother died in 1941 from injuries from an auto accident.  I started working in 1942 for $75 a month.  I was to pay my dad X$ (don't recall how much) from my earnings.  I remember I was very upset because he had me pay rent but Norm didn't have to pay because he was saving to get married in 1953.  He was in the army from 1951 to 1953.  I did the grocery shopping and eventually I took over payment of the groceries and paid no rent - it about evened out.  We kept that arrangement until Dad died in 1970.

Dad helped both Norm and me with our school work, but he did not do it for us.  He talked us through it.  I was a better student than Norm, but we both graduated from high school.  I started work a year after Mother died and worked for nearly 44 years.  Norm was in the auto sales business from 1961 until he retired at the end of 1991.  He loved selling.

I liked what I did too - a variety of office responsibilities.  I took a college course in high school but only went one semester.  I worked for the same company all of my years.

More than anyone wanted to know.

Time for bed.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on January 12, 2017, 10:47:46 PM
MaryAnn, I slipped up and thought I was continuing the B&T discussion. I will not say my Dad talked me through my homework, he used a question and answer method and how you answered his questions determined the tone of the exchange.
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Post by: Beverly on January 12, 2017, 11:06:52 PM
Mary Ann - I enjoy reading about your life during those years.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 13, 2017, 12:21:09 PM
Years ago, had they shown us what we would be doing tech. Wise we would not have believed it.


Specially with phones, Internet. Etc. they are way ahead on those things but way behind on health and diseases I think. Far more money spent on tech.stuff. 

Lots on them that I will never learn. Yet I amaze my self that I can do what I can at this age.

With having the 4 things now I can use which one is close to me if I don't want to move. Can tie in to each one and find what I want. I still don't like the mobile phones though. Mine usually turned off.
Had daughter and husband to dinner the other night. She was on hers as she came in the door. Had it in her hand talking until I give her the Evil eye. She then put it away. It is like a third limb to her.



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Post by: Shirley on January 15, 2017, 03:09:49 PM
Mary Ann, your growing up years sound like mine with doing what was necessary, no matter what. 

JeanneP, at one point I asked the "kids"... grands but was trying to get a point across to my kids & spouses... by suggesting "they all park their phones on the table in the entry hall when they came in".  Next time they came they just kept their phones in their purses or pockets. 

Okay, after church this morning I came home & grabbed my camera to go take pics across the river of the back of my house.... and on to the park after that.  The trees sparkled with ice & were beautiful.  As I stood across the river I heard big wings overhead, thinking it was a Canada goose I didn't aim the camera until it was already on it's way down river & I saw it's white head. 
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Post by: Shirley on January 15, 2017, 03:12:09 PM
Don't know why it's leaving all that "garbage" above the photos, guess I'll never figure the Gallery.   :-[
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Post by: FlaJean on January 15, 2017, 05:37:04 PM
Beautiful photos, Shirley.  I love winter pictures.  By the way, you should post some of your family heirlooms in the new competition.  If I remember correctly, you have several items that would make a good entry.  Very few have entered so far.
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Post by: jackwv on January 15, 2017, 06:22:59 PM
Shirley, two good winter shots, we did not get the ice.  Your timing was great on the bird photo.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on January 15, 2017, 07:04:33 PM
Fixed it Shirley.  Great shots.   :thumbup:
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Post by: angelface555 on January 15, 2017, 07:05:42 PM
Shirley your photos look like the winters we had for the last three winters. This winter we got snow slammed! But they say it probably ended our drought that stretched back to 2004. We shall see. Good photos and good shot of the Bald Eagle. There are thousands in S.E. Alaska, along the fishing trawlers but it is almost all Golden Eagles in the Interior.
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Post by: Shirley on January 15, 2017, 07:18:42 PM
Thanks, Jean & Jack.... I wish I'd looked up sooner to catch that eagle right over my head, SO big.  I had the zoom almost full out trying to get the ice to show on the trees around the house but couldn't get the whole house in & still close up enough to catch the ice on the limbs.  I've seen the eagle quite a bit lately but it has really good vision because it zoom off away when it sees me out.  "One of these days~~"

Jean, I have not kept up with the competition, actually forgot about it with all the family doings (holidays & birthdays & babies born).  I will go check it out.  Don't know why posting the photos from this Gallery left the
text link showing.  I tried both links offered, with & without the "Insert Hyperlink" button above.  Is there a step by step for how to post from the Gallery here?

If you look you can see the path my sons cut on the river bed, so I could get out to the water edge.  It is much longer than it looks, those little trees are actually in the river bed & the river used to be full to where those taller trees grow, guessing at least 30'-40' of sand, willow/ cottonwood young trees that used to be under water. I took photos of that part of the river bottom when I got the FZ 100 & no trees at all, (one camera, FZ 70, since).  On the left of the photo, the 2nd tall tree is the elm that as wisteria growing to the top & hanging down.  You can see why the cats love their playground.

Thanks, Patricia & Jeanne Lee...  I have not looked to compare the difference between the Bald & Golden Eagles, will do that.  These do have the white head but don't think it's white when a baby.  I used to get up early in spring & fall to take photos of migrating birds... we are on the main flight line so hope to do more out & about this year.  It was 4 years the first week of Feb that I had heart surgery & 4 years July 2 that Cas died, so life should be settled to my "new normal".
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Post by: JeanneP on January 16, 2017, 05:41:28 PM
Shirley.
Those shot look like our outside yesterday. I love to see ice on the trees like that. (Looking through the window though) not walking in it.
Warm enough to melt today but a real mess


Must be so nice to be enjoying 70 deg weather.  I waited today for the fog to lift until 2pm . Still hasn't but I had to go to the closest store which is for me a Walgreen's. 3 blocks.  In the fog I  could see, with car lights on just about 30 ft. Traffic bumper to bumper.  Right by me you get onto the Interstate and I can see cars all backed up bumper to bumper. Be some accidents tonight. Reminds me of trying to get home from work in the UK.  Such fogs we would have. Usually would take half hour on the bus. There  were times when the conductor had to walk with a lamp in front of the Bus and would take 6 hours to go 12 miles. If there were a few of us going same place then we would get off and just walk.  So spooky
It is suppose to warm up and stop raining tomorrow.

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Post by: Shirley on January 16, 2017, 09:55:00 PM
Jeanne, thanks.  When I first got to England we had a one room apartment in the town of Marlow, shortly after Cas' friend & wife (GI & English girl) said they were looking at flats on the edge of town, much larger, & asked if we would like to check out the top flat.  We did, signed a lease and the first time I walked to town, down the spinny... quite a walk, fog rolled in and I had no idea how to get back. No kidding, I could not see the store fronts until I could touch it. 

Someone told me to get a cab (go to the pub) and have them take me home.  I really was terrified because we couldn't see the pillars at the bottom of the driveway and sure could not see the entrance to the path through the spinny.... but cabby got me home & I made sure I was never alone in town in the evening again!  I was 19 when we got married in Sept. '54 and took until the first week of Dec. to get everything taken care of, for me to get to England. Cas didn't have enough stripes for a wife to follow but "they" couldn't do anything about me traveling as a tourist & staying there.   ;)
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Post by: jackwv on January 17, 2017, 09:10:36 AM
We seldom get a dense fog, but recall having it a number of times when in the service and stationed near Baltimore.  On one occasion we did as you described and had someone walk along the side of the road to guide us.  Would walk under street lights and hardly see the glow.   My Mother in Law tells of the time they were out for dinner and heavy fog developed.  The husband of the couple said to follow him back to their neighborhood.  They drove real slow for some time till he stopped.   She said they wound down the windows to see why he stopped - He was in his garage. :)
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Post by: Lindancer on January 17, 2017, 01:12:14 PM
Jack, One of the reasons I retired early was after we move to a mobile parks\, I had a half hour drive to work, and i had to have the office open before the preopts. arrived at 6AM. so i was on the road at 5AM, in the winter, I had either ice or snow to contend with, or ground fog on all the ponds I had to go by, then you could not see a car in front of you. By the time, I got to the hospital parking lot, I would really be holding on the steering wheel. I would just thank the lord for a safe drive. there would be a lot of fog from the At. ocean, as the hospital was only a block away from it.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 17, 2017, 02:25:22 PM
For us in the UK during the war 1939 to 1945 it was really hard in the heavy fogs as we were not allowed to have lights on the streets. Black out sheets over windows. and no flash lights. Could not even strike a match.
I got lost just one time. Left my grandmothers house on a foggy night just to walk 2 streets away. I turned wrong way and ended up lost . Found a old air raid shelter and started to yell. Strange thing was we had a man who was a deaf mute living bye. He found me. Just shows when you lose such as sight, hearing,all  sound, that nature gives them some other ways of managing. We had one young blind man on our street. Could get around in the dark better than anyone.
There were no cars on the streets back then as not allowed to own unless you a Doctor or got special permission.
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 18, 2017, 07:21:58 AM
Our first picture since my arrival in Israel. The teddy bear is something I brought with me and has been warmly received, probably because it's bilingual and can say "I love you" in Hebrew.
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Post by: jackwv on January 18, 2017, 07:48:58 AM
Wonderful Don and Bubble, bet there are a lot of "I love you" from the three of you.
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Post by: JoanFL on January 18, 2017, 07:52:18 AM
GREAT picture!!
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 18, 2017, 09:30:52 AM
Bubble and Don - A "love"ly picture; I love it!

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on January 18, 2017, 09:35:29 AM
Nice photo you two lovebirds.  :thumbup:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 18, 2017, 09:58:21 AM
DON.....
....happy you accomplished the journey and glad to see you two back together....Great photo, look forwards to seeing many more.....Now as for the Teddy Bear....Rosemary Clooney springs to mind....Link....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJyw59OAc8
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Post by: halkel on January 18, 2017, 10:25:49 AM
The picture is great on this rainy gloomy day.   :thumbup:
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Post by: Lindancer on January 18, 2017, 10:56:15 AM
Oh! I am so happy to see such a happy couple.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 18, 2017, 12:55:45 PM
Looks like Bubble is recovering from whatever she had.  You both looking cheerful now. She will treasure the Teddy Bear. Always a nice thing to have.
Both now take care and enjoy your trip. Looks like you are dressed warm so must be a little cold there also. Are you able to get out doors a lot.
Where is the little one. Bet he was glad to see you.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 18, 2017, 03:03:34 PM
What a nice welcoming photo with a sweet gift and I'm happy to hear Bubble is recovering!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 19, 2017, 05:42:36 AM
Have you noticed that Teddy Bear has a Santa Claus beard?    ;D
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 19, 2017, 11:08:27 AM
Feral cats abound in Israel and they are a pleasure to watch. I watched this one as it very carefully approached the bird's nest looking for lunch.  However, the nest was empty so it went in and made itself at home, glancing down at me occasionally to see if I had anything to offer.

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Post by: JeanneP on January 19, 2017, 01:12:28 PM
Looks like a pretty cat. Didn't realize that they would climb that far up a tree. Long way to go for food.  Must not be mice in Israel.  Don't be adopting that cat.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 19, 2017, 04:30:21 PM
Bubble, that makes Santa Bear, even more a delight, I expect! 

Jeanne, cats can and do climb trees. I'm sure neither Don or Bubble are looking to take on a feral cat.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on January 19, 2017, 04:39:18 PM
Cats can and do climb high - but some (not feral) get hesitant about coming down again.   :D  That's when their owners panic and call the fire department to rescue them.
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Post by: Shirley on January 19, 2017, 09:11:11 PM
Great to see you both...together!  Love the Teddy bear, and I didn't notice the beard so will have to go back & look.  Hope you are getting over your cold, Bubble, I went to the Dr today & got a prescription.  Everyone around has this "bug", gr-son's went on for months & the gr-grands have passed it around.  One of the ladies checking day before yesterday wasn't looking her usual perky self so I asked if she wasn't feel well.  Her reply was, "I've had fever for 2 days & feel terrible"..... not sure who I got my germs from but no way to dodge it.  Take care.

For the first tie I saw Callie climb the sweet gum tree in the front yard... for a long time I thought she might have had her toenails removed by someone that tried to adopt her.... she didn't climb the fences or trees.  Glad she is feeling at home, she is such a sweet cat. 

Going to lay down, feel like I'm drugged & haven't had any type pill, just lack of sleep. 
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Post by: Sandy on January 27, 2017, 09:27:14 AM
Kelly got a new puppy....   
His name is Cliff....
 
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He is the sweetest little puppy...
A cross between a Chihuahua and a Dachshund, the Chiweenie is a small breed.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 27, 2017, 10:01:09 AM
Oh that is so lovely, I have fallen in love with him already, so so cute.... :smitten:
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Post by: Sandy on January 27, 2017, 10:21:39 AM
I fell in love with him too,  when he crawled in my arms and fell asleep...     He is such a good natured pup!
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 27, 2017, 10:35:34 AM
Shabbat Shalom! We just lit the candles a few minutes ago. With  Bubble laid low with a debilitating malaise since my arrival I have spent much of the time wandering the streets of Netanya on my own. (Actually I was ordered out of the house). As I mentioned previously feral cats are in great number and I came across this group on somebody's front yard. I was captivated by this group of four who were bonding very closely, snuggling close to each other.

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/CATS_1_zpsgywef3kb.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/CATS_1_zpsgywef3kb.jpg.html)
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 27, 2017, 10:36:07 AM
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/CATS_2_zps4rwxyzum.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/CATS_2_zps4rwxyzum.jpg.html)
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Post by: jackwv on January 27, 2017, 11:47:34 AM
Cliff really is a cutie, and probably will not grow much larger.

Don I read with interest how the cats were imported years ago to address rats, now the problem is neutering the female so they do not have litters.  Beautiful animals, hope they are fed and taken care of. 
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 27, 2017, 11:53:09 AM
Jack those cats are completely on their own and survive on their own instincts
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 27, 2017, 11:57:45 AM
Don't show the picture of the feral cats to Shirley, she'll want to go to Israel to feed them all!  (Just kidding, Shirley).

Mary Ann

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Post by: halkel on January 27, 2017, 12:49:28 PM
In Turkey we had the same situation.  Cats everywhere and they can be very noisy.  I used to get upset when they caught and ate a pigeon, but like Don said they were on their own.  By the way it may have helped the rat problem but the rats still thrived in Turkey in their sewer system.  Most toilets didn't have "P" traps, many were just connected directly to the sewer and we referred to them as "bombsights".  If you had a commode you always kept the lid down except in use.
https://www.travelblog.org/Photos/3735457 (https://www.travelblog.org/Photos/3735457)
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Post by: angelface555 on January 27, 2017, 03:18:14 PM
There is in Japan, an island full of cats but there they are fed and cared for as they are a huge tourist draw. I'm sure that someone or someones are feeding both the Israelite and Turkish cats. Human nature rarely changes much om a local level.

Hal, that bathroom is not  very inviting! Although both my sisters who had been overseas more than once spoke of co-ed bathrooms with only a small wall between toilets.
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Post by: halkel on January 27, 2017, 03:45:52 PM
Angle, I can assure you that no one was feeding the cats in Izmir Turkey in 1961-1963.  They did fend for themselves.  Most were wild as a march hare, that is not to say they don't hang around, it is just that they will not come to a human or allow you to approach.  I should add that there were plenty of pigeons around.  Times may have changed in the past 40 or so years.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 27, 2017, 04:15:10 PM
I'm sure Hal, that they have. And I was thinking of today and how things have changed when I read yours and Don's posts. I do hope however that someone is catching and spaying and watching out medically today, for their health and for the health of other animals and people.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 28, 2017, 08:11:10 AM
DON...
...sad to see so many feral cats having to fend for themselves, same as dogs, some sad sights I have seen on my travels abroad such as Athens and worse was while I lived in St Lucia, so many stray dogs and some not a pretty sight as some were harmed by catapults by the children so I was told.....I do hope people are taking pity on them and feeding them tit-bits...

My thoughts also go with Bubble that whatever is putting her out of salts will get her feeling back on par very soon so you can both get out and about sightseeing together...
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Post by: Sandy on January 28, 2017, 10:49:24 AM
Friends


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Post by: Sandy on January 28, 2017, 10:51:09 AM
Cliff and Fe

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Post by: Joy on January 28, 2017, 11:21:13 AM
OH ! Sandy.  what sweet pictures, especially the first one.  They will get to be the best of friends.  That picture really made my day.

A special keepsake picture, for sure.

Thanks for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: phyllis on January 28, 2017, 11:51:22 AM
Sandy, those are adorable pictures.  Gave me a big smile.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 28, 2017, 11:59:31 AM
What special photos of little Fe and her new friend.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 28, 2017, 12:06:30 PM
How cute Sandy! They will be best friends and grow together.  ;D
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Post by: jackwv on January 28, 2017, 12:19:17 PM
Boy talk about sweet dreams. :smitten:
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Post by: JeanneP on January 28, 2017, 01:03:33 PM
Sandy.  Loved the photo's. Makes me want a puppy.

Don. Sorry to hear that Bubble still not well. Suppose she feels worse because she can't be out with you.  Maybe soon.  You enjoy finding your way around
Those cats look really healthy.  Only place I say them by the thousand was on one of the Parks in Hawaii. Was awful. They say they have tried every way to take care of the problem

Now here in my town the news papers are saying about areas having problems with RATS. Never heard of that before. Some over on the University area and places where students living.  Blaming it on all the garbage that is being left outside by the Asian  and fast food places who are suppose to have it picked up daily.  They say did have lots of Cats roaming the same areas for year.  Now can't count  any ( I don't eat in Asian Restaurants). Student use to get pet kittens and then just put them out on the street once the got bigger).
Was a problem during the war in Europe. Seems all the cats vanished. Got that the butcher shops had to leave the Tails on the Rabbits they had for sale so that one would know not eating cats.  Look the same when skinned. We learned to eat whale meat and Horse meat. That was bad enough. The poor Pidgins did not stand a chance if my Gran. was out there with her broom.  She was our chief cook and could fool us with everything she made.  My father would not eat her food. 
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Post by: JoanFL on January 28, 2017, 01:04:31 PM
Sandy--Adorable pictures of Fe and Cliff.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 28, 2017, 02:14:02 PM
Sandy, cute pictures of Fe and Cliff.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on January 28, 2017, 02:25:25 PM
Sandy, I agree with everyone before me, lovely sweet photos!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 28, 2017, 03:36:32 PM
They look so comfortable in each others arms...
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Post by: Sandy on January 28, 2017, 03:50:06 PM
Thank you everyone for the nice comments about my pictures of Cliff and Fe....     

I too,  would love to have a puppy  like that...   but I
live in the heart of the city and it would be a chore that I choose not embark upon at this time.   

Maybe I will get to baby sit the pup when Kelly takes her trip to Europe in a few months.       That would certainly cure me of having a bad a case of "the Wants" ...   lol 

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on January 28, 2017, 04:38:11 PM
Sandy, those pictures made me smile, and made my day. The would make a cute calendar.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on January 28, 2017, 05:32:05 PM
Sandy, that is a great idea that Gloria had. You could have one of all family photos for 2018, or simply one of Fe and Cliff. What a great family gift idea and one for yourself!
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Post by: halkel on January 28, 2017, 05:33:04 PM
No doubt in my mind, I think someone has found a buddy for life.   :thumbup:
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Post by: angelface555 on January 28, 2017, 06:56:37 PM
I wanted to put this list here primarily for Jack. There is a much wider list for all breeds of dogs but this one is about working dogs and yes there is always that special one you have that is smarter than all the rest!  While the 10 breeds are consistently faster to learn (they can learn a new command in less than 5 seconds) and more obedient (they obey 95% of the time), Coren did mention a loophole. There are exceptions in every breed, he said, and a lot comes down to proper training.

01  Border collie
02  Poodle
03  German shepherd
04  Golden retriever
05  Doberman pinscher
06  Shetland sheepdog
07  Labrador retriever
08  Papillon
09  Rottweiler
10  Australian cattle dog

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/pets/news/a42574/smartest-dog-breeds/ 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 28, 2017, 08:15:51 PM
Patricia, thanks.  The Goldens have always been at the top of the lists. Great in Obedience, but more importantly great with children, and love to please.   Here is my 8 year old 70 pound, Mimi, she is my 4th Golden.  Have only had her 3 months and she is training me.  She sleeps on her bed, the day bed, sofa and my regular twin bed.   When I shower she is on the bed shown, but when I come out she has taken one of my shoes downstairs, think she is telling me she wants to take a walk.  Yesterday I hid my shoes and she took a pair of my shorts downstairs.  At least she makes room for me at night on the day bed  (no photos :))

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%20for%20posting_zpsqn4kztqf.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on January 28, 2017, 09:21:14 PM
Jack, regarding taking stuff downstairs, at least she's consistent!  ;D

She obviously wants you downstairs, hmmmm.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 29, 2017, 12:06:02 AM
JACK...
...Is she taking over the home?.... ;)

Now where have Sato, Sachiko and Paul gone? I remember we had a Paul....I do so miss their photos of their homeland...this has to me be my favourite room, this and the video clip room......I do hope that both are doing well and will soon be back with us posting as they once did regularly a few years ago...not too sure if Paul rejoined as a member with us, if so I haven't seen any postings from him for a long time...all photos and videos were full of interest, and of sharing learning techniques.... I do so very much enjoy seeing all photos that come into this room...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on January 29, 2017, 02:49:56 PM
 :2funny: Jackie, "Paul" is Pat Scott Halbach's husband.   He is a registered member but doesn't post very often - doesn't like to type. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 29, 2017, 03:09:45 PM
JEANNE LEE...
..you know what, I had an inkling that, that, was who he was... :coolsmiley: just didn't want to say incase I got it wrong...  ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on January 29, 2017, 03:22:13 PM
 :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 29, 2017, 09:23:22 PM
Jack, Mimi looks like she was made for that quilt or quilt made for her!  Nothing like a best friend to keep warm with, huh?  She looks like she is thinking about how nice life is right now.   :smitten:

This afternoon I opened the garage door to call Mama Callie just in time to see Roxie (Ger.Shepherd that just lost her "Dad" in a motorcycle accident).... being walked from the dog park by her "Mom"..... bet it was the longest and saddest walk...ever... for both of them.  Roxie was not prancing and her other human was looking straight ahead, no joy in either's stride.  Heart breaking to say the least. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2017, 08:12:20 AM
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Anyone knows that bearded one?
He likes his comfort, don't you think?  LOL
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 30, 2017, 09:03:57 AM
Looks like Don knows to keep the lid down  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on January 30, 2017, 09:15:51 AM
Not sure that would be my first choice for a tray table.   :2funny:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on January 30, 2017, 10:43:31 AM
Ha Ha Ha!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on January 30, 2017, 11:37:05 AM
Now folks, that's how you recycle.    Rofl
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 30, 2017, 11:37:34 AM
Hm not too sure what to say.....just dont pull the chain, otherwise his dinner might disappear.. ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2017, 11:49:49 AM
I am sorry to disappoint you all, but this is NOT Don!   :2funny:

Just a photo from the net.  Too much hair to be Don; I'll admit there is a resemblance.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on January 30, 2017, 11:52:28 AM
I didn't think it looked like him!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on January 30, 2017, 12:20:07 PM
I didn't think it looked like Don, either, as Bubble said, too much hair.  The face didn't look like Don either, but cameras fool you sometimes.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 30, 2017, 01:27:33 PM
Have to admit I had my doubts too...  ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on January 30, 2017, 02:08:14 PM
I am relieved that my reputation is intact.  :D

Bubble and I went to the town square today on this sunny but cool day and took a few pictures'

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/9c6f7c71-24e5-443a-9f56-8f8544b07c69_zpsffzfbqio.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/9c6f7c71-24e5-443a-9f56-8f8544b07c69_zpsffzfbqio.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on January 30, 2017, 02:14:25 PM
Of course there is always that uncontrolable urge to pull my beard. :D
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/6834472c-a383-409c-856f-8d06e9fb4fb0_zpsx0g3pur3.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/6834472c-a383-409c-856f-8d06e9fb4fb0_zpsx0g3pur3.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on January 30, 2017, 02:15:36 PM
Don and Bubble, great pictures of the two of you.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 30, 2017, 02:38:25 PM
Ahh the real Don has shown himself...good to see the pair of you out and about, and certainly enjoying each others company.....Now isn't there a song that goes....." Love is in the air..." and " Cant take my eyes off you..."
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on January 30, 2017, 02:48:08 PM
Jackie there are so many songs to fit the occasion :smitten:

But to keep reality on the burner, there are always concerns that have to be met: case in point, shelters like this in the event of an aerial attack.

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/0b2eee06-4861-4e5f-81c0-bbd5c97b9b33_zps4iveyans.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/0b2eee06-4861-4e5f-81c0-bbd5c97b9b33_zps4iveyans.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on January 30, 2017, 03:00:58 PM
Bubble, it was the eyebrows that gave it away for me!  ;)

Don, a pair of good pictures and one tragic but necessary one

Its good to see Bubble back out again!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on January 30, 2017, 03:53:13 PM
Great pictures of you and don,  Soapy!

This is not a great picture,  but I  can smile now!
Oh happy day!

Sandy

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-300117154715.jpeg)

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on January 30, 2017, 04:12:40 PM
Sandy, I replied in Norm's B&T but that is great!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on January 30, 2017, 05:04:59 PM
Sandy - lookin' good!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 30, 2017, 05:18:38 PM
Sandy, your eyes are smiling too!!! :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on January 30, 2017, 07:35:26 PM
Our Don is much better looking.  Even had it been him just getting out of bed he had to much hair.
You are looking better now Bubble. Glad you go to go out Be nicer when the weather warms up. I know I will be more cheerful here.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 31, 2017, 12:31:32 AM
SANDY....
....agree your set of dentures are looking good, now please, please....can I have your old set?.... I have two infected teeth - gums that need dealing with....

DON....
....not sure if the sight of that shelter - bunker is scary or reassuring...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on January 31, 2017, 02:40:06 AM
Jackie,  how goes it with Harry? Has he found a forever home? How are you doing re getting or not getting another dog?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on January 31, 2017, 03:00:26 AM
Sandy that's a great picture; definitely suitable for framing
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 31, 2017, 03:16:51 AM
ANGELFACE...
...I haven't seen nor heard anything about Harry, as I am rather housebound at the moment...I do still think about the little fellow....I still haven't ruled out on getting another dog sometime in the future...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 31, 2017, 10:13:12 AM
Nice smiling face Sandy. But do you always have a hat on?   :D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on January 31, 2017, 10:17:36 AM
Soapy ...  I always wear a hat when I go out..   In the Winter to keep my head warm,  and in the Summer to keep the Sun off my face.   

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-310117075155.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on January 31, 2017, 12:10:13 PM
If you are dining alfresco where cats or pigeons abound, it would perhaps be advisable not to leave your meal unattended.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/0f800ce5-5726-4284-b729-f1abfe0d9196_zpsos6rmj0v.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/0f800ce5-5726-4284-b729-f1abfe0d9196_zpsos6rmj0v.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on January 31, 2017, 12:21:10 PM
Sandy, I love your hat!

Don, funny, we have ravens, hawks, and eagles here that would love to help you out with finishing that meal!  ::)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on January 31, 2017, 12:54:57 PM
Sandy.  I also love hats. I like your summer one. I believe I have it. Looks like it have worked well for you. Keeping the sun off your face.  Not a wrinkle. That is a good photo. Make copies to frame for your children. They don't seem to keep framed pictures around their homes any more.  I do. Got them everywhere. Theirs they just put out on Facebook. Never to be found again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on January 31, 2017, 01:00:15 PM
Don.  That bird landing would have been it for me.  I remember going to the River Walk in San Antonia, Texas and having dinner along the river.  Hundreds of these birds flying around. I even had to go and buy a new shirt from them bombing me.
I am not one for eating outdoors anyplace. Just to many bugs.etc. specially here in Illinois in the Summer time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on January 31, 2017, 01:46:30 PM
Not wishing to compete with nature,s creatures we decided to eat indoors. This is what we were served even before they brought the menu
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on January 31, 2017, 01:59:44 PM
We of course shared a dessert
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on January 31, 2017, 02:36:46 PM
Wow, Don!  And after they brought the menu?  The dessert looks yummy, too.
Sue

P.S. Sandy, I love your summery straw hat!  It's very flattering.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 31, 2017, 04:21:57 PM
Don, would not need the menu, enough there for me and would be great to have a companion to share desert. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on January 31, 2017, 06:03:34 PM
Don, great to see the two of you out and about.

When you use to go to McDonalds by the river in the summer to eat, we would have to fight the sea gulls.  If we ate in the car, they would look in the windshield and of course.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on January 31, 2017, 06:47:18 PM
Don that reminds me of tapas, which are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine.  They serve them in a restaurant/lounge here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on January 31, 2017, 08:25:27 PM
I would have not bothered with a menu. Fact would have gotten a doggy bag. Kidding. I don't have a dog.
Dessert looks good .was it cheese cake. Must be cold there. Bubble looks well warmly dressed. Kept your coats on in restaurant. They  keep them to hot here and  to warm in summer it seems.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 01, 2017, 12:38:14 AM
DON, BUBBLE...
..a good selection of starters - nibbles, I agree, would be enough to fill my belly before the main course arrived...although I dont think my belly would say no to that piece of cheesecake...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on February 01, 2017, 03:06:22 AM
Turkish coffee: after you dredge the silt from the bottom of the glass you're ready for an espresso chaser.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/b6412bde-5530-4a8a-ae47-fb42fcdffe43_zpscqm5uiu6.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/b6412bde-5530-4a8a-ae47-fb42fcdffe43_zpscqm5uiu6.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on February 01, 2017, 08:24:14 AM
Don, I love Turkish coffee.  But that glass looks like you are drinking Chi (tea).  Turks served it in very small cups and you only really got a sip cause half of the cup was grounds.  But it was all you needed.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on February 01, 2017, 07:15:43 PM
Don.  You seem to be dining well. Isn't that coffee really strong?  One thing I have never tasted is Coffee of any kind.  What is the tea like there.?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on February 05, 2017, 06:19:27 PM
I just viewed Grand Haven at 5:15pm here. What a great shot of it. Not to dark and just shows one person still walking . Pop in and see it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 05, 2017, 06:31:27 PM
Are you ready for some Football?

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-050217183010.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 05, 2017, 08:18:57 PM
Now that is such a cute photo! Dad is prepping his new fan!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 05, 2017, 08:23:59 PM
Unfortunately I am not a Patriots fan,  but Fe can wear anything and I LOVE it.... 

Regarding the Superbowl,  IMHO, 
Lady GaGa is terrific!
Plus I am thrilled that Atlanta is winning,   
so far!!!!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 05, 2017, 10:27:43 PM
I am not a fan of any sport unless I or a close one is participating, but yes, Fe rocks any look!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 01:59:23 AM
Here I go with another assortment of photos from last fall. These are the shoes I recently gave away. It's hard for me to believe I routinely wore three and four-inch heels while working.[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 02:05:05 AM
This is mainly for Marilyn. Not too long ago she used one of Lee Boyle's prints in one of her graphics. He is the one who commonly paints the Indian maiden with the wolf, brave or horse. I like his son Colin better and have a few of his prints that he graciously signed for me over his signature at a show. The first one is one of his, (Sorry for the camera flash!); and the one following is a signed print from Steve Hanks, another favorite of mine. Many say Hanks's print is very restful.

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Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 02:07:13 AM
Steve Hanks

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 02:11:18 AM
These last are of my favorite model....You'd never believe she is a slim seven pounds from this angle.


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Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 02:16:05 AM
I hate that couch, it was given to me, a sleeper so covers don't fit!

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Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 02:19:21 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 09, 2017, 04:10:53 AM
Oh boy, do I remember the " platform " shoes...did I really wear those? and did I actually run for the bus in them? the answer is YES I did...

Ha ha, we do allow our fur friends to take over our homes, dont we? It wouldn't be a home if we didn't...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 09, 2017, 08:54:47 AM
Great Photos Patricia....   

A few great pillows and a couple of throws should cover up most of that couch....   

Really good pictures of your sweetie cat.   

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 09, 2017, 09:20:18 AM
Patricia like the paintings but more impressed with the photos of your pet making herself comfortable.  I have a good cover for the day bed but do not use.  I have several throws and Mimi just fluffs them up, and I leave them that way.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 09, 2017, 09:32:43 AM
Patricia, those two photos look like they could be of the same person, front and back.

Farrah is in the same poses that Kendrick takes.  He has not gone for my pillows, thank goodness, but he lies most any place else.  I put an old towel on my bed the other day and he lies on that now.  He musses it up, but I don't care.  He's there right now.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on February 09, 2017, 10:16:23 AM
Patricia, Love the pictures of your cutie pie.

MaryAnn, I had a quilted wall hanging of a cat, I now have it on the corner of the bed, and Taffy has claimed that as hers.

We are in the mist of a blizzard, right now, I cannot see out the west side windows. Please pray the power does not go off, I do not know what I will do.  Suppose to go down to the teens to night.  Yesterday got up to 59
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 09, 2017, 10:38:40 AM
Gloria, hope all goes well with you and the weather.  We just had several inches of snow, the lights flickered but no power outage.   Pretty outside but do not know if I will head to the park later.  Mimi likes the snow, here is one photo of her up on an old agility table I kept.  She enjoys sitting up on it.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%202%209%2017_zpsg1yx8sm6.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 09, 2017, 10:45:54 AM
Jack, I'm always glad to see a picture of Mimi as she resembles Cadey, my nephew, Tom's, dog.  You don't read other folders where I post, so I'll tell you we have twin girls in the family, born Tuesday, Feb 7.  They are not identical.

Gloria D, our temperature this morning was 15 degrees, went down to 14 and now is about 15 or 16 again.  Tomorrow is to be 40.  We can't win, can we?

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 09, 2017, 10:54:10 AM
Mary Anns new twin girls:

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-090217105211.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 09, 2017, 11:03:07 AM
Sandy thanks for posting the photos for Mary Ann, and Mary Ann God bless them, you are so fortunate to have family.  My only granddaughter is now 22, but special. 

I have probably mentioned in prior posts that I may look in the conversational folders, but do not post.  I have an ongoing problem with remembering names, health issues etc.  Hard to keep up even in photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 09, 2017, 11:06:27 AM
You are welcome,  Jack.

You should jump in where ever and talk...

I have a major problem with short term memory issues,
but I figure "I am sure someone will remind me if I post too much of the same thing...    and forget a lot of what is going on prior to my posting.         

Such is life in the "Senior Lane" ... 
(giggle)

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 09, 2017, 11:50:01 AM
Here is my daughter Kelly,  with her puppy "Cliff" and her Grand Daughter "Fe" ...   

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 09, 2017, 12:34:30 PM
Sandy, thank you so much for posting the pictures of the girls.  With all of the paraphernalia on them, it is hard to see what they look like.  I wonder why there is something around their ankles.  The picture of Kelly, Fe and Cliff is great.  Fe has the nicest smile; I love it. 

Jack, feel free to post anywhere.  Norm's Boat & Tackle is still around; there are fewer of us than in the Soda Shoppe, but in both places, we have a lot of fun.  We don't care if Sandy (or anyone else) posts the same thing more than once.  My problem is:  did I write this before - and where?  I have a tendency to be long winded as anyone can tell.  The more the merrier, so come join us.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 02:21:10 PM
Thanks for the comments on my feline roommate! And yes, Jackie, I once could do anything in those type of shoes! I do now use a lightweight sleeping bag to cover the couch. And MaryAnn, I've always felt Farrah is similar to both Kendrick and Gloria's Taffy in behavior.

Jack, Mimi looks like she is surveying her kingdom! They do like to be high, don't they?

MaryAnn, I saw the photos on Facebook and one of Anne/Cate as well with the babies and what must be the other side of the family? Those children are special and judging from Johanna's lit heel;  I wonder if it's a type of monitor?

Gloria, I hope you are doing well in those cold conditions and that the power stays on. I know that you have wonderful neighbors who would be right there if they knew you were in need.

Sandy, Fe is a jubilant babe with a big grin! And Cliff certainly looks a sweetie too!

Jack, do what feels comfortable, we're just glad to read about you and Mimi. And to receive your help and comments along the computer and filming lines.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on February 09, 2017, 03:58:22 PM
Mary Ann. Good photo of the twins.  That is a good size for Premi. They will get to be taken home soon.  Now my one granddaughter was  born at 1 pound 9 oz. she was in awhile but you should see her now at age 11. never had a health problem at all.

Sandy.  Having a new baby and a new puppy. Will be like handling twins. Nice photo.

Today

I am staying home.  We got some snow last night, not much but enough to cover my car.  Sun is out now so maybe clean it off.

Don't want to drive anyway.  After doing the MRI last week the have me on 2 diff drugs that are really making me tired and a little sick feeling.  Trying to take care of that nerve problem I have had for quite awhile down the left side of left leg.  Strange thing.  4 Dr. so far have been involved in this thing.

Great photo with Mimi Jack. Our snow looks a lot like that.  Think I will put on a big jacket also and walk while the sun out.  Should have a dog so would have to do that all the time.

Unbelievable as to how many phone calls we are getting now from Solicitors. worse than in the past.  Times I wish I didn't have a home line.  Even one I have  use or have their serve call to see how the service is . Answer a survey.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on February 09, 2017, 04:15:32 PM
JeanneP, multiple births (twins included) are not considered "premature".  When I had my twins (56 years ago) they told me that twins can be born 4 -6 weeks early and mostly they are small but not preemie size.  Although they can be as small as a preemie.  Mine together weighed 10 pounds and 10 ounces and were born 4 1/2 weeks early.  I don't think I could have carried them to the predicted date standing up.  That's a lot of baby!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 09, 2017, 04:59:35 PM
The twins weighed about 7 1/2 pounds together.  Tom sent me a couple other pictures, one is of Alicia holding one of the girls and the other is of one of the girls without the CPAP.  She's cute, but at this time looks like a newborn baby!  The estimate is that they will be in the hospital for another possible six weeks, at least until they reach five pounds.  They are breathing fast and that is improving.  Tom is going to the hospital tonight and Jamie will go with him to the Neo Natal ICU. 

Things sure are different now; when Tim, Tom and Terry were born in the 1950s, I could only see them through a window in the nursery with a nurse holding them.  By the time James was born in 1989, he was in the room with his mother and I saw him on his second day and I fed him formula then.  Of course, if these babies were full term, people could see and touch them.  Oh well, my turn will come.

Tom and I went grocery shopping, or I should say he did.  We ate at Subway in the Meijer store, then I stayed in the booth while Tom shopped.  I don't have the stamina to walk around any grocery store and this worked out well.  Subway was not busy and there were other booths and tables empty; it was around 2 pm.

Kendrick was a good boy while we were gone and the TP was in place.  He gets plenty of exercise when he races around here like scared cat.  He ends up at his scratching pad and really works out on it.  He is a big cat anyway but I don't think he is too big for his build or age (3 1/2).

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on February 09, 2017, 05:18:56 PM
My vet told me a healthy weight for cats was between 9 to 12 pounds and wants Farrah to eat more. I said "Good luck with that!" She is very stubborn like most cats, and she is small and very stocky, or I should say compact. She also does more leaping about and with less eating, remains right around seven pounds. She feels heavy when I pick her up, so I'm not complaining.

She is also helping me with my diet. If I bring something out to eat, she comes and sits by me to watch me eat. I offer her something, and she sniffs the offering. Then she crinkles up her face. Looks up at me as if to say, "You eat that?" I find it hilarious that she always comes over and leaves thinking I'm crazy!  ;)
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Post by: Beverly on February 09, 2017, 08:17:22 PM
Hello everyone! I've had a long absence from S&F (self-imposed) but Mary Ann's twins have brought me out!  :) Congratulations to James and Alicia! I like their names. Wouldn't Norm have been thrilled with this!! I have to believe he is looking down on all of you with a big smile!

Sandy - Your g-granddaughter is so cute and Kelly's puppy is adorable. A perfect "friends forever" picture. So glad you are smiling again!

Jack - I am loving the photos of Mimi. She must be so happy to have such a cozy home with you. You made a good choice in adopting an aging golden. A friend of mine had a black lab she adopted at the age of 12, which not many would do.

Angel - Farrah is beautiful.

Don and Bubble -  You two look like you're having a wonderful time.
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Post by: Beverly on February 10, 2017, 07:35:05 PM
Looks like I scared everyone away.......I'm glad to be back, anyway.  :)
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Post by: Sandy on February 10, 2017, 07:45:41 PM
Hi Bev.... 

I haven't been on much today...  we got quite a storm and tomorrow more on the way.   Typical February,   can't complain....

I can't believe that my daughter Kelly is a Grand Mother now......   where has the time gone?   

What have you been up to?    I hope that all is well.   

Sandy
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Post by: jackwv on February 10, 2017, 08:37:33 PM
Bev  Guess it is the weather, but it has been quiet in here.  I travel from the Frig, to the computer and tv.  Good thing I have Mimi to keep me company and a bit active.  Here is a photo taken today at the park, and I posted a short video in the discussion that was taken today, I simply walked and followed her around.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Mimi%20for%20posting_zpsttsfswqv.jpg)
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Post by: Beverly on February 10, 2017, 09:22:48 PM
Sandy - There's been a lot going on in my life lately......The best of which our son Michael and his wife Jennifer were here for over a week. We had a wonderful time.  They spent some time looking at houses but I don't think they're ready to become "snowbirds" yet. Michael retired a year ago and Jennifer plans on retiring in 2018.

Jack - Mimi looks so happy to be in the snow! I've been following the weather up north and I don't envy them a bit.  :)

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Post by: Beverly on February 10, 2017, 09:39:10 PM
Our son retired from the Vermont Judicial Dept. last January. This is the formal photo they hung in the courthouse where he spent his last few years on the bench.  Normally he has a short beard and wears glasses a lot, but the photographer requested the "natural" look.  :)

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-021016223021.jpeg)

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Post by: angelface555 on February 10, 2017, 09:54:51 PM
He's a very handsome man in a very dignified pose Beverly, you must be so proud of him!
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Post by: angelface555 on February 10, 2017, 11:19:20 PM
I was posting in Norm's B&T about Peter and Beijing, who both died in January 2011, three days apart, at the ages of 20 and 22. The vet said it was like an old married couple.

Beijing, female, 20 years;


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Post by: angelface555 on February 10, 2017, 11:21:04 PM
Peter, my red fox, 22 years;


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Post by: angelface555 on February 10, 2017, 11:23:38 PM
My fur folks, grooming;


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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2017, 09:33:24 AM
Don and I went to a special celebration for Tu B'Shvat, the New Year of the Trees, the day of planting new trees and flowers and also when traditionally one eats 32 kinds of fruits (fresh, dried, nuts, etc)

The celebration was in a children's playground with display made by the children of all the town schools with recycled material.

Here is one showing flowers, made from egg cartons recycled.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2017, 09:37:43 AM
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This tree was a branch decorated with empty plastic yogurt cups
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2017, 09:39:07 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2017, 09:41:43 AM
A wonderful display of "flowers" each from a different pupil of the class

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Post by: jackwv on February 11, 2017, 10:05:04 AM
Bev thanks for the comment and hope you took the time to see the video of her running like a nut.

That is a fine photo of your son, and like the clean shaved look.   I have a dermatologist that grew a beard and got all kinds of complements, my next trip the beard was gone, I did not ask why. Over the years I might give it a few days but have to shave.
 
Patricia it must have been rough on you but seems appropriate that they would pass within days, beautiful animals and photos.

Bubble, what a nice celebration and I marvel at the talent of the youngsters that did the displays.

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Post by: Mary Ann on February 11, 2017, 10:26:42 AM
Patricia, the pictures of Peter are close to Kendrick's look. 

Bubble, kids can be very creative with items that we dispose of, can't they?

Jack, Mimi is like so many other dogs, having fun in snow.

Bev, too bad your son retired; he could be eligible for the Supreme Court!

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2017, 11:42:10 AM
Beverly, I missed your post. Wow what an handsome man, he could be hired for films!

Angel, I remember them well, and also the hard times you went through at the time.
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Post by: Lindancer on February 11, 2017, 12:03:03 PM
Good morning, a real winter day, some sun and a few clouds. Maybe sleet storm to morrow, but it is Feb.

Jack, I think you are so lucky for the both of you to having found one another. such a beautiful dog.

Bubble thanks for showing us the photos.

Beverly have to join everyone else in say, such a nic looking man. I know you are so proud.
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Post by: Beverly on February 11, 2017, 01:21:08 PM
Thank you for all the nice comments about my son! I'm proud of the man he became, honest, ethical and compassionate. Not always present in his line of work. It also gained him a lot of respect from his peers and those who worked for him.

Jack - I also like the clean shaven look, but the beard has a purpose.  Shaving causes him skin problems.

Mary Ann -  ;)  That would be the last thing he'd want! The stress of the job is why he retired at 55. He's much happier and more relaxed now.

Bubble - Having a celebration for planting new trees and flowers is a wonderful tradition. Fun  recycling lesson for the children, too.

Angelface - I do remember Peter and Beijing. My much-loved Calei looked very much like Peter.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 11, 2017, 01:39:56 PM
Thank you, everyone, for the lovely comments about my favorite fur couple. I have loved all my cats and have enjoyed all the parakeets I had between as well. But there are always a few that stand out and these two, especially Peter, carved out one of those unique spots!

And yes, Bubble, that year was the beginning of a bad time with being laid off with 200 others and my apartment going condo that month. The next three years were a dark period in my life.

Beverly, your son is handsome, and could probably star as advertising for the judgeship.  :thumbup: for doing such a great job and :thumbup: to him for taking that upbringing and running with it, (you can see it in his eyes).

Gloria and Jack, I know that Taffy and Mimi bring so much, love, joy, and companionship into your lives as Farrah does to mine. Maybe, just perhaps, animals are the fabled fountain of youth?
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Post by: Lindancer on February 11, 2017, 03:29:42 PM
Here is Taffy watching the snow

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Post by: Sandy on February 11, 2017, 03:34:52 PM
Bev,  you are lucky that some of your kids may be following you down to Florida.

I lived there for Seven years,  but knew that getting my family down there would have taken more years then I have left.
So I "retired" back to Maine.     Which I have never regretted...
I went out walking in the snow twice this morning,  getting ready for another "Big One" ....     So I am all set. 

Sandy
 
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Post by: angelface555 on February 11, 2017, 04:24:26 PM
Gloria, that is some snow! It is like others I have seen in the east and northeast, you folks have to have lots of humidity for that amount! I will have to get out and take a few of our small amount. Stay warm, stay safe, and cuddle up and play with Taffy!  :thumbup:
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Post by: Ray Franz on February 11, 2017, 08:09:24 PM
My wife is going to have her dogs asses buried with hers.  I know there will be sorrow.
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Post by: Ray Franz on February 12, 2017, 04:22:06 PM
Sorry, I screwed up on ashes.  It sounds almost the same.
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Post by: Ray Franz on February 12, 2017, 04:28:01 PM
My first wife and her smiling hubby.  Picture back when skinny ties were in style.

(http://www.rjfranz.net/momdad.jpg)

Soon a picture of the wedding ceremony with wife no. 2.
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Post by: JeanneP on February 12, 2017, 04:38:47 PM
Ray.  Good photo.  Look at that look in your eyes. Look ready to be up to something.

Look forward to seeing Number 2. See if the gleam still there.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 13, 2017, 09:14:31 AM
BEVERLY...
...a very handsome looking son, you must be very very proud of him, his career and achievements in life... now if I was 30 years younger.... ;)   ;D

BUBBLE...
...the children's playground looks rather spectacular when everything they have done is placed together...

ANGELFACE...
...they are good years in cat years, what a lovely picture tribute of your furbabies...

JACK WV...
...It goes without saying but you and Mimi really did strike lucky, looks like the two of you were made for each other, she is definitely coming into her own now...

RAY FRANZ...
...did they ever go out of fashion?... ;D a lovely photo of the two of you, and a very smart couple you both made...


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Post by: jackwv on February 13, 2017, 04:07:27 PM
JeanneP asked about the trails.  Not busy now (some poor folk still work  :))  The trails are busy during vacation months May till October.  I only use the top trails with no climbing.  Am posting my companion, and two photos taken from another spot.  The one winds around the buildings and back, the other is level for a bit then drops down around the lakes.    40 today and sunshine, had Mimi trimmed and then took for our walk.
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/For%20posting%201_zpsb3mrnaxn.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting%203_zps2rpog9yf.jpg)
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/for%20posting%202_zpswrucrvz3.jpg)

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Post by: Shirley on February 13, 2017, 04:15:05 PM
I've been scrolling along & smiling at the photos and forgot to take notes!!!  I will "wing it"..... and may want to go back & modify.... the brain is still not up to par & body can't believe I'm insisting moving it around.

Beverly, this page opened with the beautiful portrait of your son (he is handsome & can mean a beautiful face, male or female!)... no question he has made you proud.  The photographer did a fine job of showing dignity & also a compassionate person.  My daughter has also chosen to retire, satisfied with her life work and ready to enjoy grandchildren, she has traveled the world so no interest in traveling, we'll see how this works.   ;)

Patricia, love seeing your fur family again, and I do remember them.  I think it was Beau that gave you grief with his antics, right? 

Oh, poor Taffy.... hope you found a foot stool so Taffy could look out beyond that show.... funny shot, GloriaD

Bubble, I am so pleased to see kids using imagination to "think outside the box" to create.  It is discouraging to watch kids just open a box "kit" and put things together & never no clue how to make something out of nothing, like when we were kids.  My compliments to the kids for creating and pats on the back to the people that encouraged them.  And thanks to you for sharing their efforts!

Ray Franz, we've been around here a long time & I've always admired you & your family.  Okay, what year was that photo taken?  I was married in 1954 & skinny ties were in then.  You don't look nearly as "stressed" as my husband did/was ..... haha.....   you were handsome & trim, same as the last photo I saw of you.

And Jack, nothing makes me happier than to see a Golden pose for you.  She looks like a pup, so happy with her new life.  Would love to throw my arms around her for a hug. 

Mary Ann, my Tom looks like Peter & Kendrick.... when we took them in as babies, to be "fixed", we had no idea if they were male or female, had never touched them.  He went in as "Buttercup", even his eyes were yellow at that age, came home as "Tom." Their mama weaned them in the back yard, gave them to my husband & when she saw they were being fed, she left & we didn't see her again for 2 years, until the family that was feeding her moved & left her behind.  That was after my husband died, so when she started staying at our house I couldn't turn her away. 

Oh, wanted to tell you, Mary Ann, that when my oldest son was born the cord was around his neck & lungs did not inflate so he was in an Isolette with all those cords & tapes, his chest flat & had his head lower than his feet.  A ward nurse took him out of the Isolette the day after he was born so the doctor came in & told me "that because they had to increase the oxygen so high he might be blind, deaf or mentally challenged"..... He was 2 years old before I realized he was none of the above & in first grade was doing 5th grade work.  My best wishes to your babies and hope & pray they will do as well. 

And I can't go back to see what was on pages before this because I'm typing in the post box & know too well that it will vanish if I try to sneak a peak ..... been there, done that!  Thank you all for the photos and very nice hour of looking.  Better go check on cats, don't know who is in & which ones are out.  I need a walk, trying to get this old body working again.    Besides.......shut up, Shirley!!!

Ah, more to relish, Jack!  I am amazed at what a perfect "fit" Mimi is..... and know she is as happy as you are. What a gorgeous place to walk.... how about a "selfie" with her.  :thumbup:
 
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Post by: FlaJean on February 13, 2017, 04:56:24 PM
A lovely place to walk, Jack.  Mimi looks perfectly content.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 13, 2017, 05:09:31 PM
Shirley, my mother lost a girl who was a breach birth and had the cord around her neck.  This was a year before Norm was born - he 1929 and she 1928.  We had had a lot of rain and our street was not paved.  The doctor got stuck in the mud a block away and my grandmother, who had been a midwife in her younger years was there.  I think with a breach birth there was nothing my grandmother could have done, maybe not even the doctor. 

You were fortunate that your son missed out on all of the evils associated with a cord around his neck and a collapsed lung.  Isn't it nice when they exceed expectations in situations like that.  I kind of feel the same way about the quads in Indy, being four of them, and they all are college graduates and smart.

Interesting how Buttercup became Tom. 

Jack, I love seeing pictures of Mimi because I think goldens are second to none.

Mary Ann


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on February 13, 2017, 08:38:23 PM
This will be short, as it is getting near the time I go to bed and read.

Jack, always good to see pictures of Mimi

Shirley, I am so glad to see you posting, hope you feel better soon. Taffy just ruined the blind in my bedroom to day try to see out. Broke 3 slats.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 13, 2017, 08:51:58 PM
Quote from: Beverly on February 10, 2017, 09:39:10 PM
Our son retired from the Vermont Judicial Dept. last January. This is the formal photo they hung in the courthouse where he spent his last few years on the bench.  Normally he has a short beard and wears glasses a lot, but the photographer requested the "natural" look.  :)

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-021016223021.jpeg)

Great picture of your very handsome son, Beverly!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 13, 2017, 09:25:58 PM
Gloria, I used to have a blind on my bedroom window and a cord was broken so the blind was down at all times.  I finally had it replaced with a honeycomb blind.  Kendrick occasionally looks out the window.  I have a table in front of the window so I moved some books away from one side and during the day when the blind is up, Kendrick will get up on his hind legs and look out on the pond.  If he sees something interesting (birds) he'll race downstairs to the slider in the family room.  Or he'll look out the window in Tom's bedroom. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on February 14, 2017, 08:13:09 AM
Mary Ann, your parents must have been so grief stricken to lose a baby that way.  My sister had a breach baby but think it was when her husband was stationed at the Marine base in NC (or SC?).  I was in England at the time.  The baby survived with no problems, but I don't think the cord was around his neck.  My baby was as blue as your print when I first saw him..... but the reason the doctor said he might have so many problems was the ward nurse took him out of the Isolette to feed him & he nearly died.  The head nurse assigned to him after that (he was in for 10 days)..... died only a couple years ago, she was the wife of my brother's friend.  I wished I had looked her up to tell her he had no lasting effects of the oxygen.  Funny how vivid memories are that we hadn't thought about for years. 

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 14, 2017, 08:28:37 AM
Shirley, my late mother was a breach birth baby...and was Grans only child...
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 14, 2017, 09:26:22 AM
Shirley, I was four at the time and never knew about it until I was 12.  I know I was taken across the street at the time, but I also was taken there for Norm's birth the next year.  I have no recollection of going there twice and I do remember when Norm was born.  I was taken to the bedroom and this baby was lying in a bassinet and Dad said, "this is your baby brother".  I said it was not, it was Tommy Van Wingen, who had been born four months earlier and whose birth I knew about.  My folks did not talk about pregnancies when I was that small and as my mother was "pleasantly plump" (her words), I didn't suspect anything as she grew larger.  Nowadays kids know everything but whether or not they remember, I don't know.  And who knows, if that baby had lived, would Norm have been born.  I imagine he would have because Dad wanted a boy - and got one with Norm.

The sun is shining brightly and it's going to be a nice day!  35 degrees to start.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on February 14, 2017, 09:34:56 AM
My mother explained to me when I was around 3 or 4 that babies grow in momie's tummies.  My girl friend had been told she was found under a cabbage leaf so I explained the facts of life to her.  Her mother was angry with my mother, but then only a few months later my girl friend informed my family that "My mother must be going to have a baby.  She's getting fat and lazy."  (Her brother was born on our very first day at school.)
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 14, 2017, 09:45:32 AM
Jeanne Lee, fortunately, I was not told I was born under a cabbage leaf, nor did the stork bring me.  I just was told nothing.  Which, I think, is better than untruths.  I had good parents, it's just the way things were when I was that young. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on February 14, 2017, 10:27:06 AM
All that I remember was in the fifth grade 
"the girls" got the book
"Your A Young Woman Now" 
which explained our "monthly's" ... 
(along with a few other things.)   

I took the book home and was reading it
to my blushing Mother,   and decided to
ask her a question that I was unsure of.       

You betcha,  it was the "fertilization" question
that I was unsure of...     

"Mommy,  how does the egg get "fertilized"?  ... 

At which point,  she turned around three times
in the middle of the room and ran out the door.   

I learned right then and there, 
never to ask her another question
about "Your A Young Woman Now" ...   

:2funny: :2funny: :2funny:

Such is life,   back before the Earth Cooled!!! 

SANDY
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 14, 2017, 11:28:01 AM
Sandy, we can look back now and laugh, or at least smile.  It was a long time before I found how "fertilization" took place.  I really don't remember how I learned, but it was not from my parents.

How did we ever get started on this topic in a Photo folder?!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on February 14, 2017, 12:43:49 PM
I just have to add, my mother told me she found me in a car, in the junk yard on R.R.Ave. That was across from where they lived when I was born. ::)


Bubble, he is getting to be quite a boy.
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Post by: Shirley on February 14, 2017, 12:48:38 PM
Haha, well, we didn't talk about anything personal growing up & I didn't explain to my daughter..... I guess I learned from having a female dog that wasn't spayed (and probably why we had her).  When my oldest son was about 2 years old he had noticed a neighbor wearing jackets or shirts with big pockets (remember when we covered up?)... and while sitting in the cart seat at the store, said loudly "that lady has BIG pockets!" with admiration...  She looked ready to deliver & I had not even noticed to side track him.  He had never talked loud before, when we were out & no baby talk.... I wanted to put a sack over my head but just smiled at the lady.

Cute photos of that darling boy, Bubble.  Are you & Don having fun times with him?  I think my great gr-son is same age & in school.... but he now has 2 little sisters.  They grow up so fast. 

Happy Valentine Day to all~
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 14, 2017, 01:47:48 PM
Speaking of Valentine Day,  Bubble has never had a Valentine gift in her life---until today.

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Post by: Radioman34 on February 14, 2017, 01:49:07 PM
And for all good deeds there is a reward.

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Post by: JeanneP on February 14, 2017, 01:53:14 PM
Kids know more about Sex now at 7 than I knew at 17.  Was never mentioned . Had 3 brothers. One Older and two younger. Mom seemed to get pregnant every 4 year. They wore outfits that were so loose I didnt notice her getting heavy. I was 10 on her last one (He died at 2.9 months). Still sent to my grandmother around the corner when she was ready to deliver.  I was never allowed to see the boys naked or taking a bath . They never saw me. Never saw my mother or father either until mum was maybe 76   years old. Father always with a suit on.
I was 17 when I know about the month thing for me.  Did know by that time. My mother was 19.

Gosh, just noticed what forum we are in.  better get out.

My girls were both 10 years old and already knew it all.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on February 14, 2017, 02:00:59 PM
Don.  Looks like you both remembered it is Valentine day. See you are having a nice one.  Love the flowers.  Bubble. Looking much better now.  You getting there helped a lot.  Great First Valentine for her.

Did the LIttle Fella celebrate Valentine  Day along with you?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on February 14, 2017, 02:23:43 PM
GloriaD - Taffy has a great view of the yard! The story your mother told you about your birth sure was an original!  :)

Jack - Lovely place to walk and no snow?? I'm surprised it missed you.

Ray - Nice photo........looking very handsome!

Bubble - Love those pictures of your grandson with the superheroes. He's really getting into the Superman mood! I have a great-grandson about the same age who thinks he's Batman.  :)

Mary Ann - Two of my girls were breech births, one in '59 and one in '66. I can't imagine what it was like for your mother having a home birth in 1928. So sad... Your reaction to seeing Norm in the bassinet was priceless! I had to read it to Chape.  :)

Jackie - I'm not surprised your grandmother had only one child!

Loved reading the stories all of you were told about babies.

Sandy - Thank you. All of mine would like to spend winters where it's warm, but I'll be surprised if it happens.

Shirley - Thank you for the nice comments about my son.  I wish your daughter a happy  retirement. Michael had a plan in place before he retired. He bought an apartment house and has kept busy remodeling and repairing. He's sort of a "jack-of-all-trades" and has also been working on an older house his nephew bought. Plus he still has some finish work to do on his own house.

Great pictures, Don It's about time Bubble received a Valentine gift! Cheery looking flowers.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 14, 2017, 02:46:41 PM
Don, there's always a first time for everything.  It's good to see pictures of such happy people.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on February 14, 2017, 03:21:05 PM
Don and Bubble, lovely photos.   

I had 6 sisters and 3 brothers, was 4th in line.  Do not recall being aware of my Mom expecting.   

Now speaking of new beginnings ( :)))  Was at the park today and spotted tulips coming up (two months early)  They should survive more winter and that spot will look like the second photo.   Hurry Spring.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/resize%20to%20post_zpsjwihtuyg.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/phpMUVzw2AM_zpsc9dfupw4.jpg)
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Post by: angelface555 on February 14, 2017, 03:50:26 PM
Good morning, Ray, such a lovely photo! I'm waiting to see the one of you and Estelle.

Jack, Mimi and you are a good fit! Looking out at all the white snow and skies here, it's good to know someone is having signs of Spring!

Bubble, Aviv is such a boy! I can just see him saying GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! in his mind!  :smitten:  Happy Valentine's Day!

Bev, I've commented before on your handsome son, and he sounds like he is just where he wants to be!

My mother was also a blusher and preferred giving me books. So, when the time came I told my daughter basic facts and she, in turn, taught her class which caused a note home from her school!  ;D

Gloria, I love Taffy's photo!
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on February 14, 2017, 04:15:05 PM
 :2funny:

HAHA!!!  Maybe I should open a new topic "Sex Education" and transfer all the related posts there!  HAHAHA!!!

;D   ;D   ;D
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Post by: halkel on February 14, 2017, 04:44:13 PM
Good Afternoon everyone!
Strange about knowing about how life was created and where babies came from.

I was raised on a farm and I cant remember when I didn't know how babies were made and how they got here.  Of course by that I don't mean that the men and women weren't modest, because they were.  Except on cold mornings when everyone grabbed their clothes and run to the where the fire was to put them on.......

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on February 14, 2017, 08:38:13 PM
Jack - Tulips are fairly hardy but this IS early. Hope they make it till Spring.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 15, 2017, 09:43:45 AM
DON...
...just happy you made Bubbles day... :)

Bubble, I see Aviv is looking up to his idols...


JACK WV...
...those Tulips will be well worth waiting for, stunning mixture of colours...

JEANNE LEE...
...now lead me in the direction of " sex education " topic...we are never too old to learn...Ok, maybe I am now way past my expiry date... ;D

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on February 15, 2017, 08:12:52 PM
Jeanne Lee :roflBig:
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Post by: Beverly on February 15, 2017, 08:28:16 PM
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-150217203642.jpeg)

This beautiful poinsettia was in a neighbor's yard last year.
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Post by: jackwv on February 15, 2017, 09:03:19 PM
Beverly, love it and the setting.
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Post by: jackwv on February 15, 2017, 09:05:49 PM
Quote from: Jeanne Lee on February 14, 2017, 04:15:05 PM
:2funny:

HAHA!!!  Maybe I should open a new topic "Sex Education" and transfer all the related posts there!  HAHAHA!!!

;D   ;D   ;D

Jeanne, too late for me to learn, just remember the good times :)   If you start the topic, better not permit photos. :D :D
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Post by: JeanneP on February 15, 2017, 09:48:03 PM
Oh! no. Last thing we need would be a Sex Forum.  People would really be joining S and F then.  Just have to read the Work Sex on the Internet and sites take off.

I would not be able to say a lot in the forum anyway. What little I knew I have forgotten.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on February 15, 2017, 10:48:46 PM
I've read all the posts twice but first time a phone call got me off the computer before I could comment & just now I was thinking about the flowers Don gave Bubble (what kind are they, etc?).... and came to the last post of yours, JeanneP.... and stopped in my tracks to laugh out loud... "What little I knew I have forgotten"....  We are a wild bunch, huh???

Don, you are a romantic for sure.... & Bubble seems to appreciate (a little bribery goes a long way, right?)  Do you have a return flight, Don, or is time limited.... I don't know how it works, not being nosy (maybe I am?)

Beverly, that is a gorgeous grouping!  Guess I never thought about poinsettias being outside.  Kept looking & noticed the train on the wall & ship captain in the back ground... is that a well pump?  Thanks for showing us.

I keep telling myself to take a camera down to the river to show y'all what the beaver does during the night (I never catch it at work).  It munches off trees in the dry part of the river bed & leaves stubs about knee high with very sharp points.  New cuts about every day, but we've never located the den.  Do they eat the fresh cut wood or just repair their dens?  What do beaver eat.... guess that calls for a Google.

Jack, forgot to mention we are also seeing flowers about an inch out of the ground & afraid they will freeze yet, way too early.  Beautiful tulips, would be so nice to be able to stop & take photo, I used to ride my bike around the neighborhood & walk up driveways to look at their flowers, but usually they are too close to the houses & not comfortable to do that.  I'm eager to see what you will show us this year!   
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 16, 2017, 01:49:26 AM
JEANNE LEE...
...ha ha, definitely NO photos....best to keep it in our memories...
...see, look what you have started, digging up old memories... ;D


BEVERLY...
...that is a large Poinsettia, or is that the norm?... dont think I have ever come across one that is growing outside...we only see the small indoor basket arrangements that are put together at Christmas time...



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Post by: Radioman34 on February 16, 2017, 04:20:11 AM
Shirley it's a thought I try to avoid but the reality is I must return on April 24. Visa regulations limit me to 3 months in Israel which means I will be overstaying by two weeks as it is. But we both wanted to celebrate Passover together, hence the unauthorized extension.  In a perfect world I would remain here here forever.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 16, 2017, 06:24:09 AM
Shirley the flowers are called Gerbera.


Gerbera

Cheerful, warm colours or cooler pastels and a long succession of blooms are among the reasons to grow this member of the daisy family or Asteraceae. Often sold as cut flowers or grown as houseplants and summer bedding, there are now hardy species available which further increase their appeal.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera)

https://www.serenataflowers.com/pollennation/10-surprising-facts-about-gerbera-flowers/ (https://www.serenataflowers.com/pollennation/10-surprising-facts-about-gerbera-flowers/)
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Post by: Shirley on February 16, 2017, 10:51:51 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for the name.... they look like some I planted a few years ago (without success) that are the Gerbera/daisy variety and the size of a zinnia (palm of my hand)...... I never saw any as large as yours but we do grow the giant Russian sunflowers that size.  Yours are beautiful (did good, Don  :thumbup: )...

Sorry we can't go & stay where we are happy, Don, I guess you can come to the US & join all the other illegals.  I will not get into that~  As long as I've been reading your posts you sound like you found "home" there.  My feeling of home was where my parents grew up, I never lived there but there is no reasoning when our heart feels at peace. 

Hal, did you ever have a round Warm Morning stove to dress by?  When my parents bought a place on the edge of town right after brothers got home from WWII, it had a Warm Morning in the kitchen that Mother would get roaring, put a teakettle full of water on for Dad to shave & then another to make coffee.... and we would do our finish up dressing nearly burning our skin off snuggling close to that stove.  Didn't take Dad long before he cut a vent just above it to let heat go up to the bedrooms, & soon we had all the services installed. 

Jackie, you are so ornery (that is a fun person always full of ideas)....  Jeanne Lee, don't encourage her, you two are going to get us into trouble yet!   I'm going to try to get laundry done today, y'all behave!
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Post by: Sandy on February 16, 2017, 10:58:34 AM
IMHO,  "Home is where you hang your heart"

May we all find a peaceful, loving place that we can call "Home"

Sandy
:smitten:
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 16, 2017, 02:01:11 PM
In my case, home is where my furniture is.  I will say that when I think of "home", it is the house where I grew up.  I lived there for 50 years and I've lived in my condo for 35 years.  When I want to know which direction is North, I figuratively stand on the front porch of the house where I grew up because the porch is on the north side of the house.  One of my more crazy ideas!

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on February 16, 2017, 02:52:17 PM
Good morning from the Interior!

My home is Alaska and preferably Fairbanks and its environs. A place that is peaceful, tenacious, infinite, beautiful, and full of Alaskans, visitors from the lower forty-eight, and hosts multitudes of people from all over the globe.

And it is where I've always returned to. A sense of wonder exists here and it is the land and the people that shape it.
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Post by: JeanneP on February 16, 2017, 04:47:11 PM
After all the years here I still think fondly of HOME in UK . I miss it specially when all lmy  family still alive. All my friends. I have managed to get back about 15 times so was able to still feel a part.  Been over 2 years now and so need to try soon.
After I retired I thought of spending 6 months here and 6 months there.  Got to be a lot more expensive in the UK.  Should have bought a cottage before I retired.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on February 16, 2017, 09:17:10 PM
Took my camera down to the river this evening, not an outstanding time for light or number of trees cut down by the beaver.... Mama Callie follows me anywhere I go, just like a dog.  She loves to roll in the sand but moves so fast I had trouble keeping her in focus! 

Busy Beaver
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-160217210504.jpeg)

Mama Callie
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-160217210823.jpeg)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 17, 2017, 01:41:42 AM
I have yet to find my perfect home, but I hope and pray it is there waiting for me...But here on earth, I guess Watford Hertfordshire will always be my home in my heart....it is the place of my family...and many sentimental memories of being taken by mother as a young child, then taking my own young daughter to Cassiobury Park...

SHIRLEY....
...dont you just want to rub the tummy of that white ball of fluff? she looks so contented....Ha ha, she sure is keeping an eye on you...
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Post by: jackwv on February 17, 2017, 08:00:39 AM
Shirley, Callie looks like she is ready for a belly rub.  Mimi does that but stays for as long as I rub. 

I have lived in my present home since 1960 and have no intentions of moving so long as health holds up.   My childhood home was the third floor over a bar.  Many fond memories but would not want to go back (unable to since now torn down)   
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Post by: Shirley on February 17, 2017, 10:34:11 AM
Guess I was half asleep when I posted those photos.... only 2 & mixed their titles.   :crazy2:  Callie does love a belly rub but best of all, a rub over her shoulders, can feel her body vibrate as she purrs.  Poor baby, wonder if she ever belonged to anyone, she is a totally different personality than Lauren & we saw Lauren from almost birth when her mother brought the 3 babies to our back yard during the coldest winter.  I called every animal organization possible to see if any would take them if if we trapped.  Terrible to see cats dart out from under a building to grab a bite of dry bread we were feeding ducks.  We were told "you feed & we consider them yours", which meant getting rabies shots, spay neuter & other shots besides feeding. 

In the end we let Animal Control trap the mama & the other 2 babies, I cried my eyes out knowing they were being taken to their immediate death.  Horrible.... I think Cas was as bothered by that as I was & why when Callie gave him her babies years later, he was okay with having all 3 "fixed" & brought back here to live free.  Callie had already moved back across the street, was when the neighbor told us she had been feeding her for a couple years, why we don't know how old she is.  She never made "touchy" friends with those people but that house was "home" to her, but they did have her spayed.  We didn't see her for 2 years until they moved and Cas was already dead.  So that's how I became the cat lady instead of the bird lady. 

Thanks, Jackie & Jack.... she really is a sweetie & sticks with me like glue, right under my feet.  She was the reason I fell the day I was to pick up the RV a couple years ago, trying not to step on her & did a flip on the concrete porch, landed on my rear & head flew back to crack against the brick wall.  What a morning!  We have a new routine lately, she still sleeps in the garage in her heated bed but she comes in to eat breakfast with the other "kids" & within whistle distance all day, either in the garage with door open a few inches so she can come & go, or sleeping across the street to watch my driveway.  She comes inside in the evening until time for me to go to bed.  So far I haven't caught her marking her territory since that first time & they all are getting along fine.  LaurenKat still rules & will hiss at any that gets in her face, but now I need to either find someone that will feed her when I am gone or take her, do not need 4 cats to travel with!

Enough talk, back to photos!  Had a wake up moment during the night about cameras & batteries.... I have the older Lumix cameras & been a year since I've charged batteries.  The original FZ 1 (2 of them) batteries are gone but I can't remember if I left them in the camera last time or took them out.  When I bought the 2nd FZ1  the price was about half what I paid originally so I justified paying the extra to have a spare battery.  I eventually bought an "off brand" pair of batteries but in no time they only held about 10 min charge.  I need to see if any of the schools would use them if I donated for the tax rite-off.  I have boxes & receipts & all the manuals & CDs that came with them. 

I really liked this FZ1 because it would recover faster than the later ones that had such big files.  I tested the one driving 70 mph down the highway past a mile long display of metal sculptures that are a big attraction in KS.  Got 5 sharp as possible shots & 2 that were fuzzy in that mile.  My husband was driving that time, I used just a slight zoom to get away from the window frame.  The advantage of the larger files is the photos can be cropped & still sharp enough to paint from.  My cameras are all bought with profits from selling paintings so are "tools of the trade".  End of story~
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on February 17, 2017, 12:23:23 PM
Shirley.

Don't cats get awful Dirty rolling around like that in the muddy places.  How do you clean them up?  Dogs easy to wash but I don' t know about cats.
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Post by: JeanneP on February 17, 2017, 12:29:47 PM
Jackie.

I remember staying in Hertfordshire. (Watford) a couple times when mother was down there for the winter. It is a nice area.
We always lived up in the North and some nice areas in Summer but awful winters.
I tried to go when she was in Kent  and Bournemouth.  Those are areas I would pick to retire. Specially Bournemouth. I stayed there for a couple months.  My GM on fathers side retired there.  I suppose it has changed now.  Use to be mostly retirees who could afford back then.  Now I hear the young have taken the towns over and lot of the big homes now B and Bs
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 17, 2017, 01:38:21 PM
JEANNE P...
....It is a small world, isn't it? of course it is still cheaper to purchase and live in the North and Midlands...Hertfordshire, because of its commuter belt links into London, has now become rather an expensive place to purchase property and to live...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on February 18, 2017, 08:43:30 AM

t was a great day for walk,cool in the shade but warm in the sun, so we headed for the beach. As you can see there is a considerable drop to the beach area and we availed ourselves of the elevator in our descent to the sandy shores. This picture was taken from inside the lift on our way down.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/81b48c66-a62a-4b5b-b43b-c1f0fdb86ac0_zps2lobguq7.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/81b48c66-a62a-4b5b-b43b-c1f0fdb86ac0_zps2lobguq7.jpg.html)
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 18, 2017, 08:44:27 AM
We had the option of playing some volleyball or surfing, but opted to relax.

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/5170c97e-25fc-44ab-aed6-982e25198705_zpsuxt2gqfg.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/5170c97e-25fc-44ab-aed6-982e25198705_zpsuxt2gqfg.jpg.html)
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 18, 2017, 08:54:40 AM
However, if you pull on my ear I will follow you anywhere.

(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/32c0768c-d0c4-4df6-a1c1-0042c03dc01e_zpsauvrxgjt.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/32c0768c-d0c4-4df6-a1c1-0042c03dc01e_zpsauvrxgjt.jpg.html)
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Post by: jackwv on February 18, 2017, 09:14:14 AM
Don and Bubble, my exercise would be limited to yours in the third photo.   Love those smiles.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 18, 2017, 09:45:31 AM
I see, volleyball and surfing, but abseiling was out of bounds... ;)

...good to see you both have gotten yourselves out and about at last..." good things come to those who wait..."
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Post by: Sandy on February 18, 2017, 10:31:35 AM
Good Morning Everyone,  from the getting warmer and Sunny,  rocky coast of Maine... 

All is well here.   

Ethy  ...  I am curious is your given first name
Ethel?    I ask because My Mothers name was Ethel ...
and I think that the nickname "Ethy"  is cute ...
I think that they called her "Et",  also.   

Have a good Saturday,  Everyone! 
Sandy
:balloons:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on February 18, 2017, 11:13:40 AM
Bubble and Don, I dare anyone to look those pictures of you and not get a big grin.  Obvious how much each of you enjoy each other.   :thumbup:   ;)
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Post by: Beverly on February 18, 2017, 12:57:03 PM
Shirley - Mama Callie is a pretty cat, and you sure have busy beavers. Can you find the dam they're building?

Don and Bubble - Can't help but smile at the happiness in your pictures!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 18, 2017, 01:24:34 PM
Sandy, I believe that is actually Bubble's given name. Bubble is her nickname.

Lovely, sunny photos! Don, you look like quite the hipsters in those glasses!
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Post by: Shirley on February 18, 2017, 06:16:56 PM
Love the photos, Don & Bubble, it really is a "couple" world, so much more fun to share (good times & bad).  I can't get over the difference between the mental image I have always had of that area and the photos y'all show.  Blows my mind!

JeanneP, the cats all love to roll in the sand & dirt.... a pat on their back will billow dust.  A few minutes later they are clean as can be again.  Tom, Tiger & LaurenKat don't have white to show how clean, but Mama Callie sparkles all the time. 

We've been in this house since 1988 & have seen the beaver only a few times, have looked all up & down our side & went across the river with zoom camera looking back as far as I could see, to our side & no sign of the den.  Tonight I see it cut trees down river along the edge, larger than usual ones. Guess it is preparing for spring flooding.
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Post by: Joy on February 18, 2017, 07:35:20 PM
Don and Bubble !  Thanks for sharing those great pictures and it looks like you were having a really fun day.  That beach  area sure looks like there are a lot of things to do there.  Wonderful that there is an elevator to take you down.   Wondering what other way is it to get down to the beach?   Steps,  ramp, dirt or sandy path  ??? I would think most people take the elevator. 

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on February 18, 2017, 10:38:33 PM
Don and Bubble. Looks like a great spot.  Lots of cars but not overcrowded.  Now here at U of I we have a Volleyball teem in Wheel chairs. Also Basketball.  All good teems. Looks like warm weather.  Now do you drive a car when there?
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 19, 2017, 03:52:25 AM
Hal, I think we've determined that Bubble and I are compatible. :D

Beverly that is indeed real happiness you see.

Shirley, families and couples was the order of the day. It was Saturday, Shabbat in the Jewish tradition, the typical day when families flock to the beaches.

Joy there is no direct path from the top of the embankment; it is almost a sheer vertical drop of about a 100 feet. There is paved access to the beach for vehicles and pedestrians.

JeanneP I don't drive in Israel. It is written in one of my travel guides that the worst drivers in the world are in Israel. It doesn't bother Bubble though; she's a real road warrior :yikes:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2017, 04:13:07 AM
Can you guess what is Don's favorite dessert?

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2017, 04:15:28 AM
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This is the elevator at the end of the "bridge", to access the beach.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2017, 04:18:26 AM
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Post by: Joy on February 19, 2017, 07:40:02 AM
Bubble , beautiful beach pictures.

But, you have left us all in suspense................Just what is Don's favorite dessert???   Looks very interesting !

Thanks for sharing your great visit.

Joy
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Post by: Sandy on February 19, 2017, 11:41:59 AM
I am really enjoying the photos from Don and Ethy ..   

Except the "Favorite Dessert" one....   
Than looks really creepy!
What is it called,  so I can google it?
:coolsmiley:
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Post by: halkel on February 19, 2017, 11:42:38 AM
Joy I was thinking it was some kind of watermelon  mixture.  Looked a little soupy.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2017, 12:38:12 PM
 :2funny:   :rotflol:    :rofl:

Guess again!
Clue: it is a concoction that was sent from the UK, very popular over there at a certain time of the year.

I think Don loved it because it is very sweet and "boozy"
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Post by: MaryTX on February 19, 2017, 12:51:02 PM
Bubbles and Don, is it a plum pudding with a hard sauce made with brandy?

Mary
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2017, 01:06:40 PM
 :thumbup:   :christmastree:   :clap:   

:congrats:
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 19, 2017, 01:27:05 PM
MaryTX I didn't think anyone would have guessed that.   
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Post by: Lindancer on February 19, 2017, 02:13:29 PM
Don and Bubble, thanks for the wonderful photos.

My mother would buy plum pudding, but made her own hard sauce. When I was real little, I like to dip my finger in it, when she was not looking,  It was kept on the sideboard, with all the other deserts
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Post by: FlaJean on February 19, 2017, 02:22:02 PM
Really enjoyed your photos.  :thumbup:
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Post by: MaryTX on February 19, 2017, 03:28:07 PM
Bubble and Don, my aunt was married to an Englishman and lived in England for several years.  When she moved back to the States, she continued to fix some English foods.  Plum pudding was one of them at the holiday time.  Us kids could have some of the pudding but no brandy sauce :).

Mary
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Post by: JeanneP on February 19, 2017, 03:44:51 PM
My Favourite Sweet grown up. All kinds of puddings. That one does look good.  We always put Custard over ours.  Was a toffee sauce I liked. 
You are going to fatten his up Bubble.  He will really be a good Father Christmas this year.




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Post by: JeanneP on February 19, 2017, 03:46:04 PM
You get excited making the beds when changing sheets.  I hate it now. Beds so big I get tired walking around. Going to stop using fitted sheet . Mattresses to big.
Talking Mattresses. A women in town yesterday took one in her yard , Put gas on it and set it afire. Burned down half her house and the next doors garage. Funny thing was. She borrowed the gas from the man next door. He though she needed for her car.  Wonder if she found bed bug. Must have been crazy.  Not easy to have them picked up anymore but are places. They take the old ones when you buy new. Me every 10 years.
Is it another holiday this weekend? what is it now. Suppose no mail or garbage pick up tomorrow.

Go darn ants already. Spraying like crazy.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 19, 2017, 06:27:52 PM
Bubble and Don, more great photos!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 20, 2017, 11:39:24 AM
Aviv with his kindergarten class, in lesson for learning security rules on the street.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 20, 2017, 11:41:12 AM
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Post by: jackwv on February 20, 2017, 12:43:28 PM
Bubble, it looks like Aviv is getting lots of attention from the girls in that second photo.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 20, 2017, 12:53:50 PM
There are more girls than boys in his class; but he likes girls... especially with long hair!
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Post by: JeanneP on February 20, 2017, 01:20:38 PM
Looks like he has some pretty little girls there. Has he fallen in love yet.  They will be fighting over him in years to come. I had 2 GSons so cute when that age and it was so funny how the girls would chase them. Our schools were seperate so had not of that until end of high school. I had elder brother so not into boys.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 20, 2017, 01:23:23 PM
A good lesson to learn....hm, looks like all the little girls have long hair... ;)
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Post by: angelface555 on February 20, 2017, 01:50:43 PM
Bubble, Aviv looks very boyish there, he has such determined expressions! Don't all the males like long hair on girls?  ::)

These are really good photos! Thank you and Don.
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Post by: jackwv on February 21, 2017, 02:42:43 PM
Weather has been great, hope we do not pay for it later.   It is still a month till spring and we have had snow in April.   Back from a long walk and noticed the daffodils and buds on my pear tree.


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Post by: jackwv on February 21, 2017, 02:44:59 PM
Now here is my favorite blossom, with a big smile.

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Post by: angelface555 on February 21, 2017, 02:58:35 PM
Jack, you are lucky to have such a lovely big blossom! And the pears and daffodils aren't bad either! We will still have snow probably through March and then melting gray slush through April. We have had snow in July and sixty-five degrees in January, so we've learned to never say never!  ;)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 21, 2017, 03:19:01 PM
JACK WV...
...like you, I like your favourite blossom best...

No snow here, usually January or February if we are to get snow but, we cant be ruling out march...Maybe you will have an early Spring...
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Post by: JeanneP on February 21, 2017, 10:15:50 PM
It is hard to believe the weather.  But true. We have had our worst snow storms in March.  But fingers crossed for this year. Be a lot of upset people. Have to put their shorts away again.  I was at the mall to day and so many wearing them. But then this is a University city. Lots of older people though.  It was 69 deg. Same tomorrow.

I swear I can see buds on my trees.  Usually a good sign is when the Hosta shoots come through the ground.
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 22, 2017, 08:06:46 AM
Prior to heading out on Aviv's field trip which Bubble posted previously we assembled in his kindergarten home room. It was something like herding cats trying to get them organised.
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 22, 2017, 12:24:44 PM
Time to shear those lovely curls.

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Post by: Radioman34 on February 22, 2017, 12:25:32 PM
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 22, 2017, 12:26:20 PM

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Post by: FlaJean on February 22, 2017, 12:33:22 PM
Jack, Mimi is such a beauty and a good companion.

I wish I had your grandson's curls, Bubbles.  He reminds me so much of one of my great grandsons, Jacob.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 22, 2017, 03:37:29 PM
But, but, Aviv is so cute in his curls!
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Post by: JeanneP on February 22, 2017, 08:21:46 PM
Jack.  Looks like Mimi fur is getting so much lighter. So much more white.

Bubble. Now Scotty. One of twins. He keeps wanting to go get his hair cut almost weekly now and he doesn't like his curls.  Poor sister. Her hair so straight. but she gets it styled so looks nice.  You have curly hair don't you. I do if keep really short but letting it grown chin length now. Like it straight.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on February 22, 2017, 09:54:39 PM
Both of my sisters have hair like my mothers, very curly while I have wavy like my father's. My older sister's kids have it both ways with the boy very curly and the girl wavy. The boy, 34, had a full head of white curls like an afro. He is a geological engineer and shaves his head. He says for convenience, but I think his vanity is involved.

The weather says sleeting snow for the next two weeks but little accumulation. It's miserable out there. I just came in from shopping and of course forgot Kleenex and wipes so will unfortunately need another trip!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 23, 2017, 10:10:24 AM
Norm and I were both blessed with wavy hair, good body.  Nephew Tom has hair curlier than either Norm's or mine, but he wears it short.  When he was in first or second grade, the paper had a feature on his school which had moveable walls and over by a wall was the boy with a "natural Afro" and it was Tom.  Even at a distance, it was obvious it was Tom.  Neither of his brothers has/had wavy hair; Tim and Terry had/have high foreheads.  I use had/has because Tim is no longer with us. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on February 23, 2017, 11:16:25 AM
Jody and Becky are both six ' , tanned and have red/gray afros. Of course Becky is over 300 pounds so she is imposing. Both have high cheekbones and brown eyes.

I am 5'6", blue eyed, pale skin and wavy red hair.
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Post by: Shirley on February 23, 2017, 07:37:25 PM
I cut the back of my hair off today, was going to let it grow to pull back when out camping.  I used to let it grow for special occasions but it wasn't me, no time to mess with hair.  It will take a couple more weeks to get it back to summer comfort. 

Bubble, my oldest son had hair just like Aviv's .... so pretty & the photos of Aviv look so much like Andy at that age.  I cut his hair so know what a job that is.  I do enjoy all of the photos you share of Aviv growing up (even if it is your Canadian visitor this time.)  Thank you, Don.

Jack, is it lighting or is Mimi a little blonder than your other Goldens?  I find myself smiling from ear to ear every time you post a photo of her. 

I called my neighbor while ago to see if the daffodils had opened yet, they did!  Here's a couple shots & you can see how many are each cluster.  Their yard is so full of buds it will be an amazing sight soon.  Hopefully the freeze predicted for this week end won't harm them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on February 23, 2017, 07:41:50 PM

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on February 23, 2017, 11:44:07 PM
Lovely, Shirley.  Be sure and take another photo when they are all blooming.
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 24, 2017, 08:04:07 AM
This morning I was schooled in the art of making bourekas which will form part of our Shabbat meal later on. Shaping and folding them was more of a challenge than I expected and of the ones illustrated I did about six of them; Bubble did the rest. We made about 36.
First, the filling.
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The finished product is as delicious as it looks
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 24, 2017, 08:31:23 AM
Shirley, thats about how my daffodils have developed.  Mimi is lighter than Jessie, and just as good looking as Jessie when she was younger.

Don  the bourekas look great.  I dine out or limit my cooking to anything I can open with the can opener or frozen food box.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2017, 09:01:37 AM
DON....
...I can see three or four of your six, the ones with the fillings showing through.... ;D...just jesting....now what is the filling? your ones look as though meat is the filling...

SHIRLEY....
....it is a delight seeing the first buds of Daffodils opening up, Spring must have come early for your neighbour...
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Post by: halkel on February 24, 2017, 09:16:13 AM
Don, Love those things.  In Turkey I only ate the cigar and one with many layers of crust, made with cheese filling.  Loved them with the Turkish style stew.  Put some in the hidey hole.

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Post by: Shirley on February 24, 2017, 10:50:55 AM
Thank you all for the comments about my neighbor's daffodils....

Jackie, I really think they are cheering for her, she is the one that licked cancer this year.  Nobody else has blooms yet.

Don, I had to Google to see what "bourekas" are & got to see lots of versions & vote the ones you & Bubble made the best looking.  They look delicious.  You both are very ambitions and busy, I am thoroughly enjoying your trip.

Hayfever is awful already so must get away from the computer.... anything using my eyes makes them itch all the more.  It is COLD here this morning, cats came to the kitchen to eat & then to the door for their morning run.  Was funny to watch them stop in their tracks & lay down to warm their toes & turned around to come right back in.  We've had 70s all week & with the wind, chill index is 20, so a big change. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2017, 11:30:54 AM
SHIRLEY...
....I have been reading some books on " messages from God..." on how, where, and when to spot them....and I am sure this is one sent to your neighbour after her cancer scare, telling her her life goes on and is blooming again...
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 24, 2017, 12:02:17 PM
Jackie you were correct in identifying the bourekas I had crafted. Actually there was one so badly misshapen we decided to withdraw it from the display. I guess I still have much to learn :(
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2017, 12:30:15 PM
DON....
....I will give you ten out of ten for trying, maybe best to leave them to the expert....mind you, whatever shape they are, they all go down the same way... ;D
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Post by: Sandy on February 24, 2017, 01:09:21 PM
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Ophelia in her  dress from Mexico!
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Post by: JeanneP on February 24, 2017, 01:32:30 PM
Think we have lost our summer weather today. Sort of dreary and So windy.
I have been running around every day this week. Just kept Kitchen and Bathroom tidy.
today I am just going to head out to the Movies and See "Lion" Everyone says its good.  Starts at 2pm.  Will stop at the crocery store next door to it and then Home. That will be it for my day
Just showered and did my hair. I will go out in the wind and that will take care of the hair.
I am looking out the window and all the trees seem to be budding out already. Which mean the wind will bring down the buds and cover the porch. Hate that.

Don. Bourekas look so good. Now did you make your own pastry or buy at the store.  Takes patience to make.  I only lmake Pasties. Easier
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Post by: jackwv on February 24, 2017, 01:34:46 PM
Sandy Ophelia is a gift from God, but that is a beautiful dress.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2017, 01:43:28 PM
Sandy, she is adorable!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2017, 02:13:09 PM
Bless her, she looks comfortable with the camera...
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Post by: Sandy on February 24, 2017, 02:42:57 PM
Thank you everyone.... 

Kids these days  have so much exposure
to the camera via the smart phones
surrounding them. 

It is a sign of the times,   be it good,  bad or indifferent,
this is their birthright....     

This,  IMHO, is just one more change that makes people what they are today...    So different from what we were exposed to growing up...       

I am very curious about what the future will bring...
and hope that I live long enough to observe and enjoy some of it.       
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Post by: angelface555 on February 24, 2017, 04:23:29 PM
Thanks Bubble and Don for the wonderful photos! It is so nice to see Bubble "in her natural habitat," after years of PSP and emails!

Shirley, flowers in Spring are always lovely!

Sandy, Fe is a doll in that dress!

I agree, the future as we are living it is so different from what we expected or might have wished, and it is in a period of rapid flux, so many inventions we have never heard of or expected to see! I sincerely believe that we are in another industrial,(Scientific?); revolution.

They have even "discovered" a small solar system with planets that look as if they contain water!
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 24, 2017, 04:26:44 PM
Sandy, Ophelia is so cute.  I like her dress too.  You are right when you say kids are so used to cameras these days.  It no longer is a special occasion to get out the camera and shoot.  So many people wear their phones so the cameras are right there.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on February 24, 2017, 05:02:25 PM
MaryAnn, there are even wristwatch cameras now and special additional lenses for those camera phones!
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Post by: jackwv on February 24, 2017, 08:12:48 PM
Posted this in the slide show by mistake,   having one of those days.  It hit 78 degrees today, short sleeve weather.  Met my son and granddaughter  for a nice walk with their two Leonbergers.  The Pup is 75 pounds and the older one 175.   The big boy kept getting into Mimi's face and she would tell him off.   She would not sit still with them for a photo so my son took one of us and I took the other.  That is their miniature dachshund, the boss!

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Post by: Beverly on February 24, 2017, 08:42:41 PM
Great pictures Jack! Funny how the mini dachshund is the boss. :-) What an unlikely combination!. Mimi is looking regal as usual.

Don and Bubble. Your pastries look good. I wouldn't mind eating the imperfect ones!  Awww! Aviv was so cute with his curls. How does he like the new look?

Shirley - Pretty daffodils. With all the flowers we have in Florida, we can't grow daffodils, tulips, etc.  We can buy potted plants of them in the stores now.

Sandy - Ophelia is so cute in her pretty dress. My youngest great-grandson is walking now but I have to settle for videos of him for now. I'm hoping for a visit from them later in the spring.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 25, 2017, 01:39:56 AM
JACK WV...
...I always find it so very strange when humans are afraid of large dogs, when I find its the smaller dogs more to be aware of.... ;D
...I see Dachshund is not letting size put him off...whereas Mimi is sticking to you like glue... ;)

I grew up with an Alsatian ( German Shepherd, ) this was my fathers dog, Sheba...so large dogs dont frighten me...but some of the small yappy - snappy type dogs can...
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Post by: Sandy on February 25, 2017, 12:30:30 PM
What beautiful animals Jack!  The are very content and happy looking!

I love that the Dachshund is "the boss"  ...   
As it should be, imho!!

I am very fortunate to be close to my kids and grand  kids... 
That is why I choose to live here in Portland Maine as family is very important to me as I get older.   

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Post by: jackwv on February 25, 2017, 01:34:03 PM
Beverly, Jackie and Sandy thanks.  With a small family I have to be content with pups. (not bad)    Have only one grandchild, the young lady posted in the photo with her dad.   She will soon be 24 and  an engineer with an automotive firm in Mich.  Standing joke is that she is my favorite grandchild.
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Post by: Shirley on February 25, 2017, 05:31:30 PM
Jack, hard to believe that little girl is grown up & such a pretty lady now.  How cute she was in her hockey uniform & even younger, in her sports outfits for your favorite team.  She & her dad look like you in the eyes.... I think, but her smile (& your son if he was smiling) look more like your Shirley.  Can't tell a lot with photos because a movement in the face can make all the difference.  Love that brave little doxie), got to have "attitude" to live with those big bears!  They are gorgeous but must be like feeding an army around there.

My 61 year old daughter retired this week, last paper signed & all's well.  Don't know where the years went, but I've been doing some digging out & destroying old papers & such.... bringing back memories that haven't surfaced since we moved into this house in 1988. 

Got to get off, when I sit down to the computer my eyes start watering & itching. 
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Post by: jackwv on February 25, 2017, 06:52:25 PM
Shirley thanks.  Have mentioned in prior posts how I envy those of you with many grands and great grands.    I had to substitute, and here is a collage of my Goldens since 1985.  Each one different but special in their own way.   Kibbles on top left, Zoe on right, Jessie lower left and now Mimi.

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Post by: Sandy on February 25, 2017, 08:10:12 PM
What beautiful dogs, Jack....

I have a good friend named Evelyn.   Her and her
husband Cliff had four children.   3 girls and a Boy. 
They all married,  but none of them had any children.

I think that they both have allergies, so they couldn't
have animals,  either.. 

Sandy 
:'(
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Post by: JeanneP on February 25, 2017, 08:26:43 PM
Jack. I have lots of grandchildren. 5. 8 greatgrands but none live closer that 1000 miles so you at least have your one Close.  Looks like she is still single. ((Independent).  Now you have a daughter. right?  she doesn't have children.?  So their families will be small later also. 
Things have changed now. Not like your parents with 8 children. How many grandchildren and GGrands did they end up with.  Most people I know. their families live far away.  Having pets is a big help.

Growing up I had 2 brothers. Didn't marry so my mother just had my 2 girls. I went back often with them and she came here for about 3 months 4 times.. Now I have no nieces or nephews. Only ever had one cousin. Still in UK.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 25, 2017, 09:00:53 PM
Jack, good looking dogs and I'm sure a lot of wonderful memories!

My daughter died at 18, just before high school graduation so I have no grandchildren. My sisters each had a boy and a girl, ages now are 34 through 21, none married or having plans to or for children. One niece has marriage in mind next month but no children desired so our line or at least the immediate portion will probably end there.

All three of us have had pets or animals for most of our lives, horses, dogs and cats, and they are always a part of our families!
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 25, 2017, 09:30:15 PM
My mother died before Norm was married and I never did marry.  Norm and his first wife had three boys and the boys were all old enough when Dad died to have known and remembered him; Terry the youngest was 11.  The three boys each had two children - two boys and four girls.  Paula, Tim's daughter, had a girl a year ago, James and his wife just had the twin girls and Geoff and his wife will have a boy in March.  The other kids are not married yet.  I would like to live long enough that these last children will know and remember me. 

We had a little snow today and some is still on the ground.  Our temperature now is 24 degrees and I think by the end of next week we'll be back up in the 50s.  Unbelievable. 

Tom did some driving for Uber tonight and he had enough business that he came home at 9 pm.  He usually comes home about 3 am.  He said there was lots going on tonight.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on February 25, 2017, 11:40:27 PM
Checking in before going to bed....eyes quit itching for a while but already watering & burning & only site I've been to is this one.  Jack, without names I would still know your girls.  I suppose Kibbles is a girl?  They are all so pretty, you know how Zoe could make me giggle just to see her....  Jessie such a lady & Mimi just a loving & grateful best friend.  You are right, each special in their own way.

Mary Ann, I had so many cousins on my mother's side and so few on my father's side, different worlds.  I only had 3 kids but they multiplied, spouses & 7 grands that multiplied so now 6 greats & another due in 5-6 months. For sure it makes a crowd when we all get together.  Daughter & her husband & their youngest son live in MO and her oldest daughter, husband & little boy live in Seattle... all the rest right here so it is a busy world. 

We have 31 degrees now with real feel of 24... earlier the weather guessers talked about rain for the week end but didn't hear it mentioned tonight.  We need rain even if it comes frozen.  Better check so I know what clothes to lay out for morning... & get off here.    Sweet dreams to all.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 26, 2017, 01:29:54 AM
JACK WV...
...all four are lovely babies, I am sure you have now mixed emotions when looking at your three, remembering the funny moments, of which I am sure there were many..." Agility " springs to mind, where one was excellent, and should I say, the other was certainly entertainment to watch with her distractions... ;D

I had some of my best days too, with my Benji, when doing agility training, he was very fast, and really enjoyed it....but boy, was that trainer a hard task master, he only expected the best, he was very competitive and often had me in tears...but when he praised, it was a good night...Oh and not forgetting, the agility took place outside, come pouring rain or shine, where we had to wear football boots to maneuver around the mud, and you would never get an ounce of pity from the trainer, he meant business, but if you wanted the best trainer, he was your man....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 26, 2017, 08:58:40 AM
I enjoyed the years I had Jessie and Zoe in Agility.  Even when it involved packing and driving 4 or 5 hours to the competition and lugging the crates, food etc. for two day events.  My niece did the training, I just helped a bit.  The judges never gave an inch, but Zoe even made them laugh.  Happy now just staying close with Mimi and limiting my activity to walks.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 26, 2017, 09:05:17 AM
JACK WV...
...like you Jack, my days of running around an agility ring are long gone but, I am very thankful of having, and taking that chance when it was available to me...now just another happy memory of " what was....."
I wouldn't even be able to walk round it, let alone run... :no:
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Post by: MaryTX on February 26, 2017, 10:07:44 AM
Jack, we weren't interested in agility until we saw the videos you posted of Jessie and Zoey.  About that time there was a meet in Ft Worth and we went and really enjoyed it. 

They had three rings going a the same time.  We really got a laugh when one of the dogs (who reminded me of Zoey) and who was doing quite well all of a sudden stopped, looked over at the other ring and decided it looked more interesting over there.  Over the fence she went :).  Naturally everyone laughed and it just egged her on and and she had a great time :). 

We had some neighbors who had a course set up in their yard and we took Missy over.  She wasn't interested in the least!

Mary
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 26, 2017, 10:35:13 AM
Jackie and Mary, I gave up handling since I was unable to keep up and remember the courses that they always changed.

All the events I attended were open and free to the public, and I encouraged my friends to attend and watch.  The most fun was the smaller breeds, and the novice that were prone to make mistakes.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 26, 2017, 11:08:40 AM
MARY...:hello:
...I guess disqualification was on that dogs cards?

Just reminded me, I too bought some agility equipment, set it up in our small back garden, to better our training...we had ourselves some fun...now wish I had some photos... :(
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 26, 2017, 11:32:48 AM
Jackie, I am glad there are no photos of my having weave poles in my yard, and training my two to weave.  One technique was to do almost a hula and use the hips to encourage mine to weave.  :D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 26, 2017, 11:45:15 AM
JACK...
...we want photos, we want photos, :dancingdog: ha ha, I sure know what you mean about that hip movement in getting our dog through those weave poles....It may have been simpler if our dog had just sat there watching US go through it...

I sure wish Sato and Sachiko would make another appearance, I sure miss those two...
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Post by: angelface555 on February 26, 2017, 02:54:23 PM
Dogs are really big business here with the races, especially the over one thousand mile Iditarod race that begins here March sixth. There are also hunting and retrieving events and a large obedience group. So there is something doing with dogs all year here. Last year they had a beagle that would start off good but kept getting distracted and once even went into the crowd for pets.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 26, 2017, 03:05:02 PM
Love the photos.  Jack, that video you showed sometime back wth Zoe was great.  She had a good time and so did the audience--the handler was a good sport.

Very sad news about my oldest grandson (soon be 36 years).  He had surgery for melanoma a couple of months ago and was told he was cancer free.  This week he found out that it is back in another area.  We're just hoping and praying for the best.
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Post by: jackwv on February 26, 2017, 03:22:42 PM
Jean that is terrible news, pray they can clear it up.
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Post by: Lindancer on February 26, 2017, 09:07:00 PM
Jack, loved all the photos your beautiful babies. I have 3 grands and none of the so far have plans for marriage. they are in there 30's

Jean, so sorry to see your news, I am also praying
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Post by: Shirley on February 26, 2017, 10:51:38 PM
Jean, so sorry to read about your grandson.  My brother in law had a place on top of his head, melanoma, that the doctor started to remove, deeper than he thought so stitched him up & took about a month before the specialist in KC could get to him.  He was given interferon for a year but only managed 9 months before he was so frail he couldn't take more.  That was nearly 30 years ago, he recovered completely & still cancer free.  At 86 he can still out work guys half his age.  My best wishes for your gr-son, and prayers for his recovery.

I've got to get off the computer & close my itching eyes.  Good night, everyone!
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 27, 2017, 05:02:17 AM
Jean one of my  granddaughters  had the same thing; surgery, chemo. She has been in full remission for 3 years now, so my best wishes for him based on that experience and Shirley's positive account as well.
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 27, 2017, 05:05:46 AM
Instead of descending to the beach this week we enjoyed the miles of the landscaped promenade overlooking the sea.

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Post by: Radioman34 on February 27, 2017, 05:06:32 AM
We removed a piece of low-hanging bark from the palm tree beside us and thought it make for a nice set of horns, but it looks more like wings.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 05:17:39 AM
Having fun in nature

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 05:18:39 AM
Poppies season

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 05:19:50 AM
After the rain, wild blooms are plentiful everywhere

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 27, 2017, 05:42:50 AM
DON - BUBBLE...
...are you couple growing antlers?.... ;D
Your weather must have warmed up as Don has got his jacket off...
Well my favourite photo without doubt, goes to " mother and son..."
I can spot what looks like a miniature railway track, running around the coastal view...if so, is it in operation...and more to the point, have you two been on it? or is more for the children?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 06:12:41 AM
Jackie, did you mean the parallel drip watering hose on the ground, at the bottom of the sea view ?

No train for kids or others near the coast here.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 07:31:03 AM
In the park on the cliff along the sea the Rosemary grows wild.

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and there is lone flower blooming there

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 07:34:47 AM
Further on, a flowerbed with exquisite pansies of varied colors

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 07:37:28 AM
Afar you can see the lift to the water front

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and the restaurant down below


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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2017, 07:39:05 AM
Last, a yacht speeding away while the seagulls are fishing avidly

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Post by: jackwv on February 27, 2017, 08:23:57 AM
Don and Bubble keep sending those great photos.   The two with your wings had me thinking "Come fly with me"
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 27, 2017, 08:54:38 AM
Quoting.." Jackie, did you mean the parallel drip watering hose on the ground, at the bottom of the sea view ? "

Hm Bubble, is that a hose on the sand at the top? I have often seen miniature railways running alongside seaside views here in UK..but maybe not that high..but it would be a smashing view, if that was what it was...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryTX on February 27, 2017, 09:56:24 AM
Don and Bubble, I thoroughly enjoyed all the pictures.  As Jack said, please continue to send them.

Is the rainwater collected in cisterns or catchment ponds and then dispersed to the flowerbeds etc through the drip hoses?  From a distance, they do look like train tracks for a miniature kids train.

Mary
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Post by: Joy on February 27, 2017, 10:29:28 AM
Don and Bubble......thanks so much for the very interesting places you have shown us.  Nice to be able to travel along with you.  Some sights that most of us here will never have the opportunity to see in person.  Love the  "internet travels".

Continue  to share your visit with us.

Joy
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Post by: halkel on February 27, 2017, 11:17:42 AM
Bubble, Don the flower garden, pansies,, were impressive.  If I am not mistaken the Israels were the folks who came up with drip irragation, used in their farming and fruit crops.  You are obviously having a ball.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 27, 2017, 02:09:22 PM
Bubble, the photos are lovely and I am enjoying seeing the sea and above all the sun and warmth pervading your photos! Aviv is so cute and his mother's hair is exactly the color and curls my older sister has except she has about a pound more hair than your daughter,  ;D

I'm sure you and Don are enjoying your time together!
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Post by: JeanneP on February 27, 2017, 11:24:35 PM
Don and Bubble.  Some good photo'S. You are really out having fun days. all the area looks so nice.  How I miss seeing a sea.
Looks like Don bought a new cap. looks good on him.  Sun must be out. Do you have to drive to those places or are they close to where you live?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 28, 2017, 01:30:22 AM
I am admiring that beautifully clear and calm sea...
That wouldn't be your getaway yacht in the background, would it?  ;)

I would enjoy walking through the flowerbed garden...
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Post by: JeanneP on February 28, 2017, 12:40:31 PM
Jackie.

I was thinking the same thing. That was the two of them heading on back home on the Yacht.  Don at the wheel.  Wearing his new cap.
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Post by: JeanneP on February 28, 2017, 12:49:27 PM
Pouring down here. Have to go to a appt. down town where the parking is so hard to get close to the building.  Never fails. always rains when I go there.
Not cold though so can't complain

Was always a great day for me growing up in UK. Best time for my grandmother. It is  Known as Shrove Tuesday where you had to use up all certain things like butter and lots of things such a bacon, meat. etc.  So lots of Pancakes done and my Gran. did for the whole area it seemed.  Then was Ash Wednesday. Start of Lent
So not many sweets made my her for a month. (We had to cheat and buy at the shops) My father did not follow lent. Just mums side. Dad had his own days where not to do certain things. Just growing up. He ignored them later.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on February 28, 2017, 08:29:57 PM
Wonderful photos, Don & Bubble..... I'm always soaking up each photo because the landscape is so different from what we read in the geography books (long ago) about the area.  Is there any of the "old world" left or everything as modern & gorgeous as the beach & surrounding?  I'd love to visit but no highway to drive that RV to bring the cats.  Send more photos!!! 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 04, 2017, 08:08:34 AM
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Isn't that pose just like that of a Greek statue?

He said he was Superman getting ready to fly (after a shower!).
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 04, 2017, 08:13:15 AM
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HI!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 04, 2017, 08:16:01 AM
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Surfers today
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Post by: jackwv on March 04, 2017, 09:34:16 AM
Bubble great photos, keep them coming.  Did Don Surf?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 04, 2017, 09:44:24 AM
He sure does, Jack, on the net!
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Post by: jackwv on March 04, 2017, 10:10:18 AM
 :thumbup: :D
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Post by: MaryTX on March 04, 2017, 11:21:29 AM
Love all the pictures.

Mary
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Post by: Shirley on March 04, 2017, 11:36:51 AM
Love the photos, Bubble & Don.  My oldest son had that curly hair & looked a lot like your "little darlin'".... he is a cutie & I agree that he looks like a Greek god statue in that pose.  My youngest brother put on a towel one day & was ready to jump off the 2nd floor back porch when Mother caught him.  I wasn't there at the time but she never got over the fright.  Handsome dude waving at the camera..... it is nice to have someone our own age to hang out with, isn't it?  Awesome waves & beautiful beaches.  The water is so blue........
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Post by: angelface555 on March 04, 2017, 12:02:57 PM
Bubble, I am enjoying all these photos! It does gives me an idea of where you live and what it is like! Thank you! And yes, Aviv is such a boy!  :)
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Post by: jackwv on March 04, 2017, 12:03:45 PM
I was just 7 or 8 when Superman first became popular.   I would attempt a short jump with a towel around my neck but never tried to jump off a building.   I did not get much practice, was fortunate to even get into the bathroom, with 6 sisters.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 04, 2017, 12:08:26 PM
What great shots of both your men. You will never get don in just a towel. did Greek gods ever havebeards ?
Now what kind of a chair is that don is using? Does he walk behind it?
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Post by: Lindancer on March 04, 2017, 12:48:44 PM
Bubble, thanks for all the great photos.
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Post by: Shirley on March 04, 2017, 08:46:01 PM
Haha, Jack, slipped that in about all the sisters!  ;D
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 05, 2017, 06:48:29 AM
Surf's Up!
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 05, 2017, 06:59:48 AM
JeanneP that really isn't a chair, but  rather a walker. But it sure comes in handy for something to sit on when out walking
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 05, 2017, 07:16:50 AM
For those who who choose not to use the lift there is this broad stairway that takes you to the beach from the foot of the city square

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Post by: Radioman34 on March 05, 2017, 07:31:22 AM
There is even an outdoor gym almost at the water's edge.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 05, 2017, 08:01:29 AM
It is certainly geared for the young and fit...
..that sea is looking mighty choppy today...
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Post by: FlaJean on March 05, 2017, 12:12:02 PM
I've really enjoyed the photos, Don and Bubbles.  The climate is very different from Canada's isn't it?  I imagine you are enjoying the warmth, Don.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 05, 2017, 01:31:36 PM
Don I love that picture of the surf.  When I lived in Southampton if a storm was coming my son and I would always drive down and watch the storm.  Our mister use to go to the ocean to write his weekly sermon.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 05, 2017, 02:21:13 PM
What great photos and I love seeing all of these, Don and Bubble! I'm jealous you live in such a great place with so much available! I know there are downsides, everyplace has some, but it all looks beautiful!

Do you know, I have been on ships in inland passages and gulfs, ridden by the sea in California and Florida, but never had the chance to dip even a toe in the salt water?
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Post by: JeanneP on March 05, 2017, 06:38:24 PM
That was a great shot of the Surf.  I use to love watch the surf come in in the UK. Even if it was stormy .  I love a beach like yours seems to be Bubble.  Not crowded . All those step would be nice to always walk down but I don't know if I would like climbing them back up.  Good thing they have a elevator.
Don.  That walker does look handy for sitting.  Suppose it folds up small so you can carry of do you just hang it on bubbles chair. Did you take it with you from home?

?
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Post by: JeanneP on March 05, 2017, 06:44:47 PM
The manager of the Radio Station here in town just got back from Israel. His 12th trip. Loves going.  Takes a group with him. Fact he has 10 already wanting to go in Spring of 2018.  I am tempted to see if I can get on the next trip.  Weather looks perfect for me at that time going by your photo's.  I can't do HOT summers.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 06, 2017, 10:22:37 AM
With Purim fast approaching we began our preparations by making ozmei aman,also known as Haman's ears. First came the rounds which Bubble cut with such expert precision.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 06, 2017, 10:23:02 AM
This was followed by the application of measured dollops of filling, a task assigned to me by my mentor.

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Post by: Radioman34 on March 06, 2017, 10:24:41 AM
Then the rounds were shaped into ear-shaped triangles and voila! Ozmei aman: Haman's ears
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 06, 2017, 10:25:25 AM
Ready to go!
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Post by: angelface555 on March 06, 2017, 10:40:51 AM
Wow, I want some!

That is one of the few books in the bible to show a woman as something other than scenery.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 06, 2017, 02:53:23 PM
Don.  You look so serious doing the filling.  Now was that dates you were using.
You don't look like all this baking is putting weight on.' They look so good. Makes a lot of them. Party at Bubbles home?
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Post by: JeanneP on March 06, 2017, 03:06:26 PM
This is a recipe for the HAMAN'S EARS.

ngredients

    1 Stick margerine or butter (softened)
    1 cups sugar
    1 large egg
    1 tsp vanilla
    2 tsp baking powder
    2 cups wheat flour OR 1 cup white all-purpose flour and 1 cup wheat. (All white works well too.)

    FILLING apricot preserves. You can use any fruit butters, jam, or pie fillings. Traditional fillings are poppy seed and prune.

    NOTE: This is 1/2 of the recipe as shown in the book and made two dozen cookies.


Directions
1. Cut butter into sugar. Blend thoroughly. Add egg and blend thoroughly. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, blending thoroughly between each.
2. Put the batter in the refrigerator overnight or at least a few hours.
3. Roll it out to about 1/4-inch thickness and then cut circles with a cookie cutter or use a drinking glass. (From Beth Moore: Make them at least 3 inches in diameter so you have room to fill and fold them over!)
4. Put a tablespoon of filling in the middle of each circle. Fold up the sides to make a triangle, overlapping the sides as much as possible so only a little filling shows through the middle.
5. Bake at 375 for about 10-15 minutes, until golden brown.

Don can open his own little bakery when he gets home.
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Post by: Shirley on March 06, 2017, 11:28:34 PM
Must say, you two are keeping busy & looks like fun to me!  I'm impressed with all the delicious looking foods & amazed how much cooking & baking goes on.  I'm afraid I have gotten lazy with nobody to cook for, so easy to hop in the car & pick up "fast food".  You both look great, having fun does a lot for the spirit, right?  Thanks for the pictures!
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Post by: JeanneP on March 07, 2017, 11:01:49 PM
I have been on my own now for 49 years. Never did like fast food even back then. Not as may places years ago. Now that is all that we seem to have here. They go on for blocks on every street.  Always the parking lots full. Can never figure in such a small 2 twin towns like ours have all the restaurants can make money. But seem like people eat out more than cook. Specially after their kids leave home.  I just dont like other peoples food.
Weather is so bad here at the moment. Not really cold but so windy. they are saying Snow on Friday. Don't think we have seen the end of winter yet.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 07, 2017, 11:57:16 PM
Have to say, you two work well together...Don is this your new career move, from Santa Claus to Chef?
...I read the cookies are also known as Hamantashen...( Hamantaschen )..two spellings for the word..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 08, 2017, 06:39:54 AM
When was the last time Jack was in?  I'll bet Oglebay is popping with flowers coming up.  I don't remember when they put out all those gorgeous pots of hanging flowers.

I'm not spending as much time on the computer with eyes going crazy because of pollen & now smoke.  Woke up with them stuck shut for several days now.  I have rubbed them raw & is worse with the bright light of the computer.  So far it hasn't been a great 2017 around here, hoping for rain Sat, we are SO dry.  Everything starting to bloom, no sign of snow/freezing so guess winter may be really over.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 08, 2017, 09:23:56 AM
Shirley, I don't remember if you've ever mentioned humidifiers or not, but do you have one?  They can be a very good help for dryness in the house.  I know you can't tolerate most meds but have you ever tried Visene for your eyes?  I find when I watch TV or am on the computer that I don't blink as often as I should (and my optometrist agrees with me) and by putting drops in my eyes once or twice a day relieves the itching.

I try not to recommend anything because we're all different, but I did think I'd mention the humidifier and eye drops.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on March 08, 2017, 02:25:27 PM
Good afternoon Sunny, and no wind.

Shirley, My eye doc. told me to put drops in 4 times a day, for dry eye. I use Systane Ultra That was the fist sample he gave me.

I do not think Jack has been in here for a while.

Jackie,  Maybe that will be a cook for Don  2nd job :)
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Post by: jackwv on March 08, 2017, 03:55:40 PM
I have been here, no change in routine.  Have been looking in but nothing to offer.  I did just post a very short clip of Mimi taken today.   Sunshine but windy.  Tulips have not opened but lots of daffodils and the Star Magnolia are in bloom.

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Post by: Shirley on March 08, 2017, 06:17:03 PM
Cute clip, Jack!  I'm going back to watch again, it wouldn't let me do a "re-run".... I think I need updates.  How about showing us those big gardens of daffodils.... please?

Mary Ann & Gloria, it is the skin around my eyes that gets totally dehydrated & almost paper like.  I've tried every cream on the market for around the eyes & only thing that has helped is Ponds cleansing cream (green cap). I just bought 3 jars (buy 2 get 1 free)... and they have changed the formula!!!  I opened all 3 & then went out to the RV to try the old jar & it helped a lot.  Need to go bring it inside since it did work.

I do have a new filter in the humidifier on the furnace & that helps the house (with wood floors it is a must).... but it is just my own body seems to create it's own antihistamine.... and it gives me an overdose.  That's the only way to describe it.  I did try eye drops, different kinds & each burned like acid.  I do wash my eyes with saline solution & do have the nasal saline solution, but nothing helps this year.  I don't stay inside because the cats will bring the pollen in anyway.  When we first moved to Wichita in 1964, was the first time I every had any allergy problem. Thanks for the suggestions.  Used to only be in the fall but has grown to year around now.  I'm sure the cats don't help, but no sense going for allergy tests unless I'm willing to do what they say.... and that'll be the day!   
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 08, 2017, 06:32:26 PM
Shirley I do not use drops.  Doctors say I have dry eyes but no need to use if they do not bother me.  They recommend using baby shampoo on the eye lids.   I do that several times a week. 

The daffodils are just starting to come up, more photos later in the week, I hope.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 08, 2017, 09:07:27 PM
Shirley, in December I had surgery for skin cancer and it was under one eye.  The doctor told me to use Vaseline on the incision to keep it moist.  I did use it for a while and had no trouble with it, but I wear glasses and the Vaseline smeared my glasses and it was difficult to get it off.  Anyway, that is another possibility.  I don't have a solution for every problem a person may have, so I won't keep offering you solutions.

I take prescription eye drops at night but during the day I may use Visine and fortunately I do not have any problem with that - no burning.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on March 08, 2017, 09:12:55 PM
Jack.  Doesn't that baby shampoo get in your eyes? Never heard of it.  I just use a over the counter for dry eye.  Systine usually.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 09, 2017, 09:46:21 AM
JeanneP   We have used baby shampoo since I was a kid.  It does not irritate the eyes, and I even rub the lashes.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 09, 2017, 01:00:32 PM
Going to give it a try. I at times feel like I have dust on my lashes. Hate to rub eyes
Do you just use the regular Johnson baby shampoo. Nothing with additives. I notice now they have all kinds. Ones suppose to put baby to sleep and a lot perfumed. I can't use anything with additives in them. Not even for laundry
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Post by: MaryTX on March 09, 2017, 02:08:03 PM
Jeanne, use the original Johnson's Baby Shampoo.  My eye doctor recommended this years ago as my eyelids near the lashes sometimes get grainy.  It could dust in the air that adheres to the lids and lashes.

As I also have dry eyes, she told me to get "Soothe XP  Xtra Protection" eye drops and use one drop morning and night, and could use another drop during the day if my eyes really feel itchy.

Mary
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 09, 2017, 03:16:48 PM
I had a dandruff like condition on my eyelids, but do not anymore.  Still use the baby shampoo, no additives.

Possible condition
Blepharitis is an inflammation of the eyelids in which they become red, irritated and itchy and dandruff-like scales form on the eyelashes. It is a common eye disorder caused by either bacteria or a skin condition, such as dandruff of the scalp or acne rosacea. It affects people of all ages. Although uncomfortable, blepharitis is not contagious and generally does not cause any permanent damage to eyesight
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Post by: Joy on March 09, 2017, 04:41:00 PM
Jack, I had the same problem with dandruff on my eyelashes and the eye doctor told me to use the baby shampoo.  I still do, when I think about it.  My oldest son had the same problem.  Never had heard about it until it happened to me. I hadn't ever noticed it before. 

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on March 09, 2017, 05:43:39 PM
My eyelids are red because I rub them. My eyes seem to secrete stuff at night that dries rock hard onto my lashes. I think instead of burning my eyes in the morning with soap, I will get some of the Johnson's "no more tear" baby shampoo.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 09, 2017, 06:38:23 PM
I had never heard of using the baby shampoo. Bet a few of us will be out to get some this week.  Also will change my eye drops to what Mary TX is using. I had not seen that brand either.  I always see the Eye Doctor once or sometimes twice a year if he sees anything. Only problem is the Dry Eye.  Still just have glasses for close work.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 09, 2017, 08:49:09 PM
Now on using the baby shampoo on eyes do we just make a foam from it in water? Doubt it is used right from the bottle on a cotton pad. 
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Post by: angelface555 on March 09, 2017, 10:48:43 PM
Jeanne, you could use a small pad, make a small foam or simply use your fingers to work a small amount in and about your eyelashes.
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Post by: Joy on March 09, 2017, 11:10:01 PM
Jeanne ,  I just pour a tiny bit in my hand when I am in the shower and smooth it over my eyelashes.  And then just use a rinsed out warm washcloth to wipe it off.

Not a big problem at all.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on March 10, 2017, 09:06:25 AM
I put a little on a cloth, do not foam it but apply it directly and rub a bit.  It does not sting and then I wash it off.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 10, 2017, 10:39:33 AM
When Larry had his cataract operations he was told to use it 4 or 5 days before each operation.  That was the first time I had heard about it.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 10, 2017, 12:14:05 PM
Now I was given a prescription for cream to use on eye lids 5 days before operation. Not cheap. Baby shampoo never mentioned. Some dr. Love giving prescriptions .
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 10, 2017, 01:43:22 PM
I never was asked to do anything before the cataract surgery, just not use any cream or make up on my face that day.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 10, 2017, 02:27:42 PM
Good afternoon, on another snowing day.

I was told by my eye doctor to shower with antibiotic soap.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2017, 12:22:01 PM
Today is the Purim festival, with costumed people all over town.  Don and I went to the main square and had lots of fun viewing the crowd.  He was quite a sensation in his Santa suit as you can see in the following pictures.

[attachimg=1]  Santa and affectionate Minnie


[attachimg=2]  Santa and BIG Baby
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2017, 12:23:45 PM
[attachimg=1]   Santa and Bunny

[attachimg=2]  Santa and Lego
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2017, 12:26:32 PM
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Santa and Charlie Chaplin

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Santa and Red Riding Hood
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2017, 12:28:40 PM
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Santa and Gorilla

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Santa and Scarecrows
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2017, 12:31:01 PM
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Geisha twins
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Post by: FlaJean on March 12, 2017, 12:32:31 PM
What great photos!!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2017, 12:34:23 PM
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Spiderman and Santa

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Santa and The Scream
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 12, 2017, 12:51:49 PM
DON...
...doing what you know best, making young children happy...even behind those masked faces, I bet they are smiling...
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Post by: Joy on March 12, 2017, 01:20:20 PM
Bubble and Don,   what great pictures !   Looks like such a fun time.   I am assuming that Don knew about this in advance to be able to bring  his Santa costume along with him ????  And, I see you sitting behind the Easter Bunny.   Looks like quite a big festival  !!!

Thanks for sharing your day with us.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 12, 2017, 01:30:43 PM
I recognized the "old" lady (white hair - it takes one to know one) sitting beside Don and the big bunny.  It looks like a fun time.  I've heard of Purim but I don't know the significance of it.  Great pictures.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 01:37:11 PM
I agree, more great photos of you, Don and Aviv!

What I noticed was the shop that truly is international in scope, offering sushi, Italian and fish and chips! Aviv looks so much smaller in that photo compared to others in the crowd.

I would go further in seeing the bystanders, that Israel has many beautiful children!

Thank you again for posting these!

MaryAnn, I know it's about the book of Ester and defeating the plot, but I don't get the costume effect connected to it.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 12, 2017, 02:03:41 PM
Looks like it was a fun day. Bet the Children really enjoyed Santa.  Bet you were both tired at the end of the day.  Do they reset the clocks ahead in Israel today?


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Post by: Radioman34 on March 12, 2017, 02:31:13 PM
angelface555 speaking "international scope" of shops etc. this is a serviette from a restaurant at which we ate last week.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/fd108f58-0801-4a20-b819-d3524d679068_zpsugq0qfnb.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/fd108f58-0801-4a20-b819-d3524d679068_zpsugq0qfnb.jpg.html)
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 12, 2017, 02:34:12 PM
JeanneP the clocks change in Israel in two weeks I believe
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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 03:22:13 PM
Don, now that is interesting. Do they serve haggis?  :)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 05:20:50 PM
These were not taken by me, but by a professional Alaskan photographer, Patrick Thumn. However, I wanted to show the difference from the Southeastern portion of the state which is a rain forest climate to where I live in the Arctic which is a dry climate, forested prairie. The Southeast is more Nordic within mountains, low strips of land sandwiched between an ocean, the gulf and mountains. None of these are optical allusions and were both taken this winter.

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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 05:24:41 PM
Part of Anchorage, a city of just over 300,000 inhabitants.

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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 05:30:01 PM
This is a recent view of Fairbanks by World Press.com. Actually, upon looking at it, it is not as there are a pedestrian bridge and another vehicle bridge added in this area. So this is probably at least six to 10 years old.

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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 05:57:08 PM
Jean asked about Juneau, our capital that is only reached by ship or by air as there are no connecting roads. Here are a couple of professional photos of the area. This first is a portion of Juneau as seen from Douglas Island and the second shows a portion jetting out into the inlet.

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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 05:57:53 PM
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Post by: Shirley on March 12, 2017, 06:06:46 PM
Bubble, think you found the real meaning of Christmas.... not just the gifts, take Santa!  What a fun day!  My great-grandson is also a spiderman fan... same age as Aviv.  Don't know why I am surprised at a "country that tries so hard to bring happiness to children".... it seems to me that even the government has worked to created a beautiful and joyous place for all.  Thanks for the photos!

Ah, Patricia, my heart skips a beat when you post photos of your world..... Don't expect I'll ever get there, now that I have cats to take where ever I go.  I really would like to make at least one more trip to the northwest before I give up "seeing the USA in my Cheverolet" ...Ford.  Have not made a long distance trip for years & not sure I'm comfortable with driving any greater distance than adjoining states (CO, MO, & OK).  We'll see.  I do remember when you did all that walking..... boggled my mind.
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Post by: Joy on March 12, 2017, 06:24:25 PM
Patricia,   The first one is just beautiful.  Imagine driving along that road and coming up over a hill and seeing that in front of you.  It is certainly a  breathtaking scene.  I didn't realize that you couldn't get to Juneau except by water or air.  I  know most of the cruses ships always seem to have a stop in Juneau.  I imagine it is a very large city that has most anything a person would need to live there. I suppose there are a lot of people who never have left the city. 

Interesting pictures.  Thanks for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on March 12, 2017, 06:44:41 PM
Thank you, Shirley, there are ferries but you are right, mountainous driving is for the younger among us.

Joy, there are always folks that never leave their homes. But Juneau as the capital is quite cosmopolitan with not only lawmakers, holiday and cruise folks as well as European adventurers drawn by the land, mountains, (The highest outside of Everest); and sea.

There is also the less expensive polar route which draws more Europeans than Americans with more distance and less money available for longer trips. And then Alaska exports to Asia, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia, and also brings scientists from all over the northern climes for research, study, and implementation of climate change, farming, land, and sea resources and more.

Our University's home campus at Fairbanks, has one of only nine supercomputers in the world. So that is a big scientific draw. One odd item is we have such pure, for now, water, that ships actually tow frozen icebergs for export to Asia. Although Norway is doing more of it now. The majority of our oil is also exported to Asia.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 12, 2017, 07:36:48 PM
Don.  I think that is when the U.K and Europe change their clocks also.  2 weeks from now.
You were most probably to tired from the busy day to think to turn your station on.
I forgot the time change also.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 12, 2017, 07:50:25 PM
Bubble. I was just looking up Natanya.  I thought it was a small city but wrong. Very interesting area. 
I think I mentioned to you that at one time my elder brother lived in Haifa. Quite close.

Little info.
Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is 30 km (18.64 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (34.80 mi) south of Haifa, between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north. Netanya was named in honor of Nathan Straus of Macy's, a prominent Jewish American merchant and philanthropist in the early 20th century.

Its 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) of beaches have made the city a popular tourist resort. In addition, the city is known for its large immigrant population. A significant percentage of the city's population consists of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, France, and Ethiopia, and the city is home to a notably large population of English-speaking immigrants from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Must not be a old city if it was named after the Owner of  Macy's although his stores do go back a long time now.  My Favourite store still.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 13, 2017, 03:10:36 AM
ANGELFACE ( Patricia )...
...thank you for the photos, I now know how beautiful parts of Alaska can be, not only from the photos you posted but, I recently watched a tv documentary of Jane McDonald who once worked herself on cruise ships as an entertainer, a singer but, this time she was cruising on the new Holland - America's Nieuw Amsterdam luxury cruise liner...During this cruise she took in Juneau - Ketchikan - Skegway and included was a day trip to Glacier Bay...I have to admit her cruise and scenery was simply stunning and breathtaking scenery..She also got off the boat and took part in some dog sledding, I believe this took place in Juneau...All I know is she loved every bit of her journey, she was so bubbly, and alive..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 13, 2017, 05:04:03 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on March 12, 2017, 07:50:25 PM
Bubble.
Must not be a old city if it was named after the Owner of  Macy's although his stores do go back a long time now.  My Favourite store still.

As town it  was founded around 1951.  It was covered in snow in winter 1950!  The only time it ever happened.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowfall_in_Israel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowfall_in_Israel)
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Post by: JeanneP on March 13, 2017, 12:45:04 PM
I think my brother in Heifa about that time.  I suppose buildings were going on in your town in order to house lots of people coming in from Europe. I know that they were trying toget young people in UK to volunteer Togo out. I signed up but was not allowed. Many of my friends want.
Must have been a hard time. Bet people not prepared for snow.
I now that lots of Kubutz had started up . Are there still lots of them going? I suppose by now lots of flats have been built for young people and the seniors and retirees .
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Post by: JeanneP on March 13, 2017, 12:47:28 PM
snowing hard here today. Maybe one that will need shoveling later. Think will just relax, read and watch movies.
Noticed it was still dark at 7am. That is bad as we have school buses picking up the first children at that time. Awful on these cold mornings. They should not make that time change until later in the spring.y
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Post by: angelface555 on March 13, 2017, 01:03:57 PM
Thank you all who commented on my state. The South East is absolutely beautiful, but only one out of four separate climatic and geographical areas in this state. They all have beauty, perhaps not as overt as the Southeast, but I wish I could invite you all here to visit and tour!

Bubble, Natanya is beautiful with it's people, surfers,(ahem...); squares, and seasides! You know I wish I could visit! I would love to go about everywhere. You might have been stuck with me!
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Post by: Lindancer on March 13, 2017, 09:14:10 PM
Good evening, waiting for our big blizzard. Pray the power does not go off, with the 60mi. winds that are predicted.

Love the picture of Don and Bunny  Christmas and Easter.

Patricia what beautiful pictures. Thanks for all your information, I have learned so much about Alaska.

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Post by: RAMMEL on March 13, 2017, 11:38:07 PM
The snow has started here but we are having a slight lull at this time.  The weather map doesn't look to good at this time.  I'm hoping it will push inland a bit and then we may get rain rather than the snow.
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Post by: jackwv on March 14, 2017, 10:07:19 AM
We did not get the snow, just a dusting.  Hope all goes well for you up east.
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Post by: Shirley on March 14, 2017, 11:53:38 AM
Jack, I haven't heard from my cousin for a while.... was their area hit hard? 

Rick, are you in the path of deep stuff?
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Post by: JeanneP on March 14, 2017, 12:11:37 PM
New York and areas seem to really have gotten it hard.  It stopped snowing here and is going to warm up.  so out I go to dig my car out and do a little running around.
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Post by: jackwv on March 14, 2017, 12:31:38 PM
Shirley they were to get 10 inches last night, but do not know what they actually got.  Most received less than predicted, thankfully.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 14, 2017, 01:12:07 PM
Jack, I don't know where Shirley's cousin lives, but I noticed there is a lot of snow in the southern part of W Va and not so much in the panhandle.  Our part of Michigan did not get much snow and I'm sorry for the folks in New England as they are getting buried.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 14, 2017, 02:21:46 PM
Angel those truly are spectacular pictures.
I figured Bubble pretty well covered the Purim pictures which is why I didn't any.
It is sunny and warm here in Israel which kind of enhances my enjoyment as I read about the weather terrible in the USA and Canada
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Post by: Shirley on March 14, 2017, 04:48:44 PM
Don, I sent my son the photos of the landscape & he was as surprised as I've been at the "resort" type beaches.  I would love to see it but can't drive there with these cats.   :tissue:

Mary Ann, my cousin has 2 places that are "sort of" where Jack lives, he knows better than I do where they are.  I did seriously think about driving that direction, my cousin, Eileen, says there is a National Forest campground or state-county one not far from them (I insist on sleeping in the RV so the cats can run the whole place at night for their exercise, they don't run around when moving).  From what my cousin says, they are not far from Baltimore but on the West VA side, both she & husband worked for the gov in DC.  They live on top of a mountain with 17 acres & have a "pod" type house with 3 levels.  They bought more ground with a lake & planned to build but instead bought a huge new house trailer & had it "built" in, same general area. She doesn't worry about power outages because they have 2 generators to handle full house needs, that kick on automatically (at their house).  The photos are awesome.  She drives to MO to visit her siblings every Nov so I go back & we have a family reunion.  Not very many of us left, but she still has a 90+ year old aunt that lives in the same town where I grew up so her son brings her to Golden Corral & quite a few of my nieces & nephews, brother & wife & sister & husband, her brother & sister & some of their family.  We still fill a room at Golden Corral with the younger...50-60 year old kids.

Thanks, Jack, I'll check in with her.  We don't visit often, usually just when it's time to meet.  If I ever do get that far I'd love to meet you at Oglebay for a walk with Mimi.  I can dream, can't I? 
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Post by: jackwv on March 14, 2017, 07:00:49 PM
Shirley  I believe she is near Friendsville Md, not far from Deep Creek, a beautiful area.   You can email her location.  Would love to have you stop on the way.  Do not know how Mimi would greet the cats but she lived with two.
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Post by: Joy on March 14, 2017, 08:19:16 PM
Oh Shirley,  You don't know how much I would love to visit Oglebay and was hoping to get up that way when my grandson lived in Pittsburg, but never happened.  It would be great to be able to meet up with you AND Jack sometime.  Like you,  I can mostly only daydream,, also.  I am not that far from there........... maybe 4 or 5 hours.   

As Jack mentioned, he isn't far from Deep Creek and that would be an ideal for you and your RV and cats.

Jack, we didn't have as much snow as they were predicting,  I think they said Westminster had about 8 in.  It has been flurries all afternoon.  I think we probably had about the same amount.  THey were predicting at least a foot or more.  All of my son's and their wives got to work without any problems.  But, it sure is COLD !!!

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 14, 2017, 08:54:08 PM
Shirley, if your cousin lives near Maryland, I doubt she's close to Jack.  I have lived in Michigan since I was 16 months old and I spent most of those 16 months in Wellsburg, W Va, which is near Jack.  Wellsburg and Wheeling are kind of in the panhandle of W Va, west of Pittsburgh.  I'd be interested in seeing Oglebay too, but my long distance traveling days are over.  The furthest I travel these days is to Indianapolis and I don't do the driving.  In an emergency, I'd fly somewhere but those days are past too. 

I keep watching the Weather Channel, being glad I'm not in the snow areas.  Our snow is "lake effect" snow for the most part and is usually quite light.

You said you couldn't drive to Israel with the cats; I doubt you'd be able to drive there without the cats, too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 14, 2017, 09:36:54 PM
We got (a guess) about 8", but then it turned to a rain/sleet mixture. Lots of wind and drifting.  My car is next to my house and the snow just "ramps" off the hood to the ground.  It's wet, heavy, and frozen.  Luckily I have no where to go in the near future.  My son just dug his car out. He is just off the street. 25°F now and supposed to stay low for a couple of days.
Maybe when the sun (optimist) comes out tomorrow I'll get some pic's. For sure I'll be doing some shoveling.  A bit north of here it was worse.
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Post by: Shirley on March 14, 2017, 10:28:13 PM
Rick, go easy with the shoveling.... we aren't teenagers yet~  Our temps are going back up, even to 80 some time in the next week.... Will be sure to send it on. 

Mary Ann, my cousin tried to explain but I don't remember what she said.  From what I found years ago when we started e-mailing was it is a wonderful, historic part of the US.  She usually has her husband or an old friend that drives back & forth to MO with her... she is a few years younger than I am.  I have her snail-mail address, but not even sure which computer that is on.  For sure these cats will keep me from traveling overseas or any place I can't drive.  Crazy, huh?

Joy, I think it would be such fun if we could all meet at Oglebay for a few hours, and have everyone that has a means to join us.  Hey, I love to think about doing it, even if it doesn't work out.  I have stayed overnight in a Walmart parking lot but rather be in a campground with electrical hook ups.  TV won't work without power & the generator is too noisy..... but I will run it to have a cup of hot coffee!  I finally got brave & drive with the propane on so the frig & freezer stay cold.... no more panic about enough ice to keep stuff safe.  Also can use the stove or oven.... but no TV & I like news & no brainer shows while chilling out.  The cats love the Walmart parking lots & watch all the activity that goes on all night.... more critters running around there than out in the woods.

Jack, no chance Mimi would meet the cats, they stay hidden under the end of the bed when anyone comes in. I close the bedroom door so they can't panic & dart out when I open the side door, they would never quit running and I'd never find them.  The one time Tom got out in MO it was 5:00 am, dark and not a human in sight.  Someone must have peeked in a window while I was in the donut shop, he was standing against the driver window, had turned his cage over & sprung the cage door to get out.... and I had my hands full of a box of donuts & my billfold & keys.... couldn't catch him when I finally gave up & opened the door.  I thought I'd pass out carrying him back to the Rialta, he weighs about 18 pounds.  Got him in his cage, looked for my keys & billfold... found the billfold UNDER the Rialta so was crawling under to get it out as the street got busy & sun came up.  That was 3 years ago & would not want a repeat of that, so am careful to lock them in the bedroom before unlocking any of the doors.  The donut shop opens at 4:00 am, been full of people every time I've been there.... closes when they are sold out, usually before noon.  To get a variety of their goodies you have to be there at least by 5:00, and I always bring a box full home to share. 

I've been watching for an order from Chewy that said would be delivered today.... and still didn't get here.  I checked & says now it will come tomorrow.  I don't mind as long as they didn't leave it at some other house, and that has happened before with Amazon!

Time to round up cats.  Callie is sleeping in the kitchen/family room, Tiger in here by me and Tom & Lauren are outside.  Those two have a "thing" about being able to go out when every they want.


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Post by: jackwv on March 15, 2017, 07:57:26 AM
We will be cold but no snow for several days.  Had a pop up on a timelapse on Acuweather and was able to find it on youtube, short and well worth the look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6kAVLL0TtY

Shirley you might email me that address, I seem to recall going to google map sometime ago and looking over their spot. 

Joy you also live in a beautiful area, but have not been back since the dog agility competitions.   

Rick watch that heavy snow, no lifting.
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Post by: Shirley on March 15, 2017, 12:59:26 PM
Love the snow piling up, Jack.... think I will just be glad I don't have to clean up this morning.  I went to bed a little after 11:00 pm last night & woke up with eyes itching this morning at 2:48... they kept itching so couldn't go back to sleep & got up about 3:30 am.  Knew Andy was to be here between 8:00 & 8:30 so thought I'd take my shower & wash hair after having my breakfast & feeding cats.  By the time I finished my shower & dressed, had an hour to go before the day really started.  Tiger wanted to sleep with me so I didn't go sound enough to get any rest.  Andy came & went, fixed the security system so all doors "ding" when opened, got the knobs put on a folding door so I can lock cats in or out to keep them out of the dining & living rooms.  It is nice to have the 2 rooms seen from the front entrance.... CLEAN. Cats not allowed in them!  I will look for the address after a nap.... still waiting for Chewy delivery, but it is supposed to be "out for......" so not on somebody else's porch!
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Post by: jackwv on March 15, 2017, 02:06:06 PM
Shirley have you tried the baby shampoo.  Probably an allergy, I have a problem with cats, but never with my Goldens.

We have been lucky this year with snow.  I would like to visit the park while it is snowing.  This is a scene I captured a previous winter, of the Mansion.


(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/P1030587%202_zpspom4kib2.jpg)
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Post by: Lindancer on March 15, 2017, 05:37:47 PM
Jack, that looks like a nice gently snow
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Post by: jackwv on March 15, 2017, 06:55:16 PM
Gloria it was a nice soft snowfall, not much light or might have done a video.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 15, 2017, 08:39:26 PM
Such a pretty picture!
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Post by: jackwv on March 15, 2017, 09:18:04 PM
Thanks Jean, would rather see Florida sunshine.
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Post by: Shirley on March 15, 2017, 10:46:18 PM
Jack, glad you mentioned the baby shampoo, I put it on my list so next time I hope I don't forget. Several mentioned their eye doctors told them to use... I'd never heard of using it before.  Eyes are a tad better today, think the freezing temps may have pushed out some of the pollen.  My Cleveland pear trees look like the blossoms are gone, for sure.  Don't think it is just time for them to fall off, we had a hard freeze 2 nights & one day.  Not sure how much fruit is still around here..... developers bought up all the peach & apple orchards & put in houses.

My few hours of sleep last night has me yawning my head off.  Waiting on my sons to check in on me & have 2 cats still out.  All think 10:00 pm is the magic time. 

Beautiful shot of Oglebay in the snow, Jack..... still haven't looked for Eileen's address or sent her e-mail.  Hope tomorrow I get more accomplished.  Sweet dreams to all!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 16, 2017, 01:58:43 AM
JACK ...
...picture card perfect, can just see it decked out in Christmas lights and decorations, would make the perfect Christmas card..just add a Robin in the background to set it all off... :)
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Post by: JeanneP on March 16, 2017, 12:45:14 PM
Shirley.  Have you checked to see that your eye problem is not caused my your cats.

I can never get close to one or even go inside a house that has a cat in.  You seem to have quite a few and they sleep close to you.  I just bought the baby shampoo and have use it twice. First did not use water with it but seemed to burn my eyes a little and so now I get the cotton square a little wet.  Last night just used it in the shower.  I have dry eye bad and use eye drops also.
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Post by: donklan on March 16, 2017, 03:49:03 PM
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_90-160317103422.jpeg)

AZ Sunset last night.......................
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Post by: angelface555 on March 16, 2017, 03:53:09 PM
WOW!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 16, 2017, 04:10:20 PM
That is very bright and fiery, think I would have had to wear sunglasses to look at that spectacular looking sunset...
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Post by: jackwv on March 16, 2017, 04:18:05 PM
Don that's a beaut!
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Post by: FlaJean on March 16, 2017, 07:43:32 PM
Beautiful and unusual.
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Post by: Sandy on March 16, 2017, 08:01:02 PM
Here is a picture of me and my grand daughter Madison  (Fe's Mom)  ...  about 20 years ago!

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A lot of dark hair going on there!!!
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Post by: angelface555 on March 16, 2017, 08:09:03 PM
Sandy mother and daughter look a lot alike! Same nose cheeks, and eyebrows. That's a nice photo of you!
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Post by: Sandy on March 16, 2017, 08:15:11 PM
Yes,  Fe does look like her Mother Madison...
and Madison thinks that Fe looks like me... 

Madison was very young in this picture..  I think that she was about 9 months  then...   I was so tickled with my very first Grand Child...
This picture was taken about 21 years ago. 

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Post by: Shirley on March 17, 2017, 07:10:35 AM
Gorgeous sunset, Don..... so do you spend the winter in AZ or just a vacation?  I hear the flowers are outstanding in the desert this year... I'd love to make the drive. 

Sandy, what a great photo!  She sure does look like you & Fe looks like both of you.  Love the set of the eyebrows. 
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Post by: FlaJean on March 17, 2017, 11:38:30 AM
What a nice photo, Sandy.  The years are moving on----too fast, I think.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 17, 2017, 01:08:32 PM
Sandy, what a lovely photo.

Don, I cannot add any words, that would describe your sunset
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Post by: jackwv on March 17, 2017, 06:31:13 PM

For many years I passed this  old tree, sat in the shade and marveled at its beauty.

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Yesterday I found it was being cut down, apparently had died.   Like losing an old friend.

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Post by: angelface555 on March 17, 2017, 06:42:50 PM
Jack that is sad. Trees mean so much to us, more than just some shade or pretty colors. Often, if I have a headache, I will go out walking among the trees by the water and after a few moments, all that tension just disappears. When we had the pine beetle scrouge in 2004, they cut so many trees down and you could see all if the inside holes and thousands of beetles scurrying about. It was heartbreaking and precipitated the drought we have now.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 17, 2017, 07:00:45 PM
JACK WV...
...oh that is so sad, I love seeing trees...I am very much a tree lover...just hate to see a tree being chopped down...more so, one that has stood for so long...
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Post by: angelface555 on March 17, 2017, 07:07:23 PM
Jackie, I've been meaning to ask if you knew what had happened to the dog you were considering? Was his name Harry? Also if you were still thinking about another dog?

To get back to the subject, I love living in an arboreal forest of 60 to 200 feet tall spruce. I have no idea how old they are but I feel connected to them and with the paper birch trees here also in my neighborhood.
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Post by: Shirley on March 17, 2017, 10:51:05 PM
Many years ago my parents had to cut down a huge tree that died & left the trunks with big holes like that.  I begged someone to cut "slices" of the trunk & cut canvas board the shape of the openings.  I painted some dogwood blossoms on one that turned out nice (dogwood is MO state tree).  I gave it to a niece that treasured it because she remembered playing under the tree at "Grammy & Grandad's house".  Trees grew fast in their fertile
soil but I was always sad when one I grew up with died.  I think I still have one slice waiting to be used, they made a neat "frame".  Lots of slices in that big tree! 

Jack, I remember one you took photos all day as the crew cut down a tree.  Was amazing when put together.

Got hot here today, people in shorts & no jackets.  Supposed to get near 90 on Sunday.... what a change!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 18, 2017, 02:35:25 AM
ANGELFACE...
...we have never received any feedback on little Harry, I do often think about him...I am only at my best when surrounded by dogs but, under our-my circumstance's, I have to think twice...dogs need a stable and happy environment within the home... and not forgetting plenty of daily exercise, the one thing I personally cant give them..but what I can give them is plenty of love, hugs and kisses, oh I have plenty of that going spare...
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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 03:30:45 AM
Jackie, now you know I'm being facetious, but a pug is just as happy to sit on the couch with you as go out for a walk. In fact, they are known for that and you have to pay attention and make sure they aren't just being a couch potato! 

In all seriousness, though, I sincerely hope that someday you will be surrounded again!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 18, 2017, 03:41:39 AM
Ha ha, I wouldn't want two couch potatoes inside my home...
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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 03:48:51 AM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on March 18, 2017, 03:41:39 AM
Ha ha, I wouldn't want two couch potatoes inside my home...

🐶⛈🍽🌦😊   :thumbup:
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Post by: Lindancer on March 18, 2017, 12:07:20 PM
Good Afternoon Cloudy right now, possible snow later.

Jack, so sad to see a tree cut down. I Am trying to remember a poem I read in Brookgreen gardens, in SC.

            I Think that I will never see, A poem as Lovely as a Tree
            Poems, were made by fools like me, but only God can make a
             Tree.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 18, 2017, 12:11:45 PM
Jack, Linedancer's post reminded me of your video of that poem about trees.  Be nice if you would repost it in the video forum.
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Post by: jackwv on March 18, 2017, 12:55:06 PM
Gloria, that is sung on a slideshow I did of trees at Oglebay and thanks to Jean for the suggestion.   I still have it on vimeo and posted the link in the slideshow discussion.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 18, 2017, 01:03:43 PM
Jack, I read that poem over 70 years ago.  i cannot remember yesterday at 93. Here is another one:  I remember


      I use to love my garden
       But now my love is dead
      I found, a batchelor button
      In Blackeyed Susan's bed
I also read that in Brookgreen gardens.
     
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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 01:32:24 PM
Gloria, that poet had a dry wit!  :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on March 18, 2017, 01:34:13 PM
Gloria I liked that poem.   Know I have missed something by never getting to Brookgreen Gardens.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 18, 2017, 01:52:17 PM
Gloria, that sounds like Ogden Nash's humor, but I doubt he wrote it. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: donklan on March 18, 2017, 02:13:56 PM
Belated Response....
Thanks for the comments on the AZ Sunset.
SHIRLEY....
We live in Wisconsin, and for about 20 years, we trekked down to Siesta Key Florida for a month or so.
In 1995, our daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids moved from WI to AZ.  We haven't seen Florida since.
At first, my wife complained about missing the beaches but I convinced her that out here there is nothing but beaches...just no adjoining water .
We usually come out here for March and part of April.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 04:25:32 PM
 ;D I loved the comment about there being nothing but beaches...just no adjoining water!
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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 09:04:38 PM
So here I am on the couch, kicking back with my crossword puzzle. I notice out of the corner of my eye, Farrah on the chair by the balcony, standing to put her front feet on the glass. I shift my eyes over to see what has gotten her attention and it's a freaking Bald Eagle perched on the railing, looking back at Farrah. He's a little worse for wear this last part of winter, his neck's white feathers looking a little yellowed.

When I jump up mumbling OMG, a bald eagle, he shifts his eyes to me and flies away. I did get a few quick ones on the electric pole a few feet from my building, but they're not great. The point is that we have Golden Eagles and the Bald Eagles are normally around Anchorage in the S.E.; so this was unusual.

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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 09:08:20 PM
I swear, even in the distance between my apartment and the electric pole, it seemed as if he was still watching me and Farrah. I wish I had gotten a photo of Farrah and the Eagle's glass standoff! These photos aren't great, no extra lenses and not being prepared, but here you go.

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Post by: Shirley on March 18, 2017, 09:16:05 PM
They look great to me, Patricia.  Don't know why but when I see one float by over the river behind my house you would think I won the lottery!  They are so big & free.... thanks.  Wonder if it is just thinking about the long trek back from Kansas..... would love to know where the ones we see come from
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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 09:37:27 PM
Shirley, thousands of Bald Eagles over winter at Haines due to the warm weather and the fishing trawlers. The one we have here normally, are Golden Eagles. I am including a couple of stock photos but they don't have that distinctive white head.



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Post by: angelface555 on March 18, 2017, 09:39:14 PM
Bald and Golden Eagle


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Post by: Mary Ann on March 18, 2017, 09:53:21 PM
What beautiful birds.  I saved a link to some eagles near Grand Rapids so they are in our area but not around our complex.  We do have various hawks around because I've seen them flying and one time several years ago, a red (?) hawk landed on my deck railing.  I hurried to get my camera and took several shots.  Only to find I did not have film in the camera.  This was before digitals and I'm sure if I saw a hawk on my railing today, I'd find the battery was dead.  I envy you Patricia, having such majestic birds around.  I wish you had been able to get a picture of the eagle and Farrah.  Maybe some day.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on March 19, 2017, 09:19:43 AM
Patricia, those are great shots.  Have never seen an eagle in the wild, there are several nests in the Pittsburgh area.  All I get are the turkey vultures. 
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Post by: Sandy on March 19, 2017, 09:26:55 AM

Wow!   Wow!   Wow!


Those eagles are awesome!
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Post by: angelface555 on March 19, 2017, 01:37:14 PM
And Jack, the only time I saw a vulture was in a zoo in a larger animal's enclosure. Golden Eagles are usually seen in cleared areas adjacent to the woods or a river, or in the sanctuary.

Thank you all for the comments. I do not typically look up to see an eagle, not six feet away, looking back at me. I think it saw Farrah as a snack. Since the building is close to the river, we see lots of smaller, birds, hawks and owls but that is my first local Bald Eagle. It helps that I am on the fourth floor.

There are some hawking societies here if that is a correct term. So we see several hawks, mainly peregrine. I'm not sure how I feel about that or that one of our most famous avian painters is an enthusiastic hawker. It seems cruel as they are not hunting for food but using the birds for sport.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 20, 2017, 02:13:02 AM
ANGELFACE...
...some brilliant bird photography on the " Rolph Hicker " site...
I too have never seen one in the wild, only at outdoor falconry displays, which also display owls, hawks and falcons...
Oh Angelface, must have been quite frightening knowing your eagle was eyeing you and Farrah up, hope he wasn't feeling peckish...
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Post by: angelface555 on March 20, 2017, 02:39:47 AM
Jackie, eagles, eat live food mainly with a little carrion thrown in for an appetizer. I'm sure Farrah had its attention rather than me. We see lots of Golden Eagles, owls and hawks here, but not Bald Eagles as they are plentiful in the southeast, about 400 miles from here.
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Post by: Shirley on March 20, 2017, 04:02:27 PM
Wish I could get my little weather "thingy" going... we had 90 degrees yesterday & feels like that today but not supposed to be as high.  Had sprinkler system man over today & he didn't have the equipment I told them needed to fix..... they really hate being told how to do their jobs. ::)   Another trip back & he did say "we'll work it out on labor~"  Hot out there. Got the AC on in here.   :thumbup:

I got a different flu bug, started yesterday (but I was blaming heat).... was up all night with dry heaves, every hour.  Once you get down you can catch everything!  Hope this goes away fast, got down half a hard boiled egg this morning & half an orange for lunch.  Does not set well but kept it down. 

Off to take a nap..... I do love reading all the posts but brain & fingers aren't in tune today so having to re-type a lot.  Patricia, we do have the eagles with the white heads.... & osprey, turkey vultures, Cooper hawks & red tail hawks.... plus plenty of geese, crows & lots of different birds since we are on the migration path.  The egrets and herons nest here during the summer. 
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Post by: angelface555 on March 20, 2017, 04:40:20 PM
Shirley, a friend of mine was just telling me this morning that she had those dry heaves Saturday night, but they were gone Sunday morning.

I always designate the Interior when listing wildlife because what we have is rarely found in the Southern or Western portions of the state and vice versa, for example, they have hummingbirds, and we do not.

We have hawks, eagles, kites, and harriers. We do have a red tailed hawk and we have egrets, loons and cranes, and herons. We have both the Trumpeter Swan and the Tundra Swan. We have a type of gull, inland variety that is smaller than a seagull and loves to dive bomb people.

We have geese of different varieties, grouse, ptarmigan, and Cuckoos as well as lots and lots of ducks. since the Interior is practically one huge forest, the majority of the smaller and songbirds are of drab coloring to mix well in the forest.
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Post by: SCFSue on March 20, 2017, 09:36:02 PM
For those who like football, Auburn University which has an eagle/falcon department presents an eagle flight before every football game.  The Eagle flies following a lure down to the football field from the upper levels of the stadium.  All of these are eagles which have been hurt in the wild and are sent to the University for rehab.  These eagles are sometimes rehabilitated enough to return to the wild, but others are not (able to survive again in the wild).

SCFSue
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 22, 2017, 10:12:41 AM
Just a few random shots of  our recent low-keyed activities. There is, in my opinion at least, no celebration in the Jewish tradition that is more labour intensive intensive in its prepararation than Passover. This is manifested in two main areas: housecleaning and cooking and just stand back once that begins!  We got started with a trip to the market, a complex that occupies three large city blocks. The pictures don't do it justice because it doesn't capture the sounds of the merchants in their stalls all proclaiming their wares to the world. The cacophony of sounds provide an ambience that brings it all such realism.

Then home with our burden which included six pounds of large, flat runner beans, about eight inches long, 3/4" wide, cut into strips 1/4" wide and 2" long. It was quite labour intensive but it's true: time flies when you're having fun.

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Post by: jackwv on March 22, 2017, 10:20:13 AM
Interesting photos, lots of food.  See you got Bubble to help carry the beans.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2017, 10:29:11 AM
Don, I saw and commented on these while on Facebook, but these are wonderful storytelling photos! I wouled love to shop at that market!
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Post by: Joy on March 22, 2017, 12:02:55 PM
Yes, Patricia.  I, too, would love to shop at that market.  All those different kinds of fish are interesting..  And, I am not familiar with that type of "string bean".  Looks like a lot of work to slice them up.

Sure looks like an interesting place. 

Thanks for sharing your marketing trip.

Joy
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Post by: SCFSue on March 22, 2017, 12:56:19 PM
Joy, the correct name of the beans escapes me now, but my grandmother grew those annually and they are some kind of "runner" beans which means they grow on vines and in clusters (at least I think).

SCFSue
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Post by: JeanneP on March 22, 2017, 01:11:04 PM
Don. Now you have me homesick for the UK. How I miss our big Market places. That one you are in looks just like our local one. But then there were others in towns close on different days.
Part of my MOthers family had been market people since the early 1800s. I ust to work on weekends at one of theirs when in school.  Loved doing it. Had I been in UK when mother passed they would have gone to me as she was the last owner.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2017, 01:45:20 PM
One things for sure, plenty of fresh produce, fruit, vegetables and fresh fish...and certainly a very active and bustling market, very similar to what we have over here in UK....

JeanneP, I think England is calling, maybe time to come home... ;)

Jeanne, the sun is out, it is dry and bright, just perfect for a Birthday girl... :)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2017, 02:23:35 PM
Jackie when is your birthday, isn't it soon? I know you are only three or four months ahead of my July date.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2017, 02:25:43 PM
Angelface...today... :)

...and do I feel any older? not yet... ;)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2017, 02:28:52 PM
And I hope it will be a very happy one too!

:hb2: :hb3: :hb2:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2017, 02:30:43 PM
Thank you so much for my Birthday Wishes, it does mean so much to me.... :)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2017, 02:34:34 PM
We sixties people need to stick together!  :thumbup:

I do find it amazing that I am able to interact now presently, with you in England and with Bubble in Israel on a different site, at the same time while I am in Alaska! It is indeed becoming a small world.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2017, 02:39:27 PM
It is indeed, now isn't technology marvellous, and the person who invented the camera, what would we do without one, well we wouldnt be posting on here for a start, would we?...


" Who invented camera? Johann Zahn designed the first camera in 1685. But the first photograph was clicked by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the year 1814...."

...and I always thought it was someone named Kodak...
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2017, 02:57:39 PM
You made me curious, "Who invented the camera? Johann Zahn designed the first camera in 1685. But the first photograph was clicked by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the year 1814. It was thousands of years back that an Iraqi scientist Ibn- al- Haytham made a mention of this kind of a device in his book, Book of Optics in 1021."

Now about women and the computer...."First computing device. Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer, and polymath originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", he conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century.

The poet, Lord Byron's only legitimate daughter, Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer ... to calculate Bernoulli numbers, which is now considered the first computer program. ... Lady Byron, who studied literature, science, philosophy, and, most unusual for a woman, (was a brilliant mathematician, when higher education was denied many women of her time.); was the first computer programmer.
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Post by: Shirley on March 22, 2017, 03:18:54 PM
   :hb2::hb3:Happy Birthday, Jackie!     :hb3: :hb2:

Hope it is a wonderful day with unexpected joy...Enjoy it!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2017, 03:25:55 PM
Shirley....thank you, what a pleasant surprise.... :)

...who would have thought of all those years as a card making team leader, ( giving out, ) would be so worthwhile in its repayments...whoever said " what goes around, comes around..."sure got it right..
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Post by: Shirley on March 22, 2017, 03:27:40 PM
Ah, Don & Bubble, what a happy scene, and I do remember the markets, vendors that came from somewhere else to little Marlow & High Wycombe to open their stalls on a Thursday.  I still have a coat I made for myself from Harris tweed, made a matching outfit for my little girl from the same fabric but passed it to her years ago to save.  I also had a tea set bought at the market & gave that to my daughter.  Later I saw a big dinner set of the same pattern, at an antique shop.  Good memories.   Don & Bubble are still living those days and so generously sharing them with us.  Thank you both, be happy!  Thank you for the photos & memories they stir up.

(You are welcome, Jackie!)
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 22, 2017, 04:09:09 PM
We went to a posh shopping mall and when my lady love expressed her desire for a lollipop I moved the earth to fulfill her wish----with glowing results.

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Post by: Radioman34 on March 22, 2017, 04:11:08 PM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2017, 04:33:49 PM
Bubble, you are so easy to please.... ;D
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Post by: Joy on March 22, 2017, 05:46:44 PM
First of all,........ Happy Birthday, Jackie.  I hope you are having a nice day. 

And, Bubble,   what a "sweet" picture of you receiving your lollypop.    Doesn't take a whole lot to make you "glow".  The smile on your face is just beautiful.   I am sure you enjoyed it.

Joy
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Post by: Sandy on March 22, 2017, 06:33:50 PM
Happy Birthday Jackie!! 

Markets are fun,  but I have come to avoid them at all cost,  because I do not like the crowds...  Actually the crowds in the grocery stores bug me too,  but
I have learned to ignore them,  as much as possible.   

Sandy
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2017, 10:29:31 PM
Oh! I'm really enjoying being invited along for the saga of Bubble and Don! Thank you!
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Post by: halkel on March 22, 2017, 10:41:25 PM
Yep Angel, I have to agree with you.  I know two people who are going to be awful lonesome.  Suspect Don will be on the road again in short order.

;)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2017, 02:41:52 AM
Joy, Sandy, thank you both... :)

Don, Bubble, you are both having so much fun... ;D
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Post by: angelface555 on March 23, 2017, 03:31:52 AM
A portrait of me with my sinuses rioting, purple nose and swollen face. They're talking rhinoplasty, and I'm wondering if I can fit under the bed.



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Post by: angelface555 on March 23, 2017, 03:37:13 AM
I try to make Farrah work for her food, to have a sense of adventure. So I put her 3/4th cup of kibble into her big blue cylinder. It's up to her to winnow it out through the gaps. This is where she runs to when she hears me moving in the morning. That expression of hers show her good-natured patience, doesn't it? :)

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Post by: angelface555 on March 23, 2017, 03:41:58 AM
Her three-part morning routine is to wait for me to get up and moving. To feed her and knuckle her head a bit after her meal. The final part is for her to go back to my bed while I have my coffee. She doesn't like being "disturbed" during her rest by the paparazzi.


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2017, 04:03:02 AM
ANGELFACE...
...I too now make it all part of the play when finding and retrieving treats of the edible variety, yes putting our fur friends to work makes it all the more fun for them, as long as they do get their reward in the end...
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Post by: angelface555 on March 23, 2017, 05:01:45 AM
Jackie, they do enjoy it. Farrah's morning grouch aside, she enjoys figuring out how to get the most kibble out at one time. She contorts into some interesting positions!  :thumbup:  My favorite is when she lies on her side, flicks out a claw and wings it to her open mouth.

I'm not as familiar with dogs as you are, but everything my vet and the web tells me is cats are still hunters and need to work for their food. To just stick it out there not only can lead to food issues and obesity but other behavioral issues. It is also the reason they prefer running water to a standing pool in their water dish. It all goes back to instinct.

I think that if she went to all that trouble and there was no food....well....if you didn't hear from me for awhile, just know it was probably quick!  ;D
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 23, 2017, 05:10:13 AM
Great photos, Angel.  I hope you get a solution soon for your sinuses.  For sure it is no fun.

I think Farrah found the perfect home for her.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2017, 05:34:28 AM
Angelface...well there is certainly plenty of meat on me, so dont think our Toby will ever go without...like you, just hope it would quick... ;D
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Post by: angelface555 on March 23, 2017, 05:38:27 AM
 ;D  :thumbup:
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 23, 2017, 06:29:39 AM
Hal you have awakened me to the reality of what I must confront a month  from now. So until then I'll soak up as much as I can and hope I can store away as much as possible.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2017, 06:35:36 AM
Don...
...all good things come to an end but, it doesn't always have to be like that... ;)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 23, 2017, 06:40:16 AM
Parting will make the return sweeter?
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Post by: halkel on March 23, 2017, 08:04:10 AM
Bubble and Don, at least there is skype/facetime technology to be able to talk face to face and for as long as you like without breaking the bank.  Sadly you cant reach out and touch each other.

And yes Bubble seeing each other again will be a joy, no doubt about that.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 23, 2017, 09:11:44 AM
I will have my Teddy Bear...
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 23, 2017, 09:35:27 AM
And just in case you've forgotten Teddy Bear. . . .
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Post by: angelface555 on March 23, 2017, 12:45:07 PM
Bubble you are a ham and Don is an enabler!  :smitten:

This is going to be an interesting journey for you two!
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Post by: JeanneP on March 23, 2017, 07:18:17 PM
I always love a Teddy Bear. Did not like dolls.  Bubble That is a cute one.  Does it sleep with you?
If Don has a month you wll still get a lot done.  Do you think you will ever travel to Canada again?  Don really likes Israel so he won't be away long.
Now can he only make one Visit a year now?   I notice that the US is using that rule now for a person to stay for 3 months at a time.
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Post by: jackwv on March 24, 2017, 10:20:57 AM
You reminded me I had this little bear that got into the honey pot.  It was a favorite of Shirley's.  Have set it aside to have my daughter take home with her on her next trip.   She also has a collection of bee images etc. 

   

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/Bear%20to%20post_zpsmqjxuma5.jpg)
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Post by: halkel on March 24, 2017, 10:51:21 AM
Jack, what a neat honey bear.  Stuffed bears are in our families history too.  My wife's family has one that sits on a ledge in their living room that has been there for at least 60+ years and we have a similar one on our entertainment center that has been there for years.  Ours was a gift to me from my youngest daughter many years ago.

I am sure yours will be cherished by your daughter for years to come.

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Post by: FlaJean on March 24, 2017, 03:13:13 PM
(http://i1042.photobucket.com/albums/b421/Ocalafellers/IMG_0957a_zpsf6v5yk8q.jpg) (http://s1042.photobucket.com/user/Ocalafellers/media/IMG_0957a_zpsf6v5yk8q.jpg.html)

Petunia has been blooming since last April.  Didn't know they would keep blooming such a long time
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Post by: angelface555 on March 24, 2017, 04:34:17 PM
It must be nice, Jean to have fruit trees and year around flowers!
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Post by: jackwv on March 24, 2017, 05:56:19 PM
Jean would love having petunias, year round.  Believe that is also a poinsettia, and looks great.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 25, 2017, 11:30:43 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on March 23, 2017, 07:18:17 PM
I always love a Teddy Bear. Did not like dolls.  Bubble That is a cute one.  Does it sleep with you?
If Don has a month you wll still get a lot done.  Do you think you will ever travel to Canada again?  Don really likes Israel so he won't be away long.
Now can he only make one Visit a year now?   I notice that the US is using that rule now for a person to stay for 3 months at a time.

Teddy Bear might sleep with me once Don is back home... :)
No, I do not think I can manage such a strenuous trip again, even with my caregiver.
Yes there is such a rule for Canadians as well, such a hindrance to dreams, alas.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 25, 2017, 11:35:00 AM
Reminder:  There is a mini challenge going on!

http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=321.msg76940#msg76940 (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=321.msg76940#msg76940)
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Post by: Shirley on March 25, 2017, 04:15:51 PM

Did he get a lick of your lollypop, Bubble?   We are all enjoying your antics, thanks for sharing the good times.   Love your teddy bear. 

Patricia, I do know exactly how you feel!  Between the first flu starting Jan.19 & all through Feb when allergy season kicked in, my poor nose has taken a beating.  It gets a work out with a Kleenex about every 5 min all day long.  Good luck with yours, you are looking good.  Farrah looks a lot like my Tiger in those photos.  I think Tiger would like to be an only child cat, she convinces Tom, Lauren & Callie to go outside and then she sneaks around to the bedroom door and wants to come in.  She is smart~

Darling expression on Honeybear's face, Jack!  I am also working hard to find loving homes for my stuff.  Right now I'm working on the things that none of my kids want, that I bought over the years but don't have "history" with my ancestors.  I have so much stuff that I want to make sure my great grands end up with, their parents are the "throw away generation" so I am hoping my kids will save things in their houses that their grands will remember and treasure.  My gr-mother was born in 1871 and I have her McGuffy plus other grade school books.  I have been telling my kids that "if they don't want to save any of these things for their grandchildren, I want them to go back to the county in MO where they came from, for their museum.

Hard to imagine petunias blooming already, Jean.  They are beautiful.  So many varieties now but my favorites are still the old purple or white ones.  Do you have trouble with bugs eating them?  My last ones would have holes in them before I could get back in the house after spraying.  I only used Dawn in a spray bottle, the birds take the worms to their babies so I don't want to harm the birds.  Didn't have any flowers last year, losing battle.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 26, 2017, 04:19:14 AM
Shirley, yes he did!!!  How did you guess?
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Post by: Sandy on March 27, 2017, 01:58:12 PM
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Cliffy (The Pup) and Fe (The Babe)
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Post by: jackwv on March 27, 2017, 02:07:14 PM
Beautiful both enjoying the nap.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 27, 2017, 02:23:45 PM
Such cuties!  :)
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Post by: June Drabek on March 27, 2017, 02:40:02 PM
Jack, what is the age of your Honey Bear  ? He is a cutie for sure. My dear DIL collects bears, she has had hundreds of them but has cut back somewhat. Some are quite valuable, as she studied what she purchased. I have a bowl of tiny ones she has given me. I had to get rid of the large ones I had…this Apt. has no space, alas.

Sandy, I can picture the two of them, Fe and Cliffy growing up together. A bond is forming as they sleep, for sure. I just LOVE it.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 27, 2017, 03:56:24 PM
Such a sweet picture, Sandy.
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Post by: jackwv on March 27, 2017, 06:12:20 PM
June that bear is probably 50 years old.  Was sold by Cranky Yankee.   Did a google image and one link the other day had one for sale in euros, but here is an Ebay with a used one (hard to imagine there are still new ones) 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-CRANKY-YANKEE-BY-LAURA-ORZEK-THE-HONEY-BEAR-BUNCH-Made-in-Taiwan-BX8-/122345611419?hash=item1c7c5de09b
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Post by: June Drabek on March 28, 2017, 08:30:27 PM
Age and condition is what makes the bears more valuable. I'm glad your daughter will want to have it, to me that makes it of great value..keeping it in the family.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 29, 2017, 01:11:10 PM
Asia countries have put out by the thousands so many of the copies of the things we bought 60,70 years ago. Look so alike. But if you have a old one in perfect shape, not played with then still a few Collecters.  Lots of times the material not the same. I still have the Black and the Talking GI JOe Dolls made in 1967 and the bodies are not the plastic ones out there today.  Daughter still kept their 1956 Barbi dolls with with a trunk of clothing I had make for them. Put in my Mother in Laws storage room but we found out that in about the 1980s she had a yard sale and sold every thing for about 12 dollars.  Sold all the stuff I had meant to store until the girls had children.  They were pretty mad but a little to late.
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Post by: jackwv on March 29, 2017, 06:31:43 PM
Holding on to this home, Shirley had purchased for her granddaughter, and I put it together.    Holding and hope one day she will take it.  Like to think it is Shirley sitting in front of the home.

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Post by: JeanneP on March 29, 2017, 06:41:18 PM
Before he Passed my Husband built 8 different Doll houses. Furnished beautiful. First 2 to daughers then one for the granddaughter. 3 great granddaughter have come along.  So far only my daughters have been  left with them. The young ones like them but don't think they have the room , also when they visit they say not enought room in car to take them 850 miles. Now all the great grands are getting to old to want them.  Children dont play with things anymore. To busy on phones or Tablets. They all are never withing their IPad in their hands. My Texas daughter has 3 grandgirls and a great collection of Dolls. They never even look at them.
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Post by: Sandy on March 29, 2017, 06:57:44 PM
Jeanne.....   Too bad about the doll houses.    I bet that there some children near you that would love to have them ....   

Just a thought.
Sandy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2017, 10:07:53 AM
Beni made a lovely doll house.  No grands at the time, so he had it out when friends with small children came on visit so they could play with it.  Soon these kids were pushing their parents to come and visit, so they would have an occasion to enjoy that  doll house again. It was much in use for several years.

Now I donated it to a cousin who adopted a 6y old girl with special needs. It appears that it helped the girl to adapt in her new environment.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 30, 2017, 11:14:31 AM
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Bubble's grandson Aviv had his 5th birthday recently, so we had a couple of celebrations: one at home and the next day at the playground with all of his friends. He actually believes I am his grandfather and tells everyone accordingly. I am 'sabba."
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He is my Hebrew tutor also; here I am learning to count using the candles on the cake.



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Post by: Radioman34 on March 30, 2017, 11:28:19 AM
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Here is the family birthday photo with daughter Illy and son Eitan. For most of the afternoon Illy and Ethy were involved in face and body painting.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 30, 2017, 11:33:39 AM
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Bubble and I have been quite active and are now catching up.
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Post by: jackwv on March 30, 2017, 11:41:57 AM
Wonderful to be there, and know you are family.  Great photos of all the fun.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 30, 2017, 12:00:12 PM
Wonderful photos and what a time with everything ahead of you! It was nice to see another photo of Etan, there is definitely a strong family resemblance!
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Post by: halkel on March 30, 2017, 12:04:56 PM
Don, you are having way too much fun.......

All of you are obviously have a great time........ :thumbup:
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Post by: Joy on March 30, 2017, 12:30:58 PM
Don, Great pictures of Avi's birthday celebration.  Looks like everyone had fun !

Thanks for sharing your day with all of us.   I love to see all the places that  you and Bubble have been enjoying.  You both will have such good memories until time for you to return to continue your journey.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 30, 2017, 02:27:41 PM
It looks as if everyone is enjoying him/herself.  And we are enjoying it too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on March 30, 2017, 02:40:45 PM
You "kids" are giving us all a chance to re-live our memories of those courting years ... many thanks for sharing the days & the fun.... and Bubble, watch out with that "patty knee...".... Mom & Dad would not approve~   ;) 
Happy belated birthday to Aviv.... he is such a handsome dude.  Nice to have a Grandad to hug, huh? 

I made an attempt to get out of town this week, after several RV repairs the day before, my son declared the elephant ready to roll.  First problem was the old cat (Lauren) hid out in the basement so she wouldn't have to go, so I filled a dishpan full of water & left a self-feeder full of dry food to hold her for a few days.  She had the run of the basement & family room/kitchen.  Tom & Tiger were loaded & I headed east an hour later than I planned.  Got only a few miles from the house, still at the edge of the city limits & Tom already threw up AND the trim/molding around the passenger side door was flapping in the wind.  I turned around and came back home. 

Tom & Tiger jumped out of the RV & ran around to the back yard, I cleaned up Tom's mess and decided to get out the hair dryer to push that molding back in place.  It was cut too short when installed (how many other problems has this RV had?), so no matter how I heated & pushed into place, it would not make the curve & stay in place.  Got out some matching colored duct tape & layered 3 pieces around that curve. 

This time all cats were out but Callie (the 4th cat) wanted back in her garage so hid in it.  I gave up & put a self-feeder & dishpan full of water in the garage & left her warm bed on.  Put a self feeder in the pool area where all 3 cats sit when they want to come inside.... and I left town AGAIN, about noon so would not make the night stop as planned.  This time I got to the first rest stop on the turnpike, 47 miles from Wichita.  The tape had pulled loose & was flapping with the molding against the window.  I sat a minute & decided I'd better turn around, this trip was jinxed & I didn't want any more problems. 

By the time I got back I decided to leave everything in, plugged the power in so the food in the frig & freezer could stay put... and had myself a pity-party.  I had driven 142 miles & ended at my starting point. But I will try again after those sprinkler people that left my yard in a total mess, get back & fix - finish their job!  Their original date to come was 3/13.... they can't get back until 4/5 and already have 2 hours of time in ($80 for trip call) when they were told by me not to come without the detector to locate power underground.  This is why I wanted to run away from home.  We had 2-3" of rain yesterday & last night so those holes they dug are full of water.  Hope they don't expect a good rating from this old lady.  :tickedoff:  No photos of wild dogwood blooming in MO.   :tissue:
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Post by: JeanneP on March 30, 2017, 07:13:46 PM
Shirley.  You have more patience than I would ever have with your Motor Home. Your old one always seemed to run perfect.
Takes as long to get your cats organized almost as it use to take to get the kids ready to go anywhere.  Their Clothes, Diaper bags. bottles . I watch people now doing it and wonder how I did it.  But then I don't think we went as much back then.

Hope you get all fixed to you can enjoy traveling in the Summer.. But then it will be you Pool to work on.  Oh! for the simple older days Eh!
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Post by: JeanneP on March 30, 2017, 07:17:37 PM
Don.  Now you are what all Children want their Grampa's to look and be like.  Does he have other grandparents around?
Bubble now is that your Son or Son in Law?  I was thinking son lived in Europe. You have kept Don having fun all this trip.  Busy also. Just what he needed.  We all need to come and visit you.

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Post by: Sandy on March 30, 2017, 07:26:40 PM
Shirley ... 
So glad to hear that you "listen to your gut"  and returned home,  when it told you to... 

I am a firm believer in listening to my feelings (instints)...
That is the way I traveled across the USA...And made it a long, long, way. 
:thumbup:
Sandy 
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 30, 2017, 07:56:59 PM
Shirly,

Those"sprinkler people", and other business people. Don't you just love it when a customer has to inform a business what tools they will need and often just how they should be doing their job. Too often we hear "Oh, we don't have that with us.  Does anyone come prepared any more, or with the knowledge to do their job.

Wishing you better luck in getting your trip going.  Tell those cats to shape up and learn to cat-nap in the RV.  Napping is good anywhere   ::)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 31, 2017, 08:30:57 AM
JeanneP Eitan is my son, he came for a 10 day visit from UK.  I hadn't seen for for 3 years.

You are all welcome to come and visit: the more, the merrier.
Shirley  I sure wish you could drive up to here and the cats would find lots of company around too :D
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 31, 2017, 01:57:07 PM
Shirley, you ain't seen nothing yet, but stay tuned ;)
At the beginning of the week week we set off for a 3-day vacation at a kibbutz named Ein Harod located in the Jezreel valley north of Gallilee. This kibbutz was founded in 1921 and is the largest in Israel. This is the early morning view.

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Post by: Sandy on March 31, 2017, 02:02:48 PM
I love the picture of the kibbutz named Ein Harod....   
Enjoy your holiday!

Sandy
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 31, 2017, 02:19:28 PM
Don, Bubble....isn't technology marvellous? I can tap in maps google, tap in Ein Harod ( kibbutz ) and travel around the area, Nth District.... whilst sitting in my computer office....the only thing that is missing is the buzzing atmosphere and the weather...and of course your company.. :)
I even travelled to the Sturman Museum... :thumbup:

Thank you for making me aware of these locations...
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 31, 2017, 02:43:07 PM
The grounds are vast and include a dairy farm, horse stables, chocolate factory and others I forgot


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Post by: FlaJean on March 31, 2017, 03:36:46 PM
Bubbles and Don, have really enjoyed all your photos.
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Post by: Shirley on March 31, 2017, 03:50:43 PM
Every now & then one of your photos brings tears to my eyes, like it is a place I know but haven't seen for a long time.  Maybe in our hearts we do know a "homeland", where we all came from.  Thanks so much to sharing your days with us, Don & Bubble.... it has been a thrill for me.  Bubble, if I could drive there I would, for sure! 

Jack, the flowers must be glorious at Oglebay right now.  Hope all's well in your world. 

Spring kind of gave way to nippy weather here, have a cold wind blowing.  We did get a couple inches of much needed rain. 
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Post by: angelface555 on March 31, 2017, 04:36:57 PM
I'm really enjoying all of these photos and thank you for bringing us along with you in your photos! The last two photos are oddly very like Fairbanks in the summer.
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Post by: jackwv on March 31, 2017, 05:09:27 PM
Don and Bubble thanks for bringing us the beauty of your area, and your good times together.

Shirley the tulips are just beginning to blossom, believe we need a few more weeks.  Rain all day so no trip to the park.  Photos will follow when things develop.


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Post by: Sandy on March 31, 2017, 05:59:46 PM
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-310317180530.jpeg)

My Great Grand Daughter Orphelia ("Fe Fe" )   
11 months old
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Post by: SCFSue on March 31, 2017, 06:30:55 PM
Sandy, Fe is such a beautiful baby--but I don't think she will be an arm baby much longer.  She's really growing up pretty fast!

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on March 31, 2017, 07:44:29 PM
Sandy, now to me she resembles her dad in this photo.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 31, 2017, 08:28:30 PM
Bubble.  The Kibbutz looks to be a beautiful place.  Great place to spend a vacation.
Now I remember friends who went to live in a Kibbutz way back in the late 50s. Then the men and women had to live in different area.  I am sure all that has changed now.  Now Watch. Don will be finding some work to do while there. 
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Post by: Shirley on March 31, 2017, 08:54:12 PM
Sandy, she is darling.  I don't remember my kids ever having those sweet little rolls of arms & legs, couldn't you just take a bite out of them?  Her face is already thinning to look older, such a trusting gaze.  Hope her life is full of joy and good people.

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Post by: Mary Ann on March 31, 2017, 09:00:31 PM
Sandy, Fe is a darling little girl.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 04:10:22 AM
Fe, you are gorgeous!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 04:31:34 AM
Front door of our cabin in the kibbutz

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To the upper bedroom

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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 04:34:02 AM
Our picnic spot below our window

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One of the streams around the kibbutz


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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 04:36:30 AM
little olives

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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 04:41:46 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 01, 2017, 05:04:18 AM
We wandered through the paddock area,complete with goat, then headed for the cow barn as the cows awaited milking. They seemed very curious about us and one, I think, tried to nibble my ear.
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Post by: jackwv on April 01, 2017, 09:25:45 AM
Great photos.  That water looks cool, doubt this old chicken would go in.  The area looks like a step back in time, miss those days





Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 01, 2017, 09:55:02 AM
Thanks for inviting us along!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 10:26:49 AM
Photos of the dining room where we partook our breakfast

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This is the Chef
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 10:29:48 AM
Photo showing the start of the kibbutz near the stream

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Lots of birds around... Chocky would have loved it.  Unfortunately I cannot match her skill.

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Post by: halkel on April 01, 2017, 10:42:50 AM
Thanks for sharing...I would love to spend some time there.

Don, more than likely the cows thought you were going to feed them. 

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 01, 2017, 11:13:50 AM
It is good to see you are both making the most of your time together, and after a rocky start.... If I remember Bubble, you were laid up with a cold or an illness for a few days, and Don had to find his own entertainment....But you have now both caught up with all these various hotspots, ( places that are popular, ) and the fun and enjoyment, is sure showing on your faces...

Ha ha, re, the card, you have to get up very early to " fool " me... ;D
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Post by: SCFSue on April 01, 2017, 11:42:26 AM
Great pictures, Bubble and Don.  What an interesting place to visit.  Is it near your home, Bubble.  I know you live in a city, so am wondering how you got to the Kibbutz?

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 01, 2017, 11:59:53 AM
And I was wondering if this was the kibbutz your husband helped found?

No that was Hagoshrim, in Galilee,  the kibbutz we stayed with Don after Christmas two years ago.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 01, 2017, 12:44:17 PM
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So after all that sight seeing and before setting out for home we had one more matter to address: how many people can fit in a jacuzzi. The answer is not many, but it was fun finding out
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Post by: halkel on April 01, 2017, 12:48:08 PM
Don and Bublle, you just got to love it, you made my day. :2funny:
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 01, 2017, 01:05:48 PM
Thanks Bubble and Don for all of the "fun" pictures.  I know you've had a ball being able to be together.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2017, 01:45:01 PM
Quote from: SCFSue on April 01, 2017, 11:42:26 AM
Great pictures, Bubble and Don.  What an interesting place to visit.  Is it near your home, Bubble.  I know you live in a city, so am wondering how you got to the Kibbutz?

Sue

The kibbutz is about 1 1/2hour drive from my home town - going north.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on April 01, 2017, 02:50:35 PM
I love the Jacuzzi shot...

I bet getting out is not going to be as easy as
getting in it!!      (giggle)

Sandy
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Post by: Shirley on April 01, 2017, 03:14:44 PM
Tell ya what, you two would make marvelous tour guides.  I had no idea there was so much to see beyond the historical landmarks.  There must be a long waiting list to visit all the placed you've shown us.  For sure, it looks like you are having fun.  Sorry it can't last forever, but am grateful you have shared with us.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 02, 2017, 02:48:27 PM
Not enough room in that hot tub/bath for any Naughty stuff. could not have the Jets running if it had any.  How did you decide which of you got in First of out.  Have to have help?.
Bubble. Where are your legs?
(Is this a April fool days photo?)  You 2 are good  on doing that. I am going to look at you faces again on your posting 2920.

Sad you had to leave but great you got to do it.  I read up on the Kibbutz and says about 700 people live there permanently.  Beautiful Dining building. I think I read that it started in the early 1920s. Private person . Does the government run them now?


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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 03, 2017, 04:20:48 AM
Jeanne, the jets worked perfectly!

Yes we did need help to get out!  ;D   ;D   ;D
I did not cut my legs... they are there!

Kibbutz was fun, in those lovely guests cabins.
They are run by their elected committee from the members.  I suppose they do get subsidies or reduced taxes from the government but they are quite independent, each kibbutz with its own committee/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 03, 2017, 02:23:00 PM
Bubble.  don't see any photo of you both getting out.  Which on came out first.  Were the jets turned on.  Gave a thrill.
Place did look so well taken care of.  Was the food good.
Can anyone just get reservations to rent a cabin there?  I did look it up but didn't read that part.  Nice to have places so close to home. Better than having to drive for half a day to get there.

I like your hair cut short like that.
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Post by: jackwv on April 03, 2017, 09:41:57 PM
Tulips just starting to open, but here is my favorite flower, taken today.

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Post by: angelface555 on April 03, 2017, 10:17:58 PM
What a sweet photo of Mimi among the daffodils, Jack!
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Post by: Shirley on April 03, 2017, 10:23:08 PM
And she has that "Golden Smile".... perfect with the daffodils around her!  Happy to see you out & about, Jack.  Thanks for sharing your girl with us. 
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Post by: FlaJean on April 03, 2017, 10:33:00 PM
So sweet with her big smile.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 04, 2017, 12:58:11 AM
JACK WV...
...I bet Mimi will find this all strange...as an ex-breeding dog, this will probably be her first time ever, out and about in our glorious Spring weather, her first time loose, and of her freedom to run and roam in our Springtime sunshine, amidst all these new flowers, and new smells, oh what fun....as they have only ever been use to kennels, and a life with the rest of the pack... although I think you had mentioned that Mimi had been more of a pet to them and enjoyed more freedom, so may had already been use to some home comforts....Your Mimi certainly now looks a happy and a more at home companion, it shows on her now smiling face..
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Post by: Sandy on April 04, 2017, 09:51:01 AM
Mimi is so pretty sitting there (smiling)
amongst the daffodils !
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 04, 2017, 10:16:35 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on April 03, 2017, 02:23:00 PM
Bubble.  don't see any photo of you both getting out.  Which on came out first.  Were the jets turned on.  Gave a thrill.
Place did look so well taken care of.  Was the food good.
Can anyone just get reservations to rent a cabin there?  I did look it up but didn't read that part. 

https://www.booking.com/hotel/il/ein-harod-ichud-kibbutz-country-lodging.html?aid=318615;label=English_Israel_EN_IL_28510498345-ZKZzBNluQIdrvhVWQ_z54gS112436905105%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap1t1%3Aneg%3Afi2133492989%3Atidsa-209351217385%3Alp20518%3Ali%3Adec%3Adm;sid=0d2c1ffab6d7505c9f08140dfab8e131;dest_id=-779695;dest_type=city;dist=0;hpos=1;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;srfid=2a77c026525ea9954c4746fba67df38f6558ee5eX1;type=total;ucfs=1&#hotelTmpl (https://www.booking.com/hotel/il/ein-harod-ichud-kibbutz-country-lodging.html?aid=318615;label=English_Israel_EN_IL_28510498345-ZKZzBNluQIdrvhVWQ_z54gS112436905105%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap1t1%3Aneg%3Afi2133492989%3Atidsa-209351217385%3Alp20518%3Ali%3Adec%3Adm;sid=0d2c1ffab6d7505c9f08140dfab8e131;dest_id=-779695;dest_type=city;dist=0;hpos=1;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;srfid=2a77c026525ea9954c4746fba67df38f6558ee5eX1;type=total;ucfs=1&#hotelTmpl)

the 7th and 8th little pictures shows our cabin.  The first is the  luxurious newly wed one.
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Post by: jackwv on April 04, 2017, 10:38:26 AM
Mimi thanks you for the comments.  I read about your travels but I am a stay at home.   Very fortunate with my health at 86, but other than yard work, my only exercise is the walks with Mimi.   

Probably had not mentioned but Mimi has loads of energy at age of 8.   She is 70 pounds, listens well but get excited and wants to visit.  Someone can be a block away and she whines to visit.   Three weeks ago we exited my front door, she spotted a young boy and his dog and ran to join them.   Problem -   I did not have on a short leash and she pulled me down the steps.  Fortunately no breaks but bruises on one leg from the knee to the top of my thigh (no photos!)

I remember two neighbor ladies asking me if I was ok, and I assured them I was fine, and was going into the house,then I noticed an ambulance and asked why it was there.  One of them called for it,and they said I sat and talked to them and was quite clear I was not going to the hospital.  I do not remember anything regarding the ambulance or the attendants, but talking to the neighbors, going into the house and being surprised at the large bandage on my hand, and a little blood on my head.

Guess there is an advantage to being short, fat insulated, and having a hard head. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 04, 2017, 11:05:48 AM
JACK WV...
....I will remember that next time I go down... :o  " Guess there is an advantage to being short, fat insulated, and having a hard head..."  Guess we are nearer to the ground...

...seriously though, it is always best to get ones head checked over for concussion, or the need for stitches... whether blood is coming from it or not.....Well, was it worth it for Mimi? did she get to meet the boy and his dog? seems she was in a real hurry and just wanted to take you with her... :dogrunning:

I hope you are now mending well, since your fall...
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Post by: jackwv on April 04, 2017, 11:42:26 AM
Jackie, I am fine.   Mimi did get to meet the boy and his dog, and they said she was well behaved while I was being treated.  Hope we have many years together and love the Goldens  a smaller dog might of been more appropriate but love Mimi and here to stay.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 04, 2017, 11:45:16 AM
Jack, it sounds like you had things happen that you don't recall.  I'm glad you didn't have any broken bones.  I remember having a couple of falls where at my age, I should have broken something, but nothing happened.  While I think I fell "right", I also credit taking calcium too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on April 04, 2017, 12:49:37 PM
Bubble, I looked over every inch of the link & thoroughly enjoyed the thought that you & Don had been there.  You keep surprising me with places and photos that I would never have dreamed of after what I've read about the amazing land you live in.  I love history and regardless of where I am, I look through the eyes of someone that was there hundreds of years ago.  The years in England were fascinating, driving through the Flint Hills of Kansas I picture the wagon trains rolling across that gently rolling landscape and imagine how they struggled to get the wagons across the dry creek beds.  Thanks for sending new thoughts to this old brain, it's been a pleasure!

Jack, so glad you bounced & didn't break.  I understand about the not remembering, back when I had the flu & was coughing so hard, I found myself laying on the floor looking up at the ceiling.  First thought was, I don't remember getting down here, then I realized I had passed out.  I was sitting on a tall bar stool beside the stove, TV on, the oven door was slightly open so I must have grabbed that to ease myself down.  No bumps or bruises, but when I went to the clinic a few days later they insisted on an X-ray of my head and I insisted that my head was just fine.  Had to sign papers to release them of any neglect, but I would have known if the head hurt!  When I fell on the front porch the day I was to pick up the RV 2 years ago, I hit my head hard & whole back was bloody.... and the Dr did put a stitch in a few hours later when I called.  Don't blame you for not going in, we should know if we hurt!!! 

Mary Ann, knowing how to take a fall is good, I remember hearing the words "tuck & roll" and I will automatically crumble into a ball & roll.  So far it has worked, when I try to catch myself with hands down to land on knees, both hands & knees come up bloody & sore.  Except for looking less than dignified, the tuck & roll saves my skin & bones.

Jackie, I went to the doctor's office as soon as it opened, 4 hours after I fell, didn't want to go to the ER as my doctor knows I'm not looking for pain pills or a lot of fuss, so he didn't do X-ray or whatever to see about a concussion.  I think they can tell by the eyes, I trust him to do what is necessary & he trusts my judgement.

Jack, when we had a German Shepherd she was always taking me for a ride like that, must be one reason I am not pushing to get a dog yet. I want a big one, envy you Mimi, if I ever found one like her I would weaken~
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 04, 2017, 01:27:43 PM
Jack I hope you are OK.  Mimi should remember that you are not 20y old!  But she looks so regal when smiling, one cannot put any blame on her.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 04, 2017, 01:43:24 PM
Bubble.  Oh! that 1st photo of the Luxury Suite is Beautiful.  $300 a night. not bad but so many places to stay . You can find from  $12 a day to .I didn't see any higher than that.  Most seemed under $40 a day.  Can't go to Europe for that. Did not realize would be so many in Israel. I guess I never thought that Tourism that high other than the people living in the country.  One doesn't see advertising to holiday in Israel as much in Travel brochures.  I have seen up in New York a few listed.
Was looking a aircost. Even that is cheaper than flying to England at the moment. I keep watching. Not seen one all winter under $1300.  I remember some of mine over the years.  $299 return. I am about ready to think of the Cunard lines shipping again.  They now have 4 Queen Boats so getting Cheaper.  Love going that way. I made 4 trip on ships. I could live on one.  But no more the cruise lines they have here in US. Last one was awful. Just to crowded.
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Post by: jackwv on April 04, 2017, 01:49:11 PM
Bubble thanks.   You and Don also look regal when smiling, but remember you are not 20 :)
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Post by: JeanneP on April 04, 2017, 01:49:31 PM
Jack.  Glad you are O.K. Did Mimi come running back to help you up.  Bet she felt so bad.  But she posed for you with a nice smile.  Bet your park is beginning to look nice now.  Ours has the daffodils blooming and some of the bushes but that is about it. Not looking in my back yard to see if plants coming up.  Have 4 Fraternity brothers from the U of I coming to clean the yard all up on Saturday. then I will work on the rest. Furniture need staining I know.

So true. None of us young anymore. I felt older over this winter but as its getting warmer I feel younger everyday.  Have a birthday on Wednesday so won't count it.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 04, 2017, 01:52:33 PM
Not so bad falling on carpet, but more fearful when falling on concrete or stone, although any fall at our ages are a definite worry and concern, more so if we have an illness that causes fall after fall....
Oh Jack, I know you would not swap your darling Mimi for the world, in no way did she intend on throwing you onto the ground, bless her... :smitten:

Shirley...I hope when you mention fall, it wasn't a recent one...you did right on checking it over with your Doctor, same as when I took a fall onto concrete patio at my old address, two plus years ago, and caught my head-ear on the terracotta flowerpot...The Doctor done the usual test of " who is our Queen? " " what year are we in? " of course I found it amusing, came away chuckling..." nothing wrong with my brain "
little did I realise that a short time afterwards I was to get my MRI scan result on my brain, unrelated to my fall of course...
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Post by: June Drabek on April 04, 2017, 02:26:09 PM
Jack, I am so thankful you did not sustain any broken bones. I am 92 and so falling is part of my life it seems. The last one was bruised ribs and they take six weeks of pain to heal. I am sure your sweet Mimi felt sad for causing you to fall, and I pray you are healing nicely.
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Post by: Joy on April 04, 2017, 03:11:16 PM
Jack,  so glad that you didn't hurt yourself any worse.  I have some trouble getting around, and I am so conscience of falling.  I tend to hold myself stiff and only makes my walking worse.  But, I sure don't want to fall .

I bet Oglebay is starting to look so pretty.  Can't wait for summer to be able to enjoy all your nice walks.

Be careful !!!

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on April 04, 2017, 03:13:31 PM
JeanneP   our park about the same.  A few tulips, but will probably be another 2 weeks.

June, Mimi probably thought it was a game and I have never yelled at her.  If I raise my voice then I feel bad.

Jackie, last few days have helped a good friend and neighbor with MS  Doing yard work and trimming his Pampas Grass.  I cut and he bags.  I can bend over but tough getting back up.   He said falling has not been a problem for him but very weak and low energy.   He lost a younger brother to it several years ago.  Give him credit, he keeps active, but said the last two months have been tough.  Hope the warm weather picks him up.


Joy I still have not used a cane I purchased but at the park move from one bench to another when legs start acting up.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 04, 2017, 03:39:39 PM
The last fall I took was in Indps visiting Cousin Tom.  We went to a restaurant near his home and my great-niece, Erin, was with us.  As we came out of the building, I lost my footing and I really don't know why.  But I just gradually lowered myself to the pavement in front of many people.  One woman tried to help me up and I finally told her I had to get on my hands and knees.  When I got there, I put up my hands and the woman and Erin helped me up.  My only "ouchie" was where I had a small skinned area on my right elbow and I didn't know about that for several days.  That was what I meant about falling "right".  I slipped on the ice a couple of years before that and again, I fell "right", no bruises or broken bones.  But I sure scared everyone in both cases when I fell. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 04, 2017, 04:23:28 PM
I tend to have falls for seemingly no reason which is why I purchased a lifeline. However, it only works in my building. The last fall I had was about a month ago when I just suddenly went backward and then I have little to no strength in pulling myself back up. I think I may lean too far to one side or back and the body just goes with it. I wonder if strengthening my core would help?
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Post by: June Drabek on April 04, 2017, 08:05:41 PM
Patricia, same here with the life line, just works in our buildings. Last time I went over backwards I am thinking it may have been a TIA, as I don't remember the actual fall at all. Still healing with bruised ribs though.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 04, 2017, 09:36:27 PM
Jack. Now can Mimi tell things from the tone of your voice? I have always said that animals can. Some people say no.  All the dogs I had could. If I sent them to their bed for something they would not come out until I said O.K you can come out now. Friends use to try to get them out even offering them something but wouldnt move.
My Birds,specially this one.  It is quiet but yell if it wants something. Specially if Idon't cover cage at 8PM. but if I yell Be Quiet to it it stops . Time I use to think my animals minded more than my children did.

Only had to tell animals one time and they remember. Not humans.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 04, 2017, 11:04:40 PM
Animals connect the particular tone and sound of the word used with the action expected by humans at the time. It is the same as someone who doesn't understand the language.


June, I don't know what causes my falls, but earlier in life, with my disability, I would have balance issues and things like feeling I was falling over backward if I was walking up a steep hill. One time upon swimming across a gravel pit, I became somehow turned around and started off the long, 5 mile way. My mother started yelling to get my attention so I was able to follow her voice to shore. I was about 13 years old at the time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 05, 2017, 05:28:22 AM
Quote from: jackwv on April 04, 2017, 01:49:11 PM
Bubble thanks.   You and Don also look regal when smiling, but remember you are not 20 :)

Oh? We are not? MMmmmmm.... I was sure we were barely more!   :buck2:
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Post by: jackwv on April 05, 2017, 09:38:22 AM
JeanneP   as Pat stated it is more the tone and my body movement.   If I am stressed so would my pet be.  I never spank, or yell and even when I raise my voice it bothers me.  Mimi just jumped off the day bed and ran over to tell me time to go outside.  She need not speak to get her message across.   
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Post by: halkel on April 05, 2017, 11:00:05 AM

Jack my pup, when she really wants something, will rest her chin on my leg.    She gets the most pitfall look on her face.  My daughters Husky will come sit next to you, looking off into space, like she is ignoring you. Lol
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Post by: jackwv on April 05, 2017, 11:29:54 AM
Hal yes they know how to get your attention, and reach your heart.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 05, 2017, 02:54:44 PM
Kendrick knows NO, spoken loudly.  Otherwise he seems to ignore anything that is said in regular tones.  He can hear when I am ready to get out of my chair, or he goes by my turning off the light at night, and he's at the door to this room, waiting for me.  He constantly walks in front of me, but when I go to the living area, he goes for the cabinet where I keep the kitty treats.  They are not dumb animals by any stretch of the imagination. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on April 05, 2017, 04:34:51 PM
Farrah is always watching me, alert to any moves I might make. I think that goes back to her beginnings. She will come next to me and just stare. I say "What do you want now?" and she will say Win, or win-win, if it's food or a treat or else she will run to lie by her big cylinder if she wants you to play with her. I stick to the same words or tones and she knows what I mean. She is very alert, verbal and very active, very physical in movements.

Sarah used to go into the bedroom and lie on the bed when I went to brush my teeth in the evenings.  Farrah doesn't do that but sometimes I will awaken at night to find her sleeping behind me on the pillow. In the morning when she hears me moving about, she will come into the room and walk around and around me on the bed as if to say hurry up! After my shower, she dashes to her food dishes and waits impatiently for me to start my coffee and fill her dishes.

When I have company, she goes to her net carrier. If she is familiar with them, she will come out and visit but no grabbing or lifting allowed.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 10, 2017, 07:06:59 AM

We awakened to a beautiful Passover morning here in Netanya. Weeks of preparation will culminate in Seder this evening in this joyous family celebration. Our places are set including a spot for the prophet Elijah. Chag Sameach everyone!
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Post by: jackwv on April 10, 2017, 07:40:58 AM
   Aleikhem Shalom
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 10, 2017, 08:47:17 AM
Peace indeed Jack.  I hope we never have a repeat of that terrible attack of 2002.  The memories are still fresh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_massacre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_massacre)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 10, 2017, 08:59:30 AM
http://www.happypassover.net/passover-wishes.html

Greetings For Passover

"Shalom!
Wishing you joy and many blessings
at Passover and throughout the year!
May God bless you this Passover season
and all through the year..."
"May your Pesach overflow with happiness...
May you always be blessed with peace,
prosperity and togetherness!
Wishing you ( both ) a Happy Passover!"



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Post by: jackwv on April 10, 2017, 09:02:51 AM
Bubble and look at what just happened in Egypt.   I am 86 and probably starting at the age of 6  have prayed for peace.   Guess we must settle for peace in our own hearts, and wonder how there can be so much hate on the part of extremists. 

Jackie good post!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 10, 2017, 09:27:55 AM
Yes, Christians in Egypt are the target now.  Horrible.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 10, 2017, 12:22:54 PM
Bubble, I wish you and Israel, peace, love and happiness, chag kasher v'same'ach
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 11, 2017, 04:45:36 AM
Thanks.  WOW  Your Hebrew is excellent! :)
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Post by: angelface555 on April 11, 2017, 09:06:54 AM
;) Thanks...
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Post by: Sandy on April 11, 2017, 06:00:16 PM
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My Daughter Kelly and
Her Grand Daughter "Fe"

A happy couple!
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Post by: angelface555 on April 11, 2017, 07:46:10 PM
So cute, sandy...both of them!
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 11, 2017, 10:13:38 PM
Sandy, nice picture of Kelly and Fe.  Kelly looks too young to be a grandma.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on April 11, 2017, 10:29:01 PM
Sadly, Bubble (and Don), my English comes with a Missouri twang... never learned another language and sorry I didn't all my life.  But my wish for good health and happiness is sincere, and may God Bless all, especially those in danger.  Such a pretty table and beautiful tradition, thanks for sharing the day with us.

Sandy, they are absolutely darling, both of your girls.  I made a trip to MO yesterday & back today, just over 600 miles.  Besides driving 300 miles today my Fitbit tells me I walked about 3 miles, 6,500 steps & 4 flights of steps.  This is one tired old lady.  Did not see a single wild dogwood blooming but did see some in the little town in the heart of Kansas City (Leawood) where we used to live.  Only one of the old trees blooming, we've been gone about 30 years so guess they were replaced. 
:tissue: 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 12, 2017, 03:40:27 AM
Sandy, that's a photo of happiness :)  Lovely!
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 12, 2017, 04:29:46 AM
We celebrated a joyful but deeply profound Seder last night in which everyone took part. However, the most meaningful part of the evening was Bubble's account of a Seder event which happened a block away from her home on March 27, 2002. Festivities were underway when the evening's tranquility was shattered by sirens of police, ambulances and helicopters: a Palestinian suicide killer had exploded a bomb in a room of around 300, killing and wounding scores of victims. Shortly after that there was a loud knock on Ethy's door and there stood about 20 so victims, bloodied and bleeding, clothing in tatters, some dumb from shock.
Bubble and her husband Benni received them warmly, literally emptied their drawers and closets to provide cover and clothing, and provide as much comfort and care as possible.
It was a Seder which no one will ever forget. But the most heart-warming part of this story is that every year since, at every Seder, a family member calls Bubble to express thanks thanks on behalf of her family  for this act of kindness and compassion. I was present when the call came in on Monday, and even though I could'nt understand a word, the tone of voice was all I needed to know what was being said.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 12, 2017, 06:00:43 AM
All of the elements for the Seder are presented on the Seder plate: parsley, celery along with salted water which represents the tears of the enslaved Jews.
A shank bone of a lamb:  a reminder of the 10th plague when every firstborn died. Those spared were the ones whose door frames had been marked with the blood of a newly slaughtered lamb.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 12, 2017, 06:04:55 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 12, 2017, 07:50:17 AM
This depicts the 40-year trek across the desert as the fleeing Jews carried food and that which could sustain them.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 12, 2017, 08:19:12 AM
Another part of the enactment is ridding ourselves of the plagues. Bubble is proclaiming the name of each one and Illy is pouring wine followed by water into a large bowl. When all ten plagues have been proclaimed the bowl is carried from the room while everyone remains silent and the contents are flushed away. The celebrations then resume.
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Post by: halkel on April 12, 2017, 11:06:48 AM
The devotion to tradition and religion is to be commended and honored.  Thanks for letting us be a part of it.

Don, reference the help for the victims that Bubble and Bennie provided.  Their efforts to aid and comfort the victims does not surprise me.  That is just their nature.  God bless them and all the others who rendered aid.
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Post by: Joy on April 12, 2017, 12:12:47 PM
Don,  wonderful pictures and wonderful stories.   Especially the kindnesses of Bubble and her husband.   

It is so nice  that you have shared this special celebration with all of us.   Always interesting to hear about all the different nationalities and how they celebrate these various customs.

Thanks so much for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on April 12, 2017, 01:02:56 PM
Again, thank you for these photos. I have known Bubble for years, almost as long as I've been on the Internet. But these photos deepen my understanding and my friendship to an extraordinary woman and her family.
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Post by: jackwv on April 12, 2017, 01:25:15 PM
Don, Bubble and family, so good to see you reliving the traditions.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 12, 2017, 01:50:58 PM
Thank you, thank you my friends   :bow:
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Post by: JeanneP on April 12, 2017, 11:19:50 PM
Don...Passover. One of the Great Traditions. I am glad Don you got to share it.  I still miss so many of the traditions we had in UK growing up. Needed family there to have them.  You have learned so much over the years from knowing Bubble. Most probably  things you never knew. So many of the old Traditions seem to not be carried out  anymore . So many young do not follow the religious ones now.
You all Enjoy the rest of the Passover.   We all have loved getting all the photoes that You and Bubble have been sending to us.   It is like we hve been on this Holiday with you.
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Post by: Shirley on April 12, 2017, 11:51:35 PM
And I am another that has enjoyed every photo and detail of the Seder (including March 27,2002).  It gives me such a warm heart to know Bubble's family and friends carry on and will pass down what she learned as a child.
Hugs to you and all those close, Bubble..... and thank you for allowing us into your circle.  Thanks, Don, for sharing this special time with us.  Love the intent look on Aviv's face, he understands. 
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Post by: June Drabek on April 13, 2017, 02:48:26 PM
Don, thank you so much for sharing the Seder of 2002. That is an example of what faith should be . to give and not to count the cost. And then for years later the heart felt thanksgiving for what was done for the victims. Perfect at this special time of year, be we Jewish or Christian.
The pictures of the ceremony are a gift, thank you so much. I feel so "one'd" with you, my beloved friends.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 15, 2017, 08:13:44 PM
Beautiful Easter Saturday was up to the park twice.  Here is at sunset.

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Post by: Mary Ann on April 15, 2017, 08:40:29 PM
Jack, Mimi looks so happy, especially to be out and with you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on April 15, 2017, 09:39:20 PM
Aw, Jack....  don't know what it is about her that melts my heart.  I am sure all of your other Golden Girls had a hand in picking her for you and smile down to see what a perfect match you two are.  Beautiful soft background colors in the photo.  A Happy Easter to you!

Hi, Mary Ann, you slipped in before I could post. "Hi" to Dot for me.   :hello:

Happy Easter to all, we are watching storms dance around Kansas, so far missing OUR area, but coming this way.  Golf ball size hail doing a lot of damage.  'Tis the season~


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Post by: FlaJean on April 15, 2017, 10:45:02 PM
What a lovely young lady, Jack.  Today was beautiful and expecting another lovely day tomorrow.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 16, 2017, 02:17:53 AM
JACK WV...

...what a wonderful life of freedom your Mimi is now enjoying...no wonder she is sitting proud and with a smile on her face... :)

...Jack I am happy your weather has turned for the better, allowing you to both get out and about...
     
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Post by: jackwv on April 16, 2017, 08:19:23 AM
Mary Ann, Shirley, Jean and Jackie  thanks.   To be another nice day today but first the most important! Early church service.   
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Post by: JeanneP on April 16, 2017, 02:08:21 PM
Jack.  You were lucky. got good weather for the Easter day.  It started to storm late Saturday night after 4 day of summer like.  It is still dark and raining.  Sad that I am sure it has ruined lots of what was planned by many.  Lots of places had big egg searching all over town for the children.  Little to wet for some.

Mimi seems to know how to pose when you use the same bench.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 16, 2017, 03:13:56 PM
JeanneP   I just ask her to sit and she gets that smile, very easy to get a good shot.     We had passing rain but a nice day and yes, back to the park. 
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Post by: MaryTX on April 16, 2017, 03:25:17 PM
Jack, I love all the pictures of Mimi.  My golden Missy hates to have her picture taken and if she sees a camera, she immediately turns away :(.

Mary
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on April 16, 2017, 06:56:56 PM
Mary I have photos of my Goldens without the smile, but I usually wait till the tongue goes out and they show their smile.  They were more prone, indoors to move away from the camera.  Would like to see one of Missy.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 16, 2017, 08:05:07 PM
Jack.  I bet you could always tell the ladies to just sit,. and they would give  you a big smile.  You really are getting your exercise in now.  Having a dog is the way to do it and your having such a beautiful area to walk.  That really helps.  I will do more one the weather gets nicer. My 2 parks and Japan house are only about 10 min. away
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Post by: jackwv on April 16, 2017, 09:36:59 PM
JeanneP  I would love to see the Japanese House.  Miss Sato and Sachiko and their tours.

Hate to admit it but I am slowing down. My legs get numb and I want to avoid falling.   I move along the level walking paths, from bench to bench.  As soon as I head for one Mimi comes back and leans against my leg, staying close.  I still avoid walks around the block, no place to sit and prefer to take the short drive to the park.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 16, 2017, 10:11:39 PM
Jack, welcome to the club with leg trouble.  It is no fun.  Norm had peripheral neuropathy in his legs up to his knees and at the last had to have a scooter to ride on, but he was older than you.  Tom and I both think we have a start on neuropathy.  Tom's is more like Norm's where he feels like he is walking on broken glass.  My shin bones have been sensitive for many years and it is my knees that feel like I'm kneeling on broken glass.  One of the benefits, as I call it, of growing older. 

I hope you can overcome your numbness.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 17, 2017, 01:46:55 AM
JACK WV...
...agree, when it comes to walking dog -dogs, stick to what you know, as you are already doing...places that you feel comfortable walking in-through, such as familiar paths...even if it does mean a short drive in getting there, and if their are benches and loos, all the better...well I wont, and cant go anywhere if there is not a loo... :-[

I too wish both Sato and Sachiko would come back to post, as and when...
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Post by: jackwv on April 17, 2017, 09:25:53 AM
Mary Ann and Jackie, I am fortunate, have no pain. My legs go to sleep, have done it for around 10 years.  I simply head for a place to sit, lean forward and after a few minutes ready to go.  My doctor did not prescribe a cane, but said it could help.  I have had one for probably 6 months and seldom use it, preferring to keep both hands available for the leash.  I avoid steps without a railing, and try not to sit on the ground unless there is something to hold to help getting up.
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Post by: Lindancer on April 17, 2017, 11:57:38 AM
Jack great picture of your beautiful  Mimi. My son golden was Rosey, and my granddaughter in Tenn. She name hers Charlie, which I never understood as she, is a she.

I always say, I am in great shape if I did not have to walk and breath.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 17, 2017, 02:49:32 PM
Jack, my leg pain is at night, or early morning, and when I get out of bed, the pain goes away.  Now, if I try to get down on my knees, that is when the "broken glass" feeling sets in.  It used to be if I were on the floor or ground, I could get on my knees and if there was something near I could lift myself up, but I cannot get on my knees any more.  Old age isn't for sissies and I have a few years on  you.

I hope your day is as nice as ours - temp between 65 and 70 with the sun shining.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 18, 2017, 07:48:58 AM
Only a week left and now each day becomes more meaningful than the one that preceded it. We went downtown this morning and soaked up that downtown ambience in the city square.
We stopped here for our coffee and croissants . The area in the background is where the baked goods are made.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 18, 2017, 07:53:43 AM
A penny for your thoughts.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 18, 2017, 08:01:46 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 18, 2017, 08:10:13 AM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 18, 2017, 08:39:19 AM
DON...
...if I am not jumping the gun, this is the happiest I-we, have seen you, during these last three months......You have been looking very relaxed and " at home"...
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Post by: jackwv on April 18, 2017, 08:58:09 AM
The biggest smiles are those when the two of you are together :thumbup:
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Post by: FlaJean on April 18, 2017, 03:11:54 PM
Bubbles and Don, Nice photos of you two.  Seeing the Croissants 🥐 Is making me hungry.  A caramel caffe latte and a butter croissant makes my day.  This week will go by too quickly for you.  Enjoy each moment. 🎶🎶
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Post by: angelface555 on April 18, 2017, 03:19:24 PM
What wonderful photos you've shared with us, a perfect idyll!
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Post by: JeanneP on April 18, 2017, 07:35:52 PM
 Don . Hate to see you have to leave but you will be back. grea shots of you both. You have put a few pounds on I  bet. Bubble wants you to still put on a few more. all you eat in Israel looks so good. Be impossible to stay skinny there.

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Post by: Shirley on April 18, 2017, 08:27:39 PM
Ah, Don & Bubble, I feel a dread already, about parting.  I hope you can get together again soon.  You have kept so busy it will take a while to unwind and go at a "normal" pace.  Thank you for sharing the days with us, it has been such fun I almost feel like I've been there.  Safe trip home, Don, I'm sure your family has missed you.
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Post by: Sandy on April 18, 2017, 08:45:48 PM
Fe now has her own table to "walk"
around..    A nice place to play.    She will be a year old in a couple of weeks.

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Post by: jackwv on April 19, 2017, 08:56:47 AM
Cute the way Fe is showing one of the toys then Party time.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 19, 2017, 09:44:56 AM
Fe is really precocious, walking already.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 19, 2017, 09:46:43 AM
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Guess who..., no it is not Don!   ;D

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Post by: Sandy on April 19, 2017, 09:59:53 AM
Bubble's grandson Aviv as "spider man??
   
Spiders scare me!!!

:ghostface:
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Post by: Shirley on April 19, 2017, 12:34:23 PM
Doesn't seem possible Fe is almost a year old already, Sandy!  She is adorable & obviously sharp as a tack. 

Ah, Bubble, Aviv is just like my gr-grandson.... SpiderMan rules!  He shows up for every costume party or gift reason.... we know what "turns him/them on". 
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Post by: Sandy on April 19, 2017, 12:45:34 PM
Fe is "walking around"  not "walking alone,  with out hanging on to something... 

You never know when they are going to take off across the room...  on their own.   

I particular loved mine when they were pre walking around hanging on to things ...    They were easier then.   Once they are out on their own,   LOOK OUT ......

It is hard to believe that she is already going to be a year old. 
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Post by: angelface555 on April 19, 2017, 01:17:50 PM
Sandy, Fe is so cute, such a little doll!

Bubble, I remember when Aviv was little and at five now he is a good looking, sturdy boy!
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Post by: JeanneP on April 19, 2017, 06:13:26 PM
All the young boys seem to love their Spider man outfits.  I know 2 of my grands even wanted to sleep in them for 2 years . Seems like every 2 years one will come on and they want the outfits.  Not so much the girls.

Now they do have these outfits in Don's Size.

I have had 7 Solicited calls on my home phone today. 2 this past 2 days on my mobile.  They don't seem to be able to take care of that problem.

I have one saying that I have stayed at one of their resorts in the past. usually hang up but just kept it running yesterday. Then said Yes, I did and I had Bed bugs when I came home. So I am going to post about it on Facebook. Maybe this will get rid of them.
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Post by: MaryTX on April 19, 2017, 06:41:23 PM
Good for you :)
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Post by: JeanneP on April 20, 2017, 07:59:50 PM
Bubble.  Now your photo in 3030 is the best I have ever seen. You should frame that one and send it back with Don.  I will miss seeing all the photo of the past 3 months. But will be others later when he returns. time goes by so fast.

Closed the door on spring cleaning at the house again today.  Just to nice outside.
I then left my car on Clinic parking lot and walked around the city.  So nice out today.
The Christie Marathon is on this weekend so will stay away from the area.  We now have 28000 entered in it. Getting big. Lots from other countries now. for the past 4 years. 4 runners from one of the African areas (Kenya I believe) take the 1st and 2nd places.  they are all entered in the Saturday race.  Same ones who run the Boston race the other day.  Again the winners. they say that a US person not won since the 1980s.  Those people can really run.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 21, 2017, 03:18:32 AM
Here is a photo I took recently of our, my, one remaining dog Toby....you can spot in the background photos of our, my, now departed Petra, Megan and Benji, who sadly we lost just before last Christmas...

Unlike Jack's Mimi, our Toby does not " smile "...infact I dont think he looks very happy that I took this photo of him, maybe a tad suspicious of my camera...



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Post by: jackwv on April 21, 2017, 10:12:21 AM
Jackie, I get that same look sometimes when I grab the camera, inside.   Toby looks like he is right at home and bet he can settle anywhere he pleases.
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Post by: Marilyne on April 21, 2017, 10:54:21 AM
Jackie - Your Toby is a cutie!  He just looks a little bit camera shy.  I've been trying to get a good photo of my cat for the longest time, but I'm never satisfied. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 21, 2017, 11:23:49 AM
JACK WV, MARILYNE...
...thank you both for your comments....think in hindsight I may have been a tad too close to Toby, as an " in your face " so not too surprised I was getting that  facial expression, and with knowing our Toby and what could have been going through his mind...ha ha, at least unlike our late Benji, he didn't turn his face away, my darling Benji did not like the camera pointing at him.....ah yes Jack, the sofa, the chairs, a choice of two dog beds, well anyplace he finds comfortable really, no place is ever out of bounds.... ;D
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Post by: Shirley on April 21, 2017, 11:28:30 AM
Love the photo of Toby, Jackie.... he just looks bashful to me, after all, "big guys don't have to show off, everyone knows they are winners!"  The way the fur swirls over his "snout".... he looks like he is about to wink & give a one sided grin. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 21, 2017, 11:42:31 AM
SHIRLEY...
...yes that, or snap your fingers off... ;D
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 21, 2017, 01:52:33 PM
POSTING FOR MARY...

...Mary asked me to post this for Jack....

"Think this is about the first time Missy has ever looked directly at the camera!  She is a Golden/Mix.  We got her from a rescue group and no one really knows what the "mix is".  With longer hair, she looks like a Golden but never has had feathers like Mimi.  I have been sick for the last six months and in and out of the hospital twice so she didn't get brushed like normal; hence the short haircut".



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Post by: FlaJean on April 21, 2017, 02:06:53 PM
Enjoyed seeing both photos.  We don't have any pets since we lost our poodles some years ago, but we do dog sit our daughter's two little ones every now and then.
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Post by: Marilyne on April 21, 2017, 03:09:53 PM
Mary - She's very pretty!  Looks like she has a dense coat and a face similar to a Samoyed, but the color of a Golden. Samoyed's have sweet happy personalities, like Goldens and Lab's.
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Post by: jackwv on April 21, 2017, 04:17:06 PM
Mary, Missy is lovely, how old?  Bet she is sweet.  Has that look of what is that thing (the camera) you are pointing at me.    Read somewhere that someone clipped a tennis ball at the top of their smart phone and the dog would concentrate on it.  Love them all, even when not smiling.

Just remembered one of my favorites from years back.  Was at a Golden Gathering at the park with Jessie and Zoe, both now gone.  People comment on the smiles and I told them a friend took the photo while I stood off to the front of them with treats.  It sure worked.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 21, 2017, 05:15:31 PM
JACK WV...
......again, love this photo of Zoe and Jessie, the same smile I would get from my darling Benji...he was always so so happy whenever he saw me...
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Post by: Shirley on April 21, 2017, 05:17:17 PM
Jack, so nice to see Jessie & Zoe again!  (Zoe closest to the camera, right?)  Your girls all looked a lot alike but
so completely different.  I loved every photo of them but you know Zoe made me grin from ear to ear with her teasing you.

Mary, Missy is a beauty, bet a DNA would show she has some Chow in her, you think?  My first thought when her photo showed up. (Thank you, Jackie).  How old was she when you got her?  Sorry you have been sick, hope all is well now?  She sure has tiny feet, would love to see more photos of her.
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Post by: jackwv on April 21, 2017, 06:10:56 PM
Shirley, yep Zoe on the right.  Bet the two of them are smiling at Mimi.  I had commented very little shedding, but now throwing her coat and had a session combing her out.  Prior to my finishing she jumped off the table and galloped around the yard like a nut.  I tried to get video but she quit, guess she did not feel like performing.
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Post by: MaryTX on April 22, 2017, 11:57:15 AM
Thanks again Jackie for posting Missy's (aka "Princess") picture.  She thinks she is one and has even got Duck our 11 year old black lab bowing down to her :)  and everyone's comments.  Jack, I loved to see the pics of Josie and Zoe again. 

Chow and Samoyed have never been mentioned but after pulling up pictures of each of them, I can see a resemblance.  With the exception of one German shepherd years ago, all of our dogs have been "Heinz 57" breeds!   And they are the best kind! 

Missy is 7 now.  She was picked up at a year old by animal control in Plano which is a high kill shelter.  Someone there called Gayle at the rescue group and she she picked her up.  All the animal controls in the area up there call Gayle whenever they have a dog to put down. The next day Missy delivered four puppies!  Missy adopted us, we didn't adopt her!  We met Gayle at a Tractor Supply where she was setting up an adoption booth for some of her dogs.  She let Missy out of her crate and she immediately jumped up into Cathie's lap.

I hope I'm on the mend!  I can deal with my chronic problems but these out of the ordinary things are the pits!

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Mary
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 22, 2017, 01:05:16 PM
Yesterday we all went to a popular meat eatery - my friend  Lolita treat for Don.
Here are some photos.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 22, 2017, 01:06:13 PM
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 22, 2017, 01:20:35 PM
This was definitely not a high-class joint: it was more like a trucker/biker gathering place, but my memories of my last visit there were enough to make me want to go back one more time.
The ritual is this: you go to the long counter where bite-size pieces of meat or chicken or chicken livers or hearts are on display. You make your choice and your selection is skewered and then you carry  it across the room to where the charcoal pit is and wait for the food to cook. When done they call your name, you get the food and dig in. Nothing fancy but a feast for the gods.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 22, 2017, 01:37:31 PM
DON...
...well you know what they say..." you have to try everything once... ;) well you went back for seconds... :)
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 22, 2017, 01:49:22 PM
Today we went to Hadera for a fish dinner at a place called Beni The Fisherman. These pictures were taken from our table.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 22, 2017, 01:57:00 PM
We ordered St.Peter's Fish which is really talapia, but has attained that saintly appellation because legend has it that when Jesus and his buddies went fishing on the Gallilee, Peter was the one who caught the big one.
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Post by: jackwv on April 22, 2017, 01:59:56 PM
Don and Bubble, I prefer the view for the fish, but looks like my kind of food at the eatery.

MaryTX, I agree Missy is a Princess and she rescued you.  What a fortunate meeting.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 22, 2017, 02:03:33 PM
Disecting this creature while on your plate is like a surgical procedure. Mine looked like it was done with a hammer and chisel. This Illy performing her magic

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Post by: JeanneP on April 22, 2017, 02:59:19 PM
Don and Bubble.  All that food looks so good. Wonder what your Calorie count was that day.  But you will be able to do the counting once you come home.
I do the same when I go to UK.  Eat everything in sight.  How I miss it when I come back.  You just enjoy the time you have left.  Have a safe trip back home.  Talk about the plans you have to return....
I thought only us Brits served Fish and Chips on new papers. I turned the screen around but could not read the paper


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Post by: FlaJean on April 23, 2017, 01:29:17 PM
I love fish but prefer my fish filleted. 😀 But everything looked inviting.  Sure have enjoyed all the photos.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 23, 2017, 02:02:30 PM
Thank you for all of these different photos!
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Post by: Shirley on April 23, 2017, 09:59:54 PM
I sure have enjoyed the photos, Don & Bubble.  Sorry the time is running out but you two need a rest!  What fun you've had this whole time and thanks so much for sharing it with us.  I was telling my kids the other day about your photos and how different they are compared with what we see on TV or read about.  At least you will be coming home to warmer weather than when you left, Don.  Safe trip home.

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 24, 2017, 09:26:32 AM
We were going to go out to mark our last day together but decided to stay home and spend that quality time right here. I speak for Bubble and me when I say how much we appreciate your comments and feedback to our postings; it made them so much more fun to do. These are the last pictures from Israel taken a few hours ago we're doing our best to give you our best smiles.
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Post by: SCFSue on April 24, 2017, 12:38:39 PM
Don and Bubble, you are blessed to have such a beautiful friendship.  You've had a lovely time together this spring.

SCFSue
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Post by: angelface555 on April 24, 2017, 12:47:57 PM
Bubble and Don, thank you for sharing this time with us.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 24, 2017, 01:19:36 PM
DON, BUBBLE...
...I share your sadness in parting, try as you might to smile, I can see that you are both finding this very hard but...you have shown us many delights during your few months together, the memories will linger on... I would like to take this opportunity to thank you both for taking us-me, on this special trip, and showing us the sites of this far away country...May you have a safe journey back home...
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Post by: jackwv on April 24, 2017, 02:00:02 PM
Don and Bubble, thanks for sharing.  You will have many happy memories and the joy of planning your next together.
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Post by: June Drabek on April 24, 2017, 02:45:59 PM
Don and Bubble. I share your pain of parting. My eyes are overflowing looking at the love I see here. Have a safe trip home Don, and there is NO goodbye for you two. Your Souls are joined.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 24, 2017, 02:47:21 PM
Thank you all for your friendly feedback.
The last evening now... 
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Post by: Lindancer on April 24, 2017, 06:48:18 PM
I join in withall the other folks in here.  my thanks to both of you for sending back such lovely photos, some quite educational .  Don have a safe trip home.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 25, 2017, 08:58:34 PM
Leaving good friend is as bad as leaving family. Not as bad as loosing them because you know that one day you will be returning to see them again.  I don't thing for long before you will be doing that Don.  Its been a very busy visit. You have the memories that will help.  We are lucky now. Can see photo daily on computers. Talk for much longer on phone and can also see them and talk same time.  How I remember when it use to cost so much to call on the phone to UK.  Only could write Letters.
You have a safe trip back and both of you stay well. When healthy you can keep planning.
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Post by: Beverly on April 29, 2017, 11:08:07 PM
Don and Bubble - I join the others in thanking you for taking us on this journey to Israel. The happiness and joy you shared gave me many smiles and day-brighteners. I agree........not goodbye, but Till We Meet Again!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 30, 2017, 08:26:08 AM
It was a balmy week end yesterday and I went down to the sea shore - without my dear companion this time  :'( 
The beach was packed, although not many in the water as apparently that was still too cold. I bet there will be many suffering from sunburns: it is crazy how people just lie almost naked in midday sun.


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Post by: jackwv on April 30, 2017, 10:28:08 AM
Bubble, beautiful beach.  Agree with you, I always was under an umbrella or in the shade.  Even avoiding the sun I still get spots that must be removed. 
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Post by: Shirley on April 30, 2017, 11:03:35 AM
Gorgeous beach shot & of you, Bubble.  Those umbrellas are permanent fixtures along the shore (matching ones) I presume? I do admire the way "your" country does so much to offer the best life has to all citizens.  No doubt both of you are feeling lonely now, doesn't take long to get used to having someone around to talk to all the time.  Have you heard that Don got home okay?  I whizzed through posts just now & didn't notice one from him. 

Had to stop & rub my eyes, pollen from evergreens & pines terrible right now.  I've been to church & had breakfast with the kids, grands & great grands and seriously thinking about a nap.  Having some mist this morning, plenty of rain the last 24 hours, very relaxing.  My whole life I avoided sun when shade was available.  My hair used to be black & I have olive skin like my French father,but the sun still burned me.
 
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 30, 2017, 11:53:25 AM
Greetings from London Ontario, although my heart is still in Israel. Jet lag is almost gone and I'll be doing my radio show today. I posted below something that Bubble shared with me that I want to share with you.


Oh, the comfort -- the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person -- having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.
-Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, poet and novelist (26 Apr 1826-1887)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 30, 2017, 01:10:57 PM
Shirley, these umbrellas are not permanent.  They belong to a man whose living is renting them to visitors on the beach, together with sunning beds and plastic chairs (the orange piles you can see).
He also plants in the sand garbage bins lined with big green plastic bags.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 30, 2017, 04:26:58 PM
Bubble, I wish we had some of that sun right now! Again, it was so nice to see you and that lovely beach! Sunning beds? Is that like we have here in tanning salons?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 01, 2017, 11:55:16 AM
Plastic lounge beds with the head that can be raised.  People usually put their towel on it before resting there.  Because it is all plastic, it does not matter if they get sandy, it is easy to hose them down.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2017, 11:58:39 AM
Thank you, Bubble for explaining.  :)
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Post by: Shirley on May 01, 2017, 06:20:03 PM
I went back to see the orange things.... I was so busy admiring the umbrellas I didn't notice them.  Every time I scroll through the photos I want to remember to ask you if your daughter is a musician??  She has such pretty hands & her fingers look like they know how to play an instrument, maybe lots of practice on the piano or something....
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Post by: jackwv on May 01, 2017, 06:44:00 PM
Rain all day, heavy at times.  Late walk to the park for this view.  Now tonight(know it's May) but Hockey

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 02, 2017, 01:24:04 AM
Jack WV...I would be happy walking there amongst the green, come rain or shine....Talking of rain, we had a pelter come down mid day yesterday, brought both hailstones and thunder, then it stopped and the sun came out, I was looking for that rainbow out the back but never saw it...( you know the one, from Rainbowsbridge.. )
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 02, 2017, 03:50:09 AM
Jack, I miss seeing so much green around.  Canada was that green.  Here it is very different.

Shirley, my daughter is not musician but she uses her hands a lot: she is a physical therapist and specializes in medical massages.
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Post by: jackwv on May 02, 2017, 09:41:57 AM
Jackie and Bubble.   Still a bit of color at the park, and waiting for their next plantings, but quite happy just with the lush green.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2017, 11:22:43 AM
Jack, that is a beautiful, lush green, & lovely! The Southern part of Alaska is like that due to the rainforest climate, very Scandinavian in appearance. We are part of a large forested area and have been in a serious drought since 2003 so we don't have any of that.
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Post by: jackwv on May 02, 2017, 12:37:07 PM
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Bubble, I wish we had some of that sun right now! Again, it was so nice to see you and that lovely beach! Sunning beds? Is that like we have here in tanning salons?

Patricia we are fortunate with usually moderate weather.   I went back to your prior post (quote)  Doubt you have any outdoor sunning beds.  For my part I never used or tried for a tan.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 02, 2017, 12:50:13 PM
Actually, Jack, I assumed she was speaking only of a bed to lay on in the sun, set off the sand. I could be wrong as know ours are all indoors and highly carcinogenic.

My two sisters laid out for hours in the sun using various concoctions to achieve that perfect tan. Even though I didn't feel that way at the time, I was lucky in that I had the redhead's super white complexion and was light sensitive. Bright sunlight gave me migraines and my skin easily burned with the redness peeling to show the white again underneath. I stayed out of the sun between ten and two and wore hats before it was fashionable. I simply did not tan.

Now my two sisters have all the issues from sun damage while I have the same skin as I did back then.
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Post by: jackwv on May 03, 2017, 02:18:42 PM
Cool and lots of wind.  Tulips finished, they have dug up the bulbs.  Daffodils done.   They will be planting soon and put the baskets up, but waiting till end of the month for the baskets.   Not many flowers but here is a photo of Mimi in front of Allium plants and a prior photo of just the Allium.  Pretty but do not last long.

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Post by: Shirley on May 03, 2017, 04:01:21 PM
Jack, Mimi has the sweetest expression on her face... in every photo, like she still can't believe how lucky she is to find you.  She is beautiful but it is that look that makes me want to hug her.   

Did I miss photos of the tulips?  No unusual ones this year?  I have missed days being gone but thought I always caught up when I got home.  My iris are blooming more than most years but my computers are giving me fits not allowing Paint Shop Pro to open on the one & I still don't have the newer version on this Win 10 computer up & running.  Fact is, I have no clue how to set it up & no manual to go by.  I need pictures or somebody to "show me", the online manual doesn't work for me.  The Allium plants look darker than other years, you think? Beautiful photos, nice & sharp, what camera did you use?
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Post by: Sandy on May 03, 2017, 04:54:00 PM
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 03, 2017, 05:55:45 PM
Sandy, she is soooo cute!  A little doll!

Dot's most recent great-grandson was a year old about a week ago.  She sends me videos that her grandson sends her and he is a cutie, too. 

I hope your arm is not giving you too much trouble.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on May 03, 2017, 06:52:16 PM
Jack, a nice photo of Mimi. She always looks so calm and relaxed in her photos!

Sandy, Fe looks more like a little girl now, its hard to believe its been a year already!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 03, 2017, 07:47:07 PM
I doubt if I could top Mimi or Fe's photos but I have a few to share. Monday we had all electricity turned off in our building and some nearby buildings due to some city electrical work, replacing light poles, wiring, and some buried lines.

They are working lengthwise, three blocks at a time and while they are just getting to our area, this is the fourth or fifth year of the project. Of course, we had emergency power routed to another line for those bedridden with oxygen or other medical issues requiring electricity. We were blocked off, but I managed to get a few of them breaking up the pavement and reinstalling wires on the new poles.
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There are no real windows in the next building because that is part of the courthouse complex.

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Attaching wires to new poles;

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Post by: angelface555 on May 03, 2017, 08:03:02 PM
The silver building on the left was immortalized in a book by Edna Ferber, entitled the "Ice Palace" and was made into a blockbuster movie in 1931. Ferber also wrote the book, "Giant" which was also turned into a blockbuster movie.



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Post by: JeanneP on May 03, 2017, 08:22:11 PM
ANgel.  You must be getting nicer weather than us. Your construction work getting done.  Rain and wind seems to have slowed ours down for weeks.

You do live in a busy area. No construction never goes on around me. I have one foot in the county and one in the City but most still empty land. Was all farmland and still can't be putting building on it.  Thank goodness.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 03, 2017, 08:25:34 PM
Patricia, I had the thought of why didn't they put in underground wiring while they were working in the area.  Then I thought of the different types of soil and wondered if your soil would take to underground wiring - freezing and moisture - but I think here they put the lines in conduit so the soil doesn't come in contact with the lines.  The advantage is "no poles".

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on May 03, 2017, 08:30:49 PM
Jeanne, I live next to one of the rivers. On one side is the edge of the older, business offices areas and across the river is the beginning of the western industrial area. There is one on the north side that is just a bit larger than the one by me but still railroad lines and industry on the other close riverside.

We are still uncommonly cold with mid-sixties highs and thirty to thirty-two lows.

MaryAnn, that is why they are digging up the streets so there will be both underground and above ground wires, pipes, etc.
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Post by: jackwv on May 03, 2017, 10:55:04 PM
Patricia, a great group of photos.  Looked like they were all hard at work and not standing around.  Liked the Mural on the one wall.
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Post by: Shirley on May 03, 2017, 11:54:37 PM
Darling shot of Fe, Sandy.  My youngest great is just 7 months.  They change so fast, don't they?

Interesting photos, Patricia..... impressive work they are doing.  Wichita has all the main streets in town torn up & makes everyone furious because they take forever to finish any job.  My daughter & I drove from my house to the far west, had lunch & went shopping on the far east side after.  Spent a lot of time "dis-cussing" those streets & inconvenience of detours.

Mary Ann, my brother was in Alaska to check on ecology after building the pipeline.... and such problems with permafrost I was expecting that would be iffy to put lines underground.  Glad you asked.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 04, 2017, 02:01:57 AM
Jack WV...
...as always, lovely photo of your Mimi looking comfortable with her "now" surroundings of a backdrop of flowers...

Sandy...
...Happy 1st Birthday to Fe, or is that belated birthday? but doesn't time fly..

AngelFace...
...a lot of work going on, hmm, not sure of working in a building block without windows, I would sure be missing daylight and air...I am not a lover of murals on outside of buildings but, someone has got some talent...
...It was only yesterday I was watching ( tv programme ) Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys - 'Ice Train to Nowhere' through Alaska...his last part of journey he stated was Fairbanks in the middle of nowhere, his words...have to admit the scenery was stunning although some parts of his train journeys were on the dangerous side, and some of his stopovers you could tell he was nervous in " bear country "...At least I got a chance to visit your hometown....
You can find footage via youtube of the programme...


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Post by: FlaJean on May 04, 2017, 10:48:27 AM
Jack, nice photo of Mimi.  She is a beautiful golden.  I like those dark purple flowers.

Angel, I know you will be glad when they finish the work in your area.  But it is good to see the city improving itself and shows you must have a thriving city.

Fe is so cute.  My youngest great grand will be a year old the 20th.  My, how the time flies by.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2017, 10:53:41 AM
Thanks everyone for the comments!

Fairbanks is out in the middle of nowhere. We are a small city of a little over 100,000 set amid arboreal forests and glacial rivers and smaller towns and villages. We have more hot springs, lakes, rivers, and streams in the Interior than any other state has in its entirety. Fairbanks is set right in the middle of prime Athabaskan hunting grounds and the area is rife with bears, moose, caribou, and lynx among smaller animals.

The area is rugged. Hard rock, (quartz, copper, zinc, silver and gold); is abundant and proves mining employment as does the forests and farming. The multiple mountain ranges surrounding Fairbanks and its valley are the highest outside of Everest in the Himalayas. It is an eight-hour trip traveling the flank of some of those mountains to get to the next largest city of 300,000, forty-five minutes by air over those mountains. We see more European than American visitors. The hills, valleys, and rivers protect us from most violent weather and provide a living to those intrepid enough to live here.

Monday afternoon proved to be hard, trying to fill those four hours without electricity on aging legs.

I did get some photos at one of the tribal halls and about the town. This archway along the river is made up of many sets of caribou and moose antlers.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2017, 11:02:26 AM
The ice floating in the Chena river is from the Nenana river that had just had its ice go out Monday morning giving some lucky ticket holders several thousands of dollars in winnings. This is what an Arctic spring looks like. The trees are budding out, the birds are back and harmonizing but we won't see full greenery and flowers until Memorial Day.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 04, 2017, 11:08:24 AM
Really interesting place to live.  I like the flat land with all the mountains in the distance.  I've never liked being in the mountains (especially driving mountain roads), but I love viewing them in the distance.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2017, 11:13:46 AM
Jean we are surrounded by three sets of foothills. The mountains are behind those hills. The valley is only flat where it is paved over. I guess I am the opposite. When I visited in Kansas and there was a violent storm; I felt afraid and there were no mountains about to keep out the worst of it! My friend living there didn't care for mountains as they scared her!  ;)


We are too low in the valley to see the mountains.

This birch bark canoe dates back to the early nineteen hundreds.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2017, 11:17:22 AM
In March there are the Eskimo-Indian Games showcasing games that were used to develop and teaching children hunting skills. One of the events is to jump as high as possible to kick a ball. You can see a painting of one of the contestants in this mural.


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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2017, 11:20:16 AM
These hunting river spears are made of birch with mastodon ivory hooks. The from the left,waterproof boots are sealskin and the other ivory is also mastodon with the canoe and dogsled toys or minatures made from birch.
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This is a full look at the exhibit showing a walrus skull with ivory tusks and a  bone mask, from the early ninteen hundreds.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2017, 11:34:10 AM
This tribal hall exhibits some of the beadwork done in the past for clothing, special events, framing items and other uses.  There are beaded bone earrings in the cases on the right and birch bark baskets on the left. The one picture behind the baskets is done on moose skin and the hair trim on the larger beaded item is moose. The gloves are also moose hide.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 04, 2017, 11:48:34 AM
I would like to tell anyone if you are in good enough health to book a tour to Alaska to see much of what Patricia has shown.  Jim and I went in 2006 when I was 82 so I could handle it then.  We started at Anchorage, went by train to Talkeetna, then by bus for the rest of our trip.  It rained some every day but that did not slow us down.  The rain prevented us from seeing Denali, but the rain was usually not hard enough to keep us on the bus all of the time.  We were in Fairbanks, then to North Pole, then down to Valdez, a boat trip on Prince William Sound and back to Anchorage from where we flew to Vancouver BC and visited Jim's sister on Vancouver Island and we flew home from there.  We were there in August and I was amazed at the sizes of the flowers and vegetables.  We took a boat trip on the Nenana or Chena, saw Susan Butcher's dogs (she had died only a couple of weeks before our trip).  If I didn't have to walk, I'd do it again.  I highly recommend that anyone visit Alaska at least once - and we were in Patricia's Interior, not the Inside Passage.  While I would like to see the Inside Passage, I think we saw more of the "real" Alaska on our trip.  I loved it.

The bad part was that Patricia was working and all I got was her answering machine.  I would loved to have met you, Patricia.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 04, 2017, 12:10:00 PM
Fantastic photos Angel.  What an interesting place you live in.  I wish I could visit.

Fe is getting to show her personality now and looks so intelligent.

Mimi and her smile are  "huggable" :)
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2017, 12:14:31 PM
Thank you Bubble, I wish you could visit too!

MaryAnn,  :-[ Thank you, high praise indeed! I wish I hadn't been working as well and had been able to meet up with you.
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Post by: Lindancer on May 04, 2017, 08:54:40 PM
Patricia thanks for showing us those wonderful pictures of Alaska, I have been so many places, but never made it there.  I did make Iceland which also was and interesting country. Most of my trips were to Europe.
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Post by: Shirley on May 04, 2017, 10:00:00 PM
Oh, Patricia, you know how I love your Alaska!!!  I wish there was someone that could take care of cats so I could spend a summer driving & just enjoying the scenery all the way to Fairbanks.  If they were normal cats & used to staying inside all the time, I would pack they up & take off.  So many "ifs" in my world, but must appreciate what I have & can do, right?  Love seeing your photos & doubt if I would see as much driving on my own.  Thanks!

Mary Ann, I never wanted to take a "tour" until I finally realized it is the best way, never have to look for a parking spot, never have to worry about a flat tire or finding gas..... years ago our neighbors took the tour in their 80s & absolutely loved it.

Remember back in the old SeniorNet days when in the Missouri discussion someone would come up with a cyber trip? I think it was Martex & another lady that would do a bunch of graphics with the old bus & we'd hit the cyber road.  I have some of the photos & videos on a CD or thumb drive "somewhere".... fun times.  We would take that bus around the world & pick up everyone & have a big party, everyone bringing their speciality.  Maybe we all need to take a trip to Alaska.
  :thumbup:
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 04, 2017, 10:23:07 PM
Shirley, there are pros and cons about tours.  As one ages but is in fairly good physical health, tours are the way to travel.  When you pay for the tour, all of your expenses of the trip are taken care of - tips, most meals, luggage handling, fees to get into whatever is on the program.  A "con" is that you might want to linger in some of the places, but you are on a schedule and it isn't possible.  For me, the pros outweigh the cons.  From what I've heard, you would not want to drive to Alaska.  After you get there, it is OK,  but to get there is long and lonely.  I got there by flying in.

Mary Ann
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 04, 2017, 11:39:07 PM
[attachimg=1]This guy comes several times a day looking for me to toss him (her) a raisin.  We have several regulars including cardinals, woodpeckers, bluejays. The others won't stand still long enough to allow me to take a picture.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 05, 2017, 07:08:23 AM
Great photo Rammel!  I did not know birds would enjoy a raisin.
What sharp nails he has.
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Post by: jackwv on May 05, 2017, 08:51:55 AM
Rick, you caught a good pose, love to sit outdoors now and hear the birds.  Would like to have a feeder, but  have had Goldens for over 30 years, so would not get the activity.   Jean and Larry posted photos in the past of their feeder.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2017, 12:47:00 PM
Great, clear photo of the bird Rick! Nice of it to pose so well for you!
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Post by: Shirley on May 05, 2017, 01:03:11 PM
Great shot, Rick..... is that a mocking bird?   We have some around here but rarely get a good sight of them, just hear them going through all their calls.  They usually are people friendly birds but not ours.... could be the cats.  When we visited Cas' mother in eastern TN one time a catbird would be where ever we were outside, follow us around.  Nearly drove Cas nuts.  When we left early one morning to work our way back to KS, we stopped at the welcome center in Paducah, KY about 2:00 am, cars lined up for naps. We needed a couple hours sleep to get through St.Louis before rush hour traffic.... only a mocking bird sat on the limb near our vehicle & sang constantly.  I didn't know they stayed awake all night, but this one did.  After half an hour we drove on, singing didn't bother me.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 05, 2017, 02:07:58 PM
Rammel.  for some reason all I could get of your photo was the tail end of the bird. Bet it was a beauty.  There are getting to be less birds all the time here n my area. Even the black one that use to just cover my front lawn for about a week and made a mess.  All gone now.
We are also loosing all our Ash trees. All over the area they are dead. City is removing about 70 aday that is not on private property but asking owner to have taken down.  So sad as this town was known all over the globe for being the city with the most trees. Appeared in many books. Around the University area specially. So sad.  I have one on my lot. Still has some leaves on but no shade now. Limbs fall of in every wind.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 05, 2017, 07:07:34 PM
Good photo, Rammel.  Looks like a Northern Mockingbird, according to my bird book.  Catbird is gray and has black on the top of its head.

We no longer have bird feeders, Jack.  Every time we keep our daughter's two little dogs, they would eat fallen bird seed and get a stomach upset.  So, we decided after moving into this new place we wouldn't put any feeders up.
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Post by: jackwv on May 05, 2017, 08:51:47 PM
Jean I recall your saying you did not have the feeders in your new home, but know in the prior home you had a great setup and posted photos taken from the home by both you and Larry.  Never thought of the bird seed making the dogs sick, I just thought the poor birds would not have a chance around my Golden's.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2017, 09:35:10 PM
Here are my last photos from last Monday and the tribal hall.

This window display shows some items for daily use by an Inuit family from the decorative hanging, bearskin, carved birch and ivory toys and fishing gear, to the cone shaped fishing basket slash trap.

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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2017, 09:38:36 PM
Household items, moosehide and beaded clothing, note the beaded rifle case; decorative items and dolls for sale, trade or for storytelling. Note the large beaded artwork above the wall hanging by the information poster.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2017, 09:43:55 PM
Potlaches for special events and to honor the dead. Often it may take up to a year or more to save up and acquire a number of gifts for guests necessary to provide honor to the deceased. Families would beggar themselves to show honor.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2017, 09:46:21 PM
An average selection of the type of gifts to honor the deceased by giving away to guests. For an example, if you have one hundred guests, you must have enough that each guest has been shown honor for being there and also honoring the deceased by the bounty given away.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2017, 09:51:53 PM
Athabaskan, moosehide beaded dress, birchbark cradleboard, birchbark baskets, beaded decor, and rifle case.

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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2017, 09:54:40 PM
The eagle plaque is totally beadwork, also fur, (bear?); parka, birch bark baskets, moosehide footwear, gloves, etc. And that's all from my Monday![attachimg=1]
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 05, 2017, 10:25:01 PM
Patricia, while we were being driven back to our quarters from Denali, our driver had a woman (Native American?  Eskimo? I don't remember) tell us about the Potlatch.  We did not see pictures of anything, so it was interesting to see your picture of what was made for the Potlatch.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 06, 2017, 04:00:53 AM
wow that showing honor really goes to extremes. 
I loved all the pictures and learned about a different culture than the one around me where I was born
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Post by: Joy on May 06, 2017, 09:11:42 AM
Nice pictures, Patricia  and especially nice to hear about the different customs from your area.   

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on May 06, 2017, 11:01:36 AM
Angel, what interesting photos and information about those native people.  Thanks for sharing with us.

Joy, I don't know if I answered your question in the other forum so will answer it here.  The grandson with cancer lives in Calif. not MD.  I do have a grandson in Annapolis.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 06, 2017, 02:34:11 PM
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I was at the beach again today and took a picture of the sunning bed that one can hire as wekk as umbrellas, chairs, tables.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 06, 2017, 03:06:50 PM
Thanks for this photo Bubble. It clarified it for me. Here we call those loungers. Now if you could huff and puff and blow really, really hard to send some of that heat my way....puleeese!
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Post by: JeanneP on May 06, 2017, 03:49:52 PM
Bubble. Before in your photo's the beach did not seem to be crowded. This one seems like the people just all group together. I couldn't stand them that close.
People seem to really like to soak up the sun there.  They have talked so much about skin cancer here in the past few years that I think some of stopped the sun bathing.  I know my granddaughter really covers up now.
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Post by: Joy on May 06, 2017, 03:55:09 PM
Jean, I am so sorry to hear about your grandson.  And, being so far away sure doesn't make it any easier, either.   I am sure it is hard for you to be so far away,   My thoughts go out to you and your family.

Don't you have family in Silver Spring also?   Weren't you from Silver Spring before you moved to FLorida?   How long have you been in Florida now?

I have a nephew and his wife who have been full time campers for almost 11 years now, and he just wrote me that they are giving up traveling and have bought a place in Citrus Ridge,  which is down on Rt. 27  before you get to Haines City.  They have been retired all those years and just love going to Disney World.  They go several times a week .  Their 2 sons and families visit several times a year, so I figured that is where they would finally settle. But, they have traveled all over the US.  I am so happy that they got that opportunity and still are young enough to enjoy a good life.

Joy
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Post by: Lindancer on May 07, 2017, 11:59:25 AM
Patricia, those photos, are so interesting. thanks

Bubble, I would like to be on that beach with you

Jean, I am also so sorry to read about your grandson. Prays are for you and his family.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 07, 2017, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: JeanneP on May 06, 2017, 03:49:52 PM
Bubble. Before in your photo's the beach did not seem to be crowded. This one seems like the people just all group together.

Yes, what a difference between last week and this one: many more people, but the weather was warmer too. There were lots in the water as well.

I live not far from the beach and it is a real entertainment to see people trying to find a parking place, trying to squeeze between two cars when there is no chance they could fit in.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 07, 2017, 05:04:02 PM
Joy, we were in Ocala for 28 years and here in Niceville for a little over a year.  Our son who has MS is still in Silver Spring.

Linedancer, how is your grandson?  I remember that he was in the Fort Walton Beach hospital several months ago.

Nice beach photo, Bubbles.  Our tourist season will be in full swing soon and the beaches will be full of people.
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Post by: jackwv on May 13, 2017, 01:59:55 PM
My usual walk today and took to a lower trail (lots of steps)  I spotted this small tree I like, the park has several.
It is a Fringe Tree or Glancy Graybeard.   It now has beautiful blossoms (fringe)   and when the fringe is gone it is still a pretty little tree.   Photos of the tree and fringe closeup.


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Post by: Mary Ann on May 13, 2017, 04:43:12 PM
Jack, a pretty and interesting tree.  I once had the start of a purple fringe tree but I'm not sure how or when it came to an end.  It never did acquire any height.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on May 13, 2017, 04:47:11 PM
Now that is a beautiful tree. Does it stay so full all summer.  Would be nice in a yard but I bet a mess when fall comes. I have never seen one around here.
Was trying to work in the front yard today but the sun got to me. Alergies still bad so back indoors. Bird is out on the Porch so maybe go out there with a book.. Is it up around 78/80 today. No breeze. I believe that I am getting where I can't get out in the hot weather anymore. Not to work in it.  Time to start hiring some things done. Not cut grass for years. Bushes also.  Use to be no problem doing all that.
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Post by: jackwv on May 13, 2017, 06:08:58 PM
MaryAnn they are not a large tree, possibly 15 feet, for decoration.

JeanneP   they drop the fringe then have green leaves and do not appear to be much of a clean up.   
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Post by: JeanneP on May 13, 2017, 07:39:22 PM
I wondered what that group of big leaves were. Really large arn't they. Should be easy to clean up.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 14, 2017, 01:33:27 AM
Jack WV...
...you are so lucky to have such a glorious place to dog walk....the varying changes of scenery, the greenness, the changing colours, the seasons, I can imagine that however many times you go there you are always finding something new...I agree about the tree, looking close up it has a lovely pale green fringe, or fan...
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Post by: FlaJean on May 14, 2017, 12:04:40 PM
That is a beautiful tree, Jack.  We celebrated Mother's Day yesterday with our youngest daughter and husband.  Today we're enjoying a quiet day.  The weather is beautiful.
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Post by: Lindancer on May 14, 2017, 03:28:38 PM
FlaJean, I am a little late for two things, you asked about Jesse a long ways back. He has come a long ways in a year, when they told him he most likely would never walk again.  After being in a rehab in Orlando, He has gone from a walker to a cane. All the prays in here, I think helped.
Also I enjoyed the pictures of Emerald Bay, the first time I walked along that water front, We could not get over the beautiful clear color. Also there was very few buildings along the water front in Destin. When Dennis moved into Blue Water Bay, there was no bridge.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 21, 2017, 05:49:33 PM
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My Blue Daze is really blooming this year.
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Post by: jackwv on May 21, 2017, 05:56:27 PM
Jean, they look great.  Would brighten up a blue day.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 21, 2017, 06:10:51 PM
Jean, the Blue Daze is beautiful.  I think I have not heard of it before - or maybe I've forgotten since a previous year.  On the other hand, you may not have had it at Ocala.

My little blue flowers bloomed and are done but now the myrtle and vinca are in blossom.  Our volunteer landscaper and her husband worked on my front area this afternoon and it is much neater now.  Between her and my next door neighbor, all of the weeds have disappeared.  I have a fear that some of my little bulb flowers have disappeared permanently, but I can't get out or down to work the garden so I must take whatever happens.  I do appreciate what others are doing for me.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on May 21, 2017, 06:58:35 PM
Jean. What a beautiful creeper plant. I have never seen it before. We can grow nice phlox around here. Some that shade. My favourite.  All this rain has made my Hosta grow way to big.  Grew really fast this spring. Need thinning out bad.
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Post by: Shirley on May 21, 2017, 10:10:34 PM
I've gone back & back and never did get to a place I posted last.... but recognized posts & photos so just forgot to post, I guess.  :crazy2:  Sorry for not keeping up.  Doesn't get any better than this, photos from Alaska to beaches of Israel and lots in between.  Thank you all for the gorgeous photos.

Are the little blue flowers considered a "wild flower" in some areas?  Reason I ask is the park department planted wild flowers on the hill behind these houses a few years ago, thinking it would save them from mowing.  Wrong!  Only a few grew to bloom, most were overtaken by the weeds.  Weeds got so tall it was a fire hazard and at the time, these houses all had wood roofs.  Anyway, blue is my favorite color so when I noticed a blue wildflower I tried my best to save it from the mowers... failed, but if I remember, it looked a lot like your photo, Jean. 

Jack, I love trees of all kinds but have never seen one like that.  Doubt if it could tolerate the Kansas winds.  Does it smell when in this stage?  I have a mimosa coming back from a root of the tree that was in that spot about 6 years ago.  I loved it but Cas was sure it caused mildew on the top of the Rialta because it was parked near, not really under but shaded by it.  No reason not to let it grow since the new RV parks on the other side of the driveway.  I really hated to see that tree cut down, it smelled so good when blooming.  My gr-mother had a huge mimosa near the driveway at her house.... so fond memories. 

Patricia, my brother-in-law called me twice from Alaska this past week.  I think this is about his 5th or 6th trip.... with a different friend this time.  He has some very good friends that include him in their trips, they share expenses and he'd never go alone so a good thing for all of them.  One group of friends fly into Anchorage & they rent a big RV to "mosey" around in.  They also rent a place for a couple months in FL during the winter.... invite him down for fishing.  He had a battle with cancer about 10-15 years ago and we didn't think he would survive so am really happy to see him enjoying life.  Thanks for sharing the photos & info, maybe I'll get there my next life.   :tissue:

Mary Ann, I hoped to get vinca vine to grow here, when we lived in Leawood, KS we had a big deck on the main level that had vinca under.... just outside the windows on the next level down (4 levels).... I never had vinca before and loved it.  Can't get it to grow here.  I've given up planting (except trees & I keep moving them around).  I have pink or rose columbine, blue cornflowers, yellow Japanese iris, tiger lilies, gold coreopsis, mums, yucca plant and some other flowers that grow where they please, reseed themselves or multiply and I've decided not to fight what wants to grow.  Last year the birds planted cane in the middle of yucca plants that I paid to have dug out the year before... grew back double as many & then the cane grew taller than my house.  I chopped & chopped to get the cane down & this year I am going to cut the blooms off about half way (they are shooting up right now) of the yucca & put that poison on it that goes to the root to kill the plants.  I hope it will get to the cane & kill, too. It is in the patch of ground between the driveway and sidewalk to the front door & is a jungle already.  I've got to get control....  This ground has Bermuda grass and a ground ivy that is impossible to get rid of.  Some people had had their whole yards dug up, put plant killer on & reseeded in the fall with fescue only to have the other grasses take over again in a few years.  Not worth the mud one whole summer to have it only last nice for 2 summers.  I don't like yard work (that is an understatement!)

I just looked out the sliding door & it is dark!  I'd better check on cats.  They are pleased to have the pool full again, they think it is just for them, a big bowl of water! 
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Post by: June Drabek on May 21, 2017, 10:38:28 PM
Lloyd and Tisie...I have found if I post early on Sunday morning, before the new week's picture is put up, my post just disappears. So keep that in mind Lloyd when you post at three or four in the morning.

There may be a method of finding your post, but I don't know what it is.

Time for me to say Goodnight and get myself ready for book and bed. Have a Blessed sleep and a happy tomorrow. I love you all.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2017, 04:32:19 AM
My upstairs neighbor has two dogs he keeps on his front terrace  overlooking the street.  Whenever someone walks his dog along the pavement or even across the street, these animals bark furiously even after the intruder is gone.

Two days ago an inquisitive crow  landed on the tree in front of the terrace and started answering the dogs. He "called", the dogs answered back and fort for maybe 20 minutes.  It was so funny!

yesterday the crow was back, calling.  But the dogs were not home and the bird was very disappointed. He kept calling and looking, bending its head left and right. He got quite close and so I managed to take a nice picture.

I'll wait and see if he comes back today

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Post by: jackwv on May 22, 2017, 09:54:09 AM
Shirley the fringe tree has a sweet aroma when in bloom.  Surprised any tree can survive the high winds you experience.

Bubble, cute story.   Mimi will bark at passer byes or a neighbor coming down to visit.  I will bring her in after a few minutes of barking.   Good neighbors, all claim her barking does not bother them, but still do not want to irritate them.   Never heard Mimi having a conversation with a bird. :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 22, 2017, 10:20:50 AM
I have heard of Blackbirds imitating sounds...There was once a newspaper story of a regular Blackbird in the heart of London, who got so used to the sounds of sirens whizzing past, that it picked the sounds up, and was often heard mimicking them....whether fire-engines, ambulances or police cars...I have also heard of Blackbirds mimicking a barking dog...I have yet to come across a Crow doing the same... :D

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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 22, 2017, 11:19:28 AM
When my daughter was about a year and a half whe had a regular early morning conversation with a crow in the tree outside her bedroom window.   ;D
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Post by: jackwv on May 22, 2017, 11:22:26 AM
I have talked to some old crows in my life, but bet they told people they were talking to an old goat. :D

Just kidding.  Are you able to kid anymore?
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 22, 2017, 11:30:26 AM
I sure hope it's still OK to kid a friend!  And get kidded back, of course.   :o
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Post by: FlaJean on May 22, 2017, 12:15:34 PM
Bubbles, such a good clear photo of the crow.  I saw a TV special about crows and they are very intelligent.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 22, 2017, 01:47:32 PM
Jack, I don't think there are any PC rules about animals and/or birds - thank goodness!  Yes, we can kid, but we have to watch who we kid - big brother may be watching!  Or to be "politically correct", big sister, also.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on May 22, 2017, 06:40:27 PM
I have enjoyed watching crows ever since we bought this house.  They are real characters.  One winter we had a number of crows that mingled with the Canada geese that came begging.  One crow was such a tease, it would hop on a goose's back & ride it until the goose would fluff it's feathers & bounce it off.  Would jump right on another one.  We had one that sounded like a person gargling... was around all winter.  Great shot, Bubble.  We raised a bluejay that barked like the dog next door.  My daughter brought it to me when it fell out of it's nest in a tall tree at her baby sitter's house.  It lived for 7 years & thought it was people.  Hope your crow returns. 

June, I think it was over in the Soda Shoppe that Lloyd was wondering what happened to his post.  I have also noticed that my late night posts rarely get a comment when "morning comes too soon".... cause "our girls" are on their toes & switch pages on us.   ::)

My power was out when I got home while ago, couldn't get in the house.  I have 2 locks on the front door & we never did get the one on the massive handle "re-drilled" or whatever they do when you don't have keys.  The garage doors are too heavy to lift without power & gates, etc. are all secured with locks that I don't carry keys for.   Now I need to go set all clocks, hate that job!

I just did a dumb thing, took a photo of Tom (cat) laying on his back as usual, but curled so cute.  Notice on the camera about the shot going to the hard drive..... I checked & sure enough, left the SD card in the laptop.  I have no idea how to get that photo off the hard drive & onto the computer. Woe is me for being so dim-witted!
  :uglystupid2: :crazy2: :idiot2:
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Post by: Shirley on May 26, 2017, 02:16:58 PM
I went down to the old computer with Vista, planning to re-install Paint Shop Pro and for whatever reason, PSP came up & I played with it for a while.  Resized a photo of the wisteria that bloomed not long ago.  It really was quite an unusual sight so high in a
"scrub elm tree". 

EDIT: What am I doing wrong, "it" won't let me pick a photo in MY Gallery in here... only gives the option to pick a photo from my computer desktop.  NOT what I always did before.
  :tissue:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 26, 2017, 02:22:38 PM
try 'save image as'... maybe that will help?

If you need to post something here, you can send to me and I'll do it with pleasure.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 26, 2017, 02:31:31 PM
Shirley, you should not be using the "Attachment" feature to choose from your Gallery.  That should only be used for your computer or another offsite.  For a Gallery photo, go to your gallery and choose directly, using copy/paste for either of the codes supplied.
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Post by: Shirley on May 26, 2017, 03:52:14 PM
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Post by: Shirley on May 26, 2017, 04:03:36 PM
TaDA!!!  Thank you Jeanne Lee..... I remember you telling me that before.   :crazy2:  Memory is not what it used to be.   :coolsmiley:

Thanks, Bubble, for the offer.  Been thinking about you & wanting to tell you that our local weatherman just retired this week and he & wife plan to spend time in Israel doing some kind of volunteer work.  His name is Dave Freeman, in case you hear of him.  If not for these cats I would love to make the trip.... Think I should just appreciate what I do have in my life and not always wishing for more. Did your crow come back?  How about a little food for it?   Crows are scavengers so will eat anything (from what I hear).

I need to organize my photos in my gallery.   It tells me I have 4 photos but have lots of other images.... need to see if I can put them in different folders or something.  Maybe leave things alone & be satisfied that PSP is working on the other computer & have started up the little 12" XP to see if it will open on it.  Never know what to expect.
  ::)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 27, 2017, 08:30:53 AM
Shirl, I heard of two Dave Freeman here,   from South Africa.  Where exactly will yours go?  If they want to volunteer, the best is to contact "Esra", the organization of English speaking immigrants.  They have a branch in almost every big town and do a lot of excellent work with their volunteers.  They also have a online magazine if they want to check it.

The crow is back almost daily.  I found out it is a juvenile. The day after, as he tried to attract the dog attention, he lost his balance and was hanging precariously with one leg on the branch while calling piteously. An adult crow came to the rescue: landed on the branch and gave him a push so that the crowlet was upright again.  It was hilarious to see how the juvenile got scolded and then the parent flew away again.  Such a pity I did not have a good view for the camera with the many leaves/needles in the way.
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Post by: Shirley on May 27, 2017, 09:20:44 AM
Bubble, here's a clip of where Dave & wife plan to go:  "Haifa, Israel, to serve at the Bahai World Center. All three of our kids went there and served a year of volunteer service, and we saw what it meant to them.”   He has won nice awards for his work, Cas would call him "bobble head" because when we had severe weather to talk about, he would "get with it" & his head would be pointing as his hand would point on the map just where to expect a tornado or hail. 

I always loved history and you are sitting right in the middle of amazing ground..... so glad to have computers to see what we only read about as kids.  You have shown us more of the REAL Israel than all the books ever could. 

Too bad you couldn't get a video of the crow baby needing help, Jack knows how to size them to post, probably would have gone viral in minutes. Dad & his brothers had a pet crow, lived outside but stayed near them... stole his gr-mother's thimble, glasses, etc & she would blame the boys until they found Jim Crow's hiding place.   

Jack also lives in the heart of US history, I would love to just hop in the RV and spend a year or so seeing the US.  Guess it would take longer than that to see the Northeast, on to Alaska and south to enjoy the spring blooms in the desert.  Too bad this RV doesn't seem to stay well very long and I'd hate to spend all my time sitting in a repair shop.  Seems nothing is made to last so will be content to do what I can around here (within 550 miles either direction). 

I've got to quit loading food & supplies in the RV, frig & freezer nearly full and don't have the last minute fresh stuff bought yet.  I will have to take some things out before time to go (not for a couple weeks yet).  I made fruit ice last week & had to store it in the freezer in the RV as the big freezer in my basement was full & the "side by side" frig/ freezer running over.  Expect the big container of fruit ice will disappear over this holiday.  I just put my flag out, hope it doesn't get too windy.

Plan to go to the Farmer's  Market this morning to see if anyone brings fresh fruit & veggies from the south or CA.  Don't think any of the gardens in this area are producing yet.
 
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Post by: JeanneP on May 27, 2017, 01:26:51 PM
Shirley.  A friend and I decided to also take a trip (Only using a 27ft trailer with a big jeep behind.) It was a plan I had had since coming to the US). as both working we decided would take 3 month.  You had better plan a year at least as we ended up taking 7 months and only covered most of the Western states. From Canadian border to Mexican border. All the states in between. Some area you do one day and many you end up a week.  Missed a lot of places . Now would like to just do the places we went through, liked but did not stop.  I have done most of the states over the years but never done the North Eastern States. Have done that side of Canada and lots of New York, Boston all between Illinois

You are driving a large Moter Home. This would make it slower. So much fun doing it and taking time. You would need someone along with you. I don't have family other than 2 girls who were then married.  Was lucky to get another person who wanted to do it.  I would sure jump on a chance to do it again. Taking longer time. 
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Post by: June Drabek on May 27, 2017, 02:00:04 PM
Bubble, Crows can be very easily tamed. If you were to talk to him from your balcony you could invite a new companion into your life. He showed his friendship by speaking to the dogs. I would love to see you get him tamed.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 27, 2017, 03:28:51 PM
Shirley, when you think American History, you can't leave out my area.  Fort Ticonderoga, Fort William McHenry, Lake Champlain, Saratoga, etc...  the days of the French and Indian Wars as well as the Revolution.  Also we were part of the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves and John Brown's memorial is in the Lake Placid aea.  And the cabin where President Grant died is also in my county.   :)
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Post by: Shirley on May 28, 2017, 04:42:11 PM
Jeanne Lee, I never have "pin pointed" where you live, remember it is east that's where brain stops.  I do recall Lynn Franz showing the old cemeteries & places where he lives... and you are right, all the eastern states have so much history.  Who was it that went to visit you one time, on the train?  Seems long ago, didn't you get injured during the visit?  I know I didn't dream it........ :idiot2:
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 28, 2017, 07:03:59 PM
Shirley, I'm afraid you did dream that visit.  No one has ever visited me by train and I have never been injured during anyone's visit - in fact no visitors at all.  Maybe someone else will read your post and have the answer.  ;D 
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Post by: Shirley on May 30, 2017, 10:43:06 AM
Jeanne Lee, I can't think of anyone else .... someone living in the historic east US and visitor gave an hour by hour train trip that I loved.  Been a long time ago & too many people missing, may have been in the Senior Net days.  My brain is a blank today, my son has a 10:00 am appointment to take his dog to be put to sleep.  We are all mourning with him.  Besides that, I'm trying to get all my insurances taken care of, all come due in early July & I am beyond busy June & July.  Got the house & car taken care of but RV  and Roadside help can't seem to come up with an amount until "within the month" due... so you never have time to compare with other companies!!!  Cas had good reason for separate policies on RV & car.... and car & house... and the roadside assistance, and I've just carried them on.  If I don't call & take care ahead they don't give me the reduced price (which is about half what comes out with the paperwork).  I am frustrated & not at all patient this morning. 
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 30, 2017, 11:21:51 AM
Shirley, I can't imagine who it could have been.  I think, though, it must have been in the more southern area of the east coast, or possibly something in New England.  The historic sites here in northern New York are accessible mostly by road, not train.    :D   
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Post by: angelface555 on May 30, 2017, 04:26:46 PM
It sounds to me as if it was Pat on some of her earlier journeys between Canada and the Northeast.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 30, 2017, 05:35:53 PM
Pat did post some pictures on Facebook of her travels to and from Virginia, but she always drove, never traveled by train, and she never did get to visit me.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 30, 2017, 05:46:07 PM
I wasn't considering her going by train or visiting you, Jeanne. What I thought of was Pat's many posts, not only of her European adventures but also of her trips between Canada and the US prior to her second marriage.
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Post by: Shirley on May 31, 2017, 10:13:06 PM
Seems to me the lady making the train trip was someone that did graphics & may have been from the Missouri discussion.  At the time I was amazed that she traveled alone, think she had a husband (stayed home)....and the lady playing host had some kind of accident. It wasn't Pat, think she quit posting shortly after that adventure. 

I've been hauling stuff to the RV & am now going to need to spend time cleaning it out!!  The kids keep giving me camping stuff for every birthday, Christmas, Mother's Day.... and I could outfit a store!  Still a while before we go but trying to be organized this time.  The son riding with me is the one born neat.... nothing ever out of place & throws away anything not used at the moment.... and then buys again when he wished he hadn't thrown away.  The other son takes after me, saves & saves to the clutter stage.
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Post by: Beverly on June 03, 2017, 11:37:09 PM
I know I've been absent way too long, but I wanted to share with you the celebration of our 60th wedding anniversary. Two kids getting ready for the roller coaster of life! 
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June 2, 1957

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Post by: Sandy on June 03, 2017, 11:44:38 PM
Beautiful picture,  Bev...
Happy 60th Anniversary too you and Chap!
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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2017, 12:18:27 AM
Bev, great picture and we had the exact same wall paper in our living room!

Happy 60th Anniversary!
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Post by: Marilyne on June 04, 2017, 12:55:15 AM
Bev - You two were certainly a good looking young couple. You were married eight months after my husband and I.  Our wedding day was October 6, 1956. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 04, 2017, 01:13:41 AM
Beverly...
...what a fine, young, newly wed couple you make-made...a very attractive pair of the two of you...and I bet you both haven't changed at all... ;) ok, maybe a few grey hairs then...and as they say..." a little bit older, and a little bit wiser..." :D

Sending Congratulations on your Special Anniversary...
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Post by: junee on June 04, 2017, 01:33:10 AM
Congratulations Beverley and Chap.   Just prepare for plenty more on that roller coaster.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 04, 2017, 07:05:59 AM
Mazal Tov, Congrats Beverley!  Maybe you could  try for a photo in the same pose today? :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 04, 2017, 07:12:51 AM
Flowers are blooming everywhere for the last month.
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on June 04, 2017, 09:46:56 AM
Congratulations (belated) Bev and Chape!  Beautiful picture, Bev.  And I can remember when I had that kind of waistline!   ;D
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Post by: halkel on June 04, 2017, 09:49:05 AM
Congratulations Bev and Chap.  Somehow I get the feeling this match made in heaven is going to last...... ;)  Beautiful couple.
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Post by: jackwv on June 04, 2017, 10:00:39 AM
Bev congratulations.   We were just ahead of you on June 2 1956.  Miss Shirley, but it was also a match made in heaven.
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Post by: Shirley on June 04, 2017, 10:52:45 AM
Great photo, Beverly!  Ah, those were the days....(song in there somewhere).... I kind of think I would recognize you today from that photo.... you really have not changed a lot.  I think I beat everyone (well, quite a few of you)... with Sept.23, 1954.  Congratulations on your anniversary and many more to come!

Bubble, I had to shiver as I scrolled past your black iris..... gorgeous photos.  My mother was a long time Garden Club member and not sure where she got the start, but she had a black iris and was so proud of it you'd have thought she had a diamond mine!  I don't know what happened to it as time passed and she couldn't take care of her flowers, they disappeared .... (sometimes under Dad's riding mower), it may have not survived Missouri winters.  Thanks for the photos and memory boost, had not thought about her black iris in many years.  I would never have guessed they grow "wild" like your photos, but makes sense since they love the sun.

Now that my PSP is working  on the computer with Vista, I will find time to show y'all what goes on around here... maybe after a trip to Colorado mountains first. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 04, 2017, 12:40:17 PM
Bev and Chape, congratulations on number 60.  It's nice to know you both are still around.  Best wishes for many more.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on June 04, 2017, 01:35:09 PM
Happy Anniversary Beverly.  We will be having our 61st In August.  The years have gone by too quickly.  Such a lovely photo of you and Chape.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2017, 01:55:23 PM
Bubble, those black irises are gloriously gorgeous! They grow wild here as well, but only the blue or purple types. We have wild daisies as well and an entire new Alaskan enterprise has sprung up around the peony but the latter has been cultivated they grow so well.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 04, 2017, 02:44:26 PM
Happy Anniversary Bev and Chap,such a lovely picture. My husband and I almost made 63 years.

Bubble, Thanks for showing us those love black Irises. I use to have quite a few Irises planted around the yard, but they all seem to be gone right now. I planted some tulip bulbs last week, and I see that some critted has dug them up already.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 04, 2017, 04:44:04 PM
Gloria d, one year I planted a lot of tulip bulbs and moles ate them and I had very few tulips that year.  The next year I planted tulips but put one or two Decon pellets with each tulip bulb and I had tulips that year.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on June 04, 2017, 07:14:23 PM
Thanks MaryAnn, great idea
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 05, 2017, 05:13:37 AM
Not only black irises grow in the wild here.

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Post by: jackwv on June 05, 2017, 09:00:37 AM
Bubble, sitting having my morning coffee and what a delight to see the beautiful flowers.
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Post by: Shirley on June 05, 2017, 09:31:29 AM
Beautiful sight, Bubble!  The iris make such a show when blooming, I can imagine how pretty the view would be.

Mary Ann, I had not considered moles eating those bulbs!  One year a neighbor gave me a whole bunch of tulip bulbs and I did exactly as directed planting.... 'cause I do NOT have a green thumb.  Not a single bulb came up, I was mortified. I do have all kinds of moles, voles & other critters that crawl around under ground.  The ground from river bank to my front yard is nothing but underground tunnels.  Never thought of blaming them for the missing tulips.... they probably think I'm going to feed them that good every year! 

It is awful humid here this morning, I woke up before 5:00 am (all cats outside) and couldn't go back to sleep.  Looked out in the pool area and saw all 4 cats waiting for breakfast.  Miss Callie thinks she is family but I still can't trust her inside completely, will hate to leave her when I go to CO but the neighbor's house is still "home" and when she sees me drive off in the car, she heads across the street.  I make sure the neighbor will be home when I'm gone. 
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Post by: halkel on June 05, 2017, 11:28:12 AM
Bubble, it is a shame that Sachiko3 didn't see the Iris, she loved flowers so much.  And you did a great job of capturing their beauty.



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Post by: Shirley on June 05, 2017, 03:59:23 PM
You are so right, Hal, Sachiko would enjoy the iris.  Hope she is okay. 

I took photos of my world, the problem pool and the sunbathers.  Also thought some of you might appreciate seeing
one of the few remaining B-29s doing a fly over during the Wichita River Festival Sundown Parade this past week.

Here is "Doc", lovingly restored by a lot of people that worked on her originally or flew one just like her during WWII.
A link to the story behind her.  http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2017/05/30/b-29-doc-readies-for-a-busy-weekend-in-wichita.html (http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2017/05/30/b-29-doc-readies-for-a-busy-weekend-in-wichita.html)
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Post by: Shirley on June 05, 2017, 04:05:04 PM
Here's the clean pool and sunbathers, not sure what order, cats refuse to be organized.
 
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 05, 2017, 04:43:22 PM
Shirley, Tom looks a lot like Kendrick, even in the way he is relaxing there.  Kendrick doesn't have a pool but he has a deck and spreads out to sun himself.  I love the colors of calico cats.  A cousin had one and I think the cat's name also was Callie.  Long time ago!

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on June 05, 2017, 06:00:03 PM
Shirley a great memory the B 29.   LIke the pool inviting and bet you never use, just for the looking.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 05, 2017, 07:36:16 PM
Your pool looks inviting, Shirley.  Nothing like a dip in the pool to cool you off in a hurry. :)
Nice photos.

Bubbles, those iris are lovely.  I didn't know they grew wild.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 05, 2017, 07:54:26 PM
The following photos of wildflowers have been shown before. They were all taken at Creamer's Field, a wildlife, and avian sanctuary. We do not have any of the glorious black irises, unfortunately!  :'(
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Post by: angelface555 on June 05, 2017, 08:02:48 PM
These next two are of a statue symbolizing the "First Family" to settle in Fairbanks. It is a fountain featuring both parents, two children, an infant and a husky. The copper plates around the fountain list the names of the first one hundred families to settle in Fairbanks.
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Shirley, nice photos of the pool and relaxing kitties!
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Post by: Shirley on June 05, 2017, 09:34:14 PM
Beautiful columbine, Patricia!  I had those colors but only have the pinkish/rose color and one white one.  My neighbor had a bright red one show up one year, got lots of photos of it, but it disappeared.  Great photos you have.  I think that is a shasta daisy, I have some blooming right now.  They grow in spite of me.  Interesting statue, always wondered what my cousin's truck line was named, he is dead so will never know.  Think he ran it shortly after WWII.  Always fascinated me that he did those drives to Fairbanks.... back when it was the only way to get supplies & the roads were not the best.  Two of my brothers spent time in Alaska, one military & the other doing ecology studies of the pipeline.  I would still love to spend months roaming your state but doubt that will happen.  Always enjoy your photos and not willing to settle for a tour, want to experience the vastness.  Think dreaming of what it would be like is more satisfying than going and being disappointed at only seeing the tourist sights.  That isn't coming out right, I know I'd enjoy a tour but I will never be satisfied that my dream of roaming Alaska is just a dream.  Probably is, since I was in elementary school when the dream started, when life really was a lot wilder.  I can keep the dream as long as I believe, huh? Nothing stays the same, right?  Thanks for the comment about my kids...

Mary Ann, Tom is so lovable, Cas used to laugh how he'd rub his shoes... would talk to him about "shining his shoes".  Wonder if male cats are basically more cuddly, the girls like to be loved but on their terms. 

Thank you, Jack... and no, like I said, it's for looks.  I don't go roll in the grass just because it's pretty (not now)... so don't need to get in the pool just because it's full.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 05, 2017, 09:54:54 PM
Shirley, Kendrick is not cuddly.  His "mother" (Annie) can pick him up but if she tries to cuddle him, he squirms out of her arms.  He weighs 15 pounds and I would not attempt to pick him up.  He is nearly four years old and comes in my bedroom nightly to check on me, then leaves.  He may come in two or three times, but seldom stays.  He surprises me sometimes when he jumps on my bed and I don't feel it and I wake to find a cat beside me.  I think he kind of likes me!  Ha!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on June 06, 2017, 03:33:01 AM
Tom rubs and loves to be brushed but he squirms away if I hug or try to hold him.  Got to be HIS terms!  He likes to lay against my leg in the RV but Lauren & Tiger prefer up by my head or put their head on my arm.  Lauren is so tiny compared with Tom & Tiger, but she is boss.  Tom & Lauren were always Cas' cats but Tiger was mine from the start.  For the first time tonight I insisted Tom "sit" while I dished him up some Friskies can food.... and he sat, like a dog.  Never thought about training them like I've always done with dogs.  My sister had cats, I had dogs & birds & chickens, and they minded me. 

I can't get to sleep, kicking myself because I didn't call the vet today to see if they have something I can give Tom for his anxiety/throwing up.  Will do that in the morning.  The little chew things I got from the pet store didn't work, was supposed to mix with the dry food.... he just spit it out.  Got to have something to put in a wad of hamburger, he swallows that without chewing!  He eats anything/everything and starved all the time.  I need to weigh him again tomorrow, to be able to tell the vet exactly how much he does weigh.  At one time he was about 18 pounds, all muscle.  I really don't think his problem is motion sickness, more anxiety.

Better get back to bed, got lots to do tomorrow & I don't do well in the heat.  EDIT: I see my time is an hour off, those little imps are working over time in my computers! 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 06, 2017, 07:45:12 AM
Oh Shirley, can I come and jump in? I'd love a leisured swim without bumping into others!

Patricia, lovely flowers.  I never saw a real columbine yet - only on pictures.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 06, 2017, 07:56:45 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on June 06, 2017, 01:50:23 PM
Bubble, such lovely flowers! And how nice that you have them in the wild! I wonder what the tiny yellow flowers could be? Netanya has given you so many gifts, sea, and flowers, and more! Here you see wildflowers in the refuge, out along the rivers or in some vacant lots but often people get rid of them in favor of tidy lawns or regimented flower beds of purchased flowers.

I wonder what the pink bush is? We have one here but it seems to be purposely planted. I don't know what it is.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 06, 2017, 02:30:02 PM
No idea what that little bush is.  The tiny yellow ones are just 'weeds' :)

These flowers are growing  mainly in the Southern Galilee.
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Post by: Shirley on June 06, 2017, 03:28:02 PM
Fascinating flowers, Bubble.  I would love to see your land and the whole area.  Blows my mind that the flowers we work so hard to grow are wild there.  Thanks for sharing the pics.  Afraid Kansas doesn't have a lot of beautiful flowers, plenty of sunflowers.  Some years ago one of the joining states objected to our sunflower "weeds"..... on the radio, so some disc jockeys in KS thought it would be a good idea to spread our seeds along the highways & by-ways in that state.  Eventually the joke wore off but made a memory for me.

Since I didn't go to sleep until after 4:00 am, I think I will curl up & let TV put me into la-la land.  Shirley
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Post by: Beverly on June 06, 2017, 10:08:04 PM
Bubble - The iris are beautiful! Hard to imagine them growing in the wild. We don't have iris in Florida. I used to grow them when I lived in Vermont.  Those others are unusual (except for the tulips!)

Shirley - If I had that pool I would be very tempted to jump in on hot days! Love the pictures of your "relaxed" cats!

Angel - Interesting pictures of Alaska. I love columbine, especially the blue ones.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2017, 03:25:41 AM
Shirley, here florists sell "miniature sunflowers" bouquet and they keep a very long time in vases. My daughter sometimes bring that when she visits on Shabbat .  It makes the room so cheerful, I love it.

Do you eat the seeds of those flowers?  Here there is a huge market for that and many families cannot have their week ends without cracking those roasted seeds (and pumpkin seeds) for hours!

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Post by: halkel on June 07, 2017, 09:41:24 AM
Bubble, your first picture, new batch, reminded me of my Grandmothers flowers, she was a farm lady and had a sandy (peanut and corn) farm and she would simply scatter seeds in her from yard and let nature take it's course.  She would have flowers everywhere and some of the most beautiful butteries you can imagine.  Some I never see anymore.

Anyhow, your pictures are beautiful and thank you for posting them and bringing back some great memories.

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Post by: angelface555 on June 07, 2017, 10:54:22 AM
Bubble, beautiful flowers!
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Post by: junee on June 07, 2017, 07:48:29 PM
BUBBLE

Enjoyed seeing those beautiful wildflowers you have in your country.  Such good photography too. 
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Post by: JeanneP on June 08, 2017, 02:23:12 PM
Bubble.  The wild flowers are just beautiful, yet the ground looks so dry. Dirt looks more like sand. More like dessert. Sort of like Arizona here. Now   Here people would be digging them up and planting in their yards.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 08, 2017, 02:35:52 PM
The ground is mostly sand.  These flowers are protected and thus cannot be picked or uprooted.  There is a hefty fine if one is caught doing that.  With everyone having a cam on their cellphone, the risk is high to be caught!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 08, 2017, 02:48:06 PM
Bubble...
...your laws are the same as ours, our wildflowers - plant species are protected...we can not pick, nor uproot them...

...your burgundy with white dot centres are unusual...looks like snow has settled in the centre...
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2017, 03:30:21 PM
Here there is a sort of "John Wayne" mentality. If it is hard to get support for animal life, you can imagine the sentiment for plant life. And not to mention the antipathy about the somewhat deserved reputation the federal government has here. We had a hard sell effort to save some important buildings a few years back that were linked to our and also Native heritage. We lost the effort and they were sold off piecemeal and or bulldozed.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 11, 2017, 05:53:25 AM
Bubble, thank you very much for your beautiful flowers!

I'm so sorry I'm silent for a long time!

I'm walking, fall down and have broken the left arm to go to my hotel in Yokohama in April.
I perform an operation and return to Fukuyama with a condition of a cast and an X-ray at Yokohama hospital which is close and looks good, and I'm undergoing rehabilitation at a hospital near my introduced home at Fukuyama community hospital.
I still have a disability with my left hand a little, but all fingers move.
I'm thankful for the one a PC can also use in this way.

A lot of roses are in bloom at my garden now.
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 11, 2017, 06:50:54 AM
Sachiko, it is so good to see you posting.  I am so sorry you fell and broke your arm.  We have missed you and your lovely pictures.  Your roses are beautiful and it is nice to see a picture of you.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on June 11, 2017, 07:37:50 AM
Sachiko,  so happy to see your message this morning.   I am so sorry that you fell and broke your arm.   A lot of us, I am sure, have been missing you and hoping that all was well with you.  So glad that you are getting therapy and I am sure you will be back "as good as new" very soon.

Your rose garden is just beautiful.   Like Mary Ann mentioned,  we have missed seeing all your lovely pictures.  Nice picture of you and you are looking well.

Take care of yourself and please hurry back.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on June 11, 2017, 08:06:36 AM
Sachiko welcome back.  Sorry to hear of your injury to your arm.  I was speaking of you the other day.  I hope you have a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing some of your beautiful picture of the flowers in your garden.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 11, 2017, 08:24:07 AM
Sachiko...
...I have so missed your smiling face, even though at present, you have little to smile about, re, your recent fall and broken arm...but happier to read you are on the mend, and what a better pick-me-up, than to come back and see pretty flowers...
...I remember you posting your circle several months ago but, only then if I remember, your circle was bare, to see how they have sprung to life in the matter of the changes of a season or two...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 11, 2017, 10:45:13 AM
Sachiko, I want to join the chorus of those welcoming you back.  We have missed you and worry when we do not here from you.

Your two photos are an example, the bottom one is good, but missing something, and there it is in the top photo - You and your smiling face!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on June 11, 2017, 12:37:02 PM
Sachiko, so happy to see your smiling face again, but sorry to read about your fall. Praying for a quick recovery.

Jackie, good to see a post from you
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2017, 12:39:26 PM
Sachiko, welcome back! It is so nice to see you and what lovely flowers! I'm so sorry about your arm and hope you will soon be as good as new!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 11, 2017, 01:16:58 PM
Hello and welcome back Sachiko.
With your photo of that metal "arch", I suddenly remembered the exact same construction as a child in my parents garden. On my seventh birthday a friend gave me a swing and we handed it on that. Such fun I had there, protected from the sun by the climbing jasmine/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 11, 2017, 07:31:52 PM
Good morning!

Mary Ann, Joy, halkel, Vanilla-Jackie, Jack, Lindancer, angelface555, so_P_bubble,
Thank you very much for your comments.
I'm happy greatly because I'm welcomed by you.

Even if I was injured, I was taking floral pictures of my garden.

Azalea in my garden became in full bloom in May, and a butterfly was playing.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 11, 2017, 07:33:55 PM
Sachiko, lovely, know the garden brings you much joy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2017, 07:43:18 PM
So lovely and great photos of the butterfly!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 11, 2017, 09:35:29 PM
Sachiko, the azalea is lovely and you have a wonderful shot of the butterfly. 

It is so nice to have you back.  Now, if only Sato would recover.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 12, 2017, 12:00:56 AM
Sachiko, so sad to hear you fell and broke your arm.  We pray that you will have a speedy recovery.  Your rose garden is lovely and the azaleas such a beautiful color of red.  Sato sends me an instant message every couple of days with a haiku or pleasant greeting.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 12, 2017, 01:34:12 AM
Jack, angelface555, Mary Ann, Jean, thank you very much for your comments!
My recent camera is Canon G7X, and that's easy to have by a small size, and I'm helped by that.

Jean, I thought Sato was posting his photo here, but you don't have that, right? I had a mail from Sato, so I could post my photos here.

I'm very happy because I can post my photos here by his mail.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 12, 2017, 02:43:37 AM
Sachiko...
...your garden looks to be very tranquil and with its greenery, so much like mine, both front and back...which is very good for our spirit, both to look at and for our moments of relaxing...and doesn't the orange flowers go well with green?
...oh I see you captured a beautiful butterfly...HESPERIIDAE Skippers...had to look it up...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 12, 2017, 07:32:55 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comment!
There is a lot of green in this part. But trains run through neighborhood and the station is also near my home and convenient.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 12, 2017, 08:04:42 AM
Sachiko...
...Oh that would disturb your peace...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 12, 2017, 06:31:51 PM
Good morning! It clears up and is a pleasant morning.

Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comment. This is a local line. 2 cars of that's organization and 1 an hour is a round trip. So I'm not disturbed. And it's convenient that the station is close.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 12, 2017, 07:42:24 PM
Sachiko.

Just wanted to say welcome back but sorry to hear about you arm. Take care. Garden looks beautiful.


Just to uncomfortable to even be on the computer.  97 deg today and been in the 90s for 8 days. Say tomorrow to be in the 103 deg.  Only going down to 79/82 at night. Hard for A/C to keep it up. I go out before 9am and then after 7pm if needed.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 12, 2017, 08:05:55 PM
JeanneP, thank you very much for your comment. I'm very pleased to be able to write it here.

It's said that your computer is a defect and you'll be inconvenient.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on June 14, 2017, 05:51:19 AM
Sachiko, it's so nice you write and post photos after your accident. In my case, it is not good to write and send pictures as before.  It seems to need more time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 14, 2017, 06:14:24 AM
Sato...
...take all the time that you need but..as and when you feel up to it...please make a posting if only to show you are still very much observing our photos...if not participating...we - I, do very much care about our absent friends and their well-being...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 14, 2017, 07:08:01 AM
Sato, thank you very much for writing it here. I'm very pleased to become able to post my photo. Hoping so that you can post your picture here!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 14, 2017, 08:23:03 AM
Isn't that great:  our two friends from far away are back here. Welcome back Sato.  My best wishes for the well being of both of you and I hope you can continue to participate for a very long time :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 14, 2017, 09:34:18 AM
Sato, it is so good to see your post.  Even if you can't get out to photograph your area, or post pictures, just sign in once in a while to let us know you are still here.  We love to hear from both you and Sachiko, with or without pictures.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 14, 2017, 10:22:53 AM
Sato, so good to hear from you.  Hope you can look in and on occasion possibly have a friend do a post and if unable to take photos I am sure you have many that can be shared.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on June 14, 2017, 07:13:28 PM
 :Sato great to see your post.  You have been missed.  Come back often.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 15, 2017, 07:16:44 AM
Rosa Iceberg in my garden bloomed so much.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on June 15, 2017, 08:06:27 AM
Beautiful roses,  Sachiko.   So happy to see you back with your beautiful garden pictures.

Sato, so nice to see you here, also.   You both have been so missed.  Hope you will be able to come back more often. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on June 15, 2017, 11:04:45 AM
Sachiko, such lovely pictures of you roses.

Sato, I join with all our other friends, saying how good it is to see your post.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 15, 2017, 12:35:37 PM
Sachiko, so many lovely roses!

Sato, I agree with the rest that it is so nice seeing you post here!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 15, 2017, 03:13:42 PM
Sachiko, I really like the yellow roses---beautiful.

We had a summer thunderstorm earlier.  Lots of thunder and rain which is gone but has left an overcast sky.  Probably good light for taking pictures, but I'm too comfortable sitting in my easy chair with my iPad to move.  ::)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 15, 2017, 03:32:04 PM
Jean just had a passing storm. Was on the patio and the birds were busy chirping, then got quiet.  I was taking a break from house work.    My daughter here Sat and Sun for fathers day.   She is able to visit around 6 times a year, and I clean around 6 times a year. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 15, 2017, 06:21:42 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/96-150617181542.jpeg)

My Crossandra (Orange Marmalade) survived the winter.  I thought I had lost it, but it is beginning to look much better.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 15, 2017, 07:27:22 PM
Good Morning!
Joy, Lindancel, angelface, Frajean,
Thank you very much for your comments.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 15, 2017, 07:29:35 PM
Jean, beautiful!
I saw Crossandra for the first time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 15, 2017, 08:29:02 PM
Storms on and off all day, but went up to the park this evening.   Tulips gone but new plantings now coming up and they have put up the hanging baskets.   Photo is a bit small since I took a panorama and had to reduce to post.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on June 15, 2017, 09:31:11 PM
Nice park jack   ...   lovely area to stroll around in.  Or run if the spirit
moves!!

Sachiko3  good to see you back !!!   I too, ust broke my arm... The cast is off now
but I need to do   some therapy to get things working better!

Best wishes to YOU!

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 15, 2017, 10:20:53 PM
Jean, what a pretty plant.  I had never heard of Crossandra and, of course, had never seen one. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 15, 2017, 10:23:54 PM
Sandy, thanks, lots of walking trails, gave up running long time ago.  Now I just slowly walk from bench to bench.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on June 15, 2017, 10:45:31 PM
Jack I would love to join you in one of you and your pups walks.  That used to be one of my favorite things to do.  Now I do well just to walk to the curb and back to the house.

I have Pt tomorrow morning so maybe I will get some pep back in my step.  Already had two days of water exercises, great till you get out of the pool then you feel like you weigh 300 pounds.    ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 15, 2017, 11:01:13 PM
Hal, was just going to turn off the machine and spotted your post.   Am fortunate that I can still manage.  Fell a few times, have a cane but do not use.  Know my limits (they keep cutting back)     Mimi understands and just walks up to each bench and sits with me for a few minutes.   Like reading here about many that still travel, but I stick close to home.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on June 16, 2017, 09:10:37 AM
Good morning.  A little cloudy here this morning, and  off and on showers are predicted.  We do need the rain, tho.  The temperature is supposed to be a little lower for a couple days.  But, then the heat is coming back. I really don't mind the hot days.  Prefer those to those cold, snowy ones.

Jack, I am right there with you as to cleaning.  Since I have very few visitors,  I only clean when the spirit moves me.  I do try to get rid of some clutter now and then.  Here where I live, they have a yearly inspection, so I get really busy when that time comes.  I do manage ok, at other times.  My big problem is I seem to accumulate soooooo much paper stuff.  I think my name is all over the country for magazines.   I try to bundle them up when the start accumulating and put them in the recycling bin.  I usually just black out my name and address on them, and as far as mail goes,  I cut off the labels to shred.  I have another container for all the rest of the paper stuff, which goes into the recycling bin when it gets full,  Just time consuming.

My traveling days are pretty much over, also.  I guess I won't ever make it to Oglebay.  That is really one place that I would love to see.  And, it really wouldn't be that long a trip.....  just finding a way to get there.  Oh well, I do enjoy all your pictures, anyway.

I do a lot of armchair traveling.  I have a couple nieces and nephews who are full time RVers, and they provide a lot of pictures from all over the US.  I look forward to seeing them,.  That seems to be the extent of my travels these days.  I am sorry that  we didn't see more of our country when my husband and I had our RV.   We got as far as Arizona, and were always sorry that we didn't go further.  At that time, we had the time, the money and our good health.

Now,  my husband passed away 12 years ago, and my health is declining now, also.  But, I am feeling blessed that I can still be in my own place,  and take care of it pretty much.  The extent of most of my going out, is to the doctor's and the grocery store, and an occasional dinner out.  My sons help out as much as they can, and I know they are available if I really need them.  They all have their own lives to live and with all of them working, they don't have a lot of spare time.  Plus, I have 2 daughter-in-laws who see that I get to the doctor's and get groceries for me when I am not up to it.  I know there are a lot of older people who don't have family to help out.  Especially, here where I live.  It is just so sad when they have families who don't bother to visit or take care of their needs. 

Hope everyone has a great day and a wonderful week end. 

Happy Father's Day to all the Senior and Friend Dads.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on June 16, 2017, 09:58:49 AM
Jack, I think you still drive to your daughter's and while I don't know how far or how long it takes, I think it might be similar to my trip to Indps (approximately 5 1/2 hours.  That is the extent of my riding since I don't drive any more.  I have found I can "take" a ride of that distance and not suffer any consequences.  Until I get back home, then I crash for a couple of days. 

Joy, you're much more careful than I am with magazine labels because I just pitch the magazines and catalogs.  Some of my mail when I see who it is from. I do not even open it, just throw it in the trash. 

Most of my "traveling" today is created by the pictures posted here.  I've been to England and Japan and places in between.

Mary Ann


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on June 16, 2017, 02:41:07 PM
Good afternoon, on a rainy day.

Joy, I am on of those people without a family close by. I depend on my neighbors and friends. I never thought I would make 93. I am able to take care of my self, VERY VERY  slowly. I have someone come in and do the big cleaning and making and change my bed linnen. I still can cook, mostly with the help of the micro wave and crock pot.  Can do my own cloth washing etc. I have grand son in Vermont and one in Fla. who is learning to walk again, after a tumor was removed from his spine. He now lives with his mother. then I have a DIL in Mass., who is holding down 3 jobs to keep her house.  Ky g/daughter is in Tenn. I live in NY

MaryAnn, I also enjoy looking at the photos in here
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on June 16, 2017, 08:08:26 PM
Lindancer,  I am sorry to read that your family members are so scattered around the country.   It is great that you have such nice neighbors and friends who are available to help you. I know you appreciate all that they do for you. 

Sounds like you do pretty well for yourself.  I have trouble walking and do get tired out a lot.  But, I can still take care of myself and do what has to be done.  Friends and family sometimes just do not realize how difficult it is for us seniors to get things done unless they experience these kind of things themselves. 

Fortunately, I have 2 sons who live close, and if I need them, they are there.  Don't always keep in touch as much as I would like them to, but I do know that I can call on them when I need to.  I have 2 daughter-in-laws who are great.  One sees that I get to the doctors, and the other one either takes me shopping or  will stop and bring me some things that I need.  I just have a hard time asking for help.  But, at times,  it is necessary.  Most people just don't understand how difficult it is when you loose your independence.  And, unfortunately,  they won't understand until they have to experience that same problem. 

Off my soapbox !!!

Have a great week end.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2017, 02:20:41 AM
Jack, nice park! I'd like to see the flowers in the hunging basket.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2017, 02:23:12 AM
It often cleared up today, so my husband and I went to our vegetable garden for water doing.
It was flowing through Ashida river quietly, but the bird wasn't also seen.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2017, 02:39:54 AM
Eggplant, cucumber and pumpkin were growing in our vegetable garden.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 17, 2017, 02:50:06 AM
Sachiko...good morning, seems I am up and posting only 10 minutes after you...
...what a vast area of garden, almost like what we would call an allotment...you are so lucky and blessed...Sachiko have I got it right, is this part of your own garden or did you have to go somewhere to reach it? if so, it does very much sound like what we call an allotment, which is usually run by our local council and some even have a waiting list to get hold of one...I do envy its openness location....So nice and healthy to actually grow our own freshly grown produce...
Again Sachiko, please do keep up the smiles, your smile often makes my day complete...so thank you :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2017, 07:44:54 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very much for your comment.
It looks wide with these pictures, but the actual condition isn't so wide. But these land has been inherited from my husband's ancestor generation after generation, and I think it's Treasure.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 17, 2017, 08:32:30 AM
Sachiko I always like the view of the Ashida River, and like Jackie I was impressed with the size of the garden and surroundings.   When the flowers have grown a bit I will post photos of the hanging baskets.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on June 17, 2017, 12:58:53 PM
What a good photo of you in your vegetable garden, Sachiko.  Love the photo of the Ashida River--looks so peaceful.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sachiko3 on June 17, 2017, 07:42:23 PM
Good Morning!

Jack, FlaJean, thank you very much for your comments.
There wasn't a duck in the Ashida River, and I was regrettable. Now, I'd be able to harvest eggplant, cucumber and pumpkin.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 18, 2017, 10:15:45 AM
Sachiko, thanks again for showing us such nice photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 18, 2017, 03:58:50 PM
Well...at least the sun is trying to shine...
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 18, 2017, 05:57:27 PM
Patricia a pretty photo.  Raining heavy now, hope it stops for a night walk, would like to see that sun.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 18, 2017, 05:59:13 PM
Angelface...
...surprisingly your sun is bright, it may be struggling to show itself but it is still blinding....You are welcome to OUR sun...UK or at least our little corner of UK is suffering our first of the year heatwave, got another three days of it yet, guess we are in the middle and I dont like heatwaves, makes me ratty....

Sachiko...
...the last time I saw a river and a dam very similar looking to your photo of Ashida River was several years ago where I used to live and dog walk, on that day right perched in the centre of the dam was a Heron, so gracefully perching on the one leg.....been quite some time now since I last spotted a Heron, they are so graceful when you see one flying...

Jack wv...
...please do send some of your rain over, I would certainly welcome it, if not others in UK....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 19, 2017, 06:12:19 PM
Hot today, followed the shade and here was two of my resting places.   

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 19, 2017, 06:27:01 PM
Some nice Oglebay photos Jack! It looks as if you have several places to rest and enjoy the vistas.

Jackie, the reason I took the photo was that it was pouring down rain and had been for a couple of days and yet you could still see the sun. I lightened up the original photo as all those clouds were dark purple!

For some reason, we are clear all week, then it rains all weekend and has for the last three weeks. We stay up to the mid-eighties and a low about plus seventy-two. It is hot and dry with relatively little to no humidity. I know those still working all week are cursing our weather!  >:(

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on June 19, 2017, 08:22:52 PM
Jack, you live in a truly beautiful part of our country. Everything looks so green and fresh. Lovely resting places as you walk. Thanks for sharing the pics. with us. A welcome sight.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 20, 2017, 02:19:24 AM
Angelface...
...Oh how my eyes lit up when I read of your rain...another hot one today then possible showers from then on...bring on the rain I say....only then I shall be dancing in the garden...

Jack wv...
...that looks like the place I need, somewhere where their is seating every few yards or so...I do envy your Oglebay...not sure whether we have anything to match it, maybe we have something here in Dorset on a similar par..maybe somewhere...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 20, 2017, 02:33:21 AM
so uplifting photos here, I enjoy all those shares.  Super!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 20, 2017, 08:27:58 AM
The time has come when I always seek out the shade.  Even on hot evenings there is usually a slight breeze and cooler being out of the sun.  Years back when we went to the seashore  I would keep a shirt on and sit under an umbrella.  Mimi and Oglebay  are what I appreciate daily to give myself some quiet time in a great setting.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on June 20, 2017, 08:44:14 AM
I copied this from a video I took last week.   We went to the park and when I opened the door on the suv I found I had forgotten her leash.  Debated going home for it but instead decided to go to a picnic grove that usually was empty that time of day.  I was wrong, I pulled in to see 3 vans with young children.   They all came to the window to see Mimi.  I asked the 3 women with them if any were  afraid of dogs and was told most had them and asked if I would let her out of the vehicle.  Mimi was all for it, as the photo shows.

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Post by: Sandy on June 20, 2017, 09:02:44 AM
Beautiful Jack.....  lovely place to stroll  with your pup

Sandy

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Post by: Mary Ann on June 20, 2017, 10:46:01 AM
Jack, what fun for both you and Mimi.  She looks like she's in seventh heaven.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on June 20, 2017, 11:01:18 AM
Short story, true.   My son in law is a Minister.  He is now retired but tells of the time he had a service for young children.  He said they were shy, but usually one would respond.  He asked "what do you do if people are hungry"  Little girl replied "you feed them"   He then asked "What do you do if people are thirsty"   Same girl replied "you give them something to drink"   His last question was "what do you do for strangers"  She then replied "you run and yell for your mother"   He said at that point he had to stop the service, every one would not stop laughing.

I tell this story since if I were an old man walking around the park alone, I would normally be ignored.   With Mimi, no one is a stranger and I love it!  When children do run up I always tell them to ask their parents if it is ok.
   
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Post by: FlaJean on June 20, 2017, 11:41:37 AM
Lovely photos, Jack.  Cute story.  Also shows she had concerned and caring parents.  I trust you had a very nice Father's Day with your daughter visiting.

Father's Day Our daughter and husband brought over dinner and after dinner we had fun playing Mexican Train and another domino game---a very pleasant day.  We are watching the storm in the Gulf.  Looks like it is heading towards western Louisiana, but we're keeping an eye on the Weather Channel.  Rainy and overcast here but good reading weather.  :thumbup:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 20, 2017, 11:49:46 AM
Jack wv...
...I would feel the same as that little girl, and indeed I have even at my age, if I was to see an " old man, " or indeed any ( stranger, ) man, of any age, walking in the park without a dog...even though he was completely harmless...guess its the age we now live in, where we have to be aware, and even suspicious of strangers..wasn't like that during our childhood days...we never worried about dangers, even though they were still out there..

Jack, I bet your Minister son-in-law could tell many stories he has picked up through his congregation that he could relay in humour, but it is probably more than his jobs worth to do so..... ;D...
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Post by: jackwv on June 20, 2017, 12:17:44 PM
Jean hope all is well with the storms. 

Jackie it is a strange time, sad, worry about the young ones the way the world is headed.   
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 20, 2017, 12:23:05 PM
Jack wv...
...I often say, and will still do say..." for every one bad person, ( or nutter, ) their are tenfold good people...I would still like to believe that...
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 20, 2017, 02:22:19 PM
Jean, I looked at my computer radar and it looks as if the heavy stuff will miss Louisiana, however, they will get rain.  And it looks as if Joan will get rain, but not the storms which will head toward Florida, south of the panhandle.  Things also look as if rain is headed in our direction. 

Jack - out of the mouths of babes. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on June 20, 2017, 02:42:47 PM
Mary Ann, you are right with out of the mouth  of babes.    Our Parish Priest several weeks ago said he was speaking to a bunch of first and second graders.   He asked them what they thought Jesus first words were when he rose from the dead.   One of the girls put her hand up and when he called her she rose both hands to the sky and said   Ta Da !

Believe that might be right, in looking at so many cards with His image.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 20, 2017, 05:26:18 PM
Jack, great story.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on June 20, 2017, 08:42:49 PM
Two more bench views from this evening.

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Post by: Shirley on June 21, 2017, 12:47:45 AM
I keep going back & back to see if I missed any photos.... what fun y'all have been up to while I was gone.  Glad to see you back, Sachiko, looking as beautiful as ever.  Sorry about the arm but was good not a hip or leg, at least you can still get around! 

Sato, must be frustrating not to be able to get out.  Is your wife still taking those beautiful photos?  You make a good team when you worked together to post, maybe you can do that until you can get out yourself. 

I do have gorgeous photos of Colorado but still in the camera, phone and iPod.  The iPod takes such great videos, got amazing ones of the roaring Chalk Creek snow melt.  Fastest & fullest the creek has been in the 40 some years I've been going, and still a lot of snow on the mountains to melt.

My long time friend's husband died Sunday morning so I've been busy doing what I can to help her.  Even though he has been ill for a long time, always a shock.  One of those times where "the squeaky wheel" turned out to be all wheels so I'm racing around trying to oil all the wheels and not getting anything totally finished. 

Jack, that is the sweetest photo ever of Mimi entertaining the kids.  Can almost feel the love flowing. 

Must get to bed, I catch myself dozing sitting here.  All cats are outside, Callie (Tom & Tiger's mother) has been sticking like glue ever since we got back.  She is such a sweet cat but can't trust her unless I have time to make sure she doesn't get the chance to "mark her territory".  She is at the door when the others come in to eat, so joins them for every meal.... and is at my feet any time I go outside.  I feed & pet her but am not going to adopt, jumpy as she is, I think she would freak out being confined in the RV. 

Will try to resize a couple of photos to show you the raging water.  Fascinated me.  Thanks for holding the fort & posting such great photos....  Shirley


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 21, 2017, 02:30:48 AM
Jack wv...
...that is what I like, sitting under or around trees but...a little too much concrete for me...It still looks very peaceful and tranquil, I would happily sit for a while on any of the benches flitting from one bench to the other and just watching the world go by...and of course wishing I was part of that world too... ;) 

Shirley...
...as they say " Rome wasn't built in a day..." you cant expect yourself to do miracles by " racing around and trying to get everything done..." Slow down and just concentrate on the things that you can do, otherwise you will jeopardise your own health....Your friend has a good friend in you..sending my condolences on the loss of her hubby...






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Post by: jackwv on June 21, 2017, 08:35:25 AM
Jackie, lots of grass,  that is not concrete, but they have brick paths around the fountains, and the walking trails.

Shirley good to hear you are back home, sorry about your friends.   Will watch for your photos.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 21, 2017, 12:17:13 PM
Jack, love those views of the park.  It rained softly all night and still off and on.  Having a very relaxing day.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 21, 2017, 01:36:03 PM
Jack. Just looking at your photo's of the Park cool me down. I havn't even been into ours yet. Not as much shade as yours or as many trees.
Now do many people walk around there like you do.  I never see any activity going on. Like it is your personal park. No traffic at all.  Ours both have big playareas for the children and this really brings in the crowds with their little ones.
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Post by: jackwv on June 21, 2017, 02:30:43 PM
Jeanne P, the park is not busy during the day and most weekday evenings.  It has a large childrens playground, a small zoo, paddle boats on the lake, and a nice nature center.    I enjoy just the occasional other dog walkers or folks out for a walk. 
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Post by: jackwv on June 22, 2017, 10:33:07 AM
Went up to the park late last night.   It had just rained and cooled things down.  Thought I would catch a late night sunset, but it was still cloudy.   Took this photo of several benches around the fountain.  Sachiko asked about the hanging baskets.  Not as large and not the variety in them from previous years, but always a joy to see.


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Post by: Marilyne on June 22, 2017, 11:46:39 AM
Jack: That photo looks like a Hallmark card!  Beautiful!
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Post by: JeanneP on June 22, 2017, 12:37:45 PM
Wish I could get hanging plants to grow like that.  They keep the place always so perfect. Ours or short of funds now and the one owned by State looking a mess.  That park must be private funds. Our Japan House one is and it always looks nice.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 22, 2017, 04:22:27 PM
Jackwv...
...those hanging baskets are real pretty and quite large, I wonder if they are bought, there are a few so would cost a pretty packet or, whether they are hired, as I know large plants can be done that way, such as for offices etc...certainly cheers up the park and walk area...Hm maybe " not so large " this year, as they are cutting back on funding...
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Post by: jackwv on June 22, 2017, 05:52:48 PM
JeanneP and Jackie, not a complaint, the baskets are beautiful, guess I am spoiled by the free visits.  They do a great job.
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Post by: Shirley on June 22, 2017, 06:56:30 PM
The hanging baskets are gorgeous, Jack, but agree they don't have the variety of flowers they usually do.  I wish the wind wasn't so destructive so we could have hanging baskets.  The original owners of this house had hooks in the "over hang", front & back, but since they didn't take care of anything themselves, wonder if their help managed to keep baskets alive.  I have trouble even keep plants alive in containers, just a little too dry and the pots blows off the brick posts (by the sidewalk).  This year I don't even have any pots out, so I really enjoy what you get to see. 

Still don't have any photos out of my camera.  Taking the last food to my friend's house tomorrow. The funeral was today but she has company staying through the week end and is not thrilled with the extra people around.  Sometimes we need to hide out and give our brains a rest.  She's had some years of his needing constant care so is exhausted. 
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Post by: jackwv on June 22, 2017, 08:46:30 PM
Shirley I understand how your friend feels.  I appreciated all the attention, but welcomed the quiet time at home.

This evening I spotted something new.  They had one last year but unable to locate the photo.  Here are two umbrella shaped frames mounted on a 4 by 4.  They have hanging baskets hanging under the frame and the flowers growing outside the frame.  They make a nice arrangement.


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Post by: Shirley on June 22, 2017, 11:37:05 PM
That is amazing, Jack.  I can't even imagine how beautiful that would be in "real time".  With so many flowers you get to see I would never think about planting and taking care of more at home.   Right now bugs are eating off anything that is blooming in my yard, except the tiger lilies that are starting to bloom. 

Oh, finally got 3 photos off the camera so will post them.  Not the best of the bunch but good times.

Here's my camp site, youngest son bought a new canopy for "tail-gating" so put it up for the week.  Worked out nice.
https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-220617225350.jpeg[/img]](https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-220617225350.jpeg) (http://[img%20width=650%20height=488)

This is Chalk Creek, roaring with snow melt. Not as impressive as the video & do have better shots.
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And here's "The Moon Over the Mountain" (song in there).... gorgeous evenings.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 23, 2017, 01:58:57 AM
Jackwv...
...they certainly do look after their park....so pretty to walk and see so many colourful flower arrangement's, would brighten up anyones dull day...

Shirley...
...at last I have gotten to see your camper van...a great way from getting from a to b and seeing the great sights...Were these taken on your recent trips? I know you have done a whole lot of travelling...
...oh, think I have answered my own question, the " moon over the mountain..." photo, I can see the date in the bottom right hand corner...that is a beautiful and large moon...a sight worth watching..
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Post by: jackwv on June 23, 2017, 08:18:34 AM
Shirley, great photos and ready for more.  That "Moon over the Mountain" is special.
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Post by: halkel on June 23, 2017, 08:50:54 AM
Shirley, second Jacks comment.

:thumbup:
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Post by: FlaJean on June 23, 2017, 01:17:49 PM
Wonderful photos Jack and Shirley.
Jack I especially like the dark red and yellow flowers.  The flower stands are a good idea.  What a beautiful place.
Shirley, that moon shot was great.  Do you do any painting or sketching during your week in the mountains?
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Post by: Shirley on June 23, 2017, 10:49:33 PM
Thanks for the comments about the photos.... really do have better in the camera.  The water fascinated me, never saw it so wild & so full in all the years we've gone to CO.  I'll get more posted later, am having trouble doing catch up with pool, laundry & yard.  When I sit down I fall asleep. 

Jean, I did take some watercolors this time, thinking I'd find time when the boys were fishing to do some small ones.  Didn't happen, I started one but couldn't get in the mood.  I prefer oils but tried that once & realized the paint fumes are too strong to bring home.  If neither of my sons go with me in Sept I may take paints to work with during the day.  Usually the cats want to sleep all day so might work, & should have room in the outside storage since I won't be taking all the extras.  I hauled that canopy in the storage, was nice, has lights that can but turned up bright enough to play cards or eat.  Other son had a screened room over the table in his site... we were well set up.  My awning has the party lights & when out, could go from inside to under canopy without getting wet.... ONLY, it never rained the whole time.  That's a first, usually rains a little about every day. 

Bedtime in Kansas! 
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Post by: jackwv on June 24, 2017, 09:03:10 PM
Did not take the camera this trip, went up late to  the park.  Got this scene as I stepped out of the suv.  Not bad for an iPhone.

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Post by: Mary Ann on June 24, 2017, 10:09:46 PM
Jack, while I don't have the pretty scenery in front of me, our clouds of late have been much like those in the picture.  And it's been such a nice, comfortable day.  I just looked at radar and we should have one more nice day before rain.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on June 24, 2017, 11:45:44 PM
Beautiful shot, Jack..... and those clouds have such good detail, for sure a "smart phone".  #2 son uses iPhone & wishes I'd get one.

Mary Ann, I'd love to have your rain, seems to skip right past us.  My well/sprinkler system is dumping sand so a big problem that would not be... if it would rain! 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2017, 03:22:03 AM
Jack, I enjoy so much all the photos of your park.  What a wonderful place. Do take more! :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2017, 07:03:48 AM
There is a family of crows in the trees nearby.  One is very inquisitive and I like answering his call. Here he is on the street lamp in front of the house, looking around to see if his calls have been heard...

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2017, 07:04:12 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2017, 07:13:19 AM
Yesterday afternoon, we went my daughter and I to the main square, hoping for a cooler breeze.  Aviv as usual was on his bike. 
On the square there is a huge metal sphere surrounded by water fountains whose hight and frequency change randomly.  The kids love it, splashing, running, spaying each other.  They thoroughly enjoy it and Aviv of course abandoned shirt, pants and sandals in a hurry.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2017, 07:16:29 AM
After all that exercise the child was tired, so what is more natural
than taking a small nap on the spot?


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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2017, 07:18:34 AM
one last one:

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Post by: Joy on June 25, 2017, 07:42:05 AM
Bubble,   Looks  like such a refreshing place to cool off.   Aviv sure looks like he was having a fun time.  So nice that it is close enough for you to get to. 

Sounds like you have become good friends with the crow.   That is so neat that he answers you.

Joy




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Post by: jackwv on June 25, 2017, 09:13:54 AM
Bubble like the shots of your friend the crow.  Long for the days when I would have joined Aviv and the others in the cool water.  Now I would avoid it, but enjoy watching the children.   
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Post by: Shirley on June 25, 2017, 11:14:10 AM
Love your photos, Bubble....  and we could shake your grand & my gr-grand up & find it hard to tell them apart!  They look & act so much alike.  Did we EVER have that much energy?   I never saw a crow with white on it.... have seen the magpies in Colorado that are same family as crows.  Would love to have them here.  One time a pair showed up at our back door, knew they had been hand raised because when I opened the door they hopped right in and when I offered food, they squatted down & opened their mouth waiting to be fed.  Got some good video of them but alas, was near 4th of July and someone shot off fireworks across the river & they flew off.  I was so disappointed... :tissue:   I do think crows & magpies are very smart birds. 

One time we were in a state park in southern CO and had trees full of magpies, carried on conversations with each other and seemed to play games. Any restrictions about feeding your friend?  I think it would be fun to have around....  My father had one when young, lived outside but managed to steal his gr-mother's things when left laying around, until the boys found it's hiding place on the roof.  Their gr-mother lived with them & blamed the boys for missing thimbles & such.... until.........  ;)   Have not seen a magpie when camping for years, but did see one crow this year.  Not sure what happened to them.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 25, 2017, 11:17:15 AM
Bubble, your crow is different than those around here, but I'll bet they are just as noisy.  One called to me this morning when Tom and I left for breakfast.  Our crows are all black.  Young boys can find fun almost anywhere and I'm sure Aviv enjoyed the water - and nap afterward.

I might enjoy getting my feet wet, but I'm no swimmer and would probably stay out of the water.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2017, 12:52:46 PM
Mary Ann, no need for swimming: the water does not pool, just spray and disappears.  That is why even toddlers enjoy it with no restriction.  The parents sit around and just talk among themselves, free for a time.

I don't plan on feeding that bird: they are too many around, I'd risk being invaded.  I heard they can become quite fierce if you stop.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 25, 2017, 02:17:07 PM
Beautiful landscape, Jack.  The iPhone takes good pictures.  I didn't realize until recently that you can zoom with the iPhone.  You just pinch out and it zooms. Or pinch in to change the zoom----amazing.

Bubble, We had lots of HUGE crows in Ocala.  Haven't seen one since we moved here, but I'm sure there are some around.  Saw a TV special on crows----very intelligent.  The North American crow is all black, according to my Sibley bird app.  Splash pond such a good idea for the youngsters.  They were really enjoying it.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 25, 2017, 03:02:18 PM
Jack enjoyed your scene , that is such a sharp picture.

Bubble, your photo makes me want to be young again and play in that beautiful spot.  Aviv is sure growing fast.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 25, 2017, 03:46:54 PM
Great shot Jack. More people seem to be using the IPhones now . Get good pictures.
Bubble. I have never seen a Crow Black and white.  I don't like them. about one week a year we have them around my house by the hundreds. Such a noice and dirty.

Now I think had their been one of those water things around her for the last 2 weeks while it was in the 90s I would have been pushing the children out out of the way. May even have taken my clothes off. Lots of the parks are now putting them in for the young one and not having the fountains . They were to deep and then kids started to go into them. Never saw them do that years ago. Parent don't seem to watch now.  We have had 4 children drown in the past 3 hot weeks. One in the lake and 3 in Home pools. All under 4 years old.

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Post by: SCFSue on June 25, 2017, 04:26:59 PM
Bubble, crows here in Alabama and surrounding southern states are all black.  Your crow is very handsome with his/her mixture of feathers.

Sue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 26, 2017, 06:48:28 AM
Bubble...
...while I look at your photo by the central fountain with daughter at your side...I cant help but think someone is missing, someone else was meant to be by your side....well maybe some time in the near future that person will be...Don, are you looking at this photo?.... ;)

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 26, 2017, 10:49:41 AM
Is this what you meant, Vanilla?

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Post by: jackwv on June 26, 2017, 11:54:09 AM
Bubble, great work, Don belongs there, well someday!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 26, 2017, 12:38:26 PM
;D Now how did you do that?

Don are you in two places at once...I know as Santa Clause you have mystical powers but....now you see him, now you dont springs to mind...Agree with Jack...one day...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 26, 2017, 01:32:02 PM
That was Don: OBE of course...
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 26, 2017, 02:07:41 PM
Of course... ;D
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Post by: Joy on June 26, 2017, 02:08:56 PM
Very clever,  Bubble.   Such a happy picture !!!   Hope it won't be too long before that will be happening in real life.

Joy
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Post by: Sandy on June 26, 2017, 03:00:00 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-260617145519.jpeg)

Kelly in Switzerland

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I blew them up,  so they are a little un clear. 
She is having a wonderful trip.

Kelly is 50 years old and a grand mother to  Fe!
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Post by: jackwv on June 26, 2017, 03:06:06 PM
Pretty woman  ---  Grandma!!!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 26, 2017, 03:09:19 PM
Sandy...
...finding it hard to believe that that young and slim lady is 50...
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Post by: Sandy on June 26, 2017, 03:40:30 PM
Kelly is a Mother of four beautiful daughters...  and
grand Mother to Fe.

She is in great shape and likes to climb mountains.     That is what she is doing in Switzerland with friends that she knows from there,  along with visiting and
traveling to Ireland.
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Post by: Sandy on June 26, 2017, 03:44:56 PM
Kelly hosted two exchange  students from Switzerland   and they still visit one another yearly. 

Good things are still happening in this country,  I am happy to say. 
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Post by: Sandy on June 26, 2017, 05:14:21 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-260617171121.jpeg)

Here is the last one, 
Kelly and Switzerland
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 26, 2017, 05:37:48 PM
Sandy, I envy Kelly's scenery.  I have loved the mountains when I've been in them - not in Switzerland, but out west.  I'd love a snow-capped mountain as a view from a picture window - I don't have either.

Mary Ann
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Post by: June Drabek on June 26, 2017, 08:29:35 PM
Sandy, Kelly is in great shape, and a very pretty Grandma !!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 27, 2017, 01:18:06 AM
Very photogenic grand ma!  It runs in the family!
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2017, 07:15:50 AM
angelface, Jack, Shirley, so_P_bubble, Sandy,
Thank you very much for your wonderful photos!

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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2017, 07:27:45 AM
My roses bloomed so much.
All except for a climbing rose is the roses planted this year, so the tree is small and the flower is still little.

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I entered in my roses and had my husband take a picture.
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Post by: jackwv on June 27, 2017, 08:56:16 AM
Sachiko good to see you and that smile.  The Roses keep improving and hope the same for you.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 27, 2017, 10:01:59 AM
Sachiko, the roses are beautiful but you are prettier.  It is so good to see your lovely smile. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 27, 2017, 10:19:03 AM
Beautiful Roses and I see a large grey coloured Rose in the centre... :)
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Post by: Joy on June 27, 2017, 10:39:58 AM
Sachiko,  your rose garden is just beautiful and I am so happy to see you looking so well.   Beautiful picture.

Joy
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Post by: Radioman34 on June 27, 2017, 11:30:07 AM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on June 26, 2017, 12:38:26 PM
;D Now how did you do that?

Don are you in two places at once...I ..Agree with Jack...one day...

Vanilla, Yes I am in two places at once, at least my heart is.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 27, 2017, 11:47:18 AM
Don...no explanation needed, you do not need to tell me....I- we, already know where your heart is...now why dont you go and join it?.... ;D
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Post by: Shirley on June 27, 2017, 12:24:54 PM
Love the photos of Kelly, Sandy.... nice she can be "free" to travel and visit while still in good health.  My son is in Switzerland right now, business so he doesn't get to hike.  He does get to see a lot of the world but not the same as with Kelly (they are about the same age).  My daughter is in Hawaii this week, about the first time it is not business, so she & her husband are having a great time.  I am glad they can travel but just a tad of envy, too.... 

Sachiko, your rose garden is beautiful and you are the prettiest rose of all.  Are you doing any hiking these days?  You seem to have a very full life, it does take time to get back to the travels you did before.  Is this the time of year you visit your "cabin"?  I love the peace and quiet of the woods. 

So much to do today I am racing with the clock.  Had a "brown-out" yesterday, big demand for electricity with all the ACs running full blast, sprinkler systems & pools with their big pumps/motors.... had to reset all the clocks & that is a big pain.  Put the slide out open on the RV so I could get the sheets off the king size bed.  Storm came up & I closed the slide in case of hail.  Will do the laundry & open to make the bed ready for the next trip.  I can't walk around the bed with the slide closed, even though I can sleep in it without doing anything to the slide.  Kind of like having 2 houses to keep up with.  Good & not so good.... such is life.  With an older brother & sister in another state, I want to be ready to hit the road should either need help, have to take cats if I'm gone over night.   
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Post by: JeanneP on June 27, 2017, 12:48:35 PM
Had to go way back in here today. Missed some great photos.
Shirley. I remember the great camping in Co. And all he west. Yours looked great spot. That canopy handy
50 year old and grandmother .looked great.
Bubble .so clever howyou got don to join you in that photo.

Sachiko. You are now looking so well. Must get great pleasure out in your garden.

Jackie. I hear uk getting some nice weather. No better place when sun shining. Wish I was there.

For past 3 days been prefect here but the high heat back next week, no rain yet.

Finely renewed my pass port yesterday. Now ready to travel. Told me that now not allowed to put a smile on faces. After seeing cost I didn't..even now charge 6.50 for them to mail it in.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 27, 2017, 01:20:56 PM
JeannP...
... not me, I never found it nice, far too hot for comfort...The weather you are referring to was a solid week last week, it hit the 90s...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 27, 2017, 01:36:36 PM
it was 92F today when I went to work at the library where I volunteer.  I could barely breathe. N  wing a high humidity as well. This is supposed to continue until well into next week. 75/76F at night. Hard to sleep in such heat.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 27, 2017, 02:15:51 PM
Two early morning sunrises my son-in-law took when he went fishing Saturday morning.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 27, 2017, 02:18:53 PM
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That's his fishing pole.  He often goes fishing early--a real fisherman.
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Post by: jackwv on June 27, 2017, 02:33:57 PM
Jean two beautiful sunrises.   Not a fisherman but would have loved to be out in that boat.
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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2017, 07:08:54 PM
Good morning!

Jack, Mary Ann, Vanilla-Jackie, Joy, Shirley, JeanneP,
Thank you very much for your comments.
I can post now my picture here, and can obtain your comments, and, I'm affected very much.


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Post by: Sachiko3 on June 27, 2017, 07:18:25 PM
Jean,
What a beautiful sunrise!
Thank you very much for the photo of the beautiful sunrise.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 28, 2017, 03:55:13 AM
Jean, how stunning.  The reflection on the water made it seem on fire. And it must be so quiet and serene in this wide expense, so necessary in this epoch of stress and world upheaval.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 28, 2017, 01:02:28 PM
jean, such beautiful photos.  Thanks for posting them
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Post by: FlaJean on June 28, 2017, 01:21:01 PM
Thanks for your comments.  My son-in-law goes early morning fishing several times a week and has taken some great photos.  Recreational fishing is popular in this area of Florida.
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Post by: Shirley on June 28, 2017, 04:02:29 PM
Jean, gorgeous sunrises..... so fleeting & have to be there at the right moment.  I used to get up early...... ;)  Thanks for the reminder what a beautiful time of day that is. 
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Post by: JeanneP on June 28, 2017, 06:27:30 PM
Worth getting up real early in the morning when see Sun rising like that. Use to love when out camping or going on fishing trips when the days started out like that. Not gotten a fishing licence for past few years and was planning on getting back to doing it this year. But not in this hot weather we have been having and so humid. No rain yet. See what the fall with be like for fishing.
He got some good shots.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 29, 2017, 02:12:50 AM
Today I was feeling a bit nostalgic. I took the photo album of my trip to Belgium, to Brugge specifically and relived the past.
I'll share with you the views of "Venice of the North" as the town is called.


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Post by: angelface555 on June 29, 2017, 10:26:34 AM
So many beautiful photos, land, sea and canals, and lovely roses and Sachiko! Thank you, Bubble, Jean, and Sachiko for allowing us to share in such beautiful photos!

And Sandy, Kelly is lovely and adventurous!
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Post by: jackwv on June 29, 2017, 10:32:34 AM
Bubble, what a lovely place to visit, thanks for the photos.
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Post by: Marilyne on June 29, 2017, 10:36:21 AM
bubble - I enjoyed looking at your photos of Brugge.  A few years ago I watched a movie titled "In Brugge", (or something similar?)  I hardly remember the story itself, but I was fascinated by the scenes that were taken in and around the city. What a beautiful, old city it is! How I would love to visit there. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 29, 2017, 10:59:30 AM
Patricia, it is good to see a post from you as you have been missed.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on June 29, 2017, 11:27:31 AM
Bubbles, enjoyed your photos you took in Belgium.  When we were doing some traveling, I did several albums of our various trips with write ups of of my impressions, etc.  Now that we are in our 80s, I get nostalgic, look at those albums and enjoy the memories.
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Post by: Joy on June 29, 2017, 11:28:28 AM
Bubble,  your pictures of Brugge reminded me of the village of Giethoorn,  in the Netherlands.  I had come across this place some time ago and had saved the website, as it is such a neat place.  Not sure that I would want to live there, but certainly a very pleasant and serene place to vacation.   Here is a link to
the website showing many different pictures of this unusual village.


http://www.youramazingplaces.com/19-amazing-pictures-of-giethoorn-village-without-roads/

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 29, 2017, 11:40:03 AM
Joy how delightful. I am sorry I never heard of it when I was in Holland, I would have loved to visit and maybe spend a few days there.  Thanks for the link.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 29, 2017, 11:45:48 AM
Joy, what a beautiful and unusual place.
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Post by: Sandy on June 29, 2017, 11:58:49 AM
Soapy,   Brugg is  one of my very favorite cities in Europe. 

I spent a few days there back in the 1980's,  when drove around
Europe.   (Western and Eastern)  .. 

Found memories..   Thank you!

Sandy
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Post by: SCFSue on June 29, 2017, 05:20:51 PM
Bubble, your photos of Brugges are wonderful.  A year or so after my husband died, I took a trip to Brussels, Brugges, Amsterdam (just long enough to visit the museums) and then a train to Paris for a weekend.  My travel partner was the mother of a former student.  We had a wonderful time--and Brugges was my favorite place, so safe to walk around even in the darkest of night.  Thanks for posting your pictures.

Sue

P.S.  The chocolate shops and the chocolates in Belgium are to die for!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 30, 2017, 01:59:54 AM
Bubble...
...I can see why it is called..." Venice of the North...." a place I am sorry to say I have never had the pleasure of visiting, nor have I had in visiting Venice...and yet Holland is so near to UK...Great photos to reminisce at...

I have started singing..." just one cornetto " to the tune of " O Sole Mio " ....now can one see me perched on a gondola? I think not....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 30, 2017, 03:01:21 AM
Sue, is that what you mean? :)  :)  :)  Leonidas...

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Post by: SCFSue on June 30, 2017, 02:51:41 PM
Yes, there were many chocolate shops--my favorites only sold candy, but we did see bakeries with chocolate cakes! 

We also enjoyed several art museums there.  Brugges is a lovely city and had outdoor eating in front of many of their restaurants.  This was in March and often quite cool, but we loved to eat outside and watch people strolling along.

I visited Brugges another time about 7 or 8 years later when I was traveling with a different friend--and it was very much colder than, although I think it was in March, too.

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 30, 2017, 03:07:40 PM
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Post by: Shirley on June 30, 2017, 04:53:39 PM
Oh, MY!!!  Love the street scenes but think I'd died & gone to Heaven with those candy shops!  I don't remember candy shops in the villages where we lived in England (High Wycombe & Marlow).... but did enjoy the various shops that carried foods from all the small countries around there.  I started thinking of the countries like our states.... so it didn't seem like such a dream.  Our little base did not have the usual PX and Commissary like others, so we had to drive to the main base for American foods.  Since I didn't know how to cook I learned what was available on the English markets & "Betty Crocker" wedding present cookbook & I managed to survive. 

Had one huge mess when cooking a chicken and was told how long it had to boil (my mother fried chicken  :crazy2: ), Betty Crocker listed spices to put in the pot & said "bay leaves to taste".  I kept adding more & more as I tasted... thought it was like salt & immediate able to taste.... eventually it boiled as long as the book said & tasted so bad I hid it on top of the little cabinet until I could throw it away.  Cas ate most of his meals at the base & I had fish & chips and little loaves of bread from the bakery.  The people working in the stores helped me, very kind, I was just a dumb kid (married at 19 & had first baby the week after I turned 21).

Thanks for the photos, Bubble, and the link, Joy..... not memories but reminders of "a life time ago".   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2017, 09:06:05 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2017, 09:06:26 AM
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Post by: Shirley on July 03, 2017, 06:48:54 PM
Beautiful graphic, Bubble.  Thank you!  I am a flag waver since growing up during WWII. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 08, 2017, 03:18:32 PM
Has anyone seen Jack and Mimi lately? they seem to have both gone AWOL...
Jack wv, I hope all is well at your end...I am hoping it is Mimi just keeping you busy and occupied and nothing more sinister...just someone who is showing concern...and missing your photos....
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Post by: jackwv on July 08, 2017, 05:58:51 PM
Jackie, it has only been several days since I posted.   We are fine, nothing new in our routine, but that is not a complaint.
Here is Mimi two days ago.  This time she took the bench, normally I sit and she lines up to be petted then we move on.


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 08, 2017, 06:30:20 PM
It is good to see Mimi back....oh how I wish I could give her a hug...she looks like a dog just waiting to be cuddled... :dancingdog:
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Post by: FlaJean on July 08, 2017, 10:34:47 PM
Mimi looks right at home on the bench, Jack.  Rained here last night and this morning.  The sun finally peaked out from the clouds this afternoon.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 09, 2017, 03:40:26 AM
Oh Mimi1  All that fur, she must be very hot this summer.
Lovely framed like that in yellow flowers :)
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Post by: jackwv on July 09, 2017, 12:00:20 PM
Jean the rain stopped around 6 then clear skys and temp in low 70s, so off to the park.

Bubble the Goldens have a double coat and it protects them from the hot sun and skin cancers.   Understand they get their vitamin d from sunbathing.   Mimi often will lay in the sun but I limit the time and she shares most of the day inside with the air conditioning. 
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Post by: halkel on July 09, 2017, 01:12:10 PM
Jack, my Boxer loves to lay in the sun in the heat of the day for an hour at a time.  Don't know how she stands it, but when she get ready to get out of it, she is at the door waning in..... ;D
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Post by: jackwv on July 09, 2017, 02:02:47 PM
Hal, about the same here.   She comes to the door, barks, jumps to have me let her in.   Know she is coming for her treat, and then the belly rub.  Believe the treat is number 1.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 09, 2017, 02:04:30 PM
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/923/xkP4BG.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnxkP4BGj)  I now have cows as my daily view, sometimes they will be in view sometimes they go further afield and out of sight...who would believe, as we look as if we are out in the countryside yet the other side of that valley is the sea, well a tad further to the right it is, and out of view....but the corner of it can be seen as you walk or drive up the slope to the left, about half way one can see it, it lies in a V shape....

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/c730Rl.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmc730Rlj) Only just noticed our Hydrangeas are out, guess they have been in blossom quite some time but, I must have been slow In noticing them...guess I dont go to the car bay too often, nor venture too far into our back garden, they sit behind the car.... You may notice my new metal safety handrail-bar, first photo, I have a set of seven concrete steps to maneuver, it has made my life a tad easier than getting to the car from our front which is on an uphill slope...
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on July 09, 2017, 02:45:36 PM

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Post by: jackwv on July 09, 2017, 05:57:28 PM
Jackie, that is a wonderful view, hope the aroma goes out to sea.

Lloyd good photo of the horse, and that is a pretty rider.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 09, 2017, 06:11:43 PM
Jack wv...cant smell them but then I am used to living near to cows..we had a field with cows in at the end of our last garden before our move....I now feel more at home here now...there are also cows at the opening end to our long private parkhome uphill drive......
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Post by: FlaJean on July 09, 2017, 09:57:16 PM
Vanilla, you have a lovely view.

Lloyd, the pretty little girl looks right at home on the horse.  Is that your granddaughter?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 10, 2017, 08:14:46 AM
Jack wv, FlaJean...
...thank you both...yes the views are spectacular, we are down in the valleys, yet our parkhome is at the top..so we are looking down over the other onsite accommodations to our left...
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Post by: Lindancer on July 10, 2017, 01:07:13 PM
Jackie everything looks so nice and green.  what a view!


Lloyd, loved your photos


Jack always happy to see pictures of your beautiful baby
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 10, 2017, 01:09:13 PM
Great pictures.  It is a treat to come here and look at them.
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Post by: Shirley on July 10, 2017, 01:55:24 PM
Not sure what happened to my post, I missed the photo of Mimi but did see & thought I posted about your photos, Jackie.  Think I may have typed to WordPad & neglected to post.   :-[   

Beautiful pic of Mimi, Jack, and she always has that smile for the camera.  Got to put you in a good mood to see her so happy.

Jackie, love the photo of the cows on the hill, looks so peaceful, like a painting.  Glad the move has worked out so well, certainly is beautiful.  The flowers are gorgeous, my memory of the English gardens was that everyone had a green thumb!  Where we lived in High Wycombe I could see the whole row of back yards on either side of ours and each was filled with amazing flowers. 

My crazy cats also lay in the sun for their vitamin D...... they are welcome inside or to stay out in the shade when they've had enough, and cats being cats, make up their own mind about what to do (unlike a dog that is rational & also likes to obey & get treats).  No amount of bribery or threats works with cats.
   :bonk: :cussing: :dontknow: :loud: :nahna: :thinking: :sneaky:
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Post by: jackwv on July 10, 2017, 08:47:55 PM
Jackie I no longer have a photo I posted some time back on the old board.   I liked your pasture with the cows and the sea just out of sight.     Here is a photo I took tonight.  You will see the mist from the late rain.   The field is in view from my walking trail, and usually has cows, but not tonight.  Now off to the right and out of view is the Atlantic Ocean.  (would take great eyes, it is 412 miles  :)))

             
                                   
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Post by: Shirley on July 11, 2017, 12:34:45 AM
Haha, Jack, like me saying those mountains in CO are just off to the west.... about 550 miles!  I noticed when we drove "back east" that the mist would hang in the low areas, fascinated me because the wind keeps it from forming here most of the time.  Neat shot.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 11, 2017, 12:44:39 AM
Jack wv...
...you have similar views to what I have...aren't we so lucky and blessed to be living in a beautiful part of our country...yes where we now live, those are the views that surround us....If I hang on, we are due rain today, maybe I will glimpse some distant mist...

Shirley...
...if you was living in or around High Wycombe now, you would be sitting on a gold mine...it is within the desirable areas of the Chilterns and Chilturn Hills, a place of outstanding beauty...Buckinghamshire is a desirable and pricey place to live in some areas...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 11, 2017, 02:59:41 AM
Vanilla, I lived in Bucks, Aylesbury for one year.  Beautiful country side. Have you been there?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 11, 2017, 03:34:26 AM
Bubble...
...I used to live in Hertfordshire and my last place was Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire was my neighbour...we are known as the three counties of Herts, Beds and Bucks...I have been to Worlds End a Wyevale garden centre in Wendover...I have personally done the trips towards Aylesbury coming from the Rickmansworth end, which is just a 25 mile journey away......
Its a small world isnt it?...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 11, 2017, 10:07:57 AM
Sure is Vanilla.  I was in College in Hartwell House. The house of Citizenship College and the principal, Miss Rolfe was a character.  Check it out!
this is the place http://www.hartwell-house.com/history/ (http://www.hartwell-house.com/history/)
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Post by: Shirley on July 11, 2017, 10:37:01 AM
Jackie, I've found Google Earth links to the area where we lived in Marlow & High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)... nothing like it was back in the mid '50s.  I was there from '54-'57.   The mansion (where we lived in the top flat/attic) was converted into 5 flats on one end, the middle and other end of the mansion was sold off as separate houses.  All the beautiful grounds around these mansions has been filled up with houses.  We were told the place we lived in had been owned by friends of the king when he was courting the future "Duchess of Windsor". I always loved history so enjoyed every day of my years there.  I had one American woman friend, the rest of my friends were English. Gas was rationed during those years so I didn't use our car or go to the base.  I would love to visit again but doubt that will happen (can't take the cats)... so will enjoy my memories.

Our landlord & wife moved to Maidenhead later, Bubble, not sure where that is to Aylesbury.  We visited them once & they truly had a beautiful house/mansion.  You have lived and traveled so many places, ever think about writing a book for your kids?  My mother did, from her early years until she was about 16.  My brother published it for family & friends & we love it. 

It is miserable hot, pushing 100 today with lots of wind blowing.  I planned to turn on the sprinklers this morning but not sure any of the water will reach the ground.  I did water the front 2 zones for about an hour each last night the wind dries out the ground so fast the grass & trees are looking like mid August already. 

I really enjoyed your link, Bubble, & even bookmarked to send my daughter. Now that she is retired they might want to visit the area where she was born & Hartwell House would be her kind of place to stay.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 11, 2017, 10:41:33 AM
Never visited Hartwell House but have visited Waddesdon Manor and Chenies Manor...I love visiting these old Stately Homes, such a lot of history....also in neighbouring ares are Hatfield and Knebworth House's and Woburn Abbey...Bubble, I think you would love it over here...

Shirley...
...Maidenhead is in Berkshire....next county down from Buckinghamshire, a tad closer to London..yes both google earth and maps google are a great help in finding locations and travelling without having to move a muscle from our comfy seat...
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Post by: Shirley on July 12, 2017, 10:07:48 AM
You are right, Jackie.. I forgot that but remember now having a terrible time trying to get all the names & nicknames of the areas
straight.  Bucks & Berks, etc.  Been a long 60 years since there.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 13, 2017, 11:44:13 AM
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Post by: Joy on July 13, 2017, 11:48:34 AM
What a beautiful picture.  Was worth waiting to see. 

Thanks, Patricia,  for fixing it so we all can see it.  I hardly ever see a rainbow.  Probably don't really think about looking for any.

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on July 13, 2017, 11:57:28 AM
Yes, that was really nice to step out your door and see that rainbow, Larry.  Thanks Angel for fixing the problem.
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Post by: JaneS on July 13, 2017, 12:47:03 PM
GORGEOUS!!!!
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Post by: jackwv on July 13, 2017, 12:55:31 PM
Larry, beautiful, would make my day.  Thanks Patricia for posting.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 13, 2017, 01:36:34 PM
Larry Hanna...
...I can see it, I couldn't on our other site...they are very stunning to see and you have captured one at its best...Your row of homes with all its greenery look very nice...Larry, did you find that " pot of gold " at the end of your rainbow?...
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Post by: Lindancer on July 13, 2017, 02:02:37 PM
 Larry Like your photo of the rainbow.  Thanks Patricia  for posting.
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Post by: Shirley on July 13, 2017, 02:58:14 PM
Great shot, Larry!  I'm another that isn't on Facebook, Twitter or any place but here.  Not likely to join the others, either.... don't think I want to know what all my grands are up to.   ::)

Larry, remembering when you were talking about the new house being built, I pictured vacant lots yet.  Looks like all those yards are well established and so well kept, which is the newest?  Beautiful neighborhood, even some large trees behind those houses on the left.

Too hot to breathe outside today.  I checked with the surveyors working at the house next door.... we did have the property surveyed when we bought but found out the ones on either side did not.  Want to make sure our wrought iron fence is inside our property line because new owners seem to believe they have a right to connect to it or attach some kind of narrower fencing to it (yes, it happened when the house sold on the other side), man proceeded to "wire" a stretch of chicken wire fencing to our brand new wrought iron.  I had to tell him that was NOT acceptable.  He took it down but lay 4x4s along the bottom & never-ever has "weed whipped" or trimmed the Bermuda grass that grows wild. Not a pretty sight. 

He has 4 basset hounds. Our fence is 6" inside our property line and I did tell them they could put their own post up to their & our property line, but not attach.  They are getting the benefit of us paying for the long fence that separates us.  We had to replace the wrought iron we put up when we first moved here.... was the old kind of very heavy iron with the extra expense of having those little caps with the balls put on.  But it rusted & this new one is aluminum dipped (my understanding), supposed to last longer & cost a lot less.  Live & learn, huh?  Anyway, glad I don't have to work outside in this heat.

Thanks for posting, Patricia.
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on July 13, 2017, 03:17:04 PM
Tidied, our HOA says we have to have this privacy fence, old board fence, they are expensive and ugly in my opinion.  And the house behind me is a rent house and landlord, a woman, is not very cooperative.  Anyhow I need some work done on mine, but it can wait. 


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on July 13, 2017, 04:22:52 PM
Larry, what a beautiful photo!!! Thank you for sharing and thank you Patricia for posting it.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 13, 2017, 09:46:12 PM
Larry. What a beautiful Street you live on. Seems that no home is built the same. Even the colours. Don't see that often . We have some nice areas here kept like that but most of the homes same shape. Most same colour.

As we have not had rain here since first week of June then things are looking so dry. Then to storm came yesterday and tore up so many trees . Power lines down . One tree between mine and the house next door was so big and it completely split in half. We were so lucky. It just fell and damaged the two sets of steps and the chrome railing around them. Missed  his beautiful car by 1 ft.
Jackie. The area you moved to looks so nice. Do green. Be fun having farm fiends behind. A friend of mine lost her husband this year and my cousin says that she has moved a little out of Bristol where they lived. Now moved to Summerset . I brought her area up. A place I havn't seen. Looks so nice. Some of family moved up to Northumberland. Close to the Scottish border. I need to get over this year and do some visiting.  My Granddaughter and her 9 year old just left today for London to meet up with her husband . She was a little scared of going I think. I will not spend time in the Big cities again. Never did care for them anyway
Shirley.  My mother had a place in High Wycombe where she lived in the Fall/ winter months. I spent lot of time there and loved that area. One thing about living in UK. you can cover the whole Island is a few days. I realize now just how much I missed by thinking we had to go to Europe for holidays.
Would like to see so many areas now. Wish I could drive a car over there but just never did. Got a rail pass last time over and may do that again. Go see a few places.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on July 15, 2017, 02:36:03 PM
Having been driven from my home by a 5-day rock concert beneath my window I have taken refuge on the shores of Georgian Bay in Collingwood Ontario. This picture was taken during a walk along the shore.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/IMG_0528_zpsthqpio2f.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/IMG_0528_zpsthqpio2f.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 15, 2017, 02:41:00 PM
Don at first I thought you were on a bike, sorry, but hope you get along with your walking.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on July 15, 2017, 03:03:00 PM
One of the nice things about walks along the shore is the people you meet.  I met a man who was out walking his retriever and we chatted for nearly half an hour, and I got him to take my picture as I posed with his dog. Folks are so friendly in small towns.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll309/radioman34/IMG_0522_zpsxn0rfbxh.jpg) (http://s291.photobucket.com/user/radioman34/media/IMG_0522_zpsxn0rfbxh.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on July 15, 2017, 03:26:46 PM
Great pictures, Don.  The dog in the picture sure looks like Jack's Golden!

Sue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 15, 2017, 03:38:05 PM
Don...I thought you had hijacked Mimi for a minute...

Jeanne P...Somerset is a neighbouring County to us here in Dorset...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 15, 2017, 03:57:00 PM
Don, you have a nice place to escape to.  The golden looks right at home with you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on July 15, 2017, 04:02:46 PM
I haven't been around the past few days. But I want everyone to know that I enjoyed all the photos I caught up with today!
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Post by: FlaJean on July 15, 2017, 06:03:46 PM
A good escape, Don.  Looks so nice and peaceful there.  :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on July 15, 2017, 06:36:29 PM
Don that does look a lot like Mimi.   She also takes a sitting position, and leans against anyone that will pat her head and shoulders.  When you stop she turns around and lets you know you are not done.   That is a beautiful setting and while I agree with your comment on small towns (I live in one) I believe so much is added by people getting away from their problems, and relaxing in a quiet spot.   So many walkers stop to visit and are in no rush to move on.   Even big cities need a spot to relax and hopefully have a spot for dogs. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 15, 2017, 08:27:35 PM
78 degrees and not as humid.  Nice walk at the park, and Mimi had a number of groups that would pet her.   I took one close up, had an offer to take mine with her, but why ruin a good photo. :)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/to%20post%201_zpsttebub8o.jpg)

Envy the view of the lakes and Oceans that many of you have.  The park just has two, small, man made lakes.  Do have a nice view, this was over Mimi's shoulder.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/to%20post%202_zpsvescuabf.jpg)
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Post by: Sandy on July 15, 2017, 09:19:03 PM
Wonderful Pictures!!!!

Sandy
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Post by: Shirley on July 15, 2017, 09:32:24 PM
Nice to see you, Don, & am jealous of the gorgeous view you have..... and that you found a pup to hug!  I'm with you on those "rock" concerts.... not my kind of music. When Wichita has the open concerts downtown along the river, the sound carries over the water & I am thankful it's hot enough to keep the house closed & AC running so the sound doesn't vibrate too bad. 

Such a pretty girl, Jack, I feel so silly sitting here grinning at the monitor.  Mimi has the sweetest face, & looks like she may have just been to the beauty shop.  What is that one spot at the top of the landscape... looks like a sand dune.  Maybe a field of something getting ripe?  Close to the sky line......... Take your camera next time (instead of phone) & zoom in for me.   ;)  I'm a fine one to talk, my camera is gathering dust it's been put away so long.  It stayed cloudy the whole time the moon was full so no moon shots, even.

Hi, Patricia, what have you been up to? 
:-[
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 16, 2017, 01:03:33 AM
Shirley...
...well spotted, yes I can see a white ball shape spot to the right of the landscape, wonder if it is a hot air balloon, maybe...it doesn't look as if it is attached to anything, it is slightly above the trees...

Jack wv...
...next time you are offered the chance of having your photo taken alongside your Mimi, jump to the offer, we would-I would love to see the two of you together when you are out and about in your calmer and beautiful setting...

Angelface...
...I am hoping you have not been around because you have been busy and not because you have been unwell...good to have you back where you belong...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 16, 2017, 02:50:47 AM
Wonderful views, so much green  vegetation.  I am jealous!

Shirley, you can click on Jack's photo to enlarge with Control and the mouse wheel.  I did and I believe the white sphere is a water tank tower.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 16, 2017, 09:21:43 AM
Shirley, believe the "sand dune" is a farm, usually has cows on it.   Bubble and Jackie are right.  In the distance, and to the right of the farm is a water tower that serves our large high school and Wheeling Park, over close to my home.  That would be around 4 miles.  I will sometimes take the camera, but so easy to walk along with just the IPhone.

Bubble, at times I would like to trade my landscape for your beach.   

Jackie, I may have a photo taken along with Mimi in the future.  I came close to accepting the offer yesterday and should have. 


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 16, 2017, 12:30:57 PM
Jackie and Shirley, I have been here once in awhile, altho not often to photos recently. The latter part of June and July have been full of appointments, building inspections, and computer repairs. I have also had several business appointments with various senior agencies I deal with. I'm hoping everything settles down now.I have missed seeing everyone's photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 16, 2017, 12:45:17 PM
Well that rules out my " hot air balloon " theory... ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 16, 2017, 01:00:01 PM
Nice photo of Mimi and the landscape.  I didn't notice the water tower until Shirley (with her artist's eye) mentioned it.  It rained much of the night and some of the morning.  We have more rain here than we did in Ocala.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 16, 2017, 03:37:17 PM
I had to take a second look at Dons photo with the Dog. I thought it was Jacks.  All the photo's today look so much greener and cooler than what I am looking at here. Don't understand why i am staying in Illinois this summer.
Jack, been awhile since you have put a photo of yourself in with a dog. Fact I don't think you have done it with Mimi. That would have been a good shot yesterday. Do it next time. Make it you Christmas card if you send them.

Jackie. Yes I saw where they a close.  I just have to get down there next time over.
Heard from GD and son in London today. They got there early Sat. and did quite a bit it seems. Her husband gets there today. He was in a golf tournament  in Ireland for a week. Was suppose to be in St. Andrews Scotland but was changed. He has  Got a good Itinerary planned. He is back and forth there all the time as his main company office is in London. Normally he just goes in and out. Don't know how he stands to fly so much. He gets the same seat on the place. Sleeps the whole 7 hours. Can do that in these new seats that make into like a bed. Would be my way to go if could afford. So expensive  to fly now. Will come down a little in September I hope.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 16, 2017, 04:59:30 PM
Okay, Bubble, my dumb computer/mouse won't let me enlarge, guess I could download & then know how to enlarge.  I do see the water tower but it is the brownish/tan piece of landscape to the left that looks like could be farm land or a crop ready to harvest.... (with Kansas eyes). 

My son just sent photos from Geneva, (left London this morning) of sculptures, a lake & sunflowers.  He also uses his iPhone.  Can't blame anyone for not taking a camera when the phones do such a good job now.  Not a zoom like our Lumix, though.

Patricia, sometimes all this paper work & appointments takes over our lives.  Hope all's well with you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 16, 2017, 08:23:07 PM
Shirley I took the lumix  and used it for a long shot at the hills beyond the park, from the same spont I then  zoomed on a small road running past the farm in the distance (no cows tonight)   Then took one of the Water Tank about 4 miles away.
The IPhone is good but unable to compete with a good camera.


            (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/RE1_zps5dtej1o1.jpg)
           (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re2_zpswjy1ttcy.jpg)
            (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re3_zpsx28aosdt.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on July 16, 2017, 08:34:26 PM
Wow Jack, that is really something!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 16, 2017, 09:50:44 PM
Sandy thanks, and the camera is a fixed lens, do not have to carry separate lens.   I just point and shoot, the camera does all the work.  Did not even use a tripod, but never have one along with me.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 17, 2017, 02:08:45 AM
That really is a super-super-zoom!  such clear details too! You could almost count the grass blades!
  But then for sure it is an expensive camera.
No chance to even wish for that as a Chanuka present! lol
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 17, 2017, 02:15:20 AM
Definitely not a hot air balloon...yes surprising what good photos take place when we just point and shoot...a great close-up Jack...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 17, 2017, 08:50:30 AM
Bubble, there are so many reasonably priced  good cameras on the market today.  Our WalMart and Target for example carry older models. I have had mine for several years, gave the previous one to my Daughter.   Many have good zoom and take video.  I like not having to carry additional lens.  Impressive when I see a pro, but for me not necessary.    
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 17, 2017, 09:54:08 AM
Jack I have a pocket size 10 X zoom FujiFilm, makes quite good pictures as you may have noticed, but I envy that extraordinary zoom of yours.  I like to make macro but the 10X zoom is not the best for that. Of course scenery that far is out of the question. I don't care about video.
I should try to use it more. I've been lazy lately, no incentive.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 17, 2017, 10:02:02 AM
WOW, Jack, great shots.... and many thanks!  Even after all these years of being impressed with their zoom, I never fail to catch my breath with how good they are.  Gets me all excited about playing with them again.  Like you said, one that can be hand held & don't have to carry extra lens like our old 35mm ones.  Looks like grazing land & maybe keeping the cows off until it turns greener. 

Without getting my camera out, let's let everyone know which one that is..  A 60x zoom & is the Panasonic Lumix FZ 70.... is that right?  I think I paid about $500 for mine (worth every penny) & it came with a whole packet of other stuff (like SD card & extra battery, etc).  I just checked, seems Amazon has it listed for under $400 by a couple vendors... B&H no longer has it available.  I've never bought a used, Amazon lists some & also a couple with outrageous prices.  Anyway, I'm pleased with mine & not looking for anything with more zoom or better.  Thanks for showing us what is up in that corner, Jack! 

Ah, Bubble, you were spoiled with having someone to share the fun for a while.  Wonderful to have our kids around but not the same as someone our own age/vintage, right?  Hope you get to spend a month or so in Canada soon & then time for Santa's visit with you again.   ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 17, 2017, 11:46:51 AM
Yes Shirley it sure was fun.  But no more traveling for me: it is getting too hard health-wise. :( 
I can only hope that Don will be apt to it again in March. 
There is lots more for him to tour around and visit  here.

I am so glad I did visit North Caroline in 2005 and the Canada last time.  Those were my most memorable
trips and vacations.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 17, 2017, 01:57:38 PM
Mine is a Panasonic Lumix...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 17, 2017, 02:10:25 PM
Vanilla, also a 60x zoom?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 18, 2017, 10:25:15 AM
Bubble, Panasonic makes a lot of great cameras, Jack & Trish tried out quite a few over the years, but don't think any except the
Lumix 70 has the 60x zoom.  It works better than binoculars.... can't praise it enough. Since I used to use my photos for painting I would take a "wide angle" and then standing in the same place, zoom in on details so I'd know how to fill in all those little spots.  Can't paint what you can't see.
   :smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 18, 2017, 10:54:32 AM
Have you given up on painting?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 18, 2017, 11:16:09 AM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/57-180717103737.jpeg)

Last year in Pioneer Village (London-ONT)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 18, 2017, 11:31:35 AM
Bubble, cute photo, would take lots of work to fill that bucket. 
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Post by: angelface555 on July 18, 2017, 01:16:45 PM
Aviv is so grown up looking that you sometimes forget just how young he really is!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 18, 2017, 01:27:40 PM
Now if Aviv ever takes up the job of barman in later life, he will have a headway on pulling pints...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 18, 2017, 01:29:08 PM
ha ha ha Vanilla!

Angel and he was one year younger on that one: only four!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 18, 2017, 02:06:29 PM
 :smitten: :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 18, 2017, 08:17:05 PM
Bubble, I have a Panasonic FZ200m quite like Shirleys but not as much zoom.  Took it with me tonight and posting a long shot.  You will see several small "dots" in the middle of the photo, and I am then posting a zoom, almost like standing close to the deer.

                (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re%201_zpsmbwmcgxv.jpg)

                (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z28/Jackwv/re2_zpsa4eujxwy.jpg)

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 18, 2017, 08:31:48 PM
Jack, I forgot about your 200, I didn't get that one.  Great zoom, I THINK I see the dots.... beautiful deer, fur looks so pretty.  Amazing what these cameras can do & what I really appreciate is the "auto" part of focus.  My eyes had been causing me trouble with the old 35mm cameras & I was so depressed, thinking I wouldn't ever be able to take decent photos any more, until I got my first digital! 

Bubble, that is a darling photo of Aviv.  Such a long handle on that pump.  I cropped the 4th of July photo of my great grands, Jace, the one Aviv's age, has 2 little sisters and a girl cousin in this photo.  The boy cousins not in the photo so I brushed out the older grands.  The little girl on the far right is Amelia (troll doll), the red head still has beautiful blue eyes.  She is a year older (4) than Amelia.  Far left is baby Kate, finally walking and no teeth at all yet!  I noticed that Jace is keeping her in place with his toes. 

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-180717201614.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 18, 2017, 08:42:19 PM
Shirley, a wonderful photo and hope they always wave the flag.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 18, 2017, 09:28:02 PM
Shirley, what cute kids. 

Jack, that is a pretty scene, and what a good job your camera can do with the zoom. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 19, 2017, 03:30:03 AM
Fantastic zoom Jack, I could barely see the deer on the 1st one, I thought of moles mounts lol.

Shirley, what a great photo, and you did a good job of "building" a rough stone wall behind them as a background :D
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Post by: FlaJean on July 19, 2017, 11:31:40 AM
What a precious photo, Shirley.

I haven't used my 200 in a while, Jack.  Using my iPhone or my small ZS10 is just so handy.  I do like the zoom.  A good clear capture of those deer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 19, 2017, 11:38:59 AM
Jean if I lived in your area, and near the water, I would often carry the 200.   I agree with you that the iPhone is so handy.  The 200 is compact but have to hand around my neck.  I do like its video and may just put it in the suv to be available for the right shot.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 19, 2017, 03:54:30 PM
Haha, Bubble, I can't "smudge" with this version of PSP like the old one, had no idea what that wall was going to look like.  I would like to get back to painting, was working with a gr-daughter but she chose a most difficult project and still needs to get over for another day "doing detail". 

Thanks for the comments about my greats. They had been playing in a huge water slide that one couple just bought.  Like those "blow up" type play houses the young parents rent for birthday parties, only uses a water hose to keep water flowing down the slide & filling the pool surrounding it. https://www.bouncehousesnow.com/pirates-bay-inflatable-play-park.html (https://www.bouncehousesnow.com/pirates-bay-inflatable-play-park.html) Kids had a ball.




Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 19, 2017, 06:38:00 PM
Shirley, quite a toy, be sure it is lashed down, with your winds.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 19, 2017, 07:27:50 PM
Shirley, what a cute photo. thanks for posting.

Bubble, if he keeps pumping he will have some muscles.

Jack, My husband gave me a Cannon, I do not have it in front of me right now, so I do not know numbers, but it still takes great pictures, It is now 10 years old, Cyriel gave it to me two months before he passed away, So it is very sentimental to me.

Jack did you see on the PC the golden retriever that saved a baby deer that drowning? I read it in the paper, and saw it on TV. I guess it was also on facebook.  It happen in Port Jefferson, just a few miles west of me on the Sound. Beautiful story.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 19, 2017, 07:41:20 PM
Lin   Canon makes a great camera, and even 10 years old is not that bad.   You need to send us a few photos.   I did see the video of the Golden and he was retrieving like it was a bird shot down.  Was gentle and prodded it possibly to get it up and running.  Great story.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 19, 2017, 08:27:34 PM
Jack, that was one of those feel good stories.  the deer has been taken to a vet, as he was full of ticks and a bad eye.   He will be taken care of.

I was looking through some old old pictures, and found one of my husband entering Main St. at Disneyland, when it first  open in Fla. and we laughed over it as there is no one around.  Now there would be a million people.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 20, 2017, 02:23:24 AM
Lindancer...
...I saw it too, the dog going into water and saving that baby deer...came on our UK new channel a few days ago...wasn't that dog a trooper...a one in a million...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 20, 2017, 03:33:07 AM
Quote from: Shirley on July 19, 2017, 03:54:30 PM
Haha, Bubble, I can't "smudge" with this version of PSP like the old one, had no idea what that wall was going to look like.

Shirley, you could use gaussian blur for smudging.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 20, 2017, 04:49:49 PM
Bubble, I've never seen that term before but will check this PSP for it and Google if I don't find it!  Thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 21, 2017, 03:57:42 AM
Shirley, go to  the adjust>blur>Gaussian blur  in your PSP program!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 21, 2017, 08:36:11 AM
Bubble I have Photoshop Elements and gave up trying to use it.  Short attention span, think my brain has been hit with the Gaussian Blur     :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 21, 2017, 09:08:36 AM
ha ha ha/
I never tried Photo Shop
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on July 22, 2017, 01:00:45 PM
Back in the days of SeniorNet we had a friend in Japan who kept us updated about his grandchildren.  When SN threw us out he joined us in here Seniors & Friends, continuing with the news about his family.  Then we lost him somehow when S&F had the last major crash.  But he's back!

Do you remember AKI?

Stay tuned.....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2017, 01:03:42 PM
Welcome back Aki!  Those granddaughters must be almost adults now.  As for the grandson, I well remember how mischievous he looked :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 22, 2017, 01:05:02 PM
Pouring down rain, that we can use.   Just tuned in as you posted Jeanne Lee.  Have missed AKi  and look forward to his photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on July 22, 2017, 01:07:00 PM
Aki first introduced us to his beautiful wife holding granddaughter Moe (1 year old - 20 years ago) with this

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/modspace/MemberPhotos/AKI/Moe%20babay.jpg)

Moe was joined by a sister, Mai, and a brother, Atsushi
(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/modspace/MemberPhotos/AKI/My%20three%20kids.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on July 22, 2017, 01:12:26 PM
More recent pictures.  I'm sure Aki will be glad to explain these - and send more....

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/modspace/MemberPhotos/AKI/aki-moe.jpg)

(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/modspace/MemberPhotos/AKI/aki-mai.jpg)


(http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/modspace/MemberPhotos/AKI/aki-family.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 22, 2017, 01:51:40 PM
I remember Aki and his family.  I'm glad they've come back!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 02:08:15 PM
I believe the last photo, this page, is of Aki, his wife and his son and daughter-in-law with their newest. I'm guessing the first above is Moe and
next is Atsushi.
Welcome back AKI! I missed you on Facebook!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 22, 2017, 02:36:07 PM
Yes I remember Aki, welcome back...it has been quite a long time....I love your family photo of three generations....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 22, 2017, 02:49:11 PM
Beautiful pictures of Aki and his family.  I remember the girls being so pretty and  they still are.   Even the little boy is so good looking.  If I remember correctly,  they were all quite musical.   I think they all played an instrument of one kind.

Thanks, Aki for sending them to Jeanne Lee, and thanks to Jeanne Lee for posting them.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2017, 03:02:38 PM
Oh there is a lovely new addition to the family. Great!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 22, 2017, 03:13:23 PM
That's it, wasn't it the violin?
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 22, 2017, 03:15:56 PM
I'm glad to see Aki back; I noticed his name in the Menu as being welcomed.  His grandchildren are so talented and it will be nice to see more pictures  of them.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 22, 2017, 04:01:39 PM
I am delighted to see you & your family, Aki.... hope you will take time to let us know how each is doing, please.  Hard to believe that Moe is 21 now?  Is that right?   

Thank you, Jeanne Lee, for posting, such a treat to see the photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 22, 2017, 04:08:09 PM
Yes,  Jackie,  I do think one or more of them did play the violin.  And,,  I think I remember them playing the piano, also.  The were all very talented.

And, Aki's wife is still as pretty as she was on the earlier picture..   Very nice looking family.  It will be nice to see more pictures as time goes on.

I noticed that in the "Random Image" picture that shows up on the left hand side of the page  is a picture of Sun!!!!    Sure would like to hear from her.  I know she was having some health problems, and she is really missed.  Does anybody ever hear from her????

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on July 22, 2017, 04:58:29 PM
Glad to see Aki Back. How is family have grown. Hard to believe that 20 years has gone bye since we all got together. How I would love to see more of the people coming back. We have seen so many have passed away but some just stopped posting.
Not seen any posting from Japan for awhile.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on July 22, 2017, 05:32:58 PM
Nice family photos, aki.  The time is passing so quickly and before we know it our children are grown with families of their own.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 08:49:52 PM
Here are some captures of the bear cams at Katami, about 400 miles from me. Nine grizzlies in this photo.

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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 08:54:27 PM
These were all taken yesterday after 8 PM. A mother and three cubs.


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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 08:58:01 PM
One of Farrah watching the birds from her table top aerie.



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Post by: Aki on July 22, 2017, 09:03:46 PM
>>I'm sure Aki will be glad to explain these - and send more..

Moe, first grandaughter, 2008 (elementary school) and  2016 (sophomore).

Atsushi,   fourth grandndkid (center), Aki (right end) 2016 New Year Day.
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Post by: Aki on July 22, 2017, 09:14:36 PM
angelface555:

>>I believe the last photo, this page, is of Aki, his wife and his son and daughter-in-law with their newest. I'm guessing the first above is Moe and
next is Atsushi.
Welcome back AKI! I missed you on Facebook![/b][/i][/font][/size]
>>

Thank you for remembering me. The first photo of Moe uploaded to the old SeniorNet more or less 20 years ago.. before S & F..

Moe, the first, the next is Mai (two girls) and the third Atsushi (boy) and the fourth, Souta (boy,  youngest now 2 yrs)
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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 09:57:37 PM
Thanks for posting those photos, Aki. I couldn't remember Souta's name but I well remember you posting those family photos!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 10:01:56 PM
These next two photos are of Farrah by her kibble filled tube as it is a good mental and agility exercise for her to work at her meals.

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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 10:02:56 PM
Her hanging window mouse.


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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 10:04:24 PM
The river view from my balcony. This is a highway into town and away from predators for some moose and other animals. This branch is of the Chena River.


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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2017, 10:08:55 PM
Pony rides today with a small colt left free to hang out with mom and a goat who kept the ponies calm.


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Post by: Aki on July 22, 2017, 10:17:11 PM
FlaJean:

>>Nice family photos, aki.  The time is passing so quickly and before we know it our children are grown >>with families of their own.

Nice to see you. Kids have grown so fast....

JeanneP:

>>Glad to see Aki Back. How is family have grown. Hard to believe that 20 years has gone bye since we >>all got together. How I would love to see more of the people coming back. We have seen so many >>have passed away but some just stopped posting.
>>Not seen any posting from Japan for awhile.

Nice to see you. Yes, 20 years passed quickly.... Fast unbelievable.

Joy:

>>
Beautiful pictures of Aki and his family.  I remember the girls being so pretty and  they still are.   Even the little boy is so good looking.  If I remember correctly,  they were all quite musical.   I think they all played an instrument of one kind.

Thanks, Aki for sending them to Jeanne Lee, and thanks to Jeanne Lee for posting them.
>>

Nice to see you. As you say, they are musical. They are learning violin. My thanks to  Jeanne Lee for her help this time.

Shirley:

>>
I am delighted to see you & your family, Aki.... hope you will take time to let us know how each is doing, please.  Hard to believe that Moe is 21 now?  Is that right?   

Thank you, Jeanne Lee, for posting, such a treat to see the photos.
>>

Nice to see you. Looks like S & F had some trouble.... I had to re-register as a new member..
Moe is now 20, not 21 in college, still learning violin. She joined a university orchestra activity when she was a freshman in college.. Next year she will graduate her college... Time flies.

Mary Ann:

>>I'm glad to see Aki back; I noticed his name in the Menu as being welcomed.  His grandchildren are >>so talented and it will be nice to see more pictures  of them.

Thank you. Nice to see you. Thank you for remembering me.

Joy:

>>
Beautiful pictures of Aki and his family.  I remember the girls being so pretty and  they still are.   Even the little boy is so good looking.  If I remember correctly,  they were all quite musical.   I think they all played an instrument of one kind.

Thanks, Aki for sending them to Jeanne Lee, and thanks to Jeanne Lee for posting them.
>>

Good to see you again.  Thank you for remembering me. As you remember, they are musical.. violin they are still learning.

Vanilla-Jackie:

>>Yes I remember Aki, welcome back...it has been quite a long time....I love your family photo of three >>generations....

Good to see you. Thank you for remembering me.

angelface555:

>>
I believe the last photo, this page, is of Aki, his wife and his son and daughter-in-law with their newest. I'm guessing the first above is Moe and
next is Atsushi.
>>

Nice to see you. The first, Moe, yes. Aki at the right end of family pic.

JaneS:

>>I remember Aki and his family.  I'm glad they've come back!

Nice to see you. Thank you for remembering me.
























Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on July 22, 2017, 11:13:49 PM
Aki, welcome back friend. Your family has grown in number since you last posted. A beautiful group. Thank you.
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Post by: Aki on July 23, 2017, 12:00:15 AM
June Drabek:

>>Aki, welcome back friend. Your family has grown in number since you last posted. A beautiful group. Thank you.

Nice to see you, June. Kids grow fast.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 23, 2017, 08:42:39 AM
Patricia, Farrah is a beaut and appears not afraid of the camera.  Liked all the wild and not so wild life you showed.  Think I would pass on wild bears and take the local deer.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 23, 2017, 11:20:03 AM
Patricia, interesting pictures of  Farrah and your surroundings.  I think Farrah has marks similar to Kendrick's, but the coloring is different.  Kendrick is orange or rust color.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on July 23, 2017, 01:30:36 PM
Thank you all, yes Farrah is no longer afraid of most things, including loud noises or people. She is alert and will withdraw if she wants, but isn't afraid and I think leaving her originally alone and not trying to "force" anything or people on her was the key. She is nosy and will go up to the door, crouch and peer underneath if folks linger outside the door talking.   ;)

MaryAnn, Kendrick is very large and masculine looking, a nice looking cat. Farrah is small but sturdy, a very short and compact cat. She is actually underweight for her size, (7 lbs.); but she is not a large or long legged cat as Kendrick is or Sarah was.

Jack, Katami preserve is a national park that allows you to come, photograph the Grizzlies and Brown bears and live among them for three days in tents with plank flooring or at the lodge. Only the rangers are armed. However, there are very strict rules and protocols. You are confined to an approved area, always accompanied by two rangers and the bears have right of way. There is a long, over two-year waiting list for the permits, besides a lottery. And the bears are accustomed to people but the people are kept out of the bear's personal space. There are no fences, just precautions, and common sense. Can we put you on the list?    :coolsmiley:   ;D

http://www.katmailand.com/brooks-lodge-lottery

http://www.katmailand.com/interactive-map/map

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 23, 2017, 03:19:54 PM
Patricia, you are right that Kendrick is a big cat.  When we weighed him one time, he weighed 15 pounds.  If I look at him sideways, he looks fatter than he is, but when I watch him walk, I can see he really is a slender cat.  But he is long; I think from stem to stern he's probably four feet long.  I really was referring to his stripes that looked similar to Kendrick's, but with different colors. 

We just spent some time on my deck and he's most comfortable when I am near him.  There is not room for him to sit beside me in the computer room so he comes in to check on me.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on July 23, 2017, 03:29:15 PM
Patricia, thanks for the offer, but you can keep me off the list.  Too far to travel, and had enough tents in the army and traveling with Jessie in Agility.   Will limit my visit to watching the bear on the web cam, but a marvelous sight.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 23, 2017, 03:38:55 PM
MaryAnn, sometime I will have to get out my tape measure and measure Farrah. She is best described as short and sturdy! The prevailing norm is to look down at a standing cat from above. If his/her stomach doesn't stick out, all is good. Farrah is gray with bars and spots on top and white underneath other than an orange stomach color patch.

Jack, I'm disappointed. No intermingling with grizzlies?  ;D
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 23, 2017, 04:13:09 PM
Patricia, I'm not sure I look at Kendrick the right way, but when I look at the south end going north, his stomach does not stick out and that's when I realize he is not a fat cat!  When I say "stem to stern", I mean when he is stretched out with paws in front and tail behind; that way I think he is about four feet long.  When I am in Indy and see Tom H's cat, Jinx, she is so tiny, probably 1/3 of Kendrick's size. 

Grand Haven is very busy today - lots of boaters, swimmers and sun bathers.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on July 23, 2017, 07:52:21 PM
Those bears on the Cam look to be really catching the Salmon. That water looks so cool. Doubt I would be brave enough to go in it.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 24, 2017, 02:28:10 AM
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/923/X1aNqT.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnX1aNqTj) Apologies the card is a day or two late..
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Post by: angelface555 on July 24, 2017, 12:55:42 PM
Jackie, what a beautiful card for Sachiko! She will love it!

Jeanne, the water stays about thirty-two degrees but people swim in it. Just not in the same area as the bears..... :-\
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Post by: JeanneP on July 24, 2017, 03:50:43 PM
Not seen Sachiko posting for a few weeks. Maybe I missed it.  Did not see about her birthday. Hope she had a nice one. Her health was improving . Will be nice when she returns.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 25, 2017, 04:08:59 AM
Jeanne P...
...Sachiko did show in a few hours before I posted her card.... :)
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Post by: JeanneP on July 25, 2017, 12:20:28 PM
Jackie. I back tracked quite a ways but never did see a posting. But glad she is O.K.
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Post by: jackwv on July 27, 2017, 10:41:27 PM
Never knew the purpose of Attachments at the foot of a post.   I am now using it to post a photo from last evening.  We walked along the red (not yellow)brick road.   Don't ask me the names of the flowers, I just enjoy looking.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 28, 2017, 01:42:11 AM
Beautiful baskets! So neat how that 'edge' is trimmed, with a bench in between. The contrasting colors in the floral borders make them so interesting.  I also like how the soft colors  of the building blended well with the vegetation.  All very tasteful :)
Thanks for that glimpse in your world,  Jack.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 28, 2017, 01:43:55 AM
Jack wv...
...I too have always wondered about " attachments..."
...I was expecting to see Dorothy and Toto in the background....but what a stunning photo of colour...who's house is that, is it part of your Ogle Bay, or part of your neighbourhood? oh, and who does the watering of those hanging baskets?
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 28, 2017, 03:01:33 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, I'm sorry to be late. Thank you very very much for your wonderful card for me!
It couldn't be said that I was still so healthy, but I celebrated my birthday with my husband.
My husband took this picture.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm11/sachiko3/IMG_0089wss_zpsjebuyzyq.jpg) (http://s292.photobucket.com/user/sachiko3/media/IMG_0089wss_zpsjebuyzyq.jpg.html)
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Post by: angelface555 on July 28, 2017, 03:12:55 AM
Beautiful flowers and photo of Oglesby, Jack!

Sachiko, Photobucket is raising their prices again and charging for more items. Do you have another site you are able to use for posting from such as your website?
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Post by: angelface555 on July 28, 2017, 03:29:19 AM

Yesterday, 26th, was an odd day for dark clouds, wind and blowing dust with the soft smell of rain but it never showed.



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Post by: angelface555 on July 28, 2017, 03:33:25 AM
The last two photos show we have some beautiful, fiery sunsets here in the city. But the trees and the Federal courthouse restrict my view so I rarely post.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 28, 2017, 03:48:58 AM
Sachiko...
...so happy you did pop in and have now seen your Birthday card...I understand of your health issues but happy your hubby made your Birthday a special one...

I came away from photobucket, glad I eventually did as I got so fed up with the constant and unwanted pop ups from other dubious websites...I now use...


www.imageshack.us

and although I paid an annual fee, I feel it is much more private and personal, to me, money worth spent...

Angelface...
...your yesterday clouds looked very threatening...your " cotton wool " clouds look very low...
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 28, 2017, 04:00:23 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thank you very very much for your wonderful card for me!
It couldn't be said that I was still so healthy, but I celebrated my birthday with my husband.
My husband took this picture.
http://sachiko3.jp/nota/1go1e4/?20170724114702.html
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 28, 2017, 04:02:41 AM
Sachiko...
...thank you, even through your health issues you still come out smiling... :) you look very radiant amongst your flowers in your pretty Birthday dress...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 28, 2017, 04:10:10 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 28, 2017, 04:12:04 AM
Belated Happy Birthday Sachiko - and many wishes for getting better soon.
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Post by: Joy on July 28, 2017, 09:02:58 AM
Belated  Birthday Wishes,  Sachiko.

Beautiful picture of you in your beautiful garden.  You  are looking so well.  Sure hope that you will continue to feel better.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on July 28, 2017, 10:04:45 AM
Another photo, same area of Oglebay

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Post by: jackwv on July 28, 2017, 10:11:15 AM
Wrote a long post then lost it when I tried to attach, so posted the photo separate.

I quit Photobucket, the adds and the new cost just too much for the little I used them. 

Sachiko, great to see your smiling face and hope your health is improving.

Patricia, love the clouds and you do not have to go far to see them.

In my photos, take at Oglebay, all the buildings are that mellow yellow, no need for yellow brick.   The park maintains the baskets, have seen them out watering them in the morning.  The small building is their employment office, but shops, the garden center, and mansion are along the same path and in our daily walk.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 28, 2017, 01:01:31 PM
Some lovely photos today.  Jack, the photos at Oglebay show scenes so peaceful and relaxing.  They do such a beautiful job of catching all the seasons.  Angel, enjoyed seeing some local photos of your city.  The clouds and skies just awesome.  Sachiko, I couldn't see the photo in Photobucket so glad you reposted.  Such a nice photo your husband took of you in your very pretty garden.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 28, 2017, 01:53:07 PM
Sachiko, I hope your birthday was lovely. You have such a lovely smile, and your garden must bring you great joy, it is so pretty and peaceful!

Jack, Oglebay always looks so quiet and peaceful, it must be such a lovely place to go to with Mimi. The flowers, deer, architecture are all so inviting!

Thank you, everyone, for your comments. My phone simply could not portray the drama. From an eighty degree, bright, clear blue sky, in three hours, huge piles of blue and purple clouds billowed up from over the foothills and piled together, blotting out the blue seemingly close enough to touch. The wind picked up, dust kicked up, the very air seemed full of moisture....

And then those clouds sailed off over the other side of the valley, past the other ridges, with not one drop from those harsh purple clouds with the sun heat and blue again prevailing.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 28, 2017, 02:52:32 PM
Angelface, those clouds are awesome and so are the sunsets.  With such skies, I would be with my nose in the air the whole time!
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Post by: SCFSue on July 28, 2017, 03:45:31 PM
Jack, the flowers in the baskets look like trailing petunias to me.  They are a lovely color and so pretty in the baskets.  Thanks for posting them.

Sue
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Post by: Sachiko3 on July 28, 2017, 07:06:50 PM
Good morning!
Vanilla-Jackie, so_P_bubble, Joy, Jack, FlaJean, angelface555,
Thank you very much for your gentle comments.
I'll get vigor from you and post my pictures.
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Post by: Shirley on July 28, 2017, 08:35:30 PM
I read all the posts & went back to make sure I didn't miss anything and forgot to take notes.... this has been one of those days! 

The Cox service guy came this afternoon & put in a new modem.... said the old one was "toast"....Hopefully that will end my dropped phone calls and internet going off in the middle of e-mail or posting here. 

I've had 3 or 4 of those stinking calls "from the IRS" the last couple days... 2 days the answering machine caught the messages & I'd love to turn them over to the Attorney General (as someone told me to send to), but hear they don't do anything anyway.  Guess they can just file that law suit the way they promise!   :tissue:   :nahna:

Sachiko, great photos, you do look like you could climb a mountain yet, so get better fast!  Nice to see you back.

Patricia, such different types of clouds in the photos.... from over head to that horizon.  Looks like they belong in different photos. Neat capture.  I used to love getting up early for the sunrises and out on the hill for sunsets... think I am getting lazy.  Pretty view you have. 

Jack, I didn't think Oglebay could do better than other years, but you caught so many different colors & textures in that one photo especially (the one showing the blue flowers in the foreground).  The hanging baskets make me drool.... we just don't see them with our wind. 

I did grab the camera & took photos of Tom (cat) on his back, he looks like such a baby, almost always sleeps on his back.  But the photos are still in the camera.  Baked a cake today.... cleaned up before the Cox tech guy came.... nothing much to show for my day.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 28, 2017, 10:17:02 PM
Thanks, Bubble & Shirley!

I am convinced that living near the foothills causes that type of cloud formation and fast movement. They need to move up and over the ridges and foothills to enter this valley.

Some have repeatedly asked me about my converter microwave and toaster slash convection oven that I purchased because my oven was basically nonfunctioning. They asked about size, brand, and styles. I also donated or gave away everything in my kitchen except my cast iron skillet, my coffee maker, and these three items. They do everything, including baking bread that nine other appliances did.




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Post by: jackwv on July 29, 2017, 10:40:15 AM
Patricia that is all I would need.   Now have a microwave and a Jenn Aire range.  I seldom use the oven, but have the ability on the top to grill, a rotisserie  and even a wok.   I only use the burners.   Will keep that combo you have in mind if and when I ever move or the Jenn Aire  gives out.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 29, 2017, 11:06:22 AM
Jack, I was once so bad that I had 16 coffee cups! When I moved anywhere it was just boxing stuff up only to be stuffed into another closet, drawer or shelf! Now I only keep what I actually use on a regular basis.

Your Jenn Aire sounds like the one I had in Anchorage when we managed those apartments while the owners lived in Germany. They're nice if you do a lot of cooking.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 29, 2017, 05:13:47 PM
You look to be as big a collector of kitchen gadgets. I have so many sitting on the cabinets. Not use my regular oven in years. Now I still would like one of those Instant Pots I think. Maybe I can get rid of a couple of the other things.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 29, 2017, 05:18:29 PM
JeanneP. I have the toaster oven slash convection oven and the converter microwave because my oven doesn't work and my landlord says it does because it reaches a certain temperature for five minutes. I also have an iron skillet and the Instapot. I do have seven silicone utensils and that is my entire collection, my entire kitchen right there. I am not collecting as I am rapidly downsizing.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 31, 2017, 02:50:59 AM
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/dSa0Bz.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmdSa0Bzj)   Enjoy your special day Patricia ( Angelface )
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Post by: Joy on July 31, 2017, 08:50:39 AM
Happy Birthday, Patricia.  Hope you have a great day and enjoy many more special days like today.

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2017, 12:05:13 PM
Thank you so much for the card, Jackie! How did you know I like cats?   ;D

Joy, thank you for the sentiment. I have a quiet day planned other than lunch with some pals.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 31, 2017, 12:08:25 PM
Happy Birthday, Angel.  What a cute card!
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Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2017, 12:19:55 PM
Jackie, great card, and Patricia Happy Birthday.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 31, 2017, 01:41:01 PM
" Jackie! How did you know I like cats?  "

Angelface, call it intuition... ;D
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Post by: JaneS on July 31, 2017, 02:44:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATRICIA.  MAY YOU CELEBRATE MANY MORE!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2017, 02:58:41 PM
Wyhen I saw this Jack, I immediately thought of you!

http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/31/worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-opens-in-switzerland?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=en&utm_content=worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-opens-in-switzerland&_ope=eyJndWlkIjoiZjQ0ZGZmMGExM2NhODFiMzgyMTQyYjA2MDFlYjNmZDgifQ==

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2017, 03:00:21 PM
Thank you, Jean, Jack, and Jane!

Jackie, you are very intuitive!  :)   :thumbup:
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 31, 2017, 04:01:53 PM
Patricia, Happy Birthday from me, too.

I wonder why that bridge made you think of Jack. 

Jack, I'll bet the sight of that hanging bridge gave you the shivers!  I'm not so sure I'd like to cross it and I'm usually not bothered by heights.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2017, 05:54:42 PM
Patricia, get the shakes just looking at that bridge.   This one in Virginia is more my style.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 31, 2017, 06:14:09 PM
I LOVE that suspension bridge.  If I were anywhere in the vicinity of it, I'd go out of my way to cross it!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2017, 06:17:09 PM
Jack, when I saw the bridge, I had a quick image of someone trying to persuade you across!   :D  ;D

Thanks, MaryAnn!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 31, 2017, 06:20:40 PM
There is a hanging Bridge over at one of the big parks in Indiana where we went camping and hiking for years. it is a long one and a moving bridge. I never would go across it. Same with the ones I have seen in other countries. I never did like the tunnels either. Some are so long they seem to go on for ever. Never have taken the one that goes now from UK to France. Doubt I will. Other than in Airlines I don't go up into the air either at Carnivals Etc.  Really a Chicken......
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 01, 2017, 01:42:36 AM
Well that is one bridge you will never see me attempting to walk on...looks a longer version of our London's Millenium Bridge, now that one actually sways - moves as you walk over it, and no, I have never attempted to walk over than one either... :o

Jack...
...think I could still manage your type of bridge, well, maybe on a good day...now your bridge is more to my liking, closer to the ground...the way I prefer it...

Jeanne P...
...I took that tunnel once from UK to France, I was inside a coach, that was inside a moving tube, that was inside a bridge, which was under the water...I even got out of the coach with the rest of the party, it was ok as long as you dont think of where you actually are... :o
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 01, 2017, 10:34:07 AM
Good morning! Now, Jackie, you are going to have to explain your last statement where you mentioned a moving tube amidst the coach and bridge. Speak slowly.... :-\   :)  I know what is called a subway here is called a tube in England. I think? But the context didn't make sense to me.

Here is an interesting blurb from the Swiss swaying bridge's site. There is another even bigger!

"Zermatt Tourist Board says it is the longest in the world, hanging at a heady 85m above the Grabengufer ravine, although a 405m bridge in Reutte, Austria hangs 110m higher."
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 01, 2017, 11:25:04 AM
Angelface...
...this is the closest to what I am describing...the tube I am referring to, of course is the train..the Euro-tunnel Shuttle...which goes through the tunnel, which goes through the sea...Link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3aLbenaXho
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 01, 2017, 12:04:22 PM
Jackie, and Patricia, you can add tunnels to my list of things to avoid.    I do drive a short one almost daily on the interstate.   Now to fear of heights, here is a photo I took of the New River Gorge Bridge in Southern West Virginia.  I have traveled over it a number of times but fortunately they have concrete abutments and I look straight ahead.  This photo was taken from a nearby rest area.   The bridge is 900 feet above the New River.  The river flows north and is said to be one of the oldest in the world, even predating the Atlantic Ocean.  Will post two links in the next post and not risk losing this one.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 01, 2017, 12:08:48 PM
They have an annual bridge day for jumpers, and also tours along the understructure.   I will pass on both.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogtex_m68vg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uFwJhwuWwM
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 01, 2017, 02:06:23 PM
Jack, I would have no trouble crossing the New River bridge, I might even take a tour of the superstructure if the walkway was wide enough, however, I would not jump from the bridge in any circumstance - kite or bungee. 

It's a beautiful bridge with a breathtaking view..

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 01, 2017, 02:57:30 PM
Jackie, I watched several videos and what I came away with is that the shuttle or train, reminded me of the cars parked in the bowels of the ferries that we have here, traversing the gulf and the Inland Passage.

Jack, that is another great bridge photo! What gets to me is not bridges, tunnels or that sort. But if you are riding on a mountain highway or pass and you look past the curved shoulder to several hundred or thousand feet below. Since I am unable to drive and thus have no control, that really scares me! You also would not see me doing any jumping as being disabled indicates a huge lack of muscle control and strength. I remember watching a video of young teens and pre-teens spending their summers high up on a gorge and to cool off, jumping either in a group or singled into the river far below. Not for me!

I agree with MaryAnn!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 01, 2017, 03:15:31 PM
Patricia, one of the most fascinating drives I ever took was in Ten Sleep Canyon in Wyoming.  I was a relatively new driver and Dad had lived in West Virginia where there were mountains.  He also had lived in Arizona so figured he was more experienced than I was so he did the mountain driving.  Eventually things leveled out and it was safe for me to drive.  We came to a section where we would drive down the mountain with switchbacks all the way down.  Dad was in the passenger seat and could see all of the switchbacks on the way down.  We made it safely; we had a stick shift and I think we went down in second gear.  Dad said after we got down, he was more scared than when we were on the road.  A few years after that we went out that way again and wanted to drive that route again, and, wouldn't you know, they had changed the road and it wasn't nearly as challenging.  Really rather tame.  Memories!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on August 01, 2017, 04:04:18 PM
MARY ANN, our Girl Scout National Center West was located near Ten Sleep, Wyoming.   Beginning in 1976, I took 6 different trips to Center West with groups of Girl Scouts from Central PA.  I've been on that road many times. That area of the country is absolutely beautiful and very challenging.  Being on some of those roads and knowing you are responsible for the lives of 8 girls and another adult makes one super cautious.  And driving a very large van is certainly different than driving a car no matter where you drive it.  I still get a queasy feeling in my stomach when I think about all the places we drove those vans but what memories we made!  I wouldn't change a minute of it!

Tomatoes are calling my name again.  They just won't give up!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 01, 2017, 06:36:00 PM
I have ridden as a passenger in cars, vans and pickup trucks through and skirting three Alaskan mountain ranges. I have gone over Monarch Pass several times in Colorado as a passenger. I have been through, past and on several mountains and mountain trails in the west in childhood and with one of my husbands but don't recall any particulars. However, as I am unable to drive and have no real strength, it is the fact that I would be totally helpless in case of an emergency that scares me. It would be similar to the airplane pilot dying and you are left alone to cope.

Those of you as drivers are lucky. I remember once having a friend misjudge and going over a railing and down into just the edge of a river in a beat up old Volkswagon. We were rocking and sliding forward and my friend was out after conking her head on the way down. I couldn't get my seatbelt undone and was too terrified to do more than moan each time we rocked more into the water.  Luckily three men came up, used a knife to cut the seatbelts and rescued my friend and I just before that car fell the rest of the way into the river. I was fifteen.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 01, 2017, 08:15:51 PM
I know many people just LOVE to drive; my nephew, Tom, is one of them.  I drove for necessity and convenience.  I did not mind picking up friends and/or taking them home and most of my friends lived in the same end of town as I.  I did enjoy driving out west where there was a bit less traffic and the scenery was beautiful.  I liked driving north in Michigan and it was fun (for me) driving across the Mackinac Bridge (Big Mac) to or from the UP, also a very scenic place.  I just did not get in the car and head in some direction to drive.  I think I drove for about 65 years, which is low for many drivers.  WW II interfered with my learning as my dad had an A gas card that allowed him to drive to and from school each day, to church and back, and to the grocery store which was about a mile from our house.

After Tom's daughter totaled his car, he took over mine and I haven't driven for two or three years and hardly miss driving.  I do have a drivers license yet but I sold my car to a grandniece; Tom takes me where I need to go.  At my age, I think I should not be driving.  I know Gloria de drives, but in her mobile home complex and she goes on back roads.  I don't have any back roads.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 01, 2017, 08:52:48 PM
I am still fortunate to be able to drive and enjoy doing so even on long trips.

Another fear is having my photo taken  :)  never happy with the results, looks too much like me.   A friend offered this evening so I  decided it was time.  Decided it was decent enough to post, just keep your eye on Mimi.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on August 01, 2017, 09:02:54 PM
You're looking good, Jack.

And, you friend, also.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 01, 2017, 09:47:12 PM
Good looking pair, Jack.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 01, 2017, 09:55:06 PM
That is a good photo Jack. And look how Mimi is just sitting in a perfect pose for it. That is a strange looking wall you are sitting on. What is it built of? Looks like crushed rock in black cement.  Is that your IPad with the Connection still on it? Do you listen to music on it while walking.Mine to heavy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 01, 2017, 10:19:02 PM
Joy, Mary Ann and JeanneP   thanks.   Jeanne, good eye that is a wall that runs possibly 50 yards, black with age.  It holds a variety of plants and vegs from the local garden club.

Do not know why, but 87 in Sep and still have a full head of hair, mostly still dark.  Now inside that head it is all open space.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on August 01, 2017, 10:32:59 PM
You all just go ahead and talk to each other.  I'm sorry to have interrupted.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 01, 2017, 11:38:55 PM
Jack, that is really a good photo of you & Mimi.  I don't know of another 87 year old in as good of health or nearly as physically fit as you. got to be the Goldens that keep you young & handsome.  Oh, got to tell you about my gr-daughter that has the "Craftsman House" in Seattle.... her 2 year old locked himself in the bathroom & they didn't even know the door locked....NO KEY.  My daughter & her daughter (both engineers) tried everything they could think of & finally gave up & called the fire department.  The firemen were afraid of damaging the "100 year old historic" house.... but managed to get the door open & rescued the kid. Guess those doors are extremely heavy, unlike the hollow doors of today.  They were going to a baby shower for my gr-daughter & some of her friends at the shower also have those houses so were going home to check their bathroom doors! 

I also love to drive, am more cautious with the elephant I drive now, more uneasy when in places I've never been before but I can back that puppy up, usually first try, right to the power connection!  In MO at 14 we could pay 50 cents and have a driver's license, no tests or anything.  Speed limit was "reasonable".... no limit.  My father had gone to "auto school" in Kansas City from 1915-17, he LOVED cars and would announce what that ping or squeak or noise was all the time driving. I listened, felt what he pointed out and still appreciate a smooth running transmission & engine. 

Patricia, I know I don't have as much strength in my hands as used to & vowed to start working out before I don't have the strength to drive the elephant, not ready to give up camping.  We can't pick & choose how our bodies hold up, but worth working at it, right? 

Jane, one time my husband & I came north from Durango to Montrose, then east over Monarch Pass.  Crews closed the roads behind us & a TV camera crew waiting as we came down from that mountain into Montrose.  Was snow & ice the whole way & we had to stop & scrape freezing ice about every 15 min.  I put my billfold in one coat pocket & camera in the other, ready to jump if the van started to go over the side.  My husband was driving, I had wanted to stay in the small towns we passed by, bet he would have opted to stop if I had been driving. :o

Better get to bed, cats had their snack already.  Too hot to open the door yet so I'll probably wake up 2:00-3:00 when the AC quits running because it's cooler out than in.  Once I open the door the cats will be at the screen to come in for a snack of dry food, I keep a self feeder in my bedroom along with a litter box, for bad weather.   ::)  They are usually back out in less than half an hour & I go back to sleep or get up & fix breakfast and then go back to sleep. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 01, 2017, 11:39:57 PM
Jane, please interrupt more often.  We love to hear from you.

Jack, that's a really good photo of you and Mimi.  She sure seems happy with you.  I imagine she is a lot of company for you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 02, 2017, 03:14:31 AM
Now who is that good looking young man sitting on that wall holding a very good looking dog?....now Jack dont put yourself down, that is a very good photo of you, natural and relaxed...you take a better photo than I do....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 02, 2017, 04:39:54 AM
You are so young, Jack!  Great photo of you both.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2017, 08:04:36 AM
Thanks for all the comments, may some day post another.

Jane I never consider your comments, or others, as interruptions.   I post only in computer and photo discussions since I simply am unable to keep names and facts in memory.  I even tried typing a list but gave up.   I welcome the comments in here (with the occasional photos :))   

Shirley understand why your daughter would have called the fire dept,   Now I would not even try driving that big motor home, even on level ground.



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on August 02, 2017, 09:28:09 AM
Jack that picture should be enlarged and framed.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2017, 09:48:20 AM
Don thanks.  I sent it to my daughter and she liked the photo but questioned the background, so I did a crop (sorry Mimi) and a slight touch up on the background.    The young woman taking the photo, stopped a quick walk and offered so I was not thinking in terms of the setting.   JeanneP, the phone and buds you spotted were the young woman's that she set down while using my iPhone.   Here is a crop that my daughter was pleased with. 

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 02, 2017, 10:21:34 AM
Jack, no address on your profile, so I am posting it here!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 02, 2017, 10:32:12 AM
Jack, every time I see that picture of you I do a double-take.  You are the exact image of one of the men in my church - the one who does so much handy-man chores for me.   :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2017, 10:51:33 AM
Bubble, that's great, sending you an email.

JeanneLee    Over the years I have been able to do chores around our home.  Plaster, paint, very little plumbing or electrical.  If I were your neighbor I would try, but anymore pretty limited.   If you had a dog I would walk it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 02, 2017, 11:03:57 AM
Maybe you can walk the parrot? :D   ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 02, 2017, 11:28:26 AM
Why did I not know Jeanne Lee had a parrot?  I've had little ones, beebee & half moon & a number of parakeets & cockatiel, many native birds & ducks, but always wanted a big parrot or cockatoo. 

Jack, I don't know how I missed the photo of the bridge.... that is awesome.  Don't think I've ever seen one like it in the midwest.... only metal ones or concrete. 

Great re-do of Jack's photo, Bubble, I still don't know how to make my PSP do that!   :crazy2:

Jack, I started dying my half & half hair before age 30.......and gave it up by MY mid 50s, so glow in the dark ever since.  Your crop shows up the almost NON gray hair.  Cas' mother had very little gray when she died, just enough to prove she wasn't dying her black hair! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2017, 11:34:19 AM
Bubble and Jeanne Lee, I do not know about walking a parrot, but would be surprised if it talked as much as Mimi.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 02, 2017, 12:15:53 PM
Jack, all versions of your picture are great!

Shirley, probably in my 30s I used the dye that lasted three or four washings to cover the greys that were showing up.  The dye made such a mess of the bathroom basin that I quit and it wasn't long before the white predominated.  I now am completely white and I like it that way.  Other than cuts every five weeks, my hair costs very little - a bottle of shampoo whenever I need one.

Tom, Dot and I are going to Jan's for what used to be our weekly luncheon, but will probably be more monthly in the future.  Tom doesn't like to be gone from his job 2 1/2 hours weekly, especially with his other extracurricular activities. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 02, 2017, 01:20:29 PM
Shirley, I was diagnosed with spinal meningitis soon after birth but there was a polio epidemic they were in the midst of and a shortage of iron lungs so I wasn't a priority. I have disabilities related to that illness at birth.

Jack, I think I prefer that photo over your avatar, very nice photo of you and Mimi. I am the same way about photos as I once had a broken jaw and then later, a broken nose, so never have liked my photos.

Shirley and MaryAnn, my mother never had gray as she went directly to a beautiful white with no yellowing. My three sisters and I weren't that lucky as we have the steel gray version, or a kinder term, salt, and pepper. Or we would have if none of us colored our hair back natural. She, even with a number of years in a semi coma, never had a cavity in her life either. If all three of us didn't look like her, I would be looking accusing at my father....  ::)

MaryAnn, I would hate to see some of your outings curtailed that bring you such enjoyment and family time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on August 02, 2017, 01:22:37 PM
Jack, you don't look a day older than the first time we met in Beckley (or is it Beckly?) after Bob died in 2002.  I think I waited until summer 2003 to go home to West Virginia.  My sister Anne was still living in Charleston at the time.  Do you remember the other woman (who raised some interesting small dogs--forget what kind)?  She brought several dogs with her.  I've forgotten her name as never heard from her after that.

I am glad you and Mimi found each other.  After my Stubby died I decided not to get another dog--and I'm sorry now.  He kept me walking daily and now I really have to push myself to get out on a HOT Alabama summer day.  He's been gone about 5 1/2 years now.

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 02, 2017, 02:03:01 PM
Bubble. I think I am the only one with Parrots. Not Jeanne Lee. People get mixed up a lot with our names. I don't know who got it first . I had same name over in Senior Net. Can't think if Jeanne Lee had hers then. (Did you Jeanne?)
Jack. Bet your daughter happy to get such a nice picture. She will have it in a nice frame. My family never frame now. I try to if a photo is good. Mean much more to us.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2017, 02:40:55 PM
Sue, that was a small but nice visit.  Believe the other was Marylyn, and she raised Cavalier King Charles and remember Stubby, they all walked together in the park.

My Shirley would color her own hair to clear the grey.   On Chemo she lost all her hair, and when it grew back in it had a natural curl and color.    During her treatments she purchased a wig and laugh when she told of going to the hair dresser to have it trimmed. Her second trip a woman commented on how lovely it looked and asked who did it.   She pointed to the hairdresser then took off the wig an the woman was speechless.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 02, 2017, 03:42:21 PM
I was with someone who was trying on wigs.  It wasn't because of illness, maybe just trying them on.  I tried one on and I could not get it on over my natural hair.  At the time, I had a full head of hair and it's pretty full now.  We had a good laugh at the time.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2017, 04:05:03 PM
Several weeks ago there  was a Baptism at our church and the older brother, around 4 would not sit or stand still.  The Priest never said a thing, but after the service he related that he was like that boy.  When young he pulled a hat off a woman in front of them at church.   It was attached to her wig and it also came off.  He said things were quiet around the house for several days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 02, 2017, 04:48:40 PM
Great story, Jack.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 02, 2017, 05:00:50 PM
I agree! Two good stories!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 02, 2017, 06:30:39 PM
Shirley, the reason you didn't know I had a parrot  is because I don't have a parrot!  ;D  Just a mixup in names - the parrot owner is JeanneP, not Jeanne Lee.   ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 02, 2017, 09:28:40 PM
I think we once talked about our gray hair & is why I posted some photos of myself at various ages.... still in the Gallery but I have trouble finding the right one, it shows a group of 4 photos & then I click on something else & up comes all the rest of the photos.  My natural hair was blue/black, not the brown black ... so when I started brushing in Clairol it had to be the "Black Velvet"... nothing else would blend in.  I did my own, still have the sheet I put all over the floor & cabinet, all the black splatters.  I would leave just enough gray so it didn't look dyed, my eyebrows & eyelashes were also black, only wore lipstick back in those days.  My hair grows so fast I had to dye & trim every 10 days.... not unusual if you think about a man shaving every day & how much it would grow in 10 days.  Going from black to white it looked like I had a swim cap on.  ;D

I do remember (now) that you had a parrot, JeanneP.... so what kind is it, does it talk & why haven't we ever seen a photo or you talk about it?  How old?  My birds were noisy but never talked.  The bluejay could bark like the dog next door. 

Patricia, polio was at it's peak when I was little... one of the twins next door got it & I'd go talk to him sometimes, when my brother & his twin were off being boys.  He had all sorts of electronic games & would show me how they worked.... for a while.  He was about 5 years older so barely tolerated my visits.  Sorry you still have problems from so long ago.  I had a drain hanging out my lung for months when I was 2 years old (pneumonia, whooping cough & measles all same time)... the scar goes between the ribs into my lung & can't gain weight or it pulls the tissue. Dr said it would be major surgery to fix so am lucky I don't gain weight. 

Love the ornery kid stories.... Jack, during my youngest Baptism my brother's little boys kept pestering Andy (not 3 yet).. until in the middle of the ceremony Andy yells out at them, "Quit it, damn it"....   Thanks goodness only my brother's family & the Priest heard him but he sure got a talking to ... never heard him say it before so must have heard it somewhere.   ;)   In our house I kept a bar of Ivory soap that was only for "mouths that got kids in trouble".... I'd make them open their mouth, rub the bar of soap over their bottom teeth & the more they spit (in the bathroom) the more icky taste they got.  Never had to do it but once for the same crime.

Okay, I've changed my print to -bold, 14 Times New Roman-   is that any better for those with eye problems?  Does the purple work for everyone?  Let me know & I will be happy to switch~ 


     
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 02, 2017, 09:47:18 PM
Shirley, as long as you use a dark color (please no yellow or beige) I can read your posts.  Making them BOLD is a big help. 

I have the Random Image to the left of the posts.  Since the last change, there are not too many pictures in the Gallery or wherever they are kept.  The pictures seem to appear in groups - I'll have several of you, then some that Beverly posted, some of Norm and Dot with friends. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on August 02, 2017, 10:02:54 PM
Quote from: Mary Ann on August 02, 2017, 09:47:18 PM
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I have the Random Image to the left of the posts.  Since the last change, there are not too many pictures in the Gallery or wherever they are kept.  .....
Mary Ann

Do you want the random images there?  That left side panel can be removed so a full post shows.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 02, 2017, 10:15:29 PM
Shirley, I use the same font size only in black so it works great! It is the size, bolding and dark color that works.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 03, 2017, 12:01:22 AM
Rick, my random images disappeared in here... hadn't realized until you mentioned.  I think I see it in the Soda Shoppe... this & that & Videos are only places I visit.  You been okay?  Don't see you post often.  With your help I did get my temp thingy in.... and neglected to thank you for posting the menu of how to.  So, thanks!

Mary Ann, lots of times when doing something special for someone it just feels right.  Think what you did was good for all.  As one prayer says, "it is giving that we receive".... You do so much for your family & friends, no wonder they are thoughtful of you. 

Patricia, your black shows up good.  Only reason I use purple is I know where to "read back to" easier.  I know Mary Ann uses blue & over in the Soda Shopped different ones use different colors so easier to pick out posts when colors change.

Haha, Jeanne Lee.... so do you want a parrot?  I heard a young rooster trying to learn to crow one morning this week, was so happy to hear it I got up the next morning at daybreak to see if it would try again.  It did. I found out who has the chickens & they are SURE they only have hens.  Got them at Easter so just coming of age.  Roosters are not allowed in the city but up to 4 chickens are okay.  I don't plan to take chickens on the road so will not be getting any.  Had pet chickens during the war, nice pets, smarter than people think.

Busy day tomorrow, lawn guys come & I need to weed whip some places before they get here.  They don't like any delay so gates have to be unlocked & standing open... I hide out in the house until they are gone (about 15 minutes).  I need to write the check to give them so better get that done right now. 
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 03, 2017, 12:50:36 AM
Jack wv...
...that was a " hair raising " story... ;D 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 03, 2017, 01:11:51 AM
Jackie.... :roflBig: :clap:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 03, 2017, 09:42:05 AM
Rick, thanks, but I think I'll keep things the way they are.  It's nice to see some of the older pictures, even if the same ones.  If I get tired of them, I can click them away.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 05, 2017, 08:01:33 PM
Here are three shots from the bear cam at Katami. The first one has swimming bears that you really can't see in the smaller photo. What I wanted to capture was the bridge where the tourist and their cameras stand for two hours at different times to get those shots they need.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 05, 2017, 08:05:44 PM
Two grizzlies enjoying their salmon snack. This is at 4 PM my time which is four hours after the east coast and 1 AM Jackie's time, Sunday morning and 3 AM Bubble's time.



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 05, 2017, 08:11:01 PM
Three bears fishing below the falls among the Mew Gulls.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 06, 2017, 02:28:09 AM
Angelface...
...this was advertised on our tv recently, I told Richard that a member on my forum lived there and has been posting photos of these bears...It is so much better seeing these first hand through you...

This must have been it, if so, I missed it...link...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/wild-alaska-live
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Post by: Sandy on August 06, 2017, 09:06:01 AM
Great Bear Pictures, Angel !
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Post by: jackwv on August 06, 2017, 10:14:58 AM
Patricia, great photos, would really be something to see in person, but not up close.

Here is my wildlife, and able to get close.


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Post by: Mary Ann on August 06, 2017, 01:35:11 PM
Jackie and Patricia, I'm not sure, but I think I saw some of the BBC Wild Alaska on my TV the other day.  I was looking for something else so did not stay on that channel; I know it was a BBC program.

Evidently what I was looking for was more important at the time, and I do have the bear sites bookmarked, so I am not absolutely sure what I saw, I just know it was a BBC program about Alaskan bears. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on August 06, 2017, 04:01:17 PM
I have one BBC channel which I check every evening.  It often has Star Wars reruns which I don't watch, but recently has had the films of wild life in Alaska.  They were very much worth viewing!

SCFSue
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Post by: angelface555 on August 06, 2017, 09:15:24 PM
Thanks for the kind comments!

From Jackie's BBC intro, "Alaska is the last frontier of the continent, with forgotten forests the size of nations, cut through with glaciers, mountains and raging rivers. In July an unparalleled explosion of life transforms the wilderness, creating one of the greatest wildlife events on the planet, and we’re going to be there… live.
Steve Backshall"

And this program only accesses the Southeast, only one-quarter of the state's area. While beautiful, I wish I could invite you to see as much in-depth the other three-quarters!

Jack your wildlife is indeed alluring!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 07, 2017, 08:28:09 AM
Jack wv...
...I feel like I am seeing double... :D
... Great captured photo of the two of them...they are looking very inquisitive as to what is going on.....
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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2017, 08:33:28 AM
Jackie  that was a photo taken on a walk with Jessie and the deer never worried about her, but kept an eye on both of us.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 07, 2017, 11:24:49 AM
Jack, that photo would make a beautiful wall painting.  Going to be another hot day in the upper 80s.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 07, 2017, 12:33:16 PM
MaryAnn. Great views. Now you must be watching the camera in the Lower river that gets some of the land. I have mine fixed on the Falls. So always the bears in the river. Will start going into both areas.
Jack. Your dear must be so used to seeing people and Dogs that they done scare away
Jean is right. that would also be a good picture for a beginning artist to try and copy. Get your paint box out..
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Post by: Lindancer on August 07, 2017, 01:00:28 PM
Jack, look just like the deer stopped to pose for you
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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2017, 01:03:25 PM
Jean thanks, but now have very few pictures on the wall, like everything else I have downsized.   

JeanneP  I can't even paint a stick person.   Might give a try with an app.


Lin I was so surprised when I spotted them in just the right spot.  Did not have to move much for the photo.
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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2017, 01:14:06 PM
I will leave the photoshop etc to the pro's in here, and painting for Shirley.

I used a free app on windows 10    -   Super Photo     Might have spent a little more time but this was a quick 5 minutes
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Post by: Shirley on August 07, 2017, 01:24:39 PM
Love to watch the bears, Patricia, don't have the camera link on this computer... was having trouble getting to view any videos or cams for a while.  Would love to have the chance to be on that bridge. 

Jack, you couldn't have gotten those deer in a better spot!  As my photographer brother used to say so often "you composed in the camera".... Love the little white speckles that I'm guessing is wild garlic?  I know you say you don't know what flowers are, but if it is wild garlic or onion all you have to do is pinch off the end of the stem (pod or green) & smell.  Wonderful smell....  Looks like the deer are sprouting antlers.... do all of them grow antlers or just the males?  I'd love to see that photo full size (hint-hint). 

Cooler but humid today, need to clean the pool but last time I looked we had rain to the west so would not be worth the effort to clean.  (Okay, I'm looking for an excuse to not clean it today).  We are below normal temps for this time of year, anyone taking bets on an early winter?  We didn't have cold enough to kill bugs last winter and no really hot temps like most years this summer.  I'm expecting the "mother of all winters" this year..... have snow blower warmed up & ready! ...hopefully.

That does look "painterly", Jack, but the photo is so perfect I never try to improve on Mother Nature.  I agree that would make a gorgeous framed photo for a wall. The deer look so healthy this year.
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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2017, 01:53:42 PM
Shirley the photo is on the way.  Just the males have antlers.  That plant is in the garlic family, believe it is Allium. It has beautiful blossoms, but not long lasting.
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Post by: JaneS on August 07, 2017, 02:28:52 PM
If those are whitetail deer like we have in this area, those young bucks are what is termed "in velvet".  Meaning the antlers are not through yet.  They are very young and very beautiful.....Sorry!
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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2017, 02:36:58 PM
Jane, will take your word on that.   Guess hard to tell when young.  Looking up close I see they both have antlers. 

No confusion here.  Took this photo from the window of the SUV

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 07, 2017, 03:01:06 PM
Jack wv...
...you have exceeded yourself..what a great close up capture...you must enter it into a wildlife photography contest...you would be in with a very good chance... :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2017, 06:00:00 PM
Jackie, thank you.  I was driving by the small lake and the deer was getting ready to cross.  I simply stopped and got that photo.  I have a good camera, and one good eye (the other a lazy eye)   I simply point and shoot, never use adjustments on the camera.  What I see with my good eye is on the camera and that is it.  Fortunate to have the park that offers so much.
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Post by: Shirley on August 07, 2017, 06:33:20 PM
Jack, have to laugh at the last deer.... looks like he put on his "robe" too fast and forgot to zip or button it up.  I've never seen those markings or fur folds before.  I think you got a most unusual shot!  I'll go check mail.... thanks. 

Jane, think you are right (now that you mention it).... I couldn't think of the term. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 08, 2017, 02:31:33 AM
Just a moments thought but...I wish our Sato was back with us posting...Sato if you look in, you are missed but not forgotten...


Jane S... :wave:
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Post by: jackwv on August 08, 2017, 06:11:35 PM
Todays photo.  Lots of color, some flowers dying but always something new.  Here is a long row of flowers, do not know their names, just enjoy.   Nice walk and 75 degrees.

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Post by: angelface555 on August 08, 2017, 07:01:29 PM
Very lovely, Jack!
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Post by: JeanneP on August 08, 2017, 08:18:59 PM
Jack. Looks like that last deer photo it looks like it was taught by its mother to look both way before crossing the road. I remember what we use to say to the girls when driving around in the country here. So many deer at a certain time of year. We have the Signs everywhere saying. Stop deer crossing here. they thought that meant that the deer were not allowed to cross there.  They killed almost 200 thousand in Illinois last year. They are heavy this year. Sounds so cruel..
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Post by: FlaJean on August 08, 2017, 08:24:34 PM
Jack, that is a lovely garden.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 08, 2017, 08:36:01 PM
Pretty garden, Jack.  I think I recognized some of the flowers but won't attempt to try to name them because I'd be wrong.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 08, 2017, 09:19:14 PM
Pat, JeanneP Jean and Mary Ann thanks.  They had small signs but I never take the time holding Mimi, to wright them down.  Never would remember, enough to just find my way back to the car.

JeanneP they once had a recording of a woman calling in to ask them to move the deer crossing to a spot where it was safer for the deer.  They claimed she was serious.   
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Post by: Shirley on August 08, 2017, 09:41:52 PM
That is big WOW, Jack!  I have not seen any flower beds like that this year.  You are SO lucky and so generous to share the sights with us.  At least you get to see the deer up close and nobody driving fast. 

I think I read that KS had about 10,000 (more & less) car/deer accidents last year.  Over populated areas need to be controlled, but in my mind it needs to be done "with a purpose".  My father never considered hunting a "sport".... even in my years, especially during WWII, not only my father but most men I knew hunted and fished to feed the families.  We have hungry people that could use the meat (ground deer meat makes delicious taco meat, I understand).  A special hunting season with places set up to butcher, package & freeze would be a help feeding a lot of people.  Not only would it control the deer/car accidents, but hunters would have the satisfaction of continuing a lifestyle their forefathers practiced, and all this with NO cost to tax payers!  Amen~~

Haha, Jack, I was in a store one day when a lady was arguing with a sales person about the batteries she bought that had about a 3 year expiration date.... only they were dead because she had used them.  She was sure they were supposed to last all those years!!!
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Post by: angelface555 on August 08, 2017, 09:56:17 PM
Jack and Shirley; I can do you one better. Each winter, Denali Park publishes a booklet listing odd and humorous questions they get asked by tourists each year. Denali Park, Home of the highest mountains outside Everest is large, "Denali National Park and Preserve is a national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve encompasses more than 6 million acres (24,500 km2)."

One from a couple of years ago was from a woman wanting to know where all the locked up animals were kept each night....

I looked for info on moose-people accidents as moose at an average of two tons are the largest of the deer family. This is what I found.  "Did you know: Per mile driven, Alaska has one of the highest rates of moose-vehicle collisions in the world!

Hundreds of moose are struck and killed by motorists each year on Alaska’s roadways. While the majority of wildlifeâ€"vehicle collisions involve moose, other large mammals including caribou, bear and bison cause accidents too. Roads often cut through an animal’s home range or travel corridor, creating a safety hazard for both people and wildlife. The situation is exacerbated in winter months when it is difficult for drivers to see. In addition, deep snow can push wildlife into oncoming traffic. Cleared roadways offer easy travel when drifts grow deep, and young trees and shrubs growing along highway margins can attract hungry moose. Most roadkills occur during the dark, snowy months of December, January and February; however, there is another spike in the number of collisions in June due to the movement of cows with their newly born calves. Drivers should be on the look-out for moose and other wildlife near roadways any time of year."

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=livewith.drivingmoosecountry
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 08, 2017, 09:57:51 PM
OK, you asked for this, so let's see what you do with it:

Show Me A Photo Of (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=384.msg95831#msg95831)
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 08, 2017, 10:08:34 PM
Jack, there is or was a blonde joke where the lady asked how the deer knew where to cross if they couldn't read. 

I think our usable roadkill is given to non-profit institutions.  I live in Kent County in the lower half of the lower peninsula, yet we have the highest number of car/deer accidents in our State.  While we have forested areas, we also have several main highways in the county and that accounts for the many accidents.

Mary Ann

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 09, 2017, 03:06:08 AM
Talking of crossing signs...reminds me of our large red sign we see over here when out driving, saying, danger " Heavy Plant Crossing " :o always makes me laugh as I am imaging  " The Day of the Triffids " when all it really means is heavy goods - large machinery crossing alongside the opening to an Industrial plant...
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Jack wv...
...what a colourful display of flowers, would brighten up anyone's day, when dog walking past them...

Jeanne Lee...
...seems like you bowed down to everyone's pressure... :D yes the resurrection of " give me a photo " has been resurfaced, thank you...
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Post by: jackwv on August 09, 2017, 10:51:43 AM
Some great stories posted.   Shame everyone is not as sharp as our little group. :)

Jeanne Lee  Thanks for setting up the "Give me a photo of"  now hope everyone will take a look in, post photos or simply make a request. 
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Post by: Shirley on August 09, 2017, 10:57:58 AM
I love the "Give Me A Photo".... and will have to go back to using the other computer for resizing & finding the right photos!!!  Glad to see y'all jumping in with new ones.   :thumbup:
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Post by: JaneS on August 09, 2017, 11:14:13 AM
I have pictures but I don't know how to post them and now I just feel DUMB!  Bye, bye!
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 09, 2017, 11:16:57 AM
Jane just send the pictures to me and I'll post them for you.   :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on August 09, 2017, 11:28:21 AM
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Many camera's have multiple settings but I do not know how to use, so simply point the camera and take the photo.   Not cheating to then touch the photo up for posting.  You are working with what you and the camera have seen.   Windows 10, photo app is a great way to work with photos, new and old. 

Wanted you to see two photos, the first is intentionally crooked and too much in the foreground.   The second, the thumbnail, is with the program and a few simple (really simple) adjustments to straighten the photo, crop and add a bit of color.


Click on the second

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Post by: Mary Ann on August 09, 2017, 12:00:58 PM
Jack, since I have Windows 10, is the photo app already part of my system.  Or is it something I download - or what!  I have never posted pictures because I haven't taken the time to find out how and even now, I don't take many pictures anymore, except of the cat or younger generations.  I do have an icon for the Store.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 09, 2017, 12:34:58 PM
Mary Ann you will appreciate the program even working with old photos.  I comes on Windows 10.   Sorry, some reading, but take a look.   You do not have to go to the store, you should already have it.

http://www.techradar.com/how-to/computing/how-to-use-the-windows-10-photos-app-1314866
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Post by: Shirley on August 09, 2017, 01:13:28 PM
Jack, that is a wonderful link.... I bookmarked so I can go back & do "step by step" when I have time.  I have been frustrated with not being able to organize my photos and think this should help a lot.  Thanks!  What a difference it made with the photo.... but that can't be fall in your country already? 
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Post by: jackwv on August 09, 2017, 01:25:33 PM
Shirley,  Will wait for fall that is an old photo.  Look for an email.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 09, 2017, 05:08:19 PM
Jack, I bookmarked the link too.  Sounds good.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 10, 2017, 09:52:57 AM
This is an old photo of mine, taken at the start of my visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo.   The lion lifted his head and gave me a stare.  I cropped the photo posted in the "Give me a Photo" discussion, but did not want to interfere with the action there so here is the full photo. 

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Post by: FlaJean on August 10, 2017, 11:26:19 AM
Really nice photo with the lion (and lioness) surrounded with that lush greenery.
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Post by: Shirley on August 10, 2017, 11:36:24 AM
Jack, that is one fantastic photo..... I would love to have the full size version if you have time to e-mail?  Think that head shot you posted "over yonder" would be the first painting I do in a long time, if you don't mind.  His eyes seem to speak... even the rock they are laying on is interesting texture.  The more I look at it the more I appreciate the whole photo, their bodies are posed & background more like out in the real jungle/woods.  Look at the size of her paws..... she could hunt if she had to!
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Post by: jackwv on August 10, 2017, 11:42:08 AM
Jean and Shirley thanks.   There was a large pit in front of them, hope it is big enough.  Shirley the email is on the way.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 10, 2017, 12:08:38 PM
Shirley, I always like to read your comments about pictures because you see things I don't and I always have to go back to the picture to see what you see.  Obviously, I am not artistic, at least not in the same way you are.  I don't know that he had a critic's eye, but Norm did some painting.  In fact, my dad did too; he liked to take pictures from Arizona Highways and paint them.  He also would go out on the front lawn of my cottage and paint the views he saw.  The talent just did not go my way.  But I followed both parents with knitting, crocheting and tatting.  So all was not lost.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on August 10, 2017, 12:49:09 PM
Jack, what a wonderful picture of the lions.  Peaceful photo
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Post by: JeanneP on August 10, 2017, 01:35:47 PM
Looked like that Lion was just staring right at you. I often think when animals are just staring like that. Just what are they thinking about. No one will ever know. This would really be a good one to paint if painting is your thing. Far as I can go is doing the "Grownups Colouring " the books that became so popular last year. Not touched it this summer. To hot to want to do anything
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Post by: Shirley on August 10, 2017, 04:47:15 PM
Thanks for the kind words, Mary Ann, and I do believe most people that appreciate good photos are every bit as "artistic" as the people that paint.  Difference being that to paint you have to notice every direction of fur change and every other detail because that brush can't paint what your eyes don't see.  Artists "think" a brush stroke and slight changes of colors.  Jack composes his pictures in the camera.... I see my photos and make changes on canvas.  I am a firm believer that anyone that really wants to paint could do a better job than I do if they had the same exposure to "how to" that I did during my lifetime.  I wish there was a way to show how simple it is to paint, starting is the hard part but not once you know how.  True!

Jack, that looks like maybe a little older lion, you think?  His eyes seem to say, "life isn't too bad in here, I don't have to fight or hunt, large enough space to not have to look at bars.... "  He seems at peace with his world, I think. Guess that is what I like about the photo so much.  I'll go check mail..... thanks again.
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Post by: jackwv on August 10, 2017, 04:52:56 PM
Shirley from his looks I do not think he was interested in a conversation.  Believe he did not want to be bothered, and how I would do for dinner. :)
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 10, 2017, 05:58:55 PM
I think the lion was saying, "don't come any closer, or I'll get up".

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on August 10, 2017, 07:06:02 PM
:whisper: Looks like we all had a different impression of his expression..... like Mona Lisa....

No pic in mail, Jack....  no pressure....  :tissue:    :dontknow:   :shakehead:

Radar starting to light up with yellow & red.... better walk the cats to the river & back up before it gets near Wichita.  It got hotter than predicted.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2017, 12:42:26 PM
Shirley, I saw this in my weekly email from the Art Tutor. It was certainly fortuitous!  :thumbup:

https://www.arttutor.com/blog/201708/how-paint-male-lion-acrylics


For anyone wanting to paint, this is a good source for tips and advice.
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Post by: jackwv on August 11, 2017, 01:34:35 PM
Pat that is a great link, but I will pass.   Hope Shirley will post her painting of the lions.  Shirley, I no longer have it but how about posting the photo of the old farmhouse you once did.

Here is another photo taken the same day, not as good, believe the Tiger thought he was hiding in those weeds.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 11, 2017, 03:43:12 PM
Statue of children, on a street corner in town

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and at a different angle

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Post by: Jeanne Lee on August 11, 2017, 04:24:30 PM
What a wonderful street decoration, Bubble!  :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on August 11, 2017, 05:12:05 PM
Bubble, that is a pleasure to view.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2017, 06:02:21 PM
Jack & Bubble, great photos!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 11, 2017, 06:07:38 PM
Ditto!!
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Post by: Sato on August 12, 2017, 02:40:40 AM
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s-IMG_0062.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s-IMG_0062.jpg.html)

This is Sato posting after a long silence here.  I forgot almost of how to post a photograph.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 12, 2017, 03:02:34 AM
Oh what a beauty!  I never saw one with those two hues together.  It looks like there is a baby one growing in the middle.

Sato, have you checked our new discussion: Show Me A Photo Of...  , just under this discussion?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 12, 2017, 03:11:48 AM
Bubble...
...your " street corner " statues sure make an impact...I am assuming they are bronze, at least the arms and legs? not sure what the grey colour is...

Sato...
...your Japanese Iris is pretty, they do come in an array of assorted mixed colours, below are our British Iris's...Ha ha, you will never forget how to " post a photo, " as the saying goes..." its like riding a bike..." it will soon all come back to you... ;)


https://www.britishirissociety.org.uk/iris-guide/
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Post by: jackwv on August 12, 2017, 10:08:18 AM
Sato and Jackie, love the flowers, nice start for my morning.
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Post by: Shirley on August 12, 2017, 10:35:05 AM
Busy morning of looking!  Nice shot of the tiger, Jack.... but still think the lion's eyes are telling a story. 

Bubble, such interesting sights on your streets!  Must have a strong rod built into that limb the girl is sitting on.  Looks like the children are a little larger than "life size".   I know we have some sculptures in downtown Wichita, friend & I went down early one morning to look for street scenes to paint.  Don't think either of us ever used any of our photos, but did see sculptures that had been added since we used to do art shows in one of the bank buildings years before. 

I'm off to meet the same friend to visit the Indian Center today.  I will take a camera, not sure if is allowed inside but will look for something to share with y'all. 

Jack, I did get prints made.... didn't know the machines could print 8x12 instead of 8x10.... so didn't have to lose any of the length of the animals.  It printed on a larger sheet of paper so need to trim about 2" off the bottom... paper must be 10x12.  These are new photo machines with about double the colors from the old ones, so good prints.  Thanks, Jack!

Sato, beautiful flowers, always such dramatic light on dark backgrounds.  Glad to see you and your lovely wife's work and that you are feeling up to posting.  Great job!

I'd better get busy, not much sleep last night with cats wanting in & out every hour.  Price I pay to have the bedroom sliding door open, they think it is an invitation to check in for a snack all night, but I love turning off the AC and breathing fresh air all night. 
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Post by: FlaJean on August 12, 2017, 11:21:13 AM
Sato, so glad to see you posting.  Both you and your wife do such wonderful flower photography.  Every flower is so special.

Enjoy all the photos .
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Post by: angelface555 on August 12, 2017, 01:13:25 PM
Sato, such lovely flowers! We have both the Bearded and Siberian iris here, both wild and cultivated. But the wild ones are usually growing amidst tall grasses so it is hard to get a good photo. Yours are lovely!

Jackie, thanks for the link! It's how I identified the ones we have here but the wild ones seem to be Siberian.

Anymore, I do more flower and cloud photos. I have been known to go to an event in one of our local parks and return with only cloud and flower photos and none of the events!
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Post by: jackwv on August 12, 2017, 01:28:53 PM
Patricia, my favorites also are clouds, flowers, landscape and of course pets.

This is my favorite cloud photo taken at sunset a few years ago.  I call it Passing Angel.


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Post by: angelface555 on August 12, 2017, 02:46:46 PM
Jack, I remember that amazing one! Here are three photos from other photographers that Bubble sent me today.


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Post by: angelface555 on August 12, 2017, 02:47:12 PM
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Post by: angelface555 on August 12, 2017, 02:47:38 PM
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Post by: jackwv on August 12, 2017, 03:02:30 PM
Beautiful photos of clouds, love to watch them drift by.   One more of mine, and I added a short clip of a Hymn we sing at Funeral Mass.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 12, 2017, 04:23:45 PM
Fascinating cloud formations...especially the Eagle and the Angel...
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Post by: angelface555 on August 12, 2017, 04:28:55 PM
I do like clouds, I think it's because I live near the foothills and am able to watch them seemingly move up and over the ridges and onto our skies. I think those photos from Bubble were mainly from the National Geographic. Jack, lovely photo and hymn!
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Post by: Lindancer on August 13, 2017, 11:39:24 AM
I agree with Jackie, those were all fascinating clouds.  I also like to take pictures of sunsets, from my front door
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 13, 2017, 12:05:05 PM
Since I live in a hollow, sunsets are a thing of the past, although we do have some pretty skies as a result of the sunsets.  I like to sit on my deck where I have some beautiful cloud formations - big, white, fleecy clouds.  Or maybe no clouds and a solid blue sky.  I'd have a camera full of clouds if I took all of the pictures, but they are interesting.  I'm not one to find animals in the clouds, but I do appreciate the contrast of the clouds and sky.

If you want "spectacular" look at the clouds that Shirley from Wichita posts.  Vicious clouds, sometimes.

There are lots of boats going out the channel at Grand Haven today.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on August 13, 2017, 01:51:06 PM
I have never really seen shapes in white clouds. When they rise up and over the ridges in the foothills, you are seeing weather changes for the Valley. Having the mountain ranges and then the foothills encircle and shelter the valley means that you don't get most of the bad weather.
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Post by: jackwv on August 13, 2017, 02:03:43 PM
Patricia, the white puffy clouds are quite common here.   Recall, even as a child, watching for shapes.
Here is a photo I had on the machine.   Now off to meet my son and later my evening walk.


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Post by: angelface555 on August 13, 2017, 02:08:15 PM
Jack, we get so many of that type but our skies are a pale wash of blue. We get the really dark blue skies in the winter when you don't want them because that means it is not cloudy, so the warm air escapes and it gets really cold, really fast. The other main type of cloud is as if someone splashed white ink upon the skies, no depth or breadth to those clouds.

Photos anyone?
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Post by: JaneS on August 13, 2017, 02:33:43 PM
When we were kids and then when my kids were growing up, we used to lie on our backs in the grass and play a game that might have been called, "What does that cloud look like?"  We never called it any name.  We just played it.  Passed lots of lovely Spring, Summer and Fall afternoons and evenings that way.
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Post by: halkel on August 13, 2017, 04:10:50 PM
Janie, when my cousins and I would sky watch at night, cont the shooting stars.  My best friend and I even saw two WWII bombers collide just South of us.  We thought they were dropping flares.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 13, 2017, 06:26:33 PM
Hal, when I was young, I recall seeing the Northern Lights from our front porch.  I don't live in the same house now but I'm in an area of many lights and from my deck, I cannot see any stars.  From my front door, I can see a moon and occasionally a star.  Progress isn't always so great.  And recently two buildings up the hill have installed bright lights on the side that faces our complex.  The lights shine brightly in our bedroom windows.  Tom has wanted to get a shade to cover the window but he's settled for a blanket right now.  It does keep the bright light out. 

When I had the cottage, we'd go out on the front lawn, lie down on the grass, and watch Sputnik and Echo and others go by. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on August 13, 2017, 06:36:59 PM
MaryAnn's Kendrick;

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Post by: Shirley on August 13, 2017, 08:31:08 PM
Jack, at a convention in San Antonio years ago the room we were in had huge paintings of clouds... much like your photo but every painting a different formation of clouds.  First time I ever realized that all those clouds had FLAT bottoms!  After than my eyes are in the sky when every I see those "foofy" clouds.  Sure enough, always flat bottoms!

Love all the clouds..... and we did have some beauties this week when I was in the car & no camera.  My cell phone doesn't do as good when in the car, need to zoom out & camera knows how but the driver doesn't.   :uglystupid2:

I took some more photos of Tom sleeping to show you, Mary Ann..... have photos since he was a baby sleeping on his back.  I'll resize & be back later.  Right now I'm too tired to blink my eyes.  Not enough sleep last night & #1 son came over this afternoon & did a bunch of fixes for me..... about 4 hours & I am "gopher" up & down steps, etc.  Tom & Tiger are off sleeping so they can keep me awake all night again.   :knuppel2:  Kendrick looks like a sweetie.  Are his eyes yellow?  Tom's are.  Thanks for posting, Patricia.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 13, 2017, 10:30:45 PM
Shirley, I think Kendrick's eyes are yellow.  I think I used to think cats' eyes were green, but I guess they're like humans with different colors.  He really is a sweetie, likes attention, but is not cuddly.  He's really too big to be a lap cat anyway.

I know I'll enjoy seeing pictures of your cats so bring them on.  (I like dogs too for anyone who is tempted to post a picture of dogs).

I'm tired too and ready to head for bed when I finish S&F.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 14, 2017, 05:47:57 AM
An unusual one.

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Post by: jackwv on August 14, 2017, 09:47:20 AM
Wow talk about long blonde hair, and such a pretty face.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 14, 2017, 11:42:06 AM
So you think he is pretty? lol  Very mischievous anyway!
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Post by: Sandy on August 14, 2017, 12:08:56 PM
I thought that it was a boy wearing a wig!
Because it looks like a wig....
And that little person doesn't seem comfortable
with it!!!  (giggle!)   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 14, 2017, 12:10:40 PM
Right Sandy, that is Aviv playing around :D  He loves to surprise.
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Post by: jackwv on August 14, 2017, 12:34:20 PM
Bubble, I should have known that was Aviv.   Don't tell him I thought he was pretty. :)
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Post by: angelface555 on August 14, 2017, 02:00:08 PM
Since I often start at the bottom and read up at sites, I knew beforehand. But you can tell Aviv, that I thought he was such a darling little girl and tell me how he feels about that? :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 14, 2017, 02:12:00 PM
Well I am glad we have that sorted, I thought it was " Lady Godiva "
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Post by: angelface555 on August 14, 2017, 02:31:23 PM
Jackie, it was the tee shirt that gave it away, right?

:2funny:   :thumbup:
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Post by: Shirley on August 14, 2017, 02:41:20 PM
Haha, Bubble, I guessed right away because when my kids were that age we found a black wig "somewhere" on sale & bought it for
Halloween.... & the 3 kids dressed up, one had a guitar so they did a Beatles dance to send their uncle (one of the early video cams).  Tell Aviv he makes a super cute blond..... but remember, blonds never live down those jokes!
   :rocker: :tease: :tearhair:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 14, 2017, 03:18:32 PM
Angelface...yes that was it...and no horse... :2funny: 
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Post by: JeanneP on August 14, 2017, 07:27:34 PM
Bubble. Now you also have a granddaughter.  He maybe would have made a cute girl. (he is so pretty) Other than that ugly wig. I always was putting my brothers clothes on as  young person. Just hated being a girl and my father liked me to be in pretty girl clothe andso I had the boys hidden outdoors.
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Post by: jackwv on August 14, 2017, 07:52:04 PM
Beautiful day, did some yard work, lunch with son, and evening walk.  Here is Mimi posing and always with the smile.

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Post by: FlaJean on August 14, 2017, 08:44:00 PM
Jack, Mimi looks so cute.  You must spend some time every day brushing her pretty coat.
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Post by: Shirley on August 15, 2017, 12:57:17 AM
Love the lovely Mimi, Jack.   :smitten:

Have photos finally.  First is Tom, then Tom & Tiger guarding their territory.

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Post by: Shirley on August 15, 2017, 01:06:00 AM
When I get to Colorado I spend the first night in the Salida Walmart parking lot to adjust to the altitude before heading to the high country & campground... 8,000 feet up to 8,600 feet.  All the campers are lined up along the side where I too, this photo, quite a few of us.  New rules are only ONE night in the parking lot.  I usually park to look out over the snow covered mountains, this is looking east at the sun rise. 


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And almost forgot to show you a special cloud last night...........

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2017, 02:41:25 AM
Jack, Aviv would love to play with Mimi. Please bring her for a visit :)

Angel, Aviv loves long hair and playing with it.  He is always pulling his mom hair, trying to make new hairdos.  It can be most annoying at times, especially when trying to have a serious conversation with someone.

Beautiful cats, I am partial to Tiger.  I also had a Tiggy long time ago.

Shirley, I am so jealous... would love to be able to camp again.
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Post by: halkel on August 15, 2017, 08:58:55 AM
Tisie, that cloud picture, cloud looks like it forming an anvil head and growing, top really looks angry.  Nice pic.

Cats wondering:  What is she doing now with that thing she has in her hand.

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Post by: jackwv on August 15, 2017, 09:01:10 AM
Shirley, great cloud photos.   You get some mean weather, but would like to see those storm clouds.  Tom and Tiger look right at home.

Jean I will brush Mimi only once a week, very few tangles, and surprised at how little she sheds.  Now of course the Goldens always shed, but Mimi always looks great.

Bubble, am sure Aviv would like Mimi, but she does very little play.  She simply wants to sit and be petted.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 15, 2017, 09:02:40 AM
When I saw the picture of Tom, I wondered when I had posted a picture of Kendrick like that?  It is a favorite way for him to relax.  Then I realized where I am and whose cat it is (I just got up and I'm not awake yet).  Their colors are so similar.  Cute picture of the two of them.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 15, 2017, 01:27:45 PM
Just came across this link, that I am keeping for future browsing.   Loads of photos, even old ones, of each state.  The link will take you to West Virginia, but you can click on the link to take you to any state.  Worth a look!!

  http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/west-virginia/wv-fairy-tales/?utm_medium=bsts&utm_source=bsts&utm_campaign=bsts
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 15, 2017, 03:32:45 PM
Jack, I did browse the WVa site, then went to Michigan and Wisconsin.  I still have Minnesota to do, but I spent a lot of time with this site.  I loved it; so much to see in every state.  Thanks for posting it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on August 15, 2017, 03:45:43 PM
I did look & bookmark, Jack, thanks.... really a neat place to look around.  Guess we can visit all the states we travel to & find new
places to check out.  That antique mall is where our old ice rink used to be, as well as some other businesses.  Our house was about 2 miles west & less than 1/3 mile north off the highway.  I didn't know about the antique mall. 

Mary Ann, I almost didn't post the photo of Tom & Tiger because his eyes didn't look as gold as they really are.  They are both asleep on the bed behind me right now, I think I'll join them.   :thumbup:

Hal, the cats know what that camera means.... if I'm not holding food bowls that clink, they usually don't pay any attention.

Bubble, wish you could go camping with me, the cats are company but hard to get them to appreciate a beautiful sunrise or sunset.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 16, 2017, 03:38:57 AM
So I wish, and... I like cats too, so they would have lots of attention.  One can dream...  Maybe in another life?
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Post by: Lindancer on August 16, 2017, 01:39:02 PM
Good afternoon, on a lovely summer day

Shirley, love the picture of your two cats.

Jack, I am going back and check that site, thanks for posting.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 16, 2017, 02:01:08 PM
Took these an hour ago, from a distance, using zoom, from my back garden...It was our annual air show...the Red Arrows formation display was being held 6 odd miles away over Weymouth Beach, Dorset UK...at times it flew over our home..Sorry no close ups, these were the best I could get...

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Post by: jackwv on August 16, 2017, 02:24:07 PM
Jackie, wonderful photos, so fortunate you had the camera ready.   
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Post by: Marilyne on August 16, 2017, 02:56:01 PM
Jackie - Very impressive photos!  Beautiful!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 16, 2017, 03:03:45 PM
Great photos, Jackie.  I especially like the second one.
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Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2017, 04:14:52 PM
Awesome photos, Jackie!  So much better with those huge tails showing, glad you couldn't get any closer.  :thumbup: 

OOPS!  Power has gone off again so will shut down, have a T-storm slip in with no warning at all.  Has the TVs & all go off twice so far so not going to start re-setting clocks until it is all over.  Came right back on but doesn't help re-set clocks~~ :tickedoff:

Thanks for all the comments about my "kids".... and when I head to CO I will be sure to take y'all along, be trying to remember all
the road work to share pleasures of waiting... ::), should be cooler.  I enjoy the drive about, 550 miles to the Walmart parking lot from my house.  I usually get there with plenty of light to spare but will have shorter days this trip so can't leave quite as early.  With all the deer in both states it isn't smart to drive at dawn or dusk.... especially with an elephant like the 29' 4-Winds, no quick stops or dodging critters on the highway.  But it's nice & mostly peaceful.... lots of wide open spaces in western KS & eastern CO. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 16, 2017, 05:13:27 PM
At times they separated, hard to know where they were going to show up next, had to keep listening for the noise...The most fascinating one was when they made a blue and red trailing heart in the sky...
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Post by: JeanneP on August 16, 2017, 05:47:04 PM
Jack. Now is that a photo of Your yard are did you take it in the park?. Looks Beautiful. Such colours

Bubble. Maybe GS will be a hair Dresser when he gets older.  I prefer a man Doing mine. Lots own the business.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 16, 2017, 05:54:50 PM
Shirley.  You use to see so many Motor Home parked late at night and early morning on all lots of Walmarts lots.  I know my kids use to park their big Fancy Bus type on on them.  I live close to 2 big Walmarts and I never see them there anymore.  You don't seem to see as many going down the highways anymore either.  Gas doesn't seem to be as high now.  I know the Family one only got 6 miles to a gal. 

Now can you stop on the Rest stops now. I know as one time you could but not allowed to sleep.

Now 550 miles is quite a lot  to drive one isn't it in one daylight time? I have only used a regular 30ft camper and didn't go that far.  Now in a car I would go 800 or so. Cut it back to no more than 500.
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Post by: jackwv on August 16, 2017, 06:37:12 PM
JeanneP   that was Oglebay, I do not do flowers.   
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Post by: angelface555 on August 16, 2017, 09:25:15 PM
Loved everyone's photos and photo comments, especially Jackie's! And Jack, I'm glad you made that photo into an avatar! Looks nice even mini!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2017, 02:50:08 AM
It is such a pleasure to visit this discussion.  I enjoy all the pictures and the variety of vistas.
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Post by: donklan on August 17, 2017, 09:27:11 PM
Jackie.........
Are you aware of this amazing group?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_lXqMmevog
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Post by: SCFSue on August 17, 2017, 11:45:02 PM
Thanks, Don Klan!  Funny and quite a treat!

SCFSue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 18, 2017, 02:37:37 AM
Donklan...
...no, but I am aware of them now... ;D ...thank you for my early morning laugh...

...this reminds me of a village Jubilee we went to see, have you heard of the " Red Barrows " formation display? what the planes done in the air, the " Red Barrows " done on the ground...a few minutes of pure fun...


https://photopeach.com/album/n22y89
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Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2017, 09:40:13 AM
Don and Jackie, thanks for the entertainment.   Jackie good you saved your work on Photo Peach.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 18, 2017, 10:39:04 AM
I saw many familiar names in the comments group, including one who I have wondered what happened to her - AieaGal.  I remember she was from Alabama and I think her father lived in Birmingham but she was from southwest of there.  She used to have interesting posts about her family and she did not post often.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 18, 2017, 11:20:32 AM
Yes I remember Aiea Gal...another very respected member we seem to have lost...
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Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2017, 11:42:46 AM
If anyone has old email addresses of former posters, you might email then and invite back in.  Believe some were confused with the last loss of the site.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 18, 2017, 01:00:10 PM
Many post mainly on Facebook as it's a wider audience and with family.
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Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2017, 02:06:05 PM
Pat, you are right, but facebook more complicated for some, and nice visiting in here with old friends.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 18, 2017, 02:22:36 PM
Actually, it isn't more complicated than newcomers find coming to this type of site formatting altho it has more potential for malware. I agree with this site is nice for visiting with old friends. However, it is losing a lot of posters and prospective newcomers.
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Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2017, 02:36:10 PM
                     Whatever :)

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Post by: angelface555 on August 18, 2017, 05:06:43 PM
And I guess your comment explains some of that.
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Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2017, 08:53:58 PM
Hot and humid, so out late this evening.  Did not take the camera, this was with the iPhone.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 19, 2017, 02:23:50 AM
Jack...
...brilliant photo...it captures the underlying lights in the water...which is giving it its golden glow...
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Post by: jackwv on August 19, 2017, 09:03:31 AM
Jackie, thanks, but with the good camera and right time of night I can do better.    It is a small fountain, but again the park is so close and I usually pass it twice in my walks.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 19, 2017, 01:06:14 PM
I like that photo, Jack.  I've been using my iPhone occasionally for photos and really like it for quick snapshots.  Lately I've been using my Panasonic ZS10 that has a touch screen.  It's small and light and easy to use for videos and the focus is exceptional.
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Post by: jackwv on August 19, 2017, 01:50:57 PM
Jean like the sound of the ZS10, I have the 200 and real pleased with it, so will not upgrade.  You are right about the iPhone, does a decent job and is always handy.

I took this one several years back with the Panasonic.   Sundown and no cars on the parking lot, so great time for a photo.



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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 19, 2017, 01:55:41 PM
Quite a contrast Jack...
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Post by: JeanneP on August 19, 2017, 04:50:37 PM
I phone seem to be getting better and better all the time for taking photo's. That one jack was so good. Beautiful colour.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 19, 2017, 05:27:58 PM
JACK YOU ARE SO LUCKY TO LEAVE NEAR SUCH A LOVELY PARK. THE PICTURES YOU GET FROM THERE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
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Post by: jackwv on August 19, 2017, 05:48:11 PM
JeanneP   I have an old iPhone 5, understand the newer models do a better job.
Lin,   Yes I am very fortunate.  The Lodge and 3 golf courses fund it and the park is open free to the public.


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Post by: Shirley on August 19, 2017, 06:36:51 PM
I agree with y'all, cameras of all kinds are better & better.  Jack does a fantastic job of capturing color, movement and composition with whatever one he pulls out!  Beautiful shots, Jack.... that is such pretty water & colors in both.  My favorite is still the one with the pink center stream of water, love that sunset shining through the water. 
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Post by: FlaJean on August 19, 2017, 09:01:29 PM
Jack, I also have the Panasonic 200 but I get tired of holding it when taking a video.  It is nice out.  We came home from the market at dusk and it was nice seeing some young families walking and biking and enjoying themselves.
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Post by: jackwv on August 19, 2017, 09:13:02 PM
Shirley,  thanks, sometimes I am just lucky.

Jean, simple solution, put Larry to work, and lets see the young people out and about.
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Post by: Shirley on August 19, 2017, 09:16:44 PM
I just came back in, took the weed whip down to the river bank to trim back into the weeds after #1 son used the John Deere a few days ago, to trim back into the bank where the city guys don't go (I have them afraid to cut into my "flowers"...)  I put off cleaning because of the heat & humidity & when it cooled it usually rained so the bank was muddy & slick.  Tonight was spur of the moment & I failed to use any bug spray or take my B-1 vitamin.... so my ankles to knees are itching me crazy!  I washed them off in the tub & even put some cream on, not sure what kind of critters down there, not chigger bites & not mosquitoes.  I didn't see any sand fleas but got so many bites or itchies I can't sit here much longer.   :dontknow: :angry2:  This ought to be fun trying to go to sleep tonight. :tissue:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 20, 2017, 03:19:07 AM
Shirly...
..oh my, sounds like you will be doing a tad of " bed hopping..." do you have Calamine lotion to hand? ( a combination of zinc and ferric oxides ) an old fashioned remedy that was used on me as a child that soothed rashes, measles, chickenpox....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 20, 2017, 03:36:30 AM
Even plain vinegar helps on those bites. We have so many of those biting/stinging insects here and vinegar is my savior,  more than what they sell in the pharmacy.
When you don't have any on hand, rub soap on the area.
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Post by: Shirley on August 20, 2017, 04:39:56 PM
Thanks for the tips, Jackie & Bubble..... turns out probably some kind of grass or weeds, nary a single "bite".  They finally quit itching & no problem today.  I do still have some zinc & castor oil my daughter brought me from "Boots" in England, but I forgot about it before going to bed.  I never thought about vinegar, Bubble....don't recall anyone ever using that except for a sunburn.  Works for you, huh?  Good to know, I'm always trying the old fashioned remedies.

Heat & humidity at "dangerous" level so am inside until it cools.  I went to church real early & back home by 9:00 am, after breakfast at McDonald's with my "kids".  I tried to talk them into Panera but none of us like Panera coffee.  I can't get moving today, need to sort some clothes that I don't wear.  Sadly, places that used to ask for clothes now want NEW (with tags on) or money. 
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Post by: JeanneP on August 20, 2017, 04:45:29 PM
Jack. I think tomorrow I will go and look for a Unlocked Iphone 5. I don't need anything newer than that. Best buy have the one that is "Boost" the no contract . Don't really want a contract either. couple of other places to go also.
Now Comcast have a service now for Wireless. Need a Phone but at both places would be able to still use my Home Line number. I pay $32 to home line and all I get is darn unwanted call. Go now from 8am to the other night 10Pm.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 20, 2017, 09:02:33 PM
With all that is going on in the world, we may sometimes forget how many good people surround us.   Now it helps when you have a dog companion.   Last week I met two young ladies at the park.  This evening I spotted them again, they came over and told me they had a gift for me.   They game me a photo in a nice grey wood frame.  The scan did not do the frame justice but here is the photo they took.  How nice is that!!

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Post by: Mary Ann on August 20, 2017, 09:34:40 PM
It's a nice picture of you and Mimi, Jack, but too bad it's a rear view of you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on August 20, 2017, 09:58:08 PM
How neat is it that Mimi faces the camera and smiles!!!  She's got your back, huh?  Looks like you are holding an umbrella over her, what is that?  My sons would be green with envy at all your hair "top-back".   :thumbup:   Good shot & nice of them. 
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Post by: jackwv on August 20, 2017, 10:06:45 PM
MaryAnn the good thing is I did not have to pose, and did not know they were taking the photo.

Shirley They have small concrete mushroom shaped posts along the path with lights that shine downward.  Pleasant in the evening.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 20, 2017, 11:16:09 PM
What a nice gift.  She was sure smiling at those girls.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 21, 2017, 02:25:49 AM
Jack wv...
...how thoughtful of this nice young couple of friends...what a pleasant surprise from two strangers who took a shine to your Mimi...Ha ha, well Mimi spotted the camera aiming at her, even if you didn't...clever girl Mimi... :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 21, 2017, 05:19:50 AM
Who is that 30ish young man with Mimi?   :D  Great photo.  I bet you don't have many from the back!
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Post by: jackwv on August 21, 2017, 09:30:42 AM
Jean, Jackie and Bubble thanks.   Mimi always has the smile.  Good view of the old guy.  Front view I look heavier.
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Post by: Shirley on August 21, 2017, 11:43:23 AM
Jack, those mushroom lights are much like the ones all around this house when we bought, only these were on wrought iron "stems" & maybe a little shorter.  They were across the foundation in front and across the pool fence & berm in back, at least 25-30 or more.  They came down fast!   ::)  I forgot all about them until you said "mushroom".  Thanks. I do think the photo tells a story.... hope you sent it on to your gr-daughter & daughter....  :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on August 21, 2017, 12:17:24 PM
Shirley sounds like you had a few too many mushrooms.  You have the artists eye and understand removing them.  Thought I would have a photo along the path showing ours, but did not.   Yesterday I went up for the concert and took a photo of the crowd, and it shows several mushrooms on the stairs and you might be able to spot them running from the right along the path and to the center of the photo.  They are well done, sturdy, and the lights do not shine in your eyes.

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Post by: jackwv on August 21, 2017, 08:23:14 PM
My nightly walk at the park.   Took some carrots to feed the deer.  They ate out of my hand.   Do not have a garden so find it hard to believe some see the beautiful creatures to be pests.

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Post by: Shirley on August 21, 2017, 09:10:25 PM
Jack, that deer looks like she may be "with child"..... a little late in the season for that, isn't it?  My cousin that lives in your neck of the woods does everything possible to keep the deer from eating her plants.  She took the whole "Master Gardener" program & planted like crazy when they first built.  Now she narrows it to what the surrounding critters DON'T want to eat.  Those mushroom lights are a little larger than what was here & look nice in public places.  They were "a bit much" around here.  ::)
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Post by: Lindancer on August 22, 2017, 11:56:13 AM
Nice picture of the deer.  It is hard to look then in the eye, and know what harm they can do.  afriend here in the park, hit a deer, went throw the windshield, put him in the hospital for a month, but he never was able to walk again.  Other one went through a windshield and killed a young women, that was on a road near here.  When I lived in WaterMill they even came on the deck and ate the flowers out of the pots.  we do have a petting zoo near here and the children love to go pet them.
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Post by: jackwv on August 22, 2017, 01:55:28 PM
Lin you are right, they do present problems.  I have a few that visit our neighborhood, and have no plants for them to eat.  Oglebay has a very large amount of deer.  No hunting on the property.  The tourists love them, with their roaming even over the golf courses.  I love to see young children feed them.  One large field, at times, may have 20 to 30.   This is a winter photo, and I always have to stop to watch them.


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Post by: Shirley on August 22, 2017, 07:33:29 PM
I'm like you, Jack, love to see them up close,  especially.  Just the fact that they are "wild" and willing to share space with us is special to me.  I didn't see many growing up, back then they really were hunted for their meat!  I do know they have to be controlled or not enough food for all but anything that comes begging I manage to pull up something to feed.  While ago as I got out of the car one of those "fan tail" type blackbirds stood right by the car & talked to me, wings hanging down & beak open to pant.  I unlocked the car again & got out one of those little packages of crackers you get from the kiosk in Sam's.... and crumbled for him.  Another showed up & helped pick up the pieces & I went on into the store.  Okay, just a crazy little old lady.   :crazy2: 

I think I have that photo of the group, such a great shot with all their bodies in different positions.  Right angle for a landscape painting, too, you'd want to hang the painting eye level since that's how they are..  Love it.  Do you have your photos organized that you can pull up the original without "search & seach" like I do?   Mine are in no order by date, location or subject, a nightmare trying to find a particular one (like I searched for yesterday & day before).
 
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Post by: jackwv on August 22, 2017, 08:09:41 PM
Shirley somehow I managed to open folders on IE  and have my photos by location, family etc.  Do not like trying to find a photo by date, since even the date may change if I work on a photo.

Heavy thunder storm this afternoon but cleared in time for our walk.  Took another photo of the Mushroom lights, and one of some of the flowers.


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Post by: halkel on August 22, 2017, 11:04:31 PM
Jack my Dad has a placed on Possum Kingdom lake for years and moved up there after his retirement for some years, but he loved the deer, no hunting allowed with guns, bow and arrow only.  But the population got so big that during a drought there just wasn't enough food for them and they started starving to death, it was pitiful seeing them, I saw a doe with a little fawn going through a garbage dump and they were nothing but skin and bones.

Dad used to keep a salt block out for them, they loved it.

My uncle had a ranch near Hamilton Texas and they were really eating up his vegetable garden, he went to the local barber shop and got hair clippings and tied them all around the fence and said it worked really good, smell of human hair kept them away.  Another friend of mine had a running war with neighbors who fed deer and he was forever fighting them to stop them from eating his shrubs in his yard.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 23, 2017, 03:03:39 AM
Jack wv...
...at first glance those mushrooms spoil the scenery but, I sure would like to see them come to life at night when all light up...not something to see anywhere here in UK, well if so, I have never come across any yet...
How lovely to dog walk and still see so many flowers along your walk...so colourful and uplifting...

Oh, I see, those mushrooms only come alive for the night time entertainment arena..
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Post by: jackwv on August 23, 2017, 08:57:15 AM
Hal, had to look up Possum Kingdom.  New to me and am impressed.   In our neighborhood we have the same issue with the deer.  Some like to see them and others get irritated when they are fed.  I have not fed them but like to see them.  Mimi will run to our fence and bark and they ignore her.

Jackie I might get a photo of the mushrooms lit, but usually leave at dusk.  They really fit in well and as you noted they are lit for evening music to help people on the steps.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 23, 2017, 10:59:29 AM
Lovely photo of flowers, Jack.  I like the mushroom lights.  They blend in well with the surrounding area.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 23, 2017, 11:14:00 AM
Jack, what a beautiful array of flowers.  You are so lucky to have such a  beautiful park, near by.

I also like to look at the deer, but here they are walking alive with ticks.  We have 400 cases just out here on eastern Long Island  of the star  tick disease  .  that is a new tick this year.  has the shape of star on its back
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Post by: Shirley on August 23, 2017, 08:02:20 PM
Jack, those are much sturdier mushrooms than we had, which were wrought iron frames with fiberglass "shades".... too showy for personal property, we thought.  The couple we bought from had no kids & partied a lot, all catered & summer parties were around the pool, don't think for swimming but the indoor-outdoor entertaining.  The mushroom lights were for atmosphere.  They were across the front & up to the front door from driveway... owners had more money than Midas (helps to own the bank/savings & loan & homes all over the US), but this house was perfect for the furniture we had & our offer of cash got us a good deal (we thought).  So happened the market was down when we bought & we were looking for an "investment".  We were never afraid of doing what was needed to make a place our home. So I have the river in my back yard and you have Oglebay.  Those flowers are gorgeous!  This was not a good year for flowers at my house, the weeds have won. I get my fix for flowers from you photos.

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Post by: jackwv on August 23, 2017, 08:58:22 PM
Shirley one last photo of the mushrooms, taken tonight.  They are concrete and sturdy.  I have sat on them and children stand on them for photos.   Adding a photo of the prettiest flower of them all, taken tonight.

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Post by: SCFSue on August 23, 2017, 10:15:10 PM
Jack, I think you are right that Mimi is the prettiest mushroom of all!

Sue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 24, 2017, 02:13:48 AM
Now I see the underlights...
...Jack, are you aware they named a beautiful flower after your Mimi... ;) ..." cluster-roses “Mimi-Eden”


https://www.cittadeifiori.com/en/product/bouquet-with-cluster-roses-mimi-eden/
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Post by: Shirley on August 24, 2017, 08:33:25 AM
Beautiful shot of Mimi, Jack..... I'm so sorry I didn't get any photos of all the lights around this house before they were taken out.  I think it would have been nice to have kept a few of them but with all the underground wiring, an impossible task.  No such thing as the solar powered lights we have today.  I think by the time "me 'n the cats" are ready for a dog, it will be a Golden~  they don't seem to have an aggressive bone in their body & yours have had such different personalities, I could be happy with any type.

Gorgeous roses, Jackie!  I've never seen anything like them before.  Did I see or understand the price at the top?   ::)   Did I mention that my youngest son brought me a potted bougainvillea vine for Mother's Day?..... and that it is blooming like crazy for the last 2 weeks.  It is a soft lemon white color, I'll see if I can get a photo to show you, I'm afraid to move it, have it in a corner of this room where it gets both East & South sun.... but not the hot sun, filtered with the dark tinted storm windows.  I am amazed how well it does since I have trouble keeping any plants alive with these dark windows. 
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Post by: jackwv on August 24, 2017, 09:51:20 AM
Sue, thanks and Jackie I checked out the Mimi Eden, beautiful.   Shirley good luck with the indoor plants, I gave up years ago, and blame the deer for not planting any outside.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 24, 2017, 09:59:20 AM
bougainvillea is very hardy and almost impossible to kill.  If you trim it from time to time the stem will become like the trunk of a tree.   They even exist as bonsais.
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Post by: Shirley on August 24, 2017, 10:58:56 AM
Thanks, Bubble, I did Google (mainly to make sure I spelled right) & don't think it is hardy enough for our winters (still not sure of our zone.  :idiot2:  I'm glad to know about trimming to make the trunk stronger, know I will need to re-pot before long (not while blooming).  I am really thrilled to find anything that will stay alive & bloom in the house, after all these years.  I did not inherit my Mother's green thumb, or Dad's for growing veggies. 

Jack, I blame the Bermuda grass & ground ivy for not planting flowers, that stuff is impossible to pull or get out of flower beds.  But I do plant a lot of the trees that volunteer to come up in my yard.  I move them to an old flower pot until they are as tall as I am & then put them out in the yard.  Cas hated to mow around anything, that J.Deere he rode didn't swerve~~ my yard guys have not cut down any so far.   ;)  I just came in from weed whipping around the sprinkler heads, the ivy & Bermuda crawl right into them & lawn guys do not trim around them.  Couldn't find 2 on the east side this morning, grass too tall.  Hope I can find them after they mow, one is new & afraid they will clip it.  Don't know why I couldn't find it.... but can't turn the system on with them showing up any time.  I am ready for a nap, didn't get a lot of sleep last night, Tiger came in & decided to sleep by my head.  Tom & Callie were at the bedroom door about 5:00 am so a short night.  Not sure what they are watching, don't think it's a climbing critter since it doesn't come into the pool area.  Have to get out the trail cam & see if I can see.  Will have to mount it outside the pool fence & know the batteries are dead by now, been at least 6 years since used, need to use an outdoor extension cord, got one in the RV.  Back then it showed a raccoon in the tree, fox standing behind a big feral cat.... cat was eating the food.  Fox bone structure narrow enough go go between the 5" of wrought iron fence.  Huge raccoon, but it would have no trouble climbing into the pool area.  That feral cat hasn't shown up for over a year now. We will see if I can get the cam running.  It will take videos but don't think at night.  Can do still night shots.   
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Post by: Shirley on August 25, 2017, 06:45:29 PM
Finally got the photos of the Bougainvillea vine resized, can't figure how to sharpen or frame, but first is the pot with all the blooms, and next photo is a close up of one blossom.  Really is pretty. 

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Post by: FlaJean on August 25, 2017, 06:50:57 PM
That Bougainvillea is lovely, Shirley.

Today is our 61st Anniversary.  The years have gone by too quickly.

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Post by: jackwv on August 25, 2017, 08:19:18 PM
Shirley a beautiful plant.

Jean wonderful, 61 years, congratulations.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 25, 2017, 10:03:07 PM
Jean, congratulations on 61 years.  That is a milestone.  I hope you have many, many more anniversaries.

Shirley, I bought a bougainvillea several years ago that was in a hanging basket.  It was a rusty rose color.  I kept it three or four years before it bit the dust.  I kept it on the deck in the summer and I'd see a hummingbird visit the blooms.

Norm and Dot had a neighbor in Florida who had a huge red bougainvillea in front of her house and it was beautiful.  She decided to revamp her yard and had the plant removed.  Both Dot and I felt bad, but there was nothing we could do about it.

I wrote the above a few minutes ago, highlighted it for color and I don't know what happened but the post disappeared and the word "smitten" appeared.  Apparently I hit that icon  and lost the rest.  I hope for better now.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on August 26, 2017, 12:20:15 AM
Congratulations, Jean.... what a darling bride you were & great looking couple! 

Thanks, Jack, Jean & Mary Ann.... this is the first bougainvillea I've ever seen, and I do love it.  I don't think it would
survive our wind, especially when blooming. 

Well, the dryer stopped so I'd better go fold or will have wrinkles. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 26, 2017, 01:07:03 AM
Happy Belated 61st Wedding Anniversary FlaJean...

Beautiful photo of the pair of you... :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 26, 2017, 05:33:41 AM
Congrats Flajean!

Superb plant Shirley.  I would call it an albino!  They usually are so vividly colored: dark mauve, bright peach, yellow, are the most common and some deep wine color.

Did you know that the flowers are the tiny three corollas in the middle?  The big  three veined white leaf-like around them are bracts or colored leaves.  The reproductive organs are all in the small  central flowers.
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Post by: Shirley on August 26, 2017, 01:22:43 PM
I sure did not know that, Bubble!  Been thinking about a hanging pot, it sits in the perfect corner & I would love to get it off the floor.  I really am not sure what to do with it, hate to hide it away in this back/master bedroom where nobody else can admire it.  One corner of the living room has almost the same type sliding door on the east & picture window on the south, BUT, I wonder if the plant could tell the difference.  Had not thought about the flowers being those dainty ones in the center but the leaves do remind me of white poinsettia leaves/plants. 

Mary Ann, I like the idea of the hanging basket....how did you water yours (I know you are as short as I am, "size challenged"  ;) )

Thanks for letting me show off my bougainvillea, the best part of a nice surprise like this is the sharing. 

Jean, will Harvey, the wind & rain, cause you problems?  I'm not hearing much news about wind damage so far but can imagine how bad the flooding will be. 

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Post by: Lindancer on August 26, 2017, 02:37:03 PM
Flajean, congratulations, You made a lovely couple. WE were married 62 years.  This Oct. 12th would have been 72 years.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 26, 2017, 02:48:26 PM
Shirley, when I bought the bougainvillea, I hung it on a low branch on my magnolia tree which was in front of my kitchen window and I watered it every day as it was outside.  I brought it into the house in the winter and watered it usually once a week.  I also fed it at that time.  I did not feed it religiously! but more like every other week or monthly.  After the low branch was cut off, I put the plant on the deck floor.  A long branch was on the floor and that is where I saw the hummingbirds. 

Now, between being short and having arthritis, my hanging basket seldom is watered and I am going to put it on the deck where I can forget to water it too.  My present basket is impatiens. 

I would suggest with your concern about the wind that you leave the plant inside.  When I had mine inside in the winter all plants were near my north slider because no other windows were available.  Inside there was little sun, on the deck it was complete sun.  I had the plant about four years. 

Your bougainvillea is beautiful and I hope you can keep it.  You might go online to see if there are articles about the care and feeding of bougainvillea.  Good luck with it.

Mary Ann


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Post by: SCFSue on August 26, 2017, 03:49:13 PM
Jean, you were a beautiful bride--and what a handsome groom you had--and still have!  Congratulations on 61 years of happiness together.  I envy your lengthy marriage.  Bob and I married in 1958.  He spent 20 years in the Navy as a P-3V pilot and then we retired to a farm in Alabama.  He died in 2002 with a recurrence of Colon Cancer. 

I stayed at our farm until 2004 when the last summer there was very rainy.  I had to mow 10 acres of grass during the summer of 2003 on the tractor almost every day.  We had 40 acres, but had kept the other 30 acres in woods.  One day a realtor came along and asked if he could buy my place and he was able to sell it in 3 days.   

I moved to Auburn, AL, which was about 50 miles north of our farm.  My middle son lives here and Bob and I had planned to move up here when we were no longer able to keep our fruit trees and one acre vegetable garden going.  We also had chickens, ducks, and pigs at one time.  I continued to teach school, but Bob became a full-time farmer although he devoted himself to the Public Library, our church, and the men's Exchange club and kept the books for those 3 things for at least 20 years.  I resigned from my teaching job in 1998 as he had already had one bought of the cancer and we wanted to travel a bit while he was feeling healthy.

Again, congratulations on your long and happy marriage.  I hope you have many more happy and healthy years!

Sue
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Post by: JeanneP on August 26, 2017, 06:44:34 PM
Congratulations Jean. Beautiful Photo. Loved the dress. Do you still have it. (Does it still fit). Big thing seem to be wearing and renewing  on the 65th. You both looked so young. Still do. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 27, 2017, 02:55:35 AM
Mary Ann,  it is very easy to grow new plants from bougainvillea.  You just need to cut 2 "sticks" from a branch you are pruning, about 8 to 10" long, without the leaves, and stick them diagonally in the earth in a X formation, if available with rooting powder, and water to just keep the soil humid.  It will make roots and start to grow with no problem.

I remember my gardener doing it in Congo and creating a whole new edging around the lawn. 
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Post by: Shirley on August 27, 2017, 11:38:29 AM
I'm saving that tip, Bubble..... hopefully I can take advantage of it next year. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 27, 2017, 12:34:17 PM
Bubble, I'd try it if I had a bougainvillea.  I didn't see one when I bought the flowers this year but I had Tom with me and didn't get a chance to look around.  It's nice to know and I'll remember the tip.

Mary An
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 27, 2017, 12:39:39 PM
Maybe you know some one who has a plant and willing to give you a branch...
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Post by: donklan on August 27, 2017, 09:00:47 PM
Hi FlaJean........My wife and I share that same date.      8/25/56
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Post by: FlaJean on August 28, 2017, 10:33:03 AM
Donklan, a belated happy anniversary! 🎶🎶
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Post by: jackwv on August 29, 2017, 01:55:52 PM
Problem posting, know it is me.   Nice day, went for a haircut then walked a block to the river front.   Posting two photos.  That is not me in the chair and I did not take a seat.  Did not want the geese to leave (or chase me)
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 29, 2017, 02:30:29 PM
Good pictures, Jack.  We have too many Canada geese in our area and I do not like them.  They are so dirty.  I like that bridge in the background of the second picture.  It makes me think of the Sunshine Bridge south of Tampa in Florida that we'd take occasionally when I would be visiting Norm and Dot.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on August 29, 2017, 02:39:11 PM
Jack, you take such nice soothing pictures. I feel like I could just go to one of those chairs and close my eye and dream.

The geese make some mess on the golf course.
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Post by: jackwv on August 29, 2017, 03:56:32 PM
Mary Ann and Lin, that is a restful spot, but can do without the geese.  Oglebay does not permit feeding the geese or ducks, and drive them away without killing them.   That old bridge has quite a history, here is a short piece about it.  Have walked and driven across it many times.  Pittsburgh did not want it built since it would limit river traffic, but wheeling prevailed.

In 1854, the bridge was destroyed by a wind storm and the legal battle began again as soon as work on a replacement was started. Pittsburgh again appealed to the Supreme Court but, this time, Wheeling won. The new bridge was completed in 1856. At the time, it was the first suspension bridge of its kind in the world and, until the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, was the longest in the country. Today, it is the oldest suspension bridge still in use and a National Landmark. The Historic American Engineering Record has called the Wheeling Suspension Bridge "the most important extant antebellum civil engineering structure in North America.''
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 29, 2017, 05:36:45 PM
Thanks for the piece about the bridge, Jack.  Who knows, I might have ridden across it?  I'm sure my dad would have driven to Ohio in the time he was in Wellsburg.  Or was there a bridge at Wellsburg?  We were there in 1950 and I remember very little of that visit, just saw the place I was born in and also a visit with a friend of Dad's.  Oh, I remember being on the Bethany Pike where we went thru a tunnel and had to honk before the tunnel to warn other drivers.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 29, 2017, 06:46:17 PM
Mary Ann back in your fathers time believe that was the only bridge.  With interstate 70 they build another bridge just a few blocks north that now carries most of the traffic.   Do  not believe Wellsburg had a bridge to Ohio.  Now the choice is south to Wheeling or north to Weirton/Steubenville.  Know my Shirley's parents went from Pittsburgh to Wellsburg to get married and took a short trip across the river to Brilliant Ohio.  The ferry was discontinued years ago. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 29, 2017, 08:15:25 PM
Thanks, Jack.  We never discussed that phase.  And I have no recollection of how we got to Wellsburg in 1950 or how we left it. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 29, 2017, 08:24:52 PM
MaryAnn, one last word on Wellsburg and bridge.  I recall there was talk about a new bridge and looked it up.   Starting April 2018 they are to start a 131 million dollar bridge to Brilliant Ohio with completion 2021.   Hope some day I can take a video crossing it.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 29, 2017, 09:38:23 PM
I'm sorry I'll be too old to travel to see that bridge.  Lots of money for things these days, isn't it!

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on August 29, 2017, 10:51:07 PM
Nice photos, Jack.  Interesting piece about the bridge.
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Post by: SCFSue on August 30, 2017, 12:50:09 PM
Thanks for the information about the covered bridge, Jack.  Is it still in service?

Sue
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Post by: jackwv on August 30, 2017, 01:08:13 PM
Sue yes it is in use.  Posting an old photo of a small tug boat passing.   You will see a car on the right.  On the left are traffic lights and they tell drivers to leave a large space between cars.  Want to avoid traffic stopping bumper to bumper and too much weight.  Just beyond it can be seen the I 70 bridge  that carries most of the traffic.  

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Post by: SCFSue on August 30, 2017, 01:56:56 PM
Thanks for the additional information, Jack.  I'm glad they didn't tear the old bridge down.  BTW, I enjoyed the picture of the tug boat going up the river.  It reminds me of my early days at my Grandmother's home--which was on the Coal River as it moved into the Kanawha. 

I had an aunt, who when widowed, got a job on a river boat as a cook.  She enjoyed the job and it paid well.  I don't think my uncle who died unexpectedly probably had enough money left for her to survive without that job.

Sue

Sue
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Post by: jackwv on August 30, 2017, 08:01:16 PM
Tonights photos, she loves to pose.

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Post by: Shirley on August 30, 2017, 10:31:28 PM
Love the photos, Jack, especially your beauty!  She just oozes happy!  I'm with bridges like you are up high....  my heart quits beating until I get on the other side, no kidding.  I'd be terrified going over that one with the weight warnings.  We crossed one bridge somewhere in TN that actually did fall just a few months later & cars went down & people drowned.  We had bridges to cross going to my grandmother's house & many times the river very high (MO.River).... long bridge & long lines of cars.  But I do love history & links to the past so would enjoy seeing it.  Your part of the country has so much history and many things to see, wish I was 20 years younger. My daughter was asking me tonight if I was ready for a dog & what kind..... not ready and right now would jump at the chance to bring home a Mimi, but she is one of a kind! 

Mary Ann, I was thinking about Norm and Papa John..... what fun they had teasing each other.  I'm sure you & Dot miss their antics. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 31, 2017, 01:10:00 AM
Jack wv...
...I really like this photo, you chose the perfect setting surrounding her...that's what I like to see, a happy dog...and she is happy, bless her...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 31, 2017, 05:01:56 AM
regal pose of Mimi in a nice setting.  Perfect photo!
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Post by: jackwv on August 31, 2017, 11:09:40 AM
Shirley I have walked over that bridge several times.  Bad enough that you can see along the side but the deck for the cars are grating and if you look down you see right thru it.

Jackie and Bubble, thanks, Mimi always strikes that pose.  She wants to meet everyone and will sit leaning against them for a pat.  She is a magnet for folks and gives me a chance to make conversation, especially with visitors.
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Post by: SCFSue on August 31, 2017, 01:10:50 PM
Jack, there is nothing like a friendly dog to help you make new friends, is there?  When Stubby died I was so heartbroken that I didn't want to replace him.  Not long after that I fell from my roof where I was cleaning the gutters and injured my back, so had to spend almost 3 months in rehab hospitals before my sons would let me come home.  Now I wish I had a new dog as I'm walking quite a bit--but it would need to be a mature dog which would walk nicely on a leash.  I keep thinking about it--and perhaps some day I'll look again.

Sue
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Post by: jackwv on August 31, 2017, 01:18:57 PM
Sue, Mimi at 70 pounds might be a little more than I can handle, but sold on the goldens.   You might look at the Cavalier King Charles.  That is the one the gal we met years back bred.  Understand low energy but great companions.  They probably even have a rescue site.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 31, 2017, 04:37:18 PM
Sue. I think that a dog would be good for you.  Now Jack say his is a big dog but I think Goldens are a gentle dog, (Most I have been close to) Specially if trained like Jacks. Some breeds really active. I had a shelty for 13 years who was good size but so good. They like to be by your side and not running. GS just lost his miniature shelty last year.  I also love the Doxies I had but they seem to be like children. Walk along but after awhile want picking up.  They are short but sort of heavy. much work as a Golden.

Shirley. Don't know how you do it with all your cats. You seem to like them with you.

I miss having a dog. Traveled so much in the past that it became a problem. Even the Parrot stops me from going a lot. Like the company though
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 01, 2017, 02:27:04 AM
I wonder if this chart will help in picking the right dog to suit ones needs and lifestyle....it may help in the choosing process...


http://www.dogbreedchart.com/
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Post by: jackwv on September 01, 2017, 10:31:31 AM
Up to the park at sundown.  Took this with the iPhone, and was able to get the moon peeping out.
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Post by: jackwv on September 03, 2017, 03:57:04 PM
The storms are past and a beautiful day.   Lots going on in the old town.  Speed boat racing on the river, took a photo from across the river showing the staging area and just north of us that old bridge.

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Post by: jackwv on September 03, 2017, 04:01:05 PM
Oglebay was packed.  They are having reenactments today at one end of the park, but no parking available, and have seen it in prior years.   On the walk path the Symphony was warming up for tonights free concert followed with fireworks.  I have seen it in past years and will stay home tonight to watch WVU football.    Made the rounds and after seeing Mimi in the pose below, knew it was time for a long walk.

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Post by: jackwv on September 03, 2017, 04:17:34 PM
Posting a photo I have from previous year, taken at the Reenactment of The Battle of Ft. Henry, here during the revolutionary war   The other photo is one of several racing boats that will be here today.   I am now home, time to get some grub and settle down for football.

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Post by: Shirley on September 03, 2017, 05:41:19 PM
Great photos, Jack, such beautiful color!  Mimi looks every bit the lady, doesn't she?  How about a string of pearls around her neck?   :)
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Post by: halkel on September 03, 2017, 10:38:32 PM
Jack my Boxer is getting more attention than the law allows from my cousin who is staying with us for a few days.  And I think my pup is getting exhausted from all the petting and playing.  Vet said she is now 11 years old and she is showing her age.  Gray as a can be.

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Post by: jackwv on September 03, 2017, 11:37:15 PM
Hal, I had that with Jessie.  At 15 she just slept and the occasional walk, but loved peoples attention.  Getting old is no option, just hope for good times for them (and us)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 04, 2017, 12:43:48 AM
Jack wv...
...those re-enactments are fun, I once went to watch them...
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Post by: jackwv on September 06, 2017, 06:44:24 PM
Cloudy skys but no rain and 70 degrees.   Lots of color and with fall flowers coming.

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Post by: FlaJean on September 06, 2017, 10:19:07 PM
The weather this week is just perfect.  It looks like the hurricane will miss us but won't know for sure for a couple more days.
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Post by: jackwv on September 07, 2017, 10:32:04 AM
Jean pray you are passed but looks like a real threat to so many.
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Post by: Lindancer on September 07, 2017, 07:42:12 PM
Jean, I am still watching the weather your way and praying.
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Post by: Lindancer on September 07, 2017, 08:29:32 PM
This is a picture of Tiny holding her head many years ago.

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Post by: Lindancer on September 07, 2017, 08:31:45 PM
This is another picture taken, with my son Mark when he came home from the hospital from back surgery.  Tiny is setting on the couch, with her feet on the floor.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 08, 2017, 03:35:24 AM
Tiny!!!!   ;D
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Post by: jackwv on September 08, 2017, 07:56:57 AM
Funny name for a big pup, can tell she was part of the family.
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Post by: Lindancer on September 08, 2017, 11:20:49 AM
Jack, yes she was really part of the family.  I still miss her.  the Vet. could not believe she made 12 years when we had to put her to sleep. Because her back legs finally gave out.

In the picture Mark had just came home from the hospital and she wanted to lean against him.  He had been in a gym show, and the catcher did it catcher was not able to stop him when he fell on his back.  That is why the laminectomy on his back at such a young age.

FloridaJean, I am watching the weather coming your way, and praying.
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Post by: jackwv on September 08, 2017, 08:18:07 PM
Rain on and off all day.  Talked to my daughter on the phone at 7PM, thought no walk today.  There was a break in the rain so headed to the park.  Late so let Mimi run off leash and took a few photos.  Pretty sky following the rain.

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Post by: FlaJean on September 09, 2017, 11:36:59 AM
Gloria, it looks like those of us in Niceville will not have to worry about this monster storm, but we are praying for others who will be suffering thru this.  We have had four different relatives call and tell us we could stay with them.  It's nice to have them call and be concerned, but I'm glad we don't have to worry about it----at least this time.
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 09, 2017, 04:33:48 PM
[attachimg=1]Winter is indeed coming. These are pics from last winter at my son's home in Collingwood.
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 09, 2017, 04:48:52 PM
[attachimg=1]Shoveling snow from the roof.
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Post by: Shirley on September 09, 2017, 05:03:28 PM
Ah, now that is a winter scene.... love it but know it can cause havoc.  Beautiful shot, Don.

Jack, gorgeous sky & love that Mimi got to run free.  She is such a sweet girl.  I happened to be in MO one year when they were all dressed for a battle, little town at the end of a river where big boats had to turn around & go back downstream.  MO, being a border state, was fighting all directions. 

Linedancer, that is one tiny pup.... NOT!  My son has a Great Dane & his vets tells him they only live about 8 years, this is his 2nd & like all of us, our pets are family.  Handsome son, so sad about his back.  I have a gr-daughter teaching gymnastics & "extreme cheerleading" now that she can't perform anymore.  Her main job is as Industrial Engineer for an aircraft company.  She had her share of cracked wrists & ankles... and then the bout with thyroid cancer at about 30, had one baby before & had another since.  So far okay.

Glad to hear you are not getting a direct hit, Jean.... my daughter in law's brother thought they were okay until this last change, so they are hunkered down & having to stay.  Be safe, & come let us know after the hit so we can quit worrying about you.  Got to get moving~~
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 09, 2017, 05:51:24 PM
Beautiful snow pictures, Don, but I'm not ready yet.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on September 09, 2017, 07:38:11 PM
Don like a good snow fall, but can do without the work shown in the 2nd photo.
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Post by: jackwv on September 10, 2017, 07:31:50 PM
Beautiful day today and following football I took Mimi for a long walk at the park.   I had the camera with me.  Only one good eye but spotted some deer in the distance.  Below are a photo from where I was standing and just below the center you might spot the deer.  The second photo was with full zoom on the camera.  A bit of a blur since no tripod and holding on to  Mimi.

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Post by: Shirley on September 10, 2017, 10:06:51 PM
Jack, your "one good eye" beats both of mine!  I looked & looked & had to guess where you spotted those deer.  I can't even pick out the exotic trees in the background.... striking lines & texture in the close up.  Neat shot.

I just got a photo of my brother celebrating his 92nd birthday, was thinking about posting it, he is in great shape & very active for any age, but especially for 92.  He was delighted that Irma pushed their daughter, her husband & their son into escaping FL & flying to KC to celebrate with them. I plan to make it to his 100th.   :thumbup:

One more check on cats, Tiger & their mama wasn't waiting at the door for their last "snack" of the day.  I am a little early but got up before 5:00 this morning & no nap at all.  Won't need anyone to rock me to sleep tonight. 
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Post by: jackwv on September 11, 2017, 09:06:11 AM
Trees starting to change, early fall?   Still horrible news out of Irma.   One thing interrupted the coverage, they were showing 9 11,   now 16 years.
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Post by: SCFSue on September 11, 2017, 10:18:11 AM
We're having lots of rain here in Auburn, AL.  My son came over yesterday while I was at church and took my deck furniture apart and stored most of it in my utility room.  Also moved my trash can under the eaves near by side door, so I am fairly well "battened" down and am just hoping no fallen limbs from the wind hit my windows.  However, those kinds of things are replaceable and I will replace them if needed.

If you are in the path of the storm, I hope/pray that you will be safe.

Sue
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 11, 2017, 11:41:53 AM
Sue, I hope all you get is rain with no strong winds or flooding. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on September 11, 2017, 03:38:18 PM
We weren't impacted from the storm at all.  We did take the chairs off the front and back porches and put them in the garage, but we didn't have any wind.  We are about 140 miles west of Tallahassee and in the central time zone.  My daughter's in-laws live in Miami.  Their condo has storm shutters and they were fine.  They lost power for a few Hours.  We were glad to hear that because they are not well.
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 11, 2017, 05:16:01 PM
My grandson Calum.
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 11, 2017, 05:16:46 PM
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Post by: jackwv on September 11, 2017, 05:39:42 PM
Impressive photos Don, can you tell us where and how he serves?

Jean that is great news.
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 11, 2017, 06:37:50 PM
Don, I'm glad you showed the second picture because the first is kind of scary.

Mary Ann
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Post by: halkel on September 11, 2017, 10:50:51 PM
Don   :thumbup:

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Post by: FlaJean on September 12, 2017, 12:54:52 AM
I was thinking the same thing, Mary Ann.

Nice looking grandson, Don.
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Post by: Joy on September 12, 2017, 07:24:17 AM
Don, you have a very good looking grandson.   

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 12, 2017, 07:57:57 AM
Joy, and you haven't seen yet the brother... you would melt!
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Post by: Joy on September 12, 2017, 08:35:54 AM
Well, Bubble,  I am not surprised, as they have a good looking grandfather, also.  LOL


Joy
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 12, 2017, 10:04:48 AM
This December he will have completed his flight training---a four year university course.  He will then fulfill is obligation to serve at least 8 years in the RCAF for having his education paid for by them,
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Post by: jackwv on September 12, 2017, 10:09:47 AM
Bless him, good man. :thumbup:
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 12, 2017, 10:39:17 AM
This is his brother J.T. (Bubble's favourite) in costume.


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Post by: jackwv on September 12, 2017, 12:00:19 PM
Wild outfit.  Whose side is he on? :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 12, 2017, 12:49:26 PM
Here, JT reminds me of one of the three Musketeers. :)  D'Artagnan maybe?
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Post by: angelface555 on September 12, 2017, 12:50:49 PM
It looks as if he's on the side of either the Royalists or the Restoration.  Don,(and Bubble); nice looking grandsons! I have enjoyed all the photos but too many wonderful ones now for me to individually comment on.
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Post by: Lindancer on September 12, 2017, 01:59:23 PM
Don, I also add good looking grandsons
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Post by: Joy on September 12, 2017, 02:10:36 PM
You were right,  Bubble.  Another good looking grandson.  Does he participate in any of the Renaissance   Festivals ?

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on September 12, 2017, 07:09:17 PM
Don. 2 handsome Grandsons. Seem to be so different from each other but both happy in their lives. and what the are doing. (Wish I had his hair). Seems like the men get great hair when they let it grow.

He does look like he is wearing something from the past.
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Post by: jackwv on September 12, 2017, 08:01:00 PM
The Oglebay Bistro was closed this evening, good food and great view of the park.  Took one of Mimi waiting for service and one of the sky on the way home.

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Post by: FlaJean on September 13, 2017, 02:14:40 PM
Nice photos, Jack.  I love outdoor eating under perfect conditions only. :thumbup:  I'm not much of an outdoor person and neither is Larry but I do enjoy some of the lovely cafes here in Florida.  I should add we do most of our eating at home.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 13, 2017, 02:30:29 PM
Lovely cloudy sky Jack.  I would love that painted on my ceiling.  :D
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 13, 2017, 02:32:28 PM
JeanneP keep an eye on the PaintShop discussion, soon you will see a better one of that gorgeous Don's grandson ;D
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Post by: angelface555 on September 13, 2017, 02:42:37 PM
Lovely photos of Mimi and darkening sky, Jack!
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Post by: JeanneP on September 13, 2017, 07:52:27 PM
I covered both my bedroom ceiling with stars about 40 years ago.  They look so pretty when lights out. They really sparkle. No idea what covered with. The ceilings still white behind them. Never let heat go into those room.

Bubble. Will look for Don's GS in the Paint shop.
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Post by: jackwv on September 13, 2017, 08:25:12 PM
Thanks all.  Years ago we painted our sons room black with stars on the ceiling but painted over when he married and left.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 14, 2017, 06:15:24 PM
That Black Room must have been spooky.  Now the stars on mine or sort of stuck on. In order to paint so they would cover I would think have to be pried of. Should not be hard. I won't be doing it though.
Some friends of mine went on a Sabbatical for 2years and leased their house. It  Was to  a Asian Professor and wife.  They painted a massive  Mural on the large side wall in Living Room. All was in Black with red and Gold. Chines style. Covered the whole wall.
Friends had a hard time covering it.  Was is a Laquar  shiny paint. Think they finely wall papered it.   
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Post by: jackwv on September 15, 2017, 08:10:18 PM
Nothing new here, the way I like it.   Here is tonight's pose.

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Post by: Mary Ann on September 15, 2017, 09:01:48 PM
Jack, it must be that most goldens like to pose and automatically open their mouths to smile.  A real cutie.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on September 16, 2017, 03:43:27 PM
Now did she just have a shampoo.? Looks so much lighter today. Maybe the camera.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 16, 2017, 03:55:50 PM
Jack wv...
...Mimi is one dog who is not afraid of the camera being pointed at her...I think she knows she is on show, and taking it all in her stride now...Again you have chosen a fantastic backing behind her..I wonder if Mimi is aware of how many people here have fallen in love with her?
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Post by: jackwv on September 16, 2017, 08:44:31 PM
MaryAnn Jackie and JeanneP thanks.   She was not groomed, just brushed out.  I may have lightened the photo too much. 
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 17, 2017, 03:37:00 PM
Just a block away from where Bubble lives is an isolated house on the top of a hill facing the  sea.  It is completely walled and adorned with  beautiful ceramics around its perimeter and roof. I took a lot of pictures and these are just a couple. [attachimg=1]
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 17, 2017, 03:37:45 PM
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Post by: jackwv on September 17, 2017, 04:18:09 PM
Don that is special, quite a collection.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 17, 2017, 04:50:12 PM
Don, amazing photos and you just know that the inhabitant is going to be someone interesting!
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Post by: JeanneP on September 17, 2017, 06:44:55 PM
Don. Did you ever find out who lived in the place and why showing such a collection of things all around.  I have known collectors who put outside but that is overdone. Wonder what stops them from toppling over. Have to be in concrete.  Curiosity would have gotten the better of me. Would have been finding my way up.

Notice that big tower behind it.  Boys would be doing their BB Gun practice if here. The will shoot at anything.
Does the place have a name.  Maybe will google it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 18, 2017, 03:29:14 AM
The "tower" is part of a big building crane for the building being erected behind that villa with the statues. That's a private home and for sure not on Google.
No shooting kids here, no guns except for soldiers in the army.
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Post by: FlaJean on September 18, 2017, 11:43:33 AM
Don, such interesting photos. 

When we were in Morocco many years ago, we used to visit a nice restaurant by the Bouknadel Beach (Sidi Bouknadel).  On the cliff above the beach was a royal villa that belonged to the princess.  I always wondered about the odd figures painted on the fence enclosing the villa--- either no-one knew or  didn't want to say.  Don's photos of something different reminded me of this strange enclosure.  A very old photo copied from a very old slide.

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/96-180917112840.jpeg)
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Post by: jackwv on September 18, 2017, 01:23:08 PM
Jean, apparently a great memory.   
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Post by: jackwv on September 18, 2017, 08:07:00 PM
Nothing going on here, so sending you smiles  :)

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Post by: FlaJean on September 18, 2017, 08:59:58 PM
What a pretty girl!
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Post by: jackwv on September 19, 2017, 12:40:42 PM
Jean she keeps me smiling.
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Post by: Lindancer on September 19, 2017, 12:56:27 PM
Jack, Mimi makes a beautiful model
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on September 19, 2017, 04:49:06 PM
Does the name "Hannah Manderson " mean anything to anyone?
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Post by: SCFSue on September 20, 2017, 01:03:52 PM
Jeanne, I just sent a reply.  I don't know a Hannah Manderson.  How about Hannah M. Anderson?  That's what I sent to you from the other forum.

SCFSue
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Post by: Jeanne Lee on September 20, 2017, 03:05:16 PM
Thanks, Sue.  I saw your message and replied.  Whoever she is, she's now history as far as I'm concerned.   :D
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 21, 2017, 01:02:28 PM
beautiful colors Angel.  I wish we had that here.  The leaves just drop and dry dirty grey :(
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Post by: Lindancer on September 21, 2017, 01:09:41 PM
Patricia, you have a nice view from your window.  Our trees have not turned yet, and we are back to Summer weather for the next week. A week ago I had the oil burner on in the morning
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 21, 2017, 01:58:54 PM
Thanks :)
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Post by: JeanneP on September 21, 2017, 02:43:58 PM
Can't believe it. First day of Fall and it is 94 deg here in Illinois.  I cancelled a appointment today as no way am I going out in it.  Not going to be below 84 way up to the end of next week. Not like us at all. Makes wonder what Winter is going to be like.
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 21, 2017, 11:39:10 PM
Here are a few more photos of the ceramics I showed you a couple of days ago.
The first two are close ups of what I showed prrviously

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Post by: Radioman34 on September 21, 2017, 11:39:50 PM
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 21, 2017, 11:47:38 PM
There is a locked gate from which there is a path leading to the main entrance, so I poked my camera through the gate and captured the next two images that lined the path[attachimg=1]
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 21, 2017, 11:48:19 PM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 22, 2017, 02:52:55 AM
Don...
...fantastic and colourful ceramics...who would have thought to have displayed them openly for all to see and enjoy...
Jack wv...
...very clever how you displayed several photos of Mimi into one photo...
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Post by: jackwv on September 22, 2017, 10:00:28 AM
Don it is interesting how the ceramics take the weather and they must take a lot of work keeping them looking so good.

Jackie I used a free app for Microsoft 10 called   Coollage.   Worth a look.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 23, 2017, 02:39:59 PM
Don. Looks like there would be some history in town as to who did all that work putting out those ceramics. Who lives in the house and how it got started. Bet their library knows.  Maybe you can track info down next trip. I am really curious. Its different but still sort of crazy.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 23, 2017, 07:04:11 PM
JeanneP; would you want someone or someones unknown using the library in your town to find information on you or your house or yard? That is a private residence.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 23, 2017, 08:00:23 PM
If you go all out to do your place up like that then I don't know why one would want to keep it a secret. Doesn't make sense. Most has to be know as to who owns the property. (Taxes). Don't need to let people in . Just be happy in what people think of it.
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Post by: jackwv on September 23, 2017, 08:47:12 PM
JeanneP, like you I am intrigued with the history of that home.  Believe if the occupant was Greta Garbo, then  might say "I want to be alone"   Bet if they wanted Bubble or Don would be able to locate on Google Map, possible even a street view.   Every private residence in my town, including mine, can be viewed, fortunately for the time being, only the outside.  Best thing I can offer is a statue of a Golden Retriever.
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 23, 2017, 09:13:44 PM
I can go to our township site online and find the assessed value of any house in the township if I know the street address.  I have also gone up and down streets online to view all of the houses.  Not much is a secret any more.

Mary Ann
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Post by: halkel on September 23, 2017, 11:42:49 PM
tax rolls are public information.  All ways has been, it was just more trouble to look up.  Abstract companies have the complete history of all the land/houses in the area that sell information about.   Like credit companies they have you/your families complete financial history
criss cross directories have all kinds of private information.  It is all out there for anyone to access if they know where to go.

It is just a fact of life any more.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 24, 2017, 03:20:55 AM
Quote from: jackwv on September 23, 2017, 08:47:12 PM
JeanneP, like you I am intrigued with the history of that home.  Believe if the occupant was Greta Garbo, then  might say "I want to be alone"   Bet if they wanted Bubble or Don would be able to locate on Google Map, possible even a street view.   Every private residence in my town, including mine, can be viewed, fortunately for the time being, only the outside.  Best thing I can offer is a statue of a Golden Retriever.

Wrong Jack.  I tried the GoogleMaps and the whole area is a gray surface.  Even the street is not there!  That is because of the tight Israeli security.  Google is not allowed to show details.

https://www.google.co.il/maps/@32.3256847,34.8492336,21z?hl=en (https://www.google.co.il/maps/@32.3256847,34.8492336,21z?hl=en)
It does show "in limbo" an Israel National trail for people walking from South to North or vice-versa.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 24, 2017, 07:39:59 AM
Bubble, thanks.   I did not intend to ask more info from you.  Good for the Israeli Security.   I did note that you are able to still find hotels, pubs etc, some even on facebook and there were street views of the area. For several of us it was simply a matter of curiosity and feel you do understand why we might ask about an interesting home and surroundings.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 24, 2017, 08:35:40 AM
As you could see, the streets to the restaurant Taipei, or the fish shop, or the hairdresser did not exist on Google.
Some areas are more sensitive than others - I have no idea why, maybe because of the proximity to center town.

The private house with the ceramics has always been there as far as I remember, but I have never asked about it.  I am not curious by nature! Also, since there is so much greenery surrounding the house and a always closed gate (which is not usual here) I felt the owners, probably the second generation, valued their privacy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 24, 2017, 10:23:50 AM
Bubble thanks, it is enough that you have shown us the beautiful sea shore in your area.  Will never visit, but if I did, good to know I can find a local pub :D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 24, 2017, 10:33:46 AM
Think I found it, if you want to take a visit...

...Jack WV...now I'll go look for that " pub " for you... ;D


https://www.google.co.il/maps/@32.3255955,34.8487219,3a,75y,336.32h,95.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spMJZzneAagkzsPBf0AzIVQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en


https://www.google.co.il/maps/@32.3256621,34.8487574,2a,75y,284.46h,97.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCPJpx2EgAFeZEmFPgmLW-Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 24, 2017, 10:50:19 AM
Jackie, good work.  I would not have a problem finding a Pub. :)  The folks in that mansion may want their privacy, but appears they do like to put on a beautiful display to the outside world,
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 24, 2017, 01:08:43 PM
Good job Jackie.  Nothing in the world can be hidden anymore. Its been proven that anything can be found out about everyone. Going to be no secrets soon.
Now I would say that at one time it was some kind of a Museum. Not so much a private home. It was decided to close and some things just put on display outside.. Did you notice the little red mailbox right out side the garage? The address does show up. The area not built up much.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 24, 2017, 07:21:54 PM
Very good photos of that house.  It also gives the address.  An interesting house.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on September 24, 2017, 10:25:23 PM
It would appear that the house is of little interest to anybody.  I walked by it many times, and it was also on a busy street, so I guess only a tourist would find it worthwhile to take a  picture of it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 25, 2017, 07:40:28 PM
Hit 95 today, cooled down  after sunset.  Took a short walk.  Only took one photo.  Not bad for an old iPhone 5.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 25, 2017, 07:58:33 PM
Don. Growing up in UK at the end of my street was a house like that. Not as large but high walls with  wire around the top. Iron gate always locked. Never saw anyone going in or out. Was the same. People never question who or what it was. Drove us children crazy but dared not go near it.  Well war was declared in 1939. Turned out that some German Scientist and servants lived in it.   Just like Italians they were all sent back to Germany. Place padlocked (Fact for the whole war). Kids would be kids and we finely found a way in through the cellar window. Make it our secret place for a long time.  What was in was unbelievable. Scientific stuff. Even human parts in jars. Strange machines

We didn't need to go see those kind of movies. Had our own.
Finely we got caught Put in the Paddy Wagon and down to the town Hall. Scared us to death with what they said would do. Here comes parents. Let us out.  We had done a lot of looking but had not touch anything or done any damage.  Just curiosity they put it to.   I wonder still what is in that building
Bet it was cleaned out.  Did learn that all the people who live there were Jewish. Sent back to Germany in 1939. Was figured what had happened to them. No one returned at the end of the war. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 25, 2017, 08:12:05 PM
On the other side of the lane was the Big Catholic Convent.  Same thing. Big house with wire around the high wall. Was a order where not allowed to go out the gate other than the Heads.  Use to be able to see inside the yard from a high building across the road.(With our spy glasses). Told all kinds of stories about that place growing up.  We girls were told that if we didn't behave then the ones that we would see on the outside in their long black gown would snatch up up under those dresses and took us through those gates never to be seen again. That is why those girls inside never could come outside .  I was so scared of Nuns until I grew up. No matter where I was I would cross the street when I saw one coming.
Met many since and such sweet people . Would laugh if I told them the story.

Now that is why I am still a curious person. Got to see what is behind the walls
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 25, 2017, 10:55:16 PM
I've been in to visit over & over without leaving a post.... don't know how many times I started a WordPad but before I finished & posted I'd get a phone call & be the next day & what I had on the WordPad was out of date news so I didn't post it.  Been to CO for a week to see if old LaurenKat would come if I whistled.... my oldest son came out for several days & we drove over to the Humane Society that is shared by the 2 small towns near by....  a "no kill" shelter that sometimes traps animals in distress (only way they would catch Lauren), no sign of her but I did leave a photo & phone number in case she was spotted.  I said I would send money if she needed to be put to sleep or go get her if she was alive, I didn't want her to suffer.  She was 18 & that is very old for a feral cat. 

Anyway, I have been in to see the photos & keep up with y'all.  Have no idea, Jack, what that flower is but a gorgeous photo. 

Bubble, we were raised to not be "nosy".... but most of my life I got to know any people that lived near. I love the photos you & Don post & amazed at how different your world is than what I thought is looked like. 

Jackie, I can never find all those links like you did.... good job! 

JeanneP, funny about what we thought growing up.  One time the girl across the street had just heard the "facts of life" from her mother..... we were the same age but my mother wasn't up for that talk yet.  So the girl across the street proceeded to explain things to me & stopped, looked me in the eye & said, "maybe you won't be like this since you are Catholic".   It seemed pretty icky to me so I just brushed it off with, "I don't think so........"   Years later I told my mother & she just died laughing. I was not curious about those facts.  :coolsmiley:

Time to check on cats.... they stayed in all day & evening because we had storms & rain.  I will check radar before letting them out, the neighbor said she saw 2 coyotes by their fence last week so that is dangerous.  They know it isn't safe when 2 fox or coyotes are around because they can get trapped, but after being confined in the RV for a week, I'm afraid they will be careless.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 27, 2017, 08:55:07 AM
Madison and Fe

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-270917090224.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 27, 2017, 09:47:04 AM
Sandy, Fe certainly has grown into a darling little girl; she is no longer a baby!  I don't remember how old she is now, but she must be walking all over the place. 

I haven't seen my 18-month old 2x grand niece since Christmas 2016, but I understand she is walking a lot.  The babies born this year aren't ready for walking. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on September 27, 2017, 09:52:23 AM
Sandy, Fe is becoming a young lady--ALREADY!  She is so cute and I know you all must enjoy her very, very much.

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 27, 2017, 10:38:54 AM
Sandy, Fe is a cutie.  No smile for the camera, even on the avatar?  Know she makes you smile.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 27, 2017, 12:01:28 PM
I agree with all the other a beautiful cutie.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 27, 2017, 01:31:07 PM
Fe is a darling.  I bet she is very bright and talk non-stop :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 27, 2017, 03:14:17 PM
Thankyou all..   Fe is 18 months old now
and has a great personality ..     She is a joy to have around.

Anytime a grown up family gets a new addition,
it affects everyone involved.   

We are so blessed to have our young people
procreating and bringing us generations to come. 

:thumbup: :smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 27, 2017, 08:04:46 PM
Up to the park late, a hot, humid day.   Lot of deer this year.  Took this photo and posted a video in the Slide show discussion.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 28, 2017, 03:39:37 AM
Ha ha ha Jack, it looks like a view from a window, with the one on the left peering inside  ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 28, 2017, 05:14:07 AM
Long absent from here, posting a photo.

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/rose%20of%20Sharon.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/rose%20of%20Sharon.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 28, 2017, 06:04:50 AM
One more photo.


(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/dahlia.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/dahlia.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 28, 2017, 07:24:43 AM
Oh, I love dahlias and that fuchsia color is exquisite.

The first one looks like a hibiscus, but I have never seen one so skinny :).
Are these from your garden Sato?

I hope you are feeling stronger now and on the recovery road. Take care, we missed you here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 28, 2017, 09:16:21 AM
Sato, it is so good to see posts from you and to see your beautiful flower pictures. 

I too hope you are feeling better and will be able to post more often; we have missed you.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 28, 2017, 09:26:00 AM
Sato, beautiful flowers, your photos always are.  Take care and drop us a line when possible.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 28, 2017, 09:55:23 AM
Beautiful photos this morning.  The deer look so healthy.  Does the park put out feed?

Sato, such lovely photos.  Nice to see your post.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 28, 2017, 10:05:34 AM
Quote from: jackwv on September 25, 2017, 07:40:28 PM
Hit 95 today, cooled down  after sunset.  Took a short walk.  Only took one photo.  Not bad for an old iPhone 5.


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It has been nagging me, but I finally remembered the name of that familiar flower: canna flower.  They do not grow from a bulb like the lilies, but from a rhizome. They are quite hardy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 28, 2017, 10:46:32 AM
Bubble thanks, another flower name I will forget :)
Jean The park does not put food out (they claim) Lots of grass and plants for them and visitors always feed them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 28, 2017, 03:22:43 PM
The talk in Norm's Bait and Tackle the last couple of days has been computers. This is an old snapshot of my husband's first PC, a Commodore PET in 1978

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-280917150944.jpeg)

Not sure how he managed to use it from his recliner (which didn't revolve)!  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 28, 2017, 04:11:06 PM
Bev, I wondered the same thing about computing from his recliner.  That's about the same size as my first computer, the Tandy 1000, only my keyboard was separate from the monitor.

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 28, 2017, 05:11:59 PM
Beverly that is interesting.  I retired from banking in 1996 and they kidded me that I would not touch a computer.    Several years later I got my first and now spend quite a bit of time on one.  (not in a recliner)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 28, 2017, 06:54:40 PM
They do say that many more people have back problems since computer came in. Had your husband stayed doing it in that position he would have been a mess by now. Furniture now lot better for them. But now they are using lap top instead  of Desktop and so back to the problems again.

Beautiful shot of the deer above. Season for killing will be here soon and will have to be really aware when driving out in the outskirts and also they get scared into town as can't be shot there. Always a few humans get shot along with them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 28, 2017, 08:13:24 PM
Have to admit it couldn't have been very comfortable!  :) We had recently moved from Vermont to New Jersey and temporarily rented a small 2 bedroom upstairs apartment.  It's amazing how far computers and other forms of technology have come.

Jack - I was afraid I would break something if I touched the wrong thing.  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 28, 2017, 10:31:16 PM
Thank you!   Another one, Cosmos


(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/cosmos.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/cosmos.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 29, 2017, 12:03:13 AM
Sato - It's good to see you posting photos again!

Your first photo could be a Rose of Sharon bloom. It's in the hibiscus family and the only hibiscus that survives in the north, where I came from. The hibiscus here in Florida are only found as potted plants up north.

Sandy - Fe is really growing up. So cute!

I've really enjoyed all the recent pictures and will try to be a more frequent visitor!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 29, 2017, 07:58:43 AM
Quote from: Beverly on September 29, 2017, 12:03:13 AM
Your first photo could be a Rose of Sharon bloom. It's in the hibiscus family .......

Beverly, thank you.  Yes, it is said "Rose of Sharon".  In our country, "Mukuge".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 29, 2017, 09:52:10 AM
Sato, your cosmos is beautiful.  The cosmos is one of my favorites but I don't see too many in my area.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 29, 2017, 07:30:34 PM
Up late this evening, too late to take photos but just in time to catch sunset.



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 29, 2017, 08:39:01 PM
Pretty sunset, Jack, I wish I were in an area to see those.  I live in a hollow and see only the tops of any sunsets, however, occasionally, we do have pretty red or pink skies.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 30, 2017, 12:42:34 PM
My daughter and husband have gotten some great sun rises and sunsets over the golf on their phones, but I haven’t been in the right place or time to get one.  Jack. Your sunset is so pretty.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 30, 2017, 12:49:38 PM
Mary Ann and Jean from my home too much in the way, but at Oglebay get great vistas in every direction.  I just sit and enjoy many but from time to time take a photo and avoid, where possible, buildings.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 30, 2017, 02:04:17 PM
Sato such beautiful photos of those flowers, good to see you posting

Jack I always like to watch sunsets. I can see some nice one when I look to the West from my front door  I am also a cloud watcher. I can see so many shapes and I let my imagination run wild.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 30, 2017, 02:13:14 PM
Lin  if you have a camera or smart phone take a photo of an unusual shaped cloud and give us your idea of the shape.  Loved to that as a child and still will on occasion.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 30, 2017, 08:15:42 PM
After church services I hurried to Oglebay with Mimi.   Not a cloud in the sky, so took a photo of the moon.   The other photo is a covered porch along the walk path. It has tables and chairs, and is a frequent stop.  The colors at sundown caught my eye.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 30, 2017, 08:30:25 PM
Jack, I think the moon shot is spectacular.  I too like the colors in the second picture.  It looks very inviting to sit and chat.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 30, 2017, 10:35:20 PM
I get in here every day but can't even find when I posted... sorry-sorry!  Jack, the photos are beautiful and those hanging baskets are
gorgeous, makes the porch glow. 

Sato, beautiful flower photos, so good to have you back! 

The aspen trees were already gold in the ghost town of St. Elmo, CO, when I was there last week.  I took a few photos but still have not uploaded them to the computer.  Have been doing all the chores of cleaning up the motorhome, washing bugs off the outside & cleaning linens & floors inside.  I drained the clean water tank & re-filled for trips to MO during October.  It is like having 2 houses to take care of & I am having trouble keeping up with one.  Today my son was over helping with some chores & noticed the cover over the sky light in the shower (RV) "looked funny".  Got on a ladder & discovered it had a big hole in where I drove under a low hanging limb.... and I remember when it happened.  I didn't think about it cracking a hole in that dome.  Will watch out, not a cheap repair!  Lucky the inside didn't leak, we had an inch & half of rain a couple days ago & didn't leak.  Always something~~I am not ready to give up traveling yet.....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 01, 2017, 01:27:08 AM
Sato...
...welcome back, happy to know you are still taking photos of your wonderful flowers... :)

Jack wv...
...hard to believe that man has stood on that moon up in the sky that we look at so regularly without ever giving it much thought, apart from how beautiful it often looks...
Lovely to see those baskets are still in bloom...

Beverly...
...strange now looking back at the computers we once used or learnt on, how far we have moved on from those days...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 01, 2017, 09:14:01 AM
sky on fire and cloudless serene moon, what a contrast! Thanks Jack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 01, 2017, 10:29:41 AM
The best part of my day is when I ask Mimi "Do you want to go for a walk"  She gives a howl, runs for the leash and have a hard time settling her long enough to put on her harness.  She runs to the back of the suv and jumps up into it.  She is a magnet at the park and we stop often for those walking by to pet her and discuss if they are local or visiting.  The kids love her.   You can tell I always have the camera with me and am blessed with the ability to drive and then walk the paths. I do stop often at the benches. 

Know I post photos more than most, hope I do not bore you, but wish more would share their days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 01, 2017, 10:46:39 AM
While having a 2nd cup of coffee it occurred to me that I had once posted a video of Mimi with a group of youngsters.   I was able to use my Kodak printer software to copy a frame to show she was enjoying the attention.  You may have missed the video, here is the photo.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 01, 2017, 11:54:59 AM
Jack wv...
...how does it feel playing second fiddle to a dog... ;D
...bet been a mighty long time, you were more popular than your Mimi....now I guess, you cant even get a look in...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 01, 2017, 12:47:45 PM
Jackie, I do not mind at all being second fiddle.   I lost Shirley at the age of 68, then had 4 Goldens.   Guess I am second fiddle but have never "fiddled around". ;) ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 01, 2017, 01:03:54 PM
Jack...
...quick witted come-back... :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 01, 2017, 02:46:18 PM
Nice photos, Jack!  Most of my recent photos have just been family and don’t like to post them.  But I do enjoy all the photos.  Shirley, I’m looking forward to your Colorado photos
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 01, 2017, 04:27:20 PM
Jean I agree and do not post family photos.  (they would kill me)   Nothing wrong with posting some of your old fine photos, same with you and others Jackie.   Always interesting to see the different worlds we live in.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 01, 2017, 09:38:17 PM
Jack, beautiful picture of the moon.

The second picture of the covered porch is a new one that I don't think you have ever posted before.  Does look so inviting.  The hanging baskets still look so nice. Won't be much longer before the winter starts setting in. 

It has been chilly the past couple days, but supposed to warm up to the upper 70's and low 80's by the end of the week.  So, "summertime" hasn't quite let go yet.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 02, 2017, 06:47:01 AM
Thanks for every message to me.  The fall has come.  It's nice for camera work.

Confederate Rose
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/P8124714.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/P8124714.jpg.html)
My wife took this picture.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 02, 2017, 06:55:40 AM
Sato, the Confederate Rose is beautiful.  Your wife has a good eye for composition in a photo. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 02, 2017, 08:21:36 AM
Sato,  so good to see a message and a picture from you.  Hope you are continuing to feel well.

I see that your wife took the picture of the Confederate Rose.  It is beautiful. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 02, 2017, 11:40:32 AM
Sato...
...how lovely to have two keen photographers in the same household...now who gives who the best tips?.... ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 03, 2017, 11:09:00 AM
We were joined on our walk for a short bit yesterday.  They avoided Mimi but I was surprised she never ran after them  (I did have her on leash)

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 03, 2017, 11:22:29 AM
They wanted you to adopt them, Jack?  :D Bring some treats with you next time!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 03, 2017, 12:10:07 PM
Bubble, while they permit the feeding of deer, the park does not permit the feeding of ducks and geese.  They in fact drive them off.  They make such a mess on the paths and multiply so rapidly.   Miss the three on this photo that were here for several years, and wonder if Oglebay kept them around.   They are crested ducks.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 03, 2017, 12:20:57 PM
They look so funny with that pompom like hat, and such deep orange feet.
Pity about the mess they make, they can be much fun. Some are quite intelligent and easily learn tricks.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 03, 2017, 01:01:51 PM
I have never seen crested ducks in person, only in your photos, Jack.  Very interesting looking ducks.  We have mallards here, used to have several families, then the Canada geese came and while we have the ducks, we don't seem to have the little ones.  I used to feed the ducks and when I opened my slider screen, they would fly across the pond.  Again, the geese spoiled that. 

The geese leave such a mess and we try to discourage them.  One woman across the pond would let her granddaughters play on the bank barefooted, also feed the geese.  I think that lasted two years and I don't know if the granddaughters outgrew the fun or if someone grew up and realized that wasn't a wise thing to do.  The woman moved away last summer.

It must be windy at Grand Haven because there are quite a few whitecaps.  I'm amazed there are people in the lake.  The site says the water temp is 48 degrees but it was 70 only a couple days ago; I think it must be a typo. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 03, 2017, 01:05:46 PM
Jack, The one thing I miss about Ocala is the downtown park and pond with all the water fowl.  There were a few of those tufted ducks walking around along with wood storks and other various shore birds.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 03, 2017, 02:09:12 PM
Mary Ann,  oh, that water looks soooooooooooo cold !  There was one surfboarder in the water and one sitting on the beach on their board.  Almost looks like a wintery day and the clouds are so wintery looking.

Jack, the duck pictures are pretty, but I know that the ducks and geese do make a terrible mess.  We got to a family-type restaurant near us that has a big pond and there are lots of the geese and ducks around.  But, you can't even walk down the grass to the pond without having to avoid their messes.   The kids don't understand when you tell them not to walk on the grass.  LOL

The tufted ones sure are pretty.

Joy


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 03, 2017, 02:33:56 PM
Bubble I once saw a site where you might buy the crested ducks, they are show offs.

MaryAnn I took a look and one nut was in the water.   I would  not even stick my foot in when that cold.

Jean I do like to see the ducks in the water, or a formation of geese flying by but on the walkways  have to be careful where you step.

Joy I know what you mean and several years ago Oglebay was like that, now very few geese.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 03, 2017, 07:36:40 PM
Up late to the park, bright pretty moon, but did not take the camera.  Took this with the iPhone.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 03, 2017, 11:11:51 PM
Jack, your iPone has a good camera.
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Post by: Sato on October 04, 2017, 03:59:46 AM
Begonia grandis, also known as Hardy Begonia, an early Autumn flower.
My wife took the close-up photo.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 04, 2017, 04:48:02 AM
How beautiful!  It seems as if they have a mimosa fluff ball added to them :)
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 04, 2017, 08:15:17 AM
Beautiful, Sato.  It is good to see photographs from your family.  I did not know there was a Hardy Begonia.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on October 04, 2017, 08:55:39 AM
Colored leaves

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2017, 09:13:24 AM
Sato thanks, but even with my camera I am unable to capture flowers like you and your wife, beautiful.
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Post by: halkel on October 04, 2017, 11:17:46 AM
More great eye candy, thank you for sharing Sato and Jack.  I don't comment enough but I certainly enjoy all the beauty.  Thanks
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Post by: FlaJean on October 04, 2017, 11:31:04 AM
Beautiful photos this morning!
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 04, 2017, 12:24:05 PM
Sato, we don't have the colored leaves - yet - but they're on their way.  Tom and I were mentioning yesterday about the green of the leaves - dull green, not like Spring or Summer.  Your leaves are so pretty, but I can wait.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on October 04, 2017, 04:54:34 PM
Great photos, Jack and Sato!  I did quit feeding the geese because everyone disliked the mess they made.  We just put a string (yes, string with little ties of bright colored tape to flap in the wind).... and the geese didn't cross the line.  I loved it when they brought their babies across the river when I whistled to "come & get it"........  Right now I am enjoying feeding big fish, catfish & at least one big carp.  They come when I whistle & stay right at my feet to wait for bread to come.  They flip & flop like tame fish in a pond, but are not. 

Our trees are getting some yellow, the locust, the cottonwood are a different shade of green so will change soon.  I love this time of year but NOT when traveling.  Been watching the weather for central MO and still 80s some days & maybe 70s the next, with not real cool at night.  I love the 40s & 50s at night & enjoy fall & winter days when I can put on a coat & UGGs & always a hood with ski headband.  Guess I'll just put in clothes for all seasons & leave everything in until ready to winterize the RV. 

Thanks for keeping the place running.... hopefully I can help when OCT is over.  So much to do around here so I just run away for a few days .....  this year really went fast. 
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Post by: Sato on October 05, 2017, 06:04:47 AM
Another Cosmos

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 05, 2017, 08:47:36 AM
The photo shows the delicacy of each exquisite petal. It stands proud with that blurred background, very artistic.
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Post by: Sato on October 05, 2017, 09:35:11 AM
 Thanks for such words of praise on my poor photo work, bubble.
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Post by: jackwv on October 05, 2017, 09:37:54 AM
Sato, can only repeat Bubble's words of praise.  It is a work of art!
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Post by: Lindancer on October 05, 2017, 10:42:41 AM
Sato, that is just so beautiful. the color is outstanding.
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Post by: Sandy on October 05, 2017, 02:41:08 PM
Great Photo of the "Cosmos"
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Post by: jackwv on October 06, 2017, 01:26:41 PM
Oglebay Fest this weekend.  Went up early to beat the weekend crowd.   This is just a sample.  Had Mimi with me and had to keep stopping for folks to pet her.  (she loves it)

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Post by: jackwv on October 06, 2017, 01:27:50 PM
Two more.

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Post by: FlaJean on October 07, 2017, 12:04:03 AM
Looked like a lot of fun, Jack.  Nice photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 07, 2017, 04:44:42 AM
I wish I could stroll around all those interesting stands.
The tents looks so neat and remind me of the "succot" cabanas we have this week for the current 8 days holiday.
But it all the goods yours seem more interesting!
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Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2017, 09:16:03 AM
This is a Juried Craft show, and all 'good stuff"  I liked the smaller crowd on a working day.  Would walk, sit on a bench and have people come over to pet Mimi.   Had to laugh when several women said I used her for a magnet.  I agreed, said they would ignore the old guy on the bench.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 08, 2017, 12:59:10 AM
Sato...
...love your Autumnal coloured leaves... :)

Jack wv...
...the lay-out of the craft show is identical to the craft shows we have over here in UK, sadly been some time since I last visited one, I used to go to several and always enjoyed them, even though we hardly bought anything worthwhile apart from food produce, meat pies and cheeses...

Jack...
...seems like your " magnet " is working... ;D
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Post by: Sato on October 08, 2017, 05:43:40 AM
Good friends

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Post by: Sato on October 08, 2017, 06:54:35 AM
Add a photo.  I wonder if I already posted this one here.   

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My wife took it.  Begonia grandis, or Hardy Begonia.
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Post by: Joy on October 08, 2017, 10:02:17 AM
Sato,  beautiful picture from your wife's collection.

Thanks for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on October 08, 2017, 10:48:18 AM
Sato, love the Swans and the Begonia.   Just viewed your video with all the flower photos, excellent.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 08, 2017, 02:41:34 PM
Sato, beautiful begonia and swans.  We have some artificial swans on our pond to keep away the Canada geese.  Unfortunately, they don't work too good, but they're fun to watch.  From my deck, they look almost real.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on October 12, 2017, 03:56:36 PM
Head to the park a little earlier each days and dread daylight savings.   Not much color, and the hanging baskets are coming down.  Do like the mums used in the clock.

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Post by: NitaH on October 12, 2017, 05:03:09 PM
I like the way they've incorporated the mums into the clock.  Nice fall colors too.
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Post by: Lindancer on October 12, 2017, 07:20:38 PM
Jack. you are so lucky to have such a beautiful park near you.
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Post by: jackwv on October 12, 2017, 07:38:46 PM
Nita, I like the dark mums for the hours.  Lin I have been going to the park for around 57 years and weather permitting almost daily the last 30, weather permitting.   Never tire of the view.
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Post by: Shirley on October 12, 2017, 08:20:23 PM
Okay, Shrink would not resize because the photo out of the camera was TOO LARGE, (over 6 GB), so I opened the newer version
of PSP & managed to resize... a real guessing game.  Here's my bougainvillea with 2 colors... "Boogie 2". 
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Post by: jackwv on October 12, 2017, 08:32:23 PM
Shirley thanks for sticking to it.  Beautiful blooms.
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Post by: Shirley on October 12, 2017, 08:45:07 PM
Haha, thanks, Jack, my brain is tired & I need a nap!  I did get rid of whatever the pop up on the little 12" laptop was, let Avast update to a new version & in the process, it cleaned up the problem.  BUT... PSP would not open on it!  I tried every way to get it to work but no way.  That is still XP so not sure what it will take to get PSP to work again. If I uninstall & re-install I will lose the settings from long ago & that is what I do not know how to do with the newer versions.  I forgot that I'd tried with this FZ 70 to use Shrink... files too big so I think I cropped before & made it work.  In this case I wanted to show the parchment color & the new color so couldn't crop.  Cats waiting for their supper... one has been in & back out but guess the other 2 are upset because I didn't walk them down to the river. 
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Post by: Shirley on October 12, 2017, 09:07:12 PM
Here's one of the little critters that run all over St. Elmo (a ghost town in Colorado).  Lots of tourists buy the sunflower seeds from the little store to feed them. Note how full his cheeks are. The store is filled with antiques of all types, plus the usual T-shirts, etc., and rents 4-wheelers. 
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Post by: jackwv on October 12, 2017, 09:34:10 PM
Shirley another great shot.
That is a great camera and know  you want good photos but 6mb is overdoing it.  You are going to be busy with psp.


Posting one of my critters.  It was 3mb so able to resize on line.

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Post by: Mary Ann on October 12, 2017, 10:14:31 PM
Shirley, those are the colors of the bougainvillea I had and I think I had only one main root.  It may be the nature of the beast to have the two colors.  I was so proud of my plant and when I had it on my deck, I would see hummingbirds come to it.  I don't know why the plant died, but maybe it was old because I had it three, four or five years and kept it inside in the winter.  I know you are enjoying your plant.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on October 12, 2017, 11:25:40 PM
Thanks, Mary Ann.  My youngest son gave it to me for Mother's Day & bought a nice brass pot for the other pot to sit in.  Won't be long it will need a bigger pot.  I am surprised it has done so well with these dark tinted storm windows & doors.  I did give it a little Miracle Grow today, the blossoms are smaller than the original ones. Did yours have both colors?  I've never had one before, this didn't have directions where to put in sun or shade & what type plant food.  Advice welcome!

Jack, your critter looks like mine.  Some call them ground squirrels & some called them chipmunks .. & when I Googled chipmunk cheeks, the photos do look like our photos.  The original photo of the chipmunk was 6.44 MB.  Did I say GB earlier?  Sorry... not the same, huh?   :crazy2:  Shrink pics would not resize it, anyway. 

I bought a 4" memory foam mattress topper for the RV... it is king size. The mattress is like ones we had years ago before inner springs, that fabric stuffing that I haven't slept on in a long time.  I like a firm bed but this wasn't comfy when I didn't have on all the padding of sweat pants & hoodie like when it's cold in CO.  Been quite a chore to get it in & puffed up so I can put cover & sheets & comforter back on... plus the extra thick sheet over everything for cats to sleep on.  Plenty big for the cages to sit on one side, have to put them in cages when the slide goes in & out for fear they can get into the mechanism.  Gap on both sides as it moves.   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2017, 03:47:21 AM
Beautiful plant Shirley! My guess is that the white was grafted on a stronger  peach stem that is more resistant and this gave the new colored shoot.  Anyway it loves sun and will be more colored in it.

I never heard of a bougainvillea  dying unless it froze to death or maybe in a drought...  They are so hardy.

I have never seen critters like those with the long stripes. Can they be tamed?
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Post by: Sato on October 13, 2017, 05:54:28 AM
Mums in red color


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Post by: Sato on October 13, 2017, 06:02:01 AM
Colorful Autumnal woods


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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2017, 08:28:14 AM
Sato, stupendous!  Is that just one mum plant? So plentiful and the red is so vibrant - I bet it would win first prize in an exhibition.

The woods would make a great print, even on dress material.  Mmm... I'd love to have a T-shirt like that, it would brighten the day :)
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Post by: jackwv on October 13, 2017, 09:35:15 AM
Sato, beautiful, hope we see some of that color this fall.

Bubble the chipmunks are a small member of the squirrel family, cute to look at but a pest.  See many around the park hiding in the rock walls. I have to hang on to Mimi when she spots one. 
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Post by: FlaJean on October 13, 2017, 11:30:39 AM
Beautiful photos.  Love all the colors.
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Post by: Shirley on October 13, 2017, 12:18:55 PM
Bubble, have you ever "played" with textile painting?  I used to buy regular textile paints until they came up with a "medium" that let regular acrylic or oil paints to be used (mixed with the medium) and can be washed over & over without fading or flaking off.  I have a very old sweatshirt (hoodie) that I painted years ago, can't count how many times it's been through the washer & dryer.... fabric is starting to get threadbare but paint still intact.  At the same time I painted sweats for the grands & a special sweatshirt for my daughter (that she requested).  Such a lot of fun & know you would be great at it.  Not sure about those critters being tamed, but they are not afraid of people and will climb up a pant leg looking for more food, scares some people.  I have photos of my sons when they were 12 & 14 years old, sitting on some old boards, with the little critters crawling all over them begging... the boys are in their 50s now and still get a kick out of them every year when we go.

Sato, beautiful photos!  Is that the Japanese maple with the colorful leaves?  My brother has one near his front entrance, I just visited them last week end but it was not turning color yet.  My neighbor has a pot of mums like those, looks like the plants were trimmed by an expert.  What few mums I have growing are starting to bloom, I let them grow tall and will take a big bouquet to put in my parents vase on their graves.  My mother loved fresh flowers so when I have anything in bloom I always share with them. Any time I visit I take artificial flowers when I don't have anything growing, they are buried about 200 miles from where I live. 

Jack, the big cottonwood trees are starting to turn at the top, so far just a cross of yellow & green.  One tree not far from me always turns first and every year will be a bright gold on top and bottom half will be just as vivid green.  Most of the other trees are kind of a dry brown instead of getting color so a few weeks will tell.
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Post by: NitaH on October 13, 2017, 12:31:12 PM
Sure enjoy looking at the photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2017, 02:14:05 PM
"medium" that let regular acrylic  paints to be used on material?  I never heard of it, I would love it! Wjat is it called?
I did quite a lot of batik when it was popular: tablecloth, cushions, even paintings to be framed. But it is messy work, with the wax to be melted by ironing.

I tried painting on T-shirts with special textile felt pens, but it does not give the same satisfaction as really painting.  I did decorate the front of white blouses, or the collar and pocket of white shirts and that looks quite good, if I say so, a little like embroidery.
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Post by: Shirley on October 13, 2017, 03:24:43 PM
I went to Dick Blick site (art supplies) & found they carry this... https://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-fabric-medium/ (https://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-fabric-medium/) maybe you can find something like it at your art supply stores, I didn't see if they have a medium for oils.  Was probably about 40 years ago that I did the sweat shirts for everyone.  At that time people offered to pay me $50 to paint one for them but my reply was, "only if they would buy the sweatshirt they wanted, washed & ironed it to get the sizing out"... that way if it did shrink they could not be angry with me!  I never liked commission work because it is too hard to read someone's mind & please them!  Your gr-son would be delighted with a "hand painted" original from you! 
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Post by: Sato on October 15, 2017, 06:42:17 AM
Pretty!!!

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Post by: jackwv on October 15, 2017, 08:31:45 AM
Sato, that is a cute photo.  Looks like hanging plush toys.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2017, 09:16:01 AM
From my window: this is how a technician repairs the telephone connections - with an umbrella as protection!

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Post by: jackwv on October 19, 2017, 09:27:10 AM
Fancy little umbrella.  Wonder if he knew he was being watched.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2017, 09:46:17 AM
No I don't think so - he was all the time with his head in that electrical box.  I never saw his face.
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Post by: SCFSue on October 19, 2017, 10:04:13 AM
Bubble, is that frog waiting to be turned into the Prince?  Cute!

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2017, 10:39:23 AM
So you guessed... lol
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Post by: jackwv on October 19, 2017, 10:45:30 AM
Sue you had me looking and I did not realize you were talking about Bubbles's avatar. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2017, 10:54:48 AM
Hey Jack, I am ONE and UNIQUE bubble. No esses for me!    :2funny:
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Post by: jackwv on October 20, 2017, 02:21:39 PM
During our walk today was surprised to see so many geese, possibly 50 or more.  Hope just passing and Oglebay drives them away.  Had to be careful where you walk!

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Post by: FlaJean on October 20, 2017, 11:01:33 PM
But they do make a pretty picture.
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Post by: jackwv on October 22, 2017, 09:46:37 PM
There are two trellis on the lower path at Oglebay.  This photo shows part of one.  They replaced all the wood, but never have vines.  I do not question them, appreciate all they offer.  Not much color this fall, may improve with frost.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 23, 2017, 04:20:00 AM
Jack, these colors look unreal. Is the grass really that acid green? The water so deeply blue? It reminds me of Van Gogh, in a different style of course.
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Post by: jackwv on October 23, 2017, 09:24:24 AM
Bubble, I may have been helping mother nature by booting the color a bit. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 23, 2017, 10:49:08 AM
Jack wv, guess not every day one gets likened to Van Gogh...does this mean you will become famous?  ;D
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Post by: jackwv on October 23, 2017, 11:07:18 AM
Jackie, I just get into the suv (van) and go :D
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Post by: jackwv on October 27, 2017, 05:50:57 PM
Photo of interior of Lodge today and a view of the golf course from the lodge.

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Post by: FlaJean on October 27, 2017, 07:19:20 PM
That’s such a lovely place.  Fortunate that it is close by and you can enjoy it.
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Post by: jackwv on October 27, 2017, 07:34:21 PM
Jean you have so much around you.   The best thing about Oglebay for me is it is close by and great spot to walk Mimi and enjoy the surroundings.   
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 28, 2017, 03:02:56 AM
Jack wv...
..your Oglebay...the perfect dog walking spot...the scenery's one could never get bored with, would change within every season, its colours, its bareness, its fullness...
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Post by: jackwv on October 28, 2017, 09:40:53 AM
Jackie, yes never bored.  Dread winter coming on but even then manage the occasional walk and look for the snow on the landscape. 

Like to see photos from others that travel, go on cruises, or simply visit families in their part of the world.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 28, 2017, 09:56:00 AM
Your wishes have to be followed Jack :)  This is in Cambridge UK

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Post by: jackwv on October 28, 2017, 10:39:35 AM
Bubble that was quick and great photos.  He has traveled more in his short life than I have in 87 years.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 28, 2017, 10:49:02 AM
London UK

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Post by: Marilyn on October 28, 2017, 02:09:05 PM
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Freckles in her frog costume. We are performing at on of the Rehab/Residential facilities this afternoon with other Furry friend teams. Our Halloween circus is going to be so much fu7n. Then we have another circus at another facility on Halloween.
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Post by: jackwv on October 28, 2017, 05:27:11 PM
Marilyn, good one of Freckles, at first thought it was Bubble.   

Cold dreary day here but have two football games today, world series later then Penguin Hockey.   Mimi spent quite a bit outside.  Had to dry her off from the rain.  Fed her then she moved to the day bed.  When I looked she had left and gone to the living room.  Caught her in this pose, guess she has had enough T V


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Post by: FlaJean on October 29, 2017, 12:08:42 AM
Mimi looks cold.  I hope she doesn’t get sick from being in the rain.
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Post by: jackwv on October 29, 2017, 08:41:07 AM
Jean thanks for your concern.  No she is just comfortable.   She was not soaked and spends most of her time on the patio.  Have to call her in even when the temp dips.   On my way to church and sorry to say temp only 35 and they say feels like 29.  Guess we both will just have to get used to it.
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Post by: jackwv on October 29, 2017, 12:42:52 PM
Cold and dreary.   Not sure of walk today, possibly if sun comes out.   Sitting at the computer, as usual.  Was looking at my fall photos of Oglebay over the years and came up with a collage using an app on windows 10.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 29, 2017, 12:48:25 PM
You are very creative Jack.

No one travels these days or follow your suggestion :(


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Post by: NitaH on October 29, 2017, 01:04:16 PM
Lovely photos.  The colors in your collage, Jack, are beautiful.

And, of course, Mimi and Freckles are too. :)

  It's dreary here too (Oregon coast) and weatherman says no sun today.

edit: Oh, and your technician...his back anyway, is quite beautiful too, Bubble. ;D
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Post by: jackwv on October 29, 2017, 01:37:14 PM
Bubble and Nita thanks, owe it all to the app.  I furnish the photos and the app does the rest.  While here did a quick one of winter scenes, might as well start adjusting to the change.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 29, 2017, 02:00:05 PM
I can only say WOW!
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Post by: SCFSue on October 29, 2017, 04:38:44 PM
Me, too, Bubble.  I wish you were here next Tuesday evening when all the little goblins, hobos, princesses, etc. come trick or treating at my house.  However, now that the merchants uptown give out candy, I don't get many T or Treaters--except for kids who are driven in from outside the city limits.  I'm ready with small individual candy bars--the kind I like in case not many show up!

Sue
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Post by: halkel on October 29, 2017, 10:38:37 PM
Jack, whether it be the program or you, the pictures are outstanding.  If you finished them off with the oil painting finish they would look like high grade art paintings.  They would be great to display in a home. :thumbup:
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Post by: Shirley on October 30, 2017, 12:02:08 AM
Don't know why I can't find time to get in here & post... every time I come & check Photos the phone rings or doorbell & I don't have time to post.  By the time each of my kids call in the evening ... daughter usually calls before dark & the boys call from 9:00-10:00 pm and then I'm sleepy.  Tonight I fed the cats their "midnight snack" early but Tom disappeared while I was talking to the kid that just got back from Singapore.... no idea what room of the house or basement he's sleeping in, but I did check the living room.  They all know it is off limits with a white couch & chair! 

Jack, you amaze me with all the tricks you've learned about the computer & photos.  Both the colorful fall & now the snow collages are beautiful.  How about putting all of your "Golden Girls" in one?  Does it just arrange or do you have any control over what part of the collage each photo places in?  Interesting.   :thumbup:

Bubble, love the photos of your kid.... & need to get some of my gr-grandson to share with you, the boys are about the same age & so alike.  Jace now has the 2 little sisters that do take the spotlight from him.  The youngest is walking & talking now & the older girl is exactly like her gr-mother was at that age.  My daughter never talked "baby" talk.... & Amelia talks & thinks "attitude" the same.  Jace is very good with them, doesn't seem to show any sign of resentment, I expected it since my daughter packed up her Barbie doll case & was going to move a few days after we brought her first brother home from the hospital.  She had enough of "that baby crying all the time".  They are fun to watch grow up, aren't they?

Marilyn, I giggle every time I scroll past Freckles photo.... I'll bet the patients & staff at the re-hab thoroughly enjoy & appreciate that costume.  Such a good thing you do to bring happiness, even if a short time, the memories last. 

Jack, yesterday when I went to Sam's Club the entry part had a group of people & quite a few dogs & pups doing a fund raiser for "service dogs".... & I stopped to ask if the Golden was on duty or could I pet it.... the man holding it's leash was pleased that I knew about Goldens & I explained about your girls.  He said after having this one, his first guide dog, he will always want Goldens.  My neighbors had raised a couple pups (at different times), Goldens, their first year before the serious training starts.  I guess the theory is they want to be separated from the first family so they will bond with the person they are assigned to.  I couldn't do that, part with one I raised & loved for a year.... but certainly a good thing for the people that need them.   

I was up early & better get myself to bed before I fall asleep in this chair.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: NitaH on October 30, 2017, 08:17:51 AM
I think I have a collage app on my computer. I will look and check to see what it will do.  Yours are so neat, Jack.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 30, 2017, 10:34:01 AM
Don't miss this one!

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=80.msg107088#msg107088 (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=80.msg107088#msg107088)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 30, 2017, 10:54:08 AM
Hal thanks, I might give the art bit a try.  I also did a spring collage and will post.

Nita if you have windows 10 and go to the Windows Store they have a number of them but type in COOLLAGE APP.   it shows a photo of a camera.   It is free.

Shirley the app lets you control the positions and number of photos. I may revisit the photos of my Golden Family, still hard looking at their photos.

Bubble Love your group of Ghosts, but as I mentioned they do not scare, they all look like Casper the friendly ghost.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 30, 2017, 10:58:17 AM
Jack, I hope we are all friendly here?   ::)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 30, 2017, 11:07:47 AM
Here is the collage I did of Spring.  Not planning on a summer one.  This again was just a matter of picking 5 photos, putting them into the app and letting it do the work, with a few adjustments.   I did remove the app  name on the bottom right and inserted the title of Oglebay Spring.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 30, 2017, 12:10:22 PM
Jack, your collage is so pretty - just what we need this time of year when everything looks and is so cold. 

Take a look at the Grand Haven site (from below) and  you'll see what I mean. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 30, 2017, 12:14:51 PM
BBBBRRRRRrrrrrrr!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 30, 2017, 01:08:46 PM
Mary Ann I took a look at Grand Haven and agree with Bubble.   Have told you that the water even in the summer is not warm enough.

Some sunshine today, still in low 40's but took a short walk.   The flowers are all gone, the beds turned over and tulips planted.   Rather drab for the present, but soon there will be flower lights around the park for the light show.   Here are some today waiting to be placed.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 30, 2017, 01:48:51 PM
They look like soldiers in formation!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 30, 2017, 02:05:36 PM
Jack wv...
...that middle row, have to admit, they look like they are marching...while wearing a pair of heavy boots... :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 30, 2017, 02:49:17 PM
Bubble, and Jackie, I am surprised I do not have a photo with the flowers lit, will keep it in mind.   Like going up after a snow and this is a photo from prev. winter showing the "marching" flowers standing at attention along the path.   You will also note they have lit hanging baskets. 

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Post by: Mary Ann on October 30, 2017, 04:52:15 PM
Jack, regarding Lake Michigan temperature in the summer, you're talking like an 80-year-old.  When you're a kid, it is not too cold and when you've gone in the water for years, it is the right temp for playing.  There is a limit as to how far out your can go (those white posts you see) and no one really swims anyway - they just splash around and that keeps you warm.  The last warm temp I saw was 73 degrees and I'd go out in that.  I'm a Michigander and I don't mind the snow - as long as I'm inside.  I did drive to work in snow and ice for many years. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 30, 2017, 05:03:32 PM
Love the collages, Jack.  The autumn and spring colors are so pretty, but I do love snow scenes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 30, 2017, 05:27:40 PM
Mary Ann  my 87 year old brain still remembers cold bath water after my 6 sisters used the warm.   I will pass on Michigan lakes.

Was looking for an app to apply a painting effect to a photo.  Came across a free one for windows 10   Matissa.  It has a number of effects and will play with it a bit but here is one applied to a photo of Mimi.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2017, 02:44:46 AM
How clever, how beautiful, Jack!  You really do not need to be a painter these days!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 31, 2017, 03:39:34 AM
Clever, it gives an oil paining affect...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2017, 09:13:02 AM
Jackie and Bubble  I like the apps.  I gave up on Photoshop, too involved for me and never had the memory for PSP.  My problem now is forgetting to tag the photos to know what app I used.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2017, 01:00:56 PM
This "Phototastic Collage" free from Microsoft gave me this arrangement:

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Now I'll try Jack's collage
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2017, 01:10:22 PM
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I used only 3 photos but they did not blend like yours Jack.  How did you do it? There is not many explanations on the site .
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2017, 02:10:15 PM
Bubble one of him is not enough :)   I played with 5 photos and pushed the automatic button under the photos.  It did the blending but you can change the arrangement and even tinker a bit with size.

Leaving in a few minutes, but tried and was happier with 5 photos, give it a try.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2017, 02:38:05 PM
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This is with 5 flowers.  It works better with flowers than with people but it loses the sharpness. lol
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2017, 02:41:44 PM
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this is the original and the next with some effects

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2017, 02:42:24 PM
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more effects, like watercolors
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2017, 02:54:02 PM
Bubble, you can use paint to remove the Coolage and Matissa names and put in your own title.   The blending on the coolage does cause a loss of sharpness, but you might put the photo into Windows 10 photo app and try to sharpen, lighten etc.     Have fun, on my way to 3 or 4 gin and tonic and hope it does not blur my vision. ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2017, 03:02:31 PM
I don't know how to stop it from resizing by cutting part of the original (in Matissa). It is annoying!

Enjoy your gin tonic - and sing after that lol
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2017, 07:44:08 PM
Bubble I just keep playing, did my new avatar.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 31, 2017, 08:04:56 PM
Bubble,   I think you did a great job on all  your different collages.  Each one is just so unique on their own.  I don't know how to do anything like that , but I imagine it is just a matter of playing around with a lot  of  different styles.  Jack always give good advice  !!

Jack, enjoy your evening out.......... especially the gin and tonics.  I am sure you  will.

Joy


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 01, 2017, 03:53:38 AM
wow - good looking one guy there! and sepia too.

Thanks Joy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 01, 2017, 09:06:27 AM
Survived my day out and 4 gin and tonic.  Still worked on a late walk with Mimi, she does not drive but led me around the park.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 01, 2017, 01:03:49 PM
Cold drab day so inside playing at the computer.   Came across another app I have that has a feature I forgot.  (forget everything)  The app is a free one on windows 10   the name SuperPhoto Free.   I took a photo of my favorite subject Mimi and am posting the photo and then the result of just one or two clicks on the app.

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Post by: JeanneP on November 01, 2017, 07:26:33 PM
It is great how you can play so much with art work now on computers.  Jack has such a good Subject  to pose for him.
Jack did you do that last one after drinking 4 Gin and Tonics? Doubt I could even see the screen after 2 drinks anymore. Maybe you did it the day after. It is a good one. Park is also a great background for all your pictures.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 01, 2017, 07:57:59 PM
The bottom picture sure is unique.  I love whatever you did to make it look that way.  Would love to see some more done in that way.

There was a time that I would have loved to have played around with that kind of a program.   But, I just don't have the energy to try and learn anything anymore.  I just came across a whole bunch of clip art stuff and how to use them in cards and posters and pictures.  When I was doing crafts, I made a lot of my signs and labels,  but just not interested in doing anything.  However,  I love all the things that you and the others create.   

Keep on doing what you do.  Love seeing everybody's creations.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 01, 2017, 08:23:10 PM
JeanneP   I survived 4 gin and tonic and now back, a few coffees and ready for some Hockey.

Joy I picked up a photo of my Jessie, that I was blessed with for 15 years.  The photo was when she was only a few years old.  I used the app and with several clicks had the painting effect.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 02, 2017, 03:36:56 AM
Jack, no matter how you play with your model, it is always a success. In this last I liked the change on the flowers.
Is it possible to select specific areas to apply the effect?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on November 02, 2017, 07:32:41 AM
Bubble, if Jack can give the name of the program he is using, many times you can go to you tube and find instructions on how to use it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 02, 2017, 08:24:32 AM
Thanks Hal, but easier to get a yes or no from Jack. :)  I am lazy by nature.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2017, 09:11:54 AM
bubble I used Super Photo  Free.   I then used the Paint choice.  It changes the entire photo.  There may be other choices.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on November 02, 2017, 10:28:09 AM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-021117102253.jpeg)

A couple of halloween pics of Fe:

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/89-021117102410.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2017, 11:00:11 AM
Fe is lovely.  Sure would not scare me.  She likes the camera.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 02, 2017, 11:10:37 AM
Fe, you are a cutie!   :-*
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on November 02, 2017, 12:00:46 PM

Speaking of the camera,  Fi does love the
camera..  Every single day pictures are being taking of her
by Madison and her friends and family  etc... 

Cameras are everywhere (as well as smart phones) so
picture taking is really just a way of life.     I don't see so
many pictures hanging on the walls, though... 

They just pass them around on Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram...     I do have a smart phone and I do belong
to Facebook and  Instagram so I  don't get left out... 
If I didn't have these "fun places" to go,  I would
miss out on all those pictures being taking.   

This is a  sign of the times and I am not ready to give it
up, yet,  so I work to stay current.    The time
will come when I can not stay current or not be able to
see as well,   but so far so good...   

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: halkel on November 02, 2017, 02:56:05 PM
Sandy, I hope you are keeping a copy of all those photo's.  A couple of years ago (remember Jack)(he offered some good advice). I made a movie for each one of the grandkids from their earliest years to (then) present with music and some comments.  The whole family enjoyed them.  I wouldn't be able to do that again, cause, they post them on all the social networks and never send them by email like they used to.  I saved all of them.  Plus some old photo's we had.

Bubble:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-6amajrKX8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-6amajrKX8)


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 02, 2017, 03:37:57 PM
a web site? No thanks :) 
The only place I post photos is right here,  I would never go to facebook or the like with their fake friends and mean less numerous likes..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 02, 2017, 03:59:59 PM
Bubble, I have the same trouble.  I am not on Facebook (or any other social place) and who thinks about sending pictures to a great aunt or 2x great aunt.  Fortunately, Tom sends pictures to me; after all, he is the grandpa.  But the pictures I get of Tom's granddaughters are keepers.  I can't post them here because I do not take the time to learn how to post them and I must send them to others - which I have done, but don't want to make a habit of it.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2017, 05:48:17 PM
I use facebook on a limited basic. Like the ability to load video.

Two photos from today.  One is the winter flower baskets that light up at night and the other is one of Mimi with the painting effect.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 02, 2017, 06:21:24 PM
Jack, I bet those baskets are pretty at night, but Mimi is pretty day or night.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2017, 06:57:13 PM
Jean I will get a photo of the lights at night on a future visit.  Had to try the painting effect on Mimi.  She is always a show boat.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on November 02, 2017, 07:46:21 PM
Jack, I remember your first Golden--at least I think she was the first--when I met you and another animal lover in West Virginia at a state park, can't remember the name, but I was on the way to St. Albans, so it must have been in 2002, 2003--after my husband, Bob, died in 2002.  She has small dogs, but you had your first Golden--can't remember her name.  You're a great "Dad" for Golden's!  If I'm ever able to drive again, I'd like to return to "those beautiful Hills" in West Virginia!  If I can do it, I'll let you know and perhaps we can meet again.

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2017, 08:29:59 PM
Sue I remember that trip.  I had Jessie at the time, forget the name of your pet. (Stubby?)  The other woman had a Cavalier King Charles, a real nice breed.  That was a great meeting, but too short.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2017, 08:54:29 PM
Well almost time for hockey, but took a photo I always liked.  It was of two deer, keeping a close eye on me.    I cropped it and applied the painting effect.    Interesting!

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 03, 2017, 02:47:41 AM
Who's the little " pretty in pink?  "  Fe you are so cute...

Bubble...
... I am right there with you with " facebook..."  :thumbup:

Jack wv...
...I much rather the photos of Mimi untouched without any effects, and in her natural state...Mimi doesn't need any touching up...she is perfect as she is... :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 03, 2017, 03:40:41 AM
Posting for Mary Ann

These are the last two pictures of the twins I received.  They are nearly nine months old and these were their pictures for Halloween.  Jo is on the left and Ellie on the right.  They are not identical and Jo weighs about a pound more than Ellie and it has been that way since birth.  They both have the sweetest smiles and their parents say both are very good babies.  Their father is James, Tom's son.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2017, 09:16:37 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for posting the pictures. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 03, 2017, 09:46:28 AM
Thanks for posting Bubble.  MaryAnn they are beautiful and how wonderful to be twins.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2017, 09:52:16 AM
Thanks, Jack.  I told Tom yesterday that I did not see any family resemblance, but now I look at those little fat cheeks, I am reminded of a picture of Tom I took when he was four or five months old and he had those cheeks then. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 03, 2017, 11:02:02 AM
They are so cute, Mary Ann.  That was a good idea for Halloween.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2017, 11:51:37 AM
Thank you, Jean.  I haven't talked to the parents to see if the girls went trick or treating.  I think they live in a "young" neighborhood, so it might be possible.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 03, 2017, 12:28:58 PM
Cold and rain, bored.   Guess I will do a puzzle  :)

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 03, 2017, 12:31:27 PM
Cute!
Is that tomato soup?... That is good when it is cold and dreary.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on November 03, 2017, 02:39:24 PM
MaryAnn, your twins are "Way Cute!".  They have certainly grown since the first pictures you posted--and they look more the same size now.  I seem to remember that one was a good bit larger than the other.  Thanks for posting the new picture.  The cotton ball hats are precious!

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2017, 02:58:56 PM
Sue, thank you.  I think the cotton ball hats are cute too - different.  I don't know about the hats, but when the girls were born, people from their church gave them clothing their children could no longer wear.  That is probably why the girls aren't dressed alike, as in all of the clothes, there is always something that will fit.  Ellie is much more petite than Jo and Alicia says that will probably always be.  There is about a pound difference in their weights now and Ellie is shorter, maybe by an inch, than Jo. 

I appreciate others posting pictures for me.  I should learn how, but I have so many other irons in the fire that something else would have to go. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on November 03, 2017, 08:38:56 PM
MaryAnn, Oh! those are the cutest photos.  Bubble thanks for posting

Jack what great idea of the puzzle.
MaryAnn, I also need help with my posting of pictures.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2017, 08:46:38 PM
Thank you, Gloria d.  It's been so long since we had a baby in the family, I forgot how cute they can be.  Annie was the last baby and she's almost 22 years old now.

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 04, 2017, 01:19:40 AM
Jack wv...
...what a great Idea...bet you know every piece of that jigsaw off by heart...just hope Mimi hasn't chewed that last piece...no she wouldn't do that, would she?  :dog3:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 04, 2017, 06:55:17 AM
Lin and Jackie, so you know,   that is not a real puzzle.   A free app on windows 10 named   PhotoFunia has many uses and one is taking a photo you insert and putting it into a photo to look like it is a jigsaw puzzle.   I just did one to again show you.   It is appropriate since  I never am able to get myself together  and you can see part of my brain is missing. :)   You simply put in the photo and one click, no work.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 04, 2017, 07:07:07 AM
Jack wv...
...well it sure fooled me... :D  I have now made of note of it...PhotoFunia....that is a new one on me...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 04, 2017, 01:53:47 PM
Temp only in mid 50's and frost this morning.   Made it to the park, some color but it was cloudy.  Two photos, the first is a metal sculpture of a bird in a tree, the second a few of the trees showing their color.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on November 04, 2017, 04:36:11 PM
Jack,you had me fooled, you are to clever. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on November 04, 2017, 05:01:35 PM
MryAnn

Twins are  doing so good. Cute with the cotton  balls. Our twins not identical either but a boy and girl . She is going to be taller than he is. Hard to believe 5 now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 04, 2017, 05:43:36 PM
Love all the photos but JACK, I can't find the PhotoFunia!  I looked under Windows Accessories... where is it???

I am here every day, several times a day.... do not know where the time goes but always something waiting... like now, clothes in the washer waiting to be put into the dryer.   :-\ 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 04, 2017, 05:44:24 PM
Thanks, JeanneP, they grow up so fast, don't they?

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 04, 2017, 07:28:36 PM
Shirley it is in the Microsoft store, will send you an email
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 04, 2017, 07:59:36 PM
Did get to the park, but then 2 football games and hockey later.   I took a photo of Mimi and did the paint effect.  Posting that photo and then the photo used in the Jigsaw app.

Hope you do not mind my posting in here, but want to encourage all of you to post your photos and possibly try some of the apps. 


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 06, 2017, 02:12:38 PM
Today.   Title   "Just follow me"

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on November 07, 2017, 12:45:02 PM
Jack, are 2 little ones following Mama looking for a drink?  Great shot, thanks for sharing!

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 07, 2017, 01:45:18 PM
Sue they were down the hill from me and keeping an eye on us.  Was funny how they walked in line.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 09, 2017, 01:02:45 PM
Fifty degrees and sun, so took our walk.   From the upper walk I saw activity on the small lake but was not about to take the long walk.  Here is a photo of my view and then I zoomed in on the lake from the same spot for the second photo.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 09, 2017, 01:03:59 PM
Not much color, so I take mine with me.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 09, 2017, 02:46:25 PM
Jack, it is remarkable what cameras can do today.  I know Mimi is happy to walk with you.  What a different life she has now.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 12, 2017, 06:36:40 PM
In the slide show discussion I mentioned this  ------   Do not know if I told my story about "Almost Heaven'   My granddaughter was with her mother in Paris earlier this year.  At the foot of the Eifel Tower, there was an Asian street performer playing the guitar.  He tried Almost Heaven, had trouble with the lyrics and my Granddaughter from West Virginia stepped up and joined him.  He was pleased as were the tourists

I had a short video, too large to post, but here is a photo taken from the video..  Small world isn't it.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 12, 2017, 08:23:09 PM
Jack, I'm glad you were able to post a picture from the video.   

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 13, 2017, 02:03:49 AM
Great story Jack and good memory picture too!
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Post by: Radioman34 on November 13, 2017, 09:48:11 PM
That is truly a heart warming story.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 14, 2017, 01:52:09 AM
Jack wv...
...I can only agree....a gesture where both got something from of it...the man who felt his singing and playing was perhaps falling on deaf ears to the passer by's, and your gran-daughter who proved him wrong...
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 15, 2017, 12:14:38 PM
I wanted to let you know I received an e-mail from Sato, saying his health is preventing him from posting.  He wants to be remembered by everyone.  I sent him an e-mail telling him what little I knew about some of the people who post in here.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on November 15, 2017, 12:50:47 PM
Sato, so sorry to hear about your health problems. Hope you can get well soon and come back to us.
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Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2017, 02:39:36 PM
Sato you are remembered and missed.  Hope we will see the day you return.
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Post by: Joy on November 15, 2017, 02:44:14 PM
http://jimturnerhistorian.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/DSC07222_Madonna_of_the_Prairie_closeup2.226175552_std.jpg

Hope this works. A bigger picture to show the gun.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2017, 02:45:40 PM
Joy thanks, a good view.
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Post by: Joy on November 15, 2017, 02:46:55 PM
Meant to put that on the other board.   Will put it there, also.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 15, 2017, 05:22:32 PM
Joy, is that what she is carrying in her right hand?

Lake Michigan is really busy at Grand Haven today.  I understand it is to be very windy until the weekend.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on November 21, 2017, 05:56:03 PM
Today Fed X delivered a package.  It was a mounted painting of a Golden Retriever.  In checking my photos I copied and cropped a photo of Mimi and it would appear that might have been the photo they used for the painting.  The strange thing is that it arrived on the first anniv of the day I got Mimi.   This was from Chewy where I buy my dog food, and the same firm that sent me cut flowers when Jessie died.  Here is my photo, cropped, and the painting.  Wonderful firm to do business with.  Thanks Chewy.

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Post by: Mary Ann on November 21, 2017, 10:06:54 PM
Jack, what a thoughtful gift.  I can see why you like to do business with them.  The painting is a great likeness of Mimi and is almost an exact copy of the picture.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and everyone else.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on November 21, 2017, 11:00:19 PM
Jack, that does look like a "for real" portrait of Mimi.... I've painted probably 200 or more dog & cat portraits over the years & that one does not look like a computer done one.  Very nice of Chewy..... good job.

I usually have about a $50 a month (for the free shipping) order, plus the people Chicken of the Sea tuna & Salmon & the Friskies Indoor Delight dry food.  I also give them hamburger about half of the time, I buy those big packs of extra lean at Sam's Club & make tennis ball size balls to freeze in a big zip lock... learned I have to wrap in Saran wrap or they stick together & have to thaw to get apart.

Nice of Chewy, I call them every time I order (instead of just doing it online).... First time I ordered I did tell them you recommended them & had told us online that they had sent flowers when Jessee died & everyone was impressed with their kindness. Now that they have a place in TX I get my orders in 2 days.... Thanks to you for recommending, I'd never heard of them before. Could be they even check this place out now & then & know we talk about them, you think?
  :wave:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 22, 2017, 02:57:52 AM
Bravo Chewy!  Such a nice gesture and nice surprise. We all remember Mimi.
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Post by: jackwv on November 22, 2017, 09:01:34 AM
Mary Ann,Bubble and Shirley thanks.  It would appear they may look in to Facebook and possibly get their ideas there.  It may be smart marketing, but I believe they really have the feel for animals and their owners.  Was really pleased with the timing, since it was exactly one year since Mimi came to join me.   I usually, now, shop with them on line but everyone I have talked to on the phone always has an answer to my question and will visit, never rush me.
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Post by: jackwv on November 25, 2017, 06:06:12 PM
Was watching football, but Mimi gave me that look.  Packed up and headed for the park.  There were long lines taking the driving tour, but have seen it many times.   Took Mimi for a nice walk, stopping for children to pat her.  Timing was great for several photos at sunset.

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Post by: Mary Ann on November 25, 2017, 06:20:02 PM
Jack, we're getting our annual Oglebay Christmas fix now.

Pretty sunset pictures.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on November 25, 2017, 11:01:20 PM
Beautiful photos, Jack.  I think Mimi enjoys the walk more than football. ☺️
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 26, 2017, 02:08:42 AM
Jack wv...
...I dont blame Mimi at all for turning her nose up to football, I would too...Like Mimi I would be more at home doing your Christmas themed walk...what a fantastic place your Oglebay park, it has really come to life...

Jack, if you want a tip from me... :D do not ever leave " Chewy " a company who cares as much as they do is worth its weight in gold, and more...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 26, 2017, 03:38:36 AM
Beautiful decorations and photos Jack.  I repeat myself: I wish I could see it in real!
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Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2017, 08:33:05 AM
MaryAnn, Jean, Jackie and Bubble.  Thanks for your kind comments.  Have mentioned in the past that my travel days are possibly over.  I envy some of your travels, past and present. I go only where I can drive, and take my Mimi.  Oglebay is so near and a treasure I never tire of.   Now one exception to taking Mimi.  I am off to church services.
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Post by: Lindancer on November 26, 2017, 02:05:52 PM
Jack, those are such beautiful photos.  I enjoy seeing them.

Jackie, good to see you posting, Don't you take pictures any more from around you place?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 26, 2017, 02:18:00 PM
Lindancer...
...I dont, cant, get out and about as much as I once did to take my camera with me....
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Post by: Lindancer on November 26, 2017, 05:18:29 PM
I am sorry about that, as you took such nice pictures.  Your area seem so lovely. 
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Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2017, 05:31:14 PM
Jackie I agree with Lin.  Shame you do not get about, but even those you take at home are interesting.   

While in here I am repeating a portion of one photo.  No one commented but if you look at the one above  there is a large water tower that is often in sight.  I try to avoid it with my photos, and crop where possible.  Poor thing must feel bad, so here is a crop with it.


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Post by: JeanneP on November 26, 2017, 08:51:18 PM
Great photo's again Jack. How lucky you are having that park so close to you. I can see you not bothering to travel any other place now.
I took the flu shot and the pneumonia shot at the same time a month ago and  regardless of that Doctors say I got pneumonia type illness within 3 days. Did not have a cold or anything before that. Last time any new shots for me. If you didn't take it I say don't.
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Post by: Shirley on November 26, 2017, 09:44:37 PM
Funny thing, Jack, I saw the tower but it didn't register as a "tower" as I scrolled by..... such a pretty picture over all it fit into the balance of it all (my opinion)..... Glad Mimi got you out.  What camera did you use?  All the photos have beautiful color.  I thought of Mimi when watching the dog show..... that Golden running for Best of Show looked so much like Mimi... shorter legs like hers.  I think the Golden should have won but maybe the judge was going for the "politically correct" dog... meaning .... not going to say more.  I loved seeing all of them but thought quite a few looked different from a few years ago since I saw it last, longer hair on some, different hair cuts and even slightly different conformation with some breeds. 

Had less than 5 hours sleep last night and worked my legs off today, no nap.... and I am too tired to think.  One more cat meal & I plan to go find some zzzzzzzzzzzzs!

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving (those that celebrate the holiday)! 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 27, 2017, 03:24:45 AM
Jack I saw that tower on your first photo and thought it looked so appropriate like a huge decorating Christmas ball.  But since I knew what it was, I kept quiet!
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Post by: jackwv on November 27, 2017, 09:47:48 AM
JeanneP  I still get the Flu shot, do not get the Pneu.

Shirley I have always had the female Goldens and they all have shorter legs.  The Goldens have not won competitions for some time. Think it is more personal opinion than popularity on the part of the judges.  The camera was my 200, doubt I will ever upgrade. 

Bubble I should have known you would spot the water tank with that eagle eye of yours.  I took that shot near the car and was unable to crop it.   I play with almost every photo I take, to crop and enhance them.
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Post by: jackwv on November 28, 2017, 07:49:32 PM
Beautiful day, almost 60 degrees so off to the park.  Yesterday had Mimi groomed.  She is always beautiful but nice to see her fur all fluffed.  Took a photo of her posed in front of a cluster of ornamental grass.  Have photos of my Jessie and Zoe at the same spot.  Framed this photo of Mimi to hang with my other Goldens.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 29, 2017, 04:53:20 AM
I love the setting!
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Post by: FlaJean on November 29, 2017, 12:57:01 PM
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Post by: FlaJean on November 29, 2017, 12:58:53 PM
Jack, your pretty girl is nicely framed.

Larry took this photo of the neighbor's rose yesterday with our iPhone.
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Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2017, 02:00:26 PM
Jean a great photo for a Phone.  Should frame it.   The phone was being handled by a trained expert.
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Post by: Shirley on November 29, 2017, 02:07:42 PM
Jack, Mimi could have won "hands down" in any dog show calling for personality!  Her smile looks so sincerely filled with love.  I would
spend all my time hugging her.  What a blessing that you found each other.  She is absolutely beautiful, and so were Jessie & Zoe... I didn't know you or Kibbles during her time. 

Jean, I was whispering to myself "what is it, what is it?" until I got to what it is.... don't think I have ever seen a rose like that.  I am
shocked the photo came from Larry's iPhone,  had no idea they had such a good camera.  Seeing a blooming rose near the first of Dec would make anyone wish they lived down south~  Great job, Larry! 

I've been emptying out a tool shed that has needed to be torn down ever since we bought this house.  Cas had even put up one of those plastic buildings near it to house his riding John Deere & other tools.... but kept putting new rolled roofing on the wooden one.  We have another storage place on the other side of the house that he built to store his riding Allis Chalmer mower & another riding mower, Craftsman, that he should have returned to Sears because he didn't use it but a few times & gave up & bought the JD.  Our
gr-daughter now has the Craftsman & loves it & #1 son has the Allis (Cas wanted him to have it) that comes with leaf picker-upper and a tiller.  Anyway, I now have room in that storage area to put all the shovels, rakes, sledge hammer & ax... & lots of other stuff, along with the hose cart & my big wagon... Need to buy some new tarps to staple along the inside boards to make sure no snow blows through the cracks... KS wind can blow through anything. 

Right now I gotta go dip the last of the leaves out of the pool (NONE are from my trees) and run the filter to vac the bottom one last time before winterizing, that job for tomorrow.  I've run the sprinklers for 2 hours on each side of the front yard today to get deep enough the roots on the new trees will go DOWN instead of up after a sprinkle of rain overnight. We are bone dry here.  I'd love a nap but don't think that will happen.  I did all that work this morning and forgot my Fitbit was inside being charged!  That is not fair because both sons & gr-daughter see each others steps & I want credit!
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Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2017, 02:16:00 PM
Shirley you have it right with Mimi, she has found her spot.

Just up to the park, almost 60 today and lots of tourists.   Took just a few photos.

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Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2017, 02:25:42 PM
Here is a photo of a line of Ginkgo Trees at the park.  They have now dropped their leaves and fruit that you can smell 100 yards away.  Giving a photo of the fruit.   Understand the seed is edible, but with the smell of the fruit I am not bringing it home.

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Post by: Shirley on November 29, 2017, 05:38:46 PM
I had to look up your "Ginkgo trees" & fruit, Jack..... sounds like it would be hard to eat that fruit & possibly not even much, if the smell didn't kill you.  About as useful as the Bradford & Cleveland pear trees with their beautiful blossoms that will stink you out of the house if you bring a bouquet in. (Voice of experience)....I've never seen or heard of the Ginkgo before & since we have enough icky trees (like those mulberry trees you can't kill off).... hope nobody brings any plants here.  I have a lot of that tall grass.... that needs to be cut down & tied up for the trash.  Awful job with our KS winds.  They make a perfect background for posing your girls.  Thanks for the pics! 
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Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2017, 06:58:10 PM
Shirley I like the grass, have none.  Neighbors have and understand you can separate.  They are cut down low in spring and do make a nice setting. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 30, 2017, 05:31:42 AM
https://www.ehow.com/list_7649257_gingko-tree-varieties.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask (https://www.ehow.com/list_7649257_gingko-tree-varieties.html?ref=Track2&utm_source=ask)

Interesting about those trees: Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as the ginkgo tree or the maidenhair tree, is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct. It is found in fossils dating back 270 million years.

Jean your rose photo is breath taking. I bet it has a delicate smell as well as delicate colors.
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Post by: SCFSue on November 30, 2017, 11:29:42 AM
Ginkgo trees here are often called "stinko" because of the smell.  There are none in my neighborhood, but I think the trees are attractive when in bloom.

FlaJean, the photo of the rose is gorgeous.  How long will you continue to have blooms down there?  So far up here in Auburn, we've had a few light frosts which have brought beautiful fall color to our many trees, but lots of leaves still on the trees.

Sue

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Post by: jackwv on November 30, 2017, 02:29:18 PM
Sue I never knew what the trees were and have walked under them for years.  Thank your Auburn friends for the big win over Ala.

To rain later but 62 degrees so a long walk at the park.  Have posted just about everything I see.  Today a photo of what they put up when the hanging baskets come down.  They light up at dusk.  Now the second photo may make you wonder about my mind, but I was sitting on a bench letting Mimi chew on some grass.  I spotted a section of her back that appeared to me to be an old lion.   Guess it was like looking for shapes in the clouds. Posting  a crop of the photo.


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Post by: Joy on November 30, 2017, 03:47:40 PM
Jack,  you have a great "eye".   It does resemble an "old lion",  Would never have guessed it was the back of Mimi.   I used to get a magazine that had a page of odd looking pictures that you had to guess what it was.  Very similar to the one you showed.

I can't remember the name of the magazine, but I do remember it was a real neat magazine. 

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on November 30, 2017, 06:09:06 PM
Joy thanks.  I spotted the "face" and had to take a photo. 
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Post by: jackwv on December 01, 2017, 05:41:37 PM
Oglebay has a great lodge, but also has cottages, and while rustic outside are beautiful inside.  Today I drove past a group of them popular with golfers.    Here is a view from  in front of one.

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Post by: Shirley on December 02, 2017, 01:52:03 AM
Haha, Jack, after watching the dog show I thought at first your furry critter was one of the dogs that has hair combed over it's eyes. I
thought there was a number of dogs with different hair "dos" this year.  Such a pretty view, I can see why Oglebay gets a lot of visitors.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 02, 2017, 11:36:04 AM
Jack, beautiful view, but that tree is sort of odd looking with those limbs at the top unless my eyes are missing something.
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Post by: jackwv on December 02, 2017, 12:06:09 PM
Jean your eyes are fine.  They have quite a few trees bent and broken by the wind and sometimes do not do the greatest job trimming.  Believe I would have tried topping that one.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 02, 2017, 01:24:02 PM
Very unique, that tree!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 03, 2017, 03:26:05 AM
PHOTO: A mommy group called the 'Chicago Twin Moms' took a group holiday photo with Santa Claus in Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill., Nov. 27, 2017. (Stacy Kifer)

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Radioman, Don, is acting as Santa this week.  Do you think this happening there could faze him?
Ten moms, each with a pair of twins.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/10-sets-twins-massive-holiday-photo-santa-claus-204007555--abc-news-topstories.html (https://www.yahoo.com/gma/10-sets-twins-massive-holiday-photo-santa-claus-204007555--abc-news-topstories.html)
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Post by: jackwv on December 03, 2017, 09:39:58 AM
Great photo, looks like Santa (Don) had his lap full, and a busy day.
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Post by: Sandy on December 03, 2017, 10:05:09 AM
Wow,  Don is surrounded by all those
twins!!!   What a group of well behaved kids!!!   Cool!
:crazy2:

Sandy
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 03, 2017, 10:35:09 AM
Now why is Santa the only one not smiling? he looks a miserable Santa to me...Don ( Radioman ) bet you could do a better job than this Santa... ;) Ho Ho Ho...(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320x240q90/922/SWHauY.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmSWHauYj)
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Post by: FlaJean on December 03, 2017, 11:56:28 AM
That Chicago Santa looks a little overwhelmed.  I hope our Canada Santa (Don) is enjoying being Santa once again this year.  The below photo of our Santa is enjoying a little fishing.  This is a display in our town (Niceville).  Fishing is very important in this part of the world.

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Post by: jackwv on December 03, 2017, 12:03:04 PM
Rudolf looks interested, but doubt he would eat a fish.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 05, 2017, 12:22:14 PM
Don would enjoy doing the Santa to group like that.  Not a baby crying in th whole goup
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Post by: Sandy on December 06, 2017, 10:01:20 AM


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Breakfast with Kelly and Kirk  (Me in the middle!)

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Post by: SCFSue on December 06, 2017, 12:27:05 PM
Sandy, I left a comment on this picture in a previous post.  It's great to see you again in this one!

Sue
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Post by: Sandy on December 06, 2017, 12:38:06 PM
Thanks Sue!!
I feel like I am incognito!!!

Plus I think that I have shrunk an inch or two :coolsmiley:

Sandy
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Post by: jackwv on December 06, 2017, 01:44:05 PM
Sandy I am also shrinking, but you still have a great big smile.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 06, 2017, 02:18:18 PM
good photo Sandy.  I think your Avatar - Fe- has much from you!
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Post by: FlaJean on December 06, 2017, 04:03:46 PM
Good photo Sandy.  Unfortunately, we are at that shrinking age.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 06, 2017, 04:54:37 PM
When we were in Holland MI for Thanksgiving, we took a family picture.  We're all sitting on the couch and I'm in the middle.  To begin with, I need a pillow behind my back when I sit on upholstered furniture and I didn't have one in the picture.  It shows a little old lady hunched down between two normal-sized people.  Talk about shrinking!!!

The picture was posted in Norm's Boat & Tackle in case anyone wants to hunt for it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on December 07, 2017, 11:10:02 AM
I've lost inches, too.  I was 5'7" on my wedding day in 1958, the day after my graduation from the U. of South Carolina.  Today I'm really stretching to reach 5'4"!  Fortunately I don't have back pain.  My sister who is 20 months younger has also lost height and has a lot of back pain--had to have something done to her back last year--and I don't think it helped much.

I'm just thankful to be alive and well after a long recovery from a fall last year.  I'm walking about 30 minutes daily and doing yard work when it's needed.  Not bad for an 80 y.o. broad, IMHO!

Have a great day, Every One!
Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on December 14, 2017, 10:59:52 AM
In front of our Library.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 14, 2017, 11:03:34 AM
Inside the library.
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We have lived in many different places during our 61 years of marriage, but in each place my first discovery was always the local library.
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Post by: jackwv on December 14, 2017, 11:21:13 AM
Jean a cute exhibit and the inside view of the building and tree are great.  You might post in give me a photo of, it is quiet in there.   
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Post by: SCFSue on December 14, 2017, 12:05:10 PM
Jean, thank you for the pictures of your library.  Our library has a lovely decorated tree lit up now, too.  It makes for a cheery, Christmasy library visit.

Sue
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Post by: Lindancer on December 14, 2017, 07:36:05 PM
flajean, I always enjoy your pictures of Niceville.
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Post by: Joy on December 14, 2017, 08:43:59 PM
Jean,  I just like the sound of your town........Niceville !      And,  I know there are  2 "nice people"  who live there.  LOL

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on December 18, 2017, 12:09:01 PM
While I am impressed with the voice activated speakers I have one model and found it is all I need, the others would be over my head.   

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Post by: Mary Ann on December 18, 2017, 12:39:20 PM
Jack, I don't even have that kind of voice activated speaker (actually I have none) and I get along fine.  My furry friend doesn't speak loud enough to be heard (cat).

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 18, 2017, 12:52:58 PM
Mary Ann I watch what they do, and never say never, but doubt I would ever use one.  Mimi answers my voice and also speaks when necessary.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 18, 2017, 01:53:10 PM
Jack wv...
...where can I get hold of one of those " Mimi " models?  ;) I have no interest in those others...
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Post by: FlaJean on December 18, 2017, 03:10:18 PM
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 18, 2017, 03:17:56 PM
Jean, what a Nice card from Niceville!  Thank you and I'd like to wish you and Larry a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 18, 2017, 03:19:42 PM
Jean and Larry thanks.

Jackie, nothing like the real thing.  Guess I do not always understand her, but she is patient.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 18, 2017, 04:05:01 PM
Flajean...
...thank you for our wishes...

Jack wv...
...not sure we are meant to understand them...they are as they are...lovable...
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Post by: Joy on December 18, 2017, 06:38:26 PM
Jean and Larry,   my best wishes back to you for a Very Merry Christmas and a  Happy and Healthy New Year.

In addition,  I am wishing the same greetings to all the friends here in this forum.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on December 18, 2017, 07:33:43 PM

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Post by: Mary Ann on December 18, 2017, 08:14:15 PM
Thanks Jack and Mimi.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you.

Mary Ann

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 19, 2017, 02:30:57 AM
Jack wv - Mimi...
...sending wishes back to you both...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 19, 2017, 03:50:25 AM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 19, 2017, 04:05:12 AM
Bubble...
...wishing the same back to you...
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Post by: jackwv on December 20, 2017, 10:54:50 AM
Bubble thanks for the well wishes and the beautiful presentation.
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Post by: jackwv on December 21, 2017, 06:05:28 PM
On Dec 21st. 50 degrees and sunshine.  Here are two photos of sunset.

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Post by: Lindancer on December 21, 2017, 06:40:04 PM
Jack those sunsets are beautiful thanks for posting
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Post by: FlaJean on December 21, 2017, 10:48:56 PM
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Post by: jackwv on December 21, 2017, 10:50:46 PM
Thanks Lin

Jean that is beautiful would like to trade you for a few days.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 21, 2017, 11:10:15 PM
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Thanks, Jack.  You also have some beautiful sunsets.  I got this cactus about a year ago and it looked so bad I gave up on it  and stuck out on the front porch.  Every now and then put in a little water.  I was surprised to see so many buds in the last couple of weeks.  But the leaves look awful light in color.  After it finishes blooming I'll try adding a little fertilizer.  Photo taken with the iPhone and no enhancements.  The iPhone camera has a truer color than my expensive Panasonic 200.
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Post by: SCFSue on December 21, 2017, 11:58:41 PM
Jack and Jean, great photos.  Jean, that cactus is gorgeous--so healthy looking!

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 22, 2017, 04:44:12 AM
Jean, I am in awe at the number of buds and flowers on that plant,  Enjoy!

Beautiful sunsets.  I haven't been out at that time to see how ours are.  Too cold!
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Post by: Joy on December 22, 2017, 06:51:10 AM
Jean, beautiful cactus.  I can never ever get them to bloom again, once they are finished.  I do know that they probably don't need a lot of TLC.  That is why yours came back so nice.  I think we sometimes do over-water things and that is sometimes a big No-No.

The sunset pictures are also so beautiful.  I would like to be experiencing the ones in Florida right now. It is so cold up this way. And, I just don't like the cold.   

However, after yesterday, the days will start to get a little bit longer each day.  Will be waiting not so patiently for some warm weather, but I do realize it will a lot longer coming than I would like it to.

Have a good day.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 22, 2017, 11:46:38 AM
Jean, both the sunset and cactus are beautiful.  My cactus shows no sign of blooming.  Maybe someday.  I don't seem to overwater my plants but I do over-neglect them. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 22, 2017, 08:27:29 PM
I don't think the xxxcactus likes direct sun, but does well in indirect light.  I have some of what's been called Thanksgiving Cactus, which is a pale pink, and I have kept it in my garage at a North West facing window (never gets sun) . I water it once a week and have not used any fertilizer on it. In November when the days get shorter and it gets cooler the buds form and by Thanksgiving I have a good display.  During the year they get very poor attention.

I did put one outside this summer where it did get sun.  It burned and doesn't look well.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 22, 2017, 09:44:20 PM
Rick, I have heard the cacti do best in north windows, so your location in your garage is fine.  You live in New York; is your garage heated?  I'd never be able to keep any plant in my garage in the winter. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 22, 2017, 10:18:15 PM
Quote from: Mary Ann on December 22, 2017, 09:44:20 PM
Rick, I have heard the cacti do best in north windows, so your location in your garage is fine.  You live in New York; is your garage heated?  I'd never be able to keep any plant in my garage in the winter. 

Mary Ann

It used to go down to freezing but I tightened things up. Put plastic storm windows up, insulating panels on the doors and weather stripped them. Now it never goes below 50 to55 degrees, and that is with a cold spell of several days.  I recently put in a long workbench and can heat it if I'll be working there.  My garage is under the North corner of the house, so has protection from two sides and above.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 23, 2017, 09:57:06 AM
Rick, sounds good.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on December 23, 2017, 11:09:51 AM
I think putting my cactus on the porch is what saved it.  The sun doesn’t reach it and the house was just too warm for it.  I’m glad I didn’t throw it out which was my first thought as it looked so bad.
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Post by: Lindancer on December 23, 2017, 01:34:44 PM
Good afternoon, been raining since last night, but up to 50 to day, and back down to 30 to morrow. Now they are saying sleet for Christmas.
FlaJean My Christmas cactus had one bud on it and after a week it fell off. I did put the plant in the bathroom for a month, and it generally blooms for Christmas.  No sign of bloom this year. I had it on the sun porch all summer, but not in the sun.



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Post by: Shirley on December 23, 2017, 08:14:53 PM
Anyone know why a poinsettia sheds leaves so bad?  I bought 2 huge ones from Sam's Club (instead of a tree this year), any place else ones this big were $50 & these were only $15. One sits on a bar stool with a burgundy sheet draped to the floor... the other sits on the edge of the sheet on the floor.  Reason I put the one high was because of a furnace vent about 3' away.  Don't know why the one up high looks so ratty already & the one on the floor is perfect.  No place else to put them.  I've been watering every day because they are so dry.  Maybe one had gotten too cold or something before I bought them. 

Had to laugh at your beautiful sunset with the people walking along, reminded me of the time we were in FL when the only other person on the beach was a guy from Alaska & us.  It was super cold.  Beautiful photos, Jean. I've never seen a cactus bloom like that.

Jack, we had that sunset tonight but I didn't even go out.  I am still so sore from my dumb/stupid trick day before yesterday, I'm not doing anything I can get out of.  Can't believe I did it... on a ladder, 5 steps up & stepped back because a gust of wind blew the silicone in my face.  You just don't "step back" on a ladder.  The egg size bump on the head was gone next day & no bruises to show but the bones are groaning.  No sense going to ER because they would just X-ray & offer pain pills.  Don't think they do anything for broken tailbone or spine, & I'm not in need of pain pills. I knew I was too tired to do that but wanted to get those slide tracks sprayed so I could close up the slide & up the jacks "in case of freezing mist" overnight.  :dizzy:

:christmastree: In case I don't get back in here, want to wish a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2017, 09:37:38 AM
My son went to spend the end of year holidays in Bangkok and travel through Thailand.  He sent colorful pictures that I will share with you.

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This awesome dragon is in the hall of the airport
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2017, 09:38:59 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2017, 09:40:07 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2017, 09:41:18 AM
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 28, 2017, 10:25:57 AM
Those are interesting pictures, Bubble.  Very colorful. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 28, 2017, 11:37:51 AM
Bubble a  lot to see and appreciate, and looks like great weather.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 28, 2017, 11:41:53 AM
Bubble, what interesting and colorful photos.  A trip your son will never forget and will cherish these memories as he gets older.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2017, 11:43:47 AM
He loves that country and its people.  It is the third time he goes there.  But this time he visited lots of small villages, traveling by train and stoping 2/3 days in different places on the way.
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Post by: Shirley on December 28, 2017, 11:45:06 AM
Awesome photos, Bubble.  Your son has a good eye for composing them.  The one of the arch with steps leading up would have impressed my art teacher with the perfect lesson of "everything in the picture leading to the focal point of the arch", or reverse that thought & watch how the arch leads to all areas of the photo. Please tell him "old auntie Shirley is very impressed & thanks for sharing with us sights I will never get to see myself".   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2017, 12:00:32 PM
Thanks Shirley
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Post by: FlaJean on December 28, 2017, 12:12:59 PM
Does anyone know how Jeanne Lee is doing?  Better I hope.
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Post by: SCFSue on December 28, 2017, 12:35:46 PM
Beautiful photos, Bubble.  Thanks for sharing them.

Shirley, I think poinsettias flourish in cooler rooms.  I always place one in our church in memory of my husband and it lasts inside for almost a month(in a room that is not heated unless I light the fireplace) if I don't forget to water it.  I usually plant them outside after the holidays.  And we've been having fairly cool mornings, down in the 50's here in middle Alabama.  I also plant amaryllis outside if someone gives me one for Christmas, but didn't receive one this year.

I hope this helps.
Sue
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Post by: Lindancer on December 28, 2017, 01:06:39 PM
Bubble, what interesting and colorful pictures. Thanks for posting them.
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Post by: Joy on December 28, 2017, 01:47:27 PM
Bubble, very interesting pictures from Thailand.  That must be a huge area in the airport for that large display.  Such a beautiful colorful place.  Thanks for sharing his travels with us.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on January 03, 2018, 11:57:32 AM
With the weather, I have only been to the park several times for short walks.  Lots of snow but dry and the wind is clearing the trees so have not taken photos.

This morning I heard a rumble and spotted this at my curb.


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Took a walk with Mimi to find out what was going on and if car ok in drive.  Small water leak and they may shut water off but only for short time.   

Was 6 degrees this morning and here is the prediction for the next few days.

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Post by: jackwv on January 03, 2018, 12:02:25 PM
Mimi had her 9th birthday yesterday so yes, we did go to the park, she insisted.   Here she is.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 03, 2018, 12:23:21 PM
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 03, 2018, 01:00:17 PM
Happy Birthday to Mimi!

Jack, your temperatures will be similar to ours the next few days, but I think we will be in the teens the next three days, then 30s on the weekend.  We're to go to 19 degrees today and it is already 17 degrees.  I don't have to go out as Tom will get the mail.  I like a clear, dry road to go to the mailbox. 

I just looked at Lake Michigan and the ice is almost to the outer lighthouse (the red building).  It isn't ice to walk on yet, but it is icy enough for snow to stay.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on January 03, 2018, 01:22:01 PM
Jack, Mimi looks really happy in her birthday photo.  She sure brings lots of happy times and companionship to you.  I still miss my dog Stubby, but decided not to get a rescue dog when I had a bad fall and must wear a brace on my leg until the nerves in my back heal.  I still walk daily, but not as fast and wouldn't be able to keep up with an active dog.  Hopefully when I get the brace off, I may be able to find an older dog at the Humane Society that would be a good companion for me.

Sue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 03, 2018, 02:16:34 PM
Jack wv...
...we had to put up with the noise of a similar caterpillar-digging machine outside our door a few months ago...


Oh HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mimi, hope you get spoilt rotten, and if you dont, your master will have me to answer to.. ;D
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Post by: jackwv on January 03, 2018, 02:24:32 PM
Bubble, Jackie, Sue and Mary Ann, Mimi says thanks.  You know she keeps me happy and the last few days there are  more roll overs (her) for a belly rub.

Sue I know it is great to rescue a dog, but there are many sites that suggest small dogs for nursing homes etc.  I still am impressed with the Cavalier King Charles.   You have to be careful and believe I posted where Mimi pulled me down once, 70 pounds is a bit to handle.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 03, 2018, 02:30:07 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIMI, BEAUTIFUL PHOTO  I wish I could have a dog, but they have to walked.  So I am very happy with my Taffy cat.

HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN HERE.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 03, 2018, 02:47:43 PM
I used to be a "dog person" but where I am now - no dogs.  I will say at my age, I think I would not want one.  I am boarding a cat, however, and sometimes he keeps me busy and I don't keep him busy enough.  He's been with the family for four years and with me for over two years, maybe three.  He really belongs to Tom's daughter who cannot keep him because her boyfriend is very allergic to cats and breaks out big time.  The cat, Kendrick, and I are happy with the present arrangement.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on January 03, 2018, 05:24:02 PM
Mimi is a pretty birthday girl.
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Post by: jackwv on January 03, 2018, 06:03:51 PM
Jean thanks, she gives me a lift.  I have had four female  Goldens since 1985 and obviously love the breed.  We got our first, Kibbles, 1985 as a pup and she was with me for almost 16 years.  She was a support for two years after I lost Shirley.   After Kibbles I got Jessie and several years later Zoe so had two with me till I lost Zoe and then a little over a year ago lost Jessie.  It did not take me long to decide I wanted/needed another and so now it is Mimi.   Here is a little piece, the dates may not be clear.

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Post by: Mary Ann on January 03, 2018, 08:54:35 PM
Jack, having seen several pictures of Zoe, it was easy to pick out her picture even without her name.  She always looked like she was having a lot of fun.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on January 04, 2018, 01:46:45 PM
Mary Ann my Zoe was always a clown, seldom quiet but never a problem.   

I am sharing your weather.  Was 6 degrees when I went to the barbers, long overdue, then to the bank and some groceries.  Dropping below zero tonight.   Just looked out the window and took a photo of a small section of my Barberry Bushes.  The entire length is covered with birds.  Have had this for the last month. Hard to believe they are finding anything left to eat. 


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Post by: Mary Ann on January 04, 2018, 02:14:23 PM
Jack, it's hard to tell, but your birds look to me like juncos.  They seem to gather beneath shrubs.  They are winter birds so will probably find something to eat on your barberry bushes.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on January 04, 2018, 02:33:31 PM
Mary Ann  Thanks, do not know the different birds.  They do like the berries on the barberry, but doubt there is much left.   Here is a close up of two of them.


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Post by: Mary Ann on January 04, 2018, 04:27:38 PM
Jack, now they look like English (House) Sparrows.  A very common bird in the US.  It was hard to tell in the other picture because of the distance.   Juncos have plain black backs and whiter breasts, but as I said, it was hard to tell.  If I were to put out a bird feeder, I'd have lots of sparrows.  Years ago someone put up a martin house and before any martins could occupy it, the house was filled with sparrows. 

Thanks for the enlarged picture.  I'm not a bird expert but I can identify some.  There are other similar birds and someone may correct me.  Birds migrate and ones I might think similar are not around here.

I just looked at Grand Haven - Brrr!  Several people are on the ice and I think one person was very foolish to stand at the edge of the ice.  Evidently the ice is thick enough to hold a person, but I would not trust it.

Mary Ann


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Post by: jackwv on January 04, 2018, 05:32:54 PM
Mary Ann I had looked up juncos and read they are winter birds, not sure of the Sparrows.  I have not put food out for years and hope they will move on when the berries are off the bushes.    Never saw this in prior years.
Gives me the shivers to look at Grand Haven, just looked in and may not again till spring.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 04, 2018, 08:24:43 PM
Jack, I agree with MaryAnn, they look like sparrows, which there are many types, 'During the storm this morning, we had what Mary again described, but we have always called them snow birds.  There were four of them looking for food, tried to put some seed out, but it was covered in a few minutes. to night there is light snow.
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Post by: jackwv on January 04, 2018, 09:17:55 PM
Mary Ann and Lin  I found an email address for identifying birds.  Sent them a photo and they also said they are House Sparrows.  Did a look up, and decided it best to not feed them and encourage them to stay and multiply. 

Here is the site I read and you might want to check it out.


https://northernwoodlands.org/outside_story/article/house-sparrows-in-winter
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Post by: jackwv on January 04, 2018, 09:32:53 PM
Wanted to give you the email address that I used to send the photo of the birds for identification.  This is a screen shot and I x'd out several buttons to avoid.  You simply follow their instructions and email to the address given on line 6 .

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Post by: SCFSue on January 04, 2018, 10:08:16 PM
Another place which identifies birds is at Cornell University (I think--it's been a while since I looked any up).

Sue
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 04, 2018, 10:09:58 PM
In the house where I grew up in town, the house was called a story-and-a-half and we had a dormer across most of the top of the house.  Where the roof was at the sides of the house and joined the dormer was a place the sparrows loved.  My dad finally nailed some boards in the joint to keep them out but they found a hole and nested in there.  After Dad died and the house was mine, I had aluminum siding put on the house and Dad's boxed up area was sided. I don't think birds could get in there after that.  By then we had bats and that was another story that I will not get into.

Another interesting bird that lays its eggs in other birds' nests is the cowbird.  The cowbird then leaves the egg there for the other mother to raise her baby.  Unfortunately the cowbird is much larger than most of the other birds so the cowbird gets fed first and the other babies may starve.  With animals and birds it's "me first".

I have a cat wanting me to change his food and water and he's persistent!!!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on January 05, 2018, 03:02:38 PM
I also just looked in on Grand Haven and it also gives me the creeps seeing all of those people with animals out there on that shoreline ice.     

I would not trust it either!    But I tend to be leery of
ice in the Winter.   As a child,  I went out on thin ice and was called off from it before I could have fallen in ... 
So i am always aware ,  even to this day, of the dangers of ice
in the Winter.

Sandy
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Post by: Shirley on January 05, 2018, 11:23:27 PM
Been a busy couple of weeks & still on "holiday" time.... trash pick up is tomorrow instead of today.  With my non-interesting life the weeks/days go by trash, church, hair wash, etc...  sure messes me up when trash day is different because of Christmas & New Years.  Guess I'll survive.

Jack, my face is frozen in a grin at Zoe's photo.  Bless her heart, she was an entertainer.  Kibbles was a beauty (all were), Jessie the dignified lady and Mimi the serene grandmother of all.  I don't think you mentioned before that Mimi had pulled you down... my fear of getting a big dog.  I remember how strong our German Shepherd was & not a chance I could control her now.  I ate dirt a few times even back then. I miss not having a big dog listening for noises & knowing she would hear something different before I did, but don't think I am ready for all the uproar of getting the cats used to a dog. 

Good shots of your sparrows.... we had lots of them years ago but they moved on when I cut down shrubs along the sidewalk in front.  They loved to stay in them because the dryer vent would warm them.  They multiplied so much we started calling them our "bush babies".... would flush & startle people that walked up to the front door.  Cas' golf buddy came to lunch many times the year after his wife died & he thought it was the neatest thing to watch 20-30 sparrows flush out of the bushes as he came to the door. 

We used to have a lot of the Juncos, most people around here call them "snow birds" because they come when it snows.  They are in danger with cats around because they like to perch in low shrubs & eat seeds off the ground under feeders.  Now that we have cats around the birds moved on.  Most springs we see the house finches, look like sparrows except the males have red heads & chest & females lighter than sparrows.  They really do like to nest any spot they can find close to the house.  We fight the cowbirds because they push out the finch eggs & lay theirs.... and poor little finches feed them until cowbirds come back to get the kids as soon as they can fly.  The red winged blackbirds even push out the cardinal eggs & I have a photo of a male cardinal feeding a blackbird bigger than Papa.... We had birdhouses in the sweet gum tree that I could watch from my kitchen window..... and had to take them down when starlings pulled out the sparrow babies & tossed them on the ground.  They are not nice birds, I chased them off but the babies were damaged & couldn't survive.  Squirrels also tried to pull eggs & babies out of the houses when we put them up out back, so no birdhouses in our yard anymore. 

Mary Ann, I am also getting used to cats instead of dogs.  Tom & Tiger are mellowing with age & their mother is so grateful to join us inside for meals, such a pretty & loving cat, but can't get over worrying about her wanting to mark her spot.  She is always willing to go out to the pool area if the others are going out but is happy to go to "her" garage & heated bed now that it is cold.  It would be such a relief if they could all stay inside & be happy, but these are born to be free & impossible to get that out of them. 

Sue, I had a serious talk with my poinsettias today, think it is time to move the sick one to the back bedroom that is cooler.  Not sure why it is dropping so many leaves & the other looks so healthy, but still think it may have been damaged before I bought them... too cold on the truck or something.  Thanks for the tip.

Bedtime in Kansas.... was heading that direction 2 hours ago .... cats are all snoozing in the other end of the house.  Thanks for the pics, Jack, & another Happy Birthday to Mimi!
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Post by: jackwv on January 06, 2018, 09:47:03 AM
Shirley it has been 11 years since I took a video of Zoe running wild in an agility contest.  We stopped trying but Jessie was great and listened :)

I will not feed the sparrows and attract more, hope they will soon move on.  They are not bothered by Mimi and she normally ignored them but yesterday every 15 minutes or so she apparently had enough and would run along the bushes and chase them.  When she would sit back down they all returned.  I do not want a feeder, and have a number of cats that wander the neighborhood, and do not want to deal with them marking.

-2 outside, no walk today, Mimi does not mind the cold, I do!
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Post by: SCFSue on January 06, 2018, 12:21:40 PM
It's 38 degrees here this morning.  I've walked over to the library and back, but fortunately I still have winter clothing and was warm enough.  Yesterday my son Tim and I went out to lunch and then to Kroger where he helped me shop--and we bought a large bag of bird seed for my feeder.  He gave me a lovely new pottery bird house which he put on a tree just outside my kitchen.  I don't think I'll get residents right away, probably not until warmer weather. 

Sue
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Post by: Aki on January 07, 2018, 05:51:58 AM
A recent video of my first grandkid.

vimeo.com/227912830
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Post by: Aki on January 07, 2018, 05:59:08 AM
https://vimeo.com/227912830
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Post by: jackwv on January 07, 2018, 09:07:28 AM
Aki, a wonderful performance.  She is both skilled and beautiful.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 07, 2018, 10:54:23 AM
Aki...
...I know I have said this before, but you have very talented grandchildren...and I also know that you shrug it off by saying this is just a hobby- pastime but, they really are very talented and with such elegance, grace and beauty, you must be very proud of them indeed...I know I would be if they were mine..
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 07, 2018, 11:17:00 AM
Aki I am overwhelmed by the talent of your grandchild. If I were still on the radio I would broadcast it.
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Post by: Shirley on January 07, 2018, 11:26:50 AM
Delighted to see Moe again and listen to her play.  That is a very pretty dress she is wearing, perfect for the performance. Hope all is well with your family (and that young man still has a twinkle in his eyes).  A joy to watch your grandchildren grow up, thank you.

Don, are you missing your radio job or just rolling over & going back to sleep on Sundays? 
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 07, 2018, 12:02:44 PM
Aki, Moe is not only talented, she is beautiful.  Thank you for sharing her performance with us.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on January 07, 2018, 01:13:19 PM
Aki, thanks for posting. I would like to just say Jackie put into words. that I would just like to repeat.  I know you are so proud of your family.
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Post by: halkel on January 07, 2018, 02:38:54 PM
Aki, what can I add?  I concur with all the comments made by others.  She is a very pretty young lady and talented.

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Post by: FlaJean on January 07, 2018, 03:16:50 PM
Aki, that was lovely.
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Post by: Aki on January 08, 2018, 04:43:18 AM
jackwv:
Vanilla-Jackie:
Radioman34:
Shirley:
Mary Ann:
Lindancer:
halkel:
FlaJean:

Hi, all you guys. Thank you for all your comments. She will  be a senior in college this spring. Time flies. It's as yesterday when I uploaded her baby picutre ..... years ago. Hope all of you and families are nice. Thank you.

PS to Shirely, thank you for your words on Vimeo. Will try to show other kids here....



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Post by: SCFSue on January 08, 2018, 12:56:37 PM
Aki, your granddaughter is a beautiful young lady--and a marvelous musician.  Thank you for sharing this performance!

Sue
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Post by: Radioman34 on January 08, 2018, 03:30:43 PM
Quote from: Shirley on January 07, 2018, 11:26:50 AM
Delighted to see Moe again and listen to her play.  That is a very pretty dress she is wearing, perfect for the performance. Hope all is well with your family (and that young man still has a twinkle in his eyes).  A joy to watch your grandchildren grow up, thank you.

Don, are you missing your radio job or just rolling over & going back to sleep on Sundays? 

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Post by: Radioman34 on January 08, 2018, 03:44:14 PM
Shirley of all my activitiesI i miss my radio show most of all
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Post by: JeanneP on January 08, 2018, 05:06:58 PM
Don.  We all miss you doing the radio show also. Hope you are keeping busy doing other things. You know so much about music etc it was to bad that the station gave it up

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Post by: Aki on January 09, 2018, 03:47:02 AM
SCFSue:
Radioman34:

Thank you for all  your comments. Now, here are the two recent videos of my another two grandkids. One is Mai, who is  in the first year of high school. Atushi, the fifth grader. They also learning viloin.

https://vimeo.com/227899491

https://vimeo.com/227907936

You might be intrested in seeing them.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 09, 2018, 06:49:43 AM
Aki...
...thank you so much in sharing your grand children's talent...do, or did you play violin? do their mother or father play?...I am wondering who's Idea that they take up playing the violin, does it run in the family? or was this the children's choice, what they wanted, what they all enjoy...sorry too many questions...
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 09, 2018, 08:33:19 AM
Aki, your grandchildren do very well.  It has been interesting watching them grow up while playing the violin.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on January 09, 2018, 11:35:34 AM
Aki, both your grandchildren featured in the videos are very talented.  I know you are proud of them--and what a treat to have a musical family!

Sue
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Post by: Aki on January 10, 2018, 09:12:48 AM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on January 09, 2018, 06:49:43 AM
Aki...
...thank you so much in sharing your grand children's talent...do, or did you play violin? do their mother or father play?...I am wondering who's Idea that they take up playing the violin, does it run in the family? or was this the children's choice, what they wanted, what they all enjoy...sorry too many questions...


Thank you for seeing them. My first grand kid, Moe started to learn playing violin when she was a girl.  Mai and Atushi just followed her. That's all. No musical family. smile. Well, my mom used to be a musical teacher, piano, alto singer. I had a lesson on piano  from mom when I was a kid but I quit. smile
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Post by: Aki on January 10, 2018, 09:15:30 AM
Mary Ann:
SCFSue:

Ok, thank you for your seeing andcomments.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 10, 2018, 09:38:16 AM
Aki...
...so it was the great, great grandma who passed on all her talent, wisdom and expertise? wink, wink, smile, smile...I guessed it had come from somewhere, or, someone.... :) ;)
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Post by: jackwv on January 10, 2018, 12:38:19 PM
At last a break in the weather.  45 degrees now.  I returned from a church service around 11, asked Mimi if she was ready for a walk and she almost carried me to the car.   Just took one photo, the snow is melting and I was not the only one appreciating it.

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Post by: FlaJean on January 10, 2018, 01:03:35 PM
Jack, such a pretty photo.  It is so sad about Jeanne Lee’s condition and such a nice letter that her son, Ken, posted.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 10, 2018, 02:01:00 PM
Jack, good to see happy deer.  The poor birds are hunting for food also, I throw out some peanut butter toast this morning, the blue jay was eating a piece of it on the branch in front a my window, when a squirrel came up and took it aways from him. The bird feeder has one cardinal, one dove (which I use to have a lot of) of course sparrows, and a lot of snow birds. We use to have a lot of sea gulls in the winter, but I have not seen any so far.  I have had them land on my porch, when I threw out bread for the birds.
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Post by: Aki on January 11, 2018, 07:41:45 AM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on January 10, 2018, 09:38:16 AM
Aki...
...so it was the great, great grandma who passed on all her talent, wisdom and expertise? wink, wink, smile, smile...I guessed it had come from somewhere, or, someone.... :) ;)


Thank you.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 14, 2018, 09:48:58 AM
WOW Such talent in the family.  Thanks Aki for sharing those performances with us.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 14, 2018, 09:50:19 AM
Aviv trying his hand at clay- pottery making

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Post by: FlaJean on January 14, 2018, 02:04:56 PM
Bubble, Aviv is really concentrating and looks so interested in what he is doing.

Many years ago I took some classes in working with pottery.  We bought the clay slip and then mixed it with our hands (that was fun) before we could pore it in the mold we wanted to use.  Unfortunately, we didn’t have any classes using the wheel but only used molds.  But it was enjoyable to paint the various ceramics after they were fired and ready.  I hadn’t thought of this in such a long time.  The picture of your grandson brought back some pleasant distant memories.

We haven’t heard from Jack in several days which is unusual.  I hope he is OK.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 14, 2018, 02:27:13 PM
FlaJean, I had a ceramic studio, for about 10 years. I had 3 kilns and over a 1000 molds.We had a building out back where my husband would pour the moles.  Monday and Tuesday nights I had classes., I even had a class from the Indian reser. they came over to make things to sell at the big Sept. Pow Wow. Their chief wanted in those days only American made. My son Dennis use to say, it does not smell like Christmas until, Moms firing gold.  A lot of 14 caret gold was use for a lot of trim, at the time of year. By the way I also had my job at the hospital.  So I was kept busy.  Even my sons helped out with the classes if they were large.

Always enjoy Jacks photos.
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Post by: jackwv on January 14, 2018, 02:32:46 PM
Jean, I am here and still checking in.  Two days ago it was 66 degrees, then dropped down to single digits. way up to 15 degrees, so not walking.   I share your interest in Bubbles photo.  I played in mud but only had one chance to handle clay on a wheel but went back to the mud.

Lin I do not have feeders, may be overprotective but do not want Mimi eating the seed and possible droppings, the sparrows have returned to my bushes but will not be fed.  Just read your comment on having a ceramic studio, interesting but I never pursued.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 14, 2018, 04:33:53 PM
Linedancer, you have done a lot of interesting things in your life.  Think of you when we cross the Mid Bay Bridge into Destin and say to myself, Linedancer sure wouldn’t recognize this area if she saw it now.

Jack, I thought perhaps you had gone to your daughter’s for a few days.  So sad about Jeanne Lee’s passing.  With Pat also ill I wonder how things will go.  We are all getting older.  It is so cold right now, but if we get some warm days in Feb. Larry and I are planning to go to Gufarium Marine Park (which is not far from us) to take some photos and enjoy seeing the animals and water show.
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Post by: jackwv on January 14, 2018, 05:35:38 PM
Jean  I have been staying close to home.  The warm spell several days ago spoiled me.  Now snow and cold, to drop to 8 tonight.  Mimi loves the snow but I just let her run in the yard, just too cold and windy to go for a walk. 

I did join my son this afternoon for a few drinks, this is a writing hung over the bar, and I got my shots. :D


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Post by: SCFSue on January 15, 2018, 10:42:50 AM
Oh, Jack!  Naughty, naughty! (just a bit of a laugh here!).

Sue
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Post by: Shirley on January 15, 2018, 09:48:41 PM
Can't get over how much older Aviv looks with his hair cut shorter.  So nice he has the chance to try using the wheel.  I thought that was such fun, ended up with all kinds of little pots & vases, later tried sculpting figures.  What was Aviv's impression of using clay? 

I also had classes with the "city arts" to do the ceramic type, like you mentioned, Gloria de.... made Christmas villages with all the little people for each family & the next year made them each the Dickens village.  You probably had all those molds.  I seriously thought about buying a kiln but didn't have a good place to put one  & then Cas got sick............

Jack, when we started an art guild years ago we wound up with lots of men that joined "because they always wanted to paint & didn't know how to start".... that slogan we stressed when organizing.  Men had mechanical drawing or drafting training so (I thought), had an edge on most of the women.  Love your photo over the bar.... that is a hoot.  You are lucky, most everyone I know our age can't drink at all because of medications..... you are in great shape & you look younger in every avatar.  By the way, those deer sure look healthy & fat.  We had a few nice days just before the bottom dropped out. Have chill index well below zero now & tomorrow.  Even closed schools for fear of children getting frost bite waiting for their school bus.

Jean, the slip came ready to pour in our classes, & the teacher did the firing so I didn't learn a whole lot (except patience trying to clean off extra clay around all those tiny windows)..... & painting.  I really enjoyed the sculpting, did a bust of my gr-daughter that even she recognized when she was about 3 or 4.  We had the teacher fire, painted the sculptures black & then did a metal type rub to make them look like metal sculptures (but they were still breakable).

Sue, somewhere I read you are hoping to make a trip this year.... sounds fantastic.  I regret being tied to the RV because of cats but we just deal with whatever our life becomes.  Hope all works out for you. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 16, 2018, 01:52:21 AM
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Post by: Joy on January 16, 2018, 09:58:06 AM
Cute graphic  Jackie.  Shirley will just love that !

Joy
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Post by: Lindancer on January 16, 2018, 12:56:30 PM
Jackie, love that gentle picture, just want to reach out and hug that kitty.

Shirley, I made a Nativity scene for the entrance years ago, the figures were 27inches. tall. I also made a few things in porcelain but that was very high firing and the sunk quite bit in size.  I did a lot of staining, beside glazing.  By the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Post by: JeanneP on January 16, 2018, 01:52:31 PM
I loved doing ceramics years ago.  It was very popular and lots of classes. Don't see it done anymore. Fact very few of any kind of classes going. Use to have the Adult Education and the high school nightly for 6 months of the year. Everything. Knitting, Art, cooking, Languages . book clubs and Macro ma (remember that).  Ask to have one open and they would do it. No more for 2 years. I still have the hanging plant vases in hanging Macroma. Also a few Steins.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 16, 2018, 07:28:38 PM
Jeanne, I always enjoyed night-school, I went every year, for about 10 years.  The last was classes on using a PC. I took flower arrangement, horticulture, cosmetology, dancing, art, oil painting etc.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 16, 2018, 08:45:53 PM
Gloria, you are a true Renaissance woman, always seeking! Good for you!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 17, 2018, 04:24:36 AM
Gloria, no photos of those activities? We would love to see that!
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Post by: Lindancer on January 17, 2018, 01:40:15 PM
Bubble, I do not have many pictures, got certificates from night school that said I could work in the beauty departments stores, also could work in florist.  I do have a lot of paintings.  My DIL has a wall in her dining room, that she calls Nanas  wall.  she said they make conversations when she has dinner parties.
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Post by: donklan on January 17, 2018, 03:45:16 PM
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High Tech here up North.............
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Post by: donklan on January 17, 2018, 03:47:53 PM
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Post by: jackwv on January 17, 2018, 05:50:55 PM
Don some good ones there.  I have been cleaning the sidewalks while Mimi plays in the snow.  But I do like the view after a snowfall.


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Post by: Lindancer on January 17, 2018, 07:32:44 PM
Jack, new snow, always makes a pretty scene

donkan. Thanks for posting I thought  the first one hit the  spot for us old folks I am 93 :)
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 17, 2018, 08:09:16 PM
Don, great cartoons; I liked them all.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on January 17, 2018, 09:47:57 PM
Lindance.  It is sad that they have taken out all the things such as Those Night classes where had all kinds and also here we had 2 senior centres. Use to have bus trips. Had a 4 day one down South to the Gambling place and daily to the Gambling boat 75 miles from here. Did that a couple times but not my thing. I even bowled on one of their bowling teams. Now nothing. A man Coffee meeting in the morning is the only thing I see. Even our libraries had things going. Now all the have are things for babies and mothers. 1 to 3 years old.
Crazy. One of the hospitals had a monthy lunch and Bingo . Its gone also. We have one of the Largest Universities in the country so looks like could get a lot of volunteers to get experience.
When I go to other towns I try to find their Senior Centres and lots of them have such good programs. Not here and a big need for them.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 18, 2018, 02:17:40 AM
Nice photo Jack.  Is that your house? I see the light was on in both windows :) but Mimi was out with you, you said.
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Post by: jackwv on January 18, 2018, 08:28:38 AM
Bubble, yes that is my home.  Purchased 1963 it was our first and only home.  I have lights in 4 windows and they burn all the time.  Was told it was harder on the bulbs turning them on and off.  Never had a garage, so a bit of work cleaning the suv  and the walks.  Mimi entertains while I work.
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Post by: Sandy on January 18, 2018, 10:16:31 AM
Great photos everyone....

Funny,  Funny, Funny and so true,  sadly   !!!!!
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Post by: SCFSue on January 18, 2018, 11:37:24 AM
I've just come in from outside after shoveling 3+ inches of snow away from my car.  The temperature is only 28* which is pretty cool for Central Alabama.  Fortunately I still have winter gear left over from 2 tours in Brunswick, Maine, so I was warm enough, especially when I was chipping ice off the driveway!  We are not expecting temps about 31 or 32* today.  The weather channel says Tuskeegee which is about 50 miles south should hit the 50's tomorrow, so perhaps we'll be warmer then.

Stay warm Everyone!
Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on January 18, 2018, 01:14:00 PM
Love those cartoons!  Jack, the snow scenes are pretty and saw many of them when we lived in Maryland.  In fact, so many that we decided to move to Florida.  We are having some COLD weather but no snow and icy roads.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 18, 2018, 01:40:11 PM
I will try again to post. Just lost my last one, guess I hit the wrong button. :tickedoff:

Jack, I bet your house is better built, then the ones they build today.
In 1957, when we bought our house on 3 acres it was already 50 years old.  We had seaweed for insulation, and dirt floor in the cellar and a coal burning furnace. Of course over the years we modernized . I love my farm house style kitchen very large ,6 windows, also a dutch door.

JeanneP, I am lucky with our senior center, they do make trips, also once a month they take the ferry to Conn. for gambling.(always a full bus) Also once a month they have a twilight dinner, with a live DJ. Our recreation club here in the park is very active. Also has trips into the city and this Spring a cruise.  Library has a bus that goes into the NYCity, called do as you please.  Lets you off on Time Sq.
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Post by: jackwv on January 18, 2018, 03:08:43 PM
Lin I doubt my home was as well built.   Mine was a pre cut package much like Sears sold in their catalog.   I had a little morph of the original home and how it is now.  While it might be considered a video it is just two photos so posting the link here.

https://vimeo.com/251703786
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Post by: Shirley on January 18, 2018, 04:29:11 PM
Love the cartoons, Don, and my kids actually did shovel all the snow in our 90' driveway behind MY car (in the garage) one time.... not sure but think the wind had something to do helping their decision.  With 3 kids cars parked in the driveway & KS wind, they knew better than put that snow behind Dad's lane.

Jackie, thank you so much for the cute kitty card.... yes, they do rule my life. 

Jack, great morph of your house.  You know my gr-daughter bought one of those Sears houses in Seattle... think it in the near million dollar range now.  They have done a lot of renovations but theirs is a much smaller version of yours.  They are getting crowded with 2 little kids now, but property is so high in Seattle & they like the area. 

My daughter is still in town, came over for lunch today & now I need to do catch up on rolling over a couple of CDs & cleaning house.  I hate this part of decision making, last time these CDs rolled over I got a little bit better rate & this time they have gone down so I have the money sitting in a money market account making next to nothing until I bite the bullet & go for 1 year or 5 years online but by phone.  Doesn't make a lot of difference, the gov will take it in taxes.  I am not a joyful giver.... nobody else did the saving & KS plus the Feds shouldn't have a right to the interest.  So, there!  That said, I'm off to do business.
  :wave:
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 18, 2018, 05:25:27 PM
Jack, my cousin, who lived in Indps, bought a Sears house.  I think it was about 25  years old when they bought it and I doubt anyone did anything to it.  The toilet was so close to the wall, another move would have put it outside.  The kitchen was an aisle kitchen with little counter space, yet my cousin put forth many delicious meals from there.  When they put in a dishwasher, they lost a lower cabinet but bought a free standing one to replace it - in another location in the kitchen.  It is a Cape Cod house and with both my cousin and her husband gone now, their oldest granddaughter lives in the house.

I remember seeing pictures of your house before you added the family room.  I'll bet you get a lot of use from that room. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on January 18, 2018, 05:46:48 PM
Gloria, Shirley, Mary Ann  My home was built by a local lumber company, now out of business.   They built a number locally and much like the Sears homes.  Shirley we are not in the Seattle area, homes quite reasonable here.  I paid $16,500 for mine in 1964, added the family room and other improvements and now possibly worth $175,000.   I have a small kitchen but formal dining room and Shirley preferred working alone and then not looking at the pots and pans when we dined.  I spend most of my time in the family room, with Mimi, the tv and computer.   My second floor bath and 3 bedrooms seldom used except for visitors.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 18, 2018, 10:44:28 PM
I always heard that the Sears Homes where well built. Must have been as so many of the still standing. I would say that the ones for your area Jack and here in Midwest had extra Insulation because of the Winters.  I have seen so many homes in the south. Even expensive ones and hardly any insulation at all.  Same with Mobile homes. The ones make south cannot be sold into the Midwest. Most are built in Indiana. Had a friend that brought theirs up for Alabama . bought there when in the service. I was in it when it was weather pretty much like what we are having right now. The Ice was on the wall in the inside of the home. Don't have the same furnaces in them alsol

Lin. Your place sounds perfect. I would be happy on something like that.  Most my friends here in town last 50 year are gone. I still like to go, travel etc but not that crazy on driving now. Love the area but finding it boring now. Not much to do. No place to meet people. When the big airbase was close then lots of British  women married to Airmen and had lots going on then . We even got flights back to UK at a good price as could get quite a few women going.They had bus trips also. I formed a British Womens club. Only know of one women in the area now and she is now 92. How time goes.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 19, 2018, 07:04:01 PM
After days of little to no snow and with freezing rain and ice the last two days; last night and today we received four inches of snow over the ice. This evening freezing rain and fog is forecast. I think Mother Nature confused us with the lower forty-eight states and we received your weather!

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Post by: angelface555 on January 19, 2018, 07:04:54 PM
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Post by: jackwv on January 19, 2018, 08:25:26 PM
Patricia, pretty photos.  Nice when you can simply view and not go out into it, or worse have to get out the shovel.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 19, 2018, 09:15:27 PM
Patricia, I've seen trees like that many times.  That is a familiar sight around here, usually at least once a year.  I remember working during an ice storm in March 1976 when we had crews from all over the midwest to help our crews.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on January 19, 2018, 09:41:23 PM
Jack, since I am on a higher floor, you might say I have a bird's eye view and my rent which they just increased, pays someone else to do the shoveling.

MaryAnn, our first ice storm in over one hundred years, occurred in 2015. I lost a week's pay, and it brought the city to a standstill. Now they are becoming more common. At least as Jack said, I don't have to go out unless someone takes me!

This weather is totally uncommon but becoming the new normal?

I recall someone posting photos of Buffalo, NY a few years back and saying I must be used to that. Not at all!
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 19, 2018, 10:06:10 PM
Patricia, like you, if the weather is bad, I don't have to go out in it.  When I mentioned working that ice storm it was 1976 and I didn't retire for 10 years.  I don't even get the mail these days as the road by the mailbox is iffy.  Tom may not pick up the mail until mid-afternoon, but he does get it and I can wait since much of my mail is just plain junk!

Radar shows us not getting snow, or any amount, for several days.  Lake Michigan has been frozen out to the outer lighthouse and that keeps us from getting lake effect snow.  We might lose some of the ice in the next few days as we'll be close to 40 degrees.  However, we won't lose all of the ice.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on January 19, 2018, 11:19:49 PM
MaryAnn, we never really had snow, as you need a wet climate or moisture for it to snow, but for most of my life and recorded history from Russians, Europeans, Americans from the eighteen hundreds and Native oral histories before that, the Interior has always had two or more week-long periods of severe cold such as forty five to seventy below. Then it stopped about 2013. Now, who knows?


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Post by: angelface555 on January 20, 2018, 01:42:41 AM
I spoke too soon;

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 11:15PM AKST FRI ...COLD COMING TO INTERIOR ALASKA THIS WEEKEND... A COLD FRONT MOVED EAST OF FAIRBANKS TODAY BRINGING IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS. TEMPERATURES IN FAIRBANKS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SATURDAY, AND KEEPING FALLING INTO THE 20S BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 30 BELOW RANGE IN THE FAIRBANKS AREA THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. WEST OF NENANA WHERE SKIES HAVE CLEARED OUT, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S BELOW ON SATURDAY AND THEN REMAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 40 BELOW THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 20, 2018, 06:23:09 AM
Beautiful photos, Angel.  Just like favorite postcards!
and not feeling the cold when just admiring :)
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 20, 2018, 08:18:32 AM
Patricia, did you get those below-zero temperatures last night.  Your 11:15 pm was 3:15 am here.  And it is 36 degrees ABOVE zero here!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on January 20, 2018, 10:18:09 AM
Good morning, Patricia  those pictures make it look like a winter wonder land, thanks for posting.  Taffy, us having one of her running days, she run the length of the hall into the bedroom, back down the hall through the rest of the house and ends in the living room,  then starts all over again.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 20, 2018, 10:59:42 AM
Gloria de, Kendrick does similar things, running from the living room, through the dining room into the hallway to my bedroom, but he often runs up and down the stairs too.  I look at him and ask, "are you having fun?"  He has no idea what I am talking about, so doesn't answer!

He so often walks past me and "marks" me by rubbing against my legs.  If I am quick enough, I'll pull my pant legs up because I think I have more cat hair on my pant legs than he does on his body!  And he lets me pull his tail; I really think he likes that.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on January 20, 2018, 11:30:18 AM
I like your snow scenes, Angel.  Just glad it isn’t here.   :)
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Post by: SCFSue on January 20, 2018, 11:58:40 AM
We had about 4 inches of snow here this week in Auburn, AL.  This is the first time since I moved here in 2004 that we've had any snow stay on the ground, although we have had snowfalls which were mostly frozen rain which melted quickly.  However, not so quickly that everyone here who never lived where snow fell (like me who endured 6 winters in Brunswick, Maine) ran outside and built a 5 or 6" snowman which melted within an hour!). 

In Maine, we had snowfalls of 3-4 feet at least once a week!  But the snow plows were out as soon as it started and by the end of the snow, we did have to shovel the driveways but were able to get out to grocery stores or meetings ASAP!  That fallen snow stayed on our yards until spring.

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on January 20, 2018, 01:33:46 PM
MaryAnn, we have dropped from the plus mid-thirties and at 9:28 AM, it is minus three. Not too bad, but the clouds are moving out and without a good cloud cover, those temperatures will swiftly plunge!

Farrah hasn't had those swift runabouts and low hoarse growls this week, Gloria. She is in one of her affectionate phases.

I'm glad everyone enjoyed my cold, blue, snowy scenes. I don't have to be out in it either, thankfully!

I've said it before and I'll say it now; come on Spring!

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Post by: JeanneP on January 20, 2018, 05:11:30 PM
Bubble.  We have not seen Don Posting. Is he having all this cold weather . Maybe he headed for a sunny Island someplace.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 20, 2018, 11:16:54 PM
Jack, from the look of snow in your area you must be staying in where it is warm and cozy. Our afternoons will be in the high 60s in the coming week. Today was sunny at 64F.  Maybe I will get out and take a few pictures this week.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 21, 2018, 02:39:20 AM
Don is spending a few days at his son's place, out of town. He is OK and does not complain of the cold , though for me it would be freezing.
I think he is still under the shock of Hal's wife's news.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 21, 2018, 09:24:01 AM
Bubble, I think many of us are in shock at Hal's death. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 21, 2018, 09:51:29 AM
you are right: I am still in the dis-believing stage.
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Post by: Shirley on January 21, 2018, 11:37:25 AM
I guess partly because of Jeanne Lee dying so recently, losing Hal is the "double-whammy" and makes us all realize how fragile we all are at this age.  Since Don had just talked to Hal, he has an even more reason for being shocked.  Bubble, it will be a relief when we know he is with you and happy, you do bring joy to his life.  Glad he is spending time with his son, that will help. 

When I drove across the Arkansas River near my house this morning I couldn't see any sign of ice.... hard to believe it can melt so fast.  The water looks high so guess up river has also melted.  Another storm moving into north west Kansas today, winter isn't over, but we are so dry it is necessary to water the young trees & flowers that bloom early or they will not survive. 

Patricia, last night Tom (cat) was growling loud & fierce at the sliding door.... his look-a-like (Tommy II) was at the door.  He has been hanging out around here the last week or so & I am wondering if who ever had been feeding him has moved.  He seems friendly & comes to the door with Callie in front or to the pool area where Tom growls if I am around.  I think he secretly plays with him when I am not around.  Last night's growl was louder than I ever heard before.... I do NOT need another cat to worry about, hadn't seen him for months.  I would like to get a photo of the two Tom cats together to show you the difference... will have to settle on separate ones.  Love your snowy scenes... we've had cold wind but only the one spell of ice/snow.   
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Post by: angelface555 on January 21, 2018, 12:03:20 PM
I feel for the cats and dogs that have no one to care for them and have gone feral, and especially at this time of year. I also believe in neutering your pets and in the case of ferals, to trap, neuter and release.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 21, 2018, 12:12:06 PM
I read recently that Lake Michigan is nearly a foot higher than it was last year at this time, so that might account for the higher Arkansas river.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on January 21, 2018, 01:06:24 PM
Patricia, I have a feral cat, that has been around here about 5 years, I and Rima my neighbor also feeds him, and she puts warm water out, she has something that warms the water, she has and overhang.all most the length of her house.  she made a warm coved bed for him, but he has yet to use it. Now someone has  dropped another big cat off in the last week.  People drop cats off in the park, thinking we will watch after them. My two neighbors across the street do not like cats.
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Post by: jackwv on January 21, 2018, 02:35:04 PM
Here is my wild dog.   Her favorite spot is in the middle of my small kitchen and she will spread out, frog fashion, in the door and I seldom have her move.  When I talk to her she will wag her tail side to side.


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Post by: FlaJean on January 21, 2018, 04:00:17 PM
She looks so comfy.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 21, 2018, 04:07:04 PM
Mimi knows a good place when she finds it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on January 22, 2018, 05:46:15 AM
I really would love a Mimi!!!  TomCat also spends a lot of his time laying "frog style" or on his back.  Tiger rarely lays upside down & I have not ever seen her frog style.  These cats have all been "fixed" when young.  Actually Tom & Tiger's mother was being fed by a neighbor for a couple years & they borrowed our trap after we told her about the babies.... the lady volunteered at the humane society so knew about the spay & neuter program to release (half the price of a vet)...  we had the 3 babies fixed & shots for less than the vet charged a few years before for the spay of LaurenKat.  Cas named her Lauren after our youngest grand.... that was as unfriendly as the baby cat at the time.  Lauren Kid wouldn't go to anyone until she started school, except her other gr-mother that took care of her while her mother worked.  They had another child that died at birth so was "overly" protected.  She is in college now.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 22, 2018, 05:59:58 AM
Jack wv...
...I have to smile...Mimi doesn't know whether she wants cool or warm, albeit her half body on cold flooring - half body on warm carpet, second photo..she seems very un-decisive...bless her...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 22, 2018, 07:08:09 AM
Jack, unwittingly you brought back a memory from when I got married, over fifty years ago.
Mimi's carpet.  We never saw the like of it here, but an American acquaintance from the US embassy gave us one as a present when he left the country. I really liked it and was sorry when it became frayed between dog, cats and children.

Almost all our furniture was second hand, both our savings went for the two rooms apartment.

That was also the favorite way my dog slept on the tiled floor in summer.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 22, 2018, 10:32:29 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/US/service-dog-moon-meeting-disneys-pluto/story?id=52506222 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/service-dog-moon-meeting-disneys-pluto/story?id=52506222)

Jack, here is a special for you  :D
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Post by: jackwv on January 22, 2018, 10:43:06 AM
Bubble that was special and it had me thinking of Shirley and wondering about service cats.   At first I thought it impossible but have read how they are often used and like dogs give so much support and comfort to humans.    Pets are like children and a joy to have around.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 22, 2018, 10:57:30 AM
Bubble, that was a cute video and I'm sure that dog was puzzled by Pluto.

Speaking of cats, Jack, at my left in the Random Image is a picture of Shan, MarsGal's new kitty. 

I doubt Kendrick could ever be a service cat, but one never knows.  He is a joy to have around but I feel sorry for him that he doesn't have a playmate; I can't get around to play with him and I look at toys that are for cats and none of them strike me as being suitable for him.  Kendrick is now 4 1/2 years old, will be five in July.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on January 22, 2018, 11:32:33 AM
Mary Ann I did not spot the image.   I sent my daughter the attached video, she liked and is going to try with her cat.  Easy and inexpensive to make.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDcCi5fT0-M
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 22, 2018, 12:32:05 PM
Jack, Cole and Marmalade are aptly named.  Marmalade is about the color of Kendrick, also similar stripes.  His "mother" (Annie) named him Kendrick after a favorite singer of her - Lamar Kendrick.  Maybe I should rename him because he doesn't answer to anything anyway, well, maybe "Kitty".  I think Kendrick would have fun with the balls, especially if I would put some of his dry food in with the balls.  I doubt Tom would or could make the boxes to hold the balls.  Something like that is not in his expertise!  He's great at procrastination if he doesn't want to do something; he'll say yes to doing something, but many things are left undone.  I don't push things because he is so good to me in other ways, especially if I have an appointment. 

Mary Ann


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Post by: JeanneP on January 22, 2018, 06:23:44 PM
I alway had hounds and their favourits places always seemed to be stretched out in front of my wall registers. Tried to stop it because in Winter the heat would bother their fur.
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Post by: SCFSue on January 22, 2018, 10:51:34 PM
Bubble, thanks for the video of the service dog and her meeting with Pluto!  What a pleasure she must be to her human friend.  Dogs are wonderful companions.  I sure miss my Stubby since he died several years ago.  If I were younger, I'd get another.

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 26, 2018, 07:37:49 AM
Posting for AMY

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Post by: Amy on January 26, 2018, 07:50:00 AM
Thank you Bubble, I shall try and remember to take photos with my camera and not the tablet.

Jack, your Mimi looks like our Golden and she sleeps the same way or all fours in the air. Beautiful dogs they are!
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Post by: jackwv on January 26, 2018, 09:12:12 AM
Amy, would like to see photos of your Golden.  Your quilt made me think of Jigsaw Puzzles.

Weather not severe, but dreary days and only taking short walks.  TV is useless and bored, but not enough to do some cleaning.  My daughter mentioned puzzles I used to do years ago.  Went poking around and found the Windows Store has several apps.  Like the one   Jigsaw Puzzle Premium.   It is free, gives you a group of free ones and then offers additional including one for your own photos.  You can pick from 12 to 300 pieces.  Here is a screenshot of one partially done, that had only 48 pieces, and you know I like the subject.  Worth a look if you like doing puzzles. 


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Post by: Amy on January 26, 2018, 02:45:53 PM
Jack, love the  puzzle I actually do have a puzzle on Momma Golden with 4 babies on a porch. They can't read the Wet Paint sign so you know what the porch looks like with all the paw prints.

I do have some photos on my computer and will try to post them..
She is just playing with the pup....not a mean bone in her body as the next photo will show you. She is now 13 and so far cancer has stayed away but she is weak in her hind quarters but can act like a silly pup if we are to go for a car ride! She is on 1/2 pill of Meloxicam and that seems to help a lot.
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Post by: jackwv on January 26, 2018, 03:00:22 PM
Amy just on my way to join son and few "regulars" at local pub.   Looked in and had to laugh at your two fighting.  I had the same with my two goldens, Jessie and Zoe, years ago.   Never heard a yipe and would watch them rolling on their backs and baring teeth at each other.  They really were good friends.  Would not take a chance now but would love a 2nd for Mimi.

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Post by: Amy on January 26, 2018, 03:15:17 PM
Jack, beautiful dogs!! Love they way they look when they bare their teeth.
Enjoy your time with your son.
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Post by: Amy on January 26, 2018, 06:01:03 PM
Jack, my friend called her MP....Mud Puppy, she loved to dig!!
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Post by: jackwv on January 26, 2018, 06:32:58 PM
Great photo, she looks guilty, but who would yell at her.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 26, 2018, 07:12:33 PM
Jack and Amy, loved the pictures of your babies.  I would love to have a dog again, but there is not way, I could get out and walk or take care of a dog.  So my baby is a kitty cat. Which I love dearly.
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Post by: Amy on January 27, 2018, 07:00:47 AM
Gloria de, cats can bring a lot of sunshine into a home. I have always had dogs and I know down the road there will come a time that a dog will be too much but until then I am loving these. I have some photos on my tablet but will have to read up on how to put them here .Thanks to Bubble she came to my rescue on the dog quilt  .
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 27, 2018, 07:10:41 AM
Amy, if you can email from your tablet, I'll be glad to resize and post them for you. Add whatever comment for them too! :)
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Post by: Amy on January 27, 2018, 07:17:04 AM
Good morning and thank you Bubble...will check through them  and send them to you. .
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Post by: jackwv on January 27, 2018, 09:37:59 AM
I know that cats also bring joy to a home, and are great company.  My son and daughter both now have cats.  I have always had dogs and so long as my health permits will continue to.   Good that I now seldom leave Mimi alone, and love the greeting when I return home. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 27, 2018, 10:19:10 AM
Speaking of cats - this morning I heard a noise that sounded as if Tom had fallen out of bed; his bedroom is in the lower level below my bedroom.  I didn't hear any further noise, so went back to sleep.  When I finally decided to get up, I sat up and saw Kendrick on the bed beside me.  It was him jumping on the bed I heard but I was so asleep that I didn't realize he had jumped on the bed.  Usually it's very obvious when he lands on the bed and he lets me know he's there.  Just not always.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on January 27, 2018, 11:15:29 AM
Mary Ann I now sleep in my family room on a day bed.  Mimi has a dog bed alongside.  I was told a year ago that her routine is to go out around  4 am, then come in  to eat and back to sleep.  She is usually right on schedule and I  sense  her staring at me at 4, but on occasion if I do not respond she jumps on the bed for a while.  At 70 pounds I know when she arrives. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 27, 2018, 12:21:05 PM
Jack, I doubt Tom's Golden slept on the bed of anyone, but she was on the floor beside them, even beside me when I visited or if she visited here.  I wasn't a cat person until Annie bought Kendrick and he doesn't do any "cute" things, but we love him just the same.  He often is near me, regardless of the time of day.  I understand your love of Goldens because I think they are tops.  If I were younger and could have a dog, that would be my choice.  Our dog when we were young was a Heinz and that is a good variety too!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on January 27, 2018, 01:15:39 PM
Good afternoon everyone,

I have to tell you a story from years ago, talking about animals and bed. My husband was a sub station inspector, so if power went off anytime day or night, he had to leave to check the station.  Once in the middle of the night he was called out. About and hour after he left I knew something large was laying in the bed with me I was almost afraid to turn over.  when I did it was Tiny our great dane, and she lay full length. first time in all the years we had her, had she got up on the bed
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 27, 2018, 01:40:01 PM
Great story, Gloria.  Tiny must have been a great dog, let alone a Great Dane.

Did you know that Norm was the GreatDane when he first was on the computer?  I think that was when he was on Prodigy.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on January 27, 2018, 01:50:50 PM
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Post by: Lindancer on January 27, 2018, 02:04:55 PM
FlaJean, I love that beautiful beach scene. and no crowds on the the beach.

No, I did not know Norm used that name.  I was just thinking this morning about when we had a CB in the car, I was BellStar and my husband was Slim Jim. When we use to travel between Charleston and Long Island, that was a fun radio to have. It made the trip go faster.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 27, 2018, 02:28:59 PM
Bubble. I notice that my photo showing in here is now almost 3 year old. Hair gone grey now. Will it be O.K for me to mail newer one to you so that you can change it?
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Post by: Shirley on January 27, 2018, 02:40:25 PM
WOW, Jean, that is a gorgeous photo.  The surprising part for me is that green-green grass!  With the blue moon & all the other moon warnings this week ahead, I wonder how the beach will fare.  We arrived at one campground on a beach that was damaged by the tide of a blue moon.  It had pulled out wires & trees from the whole closest bank of camp sites, shocking sight. 

I was surprised this morning when Tom & Callie ran out into the pool area after their breakfast.  I heard the chirp warning of a robin when they see a cat!  Sure enough, had one sitting on the line near the house so grabbed a camera & made the picture into a birthday card for a friend whose birthday is today. 

I was "Big MamaBird" in those CB days.... I was always hauling along a baby bird that had to be fed every couple hours all day so couldn't leave them home when I visited my parents or went camping. 

Here is the First Robin of 2018  (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-270118141851.jpeg)
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Post by: Shirley on January 27, 2018, 05:04:11 PM
Jean, the colors in your photo are so unusual..... I'd love to see it full size.... BLUE sand, and those soft splashes of sun across the waves and bouncing across the clouds.... makes a perfect contrast.  What camera did you use?  That would be one I'd enlarge to frame!
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Post by: Amy on January 27, 2018, 05:04:52 PM
Shirley, sure hope that robin is heading this way.Both these dogs are shedding like crazy... are they getting ready for Spring?

FloJean, beautiful photo, would love to walk along the beach.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 27, 2018, 06:16:35 PM
Shirley, I’ve been using my iPhone a lot because I always have it with me.  Also the photo colors are more natural and I never enhance the photos.  I never seem to get true red colors with my Panasonic 200, but the same picture with my iPhone gives a truer color.
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Post by: jackwv on January 27, 2018, 06:21:26 PM
Jean that is a beautiful photo, raining and dismal here.  Amy think we are trying to rush spring, but have a way to go.  Shirley good shot of the bird, my sparrows were gone several days during severe cold, but back again and fear nothing left on the bushes to eat.  It must just be a gathering place.

Jean I also just point and shoot, but where possible use the camera.  Windows photo app makes it so easy to work on photos.  Now I adjust for my view so may overdo at times.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 27, 2018, 06:28:09 PM
Shirley, by the way I meant to say that was a good shot.  That’s when a good zoom on the camera comes in handy.  You can zoom some with the iPhone by pinching out on the screen but no comparison with your camera.
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Post by: jackwv on January 27, 2018, 06:33:37 PM
Jean and it was just recently that I learned you can touch a spot on the screen on an iPnone  and change focus.  Surprising what it will do to change from one focus to another.
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Post by: Shirley on January 27, 2018, 08:42:46 PM
An iPhone is in the near future for me..... hope not a mistake, only one that tracfone uses/sells with their system & gets a good ratings & reviews, except a little smaller than some.  2 of my 3 kids approve of the apple phones but the one that helps all the time, prefers about anything else.  He will still help but not as eagerly.  Looks like it has a good camera.  I've never been happy with this other one & am sure it isn't ALL my fault it has problems, I just have taken credit for all it's quirks until now.  So far I've used the "chat" with 3 different people at tracfone & here's were your "snip it" tool has been a blessing, Jack.... I've snipped their responses & saved so I have proof of what they are telling me about my minutes transferring & prices.  What I see online is more than they tell me, price of minutes & all.  The first guy said this phone was sold out for 2 months & won't last long, so either bite the bullet & do it or may not when I am ready. The one Andy wanted me to buy, Samsung, like he got his wife for Christmas, is sold out.  They use the Straight Talk from Walmart, which is owned by tracfone, I was told, but MY tracfone minutes won't transfer or roll over to Straight Talk... and I have thousands of minutes stored up because I have to buy the year service & so far have not liked this model I have.  Anyway, iPhone, here I come!  Since the phone I have now came with triple minutes I will pay for another year of minutes & was told they will all roll over to the new phone.  2 of the chat people said that "triple" will transfer but it says on the screen...black & white... that "double & triple feature stays with the camera it came with". We'll see how this comes out. 

Thanks for the comments about my robin.... since we had the one that built her nests all around our house for 8 years & came for scrambled eggs, bread & scrambled hamburger all those years, to feed her babies, I have a special place in my heart for them.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 28, 2018, 04:33:32 AM
JeanneP, got your mail and it's done. Great avatar!
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Post by: Amy on January 28, 2018, 07:06:32 AM
Gloria de as you know my son has a rescue Dane and she has settled in nicely now. The queen size bed wasn't working out so he bought a king size one and Skye still hogs all the bed. She has a bed beside them but as I told them it doesn't come with two humane heaters.
Our Dal/Dane cross also had a bed of his own and I would cover him up only to have him bump the bed to wake me up to recover him when his covers came off. Now who has who trained?

Jack, we lost a fair amount of ice yesterday and I hope more today. I know I am rushing Spring...Spring mean new life and lilacs blooming. and yes darn bugs lol.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 28, 2018, 12:14:23 PM
Thanks Bubble. I just can't seem to get one with a big smile on my face.
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Post by: jackwv on January 28, 2018, 12:22:01 PM
JeanneP, it looks good to me.  You are probably like many, I never like how I look in photos.

Amy all I need is a few days above freezing and here come the stink bugs.

Shirley I still have the iPhone 5 and while an old model, I am pleased with what it can do.  I am on a family plan and my son has upgraded to Samsung.  Impressive but see no need.  With main interests photos (forgot you can also make phone calls :)) I carry the Lumix for the zoom and quality of the photos.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 28, 2018, 12:43:16 PM
Jack, I also have a small Panasonic ZS10 that I use a lot.  You take the photo by touching the screen, and like the iPhone it focuses wherever you touch.  It also takes good movies.  Of course with the smaller cameras you can’t get those nice shots with the blurred backgrounds like Sato and his wife get with their nice Canon cameras.  I think I started taking photos too late in life for doing anything beside point and shoot. :(
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Post by: jackwv on January 29, 2018, 01:21:22 PM
Jean I have the fz200 and gave my first Panasonic  to my daughter.   Doubt I will upgrade, and like you, I am just point and shoot.   I have tried other settings but too confusing.  I do envy Sato and his wife for the beautiful close ups. The fz200 is also good for video.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 29, 2018, 01:46:03 PM
Jack wv, FlaJean...
...I am another Panasonic ( Lumix ) user, also another, just point and shoot'er...
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Post by: Amy on January 29, 2018, 03:07:57 PM
Jack, they don't sound nice. Not sure if we have stink bugs here will ask .

Including a photo of Golden Girl trying to relax...do you think she has the right position?. I hope I have done this right...
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 29, 2018, 03:32:39 PM
Amy, evidently Golden Girl thinks she's comfortable.

I was able to see the picture and I clicked on it to get a larger picture. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on January 29, 2018, 03:35:47 PM
Mary Ann, she is such a sweet dog..and as age creeps slowly up on her she is finding it difficult to get into the van so she now has a step to get up on first. Also a big step for her to get up on the bed.....no, she/they are not spoiled, just well loved.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 29, 2018, 05:05:42 PM
The difference ten days makes, from plus sixteen degrees after an ice storm to minus thirty-five, after an earlier snow froze on those ice covered trees. A bit of Northern Arctic lore. Notice how the smoke from the left is bent over at the top? That means the cloud cover is keeping the warmth in. If the smoke is headed straight up, no cloud cover, get out your longjohns and heaviest parkas!


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Post by: angelface555 on January 29, 2018, 05:07:12 PM
Here is a photo from the 19th at plus 16. I know MaryAnn is familiar with icy trees just not such severe temperatures.

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Post by: angelface555 on January 29, 2018, 05:09:34 PM
And the same two White Birch just ten days later at minus thirty-five. The second tree has broken under the icy snow's weight.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 29, 2018, 05:34:04 PM
Angelface...
...I know trees are of tough making but so sad to see that Birch buckling under that heavy weight of snow at minus 35....Just shows how sudden our climate temperatures can change, in the blink of an eye...
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Post by: Shirley on January 29, 2018, 06:30:36 PM
Love the pose of GG, Amy, she is a beauty & know how it hurts to watch them have to slow down. 

I shivered as I scrolled along your photos, Patricia.  Great shots, my brain actually "felt the cold"..... Ice is so wicked for breaking down trees.  One year I took photos every half hour or hour of a huge tree across the river, as the branches broke off.  It had a big cluster of branches below at the end of the day.  The "nub/stump" sprouted new growth next year.  We only had the one day of ice here this winter, and no other moisture, so desperately dry. 

Jack, I got my iPhone ordered today, it is supposed to be "an updated 5"..... some reviews say better than the 6 or 7, so I am just eager to get one that works every time!  Also got my next year of service with talk, text & data.  Phone should be here tomorrow or next day & then I'll probably be sitting in a corner crying because I don't know how to operate.
  :crazy2:  :tissue:
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Post by: jackwv on January 29, 2018, 08:08:03 PM
Jackie, we had a small group years back that I called the Lumix Loonies.   We had various models.  I know there are many fine brands but am sold on Panasonic.

Amy, Golden Girl like most will find a position that works, cute photo.  Giving you a link, a long one but it shows a Solvit Dog Ramp I used for several years with Jessie, they only way I was able to get her in the suv.  Really impressed with the way it would close and store.
https://www.chewy.com/solvit-deluxe-telescoping-pet-ramp/dp/53678?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=Solvit&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoN-nh77-2AIV2AuBCh01xAzlEAQYAiABEgKO3vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Patricia beautiful photos but agree they give me the shivers.

Shirley I mentioned I have the iPhone 5 and real pleased with it.

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Post by: Mary Ann on January 29, 2018, 09:53:47 PM
Jack, that ramp is good to have to enable pets to get to higher ground.  The cat who lives here doesn't need anything at present; he's not quite five years old.  If he needed anything, I would not be able to lift him anyway.

Yes, Patricia, I've seen many trees with ice and/or heavy snow on them,  I remember working during an ice storm where we had to get crews from other electric utilities to help us.  Those are beautiful pictures, regardless.

Jackie, birch are rather fragile trees anyway, but they are very pretty trees.

Mary Ann

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Post by: Amy on January 30, 2018, 06:17:53 AM
Jack ,thank you, I will look into those the next time I get to the city.

Patricia,beautiful photos. We have had ice storms in the past that have knocked power out for weeks  to some people . A lot of folks invested in generators after that one.Some trees do recover from the weight of the ice but others are permanently bent now.

Mary Ann, I find the weeping birch especially pretty. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2018, 07:29:23 AM
Jack, if that ramp was 24" wide instead of 20" it would be perfect for the wheelchair to access places with 2/3 steps entrances.

Patricia, beautiful photos, but now I need a hot coffee to feel warm again! I liked the photos better without "fake" sun. :)

Shirley the robin is amazing in all its sharp details.

Golden Girl looks very relaxed like that :)  When his sight was failing, my old dog liked to sleep close to a wal or next to a heavy furniture.  I suppose it gave him a sense of security.
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Post by: jackwv on January 30, 2018, 11:45:52 AM
Bubble the instructions made it clear it was not for people (probably wanted to avoid law suits)  I have seen ramps for wheelchairs.

Here is a photo of my sweet Jessie, she was 15 years old and still wanted her daily walk.  I took a print from a video I had of her walking down the ramp.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2018, 11:52:49 AM
Ramps for wheelchairs are very cumbersome. I suppose they are more sturdy that is why.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 30, 2018, 12:44:31 PM
Enjoyed the photos of the Goldens, Jack & Amy.

Angel, I wouldn't want to be out in that weather, but I love those winter scenes.  I remember years ago in Virginia that we had a bad ice storm in nearby Williamsburg.  The pictures in the newspaper were amazing but I don't think the beauty was appreciated at the time.

We have missed seeing the birds fly in and out so much that Larry has installed a couple of bird feeders.  We are enjoying the birds once again.  I know there is a forum for wild birds but don't think anyone checks it out anymore so am posting the bird here.

I've searched the bird book and believe this is a migrant bird for us in Florida called a Blackpoll Warbler.  It looks like the winter bird coloring.

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Post by: Amy on January 30, 2018, 12:45:33 PM
Jack, what a beautiful girl!!! Jessie has such a sweet face. That would definitely work for getting in and out of the vehicle.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 30, 2018, 12:48:19 PM
This little furry creature watched Larry install the bird feeders.  Larry greased the poles so the squirrels couldn't climb up but this fellow managed to jump from the bird bath.  So Larry had to move the bird bath.  Now he and his friend are feeding seeds on the ground.

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Post by: Amy on January 30, 2018, 12:48:44 PM
FlaJean, that is a great close up photo!!! I enjoy feeding and watching the birds here. I just put out seed that my cockatiel didn't eat as I sure the wild birds will clean it up along with their bird seed.
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Post by: Amy on January 30, 2018, 12:50:50 PM
FlaJean those little fellows Red squirrels are very clever!! You should see the stack/pile of pine cones they have tucked away in our wood pile. They are workers for sure but really tease both these dogs.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2018, 12:52:42 PM
Quote from: FlaJean on January 30, 2018, 12:44:31 PM
   I know there is a forum for wild birds but don't think anyone checks it out anymore so am posting the bird here.


If you have not been there, then you missed the wonderful photos that Chocky adds there.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 30, 2018, 01:40:35 PM
Bubble, here is a picture I took this AM while it was snowing.  We were suppose to have and inch, and this is what we got. Squirrel is upper limb.  Note the snow on the roof of the bird house.
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Post by: Amy on January 30, 2018, 02:08:01 PM
Gloria de...please keep the snow there!! We did get a light dusting here with more to come on Wed and Thur..
Your photo is beautiful and I love all your bird houses!
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Post by: angelface555 on January 30, 2018, 02:18:31 PM
Good morning.

Bubble, fake sun or do you mean the weak sun coming over the foothills into our cleft valley? We hardly noticed it either...

Jack, Jessie always seemed so good natured and sweet!

Jean that was a great closeup! Here on an upper floor, you see them running back and forth on the wires between the poles. They prefer the spruce and fir trees over the birch. They usually show up again mid-March.

Gloria that is also a brrrr.... photo, loved your birdhouses and that "flamingo" must be freezing!  ;)

Thank you, Jackie, Amy, Jack, Shirley, and MaryAnn for the comments!

There is a Wildlife site in Photos altho as of now, Chocky remains the main contributor.



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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2018, 02:29:04 PM
Gloria de, Nice on the photo but I am glad I am not there :)  Poor squirrel...
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 30, 2018, 02:45:48 PM
Jean, that bird looks a lot like our goldfinch in winter coloring.  In summer they are bright yellow.  I didn't check to make sure which of us is right, just going from memory.  I'm glad to see you now have a bird feeder because you always had such interesting pictures in Ocala.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on January 30, 2018, 05:02:38 PM
Bubble, thanks for posting.  the squirrel just blended in the the tree. Our less then 1 inch, became 8, with schools closing. The west end and NYC, hardly got any snow, and we in Suffolk county got a blast.
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Post by: jackwv on January 30, 2018, 06:07:06 PM
Amy thanks, all 4 of my goldens have been sweet girls.

Gloria you can keep the snow, we just had a dusting, and I have not been out. Nursing a cold and do nothing but sleep. Love to see new fallen snow like in yours and Patricia's photos.

Jean wonderful photos of the bird and squirrel, good to see Larry is back in business, know your had numerous visitors at your previous home.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 30, 2018, 06:18:22 PM
Here is a photo, not taken by me, that shows the area to the left of the city's outskirts. I'm posting it because it shows the first ring of the three sets of foothills surrounding our city.

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Post by: Lindancer on January 30, 2018, 06:34:53 PM
I love all  The nature pictures

Patricia, all those scenes you posted made me feel cold.


Jack, I always like to see your picture of the goldens.  My son Mark had a golden, Rosey that he got before he got married, she went everywhere with him. So when he got married, she went on there honeymoon.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 30, 2018, 10:01:49 PM
Gloria, your snow scene is so pretty.  The squirrel might be cold but he looks well fed. :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 31, 2018, 03:42:46 AM
Gloria, I didn't post it, you did that yourself! :D
I can post only the photos I get in my mail.
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Post by: Lindancer on January 31, 2018, 12:22:49 PM
Bubble, my nephew posted for me, I thought I was using your email
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Post by: jackwv on January 31, 2018, 12:44:08 PM
Gloria I liked your story of your son taking his golden on his honeymoon.   2003 0r 04 I went with my daughter to Dewey Beach Delaware. The town is dog friendly and permits dogs on the beach in the evening, even during the season.  My Jessie enjoyed a romp with several goldens and one was with a young couple I believe from Baltimore, that were there for their honeymoon.
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Post by: SCFSue on January 31, 2018, 12:49:25 PM
FlaJean, my Birds of Alabama Field Guide shows a female Baltimore Oriole which looks identical to the bird you showed above.  These birds winter here over most of Alabama, but move to the extreme north of Alabama when the weather is warmer.  I haven't seen any so far this winter in Central Alabama where I live.  The Field Guide also has 2 pictures of a small bird which is black and white and lives only the very Southern part of Alabama (on the coast).  It is a black and white warbler and winters in your area, but spends the rest of the year all over the rest of Alabama (and probably farther north, too, but I would have to look in my other birding guides to find out how far).

Jack, great photo of Goldens frolicking in the surf!

Sue





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Post by: Lindancer on January 31, 2018, 02:30:42 PM
Jack, I love that picture, thanks for posting.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 31, 2018, 02:46:05 PM
Jack wv...
...I bet there were a few eyes focusing on the beach " Golden Girls " or boys, having themselves a whale of a time...
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Post by: Shirley on January 31, 2018, 04:09:46 PM
Jack, that is the happiest photo I've ever seen..... what fun to watch them enjoy life without being "tied" up!  I know we have to keep them on leashes for their own good, but such joy to see them free.  Did Jessie like being in the water or just up to her toes in it?  Take care of that cold.... too many are having it come back with a vengeance & really getting down or die.  Scary bug this year.

The cats get this look on their faces when we head down to the river ... start rolling in the dirt/sand before they get into the river bed.  So funny to watch Callie stop on the last hill part that leads into the bed bottom... she starts sliding down as she rolls.  As soon as they get their fill they are cleaning up again.  Tiger remembers I used to fuss at them getting in the dirt so she runs away if I come toward her.... "can't catch me!"

Patricia, interesting photo with the highway & river running through.... you know how much I'd love to see your part of the world~~

I first thought the bird was a female cedar waxwing.... but it doesn't have the "bandit" face.  Great shot. 

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Post by: Amy on January 31, 2018, 06:40:15 PM
Jack, what a beautiful  sight!!! I bet those Goldens had a blast playing in the water. When Golden girl was about 7 months old we took her on a job site with us. We were putting in a dock and had just finished when she walked on the dock.....and off the end!! My heart was in my mouth but she was fine, she loves the water!! I have no problem getting her in the water but the Border collie doesn't care much for it. Neither did Sassy our other Border, I would carry her in the lake, her feet doing the dog paddle then she would just stop as if to say "Why should I do all the work when you are carrying me? "
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Post by: jackwv on January 31, 2018, 08:41:26 PM
Jessie took one look at the Ocean and in she went.  Around 6PM bathers are leaving for dinner and the dog owners take over. There were probably a dozen in our area and all spent their time watching their own pets.  The Goldens formed a group and really had a time.   
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Post by: donklan on February 01, 2018, 11:47:11 AM
FlaJean......
In your post #4516...does that feeder have openings or do they just eat out of a bottom tray?
What kind of 'grease' discourages squirrels?  I've tried axle grease, WD-40, vaseline and even K-Y jelly.
I saw a hint on Google about using a Slinky.  I hung one on the pole and it frustrates them about 70% of the time.
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Post by: jackwv on February 01, 2018, 12:08:17 PM
Don I have seen the slinky used and fun to watch but understand they figure it out.   Spotted this that is attractive and may work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaUZ2dk4avc
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Post by: Amy on February 01, 2018, 12:32:11 PM
Jack, what a sight that must have been to see all the Golden's playing.
Great photo, I am one that can sit and watch animals play entertains me to no end..
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Post by: FlaJean on February 01, 2018, 12:38:28 PM
Donklan, the birds eat from the tray.  The poles are up 6 ft. and are smooth so the Vaseline seems to work.  The squirrels are small and they are content in feeding on the seeds that fall to the ground.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 02, 2018, 08:15:52 AM
It was such a nice afternoon yesterday that  I felt the urge to go down to the beach.
I spent an hour watching the prowess of a new sport for me: surf-gliding. This is done with a surf board and a big kite/parachute.  At time the sportsman surf and at times he jumps in the air white holding tight to his kite and pirouettes at the same time. Fantastic!


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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 02, 2018, 08:18:46 AM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 02, 2018, 08:49:39 AM
Bubble...
...is this a " wish you was here " moment?  ;) been a mighty long time since I last flew a kite...on land, never by sea...
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Post by: Sandy on February 02, 2018, 09:35:48 AM
One of the "bird dogs that my son Kirk raises:

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Post by: Amy on February 02, 2018, 09:43:19 AM
Bubble, I would dearly love to try that!!So carefree!

Sandy,what a beautiful dog, just look at the stance on him!!!So intent on looking. Colouring is perfect.
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Post by: jackwv on February 02, 2018, 10:03:18 AM
Bubble a lovely way to spend a few hours.  Great photos, I would just watch, not try the sport.

Sandy That is a beautiful animal.   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 02, 2018, 10:08:46 AM
Oh I'd love a dog like that! It looks very intelligent too.

Yes, that sport is fun to watch.  There were three of them and at times I was fearful their kites would tangle with each other and then the surfers would be tossed by the waves/
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 02, 2018, 10:43:41 AM
At times when I watch the Lake Michigan (Grand Haven) site, I see surf kiters doing their things.  It is  fun to watch, but I was never daring enough to try anything like that.  It's a bit too cold on Lake Michigan for that now.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on February 02, 2018, 12:34:39 PM
I've seen some kite surfing on some of the local lakes, something I might have liked long ago but now would be content to watch. Good photos Bubble and pleasant for us snow and cold bound to see not all of the world is freezing!

Sandy, beautiful dog! When I was much younger, my father had a profitable sideline, taking in problem hunting and bird dogs and retraining them for their owners. There were lots of labs and Weimaraners around our house back then.

MaryAnn, I've seen them also on the Grand Haven cam. Do they wear wetsuits in the fall as they do here?

Here it is forbidden to leave dog food outside, or an in open garage or to leave birdseed or feeders out in the summer months. If you've seen the videos of local grizzly bears tearing off the tops of chest freezers, you would know why.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 02, 2018, 05:01:37 PM
Patricia, if you've seen surfing kiters you've seen the black suits they wear and those are wet suits.  I can believe it would be against the law to leave pet food outside with bears around in Alaska.

Sandy, that is a handsome dog your son raises.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on February 02, 2018, 05:28:33 PM
Bubble, I would have loved doing that even a few years ago... with a monster life jacket on since I am terrified of water & drowning.  I think it must be softer to come down on water than on the ground.  Thanks for the thoughts, glad you felt like going to the beach!  You got some super photos, I'm with Patricia, content to watch now. 

That is a beautiful dog, Sandy.  I have painted hundreds of dogs and the one I had the hardest time painting was of 2 bird dogs, (not  Brittany).... The problem was the couple brought the dogs to our yard for me to take photos of them "on point".... and they brought a little quail in a box, with it's legs tied together & one wing clipped so it couldn't fly.  They threw it down time after time until I was in tears of pity for that bird being bounced on the ground.  I got photos & gave every one to the couple when I finished the painting, I didn't even keep a photo of the finished work & you can tell, I still choke up thinking about how many times that bird suffered the same torture as they trained the dogs.  I thought trainers used just feathers tied to a fishing line.  I quit painting hunters, not the dogs fault but not willing to chance witnessing people so sadistic.  I know not all are like that, my father trained his hunters with non live bait.

I've been getting used to my new phone with all 3 kids help and brain is totally weary.  One more big job, getting the taxes taken care of as soon as that last piece of information comes in.  Next is spring duties with yard, sprinkler system & pool repairs.  Yuck!  Got to get that sprinkler system working because none of the hoses connect to the well to water trees.  The city water is out of sight expensive.  I will get rid of the "attitude" with a little nap.  Cats had their supper (chicken), Callie & son, Tom, outside, Tiger laying on the end of the bed waiting for me to join her. 

Hope you are better today, Larry......  and anyone else coming down with that awful bug!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 03, 2018, 01:52:19 AM
Shirley....
....same here, I too am frightened of what the sea can do after a large wave came over myself and my then 13 year old daughter once when we took a paddle in the Atlantic sea, ( not the Caribbean sea ) that was the other side of the mountain where we had just walked from... ) In St Lucia 35 years ago, the beach was deserted apart from two men-boys in the very far corner, the sea was on the choppy side, I truly believed we would be gonners, as this very large wave came out of nowhere and covered us both, I thought it was going to sweep us out to sea...My daughter said I was as white as a ghost after the wave passed over us...

Sandy....
...son Kirks dog looks very astute, and looks like he is waiting to be given his orders....I love his standing position...he looks like a Cruft's dog show finalist-winner, that is the stand those judges put the dogs in when they are showing them at their best...
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Post by: Sandy on February 04, 2018, 10:28:26 PM
Thank You!!   

Kirk treats his animals like they are his children !!!
I will tell him what nice compliments he received
about his dog !!!

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Sandy 
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Post by: Shirley on February 05, 2018, 01:41:19 PM
Sandy, you mean they aren't our kids???  My kids tell me they wished they had been so spoiled.  So happens there is a little more money than when they were young, not trying to save "for our old age" anymore!

The sun is shining but wind bringing temps down to "feels like single digits".  Bitter cold.
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Post by: Sandy on February 05, 2018, 03:53:55 PM
Well,  I should have said 
"different then he treats his kids" .....
neither better nor worse!!!   

But I believe that he pays more attention
to the animals then he did the kids....

Which I think is  very normal.   
I can remember my Dad paid a lot
more attention to his grand children then
he did to us.     

Could be,  the older we get the more
we appreciate the younger generations.   
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Post by: Shirley on February 05, 2018, 10:39:43 PM
Sandy, I believe I've enjoyed the great grands more than I did my grands.... probably because I still had 2 teenage boys when the first grand came along.  I am amazed how much my sons & grandsons do for their kids, probably changed as many diapers as the mothers. My husband change diapers one time... for the youngest, when I was gone to the doctor.  I got home to a bath tub full of diapers that he kept letting a foot drop into a stinky diaper before he could get it pinned on (remember those days before we had disposable ones?)  The baby had not finished his job & Cas didn't know what to do..... No wonder my kids were potty trained early.  Times change, but I loved every minute of raising them but nary a tear when they flew the nest.

Jackie, other than getting to go on business trips or conventions when the kids were older, the only vacations we had were taking the kids to visit their grandparents once a year.  My parents lived closer so I would visit them several times a year, but at both houses I did all the cleaning up & some of the cooking.  I didn't mind, but it wasn't a vacation!   

Patricia, I take any food scraps down to the river bank & it is gone next morning.  I know some people don't like it but we've taken away food sources for these animals & I figure what ever I have for them will save them eating a cat or bird or whatever else they can catch. We've paid to have 4 cats "fixed" & the original shots & not going to take in any more, but it still breaks my heart to see a hungry animal come to my door.  We see one lately that looks like the one that used to live down the street.  I have no idea where those people moved to, but could be their cat ran away & found it's way back.  I have a cousin that lives on a mountain top in that little part of West Virginia that is not far from "all the historical part of the east".... and they've had bears come onto their back porch to get at their grills.  No bird feeders or anything safe. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 06, 2018, 07:08:37 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 06, 2018, 07:11:08 AM
4 - Ellie with Dot
5 - Girls with Mom and Dad
6 - Jo (L), Ellie (R)


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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 06, 2018, 07:13:07 AM
7 - Kendrick

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Post by: Amy on February 06, 2018, 07:15:01 AM
Bubble, thank you for posting these. What a pair of sweethearts!!! Love the mess of the cake, perfect way to let them enjoy it.
MaryAnn, beautiful babies, thank you for sharing!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 06, 2018, 09:07:00 AM
I just love those photos... :smitten: what little darlings, and to see the loving with warmth smiles on their parents faces are a blessing...
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Post by: Sandy on February 06, 2018, 09:27:57 AM
Great Pictures Mary Ann ......  whole
lot of red heads there,  including the cat!!!

Mary Ann,  you are such a young looking lady....
You have been fooling us all along about being
in your nineties???    Can't be true!!!! 

Great Pictures!! 

Sandy
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 06, 2018, 09:58:07 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for posting the pictures and thank you Amy, Jackie and Sandy.  The pictures look much better on the computer screen than on my camera.  They are a very happy family and James and Alicia are very good parents.  I don't see them often enough because they live 40 miles from here.

I would have preferred that the girls did not wear the bows because I don't like them.  The bows covered up their pretty red hair.  Jo has waves and Ellie's hair is quite straight.  At birth there was about a pound of difference in their weights.  Ellie is catching up with Jo, but still is smaller.  Even though they are not identical, they look surprisingly alike.  The girls hardly ever cry unless they are hungry or wet. 

Sandy, if I make it through April, I will have made 94 years, which amazes me.  I had a cousin die at 97 and I'm not aspiring to pass him, but if I do - my next long-term relative was my 3rd great grandfather who was almost 107.  I'm not interested.

Gloria de has a birthday in a few days and she'll be 94.

Thanks again, Bubble, for posting the pictures.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on February 06, 2018, 11:06:02 AM
Mary Ann what a wonderful group of family photos, can see your pride.  Kendrick even posed.   Bubble thanks.
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 06, 2018, 11:16:54 AM
Such family pictures warm my heart.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 06, 2018, 11:34:10 AM
Mary Ann. I love those pictures of you and your family.  What precious little girls.  They seem to be quite happy sitting in your lap.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 06, 2018, 12:01:49 PM
MaryAnn, I agree with all the sentiments expressed by everyone here! What a bright, loving family!

It was nice to see photos of you again and of Dot. You certainly do not look your age! And Kendrick fits right in with his bright red coat.

What struck me about viewing the photos of Johanna and Eleanor was the looks on their faces. They were both paying attention, and you almost see the thoughts on their faces, less babyish and more childlike.
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Post by: Lindancer on February 06, 2018, 12:11:16 PM
MaryAnn, I am joining with all the others, what beautiful photos, the loving family shows through.  You should have the picture with you enlarged, and in your living room so everyone can see it. I never thought of it. till Sandy mention you also have a red haired cat. He is also a beauty.

Thanks you Bubble for posting for us.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 06, 2018, 12:30:43 PM
Thanks to everyone for your comments on the girls.  They are jewels.  I'm sorry Norm didn't live long enough to enjoy any of his greats because he now has four - Avery Michelle was just two last week, then the girls will be one tomorrow and Isaiah in California will be one on March 4.  Unless his parents move back to Michigan, we won't see him often; he is Terry and Jan's grandson.  Avery is Tim's granddaughter and he did not get to see her, either.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on February 06, 2018, 12:51:30 PM
Mary Ann, those little girls are precious!  Thank you for sharing the pictures.  You are fortunate to have great grandchildren.  My 3 grandsons are 19, 21, and 26 and none of them seem ready for marriage and children!  The 2 youngest are still in College.

Sue
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Post by: Lindancer on February 06, 2018, 01:24:55 PM
SCFSue, I also have 3 grands 2 boys and a girl 34,33,30 One grandson said he still owes to much money for college to get married. I do not think I will ever live to see ggrands.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 06, 2018, 01:57:56 PM
Sue, thanks, but the girls are not my great-grandchildren; they're Norm's.  He had four greats but unfortunately, died before any of them were born.  While Dot is not their actual great-grandmother, she relishes the role and she has five greats of her own. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Denver on February 06, 2018, 03:27:33 PM
MARYANN, I love the pictures of the twins on their first birthday.  They are precious and I ðŸ'• the big blue eyes❣️ You look marvelous and  I agree, you do not look like a lady that is about to turn 94❣️ Oh, and Kendrick is a pretty boy too.

Thank you, BUBBLE for posting the nice pictures.  Did I miss the pictures of the Javalena’s that I asked you to post for me?  I resent them after you accidentally deleted the first one? 

SANDY, the bird dog is a good looking dog.  How many does Kirk raise?

I always enjoy the pictures that everyone shares.

Jenny
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Post by: Shirley on February 06, 2018, 04:37:37 PM
Well, Mary Ann, I think the twins look just like you!  Have you compared photos with yours?  They are darling & very sharp for only a year old.  I have 7 greats so far, 3 grands married & 4 not married, so expect more "down the line".  I even have 2 red head greats & a cat that looks a lot like Kendrick.  :thumbup:  I agree about those bows, my grands & greats all had to wear them.   ::)

I especially love the photo of you holding the girls, can't believe how much y'all look alike. Shame Norm never got to see the babies, bet he would have been downright silly over them!  Thinking back over all the men I've know (brothers, etc), the most up-tight with their own kids the more fun they had with grands but especially great-grands.  I guess because they didn't feel responsible for them & could relax & enjoy.

Thanks Bubble for posting & holding the place together.  Kansas is super cold, wind & cloudy but no snow here.  Can't come up with any spectacular photos, no surfing or even pretty clouds. 

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Post by: Mary Ann on February 06, 2018, 05:22:39 PM
Jenny and Shirley, thanks for your comments.  Of course, we think the girls are wonderful!

I cannot find a picture of me that I want to use for a comparison, but I really want it to compare with the girl who is now two.  My ears protrude and so do hers and I wanted to see what mine looked like at about six months. 

I feel both girls favor their mother, not me.  Sue (Tom's former wife) sent me a slew of pictures, some dating back to when Annie was young and my, how she has changed!  Annie is now 22 years old.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on February 06, 2018, 10:52:57 PM
Mary Ann, sorry, I'd forgotten that you were the great-aunt, Norm's sister.  But I think you must be a very loved Auntie all the same!

Sue
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Post by: Sandy on February 07, 2018, 08:25:17 AM
Kirk has just moved into a
new home in South West Maine, down
near the New Hampshire border.   

So he has just started raising and training
hunting dogs.   He has between 12 and 15 now. 
We shall she what the future brings.

He is going to be building some Kennels. 
As I intimamated   those dogs live cleaner
then I do ....     Amazing how our kids
grow up to be so different then they
were as children! 

I think that Kirk became so clean and neat
while he was in the Coast Guard.   
He truly amazes me. 

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Post by: jackwv on February 07, 2018, 12:43:29 PM
Am ready for Spring.   Have been nursing a cold for almost 2 weeks. Mix of ice and snow this morning, no problem since not going anywhere.   I did go out for my camera and Mimi ran wild for a few minutes.  Know she is tired of being indoors except for her time in the yard.   The Sparrows are still visiting my barberry bush, but I am  not going out for photos.   Took one of the ice coating this morning.

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Post by: Shirley on February 07, 2018, 09:35:17 PM
Ah, Jack, that does look cold!  Sorry you've had a cold for so long, hope you get rid of it soon & don't catch that flu bug while your body is not up to par.  This is one scary year for flu.  Thanks for getting that shot, we haven't had anything but cold wind & that doesn't show up in a photo.   :(

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Post by: JeanneP on February 07, 2018, 10:42:50 PM
Goodness,how those babies have grown in just a year. Enjoyed joshing in that cake. Good to see a photo of you and Dot Mary Ann. Both lookin well and enjoying those little ones .all my grands and great grands so far away. Maybe see them this summer.

Got 3 ins. Snow on ground hear and saying lot more tonight. Ian trying to stay away from public places as th flu is raging around here.

Think I have my cough  problem much better .Take care of yours Jack.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 07, 2018, 11:04:50 PM
Jack, that is a pretty photo.  Take care of yourself.
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Post by: jackwv on February 08, 2018, 03:24:39 PM
Not much of a change in the weather.   See the Sparrows are back, despite the ice.

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Post by: JeanneP on February 08, 2018, 08:16:11 PM
Sparrows get so fat. Makes one wonder where they get the food from with all the snow on the grounds and bushes.  I put lots of stale bread and different things over on the land next to me. Don't know why because they drive me crazy in Spring. Keep nesting in my gutters. I keep hoping to bring the cardinals back but they don't come.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 08, 2018, 10:58:00 PM
We finally had a couple of robins in my yard this morning.  I have been thinking that they decided to spend the spring down at the beach near Fla Jean!  We had a colder winter than usual, with snow several times, so that may be why they are late getting a start to the north.

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on February 09, 2018, 12:03:29 AM
Sue, we always had lots of Robins come thru when we lived in Ocala.  They loved our bird bath.  We haven’t seen any fly thru here yet.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 10, 2018, 01:02:17 PM
FlaJean, maybe the cardinals know something we don't know!  I have only seen 2--and not on the same day.  Usually they stop here in flocks for several days and then move on.  Auburn is just about in the middle of Alabama, about 50 miles northeast of Montgomery.

Sue
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Post by: JeanneP on February 10, 2018, 05:54:16 PM
Cardinals are the State Bird of Illinois and I have not seen one this year. Figured they had gone south....
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Post by: jackwv on February 10, 2018, 06:18:57 PM
Apparently my House Sparrows are quite common.  Here is a good link with info on them and their various bird calls.  Did not have them last year but they have moved in and stayed even during the bitter cold.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Sparrow/sounds
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Post by: Lindancer on February 10, 2018, 08:42:46 PM
Jack, I wish I had my camera handy yesterday I have a bird dish in front of my sliding glass door, There was little sparrow eating beside a blue jay, the jay would stop and look at the little bird then would go back to eating. Would you believe a cardinal flew in and chase both of them away
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 11, 2018, 02:08:07 AM
At around 6.50am this morning ( 15 minutes ago ) I had just let Toby out for his morning toilet and stood at the back door and watched a large bird formation overhead our valley...what a wonderful sight and sound of small birds, and of course by the time I got to the bedroom to get my camera they had gone....
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Post by: jackwv on February 11, 2018, 09:51:56 AM
Jackie and Gloria, lots of beauty out there, keep the cameras ready.   Cardinals are beautiful but they can be nasty.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2018, 10:15:53 AM
Have we forgotten the photos requests?
There is one now for SPRING Photos!
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Post by: jackwv on February 11, 2018, 10:46:11 AM
Bubble thanks, Spring only a dream now but have old photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 12, 2018, 02:18:33 PM
Here, with the weather getting milder, my little balcony garden started to bloom

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 12, 2018, 02:19:45 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 12, 2018, 02:21:39 PM
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 12, 2018, 05:48:13 PM
We had an ice storm last night and when i awoke this morning all the trees were coated with ice. The sun was shining brilliantly and was reflected beautifully on the ice. I had to photograph them before it all melted, although I don't think I captured the full beauty.
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 13, 2018, 10:50:52 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 13, 2018, 10:51:47 AM
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Post by: jackwv on February 13, 2018, 11:01:39 AM
Don that is always a pretty scene with the ice on the branches.   Prefer to see new buds.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 13, 2018, 01:52:23 PM
Great photos, Don.  Thanks for posting them.  When will you get a thaw up there in the great North?

Sue
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Post by: Lindancer on February 13, 2018, 02:24:26 PM
Don, great photos, makes me feel cold just viewing them. WE are having crazy, Day before got up to 55, was warm yesterday and today they say will not make 30.  to morrow in the high 40's again
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 13, 2018, 06:02:52 PM
I think there's a thaw coming on Thursday. It's supposed to go to four degrees above freezing.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 13, 2018, 11:11:47 PM
Gee, Don.  It sounds like you're having a heat wave up your way! 

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2018, 06:05:42 AM
And here we  will be back to winter this shabbat!  Snow predicted to fall on Mt Hermon and the Golan again, while here on the coast it will be stormy. I am not happy!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2018, 07:06:55 AM
Happy Valentine Everyone!


https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/card-shoppe/holidays-birthdays-etc/msg121427/#msg121427 (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/card-shoppe/holidays-birthdays-etc/msg121427/#msg121427)
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Post by: jackwv on February 14, 2018, 02:10:16 PM
Bubble some great cards in your link.   I just play with photos.  Here is one taken several years ago at our little Zoo.    Isn't love great :D

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Post by: Lindancer on February 14, 2018, 06:55:12 PM
Jack, That is so cute :thumbup:



Thanks Bubble for our Valentines :rose:.
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Post by: Shirley on February 14, 2018, 10:26:36 PM
Love the flowers & the huggy donkeys..... my computer is acting up so want to post fast.... here is a sure sign of spring & love  in Kansas, along the Arkansas River.  This is Rossi & her mate & later is Rossi taking her babies to the river after I opened the gate for her.  She had her nest across the street so the babies really struggled to get over the curb.  Rossi was with us for about 8 years, free to live on the river but visited us nearly every day.  I would visit with her on the bank where she seemed relieved to let me watch out for her babies while she slept in the water at my feet.  Sadly the turtles & other wildlife got the babies, one by one, she never had any more that we knew of.  The last few years of her life she spent in our front yard where we put a large clam shell birdbath on the lava rock around the house.  Some days she would just lay in the birdbath, much to the aggravation of the birds, but go down to the river near dark.  The last couple months she couldn't fly so Cas would walk with her down to the water to make sure nothing caught her.

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Post by: FlaJean on February 14, 2018, 11:24:18 PM
I like those donkeys.  Amazing what those apps can do, Jack.

Shirley, such a sweet story and just the right day to post it. ðŸ'•
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 15, 2018, 04:25:33 AM
Great one with the donkeys!
Rossi's story is very touching. I'm glad she had that attention on her old days.
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Post by: jackwv on February 15, 2018, 08:44:17 AM
Shirley, you should write a book with your cats and wild life stories.  How about a slide show?
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Post by: Shirley on February 15, 2018, 09:57:34 AM
Thanks for the comments about Rossi ..... and I have thought about writing about all the critters we raised, been a long line of them, but always seem to have more taking up my time.  I do have photos to go with the ones in later years, but few from when I was little.  Not sure anyone would be interested in a book,  :crazy2:....  I actually did pick up a notebook when in a Walmart parking lot this past year.  Have a drawer full of new ones left behind from "school supplies" but none with me at the time.  Got busy watching the cats & the critters (people) out the RV windows & stopped writing to enjoy the moment.   

Robins are all around this morning, every time I open a door I hear them.  I stepped outside when I heard a flock of geese overhead, sure enough, a huge V of them heading north.  I thought they were acting like they were ready to move earlier this week, the weather has them confused, too.  We are to be 75°  today. May still have the worst of winter ahead, some years are like that.  EDIT:  When the geese are "high in the sky", I've noticed, they are going north or south a long distance, not like flying low, out to the fields for the day. 

Don, every time I scroll past your icy trees I stop to admire.... The only ice I've seen this winter was when out camping the 10th of January & the side of the RV was solid ice & I couldn't get the door open to put the power cord back inside.  Not funny!  But it is so pretty to see the trees sparkle like that.  Thanks.

Gotta get a move on, eye check up today. 
 
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Post by: jackwv on February 18, 2018, 11:27:16 AM
After all the rain and snow, the Ohio River raised to several feet over flood stage.   Fortunately it has crested and damage was limited.   Posting photos taken this morning with photos of  the same area during normal times.

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Post by: jackwv on February 18, 2018, 11:28:09 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 18, 2018, 12:58:39 PM
WOW!
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Post by: Lindancer on February 18, 2018, 02:13:54 PM
Jack beautiful views of the river, but glas there was not to much damage. We had flooding in Riverhead, last week, came up to the back of the stores, but did not do any damage, stopped in time, of going into any stores. Parking lots got hit the worse. thanks for posting.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 18, 2018, 02:35:29 PM
Jack, that picture reminds me of times the Coal River rose where flowing into the Kanawha and the Kanawha into the Ohio down near Huntington.  My school bus couldn't come down the road I lived on and had to drop us off about 3 blocks away from our house.  We lived at the conjunction of the Coal and Kanawha Rivers.

Sue

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Post by: JeanneP on February 18, 2018, 05:48:13 PM
Must have moved the Paddle Boat. Does it often raise like that?
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Post by: Shirley on February 18, 2018, 08:45:38 PM
Love the view, Jack.... and really great photos... camera or phone???   We always look for the paddle boats when going over the river in St.Louis, like another world or step back in time.  I don't want to ride on one, like you disliking high places, I shiver at going over a river on a bridge.  Long as I have my feet on the ground I am satisfied. 

Andy walked down to the river with me yesterday to see the changes in ours, he was shocked.  I tried to tell him that rivers are constantly changing, but doubt if they can change where you are, Jack, is that right?  Looks like your banks are stabilized and even if the water goes over the banks it won't be allowed to fill in with trees, like this one is doing now.  What used to be the bed of the river is now filled with willows & other volunteer trees.  My other son made a clearing to the water & extra space last fall & I am loving the privacy.  Will be happy when the fish come back to my "landing".  It is too shallow for them to stay until it quits freezing.  Hopefully we will get spring rains that brings the water up enough to clear out the dead limbs & stuff.  People hang over the bridge to fish up stream about a quarter of a mile & let their trash fall into the water, it snags on the young trees & stumps left by the beaver.  The channel of water is on the other side where the bank is lined with big stones & a paved bike path wouldn't give seeds a chance to grow.  About every year we get one rain that brings the river over the bike path but the park department maintains fast.  I'd rather be on the "wild side".   
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Post by: Amy on February 20, 2018, 06:12:03 PM
I was lucky one Spring to come across a doe with her twins...I sat watching the fawns play until a car came zooming by :(.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 20, 2018, 06:15:16 PM
Nice photos, Amy
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Post by: Amy on February 20, 2018, 06:19:13 PM
Thank you FlaJean, I love watching the animals at play..
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Post by: Lindancer on February 20, 2018, 07:17:14 PM
Amy. thanks for posting such a gentle picture.
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Post by: jackwv on February 20, 2018, 07:37:25 PM
JeanneP  the Paddle boat had stopped on its way to PIttsburgh.  Normally do not have boats docked  here.    We are fortunate and the Ohio River usually stays in its banks.

Amy Love the photos of the young does.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2018, 08:49:52 AM
Just for the memories of it:
A photo in Canada two years ago : our dear Pat Scott Holbach, me and Don.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2018, 08:52:03 AM
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This afternoon, Don relaxing in Israel :)
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 24, 2018, 09:15:10 AM
Still catching up on my sleep but basking in the warmth and love of my Israeli home. This picture was taken yesterday following our Shabbat meal.

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Post by: Amy on February 24, 2018, 09:29:22 AM
Bubble ,the photos are priceless!!! Just looking at your smiles ,know that your hearts are smiling too. Thank you Don and Bubble for sharing these precious moments with us..
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Post by: Shirley on February 24, 2018, 09:55:18 AM
Darling photos of the fawns, Jean.... where this the pics go????  EDIT:  When I scrolled back while typing the post, did not find your babies or links.... they are back now!

Don & Bubble, it is a pleasure to see your happy faces (and that cute young man in the background).  At "our" age or any age, I am a believer that bringing joy into our lives and others adds years to our time on earth.  I am sure God is delighted with two of his special people.  Enjoy & share photos! 


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Post by: Joy on February 24, 2018, 10:54:25 AM
Don, so glad you arrived safe and sound.  So nice to see both of your happy faces.  And, also that little cutie in the background. (Although he isn't so little anymore)   Looking forward to more pictures of your travels about the area. 

Joy
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2018, 11:01:13 AM
Don...
...glad you arrived safely and in one piece...Once your body adapts to the travel and time difference I shall be looking forwards to your photos spent together..
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Post by: Sandy on February 24, 2018, 11:05:04 AM
Great Pictures Don and Et.....

Enjoy every minute!

Sandy
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Post by: angelface555 on February 24, 2018, 12:00:48 PM
Wonderful photos of you too back together again and always a pleasure to see Aviv! I am so very sorry, Bubble to see you so averse to frogs!.....
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Post by: JeanneP on February 24, 2018, 12:02:35 PM
Great photo .now I thought ta Don leaving in March. Are these last years?
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 24, 2018, 12:08:12 PM
JeanneP, go back a couple of posts and you'll see that Don arrived this year.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on February 24, 2018, 12:19:25 PM
Wonderful photos, Bubbles and Don.  A long trip to travel but love makes it all worthwhile.
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Post by: Shirley on February 24, 2018, 01:19:58 PM
  :dontknow::booboo: :dontknow:  Sorry, Amy, I see it was you & not Jean that watched the fawns.  I wish we could have some around here but too much traffic.  I saw tracks years ago & even the wild turkey, but not a safe place for wildlife, even the feral cats.
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Post by: Lindancer on February 24, 2018, 01:20:47 PM
Beautiful pictures, Don glad you arrived safe and sound, but of course tired.  Know you both will be up  and around, enjoying your visits around Israel. 
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Post by: JeanneP on February 24, 2018, 05:27:12 PM
Thanks Bubble.  Now My hair same colour as your but I keep trying to get a photo showing but will not show. I give in. Just get fatter cheeks. See that don has taken over the easy chair. Looks rested now....That is a long trip

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Post by: Radioman34 on February 28, 2018, 10:39:00 AM
I haven't quite shaken the jet lag as yet, but I'm gradually coming around. So this morning we ventured dowtown to the city square where preparations are in progress for the celebration of Purim. I dropped in to one of the stores I frequented last year and was welcomed back warmly, and the first question was would I appear in my Santa costume again, to which I responded in the affirmative. Our outing of course included a pause for cappucino, hot chocolate and croissants and quality time basking in the   Mediterranean sun [attachimg=1]

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Post by: Radioman34 on February 28, 2018, 10:40:12 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 28, 2018, 10:48:53 AM
As you can see, strollers are not always used for babies.

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Post by: SCFSue on February 28, 2018, 11:10:36 AM
Don, I loved the photos and know you and Bubble are having a great time.  The doggies are cute, but look rather spoiled!  How long will you be able to visit?

Sue
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Post by: Radioman34 on February 28, 2018, 11:16:44 AM
I am staying the maximum available: 3 months
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Post by: jackwv on February 28, 2018, 11:18:41 AM
Sorry, must have dropped reminders for this, my favorite discussion.  Don and Bubble, great to see you together again, and keep the photos coming.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 28, 2018, 11:52:55 AM
Don...
...I hope you placed your order for your bring home souvenirs, those cute couple of doggies... :dancingdog:
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Post by: angelface555 on February 28, 2018, 12:05:58 PM
Wonderful photos of the two of you out and about! I envy you that Mediterranean sun! Enjoy your time together!
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 28, 2018, 12:52:49 PM
Don, great pictures of you and Bubble.  We are having sunshine today, but I know we are not as warm as you are there.  Cute little doggies. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 28, 2018, 12:59:55 PM
From lindancer Gloria de

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Post by: JeanneP on February 28, 2018, 01:18:08 PM
Don. You are looking well rested already. Enjoy the next 3 months. Look forward to lots of photo's.
That just staying a set time must be in all countries now. I think the US have cut to less. I know one friend whose sons father is Italian. Use to come about 3 times a year. Now only allowed 1 month a year. Boy just now goes to Italy for the summer.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 28, 2018, 01:41:44 PM
Wonderful photos.  Would like to have the latte and croissant.  Adorable dogs that look loved.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 28, 2018, 01:55:56 PM
Gloria, now I feel cold looking at your snowy photo!

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Post by: FlaJean on February 28, 2018, 02:25:20 PM
This big Chinese Fringe is a few blocks from us.  Took the photo from the car.

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Post by: Amy on February 28, 2018, 02:52:56 PM
Fla Jean that tree is beautiful!!! I can't wait to see our Flowering Crab tree this year, hope it is full of blossoms.

Jack ,thank you there was Mom and her twins, Mom was off in the bush keeping an eye on her babies.

Shirley, n/p I could have sat for hours watching those two play.Doesn't take much to amuse me. :)

Gloria De love your new avatar..and you may please keep your snow. We are down in places to bare ground here. I know we will pay dearly for this beautiful weather we are having right now.

Don/Bubble love the photos and the one of the pooches too. What is the temperature there now?

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Post by: Lindancer on February 28, 2018, 02:54:34 PM
Jean, is that a tree or a bush. Just beautiful

Bubble you and Don look great together.  thanks again for posting

Patricia, now you see why I got frighten when Taffy got out the front door, I am that close to the road, and some people do not drive slow.
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Post by: Shirley on February 28, 2018, 05:56:21 PM
I am so tired I thought I'd better sit down or might trip over my tongue.  Been busy ALL day, mostly working with the RV (gas & slide out to clean & put "stuff" back in for the next trip.  Gave it a head to toe wash on the outside, that is a chore and then watered the little trees we planted last summer.  SO dry.  Picked up my new glasses, not quite what I ordered but will try for a while.

Your new avatar is really nice Gloria de...... We would love to have had your snow... now the word is the "winter wheat" is dying in some areas around here, from lack of moisture.

Don & Bubble, such great photos, you do make all of us happy as we join in your hugs & smiles. 

Jean, I know you have good weather but really, that is almost unbelievably beautiful!!!  Here we are with our brown grass & a few buds starting to swell up and tips of the jonquils peaking out of the ground, and they will probably freeze, too early for blooms.
   
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Post by: jackwv on February 28, 2018, 06:27:00 PM
Took my almost, daily walk to day.  Great to have a companion that always wears a smile.

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Post by: angelface555 on February 28, 2018, 07:44:05 PM
Jean, lovely tree! I have never heard of that variety.

Gloria, you are right to keep Taffly safely inside.

Jack, Mimi always is charming!
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Post by: Lindancer on February 28, 2018, 08:10:50 PM
Jack, what a lovely picture of your beautiful companion.

Amy, that was the snow we got when they said we would only get a dusting. :o
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Post by: jackwv on February 28, 2018, 08:15:34 PM
Gloria thank you, and she loves people.  When we walk she wants to visit everyone then sits and lets them pet her.  Kids love her since she does not jump, just sits and lets them feel her ears and pet her head and she never licks their face.  My only problem is getting her away to continue our walk.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 01, 2018, 02:43:44 AM
Lindancer...
...similar to our this mornings snow scene...it has finally reached here...

Flajean...
...a very pretty tree, a name I have not heard of before...

Jack wv...
...now is it my imagination but does Mimi look fatter to me? if so, you must be feeding her well...or maybe time for the groomers to shed some of her fur...she does look very cuddle-able, I could give her one of my cuddles quite easily...I love your choice of setting...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2018, 04:05:08 AM
big Chinese Fringe is a real treat for the eyes!

Mimi is adorable, I wish I was nearer...
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Post by: jackwv on March 01, 2018, 07:21:54 AM
Hope Mimi has not gained weight.  See the Vet next week. She had just had a good brushing out by a groomer and I do not have them trim, I like the long feathers.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 01, 2018, 12:02:25 PM
Most gardening nurseries call the Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum Chinense var. rubrum) a bush.  They can grow up to 10 feet tall.  Our neighbor in Ocala had several but kept them trimmed and they didn’t flower.  The flowers are a delicate fringe of pinkâ€"very pretty.

Jack, I Always enjoy seeing photos of Mimi.  What a sweet girl.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 01, 2018, 01:03:17 PM
Thanks, Jean, it is a very large, tall "Bush."
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Post by: Shirley on March 01, 2018, 03:33:30 PM
If I could only find a sweet girl like Mimi I would jump at the chance!  You think Mimi would tolerate cats?  I would have a hard time getting anything done if I had a Mimi to hug and walk.   :smitten:

Tiger was so upset with me she hid out this morning .... didn't show up for breakfast until nearly noon!!!  Tom & Callie had their breakfast & went on outside before 9:00 am and to tell the truth, I was getting concerned about Tiger but afraid to go search.  They have the run of the basement, lots of rooms down there, plus the family room/kitchen, utility room & bathroom off that... so too many places to hide.  I know she heard me call, I even whistled.... she was pouting.  She likes to sleep by my head ON my pillow or crook of my arm.... that is okay in the RV but I don't get a sound sleep like that.  Old LaurenKat had that "prime" position in the RV so Tiger was jealous.  Tom always has preferred to back up to my legs so between the two, I don't move all night, or sleep sound. 

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Post by: jackwv on March 01, 2018, 05:47:31 PM
Shirley when I went to look at Mimi she was surrounded by adult goldens and two cats.  I had one cat up behind my shoulder and scratching for attention.  I would pet her and when I stopped she would scratch again for attention.  I loved it and would keep on scratching.  Mimi does the same thing, and apparently got along with cats.
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Post by: SCFSue on March 02, 2018, 10:51:00 AM
Jean, I keep my lorapetalum cut back to about 5 feet tall.  Taller than that and I can't trim it myself.  It's in full bloom already which is strange as we've had the coldest winter since I moved up here in 2004!  It usually doesn't start blooming until late march.

Sue
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 03, 2018, 04:38:23 AM
On Friday Bubble and I ventured to the jam-packed city square to take part in the Shoshan Purim  celebrations, and what gorgeous day it was! Thousands of people converged on the centre, and Bubble in her Santa hat and I in in full Santa regalia were warmly greeted. Security was, as expected, high, but the security personnel were in good spirits and occasionally posed for selfies. One striking photo I took was of a mom and her daughters, the children in their costumes and she in her army uniform fully armed with an automatic weapon.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 03, 2018, 05:09:16 AM
Bubble is definitely ready for her closeup!

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Post by: Radioman34 on March 03, 2018, 05:11:20 AM
This young gentleman is carrying the Torah Scrolls.  What he is wearing represents the covering  for the Torah. The Torah itself would have a crown on each end, and he is wearing the crown. This is a very creative costume.

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Post by: Radioman34 on March 03, 2018, 05:37:49 AM
A basketball game with legs

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 03, 2018, 06:31:02 AM
Don...
...oh is it that time of year already?...I know as we get older time goes by so quickly...Humour aside...you are back doing what you enjoy doing the most...donning your Santa Costume and putting smiles on children's faces...Bubble, it is good seeing you getting into the costume spirit too...
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 03, 2018, 06:45:12 AM
Such happy pictures.  Don, you're not quite as tall as the person on stilts, but you gave it a good try!

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on March 03, 2018, 09:36:59 AM
Don and Bubble, a great set of photos.  Shame the need for all that security,but see they joined in.  Loved the pose of the little one in white in the last photo. 
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 03, 2018, 10:53:57 AM
Jack the same thing about security crossed my mind as well. I have several pictures showing service personnel  with their families, fully armed. It's a shame that it has come to this.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 03, 2018, 12:23:05 PM
Lovely and interesting photos Don. I found myself both angered and charmed by them. The idea of killing or harming innocent people for some obscure ideal is unimaginable for me.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 03, 2018, 12:56:12 PM
Don and Bubble just loved your very interesting pictures.  You both look great. also seem like you are having good weather.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 03, 2018, 02:21:53 PM
Great show Don. Looks like a great day.  I remember a few years ago landing in Manchester Airport and seeing the soldiers armed in all parts of the A/P. Felt bad thinking UK needed that. But now I think that is what is needed. Better security no matter what it looks like. Israel seems to have one of the best.
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Post by: Gloria on March 03, 2018, 04:37:04 PM
DON & BUBBLE   wonderful photos. Great that you can be there at this time, Don. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: Amy on March 05, 2018, 12:59:16 PM
Jack, I found Mimi.......scroll to the bottom of this page..enjoy the music also :)

http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Sentimental_Journey.html
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on March 05, 2018, 01:22:05 PM
Amy that was a beautiful production and yes the Golden looks like my Mimi.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 05, 2018, 02:54:54 PM
Amy. That was a great show. I regret now years ago cancelling out on a trip to Tenneriff One of the Canary Island. Was a trip to a large Bird Sanctuary as I was a Parrot breeder back then and it is one of the largest. The week before we had to leave there was a bad Air Wreck. About 179 killed. Was bad weather and went into a Montain. Sort of turned the club of going. But then also there was a ban of Parrots been shipped into the USA.
And the trip was through a bird importer in Chicago . He was out of business then. Most his came from these Islands.   
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Post by: Carol on March 06, 2018, 06:54:41 PM
Bubble and Don:  Great pictures - Bubble, you have the sweetest smile.  It looks very safe in Israel!

Jack:  Goldens are so great.  We have great family stories about our Golden.  Sad day here as middle son had his dog put to sleep - Loki (Norse God of Mischief).

Gloria:  It was nice to see snow in the hills.  The Rocky Mountains are so low in snow depth that it could be a serious problem. 

Callie:  Nice that everything is safe in your house once more.

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Post by: jackwv on March 06, 2018, 07:35:27 PM
Carol I am hooked on Goldens, have had 4 over 40 years, all females.   Have had the experience 3 times, of having to put them to sleep.  Thought with Jessie, I would not repeat, but Mimi is a joy and hope we have a few years together.
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 07, 2018, 08:14:06 PM
At the bottom of Amy's link a couple of posts back ( http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Sentimental_Journey.html )  there are three more links. Give them a shot.  Some interesting and entertaining stuff.
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Post by: SCFSue on March 08, 2018, 11:48:02 AM
Rammel, thanks for including the link to Amy's posts.  When I was a kid (still in grammar school, my Dad's grown up cousin would take my sisters and me to the local newsstand a little after noon on Saturday when she had her afternoon off.  She'd buy us a comic book each (had to be Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, or Archie) and a song lyric paper back.  We all sang in church choirs at a young age and we knew the lyrics and melodies to every song on the hit parade.  I still remember lots of them.

Here in Alabama on Saturday nights at 10:00 p.m. there is a program on our local public broadcasting station that plays 40's dance tunes.  Before I go to bed I turn on the program and dance by myself--and am so happy that I can do that!

Kind of silly, but still lots of fun!
Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on March 08, 2018, 01:26:21 PM
Sue, do you remember Fred Astaire in “Royal Wedding” dancing with the hat rack?  I love that movie scene!
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 08, 2018, 11:34:02 PM
Hopefully this is the place to post this.  This tree is in front of my house and has grown quite a bit in recent years. This is during one of our latest Nor-Easters. Everything in sight had a similar coating of snow on it.  The snow makes for a beautiful sight, but there are still thousands of people without power.  We were lucky to have no outage here and only a few limbs fall from trees.  Pic taken with a Motorola Cell Phone at night.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 09, 2018, 02:48:54 AM
Rammel...
...I have got one just like that, taken one day last week when "sunny" Dorset was literally covered in snow...They called it The Beast from the East meets Storm Emma...makes me marvel at how our trees survive...but they do, they are our wonders of the earth...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 09, 2018, 06:53:57 AM
How lovely!  It looks like a blooming tree. I'd love to have the snow without the cold...
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Post by: SCFSue on March 09, 2018, 08:46:59 AM
After 6 winters in Brunswick, Maine, with 2 little boys inside with 4-5 feet of snow covering everything and in the last winter another little boy and hubby away during the storms, I am not very fond of snow!  It's lovely to look at but a real b***h to shovel!  My husband was a Navy pilot and the squadron was frequently somewhere in Europe during the worst weather.

However, like most military wives we learned to suck it up and do what needed to be done!

Sue
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Post by: jackwv on March 09, 2018, 09:30:22 AM
Rick that is a beautiful photo, and it does look like it is in bloom.  Would like to see a photo of it when it is blooming.
We missed the snow the last few days, just a dusting. 
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Post by: angelface555 on March 09, 2018, 10:56:04 AM
Rick, that is certainly a familiar sight here. In February, we had several rolling blackouts due to heavy snowfall and freezing rain.

Jean, I watched a young Fred Astaire last night on Youtube. He was the mystery guest for a nineteen fifties show of "What's My Line." that was on from 1951 through I believe 1975. It is re-shown on Youtube now and fascinates me. I watched Eleanore Roosevelt stump the panel, watched a youthful George Burns and Gracie and a very young Betty White. While I remember seeing the show, I didn't remember the particulars.
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 09, 2018, 11:34:09 AM
The tree is a Red Maple and it does not bloom/flower. It just sits there looking good :)  I used to shape it and prune it to keep it small but when it got over 5' I gave up. Now I let it go and only cut what grows out over the street. This tree started from seedlings that I pilfered from the cemetery where our family plot is. 
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Post by: jackwv on March 09, 2018, 11:44:11 AM
Rick thanks, I should have said - when the leaves come out.  The Red Maple is beautiful and does not need flowers.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 09, 2018, 11:56:32 AM
Rammel, that is certainly a pretty tree, especially covered with the snow.  We have mostly the Japanese Maple trees here.  The leaves also are red but don’t grow so big as Red Maples.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 09, 2018, 03:58:28 PM
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5 year old great grandson loves those cars.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 09, 2018, 04:24:51 PM
FlaJean...
...firstly I have got to say, just how much he looks like you...comparing his photo with your avatar photo...
I can see from his stance and his expression, that that car is going to be his one day... :thumbup:
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Post by: Lindancer on March 09, 2018, 06:36:02 PM
Rammel, I Like your picture, I know what you mean about covered trees during storm. I just sent a couple of photos to Patricia to post for me. She and Bubble are both big helps to me, cause I have no idea what I am doing.

Jean, love the picture of your g. grand. Boy! that is really a bright red
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 09, 2018, 07:20:12 PM
Jack , FlaJean - I have a feeling that at least in general Red Maple and Japanese Maple are the same thing. However, I'm no expert in these matters  :)   There are some around here with a more lacy leaf.  I'll dig out a pic I took in the fall before the leaves dropped.  It now blots out the house across the street as seen from our front door.

Lindancer - I'm waiting to see the pic's you sent to Pat.  This last couple of weeks have been rough on our trees. Looks like the storms have singled us out recently. Bet Jack doesn't miss the snow and wind.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 09, 2018, 07:41:05 PM
I told Gloria that her photos reminded me of early February here when we had tons of fresh snow between bouts of frozen rain

This is a view of her house from the road. These were taken during the recent nor'easter.


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Post by: angelface555 on March 09, 2018, 07:43:45 PM
Another view of her front yard.

Posting for Gloria



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Post by: angelface555 on March 09, 2018, 07:45:35 PM
Bird Feeders in snow.

Posting for Gloria.


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Post by: RAMMEL on March 09, 2018, 08:17:56 PM
That's about how everything here looked.  I couldn't get a shot that good.  I think the sun/light source was not good for the camera.
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 09, 2018, 08:21:37 PM
Jack - Here's that tree last October 14. Not as red as it is at times.

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Post by: jackwv on March 09, 2018, 08:48:26 PM
Thanks Pat for the beautiful photos from Gloria.   Jean I am more impressed with your great grandson than the car.   I have only one grandchild and she just turned 25.
Rick. a pretty tree.  We had a Japanese Blood leaf in our front yard that I loved.  It died, I decided not to plant another, they were so slow growing.   Big mistake, it would now be full grown.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 09, 2018, 08:56:53 PM
Jean, you have a very good looking grandson. He's very self-assured looking for his age. I was trying to figure out if he was taller than most or if the cars were smaller?

Rick, I played around a bit with lighting and noise removal in my PSP Program for your evening photo.



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Post by: JeanneP on March 09, 2018, 09:28:57 PM
FLJean.  Your grandson has good taste in cars for a 5 year old. Tell him to start saving his money now if he want to a A "Austin Martin" they were always my dream car. See more in UK and US I think. Reds are the best. 
Some of those photo of the trees with snow on them. So pretty sights. It is bad that snow falls looks beautiful but so cold. We really have not had a pretty snow fall this year. Just cold and rain
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 09, 2018, 11:20:12 PM
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Rick, I played around a bit with lighting and noise removal in my PSP Program for your evening photo.

Your mod seems to make it stand out more (to me).  I saved your copy and put both up on my screen to compare.  Fun to mes with them.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 10, 2018, 02:05:07 AM
Sharpening, white balance and a bit of noise removal.  :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 10, 2018, 03:30:54 AM
which sharpening did you use? High pass usually makes it a little lighter and looks good, better than unsharp mask.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 10, 2018, 07:31:04 AM
It was not a good day for pictures. A misty fog permeated the atmosphere which wasn't so bad because most of the shots were indoors anyway. The first shot is of the prophet Elijha taken in the grotto where legend has it he slept and from whence he ascended to heaven in a chariot of fire. This prophet is much venerated by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and in fact at the Seder table at the begining of Passover there is place set for him on the off chance he might drop in.
The grotto is in the Stella Maris Cathedral on Mount Carmel and is located underneath the main altar of the cathedral.I posted a picture to try and illustrate the layout.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 10, 2018, 07:34:54 AM
Here are the grotto and above it the main altar where mass is celebrated
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 10, 2018, 07:40:08 AM
This a shot of the ceiling.  Incidentally the congregants attending mass are on the lower level looking up.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 10, 2018, 08:08:06 AM
This is a monument built to honour the fallen troops of Naploleon. It is just outside the front door of the monastery
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Post by: Shirley on March 10, 2018, 08:56:39 AM
What a treat to come see photos!!!  Seems I have been so busy with house maintenance (fences, well, etc) I haven't had time to come on my own but "rode over on Don's link in the Soda Shoppe"..... thank you, Don.  Love seeing the pictures of such interesting history.  Thanks for the details.... hope you don't mind if I copy & send to my kids?  I'll wait for your answer. Fantastic photos!

Beautiful photos of the snow from you, Rick, Gloria de & Patricia.... We haven't had any this year (SO dry), but I do have a photo of my house from across the river some years ago, all frosty like that.

Neat to have a tree you started, Rick.  We have a sweet gum in the front yard that I grew in a pot & transplanted into bigger pots until it found a spot in the yard.... It is the one causing trouble with roots getting into the well & I may have to kill it.  At the time I wondered why my husband was planting so close to the well, he was always careful about not wanting roots near the sprinklers.  I have a small maple volunteer that I had my sons transplant last year, think it is a hard maple with the pointy leaves instead of the rounded ends? 

Patricia, beautiful job you did with PSP.  I have the original version on my old computer with Vista but can't get the later version set up with this Windows 10.  Can't remember who "walked me through" setting up the work space & I even got through 2 of the Steps programs but forgot everything I knew.  Glenn Curtis with his morphs etc., was how I got interested.  Bubble is still the talk of my family, how she put together some photos of my gr-mother that died when my mother was 7.  Photos never seen by any of the family.

Thanks to all posting, made my day!  Shirley

Jean, just scrolled back & remembered I didn't mention your gr-son... he looks so much like my oldest great grand!  Neat car but extra cute kid.  We had a Hillman Minx when we lived in England, bought from one of the AF guys that was coming back to the States. He had ordered it with American steering wheel side but couldn't afford to bring it back, he said.  We discovered it had many problems & no way to repair.  Had to rock it to start.... I drove the first year on my American driver's license but decided not to take the test to drive after that, gas was rationed because of the Suez Crisis.
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Post by: jackwv on March 10, 2018, 09:29:20 AM
Don thanks for the great set of photos and your commentary.  Noted the sign that the guides were to hold their explanations outside.  It would be impressive to visit in silence.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 10, 2018, 09:33:29 AM
Don, wonderful pictures, thanks for posting.
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Post by: Joy on March 10, 2018, 09:36:35 AM
Good morning.   I had to just make a comment on all  the wonderful pictures since I last looked in here.

Beautiful pictures of Gloria and Rammel's yards.  Snow pictures are very pretty, and glad we didn't get that much snow this  last storm that came up the coast.

And, very impressive pictures from Don.  It must give people a very spiritual l feeling to be able to attend Mass in the grotto church.   Would love to see it in person.  Looking forward to more interesting pictures from Don. 

And, Jean, your grandson is so cute,.  I can imagine he is hoping that some day he can have a car like that.  A real cutie !!!

Have a good day.

Joy
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 10, 2018, 09:40:33 AM
Thanks for your kind responses to my posts. Shirley I would be honoured to share my pictures and posts. I'd send you an autograph if I knew how :D
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Post by: FlaJean on March 10, 2018, 10:27:05 AM
Enjoyed all the photos so much.  Love those snow scenes but glad I can just look.  Had enough snow in years gone by.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 10, 2018, 10:38:03 AM
Don, very interesting pictures of a place I'll never see.  I'm looking forward to more.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on March 10, 2018, 11:20:18 AM
Don, what wonderful pictures. Looking forward to more.
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Post by: SCFSue on March 10, 2018, 12:38:02 PM
Jean, I'm with you on enjoying the snowy pictures, but I sure don't miss it!  Six years of snow that covered most of our homes in Maine was enough.

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on March 10, 2018, 12:38:45 PM
Bubble, now you tell me! :(     I used the sharpening, some tonal adjustments and tweaked the white balance. I think I used noise removal before the tonal changes but had to go back and resharpen. I first tried the smart fix, but each time I tweaked a setting, the program changed everything else that I didn't want.

Don, your photos are amazing! To be able to see the work of artists hundreds of years ago and then be able to show it to us, thousands of miles away is beautiful!



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Post by: Shirley on March 10, 2018, 07:35:06 PM
Thank you, Don.... you can always sign the photos!!   :thumbup:  I love history and found England fascinating.... but even deeper roots and feelings for where you are right now.  How I envy you!  Bubble, it is a dream world you live in, we are impressed with 100 year old places and buildings.  Thanks for sharing......NOT just an expression!
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 10, 2018, 08:03:25 PM
Bubble & Pat
Just a FWIW  -  That pic was taken at night with the available light from a street light.  Those lights are LED lights and quite white compared to the older streetlights.  The camera was a Motorola Android Phone.  Those phones have quite a selections of settings.

Don - Great Pic's.  I always enjoy pics of old Churches, Cathedrals, and the like.  On the rare occasions that I go into New York City I usually spend some time looking up at the varied ornate tops of buildings.  I see much of it as lost art.
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Post by: Shirley on March 10, 2018, 10:22:49 PM
Rick, I'm glad to see you mention the LED street lights..... I've been saying that about the ones in our neighborhood but nobody else seems to have noticed.  To my eyes they are totally different. 
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 10, 2018, 11:26:55 PM
Shirley,
Our whole City was converted to the LED lights. Several homes around here have outdoor or security lights that are LEDs.  I dislike them. They provide a very bright, but HARSH light.  While they appear white, I wonder how much of the color spectrum they really produce.
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Post by: Amy on March 11, 2018, 06:20:04 AM
Don, thoroughly enjoyed your photos, especially the ones of the church. What a walk back in history to be able to see all the ornate work done with the tools at hand and heavy labour.

Rick, thank you for pointing out the extra urls for others to see on Whispers. Enjoyed your snow covered tree and Patricia did a lovely job on lightening it up! After the last snow fall  trees here were dressed in the same white lace.

Gloria, you did get a fair amount of snow!!I have to admit it looks so pretty :) Love the one with all the coloured birdhouses.

Jean, your grandson is a sweetheart!!!You have a car buff in the making there and a heart stealer too.
 
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 11, 2018, 09:52:51 AM
Thinking of our friends in wintery North America as we bask on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean.
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Post by: jackwv on March 11, 2018, 10:04:02 AM
Don and Bubble.  It is going up to 40 today and sunshine.  During my visit to the park today I will think of the two of you and that photo.
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Post by: JaneS on March 11, 2018, 11:32:21 AM
I'm going to attempt to put that right out of my mind.  It's 29º here today and more snow predicted for Tuesday! 
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Post by: angelface555 on March 11, 2018, 01:35:33 PM
Jack & Jane, we have had since late January and through at least March sixteenth, bouts of heavy, humid snow interspersed with freezing rain. It has been as everywhere else, a strange, unusual winter!

Bubble and Don, Now you're just taunting us! :)

Perhaps we'll all move out there en masse!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 11, 2018, 01:37:31 PM
You are all very welcome! We would be delighted to share the sights with you :)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 11, 2018, 01:53:29 PM
Everyone, on your mark...pack!


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Post by: JeanneP on March 11, 2018, 02:52:38 PM
I am on my way. Got to see some Ocean and get some sun.
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Post by: Joy on March 11, 2018, 02:55:02 PM
I will be right with you all.  Looks just beautiful !  Although we have sunshine today, it is still cold and more bad weather is predicted for this week.

I heard Kathy Lee Gifford  talking the other day about her trips to Israel and she said it is one of the safest places to go.  That was so nice to hear. 

Joy
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Post by: Amy on March 11, 2018, 04:43:49 PM
Joy, my bags are packed, I will join you..look at the beautiful blue sky!! Plus the cuddly couple making it all so inviting..
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Post by: Shirley on March 11, 2018, 10:37:24 PM
Count me in!  Love to visit & love that photo of our favorite young couple~~ :smitten:

We've had some really warm weather lately... in the mid 70s the last couple days.  Bitter wind blowing today, everyone griping.  Looked out the kitchen window to see this robin just sitting & thinking, all "foofed out" trying to keep warm.  Had such a scowl on it's face I just had to share.  The robin we raised & had nests around our house for 8 years had the white feathers around her eyes, we always liked to think some of her babies are still around. I couldn't get the online resizer to work and too lazy to go downstairs to use PSP, so thanks to Jack for resizing for me. 


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Post by: jackwv on March 11, 2018, 10:47:34 PM
Sorry, I would not get on a boat, and have not been in a plane for 40 years, call me chicken.   I will just have to follow the photos.

Shirley your robin friend looks well fed, believe it is just worried about the cat lady and her friends.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 12, 2018, 12:16:59 PM
Shirley, such a good photo of the Robinâ€"such detail!  We missed seeing the Robins since moving to Niceville.  They used to stop in our area of Ocala for a couple of days in the spring when they were on their way north.

We saw a Carolina Chickadee go into one of our Bluebird houses a couple of times this morning.  Hope it is setting up house for a family?
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Post by: Shirley on March 12, 2018, 12:55:43 PM
Thanks, Jean.... we have a yard full of robins & see many different "clans" of them come & go during migration.  Some are pale compared with these that are here all summer (& sometimes winter). This photo was taken through the kitchen window (double Andersen windows) plus the dark tinted, extra thick storm window.  I'm always surprised how clear photos are through 3 layers.  I had photos of a Carolina Chickadee last spring, sitting on a little tree near the corner of the garage.  I've seen them off & on but don't know much about them.  The man that used to live across the street had wren houses & fed all kinds of birds (and squirrels).  He kept big bags of food in their garage. Bet the critters are missing him this year.  He passed away & wife went into nursing home, they had a real wildlife sanctuary in their back yard, all wildflowers & plants the birds liked.  Like you, I love watching wildlife.

Jack, I would take that plane ride to Israel but don't think anyone will let me travel with cats.  I'll have to wait for a bridge.
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Post by: Amy on March 13, 2018, 07:23:33 AM
Shirley, had to giggle at the look on the robin. Great photo of him/her! We have robins here but we also have a lot of snow too, no idea of what they are eating. Our Mountain Ash and Crab apple trees are bare of fruit so I put out some dried cranberries for them.
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Post by: Shirley on March 13, 2018, 07:45:26 AM
Amy,  when we had the mother robin building nests all around our house, I put out cooked scrambled hamburger & scrambled eggs and she would drop down out of the tree, fill her beak & go feed the kids.  She would play catch with Cas if he sat in the pool area & tossed small bites of bread in the air.  She raised 3 sets of babies each year for 7 or 8 years. I put out the colored Easter grass in a metal basket on the porch after I caught her pulling at it one day & discovered she was weaving it into her nests... had the most colorful nests in the neighborhood!  The first time she came back from migration the snow was on the ground & I felt sorry for her since they don't eat seeds.... caught her eating the food I put out for the baby ducks we raised from an abandoned nest.
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Post by: Amy on March 13, 2018, 05:50:36 PM
Shirley, thank you, I shall try putting eggs and hamburg out for them. I hope we soon see green grass again here.
I have kept the hair from both the Golden and Border Collie to put out later when the birds start to build their nests. Fun to find the nests and see Golden hair in them :)
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 17, 2018, 04:36:13 AM
When we finished our visit to Haifa and Mount Caramel we journeyed on to Akk0. This is a city with a history that includes the deep involvement of the Romans, Knights Templar and the formidable Muslims. We did not spend as much time as we had hoped and curtailed our visit because navigating the cobblestone streets with a walker was bit of a challenge. That's why we only have a few photos of our time there.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 17, 2018, 04:39:55 AM
And now we are off to the beach!
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Post by: Shirley on March 17, 2018, 07:25:21 AM
Such interesting photos, Don, makes me shiver thinking about the many years of history those cobblestone paths hold.  How I would love to see and touch those walls.  Beautiful colors in the photos, what camera do you use?   Many, many thanks for letting us look through your eyes and to you, Bubble for sharing your world.  You both are a blessing to all of us that will never get to visit. Shirley

I'm packed & right behind you, Patricia, wouldn't get any sleep with so much to see............!
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Post by: Sandy on March 17, 2018, 11:28:15 AM
Thanks for those pictures!   
It is too back that you can't get around
easily  so that you could get to see more. 

I am enjoying all of the pictures

Sandy
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Post by: FlaJean on March 17, 2018, 11:35:42 AM
Bubbles and Don, I love all the photos, especially the ones of the historical places.  Reminds me of our tour of similar places in Morocco.
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Post by: jackwv on March 17, 2018, 11:41:57 AM
Bubble and Don, your photos are fascinating.   You are so fortunate to be able to get around, and together.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 17, 2018, 02:37:21 PM
I agree with everyone! I am fascinated by the history and the photos that allow us to marvel; especially for me, that last one!

Hurry up Shirley, I'm saving you a seat!  :thumbup:

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Post by: Lindancer on March 17, 2018, 05:19:40 PM
Bubble and Don, thank you for those wonderful and interesting photos
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Post by: Joy on March 17, 2018, 06:02:20 PM
Nice pictures,  Don.  I have to agree with you that some places are just so hard to navigate with a walker,  that it isn't worth trying to maneuver your way around.  Our little town has a farmer's market in the summer and it is held on the Fired Department' grounds, which is all grass.  There are so many humps and bumps and little holes that I don't even try to go anymore. Just wears me out trying to get over that kind of ground with my walker. I even bought a new one with the bigger wheels, and that doesn't work either.  So, sometimes, you just have to accept the fact that we can't always get to where we would like to go.  Cobblestones and bricks are very difficult to get over and cracked sidewalks, too. 

But, I do think you and Bubble get around to a lot of nice places. 

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on March 17, 2018, 09:54:37 PM
Dan and Bubble. Such a interesting time you are having. I bet those street stone are even walking on even without having to use a Walker.
My Elder brother was in Haifi for about 2 years then went back a couple of times. Use to tell me all about it.
Keep on having fun. Just get enough rest along the way.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 19, 2018, 05:29:19 AM
Good morning to our friends in North America. Enjoy a bowl of Israeli oatmeal to start your day; directions included.  And in case you were wondering, Quakers don't wear kippas. LOL
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Post by: jackwv on March 19, 2018, 09:40:33 AM
Don I know that Quaker, but unable to read the directions. :)
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 19, 2018, 11:12:09 AM
Jack, it's the fine print. As you know it's almost impossible to read it.  lol
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 19, 2018, 11:35:00 AM
We next spent some time in Tel Aviv in the German Colony. This part of the city dates back to the time of the Templars, but wasn't  actively populated until the 1700s, although the architecture is purportedly Germanic.
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Post by: jackwv on March 19, 2018, 11:54:32 AM
Quote from: Radioman34 on March 19, 2018, 11:12:09 AM
Jack, it's the fine print. As you know it's almost impossible to read it.  lol

I also thought your photo and the printing was backwords.   Guess not. :)
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 19, 2018, 01:10:13 PM
The area abounds in beautiful parks in lovely settings.
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Post by: Sandy on March 19, 2018, 01:43:01 PM
Great Pictures !!!!! 
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Post by: jackwv on March 19, 2018, 02:33:46 PM
Wonderful, keep them coming.
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Post by: Shirley on March 19, 2018, 03:15:37 PM
Before I forget to mention, Don, one time I was eating Quaker cold cereal & as I lifted my spoon I realized that sugar coated lump was a BUG that had been dried into the cereal.  Never bought that kind again but did put the coated bug on a paper towel to dry and into an envelope and mailed back to Quaker with the note, "Now I know what that Quaker man was smiling about".  The bug didn't get into the box anywhere but the factory because it was cooked into the sugar coating.  Never did hear back from them. 

Love all the photos and can't get over how different what YOU see is to what we've read about and see in the news.  What a wonderful place........  So nice to see how happy your days are.  :smitten:

Patricia, I'm on my way!  I know you won't mind sharing room with cats.  :thumbup:
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 19, 2018, 03:49:47 PM
Don (and Bubble), what a lovely location.  I could look at that out my window all day.

Shirley, the bug would have added some protein to your breakfast.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on March 19, 2018, 07:06:23 PM
Not much comes out of food factories that don't have something in it. Impossible to not in such as flour mills etc. Just to much is canned and packaged. Always watch bagged potatoes .fruits. Good for spiders.

Don. Now those look like nice Flats. Is that were Bubble lives or a area you visited.?
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Post by: JaneS on March 19, 2018, 10:37:02 PM
Looks like you're having a wonderful time.  Wish I was there!
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Post by: FlaJean on March 19, 2018, 11:04:28 PM
Wonderful photos.  :)
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Post by: Joy on March 19, 2018, 11:29:39 PM
Beautiful pictures !   Looks like such a pleasant place.  Agree that it is a different kind of place than what most of us know about that area.  Looks like a very nice place to live.  So happy that you share your trips with us.  Gives us a whole different feeling about that part of the world.

Joy
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Post by: Gloria on March 20, 2018, 09:45:28 AM
BUBBLE & DON  wonderful pictures. So much history and I would love to be there and see the areas in person.  Of course it iw great to see you two lovebirds together.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 20, 2018, 10:17:51 AM
tchrirrrrp, tchirrrrrp, tchirrrrp  Gloria!
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Post by: Carol on March 20, 2018, 11:20:34 AM
Thanks for your pictures.  I never imagined such beautiful foliage and buildings.  So serene. 
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Post by: SCFSue on March 20, 2018, 02:16:19 PM
Bubble and Don, I loved the photos.  However, isn't there a law there about "public displays of affection"  (tee hee!).  It looks as if you're having a wonderful holiday together--and the sunshine is fabulous!

Sue
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Post by: June Drabek on March 20, 2018, 02:41:20 PM
Don,do I see graffiti on the building behind you?? It looks so peaceful there, I can't believe my eyes.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 20, 2018, 02:46:56 PM
Bubble and don great pictures. But I also love the happiness I see in one of them
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 20, 2018, 03:47:04 PM
Don-Bubble...
...what an unusual tree, ( the trunk,) is that called a " kissing tree? "  :couple:
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Post by: Amy on March 20, 2018, 07:24:33 PM
Don and Bubble what lovely photos!!I have been following the Oak Island Mystery and the Knights Templar involvement and found your photo fascinating. Love the pool and the love birds :)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 21, 2018, 01:46:57 AM
Again such interesting and very unique photos! I've spent some time debating whether the tree behind you two is real or a sculpture.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 21, 2018, 03:58:31 AM
http://www.tourstp.com/blog/what-can-you-tell-me-about-those-banyan-trees (http://www.tourstp.com/blog/what-can-you-tell-me-about-those-banyan-trees)

About banyan trees - a kind of ficus.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 21, 2018, 08:44:50 AM
Thanks Bubble!
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 21, 2018, 01:12:15 PM
 Just a change of subject momentarily,  I want to draw your attention to a vital service that Bubble provides to the very large French community here in Netanya. For several years she has operated a French language lending library providing books in French to her many clients who have "come home" to Israel. For the nominal fee of 40 shekels a year (30 shekels = 1$)she maintains a continuous supply of French publications. These pictures show her and her childhood friend from her days in the Congo taking care of business
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 21, 2018, 01:13:30 PM
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Post by: angelface555 on March 21, 2018, 01:37:15 PM
Thanks Don, I was aware of the library but not of these particulars. Bubble is special and it's nice you two found each other!
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Post by: Lindancer on March 21, 2018, 01:49:25 PM
I would also like to add Bubble is a special lady. What a wonderful idea, Thanks, Don for the photos. Very interesting.
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Post by: jackwv on March 21, 2018, 01:57:38 PM
Bubble, so many talents.   Don , not sure in your case, from Canada, if you speak French.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 21, 2018, 02:30:28 PM
Jack even though French is an official language I do not speak it.  If I were to apply for job in the civil service today it would be mandatory which is why many folks in my age category resent having it shoved down our throats
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Post by: jackwv on March 21, 2018, 02:34:09 PM
Don we only visited Niagara Falls and Toronto several times.  Questioned whether we could handle Montreal.   Loved Toronto, and a last trip was to see Phantom of the Opera.   Now I do not even have papers to travel out of US, that for me is not a problem.
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Post by: JaneS on March 21, 2018, 03:07:39 PM
When my youngest daughter was first married she lived in Montreal.  My first grandchild was born there so I never questioned whether I could "handle" Montreal.  I went!  My daughter loved the city as did I and now my grown up grandson lives there on his own.  We can do anything if we want to. 

My congratulations to Bubble for her industry.  She is providing a service to people who need it we are all proud to be her friends.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 21, 2018, 03:14:28 PM
Jack we require a passport to enter the USA, but you don"t need one to enter Canada.

Jane I must confess to a level of pride in what she does
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Post by: jackwv on March 21, 2018, 03:22:59 PM
Jane, it was not my intent to question what I understand is a beautiful city.  I did very little travel and was concerned with the language spoken.

Don my son said the same thing, no problem with my getting into Canada, but would have a problem getting back.
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Post by: JaneS on March 21, 2018, 03:34:18 PM
JACK, that wasn't criticism or any one or anything.  Christy's high school French stood her in good stead and she learned more quickly.  However, that was only half of it.  Her husband was Armenian and his family and friends all spoke Armenian.  So she had a very bright child who grew up learning to speak 3 languages by the time he as 2 or so.  That meant she had to do the same.  What I meant to say was that if it's something we really want (and I wanted this grandson more than I had ever wanted anything else) we just have to jump in and do it.  Maybe you just didn't want to go to Montreal as much as I did and that's OK.

Also, most of the service people in Montreal understand and can communicate in English.  I don't think I met anyone there who didn't know any English.

DON, I think you have to confess to a very high "level" of pride in our Bubble.  She deserves it!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2018, 03:06:38 AM
You all make me blush.  I don't do anything special, and any way I love books... You should see my collection of Science-fiction at home!
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 22, 2018, 07:12:13 AM
To me the highlight of any city village is the market square. I prefer the open air ones, but the indoor ones are nice as well.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 22, 2018, 07:44:34 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 22, 2018, 07:59:29 AM
Notice the big goldfish
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Post by: JaneS on March 22, 2018, 08:08:09 AM
Whoo!  I'm learning a lot from your visit!  Making my own would be nice but thank you for helping me to "see" it long distance. 
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Post by: phyllis on March 22, 2018, 08:26:59 AM
I loved Montreal!  Such a beautiful clean city with attractively dressed and courteous people.  The times I was there I never had a problem communicating.  I took French in college but have very little speaking ability with it.  The minute I said anything the person I was speaking to immediately switched to English...even in old Quebec.

Bubble and Don, I am enjoying "armchair traveling" through your photos and comments.  I would go amok in the Cheese Shop......or in any of the market places!

Bubble, I remember 'way back, when we were all learning PSP, that you mentioned a French Library but I envisioned it as small with just a few shelves.  I had no idea the scope of it until I saw Don's photos.  I am very impressed with your capabilities and even more so with how you find the time to do all that you do.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2018, 08:36:47 AM
I am sure you will all enjoy this.  :thumbup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v1difrSuIA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v1difrSuIA)
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Post by: FlaJean on March 22, 2018, 10:59:00 AM
That was so cute!
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Post by: Amy on March 22, 2018, 11:48:03 AM
I also thoroughly enjoyed the photos.....yes Don he was a big goldfish!!!

Bubble, thank you, I am sending this url on for others to have a laugh. Have many cat lovers that would  get a kick out of this. Thank you for sharing.....
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2018, 12:24:51 PM
Good morning! Don and Bubble, I am becoming greedy for these photos and insights into a land I would have loved to visit! A friend here visits often, and she loves Israel but spends more time in Ashdod where she has a family. I understand it is a port city with lovely beaches, but that is about all. Thank you for these photos, both last years and now!

I'm accustomed to traveling back and forth through Canada to visit the states. Actually, we have more in common with Yukon and British Columbia than the other states as the climate, geography, and people more closely resemble ours. However, the borders are not as loose as they were in the fifties or sixties.

Bubble, I can relate to that funny youtube!  :)

Farrah, when she has wet food, is a very messy eater and for some reason, even when repeatedly asked to, she never puts her toys back when done with them!  ;)
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Post by: JaneS on March 22, 2018, 12:41:58 PM
Here, it's the doggies who don't listen.  I keep telling them to close the door after they come in and they keep ignoring me.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2018, 12:44:18 PM
I know, Jane...they just don't listen!   >:(    :)
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 22, 2018, 02:30:39 PM
I'd like it if Kendrick would answer the doorbell, but he just ignores it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JaneS on March 22, 2018, 02:57:59 PM
The doggies don't even need doorbells!  They announce (loudly) cars or people on foot in the driveway.  I refer to them as my EWS (Early Warning System).  My daughter once told me "You don't need a door bell.  You have a doordog! 
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Post by: MaryTX on March 22, 2018, 04:11:02 PM
Jane, we call Duck, Cathie's Black Lab the "Neighborhood Watch" dog :).  His favorite place to lay is by the front window where he can watch portions of three streets.  He lets us know loudly if anything is out of the ordinary or as we say "if a leaf drops". :)

Mary
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 23, 2018, 05:04:55 AM
Last night Bubble and I went on a date to a wonderful music recital chaperoned, of course, by her daughter Ily.(you can't be too careful these days.)
It's a moderate size auditorium in the main library and ideal for such intimate gatherings.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 23, 2018, 05:25:27 AM
We were seated off to the right of the stage which made it difficult to get pictures of the performers: 2 sopranos, a tenor and an 11-year old piano virtuoso whose praises I can't sing high enough.

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Post by: jackwv on March 23, 2018, 09:50:16 AM
Wonderful Don, especially the one of the three of you.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2018, 11:05:49 AM
Don-Bubble...
...you are both enjoying some of life's " high life.."
..I would love to listen to, and go watch, anything " Tenor.."
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Post by: FlaJean on March 23, 2018, 12:18:23 PM
Don and Bubble, enjoying your photos.  You are making lovely memories.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 23, 2018, 02:38:55 PM
I agree with everyone, Don and Bubble, great pictures of the three of you,Ily is lovely! That must have been a wonderful evening!
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Post by: JeanneP on March 23, 2018, 03:38:21 PM
DandB. Looks like the concert had a full crowd. Great picture of the 3 of you. Frame it Donfor home. she is such a pretty lady. Smile like bubble.
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Post by: Shirley on March 23, 2018, 08:00:27 PM
Great photos....  I'm trying to remember a photo you posted long ago of you (Bubble) and sisters.  Ily looks more like your sister than you, doesn't she?  What a nice lady she is to chaperone you two and smile like that!  My sons do the same for me when we go to Colorado..... great to have kids we enjoy being with, huh? 

Don, long time ago you showed us a close up of a cane, is that the same one?  I think I've mentioned that when camping/hiking our eyes are always searching for interesting "sticks" that we can carve for canes while sitting around the campground.  My youngest son has produced some really interesting ones but the oldest would rather keep the fire going with sticks he hauls back!  I have all sizes & always carry one that is about as tall as I am (think it would be called a staff), when going down to the river to steady myself when climbing down the last bank to what was the river bed but water has shifted & left a long beach that has grown lots of willows that the beaver munch off to rebuild it's den.

Better go hike down to the river before it gets any later.  Had one fish return last night so will take a few slices of bread to remind them where to come when I whistle.  The stay in deeper water all winter.  Night before last all 3 cats stopped about half way down the hill and watched something they could see but I couldn't.. all 3 heads were turned the same direction, whatever it was they were not going on down to tangle with it.  My "staff" gives me an advantage if needed.  :knuppel2:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 24, 2018, 03:04:29 AM
Don-Bubble...
...I only have one criticism...looking around the seated audience I cant see one smiling, excited to be there, or happy looking face, apart from yourself, Bubble and Ily, with the biggest smiles ever...but why did no one else look happy and looking so serious...two ladies sitting behind you are looking rather bored, especially at what they were there to soon be seeing and hearing...Of course, this is just my observation...
I so agree, the photo of the three of you is special, please frame it...
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 25, 2018, 05:33:11 AM
Jackie, just one thing further to your comment: Bubble, Illy and I are the only young people in the hall.  lol
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 25, 2018, 05:54:12 AM
Don...
...of course, I should have mentioned that... ;D

...now can you both pass me through one those mouth watering macaroons?
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 25, 2018, 06:01:18 AM
Shirley, you made reference to my cane and I believe it's the same one that I'm using now. These are some close-ups|
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Post by: Shirley on March 25, 2018, 11:38:43 AM
Ah, Don, that is gorgeous & hope you don't mind that I copied just to show my sons how unique it is.... to give them ideas of one they would never have imagined.  Wonder if yours was a naturally formed shape or maybe soaked to bend.... any idea what kind of wood it is?   I have a "plain" curved handle one that my father said his mother & gr-mother used.... it was varnished.  He also used it now & then.  Thanks for showing us again, impressive. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 25, 2018, 12:25:46 PM
Don...
...your cane looks unique...I bet you would be hard pushed to find another one like yours...nor with Identical carvings... It looks strong, solid and reliable.....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 25, 2018, 12:43:30 PM
Shirley, what about showing your father's one? or your sons'?

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Post by: JeanneP on March 25, 2018, 02:15:03 PM
My Grandson Collects Old canes that are different. How he would love that one. It sure took some carving.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 25, 2018, 02:19:16 PM
Don, that is a beautiful cane. When they have the big Polish Fair in the summer in Polish Town they sell fancy canes. I bought one with a wolfs head. A few years ago.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 26, 2018, 08:54:10 AM
Lindancer my first cane in this style is one I bought while in Poland. The one illustrated here is Ukranian.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 26, 2018, 10:06:35 AM
Quite often as I walk the streets of Netanya I stumble across interesting  events which seem to reflect the fabric of everyday life. The following photos were of an event taking place as I was walking home.  A car pulling a trailer, garishly lit and blasting music at full volume pulled up in front of a apartment building. From out of the trailer they extracted the framework for a large canopy, equally garishly lit.  Then from the apartment a throng of people emerged in a procession led by a person carrying the Torah Scrolls who proceeded to the canopy under which he danced with the scrolls. The scrolls were handed off to each member of the procession who did his little dance under the canopy. It was a joyous event and I didn't stay to the end, but it was so wonderful to see such happiness in a time when strife is so predominant. And nobody seemed to care that this was in the mid day on one of the busiest thoroughfares in town.
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Post by: Shirley on March 26, 2018, 11:17:02 AM
Okay, Don, that's like tearing out the last page of a mystery or forgetting the punch line of a joke.... What was this "ceremony" all about?  With a vehicle decorated so elaborately it must be a fairly common event.  Please, the rest of the story?   Love the photos.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 26, 2018, 12:38:26 PM
Shirley we just had a similar discussion on Facebook. We don't know what the beginning was so we can only speculate on the ending.  The canopy represents a new home for the Torrah which may be a donation to   the synagogue and the celebration is to commemorate this donation. This may also be the end of a wedding ceremony in which these same rituals would be observed; although this seems to be unlikely
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Post by: angelface555 on March 26, 2018, 04:25:00 PM
Don, thank you so much for these photos featuring Israeli life! I have saved both this year's and last year's and have enjoyed both folders!

I also saved Bubble's travels, it is a great way to travel the world and see another style of life.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 27, 2018, 05:49:36 AM
The countdown to Pesach (Passover) is in full operational mode and this morning I did my little bit by assisting in the preparation of the nut-filled dates. This procedure involves opening up the dates with surgical precision, removing the pitt and filling the cavity with either walnuts or pecans. This part is performed by my assistant and you can see the finished product ready to be consumed in a few days from now.

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Post by: Joy on March 27, 2018, 06:02:23 AM
Good Job,  Don.  Look delicious !  My mother used to make these at Christmas, and then she would roll them in granulated sugar. 

Looking forward to seeing some more of your culinary achievements.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on March 27, 2018, 08:53:44 AM
Don and Bubble, they look delicious.   Watch your fingers slitting the dates.
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Post by: jackwv on March 27, 2018, 11:26:38 AM
Mentioned cutting fingers and brought to mind several years ago.  I was slicing radish's and caught a large tip of one finger.   Close to emergency room so held the tip and drove to the hospital.  A young doctor came in, mentioned a graph but thought he would be able to put in several stiches and save.  He said that it would possibly work but the tip of my finger might be always numb.  I asked if I would be able to play the piano, he said of course.  I told him that was great, I never could play the piano.  He looked shocked, had never heard that story in the past. :)
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Post by: FlaJean on March 27, 2018, 11:44:35 AM
Those dates look delicious.  I’d love to have one right now.

Jack, that was funny.  I guess the doctor not used to a patient with humor.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 27, 2018, 12:28:32 PM
Don they look delicious . just like I could reach in the PC and take one. :)
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Post by: Joy on March 27, 2018, 01:11:12 PM
Jack, your little joke reminded me of my friend who had foot surgery and asked the doctor if she would be able to ski.  He told her she would and she gave the doctor the same answer you did.  I had never heard that before and thought it was really funny at the time.  I guess the doctor's were just caught off guard.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on March 27, 2018, 01:21:36 PM
Joy I liked your story.  Do not even know the doctors name, but he did a good job.   I still do not play the piano, but my fingers only get numb when holding onto a cold beer.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 27, 2018, 03:12:06 PM
Don. Now how many of the dates did you pop in your mouth while filling them? I have always love dates. Buy them already pitted and eat like candy. Same with prunes, raisins. done it since I was a child. Yours look so rich.  You do have a busy time cooking in the next few days.
Now maybe that little bus the other day that you saw had something to do with the movie of the Torah from one place to another for Passover.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 28, 2018, 11:04:14 AM
Don and Bubble, how nice of you to share these "slices" of life with us, thank you. My mother always candied dates for Easter. She was a wonderful cook.
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Post by: Shirley on March 29, 2018, 01:49:51 AM
Oh, how yummy they look.  I do believe they are larger than any I have seen before, yes?   Does appear that our favorite long distance couple has a good time no matter what is going on.  (((hugs))) to you both & thanks for sharing this important & special time.
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 30, 2018, 11:22:19 AM
After days and weeks of preparation  Pesach, or Passover is upon upon us. The table is set the food is ready and we can all enjoy now the fruits of our labours; not that my labours were all that significant, but were part of the process nonetheless.

Doing a bit of shopping for some of the essentials is the most fun and challenging    and in this most recent episode, armed with my English-Hebrew dictionary and a few fractured Hebrew phrases I set forth to buy some wine that was kosher especially for Passover. It’s important to know that there is kosher for day to day living and there is kosher just for Passover. The latter was my objective.  I made my wine selection and asked the clerk, in Hebrew, if it met the conditions for Passover and assured me it did. As it turned out it did not; the wine did not conform to the requirements of strict rabbinical law and should not have been on sale. But I repeated to Bubble the exact question I asked the clerk and she assured me that what I asked could not be misinterpreted, so the clerk was untruthful for whatever reason. Just another misadventure for an innocent abroad.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 30, 2018, 12:40:35 PM
And I bet the food was scrumptious. Enjoy Passover. Will start here as sundown today.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 30, 2018, 01:02:24 PM
Sorry, Don. People are the same all over it seems. Enjoy your Passover meal!



CHAG PESACH SAMEACH
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 02, 2018, 05:23:01 AM
The days after Passover were quiet and leisurely and so on Sunday we decided to just go for a drive.  We ended up in Herzylia, a few kilometers south of Netanya. This is a city famous for its marina and for being one of the wealthiest areas in Israel, home to millionaires and diplomats.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 02, 2018, 05:25:22 AM
We toured the marina and lunched at a seafood diner where I feasted on the finest fish dish I have ever eaten.  We were a party of four and we ordered two fish which were big enough to fill two platters and indeed it was enough for all of us. It was a pleasant outing diminished by the fact that Bubble was not with us.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 02, 2018, 06:24:32 AM
This is Illy, Bubble's daughter
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 02, 2018, 06:32:09 AM
Ha ha ha, both having great fun, aren't you?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 02, 2018, 06:36:17 AM
Don - Bubble...
...so come on, are you going to tell us which boat is yours...
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Post by: jackwv on April 02, 2018, 09:35:16 AM
Don that looks like a good day, sorry Bubble was unable to join you.   That fish sandwich looks great.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 02, 2018, 09:44:43 AM
Fish looks so good.  Don, Enjoying your photos so much.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 02, 2018, 09:56:54 AM
Don, I would love to have had some of that fish, it looked delicious.  The only time I can have it is if we eat out because neither of us knows how to cook fish and Tom does all of the cooking now.  Not only that, Tom does not like fish. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on April 02, 2018, 01:02:31 PM
Don thank you so much for these and the other wonderful photos you've posted here! You are a great tour guide and Israel advocate!
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Post by: Shirley on April 02, 2018, 11:32:26 PM
Fantastic photos, Don..... wondering what flavoring on the fish, sure looks good & bet nice & fresh, too!  "Hi" to Illy, she looks like a fun tour guide! 
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Post by: jackwv on April 06, 2018, 07:13:40 PM
Well you all know I do not travel, but with Mimi and spring I have scenes like this.  The backdrop is a display at the park from the Festival of Lights.  Took this from the car and Mimi did not even bark at the deer.

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Post by: Shirley on April 06, 2018, 08:42:29 PM
What a peaceful sight, Jack..... interesting contrast of lights & deer.  Looks like the wild life doesn't have a problem with progress. 8)

Had a little sleet or something frozen while ago, melted where the ground was warm but signs of it in the shade.  Talk like more later on, sometimes "they" kind of exaggerate the chances of exciting weather.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 07, 2018, 04:16:22 AM
I would have loved to admire those deer in such a beautiful setting.  You are really lucky Jack...
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 07, 2018, 09:04:09 AM
The outings have been rather limited lately because Bubble has been laid low; the culmination of a debilitating cold which has curtailed our intentions to share our time together with you. For now I’ll try to fill the gap as best I can with my own lonely excursions. Netanya, and I suppose the rest of Israel is experiencing a building boom, mostly high rise, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. A case in point is this photo taken at the entrance to where we live. At this time last year if I took a photo from the same location I would have an unobstructed view of the sea.
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Post by: jackwv on April 07, 2018, 09:47:04 AM
Bubble and Don, I have no problem with high rise buildings in my small town.  Even when I lived in Pittsburgh most of the large buildings were down town.   Love that building you posted, shame it does not have more neighbors that size.

Bubble, take care and hope you have a quick recovery.
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Post by: Shirley on April 07, 2018, 11:00:08 AM
Sorry you are not up to par, Bubble.... do hope you get better fast.  That "bug" sounds like what has hit a lot of folks here & seems to drag on forever... just as they start feeling better it hits again. 

Don, that is a fascinating building but I can't remember the history you told us before... the reason for the ceramics.  I notice the fence or gate in the foreground is also very decorative.  I guess the only way to house all the people that want to live in Israel is to build the high rises.... the fight over the land has gone on all through history.  Such an important part of the world, for sure sacred land to most.  I am loving every photo you post and envy you the visit. 

Jack, those deer sure look well fed, no babies yet?  The jonquils and the flowering trees that are in full bloom look pitiful this morning, we had a super hard freeze with some ice/sleet & snow overnight.  Think I saw the "chill index" was about 2 degrees.  Not sure if the fruit trees were in bloom but could be a year of no local apples & peaches. 

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Post by: JeanneP on April 07, 2018, 01:01:21 PM
Seem like they are building on every piece ofland that is vacant now. Just hope the don't do like here in U.s and ruin all the good views. Now do the build many single family homes anywhere or just high rises. Do they buy those or just lease ?

Hope you get well soon Bubble. Is Don a good nurse? Doesn't get lost out on his own?not the same without you with him.
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Post by: Amy on April 07, 2018, 04:55:43 PM
Don, thank you for sharing the lovely photos. The fish looked so tasty, that would be a meal all on its own
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Bubble, hope you feel better and soon.

Jack, loved the photos of the deer!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 07, 2018, 10:54:58 PM
Sure hope Bubble feels better soon.  Enjoying the photos, Don.
Jack, that is a lovely scene with all the deer.

Below is a photo of an unusual tree a few blocks from us.  I've never scene one quite like it.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 08, 2018, 02:02:26 AM
FlaJean...
...yes very unusual....Just hovered my curser over it and right clicked a google search...came up with the name of " Mock Orange Philadelphus.."
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 08, 2018, 03:32:04 AM
I wonder if Mock Orange has the same heady smell of orange blossoms.
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Post by: jackwv on April 08, 2018, 09:23:00 AM
Jean that is an unusual and attractive tree.  We are having another run of cold weather so spring slow coming. 
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Post by: angelface555 on April 08, 2018, 11:05:29 AM
Don, as usual, your photographs allow us a small way to feel included on your trip and a chance to see an everyday slice of another culture. Thank you!

Jack terrific photo of the deer with the technical light show!

Jean, I love the photo of the tree! We have an ornamental tree that looks similar but is some type of lilac. I'm not quite sure just where our tree comes from, it's only been around the past twenty years or so.
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Post by: Joy on April 08, 2018, 01:32:42 PM
Jean, very pretty and certainly, an unusual tree.

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on April 08, 2018, 01:39:14 PM
Jackie, what a good idea, I never thought of doing that.  Took the photo from the car.  If we go by it when it still is blooming, I’ll have to smell the blooms to see if they smell like orange blossoms.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 08, 2018, 06:33:38 PM
I have seen some of those trees I think around this town. If the same they are really messy. Bloom for a short time and then all the blossoms come down and all over the ground.
Jean. go bye after awhile and see if it blooms like that for a long time. It is pretty though when first blooms
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 09, 2018, 08:09:22 AM
Within a radius of about 50 yards  from where we live there are no less than four synagogues.
And every Friday you will see the faithful as they throng to their places of worship. Across the street from us a rabbi travels from Jerusalem every weekend to stay with his mother and also preside at the services of his particular synagogue. I have tried a few times to meet up with him but with no success, so the next best thing is to get a photo of him as he heads to his services.  The headgear he is wearing is called a shtreimel and is worn by orthodox Ashkenazi males who are married.
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Post by: Shirley on April 09, 2018, 09:44:30 AM
Interesting photos, Don, to me it looks like he is a concerned listener then leaves the man with a smile.... I went to public schools for 12 years but only basic religion taught of all religions so "the door is open" today and your trips explain and show so much more.  My thanks for sharing your pleasure and wonder of this world.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 09, 2018, 12:34:57 PM
Don. For a minute I thought that was you. Never seen them wearing that head piece before. Wonder what holds it down.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 09, 2018, 12:35:28 PM
Thank you for bringing Israel to us in these photos Don!
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Post by: Shirley on April 09, 2018, 06:21:40 PM
I remember my mother talking about a "mock orange" in our yard but it wasn't as striking as your photo, Jean... so I have been Googling and do think it is what we had "back then".  They are gorgeous & you have brought up another of the old favorites that I forgot about!  Mom had the Rose of Sharon, mock orange, "snowball bush".... now that one was spectacular... and the old fashioned stand bys that took care of themselves. 

I have a start of forsythia from the first place we lived in Wichita, a small plant of the flowering almond taken from the first house we owned in MO... wisteria from my parents next door neighbor, tiger lilies from my best friend the last 45-50 years, and the jonquils are from my mother.  The surprise lilies in the berm came from my mother, and if anything blooms this year I will take photos. The mini jonquils were blooming like crazy when the freeze hit and I had not gotten out with a camera... bad me...  :'(

We have another freezing night and to warm up tomorrow & summer Wed & Thursday (in the 80s).  Thanks for the photos, everyone, I will try to do my part soon. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 09, 2018, 09:39:10 PM
Shirley, we had a flowering almond at home, too, and I had not thought of it until I saw your mention.  When I was doing computing at a food pantry, I passed a Jet Bead bush in the parking lot.  I took some beads and was able to start the bush.  One year it blossomed and that was the year a duck pulled it over her so she could sit on eggs.  Sometime during the next season, someone stepped on the stem and there went my Jet Bead bush.  It was my memory of something we had at home.  I didn't start another one.  We had forsythia and there is one at the end of our four-unit building so I have never tried to raise one of those, although they're easy to raise.  I have some trillium, a lot now, started from three that I bought.  I have a Dutchman's Britches that blossoms then disappears.  My neighbor has done my garden for a couple of  years.  I physically cannot do gardening and Tom is unable to do any, plus the fact he doesn't care!  My neighbor has done a good job for me but she is not interested in the different little bulbs I've planted.  I had one plant I bought but something we had had at home.  Last year it suffered because of no rain and was dry in the fall.  Because of the "no rain" weeds came up and dried and my neighbor pulled every dry thing out.  I cannot find any remnant of the plant I liked so much.  We called it woods lily or snot grass, but it really was some kind of "wort".  I'm too old to start a new garden, so I'll let my neighbor do what she wants.  We give her a card for a local restaurant where we know she likes to eat.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on April 09, 2018, 10:55:05 PM
We have a similar tree to Jean's, a lilac tree that will show in white, pale lilac or a deep purple. Here are two versions of the Alaskan tree from the web.


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Post by: angelface555 on April 09, 2018, 10:56:41 PM
MaryAnn, I understand that Michigan has a red lilac tree.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 10, 2018, 08:05:41 AM
fantastic photos, keep them coming:  I love seeing all those plants I never knew existed.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 10, 2018, 12:22:35 PM
Patricia, I have not heard of a red lilac tree in Michigan, however ---.  At the house where I grew up, we had both lavender and white; the white one was a double.  We also had a lavender one that was shaded by a mulberry tree and the poor thing didn't get enough sunlight for it to blossom.  I'll look up red lilac on the computer.

It was taking a bouquet of lilacs to work that brought out an allergy and I worked for nearly four years to gain tolerance to "trees, grass, and ragweed".  Now is the tree season here and I think that is responsible for my left eye itching now.  I am not in the golden age, I'm in the rusty age!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 10, 2018, 12:39:17 PM
I found the red lilac, sold by Michigan Bulb.  There was little about the red lilac itself, only ads as to where you could buy them.  Michigan Bulb intrigued me because I had forgotten all about them and we used to order from them.  I tried to find a location but could find none and they have an 812 area code so that is an 800 number.  It is good to see they are still in business.

The red lilac is beautiful in case anyone is interested.  I'm not planting trees any more.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on April 10, 2018, 12:47:33 PM
MaryAnn, she is from a place called Lansing? I looked it up and it is called a Red French Hybrid Lilac. However, it is very similar to what we have here.

I was just going to post when your post arrived. It looks very similar to one of the types we have. Now if I could find the name of the red, coin-shaped leaves on a local ornamental tree.

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Post by: Lindancer on April 10, 2018, 07:25:40 PM
Patricia, those are beautiful photos of lilacs.    When I was a kid we had a whole row of lilacs along our back property, and my mother would  sell all of them to a man that came out from NYC

Right now the radio is playing Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the old Oak tree and my feet are moving
Tony Orlando is the singer remember him?
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Post by: angelface555 on April 11, 2018, 08:41:29 PM
Yes, Tony Orlando and Dawn!

https://www.google.com/search?q=Tony+Orlando+and+Dawn&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS791US791&oq=Tony+Orlando+and+Dawn&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKL6bmiuLmg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yii1ufTyOWs

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Post by: Lindancer on April 12, 2018, 06:59:12 PM
Patricia, thanks I enjoyed listening to some of those old songs
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Post by: JeanneP on April 13, 2018, 05:20:29 PM
Bubble and Don

It is the birthday of Israel today. 70 years old I remember it in 1948 . I was celebrating my birthday same time. Was there any celebration on today?
Hope you are all well now Bubble.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 14, 2018, 04:21:24 AM
Holocaust Day was on the 12th and a week after is Israel's Independence Day:  Thursday.  There will be lots of celebrations in every town.
I am sure Don's camera will be in good use!
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Post by: SCFSue on April 14, 2018, 10:23:54 AM
Good morning, Bubble.  I'll be looking forward to Don's photos.  Enjoy the celebration!

Sue
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Post by: jackwv on April 14, 2018, 10:37:45 AM
Bubble I hope you are well and able to join Don in his travels.
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Post by: Lindancer on April 14, 2018, 01:21:59 PM
Bubble, I join Jack in wishing you good health, so you can enjoy Dons visit.
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Post by: Shirley on April 14, 2018, 02:16:40 PM
Me, too, Bubble... back to good health & fun with Don!
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Post by: Sandy on April 14, 2018, 07:17:17 PM
I bet that Don would be just
as happy  sitting around keeping you company !!!! 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 15, 2018, 05:07:36 AM
from JaneS

Two of Emma Nichole by herself, and one with my daughter Cindy (her grandmother) holding her and one with my SIL Jim (her grandfather) holding her.  When I get to Oklahoma at the end of this month, there will be MANY with GG holding her! 

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Post by: JaneS on April 15, 2018, 06:24:05 AM
Thank you, Bubble for posting the photos for me.  Everyone, please note the proud faces on Cindy and Jim.  You'd think they did it all by themselves!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 15, 2018, 07:32:44 AM
Ahh, but has the important one held her yet? the proud great-grand-mother who goes by the name of Jane...or are they saving the best till last?
...welcome to our glorious world Emma Nichole...
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Post by: jackwv on April 15, 2018, 09:26:23 AM
Wonderful, and the world is a better place with that beautiful smile.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 15, 2018, 09:44:33 AM
Emma looks most contented to be there.  What is that blue object and plastic bag near her head, do you know?
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 15, 2018, 09:49:02 AM
Jane I share your joy on this momentous occasion
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Post by: Sandy on April 15, 2018, 09:56:33 AM
Adorable Baby!!!

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Sandy
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Post by: Gloria on April 15, 2018, 10:05:42 AM
JANE  Emma Nicole is adorable and her grand parents look mighty happy holding her. Your turn will come soon hopefully.
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Post by: JaneS on April 15, 2018, 11:01:15 AM
Thanks for agreeing with me that Emma is beautiful!  Of course, I truly believe she is. 

As for the objects in the picture...I think that blue thing is an ?aspirator?  One of those things they use on newborns to remove fluids in the mouth and nose?  As for the bag, I don't have a clue.

I intend to hold her the end of this month and I'm going to hold her until my arms go numb!
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Post by: Joy on April 15, 2018, 11:04:19 AM
Oh Jane,   Emma sure is a little sweetie. So cute !   Nice pictures of your daughter and SIL with her.  I know you just can't wait until you can get to see her.

Congratulations to all !

Bubble, thanks for posting the pictures for Jane. 

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 15, 2018, 11:13:35 AM
Jane, a darling little girl for you to love.  Emma has a nice smile in her picture with Cindy.  She knows who is her family.  Just think when you hold her, she'll grin from ear to ear!

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on April 15, 2018, 11:48:00 AM
What a precious little oneâ€"From one proud great grandmother to another. 
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Post by: Shirley on April 15, 2018, 12:10:48 PM
So let me add my approval to the rest... you did good, Janie, passing those cutie pie features right on down.  Cindy looks like she is right at home showing off that baby, but Jim not so sure they don't break that tiny.  Love all the photos & please thank "the kids" for sharing with all of us.  You got a winner, for sure!
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 16, 2018, 04:52:41 AM
This week marked the 6th birthday of Aviv who has done me the great honour of designating me as "sabba"--his grandfather. I was privileged to be allowed to be part of the celebration at his school and these pictures show some of the goings-on. First of all is the schoolyard and then  the classroom.

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 16, 2018, 05:35:53 AM
And then came the celebration
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At one point the celebrants sit in the middle of the room and are approached by their classmates who ask permission to express their birthday greetings.
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Post by: Joy on April 16, 2018, 06:50:56 AM
Great pictures,  Don.  I know you were so proud to be  Aviv's  "sabba" and join in the celebration.     Looks like it was a fun time for everyone.

Happy Birthday to Aviv !


Joy
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Post by: JaneS on April 16, 2018, 07:21:19 AM
Happy Birthday to Aviv!  And thanks for sharing your honor with all of us, DON! 

SHIRLEY, you picked out exactly the same things on the pics that I did.  Jim looks a bit wary but proud.  Cindy is just delighted to be a grandmother. 

DON, I have a good friend here at my church who actually looks a lot like you.  And he has the honor of playing ST NICHOLAS for the children on St. Nicholas day.  They leave their shoes in the back of the church and they get oranges and apples and St. Nicholas comes in robed and carrying his staff and tells them the story of his visits and why he does it.  I told him about you and when I mentioned your radio show, he said, "I think I know of him!"  We were interrupted at this point and I must get back to him and pursue that subject.

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Post by: jackwv on April 16, 2018, 09:31:14 AM
Don you captured all the fun at the birthday celebrations.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 16, 2018, 09:51:07 AM
Jane that is service I would love to be a part of. I'm wondering if it's a Dutch tradition.
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Post by: JaneS on April 16, 2018, 10:09:09 AM
DON, I've always thought of the St. Nicholas thing as a German tradition.  I bet if I get a chance, Chuck knows.  He's our St. Nick.  The kids love it and I know of several Episcopal churches that do this yearly.  I love being there and watching the children absorb what he says and does.  Chuck is a lot like you, I think.  He really gets into the act! 
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Post by: angelface555 on April 16, 2018, 11:41:28 AM
Jane, new babies, are always beautiful, a sign that life does indeed go on. I know you will love seeing and holding her on your trip!

Don, I can not believe Aviv is now six! He is so serious looking and sounds a right proper one as my grandma would say. What a great classroom party

I Googled St. Nick's tradition which is all over Western Europe and believed to have originated in either Spain or Belgium.
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Post by: JaneS on April 16, 2018, 02:18:48 PM
INTERESTING!  I googled it too and my version said it began in Germany and Poland!  It also said that there are many versions of where and how it started. 
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Post by: Shirley on April 16, 2018, 02:43:43 PM
Since I had a gr-father that was half French & half German.... and it was the German side that came up with St.Nick tradition, we all figured that was where it started.  On St.Nick's Day  (either the night before or night of, at the convenience of parents) we would write our letters to Santa Clause and St.Nick would whizz by & pick them up to deliver to Santa (convenient, huh?)  We put the letters in the biggest sock we each owned and it was filled with an orange or apple, few nuts and a small toy (like jacks or deck of Old Maid cards, etc....  as well as what used to be "penny candy".  My mother delighted in making us happy, her mother died when she was 7 so she thought it her job to make us "joyful".... It didn't matter that St.Nick didn't visit everyone, we were just grateful he visited us!

Love the photos of Aviv's party (Happy Birthday, Aviv! from your old Auntie Shirley in Kansas)...   Sabbas wear smiles all day, right, Don? 

Patricia, my father's ancestors came basically from France (Englishman in there & one with Lebanese DNA that we aren't sure where he came from or who he was ... my brother's DNA results).  Some of the French on Dad's side were from the Prussa area,  they came to the US through New Orleans.  The French on my mother's side came through Canada.  We just claim to be "the best from all areas" and smile about how well mixed we are!   :thumbup:

We broke cold records last night but warming up nice today... and wind is down!!  Tomorrow to be in the 80s so you can imagine how confused our blood flow is, swinging from thick to thin & back again in one day~~  Enough to give a lady a headache!

Haha, Jane, so here is MY version!
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Post by: JeanneP on April 16, 2018, 02:56:25 PM
Jean. Now I cant find that Video that you put on the other day. Was on the "Harbor Walk'Destin.  Can you tell me where it is. Wan't to send it to Granddaughter to run.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 16, 2018, 04:46:43 PM
JeanneP, this is the URL for Harbor Walk video

https://vimeo.com/256349424
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Post by: jackwv on April 16, 2018, 05:59:41 PM
Cold, wet and windy here.  Had over 2 inches of rain.  Not raining now but cloudy.  Met my son this afternoon for a few beer, went home and Mimi insisted in a walk.  Went to the park, 48 degrees, wet and windy.   Just took a short walk, good to be home.   The tulips do not seem to mind, they are coming along.

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Post by: FlaJean on April 16, 2018, 06:40:39 PM
Jack, looking forward to seeing those tulips fully open.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 17, 2018, 12:57:53 AM
Jack wv...
...they sure go to the effort of making your park look pretty and inviting...I too, would love to see those tulips when in full bloom...
...as for your Mimi, our dogs still like their walks, no matter what our weathers be...besides our dogs need those outside scents to sniff, that's what they look forwards to the most...seeing and smelling where the other dogs have been before them, then they can mark their trail as well.... ;)
 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2018, 01:55:02 AM
Wow Jack, I never saw so many tulips together - what a feast to the eye.  I look forward to more photos.

Thanks for the wishes old Auntie Shirley in Kansas!!!

In Congo we too had the visit of St Nicolas on the 6th of December.  He was even parading in town with his big staff and  his miter on the head, and long red dress.  What a sight that was, with children following him around.
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Post by: jackwv on April 17, 2018, 08:38:02 AM
Looked out the window this morning it is 31 degrees and light snow.   That will not stop my daily walk but wanted to get some yard work done.   

I will take more photos of the tulips as they develop.   Some of the flower beds still have to be planted.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2018, 09:32:38 AM
Posting for Amy

Woke up this morning to this!! Now, one can't be angry at this ,it is so beautiful!!!


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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2018, 09:35:45 AM
Posting for Astro

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 17, 2018, 10:12:36 AM
Israel marks its Memorial Day commemorating the battles that that have been fought, including the 1948 War Of Independence in which the Israelis fought and defeated the combined armies of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. The names and pictures of all those who fought and died in this conflict, including the civilians killed by the Arabs have been broadcast all day on tv and this is a screen shot of one of them

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Post by: jackwv on April 17, 2018, 10:18:19 AM
Astro and Amy pretty photos of the snow.  Prefer just seeing the photos.  Hope ours is over.

Don, what a shame that  region appears to never be at peace.
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Post by: Amy on April 17, 2018, 11:38:51 AM
Thank you Bubble for posting that.

Jack,I loved seeing the tulips but doubt we shall see any soon.

I do hope this is the last of the snow..
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Post by: FlaJean on April 17, 2018, 12:15:47 PM
Love the winter snow photos but glad I can just enjoy them and don’t have to worry about driving in those winter conditions anymore.

Jack, I know you hate winter.  It will soon warm up for you.  I’m wondering if many of you will go from winter to summer and skip spring this year. ☹️
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Post by: Joy on April 17, 2018, 12:21:24 PM
Jean, that is what I am afraid will happen.   Mother Nature just can't get her act together. 

It is still so cold again today.  We are having snow flurries right now.  It won't amount to anything, but still don't want it.  Still in the upper 30's and not supposed to get much higher.   From the weather right now at noon, it  looks like Jack is getting some snow, also.

I just feel like hibernating until the 4th of July.  LOL   Just makes me feel so depressed.  All I want to do is go back to bed and sleep.

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on April 17, 2018, 01:07:00 PM
What a variety of photos this morning, for sure something happy and sad to mull over. The mind can switch gears very fast as we scroll down in here. 

Love the snow, Amy & Astro.... have not seen any this winter, one time a dusting but nothing to shovel or moisten the ground.  When the robins arrive before bugs & worms, I started cooking "scrambled" hamburger to put out along with a scrambled egg & some bites of bread.... they found it & loved it.  I continued fixing it when one robin adopted us & built her nests within sight of our garage door.  For 8 years she stayed near enough to the house to watch for food & would join us when ever we were out.  I really hoped for snow this winter so thanks for sharing yours.

Jack, hard to imagine those tulips blooming already but guess it is time (even if Mother Nature has a nasty sense of humor this year).  Hope you don't get the hard freeze we had this week.... my jonquils turned brown one night, totally froze the blossoms on the Cleveland pear trees & not sure what it will do with the rest of the greenery.  The forsythia had just opened and blooms were crispy the next morning.  Would be such a shame if the cold moves in on those tulips!  I expect the fruit trees will be damaged as well.  Glad Millie talked you into a walk.

Don, my heart breaks at the thought of so many lives lost fighting over what should be "sacred" ground to the world.  Seems every time leaders think they have a solution it only causes more conflict and more damage to the landmarks that should be revered. You have no idea how much I appreciate what you & Bubble show us, of our own history, not a fairy tale but the actual land where religions began.... and you are there..........what an honor!

Got to tell y'all about my daughter & son's cracks going back & forth about helping Mom get the pool ready for summer.  Before the first hard freeze we drain the pool water down below the lowest pipes, disconnect the pump & all.  We have lived in this house 30 years & have tried everything possible to keep a pool cover down.  Normally sand filled tubes of plastic hold a cover down, not with this wind.  One year my husband even used wire in the grommets & screwed into the seam of the concrete... every few feet all the way around... same result, wind flipped the canvas up & down & dumped the icky dirt & leaves into the water below.  To install one of those roller covers means giving up both ends of the pool for the mechanism, not an option with a deck on one end & fence on the other.  When daughter offered to help the son that has been doing the deed since my husband died, started teasing her to "think of that pool as one big poopy diaper".... she is already looking for excuses to not show up!  She is about 5 years older but all their lives he has teased her to tears....  he worships the ground she walks on, but they continue to try to "one-up" each other.  Once this job is done it is a piece of cake to keep it looking nice all summer.  Everyone thinks it awful I'm not having it open for swimming all the time but I explain that "they don't go rolling in the flower beds just because they look nice so why mess up the pool for me to have to clean constantly?"  The body lotions & sun screens used kill the chemicals & it takes constant work to keep the water sparkling like it does when nobody swims.  Anyway, I love being on the river enough to put up with the pool, quite a few of the houses around have added pools since we bought this place so must be a market for them, even if I have to gripe every spring!  My life.....

Have a beautiful day, where ever you are.  Thanks for the photos & thank you, Bubble for posting them!

Sorry about sending these cold temps on to you, Joy... we broke old records.  Jean, you have found a beautiful spot for sure, but "all my children", grands & gr-grands are here.  10-20 years younger I would love to just take off in the motorhome, drag along either a car or my little Yamaha & enjoy the USA in my Ford (sorry, Chevy).


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Post by: FlaJean on April 17, 2018, 08:21:44 PM
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 17, 2018, 08:42:32 PM
Jean, what a beautiful color.  I think I had only seen colors in the pink to red family. 

I'll have to tell you my experience.  We always had a hibiscus at home, so when I moved here, I bought one - a deep rose color.  One year I left for somewhere and the plant had several buds on it.  When I got back the top of my plant had been whacked off and there were no buds.  I found one of the residents had volunteered to trim the shrubbery so he trimmed my hibiscus.  When I saw him, I told him if he didn't know what he was doing, he shouldn't do it!.  In the location I had it, the plant did not blossom (not enough sun) so my neighbor moved it to our storage building where it blossomed for several years until the condo removed it to put in some rose bushes.  I had no say over what happened but I was most mad about the resident volunteer who didn't know what he was doing!  He did something else that was dumb, but I won't go into that.  Besides, he's dead and could not defend himself!

Anyway, your hibiscus is a beautiful shade of yellow and I like it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 18, 2018, 02:11:51 AM
FlaJoan, superb hibiscus.  it looks so velvety.
In Africa, hibiscus were used as edges  for the yards. But they were always red.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 18, 2018, 02:19:14 AM
Flowers are one of Gods most prettiest and most precious creations...
...FlaJean...the wonders of nature to be able to plant a bulb and see it in full bloom a month later, says it all...
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Post by: Joy on April 18, 2018, 08:55:40 AM
Jean,  beautiful Hibiscus !   I never had much luck with them.   You must have it in a perfect spot. 

Joy
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Post by: Sandy on April 18, 2018, 09:07:07 AM
Jean  Beautiful Yellow hibiscus !!!

When I lived in Florida,  which I did for
7 years,  I had many of the Red to Pink
hibiscus  around my yard.     

They seemed to flourish down there!

That Yellow is gorgeous!

Sandy
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Post by: FlaJean on April 18, 2018, 03:59:33 PM
Thanks to all.  We bought two small bushes and they are both full of yellow blooms.  We had a bright red one and a yellow one in Ocala and I always enjoyed them.  My neighbor just planted a multicolored hibiscus.  I had never heard of that variety so that will be interesting to see when it starts blooming.
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Post by: Shirley on April 18, 2018, 06:47:57 PM
Absolutely gorgeous, Jean... the flower and the photo.  One year I had about a dozen different colors of hollyhocks thanks to a friend that had the old fashioned kind seed.  They were beautiful growing all over a berm that runs half the length of the back yard.  I was sure all neighbors envied my blooms until I looked 2 yards away and saw the most brilliant red blooming plant that looked like a gigantic hollyhock... that turned out to be hibiscus.  Ever since I have debated whether to plant one or not, the wind here rips them apart.  My hollyhocks disappeared a little more every year and the friend is gone.  When my oldest brother was alive he said he had talked to plant stores & they explained the new hollyhocks don't come back like the ones years ago.  I thank you for sharing your hibiscus, Jean, I'm anxious to see how the multicolor turns out!
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 19, 2018, 10:36:20 AM
Last night on the eve of Independence Day Bubble and I ventured forth to the town square to join in on the celebrations.   We of course had to make our own preparations and hang our own flag.

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 19, 2018, 10:43:21 AM
The streets of Netanya are always decorated with floral displays as well as with the trees that adorn the streets throughout the year.
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Post by: jackwv on April 19, 2018, 10:46:27 AM
Don good work, hope you and Bubble have a great day(s)   

Was in the process of posting and the three beautiful flower photos came up.
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 19, 2018, 10:54:12 AM
It was early evening, just in time to capture a misty sunset

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Post by: FlaJean on April 19, 2018, 11:05:30 AM
Don, thanks for all the lovely photos.  Glad to see Bubble is feeling better and able to join you in the festivities.
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Post by: Sandy on April 19, 2018, 11:08:51 AM
Great pictures Don and Bubble!
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 19, 2018, 11:19:31 AM

It was a carnival spirit throughout the square

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And we found a craftsman who could weave bracelets out of thread and I bought 3 of them

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 19, 2018, 11:21:29 AM
At this point in the evening both my camera and Bubble's ran out of battery power.
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Post by: JaneS on April 19, 2018, 12:27:06 PM
DON, the only thing better than the photos would be actually being there!
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Post by: angelface555 on April 19, 2018, 12:47:01 PM
Don, you and Bubble have a knack and graciousness as well, through photo and word of not only showing us Israel in its day to day but also your time together. Thank you for letting us join you
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Post by: Lindancer on April 19, 2018, 01:25:20 PM
Don. I so enjoy your photos.  Also so good to know you were able to go out to gether
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Post by: jackwv on April 20, 2018, 12:52:29 PM
Getting up into the 50's but cool nights.   Blossoms slow coming.  Here is my young Cleveland Pear tree today.

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Close up of the blossoms, shame they are so small and do not last.

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 22, 2018, 05:12:50 AM
Yesterday on a beautiful sunlit afternoon Bubble and I joined with her cousin Colette who traveled down from Haifa with her family for lunch and fellowship. We were fortunate enough to capture this happy occasion in pictures.

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 22, 2018, 05:33:04 AM
L'chaim!
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Then, of course, is the mandatory beard pulling.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 22, 2018, 06:30:13 AM
Bubble - Don...
...to photos 4 and 5...CHEERS... :beer:
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Post by: JaneS on April 22, 2018, 06:35:03 AM
Love the photos but even more, I love the people behind the happy faces! 
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Post by: jackwv on April 22, 2018, 07:22:41 AM
Now that looks like great times Don and Bubble :thumbup:
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Post by: Shirley on April 22, 2018, 11:08:21 AM
Thank you Don & Bubble for the wonderful, joyful photos!!!  So how many days, weeks left of the stay, Don?   I'm already sad at the thought of you two being separated again (when you are having so much fun)!
Hi, Colette (and family).... from Kansas.

Beautiful photos of the Cleveland pear, Jack... if you can imagine, mine were in full bloom like that when the hard freeze turned them into a brown, crispy mess one morning.  The leaves are starting to come out but I don't expect any of the little "pears" the squirrels enjoy eating to show up this year.  I really think the fruit crop will suffer more than the news is telling.  Thanks for the photos

We finally had a slow rain yesterday & last night... makes the yards & trees happy but got some cats that refused to go out for more than 24 hours.  Don't see any "run off" this morning & the river is not high so think every bit soaked in right where it landed. 
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Post by: angelface555 on April 22, 2018, 02:38:26 PM
Wonderful photos, food, and fellowship that looked so much fun!

MAZEL TOV Good Fortune!
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Post by: Lindancer on April 22, 2018, 04:48:09 PM
Bubble and Don,looks like you are having a good time Thanks for posting
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Post by: FlaJean on April 22, 2018, 05:53:46 PM
Good food and good companyâ€"can’t beat that!
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 23, 2018, 11:18:26 AM
Where is the time going? In less than month my time in Israel will end and my beloved Bubble and I will be separated once again. The red tape, the  bureaucracy, on both sides of the ocean, is mind boggling, but it wont, at least,diminish our dreams.  I have already received an invitation to a Bar Mitzva next April so I can start making my plans for that.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 23, 2018, 12:36:05 PM
Don, it is such a pleasure to read about your times in Israel and to see the pictures of a land most of us will never get to see.  Thank you for your posts and pictures - and may you have many more trips ahead of you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on April 23, 2018, 09:21:32 PM
Don, if there was some way to get MY time to visit Israel set and give it to you, I would do that.  Such a great experience to see the land through your eyes.  When I went to live in England I put my mind in the "always a new day" mode so I never lost that wonder of the land and people around me.  I believe you show us the sights we would find so different from our daily lives.  I really have only wished to visit 2 places in the world (other than roaming the US)... Alaska and Israel.  Alaska because of it's still untamed lands and Israel with the history of the religious world's beginning... at least MY opinion of how we all came to being the people we are. Sorry your time is so short.  Bubble, are you planning a return trip to Don's world? 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 24, 2018, 02:33:09 AM
Thanks for all your comments - It warms my heart.

Shirley, unfortunately it is not feasibly anymore for me to travel. I even stopped driving out of town now :(  I tire too easily and unfortunately grow less independent than I could wish. Hopefully Don will be able to come back next year.

I welcome anyone who wish to visit, why don't you?
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Post by: Sandy on April 24, 2018, 02:29:49 PM
Soapy,  I would
take you up on that offer in a
New York Minute.! 
If I were still into traveling
but  unfortunately,  I don't stray
to far from home myself these
days... 

But thank you for the offer!!!
Sandy

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Post by: Lindancer on April 24, 2018, 02:38:40 PM
Bubble I would love to visit with you,but you would have to make room for my pushmobile (rollator) The one thing we have is our memories to all the places we have been.  My 3 weeks tour of Europe will always be with me, and I can always join into conversations with other people when they are talking about their experiences I could always bring a New York Pizza,   :DSaturday my granddaughter took two back to Mass.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 25, 2018, 03:09:03 AM
Lindancer, Don too has a folding walker.  There is room enough for one more!

Sandy, wouldn't that be fun though?

A S&F bash in Israel...  I remember how people enjoyed the one Eloise organized in Canada and I was so sorry I could not join and meet her.  My daughter did meet her and said she was a charming lady
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 25, 2018, 03:27:03 AM
Bubble...
...I still remember the photo Don showed of himself and Eloise when they met, she was wearing white and matching her hair, and had such a beautiful smile...But I sadly also remember Don saying she was ill at the time...   
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 25, 2018, 09:46:47 AM
I may have mentioned at times the many talents my Israeli Sweetheart possesses,and so let me share with just a few more examples.
It all begins with our strolls along the seashore like a couple of beachcombers searching for rocks and pebbles.    Once home the artistic process begins.

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The last one is painted on a fossilised leaf and is copy from memory of the masks that were so common in the Belgian Congo, her childhood home.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 25, 2018, 11:22:43 AM
Looks very delicate work...one would need a very steady hand...
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Post by: FlaJean on April 25, 2018, 01:15:50 PM
What beautiful delicate work!  Don, your Israeli sweetheart is indeed very talented.
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Post by: jackwv on April 25, 2018, 01:22:13 PM
Don with all of Bubble's talents, we saw her plucking your beard, has she ever trimmed it?

No talent here, all I can make is a cup of coffee.

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Post by: Radioman34 on April 25, 2018, 01:32:29 PM
Jack I too fall into the "no talent" category. I keep hoping some may rub off on me.
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Post by: Joy on April 25, 2018, 01:38:56 PM
Very talented lady you have,  Don !   Beautiful work.  Anxious to see what she does with those very pretty stones.  Wish I could find some like that around here.

Thanks for sharing !

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on April 25, 2018, 02:47:28 PM
Thanks so much for these photos! I recall an earlier photo session involving her talented masks. Bubble is very artistic in not only this but in her displayed PSP graphics.
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Post by: jackwv on April 25, 2018, 06:56:14 PM
Neighbor called, several deer in the yard next door. Mimi did not even bark.

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Post by: Shirley on April 25, 2018, 08:22:23 PM
Love the painted rocks, Don & Bubble.... we also did that & made "people" with eyes ... kind of the "pet rock" craze.  I still walk with my eyes glued to the ground looking for unusual shapes.  None so fancy as your mask... that is very neat & am curious what kind of pen, brush or pencil you are using?  Sorry you aren't traveling anymore, we are all facing different limitations.  I fear my trip to the mountains in June will be my last if oxygen is as much problem as last year, my cardiologist said, "just DON'T GO!"..... I will watch for signs & be ready to head downhill if necessary, know my sons will be on alert, but I don't think I will have a severe problem...hey, I know I'm not 16!

Jack, hard to imagine how a deer can survive with all the cars around.  My cousin doesn't appreciate them eating the plants & flowers around their place but they don't live right in town!  You have a wonderful life where you are!  I need to make an order with Chewy tomorrow.... about once a month but not always the same order.  Do you get Mimi's food from them?  Nice shot of the deer, don't they have beautiful eyes?
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 25, 2018, 08:45:17 PM
Jack, you have your own Oglebay next door!  I've seen deer here, but a long time ago. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on April 25, 2018, 08:54:21 PM
Shirley I am a big fan of Chewy and buy everything for Mimi from them.  You may recall when I lost Jessie they sent me a bouquet of cut flowers.  Everyone I talk to there is friendly and their price is right.

Mary Ann I am fortunate to have deer even in the neighborhood, but not herds like Oglebay.   I love to see them, to me they are not pests, but of course I do not try to raise flowers.
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Post by: JaneS on April 25, 2018, 09:40:01 PM
I'm a CHEWY customer, too.  I almost get same day service.  I'm always amazed at the speedy delivery.
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Post by: Shirley on April 25, 2018, 10:52:24 PM
Chewy & I have a running battle with UPS because we tell them to leave the boxes by the garage door... Chewy marks in BOLD print to put it by the garage door but the delivery person insists going up the steps to the porch to the front door.  I have to open & unpack each box to haul down to the garage.... would save steps for them and for me and poor Chewy feels bad that "they" won't bother reading!  I had never noticed their advertising until you mentioned they sent flowers, Jack, and figured any company that thoughtful must be good.

I spend the $50 for free shipping every month but still buy the cats a rotisserie chicken from Sam's Club every week, plus a large can of Chicken of the Sea people salmon and can of tuna every week, & almost every week a can of the canned breast meat of chicken (people food) from Sam's Club.... a little milk now & then plus always have the dry Friskies Indoor Delights available.  They are so spoiled if the kind of canned Friskies isn't what they wanted that meal, they will walk off like they are insulted~~

Today I saw a pair of ducks walking up my sidewalk, looking for a place to nest.  Some years we see a lot of them walking all over the neighborhood... for a while we also had pairs of geese checking every bush to see if safe to nest.  Haven't see flocks of them like other years but a few down on the river.  The zoo & county park are maybe half a mile up stream from my house so normally we see a lot of different types of ducks, geese, herons & egrets. I used to get up early & go out to the river bank to watch the early flights out to the fields.
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 26, 2018, 01:24:12 AM
Jack wv...
...yes I remember how well your pet-food company treated you when you lost your darling Jessie...a company worth its weight in gold...and well worth staying with...We dont have a Chewy in UK sad to say...

Your neighbours deer looks like it has made a home for itself...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 26, 2018, 04:44:17 AM
In Congo we had antelope kashia, very graceful too, but no deer.
I miss the wild life here!  The one in the neighbor's yard seems very comfy there!

Shirley, I work mainly with acrylics and very thin brushes. Sometimes I add varnish on top if it is something to go outside.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 26, 2018, 12:50:59 PM
Lovely deer photo Jack!

In the S.E. portion of the state, we have a very small deer, a subspecies of the mule deer; Sitka Black-tailed deer. In this part of the country, we have reindeer, caribou, wood bison, musk oxen and moose which at 1,400 lbs and averaging 6.9' at the shoulder, the largest of the deer family.

A surprising fact is that caribou and reindeer are the same animals. The only difference is reindeer are domesticated.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 27, 2018, 03:19:24 AM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/1HzrKB.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pm1HzrKBj)  Jane S, wishing you all the very best on your Special day...
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Post by: JaneS on April 27, 2018, 08:13:16 AM
Thank you, Jackie!  I wasn't expecting this and it's so sweet of you!
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Post by: Radioman34 on April 30, 2018, 12:04:52 PM
This past weekend Bubble and I traveled to a small enclave just a few miles from Jerusalem named Beit Zait. Actually it's a moshav, not unlike a kibbutz, where residents own their own dwelling but not the land on which it sits. The population is around 1600 and the bucolic splendour of the entire environment gave me the immediate impression that I had rediscovered he Garden Of Eden.

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Post by: Mary Ann on April 30, 2018, 12:12:23 PM
Don, what beautiful gardens and flowers. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 30, 2018, 12:22:33 PM
Don - Bubble...
...it is good when we come across a piece of Paradise in our travels, and even better when we dont have to travel too far..I simply love that pink bush, so stunning...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on April 30, 2018, 12:35:02 PM
Great pictures Don and Bubble.
I like those Gardens and Flowers...

Sandy
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Post by: angelface555 on April 30, 2018, 01:42:29 PM
A beautiful start to my morning, thanks Don!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 30, 2018, 08:20:03 PM
What unusual yellow flowers.  Nice you were able to visit a new area.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 30, 2018, 09:21:55 PM
Jean, my plant identification book says it is a Peruvian Lily, from the Alstroemeria family
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 30, 2018, 09:53:11 PM
Don, I agree with you that  "immediate impression that I had rediscovered he Garden Of Eden" is the choice of words.  What beautiful photos & flowers, and what a heart warming place to live.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2018, 04:13:42 AM
Shirley, strolling the area we were greeted by strangers with a heartfelt "shalom" or "shabbat shalom," families we would describe as being out for a Sunday stroll. We met a young American woman with her  young toddler on her way to synagogue to meet her husband. Her familiy had moved from Palo Alto California to take up permanent residence here. She is part of the movement known as "allyah" in which Jews from all over the world are invited "home".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2018, 04:22:59 AM
So now we start a new day. The sun is shining brightly and the temp will be in the low 30s C or close to 100 degrees which means limited activities today.
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Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2018, 04:46:19 AM
A very surprising revelation was that this area is noted for its dinosaur findings, all within walking distance of our host.
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Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2018, 04:57:52 AM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 01, 2018, 06:45:25 AM
Don...
...I bet surprises were  awaiting around every corner...or one being hatched every minute...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2018, 06:48:48 AM
This a bush of purple roses; the orange one is unknown to us
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Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2018, 07:03:07 AM
This is Leah, Bubble's cousin with Illy and me

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This is the family enjoying a feast fit for royalty
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Post by: Radioman34 on May 01, 2018, 07:50:29 AM
As a footnote to this wonderful day, when we arrived home we discovered a stowaway among our produce.
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We sent it on its way with our best wishes in its new home. And thus ends our adventure; we hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed sharing it with you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on May 01, 2018, 08:51:11 AM
i enjoyed it Don!  Who knew!enjoyed it Don.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 01, 2018, 08:59:29 AM
Amazing photos, Don, and I am so grateful that you take time to share the experiences with us and would like you to thank all the family for allowing you to take the photos.  I am so camera shy I'd be crawling under the table so truly feel they are going out of their way to show what gracious hosts they are.  My very best Missouri/Kansas hugs to all of them. Bubble, you have a wonderful family.

By the way, Don, we brought a few of those critters home with us after shell collecting on the Gulf & Atlantic coasts.  Some of the bigger shells had living critters inside so I was not a shell hunter after discovering that, and to play safe I put all shells inside ZipLoc bags so they didn't come out at night.  :o

Good morning, Janie!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 01, 2018, 01:12:00 PM
Angel, thanks for identifying the yellow flowers.  I never saw any like them, although the blooms remind me somewhat of pansies.

Don, thanks for sharing the trip you and Bubbles took.  So interesting about the dinosaurs and the statues.  Loved seeing the family. 
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Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2018, 01:16:36 PM
Don, thank you again for bringing us along  for part of your Israeli journey!

You're welcome Jean, it caught my attention too.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 01, 2018, 03:06:15 PM

What a beautiful place to live. I can see moving from anywhere to there.
Its funny how we always thought of Isreal being desert type. Nothing but a dry sandy area. Has to be good earth by looking at all the beautiful bushes, trees etc. grow. Such colours.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 01, 2018, 06:25:43 PM
A lot of the work in beautifying and replenishing the earth was done by Israelis from 1948 and continuing today.
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Post by: Radioman34 on May 02, 2018, 03:50:23 AM
JeanneP much of the land still is made of vast areas of desert, but since 1948 thousands of acres have been reclaimed and converted to viable farmland and as Angelface said it is a work in constant progress.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 03, 2018, 09:01:50 PM
Doing yard work and just took Mimi on walks around the block.  Missed Oglebay for two days and went back today.   The tulips are already beyond peak, good thing I went up.   They are already preparing new plantings to replace.   One photo.

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Post by: SCFSue on May 03, 2018, 11:34:36 PM
Beautiful tulips, Jack.  I miss them.  Unfortunately, tulips don't do very well here in Alabama!  I tried to plant them at our farm, but no luck and not here in Auburn, either.  Winters are just too warm, although this winter was much cooler than usual.

Sue
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Post by: Shirley on May 03, 2018, 11:44:25 PM
Oh, my goodness!!!  How gorgeous, Jack.  If that isn't peak I can't imagine how it could be more beautiful.  Do they have the hanging baskets up yet?  Thanks for the photo, so happens it is the best time of my whole day!  Not been the best of days but I'm too tired to even whine about it tonight and I will feel better in the morning.  Bet your neighbors enjoy seeing you & Mimi on your walks. 

Sue, I planted dozens one year & not a single one came up.... same happened another year so I think the little underground critters that make the tunnels all over the yard & river bank must have eaten them.  At least that's my theory.  Our winter was so mild talk is "not hard enough freeze to kill the bugs" so expect the worse this summer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 04, 2018, 01:27:25 AM
Jack wv...
...it sure was lucky that you went when you did but, cant believe those Tulips are soon to be replaced, must cost those gardeners a whole lot of money and must be keeping them on their toes, constantly ( busy...)
...At last, it is good to see our own garden " Springing " to life....well at least it now has some colour, not a lot, but is looking more prettier than it was...
...I do enjoy your Oglebay photos, and of course they wouldn't be the same without your Mimi in them... :dog3:
Jack, are those pink Tulips in the background, if so, I am assuming they will also soon, be replacing them too...
   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 04, 2018, 02:03:48 AM
superb Jack! Our luck is that you like to take photos :)
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Post by: jackwv on May 04, 2018, 08:53:04 AM
Sue, a neighbor plants a few tulips but the deer eat them. Oglebay puts up electric wire to keep them out.

Bubble we are the lucky ones with you and Don keeping the photos coming.

Jackie, yes there is one bed of pink but have many other colors.

Shirley I seldom walk around the neighborhood, need a spot to sit and at the park they have benches. Mimi knows which I stop for and will sit beside me to be petted.   The baskets are not up, but should be soon.  They will dig up the tulip bulbs and sell them.  At that point there will be new plantings and the baskets.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 04, 2018, 10:12:18 AM
A beautiful tulip display. That prompted me to realise that I seldom see tulips in Israel and when I asked Bubble about that and she said that tulips don't prosper well in Israel.
One other thing, in a facebook post one of our hosts last Sunday said that seeing the pictures I had posted on facebook made him realise what a beautiful area he lived in.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 04, 2018, 11:12:50 AM
Don your friend may now realize what a beautiful area he lived in, but know each of us need only look around  to see the beauty.   
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Post by: FlaJean on May 04, 2018, 11:21:35 AM
Jack, the tulip gardens are beautiful.  Thanks for posting.  We always had tulips until we moved to Florida.  I miss them in the spring but we do have an abundance of other pretty blooms.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 04, 2018, 12:25:05 PM
Jean, seeing your post and knowing you lived in Ocala before your move, were the sinkholes anywhere near where you lived?

In keeping with the topic of this folder, I am enjoying all of the pictures.  Tulips do grow here, in fact, each year there is a Tulip Festival in Holland MI that is heavily attended.  We don't go during the festival because of heavy traffic and attendance, but I have seen the tulips in bloom before the festival.  Veldheer's Tulip Farm has displays and has tours - and they sell tulips!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 04, 2018, 01:43:02 PM
Keeping with Jack wv's theme...Tulips In Amsterdam....Link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmLo1KQsI10
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Post by: jackwv on May 04, 2018, 02:05:50 PM
Jackie that was lovely, and have seen photos of Holland Mich that Mary Ann mentions.   Oglebay is not so elaborate, but can load Mimi in the SUV and be there in under 10 minutes (and no admission to pay) and never have to fight a crowd.
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Post by: SCFSue on May 04, 2018, 03:18:22 PM
I tried at our farm to plant tulips and also here in Auburn.  However, I never got any blooms as the winters are too warm here.  We did have a good hard snow in Auburn in early March, but it only lasted overnight.  If I want tulips in the spring, I have to order them from a florist! 

Sue
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 04, 2018, 04:44:46 PM
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g42310-d632514-Reviews-Veldheer_Tulip_Garden-Holland_Ottawa_County_Michigan.html

There is a large picture and at the bottom "140 pictures".  Click on that to see some of the assortments at Veldheer's Tulip Farm.  There are other farms in Holland, but if you've seen one, you've seen them all.  But after a few pictures, you get the idea.  What is fun is to see the massive plantings, even at Oglebay - solid color.

Jackie, that was a neat showing in Amsterdam.  I have been told that the Holland tulip farms get all of their bulbs each year from the Netherlands.  And Holland is not the only city that has a tulip festival - all over the US.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on May 04, 2018, 06:32:45 PM
Rain on and off today, but did get a quick trip to the park.   Todays photo



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 04, 2018, 11:33:46 PM
Beautiful, Jack, and fantastic job with the frame & text!  Is that your phone or Panasonic?  You still have a pocket one plus the one with long zoom?
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Post by: jackwv on May 05, 2018, 09:45:38 AM
Shirley that was with the Panasonic 200.   Take it along in the car but usually just use the iPhone.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 05, 2018, 12:03:14 PM
Mary Ann, in answer to your question about sinkholesâ€"-those particular sinkholes were about 8 miles from where we lived in Ocala.  However, a house about a block away from where we lived had to have their house foundation treated.  They bring in trucks of grout and insert it around the foundation.  A friend of mine also had that done when her house started to shift.  Later she also had a sinkhole open in her backyard.  Central Florida has limestone under the soil and it can collapse due to a lot of rain after a drought.  Thank goodness where we live now doesn’t seem prone to sinkholes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 05, 2018, 12:24:36 PM
Thanks, Jean, I'll bet when sinkholes around Ocala are mentioned, you investigate right away.  We would drive past Ocala when we'd drive on I-75 to and from Norm's.  That's quite a process to fix the foundations.  I'm glad you don't have sinkholes near you now.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 07, 2018, 10:26:40 AM
My son came back from a long week-end in Warsaw and sent me great pictures that I will share with you, so we can all continue to armchair-travel around the world.

Warsaw center
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 07, 2018, 10:31:53 AM
National day in Poland
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In the park
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 07, 2018, 10:34:21 AM
Adam Mickiewicz -national author of Poland
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Marie Curie
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Don't run over squirrels!
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Post by: jackwv on May 07, 2018, 10:37:10 AM
Thanks Bubble, another spot with lots of history and  beauty.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 07, 2018, 11:19:22 AM
Thank you Bubble and thank your son for sharing these photos with us! Poland and Warsaw have had such a sometimes, violent, very often sad history that it is nice to see peaceful, beautiful photos today.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 07, 2018, 11:48:00 AM
Enjoyed the photos,  Bubbles.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 07, 2018, 12:44:39 PM
I enjoyed the pictures, Bubble.  We don't often see pictures of Poland.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on May 07, 2018, 03:29:27 PM
Posted several short clips of Mimi in the slide show discussion.  I often will stop and ask those taking selfies, if they would like me to take a photo, with more background.   I did today and they wanted to take mine. I seldom keep, do not like photos of myself, but this one was ok.

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Post by: Mary Ann on May 07, 2018, 04:36:44 PM
That's a great picture, Jack, both of you look so happy!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on May 07, 2018, 07:12:23 PM
Jack, I really like that photo of you and your best friend
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Post by: jackwv on May 07, 2018, 07:54:21 PM
MaryAnn and Gloria thanks, she keeps the smile on my face.
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Post by: Joy on May 07, 2018, 08:57:45 PM
Jack, that is a great picture of you, and of course, you friend beside you.    Better than just "okay",   You need to make that your avatar !!!


Bubble, nice pictures of Poland !  Like Mary Ann said, don't get to see many pictures of places in Poland.   The picture of Marie Curie is especially different. 

Always some kind of interesting history can be found here.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on May 07, 2018, 10:05:31 PM
Joy I was watching hockey, sorry to say the Penguins lost.   Like your idea and now have a new avatar.
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Post by: Shirley on May 08, 2018, 12:05:48 AM
I gotta say, Jack, you look younger in that avatar than the first you ever posted!  It shows that the girl next to you keeps you both smiling.

Bubble, do you have more than one son?  He really has a sense of "what is different" from what most of us see everyday.  Just what is that sign that looks like a squirrel riding a bike with small wheels?  I've never seen any like it in any photos ...anywhere. Thank him for bringing these places to life for us, please, a treat for me, for sure.

Don, long ago a neighbor was telling about raising a nest of crows that eventually were turned free to roam the neighborhood where they lived before.  She was a good story teller & had funny tales about the crows begging and visiting with everyone. They are very smart birds.  Some years ago we had lots of Canadian Geese wintering along the river & would come up behind our fence to beg.  I watched a crow pester the geese until they got disgusted & would fly off.  He would hop on a goose back & ride, get off & hop back on again until the goose would leave.  Then it would pick on another. Back in video camera days that didn't have zoom so no photos or video of it. Had one crow that sounded like it was gargling all the time.... same crow as far as I know, only here one winter.  Will you be going to that same spot again.... take some peanuts or something to see if it is tame.  Well, I would.....  :-[

Bedtime in Kansas.  Sweet dreams to all.........Shirley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 08, 2018, 08:33:39 AM
Shirley
The Polish writing says: 'Does not apply to municipal services and bicycles'.
But the sign is forbidding bicycles...
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Post by: Shirley on May 08, 2018, 11:49:43 AM
Thanks, Bubble..... I'm afraid it would still confuse me!  Bicycles or not....... I do see a couple people on bicycles on the other side of the street, so maybe just the one side?  Don't suppose I'll ever be wanting to ride there but always curious.  ::)  I love how countries seem so close to each other that in my mind are not (as Israel to Poland), but miles & time to travel.... we have more distance between west & east coasts, I think.  All in how we think, huh?  Wish you were closer & not "over the water".... where I go the cats must go.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 08, 2018, 01:32:24 PM
Perhaps it is forbiding folks riding bicycles on the sidewalk but not on the road?
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Post by: FlaJean on May 08, 2018, 01:52:47 PM
Love your new avatar, Jack.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 08, 2018, 02:16:35 PM
Jack...
...that is a very natural and relaxed photo of the both of you..

Bubble...
... Warsaw, here I come, well once I get comfortable in my office chair... :thumbup:
...why is there a squirrel riding a bike? where it says..." No applies to city and bicycle services..."
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Post by: jackwv on May 08, 2018, 02:36:53 PM
The squirrel sign reminded me of the woman complaining about the placement of deer crossing signs, believe she was serious.  Give a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCrJleggrI
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 08, 2018, 02:52:38 PM
Jack wv...
...guess that's the only spot where the Deer can actually read the sign... ;D
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Post by: JaneS on May 08, 2018, 03:17:02 PM
What I'd like to know is...How on earth did those radio people keep from laughing out loud?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 08, 2018, 04:07:41 PM
Jane S...
...I am guessing, if the Deer can read, anything is possible... ;D
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Post by: Shirley on May 11, 2018, 02:03:56 AM
Finally got some photos of the fish, couldn't get all of them in the picture, at least a dozen show
but they keep moving so fast it's hard to focus & throw bread at the same time.  I talk to them
the whole time, they recognize the whistle & my voice, I think.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 11, 2018, 04:26:37 AM
Shirley, they have moustache???  They would look like Dali if out of the water!
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Post by: jackwv on May 11, 2018, 07:24:27 AM
Shirley, too far to drive, but I would be there to eat when you whistled.   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 11, 2018, 09:32:27 AM
well, I don't whistle but when I sing "Food, Glorious food" you can see Don getting up from his comfy armchair and heading for the kitchen!!!
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Post by: jackwv on May 11, 2018, 10:14:39 AM
Bubble, I had to take a look at an Oliver video and listen to "food glorious food"  Would like to hear your version. :)

The only sound from my kitchen is my tearing open a box of frozen food, or the can opener.   I do air fry steak and chicken.   Mimi will eat anything I put in her bowl, just like my old Jessie and Zoe in this photo. 


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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 11, 2018, 10:56:12 AM
Jack, drop in and you will hear my version... ;D
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Post by: Shirley on May 11, 2018, 11:27:27 AM
Bubble, they are catfish & do have "whiskers".... they really are much larger than they look in the photos.  One in particular opens his mouth so wide he could swallow one of the others.  I do believe you that Don will come a running when the dishes rattle.  For sure food tastes better when shared than eating alone.

Jack, I automatically checked to see which one was Zoe.... (on the right?)  Thanks for sharing them with us, I sure
miss having a dog. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 11, 2018, 11:48:04 AM
Bubble would love to drop in, but will not happen, very limited travel.

Shirley, right as usual that was Zoe on the right, miss the two of them but Mimi is a perfect fit.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 12, 2018, 07:14:29 AM
That is amazing Shirley, thank you for posting the photo. Now for those that think animals are dumb had better thing again. Shirley the Catfish Whisper...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 12, 2018, 08:14:32 AM
It's a beautiful day in Netanya, so what better time to explore the seashore than now. We weren't sure if I would pass as a flower child, so you be the judge,  There isn't enough hair on top so we tried the beard instead.
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 12, 2018, 08:40:47 AM
A couple of seniors enjoying the outdoors
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Post by: Radioman34 on May 12, 2018, 08:49:02 AM
I'm not sure now if we were really paying attention to the surfers
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Post by: jackwv on May 12, 2018, 09:42:37 AM
Two flowers blooming together   :thumbup: :thumbup:.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 12, 2018, 10:09:43 AM
Passers-by were all smiling at us, so we made people share our happy time.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 12, 2018, 12:42:49 PM
Sharing your joy!  We all need some smiles and a laugh or two.
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Post by: Shirley on May 12, 2018, 02:41:37 PM
Okay, Bubble, I was wondering if y'all were setting a good example for the young'uns.   ;)   Love seeing you both so happy and dancing in the streets!  Yes, Don, you make a perfect flower child! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 12, 2018, 04:29:50 PM
Bubble and Don ,not only there were the people enjoying you but here also. Your happiness is spreading world wide. Smiling here!!!

Jack,my Golden girl will also eat  anything. Cauliflower, cabbage, beans carrots, apples ,oranges  bananas. She doesn't shy away from any food!! She is having trouble with her hind end and at times needs help to get up or turn onto the other hip. Taking it one day at a time with her and thankful for what I do have.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 12, 2018, 05:59:59 PM
Amy I would check with your vet.  Medications like Dasuquin  did wonders on two of my old goldens.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 12, 2018, 08:33:00 PM
Jack, it was so nice to see photos of Zoey and Jessie once more!

Bubble and Don, it is wonderful to see you two enjoying your time together!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 13, 2018, 05:07:11 AM
Good morning

Jack ,thank you I shall mention this to my vet. I am giving her Glucosamine,Chondroitin with MSM plus salmon fish oil and a 1/4 tsp of turmeric a day. Vet gave me pain pills for her and she gets 1/2 every other day. Old age is not for the faint of heart be it man or beast.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on May 13, 2018, 08:05:03 AM
Wonderful pictures of Don and Bubble !   Makes me so happy that you are having such a wonderful  time to together !  You are an inspiration for all of us.   We all should have the wonderful happy experiences that you two share.   

Have a great day  !

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on May 13, 2018, 01:24:28 PM
Don and Bubble, just love your pictures
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 13, 2018, 01:39:29 PM
Don - Bubble...
...that's what togetherness is all about..being happy and a little silliness... 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 17, 2018, 03:59:57 AM
Things are winding down now and the packing has begun in preparation for my departure four days hence. Our activities have been curtailed slightly, but our main indoor actvity has been a board game called Rummikub. It's fascinating game, invented in Israel, involving simple logic and the requirement to overcome those surges of frustration this game engenders. Get it
if you can.
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on May 17, 2018, 04:07:40 AM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 17, 2018, 05:48:38 AM
Don...
...not familiar with the game but I can see that your concentration is occupying your mind, hopefully taking the distraction away from your soon to be, returning journey home...

...by the way, who was winning?... ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on May 17, 2018, 06:34:32 AM
Don and Bubble,  that is one of my favorite games here in the US.   Did not know that it was invented in Israel.   It is one of popular games played at a lot of the Senior Centers in my area.  Unfortunately,  it hasn't caught on that good here at the place I live.  But, a big group at a similar place where my friend lives play every evening and several groups play during the afternoons.  It is a fun game.

Don, Sorry that your stay with your beloved is coming to an end.   I know those hours have just flown by.   Have a safe trip back home.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on May 17, 2018, 12:07:23 PM
I cannot believe your time is up already,

That game has been popular here for years and there about 4 or 5 tables that play at the pool.  Some use to play cards, but they would blow away, now it is Mexican train or rummikub
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 17, 2018, 12:10:15 PM
Again, three more great photos and slices of life, Don, and Bubble! I have played Rummikub for years along with gin rummy that I believed it to be derived from. I didn't know it was from Israel!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 17, 2018, 12:15:51 PM
Notice to all:  Don's computer just gave up and he cannot post anymore.  So more photos will come when he is back home, after Wednesday.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 17, 2018, 12:38:23 PM
Bubble - poor Don!  He'll just have to use your computer to communicate!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 17, 2018, 03:52:04 PM
Don and bubble. That 3 months seems to have gone by so fast. Have a safe trip home.
Now I brought that game of Rubi cube back from UK on last trip. I like the game but don't know anyone who had even heard of it here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 17, 2018, 04:42:00 PM
Been playing Rummikub for yearsâ€"helps keep your mind sharp.  Sunday we played a domino game called Mexican Train.  That game takes concentration and also keeps your mind nimble.  Our family has always loved playing games.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on May 17, 2018, 07:14:57 PM
Jean, when we first got married the only thing my husband I could afford was listen to the radio and play games. My mother gave us a cribbage board, which I still have. Just throwing this in, we also had and ice box.  It was just after THE WAR and we were on the waiting list for a refrigerator  It was two years before we got a washing machine.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on May 17, 2018, 07:43:57 PM
Interesting game, but with my memory --------

To the park today, the tulips and daffodils are gone and they have dug up the beds for new plantings.   Took this photo of allium plants, fortunately Mimi does not eat them, would smell like onions. 


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Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2018, 10:31:02 PM
Hahaha, Jack, she isn't smiling, looks like she kind of has her nose turned up at the onion smell!  The allium is pretty, sure looks a lot like my chives only larger & darker.  Mine aren't blooming yet. 

They sandblasted the pool this morning & put the tile around the top this afternoon.  Hopefully (weather permitting) the plaster goes on tomorrow & then we fill. I expect the pool man will put the filter together & make sure the pump is okay... everything come apart for winter.  Such a pain.  Yard crew came after one group left and finished before the others got here so they didn't have a problem.  That sandblasting is a nightmare.  Hopefully all will be over soon & once the chemicals are stable, won't have to mess with it much.  I am worn to a frazzle tonight.

The kids & I played a lot of Monopoly..... I swear my oldest son learned to read & count money so his big sister couldn't cheat him!!!
Don & Bubble, you both look so serious, are you sure that game is for FUN?  Sorry to see it is almost time to part, but you've had this time that most of us would envy, of being in a whole different life from what we deal with every day.  Like my mother used to say to me, "enjoy this special time and remember it with love, after all, if you ate candy all the time it wouldn't be a treat, would it?"  Thanks for sharing your days with all of us, the joy of having someone to talk to and care for. 

Early but I'm off to bed in hopes of getting 5 hours sleep tonight.  Been getting 3 & 4 hours and that isn't enough.  Got to be out & unlock gates by 7:00 am with no let up all day, this is NO GAME!  Sweet dreams to all & to all a good night~~  I've heard that before.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2018, 04:38:17 AM
Posting for Gloria - Lindancer

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 21, 2018, 06:10:38 AM
Gloria de ( Lindancer )... keeping within the red hats society...Where was this photo taken? I simply love the background...I would love to hear of the occasion, whatever it was, you look happy...
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 21, 2018, 09:09:24 AM
Gloria and your fascinator!  Lovely.  I remember the picture you had wearing a red hat, you looked so lovely in that picture. 

I haven't worn a "dress" hat since I was one of four women in church wearing hats and the other women were much older than I was.  It was about the time of the bouffant hairdos and most women quit wearing hats.  The hat I wear now is worn in winter and is a stocking cap I knit and is nice and warm. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on May 21, 2018, 10:47:12 AM
Gloria, what a lovely photo of the hat but also of you! Is that a flower fascinator?
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Post by: Lindancer on May 21, 2018, 10:48:53 AM
Thanks MaryAnn, Everyone get dressed up for a meeting, like we did years ago, plenty of jewelry

Jackie, I was on my way to a RH chapter meeting, photo was taken in my back yard

Patricia, also thank you and yes it is supposed to be a flower
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Post by: angelface555 on May 21, 2018, 10:56:31 AM
Such a great photo Gloria, you have a twinkle in your eye!

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Jenny Joseph
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 21, 2018, 11:15:39 AM
Gloria De, what a wonderful photo of you in your fascinator.  Your backyard is also lovely.
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Post by: jackwv on May 21, 2018, 11:48:43 AM
Gloria the entire outfit looked great and so did you.
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Post by: Shirley on May 21, 2018, 12:30:42 PM
You are an inspiration, GloriaDe..... lookin' fantastic and love the attitude!

Patricia, that poem speaks for me, how about you?   
   :thumbup:
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Post by: Sandy on May 21, 2018, 12:53:54 PM
Gloria DE.. 

Your hat looks Great !!!   Just like
the rest of you out in your back
yard!!!!

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on May 21, 2018, 02:14:40 PM
Gloria,  Beautiful picture of you and your fascinator!!!  You would have fitted in perfectly at the Royal Wedding this past Saturday.   My mother was a "great hat" person.  She loved hats.   I love them on other people, but just don't like to wear them myself.

Thanks for sharing !

Joy
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Post by: SCFSue on May 21, 2018, 02:25:24 PM
I still have my "going away" hat from my wedding in 1958.  It is a Schiaparelli and a gift from my Aunt.  However, my head doesn't want to fit into it now.  It is navy straw with a yellow straw crown and is lovely--I don't know how or why it doesn't fit now, but I can't bear to give it up.  My son will probably sell it when I pass on to my (hopefully) heavenly reward!  I only wore this hat twice--once at my wedding and again at a tea party for officer's wives in Brunswick, Maine.

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 21, 2018, 04:12:18 PM
Sue, I once bought a hat with three mink paws (?) and it was fine as long as I wore hats, but when I discontinued wearing them, I think I never wore a hat again.  But I still have that hat.  I couldn't bear to part with those little mink pieces.  The hat probably will go in a garage sale after I'm gone, maybe even to Goodwill or Salvation Army.  Some things we just hang on to forever.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on May 21, 2018, 08:19:52 PM
Good evening, all you nice people. thanks for all the nice comments

My second job was in a Millinery Shop, called The Lady Jane, in down town Charleston.Made $12 a week and got a raise to $17 One half the store was ready wear.
Left to get married Oct 72 years ago
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on May 21, 2018, 08:22:17 PM
Bubble, thanks so much for posting for me
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Post by: FlaJean on May 22, 2018, 12:04:20 PM
Planted some impatiens in front of the little hibiscus bush.

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Post by: jackwv on May 22, 2018, 12:37:06 PM
Always liked impatiens, and the hibiscus really adds to the view.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 22, 2018, 03:42:23 PM
Jean, I like the way it looks, too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Joy on May 22, 2018, 05:21:14 PM
Looks so nice, Jean.  I never had much luck with Hibiscus, but yours looks nice and healthy.  I guess your temperatures are good for them

Joy
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Post by: Lindancer on May 22, 2018, 08:38:43 PM
Jean, I like the color.  I put in about 30 inpatients plant this year. Just water and the bloom all summer.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 23, 2018, 05:05:41 PM
I’ve found impatiens one of the easiest plants to grow.  A little water and a few hours of shade and they bloom in this area from spring and into the fall. 

We are still anxiously waiting for the little Bluebirds to fly out of their house.  Mama and Papa are still feeding them but it shouldn’t be long now.  The little Chickadees were gone before we realized it.  Larry took the nest out of the Chickadee house and it was neatly made entirely of moss.  Mrs. Chickadee is a very clean housekeeper. 😁. Before the Chickadees left I did see her (or maybe him?) once leaving with a white pouch of debris which she dropped on the ground and then flew back into the house.
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Post by: jackwv on May 23, 2018, 06:44:14 PM
Jean, keep Larry busy and send us photos of the birds.
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Post by: Shirley on May 23, 2018, 08:46:18 PM
I second that, Jack... are you listening, Jean & Larry?  Your flowers are so pretty.

I have not planted a thing this year, but do have lots of columbine blooming along with the Japanese iris that took over the tiger lilies (I didn't think anything would crowd out tiger lilies).  The blue cornflowers are blooming all over where the mowers don't get them, and the yarrow is blooming, I have only the native white kind. Anything that blooms in my yard is a "do it yourself" type.  I also have some yellow blooms, look like cosmos but are not, they bloom off & on all summer & leaves are not like cosmos.  I will try to get a camera after them tomorrow, when yard guys are done.  The pool is all finished & looks great.  I just vacuumed the bottom & turned off for the night, chemicals are about as perfect as you can get.  The people that plastered did a beautiful job & the new tile so nice.  Only way I could be happier is if I didn't have a pool to worry about at all.   ::)

Joy, my mother was also a hat lover & never went to town without her white gloves & hat.  She even took a hat making class & had a ball making all kinds.  When my friend & I worked in Kansas City we would walk from the office to a little hat store & try on hats for a while before catching the street car to go to our apartment.  Remember the bee hive hair dos & hats?  Ah, found a sale & could not resist, it really did look like a white foam bee hive.... I wore it & kept until I got married & left home.

Sue, I ran across the belt to my "going away" dress not too long ago.... can't believe I'm telling this, but it wouldn't go around my thigh today!  Also, remember those garter belts we wore before panty hose?  Cannot believe I was ever so skinny.  I still have not thrown either item away, always good for laughs....

Better go take my shower or it will be too dark to go for my "twisty" (chocolate & vanilla) yogurt cone.... been almost a nightly thing.  So far the scales have not changed. 
:-\
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 24, 2018, 06:20:29 PM
There where so many beautiful hats at the Royal Wedding. When I first came to the USA I had one trunk that had nothing but hats and gloves in it. Always bought a hat with every outfit. I have 4 still that I have bought at least 45 years ago. All in hat boxes. Have a wedding coming up in October. I think I will wear one. Be the only person I bet.....
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Post by: Lindancer on May 24, 2018, 08:21:45 PM
Jeanne, when I was growing up, women had a lot of hats.  Plus you would never go to church with out a hat on.  Easter Sunday we would get all dressed up and walk around with gloves and a new hat.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 25, 2018, 01:35:51 AM
To see some brilliant - fascinating, some bizarre and some clever hat wearings, watch or go to our Royal Ascot ( ladies day ) horse racing annual event...I think a day for the ladies to outshine each other with their choice of the day...
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Post by: SCFSue on May 25, 2018, 11:34:38 AM
Vanilla Jackie, my late husband and I were touring Ireland on our own sometime ago--more than 15 years.  It was cold and rainy every where we stopped.  We decided to go to the steeple chase races, can't remember the city.  We were bundled up in long pants, sweaters under jackets, etc. and were amazed to see beautiful young girls there in skimpy dresses and those gorgeous large brimmed hats that I had swooned over in dress shops and cost over 200 Pounds each.  We had a seat near the top of the bleachers and kept hearing loud cheers above us.  We turned around and saw a room full of young men who were watching a soccer match on TV.   

Then when we walked down to the area near the fences where the riders were to race, two Irish men stopped us and said, "Hey are ye, Yanks?"   
Bob said, "yes".  They wanted to know why we were touring Ireland and Bob told them my mother was a Carney.  And one said, "ooh, me mither-in-law is a Kearney!"  We had an interesting talk with them and they gave us tips on things to see.  It was a fun day despite the rain!

Sue
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Post by: jackwv on May 25, 2018, 12:36:38 PM
Sue a lovely memory to hold on to.  Keep the good ones. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 25, 2018, 02:31:46 PM
Sue...
...now I have to ask..on that day, did you come away with more than you went in with? ;) hope you had the luck of the Irish with you...

I found your story experience delightful...Ahh yes, when we were young, we never felt the cold, did we? dont think we could get away with skimpy dresses...we know how to, and what it takes to keep ourselves warm...Hats to the races, now that brings me back to the famous lady of...Gertrude Shilling...she would always stun us with her " rather outrageous,  extravagant " and over large hats...she was always hitting the news headlines at Ascot... 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 28, 2018, 04:02:31 AM
Posting for Mary Ann

James, Alicia, Johanna, Eleanor  Tock 04-01-2018

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 28, 2018, 05:31:09 AM
Thank you Bubble...this family photo sure has that feel-good factor...what a lovely photo to treasure MaryAnn....
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Post by: JaneS on May 28, 2018, 07:49:23 AM
Oh, Mary Ann!  They're adorable twins!  You are lucky to live not too far away.  Enjoy them!
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Post by: jackwv on May 28, 2018, 09:00:02 AM
Mary Ann they are lovely.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 28, 2018, 10:49:47 AM
Thank you all for your comments.  Part of my luck in living near them (40 miles) is that their paternal grandfather (Tom) lives with me!  Alicia's parents live in Milwaukee.  They are good little girls and give a lot of us a lot of cheer.  This was Easter Sunday and the girls were 14 months old at the time.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on May 28, 2018, 01:34:03 PM
MaryAnn they are just lovely. Nice family picture
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 28, 2018, 02:51:28 PM
Thank you, Gloria.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on May 28, 2018, 03:40:37 PM
They are very cute little redheads, MaryAnn. And each one seems to favor a different parent.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 28, 2018, 04:11:17 PM
We've discovered the same thing,  Patricia, however, they do favor each other too.  One day I noted an expression on Ellie's face that reminded me of Tom's older brother when he was young.  I mentioned it to Alicia and she said she thought Ellie favored our family and Jo had characteristics of her family.  It is interesting how those things show up when the child is so young. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on May 28, 2018, 06:25:46 PM
Mary Ann , what a beautiful photo of the family  and the twins are precious!!
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Post by: Shirley on May 28, 2018, 07:30:10 PM
They really are darling, Mary Ann.... about the same age as my gr-grandson who happens to also be a "fire engine red head".  Remembering seeing photos of you & Norm, they do look a lot like you two, but their parents even look a lot alike.  Maybe Mother has a little more red in her hair?  So cute and such fun to watch which genes they end up with, isn't it?
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Post by: angelface555 on May 28, 2018, 09:26:51 PM
MaryAnn, I've heard that identical and fraternal twins DNA have different ratios due to the complexity of ancestorial DNA and the instances and intricacies of gene development in the womb.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 28, 2018, 09:48:41 PM
Thank you, Amy and Shirley.  It is fun seeing the girls advance.  Alicia had fertility help and the girls are from separate eggs.  Alicia's hair is orange color and definitely her own red.  James hair is now auburn, but he was orange red at one time.  We just knew both babies would have red hair.  But Jo's hair has curl and body like James hair and Ellie has Alicia's straight hair.  For a while, that was the way we could tell them apart, but now they have their own mannerisms and looks that we know who is whom!  Or is that 'whom is who'?

Norm had a great-grandson born a month after the girls, but he lives in California.  His family does make it to Michigan so we see him occasionally.  He has an interesting background - his mother is Chinese.  He has coal black hair and looks Oriental, but he does have some of his father's looks.  He is a darling child.

Patricia, I think the girls' DNA would be like those of other pairs of sisters, who are not twins. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on May 28, 2018, 11:20:49 PM
From what I understand, while identical twins' DNA is close, usually within two to three percentage points, fraternal is as you say more like other pairs of sisters and can vary as much as five to eight percent. I remember seeing a YouTube DNA video about a set of male triplets.

They, the parents said that two were identical twins and one from another egg. It was shocking to them to find out from 23andme that one of the identical twins matched up with the fraternal percentage wise whereas the other identical twin was entirely different percentage wise. However, a genetics professor said that this wasn't unusual due to one child may have more genes from one parent than the other, even identical twins.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 29, 2018, 09:15:15 AM
Patricia, I had read that in regard to siblings.  I think people who don't read about DNA assume siblings DNA is the same since they have the same two parents, but, as you wrote, a person may get more genes from one parent than the sibling.  Norm never had his DNA tested so we'll never know how we compared.  Of course, my parents did not have it done, either.  I can tell you, on Ancestry, I have almost 500 4th cousins or less who have tested and I have no idea how many others 5th cousins and further, because I haven't bothered with that far back.  4th cousins would go back to my 3rd great-grandparents, some of whom I can identify.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on May 30, 2018, 07:53:49 AM
Sato, just starting my morning, and your photo sets my mood.
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Post by: Sato on May 30, 2018, 08:19:19 AM
   Next is Water Lily.


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Post by: angelface555 on May 30, 2018, 02:20:30 PM
Sato, these two are lovely and ethereal, really setting a peaceful mood for my morning.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 30, 2018, 02:57:57 PM
Sato...
...I find there is something spiritual about Water Lilies and Lotus flowers....
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Post by: Sato on May 31, 2018, 06:37:24 AM
Hydrangea in rainy season.

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Post by: Sato on May 31, 2018, 07:04:48 AM
This is kind of special type of hydrangea.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 31, 2018, 07:10:41 AM
Sato...
...both myself and " he who I reside with " have not seen one like yours, nor with its paler colour of blue...I find this one unusual as we have never seen one with singular spaced out flowers, which each flower has its own four or five petals...I do have to add, it is stunningly beautiful...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 31, 2018, 08:03:17 AM
Iris... one of my favorite flower, with vibrant colors.
Your photos are perfection itself Sato! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Sato on May 31, 2018, 08:18:30 AM
Thank you for all your messages!!
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Post by: Sandy on May 31, 2018, 09:13:13 AM
Unusual and lovely flowers Sato!!!

Sandy
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 31, 2018, 09:53:27 AM
The first time I saw a hydrangea such as Sato's photo was in British Columbia, Canada, a few years ago and it was shortly before Sato showed his video - so then I knew what I had seen.  It is rather dainty compared to the hydrangea I had seen previously.

I am more familiar with bearded iris and I think the Japanese iris is so pretty and rather delicate. 

Keep 'em coming Sato; we love your flower pictures.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on May 31, 2018, 11:31:42 AM
Beautiful photos of beautiful flowers, Sato!  Sadly, my Japanese iris (all a pale yellow) did not last long this year, not sure why.  They had lots of buds on each stem but each turned brown the same day they opened.  My wisteria growing up the elm tree down by the river had only a few big clusters of blooms that were brown the day they bloomed, a late freeze did that damage, I think, maybe just too dry this spring.  Always happy to see your perfect blooms, Sato, (I am a little jealous)......

We had storms 2 nights in a row, last night one little town west of us (the direction our storms come from) had 80 mph winds and lots of rain.  Our local stations were on "storm watch" with warnings for flooding rain, hail and that wind.  Last I heard our winds were only about 60 mph but did have a power outage not far from my house.  Our electricity only blinked enough so had clocks to reset.  A real heat wave of near 100 tomorrow, I'm dreading that.  Had to go "back flush" water out of the pool, we had only an inch & half but all water on the concrete around the pool pours into the pool (away from the house).  Plenty of little leaves to clean out.... later tonight.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 31, 2018, 12:55:27 PM
Sato, your flowers have a touch of delicate about them, beautiful and skillful photography!

We have two types of wild iris here, but as they are in the bush, they aren't as beautiful.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 31, 2018, 01:03:58 PM
Love seeing your beautiful flower photos, Sato
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Post by: Sato on May 31, 2018, 10:14:12 PM
These flowers were the Azalea on my garden this spring.

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Post by: angelface555 on May 31, 2018, 10:54:52 PM
Lovely! Almost as if seen under a black light.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 01, 2018, 03:10:30 AM
Sato...
...well-done to who tends your flowers...from what I see they have been well looked after and well-tended...The only sad thing with flowers, they have such a short life...thankfully they literally " spring "  back to life the very next year, with luck...
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Post by: jackwv on June 01, 2018, 02:09:42 PM
Pat, beautiful photos of your area.  I always think of snow and ice.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 01, 2018, 02:09:55 PM
Nice photos, Angel.  Fairbanks is a very pretty City

Those clouds are ominous looking.
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Post by: Marilyne on June 01, 2018, 02:18:19 PM
Patricia - A nice group of photos.  I enjoyed looking at them. :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 01, 2018, 02:28:07 PM
Great photos of your nice skies and pristine town.  I love the clock tower, is it in the middle of a square?
What is the name of that river?  It would make  a useful background for some PSP...
I'm going to use the fountain one for a jigsaw!
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Post by: Joy on June 01, 2018, 04:46:10 PM
Always nice to see your Alaskan pictures, Patricia !!  Beautiful area !

Like Jack said,  Alaska always make me think of cold and snow.  Glad you shared these!

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on June 01, 2018, 05:47:32 PM
Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

Actually, we have far less snow than most places because we are a dry climate and it takes moisture and humidity to snow. This year was an anomaly with all the snow after some years with little to none. Minnesota, Michigan and other states bordering the Great Lakes are usually far colder than we in the Arctic are.

April and May on one hand and August on the other, are almost always very rainy. While the heavy rains did cover some bike paths and low lying areas, the waters are already back in their banks with the warmer weather forecast. When you place a town amidst five rivers, that can happen.

The carillon slash clock tower and the first family statue and fountain, (Designed by the same person who designed the Vietnam wall memorial in Washington.);  are located in Golden Heart Park, one of a series of river parks and less than two blocks from my building.

The river in these photos is the Chena which runs through and loops back around the city. All photos were taken at the park, the landing downriver is Grahel and the river in this area has two pedestrian bridges and three motorway bridges in a short distance.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 01, 2018, 07:46:37 PM
Patricia, always nice to see your pictures of Alaska, and such interesting skys. Until I met you, i had a different picture of your part of the world
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 02, 2018, 01:20:39 AM
  Hope this link works....The most beautiful places in Alaska...I particularly liked Ketchikan..I wonder though, does it ever flood?

https://www.roughguides.com/gallery/the-most-beautiful-places-in-alaska/
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 02, 2018, 08:14:53 AM
Patricia, lovely pictures.  I loved the sky picture and it should be compared with a storm picture of Kansas that Shirley in Soda Shoppe posted a few years ago.  We just don't have those types of skies.  I know in my short trip around Fairbanks that we missed a lot.  In fact, in the video Jackie posted,  I think I had seen only one area - a mountain range, and that from a distance.  I loved Alaska and wish I could go again, but it is not in the cards.  I'm lucky I got to Indianapolis!

Sato - pretty flower.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on June 02, 2018, 12:07:06 PM
Jackie, enjoyed that link of Alaska photos.  From photos that Angel has shared and these photos, Alaska appears so differently than what I’ve imagined.  Most fiction books I’ve read always show Alaska as dark and cold with lots of snow.

Sato, what a pretty delicate flower with morning dew on its petals.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 02, 2018, 02:05:01 PM
Sato, another lovely photo! It may be your hobby, but your shots are very professional!

Jackie, Ketchican has the dubious distinction of having the most recorded rainfall in North America, but I don't know about flooding! The only issue that I have with your link is that it only showed around the coastal areas of Alaska and ignored the West coast and the Interior other than Denali Park. Alaska is beautiful, rugged and some parts are still to be explored. Each time a lawmaker proposes a state road system, it is voted down which helps to keep that unspoiled look.

Jackie, I have a friend who lives on a smallholding in England. She talks very casually about stopping to eat her noon meal perched upon Hadrian's wall which runs through a pasture or at least the ruins do. That to me, thousands of miles of recorded history is amazing!

I suppose it is just habit to have a curiosity about unknown areas. I know that for me, visiting the lower forty-eight is similar to visiting another country. When I am in Canada, British Columbia, I feel it is the same other than the money because of the similarities in land, animals, and people. That can be odd when you think about it. We are right next to Canada and in one area only three miles from Siberia, yet the closet we come to the US is 1,434.58 miles.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 02, 2018, 02:17:50 PM
Angel, any photos of vehicle for the "show me a photo"... discussion?

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/photos-and-more/show-me-a-photo-of/msg130158/#msg130158 (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/photos-and-more/show-me-a-photo-of/msg130158/#msg130158)
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Post by: angelface555 on June 02, 2018, 02:18:38 PM
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Post by: angelface555 on June 02, 2018, 02:23:44 PM
Bubble, I'll have to look.
Playing a game with no artificial lights and it starts at midnight.

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Post by: junee on June 02, 2018, 06:24:24 PM
Angel. Thank you for posting those beautiful photos of your area.  Would love to see it all.
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Post by: Radioman34 on June 02, 2018, 08:34:02 PM
 It's  hard to believe that I have been back for over a week, for the most part trying to overcome the ravages of jetlag. But I had unfinished business to attend to, having attended a Shavuot celebration in the village square (a moshav actually, named Beth Itzak) where I took a lot of pictures the day before my departure. Then we had a family photo session. Illy, my Sweetheart's daughter arranged a family photo session, the fruits of which follow below.

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Post by: jackwv on June 02, 2018, 10:10:22 PM
Bubble and Don, beautiful family photos, and know you will have many more to share in the future.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 02, 2018, 10:35:49 PM
I know you both will treasure these beautiful photos and the memories they enclose!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2018, 04:21:27 AM
Angel, looks like a dreamland and that bench  with trees around would be the spot to inspire me for more writing.
What are those long legged birds?

Sato your Hydrangea is incredibly perfect in color, sharp detail, shape. Is that in your garden?
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Post by: angelface555 on June 03, 2018, 12:11:28 PM
Sato, your hydrangea is beautiful, crisp and clear!

Bubble, the majority of those photos are from Creamer's Field, a 2,200-acre Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, and Sanctuary which lies partly inside the city. There are select areas open to the viewing public and you may also see other wildlife including fox, badgers, porkypine, caribou, moose, and bears. And, as always here, a river runs through it.

The birds shown are Sandhill Cranes that may fly as high as 20,000 feet.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2018, 12:21:24 PM
They look very different from the European cranes!
I like your new avatar
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Post by: Lindancer on June 03, 2018, 01:29:50 PM

good afternoon

Sato, thanks for all those lovely flower photos  Also good to see you post

Patricia,  As I always say, I enjoy your pictures.  Give  Kitty and extra pet from Taffy

Don and Bubble, all I can say is such love and beauty













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Post by: angelface555 on June 03, 2018, 03:12:05 PM
Thank you Gloria!

Bubble, while the Sandhill is the one most commonly seen, we do have two others, a Lesser Sandhill Crane and the Whooping Crane. There is one in the states called the Eurasian or Common Crane. Is that the one seen in Europe?
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Post by: Sandy on June 03, 2018, 04:47:16 PM
Wonderful pictures All....   

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This is my Grand Daughter Maeve.. 
Graduating from High School this year and
headed for Nursing School..   
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Post by: Sandy on June 03, 2018, 05:04:00 PM


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Fe at Two...
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Post by: Joy on June 03, 2018, 06:49:21 PM
Beautiful grand daughter.  Sandy.   And, hard to believe that little Fe is 2 already.  Looks like that ice cream con just hits the spot.  She is so cute !!

Joy
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Post by: Lindancer on June 03, 2018, 07:53:53 PM
Sandy, what a lovely looking family. Love that smile and those eyes. Ice cream cone almost looks to big for her
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Post by: FlaJean on June 03, 2018, 08:48:21 PM
What a lovely family Sandy.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 03, 2018, 09:05:11 PM
Sandy, - great photos.  Maeve is beautiful and Fe is darling. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2018, 12:28:12 AM
Two lovely young ladies, Sandy! I know you are very proud!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 04, 2018, 04:39:43 AM
Sandy - wow, beauty runs in the family!
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Post by: Amy on June 04, 2018, 05:51:17 AM
Lovely photos everyone.

Sandy beautiful family. Fe is a heart stealer for sure! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2018, 02:48:57 PM
This is for you Bubble. Cranes in  flight. It had issues, or I did, with resizing.

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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2018, 02:51:00 PM
Our Alaskan squirrels seem smaller than the ones I've seen stateside.


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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2018, 02:51:56 PM
And yes, it is an adult.


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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2018, 02:55:09 PM
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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2018, 03:03:56 PM
Black Rapids glacier, aka The Galloping Glacier, about 138 miles south of Fairbanks has a reputation of suddenly moving rapidly and then stopping at least twice or so per century. The last time in 1937 it made national news by advancing across the valley for three months at the rate of one mile per month.


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Post by: angelface555 on June 04, 2018, 03:12:50 PM
This down from the foothills, snowmelt pond in the Refuge, each spring through the end of June, covers three miles and is usually ten or more feet deep before it disappears into the earth each year.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 05, 2018, 02:27:00 AM
Thanks Angel. Beautiful nature around there.
That last of the pond is a dream.  We have something similar in my town but of smaller scale where rain water collects into a pond surrounded by eucalyptus trees.  It is a well known site for migrating birds and a lovely place for picnics.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 05, 2018, 01:19:03 PM
Patricia, I found that very interesting about the  Glacier, thanks for posting
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Post by: FlaJean on June 05, 2018, 03:01:56 PM
Alaska has some beautiful and interesting scenery.
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Post by: junee on June 05, 2018, 10:16:55 PM
Angel. You certainly have beautiful scenery.  Interesting about the glazier. In New Zealand I actually stepped on to one, of course there was no movement.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2018, 11:01:45 AM
Every Wednesday there is a plants market on one of our pedestrian streets.
I went yesterday and bought small cacti to make a small garden next to my desk.
I wanted plants not requiring much maintenance because I tend to forget watering, or do it too much when I remember.


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Post by: jackwv on June 07, 2018, 11:35:38 AM
Bubble, no surprise to me, but you have the eye of an artist, and not just with photos.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 07, 2018, 12:16:41 PM
Thank you everyone for the nice comments on my part of this great state!

Bubble, your plants look very green and able to defend themselves against all comers!  :thumbup:

With cats and especially Farrah, I had to give away all my plants save a money tree and some bamboo that is high up on a shelf and blocked from several sides.

Wouldn't it be nice if it actually grew money?  ;)   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2018, 12:26:04 PM
you can try printing it on your printer... :D
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 07, 2018, 05:18:42 PM
Bubble, what a great idea.  Patricia, Kendrick has not attacked my inside plants - yet.  He does like quack grass (or crab grass?) so we've just ordered some cat grass for him.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on June 07, 2018, 05:32:25 PM
Nice garden, Bubble.  Do they have to be repotted as they grow?  My Christmas cactus isn’t looking so good.  Am ready to throw it out.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 07, 2018, 06:09:54 PM
Bubble and MaryAnn, I think if I started printing my own cash, I'd need to upgrade this "on sale" hp of mine  8)

I have cat grass for Farrah; I just put it out a few times a week as it ends up ragged with small pieces everywhere!

Jean, I had a Christmas cactus once in a no pet apartment, and I know it does have periods of dormancy, and you only add a little water when its dry to the touch.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/christmas-cactus/advice-for-christmas-cactus-care.htm
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 07, 2018, 08:26:16 PM
Patricia, thanks for the info on cat grass.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 12:11:14 AM
A ragtag group of photos. First is Farrah in one of her expensive beds.  Her bed in the bedroom is a folded bath towel against the wall. She had a nice bed and wasn't interested.


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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 12:13:47 AM
She has to work for her meals, (She's feeling about with her paw and concentrating). And every couple of weeks I change the inside configuration because she picks the pattern up quickly!


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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 12:20:30 AM
A friend who lives a block east of me emailed me a photo of Daisy. This is the cow moose who spent the better part of February and March bedding down in her back yard.


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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 12:23:32 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 12:26:16 AM
This photo of some birch in a permafrost area had me confused. Look at the dark spot in the lower left and in the second photo. It's not really clear.


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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 12:27:48 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 08, 2018, 03:31:03 AM
Is that a cat?  There also seems to be 'something'  right in the middle of the previous photo, black against the trunk of a tree.  I  see two pointed ears and maybe a tail?

FlaJean, I hope they will not grow too much.  We'll see...
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 03:50:58 AM
Unfortunately I was across the river and using my zoom. It probably was not a large housecat as that would quickly become dinner for something. In the refuge slash sanctuary, it could have been a bear or cub, wolf, lynx, badger, large owl or other game. All I know is I felt uneasy, saw something there and hoped the zoom would provide a later answer. The center is just different parts of the black and white of the paper birch.

I have no idea.
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Post by: jackwv on June 08, 2018, 09:41:39 AM
Great group of photos, but Farrah was the best.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 08, 2018, 10:03:27 AM
Patricia, I too felt the "thing" was an animal, but, of course, could not tell what.  Such interesting scenery you have as opposed to what I have far from any wild life.

Kendrick also does not sleep in an expensive bed, but it is a $10 bed.  He has his picks of places, a scratchpad lounge, his bed, my bed, the floor, a hideabed in the lower level and a recliner.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on June 08, 2018, 10:47:27 AM
Angel Face, could it be a possum?  Or perhaps you have no possums up there. 

Sue

P.S.  I dislike possums intensely.  One got into our chicken coop and killed all our remaining chickens (6 hens) and badly wounded our rooster who did his best to protect his "gals"!  At one time we had over 50 fancy hens due to our former pastor who at one time was involved in the chicken business before becoming a pastor.  Whenever he and his wife went on vacation, he'd give his fancy chickens to my hubby and then he'd never take them back!
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 02:59:12 PM
Thanks, Jack, I'm sure Farrah agrees with you!

MaryAnn, Farrah also has her pick, but the box and towel are preferred. I did buy her a bed, but I think she found being wholly enclosed not to her liking. Kendrick sounds very well looked after!  Those photos are in the spring before everything greened up.

Sue, we don't have raccoons or possums. We do have badgers which have meanness and long memories or a porkypine which wouldn't be in the trees. Almost everything else is larger. I know I instinctively felt it even from across the river which is why I took the shot. I'm leaning toward lynx or black bear although I don't really know.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 08, 2018, 05:29:32 PM
Patricia, Kendrick likes to sleep under something.  He often is under a portable table and he likes to get under a casual chair that has a big opening underneath.  And he likes to get under the blanket on my bed, especially if I have the top turned down (he gets under the turned down part).

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on June 08, 2018, 05:57:01 PM
Farrah doesn't like being enclosed. I believe it goes back to her being abused. I purchased a nice enclosed bed called a catball.   https://www.thecatball.com/  But she prefers being in an open-sided area. In her box, with a static-free base, she has one opening where she may face out. In the bedroom, she has a towel folded the long way that she prefers.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 08, 2018, 09:23:40 PM
Patricia, Kendrick's bed cost $10 from Amazon and is about 2 x 3 feet and is very flexible.  He sometimes sleeps there and in his scratch lounge a lot.  He doesn't like to sleep on a pad that I had bought to sit on when driving and went on the couch.  He wasn't doing any damage to the couch but I put a towel there anyway and he often sleeps there.  I don't know where he sleeps in the lower level because I don't go down there.  I think he is an "any port in a storm" cat - he'll sleep anywhere.  Kendrick probably would enjoy a catball for a while, but not forever.

Mary Ann

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Post by: SCFSue on June 09, 2018, 12:11:33 PM
Beautiful photos, Sato.  Thanks for posting them.

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on June 09, 2018, 12:36:33 PM
We saw one of the Bluebird fledglings from the first Bluebird family, and I was able to get a quick photo of it.  Larry cleaned out the other birdhouse after the Chickadees left and now we have another Bluebird family nesting in it.  Not a very good picture but I was lucky to get it as it wasn't there long.

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Post by: angelface555 on June 09, 2018, 02:54:11 PM
An interesting note is that all the water you saw in my refuge photos is sinking into the soil and by the early part of July will be gone. It is a yearly phenomenon. In the early spring, it may be quite deep and fast moving. It has something to do with the two rivers flowing through the preserve, spring runoff, and high water tables.

Sato, very lovely photos, and composition.

Jean, an interesting photo as we have no bluebirds here. We have birds with various coloration that includes blue but not those or any hummingbirds. All of the ones here tend to be either forest or waterbirds.

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Post by: angelface555 on June 09, 2018, 02:56:33 PM
A late summer view of the same area.


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 09, 2018, 03:58:30 PM
Angelface ( Patricia )
...quite shocked...who would have thought this was the same reservoir-pond...What and where do the fish and wildlife go who use it when it becomes this empty?
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Post by: angelface555 on June 09, 2018, 04:56:32 PM
Jackie, it's an annual phenomenon at the refuge or sanctuary. The only users are waterbirds, insect, and the like. In the refuge's 2,200 acres are a variety of these and other wetlands and marsh/tundra as well as regular fields. Many of these have raised boardwalks to protect fragile areas or to cross stream, creeks and a few smaller sloughs. There are also handicap assessable areas for wheelchairs.

The area is a significant breeding stop or way station for the summer. They come from Australia, Europe, Asia and South America each year as well as Monarch Butterflies who take a three generations migratory route each year. Each year workers and volunteers plant barley and other seeds and plants for the birds. 

With the proximity of the rivers, there are also predatory birds such as hawks, eagles and owls and bears, lynx, wolves and other animals. Only a minimal area from the front viewing fields to a few back regions are open to the general public.

In the winter, there are specific areas used for sanctioned sled dog races. It is a beautiful area, and while a small part is within city limits, the whole entirety has been set aside for continuity due to the original dairy farmer's willed gift and subsequent additions. It's my favorite spot and the only one I have current access to.

This post was probably more than you were expecting for your question!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 09, 2018, 05:32:08 PM
Angelface...
...yes, but the more I have learnt the better... ;)
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Post by: FlaJean on June 09, 2018, 07:21:50 PM
Enjoy seeing all of your photos, Angel.  Alaska is an amazing place.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 09, 2018, 08:13:36 PM
Jean, only an old-time baseball fan would ask this - is Larry any relation to Bob Feller?  Even distantly?  He pitched for the Cleveland Indians.

Mary Ann

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 10, 2018, 02:58:11 AM
Angel, these pictures are priceless as a learning tool.  They should be part of  geographical books in school. I never knew that much about Alaska before.
Thanks!
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Post by: angelface555 on June 10, 2018, 12:05:02 PM
Thank you, Jackie, Jean, and Bubble. Remember this is only the Interior or central part of the state. The Arctic is the northern portion, and we are right at the line between the Interior and the Arctic.

" When a place is as big as Alaska, it is useful to divide it into parts or regions. Alaska is often divided into six regions: Arctic, Interior, Western, Southwestern, Southcentral, and Southeast."

Nearly all, think of Alaska as the Southeast coastal area where the cruise ships dock.

"Interior Alaska is the land between the Brooks Range to the north and the Alaska Range to the South. From the border with Canada, this considerable region stretches west about two-thirds across the state. The Arctic Circle cuts across the region. This imaginary line marks the latitude above which the sun does not rise on December 21, the winter solstice. On the summer solstice, June 21, the sun does not set.

Fairbanks is the largest community in the region and is known as the Golden Heart city. It sits nearly right in the middle of this vast area. Between the mountain ranges, the land is filled with rivers, rolling hills, wet and dry tundra, and forests of skinny birch, spruce, aspen, and alder. Bears, moose, wolves, caribou roam the area. The mighty Yukon River flows southwest 2000 miles through the region and provides salmon and other fish for the Athabaskan Indians who call the area home."

The other Alaskan regions are different both in climatic and in geothermal and geographical terms as well.

Alaska seems exotic because it and Hawaii are separate and often unknown to those in the continental or the lower forty-eight states. The rest of the country is often unknown to us as well. Since we sit right on the Polar route, we have more European and Asian tourists because it is cheaper for them and the image to many of Alaska is that small state plunked under the country's Southwest region in the Gulf of Mexico on many maps or a small area tacked on the end of Canada.

The main idea we have of other Americans is often from the Army and Airforce bases in the area. Thus ends my lesson for today   :thumbup:   :) 
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Post by: angelface555 on June 10, 2018, 12:19:52 PM
I do love my home and often have my temper stirred by odd remarks from those who have "unique" images of this state, and it is easy to see the US as a separate country. I have a friend on the Big Island of Hawaii who feels the same about her state, and it's view by others.

I love to hear about other states and learn about them as they are to the inhabitants such as Jean in Florida and MaryAnn in Michigan and when Hal spoke of Texas. Jackie explained about her portion of England and Bubble about her area of Israel. My sister tells me about Oregon and Idaho. I would love to hear more; it's fascinating to me!
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Post by: Joy on June 10, 2018, 01:53:44 PM
Patricia,  I live in the state of Maryland, on the east coast.  We are kind of in the middle of the east coast.  Maryland was one of the 13 original colonies.  Annapolis, with the Naval Academy, is the capital of the state.   

We are noted especially for our seafood.  The Chesapeake Bay flows through our state.  It starts as the Susquehanna River up in Pennsylvania and the river flows into the Chesapeake Bay up in north-east  corner of Maryland and flows down and empties into  the Atlantic Ocean at Norfolk, Va.  There is a wonderful video called "Chesapeake Bay by Air"  that is shown on PBS  a lot of time when they are having their membership drives.  It is a wonderful video that follows the bay all the way from the beginning to where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.   Not sure if you can get any of the PBS stations, but it is just wonderful.  I like to watch it so much, that I bought the video some time ago and just get so involved into it every time I watch it.  Maybe you could see if it is ever shown in your area,... that is if you can get PBS.

The Maryland Blue crab is one of the state's greatest assets.  Rock Fish, also known as the Striped Bass, is another great delicacy.  Soft crabs. and oysters are another big product coming out of the bay.   The Maryland crab cake is so well known all over the state.  Many versions of so-called "Maryland Crab Cakes" are duplicated, but nothing can compare to the original recipe for an authentic " Maryland Blue Crab "  crab cake.   

We have the best of both worlds.  We have the  Alleghany Mountains in the west and wonderful beach resorts to the east along the Atlantic Ocean.  The Appalachian Trail runs through part of the state.  Lots of history all down through Southern Maryland.  Harriet Tubman, who organized the Underground Railroad, was born in Southern Maryland and they just opened a wonderful museum all about her  down in Southern Maryland.

Of course, Johns Hopkins hospital is one of the world-known hospitals situated in Baltimore City.  Sadly, Baltimore is a lovely old city, with beautiful, large old homes,  but the crime is turning it into one of the worst crime areas in the country.  Baltimore has a very beautiful harbor area that a lot of local  people won't go down to, anymore.   However, it still does cater to lots of tourists and is quite crowded during the day times.  Lots of nice restaurants and museums and an a beautiful aquarium and Science Center.  The old sailing ship,  The Constellation. is docked at the harbor and offers tours.   

Camp David, the Presidential retreat, is located up in Thurmont, which is getting into the mountainous area. 

There are lots of hiking trails and camping areas up in the mountains.  Several really nice state parks.  And, of course,  D.C. is in our backyard and that is another whole different kind of area.  We used to go to D.C. quite often when our boys were younger, but haven't been there for a very long time. 

I have tried to think of some of the well-known areas, but I know I have missed a lot of them.  I was born in Baltimore City and have lived in Maryland my whole life. We lived in the house that my dad was born in.  After he retired, he made a lot of improvements and we were able to raise our sons in his old house.  We moved from the outskirts of the city over 30 years ago, as our basement was flooded out from the Hurricane Agnes, and after several years, the city offered to buy some of the houses on our street and we moved about 30 miles to Carroll County. It was very difficult to know that these homes were eventually demolished.  Lots of good times both in my dad's growing up years, and for my family, also.  Where I live now, is a big farming area, but I live in one of the smaller towns and have most everything I had before we moved.  My husband passed away over 10 years ago, and I now live in the town's old elementary school that was converted into senior apartments.  Several grocery stores, a couple shopping centers, a Walmart, (or course) schools, library and a big mall just several miles away. 

So, I hope I have given you a little tiny taste of my state of Maryland. 

Hope some of the others in here will tell us about what your state is noted for.

Joy


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Post by: Mary Ann on June 10, 2018, 02:06:59 PM
Patricia, I think most of us love our home states and we also like to travel.  But when all is said and done, we're glad to get home.  I love Indiana and I've seen a lot of it.  I visited Tom's folks for over 50 years for one or two weeks at a time.  I watched Tom and his brothers grow up and watched the quads and their older sister grow up, but I've always been glad to get home.  Tom's folks took me to many places in Indiana and I'd be hard pressed to find as many places in Michigan but I know we have just as many interesting places; I just haven't been to the places.  It's "can't see the forest for the trees" thing.  I know I would be happy wherever I lived because to me "home is where my furniture is".  One thing about Indiana that fascinates me is their wind farm between Indps and Merrillville.  I know there is one owned by my former company north of Ludington MI; I just haven't been in that direction.

A key attraction in Michigan for me is Lake Michigan being so close.  When I've flown in from some place to change in Chicago, when I see Lake Michigan - I'm home! 
Joy, I was born in West Virginia in the Panhandle (north of Wheeling) and came to Michigan in 1925 so I've been here a while.  What little I saw of WVa was beautiful in the mountains - and we were on the Ohio River.  But we have the Grand River and I'm very happy here.  your description of Maryland was great!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 10, 2018, 02:28:15 PM
One good thing when it comes to technology is that we can now travel whilst sitting at home in comfort anywhere we want to via...maps.google...OK not quite the same as being there but, it is far cheaper... :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on June 10, 2018, 03:13:46 PM
I moved to Wheeling WV 1960, previously lived in Pittsburgh.  Along the banks of the Ohio River each city had its steel mill, most now gone.  I was pleased to find the attachment, that shows many places I have visited in our state.   Coopers Rock, Blackwater Falls, Morgantown home of West Virginia Univ.  and the gorge bridge and nearby Grist Mill.  Short video, hope you enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9q2vH8Ms00
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Post by: SCFSue on June 10, 2018, 03:44:22 PM
Thanks, Jack, for the lovely video of some of the prettiest scenes found in ANY state--West Virginia has some lovely places (when the abandoned coal mines are not in the picture!).  My little home town of St. Albans had pretty scenery in the country side, too.  But 12 miles away in South Charleston, the scenery was marred by all the chemical plants which spewed pollution through out Kanawha County!  Your pictures of your neck of the woods are much nicer.  I've heard that the chemical plants have left South Charleston, but haven't been back in a long time.

Sue
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Post by: jackwv on June 10, 2018, 04:01:14 PM
Sue, Google still shows several chemical plants in So. Charleston.  Have not been down that way for several years.  I grew up in the Dirty City of Pittsburgh, but it was the largest producer of much needed steel during WW2.   Most of the mills are now closed, and air is clean, but very little manufacturing being done. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 10, 2018, 04:52:17 PM
Jack, I enjoyed the clip; it showed what I might have seen had my folks stayed in WVa.  I know you don't like heights but I would loved to have ridden, even driven, on the New Bridge.  Seeing the waterfalls, I think I haven't mentioned them in telling about Michigan, but we do have several, mostly in the UP. 

Sue, we have abandoned copper mines in the UP, so I guess an abandoned mine is an abandoned mine!  I was in one one time near Calumet MI and bought a copper tray from the copper in the mine.  Of course, there is a museum. 

What I saw of WVa was from a highway in the Spring with no leaves on the trees, but the dogwoods were in blossom into the wooded areas and I thought it was beautiful (this was on a tour).  My dad and I went back to Wellsburg in 1950 and I saw the house where I was born and met some of Dad's friends from the time he lived there (only a few years). 

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on June 10, 2018, 05:58:44 PM
West Virginia is a beautiful state, Jack.  When we were first married (and before I 64 was built) we drove through some mountainous areas of W VA to visit Larry’s family in northwest Ohio.  Unfortunately, we never spent any time in W VA to see the beautiful scenery.

Joy, we lived in Maryland for 11 years.  One of the first things we did after moving to Montgomery County was visit the US Naval Academy in Annapolis.  We did a walking tour and enjoyed that fresh sea air.  The tour took us to the beautiful Chapel and through the academy.  One of the tour items was showing a sample room and how the cadets had to fold their clothes and take care of their room.  They even gave us a tour of the kitchen.  It was much more interesting than I am making it sound.   Anyway, I would have been happy to stay in Maryland, but after Larry retired we decided to move Florida.
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Post by: Joy on June 10, 2018, 08:09:36 PM
Jack, that video of West Virginia scenery was just beautiful.  I did recognize a couple places that you have visited and posted pictures of.   

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on June 10, 2018, 08:29:32 PM
Joy I loved your area that I visited several times when Jessie competed in agility.  Jean I never traveled across northern WV prior to I-68 but have driven across the National Road 40 several times.  Mary Ann Wellsburg looks quite the same as it did years ago.  Jean your mention of the Academy brought back memories of my time in Texas in Leadership Training.  I would keep my clothes in a bag, and for display just put out an arrangement for inspection, and it worked.
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Post by: jackwv on June 10, 2018, 08:41:28 PM
In the "wilds" of West Virginia, I took Mimi for a walk and when I pulled into my drive way I had to chase several young rabbits out of my drive. 

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Post by: Mary Ann on June 10, 2018, 10:02:45 PM
Jack, aren't they cute!  But the rabbits can also be destructive.  I think you've said you don't plant flowers so you don't have that loss.  These in your picture look young.

I really don't remember anything about Wellsburg.  Dad showed me the house I was born in and we visited some friends.  I do remember the friends lived on a hill.  I think I was born at 1923 Yankee street.  Or was it Ferry?  I was 16 months old when we moved here.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on June 11, 2018, 05:54:01 AM
Iris in rainy season in Japan


(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/_MG_3271-1.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/_MG_3271-1.jpg.html)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 11, 2018, 07:03:25 AM
Superb!  I never noticed the central petals standing up like that, as it cupping the rain! The colors are gorgeous.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 11, 2018, 10:28:07 AM
Sato, a lovely photo of the iris.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2018, 10:31:17 AM
Thank you Joy for your very informative post on Maryland. I have seen MaryPage's photos and cams of her place, family, and the Baltimore Harbor. It is a shame about the crime taking over that area as it's lovely. MaryPage's condo is almost directly across from the Navy in Baltimore.

I don't have a television, but I was able to find the video on the web.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpJz1wsF6Z8

There are so many tempting areas I'd love to visit and could bring some King Crab and Salmon to trade for some Striped Bass and Maryland Blue Crab. I enjoyed your post!

MaryAnn, thanks for the info on Indiana and Michigan. I was in both states and Chicago, (Now after several passes, I am very familiar with Chicago's airport, usually on early morning layovers!); in 1958 but was only seven at the time and remember more of my uncle Phillip and his trailer which was fascinating to me for some reason. I had never heard of the expression, "Home is where my furniture is."   :thumbup:
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Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2018, 10:45:15 AM
I certainly agree about "armchair traveling" Jackie!

Thanks for that video Jack! I too recognized many areas from your past photos! Another lovely area! I also liked your bunny photo. We have snowshoe hares here with the longer legs but are usually only found on the town outskirts and with the continued buildup of the area, I wonder how long we will see them as well as our town moose and caribou.

Thank you, everyone, for the interesting info on your areas and the videos.

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Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2018, 10:48:45 AM
Sato, another delicate blossom! Your Iris is gorgeous!
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Post by: jackwv on June 11, 2018, 10:53:36 AM
Without flowers in my yard I like to see the Squirrels, Bunnies and Deer.

Patricia it is hard to imagine the size and beauty of your area. 

Mary Ann I am just 16 miles south of Wellsburg.  It is a small (quaint) town.  My only photo is of the court house.  It stands on the river front and dates back to early 1900's.  My wifes father and mother traveled by train from Pittsburgh  to get married there.  Wellsburg had many travel there to get married, no waiting period, they then returned home and did not tell their families for several days.



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Post by: Joy on June 11, 2018, 11:08:43 AM
Patricia,  I am so glad that you were able to get to see part of the "Chesapeake by Air" video.  It did give you an idea of how big the Chesapeake Bay is.

I forgot that you have mentioned that you don't have TV.  Sometimes, I wish I didn't either.  LOL

I would love to trade you some of our seafood delicacies for some of yours.  That would be fun to do!!

MaryPage lives in Annapolis, and I know that she is close to the Naval Academy.  Annapolis is less that an hour from Baltimore.  I really miss her posts. She was always so descriptive about her area.   Do you know if anybody ever hears from her anymore?  She was a fun person !

Glad you enjoyed my info on Maryland.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 11, 2018, 11:15:26 AM
Jack, thanks for the picture of the Wellsburg Court House.  It sounds as if Wellsburg is the Brooke County Seat.  I think in my archives I have a picture of the high school, but after 90 years, it may not be the present high school.

I was glad to meet Dad's friends because when we left Wellsburg and I was 16 months old, I was called "starving India" because I was so tiny.  People did not think I'd survive.  I guess I showed them!!!  I think I had a milk allergy or some milk problem because I was given barley water.  I claim that had something to do with my height - or lack of it.  At 16 months, you don't have any memory of anything, so other than what I saw in 1950 (not much) I have no recollection of the town.  I wish I did.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2018, 12:59:54 PM
Thanks, Joy. I still occasionally email with MaryPage, but she has a singular focus nowadays and will not be returning here. I thought it was Baltimore because of the cams and her posts about family outings. Thanks for the correction.


Jack, nice photo. We have a similar building from 1903 but twice as long. It is a Morman temple with several steps. About the Interior or central part of this state, think of it this way. Our area from east to west is the same from Savanna, GA. to San Diego, CA.
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Post by: jackwv on June 11, 2018, 01:50:53 PM
Went out for some yard work and spotted this over my back fence.  Mimi did not even bark at them.   

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Post by: Mary Ann on June 11, 2018, 02:16:52 PM
Jack, Mimi is used to the deer at Oglebay and probably thought she was there.  Wasn't it nice she did not bark so you could enjoy them.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 11, 2018, 02:19:52 PM
Jack wv...
...it doesn't seem the deer were too bothered about Mimi either..
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Post by: angelface555 on June 11, 2018, 02:39:18 PM
Jack, nice capture!

Here are some videos of other Alaska Regions;

Alaska's South Central Region. They are opposite the Alaska range from us. They are south of us and north of the coastal region. Some notes, Alaska has the largest number of private plane ownership. Mt. Denali, Mt. Deborah and Mt. Hunter of the Alaska Range would all be taller than Nepal's Everest if placed on the same level. Everest has the higher elevation at it's beginning base. The video is flying thru the range in a small prop plane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuUZEeDSPGc

A pilot's view of the coastal area; also could be subtitled Boys & their toys...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9qe8N2krwE

Wild Alaska National Geographic on the west coast & upper Arctic Region or more commonly called the "North Slope;"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BOVz_0zGy0

Southeast Region, Parts one to three;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9MFX-smf6o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txRAyWUhRnc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c8d08P8HhQ

The only one I couldn't find was the main west coast and the Aleutian Islands.

   
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Post by: jackwv on June 11, 2018, 03:21:54 PM
Yes Mimi is used to seeing deer and often looks out the suv window to see people feeding them.  She gets more excited with small children and I always assure the parents that she is gentle, does not jump or lick their face.  Three or four may gather around and pat her, she simply takes it all in.

Pat I started on your video links, lots to see in your huge state.
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Post by: Radioman34 on June 11, 2018, 03:42:40 PM
For some inadvertent reason my last post on Facebook  has come to be interpreted as a matter of some misfortune which has befallen me. I am fine. If anything, I i have fallen victim to an extended case of jet lag and hope to regain a state of normalcy soon. I appreciate your concern, and and I am in awe of those pictures from Alaska
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Post by: Shirley on June 11, 2018, 09:24:52 PM
I am still around, too, Don..... but "zoned out" after exhausting work on the fence & pool before going to CO and now trying to cope with this 100 degree weather.  Not sure about actual temps but "feels like" even worse after the wonderful night time temps in the 40s in the high country.  I didn't do the WORK but still upset routine & kept me busy.

I love all the photos but having trouble with videos, my server is over loaded but no matter how many people switch, I don't hear the other server is any better.  I'm enjoying hearing about what life is like where everyone lives.  Most know I live in Kansas, grew up in Missouri and love Colorado mountains.  I do think in another life I would choose to just roam the US and call it "home", but this life I am so attached to family it is hard to be gone long.

I hoped to drive to Alaska, enjoy the sights of the Northwest going and coming, but doubt I will make it.  My husband suggested I fly with our daughter but that is not the Alaska I wanted to see.  Seeing through Patricia's eyes is better than airports & flying OVER all that beauty to get there. I've been lucky to see a lot of the world and thoroughly enjoyed every trip, life has been and still is very good, no regrets.
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Post by: SCFSue on June 12, 2018, 01:02:31 PM
Angelface, my husband I graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958!  He was commissioned in the Navy that same day and we were married the next.  So you seem to be quite a bit younger.  He died in 2002 from colon cancer and 2 years later I sold our 40 acre farm and moved to Auburn, AL. to be close to my middle son who lived here.  My oldest son lives in Illinois and my youngest in the new Orleans are. 

I'm sorry to rattle on, but was intrigued that you were only 7 in 1958.  I had just turned 21 then--and am 81 now!

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on June 12, 2018, 01:24:39 PM
Sue when I was on Seniornet, Rae and Bunny dubed me the junior senior!
:)

I was born in 1951, making me 67 the end of next month. I was born and raised in Alaska with parents from Missouri and Kansas. I married a month after high school to a sergeant in the army who was going to Vietnam soon.  My second marriage was to a haztech slash medic in the Navy on the USS Saratoga. Later he spent six years in the Airforce. Both were from Kentucky, albeit from opposite ends of the state.

So, through my parents traveling and visiting relatives and my husbands moving to and from their duties and duty stations, I was able to see 45 states, excluding the very Northeast area. After my second divorce, I had the choice to remain in Knoxville or return to Alaska.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 13, 2018, 03:19:46 AM
Angelface...
...as you are aware, I too am a 1951 " junior senior.." just had to reply to your post as you have brought back Rae and Bunny...lovely to see their names being kept alive...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 13, 2018, 04:12:18 AM
I still dearly miss Bunny and her advice and suggestions for Paintshop.  She was a real leader.
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Post by: Shirley on June 13, 2018, 10:32:17 AM
I'm with you and the memories we have of all who have gone before us.  Bunnie was especially helpful and always cheerful. I was lucky to meet she & Gene, DorisA & her husband.... along with Lloyd, his mother & son.

Hot day (again) here in KS and I have lots to get done outside so better move.... Bubble, I paid someone a big chunk of money to add memory/RAM or whatever to my old XP laptop because I don't understand the 2 newer versions of PSP I bought to use on Windows 7 and Win 10.... without help I have no clue how to set up even the first stage of using.  I bought the 9 version because Glenn ?? said it came with Animation Shop and I was determined to learn to morph & create animations.  Not sure I can do them anymore but can still work on old photos with that version.   Curtis was the last name! 
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Post by: jackwv on June 13, 2018, 11:58:15 AM
Bunnie  was special.  I always admired the work she did with art and photos.  I had a poem given to me when my Shirley died 1998.  I roughed up the poem and a favorite photo and sent them to Bunnie.  Here is the poem and result, I put it into a frame and  it hangs over my head  day and night.


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Post by: Joy on June 13, 2018, 12:01:30 PM
Jack, that is just beautiful ! 

Joy
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Post by: Lindancer on June 13, 2018, 12:15:51 PM
Jack. the only one word I also can say to photo and poem is beautiful
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Post by: jackwv on June 13, 2018, 12:18:57 PM
Joy and Gloria  thank you.  It is special to me.   Did not mention my little contribution.  I had a photo of the two that I am posting.  She will always be at my side, but for the photo I had in mind I worked on removing my image and gave the results to Bunnie. 



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Post by: FlaJean on June 13, 2018, 12:21:11 PM
Jack, I enjoyed your photo of the deer in your neighbor’s backyard.  Also enjoyed that poem and the wonderful photo of you and your wife.  I remember Bunnie and she was so helpful to me on several occasions.

Angel, Alaska has some beautiful scenery.  Several years ago Larry’s niece and husband lived for a year on one of the islands working for a church as youth pastors.  They had to take a ferry to get off the island and she sent a photo of them in their parkas.  I think the experience was a little too much for her and she was glad to leave it behind.  I didn’t keep the letter and don’t remember the name of the island.  Alaska is such a big area and such an interesting place.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 13, 2018, 12:27:40 PM
Again, lovely picture of the both of you.  I know what you mean, we were married 62 years, but when I wake up in the morning he is the first person I think about.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 13, 2018, 12:32:01 PM
Jack, that is such a beautiful poem and picture of Shirley - also the picture of the two of you.  And as I type, Jeanne Lee's picture is in the Random Image.

Terry's wife's sister is a teacher in Bethel, Alaska.  She has to fly in to the town.  She's in her late 50s or early 60s and has to teach two more years before she can retire.  I don't know too much about her students but I think she has more than just Indian or Eskimo children.   

Mary Ann
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Post by: Marilyne on June 13, 2018, 12:48:51 PM
Jack - what a wonderful picture of you and Shirley.  How you must treasure it!  I looked at it for a long time.
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Post by: jackwv on June 13, 2018, 01:13:49 PM
Thanks to  all of you for the kind comments.  Would like to see some of your happy memories. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 13, 2018, 01:30:02 PM
Jack wv...
...such a memorable poem to someone who is-was special in ones life......
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Post by: angelface555 on June 13, 2018, 03:05:30 PM
I want to thank everyone for the kind comments on my home. I also want to mention that I remember when you had that done with Bunnie, Jack. It was lovely then and now but I didn't realize it was initially from a photo of you both. What a beautiful memory and gift, lovely!

Jean, I'm also not sure of what island as there are hundreds in this state. It could have been in the Southeast which is rain country, Ketchican holds the record for the most rainfall in North America.

Or it could have been on the west coast where it is treeless plains and wind everywhere all day long. There are several off the North Slope including an artificial one, Northstar, (five acres); in the Beaufort Sea.

There is Gull Island and Narwhal Island, barrier islands and not very pleasant. However, in Googling, I learned that there are not hundreds but 2,670 named islands around and about the mainland that are part of Alaska. The West coastal area is not a pleasant place to be but is essential diversity wise, and it is in that area that we are only three miles from Russia's Siberia.

MaryAnn, I remember your mentioning a relative who teaches in Bethel. The city site, bethelak.com says "Bethel AK is a remote city on the western coast of Alaska, approximately 400 miles from Anchorage, to the west, one of Alaska's largest cities.

You can only reach it by river and air, and it is the biggest Kuskokwim Riverport, and it is a transportation and administrative hub for over 50 villages." It was initially a Yup'ik Eskimo village but now has 5,471 residents at last count.

I know we all miss Jeannie Lee. However, she learned everything from Rae who pretty much ran SeniorNet at the beginning second only to Pat, and she was a kind woman who didn't suffer too many fools. She welcomed me there and steered me to Bunnie. It was through them, Den, Glen and Oscar, and others in the original PSP group, that I began my eighteen-year journey with PSP.

Jackie, we will always be junior seniors and kids at heart!

Hi Shirley, so many are now only on Facebook who used to be in SeniorNet and here. I have not been on Facebook for awhile and recently deleted my account, so I'm not sure how they're doing any longer.

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Post by: jackwv on June 13, 2018, 03:08:06 PM
Gloria this year would have been 62 years, but lost Shirley 1998.   I had this piece from an app, but no longer able to find the app, lost when I converted to windows 10.   I like the article and it was possible to insert the date and your own photo.

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Post by: Mary Ann on June 13, 2018, 03:58:30 PM
Thanks, Patricia, for the information on Bethel AK.  I had gathered from what Liane (friend) said that  Bethel was not a "hole in the wall".  She likes it there and will finish her commitment.  We learn a lot about our country just by exchanging information.  Each state has its good and bad points.

Jack, good way to make an announcement.

There are two kites flying at Grand Haven and I saw a ski-doo (or similar) scooting around the lake. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on June 13, 2018, 11:56:43 PM
Jack, of all the memories you have shared about Shirley the one that sticks in my mind most was when that little grand baby was sipping her "tea"/milk & spilled some.... and Shirley was delighted with the mess... still makes me grin from ear to ear thinking about her joy. 

Patricia, I never joined Facebook & don't want to.  All my kids & grands use it & share photos but I really don't want to know that much about their daily lives. I know we don't have the same "rules" of living today that I grew up with so rather stay ignorant of what I don't approve of. I know what is right for me & nobody else, so my world is as happy as can be.

Mary Ann, I am not a water person but would love to "hang glide" or fly one of those kites on the water.... with plenty of "floaties" to keep me up when landing on the water.  I really don't like water in my face. Most of my life my dreams were of flying, much like a person swims only in the air.  Just a leap in the air and I was floating...... don't know why it isn't a pleasure in water but isn't.

Better get moving, the cats will think I forgot their midnight snack.... so hot out but they prefer OUT.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 14, 2018, 03:45:52 AM
Jack, I'm not saying much but I enjoy those "returns to the past" and remember all those posts.

Shirley, same for me: I keep away from facebook and all the "friendly sharing" there. Too populous!

Angel, your posts are always an eye opener on your location. I enjoy...

Mary Ann, these days the word kite makes me shudder.  Those kites from across the border are causing such damage, burning acres and acres of fields.  In the last news they completely burned the flowering crops that were feed for the bees, also destroying many hives.  As a result those two kibbutz that are our main honey producers said there would be no new honey next year and the remaining bees are now fed sugared water which gives very low or no honey :(
I hope the kibbutz will be compensated...
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 14, 2018, 03:59:21 AM
Bubble...I am shocked as I have never heard of that, talk about interfering - intervening with nature...

"  bees are now fed sugared water.."  >:(

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Post by: Mary Ann on June 14, 2018, 09:42:45 AM
Shirley, you can always stand on the beach to fly your kite.

Bubble, it never occurs to me the damage hatred can do when they burn something like the source of honey - and other monstrosities.  Lots of times I wish we could go back to when I was a child and we didn't have such things - or was it that I just didn't hear about it - because communication then wasn't what it is now.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 14, 2018, 10:56:02 AM
Mary Ann - Bubble...I missed that piece, I am now even more shocked...no wonder we are losing our bees?  :( why cant they let nature take its course?
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Post by: angelface555 on June 14, 2018, 11:40:55 AM
Jackie, you misunderstand. Palestinian terrorists are sending burning kites over the border into Israel. The kites are burning where they land, whole or pieces; and starting fires. That one burning kite caused the damage that Bubble spoke of. It wasn't targeted at the bees precisely but like all such attacks.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 14, 2018, 11:57:55 AM
I'm sorry I made it sound as if the terrorists aimed at the bees; I know better.  The bees were innocent victims.

I probably was not awake yet when I wrote that.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on June 14, 2018, 12:01:00 PM
Jack, thank you for putting the pictures of you and your lovely wife, Shirley, here on the Photos app.  I've often wondered what she looked like.  I know she's been gone for quite a while, but I also know that she is still missed every day.  My Bob died in 2002 and not a day goes by that I don't think about him. 

Sue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 14, 2018, 12:38:20 PM
Angelface, yes I sure did not understand...I certainly did not read between the lines...guess I was focusing on those innocent honey bees...and not the full story behind behind it...Thank you for putting me straight... :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on June 14, 2018, 01:36:10 PM
Sue, I do not recall ever seeing Bob's photo.  Guess we both have too many happy memories to dwell on any bad times.
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Post by: SCFSue on June 15, 2018, 11:04:15 AM
Jack, Bob took all the pictures--I've never done that and wish I had taken some of him.  I do have a few that our boys took and other friends who took pictures when we got together.  He's been gone since 2002 and I still miss him every day.  I know you feel the same way about Shirley.  We were blessed to have them as long as we did. 

Sue
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Post by: Lindancer on June 15, 2018, 01:42:02 PM
Good afternoon

Sue I think i have wrote this before, my husband was born in Alex, City. Ala..and I also was lucky to have him so many years. I have a picture of us taken 11 years ago. I will see if I can put it in here.  Our son graduated from the Citadel, He would have been 71
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Post by: angelface555 on June 15, 2018, 06:19:25 PM
There is a new quiz out for those perhaps interested;

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/village-clubhouse~place-for-fun!/trivia-quiz/msg131966/#msg131966     
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Post by: Shirley on June 15, 2018, 11:16:56 PM
Gloria de..... hugs to you tonight, we never forget our kids birthdays and know how it must hurt.  Quite a nice accomplishment to have graduated from the Citadel. Many years ago we had a neighbor whose daughter worked at the Citadel, they thought it was a very special place to work.

Sue, I'm the one always behind the camera and am shocked when I am in a photo, not at all what I thought/think I look like!

Jack, you have come up with some amazing photos/ fake magazine covers, etc.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 16, 2018, 05:07:45 AM
from JaneS

my Emma at 9 weeks!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 16, 2018, 05:39:33 AM
Now this photo really has put a smile on my face...have you ever seen anything cuter or more adorable, dont you just want to give her a cuddle? 
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Post by: JaneS on June 16, 2018, 05:55:18 AM
Good Morning and thank you BUBBLE!  I think I know what I have to do to send you pictures now.  Believe me, there will be more.  I've been practicing on AMY!

Yes, JACKIE, I do want to cuddle her every time I see a picture.  But she's half a continent away and I have to content myself with pictures.  I told my granddaughter that she has to send me AT LEAST one picture a week until I die and she has to tell Emma every day of her life that GG loves her and misses her. 

Another granddaughter is in town today for the public sale at her other grandfather's house.  I've been designated by daughter to attend the sale with her.  No one was allowed to take anything from the estate before the sale and there are things that my SIL remembers most of his life and would very much like to have.  We have a list!  Thank goodness, it's not going to be a HOT day.  Temps are only supposed to get into the high 70s today.

I hope you all have a great day!
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Post by: jackwv on June 16, 2018, 08:22:29 AM
Now that is proof there are Angels :smitten:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 16, 2018, 09:25:03 AM
Quote from: JaneS on June 16, 2018, 05:55:18 AM
Good Morning and thank you BUBBLE!  I think I know what I have to do to send you pictures now.


Please JaneS and anyone else: I will gladly post pictures, but PLEASE put in the subject line "For posting in S&F".  Thanks

I get so many images for Paintshop in my mail, that they could easily go to my PS waiting file.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2018, 09:33:57 AM
What an adorable, happy little munchkin as my folks would say!
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Post by: Sandy on June 16, 2018, 10:53:03 AM
I love babies !
Adorable   Emma !!!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 16, 2018, 11:01:58 AM
Hard to imagine that we were one once...I wonder if I was so cute?... :crazy2:  blue eyes and blonde hair...well ok I still have the blue eyes... ;)
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Post by: angelface555 on June 16, 2018, 11:20:14 AM
Jackie, at that age I was a  blued eyed, red headed baby with eyes going opposite directions! :)

I had my first eye operation in two years. Until then I could see both ends of the room without moving my head...
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Post by: FlaJean on June 16, 2018, 12:33:17 PM
A precious baby picture.  Such a special smile.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 16, 2018, 01:02:58 PM
Jane, she's a darling!  No wonder you're so smitten!

I was a towhead when I was young, then it went to light brown or dirty blonde and now my hair is very white.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on June 16, 2018, 01:05:05 PM
Jane, what a beautiful, and that is is 9weeks.  wait till she start to giggle at you.  I agree with Jackie, you just want to cuddle her

Jane it is rough when the children are so far away.  two of my grands grew up in Mass. Dennis was in the AF so they were station all over the world . One day I got a call from my son saying: one of the officers he knew wife in S.dakota was coming over. If I could meet her in JFK airport we could travel together. I said yes, I had not seen Jesse in 10 m0nths.  I said I would walk on water if I had the chance.  I ended up  a month in Turkey, at Christmas time
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Post by: JaneS on June 16, 2018, 02:27:59 PM
Thanks, everyone for the nice comments about my Emma. 

Bubble, I'll be sure to have a warning in the subject line.  I got so excited when I realized it was going to go that I forgot everything else. 
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Post by: Shirley on June 16, 2018, 09:39:47 PM
Aw, Jane, that is one cutie pie!  My goodness, she looks like she is ready to talk to someone!  She actually looks like a little like YOU!  Thanks for posting, Bubble.... so thankful you are pitching in with so many of the helpers no longer able to help! 

Patricia, my niece had her eye worked on very young as well but not soon enough to save the sight.  She had the "sleepy" eye and they did the patch over the good one thinking that would work, but it didn't.  So young and no way to explain what is going on, I'm sure it was upsetting to you and your parents.  From what my mother told me years later, I was set for surgery to open a tear duct that didn't open and the night before it opened on it's own.  Scary raising kids, huh?
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Post by: jackwv on June 22, 2018, 07:27:22 PM
The tulips are gone and new plants taking their place with hanging baskets just starting to bloom.  This photo is of a long trellis that they placed baskets on this year.  The plants are herbs they use at the lodge.

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Post by: Shirley on June 22, 2018, 08:41:08 PM
What a neat idea, Jack, those baskets on that trellis.  That will be gorgeous as those baskets keep on blooming.  Looks like the herbs are well protected from deer & rabbits or anything else that might taste them.  Probably smells really good if you can get close enough to that fence. 
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Post by: Sato on June 22, 2018, 10:04:07 PM
Water Lily in the rainy season.

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_0425-1.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_0425-1.jpg.html)
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Post by: Sato on June 22, 2018, 10:28:56 PM
Hydrangea in full bloom.

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/sP6195684_1.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/sP6195684_1.jpg.html)
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Post by: angelface555 on June 22, 2018, 11:01:06 PM
Jack, very nice! There are many local, on a smaller scale, of course, raised planting beds enclosed in eight-foot cages here to keep out the moose.

Sato, I love your flower photos, such beauty!/size]
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Post by: FlaJean on June 22, 2018, 11:35:29 PM
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Destin Beach on the Gulf of Mexico about 8 miles or so from us.  It is as beautiful as the picture.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 22, 2018, 11:40:33 PM
Beautiful Jean!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 22, 2018, 11:47:10 PM
Thanks, Angel.  The sand is so different than most beaches and it feels good when you walk in it (unless it is too hot).
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 23, 2018, 02:46:18 AM
FlaJean, beautiful but so crowded.  It feels like in an army parade, each allotted just that much space on a row!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 23, 2018, 02:47:48 AM
Posting for AMY

Here is a photo of our June
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Post by: Sato on June 23, 2018, 06:10:16 AM
Hydrangea

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/sP6195803.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/sP6195803.jpg.html)
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 23, 2018, 06:11:55 AM
June, it's good to finally see your picture.  You look great!

Sato, I am enjoying  your pictures too.  Such pretty flowers.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on June 23, 2018, 06:27:32 AM
Angel, Mary Ann, thank you so much!!   Pleased to hear that.
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Post by: JaneS on June 23, 2018, 07:04:51 AM
SATO, I too am enjoying the flowers and I'm happy to see YOU posting!  I've missed your photos.

I have this picture of JUNE hanging in my office for inspiration.  She's like the energizer bunny, she just keeps on going!
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Post by: Shirley on June 23, 2018, 08:34:06 AM
Thank you Amy & Bubble for posting the photo of "Our June".  Certainly an inspiration, keeps me wondering if I can be so active 10 years from now.  I doubt it, pretty sure that I will never be as gracious or charming OR look so good!  I do believe "attitude" is a big part of OUR GIRLS in their 90s that show us how to grow up. I really like your hair cut, June...

Sato, you have a knack for pulling out colors and blending them together like a painting.  Absolutely gorgeous.

Jean, I've been to beaches along that coast and never saw anything like that... amazing the changes 10-15 years can make. Could be you know where to look?  May be a dumb question, but are all those umbrellas "planted" along the water edge permanently?  Maybe rentals owned by a company (city)?  They look so well organized, neat.........
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Post by: FlaJean on June 23, 2018, 12:11:33 PM
Actually, our beach didn’t seem crowded at all to me, but my preference in beaches is the fall when the tourists are gone.  I don’t go in the water but just like to walk along the water and enjoy the sea air.  The white finely ground quartz crystal sand is not found anywhere else in the states (according to info on the Internet).

Shirley, when we went last fall, the chairs weren’t there.  My guess is that they are rented and/or provided by the hotels that line some of the beaches.
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Post by: MaryTX on June 23, 2018, 12:45:40 PM
Jean, your pic reminds me very much of South Padre, except the sand wasn't as pretty.  At sunrise, a company sets out rows of umbrellas as far as the eye can see along the beach and at sundown, removes them.  When Cathie lived in Harlingen, she and a group of friends went there nearly every weekend. 

Mary
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Post by: June Drabek on June 23, 2018, 02:44:50 PM
Thank you Bubble and Jenny for getting my picture posted. Janie, I can't imagine anyone wanting to print and hang it....eeek ! But thank you for your kind message.

Bubble, Is there a place where I can go to learn how to send pictures to you  to post? I have dozens I would like to share if I knew how. Thank you for being there for us. June
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Post by: Sandy on June 23, 2018, 04:46:20 PM
Great Picture of June !!! 

And of the Hydrangeas by Sato!!

Sandy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 24, 2018, 02:23:30 AM
June, the simplest way would be to have them visible on your desktop and then drag them with the left click of your mouse into the body of your mail to me.
Dont forget to write in the subject line: for posting on S&F.
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Post by: Sato on June 24, 2018, 02:29:28 AM
Bush Clover

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s_MG_9328.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s_MG_9328.jpg.html)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 24, 2018, 02:34:16 AM
So delicate Sato. I never heard of bush clover, I will have to check that.

https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Lespedeza-thunbergii-Bush-Clover (https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Lespedeza-thunbergii-Bush-Clover)
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Post by: Sato on June 24, 2018, 02:49:08 AM
Bush Clover -- 2

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s_MG_9273.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s_MG_9273.jpg.html)

I added Bush Clover in white color. 

Bubble, thank you for finding that ULR. You are a great super lady.
Jane, thanks for your kind words. I'm pleased so much to hear them.
Shirley, Sandy, thank you for your comments too.   
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Post by: JaneS on June 24, 2018, 06:25:59 AM
More lovely pictures, Sato!  Keep them coming!
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Post by: jackwv on June 24, 2018, 09:29:08 AM
Agree Sato. beautiful, keep them coming.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 24, 2018, 10:42:37 AM
Thanks Bubble for the link! Sato, you have such a delicate touch in your flower photography, lovely!
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Post by: Sato on June 25, 2018, 06:35:43 AM
Rose of Sharon

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s_MG_9224.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s_MG_9224.jpg.html)


(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s_MG_9432.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s_MG_9432.jpg.html)
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Post by: JaneS on June 25, 2018, 07:02:35 AM
Beautiful!  My Rose of Sharon hasn't begun to bloom yet!  Now I'm going to be watching it even more closely.
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Post by: Sato on June 25, 2018, 07:05:28 AM
JaneS, jackwv, angelface, thank you.   I posted another photos.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 25, 2018, 07:57:08 AM
Sato...
...my first thought was..." which one do I prefer " but...I honestly cant answer that, they are both just as stunning...
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Post by: jackwv on June 25, 2018, 08:25:27 AM
More beautiful flowers, thanks Sato.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 25, 2018, 10:09:07 AM
Sato, in the house where I grew up, we had a pink Rose of Sharon, similar to the one you posted.  I miss the tree but not the mess below when the blossoms fell off.  Of the two  you posted, I prefer the pink, but the white is beautiful too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on June 25, 2018, 11:06:37 AM
Sato, both are so pretty.
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Post by: Shirley on June 25, 2018, 11:20:24 AM
Beautiful photos, Sato....  I have 2 small plants of the Rose of Sharon, no idea what color, to transplant to my front yard either this fall or next spring.  We had a large white bush when I was growing up.  I always wondered if the Rose of Sharon was "kin" to hollyhocks, as well as the hibiscus plant.  I've never heard of or seen the bush clover.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 25, 2018, 12:52:49 PM
Sato, again such delicate and beautiful photos!
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Post by: June Drabek on June 25, 2018, 03:05:13 PM
I need basic help in how to post photos. I know absolutely nothing, not even how to send things to Bubble. I there someone out there that can take this photo kindergartner in hand and lead me through Basics  one ????????
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Post by: angelface555 on June 25, 2018, 03:15:32 PM
June, is there someone where you are at who can show you how to put one of your photos in an email?

What I do is I have a photo folder in My Pictures that I use and store my photos in. However, you have an Apple, not a Windows system, so you need someone who is familiar with Apple operating systems to assist you and have them write it down or place the instructions on your Apple computer for reference.
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Post by: Lindancer on June 25, 2018, 08:54:29 PM
Sato, so flowers are lovely.  I had a neighbor, who planted a Rose of Shann in my garden, when I moved here 35 years ago.  Do you know I still have it, she is long gone, but in the Spring I look at it and think of her.
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Post by: Sato on June 26, 2018, 05:18:17 AM
Sunflower

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_0754_1.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_0754_1.jpg.html)

Everybody, thank you for your comments.  I like to see the Sunflowers blooming in the summer bright sunshine.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 26, 2018, 05:42:51 AM
Sato...
...our God knew what he was doing the day he gave us the joy of the Sunflower...
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Post by: Sato on June 26, 2018, 06:57:12 AM
Abelia

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/aIMG_0648.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/aIMG_0648.jpg.html)

Cute and pretty, in spite of the strong sunbeams.   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 26, 2018, 08:28:08 AM
Sato, do they develop nice plump black seeds too?  I love them roasted!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 26, 2018, 02:02:14 PM
Sato, lovely photos!
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Post by: JeanneP on June 26, 2018, 10:30:59 PM
Nice new photo of June. Looks like now let hair get longer. I like it.
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Post by: Sato on June 27, 2018, 12:26:54 AM
Lilies in white color

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/_MG_3577.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/_MG_3577.jpg.html)
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Post by: Sato on June 27, 2018, 01:05:11 AM
Irises in rainy weather

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/_MG_2951.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/_MG_2951.jpg.html)

Rainy and fine days come by turns in this season.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 27, 2018, 01:24:56 AM
Beautiful!
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Post by: Sato on June 27, 2018, 06:25:26 AM
Agapanthus

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Cool breezes seem to come.
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Post by: SCFSue on June 27, 2018, 11:48:52 AM
Beautiful photos, Sato.  Thank you for posting them--you're a great photographer!

JeanneP, where have you been?  I haven't seen a post from you in Bosom Buddies in a long time!  I miss you!
Sue
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Post by: jackwv on June 27, 2018, 08:15:20 PM
Short walk this evening.  This is a photo of an umbrella shaped frame that they hang pots under, nice idea.

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Another photo from this evening.  Strange but when I point the camera, this dog gets in the way.

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Post by: Lindancer on June 27, 2018, 08:39:06 PM
Jack you are so lucky to have such a nice walk with you beautiful companion
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 28, 2018, 02:03:20 AM
Jack wv...
...you have yourself a stalker... ;D but a harmless and beautiful one...
...are those umbrella flower pots part of your Oglebay walk, or somewhere different while you were both out and about on your " short walk? "...Those flower displays must have taken a lot of time and effort...

Sato...
...I too am enjoying your " hobbies..."...Are all these flowers growing in your back garden?...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 28, 2018, 02:14:23 AM
Jack, Mimi is so photogenic.
I enjoy all those flowers. So refreshing looking in the summer heat we have.
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Post by: Shirley on June 28, 2018, 09:01:28 AM
Not sure which is the most beautiful, Mimi or those "hanging baskets", Jack.  Always wonder how on earth they manage to keep all those flowers watered.  Love it when you take walks.  :thumbup:

Sato, you are so careful to include names of the flowers with your photos.  Thank you!  My mother was a Garden Club person that knew the name of every flower and also the "common" names.  I did not inherit her green thumb or memory for names!  Right now I am off to Google what the "Black Eyed Susan" looks like since that is what I've been calling the flowers growing along my front walk. I am not sure when I got them started but they spread their seeds where ever they please and I love 'em.
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Post by: jackwv on June 28, 2018, 09:18:23 AM
When I left a few friends yesterday they suggested I forget my walk, it was so hot and humid.  I needed to only walk in and be greeted with that lets go look, and still went to the park.  it had dropped to the mid 80's and a slight breeze.   The umbrella shaped plant holders were also at Oglebay.   

Bubble thanks Mimi is a beauty and when I have her sit she is quick to give me that smile.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 28, 2018, 01:15:32 PM
Posting for MaryAnn

These are seats owned by James and Alicia and they take them with them to restaurants and they also use them at home. 

Both of these pictures were taken in February for the twins' first birthday.  They now are almost 15 months old.


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Post by: jackwv on June 28, 2018, 01:36:10 PM
Bubble, beautiful children and the seats are a great idea.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 28, 2018, 03:44:24 PM
Thanks, Bubble.  I appreciate your posting the pictures because I know you have other, more important things on your mind right now. 

Jack, those seats fold up flat and are easy to take anywhere.  James and Alicia seem to have a system for packing when they go somewhere with the twins and it is very efficient.  I think the back folds down first, then the arms. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on June 28, 2018, 11:52:25 PM
Amarànth

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Post by: Sato on June 29, 2018, 12:24:31 AM
Chinese trumpet creeper

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I like these flowers bloom even under the strong sunshines.
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Post by: SCFSue on June 29, 2018, 11:55:56 AM
Sato, the amaranth is so vibrant and lovely--and the Chinese trumpet creeper is beautiful, too.  What kind of shrubs/trees/plants do they grow on?

Thanks for posting the pictures.
Sue
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Post by: Shirley on June 29, 2018, 06:24:32 PM
Mary Ann, really unique chairs, don't think any of my grands/great-grands have discovered them yet.  Hard to tell which parent the twins look like because they have much the same features.  With my twin aunts I noticed in all photos from childhood on one twin would be looking direct into the camera and the other staring off into space... daydreaming.  One was always practical & the other looking for fun.  I see one of yours is staring at the "1" and the other is waving their "1" in the air.  My twin aunts were "mirror", one left handed & other right.... so they always sat next to each other at the table to "not bump elbows".  Love the photos.

Sato, you keep finding different flowers to show us. Beautiful color of the Chinese trumpet creeper and perfect background for it.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 29, 2018, 08:38:43 PM
Shirley, although the twins look much alike, they are fraternal twins - from two eggs.  I could see some resemblance to Tim, Tom's older brother, in Ellie, who has straight red hair.  With both parents having red hair, we expected the girls would have red hair.  Jo has curly hair and that seems to be from our family, although Tom's former wife has hair with body too.  Alicia thinks Jo favors her family, but I think she looks much like James did as a youngster.  We shall see as they get older.  I think one of the girls has a tendency to be left handed, but we aren't sure yet.  Tom is left handed and his maternal grandmother was left handed.  I don't know of any lefties in our side of the family (Norm's and mine), however, I really don't know. 

Mary Ann


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Post by: Sato on June 29, 2018, 09:57:12 PM
Salvia

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These are at the city flowers park.

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Post by: jackwv on June 30, 2018, 09:55:06 AM
Sato I can only say wow!  for the flowers and your skill capturing the beauty.
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Post by: SCFSue on June 30, 2018, 12:38:05 PM
Sato, what lovely flowers--and you must enjoy the public park for planting such beauties!  Thank you for posting these pictures.

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on June 30, 2018, 01:14:25 PM
Sato, nice photos.  I can remember years ago in my mother’s flower gardens we always had what we called “Scarlet Sage”.  Nowadays more colors are available but I like the red best.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 30, 2018, 01:22:37 PM
Sato, so lovely and it must be wonderful to be able to walk among such beauty.
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Post by: Sato on June 30, 2018, 09:40:49 PM
Jack, Sue, Jean, Angel, thank you so much for your kind words. Glad to hear your messages in summer heat that is the most in this season.
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Post by: Sato on July 02, 2018, 06:01:31 AM
Abelia

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Praiseworthy to say, they bloom even under strong sunshines.
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Post by: Sandy on July 02, 2018, 09:03:22 AM
Beautiful Photos,  Sato!!! 
Love those flowers!

Sandy
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Post by: angelface555 on July 02, 2018, 03:42:51 PM
Jack why not put that in Show me a photo of?
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Post by: jackwv on July 02, 2018, 03:48:06 PM
Pat the heat got to me.  I meant to put that in the show me.   Here is the sign in the bar that I meant to post, and again just a joke.



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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2018, 12:47:38 PM
Posting for Amy

Skateboard Quilts

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Post by: Lindancer on July 03, 2018, 12:56:24 PM
Good afternoon, what can I say another hot one, which I thin everyone across the country is saying.

Jack the only time I can drink a glass of beer is when it is hot like this.

Amy love those quilts,  when I joined this Homemakers, we made baby quilts for aides babies.

Sato, always love you photos of such beautiful flowers
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Post by: JaneS on July 03, 2018, 12:58:41 PM
AMY, love the skateboards!  You sure have talent!
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Post by: Amy on July 03, 2018, 01:28:20 PM
Thank you Bubble for posting this for me.

Thank you Jane and Gloria de, I must admit I had fun making those!
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Post by: jackwv on July 03, 2018, 01:28:38 PM
Amy, good work and love the design.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 03, 2018, 01:28:55 PM
Amy, the skateboard quilts are great, so colorful.  Some kid should enjoy that quilt.

Mary Ann

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2018, 01:44:53 PM
Oh, that skateboard quilt would look so nice on my bed!
I wish I had learned to sew...
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Post by: JaneS on July 03, 2018, 02:38:38 PM
BUBBLE, you mean to say there's something you don't do?  Hard to believe!
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Post by: Shirley on July 03, 2018, 06:07:38 PM
Love the quilts, Amy, so original and "today"!  I am another that never tried to quilt but know I'd never have patience for all those dainty stitches.  For some reason I thought you were making baby quilts all the time.... bet some teenagers would love those.
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Post by: Amy on July 03, 2018, 06:49:20 PM
Thank you Jack, Mary Ann, Bubble  and Shirley for your kind comments.
I am with a group of ladies that make cancer quilts, these are given free to patients to keep. We also make Camp quilts and this is what these are for.These are for children with cancer 7-19 that get to go to camp. and they get to take their quilt home with them.
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Post by: jackwv on July 03, 2018, 08:11:53 PM
Amy what a wonderful thing to do.  Your group is good at quilting, and have good hearts.
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Post by: Sato on July 04, 2018, 12:07:03 AM
White Heron and purple Irises

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 04, 2018, 02:46:18 AM
Sato...
...Herons are beautiful and graceful birds but, I am sure I have only seen the grey ones, never a pure white...If I had been out and about, I may have mistaken yours for a white swan if I didn't see its shorter legs......
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 04, 2018, 02:57:28 AM
How beautiful Sato! It looks like these irises are growing next to water. I can't stop admiring your photographic skill.

Amy, you are a wonder, all that you accomplish in a day. And such dedication to good deeds.

JaneS. I wish I was as accomplished as you seem to believe! :)  But I am lazy...
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Post by: Sato on July 04, 2018, 03:45:34 AM
I got a new iPad recently. When I try to write in "Messages" by that new machine, the error comes. What should do I ?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 04, 2018, 04:17:00 AM
Sato, look in our discussions in our discussion
https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/computer-store/ (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/computer-store/)
and ask there.  Maybe someone will be able to give you the solution.
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Post by: JaneS on July 04, 2018, 06:42:07 AM
SATO, as usual, your photos are inspiring! Please don't stop sending them!

BUBBLE, don't sell yourself short!  You have many talents that many of us would like to share!
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Post by: Sato on July 04, 2018, 07:19:39 AM
Bubble, Jane, thank you so much for your help.  While fighting, I could find a resolution.  I myself can not understand..... 
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 04, 2018, 10:27:44 AM
Sato, I wonder if your white heron is what we call an egret - same size, but maybe different breed.  Your pictures are gorgeous.

I don't have an iPad so I can't help you.

Today is our Independence Day so expect to see lots of RED, WHITE and BLUE!

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on July 04, 2018, 03:36:28 PM
Sato, I sent you an email about the iPad.

Jean
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Post by: Amy on July 04, 2018, 06:26:26 PM
Thank you Bubble ,I am just one of many that do this and we all enjoy making the quilts. I think you would need sports cars on your bed! :)

Jack ,thank you again. The ladies are a great group to be with and when we break for the summer we have a pot lock lunch with LOTS of yummy food.. I think it is calories free too.. :2funny:

Sato, love the photos ,the heron is beautiful!! I want to reach out and touch the soft petals of the iris.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 05, 2018, 02:13:36 AM
ha ha ha Amy, that old crone with  sport cars?  Brooms would be more appropriate! :2funny:
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Post by: Sato on July 05, 2018, 08:17:13 AM
Jean, I got your email and checked "iPad setting".  It was OK.  Thank you so much for your email.   
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Post by: Sato on July 06, 2018, 04:31:19 AM
I was successful to write in with my new iPad.
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Post by: Sato on July 06, 2018, 05:10:28 AM
A cute flower

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 06, 2018, 05:37:25 AM
Sato, my favorite lower and color!  Thank you  :)
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Post by: Amy on July 06, 2018, 07:01:41 AM
Sato, beautiful photo....is that a Cosmo?

Bubble, I think not ,besides broom are for sweeping floors and a sports car would be a classy ride for the classy talented  lady you are!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 06, 2018, 07:11:46 AM
Thank you Amy.
Cosmos is so delicate in hue and shape, don't you think?
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Post by: Carol on July 06, 2018, 11:53:08 AM
We are [privileged to see such beautiful works of art.  Thank you for sending photos of lovely and peaceful flowers with water in the background also the quilt photos of gifts for cancer victims.  All of this work is so inspiring. 

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Post by: Sato on July 07, 2018, 05:08:03 AM
Tiger Lily  -  blooms in humid July 

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 07, 2018, 06:42:31 AM
what a neat photo, Sato. I delight in admiring your flowers.

My son designed the site for this Japanese organization in London
http://threewheels.org.uk/ (http://threewheels.org.uk/)

I found the description of the Zen garden fascinating.
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Post by: Sato on July 07, 2018, 07:18:24 AM
Bubble, thank you for your comment. Your son designed such a nice website. I visited the site.
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Post by: jackwv on July 07, 2018, 09:40:05 AM
Sato more great photos thanks.   Bubble your son did a good job.  That was an interesting site.    I am more into a recliner and a nap. :)
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Post by: FlaJean on July 07, 2018, 10:54:41 AM
Sato, that tiger lily is unusual and pretty.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 07, 2018, 11:12:03 AM
Sato, your tiger lily doesn't look like mine, but I imagine there are more than one variety of tiger lily, just as there are of other lilies.

Bubble the zen garden looks so peaceful. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on July 07, 2018, 01:49:57 PM
Sato, as always you delight and Bubble, your son did a very nice job!
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Post by: Amy on July 07, 2018, 05:13:47 PM
Bubble, cosmos are one of my favorite flowers and I didn't put any in this year. I like watching the flowers dance with a soft breeze.
Amazing what your son has done.


Sato, beautiful tiger lily
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Post by: Shirley on July 07, 2018, 10:47:56 PM
Mary Ann, I was going to say the same, "Sato's tiger lily doesn't look like mine".  I have the old fashioned type seen on every farm, they hold up under any weather.  Mine haven't bloomed much this year, too dry, too hot.  I used to have yellow and some other reddish type, but they were grown over in the berm. Been getting bids on having that berm cleaned out.... my sons have enough trouble keeping up with their own places & families.... they help a lot but I really do need a general handy man. 

Beautiful photos, Sato, the flowers always look so well cared for. 

Amy, this is the first time in years I don't have any cosmos blooming.  The black eyed Susans are about gone and the other flower I can't remember the name of, done blooming.  They are yellow & almost look like cosmos but not the same leaves.  All my flowers just come back on their own, where ever they please. 

Bubble, I visited your son's site and am impressed with his ability.  Interesting reading & photos.
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Post by: Sato on July 08, 2018, 12:25:53 AM
Jack, Jean, Mary Ann, Angel, Amy, Shirley, thank you so much for your comments.
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Post by: Sato on July 08, 2018, 06:58:18 AM
Lots of Cosmos

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 08, 2018, 07:06:16 AM
Oh to see a field of cosmos again...
It seems they are unknown in our region, I never saw any :( 
Even California Poppies with their bright colors are not seen.
Strange, but I could not find any seeds of cosmos or those big bright poppies.
So I doubly enjoy them in here.
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Post by: Amy on July 08, 2018, 07:23:31 AM
Sato, those are beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 08, 2018, 01:03:58 PM
Sato, I love cosmos; thank you for posting a picture of a field of them.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 10, 2018, 11:50:37 AM
I received a beautiful arrangement from my daughter this shabbat

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Post by: FlaJean on July 10, 2018, 11:53:27 AM
Beautiful arrangement, bubble.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 10, 2018, 12:06:10 PM
Lately we had lots of mini power failures and so could not use the computer.  Instead I started knitting booties.

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Post by: jackwv on July 10, 2018, 12:34:31 PM
Bubble, nice gift from daughter.  Like the booties.  When I have a power failure, if daylight, I just go for a walk.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 10, 2018, 01:48:01 PM
Bubble such lovely flowers! We've had the same with some wind-driven thundershowers, altho more like a brief flicker a few times. But you still have to go around and reset all the clocks and appliances. :(

Your booties are wonderful, colorful and will be a sweet gift for some lucky child!
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Post by: jackwv on July 10, 2018, 02:44:31 PM
Back with the dogs.  I know I post a lot of pet photos, and now of Mimi.   I have had 4 Golden Retrievers since 1985.  They have all given me joy, and Mimi does her share.   Did a collage of the four, with Mimi on the lower right.

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Post by: angelface555 on July 10, 2018, 02:59:58 PM
Lovely photo memories, Jack!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 10, 2018, 04:29:56 PM
Sorry for the blurs but this struck me as funny. A cat always,  always finds your dirty laundry.


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Post by: Mary Ann on July 10, 2018, 06:14:28 PM
That's funny, Patricia.  I put my laundry in a laundry basket, then take it to the dining area for Tom to take downstairs.  I'm surprised Kendrick hasn't napped in there, but he hasn't.  I have a pad on the davenport for him but he ignores it in favor of the davenport, itself.  I put a bath towel where he sits there and he often can be found on the towel.  He also has a scratch lounge and a bed and he is likely to be found in either of those.  Sometimes he is on my bed on the mattress pad I put out for him.  He likes to have something over him so can be found under a chair and now, on the deck, he gets under the loveseat.  If I can't find him upstairs, he's in the family room, probably looking out the slider door to see if he can see any birds.  I think he will find it difficult to get under the swivel chairs.  I guess my dirty clothes are safe.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on July 10, 2018, 06:38:21 PM
Bubble ,lovely flowers but I think your booties are beautiful!!!

Jack ,enjoyed the photo of your Goldens, beautiful dogs with a fantastic disposition.

Patricia, I had to laugh also, why is it pets seems to find dirty laundry!!
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Post by: Shirley on July 10, 2018, 07:28:47 PM
What a nice bouquet, Bubble, you have such a sweet daughter...  Your booties are absolutely darling!  If that doesn't sound right (I hear what we used to call "buns" is now "bootie"....  BUT, your little shoes for babies are darling! 

Jack, each girl looks so different, and huggable... and Mimi is the perfect lady for this age.  Can't replace one but each makes the heart happy, right?   I still don't know how you manage to put them together, I need lessons.  My family still talks about "the lady in Israel that put together the collage of photos of our mother's mother"... (thank you again, Bubble). 

Patricia, just today I found Tom sleeping in a closet on top of winter boots... could not have been comfy but he wanted to hide.  I went to the other end of the house to get the camera only he followed me.... I was heading toward "food"..........he thought. 
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Post by: jackwv on July 10, 2018, 08:20:57 PM
Shirley I play with Microsoft apps,   you might try Coolage  in the Microsoft Store   Free app ( I like free)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 11, 2018, 03:51:10 AM
A nice way to remember your companions, Jacks.  They were all lovable.

Angel, Farrah just need/love your smell!   ;D  Mine used to jump on the seat I had just vacated and rubbed herself on it before getting a peaceful sleep.

Knitting booties is very relaxing.
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Post by: Sato on July 11, 2018, 04:01:39 AM
Bubble, Amy, Mary Ann, thank you for your comments.
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Post by: Sato on July 11, 2018, 07:11:10 AM
White Mountain Lily

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Post by: Joy on July 11, 2018, 11:01:17 AM
Bubble, your  little booties are so pretty !  I have tried knitting,  but just find it a lot slower than crocheting.  However, I like the looks of knitted baby things better than crocheted ones.  Although, I do crochet baby afghans.  Just think for baby clothes,  the knitted ones are prettier.   I have tried knitting, but just can't really get into it. 

Sato, your flower pictures are beautiful.  You do such a good job in presenting them.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 11, 2018, 11:44:09 AM
Joy, kids crocheted jackets always look good...

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 11, 2018, 11:48:16 AM
Boots too look good...

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Post by: angelface555 on July 11, 2018, 12:07:08 PM
All of these, Sato's lovely flowers and Bubble's baby outfits make me think of Spring rather than the rainy dank day outside of my window!
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Post by: jackwv on July 11, 2018, 12:16:39 PM
Pat you have it right, the photos sure lift the spirit.   I can use some of that rain, but afraid you are too far away.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 11, 2018, 12:56:17 PM
Jack, if I huffed and I puffed and got all red in the face, I'm still not sure I could send it the 3,937.9 miles between us. However, I sure wish I could!  :thumbup:
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Post by: jackwv on July 11, 2018, 01:06:16 PM
Pat I am unable to grasp that distance, but would seldom trade our weathers.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 11, 2018, 01:17:41 PM

Jack, we are a dry climate similar to Arizona and usually little to no humidity. Unfortunately, your heat comes with a wet climate. I think we should stick with what we know.  ;)

Amy, Jane, and Shirley were, awhile back, discussing whether our pets are spoiled or much loved. I'm going with both!

Just remember this haul doesn't include her covered igloo shaped box nor some toys that are put away for supervised toys. The orange ring has various balls in the ring. The large blue tube has her kibble as vets say cats are happier working for their food and the green ring has a motorized mouse. The ball next to it has a battery operated feather on top and a wooden dish holds various ignored cat toys. The three bendy straws in front are the only things that currently hold her interest. I saw those on a foster cat cam.



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Post by: jackwv on July 11, 2018, 01:18:17 PM
Believe that shows Spoiled  and much loved.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 11, 2018, 01:24:06 PM
I believe pets are our family.....and I'm sticking with that!  :)

It also shows that my SLR is much better than my attempts at a cellphone camera.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 11, 2018, 01:31:11 PM

Bubble, lovely knitting.  I use to do a lot of crocheting but then I got a computer. 😁

Jack, always enjoy pet photos.

Sato, gorgeous mountain lily.

Angel, Nice photo of Farrah.  We used to have a miniature poodle who was also good at finding dirty laundry, especially socks.  A few years ago Larry’s brother was visiting and I told him to make sure he kept his bedroom door shut.  He didn’t and in the morning he couldn’t find one of his socks.  We looked all over the house and finally found it hidden under a couch cushion.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 11, 2018, 01:43:37 PM
Jean, that's funny!

I used to have a miniature schnauzer who was good at that game! I think its the favorite human scent that attracts them. It struck me that she jumped four feet, on top of the dresser and tray to get cozy.

Now back to the laundry I've been ignoring...
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 11, 2018, 04:42:16 PM
I have a human who can lose things too.  Recently Tom washed my winter coat and interim coat.  It really was my fault that the gloves were left in both coats.  The pair in the winter coat were more expensive (but not too much so) than the cotton ones in the other coat.  Of course, it was the more expensive gloves where one is missing.  Both cotton gloves survived the washing. 

Kendrick doesn't have as many toys as Farrah and I'm not sure he'd play with them anyway.  We had a white toy like the orange toy and I gave that to the girls  but found it's not a toy when more than one child is around.  That toy may have gone to a yard sale.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on July 11, 2018, 09:23:52 PM
Well, darn, I forgot to take my camera down to the river for a shot of the tiger lilies blooming .... sorry, will try tomorrow.  They are sure not as large or blooming as much as most years, lack of water. 

Sato, that is a beauty!  Don't think I've ever seen that color before.

Bubble, when my daughter was born in England I felt like the worst type mother because I couldn't knit or crochet her baby "woolies" as my landlady called them  Undershirts that I had only seen made of cotton knit were so cute when hand made. The landlady had a friend that agreed to make a full batch of baby wear that included a little "sweater" like yours.  I saved & gave everything to my daughter through the years, don't remember what she charged, at the time I was having trouble converting the pounds to dollars in my head. 

Patricia, my poor cats have a box of little toys that they never played with.  Old LaurenKat would play with Cas to keep him happy but she didn't feel she needed to entertain ME!  Tom :& Tiger don't play with toys but now & then Tom will discover a ball & chase it around the room until it goes under something. He eats, sleeps & wants outside or to be brushed.  Tiger does not like being brushed. 

Jean, a boxer my son had used to eat underwear.....  yes, icky as it sounds, it showed up later when they cleaned the yard. I don't think it lived too many years & ever since he has had Great Danes.

Hi to all.... it's nearly 8:30 & I have not eaten "supper".... did this last night & woke up between 1:30-2:00 am hungry & finally got up & ate a sandwich... got on the computer & never got back to sleep until a nap this afternoon.  Less than 3 hours sleep for the 3rd time this week, not smart!
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Post by: Sato on July 12, 2018, 06:16:04 AM
Unusual type of beautiful Cosmoses

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Joy, Angel, Jean, Shirley, Bubble, thanks for your comments.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 12, 2018, 06:51:17 AM
Very unusual.  They look like folded silk paper flowers, very sophisticated too.
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Post by: Joy on July 12, 2018, 07:20:04 AM
Bubble,  thanks for showing the crocheted jacket and boots.  They are pretty, but I just seem to like the knitted look of baby things.   I just think the crocheted items are looser looking than when they are knitted.  Just my opinion!!!  LOL    All of your items are very pretty ! 

Jean, I used to do a lot more crocheting than I have done in the past couple years.  I still crochet afghans and have been working on one now for a couple months.  Bought the yarn that I thought was pretty to make one for myself, but don't like it now that I have it started.  So, that makes me not very anxious to work on it.  I decided to make 2 smaller ones instead of a large one for myself.  I will eventually get them done and donate them to the Linus Project.  I haven't given many to them lately.   I do have 3 or 4 baby ones tucked away, in case I need a baby gift sometime. 

Joy
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Post by: Sato on July 12, 2018, 10:16:23 PM
Another unusual type of beautiful Cosmoses

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Post by: Sato on July 13, 2018, 12:02:04 AM
Japanese Bush Clovers in white and pink mixed

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Post by: FlaJean on July 13, 2018, 11:07:28 AM
Enjoy seeing your photos, Sato.  I’ve never grown any cosmos.  There are so many pretty colors.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 13, 2018, 11:08:59 AM
Sato, you photograph some unusual flowers, ones I have not seen or heard of.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on July 13, 2018, 01:15:40 PM
You have such a deft touch with your flower photos, Sato!

Now I know we have both pink and white flowering clovers here, but I'm not sure if it is the same varieties.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 13, 2018, 01:41:55 PM
A friend sent me some insect photos she took and gave me permission to post them here

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 13, 2018, 01:43:26 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 13, 2018, 01:46:02 PM

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Post by: angelface555 on July 13, 2018, 02:56:24 PM
Bubble, amazing photos, such clarity!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 13, 2018, 03:12:46 PM
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 13, 2018, 04:57:18 PM
Patricia, I should look into something like that for Kendrick.  I know he'd have it in shreds in no time, but he'd have fun with it in the meantime.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on July 13, 2018, 05:06:10 PM
MaryAnn, that is why its put away until its time for supervised playtime. It looks like a large feather duster.
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Post by: Sato on July 13, 2018, 10:22:52 PM
Jean, Mary Ann, Angel, thank you so much for your comments to my pictures.
And Bubble, Angel, I enjoy the photos you sent to us.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 14, 2018, 03:42:12 AM
what fun Angel - for both of you! :)
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Post by: Sato on July 14, 2018, 08:04:36 AM
Zephyranthes carinata -- Zephyr lily

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Post by: Mary Ann on July 14, 2018, 10:24:50 AM
Sato, the Zephyr lily is beautiful; I never heard of that lily.  Is it native to Japan?

Mary Ann


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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 14, 2018, 12:49:27 PM
Posting for JaneS

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Jane will explain the photos...

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Post by: Mary Ann on July 14, 2018, 01:17:38 PM
Jane, what a cutie and what beautiful big blue eyes!

Aren't we lucky to have Bubble, among others, to post pictures for us!

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on July 14, 2018, 02:30:33 PM
Such a cutie!!!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 14, 2018, 02:31:48 PM
Bubble you don't know what an effort it was to manipulate the camera and the toy handle at the same time! She's gotten so lazy that she lays down and waits rather than rather than chasing it!

Jane, is that a great-grandson or daughter? My father used to call them, "cutie patootie!"

Sato, another great flower photo! Do you ever hear anything about Sachiko?
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Post by: JaneS on July 14, 2018, 03:13:03 PM
Thank you Bubble for posting for me. 

Everyone, that was her first complete rollover!  I had it in motion but then my daughter sends photos because she knows I'm keeping a book.

Angelface, this is my very first Great Granddaughter named Emma Nicole and born in Oklahoma (waaay too far from Pennsylvania where I live) on April 13th.  I think she's gorgeous and her baby photos look a lot like her mother's and she turned out beautiful!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 14, 2018, 03:18:28 PM
Jane, she is beautiful and in the second photo, her determination shines through!

At least I hope its determination...
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Post by: jackwv on July 14, 2018, 03:27:53 PM
Jane she is beautiful, bet the video was great.  Now have to be careful when she is on the bed.
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Post by: JaneS on July 14, 2018, 03:36:09 PM
Angelface, it's definitely "determination"!  She comes by it honestly.  She got it from her mother who got it from her mother who got it from ME and I got it from my mother and so forth and so on....

Jack, when Emma is awake, she's never alone.  This is one cherished child!And the have some of the neatest contraptions for making sure she's safe.
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Post by: Amy on July 14, 2018, 03:42:28 PM
Jane Emma is beautiful!!! Yes, she does take after you for determination:)  Just because of the distance doesn't mean you can't spoil her!
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Post by: JaneS on July 14, 2018, 03:51:56 PM
I'm working on the spoiling part.  I told Ali (my granddaughter) that she has to send me at least one picture a week until I die and she has to tell Emma every day of her life that GG loves her!
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Post by: Joy on July 14, 2018, 06:33:16 PM
Jane,  Emma is such a beautiful little girl.  I know how much you enjoy seeing the pictures,  which is the next best thing to actually seeing her.  Most of my greats, I only get to see pictures.  And, I am able to get them on my Kindle so that I can share them.  The three little ones who live not too far from me, I only get to see every so often.  Everyone is so busy all the time.  But, they still always remember me, so that makes me happy.  The one little one knows exactly where to go when she gets off the elevator at my place.  And, she greets me with a big smile.   Makes my day !!!!

Joy
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Post by: Lindancer on July 14, 2018, 09:45:36 PM








         Jane Been a little under the weather, it is 9:30pm but I had to come in and add my comments  to what a cute great granddaughter, she looks so huggable. I have 3 grand, and none are married





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Post by: Sato on July 14, 2018, 09:54:02 PM
Quote from: Sato on July 14, 2018, 08:04:36 AM
Zephyranthes carinata -- Zephyr lily

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Mary Ann, it maybe a Japanese one.
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Post by: Sato on July 14, 2018, 10:31:35 PM
Angel, about Sachiko I don't hear anything. There has been heavy rains and floods near her area since last week. I have been worried about it.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 15, 2018, 02:55:27 AM
Oh, I do hope Sachiko is alright, and away from the flooding areas....her birthday is coming up next week, I would then be more concerned if she doesn't show herself...
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Post by: Sato on July 16, 2018, 03:31:31 AM
I wrote an email to Sachiko, and got the answer. Sachiko has been OK.  She would write to everybody soon. ASAP.
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Post by: Sato on July 16, 2018, 06:42:19 AM
En route early summer morning walk
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Post by: JaneS on July 16, 2018, 07:14:43 AM
Lovely flowers, Sato, and thanks for the information on Sachiko. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 16, 2018, 09:13:08 AM
Sato, thank you for checking on Sachiko.  And what a beautiful flower you saw on your morning walk.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 16, 2018, 11:01:50 AM
Sato...
...thank yo for checking up on her, I am sure she was very appreciative that we were asking over her well-being...
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Post by: jackwv on July 16, 2018, 11:09:32 AM
Sato it is great you are back with us and hope Sachiko will join us again. 
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Post by: FlaJean on July 16, 2018, 12:29:07 PM
Thanks, Sato, for your beautiful flower photos, and thanks for contacting Sachiko.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 16, 2018, 12:59:07 PM
Sato, thank you for emailing Sachiko and letting us know she is okay! As always, such lovely, delicate flowers in your photos!
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Post by: Sato on July 17, 2018, 05:18:58 AM
A lonely Cosmos,
She seems to be like it.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 17, 2018, 07:01:27 AM
it looks like waiting for a butterfly! lovely in delicacy.
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Post by: Shirley on July 17, 2018, 10:16:25 AM
Been a while since I posted (couldn't find my last).... so want to thank everyone for keeping the photos coming!  Jane, if I didn't comment in here I hope I did in the other place we talk..... Emma is a doll.  My greats are coming so fast I can't keep up with ages.

Sato, thanks for the update about Sachiko, I've been wondering how she is doing.  Your flowers are beautiful, the last one I have never seen before, so delicate and you do such a great job with background enhancing the flowers.

We have rain all around but not much falling on our yard, I will water again later today.  I love to be out in the rain so will run to get
the cats a chicken from Sam's Club about noon... so I can pick up lunch to bring home for me.  Wishing all a wonderful day.
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Post by: jackwv on July 17, 2018, 09:13:56 PM
Hot and humid today, but made it to the park.  I was then sitting on a stool pulling weeds when I looked over my shoulder and spotted this sun down.   I quit the weeds and watched the colors fade into night.

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Post by: Mary Ann on July 17, 2018, 09:59:01 PM
Beautiful, Jack.  I had a pretty sunset last night, not so spectacular as yours, but my camera doesn't take that good shots at sundown.  I know you have a better camera than I do - and I'm not going to upgrade!!!

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 18, 2018, 01:36:51 AM
Magical hour, magical sky.  Beautiful Jack! Thanks for letting us enjoy too.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 18, 2018, 01:59:33 AM
Sato, you are a master photographer with all of these beautiful blooms!

Jack another great sunset! I'd forget the weeds too!
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Post by: Sato on July 18, 2018, 07:08:29 AM
Bubble, Shirley, Angel, thanks for your words.
Would like to post another flower photo:
Agapanthus, lily-of-the-Nile.   

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 18, 2018, 07:50:35 AM
Another beauty Sato.
Agapanthus are so showy with their long straight stems..
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Post by: jackwv on July 18, 2018, 08:34:18 AM
Thanks for your comments, I did not have the time to get to a better point for the photo, but Mary Ann that was with the iPhone.  I seldom carry the good camera, but pleased with the results from the phone.   
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Post by: Lindancer on July 18, 2018, 02:09:26 PM
  Jack, what a beautiful picture of your golden sunset.

Sato, I always enjoy your photos of you lovely flowers
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Post by: Sato on July 19, 2018, 05:30:10 AM
Bubble, Lindancer, thank you so much for your comments.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 19, 2018, 11:55:23 AM
Jack, that was an unusual and very pretty sunset.

Sato, I love agapanthus.  We used to see a lot of them in flower gardens in Ocala but haven’t seen any here.  A lovely photo as usual.
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Post by: Marilyn on July 19, 2018, 05:07:56 PM
This is Freckles and I at the 4th of July  family Fun Day Celebration

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Post by: Mary Ann on July 19, 2018, 05:40:20 PM
Freckles is well named.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Lindancer on July 19, 2018, 07:09:27 PM
A beautiful dog with such a lovely lady thanks for posting
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Post by: JaneS on July 19, 2018, 10:22:37 PM
Nice picture of Freckles...you, too!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 20, 2018, 01:24:49 AM
Marilyn...
...I am still smiling over freckles one eye side glance that you told me she had focused on that " rambunctious " pup she didn't want to play with...I was thinking " oh, if looks could kill..."  ;D
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 20, 2018, 03:14:26 AM
nice dog and human friend! :D Some resemblance : handing medal versus hanging earrings!
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Post by: Sato on July 20, 2018, 04:09:58 AM
Jean, thanks. Hope you would see agapanthus there.
Marilyn, nice picture of a beautiful lady and a smart dog.
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Post by: Sato on July 20, 2018, 05:31:19 AM
Spider Lily in white color

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Post by: jackwv on July 20, 2018, 09:13:20 AM
Marilyn a great photo, like your companion. 

Sato, beautiful Lily
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Post by: Marilyn on July 20, 2018, 09:37:58 AM
Sato Beautiful flower.

thank you for the nice complements
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Post by: donklan on July 20, 2018, 11:12:34 AM
Now I understand why I have a lot of bunnies in the yard...................


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 20, 2018, 11:30:49 AM
Well hello bunny, and thank you for my welcome... ;)
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Post by: jackwv on July 20, 2018, 01:03:01 PM
Don that's great.  Only a few bunnies here and deer, the deer stay out of my yard, Mimi does not even carry a sign.
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Post by: angelface555 on July 20, 2018, 01:30:24 PM
Sato, so many lovely flower photos from you these past days!

Marilyn, it's nice to hear/see you again! Is Freckles a service dog or had I heard wrong?

Don, we have jackrabbits around the south end of town, but we rarely see standard bunnies or are they just regular bunnies? I'm not sure of proper terms with rabbits.
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Post by: Marilyn on July 20, 2018, 05:46:20 PM
Angel She is a Service/Therapy dog. Freckles and I belong to the Furry Friends Therapy Dogs of Coos Bay. We visit  people in the hospital, nursing homes, etc. In the spring we go to the schools and teach K-2 about safety and responsibility.  I am wearing the official FF vest in  the photo and she is wearing hers She also serves as a stress relief  therapy dog at the Alzheimer/Dementia group for caregivers.  She and I are also Hospice volunteers although right now we don't have a patient. At home and when we travel. she works for me. My husband has dementia Now, although he is not real bad yet. I am taking him to Vancouver Wa. to visit his children and grands next week. I am also teaching Tai Chi now twice a week. At 78 I sure do keep busy. LOL

Jack do you have another golden now?
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Post by: Lindancer on July 20, 2018, 08:50:09 PM
Marilyn, all I can say is God Bless you, for being such a wonder care giving person, There should be more like you
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Post by: Marilyn on July 20, 2018, 09:37:51 PM
Thank you so very much.
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Post by: Sato on July 20, 2018, 10:37:50 PM
Amaranthus tricolor, Joseph's coat

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Post by: Shirley on July 20, 2018, 10:50:53 PM
Love the welcome bunny, Don..... would not dare put one out here as you never go out without seeing them everywhere!

Sato, I do enjoy your flowers!  They are always so perfect & you do a fantastic job showing them at their best.

Marilyn, if memory serves me (not a sure thing).... seems like you have always had unique colored dogs & names to match.
So good that you offer your services (& your pup's) so many ways.  Sorry your husband is dealing (and you) with dementia, not
easy life. My DIL's mother has progressed so fast she doesn't remember family members anymore.  You are looking great, a new
hair style?  I like it.  I started to let mine grow out a little but think it will go tomorrow.  Heat & wind doesn't help longer hair.

Jack, the day you posted that beautiful sunset I got e-mail from my son as he was driving into Denver.... very same colors!  Today I got photos from my daughter in Santa Fe... she went to see the Loretto Chapel..... movie about it, interesting.

I'm yawning my head off, guess I'd better get to bed.  Supposed to have a severe T-storm tonight so may be up & down.

Ah, another beauty, Sato.
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Post by: Sato on July 20, 2018, 11:00:24 PM
Shirley, thanks double compliments.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 21, 2018, 12:59:18 AM
Sato...
...now this is more to my liking...I love anything plants, trees, and colourful leaves, the more colours the better..I can see why it is called " Joseph's Coat.."
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Post by: Sato on July 21, 2018, 01:33:11 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thank you for your kind comment.
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Post by: Sato on July 21, 2018, 05:57:55 AM
Sachiko has said nothing. Maybe very heavy rains and storms the past two weeks ago gave her garden much damage. Wish the recovery would come as soon as possible.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 21, 2018, 06:30:45 AM
Oh dear, hope the old adage of " no news is good news..." is correct Sato... ???

....as tomorrow is her Birthday, if we hear nothing, this would be rather concerning for us...   
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Post by: Sato on July 21, 2018, 07:27:18 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, thanks.
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Post by: jackwv on July 21, 2018, 08:18:33 AM
Marilyn  that is wonderful that you are so involved with your visits.  You are experienced with the problems of  Dementia,  and sorry your husband is now a victim.
You asked if I have a new dog.   That is Mimi in my avatar.  She is 9 years old and have only had her for a year, since losing my Jessie that was 15.   
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Post by: Marilyn on July 21, 2018, 10:20:13 AM
shirley I decided to let my hair grow out and got it cut  very short. I love the new hair style, I had long hair for many  many years. Yes my dogs have always been unique. but Freckles in one of a kind. She is An Australian Cattle dog ( Blue Heeler) and Australian Shepard mix and only weighs   34 lbs. She is a well trained machine.

My friend found Freckles on a farm where she was tied up being used as a breeder.  She was brought into the Spay and Neuter clinic where we were both working and Freckles was the most obnoxious  little thing without any manners.
My friends father trained Freckles on his horse ranch and my friend put her up for adoption and no one adopted her  so when Border collie  ( Happy) passed at 16 yrs old She gave Freckles to me. I took her for the Canine good citizens testing and she became a Therapy dog.

She loves her job and letting people just love on her while she sits  on their feet or between their legs. I can take her off leash and goes right to her job. At the Caregivers group she  made the rounds of everyone there  and sat with each one for  10-15 minutes then moved to the next person. Her story was published in the  flagship edition of Lucky Dog magazine.
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Post by: Shirley on July 21, 2018, 04:25:40 PM
I am having trouble getting these 2 photos to post..... thanks to Jack for resizing for me.  My daughter sent them from her phone as I didn't stay for the fireworks or photos on the 4th.  This are my 5 greats that live here (2 more in Seattle).  The youngest, under two, only several months apart, had a ball playing together. This was at Kate's house so she was making sure Carrick knew all the rules. I love the look of the big bloomers!

Marilyn, that's about the size dog I'd like to have this time.  My hair cut comes today. Looks so ratty trying to grow out.

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Post by: Mary Ann on July 21, 2018, 04:56:29 PM
Great looking kids, Shirley, and how nice they could get together.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on July 21, 2018, 04:56:53 PM
Good photos of those great grands, Shirley. 😇. Five little angels.

Marilyn, that’s a wonderful service you and Freckles are providing.
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Post by: Marilyn on July 21, 2018, 05:07:38 PM
Great lookin' kids Shirley.
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Post by: Joy on July 21, 2018, 06:56:29 PM
Sweet little great-grands,   Shirley !!!!

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on July 21, 2018, 06:58:29 PM
Oh how I envy you Shirley.   Beautiful kids.
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Post by: Amy on July 21, 2018, 07:28:08 PM
Shirley, what beautiful children and just look at the curly hair!!! My son's hair was curly like that and it really bothered me to cut his hair.
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Post by: Sato on July 21, 2018, 08:41:55 PM
How beautiful those great-grandchildren!!!!!
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Post by: Shirley on July 21, 2018, 09:42:20 PM
Thank you all for the comments about these great grands.... I think I have enjoyed them more than I did the grands (bad me).  The cute thing about little Kate & Carrick was they talk their own language (not yet 2) but had no trouble understanding each other.  Both of the red heads have real curly hair but actually Kate's is sort of fine & blond like her mother & Amelia's is thick & black like her father & my side of the family, both straight. Jace is about the same age as Bubble's grandson & had to give up being the center of attention long ago. None of them are very bashful~~
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Post by: Sato on July 22, 2018, 01:18:56 AM
Sunflowers, under sharp Sunbeams

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 22, 2018, 01:41:30 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2018, 03:48:03 AM
Shirley, they are all darlings.  Jace is only six? looks much more!
Are the girls at each end sisters? They look so much alike.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2018, 03:49:31 AM
Red sunflowers?  How unusual! Do they grow as big and heavy as the yellow ones?
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Post by: Sato on July 22, 2018, 04:59:04 AM
Bubble, red sunflowers are rare, but grow as big as the yellow ones.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on July 22, 2018, 07:56:09 AM
Beautiful sunflowers
Sato. I have some planted in the garden but they have yet to bloom. Curious to see the colours they may be.
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Post by: Shirley on July 22, 2018, 12:04:02 PM
Bubble, yes, girls on each end are sisters.  Do you remember the little "Troll Doll" from a few years ago? Amelia was the one born with a full head of long black hair, completely out of control. Kate, on the other end, was very blond at first but her hair is darkening, not as dark as the photo.  Jace will be 7 soon, don't have my calendar close... I think he had to grow up faster with the little sisters, being a big brother is serious business.

Nice card, Jackie.... and I will wish .... Sachiko, a Very Happy Birthday..... too.

Pretty sunflower, Sato.  I planted a package of mixed colored sunflowers one year, they were amazing.  I had never seen anything but the yellow with black seeds in the center.  Somewhere I have photos of the many colors.  Thanks for posting!

My Sunday didn't start out too good.  We had a thunderstorm with lightning about 2:30 am, Tiger was sitting at the door waiting to come in when I looked.  Tom must have already gone to his hidey hole, where ever that is that he goes to when caught outside. I didn't get back to sleep since I usually get up about 5:00 am on Sunday mornings to feed cats before I go to church. When I got ready to leave my car gave a groan & refused to start. I noticed it had a different sound last time I started it & knew it is 5 years old & so is the battery.  By the time Auto Club got here & I headed to get a new battery installed, will need to attend the last Mass of the morning instead of first. 3 hours & 13 min sleep is not enough so a nap will follow! 
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Post by: FlaJean on July 22, 2018, 12:18:42 PM
Sato, a beautiful sunflower.  Your flower photos are always something to be treasured.

Jackie, that is a lovely card.  I hope Sachiko checks into the forum.  She will love it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2018, 12:22:13 PM
Shirley, sorry your week end is so miserable.  Cars can be a nuisance at time and mine is certainly this last week. I  had to have so many things replaced that it sounds like I almost have a new one car with all those spare parts they added. The bill was a mile long!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 22, 2018, 12:22:52 PM
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Post by: Lindancer on July 22, 2018, 01:26:02 PM
Jackie, thanks for reminding us.   Happy Birthday Sachiko :thumbup:

Sato, I use to have luck with large sunflowers, but once they put a 6 ft. fence up out back they do not grow large.  I had never seen a red one

Shirley, hope you have a better day.  LOvely family
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 22, 2018, 02:03:17 PM
Thank you FlaJean, Shirley and Lindancer...I also emailed the card but like Sato, no reply as yet...
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Post by: angelface555 on July 22, 2018, 02:08:57 PM
Sato, lovely sunflowers! I have also never seen a red one, but we have lots of the yellow ones here. I believe people like to use them as edgings.

Jackie, such a sweet card for Sachiko and I hope her birthday is a happy one! I was just startled by the Carillion in the park in the next block. It counts out the hours in bell tolls and the half hour in a small bit of music, but it sounds so much louder in summer than in winter! We had, long ago, an air raid siren that used to blow at the noon hour but that hasn't been heard since September 2011.

Shirley, very cute great grands, I also suspected the curly ones were from one family and the darker haired ones from another. I also thought the one older boy looked as if he was very forbearing to be considered part of the younger ones?   :)

I'm sorry you had car trouble. I've heard many tales from friends about just how expensive they can be. Farrah is sitting on the shelves watching birds outside the balcony screen doors as we are at the treetops. She never sits on the table to look out when the birds are present. I don't know if its predatory instinct or what that makes her hide when they are about as she sits high on the table to look out otherwise.

Hi Gloria!

Bubble, did Illy have a birthday? Those flowers certainly look festive!
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Post by: SCFSue on July 22, 2018, 03:08:06 PM
I live about a mile and a half from our Fire Department.  Every Wednesday at noon, the station puts out a test of the siren.  Every dog in 2 miles starts howling--I think the siren hurts their ears. 

Late yesterday afternoon, my son who lives in the next town called to tell me to go into the hallway as they'd just had a tornado warning.  We didn't have one here, though, as it went directly south of his home.  No damage was caused in either small city.

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on July 22, 2018, 07:54:10 PM
Sue, I thought about you this week.  I got some “Alabama grown” tomatoes at Walmart.  Best tomatoes I’ve had in agesâ€"a good price also.
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Post by: Shirley on July 22, 2018, 10:54:16 PM
Bubble!!!! What is the rest of the story with the collage?  Illy & Aviv sure look happy!  So far all I have had to have done to this car is oil change ... so guess I can't begrudge it a new battery after 5 years.  The AC is back to freezing, it wouldn't work even after being jump started, until the new battery was in.  I was afraid I'd have to take it in.  This vehicle came with a 7 year bumper to bumper warranty so is good for now!  I am holding my breath for the other shoe to drop.... been a very expensive year so far!

Went through the flash drives & SD cards by this computer & no sign of the sunflower photos from a few years ago.  Could be they are still on an SD card in a camera. 

Jean, my grocery store said, "local grown" on tomatoes & the sticker said Nebraska.  These are not nearly as good as I hoped, they say they are "beefsteak" but not the flavor I expected.  My father usually grew the Burpee Big Boys but think my brother-in-law planted the beefsteak... guess soil makes a difference.

Sue, glad you had no damage.... we have not been troubled with tornadoes like most springs... at least none that I gathered up my treasures & headed to the basement for.  Such a pain to haul a lot of stuff down but would keep thinking of "one more thing" that would be impossible or hard to replace.

Better go feed cats, they are confused about my schedule today. 

Patricia, the oldest of the great grands is big brother to the girls on each end.... he has been surprisingly good with them.  You know how it is, every extra we have comes with it's own problems, just have to deal with whatever comes, right?  This is not a city to live in without a car, nothing is walking distance unless you can do marathons!  I recall you used to walk a lot, I never could after growing up, still can't walk a lot even after the heart repairs. In my head I still think about driving "the elephant" to Alaska, know it isn't possible but we can dream, can't we?  Life is good, best to think about what we have & can do than dwell on what we don't have.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 23, 2018, 02:04:54 AM
Bubble...
...your collage is very clever and ingenious how you put it together....
Now I am guessing it was young Aviv's Birthday...or maybe a double celebration...

Angelface ( Patricia ) thank you... :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2018, 03:31:32 AM
This was Illy's birthday flowers received from her brother in UK! what a great surprise.  Aviv was boasting about his missing teeth, waiting for the new ones to emerge.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 23, 2018, 08:43:04 AM
Looking at Bubble's collage, with Aviv showing off his missing tooth, next to the  picture in the Random Image was a picture of a  young Shirley, also with a missing tooth.  What a comparison. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2018, 11:38:15 AM
Shirley was cuter... maybe mischievous?   ;)
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Post by: Shirley on July 23, 2018, 12:18:59 PM
Haha..... I'm watching y'all talking about me!  The story behind my toothless photo was I had a number of photos my brother took that day & could not remember why I looked so grouchy & un-smiling.... until I ran across this one & the day was clear as yesterday!  He had been trying to catch me with my mouth open to show those missing teeth (or tooth?)... since I was always smiling & happy, I kept wondering & kind of concerned why the frowns & relieved it wasn't something bad. 

Actually, they were taken shortly before he joined the Air Corp, but I don't think we knew about it at the time.  He went in the last year of the war & spent 9 months in a German POW camp, shot down over the Danube on their 13th mission.  He managed to come in on land & immediately picked up by locals. One lady took his leather gloves & stuffed them in her dress before solders showed up.  Since our grandfather was half German we knew we had relatives somewhere there so was difficult for him, Mother & her father who was still living at the time.... to think of "family" as the cruel people, Nazi party members.

Nice surprise from her brother.... they do that, you know, Bubble, surprise us.  Brothers are so special, each in their own way.  Wish her a Happy Birthday for me.
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Post by: Sato on July 24, 2018, 04:55:13 AM
Lily of the valley,,,, really humid days

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 24, 2018, 04:59:20 AM
oh lovely!
Sato, do you also have the habit in Japan to offer those flowers on 1st of May like in Europe?  The florists were imported them in Congo on that date and they were always sold out before the end of the day.
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Post by: Sato on July 24, 2018, 05:52:43 AM
Bubble, we don't have the same habit in Japan. But I thought the photo gives us COOLNESS in the humid weather like these days.
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Post by: JaneS on July 24, 2018, 06:10:23 AM
Lillies of the Valley have always been my favorite flower!  My dad and I used to plant them along one side of the front porch and with my daddy's touch, they bloomed well.  I could see them whenever I went in or out. 

In Girl Scouts we sang a song...

White coral bells upon a slender stalk,
Lillies of the Valley deck my garden walk.
Oh how I wish that I might hear them ring.
That will happen only when the fairies sing.

I never did hear them ring but I always imagine it in my mind. Thank you SATO for rush of lovely memories of my youth.
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Post by: Sato on July 24, 2018, 06:34:51 AM
JaneS, thank you so much for your posting. The Girl Scouts song was a good song, wasn't it?
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Post by: JaneS on July 24, 2018, 06:42:35 AM
SATO, it was a good song and I still sing it to myself around the house.  It made a good song for helping to put babies to sleep, too.  Thank you so much for all the lovely photos!  You are a very talented person!
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Post by: Amy on July 24, 2018, 09:12:56 AM
Lovely Illy of the Valley Sato.
Jane my Dad and I also liked them and when in bloom I would pick 6 -7 stalks and bring them into Mom and she would put them in a small glass in the window of the kitchen sink. Love the smell!!!

Jack, Golden girl just hasn't got the strength to go up so I am lifting her up ..at times she can make it into the van and other times I help. Thank you for telling my how you got your Golden in. 
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Post by: jackwv on July 24, 2018, 09:41:59 AM
Sato, another beautiful flower photo, I now know Janes song, and all your flower photos give us pleasure.

Amy it is good to know that Golden Girl still wants her trips and you are able to take her along. 
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Post by: SCFSue on July 24, 2018, 10:28:11 AM
The Brownie troop and Girl Scout troops I belonged to sang "White Coral Bells" also.  I remembered all the words from that first verse and just sang a solo here in my computer room!  My last dog died a few years ago so I didn't have anyone to sing along with me.

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on July 24, 2018, 11:36:53 AM
Sato, a lovely photo, you are such a master at delicate flowers!

Jane, thank you! I'd never heard of that song, and I was a Girl Scout for some years! Our troop locally paid attention to canning, preserving, cooking and outside survival skills, (We once slept overnight in tents in a leader's backyard at 30 below for our wilderness badge). We also spent two weeks each summer at Girl Scout Camp at Harding Lake.

Lily of the Valley grows wild here as does irises and chocolate lilies. We have a type of peony that grows wild, but I'm not familiar with it other than the wild ones helped to jumpstart a new Alaskan export some years back. There is also a type of wild orchid called a lady slipper. I need to get back with my camera to the refuge to see if I can find some.
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Post by: Amy on July 24, 2018, 02:48:22 PM
Patricia ,that chocolate lily must me spectacular!! I sure hope you can capture a photo to share.

Jack, as long as I am able to lift her she will go with us. She loves going for rides and when I am out in the garden she runs..well sort of..rather a hobble but she knows there are peas and beans that will fly over the fence for her.
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Post by: jackwv on July 24, 2018, 02:55:05 PM
Amy that is good to hear, she has the spirit and it makes it all worthwhile .
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Post by: angelface555 on July 24, 2018, 05:25:33 PM
In the meantime;

https://www.google.com/search?q=alaskan+wildflowers&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIr5TG1LjcAhVLHTQIHRnEArIQsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1366&bih=635

Chocolate lilies

https://alaskaphotographics.photoshelter.com/image/I0000xYHwH3ZHNdQ

"Alaska may be the ‘land of the midnight sun’ but those short summers and cold winters hardly seem compatible with orchids. Yet with over 30 species, Alaska has 10 times the native orchids found on the Hawaiian Islands, home to just 3 native orchids."

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=635&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=YZhXW8GVF8SR0PEP0eaI4AI&q=alaskan+wildflowers+orchids&oq=alaskan+wildflowers+orchids&gs_l=img.3...172325.181062.0.181904.9.9.0.0.0.0.206.1341.0j8j1.9.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.1.203...0j35i39k1j0i10i24k1.0.D3Qz-7pcw2k






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Post by: jackwv on July 24, 2018, 06:36:23 PM
On my way home this evening I caught this family next door to me.  They were moving so had to do a quick one with the I phone.   Now off to the park with Mimi.  

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Post by: Shirley on July 24, 2018, 07:08:24 PM
Nice shot of the Lily of the Valley, Sato.  I have some along my sidewalk to the front door & have not had good results taking photos of them.  They did not bloom much this spring, we went from winter to hot summer and I think they like cooler weather. 

Great links, Patricia... I saved them to look again & again. I can imagine how beautiful to see them spread out over a wilderness.  Colorado also has pretty mountain wild flowers, just have to be there at the right time! Kansas has very colorful fields of sunflowers!

So what's your guess, Jack, Mama has last years baby and this year twins?  Or do they adopt another kid if something happens to it's mother?  The Canada geese here would take over other babies & the natural parents would follow along as they moved up & down the river.  So sad to watch because the dominate pair wouldn't allow the other parents to get near their babies.  One year (I have photos) one pair had at least 4 or 5 other sets of babies, different sizes so no question.... back when I was feeding them & the whole clan would come to eat.  Great photo!  Since the deer are living among cars very likely one could have been an orphan.
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Post by: jackwv on July 24, 2018, 08:23:55 PM
Shirley  I do not even guess.  You are an expert, I just watch and enjoy.   Went to the park, no photos.  A young boy loved Mimi, I did not notice he had a piece of pizza in his hand.  Mimi helped herself to it, he just laughed.  A young girl asked if she might walk Mimi on the leash.  I agreed, but Mimi would take 3 steps then back to me.  Refused to leave my side.
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Post by: Lindancer on July 24, 2018, 08:56:56 PM
Sato, thanks for posting,  Lily of the Valley was my mothers favorite flower.  Years ago I went to a yard sale and they had purple Lily of the Valley, they had them in a berry basket, so I bought them.  They have now taken over my garden
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Post by: Sato on July 24, 2018, 11:52:24 PM
JeanS, Amy, Jack, Sue, Angel, Shirley, Lindancer, thank you so much for your comments.  I enjoyed all of your stories about that flower. Interesting.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 25, 2018, 05:05:22 AM
Very interesting info Angel.  Thanks!
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Post by: Amy on July 25, 2018, 06:44:15 AM
Patricia, thank you for the urls. The chocolate lily is beautiful. Enjoyed looking at the flowers of Alaska too. Saw some that looked like Forget Me Nots, I have some of those planted on Buddy and Sassy's graves with hopes the flowers spread.

Jack ,great capture...doesn't look as if they are scared.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 25, 2018, 10:40:13 AM

Cooking recipes discussion
HERE (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/homemaking-food-gardening/cooking-recipes-555/msg135146/#msg135146)
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Post by: Joy on July 25, 2018, 11:03:26 AM
Beautiful picture of the Lily of the Valley.  My mom had a big bed of them and they always seemed to bloom right on my birthday.....May 7.  If I remember correctly,  they didn't really last that long.  But, what a pretty arrangement they would make when a bunch of them were all grouped together in a vase with the big green leaves all around them. 

Jean,  I order my groceries online from Walmart  and my last order I had ordered a package of 2 tomatoes, not paying much attention to what they were.  It was a pretty picture of them and 2 tomatoes were just enough for me.  When I got my order,  I was totally surprised at the size of these 2 tomatoes.  As it turned out, they were beefsteak tomatoes and were so good.  Didn't pay any attention to where they were from. One slice covered the whole slice of bread.  I had mayonnaise , tomato and cheese sandwiches for almost a week .  Didn't have any lettuce or bacon, but they were still good.  I usually buy Romaine lettuce and I don't like that on a sandwich.  I did use the smaller end pieces of the tomato with the Romaine in a salad.   

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 25, 2018, 11:03:59 AM

Message from Oldiesmann
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 25, 2018, 11:51:20 AM
Amy, Forgetmenots grow wild everywhere and are Alaska's state flower.
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Post by: Amy on July 25, 2018, 01:57:11 PM
Patricia, thank you for jogging my memory, I should have realized as when we were in Alaska I bought a plate with forget me nots on it for a friend .
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Post by: jackwv on July 25, 2018, 08:04:32 PM
Scattered showers this evening, got caught at the park, but on my return home here was my view.


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Post by: Sato on July 26, 2018, 04:38:40 AM
Jack, beautiful sky!! You met a nice scene.
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Post by: Shirley on July 26, 2018, 05:47:25 AM
What a gorgeous home coming, Jack!  One of those special moment when we just go... "ahhhhhhhhhhh".  Glad you had a camera ready, probably the phone?  Good job, hard to catch those rainbow colors but you did. 

Tom slept on my bed & thought it time to go out so I had to come check radar... "rain starting in one minute"... He is terrified of storms but I'm not seeing lightning or hearing thunder but have rain all around with plenty to come no matter which direction it goes. Right now it seems to be moving north out of Oklahoma.  We need it so no complaint from me. Back to bed for me.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 26, 2018, 05:55:12 AM
Jack wv...
...is it our fur - babies or that pot of gold I see in that far corner?...There is something magical about our rainbows...
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Post by: jackwv on July 26, 2018, 09:01:59 AM
Sato, Shirley and Jackie thanks.   It was great timing and I did not want to drive out for a better spot.   Had the good camera in the car. and hope someday to see the Rainbow Bridge Jackie.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 26, 2018, 10:23:20 AM
Jack wv...
...yes me too...it will sure be worthwhile the wait...
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Post by: Shirley on July 26, 2018, 10:27:31 AM
Jack, "in my world" at the end of that rainbow bridge will be all the animals that I've been feeding all my life... now isn't that a nice smiley thought? 

Going to get a few more zzzzzzzzzs since the lawn guy called to say he'd be here tomorrow instead of today.  We were told it would be raining off & on all night but my rain gauge shows none, more showers off & on today, cloudy right now, cats all fed & sleeping~~~ I need to cut down the iris & other dry flower stalks to put in the dumpster, enough room for some, anyway.  Maybe later.
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Post by: jackwv on July 26, 2018, 10:53:13 AM
Jackie and Shirley, there should be a crowd.  Want to see Family, friends and fur babies.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 28, 2018, 02:57:59 AM
Posting for Jane

This is Great Granddaughter Emma at 3 1/2 months.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 28, 2018, 04:07:07 AM
Janie!!! Emma is the "spittin' image" of you!  Tell me that is so.... I even flipped back to you avatar & think so.  What a doll.... I've said it before but will repeat, I do believe I've enjoyed these greats more than I did my grands.  Maybe because I have more time to really look at them & grin at their charms.

Jack, like you, I have a big family waiting as well as a whole circus full of critters from birds, chickens, dogs, ducks & now cats. I would hope they all get along, you think?  Cats woke me up so I had to check radar to see if storms ever moved this direction.  Looks like they are moving west & east of us so will let them go out & I will go back to sleep.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on July 28, 2018, 06:49:43 AM
Jane, what a beautiful doll Emma is...you must be so proud of her!

Shirley I do believe your right she does look like Jane . Like you and Jack I to have a big welcoming committee. Family and all my pets from days gone by, without any pain now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 28, 2018, 07:20:05 AM
She is a little doll!  But I think she looks like her mother's baby pictures and Allison is herself.  She has some physical attributes from some of us but when we looked at her over the years, someone would always say, "Who does she look like?"  She has always been "herself" and I couldn't wish more for Emma!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 28, 2018, 08:38:17 AM
Emma is a doll, and she appears to not be missing a thing sitting by the window.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on July 28, 2018, 10:44:46 AM
Jane,   Emma is such a cutie !!!  She looks just like herself!!!!    We have 2 little Emma's in  our family, also. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on July 28, 2018, 11:00:58 AM
Jane, what a cutie!  You are blessed to have a great grand-daughter.  I'm 81 now and my grandchildren (all young men) are not married and probably won't be for a while.  The 2 younger ones are brothers and still in college.  The oldest is a step-grand and was the only one for about 5 years.

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 28, 2018, 12:04:47 PM
Jane, Emma looks so alert as she takes in whatever is outside the window.  Norm's great-grands are now 2 1/2 and 1 1/2 (three of them - twins and a single).  They are such fun from 3 1/2 months to 2 1/2 years (yours and Norms).

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 28, 2018, 12:53:09 PM
Emma,is such a doll, Jane! Babies are so cute at this stage!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 28, 2018, 02:29:23 PM
Jane, I also say what a bright looking cutie pie.  She looks so alert for her age

I Don't think I am going to live to see g. grands.  I am 94 two boy 33,34 and mandy is 31.

June I got a lap top this year as I wanted 10, but I stiil keep my desk top hooked up, I alsohave my old games on it, which I cannot get on the new one

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on July 28, 2018, 07:22:01 PM
Oh, how I love babies!

Emma is a doll!

Sandy
:smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 29, 2018, 01:01:19 AM
We used to be one of those once...babies...

Jane S...your Emma is another " pick up and cuddle..."

I am wondering what she has her eyes focussed on, something she is finding interesting...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 30, 2018, 08:18:39 PM
Emma, a cutie. Now babies look so much older . Seems we  had ours just laying flat in cribs at 3 half months.  Being careful holding them. Now so alert so young.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 30, 2018, 08:40:11 PM
A few photos from tonight's walk in the park.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 31, 2018, 12:44:16 AM
Jack w...
...oh what a dear - deer, I'll leave you to ponder on which photo I am referring to... :smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 31, 2018, 02:47:43 AM
What a delight to admire your photos Jack.  And the grass looks so lush. The many hues of green are amazing. What a palette!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2018, 08:48:59 AM
Jack, every deer but one is checking you & Millie out.... like old friends, they don't seem to be afraid.  Had to giggle at Millie's expression & way she is sitting, "Come on, Dad, enough of the posing!"  She is such a sweetie.... can you picture Zoe sitting like that? That was one dog that had a sense of humor, loved to tease you... right?  And Jessie just tolerated her antics & sided with you about "the wild child".  Millie is the typical "Mother Superior", always a lady.  Never convince me that pets don't think!  Those hanging baskets are so lush, wonder what kind of plant food they use to make them bloom so full.  Thanks for the pics!

Bubble, does Don have internet where he is?  Hope he is doing okay with the move.  My neighbor finally moved into his apartment at the retirement center, quite an adjustment.  He says he hates it but what the biggest problem is, he doesn't have his wife spoiling him. He didn't realize how much she did for him every day without him asking, she was a jewel.  Don is more independent, seems to me, so except for being able to get around like he's used to, I expect he will accept the changes with dignity. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2018, 09:03:14 AM
Thanks for the comments, again I know how fortunate to have the park and Mimi for almost a daily visit.  Had to take a quick one of Mimi, liked the hanging plants, but she wanted to move on.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2018, 10:44:19 AM
Jack, you are fortunate! And so is Mimi!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 31, 2018, 11:50:09 AM
Shirley,
Don has internet and his laptop with him. 
He seems to have lost much of his pep, and also his interest in connecting. 
He sounds quite happy where he is, but looks forward to moving to the permanent housing instead of this interim one where he is only staying for another month.
He does miss his radio programs and other activities like the Santa performances. I wish he could find some hobbies to keep occupied...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on July 31, 2018, 12:34:41 PM
Jack, you have another winner in Mimi!  I sure miss my Stubby, but had decided that I didn't want to leave Tim and Kris a dog.  Their dog is on her last legs and I'm sure Kris will replace her immediately, but Tim is a bit reluctant to do that.

Bubble, thanks for the update on Don, although it is a bit sad.  It's tough when one lives alone and has to move to a new situation.  I'm sure a lot of his loneliness is that he misses you as well as his previous very active life.

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2018, 01:35:01 PM
Sue, dogs do hold you back but at my age Mimi is the perfect match.  I do little travel and look forward to our long walks almost daily.

Bubble, I would hope Don the best and would ask that he stays involved in the discussions.  If he has nothing new, post some of his favorites (many with you)   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on July 31, 2018, 02:16:28 PM
Jack you make such peaceful pictures Mimi knows you are take her photo

Bubble tell Don we are all missing him. I know he will be happier when he get really settled again Maybe there is a Santa job around the corner.

Jackie, do you still have your puppy.  You took such beautiful care of you other babies.My Taffy is my world.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on July 31, 2018, 03:24:57 PM
Jack, beautiful photos!! I had to brake coming home this afternoon for a doe...thankfully she didn't cross in front of me.

Mimi looks like she is saying ok Dad. enough already!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on July 31, 2018, 06:55:30 PM
Lin yes Mimi is used to the procedures.   Sit and smile.

Amy I really have to be careful at home and at the park, so many deer.  One ran out across the front of me yesterday when driving around the corner from my home.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2018, 08:10:05 PM
Testing to see if I can post in here.... won't let me post in the Soda Shoppe  :tissue:  .... and I've had such a rotten day.. :tissue:

Okay, that worked!  Jack, my biggest fear is deer on the highway in CO, KS & MO.  A friend & husband were driving one of the roads in CO & deer came bounding out of a gully & ran smack into their NEW Cadillac.  Got from front fender to rear bumper.... side mirror was dangling by it's wires.  When Andy & I drive back & forth to CO we carry walkie talkies because they can stay in contact better than phones.... & when I had the Rialta he always went first (my cruise control didn't always work)... and warned me when he saw deer herds along the highway. Never know which way they will jump.

Bubble, if you get a chance to check on the Soda Shoppe, Jane is yelling "where's everyone" so maybe I'm not the only one that can't post in there.  I need sleep....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 31, 2018, 08:19:56 PM
I'm not getting messages that anyone posted in any of my forums.  And no one has posted in the Soda Shoppe since I did before I went to the movie and right after I got back.  I had to go in by the back door. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2018, 08:25:11 PM
So Jane is a privileged character..... I've tried over & over but won't let me post, says "database error" or something.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 31, 2018, 08:27:05 PM
You must not be the only one because NO ON HAS POSTED.  I'm going to try to go back and see if I can post.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 31, 2018, 08:31:02 PM
I can still post in photos but no one else has been there.  I feel LONELY!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on July 31, 2018, 09:04:54 PM
Roofs with old grasses in rural areas.  Cosmoses in front

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/P1050437.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/P1050437.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on July 31, 2018, 09:54:48 PM
Sato, those are interesting houses.  I'd suppose they would compare to thatched roofs in England or the sod houses of the plains area of the US, although the sod houses were more underground. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2018, 10:27:55 PM
Jane and Shirley, if you go to Michael's new server forum, you will see that it is happening to everyone at different times and at different discussions. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Michael cannot replicate the error as yet.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/site-announcements/fyi-server-move-553/msg135426/#msg135426
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on July 31, 2018, 10:29:59 PM
Sato, love those houses!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 31, 2018, 10:41:29 PM
Patricia, I used to get those messages from that forum but I don't any more.  This is the only one I get.  I can post anywhere but I'm not getting notifications for discussion except this one.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on July 31, 2018, 11:11:30 PM
Mary Ann, Angel, thank you for your comments.
It is the lunch time here in Japan on Wednesday.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2018, 11:57:30 PM
Interesting house & great photo, Sato.  The "thatched roof houses" I saw in Marlow, England had a more rounded roof than that.  I went on a "road trip" with my husband to near the Canadian border, he was checking out land for an oil pipeline.  We ran across one of the old sod houses, can't imagine how uncomfortable that would be, no trees for shade, just barren land, no lumberyards near, that's for sure. It was in surprisingly good condition, no doubt it had been restored many times.

Patricia, I managed to post in the Soda Shoppee just now.  I'm off to bed, busy day tomorrow doing all the things I couldn't get done today.  Can't remember a day when so many things went wrong.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 01, 2018, 02:01:33 AM
Sorry folks, this is an area of errors that I cannot fix.  I myself had an awful time creating the new page for Soda Shoppe, with the same error message popping up all the time.
I keep my fingers crossed that Michael will find a way to locate that error of encoding.
Thanks for your patience.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 01, 2018, 02:31:30 AM
Shirley...
...yes, the thatched cottages here in England are different to Sato's photo....it has always been my dream to live in one...one can see them scattered around many villages, we have several in and around Dorset as we did too, around the Bedfordshire area, my previous location...

Sato...
...apparently they have something very similar in the Santana region on Madeira Portugal...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 01, 2018, 02:49:00 AM
Sato, most unusual houses. Are they built in wood?  I wonder how bugs don't get in those roofs, spiders ants and others.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 01, 2018, 05:45:56 AM
Traditional Palheiros Houses of Santana Madeira Portugal..I have been to Portugal but not to this region, the home to these exquisite dwellings...

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/TdVYNu.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poTdVYNuj)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 01, 2018, 07:17:36 AM
I wondered about the same thing, Bubble.... spiders & other bugs.  EEK!  This house (& last 2 houses before this one) had the thick shake shingle wood roof... spiders & silver fish dropped out of the recessed light fixtures & fans in the bathrooms. I was constantly on alert, terrified of spiders.  The 3rd time we had a new roof put on this house (major storm damage twice, first new one we were just afraid of leaking)... we went with the "50 year to life" composition with the highest rating for no hail damage, and the spiders & silver fish are GONE!  I rarely see a spider anymore, except outside in the pool storage area & have black widow nests... in spite of all my spraying.  I do whatever I can to eliminate spiders.  :knuppel2:  Can't imagine how bugs could be eliminated in a thatched roof.  Pretty to look at but not for me.

Jackie, my folks had a cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, just a small rectangular building, but many of the "A" frame cabins around, look a lot like your photo from Portugal, only their roof was those thick wood/shake shingles.

It is getting light out so I'd better go round up cats to feed.  Tom came in while ago, all of a sudden he let out a howl like you never heard before.... Tiger was sitting on the deck & guess another critter just outside the pool fence, I couldn't see it.  Tom kept on yelling so I got out the iPod & caught him on video.  He screams when something else comes around, but hides if not safe behind a glass door.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 01, 2018, 07:28:45 AM
Quote from: so_P_bubble on August 01, 2018, 02:49:00 AM
Sato, most unusual houses. Are they built in wood?  I wonder how bugs don't get in those roofs, spiders ants and others.

I love the pictures of the
thatched roof cottages,  and would love to
"visit" one....   but live in one? 

No no no ...  I don't live in places where bugs
could be just as happy to reside in.. 

It is a thing with me.  I wouldn't be able
to go to sleep in one...
The thought makes me shudder!

Sandy
:knuppel2:   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 01, 2018, 08:16:52 AM
Sandy, some people eat them, it's protein!

In Africa termites ate thought of as delicacy and when they erupt in yearly flight, it is a night of feast. They are caught and eaten as soon as they land with dropped wings. The surplus is grilled on a  iron sheet atop a bed of glowing coals

P.S. They taste like grilled hazelnuts.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 01, 2018, 09:13:12 AM
Bubble, thank you, but I'll pass.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 01, 2018, 11:53:49 AM
Oh Bubble,  Bubble,  Bubble  !!!   

I believe you,  but I don't eat bugs....  even though
as you said, some people do....    ohhhhhhh  yuk!!

I do eat snails though and shell fish...   So.... 
To each his own,  I guess!!! 
(giggle)

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on August 02, 2018, 04:28:12 PM
I have now begun the second month of my respite care and quite frankly I don't see a lot of improvement, but I remain hopeful. My boys are working diligently to expedite my move to a permanent home where I can settle in. Hopefully I will be in my new digs before the month is over. The reality of my situation is starting to sink in though. As of now I will be unable to carry on in my role as Santa, something I've been doing close to 20 years. Likewise my participation in the Standardized Patient Programme must come to an end and stage participation is no more as well. I am happy that my last performance garnered me an award.
The main hope that sustains me is that I will be able to continue to visit my Israeli Sweetheart.
So that is all I have for you now. I am so grateful for your thoughts and prayers and I,ll try not to be so negative in my next communication .
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 02, 2018, 06:14:01 PM
Don thanks for the update, and nothing negative on your part about it. Our  thoughts  and prayers are indeed with you.  Will look for your next visit with Bubble.   Please keep in touch.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 02, 2018, 07:56:23 PM
Sato and Jackie, those houses are so interesting.  We don’t have any houses like those in our area.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 02, 2018, 09:25:58 PM
Okay, Bubble, did you get Don to try your termites?   ;D  We have plenty of termites here, houses sprayed & even "traps" put out in the yards, not welcome.  Do remember when we had the baby ducks we would let them go into the pool to eat all the bug first thing in the morning.  Some days a whole "flock" of termites would be floating... at least that's what they looked like, with wings on.

I've taken some photos lately but still haven't tried to resize with the online re-sizer....  one photo of the mimosa blooming for the first time..... it grew back from the root of one we had there years ago & cut down because it was hanging over the Rialta & caused mildew on the roof.  The new RV parks on the other side of the driveway so hope this won't be a problem now.  Such delicate blooms.  I'll work on it~~
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 03, 2018, 12:42:13 AM
Don...
...sadly, in life, one by one, everything good comes to an end but...you hang on to that one good thing you have still left, your trips to Israel, Bubble and her family...we all need something nice to look forwards to...Don, stay positive and always stay optimistic...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 03, 2018, 03:48:47 AM
Shirley, I have never seen those termites in Israel.  We had plenty of them in Congo, with termites hills all over the land. I think it was with the first rain that we saw those termites's nuptial flight and clouds of them raising high and then falling like rain when they were losing their wings. What a sight it was.
Juicy Caterpillars were also a praised delicacy for our workers.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 03, 2018, 12:28:21 PM
Here in northwest Florida we have occasional swarms of termites at night during the months of May and early June.  So far I haven’t seen a swarmâ€"only heard about them, although the first year we lived here, we had a few dead termites around our sink in the bathroom.  They go for the light and water and we think they came in around the skylight.  Consequently we only turn on the bathroom light when necessary when they swarm.  We do have the termite traps and the house inspected every six months.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 03, 2018, 04:58:12 PM
:2funny: :2funny: :2funny: Bubble I think I'll bring my own food if I ever travel to the Congo!  Not much for "juicy caterpillars, either!  You know my next question..... were they kosher?   ( No question we can't ask in here, right? )

Sandy, I'll pass on your snails, too.  I have learned to eat shrimp cocktail but would just lick the sauce off my finger & enjoy as much. Born in the midwest, I am a "meat & potatoes" person & want to recognize everything that goes into a dish!  I did have a difficult time eating chicken as a kid, since they were pets to me & like the rest of you eating a dog or cat..  all in our heads.

One time after we had been married, lived in England for over 3 years & back home to MO, I was trying to cut up a chicken I bought at the store, much cheaper than cut up. Cas was in college so always short on money.  It was a struggle, but got it done & fried.  Later that night my dear husband started laughing & when he could finally talk he explained... told me to tell our neighbor that he "knew what happened to their cat!"   Now was that nice??  :knuppel2:  I realize it wasn't the usual drumsticks, thighs & wings.....

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 04, 2018, 03:16:04 AM
Shirley, now I wonder about the caterpillars...  I know that the rabbis had a big debate before deciding that locusts were Kosher.  So why not worms... maybe they are!

At one time ostrich meat was said to be kosher, but now they are on the forbidden list.  A pity because it was quite tasty and a lean healthy meat as well
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on August 04, 2018, 11:18:04 PM
Shot of flowers

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_9104.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_9104.jpg.html)

Wow, my computer recovered!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 04, 2018, 11:34:51 PM
That is surprising that ostrich is not acceptable, Bubble, is it something they eat?  I see the meat at the Farmer's Market here but have not tasted it, more emu than ostrich, also buffalo meat that is supposed to be healthier. 

Time for bed, I am worn out, used the weed whip in & around the berm this morning & ran the vac in the bottom of the pool tonight, and a whole day of busy in between.  I get up between 5:00 & 6:00 am Sunday morning to feed cats & something for me before getting off to church at 7:00.  I take any of the family that goes to Mass at that time to breakfast at McDonalds after... it is like Cheers for us....we enjoy visiting & the crew treats us like friends.   Sweet dreams to all............

What a pretty group of flowers, almost looks like a painting, Sato!  Glad you are fixed up.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on August 04, 2018, 11:37:47 PM
Cosmoses dancing merrily.

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s_MG_9740.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s_MG_9740.jpg.html)

Thank you for your comments that were given to me while my mac stopped to work.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 05, 2018, 03:51:52 AM
Looking at the cosmos makes me feel refreshed. 
2015 was the Year of the Sunflower, 2017 is the Year of the Zinnia, but 2016 is the Year of the Cosmos, did you know?
Until recently, no new varieties had appeared, but hybridisation has changed that. From Japan came ‘New Choco’ with a combination of dark, sultry colouring and chocolate fragrance

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 05, 2018, 06:29:59 AM
I did not know that, Bubble..... hope to have my yard in better shape next spring and maybe I can find the new cosmos seeds.  I did have the mixed colors a couple years, they love to spread their seeds everywhere and I let them grow where ever.  Did not make my husband happy, he likes organized & neat flower beds... as long as they did not get in the way of his riding mower!  We went from winter to hot summer very early, no enjoying working outside at all.  Very few flowers anywhere this year (in my little world).

Beautiful photo, Sato, I love the angle of it. I forget to "shoot up" unless the blooms are over my head, such as the mimosa tree that is blooming this year.  Only a few blooms because it is a young tree growing from one we cut down at least 7-8 years ago.

Better rush & feed cats & me. Have a great day!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 05, 2018, 06:34:11 AM
Where are the photos from the young mimosa tree blooming???
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on August 05, 2018, 12:51:49 PM
I hate mimosa trees.  My neighbors had one for years which was lovely when in bloom, but it sent hundreds of baby mimosas into my yard and no matter how often I dig them up, more come.  Putting poison on them doesn't work very well.  And I hate to get that sprayer out to fix them.  It involves putting on long sleeved shirts and long pants and Alabama summers are just too hot for that!

The pink blooms are pretty, but the seedlings grow way too fast!

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 05, 2018, 04:38:09 PM
Jack, nosy question - in another folder we were talking about phobias and bridges came up.  I mentioned the New Bridge and someone asked if only the New Bridge bothered you, or all bridges.  I said I thought all bridges, but I did not know.  I also thought you were afraid of heights.  Please enlighten me.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 05, 2018, 06:01:42 PM
Sue, I have the same problem with my neighbor's redbud tree!  They grow everywhere, even the cracks of the sidewalk & driveway. I have pulled up dozens & dozens to put in a pot to give to people & have them all over my yard.  The tree is in their front but the seed pods come over the house & fill the pool.  There was an old mimosa in this back yard when we bought & it also popped up babies any where .... we mowed & dug them up but none survived after the old one died.  Out of the blue one came up next to the driveway & I babied it until it was hanging over the Rialta & my husband was convinced it caused mildew on the top & cut it down.  The new RV parks on the other side of the driveway so no reason this "off shoot" can't grow from the root, since it is doing so well. 


Bubble, I plucked off half a dozen photos from the camera & took one to the "shrink" site online only to have it refuse to do the job "because it is too large".... over 6 MB.... So will have to download them to the computer downstairs & resize.  So far I have not figured how to get the right size with Windows help. (Jack, I am hopeless)... I even found the photo of my lemon potatoes.... looks almost as good as yours & has my mouth watering again!

I came in here to quickly download & resize those photos & then take a nap, less than 5 hours sleep last night.  Cats are zonked out so good time for me to join them, not getting anything else done this way~~  All is quiet so will check back later.  Shirley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 05, 2018, 06:12:38 PM
Mary Ann I kept my eyes straight ahead when going over the bridge.  Here is another view I can pass on.


https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2018/07/23/luxury-interior-airlander10/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 05, 2018, 06:56:41 PM
Thanks, Jack, that's what I told the others.  Do you have a fear of heights or is it just being high up with nothing on the sides - such as a bridge.

That Airlander10 looks interesting, but I think I'll pass.  In the picture of the outside, I could not find any windows, but interior views do show windows.  I really think my flying days are over, however, you never know, an emergency may come up where it would be necessary.  They've changed so many rules etc that is isn't fun to fly anyway.  I did note in something that American is bring back free carryons. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 06, 2018, 12:53:42 AM
Jack wv...
...airplane? its a Zeppalin....or a luxury version of one...  ???
...think I will by - pass that one too...what no ground? a see - through bottom...no way... :o   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 06, 2018, 04:36:39 AM
our shopping bags from the supermarket.

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Post by: jackwv on August 06, 2018, 08:05:36 AM
Jackie and Mary Ann I have problems with heights.  Have not been on a plane for over 20 years and doubt I ever will be.

Bubble, attractive bags.  They do sell bags for groceries but I always just have them use the plastic bags and add to the pollution.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 06, 2018, 08:58:08 AM
Jack, what do you do with your plastic bags after you put your groceries away?  That is more important than the fact you get them at the store.

Now that we are using the store shopper with Tom picking up the groceries, we get our groceries in paper bags, then we recycle them.  I did have cloth bags when I was doing the shopping.  We do get plastic bags in with the paper but we can reuse them in various ways.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 06, 2018, 09:55:53 AM
MaryAnn the city collects paper and cans but not plastic bags.  My local Krogers has several bins at their location for the return of used bags.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 06, 2018, 09:57:33 AM
Bubbles I do have some reusable bags, I do need the plastic bags for the cat litter.

Since we got the the new cheaper garbage man in the park, we do not recycle he use to pick up twice a week. I thought it was the law to recycle. Now the park says he does it later?????????????
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Post by: MaryTX on August 06, 2018, 10:03:32 AM
Jack, Jackie and Mary Ann, sign me up - I'll go :D ;D.  That looks and sounds fascinating .  I've never had a problem with heights.  I have always wanted to try parachuting and go to that Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona that has the all glass viewing platform hanging over the Grand Canyon. 

No chance of doing any of this now, as I have always told my kids, dreams are free :). 

Mary
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Post by: SCFSue on August 06, 2018, 10:15:17 AM
I take my re-usable paper bags to my church.  We have a group of members, mostly women, who work at our local food bank's store for needy seniors once a month.  These members take the donated Kroger bags to the food bank store and they are re-used so that the seniors can take their groceries home.  I'm happy to know the bags are re-used and not thrown away.

Sue
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 06, 2018, 10:16:18 AM
I'm with you, MaryTX - Dreams are free.  I have a couple of things/dreams on my "bucket list" - a ride on one of the boats that are on the Rhine River in Germany, or any of the boats or any German river, for one.  Jim's son and his wife went on such a trip in June.  She was still transferring her pictures from smart phone to computer when I was there in early July so I did not see them.  Another thing I'd like to do is go out west again and go from AZ to MT and see the various natural wonders we have out there. 

As the saying goes - I can dream, can't I?

We put our plastic bags in with the recycle stuff that is picked up every other week.  The paper bags go in there too.  We do recycle cans and newsprint, empty boxes, almost everything allowable.

Mary Ann
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Post by: MaryTX on August 06, 2018, 10:19:15 AM
Bubble, I love your bags.  I have several fabric bags in the trunk of the car, but never think to take them into the store.  Now that I order most of my groceries online, I use the plastic bags to line trash cans and the rest go into the recycling bin.  I can't think of any stores around here that still use paper bags.  They used to ask "do you want paper or plastic" and I always took paper.

Mary[color]
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Post by: jackwv on August 06, 2018, 10:26:29 AM
MaryAnn and MaryTX   Here is one that I would never even get near to, and they added a special effect of broken glass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0NJsr5m4I
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 06, 2018, 10:35:04 AM
Even with  eyes closed I would not venture there!
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Post by: MaryTX on August 06, 2018, 10:41:54 AM
I would :) but I don't know anyone who would go with me!! :)

Mary
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Post by: Joy on August 06, 2018, 10:45:19 AM
Good morning.  Some interesting "talk" this morning. 

Jack, I am not afraid of heights, but not sure if I would fly in that Airlander10.  But, I did send the link to my son, as he flies a lot and I am sure he would love a trip on that.

Bubble, we have very similar fabric bags as the ones you showed.  I have about 10 of them, and when I do go shopping, I will take several of the larger ones with me. 

Our county just passed a law where we can't put any plastic bags in the recycling bins.  We used to be able to put  the recycled things in a plastic garbage bag, and mark them with a big  "R"  and put them  out with the trash. Can't do that anymore.  Right now we are having to take the things out to the bin and dump the items out of the plastic bag into the bin.  Many of our residents just aren't able to do that.  So, there is a lot of controversy over what will be decided on.  Most of the residents are just putting their recycle things in with their trash.  I keep mine in a big trash bag, and when my son or DIL come, they take them out to the bin.  It is surprising how much less trash I have, with the recycling. 

All of our grocery stores have bins where you come in to put in the plastic grocery bags.  I do save paper bags when I get them to put all my shredded paper stuff in them and then tape the bag shut and just put the whole bag in the recycle bin.   

I need to get a move one.  I don't do mornings very well.  Takes me most of the day to wake up. LOL  But, I do have an appointment to get my hair done at 1:30.   I still am not feeling all that great, but getting my hair done always "perks" me up.

Have a great day.

Joy
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 06, 2018, 10:56:40 AM
Mary...
...my ticket is on it way over to you...enjoy your flight... :2funny:

Jack wv...
...I'll be passing on your glass bridge too...my balance is already bad... :o
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Post by: angelface555 on August 06, 2018, 11:42:52 AM
Bubble nice bags! Locally we have those type in many fabrics, styles, and colors sold in the various stores because we get cash back if we use them for our groceries and pay if we do not. Like Gloria, I use the plastic ones for cat litter.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 06, 2018, 12:04:13 PM
I wish I could print some of my "PSP creations" on real bags!
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Post by: angelface555 on August 06, 2018, 12:17:24 PM
Why not? Would you be able to go to a local shop that does the imprinting or mail them out? I'm sure that there are kits for DYIs.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 06, 2018, 12:20:24 PM
Never seen shops like that here.  Kits for DYI?  You imagine or you really know?
Of course would also need to find suitable blank bags...
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Post by: angelface555 on August 06, 2018, 12:24:41 PM
All you need is time and an inkjet printer. We have stores that will do it for you such as Michaels or Jo-Anns and other less widely known craft stores. There was an article on Google about screen-printed bags for an Israeli film festival.

https://www.google.com/search?q=screenprinting+designs+on+bags&oq=screenprinting+designs+on+bags&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.15117j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Post by: Shirley on August 06, 2018, 06:11:44 PM
At one time you could take a photo to one of the print shops & then buy a fabric medium to rub over it & iron over the canvas fabric & there was your photo color.... in reverse if you didn't have them do that first.  You can also buy all kinds of fabric paints to create on just about anything.... will wash & go through the dryer & stay brilliant.  I've had my best results using regular oil paints with the medium (from Hobby Lobby or Michaels).... equal parts & once dry I use a "press" cloth... old handkerchief or tea towel) to set the paint. One sweatshirt I've washed dozens of times, still have it in the corner of a closet.  You can buy the blank canvas totes or aprons, etc. at most of the hobby shops.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 07, 2018, 01:55:10 AM
Shirley, you live in America! lol
Here hobby shop don't carry that and there is very little choice in what you can buy.  I could not even find big pebbles for painting, only the small rocks like for the floor of an aquarium!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 07, 2018, 01:56:30 AM
Posting for JaneS

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Post by: Sandy on August 07, 2018, 06:25:28 AM
Cute!!!
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Post by: Shirley on August 07, 2018, 08:00:30 AM
There's one little girl that's going to enjoy life & be a whirlwind.  What a doll, Janie, and still see her being a lot like you!

Bubble, doesn't Amazon deliver?   ??? ::)   :'(  I still haven't tried the new paints I bought to take camping last year... for on textiles, wood, rock, etc.  Water clean up so should not be smelly to haul home whatever I paint on in the RV.  One year I painted sweatshirts & pants for the grands for Christmas.... they were young & seemed to think it was cool.  My art supplies always were paid for by the art work, whatever was in at the time.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 07, 2018, 09:25:21 AM
Shirley, no idea if they do, probably yes but postage is prohibitive. Not worth it.
I did paint a T-shirt last year with "permanent markers" for clothes.  It was a very colorful stylized fish,  quite nice, but the T-shirt was bad quality (Bangladesh) and totally lost its shape with the first washing. Became short and wide! So did not repeat that.

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Post by: Joy on August 07, 2018, 10:02:22 AM
Jane,  what a cutie !    Emma certainly is growing up fast. 

Joy
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Post by: JaneS on August 07, 2018, 11:32:01 AM
I told my daughter and my granddaughter that they have to send photos to my email so I can forward them to the lady who posts them.  When I told Cindy that she and Ali send me pics from Texas and OKla. so I can forward them to Bubble in Israel so she can post them somewhere in the USA, they were amazed.  What a wonderful world we live in!

Thanks for the nice comments!  She is growing up too fast.  But last week I had a face time phone chat with her.  That was better than a picture or even a movie!  They will be at my daughter's in Sept. so I'm expecting more face time phone contacts. 
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Post by: jackwv on August 07, 2018, 12:32:20 PM
Jane, what a joy she must be.  Facetime is great when you can't be there for a hug.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 07, 2018, 12:49:17 PM
Jane I love those two photos.  A lot of personality showing through.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 07, 2018, 12:55:46 PM
Jane, what a beautiful smile
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Post by: Shirley on August 07, 2018, 03:22:49 PM
Jane, I hope you like Reba McEntire because that's the first thing I thought when I saw that impish grin!  She could make Scrooge smile~~
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Post by: JaneS on August 07, 2018, 04:29:00 PM
I love getting the pictures and I laugh....through my tears!  I want so much to be there to hold her, hug her and watch her grow and develop her talents!  You miss so much!

SHIRLEY, I love Reba McEntire and I see what you mean.  That smile has the bottom lip going down just like Reba's
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Post by: donklan on August 08, 2018, 11:40:40 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/90-080818145321.jpeg)

My Integrated Backyard Feeder

Bunny...Chipmunk...Bird...Squirrel
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Post by: FlaJean on August 09, 2018, 12:16:32 AM
Donklan, looks like you found a solution to keep the squirrels away from your feeder. :thumbup:  Is that a slinky?
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Post by: jackwv on August 09, 2018, 08:28:57 AM
Don I have seen video of the squirrels fighting the slinky.  How is it doing for you?
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Post by: donklan on August 09, 2018, 09:11:17 AM
A couple have figured it out but I would say it is about 80% effective.
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Post by: Sato on August 10, 2018, 02:35:10 AM
Cosmoses here and there

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 10, 2018, 02:51:44 AM
What a lovely sight to come to in the morning! Thank you Sato :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 10, 2018, 02:57:10 AM
Sato...
...dont think I have ever been lucky with Cosmos...I once planted some Cosmos bulbs, one Chocolate Cosmos I was looking forwards to seeing but....someone ( he shall remain nameless ) pulled them all up as WEEDS... ::)

...to date I never received a reply to sending Sachiko her birthday card...I wish she would come in to let everyone know all is well...it is very concerning that she is safe and well...
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Post by: Sato on August 10, 2018, 03:38:25 AM
Thanks so much, Bubble.  Have a nice day.

Jackie, it was regretful to get no reply from Sachiko. Her area was attacked by a rather heavy typhoon two weeks ago.  She might have been busy......
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Post by: JaneS on August 10, 2018, 06:21:27 AM
SATO, lovely flowers.  My father used to raise cosmos.  You gave me a memory today.

If Sachiko's area was hit hard, let's hope it's communication that is out and not Sachiko herself. 
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Post by: Sato on August 10, 2018, 07:51:48 AM
Jane, thank you. Your father liked cosmos, didn't he?

Sachiko is OK but busy on many things to be done, I think
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Post by: JaneS on August 10, 2018, 07:57:50 AM
I think my father just like growing things.  He grew up on a farm and the instinct for growing never left him.  But the edge of the garden towards the garage always had cosmos.
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Post by: Sato on August 10, 2018, 08:24:14 AM
Jane, you were happy to have a good father.
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Post by: JaneS on August 10, 2018, 02:51:34 PM
Yest!  That is very true, Sato.  He was a very good father!
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Post by: Sato on August 10, 2018, 10:27:37 PM
Dahlia

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Post by: JaneS on August 10, 2018, 10:58:44 PM
Absolutely gorgeous, SATO!
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Post by: Sato on August 11, 2018, 12:56:31 AM
Jane, Danke schon!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 11, 2018, 03:21:40 AM
perfect symmetry in that dahlia. WOW!
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Post by: jackwv on August 11, 2018, 08:19:06 AM
Sato, all your flower photos are beautiful.   Tell us your favorite flower.
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Post by: Sato on August 11, 2018, 09:14:52 AM
Bubble, thank you!
Jack, my favorite flowers are ones that I take photos of.   Thank you!
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Post by: JaneS on August 11, 2018, 09:31:19 AM
JACK, I think SATO just plain likes flowers!
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 11, 2018, 09:54:15 AM
Sato, that dahlia is gorgeous. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2018, 09:48:47 PM
We've had lots and lots of rain, over six inches the past two weeks and the next week isn't expected to be any different. The creeks, sloughs, and rivers are full with some minor flooding in low lying areas, lots of debris and caution is urged. I've stayed in for the duration, but the humidity and rain have definitely colored weather. Here you can see new rainclouds making their way up and over the western foothills


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Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2018, 09:49:50 PM
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Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2018, 09:51:45 PM
It's put some brass in the sunsets.


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Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2018, 10:02:03 PM
It's good for these plants at least!


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Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2018, 10:03:53 PM
And in conclusion;


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 12, 2018, 01:54:49 AM
Yes I too am welcoming our rains as I believe the rest of England is too...We have had one of our hottest and driest Summers on record since 1976, we may even have topped this...And of course our farmers have been terribly affected, no grass for their cows, they have had to dip into their winter stock...Our hot weathers have played havoc too in Spain and Portugal their heat has touched 47c, sadly been several loss of lives...UK at last are having cooler weathers at last, ( more on par to our usual Summers, ) at least I can now go dance outside in our rain...and I have done...we are due heavy rain today...Our weathers are one thing that cant be controlled no matter how much money anyone has...

Now lets see what damage to the sun this Nasa's Parker Solar Space Probe mission causes, this is tampering with nature, our sun and our atmospheres.....Heaven knows what the future of our planet will be...Who gives anyone the right, the permission to tamper with our sun, our sun belongs to all...Hm, got that off my chest... >:(

Angelface...( Patricia )...
...Isn't life wonderful when we can view scenes from sunset to sunrise that each photo will turn out completely different yet its the same view...

Yes indeed our plants, flowers and all greenery not only need the rain but they rely on it for survival, as all living life does...
" Conclusion.." I see the rains mist in the far distance...
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Post by: jackwv on August 12, 2018, 09:15:15 AM
Patricia that is a good group of pretty scenes.  That's a lot of rain, we have had very little but enough to keep things green.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 12, 2018, 12:45:00 PM
Patricia, thanks for all those interesting pictures, I guess the sky is Gods paint book. When I was painting a lot, I always loved to do clouds and skies. I think it was Jack that put in that cloud formation, that look like a hand touching out, It was a few years ago
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Post by: angelface555 on August 12, 2018, 01:09:40 PM
Thanks, everyone! We still have at least another week to endure as the same weather pattern is expected through next Sunday.

Gloria, how is Taffy? If you or others are interested, Sasha and I have been discussing cats and posting some photos of ours here. And we'd love to have everyone join us.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/animal-shelter/pets/
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Post by: jackwv on August 12, 2018, 01:56:00 PM
Gloria thanks for mentioning.   I keep a copy of that cloud on my computer, and added the words from a Hymn we often sing at funerals.    Grew up during the depression and without toys a group of youngsters often would exchange what we saw with cloud formations.


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Post by: Sandy on August 12, 2018, 05:05:13 PM
Beautiful pictures,  Everyone !!!

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Sandy
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Post by: Shirley on August 12, 2018, 05:34:45 PM
Beautiful dahlia, Sato, my mother had some for a while. I think they need special care and she had a huge yard full of flowers of all kinds so they had to take care of themselves!

Patricia, love seeing your world & still dream of making that trip.  Problem is I don't want the tourist type visit, but just mosey along to see the wildlife, mountains and imagine what it was like back in the day.  Thanks for the photos. Also thanks for the link!

Jack, great shot & prayer you inserted.  You amaze me how you can resize & do all you do without using Paint Shop Pro!  I am going to take time out until I figure how to do that since I can't master the newer versions of PSP.  Years ago there was a PSP group that helped set up, I even took the lessons until my husband needed more help and I couldn't keep up.  Life changes & is still good, different but good.
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Post by: Amy on August 13, 2018, 02:35:23 PM
Love all the photos!!

Jack, what a great shot and appropriate prayer.

We use to lay on the grass, looking up at the clouds as kids ,picking out all the different shapes, animals and  characters we would see in the sky.
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Post by: Sato on August 14, 2018, 04:36:08 AM
Emperor dahlia

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Shirley, did your mother plant such a dahlia as this?
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Post by: Sato on August 14, 2018, 07:31:39 AM
Crape myrtle

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 14, 2018, 08:33:06 AM
Oh that last photo made me so nostalgic...
We had those lovely bushes in my childhood home, they grew wild on ants hills. I had forgotten about them, it was so long ago. 
Then I visited in North Carolina and they were all over the Holiday Inn I stayed at.  I was delighted and on my return to Israel I took with me a small plant in my suitcase.  I planted it with much love in the yard.  It vegetated for four or five months and then just died. :(
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 14, 2018, 10:49:56 AM
Sato, I never saw a dahlia like that - absolutely beautiful and so dainty.

I'm wondering if Jack is being affected by the rains in West Virginia.  I saw Wheeling mentioned in the flood forecasts.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on August 14, 2018, 11:04:19 AM
Sato that dahlia is outstanding, so is your photo.   

Mary Ann, there has been some flooding with overflow from streams, but nothing near me.   I welcome the rain, but shame it has to fall so fast and cause problems in some areas. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 14, 2018, 11:14:34 AM
Jack, I'm glad you are out of flood danger.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on August 14, 2018, 11:38:38 AM
Love all the photos.  Sato, the flowers are beautiful and Jack, the poem says it all.

Patricia, after staying safe in your apartment during all this rain you will be ready for another outing with your friends soon as the weather allows.
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Post by: Lindancer on August 14, 2018, 01:02:16 PM
Sato, your flowers are beautiful

Jack I am glad you are safe from the floods. In NJ one place got 8ft, if water yesterday, where it has never flooded before. Ithas been pouring here for the last 3 or 4 days

Bubble, I love the crepe myrtle, they are all over Charleston,SC where I use to live. My husband brought a small bush and tried to plant it here and it did nothing, The man down the street has a large one maybe there are those  do better in the north
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Post by: angelface555 on August 14, 2018, 03:05:07 PM
Sato, lovely flower photography! You have a gift!

Jean, it is still raining, and the ground is sodden! I notice some gardeners are putting plastic over their plants. In 1967, before Chena Lakes, a flood control project and series of dams and spillways, our entire town was inundated from end to end. However, this was a regular ten to a twenty-year sequence of events, so they finally did something. One memory I took from that was watching the river overcome a strand of birch trees between the river and my home.

It didn't seep through as I expected, but instead rose up and came over the top of young paper birch trees. A fantastic and thoroughly frightening sight!
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Post by: Shirley on August 14, 2018, 03:49:21 PM
Sato, the type dahlia my mother had was like the first one you posted, each little petal so perfect they almost didn't look real.  I've never seen the other ones, almost look like a cosmos, don't they? So pretty. 

I have 3 small crape myrtle plants & plan to move 2 to join the one in the front of the house when we get cooler weather.  Have no idea what color any of them are until they bloom..... some of the package that comes with a donation to the Arbor Society.  I am thrilled the dogwood survived, very tiny yet, and a hawthorn tree, flowering crab, & others.  Each year they send 10 plants, most I have given to my sons.  After several years of donations I don't want any more so donating extra to St Jude's Children's Research Hospital this year.  ;). 

My daughter is in town today & brought me a new Fitbit Versa,.... my old Fitbit Charge II was working fine but she wanted me to have a new one.  Been getting it installed on the computer & iPhone so think I need a nap before time to eat again.  Have a load of clothes in the dryer to fold & another batch of ribs in the crock pot that will be taken out tender & re-freeze so when I need them all I have to do is thaw & pop into the oven for half an hour, or in the outside grill with BBQ sauce & serve. 

Glad you are safe from the floods, Jack.... Do you have to watch for snakes & other wildlife when flooding?  Something we were always aware of in MO, but that was in a small town.  We do have snakes, turtles & other wildlife come into the yard when the river is high, been a few years since it came over it's banks.  Keeps life interesting. 
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Post by: Amy on August 14, 2018, 04:24:19 PM
Sato, beautiful photos!!

Shirley, what kind of snakes would come in your yard? I was looking at the Versa, seems to have great reviews and light to wear.
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Post by: jackwv on August 14, 2018, 05:55:20 PM
Shirley  never a problem with snakes,  but remember one year when the field flooded and field mice came into the basements across from me and the water retreated with my chasing the mice back out 0f the basements across the street from me.  The water stopped and emptied with our chasing the mice.
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Post by: Sato on August 14, 2018, 09:30:09 PM
Everyone, thank you so much for your messages.
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Post by: Shirley on August 14, 2018, 10:54:16 PM
Amy, my daughter absolutely loves the Versa, says it is way better than the other brand that's getting so much press.  She has both (what can I say, only been retired a year & too much time on her hands).  I liked the HR Charge 2, but mine was not keeping up with my stairs.... had to prove it to my daughter, went down to the basement & up & didn't change.... 2nd time it finally gave me one trip & my tongue was hanging out!  I expect better from this Versa once I get familiar with how to operate.

I'm not sure what all kinds of snakes, verified copperheads & the green garden snakes, one time a long snake that stretched from one evergreen shrub to another, I didn't try to chase it off but didn't see it again.  One snake reared up like you see a cobra in movies.... I freaked out about that one & both of us were trying to chop it's head off with garden tools, long handles ones.  The next door neighbor told us, after seeing it on the ground not moving.... a native bull snake.  I wasn't convinced, but when my husband lifted it on the hoe he had to hold it high to keep from dragging on the ground.  Disposed of it in the river. Because we are downstream maybe half a mile from the zoo, I was sure it had escaped & I wasn't going to worry where it was every time I went out in the yard.  Never saw another like it..... We've had large plate size turtles show up & take the wide shovel to haul them back to the river, just scoop & drag the shovel down the hill & they stay on for the ride.  Right now I have quite a few large snowy egrets, blue herons & smaller egrets on the sand bars, the fish are not showing up by the bank  so not sure if because of the egrets or muddy & little higher water.  When I whistle for the fish they jump up & splash in the middle of the river, where egrets can't get them. 

Jack, the house we built out west of town was on a road cut through the middle of 80 acre wheat field.... & "field mice" in not just an expression.  They spent all fall working their want into the house, I finally put some steel wool mesh around the pipe under the sink to keep them from chewing around it.  When they got into the cabinets they would bevel off the doors & slivers of wood would fall out when I opened a door.  We had mouse traps everywhere & I hated them.... couldn't stand finding one caught by a leg & not dead, poor thing, hated to see them suffer.   :'(   We kept that one kind of poison under the house but didn't seem to help.  The cats around here, especially old Lauren, took care of all mice.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2018, 12:50:32 PM
it's so hot  japan that plastic food on displays are melting

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 15, 2018, 02:06:27 PM
I remember in 2005 when I was at Sears, that the vending machine's candy in the break room were melting. A row of Herseys was all bent over and smushed.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on August 17, 2018, 03:03:43 AM
Hibiscus, Cotton rosemallow

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 17, 2018, 03:30:09 AM
Sato...
...now that is a pretty one...and it looks so perfect...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2018, 03:35:30 AM
Sato, how unusual!  I have never seen one that particular color, it is a beauty.  Is that a new kind?
Botanical engineering is making wonders these days.
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Post by: Sato on August 17, 2018, 04:38:09 AM
Jackie, Bubble, thanks.  This photo was taken in the nearby park.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 17, 2018, 10:25:12 AM
At the house where I grew up, we had a hibiscus of similar color.  I loved it and was sorry not to take it with me when I moved.

Beautiful flower, Sato.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on August 17, 2018, 12:04:58 PM
Sato, that is Beautiful!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 17, 2018, 01:48:42 PM
Lovely Sato!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 17, 2018, 08:25:52 PM
Heavy rain today but Mimi wanted her walk.   No idea what this plant is, but photo of blossom and plant.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 17, 2018, 08:26:58 PM
Photo of the walk path in the rain.

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Post by: Shirley on August 17, 2018, 09:02:14 PM
Jack, that is such an amazing sight, so grateful you take time to share it with us.  Do many people appreciate it (like we do) & walk as often as you do?  You do a great job showing so many different colors & textures in your wide angles.... and sharp detail in that close up (I'm never seen a flower like that before, does it smell nice?).... so which camera were you using. I honestly can't tell, probably only if you wanted to enlarge one to 16x20, you think?

Gorgeous Hibiscus, Sato.  I wonder if they are in the same "family" as the hollyhock...... For a few years I had hollyhocks of many colors, thanks to a good friend, and a neighbor had hibiscus "on the other side of the fence" that were bigger but blooms  looked like my hollyhocks except for their plant/body.  That is a pretty color.

Mary Ann, I have plants from my mother's garden/yard as well as a flowering almond from the first house we bought back in the 1950s, forsythia from the first place we lived in Wichita (back in 1965).  I've tried to share them with my kids but only one has stayed in the same house to carry them on.
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 17, 2018, 09:59:52 PM
Jack, your flowering white bush is Lily of the Nile. A subfamily of Amaryllis, and essentially the tropical equivalent of the daylily. I remember the plant from Knoxville. Lovely. As is the planted brick walkway.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 18, 2018, 03:11:57 AM
Lovely lily with those hairy stems.  You are a good photographer Jack!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2018, 08:48:29 AM
Patricia thanks for identifying that plant.   Long line of them, they may get the wind but see no problem with deer.  Shirley I did not notice the scent.   Thanks Bubble and Shirley on the photo bit.   I just happen to have a good spot for photos.   Those were just with the iPhone.  I had better start carrying the good camera.  I have been having a problem with the computer not picking up the photos from the phone and I must then Email them to get onto the computer. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 18, 2018, 09:53:52 AM
MMMmmm Maybe that is what JaneS should do to have them on her computer? She said she did not know how to do the transfer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on August 18, 2018, 12:36:38 PM
Jack, I mention this before you are so lucky to have such beautiful scenes on your walks. thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 18, 2018, 07:51:31 PM
Gloria yes I am lucky, and with this weather get up there daily.   Took the good camera and got a close up of the Lily of the Nile, and a photo of my loyal companion.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 19, 2018, 04:55:23 AM
That is such a gorgeous plant & photo, Jack..... and even prettier sweetie.  So did you sniff that flower this time?   ;)

I'm up checking radar, blobs of red & yellow just to the west of us.  Tom is out & if he isn't at the door before the first thunder or lightning, he'll stay in his hidey hole until it's all over. Supposed to rain most of Sunday.  I am debating whether to go back to bed, afraid I won't wake up when I should.  I don't even have an alarm I can depend on, just tell my body what time & it wakes up...... except when I mess with the timer like tonight. 

I've been searching for spell check or whatever it is that highlights or underlines when I make a typo or transpose a letter or not put in a space.  It works on the other Windows 10 but not this new laptop.  This keyboard doesn't have quite the same feel as my old ones & I have gotten used to being warned when I run words together or transpose .... I went into settings & made one change but it didn't do what I wanted.   
:tissue:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 19, 2018, 08:00:05 AM
Shirley sorry I forgot the assignment to take a sniff.  Lots of them along the path and did not notice any aroma.  Now with spell check it highlights when doing a post and it works with my emails.  I need it :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 19, 2018, 01:13:20 PM
I use Grammarly, Shirley. Like most programs, you get a basic free program and if you want an editor, premium. I think for basic spelling, the free plan does excellent and it covers emails, forums and everything on your computer.

https://www.grammarly.com/faq

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 19, 2018, 04:12:26 PM
Jack, Beautiful photo of the Lily and Miss Mimi.  We had a nice rain last night and today a few sprinkles now and then.  Yesterday began a week of early voting for the primary and we did our civic duty and voted.  It has been so hot this summer we have been staying inside where it is nice and comfortable.  Just haven’t been anywhere to take photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 19, 2018, 06:01:52 PM
Jean thanks but always welcome the bird feeder photos.   I have no feeders but did put in a bird bath.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 19, 2018, 06:09:50 PM
Jack, beautiful photos !! Especially of your companion!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 20, 2018, 12:21:21 PM
Amy thanks, doubt I could capture a bad photo of Mimi.   On occasion she will stop the smile for a few seconds, I do not keep the photo, but within seconds she is smiling again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 20, 2018, 07:57:39 PM
Nothing new at the park, had the Panasonic Camera.  Quite an improvement over the iPhone.  Oglebay has its own water tank, and took a photo from a bench in the distance.   I then zoomed in from the same spot for the second photo.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on August 20, 2018, 08:39:11 PM
Jack that is a lush green photo.  That must be some view for the workers on the top of that tank
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Post by: Shirley on August 20, 2018, 09:49:05 PM
Jack, every time I have not used these cameras for a while & then take a zoom like that, I am impressed all over.  That detail is unbelievable.  My eyes & brain automatically start thinking of all the different greens it takes to make that many different colors. I think I remember that you paint, too, Gloria de.... do you do that?   The brain just starts mixing colors ...  Great shots, Jack, thanks for taking time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: donklan on August 21, 2018, 12:07:01 AM
"I have been having a problem with the computer not picking up the photos from the phone and I must then Email them to get onto the computer. "  Remark from Jack.

JACK, what kind of problems have you been having?
When I connect my Iphone to my computer, the Win 10 photo app opens and supposedly searches the phone for new photos.
It used to work fine, but lately, it doesn't recognize new ones, or else lists a dozen as new which have already been downloaded by the photo App.
Googling indicates there are widespread problem with the Photo App.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 21, 2018, 01:43:12 AM
Jack wv...
...I remember the time I first spotted your water tank in the distance ( a previous photo) and raised the question of what was it, if you remember it showed as a tiny spot in the distance and I think it was Bubble who came up with the correct answer...I thought it was an air balloon...  :idiot2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 21, 2018, 09:15:57 AM
Gloria and Jackie It would probably be a great view of several golf courses and the lodge plus long walking trails.  Don't count on me to climb up there for a look. :)
Shirley I seldom use the zoom but wonderful results.   

Don I may have my problem solved will be back with a bit of info.



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 21, 2018, 09:29:51 AM
Don this link may help for the photo transfer   https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201302

I ran into trouble downloading the iTune app and read to delete versions already on the computer.  Held my breath and did that, appears new drivers were included.  Now I do get all my photos when attached, just deselect then pick the ones I want transferred.  If not corrected you might move the question to the windows 10 discussion.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 22, 2018, 07:23:57 PM
Having breakfast this morning and the waitress said "are you ready for the Ber months'  That is September, October, November and December.   I am not ready but today was 72 and sunshine.   Lots of fall colors coming to the park.  A few photos.  Did not notice a scent from the Lilly plant.

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Post by: jackwv on August 22, 2018, 07:25:51 PM


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 22, 2018, 08:05:26 PM
Nice, Jack!🌹   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 22, 2018, 10:39:00 PM
What a beautiful job they do planting..... and always appreciate the way you capture backgrounds to show off the colors up close.  Don't know how you find spots with no people, you'd think it would be crowded this time of year.  Do many tourists know about it?  I wouldn't have if you had not shown us.  I've never seen those round "clumps" of light green.. ( curb border in the last photo).  Thanks, Jack!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 23, 2018, 02:32:57 AM
Jack wv...
...they certainly work round the clock in keeping it looking fresh and pretty...

Never heard of that term before but, yes, I am looking forwards to the " Ber Months " in-fact I have been counting the days for the last three months...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 23, 2018, 03:03:20 AM
What a joy that park is.  I would camp there if it was possible!
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Post by: Joy on August 23, 2018, 08:52:15 AM
Beautiful garden, Jack.   I am still kind of hopeful,  that I might get there one of these days !!!


Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 23, 2018, 09:41:38 AM
Oglebay is very popular with tourists.  Many locals also take advantage of the beauty.  I am 5 miles from park.   School back in so park will not be as busy during the day.   I seldom walk around the neighborhood, have the short ride to Oglebay and it offers the walk trails with benches that I need often when walking.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 23, 2018, 12:21:08 PM
Jack, all the comforts of home without having to do the work.  I envy you because I think there is nothing like that nearby here. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 23, 2018, 12:54:10 PM
MaryAnn  I guess the key word is nearby.  You have so much beauty in Michigan.  I do within hours in WV Ohio and Pa, but so easy to pick up and drive to the park. 
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Post by: JeanneP on August 23, 2018, 12:55:31 PM
After the hot summer we have had this year. I am sort of looking forward to the cooler weather. Just hoping we have a decent winter. Just one good snow and that will be it.
The only thing is that we do miss all the colours of the summer gardens. Gets a little bleak here in Winter. 
You Jack have a perfect park so close and it even kept up over the winter months.  I bet it does get lots of visitors all year long.
Today it is perfect. Has been for past 3 days but now tomorrow back in the 90s again and humid.
I still need to find someone to fix the damage that the heavy storm caused to my porch covering. Not really to bad . Just 2 of the metal strips came apart making it that the rain can come through. Many trees were damaged and some limbs from the tree next door still on my roof. So hard to find people for small jobs. Fact for any labour anymore....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 23, 2018, 01:02:08 PM
JeanneP the last few days have been great.  Low temp and very little rain.  Agree with you it is almost impossible to find people to do little jobs.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 23, 2018, 02:50:47 PM
Jack, you're right about both "nearby" and "beauty in Michigan".  And I'm quick to point out those beauties.  Since I no longer drive, I'm dependent on others for my rides.  For instance, yesterday Tom and I went maybe 10 miles to a deli for lunch.  On the way home, he took a scenic road, which he often does.  He got that from Norm because he usually did that too.  And I get to enjoy the rides.

And the beauty of Michigan is why I have Grand Haven under my signature so others can enjoy Lake Michigan.  Incidentally, the wave action on the lake yesterday churned the water and the temperature went from 75 degrees to 41 degrees in a short time.  It won't get up to 75 degrees again this year.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on August 23, 2018, 10:43:47 PM
Mary Ann, I tried to click on the Grand Haven web can, but couldn't get it to come up.  What do I need to do to check it out?

Thanks for any help you can give me.
Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 24, 2018, 08:02:35 AM
Sue I use the link Mary Ann provides and enjoy looking in at Grand Haven.   If her link does not work for you try their web site and keep in favorites      http://surfgrandhaven.com/
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Post by: SCFSue on August 24, 2018, 10:44:19 AM
Thanks, Jack.  I probably won't get to check it out until Sunday as I'm expecting youngest son Jon and his oldest Alex this afternoon.  They will stay here tonight and also Saturday night and then Jon will take Alex back to Birmingham on Sunday for his Senior year at Birmingham Southern.

Sue
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Post by: Lindancer on August 24, 2018, 01:04:51 PM
Jack, such a lovely park. The only big park we have here in riverhead, is Stockey Park, which is really a sports park, they roller skating rink, baseball, bochi, tennis etc. This park is for the children and seniors, with a picnic area. Also have dog shows there My idea of relaxing is going down to the inlet in Hampton Bays, watching the boats come in the bay from the Atlantic Ocean, also go out. I use to be able to walk on the stone pile or sand, but no more. this is only ab0ut 10 min. from me
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 24, 2018, 01:25:59 PM
Sue, I have nothing to add to what Jack wrote.  I usually use the link at the bottom of my posts.  It takes a few seconds to come up but it does come up.

http://surfgrandhaven.com/

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on August 24, 2018, 02:04:34 PM
Gloria, I love my  park, but would trade a bit of time sitting in the inlet and watching the boats come in.  (in warm weather)
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Post by: Sato on August 24, 2018, 09:25:53 PM
Cosmoses as tell Autumn to come soon

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Post by: Mary Ann on August 24, 2018, 09:39:28 PM
Sato, I like the cosmos because they are so dainty and beautiful.  Thanks for showing this one.

Mary Ann

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Post by: Sato on August 24, 2018, 09:51:13 PM
Mary Ann, Danke schön!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 25, 2018, 03:37:57 AM
Sato, I did not know it was a fall plant.  In Congo they grew all year round. This one full of pollen should attract bees!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 25, 2018, 07:08:41 AM
Sato, you're welcome.  I used to know "you're welcome" in German but my German/American grandmother has been gone many years.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on August 25, 2018, 07:33:47 AM
I studied German a bit, Mary Ann.
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Post by: Sato on August 25, 2018, 08:23:45 AM
Crape myrtle at the park

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 25, 2018, 09:05:26 AM
Quote from: Mary Ann on August 25, 2018, 07:08:41 AM
Sato, you're welcome.  I used to know "you're welcome" in German but my German/American grandmother has been gone many years.

Mary Ann


Maybe "Bitte"?   My languages are getting rusty too!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 25, 2018, 09:39:58 AM
Bubble, isn't 'bitte' Please?  I went one semester to college and took German that semester.  I don't remember a thing!  My grandmother was born in Wisconsin but her parents were German (mother) and Danish (father), so she spoke German.  Dad could understand some, but not much. 

Too late now, but when I was in high school the only foreign languages taught were French and Spanish.  We were a Dutch community but that was not offered.  Now I think many languages are taught but I'm not about to try to learn any.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 25, 2018, 10:39:22 AM
Bubble, you are right - you're welcome in German is 'bitte'.  However, please if you are using it after a phrase, such as 'do it, please' can also be 'bitte'.  There are several words for 'please' depending how you are using the word. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 25, 2018, 01:43:57 PM
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62 years today.  Where have the years gone?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 25, 2018, 02:35:59 PM
Lovely... reminds me of those old romantic films!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 25, 2018, 03:11:32 PM
Jean, you and Larry haven't changed a bit - lovely looking couple.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 25, 2018, 03:19:34 PM
FlaJean...
...I can see straight away that it is you...


Congratulations on your 62 years of marriage...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 25, 2018, 03:49:55 PM
Lovely photo remembrance!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on August 25, 2018, 08:24:46 PM
FlaJean, that is a wonderful picture,you have not changed
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Post by: Sato on August 26, 2018, 12:09:08 AM
Hibiscus, white color

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on August 26, 2018, 12:43:43 AM
Jean and Larry, Congratulations on your 62 years of  marriage!!  Very lovely looking couple.
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Post by: Joy on August 26, 2018, 09:04:54 AM
I would like to add my congratulations to Jean and Larry on your 62nd anniversary.   You both still look too young to be celebrating 62 years. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 26, 2018, 10:27:15 AM
Thank you.  Our big celebration was watching “Darkest Hour” (the new movie about Winston Churchill) and eating hot dogs and potato chips. :thumbup:  Very good movie, by the way.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 26, 2018, 03:03:28 PM
Sato, pretty hibiscus and I've never seen a petal formation like that. 

Jean, you and Larry really know how to celebrate!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 26, 2018, 04:25:30 PM
Love the photo of you & Larry, Jean.... and you really haven't changed...added a few years but still look young.  Happy Anniversary (okay, a little late)... got to call my friend & tell her you recommend the movie. Her husband was a Churchill fan so know she will be interested. 

Gorgeous flower photos, Sato.Wish I had more flowers blooming right now, the monarch butterflies are coming through on their way south and I don't have anything they are interested in.  I need to take a camera down to the river because they are flitting on the flowering weeds down there.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 26, 2018, 05:24:33 PM
Congrats. Jean and Larry. Great photo. You will not get that figure back eating Potato chips and hot dogs. I think mine was 98 lbs at that age. I look at the photo's and wonder what happened. I don't seem to eat as much now .
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Post by: jackwv on August 26, 2018, 05:46:41 PM
Jean and Larry a great photo.  Bet in the "old days" hot dogs and chips were a  favorite.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on August 28, 2018, 11:10:14 AM
Congratulations Jean and Larry.  My dear husband and I would have celebrated 57 years, had he not passed just 19 days before that date. 

I came into this board to see if Sato was still posting those beautiful pictures.  Had not seen his name come up anywhere else in ages.  I see that he's still posting them, and I will return more often and see what lovely images are in store for us!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on August 28, 2018, 11:12:37 AM
Jean, glad you enjoyed "The Darkest Hour".  Fine film.
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Post by: Radioman34 on August 28, 2018, 03:50:23 PM
It's time I jolted myself back to the reality of the present and let my friends know what's happening in my life. I will leave my respite care where I have spent the past several weeks and return to London and take up permanent residence at the Chartwell retirement home. The impact on my life will be tremendous;I'll no longer be able to terrorize medical students in the Standardised Patient Programme, something in which I've been involved almost from its begining. My santa days are over as well, almost 20 years although maybe I can raise interest in my new home.  My Theatrical involvement is no more but in that regard I can take with me the memory of garnering an award on my last performance. Leaving this behind saddens me more than I can express, but life has been good.
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Post by: jackwv on August 28, 2018, 06:09:24 PM
Don thanks for posting.  You have so many happy memories, and hope you can settle into your new life. Know you have the spirit.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 29, 2018, 01:57:34 AM
Don..
...its a sad day when the time comes of letting go of something we have long come to have enjoyed...This now seems the norm of our now ageing process, as one by one the things we once enjoyed come to an ending but, you know what the old saying is..." when one door closes, another door opens "....just welcome the new chapter in your life that is about to begin...Besides, one never knows, it might even be better than the previous chapters...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 29, 2018, 08:10:07 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 29, 2018, 12:15:09 PM
Don, there are many of us here who live in senior apartments, senior buildings, helping roommates, yet we manage to have good lives. We've all given up much of what we had or what we did before. However, it only means that we've gone on to something new. change is constant. And we find hew hobbies, new lives to enjoy. Don't think of what's past, think about the good things awaiting you now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 29, 2018, 06:57:14 PM
Don.  Knowing you, we know that you will find many things that will replace the things you are now giving up. Life is still going to be good to you. Just get settled in to the new place you will be moving into. We looking forward to reading what things you will be up to. You are going to cheer up some of the people living there with your stories. Things you can show them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on August 30, 2018, 11:45:08 AM
Don, one thing I've learned in the past 10 years is that life is "different" than it used to be.  It takes a while to adjust to new circumstances, but you have always been upbeat and capable of making new friends.  I know other "Friends" here will join me in wishing you all the best and know you'll have lots of encouragement from us and especially from your dearest friend in Israel!  God Bless you.

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on August 30, 2018, 05:22:33 PM
Don,
Good luck with your relocating. If Chartwell is half of what their website looks like I think you'll have good sailing in no time at all. Don't forget you have all the good people here to cheer you on and listen to any comments.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 31, 2018, 12:37:26 PM
Don, I wish you well in  your move.  You will meet new people and find something interesting to involve yourself in.  As others have said, look ahead.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 31, 2018, 02:18:07 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-310818140934.jpeg)

This is for Mary Ann Tock and all those who post in Norm's Bait and Tackle. Wish Norm could have seen it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 31, 2018, 02:27:00 PM
Don - I echo all the words of encouragement from your friends here on Seniors and Friends.  Another chapter in the Game of Life! Wishing you all the best in your new home.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 31, 2018, 02:57:12 PM
Beverly, thanks, Norm would have loved it, probably copied it and had it hung by his desk. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 31, 2018, 10:52:47 PM
What a neat photo.... and good memories of your brother, Mary Ann.  Loved to watch Norm & Papa John tease & "one up" each other.  Norm was one of those people that "lived life with gusto".... right?   Thanks, Beverly.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 01, 2018, 01:54:16 AM
Ah ha, so that's where his Idea came from, so there is an actual place-building called " Norms Bait and Tackle? "...He would be so proud to know that his room is still being used and still very much going strong...it is good to know his name is being kept alive...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 03, 2018, 08:12:07 PM

Granddaughter Brynn's Wedding


(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-030918200048.jpeg)

This is how I spent part of my summer. Three generations, me, granddaughter, Brynn, and my daughter, Lauri in beautiful North Conway, N.H.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 03, 2018, 08:24:04 PM
Something Old!

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Brynn chose to use this as her "something old". It's part of the cake topper from our wedding 61 years ago. She had a small wedding (thus a small cake). Can't tell you how pleased I was!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 03, 2018, 08:33:58 PM
Beverly, what a lovely family photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 03, 2018, 09:13:57 PM
Beverly Three good looking women. thanks for posting

I still have my wedding topper from from 73 years ago, but it is a sailor and bride
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 03, 2018, 09:29:33 PM
Lindancer - What a wonderful keepsake!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 03, 2018, 09:44:50 PM
Wonderful photo of three beautiful women.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 03, 2018, 10:12:32 PM
Beverly, where is it written that our gr-daughters get to have those nice long legs?  2 of mine are a head taller than me or their mother... the other 2 grands are "just taller".  You 3 do look a great deal alike if you take eyes, noses & mouths  of each, such pretty features, all of you!  I don't even remember if our cake had a topper, my sister made all the arrangements, all I was thinking about was whether I could join my new husband overseas, ours was back in Sept of 1954.  Beautiful bride, mother & grandmother!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 03, 2018, 10:30:51 PM
Shirley - She is fairly tall but also likes spike heeled shoes! Lauri is my shortest child at 5'2" but I've shrunk down to her height.  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 04, 2018, 12:33:36 AM
Bev, what a beautiful family keepsake, wedding photo for you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 04, 2018, 02:40:10 AM
I can see the likeness in all three, such a lovely photo...Oh yes, those spiked heeled shoes, remember those days girls? even I was a good three plus inches taller, and like you Beverly, I was 5.ft 2 and a bit bare foot, but have now shrunk down a tad as I have aged, and with my MS, cant hold myself so straight as I once did...Beverly as for our height, or the lack of it, you are amongst good friends on S & Fs...there are a few more like us... :D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 04, 2018, 08:31:22 AM
Beverly, lovely pictures. And it was a beautiful day too.  So heart warming to collect those memories...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on September 04, 2018, 01:33:44 PM
I was 5'6 1/2 inches when I was in College.  When my grandsons were in 5th and 6th grade and came to spend the month of June with me, I commented on how tall they'd grown since I'd last seen them.  The oldest told me he was 5'6".  I said, "Alex, I'm 5'6 1/2"--surely you are mistaken.  He said "Granny, we went to the doctor on Friday and he told me I was 5'6"!"  I was shocked but I was that day (the boys got my yard stick and measured me) and still am about  5'4"!

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 05, 2018, 12:49:12 PM

Click
Here (https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/04/asia/japan-typhoon-jebi-intl/index.html?utm_source=CNN+Five+Things&utm_campaign=21a3b66e64-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_04_03_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6da287d761-21a3b66e64-87297489) to see what is happening in Japan,

I hope Sato and Sachiko are OK!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 05, 2018, 03:37:34 PM
Bev. Beautiful wedding photo. Great when people remembered to keep top of Wedding cakes so long. Now she will be able to pass it on.
I think I am still coming in a 5ft 2. Not same weight though.  I have just one Granddaughter and she is 5ft 10.    Still put on 5 inch heels. Her poor brother only made it to 5ft 9. Working out with her children that their eldest son is going to be short. on the twins the boy is short but GGD is already a head taller. All the Texas Grandson are over 6 ft. Not fair how things work out. But as all healthy that what counts.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 05, 2018, 04:34:55 PM
Bev. the picture of the three of you is lovely; you do look so much so alike.  Sorry I could not see her heels, but I could see that she is tall.  What a nice thing for you to do with your centerpiece; she should treasure it.

Bubble, I hope Sato and Sachiko are safe. 

Mary Ann


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 05, 2018, 07:47:08 PM
Beverly,   
I loved the picture of you and
your Grand Daughter etc.. 

You look fabulous  and I really
like your hair...  Nice Picture of all
of you.

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 05, 2018, 11:25:50 PM
Thank you all for the nice comments on the photo. Originally the bride and groom were part of an arbor type centerpiece and the bride had a flouncy skirt. All that's left is the bisque figurine.

Sandy - Funny you should mention my hair. It was a hot, humid and windy day and my hair just "did its own thing".  :) By the way, I think Brynn and your granddaughter Madison knew each other at one time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 05, 2018, 11:36:59 PM
Bubble - Thanks for the link. I hope Sato and Sachiko weren't in the path of that typhoon. I just looked at the videos and pictures.  Scary!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 06, 2018, 06:46:15 AM
Thank you. Sato is OK for the typhoon and the big earthquake. Our area is far from the points.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 06, 2018, 09:02:03 AM
Quote from: Beverly on September 05, 2018, 11:25:50 PM
Sandy - Funny you should mention my hair. It was a hot, humid and windy day and my hair just "did its own thing".  :) By the way, I think Brynn and your granddaughter Madison knew each other at one time.

Do you really think that that Brynn and Madison
knew each other?     They look a lot alike.  And if they both hung
around Portland / Westbrook, perhaps you are right!!

Or maybe Brynn knows my daughter Erin "Dilly" Davidson who
is well known around  the Portland Area.

Sandy


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 06, 2018, 09:18:56 AM
Sato, it's good to hear that you are safe.  Now there is an earthquake in the north.  That area has been hit hard.  For such a small island, Japan has been the target of a lot of bad weather. 

If you are safe, I think Sachiko probably is also just because she's in the same general area as you.

Thanks for answering so quick.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 06, 2018, 10:04:19 PM
Sandy - They might have met at camp when they were younger. Brynn lived in Maine. I know they were FB friends at one time. Brynn is 27 now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 07, 2018, 02:53:43 AM
Thanks, Mary Ann.  I hope that Sachiko would write about herself, particularly the exact information on her safety.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 07, 2018, 03:00:21 AM
Sato...
...thank you for keeping us Informed of your safety, yes I wish we had an update on Sachiko...

Jackie..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 07, 2018, 08:44:41 AM
Bev,

I just checked with Madison and she wrote back:

"I don’t know her well but we did go to camp together!
I remember her!!
Tell her congrats on her wedding ❤️❤️"
Maddie

I know that Madison loved that camp and went a
couple of years...  Funny how occasionally our
families meet up with one another... 

Thanks for letting me know.
Sandy 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 08, 2018, 05:39:41 PM
The month and a half of steady rains brought on by a Siberian high meeting a Canadian low directly over us and settling have finally dissipated. Now we have very early morning frosts and our temperatures range from mid-forties for lows and mid-fifties to early sixties for highs. Here are a few of the autumnal colors showing. The photo is blurred but I wanted to show the differences in seasonal coloring. The below tree is dark purple in the summer and I don't know what it is other than ornamental.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 08, 2018, 05:42:29 PM
Here is the same type of tree in the fall.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 08, 2018, 05:44:28 PM
Autumnal colors


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 08, 2018, 05:45:13 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 08, 2018, 05:48:35 PM
This is not my photo but shows,(We're part of the earth's "ring of fire."); Mt. Redoubt across the isle from Sitka. It is one of Alaska's most active volcanoes.



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 08, 2018, 06:07:48 PM
Patricia, I am not sure I'm ready for Fall yet, however, I am relieved to have the hot, hot weather gone.  We haven't hit 70 yet today and as it is now after 6 pm, I doubt we will.  It's sweater weather and I love it.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 08, 2018, 09:22:26 PM
MaryAnn, I'm definitely not ready as this is normal for October, not September! I'm just glad the rains seem to have gone!

I'm sorry about the blurring. I cannot hold the cell phone camera still with one hand and keep it still with my arthritic hands. My SLR works but it is a large camera, and I'm not comfortable walking around alone with it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 08, 2018, 09:48:24 PM
Patricia your photos are great, no problem with a little blurring.  Since you take so many from your home, you might invest in a holder for the phone when taking photos.  Just keep them coming.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 09, 2018, 12:07:39 AM
Jack, I can use my SLR at home. It's just not something I would want to take out and be lost or stolen. I may have run the full gambit of photos from home, I need to get out like I used to. To go out to the Sanctuary or to Alaskaland or the large outdoors farmer's market. In short, I've become a procasternater, always planning to do it tomorrow.

I'm not familiar with devices to hold a cellphone steady. My hands are very arthritic.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 09, 2018, 05:42:58 AM
At the end of August - crape myrtle

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 09, 2018, 01:59:27 PM
Enjoyed the photos.  Patricia, what a difference in the colors of the trees from summer to fall.  We don’t have the dramatic change in color here.  I guess it is too warm in the fall although much cooler in fall and winter than south Florida.  We spent two weeks several years ago in the northeastern states of New Hampshire, Mass. and Vermont.  It was during the peak time of the beautiful fall colors.  The weather was lovely sweater weather and we enjoyed our trip so much.

Sato, the crepe myrtles in our area have dropped their flowers. So far I have only seen the Rose and cream colored blooms, but in Ocala there were several dark lavender crepe myrtles in our neighborhood that were favorites.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 09, 2018, 06:40:30 PM
Finely the rains have stopped. Left it cold. almost felt like turning the furnace on today. What a crazy summer it has been.



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 09, 2018, 09:41:02 PM
Gorgeous colors, Patricia!  I am anxious for fall, been a strange summer here and am thinking we will have a hard winter by all the early signs.  We're due.... need to kill bugs & hopefully fungus that's killing my little trees.  I always enjoy your world, thank you.

Sato, that is the color my tiny crape myrtle bush is, just a couple little blossoms this year.  I have another started and plan to move it to a permanent location in the front of my house after the first frost.  I will check with the local nursery before transplanting, I don't have my mother's green thumb.  Probably be many years before mine is a beautiful as your photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 10, 2018, 02:16:05 AM
Wow Angel, it makes me wish this was less of a reclaimed desertic country! Those colors are gorgeous.
Same for the crape myrtle.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 10, 2018, 05:38:44 AM
Zephyranthes in the corner of our garden

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 10, 2018, 06:54:11 AM
a real beauty... and lots of pollen for the bees!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 10, 2018, 09:13:57 AM
Beautiful flower, Sato.

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 10, 2018, 09:39:05 AM
Great photo of a lovely flower  Sato
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 12, 2018, 02:21:23 AM
Bubble, Mary, Jack, thank you so much. I added one more picture today.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 12, 2018, 08:04:41 PM
I've never seen that flower before, Sato, so had to Google to find out more about it.  Interesting plant and must be very pretty in your garden.  Right now I have the blue morning glories all around my house but hate to pull them down when they are so colorful in the mornings.  As I look out over the river I notice a change in colors of the trees, turning that fall yellow to brown, but just a hint so far.  The rains we had this past week have the grass nice and green so a contrast.  Thanks for the photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 13, 2018, 04:17:15 AM
Posting for Mary Ann

Meet Kendrick

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on September 13, 2018, 05:14:29 AM
I love Kendricks color !
I used to have a gold colored cat and I named
him "Sandy"....   so people outside would
not know I had a cat when I yelled 
"Here  Sandy,  Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...... "   Or when
my kids would call him. 

Of course,  I was just fooling myself...   
I sure loved that cat!!!

Kendrick is beautiful !
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 13, 2018, 07:37:31 AM
Mary Ann I now see why Kendrick is such good company. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 13, 2018, 10:38:42 AM
Sometimes in the morning, I feel a nudge on my shoulder and I open my eyes to see Kendrick by my nose.  He wants attention when he wants it and it does not matter the time of day.  If he's awake, he thinks I should be too.

Sandy, Kendrick is half Bengal and half something else, but he is orange all over with stripes on his legs and tail.  Kendrick doesn't come to any particular name, but I do call him "Kitty" most of the time.  He comes if he wants to and if he thinks I'm going to scratch his back, he's right there!

Jack, Kendrick is good company and my buddy.  When I was sick a couple of weeks ago, he slept at the foot of my bed almost all of the time.

Thanks Bubble, I appreciate your help.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on September 13, 2018, 11:06:51 AM
I love that picture of Kendrick. He looks like he is ready to do business, so earnest and attentive, ready to make a point. Maybe a police detective leaning forward, waiting for an answer to a question from a suspect. Hah!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 13, 2018, 11:51:59 AM
Mary Ann, what a beautiful cat.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 13, 2018, 12:15:29 PM
Thanks, MarsGal and Jean.  Kendrick is a very intent looking cat.  I don't think he has a "kitty" look any more, but he is over five years old.  While I don't know where he is this moment, he usually wants to be in whatever room I am in - except the computer room where I spend much of my time.  But even so, he comes in periodically to check on me.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 13, 2018, 01:45:14 PM
MaryAnn, Kendrick is a very handsome cat!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 13, 2018, 03:20:59 PM
Thank you, Patricia; I think I'll keep him!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 13, 2018, 03:53:07 PM
Great picture of Kendrick. Looks like he posed for it.  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 13, 2018, 04:34:55 PM
Thanks, Beverly, if that is where he sleeps, he may have just woke up.  I don't go downstairs so I don't see him in that location.  He's a good buddy.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 13, 2018, 05:29:14 PM
Mushroom Cloud

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-130918172344.jpeg)

A strange and eerie cloud at sunset.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 13, 2018, 05:59:11 PM
Great photo..     Prayers for those in the path of the hurricane, we are safe.   Hot in the 90s but off to the park.  How can you say no to this look.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 13, 2018, 07:06:20 PM
Bev, a very ominous cloud~ storm cell!

Jack, is or was it Mimi's birthday?
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 13, 2018, 08:05:36 PM
Bev, that is some cloud - I don't think I've ever seen anything like it.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 13, 2018, 08:11:55 PM
Patricia Mimi's birthday not till January.  That card was for my daughter that has 3 cats.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 13, 2018, 08:15:47 PM
Beverly, now that is a strange looking cloud. was that taken at sunset?

Jack, thanks for post of your beautiful dog, been missing your pictures

Mary Ann thank you for having Bubble post that photo of Kenrick, he is a lovely cat. they really are companions If I get up in the middle of the night Taffy takes every step I take .  Bubble also thank you for doing our posting. You and Patricia are big help to us that have trouble posting pictures
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 13, 2018, 09:03:10 PM
Thanks Jack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 13, 2018, 10:49:26 PM
Lindancer - Yes, it was sunset.

It was a reflection, as the cloud was in the east and not the west
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 14, 2018, 01:31:03 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/96-140918132609.jpeg)

Hibiscus in front of the porch taken with iPhone.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 14, 2018, 01:34:12 PM
Jean that is a pretty photo and like the way you framed it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 14, 2018, 01:51:39 PM
Thanks, Jack, but it has been so long since I worked with photos in Photoshop Elements that I forgot how to make the background transparent.  Been watching this hurricane and feeling sorry for all the damage Mother Nature can cause.  By the way, the card for your daughter is really nice.  Love what you did with it.

Beverly, what an unusual shot!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 14, 2018, 01:56:04 PM
Pretty hibiscus, Jean.  I have never seen a yellow one and the ones we had were pink and dark rose. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 14, 2018, 02:00:39 PM
Jean I gave up on Photoshop Elements a long time ago.  Short attention span.  Liked the result on your hibiscus.

We are far from the danger, may get heavy rain this weekend.

On my card I used an old program I have had for years and still fortunate to have it work on my computer.  Picture it Photo Premium. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 14, 2018, 10:44:16 PM
Dahlia in the park.
Jean, that framed photo is gorgeous.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 15, 2018, 06:19:09 AM
Hibiscus, in the park

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on September 15, 2018, 11:28:28 AM
Jean and Sato, thank you for the lovely floral photos!

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 15, 2018, 12:50:02 PM
Sato, beautiful photos, as always.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 15, 2018, 02:25:27 PM
Jean and Sato what beautiful perfect flowers
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Post by: FlaJean on September 15, 2018, 03:35:35 PM
Thank you all for your comments.  We have two of these yellow Hibiscus and there are always a couple of big blooms.
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Post by: angelface555 on September 15, 2018, 04:23:13 PM
Sato and Jean, so nice to be able to see such lovely blooms when you are looking out at frosted grass in the morning!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 16, 2018, 12:54:16 AM
Thank you all for your messages.

The big Hurricane Florence became a tropical one. But bad news continue on TV.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2018, 03:20:48 PM
Winter is moving right on in for the Interior's Arctic regions; the first pic is from the weekend and the last couple yesterday and today. That white sky signals snow clouds. Unfortunately, my balcony faces an industrial area. If I leaned way, way out and to the right, I could get in the Chena's river loop, but I'm not that limber!


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Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2018, 03:22:01 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2018, 03:25:33 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2018, 03:30:42 PM
I had received a camp chair for my last birthday but it's been appropriated.


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Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2018, 03:32:46 PM
It comes with its own toy holder;


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Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2018, 03:34:44 PM
You can really see her Abyssinian side with the pronounced neck ruff and orange coloration;


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 19, 2018, 03:43:10 PM
I thought I would include this for you Southern folk; this is moose with potatoes, onions, green beans, slathered in Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce and tossed in my wok, definitely comfort food for this time of year. And now back to your regularly scheduled program.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 19, 2018, 08:03:05 PM
Pastricia,please do not lean to far out that window. thanks for the lovely photos, and I love the ones of kittie, really can see all her markings
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 20, 2018, 01:38:08 AM
A picture of Hibiscus in the park

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 20, 2018, 10:22:08 AM
Sato, the hibiscus we had at the house where I grew up was this color pink.  They came up every year and were so pretty.  Yours is beautiful.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 21, 2018, 01:16:24 PM
Loved your photos, Patriciaâ€"-especially Farrah in the camp chair.  You do have a nice view from your window.

Sato, what a nice shade of pink.  I don’t believe I have seen any pink hibiscus at the garden shopsâ€"-just red and yellow.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 22, 2018, 05:53:06 AM
A photo of Bush Clover

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 22, 2018, 01:35:48 PM
Sago, another plant I don’t recall seeing.  Lovely photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 22, 2018, 09:12:40 PM
Patricia & Sato, thanks for the photos!  I am so bleary eyed tonight, got in late last night but so excited to show you thej
beautiful Colorado colors this year..... see we have a new menu in the Gallery so hope I picked out the proper codes....
Not sure what order I am posting, one shows the tail of my RV with only steps down to Chalk Creek (my favorite spot in the world).... and a row of aspen in all their glory. 
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 22, 2018, 09:49:44 PM
Shirley, what a lovely place to camp.  I doubt I'll get out to see any Michigan color, but we have all colors.  I don't think it outdoes the New England colors, but with the right weather and bright sunlight, it's spectacular.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 22, 2018, 09:50:30 PM
A picture of some autumn flower

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 22, 2018, 09:55:34 PM
Sato, that is a beautiful, delicate flower.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 22, 2018, 10:05:23 PM
Shirley and Sato, beautiful!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 22, 2018, 10:56:22 PM
Sato, more beautiful flowers.

Shirley I do not know how you can handle that motor home (and the cats) but can see why that trip is a favorite. Those are beautiful early fall colors.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 23, 2018, 04:16:53 AM
A picture of autumnal flower

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 23, 2018, 05:43:30 AM
Such a pale bougainvilla, Sato - delicate pastel. We only have the strong colors here.

Shirley, I'm in love with your scenery!  What am I doing in this 'reclaimed desert" here??? Water in natural setting is sooo enticing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 23, 2018, 08:31:58 AM
Trees are blooming on the sides of streets.  Here is a poinciana with cheerful red flowers on the main pedestrian street in town.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 23, 2018, 08:36:24 AM
Tonight starts the 8 days Succot Holiday, the feast of the cabanas commemorating the biblical 40y of wandering in the desert. These are erected in many backyards, gardens, and of course in front of restaurants so that people can have their meals there and perform all the required blessings.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 23, 2018, 08:37:17 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 23, 2018, 09:10:41 AM
Bubble you may not have the running streams, but your area has so much color and activities to offer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 23, 2018, 10:05:22 AM
Bubble, how interesting! I would spend all my time people watching!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 23, 2018, 12:59:42 PM
So many delightful photos today.  I especially love the scene of the brook in the woods, Shirley.

Sato, beautiful autumn flowers.

Bubbles, I enjoy your street scenes with the cafe and outside dining.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 23, 2018, 04:28:05 PM
Bubbles so enjoyed those interesting scenes

Sato, always enjoy seeing your flower photos

Shirley, those aspen make a colorful  scene and so peaceful.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 23, 2018, 06:55:27 PM
Thanks to everyone for the comments to my photos.... wish y'all could see the "full size"pics, so much more detail.  I'm still trying to unload the RV, every time I want something it is "still out there........"  Since I have 2 trips to MO during Oct, some things will stay out, but need to find the remote for the bedroom TV & my garage door opener.  Both could have mingled with the trash & been thrown out but I'm sure that as soon as they are replaced, they will turn up.  The bedroom TV in the RV is the one I use most.... has built in DVD player & my daughter keeps me supplied with things to watch, or I get fair reception when at the Lake (Truman), in MO... KC & St.Louis comes in.

Bubble, I so admire the Jewish people making it possible to celebrate the religious "holidays" so conveniently and openly.  Seems in this part of the world we have given in to the bashing of religion to the point we can't even wish anyone a "Merry Christmas" or allow any sign of Christianity.  Isn't that sad?  Love your photos & I would love to visit your land.

How I wish ALL of us could sit around the campfire my sons love to build, sing & eat & swat mosquitoes..... (Joan is up there rolling her eyes).  My youngest son chops wood all day after they both go across the road where there is enough "downed wood" to keep a fire going a year.  The older son bought a small Black & Decker battery operated saw that does a good job cutting apart the larger limbs, we all have regular chain saws that are not allowed because of fire hazard ...  younger son invested in some ax & hatchet tools that do all the trimming he enjoys when sitting around the camp. (I sure ran that sentence together, huh?)  He keeps whittling me new walking sticks, I don't go down any hill without one, even behind my house to the river.  Tall, staff type that he smooths off.

Patricia, your meal looks delicious.... Last year when we went down to the Mt.Princeton Lodge (Google) for lunch they had
elk burgers on the menu... really good, but been back several times since & not offered.  In fact, we were a little disappointed with the food this year.  Lots of people & they had a wedding reception going on so the parking lot was full.  Sure has grown since the first time we were there to swim... about 40+ years ago.  "Game" meat is good if you know how to cook it, not many know how (not me, for sure). 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on September 23, 2018, 09:39:01 PM
It has been a while since I have stopped by here.  I was in the hospital for a week and then in a rehab center for another 9 days.   So, I did  a little catching up,but didn't look at every page that I had missed.

However, I did see Shirley's beautiful Colorado pictures.....  especially the row of aspens.  That almost looked like a painting.

And, of course, Sato's beautiful flowers.

And, Bubble's interesting little village.  The prayer tents were especially so colorful and very interesting scenes.  I agree with Shirley that it is very refreshing to read where their religion is given such a public place to celebrate.   Yes, it is sad that we cannot even say Merry Christmas much anymore. 

Shirley, so happy that you go to your "happy place" especially being able to go with your sons.  Sounds like it was a nice trip. 

I don't like to sit too long at the computer, but I am supposed to keep my legs elevated and I need to go and do that for a little while.

Enjoyed my visit here this evening.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 23, 2018, 10:44:02 PM
Thank you, Joy.... and keeping your legs elevated reminds me of those long ago days when we were pregnant & I would lay on the floor & put my feet up on the chair or couch... did you do that?  Seemed like the only time we could stop working was to "put the feet up".  My, a lifetime ago, huh?  Sorry about the hospital trip & re-hab..... that thought scares me, I'm sure it was no picnic for you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 24, 2018, 05:36:19 AM
Change of scenery. How many of you have been to Odessa, Ukraine? My son  just spent 10 days there on vacation and sent these pictures.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 24, 2018, 05:38:30 AM
There was a square with lots of military display... explanations in Russian, so he could not elaborate

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on September 24, 2018, 06:39:16 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed all the photos!! Shirley,what a perfect place to camp! You can go to sleep listening to the water, a sound that is so soothing. The Aspen row would be nice to enjoy a walk,seeing the colour and enjoying the fall smells.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 24, 2018, 07:27:14 AM
Please thank your son (and you) for sharing his vacation with us, Bubble.  For sure I've never been to Odessa, Ukraine, but drove through a liittle town in Missouri with that name, looking for a gas station.  No military equipment that I saw. How interesting his photos are, wonder if they were to keep the town people under control or just to show their "might".  He has your sense of curiosity and talent for selecting unusual sights. 

Don't want to post too many of Colorful Colorado, but will show you 2 more.... One shot through the window as we drove and the other when we got out of the car so many times.  Oops... forgot that I have to put them in the Gallery before I can post~~  Can't show you the one that caught my youngest son's eye.... evergreens covered with dropping leaves that looked like gold ornaments.  I loaded twice & deleted because "the system" insisted it be horizontal and trees don't look so great laying down.  "Picture it".....

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on September 24, 2018, 07:33:54 AM
Shirley,  No, I don't remember doing the laying on the floor, like you described.  However, being such a long time ago, it could have happened.

Actually, the hospital visit wasn't too bad after I once got situated, and the rehab place was a lot nicer than I was anticipating.  I had decided to go to a place not far from where most of my family lives, as it was easier on them to visit me.  It is an old place and not quite up to all the amenities that the newer places have, but I was pleased. They had a very good therapy program and knowing that I wouldn't be there very long,  I was able to make out fine.  Everyone was very nice and they had oodles of help.  I didn't wait too long for anything I needed.  The food was not the best, but I made do with that also.  My husband had been at the same place almost 12 years ago, and even tho, there wasn't a lot they could do for him at the time, they did have a lot of help at that time also.
Hope I won't have to return there anytime soon.  I am doing everything I can to prevent that. LOL

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 24, 2018, 08:38:56 AM
Joy, hope you are having a good recovery.  Bet good to just be back home.

Shirley, love the colors.

Bubble great photos from your son.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 24, 2018, 10:15:28 AM
Bubble, great photos from your son! I have had quite a few souvenirs from Odessa as a friend of mine, Tamra is from there and goes back thirty days each fall to see her parents and sons. She has told me it is the breadbasket of her country and there are many horses and specialty drinks made with vodka. The one souvenir I especially remember is a small board about the size of a nail brush with dulled points that is used for common headaches.

Shirley more great photos! What area is your campsite in? I have relatives and have been to Ouray, Grand Junction, and Montrose, but I don't believe these photos are from that area, perhaps closer to Denver?

:hello: Joy!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 24, 2018, 10:43:47 PM
Patricia, if you look on a map for highway #50 running across the lower part of CO, it goes over Monarch Pass & right on to Montrose..... we go north toward Buena Vista at Salida & turn back into the mountains (along the Divide).  Most maps show St.Elmo and Mount Princton as it goes back west near Nathrop...... looks dry & a waste land until all of a sudden the mountains open up, Chalk Clifts & Chalk Creek and a different world. 

We drove from Durango north to Montrose one time, in a blizzard. I was watching for names of towns since most of my life my father & friends went deer, elk & antelope hunting in that area.  They would hire a guide & set up huge tents to spend a couple weeks out.  Last time he went they got snowed in for another week and I think he got tired of hearing the same stories over & over.  He always laughed about how all of the guys would add an extra shake of hot sauce when they cooked a pot of chili.  But, it was seeing the names of towns I'd heard all my life, was a thrill to actually be there. I'd love to go back but almost an extra day drive for us & the boys don't want to waste any more time in the car.

Joy, I'd rather be where there was plenty of help that lots of shiny, new walls & beds!  Nothing means as much as a kind voice when we are sick & confined.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 25, 2018, 05:20:33 AM
A photo of tropical flower

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 25, 2018, 05:38:25 AM
Lovely Sato! That looks like an elaborate  tagetes from the leaves. Radiant color!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on September 25, 2018, 07:19:53 AM
Lovely photo Sato. Marigolds were a favorite of mine, along with bachelor's buttons when I was a youngster. The bachelor's buttons (or cornflower) always attracted goldfinches.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 25, 2018, 08:42:51 AM
Sato, the flower looks like one my neighbor has that is tall, maybe about four feet tall and looks like a tall zinnia.  I am sure that is not what her flower is and not what your flower is.  Both are very pretty and the same color.  I like how you can blur the backgrounds.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 25, 2018, 08:22:00 PM
Hard to believe that 90 years ago Earl Oglebay left his summer home and surrounding ground to the City of Wheeling.  There were those that did not want to accept it, with fear of the cost to maintain and the distance from the city.  Fortunately the city accepted and I visit almost daily.   Here is a photo of the Mansion taken this evening, and a link to a slide show of the interior I did several years ago.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 25, 2018, 08:59:42 PM
Jack, Wheeling would be much poorer if they had not accepted Oglebay House and area.  All cities should have such an attraction.  I'll never be able to see the mansion but I have through the eyes of your cameras.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 25, 2018, 10:41:10 PM
That is a gorgeous photo, Jack..... can't imagine any professional photographer having a better collection of photos of the whole place than what you have taken.  Was "Earl Oglebay" an English "Earl" or that just his name.  Our Senior class president & captain of the football team's first name was Earl.  When we lived in England the landlady mentioned one day how strange it was that American's used the title of Earl as a name.  I never thought about it before but now question every time.  Thanks for taking us out for the 90th Anniversary!  Wonder if he realized what a generous deed he was doing and how much people would appreciate & recognize his name and gift 90 years later. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 26, 2018, 03:05:44 AM
Jack wv...
...thank you, I very much enjoyed your guided tour...such a magnificent Stately Home...Link...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oglebay_Park
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 26, 2018, 04:14:37 AM
Hyakujitsukou - Crape-myrtle

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"Hyakujitsukou" means that they keep bloom-in 100 days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 26, 2018, 04:35:02 AM
Thanks for the photo, tour, info on Oglebay Jack!

Owww Sato you made my day: I felt the same heart jump I felt the first time I saw that that gorgeous bloom about seventy years ago. It was the same coloring, the same delicacy and then started my love for botany.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on September 26, 2018, 06:08:01 AM
Jack, I loved the tour of the Oglebay Mansion. I got interested in Earl Oglebay's background and discovered that his shipping company, Ogelbay-Norton, owned the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. At one point it was the company's flagship. Thanks for the opportunity to discover more history.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on September 26, 2018, 09:03:17 AM
Thanks for all the kind comments.  Know I have repeated how fortunate to have the park so handy and choose it for almost daily walks.  Did not know his firm owned the Edmund Fitzgerald.   Following is a short piece of history on Earl Oglebay.


OGLEBAY, EARL W. (4 March 1849-22 June 1926) developer of iron mines in Michigan and Wisconsin, co-founder of Oglebay Norton and Central National Bank, was born in Bridgeport, Ohio, the son of Crispin and Charlotte Scott Oglebay. Brought up in Wheeling, West Virginia, he graduated from Bethany College in Bethany W. Va in 1871 and worked for his father in Wheeling. After his father's death, Earl inherited his interests in the Benwood Iron Works and became president of Wheeling's National Bank of West Virginia, which his grandfather had founded in 1817. Oglebay came to Cleveland in 1881 through his bank's interest in mining, and together with Horace A. Tuttle, established the partnership Tuttle, Oglebay & Co. in 1884 to mine iron ore in Michigan and Wisconsin where Oglebay had already purchased a mining interest. When Tuttle died in 1889, Oglebay bought the interests of his heirs and acted as sales agent for mines in the Gogebic, Menominee, and Marquette Ranges. Backed by JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, Oglebay and DAVID Z. NORTON, he organized Oglebay Norton in 1890 to mine iron ore on the lands that Rockefeller owned. That same year Oglebay was one of the founders of the Central National Bank, and remained a director of the institution throughout his life.

Oglebay divided his time between Cleveland and Wheeling where he owned the 1200-acre Waddington farm, practicing scientific farming to improve methods of soil and crop adaptation. He married Sallie Howell 27 Oct. 1881 and they had a daughter Sarita. He died in Cleveland, survived by brothers James and Frank of Kansas City, Sarita Burton Russell (Mrs. Albert), and grandson Courtney Burton. He was buried in Wheeling.

       
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on September 26, 2018, 11:31:02 AM
Oglebay and Norton shipping fleet operations began in 1921 with 11 ships. It always surprises me when I see that the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975. I always think of that event being much earlier. The company began having financial problems in 2002, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2004, and after leaving bankruptcy (2005), sold the last of its ships in 2006. The company was sold to the Belgian company, Carmeuse, in 2008. Yet another company bought up by an overseas company. About now, I wonder just how many big US companies are now owned by overseas companies. Seems like every time you turn around you hear of another one that in no longer an American owned company.

Very much off topic, sorry.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on September 26, 2018, 11:37:12 AM
Jack, thank you so much for the wonderful photos of the Oglebay property in Wheeling.  The information about his life, farming methods, and family was very interesting, too.

Sue

P.S. Mars Gal, thanks for the additional information about the Oglebay/Norton shipping fleet operations.  Although I was born and raised in West Virginia, this is history I had no knowledge of.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 26, 2018, 12:00:51 PM
American made has always been a good marketing slogan but never actually honest even years ago.

Other than certain countries where all industry is nationalized, I do not believe there are any American or other industrial nations' wholly owned subsidiaries. While investing in a company or consortium has been done for centuries, it really took off in the nineteen forties. Any publicly held company sells stock to raise money and to operate. Those shares are sold to anyone for market value.

It has been inaccurate to say American made as you might have raw material from more than one area, different stages of assembly in more than one area or country and the final touches in still another country. I learned in 1997 when I worked for an import/export company, that the country that did the finishing touches was legally entitled to claim made in that country even if everything else came from elsewhere.

American investors own stock worldwide as well as investors from other companies owning stock in US-based companies. A few examples are Fox news owned by Murdock and previously a Saudi Prince, Alwaleed bin Tala as well as a partnership in  21st Century Fox. Several of those shares are now owned by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Kraft foods Brand LTD.; a Belgian/ German company, containing multiple worldwide brands, is a good example;

    A1 Steak Sauce
    Africana (Romania)
    Air Crisps
    Ali Coffee
    Back to Nature
    Bagel-Fuls
    Better Cheddars
    Boca Burger
    Bonox
    Breakstone's
    Bulls-Eye Barbecue Sauce
    Cadbury
    Café HAG
    Calumet Baking Powder Company
    Cameo (biscuits)
    Capri Sun (juice drink)
    Cheesybite
    Charada (Peru)
    Cheez Whiz
    Cheezels (Malaysia)
    Chicken in a Biskit
    Chipsmore (Malaysia, Singapore)
    Claussen (pickles)
    Clight
    Club Social (crackers)
    Cool Whip (non-dairy whipped cream)
    CornNuts (snack food)
    Coronita (Peru)
    Country Time (powdered drink mix)
    Cracker Barrel Cheese
    Crystal Light
    Dadák (Coffee) (Czech republic)
    Dairylea (Europe)
    Easy Cheese
    Eden (Philippines)
    El Caserío (Spain)
    Estrella (Lithuania)
    Field (Peru)
    Figaro (Chocolate) (Slovakia, Czeck Republic)
    Filipinos (snack food) (Spain, Portugal)
    Fontaneda (biscuits) (Spain)
    Fudgee-O (Canada)
    General Foods International
    Gevalia (Sweden)
    GyÅ'ri Keksz (biscuits Hungary)
    Grey Poupon (mustard)
    Handi-Snacks
    Harvest Crisps
    Honey Maid
    In-A-Biskit (Australia)
    Jacob's (biscuits)
    Japp (Scandinavia)
    Jell-O (gelatin dessert)
    Jet-Puffed Marshmallows
    Jiagai (China)
    Knox (gelatin)
    Knudsen (dairy, California)
    Kong Haakon (Norway)
    Kolonáda (Czech republic)
    Kool-Aid (flavored drink mix)
    Karuna (Chocolate) (Lithuania)
    Kraft BBQ Sauce
    Kraft Caramels
    Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
    Kraft Dinner (Canada)
    Kraft Easymac
    Kraft Mayo
    Kraft Bagelfuls
    Kraft Peanut Butter (Canada)
    Kraft Singles (pasteurized prepared cheese product)
    Kraft Sandwich Spread
    Kraker Bran
    Lacta (Brazil, Greece)
    Liga (Netherlands)
    Lunchables
    Lyuks (potato chips) (Ukraine)
    Maarud (potato chips) (Norway)
    Maxwell House (coffee)
    Mellow Bird's Coffee (United Kingdom)
    MiO
    Miracle Whip (salad dressing spread)
    Miracoli (Germany)
    Mostro (Peru)
    Nabob (coffee) (Canada)
    Non-Stop (Scandinavia)
    O'boy (Scandinavia, Estonia)
    O'smile (Taiwan)
    Onko (coffee)
    Opavia (Czech republic, Slovakia)
    Orchard Crisps
    Oscar Mayer
    Grated Parmesan cheese
    Pacific crackers (China)
    Philadelphia Cream Cheese
    Pigrolac
    Planters
    Poiana (Romania)
    Polly-O (cheese)
    phub
    Premium (a Nabisco brand of saltine crackers)
    P'tit Québec
    Pure Kraft Salad Dressings
    Ritz Metro
    Royal baking powder
    Saiwa (Italian Division of Nabisco)
    Seven Seas (salad dressings)
    Saimaza (Spain)
    Sanka (decaffeinated coffee)
    Shake 'n Bake
    Simmenthal (canned meat)
    Snackabouts
    South Beach Living
    Starbucks (grocery store items) - Starbucks dissolved the partnership in 2011
    Stove Top stuffing
    Svoge (Bulgaria)
    Swiss Crackers
    Sugar Wafers
    Taco Bell (grocery store items)
    Tang
    Tassimo (single-serve coffee machines using pods branded as T-Discs)
    Terrabusi (Kraft Foods Argentina)
    Tiger Energy Biscuits (Southeast Asian countries)
    Toasted Chips
    Twisties (Malaysia)
    Uguan (China)
    Velveeta

Mondelez International
Further information: Mondelez International
Oreo cookies
Ritz Crackers
Triscuit crackers

    Alpen Gold (chocolate) (Hungary, Russia)
    Arrowroot biscuits
    Baker's Chocolate
    Bassett's (United Kingdom)
    Beemans gum
    Belvita (Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Ireland)
    Biskuat (Indonesia)
    Bubbaloo
    Cadbury
    Carte Noire
    Cheese Nips
    Chiclets
    Chips Ahoy!
    Chocolat Poulain
    Côte d'Or
    Crunchie
    Daim (Sweden)
    Domino (Finland and Baltic countries)
    Fanipalat (Finland)
    Fig Newton
    Freia (Norway)
    Frys
    Green & Blacks (chocolate) (United Kingdom)
    Halls
    Hollywood Chewing Gum
    Hony Bran
    Jacobs (Europe)
    Kenco (United Kingdom)
    La Pie qui Chante
    Lefèvre-Utile
    Lucky crackers (Taiwan)
    Marabou (Sweden)
    Maynards (United Kingdom)
    Mikado (United Kingdom)
    Milka (Europe)
    Nabisco
    Natural Confectionery Company ('natural' sweets) (Australia & United Kingdom)
    Nilla
    Oreo
    Pascall
    Prince Polo
    Ritz Crackers
    SnackWells
    Suchard
    Teddy Grahams
    Trakinas
    Terry's (chocolates)
    Terry's Chocolate Orange
    Thinsations
    Toblerone (Kraft Foods Switzerland)
    Triscuit (snack cracker)
    Trebor (sweets) (United Kingdom)
    TUC (cracker)
    Twist
    Wheat Thins

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 26, 2018, 12:19:04 PM
Another good example is a Chrysler television ad some years back telling everyone to buy American made, preferably Chrysler, featuring Lee Iacocca. What wasn't mentioned was that at the time Chrysler owned several manufacturing plants in Japan making Japanese cars and in some places car parts assembled and sent to the US to be placed in "American made" Chrysler cars.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 26, 2018, 12:29:09 PM
Patricia, I've known for years that "made in America" did not really exist.  Norm had a fit when one of his sons bought a Honda and we could not convince him that the finished product was in the US even though parts came from all over.  With the Honda name, Norm said it was not "made in America".  I will say I had "American" cars from Chrysler and GM and it satisfied him, but I knew they were not 100% American made.  Norm sold for Ford, Chevy and Chrysler and thought they were 100% American made.  We could not convince a stubborn Dane!!!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on September 26, 2018, 08:16:41 PM
Mary Ann, that made me grin about Norm.... and I can picture him stubbornly waving the flag.  He reminded me of my 3 brothers all rolled into one, and I dearly loved his ornery sense of humor.  Brothers are special, no matter how much they teased we knew if anyone dared to try to harm us, they'd be after them like "a flea on a hound dog", right? 

Patricia, the company my husband worked for went into bankruptcy so pieces of it sold off to other companies. The pension plan was protected, went with one company that sold again some years later and is now owned by China.  Somehow, the pension is still coming in every month but I would not stake my life that it's going to last forever.... but I am grateful for the people that had the foresight to protect what was worked & saved for. 

If you remember how Sam Walton bragged about HIS stores sold American, but after he died I was sad to discover the apple juice with the Sam's Club brand had a "Produced in China" logo around the neck of the bottle.  I quit buying it for my husband after that.  In my wildest imagination I cannot see how they could produce apple juice & ship it to the US cheaper than it can be produced here. 

I also discovered all the fish that is not "breaded" comes from China, even at my grocery store.  My butcher showed me that for double or more the price I can buy American caught fish from the Pacific Northwest.  My problem is the Chinese have not proven their respect for standards (and our standards have slipped, as well). 

I don't object to produce from most countries and know many products are cheaper because of cheaper labor than in the US, but we do need to track what we eat, at least.  I'm not happy with the genetic engineered foods & know when we enjoy corn on the cob & never see a worm, somebody implanted something in the seed or on the plants to keep it bug free.  Big sigh.............back to the subject of Photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 26, 2018, 10:00:46 PM
Shirley, it's probable that one of the steps in manufacturing that apple juice came from the US or another country before China did the last step in the process earning the legal right to say made in China. Rarely if ever does a product natural or otherwise come straight from the farm unless you buy local. The straining, purification, bottling, labels, etc. are all part of the manufacturing process.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on September 27, 2018, 08:35:12 AM
I remember when Kraft sold off some of its products to Molendez. I eventually sold my Kraft stock, still have Mondelez.

Recently, I found out that we import eggs. Sure surprised me. Also, discovered some time back that 85% of the Tilapia  consumed in the US is imported. I actually should have expected that because Tilapia is an African fish. It happens to be a good fish to farm raise. There used to be a place (don't know if it is still there) in Allentown, near the fairgrounds I think, that was raising them in tanks above the store. The owner made some "to die for" rich seafood spreads among other things. The owner liked Tilapia because it was so "bland" that it took all kinds of sauces very well. When I worked at Rodale Institute, the owner would, oh maybe once or twice a year, come in and do a special lunch spread for us.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 27, 2018, 12:36:32 PM
I'm sure that several aminal and animal byproducts, and plants will be imported after the severe western fires and eastern hurricane and devastating floods. The Carolinas are known for hogs and eggs and I'm not sure to what extent that's still true.

I know when the store I worked at, imported beautiful wooden puzzle boxes from Italy, Poland, and Ukraine, we had to hire someone in NYC to affix custom stickers to each box still on the ship. I do not know or remember why that wasn't completed before shipment.

The point is that we were told that the simple act of affixing a label meant we could have legally stamped a made in America label on the boxes as it was the last finishing touch before arriving at their destination. It sounds stupid but it illustrates how more than one step and possibly more than one country is involved in sales and manufacture. That is why these recent tariffs will not affect just finished imports but parts as well.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 28, 2018, 08:50:11 AM
Posting for JaneS

Emma is 5 1/2 months and growing so fast!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 28, 2018, 08:57:57 AM
Jane, Emma is a doll and a charmer.

Bubble is so good about posting for us.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Joy on September 28, 2018, 09:01:21 AM
Jane, Emma sure is getting big.  She is so cute. 

THanks to Bubble for sharing the picture for you. 

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on September 28, 2018, 09:34:45 AM
Emma is growing so fast, and like how her eyes light up and appears she has a story to tell.
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Post by: SCFSue on September 28, 2018, 11:02:30 AM
Jane, Emma is a precious child and so alert for her age.  I know you must be delighted with her!

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on September 28, 2018, 12:15:05 PM
Jane, what a little darling.
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Post by: Amy on September 28, 2018, 12:15:51 PM
Oh my gosh!! She is such a cutie and she has GG'smile!!Jane, what a heart stealer Emma is.

Jack , I agree!! Looks like Emma and her GG are sharing a secret!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on September 28, 2018, 01:47:38 PM
What a change in just two months, so cute!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on September 28, 2018, 01:48:32 PM
Thanks everyone!  My big regret is that she is so far away.  But they will be here in about 3 weeks for a one week visit and I plan to stock up on hugs and kisses while I can.

I'm afraid the secret she is sharing is with her Grammy.  My daughter took the picture on one of her many visits to Oklahoma where she lives.

Of course, I think she's beautiful!  And I love her to pieces!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 28, 2018, 04:04:56 PM
Jane, everyone should be so lucky to have such a cute and cheerful great-granddaughter.  Near or far!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 28, 2018, 04:20:44 PM
And I still think she looks like Reba!.... and of course, her Great Grammy Jane.  So cute!  Now get out your baby pics, we want to compare, please?   Thanks for posting, Bubble....

I got all the Colorado bugs washed off the RV today to make room for the Missouri ones.  Have not caught up on my sleep or house work .... in the house & RV.  BUT, all the things I lost are found, in most cases, right after replacing what was lost.  Always the way, right?  I am one tired old lady & think a nap is in the other room so better go check.  Ohhhhhhhhhhh, had a look out the back door & remember I MUST vac the pool before a nap.  :'(    (...... give me the simple life (a song in there, yes?)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on September 28, 2018, 07:02:50 PM
JANE, WHAT A SWEETHEART, i KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR VISIT

SORRY ABOUT ALL CAPITALS not sure what happen
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on September 28, 2018, 07:30:30 PM
I have a picture of me when I was just a little older than Emma is now.  I don't think she looks much like me other than that we are both round faced.  I was a blonde blue eyed kid until I was about 10 then my hair started to get darker.  It was never really dark....just dirty blonde.  Emma's eyes might still be blue but they are darker than they were when I saw her last.  And I'm the only one in my family of six...husband, 4 kids and me that has blue eyes. 

I don't know how to get this picture on the screen.  Maybe when Cindy and the kids are here, they can do it.  And I bet Cindy can teach me how to post photos if she has time.  She has lots of friends to visit and the other side of her family is also here.  They're going to be busy!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 28, 2018, 08:04:47 PM
Been a busy day around here, got the Colorado bugs washed off the RV so there is room for Missouri ones in Oct. Even got the pool cleaned and few other jobs.  Got the photos from my youngest son's "adventure" of seeing a rock slide on the other mountain from where he had hiked.

My son had hiked a mile or so "up the mountain" from the campground when he heard "an explosion/bomb? or maybe an earthquake".... managed to see smoke on the mountain across from where he was.  Took a series photos of the smoke (turned out to be rock dust).... from a huge rock slide. He was disappointed I didn't see or hear because I was taking a nap.  The other son was on his way back to Kansas.  But he had the evidence of something out of the ordinary!  He has a degree in geology so was excited about his adventure.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 28, 2018, 08:31:13 PM
Oh, my, Shirley, those are some pictures of the dust.  Your son was in the right place at the right time. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 28, 2018, 09:29:34 PM
That's what I thought, Mary Ann.  He was on "the mountain over", but he didn't waste much time getting down & back to the campground.  Think he realized that can happen anywhere & finally realized why I asked him to take along a "walkie-talkie" so we could keep track of each other.  He didn't, but there is no cell signal in that area so I was uneasy having one go off alone & not know what direction.  I didn't worry (maybe a little) when the "boys" went off together or basically the same direction. I knew there was no way I could hike out to look for him if he didn't get back. Since he is an "I-T" person with a large company, he has the latest & knows how to get the most out of his phone/camera, & he opted not to take one of my cameras that have a long zoom with him this time out because he took along a bag to bring back rocks.  We've hauled rocks home that kid's whole life!   ::)

Jane, if you haven't opened your own gallery for photos, this is working so easy now... new system recently.... to load the photos from my desktop (easier to find them than putting them in Pictures or Documents).... load them into my gallery... I still don't have mine set up right, only one category "Kids & Pets".... but they still load.  Copy the top line to post back in here after you see your photo has been accepted... & it shows up here.  Not a real good explaination, but I'm sure someone has it explained much better somewhere. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 29, 2018, 03:53:29 AM
Coleus - after the light rain

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on September 29, 2018, 07:22:03 AM
Oh my, SHIRLEY!  What an experience for your son!  And how scary to think that if it happened "over there" it could happe "over here"! 

I think I'll wait for Cindy.  I'm sure she knows how to do this and she has the patience to teach an old lady.  She makes notes so I can follow them after she goes home. 
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Post by: jackwv on September 29, 2018, 09:02:12 AM
Shirley, lucky timing for your son, and good he was not that close.   He did get some fine shots.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 29, 2018, 11:38:44 AM
Shirley, sure glad it was on the other mountain.  Scary!  Took good pictures with his Phone.  Amazing how good the phone cameras are.

Sato, that is a such a pretty coleusâ€"made more vibrate by the rain on its leaves.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 29, 2018, 11:53:37 AM
Wow Shirley, good you hear about it only after or you would have worried yourself sick!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 29, 2018, 11:57:50 AM
Great Coleus Sato, my favorite in pots.

Any one here remembers the huge coleus Bunny had on a chair in the yard? Here is a Misted picture I kept of it


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Post by: angelface555 on September 29, 2018, 12:02:55 PM
Shirley, your son's photos bring new meaning to being in the "right place at the right time!"

Sato, another great photo!

Bubble, while I don't specifically remember Bunny's coleus, I remember her posting photos of her porch and yard. I miss Bunny, she was always about family and helping folks do better.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on September 29, 2018, 12:31:49 PM
Beautiful coleus, SATO.  You certainly do take good pictures!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on September 30, 2018, 01:38:29 AM
Many thanks for all of your comments.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 30, 2018, 10:04:52 AM
Today I saw the strangest flower on an overgrown bush in a neighbor's yard. I have seen the plant for years, but it is the first time I see it in bloom.

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Post by: jackwv on September 30, 2018, 10:07:46 AM
Bubble, it was worth the wait, very pretty.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 30, 2018, 10:12:22 AM
A few days ago I posted some photos of the succot- cabins erected in town.  Today in my outing I saw two erected way up on the top floor of a building, and on the one below.
The owners will not need to descend to the ground floor with their pots, pans and plates to fulfill the blessing of eating in the succa.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 30, 2018, 10:14:32 AM
Jack that flower is huge. If it was on the ground it would reach higher than the knee of an adult!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 30, 2018, 10:16:08 AM
Shirley this one is for you.  Does it remind you of a time long ago? lol

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Post by: jackwv on September 30, 2018, 10:27:39 AM
Bubble, it would be taller than my knee :) 

The succot  cabins are interesting, but I would have to settle on street level, would be nervous in the top one.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 30, 2018, 11:03:45 AM
I'll take that kid, Bubble!  Would love to squeeze him.  I do have one photo of me missing that big front tooth & remember the day my brother took it.  I did not remember why I looked so serious and not smiling in all the photos of that day, until after he died and his wife sent photos she recognized of his negatives, of each of us.  THEN I recalled him chasing me all over to get a shot of that vacant mouth.  I had the big "French" front teeth, didn't know that was a French trait until someone on TV mentioned it.  I keep telling my kids about your amazing photos and how different your view is from what "we" think of Israel. I picture the historic buildings and markets..... and you show us the shiny new world of today, along with beaches & beautiful flowers and your darling grandson.  Thank you.

Love the photos of the coleus, Sato & Bubble.  My mother had an enormous one that "took over" her dining room table because it had the perfect light for growing.  Was so beautiful her Garden Club friends talked her into entering it in the MO State Fair.  She not only won a blue ribbon on it, but was selected "Best of Show" that year.  Not sure what happened to it after that, but it certainly had it's day.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on September 30, 2018, 12:56:03 PM
Bubble, that is a pretty and interesting plant.  You can tell it is a tall plant.  I think I saw some buds in places and I wonder if they will develop into the same flowers.  It would be spectacular if several were in blossom at the same time.

I see someone lost a tooth.  I remember losing my baby teeth.  I still have the roots to most of my permanent teeth and I hope I can keep them - until.

I would have no trouble with the succot cabin and I'll bet the view is wonderful.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 01, 2018, 02:47:40 AM
No buds Mary Ann, just brown leaves. The flower is at the cress of the plant.  It would need that strong stem to support it/.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 01, 2018, 12:08:32 PM
Bubble, I love that photo of Aviv, such sparkling eyes and big grin! I always enjoy your photos of everyday life, thanks for posting, I always learn something new!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 01, 2018, 12:27:52 PM
I thought someone would comment on the domino in Aviv's hand: old, hand made, from Ivory and Ebony.  They were my grand dad's game.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryTX on October 01, 2018, 12:42:34 PM
Bubble, I went back and looked at the pic.  I didn't notice the domino at first as I was looking at his big grin and sparkling brown eyes :). 

I was about five and both of my front teeth were loose.  I was helping my mother put dirty clothes in the hamper.  The lid fell down and hit my mouth and there went both my front teeth!  My daughter as about the same age when she was riding her bike, hit the curb and there went her two front teeth!  Do y'all remember the song "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth?"

Mary

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 01, 2018, 12:43:34 PM
Then perhaps place it not so close to the wide smile of a happy boy?

Its so nice to have family items from the past isn't it? I have several paintings and watercolors that my mom did that I cherish!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 01, 2018, 12:44:13 PM
Bubble, thanks for pointing out the domino, I was centered on the missing tooth :)

Your post also reminded me of this, an old favorite with a message.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LajppsE2_LY&start_radio=1&list=RDLajppsE2_LY#t=0
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 01, 2018, 12:44:30 PM
Bubble the domino is a treasured heirloom, but it is not as visible as that gap in Aviv's mouth!  I have never seen a domino like that; all of mine were in a box from a store.  i'm deprived!

I'll tell you what I have that is old.  I don't know if they're originals or not, but I had them when I was a child - Lincoln logs.  I bought some at a later date for Norm's sons and the logs are smaller - I could not combine the sets.

Mary Ann


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 01, 2018, 12:51:04 PM
MaryAnn, I had the set of Lincoln logs as a child, along with a game of miniature cowboys and Indians too as a child. They were my building blocks! Unfortunately, they went through a flood years later. I also had a dollhouse and furniture that my father made, and my mother sewed furnishings to decorate it. I lost that and so much else to that flood.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 01, 2018, 12:58:27 PM
Thanks Jack - I had never hear that song before. I wish it was aired more often, it is needed these days.

Mary Ann, I had a set of those wooden logs too.  They got lost in our many moving.  I  bought some for my son but now they are made of plastic. Not the same feel at all.

Angel, I have on my wall a wooden panel shaped as a shelf and with a Venice landscape painted by my mother 'for her first house' after she got engaged and before the wedding.  I cherish that.

MaryTX - if that happened  to one of the grandkids, then it runs in the family!   ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 01, 2018, 02:06:42 PM
My dad made me a doll house too, made of a cardboard carton.  Furniture too.  He may also have made the curtains because he was able to do that, however. my mother could have participated.  The doll house went the way of cardboard cartons, but as I said, I still have the Lincoln logs.  I know Tim, Tom and Terry played with them, but I'm not sure about the next generation. 

Another old thing I have is my mother's Westinghouse iron.  It still works, but it is heavy, and I don't iron any more.  I have a lighter iron that I may press something, but as for ironing anything, I'm wash and wear, drip dry.  I have my mother's ironing board too - just in case I need it.  I hate to throw anything away!

Mary Ann


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Post by: Shirley on October 01, 2018, 02:46:32 PM
I went back to look at the domino, Bubble... I had a tin coffee can full that my friend & I found along the creek that was about a block from the house I grew up in.  They were solid, thick ivory with what I thought probably cane back... beautiful carvings with colors in the etchings.  Since I knew nothing about them I gave probably 8 or 10 to a friend that wanted to have a bracelet made out of them.... she was into bright & gaudy stuff.  Not sure what happened to the rest of the can, I thought the ivory was probably worth something but was before computers to check it out.  So great you have the history behind yours & real ivory & ebony!

Something kept nagging me until I stopped to "look" into my memory & realize it was Mah Jongg & not dominos that I found.  Had such delicate carvings but did a quick Google & don't see anything like them. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 01, 2018, 05:47:11 PM
Shirley, when I was very young, but could remember things, we had a Mah Jongg set and I remember seeing it in my closet so I probably got hold of a set my folks had and that may have been the last of the Mah Jongg set!  Whether the tiles were ivory or not, I don't know but they were ivory colored with colorful markings on them.  Carvings?  I have no idea.

See, you triggered a memory for me too.

Mary Ann

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Post by: jackwv on October 01, 2018, 06:41:57 PM
The Lincoln Logs and other toys were passed along to family.   Still have an old train given to my son by his grandfather.   I still have this doll house.  We purchased the kit over 20 years ago for our grandaughter.   Shirley was too weak to work on it.  Shortly after she died I put it together.  My grandaughter spent lots of time playing with it when young.  She is now 26, in a new home and we plan on taking it to her.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 01, 2018, 07:26:38 PM
Jack that is very similar to the wooden one my father made except it was only two rooms on each of the three floors and no stairway. I remember that some of the furniture was made from toothpicks and the wooden shafts from wooden matches. All of the bedspreads, curtains and tablecloths were made from my mother's fabric scraps. The house was white with a green painted tin roof.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 01, 2018, 08:11:01 PM
Neat house, Jack and nice furniture.  I am not sure my dad made the furniture from cardboard.  I think we must have had Sears and/or Wards catalogs and dollhouse furniture could have been in them.  All I remember is two rooms on each floor.  I played with it but I have no idea for how long. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on October 01, 2018, 10:16:25 PM
What a pretty doll house, Jack.... and I'll bet there will be tears when you take that to her.  How sad your Shirley isn't here to enjoy the memories with you, but in MY world, she is right there beside you and hugging you every time you do something to remind "the kids" about her. 

Mary Ann, the pieces I found were fine line carvings in the ivory.... and colors "mushed" into the carvings.  There was an old man that lived some distance away, owned quite a bit of land, maybe the size of a square block but the area was not built up when we first moved there (edge of town).  Turned out he was a physicist/ professor and turned sour on the human race, had his little building, warehouse, filled with stuff he gathered all over town.  He had dogs & horses but as he got older he wasn't able to take proper care of them. When he died they found lots of money & lots of junk, he lived on one side of the creek that ran through the area and our house was on the other, as kids we were afraid of him.  I think the mah jongg was something he probably threw into the creek & floated down after a rain.  One time after a hard rain I was playing near the creek, heard a noise & looked up & saw a wall of water rushing toward me.  Still makes me shiver to remember.... it was much higher than I was tall. I loved the woods, all of my friends loved to come see me. We had an apple, pear & walnut tree as well as the maple & woods out back.  Wild asparagus, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries & dew berries.  Dad always planted a huge garden and I thought it was heaven.  My sister hated it, she was not an outdoors person.  Memories, maybe I was a strange little kid, she still thinks I am.........
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 02, 2018, 07:34:41 AM
Ben made a beautiful doll house like that, two floors, 6 rooms on each floor (3 in the front and 3 in the back) with all for  4 outside walls sliding out for easy access. There was a spiral staircase build around a skewer, a big veranda on top of the house with a railing again made of skewers and wood dowels. He added light to each room with flash light bulbs and working on batteries, a switch on the roof to activate each room separately.  There was different wall paper in each room and I  made the curtains and carpets. It stood on its wheeled low table for moving around and had a heavy plastic cover with handle, so as not to gather dust.

This was built for a future grand daughter...  About a year ago I gave it to  a cousin for their  6y old adopted daughter  with learning disabilities.

I am sorry now that I never took pictures.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 02, 2018, 07:40:03 AM
I'll have to take pictures of my Chinese Mah jong set with its special colorful drawing and post them here.

I did miss the opportunity of a life time to own an old original ivory one: There was a box of those tiles on sale in an open air bazaar. I did not know the game then and I wondered if the set was complete. The woman selling had no idea what they were. So... :( Now I know they would be very valuable.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on October 02, 2018, 07:40:35 AM
Oh,  doll houses are such fun!!   
To receive and to play with,  no matter
what your age.   

:smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 02, 2018, 07:51:12 AM
Shirley, I loved to roam our neighborhood that was sparsely populated.  We had a former farm to our east and all of the neighborhood kids played there in all seasons.  In the middle of the lot were grapevines and we'd go there, pull up weeds and make shelters for ourselves - hideaways.  In the middle going the other direction were pine trees and we'd climb those trees, getting pine pitch on our hands and clothes.  In the winter we skied between the grapevines because they were on a slope.  We played sandlot baseball next to our house and had many broken cellar windows as a result of someone not catching the ball as it rolled toward the house.  We had a path around the house where kids would run and Dad wondered if he'd ever get grass to grow there (he did!).  I am the only one left of 14 kids who grew up in our neighborhood.  It was a great childhood and Norm was one of the 14.

Bubble, that must have been quite a doll house that Ben made.  Parents in those days were so much more inventive than they seem today; it is so easy to buy things and not only kids, but adults get involved in so many things that they don't have time to be creative.  I wish you had taken a picture of it too.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 02, 2018, 01:46:09 PM
Jack, that is a lovely doll house.  I had a small one, but neighbor friend a huge one that her father made and it was on wheel.  it was 3 stories with and attic  we would spend many a rainy day rearranging the furniture and justplaying,  He finally put it in the cellar so we had plenty of room to play.

Mary Ann, my mother would save the wooden spools from her sewing (those were the day when women sewed every thing) and make furniture, animals even color them and make a wooden necklace This was in the depression.. I even cut out paper dolls from the catalogs
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 02, 2018, 01:55:41 PM
Bubble, I also went back and checked his hand,  My Dennis lost his two front teeth when he went running across the room with his fathers pipe in his mouth and fell

Mexican train and Mah Jongg is very popular in Riverhead, they play it here in the Rec.Hall, the library and the senior center.  I use to play cards every Wed. night, until the group of six women either moved away or passed on. We played Michigan rummy or Hand and Foot. Of course then came the computer
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 02, 2018, 02:34:22 PM
Gloria, I also cut out "dolls" from the catalogs and designed clothes for them.  I doubt any of my styles would have qualified me for fashion designer.  I know most of the children who lived at the same time as we did created a lot of their own entertainment.  Of course we were encouraged to play outdoors and in our neighborhood there were plenty of children to play with.  We lived in an old orchard and most of the houses had a fruit tree in the back yard - so we climbed trees.  I do not recall anyone falling out and/or breaking a leg or arm.  But we had plenty of apples to eat - green or red. 

I looked at the member list earlier and found there are few people who have posted as many times as I have.  Basically I post in two folders, occasionally in two or three others.  I'm going to have to learn to shut up!!!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 02, 2018, 03:44:10 PM
Bubble, Ben was very creative and I too would have liked to see those photos! My parents had both Mahjong and dominos sets; I believe my older sister has them now.

There seemed to be more family time and less need for television and radio back then! In the summer, kids spent all day outside and out of our parent's hair.


We children also had an empty lot and a forested area to play in after work and school. Unfortunately, there were some broken bones for tree climbing, building forts and racing around buildings on our bikes. My sister and I were the only girls among several boys, and there were lots of skinned knees and emergency room visits.

I remember waiting each month for McCalls Magazine and the "Betsy" paper doll. I had to wait until my mother finished reading the articles and I'm sure I was a pest about it!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 02, 2018, 07:44:35 PM
Mary Ann and Patricia, I also post in other places, I enjoy reading your post, and everyone else that post here.  I have learned so much about Alaska, my mind picture was so different. My day isn't complete until I check in here a few times aday. I also enjoy all the earth cams, I love to look in on NY Harbor and follow the big liners out under the Vernarrows Bridge (spell)
Title: Lindancer
Post by: RAMMEL on October 02, 2018, 07:57:40 PM
Quote from: Lindancer on October 02, 2018, 07:44:35 PM
Mary Ann and Patricia, I also post in other places, I enjoy reading your post, and everyone else that post here.  I have learned so much about Alaska, my mind picture was so different. My day isn't complete until I check in here a few times aday. I also enjoy all the earth cams, I love to look in on NY Harbor and follow the big liners out under the Vernarrows Bridge (spell)
In regard to "I love to look in on NY Harbor and follow the big liners out under the Vernarrows Bridge (spell)", can you post a link (or two) to a web cam for that?

Be careful of tonight's weather.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 02, 2018, 08:13:19 PM
Rammel, Try NY Harbor Webcam, that is what I use good luck raining right now
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 02, 2018, 09:03:53 PM
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/newyorkharbor/?cam=nyharbor

Rick, I put in what Gloria wrote and it led me to the above.  Of course, it is too dark to see anything.

Mary Ann

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 02, 2018, 09:21:16 PM
Mary Ann,
I googled "NY Harbor Webcam" and came up with what you posted.  The Statue Of Liberty ids there over to the right.  Look in the upper right corner for a "more" dropdown.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 02, 2018, 09:58:55 PM
Rick, I found the Statue of Liberty and looked at the "more" suggestions.  Since it is dark, I could not identify anything.  Incidentally, I have never been to New York City.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 02, 2018, 10:43:51 PM
You'll see a ferry go by in the left foreground once in a while.

Big thunder Boomers just passed - on it's way to Gloria.  Lightning hit very close but no damage here - I don't think. Will look in the morning.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 02, 2018, 11:32:22 PM
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/worldtradecenter/?cam=skyline_g

World Trade Center. - Lightning strikes now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on October 03, 2018, 01:03:46 AM
Rick - That's a beautiful sight!  I've never been to NYC, so it doesn't look real to me.  Wish I could be there in person. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 03, 2018, 10:22:56 AM
Rick, is that land at the left the end of Long Island?  Where Gloria de lives?

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 03, 2018, 07:40:07 PM
Quote from: Mary Ann on October 03, 2018, 10:22:56 AM
Rick, is that land at the left the end of Long Island?  Where Gloria de lives?

Mary Ann

I would guess it is Staten Island to the left. Gloria would be way off to the upper right. Some of those lightning flashes were probably from her area. I meant to go back to that cam today when it was light but I missed doing that ;-(  The weather bureau mentioned four tornadoes (cat 1) in the area.

If I scrolled down on that page there were many more camera sites there.  Times Square is a good one even at night. The City never sleeps, and lots of light there even at night.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 03, 2018, 07:57:27 PM
Rummel, I live 100 miles from the city. On the left side could be Battery Park, where the ferry go out to the statue and Ellis Island. I also check Time Sq.  I miss going into the city like we use to.    Went to TV shows and lot of plays, now I have got to old and they are expensive The last time I have been in I think was a week after 9-11..  we use to go to see the dressed window at Christmas, of course go to Radio City and would eat in the Twin Towers.

By the way a tornado hit Ronkonkoma last night about 20 miles west of us. We had wind, heavy rain and terrible lighting.  Taffy stayed under the bed all night
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 03, 2018, 08:06:45 PM
Lindancer
"By the way a tornado hit Ronkonkoma last night about 20 miles west of us. We had wind, heavy rain and terrible lighting.  Taffy stayed under the bed all night".

That tornado was one of the four in the area.  The lightning was pretty wild here too. We shut off most of the electric stuff lest there was a power spike. With one flash the boom came immediately after it - very close.

I never was a big fan of going into NYC but my son goes there often.

Just looked at a map and think the area to the left in the cam shot might be Bayonne, NJ.  The Statue Of Liberty is visible and I think we are looking (sort of ) North toward NYC.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 03, 2018, 08:44:19 PM
Rammel, at 94, I do not get out of Riverhead to much :) as I say that I am going to Eastport for a Red Hat luncheon to morrow
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 03, 2018, 10:06:39 PM
Quote from: Lindancer on October 03, 2018, 08:44:19 PM
Rammel, at 94, I do not get out of Riverhead to much :) as I say that I am going to Eastport for a Red Hat luncheon to morrow
Good weather expected.  Have a good time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 03, 2018, 10:14:16 PM
I'm enjoying the talk about NYC.... only been in & out when going to England.  Heavy heart the morning we passed the Statue on the way out & had tears running down my face when we saw her 3 years later on the way back.  My brother & his wife were meeting us and I was afraid he had bad news to tell me. 

When my brothers were in during WWII they had all agreed that any bad news would be told once "they" got in the States, BEFORE coming home.  Because in those days, (mid '50s) we didn't call home but the day our baby was born & I didn't get to talk to my parents even then.....

Seemed like it took a week to get the ship docked & down that gang plank... I went over on the SS United States, he didn't have rank to have a wife join him, but I had a Civil Service job & knew "they" couldn't object to a wife going on a tourist passport & paid her own way and came home on a troop ship with husbands all "in the hole" & wives 3 or 4 to a room with 3 or 4 kids ... NOT a pleasure trip. 

All was okay when we finally got to get off, no bad news & because it was days before Easter, my brother had installed a rack on the back of their station wagon & picked up our trunks at the dock & we drove straight home to arrive at meal time, Easter Day.... more tears.  My mother had always said that "she steeled herself to have her sons go overseas with military, but had not considered a daughter being gone for 3 years".  You really brought up old memories.... and that sad, sad feeling as the Statue disappeared from sight.  Quite a trip for a 19 year old bride.....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 04, 2018, 08:24:49 PM

shirley, I have gone out of NY on a cruise ship, and what a beautiful sight the city is from the the water, and coming back home seeing our lady greeting us. will always be a thrill.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 04, 2018, 08:27:40 PM
by the way I am looking forward to seeing some more photos.Jack I am sure your park is turning to autumn. such a beautiful place to walk you baby
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 04, 2018, 09:04:04 PM
Gloria, rain today, but color starting to show so the photo will be coming.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 06, 2018, 09:19:49 PM
Just got back from a quick trip to MO for a 65th high school class reunion.  Hot days & nights but finally cooled down about half way home today.  Had some rain, always love driving in the rain, but today I managed to get off my beaten path going through KC, highway road work & detours so got caught in the wrong lane & spent half an our (at least) going in circles to get back on the right route.  Trees are just starting to turn in MO so when I go back for a family reunion in a couple weeks, should be in all their glory.  The maples in MO are so pretty, almost as pretty as the aspen in CO. 

The total cloud cover caught me not knowing if I was going N/S/E/ or West in KC.... and my GPS is not working, won't charge & not sure if it needs a new battery or new charger.  BUT, I sure have to get something going since my built in GPS fails me all the time (I have NO sense of direction).  I did pull off at one spot called the "Cattle Pens" to take a couple photos through the window.... a fine mist that was almost like fog.  Normally you can see for miles & miles but today it was almost eerie.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2018, 11:14:45 AM
Shirley nothing holds you back.  I gave up on the GPS and now get directions read to me on the iPhone.    Oglebay is packed this weekend so stayed away. 

Was doing some yard work when a neighbor pointed out the tall plant in my gutter.   Looks like corn, but believe it is just tall grass from a seed carried by a bird.   Will just let it go, it is on the second story of my home and I have given up climbing ladders. It is on the high side and the gutter slopes down from it to the down spout.    If I get a larger crop I will have to get someone to remove.  At this point it is interesting.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 07, 2018, 11:28:51 AM
Jack, quite an interesting picture.  Proverbs says there is nothing new under the sun, but I don’t know.  :D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 07, 2018, 12:01:44 PM
Haha, Jack, that is really a sight!  Under my bird feeder I find those plants growing all the time, from the mixed seed I buy for the birds.  I think that's what they like least of all because so much lands on the ground!  The birds have a knack for re-planting a lot of seed, ::) but never saw it growing in the gutters.

Not getting anything done since I got back from church.  Fog & mist & more rain to come, in fact we have a flood watch until next Wed, so guess I'll have to put the slide out & empty the closets & drawers between showers. I don't like to close the slide when it's wet, not sure it matters but I "picture" mildew.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 07, 2018, 12:46:40 PM
Jack, you have a blue roof?  I never saw one before, always red or grey.  I wonder if it is cooler...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on October 07, 2018, 01:13:37 PM
Jack, I am guessing that your plant is one of the Sorghums. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 07, 2018, 01:14:02 PM
Bubble, it goes well with a red brick fireplace and, I think, a white house.  Red, white and blue?

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 07, 2018, 02:52:13 PM
Jack wv...
...that is quite a sight...looks like the plant is walking your gutter....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 07, 2018, 05:56:37 PM
Bubble and Mary Ann, strange with the color, and from my camera.   The roof is dark green and the home yellow.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 07, 2018, 06:10:04 PM
MarsGal, I think you are right about the name.... we see a lot of it grown in KS, understand it's good feed for a lot of critters & some farmers leave a patch for the pheasants.  Pheasant hunting brings a lot of hunters to KS, big business!

My computer shows the roof is blue, too, Jack.... maybe a filter on your camera?  No.... but as true blue as you could mix.  My iPhone knows how to give directions but the driver isn't that smart.  Son has his even "talk to him" but I did better with the old phone. #2 son said the iPhone was more "user friendly" but mine hates me.
:crazy2: 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 07, 2018, 07:19:28 PM
Jack, I know I've seen full pictures of your house before, but this picture didn't show any of it so I took a guess.  But the roof does show a bright blue!  I hope the brick of the fireplace is really red.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on October 08, 2018, 05:48:57 AM
Shirley, when I was a youngster and teen, I used to love to see the pheasants in the fields. Then they disappeared. I later found out that the Game Commission had to stock they regularly for the hunters. They stopped doing that, so the pheasants died out here. I did see one, dead on the road, many years later while traveling from Allentown back to Harrisburg. Sad. I always thought they were a beautiful bird.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 08, 2018, 06:59:50 AM
A few days ago we talked about the game MahJongg and I promised to post some pictures of the colorful tiles.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 08, 2018, 07:00:25 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 08, 2018, 07:39:18 AM
Coleus in red color

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 08, 2018, 08:59:22 AM
Beautiful set, Bubble.  How much we lose by accepting things made of plastic these days.  Of course, we pay less, but the value isn't there.  Are yours made of ivory?

Sato, your coleus is so pretty; i like to see them.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 08, 2018, 01:07:21 PM
Bubbles- the tiles are indeed pretty.  I have an old set of dominoes that my sister bought many many years ago when she was living in the Philippine Islands.  They look like ivory, but I’ve never done the “hot needle” test on them.  We don’t use them as we have a modern set of 12 that we play with.

Sato, that is a most unusual photo of a coleusâ€"-so artistic.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 08, 2018, 01:57:40 PM
Mary Ann, unfortunately plastic from Hong Kong/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 08, 2018, 02:16:29 PM
Bubble, it still is a very attractive set!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 08, 2018, 02:40:11 PM
Sato, here coleus is an outside annual but I try to have a mixed balcony planting each year! Your photo is terrific in its design!

Bubble, my sister has my parents old Mahjong and cribbage sets while I play it online. Thanks for your set photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 08, 2018, 06:58:09 PM
Jean,  I know that you post on this message board, but not sure what others you participate in.

So, I figured I write you a message here.  I heard on the news tonight that the new hurricane is heading up your way and it sounds like it might be pretty intense.   On my map,  it looks like Niceville is pretty close to the water.   I sure hope you will be safe and not have any serious damage. 

Will be thinking about you.  Take care !!!

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 08, 2018, 07:16:50 PM
AS I wrote before, Mah jongg is very popular here the rec. hall has a large group theat play a couple times a week.  I tried but everyone was too serious . My trouble is I like to gab when I play.  I never could play pinochle with my husband, he would remember every card.

Jean, I too am watching that storm headed your way  Of course my DIL is also there
A week ago or so when it was so hot her A/C stopped working
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 08, 2018, 07:55:37 PM
Beautiful night for a walk, and color starting to show at the park.

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Post by: jackwv on October 08, 2018, 07:56:48 PM
Now you know this would be my favorite.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 09, 2018, 02:44:24 AM
Mimi is incredibly photogenic. She should be a model! Or an actress....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 09, 2018, 08:21:28 AM
Bubble Mimi would have to have a low action part.  She sits as seen in the photo, no wonder kids are not afraid of her.  She walks up to adults, sits like a statue and wants petted.  Kids hug her and she never pulls away.   Her low energy matches mine.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 09, 2018, 01:19:57 PM
It's like all of us in our golden years; we all get a mite slower moving.  ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 09, 2018, 01:25:56 PM
Jack, thanks for posting those lovely picture, Always look forward to those pictures of your best friend. She does know how to pose
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 09, 2018, 03:16:21 PM
Jack, without a doubt, your sweet furbaby is worth a million, you are so lucky to have found each other.  Beautiful shots of the early colors & totally agree with "your favorite".  :thumbup:

Yep, Bubble, that can full of ivories I found had those markings & I had no idea what they meant.  I still don't know what I did with the rest of the coffee can full I had, probably gave them to my daughter (will check).  I'm positive mine were ivory & had the curve of cane back.  For sure it's nice to have a complete set, plastic or not, to actually use.

Sato, interesting how you've blended the colors in the background, very dramatic photo.  An interior decorator would have a field day with all of your photos, deciding which ones to make prints for walls.  Beautiful work.

My pool is full but not quite running over from the rain, and the rain gauge is near the top, so must go back flush the pool and dump the gauge to make room for more to come!  The wind is making the pool water "bounce", and what I can see of the river, it is way over it's banks.  I will get out after while & have a look, but need to get things out of the RV before it starts raining again.  I am enjoying the cooler weather, need to go dig out some "sweat pants" for around the house.  I am ready for winter! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 10, 2018, 05:07:11 AM
Coleus - another leaf

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 10, 2018, 05:29:12 AM
Shirley, I played 'solitaire kyodai' with mine; after arranging in the special pattern, i have to take off free pairs of the same tile.  It's fun.
But now I can do that on the computer, so no need to create the pattern.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 10, 2018, 09:25:41 AM
Sato, another beauty.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 10, 2018, 07:45:55 PM
Bubble, I play "plain old solitaire" on the Kindle all the time (can't just sit & watch TV).  I like the solitaire on my oldest computer but it is so slow now I hardly use it.  Right now I need to go get links to bookmark on this one, I downloaded some photos but can't resize on this one.  I asked my daughter if she remembered if I gave her those ivory Mah Jongg... she doesn't think she has them, maybe they are in a box in my basement, but I don't think so. I've got to clean out that basement..... someday. ::)

Jack, I tried everything I could think of with the Windows 10 photo stuff but can't get them resized or even crop to suit.  I am such a dunce & do not understand without being shown.  I don't know how you get your photos resized with frames, etc without Paint Shop Pro.  I have a version that would probably work on this one, but since I tried it on the other after son updated it to Windows 10 & couldn't figure how to use it, no sense putting it on this one.  I will give up & use the old computer to show you how high the river is... still flood stage around here.  My house is not in any danger but a lot of people are in a mess.

Sato, I wish you could explain how you get those effects with your photos... very pretty!

I did get the slide out on the RV today, so I could take clothes out of the drawers & closets in the bedroom.  Managed to get all done, swept the floor & pushed the button for the slide to come back in.  Before I put it out I took it to the gas station & fulled it up for the next trip to Missouri (family reunion). I hope to stay a little longer this time, the cats love it when we just eat and watch DVDs on the king size bed.  It is the drive that they don't like.... all in their heads.  ::)

Hope Larry & Jean are safe and their house.  I checked on my brother & wife... they have 2 kids with places in FL but they are not in danger, I was told. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 10, 2018, 08:04:55 PM
Shirley I heard from Jean this morning.  They were leaving their home to move north to be with family.  Hope their home survives. 

The Windows 10 photo program will do a crop and straighten out a photo, but limited on the crop.  It does a good job with color and sharpening the photo, but I use another program to frame.   Here is a crop of the Mimi photo I posted yesterday, with a crop.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 10, 2018, 08:55:04 PM
Jack, my biggest problem right now (with photos) is the camera takes such large files that online resizer we use won't accept them.... so I have to resize before I can upload them to that site & somehow, I just don't get the job done.  Was so simple to pull up PSP & do it all without even thinking.  boo hoo.... :tissue:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 11, 2018, 02:47:49 AM
can you not set the camera to take smaller sized photo?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 11, 2018, 06:07:52 AM
Chrysanthemum - a special kind

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 11, 2018, 08:06:28 AM
Jack, glad that you heard from Jean.  She did write something yesterday that they were in  Hattiesburg, MS.  It sure looks terrible from the pictures this morning.  My oldest son and DIL are on a trip to Italy with some friends from Hilton Head, SC.   And, this morning, one of the reporters were in Hilton Head and the storm was hitting there, also.  They had just gone through the last hurricane, but didn't have any problems with that one.   I have not heard anything from them since they went on this trip.

JOY
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 11, 2018, 09:46:51 AM
Bubble.........."can you not set the camera to take smaller sized photo?"... :idiot2: :uglystupid2: :crazy2: :2funny:... If I knew how to do that I probably would be smart enough to set up this new PSP!!!  Last night when I got on this computer (bought this past summer when we were at Walmart in Salida, CO...bargain)... had an update & now does not have sound.  I restarted & still no sound so will just look at that little red X by the icon for sound... until one of my smart kids comes to bail me out. HP computer & I don't find a little roller wheel under the lip like on my Toshiba laptops.  Don't know if I touched something or if the update did it. 

Talked to a long ago high school friend last night, that lives in South Carolina & we laughed about our phone problems, she went back to a flip-phone.  Her 54 year old son died a couple months ago so she's had time to realize she can't stay in her home anymore & will move to AZ to be near her other son.  I called to tell her about the reunion and that I saw in the online hometown paper yesterday that another friend of ours son's obit, same age as ours...  I heard last year that our friend was in a care home with Alzheimer's, so not sure she will realize.  Had e-mail from another school age friend that lived next door, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer & just had her first chemo treatment.  Much sad news lately.

Do have one bit of good news, Callie Cat showed up at the front door for her "midnight snack", I really thought she was gone for good since she had not been here since a week ago today!  She is sitting by the "toe warmer" vent under the kitchen sink, warming her body.  I plugged in her bed warmer last night in the garage but for some reason she won't use it. Can't trust her in the house unless I am watching her every move.  Busy day so better get moving.  Shirley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 11, 2018, 01:27:16 PM
We came back home last night.  Fortunately, we had no damage in the Niceville area as the hurricane went east of us.  We are so thankful.  My daughter said there was one scary moment, but that everything went quickly.

Sato another lovely photo.

Jack, loved your photo of Mimi.  I always use Photoshop Elements and they are always changing their program, but usually the basics that I use stay consistent.  As Shirley says, the camera photos have to be altered in size before those basics work. ☹️
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 11, 2018, 01:30:25 PM
Jean, wonderful to hear from you.  Horrible mess for some areas, but pleased you and Larry are ok.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 11, 2018, 05:49:42 PM
Just took a chance coming in here to see if there was any news from Jean.

Jean, I am so glad that you and Larry are back home and didn't have any damage,  I know you are happy that everything was ok at  your daughter's, also.

Terrible pictures on the news. 

Thanks so much for letting us know that all is well.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 11, 2018, 08:40:11 PM
Jean, glad you are home & have a home to come home to!  Terrible photos on the news. I know we have other friends living in FL but brain not pulling up names. Thanks for checking in.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on October 12, 2018, 07:40:17 AM
Sato, what an interesting Chrysanthemum. I have never seen any like it. Chrysanthemums are a big hit here for fall planting.

Jean, I'm glad to hear that you are okay.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 14, 2018, 02:45:28 AM
Posting for Lindancer

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The 12th, would have been our 72nd anniversary, this was taken 10 years ago just before he passed
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 14, 2018, 02:56:47 AM
Lindancer ( deAngel Gloria )...
...happier times to cherish...that is such a lovely photo...Wow, 62 years of happy marriage, such a great achievement in today's short lived society...
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 14, 2018, 06:20:20 AM
Roses in autumn

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 14, 2018, 07:38:29 AM
Gloria de,  What a nice picture.  I am sure that gives you such a warm feeling to look at.   What a great looking couple !!!

Thanks, Bubble, for posting that for Gloria.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 14, 2018, 09:16:55 AM
Gloria, a wonderful photo, and you must have many happy memories to have been together that many years.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 14, 2018, 11:01:18 AM
Gloria, great that you got that photo.... sorry we didn't do that, but we didn't.  You have not changed a bit in 10 years.  I'm sure the smile on his face is because you have such a zest for life & always kept things lively, besides having a beautiful smile. Thanks for posting, Bubble. 

Gorgeous rose photo, Sato.  Maybe it is the Peace rose?  My bush did not do well this year, too hot & dry.  What I love about the Peace rose is every flower is different, some have more pinks & reds and others more yellows.

We have a wet, colder day and chance of snow flurries tonight. Hope it isn't freezing rain since the trees have all their leaves yet and would have a lot of limbs on the ground (even if heavy snow should fall).  Don't look for trouble, Shirley.  ::)  We maybe had a few hours of fall one day, but went from HOT to winter awful sudden!
 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 14, 2018, 11:11:09 AM
Oh what a beautiful blushing rose, Sato!
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Post by: angelface555 on October 14, 2018, 12:35:39 PM
Gloria, what a lovely photo of you and Cy! That is indeed an achievement as Jackie posted! You two look so right together, and I know memories must be cherished.

Sato, another lovely flower! I too thought it was a Peace Rose?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 14, 2018, 12:51:38 PM
Sato...
...a beautifully mixed coloured Rose...
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Post by: FlaJean on October 14, 2018, 01:10:40 PM
Gloria De, what a nice photo of you and your husband.  Precious memories!

Sato, another lovely photo.  I love seeing your flower postings.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 14, 2018, 03:05:44 PM
Bubble, thanks so much for posting our photo. we all still miss our dear ones


Thanks you my dear friends for making such beautiful comments

Sato, thanks for posting the picture of that beautiful rose, I like the delicate coloring 
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 14, 2018, 05:00:55 PM
Gloria, what a wonderful picture of you and your husband.  With smiles like you have in the picture, you can look at it now, smile and reminisce about all of the happy days you had. 

Sato, what a lovely rose. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 14, 2018, 05:31:57 PM
Temp up to 60 but cloudy.  Short walk in the park.  Not much color, but always something to see.  Two photos.



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 14, 2018, 05:48:32 PM
Gloria de.....what a lovely photo of a happy couple..love the sparkle in both your eyes.

Sato, lovely rose..I wonder does it have a scent as pretty as the petals?

Jack beautiful array of mums and I love the photo of Mimi.....she is so photogenic.

Shirley, thank you....mind didn't work...think it went away this weekend and didn't take me :(.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 14, 2018, 06:14:38 PM
Hey, Jake..... Amy got Mimi's name right so guess I can get over my typo of Millie the other day........Just teasing, Amy!!!!  Some times the fingers & brains don't sync......  :crazy2:

Beautiful mums in those pots.... wouldn't you love to look out any window of your house to see that?  I'd also love to look IN MY HOUSE to see that gorgeous Golden!   Thanks, Jack....  My kitty flowers are being a pain in the neck today & last night. Tom seems to think that 2:15 am is a magic number & insists on going out.  He does whatever it takes to get me out of a sound sleep.  Tiger doesn't want to go out until I get back in bed & then she starts her routine.  Cats just refuse to obey like a dog will, and I know they understand exactly what I'm saying.
   :knuppel2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 14, 2018, 06:19:06 PM
Shirley, I should have read all of your post. We had two goldens here today, we are looking after the neighbours dog and cat for them. Rex fits right in here, he is family. Love him to pieces. Callie, the calico cat is so sweet, but I can't bring her here hubby is allergic so I go over and give her lots of love too. She likes to snuggle then gets her motor purring..so soothing that is.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 14, 2018, 07:05:58 PM
To be honest, Amy, I am pretty sure the cats are MY serious allergy problems, but am determined to care for them as long as I can, when I can't, they will have to be put to sleep.  I won't let them suffer because we made them depend on us, ferals are not taken in by any agency here, even when babies.  Even though my sons have been in & out all their lives, the cats will hide from them yet.  Very sad.  Their mother (Callie, a calico) is much friendlier as long as I am standing near, will even rub up against a neighbor, but they tell me she runs if I'm not there.  The "kids" (they are 7 now) are so afraid of dogs I know I am just dreaming about having one as long as they are living.

Have to tell you about them purring... Tom purrs so loud you can hear him across the room.  Cas used to laugh at him and called it "humming".  They all get their motors running when I reach down to cuddle... they don't like to be held.  Tiger wants to sleep on my arm by my head, but Tom thinks the back of my leg is perfect & stretches out so I can't move.  Poor Mama Callie has to sleep in the garage because she wants to mark her territory & that is a problem! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 14, 2018, 09:35:58 PM
Jack, that mum tree is different, again Mimi is posing like a model
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 15, 2018, 05:00:29 PM
Beautiful picture, Jack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 15, 2018, 05:26:48 PM
The mum tree is a rack for displaying the different colored mum.  It makes a nice exhibit.  With Mimi I simply say sit and then wait for the "smile"
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 15, 2018, 06:19:03 PM
Shirley, my husband also has allergies , he found out he was allergic to a lot of things and dogs/cats were amongst them. He walked out of the Dr office and said well it is the dogs and I said (jokingly) we are going to miss you!!! The folks in the office had a good laugh over that. There is no way he would part with his dogs...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 15, 2018, 08:35:04 PM
Amy, I like your man.......I feel the same about the cats, they are mine until...........but I sure don't want any more!
Not sure this is the right size, keep trying.  This osprey stops to perch on this pole every spring & fall, fishes & moves on.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 15, 2018, 09:52:02 PM
Great catch Shirley, only a few in our area and I have never spotted them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 15, 2018, 11:32:53 PM
Thanks, Jack, that was full zoom with the 70.... the pole is 2 houses from mine.  A couple years ago I got a shot of it after it dropped down into the river right behind my house & came up with a fish about half as long as it's own body.  Wasn't real clear but I was tickled to catch it in action.  I resized with whatever is on this laptop... Windows 10.  I first picked the smallest size but it was tiny ... but this one looks too big.  We had snow last night & a hard freeze tonight... don't have the RV or pool ready for winter so holding my breath nothing breaks.  Got to wait until next week after I get back from the last "planned" trip. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 16, 2018, 02:13:36 AM
Shirley it was over double the permitted size.  I resized it for you and sharpened.  I hope you don't mind.
It should be 700 or 800 px   on the longest size and not over 130 Kb
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on October 16, 2018, 08:04:02 AM
Great picture, Shirley. 

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on October 16, 2018, 12:03:48 PM
Thanks, Bubble, for fixing it.  I don't understand when I check "Properties" what everything means since using the PSP, I can see the length & width & all.  I am ready to throw in the towel when these "things" make changes.  Just this morning Yahoo mail came up with a new way of signing out.  Took me a while to figure how & then I checked the other Yahoo mailbox and had the same trouble.  What worked on one didn't work on the other so I just shut down!  Maybe a little short on patience?  :-[

Thanks, Joy... I do love being able to capture something so far away without changing lens. Something I wanted from the very first camera.  Now I have to learn how to resize to share.....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 16, 2018, 12:15:27 PM
Wonderful shot, Shirley. Detail is so clear.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 16, 2018, 02:55:12 PM
Shirley, that is some clear shot, out here on the end of the Island the lighting Co. Puts poles up with a platform on the for the osprey to nest
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 17, 2018, 04:57:00 AM
Shirley, no problem if you send them to me for posting, I'll be glad to do it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 17, 2018, 10:54:55 PM
Thank you for the offer, Bubble.... I was going to pick out a couple "thru the window" shots & send you but my daughter called & came by, she just got in town today to baby sit her grands while the parents take a 2nd honeymoon (10th Anniversary) to Hawaii... be here all next week so I will make my reunion in MO & be right back to visit with her while the kids are in school & youngest in day care... sort of early school now days.  Was wondering how Don is doing, do you hear from him often?  Tell him we miss his cheery messages. 

Yahoo mail is working right again, guess these updates had more glitches than Microsoft realized & having to do a lot of fixes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 18, 2018, 06:37:14 PM
Shirley has the same camera, a fixed lens that means you do not have to carry several lens.   I took several photos this evening, the first a long shot at the Oglebay Lodge and you can see the moon in the sky.  I then zoomed in on the moon from the same location and that is the second photo.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 18, 2018, 07:00:24 PM
Great shot, Jack... & I was in such a hurry I forgot to see if you mentioned whether that was hand held on the zoom.  I was watching out my kitchen window while ago, it faces the front so saw the eagle light down on the very tall cypress tree across the street.  It landed on the back side of the tree so not positive it was the eagle or osprey.  I thought the osprey had already gone on south, but the eagles stay here for the winter.  They are SO sneaky & try to keep out of view if they see humans anywhere below.  We have 2 neighbors that have 6 chickens... both 5 now... as pets & enjoy the fresh eggs.  No question they are much more expensive eggs than what they can buy at the store.   ;), ... and I'm sure the eagles can see a meal down there on the ground,  >:(   .... may see them more often this winter.  If so, I'll have a camera sitting on the table & hope to get a shot to share.  Thanks for the comparison.... I still think these are the best cameras for people like us... that just enjoy what we see.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 18, 2018, 07:47:41 PM
Shirley that was just hand held.  I never carry the tripod, need one hand for Mimi.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 18, 2018, 10:20:31 PM
Thanks for all the wonderful photos.

I'm glad to see Sato is posting his lovely flowers again.

Shirley - You have one photo on the river that looks like a piece of art! (edit:) Just went back to look and it's the one named Chalk Creek.

Jack - Mimi looks prettier than ever and has learned to pose so well! I can just see her saying "There's Dad with the camera again".  :) Good friends of ours lost their beautiful golden to Cushings disease at the age of 7.  Recently they decided to get another one, but this one is smaller and has shorter hair. She's a lovely dog.

Gloria - That photo of you with your husband is a treasure! You both look so happy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 19, 2018, 06:42:38 AM
Autumn rose - 2

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 19, 2018, 07:47:08 AM
Sato...
...Roses are my favourites, the more perfumed - fragranced the better...I love them any months - seasons of the year...

Jack wv...
...now why does the song of " fly me to the moon " keep springing to mind?

link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJ0zMv4N4o
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 19, 2018, 09:47:06 AM
Jackie like that tune, listened then also caught Sinatra singing it.   Thanks.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 19, 2018, 12:38:18 PM
You did really good with that zoom, Jack.  I don’t do as well with the 200 on my zoom shots.  My hands don’t shake but my arms get tired.   :(  I’ve been using my phone and smaller camera more lately.  My small camera has a pretty good zoom.

Sato, another lovely flower.  Love roses and especially yellow roses.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 19, 2018, 02:20:32 PM
Jean I have had some luck with the 200.  I watch the monitor to see the zoom and then click.  Will sometimes do several times since some are poor.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 19, 2018, 02:36:48 PM
Sato, another beautiful Rose

Beverly, thanks for you nice comment. My memory has gotten bad, we would have been married 73 years on Columbus Day

Jack, I always enjoy your photos





Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 19, 2018, 07:49:33 PM
Pretty rose, Sato, I haven't seen any late blooming roses around here.  In fact, my yard has turned brown this week, it is mostly Bermuda grass.  I do have some mums starting to bloom.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 21, 2018, 03:37:41 AM
Autumn roses - 3

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/P1000048.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/P1000048.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on October 21, 2018, 10:12:19 AM
What a beautiful rose, Sato!  Thank you for posting the picture.  Does it have a name?

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 21, 2018, 11:24:04 AM
My little pumpkin
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 21, 2018, 11:25:40 AM
OK, what are we doing wrong.  Every time we try to post it's either upside down or sideways!  HELP!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 21, 2018, 11:39:46 AM
One more try....Here's Emma!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 21, 2018, 11:41:02 AM
Yay! Right side up but I still don't know how.  What might we be doing?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 21, 2018, 11:56:02 AM
Jane, no idea what the problem is but will take Emma from any angle.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 21, 2018, 01:00:03 PM
Jane, a little doll!  It was easy to rotate the picture until Emma was right side up.  She is cute at any angle.  Seeing I don't know how to post, I can't help you.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 21, 2018, 01:01:09 PM
Jane, I also don't know what you did, but I flipped it for you. She's not "scary" at all! :)


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Post by: Shirley on October 21, 2018, 01:13:01 PM
That is one cute baby, Jane!  I clicked on the tiny one & it got big to see her better.... She still has that Reba grin & I expect her parents thinks she looks like you, right?  Hope they forget to take her home & you get to keep her a while, will enjoy watching her grow up.  Thank them for sharing with us.

Another unusual & beautiful rose, Sato.  I've never seen petals like that. Great detail.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 21, 2018, 01:14:43 PM
Thank you Angelface, for puttting Emma right side up and thank the rest of you for the kind words.

Angelface, could you email me what you did to reposition the photo?  Please?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 21, 2018, 01:18:24 PM
Jane unless you have PSP2018 by Corel, it wouldn't help. I rotated then flipped the photo using PSP as an editor. Bubble also uses a Corel PSP program so I'm not sure if there is something else available.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 21, 2018, 01:21:43 PM
Beautiful rose, Sato.

Jane, adorable.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 21, 2018, 02:31:37 PM
Jane, she is a keep,  she will keep you young
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on October 21, 2018, 02:49:44 PM
Emma is such a cute baby!!! 
They grow up so fast!! 

Sandy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 21, 2018, 03:24:35 PM
SANDY, that statement is proven by the photo that appears beside your post!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2018, 05:19:34 PM
Jane, what a beauty Emma is..time has gone by fast!  She sure melts ones heart.


Sandy, Fi has also grown, she is another beauty!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 21, 2018, 11:19:46 PM
Sato - That peach colored rose is my favorite.

Jane - Emma is a darling! Love the pumpkin photos.  My youngest great-grand is going on three. They grow up so fast.  Do you remember a song called "Turn Around"? I forget who sang it.

Jack - Fantastic pictures. I'm just the "point and shoot" kind but my camera would do more if I bothered to learn how.  ::)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 21, 2018, 11:38:10 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-211018233336.jpeg)

I mentioned this picture over in "Norm's place".  I took this many years ago in Oklahoma at dusk of a scissortail flycatcher. Never was able to get a good photo of one.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 22, 2018, 02:38:08 AM
Emma, I love you!!!!! :)
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Post by: FlaJean on October 22, 2018, 12:57:44 PM
Nice photo, Beverly
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Post by: jackwv on October 22, 2018, 03:01:21 PM
Nice day but windy.  For a change I took Mimi up to the park early.  Still not much color and she was having so much fun running loose that I did not take photos of her.   Took one of a Deer statue  near the parking area, then on the way back, while sitting on a bench, I spotted the strange cloud formations.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 22, 2018, 03:24:18 PM
I found the lyrics to the song "Turn Around" for Emma and all the little ones in our families. Tugs at my heartstrings!


Turn Around

Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own
Turn around and you're two
Turn around and you're four
Turn around and you're a young girl
Going out of the door
Turn around
Turn around
Turn around and you're a young girl
Going out of the door
Where are you going my little one, little one
Little pigtails and petticoats
Where have you gone
Turn around and you're tiny
Turn around and you're grown
Turn around and you're a young wife
With babes of your own
Turn around
Turn around
Turn around and you're a young wife
With babes of your own
Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 22, 2018, 04:34:36 PM
How true!!

They have left to go home and I missed them before they were out of the driveway.

We took a 4 generation photo and I did all the steps that Cindy taught me and when I went to get the photo where it should have been, it wasn't there.  It's right where I told it to go but I can't find it to post here.  I'm going to try one more time and then I'm going to go flop on the couch an loaf for the rest of the evening.  I'm really beat!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on October 23, 2018, 05:50:15 AM
I remember that song, from back when I was into folk music.

Kingston Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag_0uSyhZeo
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 23, 2018, 08:55:01 AM
I think I found it this time.  If I did, you'll see four generations.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 23, 2018, 08:59:09 AM
Well, you'll have to bend your head to see us.  I guess "practice makes perfect".  At least I found the photo this time.  Maybe some sweet soul will stand us on our feet!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 23, 2018, 09:03:45 AM
For Identification...

My daughter (the Grammy) is on the left, then me (the GG) then Emma and her Mama, Alison.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 23, 2018, 11:24:30 AM
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Post by: JaneS on October 23, 2018, 12:06:02 PM
Oh!  Thank you very much!  I was getting a little dizzy!
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Post by: Sandy on October 23, 2018, 12:08:17 PM
Great Picture !!!!
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Post by: Lindancer on October 23, 2018, 12:10:56 PM
Thanks Bubble for turning the picture, now my neck is straight again

Jane what a lovely family photo. Thanks for posting, I still do not know how to do that. I depend on Bubble or Patricia
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Post by: Lindancer on October 23, 2018, 12:12:11 PM
Jack, thanks for posting,  The leaves are still on the trees, but very little color.
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Post by: jackwv on October 23, 2018, 12:26:17 PM
Gloria thanks, you know I will be back up there but with rain many of the leaves are gone.

Bubble thanks for your work and Jane a wonderful photo.

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Post by: FlaJean on October 23, 2018, 12:26:42 PM
Jack, lovely photos even without a lot of color.

Nice family picture Jane.

Beverly, the words to that song are so true.

Marsgal, enjoyed the song by the Kingston Trio.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 23, 2018, 12:49:54 PM
Jane, I had an unexpected result with your picture.  I double clicked on it (the sideways picture) and it went into download.  I clicked on "Open" and the picture appeared right side up.  And I now have a downloaded picture in my picture file.  It's a good picture of all of you. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 23, 2018, 12:59:02 PM
A great neighbor is retiring and moving out of the area to be close to grandchildren.  Knew the home would sell fast, in a great neighborhood.  Here is a photo I took of several sitting in line waiting for the open house.

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  Home already sold and know family of the young lady moving in.

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Post by: angelface555 on October 23, 2018, 01:17:39 PM
Jane, what a wonderful, four generation family photo! Did you receive my email?

Jack, I wonder if one of those inline was the lucky buyer?  ;)
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Post by: FlaJean on October 23, 2018, 01:34:57 PM
Jack, that is cute.  They are waiting to meet the new neighbor.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 23, 2018, 01:49:15 PM
Clever picture, Jack.  I wonder if they mistook your neighbor's house for the Oglebay mansion.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JaneS on October 23, 2018, 04:20:24 PM
Thanks for the kind words. 

Yes, PATRICIA, I did get your email and I showed it to my daughter.  She said, "I've read that and I know all that stuff.  Nothing worked to change it.  When she posted the first picture it was right side up in our file but it posted sideways.  The same thing happened to me this morning.  When I started the posting, the picture was right side up in my file but it posted sideways.  I wonder what happens between my file and the discussion?

My daughter is very computer savvy.  She works for a large communication sales company in Dallas and in her department, if something isn't working right someone will always say "Ask Cindy".  There are about 125 people in her department.

Big NEWS!  Emma cut her first tooth on the plane on the way home!
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Post by: angelface555 on October 23, 2018, 04:37:26 PM
Jane, I'm glad your daughter knew all of that as I didn't. I Googled because in an earlier post you had asked me to email you on the particulars and I only had my PSP. And I didn't know how to explain it outside of that program.
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Post by: Shirley on October 23, 2018, 06:32:11 PM
Great photo, Jane!  Glad I got her a little late cause Bubble "righted it".  Cannot believe how much all of you look alike.  You need to get a print of that to hang....

Jack, I would love to have your deer visit my yard.  Bet I'd have them eating out of my hand in no time~~  Had a house in this neighborhood that just sold in 8 days & someone called me this week wanting to know if I was interested in selling.  NOT ME!
Neat shot.
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Post by: Joy on October 23, 2018, 09:45:57 PM
Jane, wonderful picture of the 4 generations !   You have a nice looking family,  especially little Emma.  LOL  I know you have lots of good memories  of you all being together.  And, a special picture to remind you everytime you look at it.  Hope it won't be too long before you all can get together again.

Jack, that is a really nice picture.  They almost look unreal. 

Joy
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Post by: JaneS on October 23, 2018, 11:21:44 PM
Thanks Everyone!

Jack, I love the waiting line.  If there's a line around here, it's usually rabbits or geese.  Sometimes, it might even be skunks!

PATRICIA, I asked you about emailing before I realized it was a program you had that worked on S&F.  I thought it might be something we could do when we were posting.  Thanks for trying and for putting us on our feet.  And is that program something that you have installed on your computer?

I'm off to bed.  Love all the photos.  Keep them coming!
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Post by: Beverly on October 23, 2018, 11:28:52 PM
Jack - Great picture! Do you often have deer in your neighborhood? Those two look very relaxed.

Jane - That's a wonderful four generation picture.
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Post by: MarsGal on October 24, 2018, 06:46:06 AM
Lovely generational photo, Jane.

Jack, I guess your neighbors don't need to ornament their lawn with deer statues; they have the real thing. Do the deer frequent your neighborhood often?
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Post by: Amy on October 24, 2018, 07:05:38 AM
Jane, lovely photo of you all. Hope you have printed and framed that one! Everyone is smiling so sweetly.


Jack, beautiful photo of the deer, one can see they are quite content laying down.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 24, 2018, 09:44:45 AM
Oglebay Park has herds of deer running loose and being fed by visitors.   I am several miles away but still see deer almost daily.  They ignore Mimi.  A neighbor feeds them and since I do not grow flowers I do not consider them pests but love to see them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on October 25, 2018, 02:38:37 PM
Guess I have to accept the fact there is little color this fall, and read the following on the weather channel.

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Did a collage of past fall photos, shame nothing like it this year.

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Post by: Amy on October 25, 2018, 03:40:39 PM
Jack, that is beautiful!!!
We didn't get the vibrant colours that we normally get here either...and yes it sure was hot!! Leaves are off a lot of trees with the Tamarac's ready to drop their needles soon. We know what comes after that!
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Post by: JaneS on October 25, 2018, 10:05:25 PM
JACK, beautiful colors and nice work putting it together for those of use who will miss the colors but not the raking!
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Post by: Sato on October 25, 2018, 11:44:57 PM
Autumnal photo

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on October 26, 2018, 12:18:59 AM
Autumn Emperor Dahlia

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_1072.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_1072.jpg.html)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 26, 2018, 03:23:38 AM
Incredible color in that dahlia, Sato! So beautiful.  I wish I had a tuber or two of them  to plant in my garden!
And it has so many buds that will still be opening.
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Post by: JaneS on October 26, 2018, 07:32:01 AM
SATO, you seem to have access to so many different kinds of flowers.  Are they yours or do you live near them?  At any rate, keep them coming!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 26, 2018, 01:14:19 PM
Jack, a very nice collage of Oglebay's autumns!

Sato, you are indeed lucky to live amid and see such beautiful flowers and thank you for allowing us to see them through your lens.
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Post by: Shirley on October 26, 2018, 06:07:21 PM
Jack, that is an amazing collage... so many colors!  All of a sudden we are seeing brilliant colors in trees around here & is such a treat.  We hardly saw any flowers this summer, my mums are starting to bloom but not many.  I cut off a lot to take to my parents graves (that I didn't get to deliver & until this moment, forgot they are still in the RV in a vase, covered with a plastic bag.)  I better go get them out, been in there a week tomorrow so doubt if they smell very good now...ick!  I will try to get some photos to share with you.

Sato, more gorgeous photos of extraordinary flowers. I agree with Jane & Patricia, you do find beauty where every you are.
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Post by: Sato on October 26, 2018, 10:04:49 PM
Autumn Cosmos

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Post by: Mary Ann on October 26, 2018, 10:13:19 PM
Sato, cosmos are one of my favorite flowers.  I haven't had any in a long time.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on October 27, 2018, 12:35:43 AM
Lovely, Sato!
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Post by: JaneS on October 27, 2018, 07:20:32 AM
SATO, lovely sight to awaken to.
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Post by: Joy on October 27, 2018, 08:22:58 AM
I, too, have always liked Cosmos.  Sato, I will agree with all the other comments. 

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 27, 2018, 09:51:22 AM
I too like the flower, and also its name.  I wonder who named it and why it was so named. These photos are very sharp, make the flower vibrant.
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Post by: jackwv on October 27, 2018, 09:58:01 AM
Sato all your flower photos have such detail and are a joy to view.   
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Post by: SCFSue on October 27, 2018, 12:30:15 PM
Great hat, Bubble!  I'll bet you're very well decorated for Halloween.  I have a large ceramic pumpkin and my son got it out for me yesterday.  I put it on a high stool and will light a candle in it on Halloween night.  I don't expect many Trick or Treaters, though, as our downtown merchants association sponsors Trick or Treat snacks on the main street across from Auburn University.  Lots of parents prefer taking their kids up there.  I'll have only 2 or 3 families who will "trick or treat" me--so I know I'll have leftover candy!

Do you expect little ghosts and goblins on Halloween?

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on October 27, 2018, 12:45:01 PM
Sato, the colors in your flower photos are just beautiful
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Post by: Sato on October 27, 2018, 10:38:48 PM
Colored woods in Fall

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/sIMG_2322_1.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/sIMG_2322_1.jpg.html)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 28, 2018, 03:16:24 AM
Sato...
...now that is what I like to see, the colours of Autumn...now if only I was walking out amongst them...and with dogs by my side through those woods...I would be in pure heaven, once again...

Jack wv...
...I would also be just as happy and blest to do the same dog walk through your Oglebay, if only for the colours...   
 
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Post by: MarsGal on October 28, 2018, 05:39:21 AM
Sato, our autumn colors this year, so far, have been non-existent to dull due to the very wet and warm weather. Usually peak fall color is around mid-October, so I am enjoying your colorful Fall picture. Thank you!
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Post by: JaneS on October 28, 2018, 06:38:22 AM
Oh Wow!   That's what I'm missing this year!  We have crisp and brrown but no color yet.  I did see two vees of geese fly over yesterday.  So I know it's Fall but I sure to miss the colors.  Thanks,  Sato.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 28, 2018, 08:39:13 AM
And we are icy and expecting snow momentary, so Sato, such a lovely photo to see!
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Post by: Joy on October 28, 2018, 08:50:51 AM
Oh Patricia !!!  I just hate to think of the thought of snow!   Hopefully, we have,  MAYBE, another month that we don't have any of that white stuff.  I used to like it when I was a lot younger, but just don't like even to see it falling anymore.  Let alone have to get out in it.  Which I don't really have to do anymore.  If I have an appointment scheduled,  I surely will cancel.  I have enough trouble walking in good weather........sure not going to chance going out in bad weather like that.

I always feel bad for people who have to work out in it.  All 3 of my sons love to ski,  so they enjoy being out in it.

Have a good Sunday.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on October 28, 2018, 09:51:10 AM
Sato now that is a great fall photo, sorry we do not have the color this fall.
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Post by: angelface555 on October 28, 2018, 09:55:22 AM
I know what you mean about falling. I've upgraded to a Lifeline MedicAlert, the size of those old style transistor radios that makes me want to hold it up and mutter "Beam me up, Scotty." I'm also looking for a staff, (not a cane); with a spike on the end for winter walking.

While there's been lots of severe weather pronouncement, so far not a snowflake to be seen. You have another month where generally our first snow appears around Halloween.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 28, 2018, 01:44:47 PM
Sato, those colors are so bright that it looks artificial.  Unknown here :(

Sue, no Halloween in Israel, so no decoration.
That hat was used for our Purim festival when all dress up.
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Post by: Amy on October 28, 2018, 02:25:01 PM
Patricia, would these be of any help to you?

https://www.amazon.ca/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ice+grippers+for+shoes&tag=msncahydra-20&index=aps&hvadid=75385323374238&hvqmt=b&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_50fq2m11pi_b

We also have these on the bottom of a walking stick/or cane.It is the  DMI5 prong.  and you can disengage it when you don't need the ice grip. We also have these on longer walking sticks when we go out for the mail.

https://www.amazon.ca/cane-ice-grip/s?page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acane%20ice%20grip
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Post by: angelface555 on October 28, 2018, 02:31:55 PM
Thank you, Amy, but I have two pairs of those and the issue is that one or the other will slide off a boot when I'm walking which is why I'm looking for a staff, (Also to provide more walking stability!); hopefully at one of the local sports shops!
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Post by: Shirley on October 28, 2018, 05:37:25 PM
Patricia, I wished you lived closer & I'd share some "staff" types I bring home from CO.  I have extra long ones for walking along the creeks so they hit the ground a few feet below me to make a "3 point" landing.  I have shorter ones for normal gravel ground & some just about the size of a cane.  My boys are always on the look out for special ones for me & I have at least half a dozen in the garage waiting to be carved.  My youngest will sit at the picnic table in the campground & shave off all the little nubs so they are smooth & won't snag clothes or especially any where my hand will hold. 

I've gotten them in the habit of walking along with eyes open for any downed branch or small dead tree with an interesting "head".  Different woods make them light, heavy or sturdy... I have aspen, willow, pine & looks like cherry but sure it isn't.

I have one that we cut down, a provision when I agreed to sell our lot at the Lake in MO... I wanted a hickory stick from the lot before signing the deed.  In the center of the lot was a young tree that would have been cut down to build a cabin.... so we settled on that one.  Sadly, it is more than 10 years old & still not carved because it is twice as heavy as any other wood. 

Bet you can take a walk out in the woods somewhere & find a downed limb that you can bring home to just shave off the limbs & use.  In the hardware store I found you can buy the rubber tips in different sizes, so just shave the wood to fit.  I did find a ski pole with the point on the end (a whole quarter at a garage sale) that has the strap on the hand to slip onto your arm... big help going down to the river when icy.  Good luck, think outside the box!

Sato, gorgeous colors & delicate leaves.  I will try to get photos in the next couple days to show you what I see here.  I am surprised how pretty it is all of a sudden.  We had another flock of robins migrating through this morning.  They are always so frisky & chattering to each other, can't help but smile at them.
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Post by: JaneS on October 28, 2018, 05:38:01 PM
Just a thought, but how about a ski pole?
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Post by: angelface555 on October 28, 2018, 07:32:31 PM
Shirley, I tend to fall because my balance is shaky and the black ice and mid-street frost heaves in winter necessitate a point at the bottom, and a cane wouldn't work as well as a staff.


Jane, I thought about a ski pole, but would like a staff as some folks have here. If I can't find the staff, I'll buy the pole. It was 2014's fall on black ice that put me in this predicament.
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Post by: Shirley on October 28, 2018, 07:56:13 PM
The ski poles I found were for cross country so think are longer & do have the pointy end.... I actually bought a single one & then found a pair for the same quarter price so got 3 poles for 50¢.  Good luck with the hunt.
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Post by: Sandy on October 29, 2018, 12:25:17 PM
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Post by: JeanneP on October 29, 2018, 12:27:09 PM
I have tried to learn how to play Mahjongg but never could. Bridge is another one I just can't play.
I have been off computer for awhile and now just went into the last few days. Will have to got back and see what all has been going on for past month.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 29, 2018, 02:13:15 PM
Oh what a cute little " Devil.."  ;) ...bet she has the heart of an Angel...
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Post by: JaneS on October 29, 2018, 03:00:30 PM
What a little doll, SANDY!  I can't wait till mine is old enough to talk too.  I bet she's great company!
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Post by: Lindancer on October 29, 2018, 07:13:23 PM
Sandy, she looks like a cute happy little devil with  that smile
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 30, 2018, 04:21:11 AM
For JeanneP

Was at a wedding this weekend and this is with my grandaughter Neely husband and their three Children

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Post by: JaneS on October 30, 2018, 06:33:10 AM
JeanneP, Lovely family...looks like they are sharing a happy time!
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Post by: MarsGal on October 30, 2018, 06:38:54 AM
Thanks, JeanneP. Very nice photos. Looks like you had some good weather for the wedding.

I thought I would take a photo or two of my neighbor's Halloween display, all lit up. But discovered neither my laptop nor my tablet will take night photos - no flash. bummer.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 30, 2018, 08:10:28 AM
What can I say but a wonderful " of your next future generation family photograph.."...Jeanne P, you look very happy and proud to be by there side...
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Post by: jackwv on October 30, 2018, 09:19:21 AM
JeanneP,  Wonderful family photo, envy you the young ones.

Posting a photo for Shirley, it is one of trees in her front yard.  With the mix of green and color She titled it "changing clothes" 


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Post by: Mary Ann on October 30, 2018, 09:59:59 AM
JeanneP, great picture of you and your family.  Jack, that is a pretty picture you posted for Shirley.  I think I am not going to get my color tour this year, not that there has been much color.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Joy on October 30, 2018, 10:52:24 AM
Sandy,  cutest little "Devil"  I have ever seen.  Hard to believe she has gotten so big.

Jeanne, nice to see you back in here.  Nice picture of you and your family.  You look so good.   Looks like a nice day for the wedding.

Shirley,  that is a lot more color than in my area.   Our trees have still not changed much at all.  THey are saying that it is because of so much rain we have had.

It is supposed to be warmer for the next few days.  Will be great for the little trick or treaters.

Nice to see some new pictures.

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on October 30, 2018, 11:30:32 AM
Thank you, Jack, for posting.... and I neglected to mention that both trees are in my front yard, both planted by us and we had no clue they would be so colorful when we planted!  The yellow one (sweet gum) actually started as a volunteer that I put in a pot for a couple years & my husband planted... so my baby.  The red one is a Cleveland Pear, blooms look like the Bradford pear trees & we bought it when not much taller than I am.  One tree that had been in the front yard was struck by lightning & we had to cut it down.  I thought of changing clothes because our temps go from cold to hot in 24 house & constantly having to change clothes to adjust to the weather.  Thanks for the comments, everyone.... hope the rest of you have a more colorful fall.

Jeanne, you sure look good & I envy your hair, has nice body & wave.  Good looking grandson in law & the kids are darling.  Maybe the boys have your hair (even if parted on the other side)....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 30, 2018, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: MarsGal on October 30, 2018, 06:38:54 AM
I thought I would take a photo or two of my neighbor's Halloween display, all lit up. But discovered neither my laptop nor my tablet will take night photos - no flash. bummer.

Try taking those photos, even if very dark and send them to me to fix the light and post. They should be interesting to see.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 30, 2018, 01:22:19 PM
Jack does a fantastic job of photos of Christmas lights.... told me he takes before TOO dark (but I still don't have any luck with it.)

Just racing through, waiting for the dryer to stop
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Post by: jackwv on October 30, 2018, 01:45:02 PM
Thanks Shirley, take loads of photos and keep a few.  Seldom use the flash outdoors, prefer to take the photos at dusk.   Oglebay is preparing for their festival of lights.  Here is a photo from last year.

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Post by: angelface555 on October 30, 2018, 03:07:29 PM
Some very nice photos today, good looking grandchildren, look like their Dad, Jeanne, nice trees Shirley, I hadn't heard of Sweet Gum before! Jack, I always enjoy seeing your Oglebay shots!
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Post by: Lindancer on October 30, 2018, 08:51:13 PM
Jeanne, Such a nice picture of you and good looking family

Shirley, trees do look like you had some Fall.  Our leaves are hanging on, and very little color Man going  to come to morrow to remove leaves, and thats a joke, cause still are on the tree.  Even with all the wind.
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Post by: Sato on October 31, 2018, 03:28:22 AM
Maple in red color

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 31, 2018, 04:37:20 AM
Sato...
...that is what I like to see, Autumn coloured leaves...I can look out my front windows and see some coloured leaves around, oh the golds, the reds and the oranges...just so lovely to look at...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2018, 06:39:30 AM
such vivid colors... I never saw that.  I would be collecting those leaves to make a collage.
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Post by: JaneS on October 31, 2018, 07:03:13 AM
Beautiful, Sato!  I'm afraid we won't have any of that here.  I think yellow might be our brightest color this year.
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Post by: jackwv on October 31, 2018, 09:29:14 AM
Beautiful Sato
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Post by: angelface555 on October 31, 2018, 12:12:37 PM
I agree with Jack, Sato. So very crisp, clear and lovely!
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Post by: FlaJean on October 31, 2018, 01:26:17 PM
Jeanne, what a nice family photo.  You look so happy with those lovely great grandchildren.

Shirley, nice fall colors.  Too warm here for the fall colors which I miss.

Sato, outstanding photo of fall leaves.
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Post by: Lindancer on October 31, 2018, 02:44:43 PM
Sato, we have some bright colored leaves on our trees, but no beautiful red like ypu just posted.
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Post by: Shirley on October 31, 2018, 05:17:17 PM
Beautiful colors, Jack & Sato.  My daughter just called after driving half way across Kansas & the whole state of Missouri... said the trees were spectacular & "she kept taking pictures with her eyes" all the way.  I am so tempted to take a run through the southern part of both states but know this day & a few more like it, most of the leaves will be on the ground.  I have not checked weather to see what is ahead for the next week, but would be so nice to just "mosey" along.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 01, 2018, 11:59:34 AM
MaryPage and her brother David

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Post by: angelface555 on November 01, 2018, 12:35:16 PM
MaryPage, what a beautiful photo of you and a handsome brother! And thank you Bubble for posting!
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Post by: jackwv on November 01, 2018, 12:41:07 PM
Good one with big, natural, smiles.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on November 01, 2018, 02:17:34 PM
Thank you so much, Bubble, for posting this pic of MaryPage and her brother.  She looks so much younger than she says she going to be! I just love the way everyone here does these little kindnesses for each other. 
Bubble, tell me what do you hear from Don?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 01, 2018, 03:56:10 PM
What a lovely photo of a happy brother and sister...I so remember Mary Pages postings, she painted a picture of where she was living as if one was standing along side of her also viewing the scenery...
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 01, 2018, 04:36:41 PM
I love the picture of MaryPage and David. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on November 01, 2018, 04:56:46 PM
Great photo, Mary Page..........and I'm trying to remember that years ago we had "Missouri connections", didn't we?  Where you grew up or family lived?  I love your jacket & agree that your brother is nice looking.  I think I know your age & it's hard to believe if I'm right... knock off 15-20 years would be closer to the numbers, you look super.  Thanks for posting, Bubble.
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Post by: FlaJean on November 01, 2018, 08:02:04 PM
Wonderful photo of Mary Page and her brother.  I really miss her posts.  So good to hear she is doing well.
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Post by: Sato on November 02, 2018, 02:46:58 AM
An autumnal photo of colored trees, tower in the distance and a boat on the water

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_1221.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_1221.jpg.html)
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Post by: angelface555 on November 02, 2018, 03:06:04 AM
Sato, very lovely and serene!
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Post by: Sato on November 02, 2018, 03:37:15 AM
Danke, angelface.
Sato.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 02, 2018, 03:38:05 AM
Sato...is this a stretch of water you have been on yourself...Is it a lake or a river? and as Patricia says, it looks very serene...
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Post by: Sato on November 02, 2018, 03:51:20 AM
Vanilla, it is a lake or pond....   thank you.
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Post by: Joy on November 02, 2018, 05:58:17 AM
Great picture of MaryPage and her brother.  Is that a recent picture?   ???  I, too, miss her enjoyable messages.  She does live in a beautiful area  !

Joy
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Post by: JaneS on November 02, 2018, 07:57:24 AM
I too miss MaryPage and what a lovely surprise to find her picture posted!

Love the photo of Autumn in Japan, Sato.  You do take lovely photos!
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Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2018, 09:32:36 AM
Sato, I agree with Patricia - Serene is the word. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 02, 2018, 10:17:09 AM
Sato, I'd love to be sitting beside that pond and relax.  It is a beautiful scene.

Joy, I think MaryPage said the picture of her and her brother was taken in May outside her condo.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 02, 2018, 10:25:24 AM
Quote from: Shirley on November 01, 2018, 04:56:46 PM
Great photo, Mary Page..........and I'm trying to remember that years ago we had "Missouri connections", didn't we?  Where you grew up or family lived?  I love your jacket & agree that your brother is nice looking.  I think I know your age & it's hard to believe if I'm right... knock off 15-20 years would be closer to the numbers, you look super. 

From MaryPage
She said she is almost 90. She certainly looks wonderful and much younger.


Please tell Shirley the jacket is an old Talbot's, and like all Talbot's garments, it just won't wear out.  Tell her I am a Virginian in every way, except that I live in Maryland now, but I do have a daughter who married a Missourian and moved out there.  She just retired from teaching tw0 years ago, lives in Kansas City, as does her grown daughter with 4 children.  She also has a daughter who works and lives in St. Louis, and has 2 children.  The one who lives in Kansas City is a radio announcer on KCUR.  Her oldest of the four is an architect.  The 2nd is a musician (classical, not pop, he plays the cello and composes) and the younger two are still in school
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Post by: SCFSue on November 02, 2018, 11:07:45 AM
Thank you so much for posting the picture and the note from Mary Page.  We corresponded for a lot of years.  I've missed her.

SCFSue
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Post by: FlaJean on November 02, 2018, 11:51:09 AM
Beautiful photo, Sato.  Both you and your wife are masters of photography.

Jackie, I often think of you and those beautiful dogs.  I know you must miss that love.  I know when I lost my poodle, I so missed her running to the door with her excited barks when I got home from work.  Now we just enjoy seeing our daughter’s two little doggies.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 02, 2018, 05:54:18 PM
FlaJean...
...strange you should say that today, as it was yesterday, two years to the day I said goodbye to my Benji, yes I miss all three of my babies, Petra and Megan, they were my life...
...I have been doing some fond reminiscing of them this evening...shedding some tears through my laughter...
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Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2018, 06:09:08 PM
Just read where Amy lost her Golden Girl.  So hard to express how we feel.  It was just 50 degrees and I felt the need to take Mimi for a short walk.  Quiet at the park and overcast.   

Only photo is my pit stop  :) at the lodge, Mimi was in the car or I would have sat a spell.



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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 02, 2018, 06:33:29 PM
Jack wv...
...was the " pit-stop " for the loo or for a quick beer... ;)
...doesn't the lodge allow dogs inside, shame Mimi had to be left in the car...
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Post by: Lindancer on November 02, 2018, 06:58:09 PM
Jackie, I remember the sad days you had with Benji. I still miss my Great Dane, that we had for12 years, she is gone many years now. they are family. I am so sorry to hear
Amy lost her Golden Girl
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Post by: jackwv on November 02, 2018, 07:21:50 PM
Jackie I had several beers earlier, so I was headed for the loo.    Not sure of pets being allowed on a leash but would never have her with me for the short visit  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 02, 2018, 07:55:45 PM
MaryAnn,   After I wrote my comment about MaryPage's picture, I did read where Bubble wrote that it was a recent picture.  She sure looks great, along with her brother.  It is a shame that she is not up to coming back here.   Her vivid descriptions were really enjoyable to read.  She could paint a lovely picture with her words

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 02, 2018, 08:58:21 PM
Joy, you are so right about MaryPage's descriptions of places around her.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on November 02, 2018, 10:23:30 PM
Beautiful photo, Sato, and think everyone is right about it being serene, just let the eyes wander around at so many different colors and "texture" of foliage.

Mary Page, must have been a time you went to visit your daughter.  Maybe in the days of Senior Net when we would hang out in the Missouri Discussion?  My daughter lives in St.Louis (Creve Coeur).  Kansas City is kind of home, we went to the city a lot when in high school & my oldest brother lived on the Plaza so I felt like I was going home when we moved to Leawood. I do like the older styles better than what I've see the last couple years.... & you are right, Talbots carry nice clothes.

Gorgeous room, Jack... can't get over all the Christmas decorations out already, but what few I put out this year will go up in a couple weeks, right after Thanksgiving.  If nobody plans to come by my house over the holidays, I've been known to take decorations down the day after Christmas.  Love those big ornaments, I had some nice ones to put outside & gave them all to my daughter after a couple years.  Our wind twists things around too bad, now I just hang about half a dozen strings of light from the porch light, with a big red ribbon at the top & silver & red garland streaming down behind the lights... plug in right near the floor of the porch so helps anchor down the whole thing.  I've waited to trim my holly bush so will have plenty of greenery to play with, the leaves are so pretty this year, shiny & dark.... shame the berries came on too early.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 02, 2018, 10:27:08 PM
Shirley, MaryPage isn't on site and you could email her if you wish.

The photo was from June of this year.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 03, 2018, 04:39:35 AM
Jack wv...
...I forgot to mention the Lodge room decorated and ready for Christmas, how very inviting and cosy looking....

...Since I lost my three babies ( dogs ) Christmas will never be the same for me anymore...I got into a ritual, came downstairs to three happy to see me and tail wagging dogs, Christmas tree, and Christmas presents all on the table, or on the floor by the tree ( the wrapped dogs toys - food stuff ) was on the table as they could sniff the food out and would have ripped the packaging apart if it was left on the floor around the tree )  ;D ...oh if only I could have those days back again...you dont know how much you miss it until its gone.. :'(   
 
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Post by: angelface555 on November 03, 2018, 10:24:41 AM
Jackie    :hugs:
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Post by: jackwv on November 03, 2018, 10:31:14 AM
Jackie, fortunately I can still get around so when I lost Jessie it was only a matter of several weeks when I decided I needed another golden companion.  Should have considered a small breed, but Mimi is not very active  (but always ready to go. )
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 03, 2018, 10:41:03 AM
Patricia...thank you for the hugs...boy do I need some of those...

Jack wv...some smaller breeds can me mighty lively...you done well in your choosing of Mimi, or did she choose you?...
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Post by: Joy on November 03, 2018, 11:00:42 AM
Jackie,  I keep wanting to ask you how you have been feeling.  Do you still belong to any of the MS support groups that you had mentioned going to a long time ago?  I hope that you still are doing pretty well and able to get around ok.   

Sending you some (((((((((hugs))))))))) !

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 03, 2018, 11:06:06 AM
Joy...
...yes, thank you for asking and a special thank you for my hugs...I am now a member of two once a month, MS social groups...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 03, 2018, 11:08:43 AM
Jackie,  I am so glad that you are still participating in these groups.... especially for the social activities.   

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2018, 12:19:06 PM
Shirley, Norm and Dot had a lovely holly tree in front of their house in Florida.  One year, and one year only, we heard a whoosh and a pack of robins flew into the tree and demolished the berries.  When they left, another batch of robins flew in an finished what the first batch did not.  We stood there in awe!  As I said, never again.  Before they sold the place, they had the holly removed, I don't remember why.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on November 03, 2018, 02:01:11 PM
Jack, that’s a lovely scene.  We haven’t done any Christmas decorating since we moved here in 2016, but we did finally unpack the Christmas decoration boxes.  I’ll do a little something after Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 03, 2018, 09:40:53 PM
Mary Ann, years ago when camping at a lake in MO, I walked around the water edge & came to a tree absolutely full of the eastern bluebirds.... never saw anything like it.  I was too tired to go back for my camera & figured I'd go down early in the morning & take photos.  Next morning not a single bird in that tree, I was so disappointed.  We used have have a big pyracantha bush that robins would strip bare every year, until the first cat came to live with us. She was a hunter so they didn't eat the berries, ice broke the branches off & we finally cut it down.  I'll try to remember to take a photo of the holly tomorrow, the leaves are like a picture but no berries at all so far.  Had a lot of them this summer, crazy weather doing strange things.
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 03, 2018, 10:04:35 PM
Shirley, we had a beautiful pyracantha bush/tree where I worked so when I moved to this condo, I bought a plant.  I planted it on the north side of the building where there was space and it grew and one branch grew at the bottom and reached out to the sun.  The tree was very unsymmetrical!  I had that branch cut off and the rest of the bush has remained upright.  I have a few orange berries on it, but nothing like ours at work.  Of course that one was out in the open so not in constant shade.  I am the only one who appreciates the bush.  With the first hard frost, the berries will freeze and the beauty will be gone.

I have a garden problem anyway and not much I can do about it.  First, I can't do the gardening any more and Tom can't do it and he is not interesting in gardening.  Over the years I have planted small bulbs and other nostalgic plants that I guess only I appreciate.  My neighbor has been caring for my garden and I've tried to tell her what is there - things she cannot see because the bulbs foliage has died down.  It will be interesting come Spring to see what comes up - if it comes up.  I have some sort of "wort" but that is large enough it won't get dug up.  I have Star of Bethlehem bulbs where nothing shows.  I really want people to leave my garden alone but no one listens.  Tom will inherit this place and he won't do anything and I am trying to make it so it looks good but with ground cover - mostly myrtle.  'Taint easy"!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 04, 2018, 03:18:10 AM
Sato...
...that is Autumn at its finest... :)
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Post by: Sato on November 04, 2018, 03:56:40 AM
Vanilla, sorry.  I made a cross-posting.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 04, 2018, 04:41:15 AM
Sato..
...no apologies needed, even I didn't notice it was a duplicated photo...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 04, 2018, 08:19:05 AM
Posting for Amy

This is Golden Girl As A Pup
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 04, 2018, 09:15:29 AM
What a sweet puppy photo, Amy; She matched her bedding too! I know you will cherish these memories.
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Post by: jackwv on November 04, 2018, 10:52:48 AM
Amy, love that photo, and then they develop that Golden Smile.  Remember the smiles!
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Post by: Shirley on November 04, 2018, 10:57:13 AM
Oh, Amy, she was darling, probably the cutest pups of all.... guess that's why they use them so often in commercials.  Thanks, Bubble.
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Post by: JaneS on November 04, 2018, 11:27:27 AM
She certainly is a sweetie!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 04, 2018, 11:39:07 AM
Rest In Peace little one...you will be welcomed by my three over the Rainbows Bridge...
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 04, 2018, 03:16:57 PM
Amy, what a cutie.  Goldens are cute at any stage, but especially as pups.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Denver on November 04, 2018, 03:20:51 PM
Sweet Little Golden Girl......

Thank you for sharing this cute picture with us.

RIP GOLDEN GIRL🙏
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Post by: Amy on November 04, 2018, 04:23:34 PM
Thank you everyone...as Jack will  agree that Golden are so laid back. I could put her in a room filled with children and she would be in her glory.

I would assume that Buddy and Sassy were there to meet her...along with Rascal, Boots, Tyler, Trixie, Shep, Sheena, Nicky, and the list goes on. I just didn't name my dogs, the horses, cows and sheep got it too.....size]
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 04, 2018, 04:41:46 PM
Amy, I hope Golden Girl also met up with Cadence (Cadey), Tom's dog of about 20 years ago who also had to be put to sleep.  She and I were great friends and when I visited them, it was I who took her for her walks - she'd put her paw on my knee to let me know she wanted to go out.  We all miss her and she's been gone over 10 years. 

Goldens are the best, as Jackwv will agree.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on November 04, 2018, 06:47:59 PM
Amy, love that picture of Golden Girl, I know she gave you so much pleasure.

Jack you will enjoy this story, My Mark took his Golden retriever Rosey, with him on his honeymoon.


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Post by: jackwv on November 04, 2018, 07:34:59 PM
Gloria. years ago I went with my daughter to Dewey Beach Delaware.  We took My Jessie and in the evening would join other people with their dogs.  One couple from Baltimore, with two goldens were there celebrating their honey moon.  Now on my trip to the ocean when we married 1956, we did not have pets at the time.  But assure you that I had a smile on my face. :)
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Post by: angelface555 on November 04, 2018, 11:03:40 PM
Jack, there I was innocently browsing through the replies when you surprised a laugh out of me!   :thumbup:
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Post by: angelface555 on November 06, 2018, 11:56:19 PM
We had an Arctic blizzard!


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Post by: angelface555 on November 06, 2018, 11:58:05 PM
Some weren't pleased,


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Post by: JaneS on November 07, 2018, 06:37:53 AM
Patricia, please keep it in Alaska.  There's still too much to do outside!
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Post by: jackwv on November 07, 2018, 10:11:45 AM
Patricia, your photo makes it clear someone was not pleased.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 07, 2018, 11:42:25 AM
Thanks, but the irony in that photo was that we had received at least three severe weather notices saying to expect heavy wind gusts, drifting snow and at least four to six inches in the foothills, lower passes and the valley over a three day period. Since Halloween is when it habitually snows here, we prepared.

That bare dusting, not even covering the grass was the result. In the seven days since, that has been it.
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Post by: Shirley on November 07, 2018, 12:49:27 PM
Patricia, hardly what I expected of Alaska's blizzards!!!  :2funny:   We are expecting "flurries" tonight but that's usually when we get a dose of ice mixed with those flurries & wrecks in every block.  Especially when we haven't had a good rain earlier to wash the oil off the streets from a dry season.  Can really get slick from the oils.  I will have to dig out a photo of old LaurenKat to show you how much she looks like your baby, even to the glare in her eyes. 

I had hoped to go to MO before our family holiday, but running out of time between elections & this cold snap.  Got the RV winterized but still waiting to close the pool after the trees quit dumping their leaves.  Hate to close them under when they are falling faster than the pool man can get the cover secured.  Bought a new one this year & have paid for installation so not sure how this works.  They install screws into the concrete (something my husband tried one year & failed to keep leaves out, plus when we uncovered, all the "gunk" on top fell into the pool.)  This one was quite pricey so better work or I'll sit right in the middle of the pool pad & cry!   I've picked up 4 BIG bags of leaves & filled the dumpster with more (limit of 4 bags or bundles besides the dumpster), so I'm ready for a nap as soon as I grab a bite of lunch. 
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Post by: JaneS on November 07, 2018, 05:04:52 PM
Today was a BUSY day at good old Wally World!  I got two of the worst registers in the store and then I went looking for some things that I need and couldn't find any of them.

The GOOD news is the sun came out today and so did the tree guys and they not only finished the trees and cut and stacked the wood for me to sell, they cleaned out my rain gutter and down spouts.  So I have to count today a good day in spite of the registers and not finding what I need.

Tomorrow is another day and hopefully, the electrician will show up.  I can't even call him because I don't know who he is.  My son decided he's going to pay this part of the job and he's bringing a guy that does electrical work for his store.  So I just have to wait it out.  Hopefully, the insulation will be done next week. 

My plan for tonight is to do absolutey NOTHING!  After I feed the dogs and myself, I'm going vegetate.  Might try to watch a christmas movie but if it doesn't happen, so be it.

I hope you all had a good day and things like pool covers and dust bunnys and naps and lunches and whatever got done.  I might have had a busy register but I had nice people through my line. And that's what counts.
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Post by: Lindancer on November 07, 2018, 06:34:11 PM
Jane a better day to morrow :thumbup:


Patricia, love that expression, thanks for posting
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Post by: JaneS on November 07, 2018, 09:02:03 PM
Sorry folks.  I meant for that to go in the Soda Shoppe.  I guess I was more tired than I thought.
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Post by: Sato on November 09, 2018, 05:48:37 AM
Poinsettia

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 09, 2018, 06:13:35 AM
Sato...
...that will be in most peoples homes very soon...dont think it will be Christmas without it...
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Post by: JaneS on November 09, 2018, 06:56:35 AM
How beautiful!  And how appropriate for the season!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 09, 2018, 07:01:27 AM
Lovely poinsettia.
I had it as a tree in the garden, it was very colorful too.  That is when I learned that the red bracts are colored leaves and not petals of the flowers. The flowers are the tiny yellow ones in the center.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 09, 2018, 07:03:23 AM
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Vanilla, do you recognize this town views?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 09, 2018, 07:04:21 AM
one last one...
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Post by: JaneS on November 09, 2018, 07:25:47 AM
Beautiful views, BUBBLE, but you've piqued my curiosity.  Why would you ask Jackie if she recognizes them?  Are they from England?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 09, 2018, 10:23:47 AM
Bubble...
...hope I have gotten these right, it would be rather embarrassing if I haven't so, all are of our Thames.......

...The Millennium Bridge...
...The Shard building...
...St Paul's Cathedral...
....In the far distance...Tower Bridge...

Did you pay a visit to them, if so, when?


   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 09, 2018, 11:27:22 AM
Bravo Vanilla!
No, no more travels for me but my son lives in London and he sent me those to show me how the town has changed since I was there.
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Post by: Joy on November 09, 2018, 11:50:47 AM
Isn't that just great !!!   A friend in Israel, has a son who lives in London and can share pictures with this friend in Israel !   The Internet can let us all travel all over the world without ever leaving our homes.   Just so amazing !!!!!


Thanks,  Bubble and Jackie for the interesting pictures and Jackie's  identities  !

Joy
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 09, 2018, 01:08:17 PM
London is our Capital but been quite some years since I last travelled into it for my daily work...or indeed for leisure or pleasure...
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Post by: Lindancer on November 09, 2018, 02:11:43 PM
Joy, it is a small world. Years ago I need help with a project I was doing in Homemakers.  I asked a question, and Bubble was the only one to answer me.

another story you did  not ask for, when i went to london many years ago on a tour. I plan to meet my pen pal of 50 years in the Kensington Hotel.  When we got there they changed our hotel to the Kensington Close. I was told they would let my correspondent know where I was.  Of course they did not, so I never got to meet Joyce in person. That was before every one carried a phone

Jackie, she was from Bedford
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 09, 2018, 02:18:35 PM
Bedford ( Bedfordshire ) my old home town two plus years ago...

Lindancer...
...did you ever get to meet her in the end?
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Post by: angelface555 on November 09, 2018, 02:24:58 PM
Lovely photo, Sato!

Bubble, your son took some great photos of the Thames and surroundings!

Gloria, speaking of a small world, when I first met Bubble, she encouraged me to meet a friend of her's living in Fairbanks. Of course, it was Karren who posted here at first in Fairbanks, then later in New Jersey. I miss talking to Karren and Monte!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 09, 2018, 02:50:01 PM
Since many mentioned members from long ago, I thought you would maybe remember this -

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I don't know who did the montage. It is not signed
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Post by: Lindancer on November 09, 2018, 02:50:24 PM
Patricia, I have posted to Karrn many times, She seem like a lovely person.  Do you know I still think about her and our friend who lived on the upper east side of NYC. I am embarrassed to say I can't recall her name and we use to email. Of course I can't say it is old age.  ::)

Jackie  , I started writing to her when I was 12, Somewhere I still have her old address. Her name last name was Cooper. She passed away about 10 years ago. Her husband then ask  if he could still keep on corresponding
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Post by: angelface555 on November 09, 2018, 03:33:58 PM
Gloria, it struck me at the time that a new friend in Israel initiated contact and then a meeting between me and someone who lived in my town here. Karren, Monte and I had a few lunches, and outdoor market visits as well as venturing to the fair together but too soon moved outside. We had a lot in common including PSP.
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 09, 2018, 03:36:28 PM
Bubble, so many familiar names and so many no longer with us.  I know I had forgotten about several of the people listed.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on November 09, 2018, 03:58:06 PM
I agree and vaguely remember that being posted, wasn't it from a Texas poster? So many gone, I agree with MaryAnn. Thank you Bubble for posting this!
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Post by: Joy on November 09, 2018, 05:42:44 PM
Patricia,  thanks for mentioning Karren.  I had kept in touch with her after they moved to New Jersey.  She was so sick for a long time.  We had several  things in common.  She really seemed like such a nice person.   

Did you work with her at the place where they made the wooden bowls???  I know you were friends.   

There are a lot of old friends that I do miss their postings. 

Bubble, so many familiar names on that montage.  I am listed on there as "Lady Beejay".   When this new forum started up,  I signed in with my real name. 

Can never forget Gladys,  Scotty Dog, P. Roe,  Fairwinds, Papa John and Norm's fun postings,   Biscuit,  Joan Limotta, who I think went as "Northern Joan",  Alice Wyatt, who I kept in touch with, Oscar,  just to name a few who were very faithful posters. 

I think I started coming onto the original site not too long after it started.  I first only posted in the Fibromyalgia board, as I had a friend who had that and I wanted to find out some information for her.  The moderator for that board was Sylvia Tribe,, and we got to be such good friends.  Even tho I didn't have Fibro, she kept encouraging me to keep coming back. We got to be really good friends.  She passed away several years ago and I still miss being in touch with her.  Another poster in that group was Bobbie Gould.  She is the one who traveled with her dog.  She doesn't post here anymore, but her daughter just posted her new phone number on FB  and I must give her a call.  She hasn't been real well.  I know she still keeps in touch with a few old members.

That was back  when a lot of the states had their own forum.  Pat Howe and I had started the forum for Maryland. 

Does anybody remember when the original Senior and Friends got started ?  I do remember that I had seen  an article about it in the Sunday magazine section of the Sunday paper. 

Joy
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Post by: JaneS on November 09, 2018, 07:22:13 PM
Bobbie and her dog stopped at my house on one of her trips.  She spent the night and about half the next day.  I have a picture somewhere of her dog and mine nestling together in my living room.

I also saw that magazine article and mentioned it to my kids that I was thinking of trying to find the group.  My daughter answered, "Don't you need a modem for that?'  I said, "What's a modem?'  That Christmas, I found out.  My CPU disappeared and came back ready for the internet.  About a month later, I found Senior Net.  And I've been addicted ever since..  I think Rae was in that article.

What memories I have!  And how I cherish them!!!

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Post by: JaneS on November 09, 2018, 07:29:11 PM
Forgot to say, I thought that looked like St. Paul's Cathedral in one of the pictures but I thought I must be mistaken because why would BUBBLe be posting that!
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Post by: Joy on November 09, 2018, 07:57:17 PM
Jane, do you remember what year that was?   I think I have probably been around just about as long as you have.

Lots of water over the dam in that amount of time.  LOL

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 09, 2018, 08:06:29 PM
Joy, Karren, and Bubble were good friends long before Bubble, and I met though PSP. Bubble mentioned she had a friend in Fairbanks and thought we might become friends as well. It turned out that Karren and I lived just a couple of blocks apart and we became friends. I mentioned it because of your earlier post. We never worked together because at that time she was Monte's caregiver after his accident.

In SeniorNet, I was in Cats, Missouri due to Bunny via PSP, Recipes, Quebec,(Ruth), Computers, (Oscar, TpkiDave, Jerry); and Northern Joan, Norm, PJ, Jerry2, Den, Gladys, P.Roe, Katie, Rusty, Alice, MEgann, Carole, MaryPage, Janice, Rae, Jackie, Peaches, Adrienne, Carolyn, Mare, Sandy-Dapph, Agnes, Snowwitch, Ardie and so many more! What was Den's sister's name, the one who loved Alabama football and her husband? It was a strange and wondrous time that went by far to fast!

Bunny, Sasha, Martex, and Ginny I met first in Thirdage, and they talked me into coming over to SeniorNet in 2000. After SeniorNet inexplicitly dumped their boards, Sandy-Dapph started a rescue SN site and then Norm began  his Bait and Tackle which came on to Pat's website when she started the precursor to  Seniors and Friends.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on November 09, 2018, 08:46:11 PM
Patricia, when I went to the library for a few computer lessons they suggest SeniorNet as a safe place to go. I had just retired from the hospital and was looking for more things to do. I have never been one to set quite,
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on November 09, 2018, 09:57:51 PM
JOY, it probably was the very late 90s because I saw the article in the magazine when I still lived in the old house but I got the modem my first year in this house.  That would have been 1997.  My Gosh!  I've lived here 21 years!  I never really stopped to check that out before.  Time goes so fast!

The first person who emailed me directly was Joan Grimes.  They were planning the Atlanta Bash and I mentioned that it might be fun so she emailed me and invited me to register.  Then Ardith Matreski? from PA emailed me and asked if she could answer any questions about the Bash and was I truly interested in going?  I didn't but it would have been fun.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 09, 2018, 11:43:49 PM
Gloria, SeniorNet was terrific in the beginning. ThirdAge did the same almost directly after SN and dumped their boards without warning. Jane, was Joan from Alabama? That may have been Den's sister. She came to SeniorNet about a year before her brother's death. I seem to connect her with "The Crimson Tide."

Does anyone remember P. Roe, Con, and their six sons? Now she was a character! She once wrote me a long email about using my name and felt any other monikers were for children!

I was lucky in that Adrienne made video copies of all the bashes she went to and charged a minimal fee for copies and mailing. It was my only way to enjoy those bashes. I know they are around somewhere in my external drives. I particularly enjoyed the Lake Louise and Canadian Bash.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 10, 2018, 01:47:02 AM
Your mention of our dear Karren and her Monty brought back both good and sad memories...I well remember her long and brave fight to beat her cancer...and her e-mail offers of being there for me if ever I needed someone to talk to...Of course I never took up her offer, I never burdened her, she had her own issues to deal with but, just the offer alone showed what a lovely caring lady she was...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2018, 03:12:42 AM
posting for Amy

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My poor mums
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2018, 03:48:41 AM
posting for Amy

I have to admit , it is so pretty out...my poor lilacs likely don't think it is pretty :)

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on November 10, 2018, 07:00:39 AM
Hmmmmmm?  Snowflake mums and snowflake lilacs...don't think I've ever seen them before.  There's snow in our forecast for today.  Good day to stay home.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 10, 2018, 07:02:01 AM
Beautiful snow, Amy, and I do love snow.  Maybe the mums won't mind too much, mine survive snow & very cold before they give up for the winter..... guessing the lilacs will sleep the winter away & show off their blossoms as usual, in the spring.  Thanks for sharing your snow (I'd even offer help shovel if we lived closer). 

Thank you, Bubble for posting!  I remember a year when you posted some amazing photos of "misguided" snow in your area.... what year was that?

If Lloyd & Nancy are heading home, I hope they are on the southern route... We are breaking records with cold & most of KS had a dusting to fairly deep snow this week. I think maybe it may be in his driveway when they get home.  Safe trip!  I used to take a magazine called "Arizona Highways", gorgeous photos of all seasons.  Love to actually see that area in the snow, or any time.  We never stayed long, but took lots of photos driving down the highways.

Larry, hope you are feeling better today, do you think changing weather has anything to do with how you feel?  My mother used to say that the older we get the harder it is for our bodies to adjust to different seasons.  I know you don't have the temp changes as wide as we do here in KS (or MO), but another excuse for having "off" days.  No doubt our hearts need a rest when we over do, too, and you do keep busy.

Wishing all a happy day with smiles.  Thanks for the reminders of so many missing since we first started visiting. Think about it, if time was reversed we could say our "senior" years we've known each other as long as those long ago friends we started school with & were still around when we graduated high school.  Some have graduated and will be waiting for us with that big bash in the clouds, you think?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 10, 2018, 07:12:07 AM
Bubble, thank you for posting. Winter has its foot in the door now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 10, 2018, 09:23:08 AM
Amy, I have some flowers in blossom under snow too.  Not a pretty sight, but it's there. 

Patricia, PRoe and Kon visited Norm and Dot a couple times while I was there so I was able to meet them.  She never wanted to let anyone know what the P in her name stood for but it came out either just before she died or just after but she was Pauline.  Kon was deaf.  I don't remember who went first, but both of them have died.  I was able to meet a few people who came to visit Norm and Dot.  Then Katie lived in Traverse City MI and on my way to visit Tom and family, I'd meet her for lunch.  We were to meet when she called to cancel our lunch saying she had a tooth problem.  It was shortly after that when she said she had Stage 4 cancer and she was gone shortly after that.  A nice lady and I know everyone missed her.  Her son had ALS and he's gone now too.  ShirleyN and Danny would drive from Winter Haven to meet us at the Strawberry Farm near Gibson FL - neat couple.  I almost met Patricia but she was not home when I called when on a tour in Alaska and Jim and I were in Fairbanks.  I could have met Sandy but I thought she lived in Bangor ME and we were in Portland ME - so was Sandy, but I didn't call.  Big regret.  I can't think of others I met, if I met any.  But I do a good job talking on the computer.

Oh, how could I forget Papa John and Cornelia.  One year when Jim and I were headed for Florida, I e-mailed PJ to see about stopping there.  He gave me the directions and we found his house and we had a nice visit.  Cornelia had died by that time and you could tell how much he missed her.  It wasn't too long after that that he died.  Norm would love to have gone to the funeral, but he wasn't physically able.  I don't remember the year.

Memories and nostalgia!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2018, 09:38:33 AM
PapaJohn died on January 2015.  It seems much longer than that...
Karren died about 7 months later.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 10, 2018, 09:42:32 AM
Bubble, with both Papa John and Karren, it does seem they've been gone longer than 3 1/2 to 4 years.  Thanks for the reminder.  I think I have both obits but not necessarily on this computer.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 10, 2018, 01:14:09 PM
Amy, I enjoyed your photos of the snow.  I don’t want to go back to “snow country” but I love snow scenes.  We had plenty of shoveling snow when we lived in Maryland and when my husband retired he was determined about moving to a warmer climate.  Today it is 60F and sunny after two days of off and on rain.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on November 10, 2018, 01:46:48 PM
Mary Ann and Bubble. Thank you both for bringing back memories of those that have gone before us.....I always admired Katie....she had spunk ! And Papa John and Cornelia were so devoted to each other. How I miss them. P.Roe was another one who knew who she was and was proud of it. Good kind folks and I pray we will all meet again in Heaven. I wonder if God has a special corner for those of us that love one another Unconditionally.

I am staying home today.....looking through some old books and memories,and I have a t.v. diner that sounds like it needs to be tried out. It is a Lean Cuisine brand, Parmesan crusted fish with pasta in a fire roasted tomato sauce topped with cheese. Then I will have a light supper of cottage cheese topped with canned mixed fruit.

Tonight at 6:30 we will have Mike Chamberlin playing and singing songs of WW11. If I am not too sleepy, I would like to hear him.

I hope you all have a happy, healthy day with much to be thankful for. Love you all, June
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Tomereader1 on November 10, 2018, 02:29:18 PM

"I am staying home today.....looking through some old books and memories,and I have a t.v. diner that sounds like it needs to be tried out. It is a Lean Cuisine brand, Parmesan crusted fish with pasta in a fire roasted tomato sauce topped with cheese."  June, you might want to try the latest Marie Callender's (Delights), they have a turkey meatball with roasted tomato sauce and some mixed greens (w/Kale)
and also a turkey meatloaf.  Both of these are really good, I get them fairly often to keep in the freezer when I just don't want to cook a meal for just me.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2018, 02:54:05 PM
Good morning! Amy, lovely snow photos! We had expectations but only received a dusting and presently just have black ice. I'm wondering if it will be like the winter in 2016 when it was said, "you only needed a tablespoon to shovel your driveway!"

Thanks, MaryAnn and Bubble, Karren has been the only one I've physically met and known. So many others I knew online and corresponded with are gone now. I've grown closer to those remaining.

Since I transfer so much off the computer to external drives, I'm always surprised by what I've forgotten when going through them. It would be nice to keep the memories on hand though.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on November 10, 2018, 04:17:32 PM
Tome, let me know how you like the Parmesan Fish. The Parmesan Fish with Southwestern Rice is one of my favorites, but I see yours is with pasta. I wonder if the discontinued the rice version. The other Lean Cuisine I really like is their pot stickers.

Early yesterday morning I saw that La Platte, MO and Dresler, OH were getting snow. We just got heavy rain. The pictures are lovely, Amy. And so was Sato's Poinsetta. I could never get them to last very long.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 10, 2018, 04:32:12 PM
Patricia, we didn't get a lot of snow ,thank goodness. What was there was heavy packing snow. Black ice is dangerous!! You never know it is there until it is too late! Did you get your walking stick??? 
I have the snow blower all see for more than a tsp of snow but won't be disappointed if that is all we get.  :thumbup:

Jean , 60 is a perfect temperature .. I think I would miss the snow ...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 11, 2018, 07:21:04 PM
Have been away for several days and with just the phone have a time reading the posts.   Spent the weekend with my son visiting granddaughter to see her new home up in Michigan.  Cold and a dusting of snow but roads were clear.  Had a great visit, that included a visit to Black Rock Restaurant. interesting place where they serve you your choice of steak and a large slap of hot marble. You then cook the steak at your table (careful with the fingers)   Posting a photo of my strip steak on the slab and had a salad and loaded baked potato.   

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 11, 2018, 07:53:05 PM
It looks delicious, Jack, and I love a good steak.

Where in Michigan???

PS - I found two Hard Rock Cafes - one in Detroit, the other in New Buffalo (on Lake Michigan).  The New Buffalo restaurant would attract people from Chicago and Northern Indiana.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 11, 2018, 08:11:31 PM
MaryAnn sorry it is Black Rock Restaurant and we went to the one near Novi.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on November 11, 2018, 08:33:07 PM
Jack, that steak looks sooooooooooo good
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 11, 2018, 09:45:54 PM
Jack, I don't know why I read the restaurant as Hard Rock, you wrote Black Rock.  Novi is close to Detroit and I was there when Terry and Jan lived in Plymouth and Farmington Hills.  I have a hard time reading sometimes and I have the start of both glaucoma and macular degeneration.  At my age, it can be expected. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 12, 2018, 02:51:15 AM
Yummy, Jack!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 12, 2018, 03:13:20 AM
Some people just know how to dine, dont they? :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on November 12, 2018, 06:43:55 AM
Good food and family!  What could be better!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 12, 2018, 09:49:35 AM
Mary Ann nothing wrong with your reading, I had posted hard rock and when you mentioned it and I wanted to locate the one I went to I saw that it was Black Rock.  I then went back to my first post and changed it.     It really is an interesting experience and the meal was great.  Being with my son and granddaughter made it special.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 12, 2018, 10:30:13 AM
Thanks, Jack, for getting me out of that hole.  I'm not as dense as I thought.  And Hard Rock is a natural because it is a term used today.  I think Kid Rock is from the Detroit area - Clarkston - and he almost ran for governor.  Too many Rocks!!!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 12, 2018, 06:16:02 PM
Oh, YUM!  Jack, that is sinful looking!  To think when our kids were little & we would buy half a beef for the freezer, I'd have them put the steaks into hamburger meat.   Kids too lazy to chew, not any more!!!  I am not so "up town" as you, know the kids go to the fish & steak places where they cook while you watch & wait, but my dining out is more carry home eating.  Nice job with the photo, your phone?  Making my mouth water.......Bet the best part of the trip was being with that grand, right?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 12, 2018, 06:56:21 PM
Yep Shirley that was with the phone.   I took the camera with me and never used it.  The weather was drab, and fall is over, so just took a few photos with the phone.  She has a lovely home and wanted me to get up to see it.  Great trip despite the weather.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on November 13, 2018, 03:28:35 AM
Last flowers in this autumn

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on November 13, 2018, 06:09:18 AM
Lovely Cosmos, Sato. I've always liked the tall delicate plants with its mass of floweres even though I haven't grown it in years. It is one of those very easy to grow, along with Batchelor's Buttonsm and Zinnias, that I used to plant when I was a child.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 13, 2018, 09:17:23 AM
Sato, the cosmos is like a breath of fresh air, especially in the northern US.  My flowers have been covered by snow.  I also love the cosmos and  haven't grown them in  years.

I hope you are feeling well these days.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 13, 2018, 11:11:41 AM
Aren't the cosmos called wind flowers?  We don't find seeds here :(
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 13, 2018, 11:34:57 AM
Sato, that is a lovely photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on November 13, 2018, 12:25:15 PM
Never heard cosmos called wind floweres, but you never know what common names get attached in different areas. To me, wind flowers are anemone.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 13, 2018, 12:30:35 PM
I do not know the names but know the beauty as displayed in Sato's photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2018, 07:11:49 AM
The fun of starting school in grade 1

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2018, 07:12:44 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 15, 2018, 07:27:12 AM
What a sweetheart he is!!! He has beautiful curly hair and a winning smile .

They grow up so fast, cherish each moment with him.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on November 15, 2018, 07:34:22 AM
OH MY!  He really is growing up and so cute!  And so proud of his shirt!  What a joy he must be to you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2018, 08:15:51 AM
Big smile and ready to go.   What does the shirt say?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2018, 08:22:28 AM
On the front it is the sign of his school.  In the back it says "hello grade one" and the address of his school. Th kids received this on their first day. After that they have to wear the t- shirt or sweat shirt with the sign of the school on it.  But it can be any  plain color they prefer. White is only for Fridays.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 15, 2018, 08:28:33 AM
Thanks Bubble, great idea and he is proud of it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on November 15, 2018, 08:42:13 AM
Bubble, he is one good looking young lad.  I'll bet the little girls in his class already have their eyes on him! 

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 15, 2018, 09:22:51 AM
I love his grin with a tooth missing. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2018, 09:55:39 AM
Wouldn't you know?
A mom came to visit with her little daughter in the same class. Aviv told my daughter: Don't come to the patio, stay in the sitting room. After the visit, he declared: I am in love with her and she told me she loves me too!

They do start early in this generation!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on November 15, 2018, 01:38:22 PM
Bubble  :)

I know you are so proud of him. Beautiful smile and I envy  all that hair. My hair is so thin.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 15, 2018, 01:39:37 PM
Bubble. that is young love!! :smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 15, 2018, 02:36:17 PM
Bubble, watching Aviv grow thru your photos has been wonderful! What a handsome boy he is! Thank you for sharing!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 15, 2018, 04:49:19 PM
Bubble, how I would love for my great grand and your grand, Aviv, to spend time together.... no doubt they would stir up enough mischief to keep parents in a tizzy for weeks after!  I'll bet you "egg him on" and teach him new tricks, right?  The kids wear uniforms where Jace goes to school, navy pants & white knit shirts.... the girls wear plaid, pleated skirts with white knit shirts.  Amelia (the little troll doll with all the hair) is in pre school so doesn't have to wear uniforms....yet. Cute shirts & logos, so fun to watch them grow up, isn't it? 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 16, 2018, 12:47:58 PM
 :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on November 17, 2018, 04:12:54 AM
Final stage of flower in this autumn

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on November 17, 2018, 05:12:32 AM

Soon all leaves drop

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on November 17, 2018, 11:19:21 PM
A few days ago, suddenly my Mac went wrong. I didn't know what the reason was.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on November 19, 2018, 01:37:27 PM

Now been on S and F for a few days or so. Things look to have changed  format. Will check it out later as to what.
I am about like Larry still. Just no energy it seems. The awful weather not helping. Going to be a bad winter I think. Never was my favourite time of year.
My new W10 computer still sitting on dining room table. Still need to get person to install. My cold and cough is not as bad but still not into being on computer much. Sleeping a lot. Think the meds I just stopped taking doing that. Off to Dr. at 1:30 today get a check up.
This windows 7 is still installing things every other day.

All have a nice Thanksgiving. It use to be that the stores started to open up at 6pm on thanksgiving day but now I see that most will be open from 6am until Midnight and then open again for Black Friday at 6am to Midnight.  So there goes another Holiday time.  Next will be a change to Christmas. So sad. Making money seems to be the thing now.

   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 20, 2018, 10:30:38 PM
Not sure how we work this, I added an image over in the Soda Shoppe & it posted there & said in the Gallery. It is in the Gallery so not sure how to get it here.....
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 21, 2018, 07:17:06 AM
Wonderful photo Shirley, I bet there was lots of love and laughter that day!!You have a beautiful family. Thank you for sharing..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 21, 2018, 08:55:10 AM
Wonderful picture, Shirley. How old is the youngest little great-grandchild?  Doessn;t look like there aren't any more babies now!!!


Don't know if any of you have noticed, but WHERE IS JACK ????  I think he has been missing since all the new changes have taken place !!!!  Sure hope he hasn't decided to leave us!!!!   COME BACK, JACK,  WHEREVER YOU ARE ???

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 21, 2018, 09:14:26 AM
Joy, thanks for mentioning Jack.  I've been so busy trying to do things right that I haven't had time to miss anyone.  I'll send him an e-mail to make sure everything is OK.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 21, 2018, 10:17:26 AM
Thanks , MaryAnn.  I just realized that this morning,  that I hadn't seen anything from him/

I did send Jean from FLorida a private message. I sure hope she will figure out the new format and come  back.  She and her nice pictures and videos will surely be missed. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 21, 2018, 01:25:35 PM
Joy, I haven't heard from Jack, but it's possible he's visiting his son or daughter for the holiday.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 21, 2018, 02:57:10 PM
Quote from Jack wv...
..." Few new ones, ( photos ) tried several times and no luck. Keep getting small print. Wish Oldiesman would post several screen shots with directions. Possibly a new discussion just for instructions. Keep just getting small print. Have not given up but will just keep checking  in...Thanks for checking.."
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 21, 2018, 03:13:55 PM
Okay, Jack, see if this works for you, before you start to type (has to be below that "Add image...line, look up at the line that starts with the B (for Bold)... go over to the middle part of that line where all the little colored squares are, mouse under & it says "Font color".. click on the color you want. Move curser LEFT to the next (mouse under says Font size), click whatever you want, I am using 3. Move next left is Font name, I use "Arial"... slide all the way left & click on the B for bold. Now your curser is bouncing in the middle of all that code so just start typing. If you stop to go correct something make sure you stay in that spot between codes. I did get that photo into the gallery & not at all sure how it happened, but it worked. :thumbup:  You are way smarter than I am but it just takes something to click in our way of thinking. Something Oldiesmann said over in the Soda Shoppee worked for me, doesn't mean I don't forget along the way, but I'm working on it.  I even got that photo resized with the newer PSP & am anxious to try it again, see if I can accidentally get it right again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 21, 2018, 03:16:26 PM
Okay, Jack, see if this works for you, before you start to type (has to be below that "Add image...line, look up at the line that starts with the B (for Bold)... go over to the middle part of that line where all the little colored squares are, mouse under & it says "Font color".. click on the color you want. Move curser LEFT to the next (mouse under says Font size), click whatever you want, I am using 3. Move next left is Font name, I use "Arial"... slide all the way left & click on the B for bold. Now your curser is bouncing in the middle of all that code so just start typing. If you stop to go correct something make sure you stay in that spot between codes. I did get that photo into the gallery & not at all sure how it happened, but it worked. :thumbup:  You are way smarter than I am but it just takes something to click in our way of thinking. Something Oldiesmann said over in the Soda Shoppee worked for me, doesn't mean I don't forget along the way, but I'm working on it.  I even got that photo resized with the newer PSP & am anxious to try it again, see if I can accidentally get it right again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 21, 2018, 03:20:58 PM
Quote from: Joy on November 21, 2018, 08:55:10 AMHe is ok Joy, I have been in contact with him and he said " Have to get back to site.  Have been reading but not posting.  So maybe he will pop in and say hello.
Wonderful picture, Shirley. How old is the youngest little great-grandchild?  Doessn;t look like there aren't any more babies now!!!


Don't know if any of you have noticed, but WHERE IS JACK ????  I think he has been missing since all the new changes have taken place !!!!  Sure hope he hasn't decided to leave us!!!!   COME BACK, JACK,  WHEREVER YOU ARE ???

Joy

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 21, 2018, 03:29:15 PM
Shirley, I'm glad you reposted your message because it was hard to read, but I did!  I'm glad someone heard from Jack; he said he reads the posts so he knows what we are doing.

Jack, like everything else, you will get many suggestions on how to write your message and have it big enough to read.  Here is my way:

Write your message and highlight it, click on B; highlight again, click on the A with the red line beside it and click on whichever size you want (many of us use 4); highlight again and click on the color icon and choose whichever color you want.  I think if you don't choose a color it will automatically be black.  I know it's repeating, but it works for me. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 21, 2018, 03:37:19 PM
Jack responded to my email...seems he had been having problems with the sizing of his photos..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 21, 2018, 04:14:33 PM
Thanks for checking on Jack.  I am sure he will figure it all out sooner or later.  Sure don't want to miss any pictures of his "girl".   

MaryAnn,  I was doing writing my messages like you are doing.... but after trying what Larry suggested, it goes a lot quicker and very easy.  I click on the "B".....then go over to the font size and click on "4"  and then the little colored squares, I click on the blue.  The cursor is blinking in between and you just start typing right after where the cursor is blinking. It saves having to go back and forth highlighting.  I know you said you were going to continue doing it your way, but when you have a few spare minutes,  just try doing it the other way.  ( not minding my own businesss) LOL

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on November 21, 2018, 04:26:42 PM
SHIRLEY, that's a great photo and a wonderful family!  You are so fortunate to have them all so nearby and you must have done something right to have them so loving!  Cherish them forever!

I noticed Jack is missing.  I think Sato is also!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 21, 2018, 05:46:24 PM
Okay, I tried going from left to right & works just the same.  ::) .. About the great grands, two just turned 2 years old (one this week & the other a month ago), the youngest is just a year old & has a 4 year old brother. Oldest is 7 & he has 2 sisters. The 2 red headed kids have a red-brown haired mother & black haired father. (Both grandmothers say that red hair comes from their side of the family.)The girl with the long blond hair is my youngest gr-daughter. "They come in all sizes & colors!" One family lives in Seattle & another in St.Louis, but they love to get together. In case you are afraid to try, Jack posted a link online to resizing photos (don't have it right now), but once resized to these standards, that link to "Add image..." works slick as a whistle!
 I need to clean the kitchen & put away food. Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 21, 2018, 06:14:45 PM
Thanks all, and Joy tried your suggestion, it worked, now for posting a photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 21, 2018, 06:23:36 PM
Tough being so dumb, but getting used to it.   One photo
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 21, 2018, 06:24:00 PM
Jack...welcome back...I await your photos...now hope you have luck getting them to size...as for " dumb " we have all been on a new learning experience...as they say " practice makes perfect..."
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 21, 2018, 07:19:09 PM
Such a fantastic ice sculpture...when one clicks on it, your photo springs to life...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 21, 2018, 08:55:53 PM
And Mimi even turned her head the same as the reindeer!
 Good job, Jack! We had above 60degrees today & again tomorrow, think Sunday into Monday we stand a chance of rain-snow (if we're lucky).
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on November 22, 2018, 06:52:19 AM
Emperor dahlia


(https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_1072.jpg) (https://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_1072.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 22, 2018, 07:18:06 AM
Jack, so happy to see your message and WELCOME back !  I knew you would figure it out. 

Now, we have to work on getting Florida Jean back.  I did send her a PM from here, but maybe Jack or MaryAnn can try to get in touch with her.  We need her Florida pictures and videos !!!!

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 22, 2018, 09:29:06 AM
Not sure of posting full size but did see that clicking will increase.   That photo was from last year, hope soon to get back to the park and would even welcome snow for the visit (then spring
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 22, 2018, 11:36:31 AM
Jack ,you may have our snow :)  Does Mimi like to roll in it?

Sato,beautiful photo!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 22, 2018, 11:56:52 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 22, 2018, 12:17:26 PM
Nice photo of Mimi Jack and I thought it looked familiar!

Bubble, would you be able to share with us the new coding to show our graphics and photos full size again?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 22, 2018, 01:36:22 PM
Angel, I use the Attachments and other options at the bottom, drag the picture from my desktop and click on upload. The next window shows height and width that is optional.  I enter that because I have it on my PSP. I don't know how others would know the size...
This one I did without the numbers.  I'll try next with the sizes added.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 22, 2018, 01:40:34 PM
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Well only with the measures added does it show the real size. On the first one you need to click on the picture to see it big.  I suppose it is not a big deal.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 22, 2018, 02:08:10 PM
Bubble, do you use 650 for the longest side and then compress it to under 20kbs? Or has that changed?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 22, 2018, 05:06:06 PM
Pretty flowers, Bubble, such delicate colors.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 22, 2018, 06:40:04 PM
Gorgeous flowers, Bubble.... I bought some bulbs one year & think it was that kind, but nary a one came up. I really do not have a green thumb. We also have a lot of those critters that dig tunnels under the ground & eat the roots of plants & grass. How's the car shopping going? Did you see the photo of my great grandson that's about Aviv's age? I think he inherited his father's long legs, he is my tallest gr-son at 6'4".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 22, 2018, 06:44:57 PM
Forgot to mention that I just ordered the latest version of PSP for Windows 10 from Amazon, I dread trying to figure it out but am determined to find a way to play with photos again. Hope I didn't make a mistake, a Black Friday special but could have bought it at other places with proof of having previous versions. My internet is too slow to try to download online.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 22, 2018, 07:46:16 PM
Good one Bubble and trying to post full size photo, this from last year, deer on the field in front of a light display.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 22, 2018, 08:19:46 PM
Shirley, one year I planted 100 tulip bulbs and only a few came up.  The next year I planted more bulbs but with each one I put a D-con tablet.  I had many tulips that year.

Jack, so many deer, and in front of lighted horses. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 22, 2018, 08:45:22 PM
Great idea, Mary Ann, hope I remember that when spring comes. I've used D-Con in cartons for mice in the house (no need since cats in the house) ... is there another kind for gophers?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 22, 2018, 09:04:04 PM
Jack, amazing photo of all the deer!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 22, 2018, 09:17:15 PM
Shirley, I think the regular D-Con works with gophers, after all, they're rodents too.  I don't know what got after my first batch of tulips, but could have been moles, which I think also are rodents.  I really think the D-Con would work on any pest.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 23, 2018, 03:44:18 AM
Quote from: angelface555 on November 22, 2018, 02:08:10 PMBubble, do you use 650 for the longest side and then compress it to under 20kbs? Or has that changed?



I use longest size=700 and compress to less than 100K.  That was the last measurements allowed last year.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 23, 2018, 12:56:50 PM
Didn't bother counting the deer but notice they are all the way around the carousel. Neat shot, Jack. I should be thinking about decorating outside while it's so nice, but can't get in the mood. This is a good year to become a spectator!   

Mary Ann, I don't know if we have moles, gophers, voils or what... they have tunnels all over the yard but so far aren't making the volcanoes except on the outside of the fence. When driving down streets in this area we see their "high rises" everywhere, even at the curbs of the streets. Don't know what their natural enemy is, but they aren't doing their duty! I'm guessing fox or coyote since the neighbor saw a coyote watching a hole one day, behind their house.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 23, 2018, 02:28:01 PM
Posting for Angelface

after rain and snow comes a winter rainbow
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 23, 2018, 02:41:45 PM
Patricia and Bubble, I don't know that I've ever seen a winter rainbow.  The sky is so pretty along with the rainbow.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 23, 2018, 03:28:51 PM
That is beautiful!! Amazing how soft the colours are.
Thank you both for sharing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 24, 2018, 07:32:44 AM
Patricia, that is an amazing scene, almost once in a lifetime. Looking to the range of mountains in the background, they don't seem to be snow covered. Is that unusual?  I always think of Alaska being nothing but snow during the winter months.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 24, 2018, 10:23:41 AM
Pretty scene Pat, have never seen a cold weather Rainbow
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 24, 2018, 11:40:58 AM
Thanks everyone, the endless combination of snow and freezing rain have brought the Arctic many surprises. The skies always look like that, a  cloud cover in the winter. You don't want to see clear skies or blue because that means there's no cloud cover to keep out the cold.

Shirley, thank you, but those aren't mountains, just ridges with foothills behind them. There are three sets of foothills surrounding the valley with four mountain ranges just behind those. The city is built half in the valley and half on the ridges. Those mountains are the third highest and most isolated peaks on earth.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 24, 2018, 03:49:54 PM
I just wanted to let you  know that I did find Florida Jean's phone number, and did try to call her, but either the number was disconnected or it was not in service.  And, I had sent her a private message, also, but if she isn't checking into the site at all, she wouldn't have seen the message.

I don't know any other way to get in touch with her and I know we will all miss her nice pictures and especially the nice video's she posted.

Jack, wondering if you might know how to get in touch with her?????  Do you have an e-mail addy for her???


Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 24, 2018, 05:11:41 PM
Joy, Thanks for your message.  If you click on one of my old messages, it should bring up my email—at least it used to.?  But in case it doesn't, my email is ocalafellers@gmail.com.  Everything on this forum site is very small and literally is unpleasant for me.  I know how to make the messages larger but everything else on the site is very tiny on my iPad.  Since I use my iPad all the time I don't enjoy posting anymore.  It gives me a headache—it really does.  But thanks for thinking of me.

Jack and Amy, thanks to you also.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.  We went to our daughter's and had a really nice Thanksgiving.  It is a beautiful day here in Florida—73F and sunny.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 24, 2018, 05:23:17 PM
FlaJean...
...what a welcoming surprise to see a posting from you...please dont be a stranger, and do come back and post...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 24, 2018, 05:33:07 PM
Jean, great to see you back!!!  Jean, maybe Jack could give you a hand with the ipad. We sure could use your 78° although it is warming up some and now raining. I can just imagine how the walkway will be come morning.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 24, 2018, 06:15:22 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 24, 2018, 06:17:59 PM
Our sky was so pretty today.  Used my husband's laptop to post.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 24, 2018, 06:18:31 PM
Beautiful wispy clouds!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on November 24, 2018, 07:13:29 PM
[It is Sat. night and I just found my way in here thanks to






. Thanks everyone for the lovely photos. I will try to get back later size=4][/size]
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 24, 2018, 08:15:23 PM
Hey, Patricia, those still look like mountains to this person living in Kansas!  :2funny: I do recall you calling them foothills, does that mean there are higher mountains behind them?

Jean, Lloyd called (do you know him, from Holden, MO)... they are hoping to head to FL next week for a while. I couldn't give him much help about commercial campgrounds with all hook ups... with "by the week" rates. We stayed in either State parks or National Forest campgrounds but think it was generally state parks. Hope you can figure what is different about this place now, so far I am okay with the changes. Someone suggested using the icons from left to right (I was doing the opposite) and it works fine for me. When I forget to to that first I just copy what I've typed & delete it & go do the Bold, Name, Size, & then color & paste back in where the curser is bouncing. My sizes haven't changed on the computer (the reading of all). Don't give up, we'd miss your photos. Gorgeous & peaceful looking clouds & water, not a ripple in the water.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 25, 2018, 02:50:40 AM
An English well-known expression here..." beware the calm before the storm " ours skys can be so temperamental, peaceful and tranquil one minute...same can be said for our seas...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on November 25, 2018, 09:55:35 AM
Jean, I a so happy to come here this morning and  see your  message,   Thanks for your e-mail addy.  I  will  add it to my  address book.

I know it is frustrating  trying to do something new, but hope you  will figure out a better  way and not leave us,   We would certainly  miss your beautiful pictures.   Thanks for sharing that nice sky picture.

Hope that  Jack  can help you. 

Have a  great day,

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 25, 2018, 12:52:51 PM
Joy I was not sure Jean wanted her email address posted, but  pleased you now have it.    As for help, I need more than I can give.  Still a problem with small click on photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 25, 2018, 01:03:15 PM
FOR POSTING PICTURES:
Click on
  BIG Reply in BLUE, then
Attachments and other options, then
'Drag and drop your files here', then
Upload,
Insert,
Post.

Quick reply is not good for posting full sized ones
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 25, 2018, 01:07:06 PM
I keep my photos in imageshack, yes there is an annual subscription but well worth it for not getting those unwanted pop - ups and sleazy adds that I once kept getting in photobucket...Yesterday I tested one of my imageshack photos for size and it came up large in here, which was the sizes we were used to before these upgrades to our forum..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 25, 2018, 07:14:15 PM
Here goes nothing.... got my brain so befuddled it may never recover! New Paint Shop Pro 2019 came today so I managed to get a photo from my desktop (after installing) that I wasn't going to cry if I destroyed. So far it resized, I added text but getting it in here is totally different from how it worked putting that family photo in. (Michael, NO MORE CHANGES, PLEASE!) The other day the option was to upload the photo into this Photos & at the same time, put it into My Gallery. Not sure about dragging & dropping, never did that before.[attach name=PSP2019a.jpg type=image/jpeg]8106[/attach]
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 25, 2018, 07:20:52 PM
Okay, that did not add it to My Gallery like the other time, does that mean it is using my Desktop (where I stored the photo to post from) or what, if I delete it from my Desktop will it disappear from here?  Help/explain, please, Michael??? Sorry, I was in such a rush to experiment I forgot to bold & color the text.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 25, 2018, 08:13:04 PM
Bubble thanks for the directions.   I shrunk the photo to our limits, and Shirley I always delete the reduced copy after posting and keep the large copy.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 25, 2018, 09:04:01 PM
Shirley, you asked what was behind the three sets of foothills? Bracketing those foothills are four sets of mountain ranges. The largest, The Alaska Range is the third largest and highest in the world and one of the most isolated. The range is less than one hundred miles from my home. The following photo is not mine but it gives you a glimpse if the range's size.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 25, 2018, 10:49:42 PM
Jack, what a lovely photo! Do you think, the deer think they are hidden behind the tall flowers?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 26, 2018, 12:16:23 AM
I love that photo, Jack.... those deer couldn't have been trained to pose, could they? I've painted a lot of deer during my years of painting, but don't think I ever saw one with that black streak up her face like that one on the right, or is that a male?

Patricia, did you post a photo & remove before I got to see it?  So there really are mountains behind those "foothills".... Does anyone climb them?  I'll Google to see if I can find photos of them (The Alaska Range).... Thanks.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 26, 2018, 02:56:49 AM
POSTING for Angelface

Shirley, you asked what was behind the three sets of foothills? Bracketing those foothills are four sets of mountain ranges. The largest, The Alaska Range is the third largest and highest in the world and one of the most isolated. The range is less than one hundred miles from my home. The following photo is not mine but it gives you a glimpse if the range's size.

[attach name=SIERRA+Carl+Battreall+Alaska+Range+1a+WB.jpg type=image/jpeg]8108[/attach]
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 26, 2018, 03:02:22 AM
Shirley, to answer your question, once it is posted, you can close or erase from your desktop. It is saved on the discussion here.
 You did OK!

Jack, beautiful photo of the deer. I remembered it from the past, so colorful.

Angel, very impressive mountains. I am happy I am not there with that snow!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 26, 2018, 07:46:48 AM
Thank you, Bubble, I did what you said before you said it (deleted from my desktop). I did like the idea that it went to the Gallery at the same time but guess that isn't necessary. I also did a Google search for those mountains & was impressed with the views. Thanks for adding the photo.

Maybe my next "lifetime" I will get that chance to explore Alaska, I'm having doubts I'll make it this time. When we bought the Rialta back in 1998 I checked to see if we could get service on it all through Alaska, thought sure we'd make it then, but it had a lot of problems by the time we got to Washington state and my impatient husband was ready to come home (fastest trip in history, I think. From Wichita, KS to Olympic National Forest in WA & back to Wichita on the 8th day).

Impressive drive, I've always wanted to make it again at a slower pace, to see everything along the way. I can hear my mother saying, "If it rained mush we wouldn't have the spoon to eat it".... get one part of the wish but something lacking, guess that's why we don't have "Heaven on Earth". Those old cliches actually have meaning if you live long enough.  ;) The good part is we have this place to talk about "our own world" and can see pictures of places where we know we'll never get to see for real but NOW we can get a more personal view of the life there. I think my life has been about seeing the world and accepting that it is limited for me, a wonderful, happy life as long as I don't obsess about getting MY way. And this is not the place to analyze my life!  I am pleased to have PSP on this computer to play with again, so smiling at the monitor as I type.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 26, 2018, 10:01:00 AM
Good luck with PSP.  I am sure you will enjoy it. What version did you buy? I am afraid to go to a more modern one: I am not sure I could get used to changes, even if it is compatible with Win10.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 26, 2018, 10:34:17 AM
Good morning! Bubble thanks for posting for me and at an elevation of 20,310' there is always going to be snow.

Good morning Shirley! If you just purchased it on sale, then you have the PSP2019 version.

Alaska is huge, and from mountains to volcanoes to forests to glaciers to wind whistling plains, there is a lot to see and very few roads outside of the main population areas. Each time a proposal to build a system of highways comes up, it is voted down. One of the reasons Alaska holds the record for private plane ownership.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2018, 11:33:13 AM
Amy that photo was taken several years ago with Jessie.  She did not scare or chase deer, but the were keeping an eye on us and I was pleased I was able to get their photo.   
That is Allium in the foreground.   Am posting a photo of the Allium Blosson.

Not getting out much with the weather, but posting photos from file since I need the practice following Bubbles help.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2018, 11:35:34 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 26, 2018, 12:02:10 PM
Jack wv...
...that is a good angled shot...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2018, 02:07:34 PM
Just trying to set my mind on the new posting of photos.   This is an old one taken 10 years ago at a small park close to my home.  Hit the right time, they were ready for take off.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 26, 2018, 03:00:14 PM
Jack, that is a good photo! What size are you using for your photos?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 26, 2018, 03:35:30 PM
Patricia, I still use Shrink Picture site.   I go to size and still am using 600, then try to hold to 100 or less k

http://www.shrinkpictures.com/
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 26, 2018, 05:13:52 PM
Thanks Jack!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 26, 2018, 11:33:36 PM
Great job, Jack... looks like you have this new site all under control. I went to bed last night feeling pretty smug but today found it was just a fluke!  I tried to add, either clone or crop & paste photo of the 2 missing from the family pic... but can't get any of it to work like it did yesterday. Not as smart as I thought I was.  :tissue: I finally gave up & went down to the old computer & it kept telling me that I wasn't connected to the internet & the external monitor wasn't getting reception. I turned it off several times, had to give it the hard stop since it wouldn't bring up power choices.... but nothing worked. Will try again tomorrow. Cats are fed & all still inside so think I will just go to bed. Bummer....

Patricia, you're right, I got the PSP 2019 & when I opened it today it already had a big update to download & install. Could be that's why I couldn't get it to work, couldn't get the work space like it was last night & the "clone" brush didn't have option to make it larger, the crop took wouldn't let me drag over what I wanted to use on the other photo... NOTHING worked! I feel like crying again.  :tissue:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 27, 2018, 02:04:48 AM
Jack wv...
...looking at that mother bird, now I know why they designed the Concorde, such a shame they took that out of our skys...it was so beautiful to see in flight..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 27, 2018, 01:07:26 PM
Shirley, you have skipped over ten or more versions of PSP so there is a learning curve involved. I did a similar version jump when I went to PSP2018. While they're better, they have a multitude of changes so I knew I had to disregard what I expected and learn what was. For example, I was frustrated when each graphic or tube was on a separate screen. I didn't know how to work on both,  at the same time going from screen to screen. Then a helpful person in one of my groups told me I needed to go to the Windows drop-down and click Cascade to have them all on one screen. There are Corel knowledge articles accessible in your program or you can email me with specific issues if you'd like.

Here is another commercial photo of a portion of the Alaska Range that I am using as a test drive.



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 27, 2018, 01:08:51 PM
Shirley, you need to go to View, the third tab over on the top left and drop down to click on customize.  This tab will bring up a guide of various options you want on your workspace, for example, the earlier mirror command now as two types of options, such as mirror horizontal, mirror vertical. Then the old command of flip now has flip horizontal and flip vertical, making the commands more precise. 

You click on the ones you want, add them to your toolbar and go down to Workspace, click on save and give your new workspace a unique name.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 27, 2018, 02:44:23 PM
Cold and snow so back at the computer and trying to set my mind on posting of photos.   Just did a long post but in quick reply and Bubble said a no no.   Here is a photo from last year.  Mimi holding court with a group of children.  I added the mat and frame.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 27, 2018, 02:56:54 PM
Jack, what is it about a Golden that everyone loves especially the kids? Their sweet nature draws in everyone.....even those that are not dog lovers. Mimi looks to be in her glory there.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on November 27, 2018, 06:52:48 PM
Amy I love most breeds I meet, but have had 4 Goldens in the last 33 years and they are special to me.  They love people and people love them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 27, 2018, 07:42:28 PM
Jack, my brother in law has always preferred and had Irish setters. Perhaps it is something about types of hounds? Altho, Irish setters can be temperamental as they do best as hunting dogs or guide dogs. They are the type of breed that does best with a job.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 27, 2018, 07:45:27 PM
Jack , like you I love all dogs...... all animals for that matter.....well maybe not so much spiders. Golden girl was our first, we have had rescues with Buddy being our first he was  a 105 lb Dalmatian X Dane......he  thought he was a lap dog. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 27, 2018, 08:24:43 PM
Love that photo, Jack, & do agree that Goldens are the most loveable of all, I happen to prefer big dogs. I am also having trouble with the "Edit" mode, it doesn't have all the options of just fixing & saving... at least I either lose the post or paste it into the next post & go back & delete the one I tried to edit.

Patricia, one of our neighbors (when we lived out west of the city) had an Irish Setter, like you said, love it's jobs. This one thought it was it's job to collect all the neighborhood papers & bring back to it's porch. The paper lady insisted "someone had a dog doing the deed" but nobody ever saw it. Finally the dog's owner managed to get the word around that "anyone missing a paper could pick one up from her porch".  Eventually she realized she HAD to keep it up until everyone should have gotten their paper in.  My husband didn't this it as funny as I did, he was the one that went out to get the paper early.  :2funny:

You are so far over my head with PSP I don't understand anything you said, but I will see if I can figure it out from your tips. I think when I started it was with Steps & it gave all the instructions on setting up, which I followed & promptly forgot. I was most interested in the animations like Glenn Curtis was explaining & did enjoy creating them. I spent most of the day trying to clone or paste photos of my son into the family portrait but had no luck at all, especially since the file from his phone photo was not even remotely the same size as when my camera takes. I thought about taking both photos to the print shop to see if they could resize the heads on the one I want to paste in so they are the same as the rest. Right now they are a speck on the wall behind.  ::)
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Post by: angelface555 on November 27, 2018, 08:39:40 PM
Shirley, ask Bubble if she'll do it for you.
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Post by: Shirley on November 27, 2018, 10:22:26 PM
Patricia, if she wasn't so bogged down with the paper work involved with the stolen car, I would, but my problem doesn't have a time limit & I know hers is enough to "drive one up the wall".  One of these days something will click & I'll get it to work. That other computer completely died after finishing all the e-birthday cards this week. The monitor says "NO Signal" and it would not give me the option to shut down & restart, so I've given it the hard close several times, left it off for hours & when I turn it on it comes back with "had a hard shut down do I want to start up normal or safe mode".  I've tried both & get back to the same screen "NO Signal". It will have to wait until one of my sons can play with it to work one more time.

My worst problem is I don't understand/know the names or terms of everything, like I don't know what a "tube" is, I don't have a clue what or how to set up the workspace. Basic things like that. Bunnie was the one that explained how to use the clone tool & I got a lot of use out of that, fixing old photos, that was fun. The clone tool on this enlarges the whole photo, not the circle to clone.

But thinking about this is keeping me from worrying about my son. He's having pain from the "picc line" that runs from his right arm into his heart for daily infusions of antibiotic so huge they can't pump it into a vein, the comment was, "it would burn out the vein". He asked the nurse/doctor where he gets the infusion daily about the fact his blood pressure has jumped about 20 points since he sneezed several days ago... and that was when the pain started. It must be removed in about a week but what if it is causing damage NOW? Anyway, today was the visit to the surgeon who was away because of emergency so his father (the one that did surgery on my husband 30 years ago) still on staff.. filled in. His comment was "not the surgeon's department, order to remove picc line must come from the one that had it installed". Last comment was "see you in 10-15 years when you need a new valve". Tomorrow son must start making calls to get something done, all this because the doctor did NOT make sure the infection in his body was killed before it invaded every part of his being 2-3 years ago. So frustrating, but son doesn't want his mother to get in the middle of it, so I beat my head on the floor over PSP.  Thanks for listening... & offering advice.
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Post by: Amy on November 29, 2018, 06:31:26 AM
Shirley, when hubby had the PICC line in we went to a farm store and bought veterinarian long OB gloves, I bought a piece of one inch elastic and put Velcro on the ends  to keep the glove on and water out when he had a shower. The nurse in the oncology dept. took hubbby's out. They go in about 17 inches! 
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Post by: Sandy on November 29, 2018, 08:15:47 AM
I just resized this picture using the site that Jack gave us:
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Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2018, 08:38:07 AM
Sandy, a good photo but could have used custom and 700 for a larger one.  Paint, on windows is another program where you can resize.
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Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2018, 08:54:31 AM
Using Shrink Pictures to resize, and giving a screen shot of a portion of the screen that opens. On line 1 you hit browse and pick the photo from your computer.   You then go to line 2 and pick 700 our limit.   Then on line 3 pick Best.  Then hit the Resize tab and the photo comes up.   It will give the original and the reduced size.  We have to stay under 100k so if more just go back and do over picking possibly Good on line 3 instead of Best.  Hit resize and if the photo is ok right click on it and do a save as with title, I usually title "to post" and put it in a file.  BE Sure to do Save As and not simply Save.  Save would replace the original, Save as retains it
 


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Post by: jackwv on November 29, 2018, 08:55:46 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on November 29, 2018, 10:52:34 AM
Shirley, I'm sorry you're having a rough time with family and I understand your reluctance to take anything else on at this time.
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Post by: RAMMEL on November 29, 2018, 07:28:34 PM
For those who may not be into the "heavy duty" image programs I still suggest IRFANVIEW. It's very simple, easy to install (and remove if you want), use, learn. It doesn't do layers (I don't think) but does lots of other common image tweaks. It's also free  ;D  It can change image size, color, quality name, and more.  For a list of it's features see - https://www.irfanview.com/main_what_is_engl.htm
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Post by: Sato on November 30, 2018, 04:07:33 AM
A photo for this year beauty


(https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s3425.jpg) (https://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s3425.jpg.html)
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 30, 2018, 07:17:36 AM
A beautiful rose, Sato.  Thanks for sharing.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on November 30, 2018, 09:45:49 AM
Quote from: RAMMEL on November 29, 2018, 07:28:34 PMFor those who may not be into the "heavy duty" image programs I still suggest IRFANVIEW. It's very simple, easy to install (and remove if you want), use, learn. It doesn't do layers (I don't think) but does lots of other common image tweaks. It's also free  ;D  It can change image size, color, quality name, and more.  For a list of it's features see - https://www.irfanview.com/main_what_is_engl.htm

[/Rick, thanks, ok for you to say but appears complicated.  Most things are difficult the first few times around.  I downloaded the program and plug ins, but will save this for the long winter days ahead.b]
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Post by: Amy on November 30, 2018, 10:14:47 AM
Sato, beautiful rose with a light blush!!!
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Post by: RAMMEL on November 30, 2018, 10:19:15 AM
Quote from: jackwv on November 30, 2018, 09:45:49 AM
Quote from: RAMMEL on November 29, 2018, 07:28:34 PMFor those who may not be into the "heavy duty" image programs I still suggest IRFANVIEW. It's very simple, easy to install (and remove if you want), use, learn. It doesn't do layers (I don't think) but does lots of other common image tweaks. It's also free  ;D  It can change image size, color, quality name, and more.  For a list of it's features see - https://www.irfanview.com/main_what_is_engl.htm

[/Rick, thanks, ok for you to say but appears complicated.  Most things are difficult the first few times around.  I downloaded the program and plug ins, but will save this for the long winter days ahead.b]
Jack --- Try it for a while. If you don't like it, it will uninstall very easily and completely.  As with any program it takes a while to learn where things are.  I've been using it for years so if you have a question, fire away.  I think I use it mostly to resize and reduce the color depth so as to make it small enough to post.
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Post by: FlaJean on November 30, 2018, 02:07:48 PM
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Trying to get myself into the Christmas spirit.
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Post by: jackwv on November 30, 2018, 02:53:02 PM
Jean a good first step.  I do very little, but do clean everything for the family visit.
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Post by: Amy on November 30, 2018, 03:03:06 PM
Jean, that is so cute!!!You just might get me in the spirit!
Jack, if you run out of cleaning, you may come here . Seems it is a never ending job!
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Post by: jackwv on November 30, 2018, 06:19:59 PM
Amy I never am finished cleaning, not with my dust maker Mimi.   Here is a photo today.  I went upstairs to put on shoes, she normally does not follow, but was letting me know we had to go for a walk.  How could I refuse?

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Post by: Amy on November 30, 2018, 08:03:51 PM
Jack, little do you know but you are showing me TWO beauties...one is Mimi and the other is the Trip Around The World quilt!!

Mimi is so sweet..
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 30, 2018, 08:59:46 PM
Jack and Amy, I liked the dog and the quilt too. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on November 30, 2018, 09:16:31 PM
I've been taking in all the tips & suggestions & decided I'd go back to this new version of PSP & try one more time (all day). I resized the photo I took smaller so the "clone" I made of my son & girlfriend were nearer the same size, kept at it until I got the clone in where I wanted & size I wanted... not sure the smaller size will make a big print but that's not my problem, all I ever want are 8x10. Anyway, I forgot to size it to post here to show you all my hard work. Duh......

Sato, that is a gorgeous rose, reminds me of the ones I've had other years from my peace rose bush. Every bloom was different. You always use a dark background & it accents the flowers so pretty.

Jack, I was smiling at Mimi & her begging & even though I'm not a quilter, I fell in love with that quilt. Did Shirley make it?  Can't help but laught at Mimi's eyebrows raised, like she is asking if she got through to you....

Jean, those a darling mice. Some things are special & need to come out every year. My daughter has a set of little pixies that my sister bought for her when she took care of her when Andy was born 58 years ago. She keeps them in a curio case & brings them out every Christmas... At the time they were only 10¢ each, stickers still on the bottom, but she wouldn't take anything for them.  Guess I'm ready to get out my little village & all the people. Thanks for the inspiration.

Rick, I know that is a good way to go but since I know a LITtLE bit about PSP I hoped it wouldn't be as difficult as having to figure out something completely new. I'm going to resize that family photo to show you what I've spent days & nearly blinded myself doing. Thanks for trying to help!
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Post by: Shirley on November 30, 2018, 09:19:21 PM
I goofed again, forgot how small I had already made that photo so now it's really small. I may have to delete & start over.  If you notice just left of center, in that "frame" is the photo of my youngest son & girlfriend in front of the ship.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 01, 2018, 04:14:30 AM
Shirley, I am still wondering what you call  the 'clone tool' in PSP...

To resize in PSP:
- put you photo on the workspace that is opened
- go to image > resize
- choose pixels dimension and type 700 on the largest side
- check advanced settings > smart size > sharpness 50
- check both lock ratio and all layers
- OK  - and you are done.
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Post by: jackwv on December 01, 2018, 08:10:18 AM
[/[Amy and Mary Ann,  I did not know the quilt pattern had a name, but was always a favorite.  Shirley made many of her clothes and did some quilting, but not that one.

Shirley would like to see a large copy of the family photo. Get to work!

/color]
b]
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Post by: MaryTX on December 01, 2018, 11:01:11 AM
Jack, when I saw the pic you posted of Mimi on the bed, I did a doubletake! Cathie did also. In that pic, she is an exact double of my Missy (aka The Princess), in coloring, size, face everything :) . In other pics I've seen of Mimi, I always thought she was more blond than golden but in that pic they are doubles :)

Mary.
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Post by: jackwv on December 01, 2018, 12:50:53 PM
Mary, know how you feel about Missy, regardless of the tone they are all Golden!
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Post by: Amy on December 01, 2018, 01:30:21 PM
Jack, I see Mimi has a black nose where as GG had what is called a Dudley nose.
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Post by: MaryTX on December 01, 2018, 04:09:26 PM
Amy, I had never heard of "dudley nose" before but our first Golden "Twisty" had a pink nose. Is it uncommon?  He was the first one I had ever seen.

Mary
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Post by: Shirley on December 01, 2018, 05:11:46 PM
One more time. I resized with PSP this time. Bubble, that clone tool is on my list, left of the screen. It has a drop down with something else but can't remember what. Bunnie was the one that got me using it for fixing old photos, etc. I don't know how to do much else, but enjoy playing with that.  I moved the youngest son & friend, named all & hope this will make a better print. The photo machine was broken at Sam's Club so will have to go back Monday & take this latest fix. Just trying to get some printed for Christmas cards.
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Post by: Shirley on December 01, 2018, 05:22:23 PM
I don't know what happened, I resized the photo but it came out tiny & tried again & it may be too large... I put in the 700  ??? Here goes...........
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Post by: Shirley on December 01, 2018, 05:26:28 PM
Well, not sure if that's okay, I've got to run to the store for "what ifs"... weather looking wicked out there.  :o   Bubble, see the kids in that "frame" to left of center? Cari & Pete... That's the photo from their cruise with phone so why it gave me so much trouble. My head hurts from trying to out-think this PSP 2019.
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Post by: Amy on December 01, 2018, 05:58:11 PM
MaryTX, I had never heard of that term either until we were at the vet's and she said Golden Girl had a Dudley nose.  It never gave her any problems though.
Here is some information on the Dudley Nose.

The term Dudley nose is used in breeder circles, but the actual medical term for such reduction in pigmentation is "idiopathic nasal hypopigmentation.". The word idiopathic denotes a condition that has an unknown cause. Basically, what triggers Dudley nose in dogs remains for the most part a mystery.


https://www.dailydogdiscoveries.com/tag/what-causes-a-dudley-nose-in-dogs/
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Post by: jackwv on December 01, 2018, 08:49:58 PM
Well fortunately the pigment in the nose does not effect the personality.  Shirley good work and if you Ctrl + you can enlarge the photo.  How I envy you that large family.
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Post by: Shirley on December 01, 2018, 10:34:07 PM
Thank you, Jack... I only had 3 kids & 1 was missing.... they sure did multiply!  The only year we didn't get a group pic was when Cas died. Started taking the group shots when the 7 grands were little. The oldest is now 40 something.

I've got to quit playing on the computer, my Fitbit is telling me & the kids that I am NOt getting enough "steps". We can all see online what each does, so I've got to do better. Cats had their midnight snack & I'm heading to bed as soon as I decide what to put on in the morning. Even Andy is getting 2 or 3 times as many steps a day as I do. Ah, well, he isn't almost 84, either.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 02, 2018, 02:09:39 AM
Shirley, perfectly resized. A little on heavy though. I did not explain that.
After resizing, you go to :
- file > export > JPEG optimizer > compression value until you see it is at maximum 100 KB
- it will go/save where you had directed it. Mine always land on desktop: easy to find! 

You did well with the cruise picture addition!
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Post by: Shirley on December 02, 2018, 06:14:13 AM
Thank you, Bubble.... did you find your clone tool?   ;)  I didn't realize the size was 100, I thought it was just below 200. This version doesn't work at all like the old ones but with "trial & error" (mostly error), I kept at it until family was satisfied. I was told last night that one of the grands plans to have it printed on canvas to frame, so they didn't think it mattered if the file was small. Will have to see the results.... I have a whole row of remakes on my desktop so need to clean it off. They are also on a thumb drive to get prints & need to clean that off, too confusing when at the store if too many to pick from.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 02, 2018, 09:47:34 AM
Shirley, I counted 26 descendants including spouses.  Wonderful.  Since I have none, except Norm's family of 12, that's outstanding.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on December 02, 2018, 03:54:46 PM
Mary Ann, those aren't all "blood kin"... only 3 kids, 7 grands & 7 great grands, but that's for sure increased the population!  At this stage, I can't take credit (or blame) but for 17 & counting myself, 18.

This morning I was at one end of a long pew at church & my gr-son with the 3 little ones at the other. I could hear the 2 year old talking almost constantly to Dad or Mom, & in spite of their "shushs", she would giggle & go on talking. They've taken her out many times but she cries big tears all the way out & the next week it's the same.

For the first time I remembered my youngest (3rd kid) first grade teacher ask me "does Pete ever get a chance to talk at home?" I stopped to think & watched as the weeks went by. Sure enough, he would watch the others or even Cas or me as we talked, but nobody took time to more than acknowledge that he said something, not a conversation.

That's what little Kate is doing in church, nobody else is talking around her & she is taking advantage of the chance to carry on a conversation!  Kate has a little lisp but full vocabulary all of a sudden...  Don't you find it more fun to watch the "greats" (I expect they are as close to you as if your own). Even less disturbing than it was with the grands or maybe Norm's kids when they were little & misbehaved. We seem to be more tolerant of little ones than when we grew up or were raising our young
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Post by: jackwv on December 02, 2018, 04:06:36 PM
Shirley, great story (yours always are)

Beautiful day today.  December and the temp went to 70, and sunshine.  Off to the park and posting several photos taken at the playground, and one of the passing clouds.


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Post by: Amy on December 02, 2018, 05:33:05 PM
Lovely photos Jack, would love to see some sun and fluffy clouds . We have misty rain and fog at the moment.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 02, 2018, 06:11:14 PM
Jack, looks like a fun place for kids, even saw some kids.

Shirley, I did include the spouses which padded your population.

A funny story when Tim, Tom and Terry were young.  They were 2 1/2 years apart Tim to Terry and Joyce's brother said when he had children they were going to behave!  Came the time he married and had children, nice kids, but they behaved the same as T, T and T did.  Her brother died a couple of months ago from Parkinson's.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on December 02, 2018, 07:35:14 PM
Ah, Jack, what beautiful color in those photos! We had a very gray day here, everything is brown & gray & wind blowing. That is a great playground. I am amazed that it seems to thrive without admission fees. How long has it been open to the public?

Mary Ann, when we were growing up my sister & I were terrible eaters, both anemic, no appetite and "back then" the doctor told my mother to do whatever it took to get us to eat and drink milk. Nobody thought about being lactose intolerant, which we are. Poor Mother would paste pictures she cut from magazines on the bottom of our glasses to get us to drink milk & would fix anything anyone was hungry for.... like 5 different meals each meal. My sister & I both said "we won't let our kids get away with that", and we didn't.  :-[  I did learn right away to NEVER say, "MY kids wouldn't do that", because for sure they would prove a mother wrong!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on December 02, 2018, 07:37:34 PM
Does that Italic bother your eyes?  I thought I liked it but tonight it is harder to read.
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 02, 2018, 08:19:11 PM
I think the Block is better.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 03, 2018, 04:15:33 AM
Jack wv...
...and was you tempted to go down that slide, or have a go on the swings... :walking:

Shirley...
...I often use italic but now agreeing with Rammel...maybe block is better on the eyes...   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 03, 2018, 09:44:35 AM
Also agree that I prefer block.  Using 4 size here and always do bold, so let me know if a preference.   Shirley that playground is at Oglebay so free and open to the public.  The park gets its money from the lodge, cabin rentals, shops and several paid attractions.  Great to go up there several times a week and pay nothing. I do not climb the stairs for the slides and probably would break the swings  :)
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 03, 2018, 10:28:41 PM
The Bold, size 4 comes across nicely on my screen. Both the blue and green contrast well for easy reading. That might be a habit I should get into - but hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 03, 2018, 10:38:18 PM
The Bold, size 4 comes across nicely on my screen. Both the blue and green contrast well for easy reading. That might be a habit I should get into - but hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
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Post by: jackwv on December 04, 2018, 09:38:41 AM
Rick, practice practice.   I took a look and downloaded Irfanview, but lots to learn and practice there.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 04, 2018, 10:56:24 AM
Rick, the bold in color is great.  Lots of us use size 4, so keep it up.  My eyes are not what they used to be and the bold color works fine.  I like your green as much as I like my blue.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 04, 2018, 11:16:20 AM
Do you prefer Green
 Blue
  Or black, takes no time so will post your preference
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Post by: angelface555 on December 04, 2018, 12:21:07 PM
I used to use black until with this new editor, it seemed blurry. I am still working on a good color as navy to me seems not quite right but doable.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on December 04, 2018, 01:53:43 PM
Jack, the key word is BOLD and any of the colors you mentioned are fine.  Light colors, like beige and yellow, are not.

Patricia, I thought you used a burgundy color in italic and bold at one time.  Whatever you're doing now is fine.

Sorry I'm of so little help.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on December 04, 2018, 02:14:50 PM
This is Times New Roman, size 4, blue  This is Arial Black, size 4 & color navy  This is Comic Sans MS, size 4 color green    This is Georgia, bold, color burgandy, size 4 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on December 04, 2018, 02:16:31 PM
Just can't believe Georgia should be that much bigger using 4...
And don't know how it showed so big in the first post, but sure makes a difference in clarity, right?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 04, 2018, 02:21:36 PM
Mary Ann no problem with trying to please you.   Believe, for the moment I will settle with Bold size 4 and green.  Like Shirleys post.   They do claim all caps is a no-no, like yelling.  Hope all bold is no problem.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 04, 2018, 02:31:33 PM
Shirley, this is bold, italic, Georgia, size 4 and color navy. You are certainly getting various results.

Jack, words in all caps is used for closed captioning on the web. When used, (all caps!); in regular conversation, it is considered shouting and rude. An exception is if you want to emphasize one or two words only, you may put those one or two words in caps and emphasize it by putting the two words in quotes. However not to be used continually or more than two words.

For example, It's COLD! or "COLD!"
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on December 04, 2018, 03:12:55 PM
Jack, the green in your example was great.  I think at one time I considered green, but maybe someone was using it.  I was one of the first for blue, but others have followed.  It makes it easier for me to read.

I just made an eye appointment but it won't be until mid-January because Tom asked that I made appointments on Tuesday as he is now sub teaching.  I don't have that many appointments anyway, so it is not a problem or inconvenience.

Mary Ann


This is Georgia 4 bold teal.
Now is the time
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 05, 2018, 07:46:22 AM
I wondered if size 3 makes a big difference


apparently it does: 4 is easier on the eyes
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on December 05, 2018, 01:49:40 PM
I find that my choice is 4 and as for colour  as long as it is not a light colour I am fine with it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on December 05, 2018, 03:06:28 PM
The light colors are as bad as the magazines that have a gold background with white lettering.  I can't read them, so I have no idea what is written.  I can see the darker lettering OK.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 05, 2018, 03:15:31 PM
Had a problem with a slide show program and now working with a new one.  Not posting here but in the Photo Slide Show and Home Video discussion, that has been very quiet.  Check it out.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 05, 2018, 05:01:36 PM
Jack, just getting around to checking out the photos——so pretty.
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Post by: MarsGal on December 06, 2018, 08:08:56 AM
I've been using the default, which I think is Arial at size 3. I haven't bolded or changed color. It looks a little grey rather than black to me, but I haven't changed it yet. I have trouble enough remembering to resize before I hit post.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 06, 2018, 10:08:45 AM
Shirley has been discussing her fitbit. Posted this in slide show discussion, but posting also in here. This would me my idea of exercise, and in Shirley's case she would get a lot of help.

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Post by: SCFSue on December 06, 2018, 10:19:25 AM
Thanks for the cartoon, Jack.  "Gramma is a pretty sharp gal to have her Grandson (or maybe he's a Great Grand) walk around the yard 10 times in her place!"

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on December 06, 2018, 01:19:51 PM
Love that cartoon!
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Post by: JeanneP on December 06, 2018, 02:43:05 PM
That is one of my favourite cartoons along with Dagwood. Must be over 40 years running now.

I was thinking that if one changed the colours that it would stay and us not have to type it in every. I changed mine to Green one time but it didn't. Maybe the is a way to do it.
I like the Blue like Mary Anns.
I see that I have a eye appt. in 2 weeks also. Eyes are really having a dry problem even though put drops in Daily.
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Post by: jackwv on December 06, 2018, 04:39:16 PM
Jeanne P   I just automatically click bold, size and color, then type away.  Do not mind the few seconds it takes.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 06, 2018, 08:38:10 PM
Good one, Jack.  One of my favorite cartoons.  I do what you do but at the end, Bold, Size and Color.

Jeanne, whatever color you like, but as long as it is a dark color, maybe bold.

I like your new picture.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on December 06, 2018, 11:42:42 PM
Okay, Jack, I'm still giggling. You'd die laughing if you saw what my daughter does to keep her numbers up, she has it set to warn her to move every hour & is delighted that she nearly doubles what her brothers do & about 5 times more than I do. One day I was walking out to her car when she was heading back to St.Louis... she looked at her Fitbit & gave me a funny look & started marching around the car, fast. As she passed me she explained she didn't get enough steps that hour & would be sitting in the car (even though she stops every hour to walk) for most of the day. It is late & I need my sleep.
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 07, 2018, 10:53:53 AM
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First of all I must say thank you (again) to Bubble for helping me so much; I have totally forgotten how to post pictures. This will be my first one since I got here.
In the condo I just sold we were not allowed to put adornments in the hallway such as Christmas trees etc but here they are more lax. The lady across the hall from me put out this lovely Santa couple on display so now can share it with you.
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Post by: jackwv on December 07, 2018, 12:04:25 PM
Don, good to see your post and hope all is going well.  Does the lady across the hall know you are the real Santa?

 :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 07, 2018, 12:56:11 PM
Gee, Don, I would have sworn that was you and Bubble standing there.  It was nice the woman put the figurines where you could see them.

Joy, your post was not too large, at least for me.  I know a lot of us use size 4 but the font seems to be what determines the real size. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: JaneS on December 07, 2018, 02:43:12 PM
I'm home from work and it really wasn't so bad today.  Continuous lines but nice people! 

I'm a bit more tired than I thought but I'm going to make a quick run to the grocery store for a couple things I need and I sure could use a box for my Texas stuff.  This is the first time since they moved there that I don't have a big enough box.

JOY, good to see you posting and to know it's just busy-ness keeping you away.  I'm going to do something else now.  I haven't decided what but I'll be back later to see what's up. 

OH YES!  someone mentioned a picture of Jonah and his parents.  Where is is?
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Post by: FlaJean on December 08, 2018, 01:32:33 PM
The only snow we will see!
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Post by: jackwv on December 08, 2018, 01:52:07 PM
Jean a cute little village.  I would settle for that amount of snow. :christmastree:
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Post by: Shirley on December 08, 2018, 08:59:53 PM
Love the sweet faces on Santa & Mrs Claus, Don..... hope you don your suit to make everyone happy where you live.

Jane, I have a basement full of boxes, wish you lived closer. Between Amazon & Chewy, I accumulate more than I will ever use, "but someone might need one".....our generation motto, right?

Love your village, Jean.... I'd show you mine but it sits under a long mirror in the entry hall & right now you could see my mess in the mirror.  :o  Any story about yours, when or where you got it?

Ordered a new frig to be delivered on Tuesday so life can get back to normal after it cools down. I am keeping cat foods in the little "college" frig in the basement but sure causes me to up & down those steps a lot of times...7 so far today my Fitbit tells me. I have some stuff in the frig in the RV but can't remember what I took out. So much had to be thrown away. Awful....
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Post by: FlaJean on December 09, 2018, 12:56:37 PM
Shirley, the little miniature houses were originally made to be napkin holders, but I bought them so I wouldn't have to get out my big set that have lights, etc..  I removed the little loop on top that was used to put the napkin through.

I just don't have the enthusiasm for decorating that I used to have when we had lots of family around.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 09, 2018, 01:48:21 PM
I know what you mean Jean as the closest member of my family is over 3000 miles away. Then there is my cat who would love to help decorate! I mail checks in the middle of October and that's my Christmas shopping. What I receive back are multiple gifts of the month!  :-\ I could easily supply multiple families with coffee, cheese, and fruit!

I saw something on the news today that showed the real meaning of Christmas. Two women jointly received large lottery payments. They decided to give the winnings to a colleague who needed it more.
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Post by: jackwv on December 10, 2018, 07:15:32 PM
That time of the year.  Here is a collage of the exhibits at Oglebay.  Then you might check the slide show discussion, where I am posting the days set to music.

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Post by: Mary Ann on December 10, 2018, 08:17:25 PM
Nice show, Jack, the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on December 12, 2018, 11:57:40 PM
Nice display, jack.  I'm going to head over to the video.
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Post by: jackwv on December 21, 2018, 10:42:37 AM
Ready for a nap, but Mimi beat me to the day bed.  Would not disturb that scene, so I took the recliner.  :)


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on December 21, 2018, 10:52:41 AM
Jack, Mimi is just like a kid - has to have her favorite toy (twin?) with her to fall asleep.  Recliners can be comfortable too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 21, 2018, 01:19:48 PM
Jack wv...
...you know your place, seems like Mimi has got you well trained...they sure like their comfort...
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Post by: jackwv on December 21, 2018, 02:35:45 PM
Mary Ann and Jackie, my daughter gave me that throw several years ago.  It has two pups on it.  Jessie, and now Mimi, liked to rest on it.  Mimi will settle any where, her bed, my sofa, and favorite spot on the kitchen floor, up close to treats.
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Post by: Shirley on December 21, 2018, 05:21:26 PM
Love seeing Mimi sleeping on that throw & know what it means to you, Jack. On the news this morning there was talk about Goldens and cancer, doing research to find the cause. Hope they can find a reason and cure.

I took so stale crackers & bread down to the geese, ducks or whatever was hungry this morning, even had my camera with me. Coming back up the hill I noticed the osprey (pretty sure it's not an eagle) in a nest in the cypress tree just one house away from mine!  I never knew the osprey wintered here, thought we only saw them as they migrate through. We do have eagles nest near by but have not seem them this year.[attach name=OspreyNest.jpg type=image/jpeg]8228[/attach] I'll be watching for it now.
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Post by: Amy on December 21, 2018, 06:31:20 PM
Jack, what a peaceful photo of Mimi.. I understand what you mean about not disturbing them. When we looked after the Irish setter it was everyone run for their space on the bed.....most of the time dogs won.

Shirley ,what a beautiful photo! I heard a man say he saw the Bald Eagle here today....said to make sure all small dogs and cats were inside! The other day we had 17 morning doves feeding here...love watching them.
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Post by: Shirley on December 21, 2018, 07:51:18 PM
Thank you, Amy. I have been warning the cats that they "look like lunch" to that big bird in the sky! They have been sticking pretty close to the house, but Tom & Callie went down to the river with me. I have been hearing different bird calls this week, not sure what they are so will have to take time off after Christmas to go "walk the river" to see if something shows up.

I do need to tell the girl next door about the new "nesting neighbor", to stay out with her chickens when she lets them run in their back yard. One of these days I'll get a photo of them, they are the most beautiful chickens I've ever seen. They bought 3 different types that produce full size eggs. The girl across the street has 3 different types but some of hers are small, maybe the banty version. They were told all were hens, but one started crowing and she gave it away, not supposed to have roosters in the city limits. Later another one started crowing & it was already such a pet she didn't want to give it away. I kept telling everyone that brought up the subject that, "I sure hope nobody turns them in because I love to hear it crow". Better than a barking dog!

Crazy rooster, crows all day long. One problem with roosters is they do grow spurs, mine did and every time he caught my brother stooping down he'd race toward him to jump on his back & "flog" him. No one ever told me what happened to that bird but they explained "someone probably stole it".  I was sorry it happened but they did run free & I'm guessing my parents were afraid it might hurt someone.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 21, 2018, 08:47:33 PM
Mimi looks so peaceful.  After running around to several different stores today, I feel like joining her. :)

Shirley, Nice photo of that osprey.

It was cold and windy today but feels like Christmas weather.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 21, 2018, 09:44:19 PM
Lucky you, Shirley, having the osprey so close.  I guess the cats would not like it.  I had a hawk on my deck railing once, but I didn't have a cat then. 

My nephew's wife bought some various colored chickens and they laid colored eggs.  I don't know about the egg sizes.  One by one the chicks disappeared until she had none.  She does not live in the city and I think she had a rooster and gave him away. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 22, 2018, 08:41:07 AM
Mimi always looks at peace, and will put me in the mood for a nap.   Shirley, a great photo of the Osprey, keep the camera handy, and keep the cats close. 
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Post by: FlaJean on December 25, 2018, 10:42:22 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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Post by: Shirley on December 26, 2018, 08:23:37 PM
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas & not covered with tissue paper yet today!  We had beautiful weather, still in the 50s today but rained all day. Woke up at 4:00 am to a thunderstorm, scared the cats so I checked radar. 100% chance of rain all day so I went back to bed, finally dressed before noon.  Nothing planned so had another nap this afternoon with one cat by my face & the other behind my legs, their sleep pattern when in the RV.  I can't trust Callie Cat to have the run of the house and last night after their midnight snack she opted to go outside. Where ever she stays she comes in dry so appeared for breakfast. 

I planned a driving day to see how Callie would react to a moving vehicle.... but weather guesser not playing nice with the forecast. I hoped to take pics of the Flint Hills area off the main highways, but tried too many times to take photos on a cloudy day & just not worth the effort. I guess I will go check out the bargain left overs of Christmas decorations. Always enjoy finding something new when I drag out stuff each year.  ;)
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Post by: Tomereader1 on December 27, 2018, 09:29:24 PM
Wonder if I can figure out how to post here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Tomereader1 on December 27, 2018, 09:31:40 PM
Wonder will this work?
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Post by: Tomereader1 on December 27, 2018, 09:31:56 PM
Nope.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on December 27, 2018, 09:32:49 PM
Useless boards.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on December 27, 2018, 10:32:45 PM
What are you trying to do?
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 27, 2018, 10:40:19 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on December 28, 2018, 08:11:56 AM
Rick I have seen two headed animals, but the first time I have seen two with one head.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 28, 2018, 09:39:57 AM
Jack, I doubt I've ever seen a two-bodied animal before.  Rick, thanks for posting that - very interesting.  Are you sure there's not a head hiding somewhere?

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on December 28, 2018, 02:39:47 PM
Just received this in an email.  Something else to worry about, and thought it should be passed along.
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Post by: Amy on December 28, 2018, 02:46:53 PM
Jack, good one and yes I shall pass this on. Sadly, I can relate to this...but it is also on going through the day!!
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Post by: Shirley on December 28, 2018, 03:19:52 PM
:roflBig:  :roflBig:  :roflBig:  :roflBig:  :roflBig:
You got me, Jack!  I didn't notice who posted & was actually wondering what on earth could be wrong with Rice Krispies!  First year in a long time I didn't make a batch of the treats for
everyone (even grown kids love 'em). After reading I did guess & looked back, it was you!
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Post by: FlaJean on December 28, 2018, 10:35:40 PM
😋
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Post by: JaneS on December 30, 2018, 01:25:10 PM
All the while I was reading that, I was thinking, I'm sure glad I didn't like Rice Krispies.  Then I came to the part about the body "snapping, crackling and popping" and I knew it was a joke.  However, it's very close to what happens in the morning in my house.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on December 30, 2018, 07:31:34 PM
Quote from: jackwv on December 28, 2018, 08:11:56 AMRick I have seen two headed animals, but the first time I have seen two with one head.
The two bobied cow was quite by accident.  I took that picture probably 65 or so years ago. It just happened that one cow was behind the other.  I never thought of is as you all did (two bodied).  That area has now been converted to a school, with the barns converted to school rooms --- long story.

I posted the pic just to check the new software posting features. This just happened to be a pic I came across.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on December 30, 2018, 08:53:08 PM
Got to admit, Rick, that picture was one you couldn't get again very easily, those necks were in perfect position. The background barn is quite a structure, used to fascinate me driving around & looking at barns. Kansas has/had so many different styles because of the different cultures that settled here... When I used to "do" art shows a couple times a year I generally tried to have painting of barns & windmills along with other floral or landscapes & animals. Those barns & windmills were sure sellers!
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Post by: JeanneP on December 31, 2018, 06:20:32 PM
Well I wrote a long one. Even in colour. Its vanished so will just end with a little poem . Wishing you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR/

  Just in case the lines are busy
Just in case I'm drunk and dizzy
Just in case you presume I've forgot
I ensure you dears I really have not
I send you all my love and cheer
and all the best for the coming year!🤩
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Post by: SCFSue on January 01, 2019, 10:17:17 AM
Happy New Year, everybody!  I had a quiet New Years Eve, but enjoyed old movies and I skipped the mob in NYC on TV.  I can't imagine standing outside with thousands of people just waiting for a ball to drop!

I hope 2019 is a good one for EVERYONE!
Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on January 02, 2019, 03:01:47 PM
Christmas cactus has been sitting on the front porch all year.  A lot of blooms but the stems? don't look green enough.  I think it needs a little something.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 02, 2019, 03:45:57 PM
Jean, your cactus is beautiful.  I neglect my plants to the point they're barely alive.  I guess I wouldn't worry about the leaves because you're doing something right.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on January 02, 2019, 06:49:58 PM
Beautiful cactus, Jean..... and can hear my mother saying, "maybe it needs a little iron", her solution to people or flowers! I don't know if that's true or not, but I do tend to give my plants some kind of iron any time they look puny. My plants inside all look like they are starved, and they are, because of dark tinted storm windows that deny them sun.

I'm still trying to get over the holiday... "what day is this?" Have CDs to roll over and still other to-dos that can't be put off. Need to clean out the frig, think some stuff needs to go down to the river for critters to enjoy. Too dark out already. I have gotten a little paranoid about going out after dark in case I'd slip & fall, nobody would know if I didn't get back into the house.

Have not seen the eagle or osprey back on that nest, one of the neighbors had the thought that it could have visited it to "have supper with the squirrel tha built it". It doesn't have the larger twigs woven into the nest like the eagles normally build. Supposed to have a little nicer weather for a few days so will have a look.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on January 02, 2019, 07:16:18 PM
After it finishes its blooming I'll feed it a little fertilizer and see if that will help with the stems.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 02, 2019, 09:02:14 PM
This doesn't copy well but I like the sentiment of it.

As I step into
Another year
I think of those
No longer here
I'll miss their smiles
I'll miss those laughs
The fun we had
In years gone past
But I reserve
Within my heart
A place for them
While we're apart
My love for them
Will always thrive
My memories
Keep them alive
So as I take
Another step
I'll dry the tears
That I have wept
Embrace the year
Endure its tests
And live the life
That I've been blessed
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Post by: jackwv on January 03, 2019, 10:34:06 AM
JeanneP that was a lovely writing.   Now here is one of my blessings. Mimi had her 10th birthday on Jan 2nd and the breeder sent me the photo of her as a 2 month old. I am also posting a photo of her yesterday, no smile, was waiting for the rain to stop for a walk.




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Post by: Mary Ann on January 03, 2019, 11:43:29 AM
Jack, what a cutie Mimi was at 2 months.  She still is a cutie at 10 years.  I don't blame her for not smiling if it was raining and she wanted to go out.  Happy Birthday a day late, Mimi.  May you have many more.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on January 03, 2019, 01:26:20 PM
Jack, as MaryAnn has posted; she was a cutie then and is still now!
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Post by: JeanneP on January 03, 2019, 02:27:12 PM
She was such a cute puppy. Now a beautful dog.  Some animal are just like us humans. How we change as we age.
I am going to see if Bubble will post a photo of my Connecticut grands that were just taken. I don't see them often and can't believe how they have changed Now age ll and will be 8 next week. Not been seen on here since about 2 years old.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on January 03, 2019, 02:45:00 PM
Bubble. I thought I had your EM address but can't find it. It use to be under your name but I see its no longer there. Lots seem to have taken them off. Can you send it to me. gmjeannep2@gmail.com
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Post by: Shirley on January 03, 2019, 10:23:59 PM
Jack, the photos melted my heart............what a darling puppy and she really does have that same look yesterday. She is as different from your other "girls" as any humans are to each other. How lucky you two are to have each other. I do envy you & thank you for sharing "the moment". Happy Birthday to Mimi.   :hb2:  :happybday:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 04, 2019, 01:28:52 AM
Oh, Belated 10th Birthday Mimi...I hope your master gave you a special treat....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 04, 2019, 05:32:43 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on January 03, 2019, 02:45:00 PMBubble. I thought I had your EM address but can't find it. It use to be under your name but I see its no longer there. Lots seem to have taken them off. Can you send it to me. gmjeannep2@gmail.com

my email is still in my profile.
eeetsel@gmail.com
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Post by: JeanneP on January 04, 2019, 01:10:15 PM
Bubble. I have brought up all three places .profile. Member list. It does not show up on my desktop. iPad.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 04, 2019, 01:53:43 PM
Bubble and JeanneP; with the new site configeration, personal emails are no longer visable other than to that person and perhaps an administrator.
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Post by: Shirley on January 04, 2019, 03:31:53 PM
Hahaha, glad you cleared that up, Patricia, 'cause I couldn't see it either.  :-[
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 04, 2019, 04:39:11 PM
I sent someone an e-mail recently from their profile.  The e-mail address did not show, in fact, mine did, but by putting my cursor where the person's e-mail would be, mine came up and the person got the e-mail.  I've explained this badly, but JeanneP, try it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 04, 2019, 04:45:53 PM
Correction - I just sent JeanneP an e-mail to see if what I said works.  I clicked on Profile and there was a blank box with JeanneP and a red X underneath.  I wrote a message and I'll let you know if she answers me. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 04, 2019, 08:05:22 PM
Mary Ann, "they" used to say, "more than one way to skin a cat"........ we'll keep working at it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 05, 2019, 01:50:08 PM
For JeanneP

I had not posted the GGrand since they were little.. This was taken past November. Can't believe how the are growing so fast. They live in Connecticut so do not get to see them often.
They have a dog now and never go anywhere without it. In every phone.


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Post by: FlaJean on January 05, 2019, 02:03:50 PM
JeanneP, Lovely photo of your great grands.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 05, 2019, 02:10:14 PM
Jeanne, good looking kids and I think the dog is as happy as the kids are.  I can understand them taking the dog with them wherever they go.

My hint to Jeanne must have worked because she was able to send the picture to Bubble.  Sometimes I'm able to get things right.  But Jeanne may have copied Bubble's address and sent it that way.  I may never know.

We are having a lovely sunny day today with the temperature in the 40s.  Every time Tom comes in he says it is a nice October day, so you know it is nice here today!

I'm watching golf today an they're in Hawaii.  Nice there too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on January 05, 2019, 06:25:38 PM
Beautiful weather in Kansas, as well. Son stopped by & we checked the young trees to see if they might need water. The Cleveland pear trees & some of the shrubs look like the buds as getting fat, that is scary since we haven't had winter yet!  We saw things bud out early one year & most died in a hard freeze in Feb. My allergies are kicking up so something is popping up. Sun is going down already & just a little after 5:15 pm.

Darling great grands, Jeanne, good thinking with the dog & kids all having the same hair/fur color. Too bad you don't get to see them often. I have enjoyed the greats more than I did the grands because I have more time to enjoy everything. "To-dos" don't bother me as much as they used to. One of my great grands is more like me than any of the greats were... or my kids. Doesn't look like me so much, but she is a "people watcher" like I was. My daughter was more like my sister, still is in many ways.....

Better get moving, still have things to do before going to bed & I am sleepy.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 05, 2019, 07:10:28 PM
Now if I clik onto my Summery My EM address does show up. Is that because it only does it for me. I thought the reason we put them in was for others to know them if needed.

Thanks MaryAnn. for help also.  I then sent a E-M to Bubble and she sent a reply with her E-M address. Hers was always under her summery.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 05, 2019, 07:14:18 PM
Lovely photo, do not know if I would want one of the gadgets that you put in your home to visit, or face time, but would sure be tempted if I had great-grands.
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Post by: Sato on January 05, 2019, 08:48:35 PM
Camellia sasanqua, even it blooms in winter.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 06, 2019, 10:36:05 AM
Sato and that would be a beauty in any season.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 07, 2019, 01:43:26 PM
O.K MaryAnn. Going to give the way you say on finding people eMail address on here. I will play under your name..
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Post by: JeanneP on January 07, 2019, 01:53:58 PM
MaryAnn.  doesn't work. In the old way the E-Mail would show right under POST. Doesn't do anything. Now mine will show up only  when I go into my own Profile.
I still am going crazy having to go down to read the last post in a forum. One could always just clik on NEW. and bring you to last one you read. No I can clik NEW and sometimes open me up in 2007/08 ..   
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Post by: Joy on January 12, 2019, 03:12:07 PM
Just checking in to see if there has been any activity here.  Been a while since anybody posted any new pictures.

Jack, sure hope you are doing ok.  Miss seeing pictures from you. However, I guess with the cold weather, you have not been out and about to take any.  Just hope you are ok.

Joy
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Post by: jackwv on January 12, 2019, 06:09:36 PM
Joy thanks for checking. I was thinking the same thing, no photos.   Weather has not helped and several inches of snow this evening.  Lots of football and hockey keeping me occupied. 
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Post by: Joy on January 12, 2019, 06:29:41 PM
Jack, good to know that you are ok and just keeping busy.   They are kind of vague as to how much snow we will be getting.  They are saying it is a slow-moving storm, so that can mean more snow than they thought. Nothing I can do about it and don't have to go anywhere. So far, it has not started snowing here in Hampstead.

Take care and enjoy your games.

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 12, 2019, 10:33:21 PM
Getting photos of a happy Grandad heading to Disney World (or Land?) in FL with the other pair of grandparents, their kids & grands. Here's my favorite of my son keeping his gr-son in tow. I have no doubt the grandparents will enjoy this week more than the little ones. Not sure which link to use, seems to be different tonight.  Giddy up, Grandad (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-120119222327.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 12, 2019, 10:36:11 PM
This is the son that had open heart surgery a couple months ago.... the trip was postponed when he went into the hospital with "an infection".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 13, 2019, 02:59:46 AM
Shirley...
...Ha ha, that is the way to do it, get a free ride...I have to ask, now why did you cut your sons head out from the photo?...I bet he wasn't too pleased...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 13, 2019, 07:00:43 AM
Jackie, that is the way the photo came to me. I'm guessing one of the other grandparents took the photo & more interested in the kid than my son.  ;)  Both sets of grandparents re-arranged their lives to help take care of these kids (his sister is 5) from the time they were born. His mother is an engineer & father an "IT" person so are all over the world at times. First grands for both sets so totally doted on.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on January 13, 2019, 07:31:55 AM
Love the pic, SHIRLEY!  I have a memory (no pic of meeting my daughter as she arrived in the Harrisburg airport from Montreal with my first grandson in tow  She had her suitcase on an airport thingy and Daniel (age 2) sitting on top of her suitcase.  When I saw your photo, my memory came to mind.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 13, 2019, 10:12:20 AM
Shirley even if you took the picture bet your eyes would be on the grandson taking a ride.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 13, 2019, 11:35:13 AM
Jack, I kept telling my son to get pics of their faces when they saw the thrills of Disney... this little boy does show everything in his face and a hoot to watch his expressions. I am so glad they can all make this trip together, it does take a lot of planning to make it work.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on January 14, 2019, 03:45:28 PM
Love that picture, Shirley.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 14, 2019, 05:47:14 PM
What a snowstorm we just had. Over the weekend. 2 days leaving us with 14 inches. It has been 55 years since we had so much. Looked beautiful through the window. Now saying will be getting another one this coming weekend.
Hardly had any for the past 4 years . People not use to it now. So mane accidents
I have moved just enough to get my car out.
My yard man of 30 years retired in summer and I am lost. Not easy to find these days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: June Drabek on January 14, 2019, 08:56:50 PM
Shirley, thanks for caring. January started out as a continuation of Dec., feeling rotten. So , they decided another chest X-ray was needed, another blood test, and the result is I am continuing on from the pneumonia and other stuff from Dec. Now I am on a different antibiotic, and doing nothing but recovering. The new antibiotic upset my stomach a bit, so I must take it with food. I feel tired, listless, but hopeful. I am not ready to leave this world yet. Too curious to see what tomorrow will bring.

We are having RAIN ! Wheeee......Two days of it now and more to come. One day was a real gully washer, most since I moved here from Hemet. (I still miss my buddies from those days in Hemet. Still keep in contact, but losing a few.)

Larry, I think I was sicker than i knew. I have never slept a whole night, then the whole following day, then the next night again. This new antibiotic is putting me back in the world.

I am NOT lying......we had SNOW cover the ground and rooftops yesterday. It came late in the day, but was soooooooo beautiful. This happened once before when we had our home in Hemet. No sign of it by morning though
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 14, 2019, 10:13:09 PM
June, your sleeping sounds like my son when he went into the hospital & they started giving him the strong antibiotics. He thinks it was the poison leaving his system after not being clear of it for 3 years. He is still being kept on blood pressure meds for another month so he will get more sleep. When my father was put on it he slept around the clock until I raised the roof about him sleeping his life away! They took him off & the nurses would check his BP all the time my mother was in the hospital with no hope of ever recovering... Dad's BP remained normal without meds. Nobody knows our bodies better than we do ourselves, kind of up to us to explain exactly how we feel, hard to do, though. I have faith that the good people taking care of where you live will do anything they can to keep you going. Lucky you seeing some snow... so far it has missed my area of Wichita completely.

I'm off to check e-mail, my son called & said he sent more photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 16, 2019, 07:04:35 AM
SHIRLEY...(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/953voM.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/po953voMj)
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Post by: FlaJean on January 16, 2019, 01:02:20 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHIRLEY
🎉🎉🎉🎶🎶🎶
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Post by: JeanneP on January 16, 2019, 02:27:20 PM
Such a pretty card. Yes, have a great birthday Shirley. Hope the weather is nicer for you than it is here. Still lots of snow piled up but now fog and rain. 29 deg. They are saying more snow Friday.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 17, 2019, 05:35:45 AM
POsting for Amy after resizing


Not sure if this is going to work, if not I shall ask Bubble for help.
This is jesse, he is a labradoodle X he is a ball of energy with a 5 second attention span.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 17, 2019, 07:26:22 AM
What a darling card, Jackie, thank you.  Must admit, your kitty looks much classier than my ferals.

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. I really did nothing worth while all day, answered the phone a lot (with this big family....) but didn't get out of the house. Today is a must do for basic supplies in case of snow.

Amy, that is a darling pup... know he will keep you busy but maybe Babe can help train? What does the Babe think of him?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 17, 2019, 08:11:44 AM
Bubble, thank you for resizing it for me.

Shirley ,Babe doesn't mind him, she avoids this little Tasmanian Devil though.  Have pups always been this quick?? He loves to snuggle down in your arms and fall asleep....and so do my arms holding this 10 lb + cutie. 
I remember when Babe did the same thing to Golden girl and they ended up being the best buds..time will tell.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 17, 2019, 08:12:04 AM
Shirley...
...I know, I know...that kitty is in the lap of luxury...a touch of royalty maybe...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 17, 2019, 09:08:47 AM
Amy, Jesse is special.  Yes high energy but understand they are a great companion dog. I would give him loads of snuggle time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on January 18, 2019, 01:25:32 AM
A photo of poinsettia

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 18, 2019, 08:58:26 AM
Sato, hope those looking in check out your slide show, it is beautiful.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on January 18, 2019, 12:05:09 PM
The poinsettia is pretty.  We have several on our front porch.  We are supposed to have temps down to 20s early Sunday morning so we will have to put the plants into the garage overnight.

I can't see the photos in that app.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on January 18, 2019, 10:04:39 PM
Thank you so much for your words to the photo.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 19, 2019, 10:11:13 AM
Celebrating one hundred days in school - Grade 1
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 19, 2019, 10:14:33 AM
In his hands are the mini chair and desk with note book each pupil painted and decorated
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 19, 2019, 10:14:52 AM
Bubble, he is a heart stealer!! Love his eyes...

Thank you for sharing this lovely young man with us..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on January 19, 2019, 11:23:07 AM
Handsome Boy!!!
 :wave2:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 19, 2019, 11:46:40 AM
Growing up so fast! Good looking boy & I agree his eyes are so expressive. He is taking school serious, don't recall him ever not being bouncing around. I keep trying to compare ages with my great grand but I think Jace is in 3rd grade this year. Jace will be 9 on July 8, 2019. How does that compare with his birthday?

Sato, I am still seeing a lot of poinsettias looking pretty around here, I didn't have one this year.  Beautiful photo.  Do you see the different colored ones there?  I think the spotted ones are pretty and also the ivory white ones, but the original red & green the best.

We finally got snow last night, not much but the ground is covered. Nothing on the trees because the wind gusts are 40 mph. Very glad I had the tree cut down this week that was leaning toward my gutters & roof. So far no ice but the snow looks like it may be little pellets of ice mixed, haven't been outside yet. Burrrr.... the "feels like" was -6 while ago when I checked online weather (still is). I'll wait until later before trying to clean off the driveway. Once I drive over snow it packs to ice & will take forever to melt. Part of the driveway never sees the sun. Not enough to get the snow blower gassed up, but not excited about going out in the wind. Ah, the joys of staying in the home. NOT!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on January 19, 2019, 12:30:05 PM
Bubble, Aviv is a good looking boy and he is good size for his age.  I know you are very proud of him.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 19, 2019, 01:07:07 PM
Big and good looking first grader.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on January 19, 2019, 08:02:42 PM
BUBBLE, you are so lucky to have him nearby.  They grow up so fast!  I know you enjoy having him close.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 20, 2019, 01:14:51 AM
I am smiling at his t-shirt...he is keeping a watchful eye over everyone...you have heard of the saying..." having eyes in the back of your head..."

Oh yes, Aviv is sure growing up fast...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 20, 2019, 03:06:58 AM
Thanks! Yes, I am proud of that boy! Lately I don't see him that much: they moved to a moshav (like a village)about half an hour drive from here. Illy wanted him to live "closer to nature" and not in town. Since they are now a one-parent family, it is also a safer environment for Aviv.

Here are two photos from his first day at school in September.  See how he has grown?


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 20, 2019, 07:39:11 AM
Beautiful curly hair!!! What a difference in him....more mature ...they grow up way to fast.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 21, 2019, 03:10:01 AM
Have you ever seen RED BANANAS ?
These were given to me from Sri Lanka, former Ceylan.  They have about 70 different types of bananas over there.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 21, 2019, 08:12:26 AM
Jack, finally the two in one spot!! they are getting along much better now. Lots of fun to watch them play.


Bubble, our friend are from Sri Lanka and have given us lovely pure loose leaf tea. Do the bananas taste the same as the yellow one or do they have a different taste/texture?

Hope this did it.

Nope,didn't work :(
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 21, 2019, 08:57:17 AM
Amy a wonderful photo, made my day!    :dogrunning:  :dogrunning:  :dogrunning:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on January 21, 2019, 09:44:53 AM
Amy, black on black and you can hardly see Jesse, but what a great pair.  Will Jesse ever be as large as Babe?   It's interesting that they both have the white streak toward their noses and both have white noses.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on January 21, 2019, 09:47:15 AM
Great picture,  Amy.  I almost  didn't see the little one.  It just blends right in. 

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 21, 2019, 11:24:03 AM
Bitter cold and snow so staying home, for now. Amy hope you do not mind but had to put your two into a frame.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on January 21, 2019, 12:15:51 PM
They are a cute pair, aren't they?

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 21, 2019, 12:42:16 PM
Jack, thank you so much, that is perfect!! I have admit that I didn't think I would get a together photo this quick. Right now I can hear them playing in the livingroom. Had to go peek and they are running around playing, I can watch this all day....sure beats tv!!

Mary Ann Tika ,Jesse's Mom was not all that big of a dog so I am not sure how big he will be. I know he is a smart little stinker and learns quick!


Joy, he is marked almost like Babe, Babe has more white on her hind legs than Jesse.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 21, 2019, 12:44:42 PM
Bubble, if you want to delete my photo and leaves Jack's  that would be fine with me. I really like Jack's much better.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 21, 2019, 12:56:40 PM
Amy, Bubble does all the heavy lifting in here and some great work with photos.  I was unable to pick up your email or would have asked first, so posted here. Was just taken by the looks of your two.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 21, 2019, 01:26:53 PM
Jack, no need to ask, you did a beautiful job!! I saved that one to show my friends...thank you again. I will go back in my message and see if I can do it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on January 21, 2019, 06:30:51 PM
That was a precious photo of your two, Amy.  Nice framing, Jack.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 21, 2019, 10:10:49 PM
What a darling pair, Amy! Anyone would guess they are related.  :smitten: Can't get over how much they look alike.

I don't know how you do the frames without Paint Shop Pro, Jack, but I am impressed.  :thumbup:

Still can't get my newer computer to connect to my system, but the problem I get when letting it run the test doesn't make sense because THIS computer will still get online.  :tickedoff: Maybe it will work tomorrow.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on January 22, 2019, 12:39:02 AM
Quote from: Shirley on January 21, 2019, 10:10:49 PMStill can't get my newer computer to connect to my system, but the problem I get when letting it run the test doesn't make sense because THIS computer will still get online.  (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/Smileys/alive/tickedoff.gif) Maybe it will work tomorrow.
What kind of computer --- Desktop/ Laptop/etc.  Are you running it wireless? or with a wire to the modem?  Does your modem have an antenna sticking up?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 22, 2019, 11:24:09 AM
Windows 10 just added a feature to their photo app.  When you click to adjust the photo there is now an item  where you can add a 3 d effect.   I am posting one photo and then a snip of the upper corner of the app where the 3d can be found.  In the Photo Slide show discussion I have posted the link to a group of the photos with the added effect.  The nice thing is the photo is not too large to email, worth playing with.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 22, 2019, 11:53:17 AM
Rick, the one giving problems is the HP laptop I bought this past summer when in CO. A bargain (my sons said) on close out for $250. with touch screen & every perk. It has worked fantastic until now & I did get a "warning" last week that the warranty ran out, did I want to extend? Since I usually take blame for everything that goes wrong with my electronic stuff (my sons just roll their eyes)... I honestly don't know what to think.

I brought it in to the room right over the modem where this old computer sits, & the HP still wouldn't connect. I've restarted several times, even turned off for a few hours, went down to the modem & turned if off & back on several times (even left it off for half an hour once)... no good.

This all started when I tried to set up the NOMOROBO calls with Cox (my server). So far I've had a week of my phones thinking ALL calls are robo so my kids can't get through. When they try several times in a row I know to call one of them to find out which it is. I can call out right now but all bets off whether anyone can call me. 

When setting up the NOMOROBO it was discovered that the system is still in my husband's name & one lady dared to give his e-mail box a new password so she could act as primary (along with me), to complete the set up. The whole system is crazy but if I cancel that Cox account it will cause me to change all my business dealings as I used that mailbox for shopping (Amazon, etc) I would like to scream. But I'm not getting any robo calls right now.

Yesterday I was convinced there is a key on the HP laptop that shuts off the Wi-fi.... we have wireless all through the house. Where that laptop was sitting is at the far end of the house from the modem, so not many bars showing. BUT it was still faster than this poor old Toshiba that started life as an XP & finally upgraded to Windows 7 & then to 10 (without my permission). Got a notice one day that Win 10 would be installed at 11:00pm that night so my son had it install while he was here to keep me from having a heart attack. <smile>

Right now both my sons are over the top busy but the youngest will stop by tomorrow night to see if he can figure out what is going on.  This morning, with computers sitting side by side, I first wiggled the mouse on the HP to see if it was over it's tantrum... sure enough, it came up & connected. I clicked on Senior & Friends from the Google home page & it came up... it even let me read the posts in the Soda Shoppe, but when I clicked to visit in here it gave me the "NO INTERNET" pop up. Nothing will bring it back up, so I'm on the old Toshiba laptop typing this.

I do have the slowest internet (price), tried for a month with their new high speed & could not tell any difference. If this was a life or death situation both boys would drop to help, but it's just aggravating. My oldest son that had open heart surgery a couple months ago just got back from their multi family postponed trip to Disney so he is doing catch up. He was pushed into early retirement when the company he worked for pulled out of Wichita... only that company called him back a few weeks ago because they urgently need his help. He also teaches 2 classes at the local college (well over 200 students) so all the paper work, grading & class time keeps him busy, besides me & all his friends call him to HELP no matter what goes wrong. Couple this with his wife's mother in the last stages of Alzheimer's, absolutely mind consuming pity for his wife & mother & what they are going through.... my problems are not even a whisper in comparison, MY point of view.

All in all, I keep thinking there must be an end to these silly computer/phone issues but they drag on.  Today I plan to go to their office to see if anyone can get to the core of the problem... even if I have to take my phone off the NOMOROBO list. I will have to head out soon since temps are dropping all day & the misty rain will turn to ice & then snow by afternoon. I will pick up extra food to cook in case the need is soon.

Right now my daughter in law's mother is not eating, had signed a do not resuscitate form so no IV lines, she will be with hospice so pain free, but don't know how long she can last without any nourishment. She was one tough lady until Alzheimer's took over. I will do what I can to see the family that arrives will be fed and whatever else I can do, so MY problems are more keeping my mind busy until my help is needed.

If there is a key or anything you can think of that I might have touched to cause this (but why would it let me on for a few minutes this morning?)... any tips or help appreciated. Sorry this is so long but I am a little strung out this morning. Last time I saw this lady she was still vibrant, didn't understand who I was but explained to me how she was getting along in her new "apartment", walking the halls for exercise. Because she had become hostile & unable to take care of herself, they had taken her to another hospital/clinic to see if medications were the cause. She was mobile when admitted but unable to walk at all as time passes. Nobody has answers on how Alzheimer's will act, the worst disease I can imagine. Afraid it has kept me awake feeling such sadness for her & all the family, knowing this is one gene that can be passed down until "they" find a cause and cure. It affects my son, his wife & their children are terrified for their future and that fear goes on for my great grands that may inherit the gene. Sorry.... been keeping this bottled up & will now regret blabbering, but what is going on in  my world.

Interesting, Jack, I will check that out as soon as this posts... IF I can get it to work. Right now I wouldn't hold my breath that anything will work with the next "click".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 22, 2019, 02:08:16 PM
Well, I'm back from the store & do have regrets about my blabbering. Didn't get to the Cox office, spitting rain that is to turn to ice/snow. For sure all of us have these times in our lives when things are out of OUR control, but we manage. I will, but we all know it is much harder to watch our kids struggle. Enough said, but sorry to have taken up so much time/space.

Jack, that is a super program & I am anxious to try.... probably be back with a dozen questions.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 29, 2019, 10:42:21 AM
In checking out a video program I just installed I found it has a great feature, ability to take a frame from a video.  If you have a favorite old video and want to capture a screen it does a good job.   I am posting two photos, one of my sons Maine Coon Cat and the other of Kibbels, my first Golden.  I will post a screen shot of the program info in the slide show discussion.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on January 29, 2019, 10:47:41 AM
Jack, interesting.  Your son must love animals—-2 dogs and a cat. Wow!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 29, 2019, 11:57:25 AM
Jean Kibbles was my first Golden, years ago.  But you are right, my son loves animals.  They have 3 dogs, two are 180 pound Leonbergers.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on January 29, 2019, 05:56:06 PM
Shirley,
The computer that "drops out".  I believe you are using it in a wireless mode ( WiFi). ---
If your router has an antenna on it imaging some donuts stacked on the antenna.  Move the antenna so that if the donuts were expanding they would hit your laptop (the one that drops out).
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 29, 2019, 06:29:27 PM
Jean my son ok'd my posting his Dog family.  The small one is the boss. :D


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on January 29, 2019, 06:42:13 PM
Jack, nice photo.  I've heard that the Leonbergers are very gentle in spite of their size.  I bet it cost more to feed those dogs than it does his family. 😊
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 29, 2019, 07:40:03 PM
Jack,beautiful dogs!How old are they?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 29, 2019, 08:02:34 PM
I went to a local dog show just to have a look at the Leonbergers & they really are big dogs. So pretty & calm. The funniest photo I ever saw was the one you had when they got the first one, of the dog sticking his head between theirs in the car.... his head was way bigger than theirs! Is the older one on the right? That little one is a hoot! 

Rick, you are so right about the wi-fi & dropping, the main problem is this house is sort of a "W" shape with the modem & router being on one end & my main laptop on the floor above at opposite end, & another older laptop right below trying to catch that signal. We tried various types of boosters but could not tell any difference. This newer HP is back working like a charm since that all night update.

I keep it on this end of the house with the kitchen/family room where I am most of the time. The old one down below still works with Paint Shop Pro old version that I can clean up old photos & do different things for cards for my grands & great grands. I was happy that all the trouble was NOT caused by hanging onto the old equipment (computers & phones... I still have 4 of the old wall phones with 25' cords on them plus the 5 portable ones that Cas liked....)

My engineer kids first started telling me "combining old & newer types was the reason for the problems". All working now & still have the old & new mix. Those wall phones will tuck under my shoulder & ear & I have both hands free to stir the soup pot of any other cooking going on & be talking at the same time. I used to have a neighbor that talked so long on the phone I could paint a whole dog portrait. She "had a need" & was easier to listen on the phone than have her come sit because I could go on working on the phone.

Speaking of updates, guess we will all need to update our iPhones because of the problem they discovered today..... I want to do it while at home in case it is a big one... to leave it plugged in. I don't do facebook but one report said the hopping on can be "anyone anywhere", I will probably need help to get that update taken care of. Always get instructions that I don't understand what they mean.

Soon be time for cats midnight snack & I am going to take care of that early in hopes of getting to bed early. Been sleepy all day & no time to nap.  Good night, all........
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 29, 2019, 08:13:00 PM
The Leonburgers are a large breed and unfortunately have a short life span.  In the photo the one on the left is 5 and the one in the middle 7.  They do eat a lot, but do not empty the bowl.  Mimi always licks the bowl clean and would empty it again if filled.  Am posting a photo of the boss, eating out of the older ones mouth.  They only take so much from her then push with their paw that is as big as her head.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 30, 2019, 01:20:22 AM
Jack wv...
...it takes a gutsy dog to stand up to a dog that is ten or twenty times its size... :dog3:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 30, 2019, 04:23:13 PM
Jack, I never knew that the larger dogs have shorter lives. My son's Great Dane was only 7 or 8 and that "was a normal" lifespan.  I thought when our German Shepherd died at 11 & half she was too young to die. Our "mutts" lived to 17-19 years old. Love his gentle giants. My sister had a Saint Bernard but he was NOT gentle, they finally got rid of him after he bit our father in the seat of the pants. Never saw a dog that didn't love that man!

Not knowing how old Mama Callie cat is, I am concerned she is not seeing as well as she should. She comes in for meals & has been sleeping inside at nights... but she still has the instincts of a feral and HAS to go outside, even if to sleep in the sunshine. I can tell the cold hurts her bones, she will shake her legs when she stands up & moves slow.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 30, 2019, 05:45:11 PM
Shirley, this is a photo I took several years ago of my sons Maine Coon Cat.  This is the largest cat breed and again a gentle giant. Unfortunately they also have a short life span.

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Post by: Shirley on January 30, 2019, 06:55:08 PM
That is such a beautiful cat... is it allowed to go outside?  I know most people have the front claws taken off because they can tear up furniture, but so far these (including old LaurenKat) never scratched any furniture. They work the trees over when we go down to the river & have scratching post in bedrooms & RV... and they have sharpened their claws on the wood posts of the pool fence. But I am not going to look for another when these are gone!

Ever since Mama Callie started spending time in the house, Tom "marks his territory". I really believe he forgets he is inside because he is rubbing my leg & everything in the room purring with happiness & marks his spot! He looks shocked when it happens & tries to cover the wet spot up (on oak floors).... & when he hears me scream he takes off running to the other end of the house. Quite a scene! I've done more scrubbing floors this last year than all the years raising & potty training kids!  :knuppel2:
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 30, 2019, 09:40:18 PM
Jack, that is a beautiful cat.  My cat, Kendrick, is part Belgian and is large.  He was weighed last summer at 15.6 pounds.  He doesn't get a lot of exercise and he does not go outside - unless he escapes.  If I go to the mailbox, I will let him out on the front stoop while I'm gone and he has been good, staying there.  I have an elevated deck and often will go out there and take the cat with me.  We don't purposely let him out to roam.

This belongs in the Pet folder but I'm not going to put it there because I'm going to get ready for bed!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on January 31, 2019, 08:34:36 AM
Shirley and MaryAnn, their cat may go out when they are on their deck, but generally stays indoors.  The dogs get along with it but do not mingle.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on January 31, 2019, 07:40:57 PM
Jack, every time I scroll past that last photo of the Maine Coon, the hair on my arms stands up as does the back of my neck. Think it is those eyes.... fantastic photo with that background.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 01, 2019, 05:47:27 AM
Jack, Shirley, it is that wicked witch look!  :2funny:
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Post by: jackwv on February 01, 2019, 09:34:58 AM
]Shirley and Bubble he is really a gentle giant.  The photo background is a recliner I have in my living room. My son says any time he takes him outdoors it is on a leash.  Funny since several years ago he took him to Oglebay during a festival and he did not want to be on the leash.  My son carried him and bet at least 40 people asked if he might be petted.  He is like Mimi, loves it and just sat and enjoyed.[
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Post by: Shirley on February 01, 2019, 07:07:46 PM
I can understand why people would want to pet that cat.... beautiful creature. I've never seen one but would love to. Still would rather have a dog to bark & warn me if anyone was around. When we had our German Shepherd I had no fear anyone could get near that she wouldn't hear or smell.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 07, 2019, 03:47:32 AM
Sato, Wishing you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY......(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/320x240q90/924/xtYWDw.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poxtYWDwj)
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Post by: jackwv on February 07, 2019, 10:15:22 AM
Happy birthday Sato.   Jackie thanks for posting.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 07, 2019, 03:59:34 PM
Fowl, Geese, Ducks...Jack, can you remember the well known saying..." its lovely weather for Ducks..."

Ohh, where have the photos gone? here one minute, gone the next...
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Post by: jackwv on February 07, 2019, 04:05:11 PM
Jackie I also fowl'd up my post.  Went out for food, lots of rain - Fowl weather.   There were a mess of geese (and they make a mess)   Took a long shot from the car window, but not clear with the rain and fog. I then took a close up of several.  Have had a time posting today, hope this one works.

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Post by: Mary Ann on February 07, 2019, 04:27:28 PM
Jack, I tried to follow your fowl lead, but I'm too chicken.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on February 07, 2019, 04:55:40 PM
Mary Ann that is another good one.  Years ago we also said fowled up.  I never used, or will use what many young say now.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 07, 2019, 05:00:11 PM
Jack, I wouldn't either.  When I was young, damn and hell were words not said is polite company, today the skies the limit.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on February 07, 2019, 05:23:53 PM
Mary Ann that reminded me of this piece I viewed several days ago.  I never had to hold soap in my mouth, soap cost too much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KjxFDGFKhk

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 07, 2019, 05:43:26 PM
Jack, I think I never had my mouth washed out with soap and I wasn't allowed to say those words.  I've told many times that my dad was a teacher and I know he never said anything in classroom that was profane.  For lunch he would go to the boiler room at school and how they talked there, I have no idea.  But Dad did not swear at home.  Darn and nuts were possibly said, but nothing stronger.  So today, if I want to express myself, I may say "damn" or "hell" under my breath or to myself, but not to anyone else.  The other words?  Not for or from me.  And I do not consider myself a prude!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on February 07, 2019, 10:30:36 PM
Vanilla-jackie, Jackwv, thank you for your birthday card. I'm are well.
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Post by: Shirley on February 08, 2019, 12:18:58 AM
Happy Birthday, Sato.... I have had a wild & crazy couple of weeks as well as crazy weather.

Great close up of the geese, Jack. I took the carcass of the cats chicken down to the river tonight & happened to have my phone in my pocket so got shots of a Great Blue Heron sitting on the bank where I usually feed the ducks, geese or fish. It really looked cold, didn't fly off but the cats & I didn't go out to scare it away. My phone camera did not get a good shot, I have a heavy finger & it kept getting "bursts". Another problem is I don't do a good job getting them off the phone except to e-mail to myself. I just put one of the pics in the gallery so hope it works... not too sharp, doesn't compare with my Lumix!  See if this works...
Somebody Forgot to Fly South
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on February 08, 2019, 06:04:56 AM
Happy Birthday Sato. Sorry I missed that yesterday. Thank you for posting the morning glory. It reminded me of my Dad; morning glories were his favorite flower.


Love the photos of the "quackers". Oh, and I did get my mouth washed out with soap - several times. Palmolive soap tasted like pepper to me. I didn't use swear words, but sassing back to my parents was frowned on. Also, I used to catch it of saying "gee whiz" because Mom didn't like euphemisms. I would never have known it was had she not pointed it out.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on February 08, 2019, 07:16:50 AM
Belated birthday wishes, Sato.  I hope you and Mrs Sato are doing well.  I always enjoy your pictures.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on February 08, 2019, 08:41:09 AM
Marsgal   You can add Euphemisms to the words I have never said  :)
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Post by: Shirley on February 08, 2019, 10:13:36 AM
I kept a bar of Ivory soap just for those reasons... where the kids could see it. "If the mouth got them in trouble it was the mouth that got punished".  Don't think any of them ever had it used but once & didn't sass again & certainly didn't use bad words. When used, I had them open their mouth & just rubbed the clean bar over the bottom teeth, the more they tried to spit it out the stronger the taste.  ;)
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Post by: angelface555 on February 08, 2019, 01:38:40 PM
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Post by: JaneS on February 08, 2019, 02:52:44 PM
I always thought that when I "fowled" up it was spelled "foul" meaning that it had turned bad. 

There was never any profanity around my house either except for one time.  My Dad worked at the Federal Prison and I'm sure the language got a bit blue there but he never brought it home.  Except for one day when my mother told me to go down in the basement (entered from the back porch) and tell Daddy supper was ready.  I was probably 13 or 14 at the time.  I got about 2/3 of the way down the steps and I heard something crash and my dad said "Son of a B...."  I just stood there with my mouth open until he came around the corner and saw me.  He said, "How long have you been standing there?"  I said, "Long enough".  He chuckled and didn't say anything until we were getting ready for bed and he came in our bedroom and told my sister and me that he wanted to apologize to us for his language earlier.  Margie looked surprised and he said, "I guess Jane didn't tell you.  I thought she would".  That was the end of it and the one and only time I ever heard either of my parents or any of my grandparents or aunts and uncles swear. 

Little sidelight....the crashing sound took the skin of about half of two fingers of his hand.  I guess I understand the swear words.
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Post by: jackwv on February 08, 2019, 04:31:41 PM
Jane you are correct it was my weak attempt at a play on words.   I recall years ago my daughter, then probably 7 came into the room and asked "mom what does ---- mean.  My mother yelled what did you say and she repeated it. We then discovered the source and spoke to the young boys parents. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: jackwv on February 08, 2019, 04:35:31 PM
Have had heavy rain and a bit of flooding. Today cold but sunshine so Mimi insisted on a walk. It was 28 degrees and windy so we only were out a short time.

Only took one photo, of Oglebay Mansion.  This was the summer home of Earl Oglebay, what a delight it would be to drive up and say I am home.


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Post by: jackwv on February 08, 2019, 04:40:00 PM
Wanted to add this but afraid I would have problem posting.   Several years back I did the inside of Oglebay Mansion.  Know this is a repeat, but if you have not seen, take a look in.  Click full screen when viewing.   

https://vimeo.com/77049384
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 08, 2019, 04:48:40 PM
Jack, I got a message that "they" couldn't find the page.

Jane, I thought "fowl" was a play on words.  I had to backtrack to see what others and I wrote and I see it was a "play on words".  We were talking about geese (fowl), not a baseball game (foul).
 
Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on February 08, 2019, 05:34:20 PM
Mary Ann I checked the link and got the same message so that is why I put it into my last post.
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Post by: Sato on February 08, 2019, 10:04:51 PM
Shirley, MarsGal, Mary Ann, thank you for Birthday messages. We are doing well.
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Post by: Sato on February 08, 2019, 10:14:37 PM
Jack, I enjoyed the video of Oglebay Mansion. Very nice!
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Post by: jackwv on February 09, 2019, 09:49:53 AM
Sato thank you.  I seldom do slide shows now just photos.
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Post by: JeanneP on February 09, 2019, 09:41:43 PM
What we use to think of as Bad Language years ago is mild now. With the younger people and infact most grownup the F word is a everyday use one. Can't stand it.  It is most movies. many books and most teens use it. Facebook it is unbelievable.  Most of what I use other than a couple Brits on here would understand. Bugger off.Bloody and  Sod it.such as that and right now using a lot. For this reason.

 am going out of my mind trying to fix my computers. Ever since I got the new W10 desktop and had everything for the old one transfered over to it nothing works. I use Comcast and my desktops all tied into a couple of Passwords. My Desktop, Ipad, Amazon Fire and another tablet I dont use to often. Just for books. All come up saying wrong Password . Even would not let me in my Seniorsandfriends today. I am working to try and now get them all using the same User Name and Password. So far taken 4 days trying. Need to give all a rest until I fix.
This bad weather not helping me at all. That and my car still not running. Hope spring gets here soon before I take a hammer to everything
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Post by: FlaJean on February 10, 2019, 06:03:33 PM
Jack, enjoyed seeing that video again of Oglebay.  Really enjoyed it.   Beautiful music.

I thought I would add my Henry Leu Museum House.  Not nearly as pretty as Oglebay though.

https://vimeo.com/36572503
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 10, 2019, 06:52:52 PM
Jean, I loved the Henry Leu Museum and I could relate to that more than Oglebay because the furnishings were more my style.  Not that I don't appreciate Oglebay, because I do; there are things there that I would never see if not for Jack's video.  The first thing in the Leu video was a big horn and radio.  My dad put something like that together when I was a child and the horn stayed in my closet for quite a while after we graduated to a store-bought radio.  I found Larry a couple of times, but I didn't see Jean.  If you were in any of the shorts, I missed you. 

Mary Ann



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Post by: jackwv on February 10, 2019, 07:15:07 PM
Jean, you and Larry did a great job on that.  Full screen was like being there.  Liked the choice of music. Believe I did see you on the one photo and several with Larry.  Oglebay is beautiful but a mansion and too large.  The Henry Lieu is more like home, would love to live there.
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Post by: Amy on February 14, 2019, 03:07:52 PM
Babe and Jesse in one spot! Difficult to take phones of the pair when they move a mile a minute. Lots of fun to watch though. He is 77 days old and growing fast!

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Post by: Mary Ann on February 14, 2019, 03:46:31 PM
Amy, Babe and Jesse look like they have the same ancestors - look at those faces.  What fun you must have.

Mary Ann
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Post by: jackwv on February 14, 2019, 05:08:05 PM
Amy, they sure look like they belong together. 
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Post by: angelface555 on February 14, 2019, 05:32:36 PM
Beautiful dogs and you can see how much he's grown from earlier photos!
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Post by: Joy on February 14, 2019, 06:55:49 PM
Jean, I thoroughly enjoyed your video of the Henry Leu Museum.  I thought it was very beautiful, in an entirely different way from Oglebay.  Different eras.

I especially loved the lace curtains, the doilies, and the bedspreads. among so many of the other things.   I liked the idea of things looked like they had been used.  The kitchen looked more modern than the rest of the house.  Like Mary Ann said, furnishings more to my style, also.   Oglebay is beautiful in it's own way.   More of a museum type place, where the Leu home looked like it was really loved by the family that lived there. 

Thanks so much for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: Amy on February 15, 2019, 12:53:45 PM
Mary Ann , it is not often one can catch the both of them still at once. You're right, fun and lots of laughter from this little fellow.

Jack, others have thought that Jesse was Babe pup!! I think he may finish taller than her, all is does it eat and grow.....not an ounce of fat on him!

Patricia, thank you..he is really growing fast! I won't be surprised if he is taller than Babe!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on February 15, 2019, 02:14:03 PM
Jack, Mary Ann and Joy, thanks for your comments.  We need to get out more and take some photos.  The weather is getting nice with temps in the 60s and close to 70 in the afternoons.  We haven't had too much cold weather this year although we are usually a little cooler here than in Central Florida.  I know all you northerners are looking for spring.  I know the feeling from previous years.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 17, 2019, 07:42:18 AM
 Yesterday - Don took some selfies inadvertently  :D
So I share with you.


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Don-B 16.02.2019.jpg
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Post by: jackwv on February 17, 2019, 09:19:24 AM
Bubble, that is probably the "real" Don that you know and love, but ask him to hand the phone/camera to someone and give us another view.  Hope he is doing well and like the look in the second photo.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 17, 2019, 09:48:55 AM
Bubble...is the large S on Dons jacket for selfie or Santa? and how is he settling into his new home?
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Post by: JaneS on February 17, 2019, 10:41:18 AM
I think the "S" is for super....which I how he looks!  Nice to see him that way!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 17, 2019, 10:46:09 AM
S is for Skype! That is how he did it :)
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Post by: Shirley on February 17, 2019, 11:18:17 AM
Lookin' good, Don (thanks, Bubble). Dare I mention that Don looks like the food is good where he is?  You know how I love to tease, Don.  ;)  Seriously, you do look like life is good, thanks for showing up to cheer us all up! 

Jean, not sure I ever found my password to Vimeo or if I left you a message in here... love the video! By the way, heard this week that a new flight has been added non-stop from my airport to yours. BUT, I can't fly 'cause they don't let feral cats on. I was surprised to think of non-stop to either of these airports instead of a "hub". Guess people are leaving their "rigs" down south & winging it. It has been too cold this week to get out but spring is on the way. (Keep reminding myself of that while ice is on the driveway & wind bending trees over, burrrrrr).
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Post by: Astro on February 17, 2019, 11:57:56 AM
Nice pic of Don.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 17, 2019, 12:19:36 PM
A warm welcome Astro...are you a new to our forum member or a returning member? I am not familiar with the name...
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Post by: Astro on February 17, 2019, 12:53:24 PM
Hi, Vanilla-Jackie --   I am a fallen away chatter from days of yore, from Wisconsin.  I used to post  here multiple times daily.  Then the Seniors & Friends crash took place, after which I sorta  fell away.   It's nice to see you and some of the old nicks.  Have a great day! 
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Post by: MarsGal on February 17, 2019, 12:57:20 PM
Lovely pix, Don. Looking good. Thanks for posting them Bubble.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 17, 2019, 01:14:21 PM
Astro, so you are an old timer, ;) I am sure other members will know who you are...Yes we did crash and started up from fresh a few years back...Did you have the same name of Astro before our crash? if not maybe this is the confusion...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Astro on February 17, 2019, 03:13:26 PM
It's been "Astro" Since I first started here, Vanilla-Jackie, and that was many years ago.  The word games were my forte back then and I generally gravitated toward them when I entered.  Making a dozen (or more) posts a day would have been the norm then.  Enjoy the balance of the day.
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Post by: donklan on February 17, 2019, 04:26:33 PM
What part of Wisconsin, ASTRO?
I'm NEENAH
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 17, 2019, 05:00:17 PM
Don, I have relatives in Appleton and New London, mostly in the cemeteries.  Also in Lake Mills, Madison and Milwaukee and suburbs.

Mary Ann
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Post by: donklan on February 17, 2019, 05:58:04 PM
:)  :)  :-[  :-[
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Post by: Astro on February 18, 2019, 09:02:36 AM
Wausau area, donklan.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 18, 2019, 12:08:12 PM
Bubbles, isn't technology wonderful?  My oldest daughter lives in BC (the opposite side of Canada from Don) and calls me on FaceTime every week and on WiFi it doesn't cost.  i really appreciate the good in technology.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2019, 09:40:13 AM
If I was to lose that, I would feel deprived, totally cut from the world and my days would be empty: daily I spend most of my time on the computer because my outings are so limited now.
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Post by: JaneS on February 19, 2019, 11:17:06 AM
DONKLAN, my closest cousin and her family are in IRON RIVER, WI and I've been there to visit.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 19, 2019, 11:40:03 AM
My late husband was born in Wisconsin--I forget the name of the small town.  During WWII when he was 5 years old, his parents sold their home, bought a small travel trailer and started south hoping to settle in Florida near his father's brothers who'd already moved there.  Hubby was an only child.  As they drove toward Florida and came across the river into Montgomery, Alabama, they had a flat tire on their trailer.  They were towed into a trailer park, couldn't get another tire because of the War and stayed there until they'd saved enough money to buy 3 acres of land in Montgomery.  My husband entered Kindergarten in Montgomery and spent most of his days there in detention because the other little boys called him a "damn Yankee" and he would get into a fight about that.  He graduated from High School at the old Sidney Lanier HS where he was a member of the ROTC and won a full Naval Scholarship to the U. of South Carolina where we met, dated for 3 years and married the day after graduation in 1958. 

We got into our 1938 Dodge coupe and drove to Norfolk, Virginia, where he spent 3 months on a small ship which went out to sea on Monday, returned to port on Friday--but because he was the most junior officer, he had to stand the week end duty every week.  In the Navy "RHIP!"  (rank has it's privileges!)  He had to stay in Norfolk 3 months because the Naval Academy grads had seniority and were first into flight school.  We moved to Pensacola in September, 1958.  I was able to find a teaching job at a rural school and rode there with other Navy wives who were also able to find positions there.

Please excuse my lengthy post.  I thought some of you might have had similar stories.

SCFSue
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Post by: donklan on February 19, 2019, 12:36:49 PM
That's a great adventure, SUE....and all because of a flat tire.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Carol on February 19, 2019, 02:02:56 PM
Love the stories - keep them coming! 

Hello to Don - your selfie is great!  I thought I could send one of myself and ended up sending a photo of the top of my hair - everyone had a good laugh. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2019, 02:09:04 PM
Carol, you did not post it here! :(  No one is laughing... or I could not hear it?   ???
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on February 19, 2019, 05:22:30 PM
I don't take selfies of me because I tend to bite my tongue and frown and cut off the top of my head.

NOW I hear the laughing!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 19, 2019, 06:31:45 PM
I am not on FB but I could open this and enjoy the photos, hope you can also.

https://www.facebook.com/788348771557632/posts/809584992767343?sfns=mo

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Post by: FlaJean on February 19, 2019, 07:51:50 PM
Amy, that was cute!🥰
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Post by: Shirley on February 19, 2019, 08:39:46 PM
I love it, Amy, copied the link & bookmarked it to watch any time I'm in a downer mood! Thanks!
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 19, 2019, 09:50:41 PM
Amy, that video is so cute.  Did you post the link in the Photo section?  Jackwv has had goldens for several years and has one now - Mimi.  I know he'd love to see it.  I have not been to the Photo section yet.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on February 20, 2019, 06:07:40 AM
Jean. I am glad you enjoyed this. I love getting videos of pets!

Shirley, nothing can put a smile in your heart quicker than animals and babies.

Mary Ann, I just did..thank you for suggesting it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on February 20, 2019, 02:01:04 PM
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A lily among roses.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 20, 2019, 03:07:12 PM
Jean, how lovely! And so nice to see with all the snow surrounding.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 20, 2019, 04:31:35 PM
Jean, that is beautiful.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on February 20, 2019, 07:13:23 PM
Beautiful, did someone get flowers for Valentine's Day?   :thumbup:
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Post by: FlaJean on February 20, 2019, 08:51:16 PM
My son and daughter-in-law sent me roses and lilies and a box of Godiva chocolates for my birthday which is on Valentine's Day.  The roses didn't last as long as the lilies.  They are still so pretty and some are just beginning to open.  But the candy is all gone. yum
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Post by: SCFSue on February 21, 2019, 09:36:21 AM
My oldest son's wife sent me a lovely bunch of red roses for Valentine's Day.  Of course she signed my son's name as well as hers.  She also sends me See's chocolates during the Christmas season.  And sometimes reminds my son to call me to chat!

Sue
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Post by: Amy on February 21, 2019, 04:17:20 PM
Jean , your flowers are lovely. What a beautiful sight to see this time of year!
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Post by: Shirley on February 21, 2019, 08:35:19 PM
Happy Belated Birthday, Jean. Did you take photos the first day?  I take a "stock" of photos from all angles to paint "someday".  Amazing how many angles each rose can show off & other flowers as well. I have plenty of files to paint from "for when I get old & sit more".  ;D

Jack, question for you. I can't find a way to add text (names or whatever) to photos with the Windows 10 features. Not having any luck with the new Paint Shop Pro version I bought for 10... Sure have enjoyed playing with the feature you showed us earlier.

No pretty snow photos from here, another round to come starting tomorrow.

Nobody got me "turtles" for Valentine's Day so when in the store a few days after they had the Russell Stover turtles "buy one get one free"... so I did. Couple days later when I was in the same store they had them 70% off & with that kind of bargain I just had to buy a couple more. When getting my physical this morning & blood draw I explained that my blood would probably test 90 proof Russell Stover turtles. I wasn't kidding, I've polished off more than half of one large box.  :-[   bad shirley, BAD SHIRLEY!

Snow almost all melted so I washed poor little red car... couldn't get in & out without getting pant legs dirty. I did NOT chamois it off this time, took some paper towels to windows & a little of the chrome.  Not the spit shine it usually gets, but supposed to rain tomorrow & turn to snow.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on February 22, 2019, 11:35:12 AM
I haven't seen Jack post for several days.  Hope all is well with you, Jack.
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Post by: Amy on February 22, 2019, 04:04:14 PM
I noticed Jack was missing also.as he would comment on the dog video. Hope he soon checks in.
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Post by: Shirley on February 22, 2019, 04:44:29 PM
I've been thinking the same, Jean & Amy....... WHERE ARE YOU, JACK???
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Post by: angelface555 on February 22, 2019, 06:07:36 PM
It might be easier to ask Michael where Jack's at. His last post  https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=150073  listed him as a logged in guest and he's not showing on the membersip rolls as of today. 
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Post by: Amy on February 22, 2019, 06:08:40 PM
Received this from Jack.

Amy, I should have said something but I dropped out of Seniors last week.   I did not get into the conversation posts, since I was unable to remember details.  I limited my posts to Photos and Slide Shows.   Last week I received a ton of emails and with other changes in the site, I decided it was time to close out my info.   I am unable to now post unless I again log into Seniors, and will not do so.    My thanks to all for the past few years but at this point I may do nothing but look in on occasion
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 22, 2019, 07:12:26 PM
Jack wv, come back if you can, even if our site now is a mess... you and Mimi mean so much to us... :(
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Post by: FlaJean on February 22, 2019, 07:18:37 PM
I'm sorry to hear that Jack has dropped out.  We had such a good group in the Photo and Video folders for a few years, but so many friends are no longer with us.  I'm afraid time has taken a toll.  I will surely miss his photos and videos.
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Post by: Amy on February 22, 2019, 07:23:53 PM
.Jean,I loved his photos ,videos of Mimi and the deer.
I hope he does come back!
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Post by: FlaJean on February 22, 2019, 07:24:51 PM
Amy, I got your message but I couldn't figure how to Reply in this new system.  I'm so glad Jack was able to reply to you.  Didn't mean to make the above font so large. 😁. My finger hit the wrong number.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 22, 2019, 07:28:00 PM
Jack wv...I have emailed you, I want to be seeing Mimi and Oglebay again...
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Post by: Amy on February 22, 2019, 07:29:13 PM
It is ok Jean. I had checked Jack's home page and saw that he had not  been in and was now
registered as a guest. I really hope he comes back.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 22, 2019, 08:05:26 PM
Jack,I am sorry we've lost you from S&F but I know the changes have been frustrating to many.  I don't do some things the way they're intended, but they do get done and I just keep it that way.  I have never tried to do anything like posting photos and I do not intend to.

I've enjoyed sharing information with you since I butted in the West Virginia folder in SN and I'll miss reading about you and Mimi.  Good luck in the future.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on February 23, 2019, 11:39:29 AM
Jack, I hope you are reading here and will come back and post soon.  I miss you and Mimi!  We native West Virginians need to stick together!!!!

Sue
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Post by: Amy on February 23, 2019, 03:32:03 PM
I hope everyone enjoys this..this is pure trust!

http://www.chonday.com/Videos/peacwatchju3
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 23, 2019, 03:56:26 PM
Amy, that is amazing.  There certainly is a lot of trust involved.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Joy on February 23, 2019, 05:51:46 PM
I just checked in here, after seeing several postings about Jack dropping out of our S & F group.

I am just so, so sorry to hear this news.   I don't always come here everyday,  but do check in regularly to see the photos.  I just can hardly believe we won't be hearing anything anymore about his Mimi.

I sure hope he will reconsider his choice to drop out.   Jack,  you just don't know how much your photos and videos are going to be missed.  This just really makes me feel so bad. 

I had told him many times that I was so hoping to be able to get to see the Oglebay mansion and hopefully meet up with him and Mimi one day.  I only live about maybe 5 hours from that area.  I don't travel much anymore, but that was a trip that would be doable, I think.  I had hoped that one of my son's could have taken me and we would have done a little tour of Pittsburg.  My husband worked for H. J.Heinz, and we made several trips up there over the years.   I know there were several places that we liked in Pittsburgh.   The old train station is a great restaurant now, and we have been there several times.

This news has really put a damper on this already dreary day.

I know that Jean was slow adjusting to all the changes, but she is back with us and always enjoy her and Larry's  pictures and videos.  Jean, so glad you have made your way back.

I sure hope  it was just due to all the changes that has made Jack drop out. 

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on February 23, 2019, 06:29:29 PM
I am just reading at the moment as w10 is driving me a little crazy. also not understanding the changes here in SandF. It is giving me a hard time signing in. Must really be hard to understandif new people trying.
But can't believe that Jack would cancel out. Can't be true . He has to come back in. Without seeing his photo,s along with watching him with his dog  daily along with the help he gives. 

So few of us left now. Many from the previous Senior Net. I want the old ways back. Making it easier for new members to join. It should be made easier for seniors to use. Less tech. As most of us no longer wanting to learn new things. We just want to have fun enjoying what elders doing as time goes by.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 23, 2019, 06:47:00 PM
Amy, that video was so nice.  I noticed that after the bath the bird sat on the man's shoulder.  Years ago we had a parakeet that was so tame.  My husband would move his fingers and it was like the bird climbing stairs.  He would sit on Larry's shoulder every chance he had.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2019, 02:34:22 AM
Jeanne P...
...you couldn't have worded it better, yes just like the way it was before..as others have mentioned, several members left after the first changeover, now more have left since this new mess up, including our Jack..
It is just a shell of once what it used to be, it once was so thriving, so alive and fun.
Joy...
...do if you can, do a meet up with Jack, and go do an Ogelbay visit with him and Mimi, I know you wont regret it...Oh and dont forget to give Mimi a kiss from me ( Jackie from across the pond. )

Jack wv has been in touch with me and assures me he has left...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2019, 04:44:23 AM
The black iris  is back flowering in the wild.



xxBlack Iris4.jpg

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2019, 04:45:59 AM
xxVeined Iris1.jpg
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Post by: MarsGal on February 24, 2019, 07:08:52 AM
Beautiful, Bubble. The Iris is one of my two favorite flowers. The other is Narcissus. I have one black Iris clump that survived my last move. The whites I have have moved from PA to Colorado and back to PA. My girlfriend took some of my white Irises with her when she moved out thete, They are growing like crazy for her. She was kind enough to bring some tubers back when I moved to this house. They have been extremely prolific, but the lost their scent over the years and travels.
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Post by: Joy on February 24, 2019, 07:39:03 AM
I, also, had an e-mail from Jack telling me that he will no longer be a member in the S & F group.   Still am having a difficult time letting that sink in.

And, yes, Jackie,  I would love to be able to go to Oglebay and I am going to try to make it happen.   Not sure if it will or not, but it would sure be nice.

I know we all are so disappointed at this news.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2019, 08:50:07 AM
Marsgal,  last week I got a pot with 6 Narcissus bulbs with leaves and in the last four days, I find a new bloom opening every morning. They are on my desk, next to the computer, and it is as if they are smiling at me.

Narcissis.jpg
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Post by: FlaJean on February 24, 2019, 10:35:51 AM
Bubble, lovely photos.
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Post by: Amy on February 24, 2019, 10:47:11 AM
Bubble, beautiful irises!! I also think narcissus are a happy flower. My Mom had them growing in a long row beside the driveway. They would likely be all gone now.
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Post by: MarsGal on February 24, 2019, 10:49:55 AM
Just in time for St. David's Day, March 1st. Also, in the USA we have The American Cancer Society Daffodil Day sometime the week of March 18. And then Easter is coming up in April. More daffodils among other potted blooms. It is truly the beginning of Daffodil season. Mine, despite the cold and snow are now up about six inches, but the buds are still tightly closed.
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Post by: Shirley on February 24, 2019, 12:06:12 PM
Beautiful flowers, Bubble!  My mother had some black iris that she was SO proud of. Her Garden Club would have flower exchanges & everyone wanted a start of the black iris & when she finally got them she was thrilled. Sadly, after she died I don't think anyone got a start and Dad just mowed them all down. He mowed around all her flower beds for 65 years and figured that was enough.  I have some of her surprise lilies and couple different types of daffodils. Last year they bloomed but some years they don't. I do not have a green thumb!

I finally got to watch the bird bath & felt my face grinning from ear to ear. We've raised some wild birds and had our share of parakeets, bebe parrot & half moon parrot... and they all loved to play in water. I was feeling the splashing on the man's face & remember how each would hop on my shoulder to clean & primp those wet feathers. Thanks for that link, Amy... sure brought back some happy memories.

About all the changes, I doubt if anyone chose to make changes but when all these things get updates & need to keep up with the rest of the system, they don't operate right without the updates being installed. I hate changes, same living room furniture for more than 50 years & instead of buying new I paid more than double to have the old recovered the last move. I paid more to have my little 12" laptop added memory & something than I paid for a new one a couple months later. My mistake... live & learn.  Sometimes the old technology just doesn't mix with the new. Like the rest of you, Jack has been an inspiration in here, such a big help with the Windows 10 advantages. Actually, I hated Windows 10 until trying some of his suggestions. Gotta run...


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Post by: angelface555 on February 24, 2019, 02:01:03 PM
Bubble beautiful flowers, especially as I mentioned to Jean earlier; with all that snow out my window! We have Irises,(including black); among other flowers, growing wild here in empty fields, especially those along the rivers.

I've always enjoyed wildflowers and many times at one of the river parks here will be taking more photos of the flowerbeds and hanging baskets then the festivities.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 24, 2019, 03:15:59 PM
I am so sad that Jack has left this forum.  I am also a West Virginia native (but haven't lived there since 1955).  I tried to visit my sister who no longer lives there (now in Florida) and often stopped on the way to Charleston/St. Albans (our hometown nearby) and had lunch with Jack and played with his dog(s) if he had more than one.  This is a huge loss to this forum!

Does anyone have his e-mail address?  If so, please contact me at SCFSue @ Hotmail.com.  Thanks a heap!

Sue
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 24, 2019, 04:22:46 PM
Sue, I tried twice to send you an e-mail and got both messages back.  So I sent you a PM and I hope you get it.  If not, I don't know what to do.

Mary Ann
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Post by: donklan on February 24, 2019, 08:33:05 PM
SCFSue @ Hotmail.com   doesn't work.... neither does removing the spaces before and after the @
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 24, 2019, 09:59:21 PM
Don, I resent the e-mail to Sue via PM and I haven't gotten it back yet.  If she doesn't receive the PM, Sue will have to e-mail me directly - or maybe someone else was able to get through.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on February 25, 2019, 10:38:47 AM
Good morning, Mary Ann.

Thanks for the message.  I heard from Joy this morning and she sent me Jack's e-mail address so I am going to try to contact him there.  I hope he is OK.  I'm pretty sure he is a couple of years older than I am (will be 82 on March 15) and I'm concerned about his health.

If you hear from him, I'd like to know.  I will e-mail him this morning and if he replies, I'll let you know.

SCFSue (just plain Sue if you write back!)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 25, 2019, 11:40:39 AM
Jack is OK and just taking life more leisurely. He said one can email him if wanting to keep in touch.

I would suggest putting a reference to S&F in the subject line, so as to make sure the mail will not end in the trash. :)
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Post by: JeanneP on February 25, 2019, 11:56:12 AM
I think we could get Jack back if the forum would get back to the way it was without all the changing . Other wise will not last. Such a shame as we  all enjoyed it. Many came in from senior net. The other senior seems not to have any problems.

It takes time and talent to post photo etc like jack and others have kept this sit going for years. Can see them dropping out when very few of us coming in the site. Was very popular forum before the changes. Same with many of the others.  

Seems like technology no longer interested in keeping seniors entertained but catering to the young with things like Facebook and many others out like that. So sad with what keeps the young happy now. Even the music played. I didn't understand one song that they made famous at the awards last night.
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 25, 2019, 01:09:43 PM
Sue, I sent you another message.  I had a hard time picking up your PM message - not anything you did, I just did not try in the right place. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on February 26, 2019, 11:09:53 AM
Mary Ann, I sent you another e-mail this morning.  I'm probably repeating that Joy gave me Jack's e-mail address, so I'm going to try reaching him at his e-mail address at Comcast.  We've been friends for many years, didn't e-mail much, but did try to meet whenever I was driving to Charleston to visit my sister.  She married again and she and new hubby moved to Jacksonville, Florida, so I haven't been to West Virginia more than twice since then.  I did have some cousins still living in the Charleston area, but haven't been up there since I had a bad fall and am restricted from driving now.

Thank you for your e-mail.  I'm going to try Jack's e-mail and will let you know if I get an answer.

Sue
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 26, 2019, 11:30:02 AM
Sue, I had two messages from you this morning and read both.  I also sent you a message in reply.

I only knew you and Jack when I posted in the WVa folder one time.  I knew few others would post there and since I was born in Wellsburg and lived there only about a year and a half, I felt I qualified.  Jack helped me several times with posting pictures for me.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on February 26, 2019, 11:27:18 PM
Tiny pretty flower in the cold garden : 
Bergenia stracheyi - Himalayan creeping saxifrage

(https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_1745.jpg) (https://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_1745.jpg.html)
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 27, 2019, 11:11:44 AM
Sato, what a pretty flower.  I've heard of saxifrage, but not that variety.  I wouldn't know any saxifrage if I saw it in a wooded area!

Thanks for posting it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on February 27, 2019, 01:02:17 PM
SCFSue ,your birthday is the same as my son's!!

Sato, what a delicate flower..thank you for sharing.
 
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Post by: angelface555 on February 27, 2019, 01:18:09 PM
Sato what a lovely flower photo! Your photos are always a delight!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2019, 01:55:16 PM
A great Macro Sato.  Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 27, 2019, 03:59:04 PM
Lovely flower, Sato.
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Post by: Shirley on February 27, 2019, 09:14:23 PM
Beautiful little flower, Sato. I checked it out carefully to see if it grows in this area. I do not think so. We have tiny wild flowers of many shades of lavender, I always thought they were pretty buy my husband would say, "they are just a weed!"  If I can get any sharp photos this spring I will show you. Soon it will be the season for growing and fruit trees blooming.

I had someone today say that he had an e-mail from a friend saying, "I am ready to start griping about it being too hot!" Won't be long.......
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Post by: Joy on February 27, 2019, 10:58:57 PM
Bubble,  that Black Iris is just beautiful !

Sue. were you able to get a message to Jack.  I hope so.  I feel the same as you .....worrying a little bit about his health.  

Sato, nice to see one of your flower photos. 

Nice to see some more activity here.  Hope there will be enough activity to keep it going.

Just will really miss Jack and his special photos.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 28, 2019, 08:21:49 AM
Another veined iris

xxVeined Iris2.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 28, 2019, 08:37:46 AM
If you are thirsty while shopping in town, you can stop here and get a glass of freshly squeezed juice. You can decide on orange, pomegranate, beet, carrot, celeri, pear, lemon, or any mixture of them.

Fresh juice.jpg
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Post by: Sandy on February 28, 2019, 09:15:14 AM
Nothing like fresh juice
to perk up your day when you are
out and about !!!

Sandy   :thumbup:
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Post by: Joy on February 28, 2019, 09:36:29 AM
Bubble,  that sounds wonderful !   Nothing like a  glass of fresh squeezed lemon or orange juice.  Not sure of the beet juice, but have had pomegranate juice and did like that.

Real colorful picture.  Thanks for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 28, 2019, 09:57:52 AM
Bubble, I'll have some orange juice.  What a great idea to have a place like that in a shopping area.  I hope they have a lot of customers.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on February 28, 2019, 11:16:14 AM
Good morning!  Joy gave me Jack's e-mail address and I'm off to write to him this morning.  If he replies, I'll post here and let you know how he's doing.

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on February 28, 2019, 01:00:16 PM
Interesting photos, Bubble! In the summertime, there are so many exotic food trucks, farm stands, and food carts possibly due to the local farms and the large European and Asian population, but there is one festive trailer that each year is parked just across the river and down from me. Its owners are Jewish, stating all their products are kosher and have a wide variety of vegetable and fruit juices I need to remember to get a photo if it's out this year.
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Post by: JeanneP on February 28, 2019, 03:01:30 PM
My Comcast Package went up 28 dollars also January. I have TV. Internet and Wi Fi Nothing worth watching on TV and WiFi at the moment not working right. Just paying to much. My Home phone line also now it $38.40 month and Can't even get long distance. Fact it cost now if I am calling in Town. Use to be if 8 miles out. Between it, the Comcast Bill and then my Mobile. Crazy what costing. I look for all to just keep getting higher as most people have gotten to use to using Technology. For me I need to be dropping some. Going to see if my Roof Antenna still working for TV once weather changes. I get more out of reading and Library Free. Also watch DVD mostly. Right now TV turned off. Can't believe the are having all the mess on with Politics. One yesterday was from 9am to 5pm and on 5 different stations. Same will be on today. Not interesting to me at all.
 
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Post by: JeanneP on February 28, 2019, 03:11:49 PM
Sorry. I didn't know I had posted the above in this site. It belongs in the one we complain a little.
I am hoping that maybe Jack is feeling a little like me and just tired of this awful winter that still going on for us in the Midwest. He is just needing nice weather so that he and his dog can get out daily. He taking his beautiful photos.
I have never heard of Jack complaining about health so I am sure he is O.K.. Now me I am OK but my car has come to its life end  . Put enough money in it to spend more. So not had one for a month and need to be out checking on a new on once weather nice enough. Being stuck in the house is my big problem Surely Spring will buck us all up.
To me even S and F seems to be working better right now.Do not have problem staying in it.  I think a few people was not enjoying getting in.

Enjoy the weekend.  it was to late for me to take out the one in on mistake.
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Post by: Shirley on February 28, 2019, 08:23:17 PM
Jeanne, after Cas died I didn't wait long before I dumped the cable TV. I hated the sound of those political "talk" shows he watched all day & wasn't much on otherwise. With my little flat antennas that just use push pins on the wall above the TVs, I get all the old westerns, the 3 local stations & old sit-coms, etc... my phones with unlimited long distnce & internet costs me now under $60, before I dropped the TV it was going up to about $200. I am SO pleased, but think you really need to be within 50 miles of fairly large cities to get all the channels I get (counting the ones that sell, the ones that aren't clear & some I don't like, I am more than happy.  Last time I let it search for new channels it showed more than 50. On the cable TV I did NOT get the Hallmark channel or the ones with the decorating, etc. We paid extra for the "upper channels" to get some of the sports. None of the sports or political stuff interested me so I am now a happy viewer. I recently bought a 2nd DVD player so I could watch in bed.  :thumbup:

Love the street scene, Bubble & not sure I could convince the place to put in enough sugar to please me. I needed a lemon the other day for a little to put in salmon patties... and squeezed the rest into a glass for lemonade. I added enough sugar to soak up the juice & then added water, sure tasted good to me. My mother kept a large pitcher of lemonade in the frig in the garage all summer for Dad. He just kept his glass in the refrigerator by the pitcher & would down the whole thing each day.  She always dropped the peels in the pitcher for extra flavor. She also made "fruit ice" for us. Squeezed oranges into a large pan, added enough sugar to soak up the OJ... and how ever many oranges she used, she added equal bananas, which she mashed with a fork & stirred up with the OJ. Then she added water to nearly the top of the pan & put in the freezer. She would take a fork & stir as it froze so the fruit didn't sink to the bottom.... kept mixing until it was solid. Depending on how much water was added the "softer" the fruit ice was. We loved it, my kids loved it growing up and my grands love it. So far only the oldest of the great grands have tasted it but which ever parent feeding them, that parent didn't get many bites 'cause the kids kept them busy feeding them. Good stuff!

Anyone remember the Orange Julius shops?  Not sure they are in business anymore, but I did love them. Just looked up the recipe & see it contained milk.... couldn't taste it... I didn't get them often, seemed they were expensive. I haven't been in a mall in ages, no idea what in there anymore.

Patricia, I have never actually tasted any of the "slushes" or drinks made with the veggies & fruits. Do enjoy a malt or shake though, & used to make them for Cas a lot. Just ice cream & either strawberry or chocolate syrup & milk... I had a "shake" mixer from long ago that still works & used to whip them up for a special treat.

Cats went out for a while, Tiger stayed in. Will give them their midnight snack soon so I can get ready for bed. So sleepy tonight. Looks like we are in for some nasty winter weather so better take care of outside chores tomorrow, like getting the snow blower out of the shed & putting the Yamaha Chappie in it's place. My garage is so full & needs a good cleaning out, but need to get the car out & the little camper, Callie's heated bed & litter box that she doesn't use anymore... stuff....take the hose to the floor & start over!  But that will wait until warmer weather!

Hi, Jack, if you are looking in!  :hello:  :wave:
 
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Post by: Sato on February 28, 2019, 10:32:45 PM
Thank you so much for your postings, every one.  I look forward to real spring.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 01, 2019, 08:56:08 AM
Sato, don't we all!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on March 02, 2019, 02:46:45 AM
Photo of white camellia

(https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/IMG_1581.jpg) (https://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/IMG_1581.jpg.html)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 02, 2019, 02:52:18 AM
Sato...
...let me be the first one to thank you on your pretty camellia flower photo...it looks so fresh, pure and innocent...
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Post by: angelface555 on March 02, 2019, 03:35:57 AM
Or a perfumed, sensual oil painting, thanks Sato!
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Post by: Lindancer on March 02, 2019, 08:07:35 PM
Sato, I agree with Jackie the flower just looks so pure.  Miss you Jack :'(

My nephew is not here to help me even send to Pat or Bubble
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Post by: Sato on March 03, 2019, 12:57:50 AM
A flower with pink

(https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s3423.jpg) (https://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s3423.jpg.html)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 03, 2019, 02:51:33 AM
Roses, my favourites..so many varying fragrances..
...Sato, your Rose looks perfection...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 03, 2019, 05:59:51 AM
Perfection is the right word. Superb in shape, in color, in symmetry without even a hint of blemish. Nature is fantastic and the photographer is a pro!
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Post by: angelface555 on March 03, 2019, 02:02:06 PM
Blush pink, beautiful!
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Post by: Shirley on March 03, 2019, 04:44:20 PM
Beautiful rose, Sato. Love how you manage to show the flowers with a dark background. How is your health and your talented wife?  I do miss Sachiko stopping by now and then, have you had any contact with her lately? 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 04, 2019, 07:14:34 AM
Image3.jpg

Do you recognize this beautiful bloom?
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Post by: angelface555 on March 04, 2019, 12:37:58 PM
Very nice graphic highlighting Sato's bloom, Bubble!
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Post by: Sato on March 06, 2019, 02:30:52 AM
Azalea

(https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/Sato3_2008/s340f.jpg) (https://s288.photobucket.com/user/Sato3_2008/media/s340f.jpg.html)
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Post by: Amy on March 06, 2019, 06:39:50 AM
Sato that is just beautiful!! If we are lucky here an azalea may winter over. Love the colour of yours!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 06, 2019, 10:46:38 AM
a WOW! I only saw the plant in a pot. I believed they were too delicate for the outside.
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Post by: SCFSue on March 06, 2019, 11:02:42 AM
I have at least 35 azaleas in my yard.  It has been colder than usual this winter, but in the past few chilly days, one red one in the back yard bloomed and a white one in the front.  If we don't get another deep freeze in the next day or two, I'll probably have more budding out.  Auburn is a good place for Azaleas.

SCFSue
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Post by: angelface555 on March 06, 2019, 12:11:16 PM
Sato, your azalea is both delicate, colorful and crisp!
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 06, 2019, 02:09:55 PM
Sato, such a lovely picture of the azalea, I think I had not seen such a pretty pink before as the ones I saw in Florida were more on the reddish side.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 07, 2019, 04:57:26 AM
Getting ready for the Purim festival

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 07, 2019, 04:59:29 AM
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Post by: Amy on March 07, 2019, 05:32:05 AM
Bubble, great photos. I  had to look up Purim Festival, He is so adorable. and has Shirley's smile in the second. Thank you for sharing. 
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Post by: SCFSue on March 07, 2019, 10:17:17 AM
Bubble, I loved the pictures.  Your grandson is quite a young man now--and good lookin' despite the fright wig!

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on March 07, 2019, 10:32:52 AM
Such cute photos of Aviv and Illy! How do they like it "out in the suburbs?"
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Post by: JeanneP on March 07, 2019, 12:25:24 PM
So cute but think it time for Aviv to get a hair cut. Our twins same age as he is. Missing front teeth also. Now what will you be dressing as?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 07, 2019, 12:42:47 PM
Angel, they both love it. They particularly like having a yard and a paved patio where they keep chairs and a table. It is great for light meals while watching the birds.

Jeanne, I'll just put a funny wig, I'm too old for dressing up! Illy will put on a Santa suit that Don left here. I am sure people will stop her in town and ask where the presents are   :2funny:  :2funny:
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Post by: angelface555 on March 07, 2019, 02:27:40 PM
I'm glad Bubble! I don't have a yard which I would love, but I do have a couple of chairs and a small table on my balcony. I'm four stories up so often there is a light breeze in the summer.

I think Purim would be fun. I know there is a large congregation/temple here, I wonder what they do for Purim?
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Post by: Shirley on March 07, 2019, 09:06:07 PM
Love the photos, Bubble.... (thank you, Amy, for noticing the resemblance...)  I had those big French front teeth so when the baby teeth fell out the new ones looked huge! Aviv's aren't showing yet. Illy looks so happy, sounds like a nice place for them, too bad you can't be nearer.

You always start me thinking.... Christians were Jewish before Christian & we share/copied many of the special days, maybe different names but same time frame, how come we don't celebrate the fun ones you show?  What a wonderful experience to walk the streets that hold so much history. Thanks for sharing it with us, most probably won't ever get a chance to visit.

I'm planning a trip to central Missouri to meet my daughter to spend a couple days looking around the area where my parents grew up. Hope to take photos to share. My son & his wife are spending that week in Branson, MO & if weather is nice, will drive to where we are & join us in the tour of the historical museum & see my gr-parents house, the whole little town is on the National Historical Register, a French fur trading post and on the Lewis & Clark trail. The little town is at the conflux of the Missouri & Osage Rivers. At one time I thought we were related to everyone in that whole county.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 08, 2019, 03:32:41 AM
This should be an interesting trip and I hope you'll show us lots of photos. Do Missouri and Osage rivers look different?
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Post by: SCFSue on March 08, 2019, 10:40:53 AM
In the 70's I taught at a small private school in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  We were there for Bob's last duty station.  Our 2 older sons were in high school and our youngest was in 5th grade.  He went to a public school near our home for Junior High.  We lived in Albuquerque 5 years and when Bob had finished his last Navy assignment at the Nuclear facility north of Las Vegas, we came back to Alabama, his home state, and bought a farm.  I don't have many photos of that time.  Bob was the family photographer and he was at the Nuclear facility every Monday through Friday.  This is typical of Navy life.  We families just learned to go with the flow!

SCFSue
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Post by: FlaJean on March 09, 2019, 04:00:37 PM
I do not know how I got the photo attached, but here it is.  Candytuft.
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Post by: Marilyne on March 09, 2019, 04:29:05 PM
Jean -  Delicate and pretty.  Is it about the size of sweet alyssum?
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 09, 2019, 05:46:32 PM
Jean, the candy tuft is so pretty and as Marilyn said, also delicate.  I think I have seen it in pastel colors, but it's been a long time.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on March 09, 2019, 05:59:45 PM
Candytuft is a perennial flower and sweet alyssum is an annual flower, but they both have such delicate and lovely blooms.  I planted 5 small ones last year and they are blooming like crazy.  They like the cool weather.  I can't do much yard work anymore because of my back, but I am so anxious to fill a few pots with some pretty flowers.  Thinking of Jack because I know how much he looks forward to spring.  We'll be missing his photos of flowers at Oglebay.
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Post by: Sato on March 10, 2019, 06:50:26 AM
I have a question. The name of the flower below. Japanese anemone or Christmasrose?

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 10, 2019, 02:03:53 PM
I think it is neither. The J. anemone has very thin and delicate leaves, opposite one another on the stem. The C. rose has pointed leaves.  It is hard to compare with the leaf on your picture but yours seems to have 'thick' petals, which would be different from both.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 10, 2019, 05:39:46 PM
Jean. Now is that ground cover that spreads? I have one that really spreads all over my yard. Stays only about 3 weeks and sort of pretty purple colour. People hate it as hard to kill off.Creeping Charlie they call it here. It just shot up one year 15 years ago. Getting to be less of it now. Maybe this awful cold winter will have killed it all. I am beginning to wonder if all my bulbs will have rotted as bad as it has been.Soon will find out.
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Post by: Joy on March 10, 2019, 06:36:42 PM
Jean, I am also going to miss all of Jack's pictures from the gardens at Ogleby.  I am hoping that he might,  after a while, miss putting pictures in here and will come back. I know he was very adamant about not posting here anymore.  But, maybe he will feel sorry for us  !!!  LOL  (Or maybe some of us could "beg")  another LOL

I have been wondering what he is doing with all his spare time, now.


Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on March 11, 2019, 01:54:58 PM
JeanneP, candytuft does not spread.  It stays as an individual clump.  My mother had several in her yard (many years ago) and I always like them so bought these at Lowe's last year.

Joy, I don't think Jack is going to change his mind, but we are sure going to miss him.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 11, 2019, 02:42:41 PM
Maybe I'll receive some of his walks photos to post, when weather will be more clement?
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Post by: Sato on March 13, 2019, 04:57:29 AM
Mountain Lily

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 13, 2019, 05:16:48 AM
Lovely, Sato.  Those long full stamens are begging for bees to come and collect!
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Post by: Amy on March 13, 2019, 06:51:39 AM
Beautiful Sato...
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 13, 2019, 10:49:38 AM
Sato, what a lovely lily.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 13, 2019, 01:02:46 PM
As I scroll back and read all these posts I realise what a gap there is in my life. But it is a joy to see these pages kept alive for which I give you my thanks. I can only hope I can contribute once again as I used to.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 13, 2019, 01:57:20 PM
Good to see you post, Don! Keep it up :)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 13, 2019, 06:49:43 PM
Lovely photo, Sato!
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 13, 2019, 08:20:15 PM
Don, it is good to see a post from you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on March 14, 2019, 11:08:53 AM
Hi Don.  I miss your posts and the music programs you had daily.  I know you must have made friends in your new residence and hope you are happy there.

Take care of yourself!
SCFSue
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Post by: JeanneP on March 14, 2019, 04:52:55 PM
Don.  We all would enjoy seeing you back in the group again. Though maybe you would have signed up a couple of people who are now living close to you. You being able to get them installed.
Hope you winter has not been as bad as what we have had down here in most states. Terrible.
You take care. I know that all in Israel are missing you being with them.
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Post by: Sato on March 15, 2019, 02:55:34 AM
Egret reflected in the water

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Post by: angelface555 on March 15, 2019, 03:22:45 AM
Sato, this is a wonderful shot with perfect lighting!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 15, 2019, 05:48:27 AM
A prize-winning photo Sato!
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Post by: JaneS on March 15, 2019, 06:32:29 AM
Cute little boy but he's growing up so fast!  You're so lucky to have him nearby!
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Post by: JeanneP on March 15, 2019, 12:19:57 PM
sato

What a shot. Worth entering in a magazine. Really enjoy seeing your work. I miss so many who use to post in this forum.
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Post by: Amy on March 15, 2019, 02:17:05 PM
Beautiful shot Sato....wonder if he caught his fish?
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Post by: FlaJean on March 15, 2019, 03:07:05 PM
Taken with my iPhone yesterday.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 15, 2019, 03:58:02 PM
Jean, that is beautiful.  I'd save it and frame it; it is that good!

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on March 15, 2019, 05:26:08 PM
Thanks Mary Ann.  I'm always surprised at how good the camera is in the phone, and this is a older phone.  The phone has truer colors than my camera.
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Post by: Amy on March 15, 2019, 05:48:53 PM
Wow, Jean, your phone takes awesome photos!!Love how sharp the colours are.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 15, 2019, 09:56:19 PM
Jean. That is beautiful. Would win at any flower show. Never seen one like it before.
Finely broke down and bought a I phone today. Tired of the flip phone and all the Robo calls that come on it. Thing is. Now idea how to put this new one together. I still have not figured out my new computer with W10. also my WiFi has quit running my Tablets. I need to get out of the Technologies all together. Getting to hard for me to figure out.
Still now found a car but 2 people wanting to buy my old one. Will have to wait until I find another. Tired of cars also.
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Post by: Sato on March 16, 2019, 01:10:40 AM
It's now Spring

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Post by: Mary Ann on March 16, 2019, 10:54:44 AM
Sato, that picture has me singing "Welcome Sweet Springtime".  My mother used to play that on the piano!

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on March 16, 2019, 11:32:07 AM
Sato, that was lovely.  I like the way the pink of the trees is reflected on the water.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 16, 2019, 02:17:48 PM
Today is overcast and colder.  I took this photo a couple of days ago.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 16, 2019, 03:20:38 PM
Wow, Jean, you're as good as a professional!  Beautiful day lilies.

I planted some day lilies shortly after I moved here and had many colors.  I didn't have any place in the sun so the lilies didn't last more than a couple years or so. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on March 16, 2019, 10:06:19 PM
Mary Ann, I'd like listening to your singing "Welcome Sweet Springtime" with your mother's piano.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 17, 2019, 10:27:26 AM
Purim 2019.jpg

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Getting ready for Purim
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Post by: angelface555 on March 17, 2019, 12:26:27 PM
A freilichen purim, Bubble!  Chag Purim Sameach!

I'd be so intimidated and ready to spill all to that FBI agent!  ???   
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 17, 2019, 01:11:49 PM
Patricia, I think I'd rather spill to that agent than a real one; I think Aviv would be more lenient.  He's growing fast, Bubble.

Sato, I have my mother's piano, but I don't have my mother, so that's out!  Thanks.

Mary Ann


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Post by: Sato on March 18, 2019, 05:00:15 AM
Your mother's piano keeps nice music beside you. You can enjoy playing it. It is wonderful!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 18, 2019, 07:34:51 AM
Mary Ann...
...if you play her - your piano, she will probably be sitting beside you..You will feel her closeness, her body, her warmth, her touch..Just listen and watch for the signs..
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 18, 2019, 09:04:41 AM
Sato and Jackie, thank you for your kind words about the piano and my mother (it also was my father's), but the piano is now in my family room in the lower level and I don't go down the stairs any more.  My piano playing at best was not good; I played only for my own enjoyment.  My mother has been gone 77 years now and what I miss are Mother playing old familiar songs with Dad, Norm and me singing harmony.  That was a frequent evening thing for us when I was young.  Another thing I miss is my parents at the piano, playing duets.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on March 18, 2019, 08:04:12 PM
My yellow hibiscus.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 18, 2019, 08:27:28 PM
Jean, the yellow hibiscus are so pretty; ours were pink.  Then I had a darker rose one just ready to bloom and one of the neighbors was doing tree trimming and cut off all the buds.  It didn't bloom again until another neighbor moved it where it got sun.  Then the assn landscaped around the other building - and there went my hibiscus!

One of the residents here has (or had) a hibiscus that is yellow with dark rose band around the edge.  It is beautiful.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on March 19, 2019, 07:30:59 AM
Mary Ann, thank you for your good  story about the piano your parent had and the whole family enjoyed singing around piano. Nice memory it is.

Jean, the yellow hibiscus are so pretty. Thank you. 
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Post by: Amy on March 19, 2019, 09:16:36 AM
Jean the yellow hibiscus is lovely..my daughter in love has a pink one that she brings in each year. Will show her your yellow one!.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 19, 2019, 08:32:18 PM
I have me not checked in here in over a month I see. I have enjoyed looking at all the photos thanks everyone for for posting. If my nephew comes  back I will have him post some [pictures in here for me.
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Post by: Sato on March 20, 2019, 03:09:41 AM
Cherry blossoms open early this year

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Post by: Shirley on March 20, 2019, 10:55:46 AM
I've been enjoying all the photos without stopping to comment or add to the collection. Here we are into the Easter season and all of a sudden yard work is necessary! Was thinking about a few years ago so looked up in my images & found this photo taken on Easter Day.  Hope that doesn't happen this year! Thanks to all posters, for keep this place alive.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 20, 2019, 11:00:29 AM
Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!Bunny Kiss.gif
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Post by: FlaJean on March 20, 2019, 11:41:06 AM
I love the cherry blossoms, Sato.  We have lots of white dogwood trees blooming in the area, but haven't noticed any cherry trees.

Shirley, that is a lovely photo, but hope it doesn't repeat this year.

Today is chilly but tomorrow will be another 70 degree day according to the forecast.
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Post by: Sato on March 21, 2019, 04:06:18 AM
Photo of my hibiscus in red

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 21, 2019, 04:24:53 AM
Sato, have you always been a keen gardener, and if so, do you still manage to take care of your garden yourself? as that is the one sad thing as we get older...It certainly looks like someone takes good care of your flowers... :)
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Post by: Sato on March 21, 2019, 05:54:15 AM
Vanilla-Jackie, our garden is small. The professional gardener helps us. Many of photos we take are at the city parks. Those are why.....
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 21, 2019, 06:23:48 AM
Sato...in life there are the dedicated to their own gerdens, type of gardener, then there are the people who go to all kinds of garden shows- open garden village fetes because they just simply love flowers...We used to do that once, go visit...Our last village opened their doors once a year ( those who volunteered,) we all paid an entry, some gardens were small, some gardens were large...Then we had the larger gardens and grounds, often manor houses open to the public...When some advertise they often will state if the grounds are disabled friendly, suitable for wheelchairs...We can tap into the National Garden Scheme beforehand to check on these places before we go, to check whether it will be suitable or if there maybe hazards....
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Post by: FlaJean on March 21, 2019, 12:19:05 PM
Sato, your red hibiscus is so pretty.  I had both red and yellow hibiscus when we lived in Ocala.  Here I have just two yellow hibiscus bushes but think I might get a red one.  I have a place that it would fit nicely.  Our yard is very small here and I am glad.  We had a half acre in Ocala and it was getting too much to care for.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 21, 2019, 03:53:40 PM
Sato, the cherry blossoms and red hibiscus are lovely.  The cherry blossoms make me wish for a cherry pie, although I think these blossoms don't develop into eating cherries.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on March 21, 2019, 07:45:54 PM
Haha, Jean, I have found it better to admire flowers growing anywhere but MY yard... I don't have to pull the weeds and watch for bugs.  :thumbup: Love the hibiscus, thanks for sharing yours...

And thank you, Sato, for sharing yours. I've been out today cutting down the tall grasses, need to tie a Kleenex under my nose from all the pollen! I really don't like yard work but know that I need the exercise.

So happy we have a place to come visit!  Was worried yesterday. Felt like spring here and the wind wasn't too bad.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2019, 06:34:08 AM
Purim is here!
These photos are from Grade 1 in school.


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Superwoman in the back is the teacher!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2019, 06:34:49 AM
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Dragon Ball Costume
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2019, 06:43:30 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2019, 06:44:53 AM
and this is the Principal of the school.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2019, 06:57:25 AM
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Aviv

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with mother Santa
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 22, 2019, 09:14:22 AM
Fun pictures, Bubble.  Pictured with his classmates, Aviv doesn't look so "old" as he does in an individual picture.  He fits right in!

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2019, 02:04:16 PM
What great photos! And what great memories you are sharing with us! Thanks Bubble!
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Post by: Shirley on March 22, 2019, 07:30:14 PM
I am smiling from ear to ear at this dumb monitor!!! Darling photos, Bubble, enjoyed every one. What great costumes & fun for all. Aviv is getting so tall... and looking so much older. Thank you, thank you.  Next time you get a chance give him a big hug from "the old auntie back in Kansas", and tell him that I will post a photo of a boy about his age here in Kansas. Have to find one first, they usually have his 2 little sisters in them.
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Post by: Sato on March 23, 2019, 02:31:30 AM
How great photos!   Really KAWAII they are!!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 23, 2019, 06:34:46 AM
I did the dumbest thing yesterday :(   :'(

I wanted to download the photos I took in town of the Purim festivities. My finger slipped and I clicked on erase instead of copy!  They are all gone and untraceable. Can you believe that? Such a loss...  So nothing to show you today. I especially miss the one of myself in a funk wig, together with one of Don's local friend.

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Post by: SCFSue on March 23, 2019, 11:32:47 AM
Bubble, thank you for the pictures.  Aviv is such a handsome lad--and I think you and his parents will find that lots of young ladies his age will be calling your phones way too often (We had 3 sons, all now in their late 50's and early 60's--and we got lots of phone calls!).  I hope Aviv will have a way to politely discourage lengthy calls!

SCFSue
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Post by: FlaJean on March 23, 2019, 01:08:33 PM
Looks like everyone was having a great time.  Very frustrating about losing your photos.  Several years ago I made one of those mistakes and lost a whole bunch of photos.  Grrr.  Not much you can do about it, unfortunately.  We need those photos to help us jog our memories as time marches on.

We are having a beautiful day.
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Post by: Sato on March 24, 2019, 04:07:36 AM
Red Poinsettia

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 24, 2019, 04:18:41 AM
Sato...
...I always associate the red Poinsettia with Christmas...This is the one basket arrangement I place by our fireside each year...
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 24, 2019, 11:22:50 AM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/6jp1iV.jpg) (http://"https://imageshack.com/i/pm6jp1iVj") ...Me getting ready to leave for my 68th Birthday treat to go see Psychic Sally at our local theatre..My only let down really was my hair, ( long and straggly, ) left it far too late getting an appointment with the one I usually have, any other appointment the salon would be too busy, I would have had trouble manoeuvring around..Oh well, at least another week and my haircut will be a neater and shorter cut...
Oh, and yes, I always screw up my eyes and blink just as that shutter goes click..
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Post by: Joy on March 24, 2019, 12:31:12 PM
Wonderful pictures of Aviv and his classmates.  The kids were very creative with the costumes.  The principal  was quite brave to wear that costume. 

Jackie,  that is a great picture of you.  And, your hair looks good.  Today, there are so many different hairstyles that anything goes.   But,  I know how you feel about needing it cut.  Mine needs it right now and I will be able to get it cut tomorrow.  I had wanted to get it cut last week, but forget to tell the gal and she was half done setting it when I remembered.  Now, tomorrow, I will be in a rush, as my hair appt. is at 10 and I have a doctor's appt. at 1:45.   I will have to get all ready for the appt. as I won't have a lot of time after my hair appt.   I plan on washing it tonight, as that will save a little bit of time in the morning. 

Thanks for sharing all the nice pictures.  Bubble,  your daughter fit into the Santa suit just fine.  It is a shame that Don wasn't able to get there to share in the fun.  I know he was really missed.

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on March 24, 2019, 12:45:52 PM
You are looking lovely, Jackie, and a belated but Happy Birthday! I understand how "needing a haircut" makes you feel so that's why I just trim my own. Yours does not look out of shape to me... I like your soft yellow scarf/wrap.

My hair always grew so fast & was so thick I had a problem wanting to let someone else mess with it and certainly not pay for a haircut every 10 days (which is what it took to keep the white covered when I started needing to dye before age 30). All my life I would trim a little every time I washed it (twice a week), but it isn't as thick & coarse as long ago. I am starting to have trouble trimming the back of my neck because my vision is not being corrected for that distance. I have glasses that help with driving, have to take them off to read, but looking in two mirrors I get no help so it is pull & measure against the other side.  :coolsmiley:

Beautiful poinsettia, Sato. I was looking at my 2 pots from last year, sitting in the berm. Some years they survive the winter outside and sometimes they don't, but I never have patience to put them in the dark at the right time to have them bloom again. I bought some at Sam's Club this year, huge ones and under $20 each. They filled the living room since I did not put up a tree this year. Thanks for sharing your photos.

Bubble, back when we bought the Rialta in 1998 we made a trip to the Pacific Northwest, to Olympic National Park. I had my first digital camera that "wrote" to mini-CDs. Several of the people helping with photos back then, warned me about saving the originals when I resized them. Well, duh... I didn't understand what they were talking about and since the CD that came with the camera was an RW, I downloaded to the computer & resized and then deleted ALL from the camera CD-RW. I have cried about it ever since because we saw the most gorgeous sights & I had photos of them, that are on all the calendars... and all I have are the tiny ones we used for Senior Net. My sincere sympathy, we don't ever get that day over, do we? 

Good morning, Joy, you slipped in while I was typing. Hope the Dr appointment is nice to you. We already have 55° so I need to get outside & work on the yard while it isn't too windy. My mini-daffodils are blooming like crazy, will take a camera out & something to show their size...so pretty but too tiny to show from the street & they are behind a brick pillar so I can't see from my window, I pick & put on my kitchen window sill.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 24, 2019, 01:27:24 PM
Joy and Shirley...thank you.. :)

...yes it was an on the spur of the moment booking our ticket online, otherwise It would have been a stay at home birthday...Anyway, re, messy hair, I now book for the back row of the ground stalls, ( out of the way, where I am not noticed, )  ;D  the nearest's to the loos, and the shortest distance to walk into and out into  the theatre..It is also the best place to park a rollator ( which I took ) or wheelchair...These back rows is where most disabled's choose to sit, although the theatre was packed, the back few rows was almost empty, apart from a handful of people, three were sitting in front of us but didn't cut out my view as I was sitting on the end, the gangway, ready for an easy access...

Joy...
...oh tomorrow sounds like it might be a busy few hours for you...

Bubble...
...young children always dress up in the clothes of what they want to be when they grow up... ;)
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Post by: angelface555 on March 24, 2019, 01:47:00 PM
Jackie, so nice to see a photo of you!
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Post by: FlaJean on March 25, 2019, 01:21:43 PM
Nice photo Jackie.  I always love to see pictures of our S&F friends and family.

Shirley, I cut my hair also.  Have done it for years.  I use to cut and perm my mother's hair so I'm pretty handy with a pair of scissors.

Pretty poinsettia, Sato.  We always buy a couple of them at Christmas and usually put them on the porch to make it look more Christmasy.  The bright red ones like your picture are my favorite.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 25, 2019, 01:38:53 PM
Oh I had often cut my own hair over the years but I couldnt do it now with my MS right hand constant pins and needles and numbness ( paresthesia.)
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Post by: Shirley on March 25, 2019, 08:12:50 PM
When my hair was thick & coarse it took several new razor blades to cut, no matter how hard the steel, my hair was tougher. Now I get by with one new blade, can still find the Schick injector ones that work best for me. If I cut one little sprig of hair with sissors it will stick out, always took that slant edge made with a razor blade. It still grows fast but not as thick and not as coarse, but still don't have patience to go get it done. I used to tell my husband how much I saved him. He had an appointment every three weeks his whole life to have his cut, then he would come home & want me to "trim a little on this side". He insisted the barber would get to talking & forget what he was doing.  My sister was the one that loved to give perms, to Mother & for herself... and every so often she would badger me into one. I"d look like Little Orphan Annie for a few days & would cut it off, my head did not look good with a perm!

Jackie, I can still cut with my hands but just can't see what I'm doing. I did just find a jar opener like my mother had, because I don't have the strength in my hands to open anything. I've bought several other kinds that didn't work for me but this one is a life saver!  I installed it myself under the top kitchen cabinets, just pop something into it & give a twist & no effort to open. I am delighted.  One time in the RV I wanted a peanut butter & jelly sandwich.. new jar of peanut butter. I tried everything but couldn't get it open & was so mad at myself. Felt like throwing that jar but couldn't open the door with the cats standing there. I can imagine your frustration at times.

Jean, I heard something on the news the other day about your town, meant to ask you about it & now can't remember what it was. Did something exciting go on around there lately? 

Joy, still giggling at your comment about the principal wearing that outfit being brave.... exactly what I was thinking. Must be a very good sport!
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 25, 2019, 08:40:47 PM
Shirley and Jackie, I used to cut my own hair with a single edge blade.  This was years ago and it was for a "feather cut".  I've always had my hair in a similar cut because I have cowlicks that won't let me have long hair.  Two years ago, my stylist retired after she had been cutting my hair for over 30 years.  The replacement tries, but we haven't hit on the right cut yet.  I don't help much because I sleep on my left side and my hair on that side loses whatever wave it has and often there is a bunch that stands out like a haystack!  After a shampoo, my hair looks OK for a couple of days, especially Sunday!

Shirley, I think my jar opener is the same as yours only I can't reach it now; age has taken a toll on my height and strength in my right shoulder.  I still give a jar a rap with a dinner knife and if that doesn't work, I wait for Tom to come home!  They aren't the Golden Years, they're the Rust Years!

Mary Ann
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 25, 2019, 08:58:41 PM
My 2¢ --
For a chuckle, --- I've cut my wife's hair three or four times in recent history. Surely not like a pro but passable :2funny:
When we were first married I did a dye job on her to "restore" a botched dye job she and one of her friends did. She tried for red but it came out orange. I thought I came home to the wrong apartment.  :2funny:    :knuppel2: I fixed it and got a well done from her mother (the last good thing she said about me).

OPENING JARS - A very handy and inexpensive helper is a "Jar Pop". It works great on lids that are vacuum sealed. It just lifts the edge enough to break the vacuum which is enough to make it easy to open. They were only a couple of bucks when we got a couple but I see now Amazon is in the $8 area (still worth it IMHO). Google it.
Or see demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wwLB6oIJ0
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 26, 2019, 02:44:17 AM
Re, opening tight jar lids, I run the top, the rim of the jar under a tap of not too hot water and find that usually does the trick, the lid then turns - snaps off easy... ;)

Rammel...
....ha ha, dont talk to me about botched hair colours...I used to have envious " natural " blond hair, when at lunchtime at home one time from school in my young teens, I found a discarded red bottle in our dustbin and you guessed it, yes I experimented  just to see how my hair would look, bright orange...When I went back to school, my punishment was to be sent straight back home, I remember the rest of the class laughing...

Over the years mainly my 20's, I often had hairdresser perms then straight on top at home I would put a dark brown " permanent " hair colour on top, the one thing we are not supposed to do, my scalp often burnt...And yes, once I home bleached it soon after a perm and people remarked on the green tint in my hair...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 26, 2019, 03:41:54 AM
Here are three live statues that stood "sitting on air" at the Purim festival, on the main pedestrian street.

Live statue 1.jpgLive statue 2.jpgLive statue 3.jpg
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Post by: FlaJean on March 26, 2019, 11:32:08 AM
 Forgive my ignorance but Is there a particular meaning for each statue having to do with Purim?  Are they an artist's idea of Esther?  Anyway—-interesting.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 26, 2019, 12:02:00 PM
No meaning here, just the imagination of the artist.  The first one is supposed to be an angel with white wings deployed
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Post by: Joy on March 26, 2019, 01:25:49 PM
Bubble,  I am a little confused.    You did write in the caption for the statues that they were "live"  statues ?   What in the world is keeping them "suspended in air" ?   I think they are really beautiful in a way.  Maybe I am missing something???LOL

 I am afraid I do not really know the actual meaning of the Purim holiday. That is something I must look up later when I have a little more time.  Sounds so interesting.

Joy
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Post by: angelface555 on March 26, 2019, 03:03:47 PM
Joy, I'll let Bubble explain her photos, but "The jolly festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). Purim 2019 begins on Wednesday night, March 20, and continues through Thursday, March 21 (March 22 in Jerusalem). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman's plot "to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day," as recorded in the Megillah (book of Esther)."

https://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/article_cdo/aid/645309/jewish/What-Is-Purim.htm

https://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/article_cdo/aid/1456808/jewish/Why-Do-We-Dress-Up-on-Purim.htm

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Post by: angelface555 on March 26, 2019, 03:06:54 PM
For those who favor the Duluth cams, here is one of the first ships' arriving. I was able to get such a nice screenshot as the view kept freezing.

2019 First ship Duluth.jpg
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 26, 2019, 03:30:46 PM
Thanks, Patricia, I noticed too that the screen was freezing.  I left that site and went to the Bridge, then down the line to the Harbor site and the ship is in the harbor now.  You got a very good shot because of the freeze.

Tom sent me an article and video of the Cort going through the Soo Locks.  They wanted to be the first ship through, during the new shipping season so they anchored by the lock so they could be #1 and go through at midnight Sunday night. 

I thought there were quite a few people watching the Cort come in and I noticed several school-age children. 

The next ship is scheduled for 4 pm Duluth time.  If I have nothing else going on, I'll try to watch it.

I was sure there was a post by Marilyn telling that AJ was getting along fine after his tooth extraction, but I can't find the post.  My computer is doing strange things so it is no surprise that I can't find her post.  I hope he continues to feel good.

I'm ready for a nap and maybe this computer needs one too.  I am going to see what is going on elsewhere - at least where I read.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 27, 2019, 03:23:40 AM
posting for GloriaZ

Marjory "June" Drabek ~ November 30, 1924 to March 6, 2019

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 27, 2019, 03:41:16 AM
Bubble-Gloria...
...thank you, I know June loved life, and it shows in this photo, also an elegant looking lady, who was always looking at life on the positive and bright side...I remember the postings I made with her re, our Soda Shoppe soon after I became a new member, just how welcoming she was.....
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Post by: Shirley on March 27, 2019, 06:02:34 AM
The smile says it all, unconditionally happy with her life. She taught us to enjoy what we can do and understand when we are tested, to bow to God's will and enjoy what is left. I have no doubt in her Heaven she is surrounded by love and joy, being with all she so graceously gave up during her life time. She showed great Faith that there is Eternal Happiness. She will be missed by all that knew her. Sincere sympathy for family and friends. Shirley/Tisie
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Post by: Amy on March 27, 2019, 06:20:54 AM
Bubble thank you for posting this for Gloria.
Shirley, well said. June was a special lady to many.
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Post by: JaneS on March 27, 2019, 07:15:45 AM
Thank you Bubble and Gloria for sharing our lovely and loving JUNE with all of us.  She was unfalteringly kind and thoughtful of others and she truly loved life.  She also truly looked forward to her life with God and now she's enjoying that.  Our loss....God's gain!
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 27, 2019, 09:49:41 AM
Thanks to Gloria and Bubble.  Periodically a picture of June has shown up in the Random Image that appears at the left on my screen.  I don't know if it is the same one that Gloria had but I was going to suggest that someone find the source of the picture and post it in the Bereavement folder (if that still exists).  That is not necessary now.  A great picture.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on March 27, 2019, 02:17:51 PM
June was such a lovely lady.  She made me smile the times she talked of dancing using her walker.  That was before she moved and was still a little active in attending the various programs where she was living.  She seemed very happy with her life and her family, but we always miss our dear S&F friends.

I still often think of Jeanne Lee and Bunny who were so helpful to me in posting photos and answering my questions.
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Post by: Lindancer on March 27, 2019, 02:50:09 PM
Bubble  and Gloria  So many thanks
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 27, 2019, 08:40:06 PM
June











The passing of June is a loss to all of us. May her memory be blessing to all of us.

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Post by: Shirley on March 27, 2019, 10:28:09 PM
Rick, I can picture the orange hair... I did it to myself once "back in the day". Everyone was bleaching a streak in front so I gave it a try. My pitch black hair had the brightest orange streak you ever saw. I was going for white. When I started dying the gray well before 30, I had to use Clairol velvet black to match & just brushed it in. Not a good idea as one wall would get sprayed & a mess to clean up. I don't think I would have trusted my husband with black dye, the thought scares me! That is an interesting opener, too late, this one does the trick. Where were you when I was crying for help?  I bought 2 that did not work at all for me. Ah, well.......

Nice shot of the ship, Patricia. I've been busy with yard work & haven't had time to look at cams for a couple weeks. Still hope to take a pic of the miniature jonquils, blooming their little hearts out.

Bubble, are those the live humans that can pose so still for a long time, can hardly see them breathe or blink? Really is quite a festival with everyone joining in. Thanks for the pictures.... so how did you retrieve them? 

I'm so sleepy tonight I can't think. Been on the go all day & 5 hours 45 min sleep... but only a few minutes of deep sleep. When I know I will be gone most of the day I plan all night before every step of the day, and nothing goes as planned. Did get the oil changed in my car & almost bought a new one but managed to talk myself out of it. Mine is about 7 years old so know it's getting close to start needing work. So far only oil changes & best running car I've ever owned. Love it & afraid there will never be another so trouble free. But, with a brother 93 & sister is 88, both several hundred miles away, I want a car I can jump in & go for emergencies when I can't take the RV. I asked the guys (dealership) today if mine was "safe to drive out of state"... they assured me that I could drive to either coast without any trouble, even tires. I am still in that fear mode when cars would just quit... something broke (hose or water pump... lots of parts to go bad)... but I am "still running".

Thinking of all the interesting, helpful & fun people.... remember Glenn Curtis, Gladys, Rae & Bunnie.... so many. I recall what a fantastic photographer Pat Scott is & was. Everyone left a special mark on our memory.

One more meal for the cats and I am heading to bed. The wind today was so irritating.... I pulled into one parking spot & started to open the door but held on tight as the wind tried to rip it wide open. I back out & parked the opposite direction so anybody that parked next to me wouldn't let a door slam into mine. I was driving a Ford conversion van one time when the wind caught the door & I was hanging on so tight it pulled me out onto the ground and nearly bent the door backwards. Lots of wind this year.


 
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 28, 2019, 12:27:01 AM
Quote from: Shirley on March 27, 2019, 10:28:09 PMWhere were you when I was crying for help?  I bought 2 that did not work at all for me. Ah, well.......
I was probably in the wrong State. I was in the Navy and at Charleston, SC - Too poor or cheap to have a professional do it so it was a take what you can get deal for my wife. Luckily I followed directions and it worked out OK. Would have been hard to mess up what I started with.
Those were the days - young and foolish.  :nanadance:

We'll all miss June.  A very nice person, always with a good word.  :(
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 28, 2019, 12:25:42 PM
Re, June Drabek...Jack wv, has looked in and offers his prayers...

...email from Jack, quoting: " Jackie, I looked in yesterday and saw the sad news.    Know she will be missed, and will offer prayers up for her."
Doing fine with Mimi at my side.  Today to be a good one so off to the park.
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Post by: Shirley on March 28, 2019, 12:58:07 PM
Got out for pics but nothing came out too great. Was that time of day NOT to take photos (you remember, take before 10:00am or after 4:00pm)... but here's my daffodils or jonquils, not sure what the difference is and the forsythia starting to bloom.

Glad you heard from Jack, Jackie.... & passed the word on that he is okay. Thanks.


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Post by: Shirley on March 28, 2019, 01:03:14 PM
Okay, I'm experimenting with sizes and the online resizer.... can't win 'em all.

Haha, Rick, we weren't afraid to take on the world back then, were we? 


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 28, 2019, 01:09:17 PM
Shirley...
...dont know what we can do to get Jack back...got any ideas? :thinking:

Rammel- Shirley...weren't we all..." young and foolish? "
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 28, 2019, 01:14:08 PM
Quote from: Shirley on March 27, 2019, 10:28:09 PMBubble, are those the live humans that can pose so still for a long time, can hardly see them breathe or blink? Really is quite a festival with everyone joining in. Thanks for the pictures.... so how did you retrieve them? 
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Yes that is exactly what those live statues are.
 Incredible how they can stay like that for hours.  I have no idea how they seem to float on air, except that there is some kind of seat on pole hidden by they clothing I suppose.

I did not retrieve my lost photos :( These three were taken by my carer on his smart phone. He shared with me.
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Post by: Shirley on March 28, 2019, 02:49:02 PM
Tell him thanks, Bubble, was great that he shared! I've never actually seen anyone that could hold so still and always wondered how they manage to not fall off their pedestal laughing, I would, how about you?

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Post by: Amy on March 28, 2019, 04:18:08 PM
Shirley the forsythia is lovely!! My daffys are buried under snow still.
 
Bubble great photos!!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2019, 02:48:01 AM
Shirl, I get dizzy when not on firm earth, so would never try it.  In Belgium we saw many such statues, but just standing in the pedestrian streets. I have a picture of Illy somewhere next to  one.
 They also have them in the Museum, as   display, and they suddenly come to life when a tourist gets too near to take a picture, or try to touch  "the texture" of the art!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 29, 2019, 03:29:34 AM
Bubble...
...I have seen something similar in the centre of London ( UK ) how they manage to keep so still is beyond me, of course the fun was when watching a tourist touch one, they would get the fright of their life..
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Post by: Radioman34 on March 29, 2019, 11:41:52 AM
Many friendships are formed here in the residence and here is an example. Believe it or not, at age 85 I am the youngest in this group.Don and two new friends.jpg
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 29, 2019, 11:48:43 AM
Don, good to see you, and good seeing you have now settled in and making new friendships, you do look well at home....Oh the baby of the group, how does that feel?  how does it feel associating - fraternising with your elders? ;D
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 29, 2019, 11:59:23 AM
You're looking good, Don, and it's nice to see a new picture of you. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on March 29, 2019, 01:04:29 PM
You're looking good, Don.

Some years ago there was some sort of special event at our local mall.  There were 5 or 6 live mannequins.  Amazing how people can train themselves to stay so still.  Just thinking about it makes me feel itchy.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 29, 2019, 01:08:01 PM
My daughter has a beautiful white azalea.  But, unfortunately, they don't stay pretty very long.
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Post by: Mary Ann on March 29, 2019, 02:00:58 PM
Jean, as long as the azaleas look good long enough for you to use a camera or phone, that way they can last forever.  I think a neighbor had a yellow azalea but it bit the dust.  Your white one is beautiful.

Mary Ann
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Post by: MarsGal on March 29, 2019, 04:36:16 PM
Wonderful to see you Don. I hope you will be able to drop in more often now.


I used to have a backyard that was bordered at the bottom with a hedgerow of forsythias What a spectacular sight in the early spring. I rarely trimmed them.

There are more than a few homes in the area that have apricot colored azaleas. They are just gorgeous.
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Post by: Shirley on March 30, 2019, 12:02:07 AM
Lookin' good, Don! Your one friend doesn't seem too sure about having his picture taken, did you tell him about us?   :2funny:  Maybe you can get them to join us. I thought you were younger than I am... but I am 84 +3 months. (Jan.'35).

Gorgeous azalea, Jean. Cas loved them so much we dragged 5 or more pots of them back from the Walmart in Kingsport, TN, (never see them for sale here). Now we know why, they didn't make it through the first winter.  My high school friend that lived in Anderson, SC, had a huge yard full of azaleas. Their house backed up to a large lake. Beautiful big trees, everything that yards in KS can't be!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 30, 2019, 11:44:19 AM
FlaJean...
...so pure, so fresh, so white, sadly not too many pretty flowers flower for long periods but, at least they do get another stab at life same time next year...Isn't nature just wonderful?
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Post by: JeanneP on March 30, 2019, 06:44:48 PM
Good to sign in and see both the photos  of Don and  June.  Don looking so content now.

June will be missed. Such  cheerful person to the end. Maybe don can sign up his 2 new friends. Be nice to read about the them. All..

Can still remember my mum and I visiting ma'am Tissards (wrong spelling) in London and caught her asking a model of a person aquestion thinking it was a live person.

Finely got my new car. Has not stopped raining since and now snowing.  So much on it ,can't figure the gadgets out. I need to be in it with the Manuel.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 30, 2019, 07:05:51 PM
Jeanne P...
...I dont think your mother would have been the first and only person to have spoken to a model at Madame Tussauds... :-[
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Post by: FlaJean on March 30, 2019, 07:47:24 PM
JeanneP,  I notice some of our birds have gone north.  You should be getting spring weather before long.
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Post by: SCFSue on March 31, 2019, 11:23:23 AM
Fla Jean, I've been waiting for a flock of robins from down your way.  So far, only one or 2 loners!
They must know something we don't!

SCFSue in Auburn
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Post by: FlaJean on March 31, 2019, 01:54:56 PM
Sue, we lived in Ocala for 28 years and every year we had a big flock of robins come thru for a couple of days.  Ocala is in the middle of the state but here on the Gulf we only saw a few robins last year and none so far this year.  I guess we just aren't on their flight plan. 😊
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Post by: Shirley on March 31, 2019, 05:29:18 PM
I have a yard full of hungry robins, they go up & down the driveway in search of bugs. They toss leaves out of the edge, the driveway looks so messy, but they won't eat seed. In the fall they used to strip the pyracantha bush in days as waves of them would migrate south. Surprising how different colors some bands are. The last to come through are grayer than all the others, and a tad larger. We are on the migration route for lots of birds. I used to get up early to take photos, but too lazy now.

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Post by: Denver on March 31, 2019, 09:51:50 PM
DON, how delightful to see you and two of your friends .  You look great and so do those old guy with you! 

JEAN, your Azaleas are BEAUTIFUL......thank you for sharing them.  I miss not seeing so many of the beautiful flowers that grow down south.  The last two winters I have brought two of my hibiscus plants inside and put them at a Southern exposure window and they just bloom like crazy.  It is quite a treat to see all winter long.

SHIRLEY, we had a big ol Robin outside a couple of days ago and he looked rather lost!  I hope more of his friends show up soon.  Your daffodils and other yellow flowers in your yard sure look pretty. 

Always enjoy the pretties in here....but I really miss all of JACKWV's special ones😢😢




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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 01, 2019, 02:48:43 AM
Jenny...
...yes, I totally agree, this room is not the same without our Jackwv...although he does tell me, he still does looks in...
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Post by: angelface555 on April 05, 2019, 12:43:09 PM
Farrah, my six year old cat, has been feeling, dare I say frisky, after her dental appt. You are probably all aware that a dog or cat will only bare their belly if they feel safe and secure? Farrah has taken it to a new level in that she lays on her back to play.  Just a couple of years ago, as an abused cat, she spent May thru November under the bed only to come out at night.

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Post by: angelface555 on April 05, 2019, 12:44:13 PM
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Post by: FlaJean on April 05, 2019, 12:53:08 PM
Such sweet pictures, Patricia.  You've done wonders with Farrah since you've had her.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 05, 2019, 12:59:46 PM
Patricia, Farrah is a sweet-looking cat.  I expect Kendrick trusts me because he does roll over on his back and he loves having his back rubbed.  Farrah is a pretty cat (you can say that about a female cat) and I'm glad she is finally losing some of her feralness (is there such a word?).  I've always been a "dog" person, but after having a cat for several years, I can say I care for both. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on April 05, 2019, 03:55:00 PM
Patricia, I can't get over how much she looks like my Tiger!  Even to that tender look on her face. Really true, y'all, they can have a special "I understand & love you" look. Tom will rub my legs & "hum" (as Cas called his loud purring), but he looks embarrassed when I talk to him serious right in his face. Callie does not understand what I expect of her but does notice she is not treated equal. She isn't allowed in the basement or run of the house because she can't be trusted not to "mark her spot".... She dances around my feet & will reach up to beg to be petted... I feel so bad that I can't trust her inside unless I am watching every movement, but this last "mark" is pretty expensive & not just my labor cleaning up!  They are ferals and will die ferals, can't change them. Thanks for the pics of Farrah.
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Post by: MarsGal on April 05, 2019, 05:34:56 PM
What lovely photos, Patricia. She does look happy.
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Post by: angelface555 on April 05, 2019, 07:19:57 PM
Thanks everyone but it's not so much what I've done but what I haven't. She was originally found on a gravel bar in the middle of a glacial river 27 miles from the nearest town. Now the Tanana River is a silted glacial river with lots of mud, (silt); and rapids as well as multiple sweepers.

The latter are trees and other items carried along with the current just under the river surface. The cat did not "swim" from the far bank to the gravel bar. As to my part, what I did was basically let her alone until she felt safe to come out and then secure to come within five feet of my hands. When they brought her to me, she would cringe and make herself as small as possible in self-defense, and if you still came at her, she would attack which is how she came here instead of to a foster with multiple animals. I had Sarah for similar reasons; I'm a permanent foster.

Shirley thanks, but I have to disagree. Now it is commonly known that the best way to socialize a feral is to begin before four weeks of age. However, it is different with every cat, and though they retain different behaviors than a well-loved from a birth, cat or kitten who has never known hardship, they do lose that sense of wildness as you've shown with Tom and Callie.

Both Sarah and Farrah are and were strictly house only cats, and neither started out that way. I have worked with Pet Pride a national feline rescue most of my adult life and seemed to have fallen in as a permanent foster to those who cannot go to a regular home for whatever reason. There are two men on the web and YouTube that deal with socializing ferals and many women. You might enjoy their videos. One is Chris and his wife who are famous for two of their cats, Cole and Marmalade;  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cole+and+marmalade

And Foster Father John, (FDJ);  who runs The Critter Room. His girlfriend Jessica Dwyer also has a YouTube feline rescue. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmawBJsPLgttggzm4Z45Mw     

They deal with cats, kittens, TNR and cat colonies. And then there is Sarah and her Tiny Kittens from British Columbia, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/user/tinykittenshq
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Post by: Denver on April 05, 2019, 10:27:37 PM
PATRICIA, your Farrah is such a pretty girl.  I am so happy that she has continued to trust you more and more and has become comfortable enough to roll over and ask for your attention and a nice belly rub.

We have had Our Smokey coming two years this month, and he has only recently started to really show signs of total trust.  He used to run and hide if anyone came in our home, and now he just checks them out and normally decides they are OK and he will stay around.  We had a new lady come in to do some heavy cleaning for us today and he was not one bit afraid of her.  Sadly, he came from an abusive home, so we knew we had to work with him to gain his trust.     
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Post by: angelface555 on April 06, 2019, 11:33:25 AM
Jenny, I'm so glad you have Smokey and he is so relaxed in your loving home! The rescue mantra is "Adopt, don't shop!" and so many need homes. Only a little about 14% of ferals survive kittenhood so adopting, socializing and TNR are so important!
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Post by: angelface555 on April 06, 2019, 11:35:45 AM
I have a new desktop and a 21" monitor so I'm going to post a few of the YouTube screenshots I printed and shown on my monitor. These are clipped in half just to show the ships. The broken ice in this one looks like a puddle instead of a portion of Lake Superior!


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Post by: FlaJean on April 06, 2019, 01:26:34 PM
Nice screen shots, Patricia.  I enjoy that Duluth web cam but have to admit my patience is limited in waiting for the ships as the schedules aren't always accurate.  But when I do catch one of the ships coming in or going out I enjoy watching.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 06, 2019, 01:37:57 PM
Patricia, your monitor must be huge.  I have a 15.6" on my laptop.  Seeing that it is so close to me, it is adequate, however, it still is hard to read when someone does not increase the size of the font.  But I can make things larger.

Watching the bridge go up and down is interesting, but I also like to hear the ship and bridge blow their horns in greeting.

Tom had to use all of his ingenuity in filling the freezer.  It really is Tom's kitchen but when we order groceries, I order some things that I like.  I finished a box of fish last night, so added another box to the list.  Come to find out we already had two more boxes so we're back to three.  I told Tom whenever he wasn't here for supper, I'd use a box of the fish.  I only fix two of the four and I'll put the other two in a baggie and that will save some space.  I always tell him to check my order so when he knows we have duplicates, he can delete what I have ordered.  He doesn't always do that and he did not do it this time. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on April 06, 2019, 02:01:00 PM
MaryAnn, I also had a 15.6 on my laptop. So the new 21" is taking some getting used too but I really like it. The broken ice in Lake Superior really reminded me of a puddle.

Jean, with the YouTube videos, they include three or more cams of the ship going through in one video along with the bridge sounds and transmissions of radio calls. Also, you can watch at your convenience.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 09, 2019, 10:52:57 PM
Angel. Great Shots. I go in once in awhile but never seem to catch any sailings.

Jean. Now it seems like I have not seen any birds at all for ages. So hot the past summer here and then unbelievable Winter. I just don't see Rabbits either. Deer never now.  I think all things have left us in Illinois. If things don't get back to normal I think I will be gone along with them. No idea where. All States seem to be changing .
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Post by: SCFSue on April 10, 2019, 10:04:50 AM
I've had a few cardinals and some wrens arrive recently.  They only stay a few days to feed and then head north if the weather is nice enough.  They come up from the coast near where Fla Jean lives.

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2019, 10:43:28 AM
yesterday was Aviv's 7th birthday. A celebration was planned in the Moshav (Village) where they moved recently, also for two other children of the same age.
Lots of activities were organized in the little wooded lot just opposite their house.
Here are some pictures of the fun had by the kids

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Aviv and his best friend on this one
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2019, 10:48:17 AM
The big attraction was the "Omega sliding" from a top tree -climb with a tall ladder - and landing at the other end of the yard to floor level

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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2019, 10:51:20 AM
Even Illy tried that one!

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There was pita freshly baked
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2019, 10:55:28 AM
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Post by: FlaJean on April 13, 2019, 11:13:02 AM
Oh, to be young and energetic!  Loved your photos.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 13, 2019, 11:26:34 AM
Jean, I agree with you.  Getting from Point A to Point B sounds like the Zip Line I've read about here, maybe with longer distances. 

Aviv and his mother know how to have fun.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on April 13, 2019, 12:20:03 PM
Bubble. Great photo's. He looks great. Lots of children around his age live there. That's good. I remember he was born just after our twins. Doesn't time go fast? They in 2nd grade now.
Don will enjoy seeing those pictures. He loved that little boy and sort of a extra grandfather for him
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Post by: MarsGal on April 13, 2019, 01:18:46 PM
Love the pix, Bubble.
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Egret reflected in the water

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A nice Picture it is!!
This is a posting test!!! 
  Sorry to do testing :-[  :-[
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 13, 2019, 09:51:24 PM
Sato, I enjoyed your test.  I don't know about others, but I have seen very few egrets in my life, so I appreciate the picture.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sato on April 13, 2019, 10:06:00 PM
Quote from: Mary Ann on April 13, 2019, 09:51:24 PMSato, I enjoyed your test.  I don't know about others, but I have seen very few egrets in my life, so I appreciate the picture.

Mary Ann


Thanks. It became difficult to send a photo since the system was renewed.
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Post by: Sato on April 14, 2019, 03:28:35 AM
Mary Ann, Danke schön!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 14, 2019, 07:28:39 AM
Sato,
posting pictures in S@F could not be easier when you know how.

Click on the BLUE reply at the end of  the last post.
Then write your text .

Go to the bottom of the opened window and click on
"Attachments and other options".

A place with "Drag and drop your files here" will open and you can drag your photo  there from your desktop.

After you do that, you will have to click on "upload", then under it on "insert".
The last click will be on 'Post".

And you are done.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 14, 2019, 11:51:07 AM
Spring is definitely here in Northwest Florida.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 14, 2019, 11:58:13 AM
Bubble, I do not click on "insert".  It automatically inserts when you click on "post" (I had a problem with posting photos when using the "insert" so left it off and never had any more problems).

Sato, do not use the "quick reply" that is open at the bottom of the page but click on the blue REPLY.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 14, 2019, 12:24:46 PM
Beautiful flowers. what are they? They look a little like my dwarf carnations.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 14, 2019, 04:25:23 PM
Bubble, those flowers are Dianthus.  I had them for a couple of years and they even had some blooms during the winter months.
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I looked up Dianthus because when I saw the picture my first thoughts were "pink" and "sweet william" and I see both are mentioned.  I had heard the name "Dianthus" but had not used it.  When I was a child, my folk had sweet william.  I've always liked them and they smelled lovely.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on April 14, 2019, 11:35:50 PM
That was interesting Mary Ann.  Bubble said they were similar to her dwarf carnations.  I remember my mother having flowers she called Sweet William so maybe these dianthus are similar also to what she grew.  We always had a beautiful garden and my mother loved working in the yard.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 26, 2019, 08:18:18 AM
Bubble, how neat!  Aviv is such a good looking boy, so photogenic.

That is quite a crowd on the streets; I doubt I've seen so many people together like that since I first worked in our downtown. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on April 26, 2019, 11:16:21 AM
Well, my mouth is running over with comments!!!!  My mother also grew Sweet Williams, Pinks & Dianthus (when she wanted me to know the proper name). Bless her heart, she tried to teach me the names of everything but "in one ear & out the other".  I do love flowers & especially those, Jean. I have photos of Mother taken all during her lifetime, her hands in much the same position because she was always sticking her fingers in the dirt to check the flowers, you know fingers spread slightly apart as she shook the dirt off.

Sato, nice shot of the egret (or great white heron?).... I am lucky to have many of them visit the river behind my house. Sadly, the widening of the highway around the city destroyed where they nested so am not seeing as many so far this year.

Aw, Bubble, he is so darling!  Never saw such expressive eyes, his whole face shows joy of living. Had to laugh at the shot of Illy "from the bottom up"..... dare you show it to her???  No question where Aviv gets his personality & I'm guessing it comes straight from his Grandmother to mother!  Is that right, Don?
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Post by: FlaJean on April 26, 2019, 12:03:00 PM
Agapanthus.  These flowers are very popular in Florida.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 26, 2019, 12:25:49 PM
Jean, the agapanthus is very pretty; I don't think I have ever seen one, nor even heard of them.  I see you got a pretty butterfly in the picture.  I remember seeing lots of butterflies when I was in Florida.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on April 26, 2019, 05:33:53 PM
The common names of agapanthus are lily-of-the-Nile and African lily although they are not lilies.  They only grow in warm climates.  I never saw them until we moved to Florida.  The flower grows at the top of a long stiff stalk.  I don't know why they are called African lilies because the name means "flower of love".  I didn't know their real name until Sato had the name and picture of them in one of his videos.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 26, 2019, 05:38:08 PM
Jean, the flower made me think of an allium, however, the blossoms are nothing alike.  The only similarity is that both grow on tall stems.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on April 26, 2019, 08:50:03 PM
Bubble. Great shot of Aviv. Now was he walking down the street and they just shot it.  He will be the hit at his school if many of the children saw it.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 26, 2019, 08:54:59 PM
Bubble. first time I hve seen the new shot of me that you put in. Goodness. Should have put some makeup on.  My little mark on my face really shows up. Little make up covers it. Never have figured where it came from. Think I got a splash from fat while cooking chicken and has my skin  changed lately it now shows up.
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Post by: Sato on April 26, 2019, 11:25:20 PM
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"Agapanthus" from me was like above. Ours are usually in full bloom in September.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 27, 2019, 05:55:41 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on April 26, 2019, 08:50:03 PMBubble. Great shot of Aviv. Now was he walking down the street and they just shot it.  He will be the hit at his school if many of the children saw it.

These last photos of Aviv were just photo montage made with a Microsoft program :)  He never was in such a crowd (in NY!) nor in a book.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 27, 2019, 09:53:43 AM
Bubble, you could have fooled me.  I didn't notice much of the background with the NY picture; I just wondered if your city had such crowds.  The book I knew that a person could put a picture on the cover.  Interesting anyway.

In my Random Image to my left is a picture of Norm and Dot!

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 29, 2019, 08:28:51 AM
Finally, one can start to believe that summer is arriving. The municipality gardeners have been busy planting lovely flowers all over town.

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Post by: Mary Ann on April 29, 2019, 08:57:17 AM
Bubble, what a nice thing your city does with the flowers.  I don't get downtown here so I don't know if it's done or not.  I do know that when the flowers appear in the stores, I'll get a couple of hanging baskets to liven up this place.  Beautiful flowers.

Yesterday when Dot and I went to our Sunday brunch, we noticed the Bradford Pears are ready to bloom.

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on April 29, 2019, 09:49:24 AM
I don't drive myself since a bad fall several years ago.  However, our downtown area has lovely baskets of flowers along the main street across from the University.  Occasionally my friend, Olyne, has taken me by that street so that we can see the flowers along the street.  We also drive by after winning football games because the students and locals throw toilet paper up in the trees on the campus which face the main street.  It's silly in a way, but is a long standing tradition, so it seems like everyone who lives here has either been there or is going there soon!

SCFSue
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Post by: JaneS on April 29, 2019, 10:12:14 AM
What a beautiful city you live in, Bubble!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 29, 2019, 10:27:06 AM
As you can see the flags are out for Independence Day next week.
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Post by: Mary Ann on April 29, 2019, 10:36:25 AM
Bubble, I had not noticed the flags, but I did notice a nice picture of you, which I should have mentioned before.  It will be nice when we can be outside without coats.  But today isn't the day!

Mary Ann


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Post by: Marilyne on April 29, 2019, 10:56:52 AM
Bubble - I loved looking at your colorful photos this morning.  What beautiful flowers decorating your city!  I'd like to sit on that bench, surrounding the pond, and enjoy the lovely scenery!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 29, 2019, 10:57:14 AM
So many pretty flowers and ways of showing them.  I didn't notice the flags either.  Nice photo of you, Bubble.
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Post by: JeanneP on April 29, 2019, 02:23:44 PM
Bubble. Yes, you area looks really nice. Do a beautiful job with the plants. Here not even the trees are leafing out good . Grass only thing with all the rain.
I remember the first day of Independence day for Israel. What is it now. It was 1951 I believe. I know that quite a few of my friends went out to Isreal at the time. Many never came back to UK. How the place as now become. Taken lots of hard work but now a proud country. My Eldest brother was in the area around 48 to 50s What year did you get there?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 30, 2019, 02:43:28 AM
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948.

I came here in 1964. That is a long way back!  Ben, my husband, came in 1943 when it was under the British. He came purportedly to study at the Hebrew University, but in fact to escape the military service in Turkey. 
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Post by: Astro on April 30, 2019, 07:39:51 AM
Very inviting, Bubble.  A neat and groomed city.
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Post by: Shirley on April 30, 2019, 08:43:47 PM
What was Ben's country of birth, Bubble?  I love hearing about where everyone was born & grew up. I also love hearing about history that I remember.... boy, are we getting old or what???  I remember when Truman acknowledged (since he was from MO & we watched his actions closely in MO schools)..... The flowers are beautiful, I keep telling you that they need to hire you as a PR person for the country. You show us such a different image of your "local" living than what we get from the news media. I am amazed at how neat & clean every sidewalk is, so well maintained. Thanks for taking time to post the pics!

Pretty flower & photo, Sato. I don't think I have ever actually seen one. Something about blue flowers that always makes me smile, guess because in Missouri we never had many blue ones. The Cleveland & Bradford pear trees are almost completely finished blooming, leaves popped out fully today with the rain. Our ground, grass, weeds & trees certainly needed moisture.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 01, 2019, 06:57:29 AM
Shirley, Ben was born in Turkey. He came to Israel in '43 to "enrol at the Hebrew University" so as to escape military service. Instead he helped in the founding of a kibbutz in Galilee with a group of new young immigrants from Turkey too.

The town looks clean and neat because there is a crew of workers sweeping and picking up garbage 12H a day.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 03, 2019, 02:18:57 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/921/4ZA6Gu.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pl4ZA6Guj) ...Only just found out how to open this photo that my grandson Daniel 30 sent to me via his phone, a couple of weeks ago of my great grandson Charlie...I can see this must be an older photo as he should now be coming up to 3 & a half...So please may I introduce you all to Charlie my great grandson...This is the first time I have seen him...
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Post by: angelface555 on May 03, 2019, 02:20:08 PM
Jackie, so cute and adorable!
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Patricia...
...yes he is isn't he? :smitten: he is keeping my family surname going...It looks like he is also blue eyed and blonde just like I am blue eyed-was blonde hair, and his great great grandfather was also, I was the spitting image of my late father...
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Post by: Marilyne on May 03, 2019, 02:31:48 PM
Jackie - What a darling little boy he is!  :smitten:   I hope you get to meet him soon! 
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Marilyne...
...Daniel wont be bringing him for Richards funeral next week...but I understand the reason why...
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 03, 2019, 03:11:59 PM
Jackie, Charlie is a cutie pie. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on May 03, 2019, 03:46:07 PM
Jackie, what a precious little boy.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 04, 2019, 03:41:01 AM
Vanilla, a real darling! I hope you will receive many more pictures until you can finally meet.
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Post by: SCFSue on May 04, 2019, 11:12:34 AM
Jackie, what an adorable young man!  He's going to be a charmer as he grows up.  I'll bet you were thrilled to get the new photo.  And I'm wanting you to know that you have my sympathy over your loss.  Hang in there and take comfort in your family and friends.

SCFSue
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Post by: JeanneP on May 04, 2019, 11:25:10 AM
Glad you got he photos open. Such a cute little boy. You became a great grandmother even younger than I did. I have 6 now and dont see them often. All over 1000 miles away.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 06, 2019, 07:16:02 PM
My younger sister just returned from a ten-day business trip to China and sent me these photos. China is hosting the 2020 Olympics,(Many photos from that area).

Becky said, "It was unexpected. I was amazed at how clean the cities were. There were always people sweeping and mopping. There were a lot of newer architecture and strange building... new strange buildings. The food was simple and not like our restaurants but fresh and light. I was joking to my friend that I had eaten more vegetables in three days than in the entire month!  The people were extremely friendly and several times daily Chinese people would run up wanting to take a selfie with me. Of course, I was a bit of a freak being a head taller. The weather was about three weeks ahead of here so the trees and flowers were in full bloom. Wonderful trip! I'm really glad I went. "


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Post by: Sandy on May 06, 2019, 07:34:42 PM
Thanks for sharing those pictures of China.
   I would love to have gone there.   

Sandy
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 06, 2019, 07:48:02 PM
Patricia, I liked seeing your sister's pictures.  I wish she had identified what was going on, but even so, it was nice to see some pictures that were not government originated.   I'm glad she went too.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Marilyne on May 06, 2019, 10:29:13 PM
Patricia - Your sister's photos are interesting and colorful.  Beautiful old buildings, and friendly people!  Love those "long johns", hanging up to dry! :D  I always hoped to see both China and Japan, but it didn't happen, and now it never will.  I hope my children will go in my place, at some time in the future.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 06, 2019, 11:39:23 PM
Patricia, enjoyed those photos your sister took on her trip to China.  How fortunate she was able to go.
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Post by: Denver on May 07, 2019, 12:54:12 AM
I really  enjoyed looking at your sisters pictures, PATRICIA.  So colorful and interesting.  The baby looks like a doll!  Thank you for sharing them with us.  How nice that your sister was able to go visit China.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on May 07, 2019, 08:44:22 AM
Very interesting pictures, Patricia.  Thanks for sharing.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 07, 2019, 11:02:08 AM
Thank you for sharing these photos of an exotic country! One can see it has a long rich past. Me too would have loved to visit leisurely and absorb it all.  I can only read about it now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 07, 2019, 01:43:30 PM
Thank you for all the comments! This is the sister in Idaho who had the two scrapbooking stores, sold them, retired at 48 and then came back to work in a hospital administration. I would have loved more info but she only provided the short post and said her favorite was the tree with purple flowers. I would have gone out and come back with thousands of photos even with taking care of business, but that's me, more of a magpie nature...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 07, 2019, 01:52:02 PM
Great photo's. CHINA. Always wanted to go there as I read so many books from being young. Still do if I can fine them. I had a couple of chances in the 70s when one girl friend moved there. Her husband was with a Brit Bank. Then another friend was with Police in Hong Kong. Still is I believe. His parents went often. Now they say So modern and very Wealthy Country. My town here in US has many Chinese. Large University bring in many( 4000 this year I believe.and many Doctors with both the big hospitals. Fact I have a Primery one. So many restaurants Chinese. I love Chinese Food. Their  children here are so well behaved and the smartest in the Schools. Win all the awards. All seem to also be trained in Music.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 08, 2019, 12:51:17 AM
I was curious about the man in white facial paint adjusting his, I believe cufflinks, while another man held his coat or shawl? I asked and she replied, "It was the Beijing Opera. He did his make up and costume on the stage. It was pretty terrible singing with the high pitched warbling. It is a remake of the original Chinese opera. They had translated to English on a screen by the stage but the stories were ridiculous too. The old theater was great though.... built 100's of years ago."  I don't think she's an opera fan.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 08, 2019, 09:41:03 AM
These new photos my sister sent are from a small jade museum in Beijing.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 08, 2019, 10:00:20 AM
These sculptures are amazing! Thanks Angel.

I hope you are all visiting the Holiday Cards discussion...
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 08, 2019, 10:22:40 AM
Patricia, the Jade Museum sculptures are great and I wonder how old they are.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on May 08, 2019, 12:24:24 PM
Patricia, the jade sculptures are wonderful, especially the laughing Buddha and the white horse.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on May 08, 2019, 03:56:23 PM
Could #3 be bok choi?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 12, 2019, 07:37:08 PM
I've tried to load some photos into My Gallery but nothing works. I haven't used Photo Bucket since this site came up with the gallery to post from so .... :tissue:  I finally got several resized, my camera takes such huge files the online resizer will NOT accept them. Next step was figure how to use the PSP 19... I am a slow learner. Wanted to show the normal river bank & the flooding one from my back yard. Also resized one of a red columbine that popped up near my front door ... a "wild seed".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on May 12, 2019, 08:58:35 PM
I love all the photos but some seem to be missing.  I sent some to Bubble for posting but I don't see them.  I wonder where they went?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 13, 2019, 03:05:03 AM
Jane I post all the photos getting to me, usually the next day because of the different time zones. Please send again if you think they were not posted.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 13, 2019, 03:07:16 AM
Posting for Gloria

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        Joan-Bis

Bunnie            Mare

                Lillias

June                        Gert

               Jenny

Marie       ??      ??

    Me                    ??

The one under Jenny is a lady from San Francisco  and the next  one was from Springfield, Ma. An English war bride.   The one on bottom right I think is from Perth Australia. Maybe Jenny would remember the names.
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 13, 2019, 03:12:36 AM
Posting for Gloria

I found a picture of my daughter and dog next to a Saguaro cactus about 4 years ago before they moved to Arizona. A bit about that cactus. They do not get that first branch (arm) till they are 75 years old. On this you can see where they cut off the bottom ones or people like my daughter could never get too close to it. She is 5'2". It does bloom but only on the very top. Birds get to see the flowers. Birds also make holes in them for their nests. Don't know how they get in there with the long spines they have

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on May 13, 2019, 06:23:35 AM
We had a gal from Perth on Senior Net and Senior Learn who went by the moniker, GumTree. I never knew her real name. Could she be who you are looking for? I think she passed away in 2009. I know I missed her posts for quite some time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on May 13, 2019, 06:37:55 AM
Bubble, I sent the pis twice.  I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 13, 2019, 08:47:40 AM
I checked in Trash and Spam and it is not there either.
Are you sure you copied the email correctly? with 3 times 'e'?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on May 13, 2019, 08:51:45 AM
I know I had the correct address.  I don't think I'll be able to share it because I even tried sending it to myself and got an error message.  Oh well!

The English war bride in New York state was GLADYs
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 13, 2019, 09:00:33 AM
Gloria, the first ??  (NW of your picture) is Adrienne Jonas, aka SanFranAde.  I wonder if the one in the lower right corner is Western Joan.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 13, 2019, 11:05:47 AM
Posting for Lloyd

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 13, 2019, 11:14:21 AM
Lloyd such a lovely happy photo, you should be very proud of your family...I can see three generations or is that four?

Bubble...good to see the tree of our members but sad to see that some are now missing from our forum...   

Is that a giant cactus or a skyscraper?...I know at 5 foot 1 and a bit I would be dwarfed by it...

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on May 13, 2019, 11:55:09 AM
What a lovely family photo, Lloyd.
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Post by: Shirley on May 13, 2019, 02:25:52 PM
Great memory, Gloria... & love the pic of your daughter & dog next to that giant cactus! Guess she is living her dream now, isn't that wonderful? 

Lloyd, you have a loving & lovely family. I was trying to pick out which ones look like you & which look like Nancy. Cannot guess! 

Thanks to you for posting, Bubble!  I tried earlier to upload some photos to My Gallery but got no response that "they took" so gave up. I haven't used Photo Bucket for years so will wait & see if the gallery works later.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 13, 2019, 02:34:52 PM
 Such a nice picture of Lloyd and his family.
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Post by: JaneS on May 13, 2019, 02:43:10 PM
Hey, LLOYD!  Nice to see you and Nancy together again.  Brings back memories of when you were together visiting me.  What a beautiful family!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lindancer on May 13, 2019, 09:46:24 PM
Thanks everyone for all the lovely pictures, and thank you Bubble for posting. Lloyd so nice to see your lovely family.
Gloria that is some cactus,I am 4 10
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 14, 2019, 01:30:02 AM
Posting for JaneS

 This is my daughter, Christy and me with a rhododendron in the
background.  She's been doing some special gardening in my yard this Spring.
She's one of my kids who inherited my father's farming instinct.  It skipped
me! 


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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 14, 2019, 01:45:35 AM
Posting for Mary Ann

 James and Alicia are holding Eleanor and Johanna at the back.  Tom is standing beside them. At the left is Dot, me and Jan (Terry's widow).  Across the table is Andrew (Erin's friend), Erin (Terry and Jan's daughter), Erin is holding Avery (Tim's granddaughter) and behind them is Paula (Tim's daughter) and her husband, Eric Mertins.  Geoff and his family live in CA and could not make it and Annie had to work so she could not make it.  I think we all had a lovely time.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on May 14, 2019, 06:50:14 AM
MARY ANN, so nice to get to "meet" these people you talk about.  Lovely family!
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Post by: Amy on May 14, 2019, 06:55:49 AM
Jane , love seeing you and your daughter!! What a fun time you both had while doing all that work and the rhododendron is lovely.

Mary Ann, what a lovely photo of your family. Looks like you also had a grand day!

Bubble ,thank you for posting these .
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 14, 2019, 07:35:41 AM
Bubble, thank you for posting the picture.  I neglected to tell that it was my birthday celebration.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 14, 2019, 07:45:40 AM
Jane, it is nice to see a picture of you and Christy.  Your rhododendron is pretty.  There is one next door to me about the same color.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 14, 2019, 08:49:31 AM
I just love seeing all these family photos, just the way it is meant to be...Saying a special thank you to our poster Bubble who is posting these photos on our members behalf...

Jane S...there is always one or two in the family who have the knack of flowerpot arranging, in my home it was Richard not me...he always took pride in his - our garden flower pots - hanging baskets...I love the idea of the Rhododendron  backing...

Yes there is a special bond between mother and daughter...

Mary Ann...yes it looks like everyone is relaxed and looking very happy...another great family photo to cherish...
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Post by: Marilyne on May 14, 2019, 11:10:26 AM
Beautiful pictures of Jane and Mary Ann, and their families! What a treat to see you together with your loved ones!
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Post by: FlaJean on May 14, 2019, 12:03:41 PM
What a treat seeing these lovely family photos.  It is nice to see the pictures of people mentioned in our conversations.
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Post by: Denver on May 14, 2019, 01:13:10 PM
wonderful pictures....thank you, BUBBLE for helping everyone to get their special pictures posted.

The lady below me in the tree picture is ADRIENNE from San Francisco.  The lady in the lower right is the late Shirley Thomas from Perth, Australia.  I recognize the lady above Shirley, but I do not remember her name😢

LLOYD, so nice to see YOUR FAMILY....they are a lovely group.

MARYANN, the girls are getting so big.....that is a very special picture for you to remember your nice birthday gathering❣️

JANE, how nice to see your Christy and you together.  That is a beautiful rhododendron.

GLORIA, now that is one TALL Saguaro......your Regina looks like a midget🤣🤣 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 14, 2019, 07:45:20 PM
I've been & looked several times & surprised I didn't comment! Love getting to meet the families & see who we've been talking about in here!  Thank you all for sharing them with us.... and many thanks to Bubble for posting! 

Jane, I think Christy looks a lot like you & think you both have fun when you get together... your smiles light up your faces. Love how the hat leaves shadows on you... On my walk home in grade school there was a huge rhododendron, maybe lighter color, in one yard. We never walked in anyone's yards but I just had to see that mass of blooms up close so dared to go near. It was awesome, probably 75 years ago & I can still picture it.

Mary Ann, you had a nice turn out for your birthday! Couldn't see the twins very good, are they identical?  Dot is looking good. I still miss Norm, hope you don't mind my saying, he reminded me so much of my own brothers.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on May 14, 2019, 08:14:07 PM
Shirley, the girls are not identical, however, they do look much alike.  Mother Alicia has carrot red hair and James did when he was young; his is now more auburn.  The girls have carrot red hair.  Jo's is curly and Ellie's straight, however, when I saw Ellie on Easter I noticed a slight wave at the end of her hair.  James has curly hair, much the same as Tom's.  I like to think that comes from our side of the family because both Norm and I had wavy hair with body.  Jo weighed a pound more than Ellie when they were born but Ellie is catching up.  Jo is more big boned and Ellie more small boned.  But facially, they look like sisters!

Jenny, thoughts and prayers with Michele.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on May 14, 2019, 08:39:55 PM
Thanks for all the nice comments.  Christy hasn't had it easy but she's never lost her smile or her knack of doing nice things for others.  I can depend on all my kids for that! I do enjoy sharing my family with my best friends!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 18, 2019, 04:46:11 AM
Posting for Shirley

Here's a shot my son took when I stopped to "adjust my thinking".  This bike is not remotely like my other regular bike or my little Yahama Chappie..... It is taller/ higher than I expected & I had the wrong kind of shoes on (they kept getting tangled trying to step through the frame).  Anyway, if I don't break a leg right away, I think it will be fun to toodle around the campgrounds to take photos.

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Oh, sending one of the red columbine that "came out of nowhere" by my front door.

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Post by: Joy on May 18, 2019, 07:15:59 AM
.Great picture, Shirley.  I am sure you will get a lot of enjoyment out of your new "toy".  Just be careful.  We don't want any accidents for you.  It looks like it will be perfect for when you are camping.  Will give you a chance to meet up with some new friends..

Thanks, Bubble, for posting for Shirley.

Joy
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Post by: Amy on May 18, 2019, 07:55:37 AM
Shirley, that looks like a lot of fun....maybe a helmet would be in order? If you are just toodling in camp grounds you may not need one though.
Beautiful columbine too.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 18, 2019, 09:50:16 AM
It's nice to see pictures of both Shirley and the columbine.  The bike looks like fun but I am sure I never would have attempted such a thing when I was her age.  I'm a lot "chicken".

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on May 18, 2019, 09:55:11 AM

Cool Shirley ... 

I would have to have a 3 wheeler,
because of my vision..  I give anyone
our age credit for bopping around on
a bike.   

You know the rules and breaking something
is not an option.   

Have FUN!

Sandy
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Post by: JaneS on May 18, 2019, 10:47:30 AM
Neato!  Shirley but like Sandy said, no broken bones and I don't agree with not needing a helmet.  In my experience, campgrounds have rocks and trees both of which object to being hit and tend to hit back!
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Post by: FlaJean on May 18, 2019, 12:23:58 PM
Nice photo Shirley—-of you and the flower.  That bike looks like fun but make sure you only toodle😁.  It has been years since I was on a bike of any kind.
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Post by: Denver on May 18, 2019, 01:46:00 PM
OH MY GOODNESS....SHIRLEY❣️
I love your new bike.....and I can not wait to see you on it in person when you are here!   I do not believe I have  NEVER seen a red Columbine!  It is beautiful! 

Mark and Megan are coming by with Jonah shortly and Brian and Cathy are coming too.  Sadly, Michele is not well at all today, so she is in bed and Dave will not leave her alone....I feel so badly for them.

Enjoy your day, EVERYFRIEND  and THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting the picture BUBBLE.

Jenn
 
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Post by: Lindancer on May 18, 2019, 03:37:31 PM
Good afternoon. sunny day great for golf as the forecast had been rain.  they are playing  a few miles from me.


Larry we need a bed side by side. I too have the restless leg, you can get restless leg cream on line or at Walgreens.  My doctor told me not to take the pills for it.
I get the gasping for breath bad yesterday.  The aide was here and she called the nurse who gave me a shot of morphine under the tongue 1% which helped then a shot of something to make me relax.  I slept for 8 hours.  feel better to day.  they also brought me a nebulizer which I am to use when I get up and once before I go to bed.  Of course they tell you to SMELL THE FLOWERS AND BLOW OUT THE CANDLE.
so far I am happy with this set up. someone is here as soon as I call.

Hugs and prays to all in need
By the way my grandson just drove up from Niceville. He is walking lots better.
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Post by: Shirley on May 18, 2019, 08:26:32 PM
Gloria de..... glad you mentioned "SMELL THE FLOWERS AND BLOW OUT THE CANDLE", I had forgotten that & think it will help my breathing right now. Been doing a lot of shallow breathing for quite a while & it does take a toll on the body. I am happy to read your gr-son is walking, this is the Miracle boy, right?  Great news!

Sandy, I had the wrong glasses on for riding the bike so was a little un-nerving. Those glasses were from about 15 years ago & are the best for inside the house but not for much distance. I have been switching back & forth to find whatever works for driving, for in the house & in the stores.... but still have to take them off to read. Not at all satisfied with what the eye doctor said last visit so will wait for another, different check up.

Mary Ann, lucky for me my twin aunts broke my mother in by being such tom-boys as they grew up. Their mother died when my mother was just 7 so she felt responsible for the twins & a younger little girl as they grew up. They had 3 older brothers & an older sister, their father married a widowed cousin of their mother some years later, she brought 2 sons/cousins into the family. The oldest girl got married & sort of left my mother in charge of the little kids. By the time I came along my mother was happy to have a kid that could take care of herself (after I got past being sick), so I kind of raised myself. I lived on my bike, happy to ride to the library & store, it was almost an extra leg, part of me.

Amy, Jean & Jane.... I don't worry about hitting my head as much as breaking a leg if I go over.... seriously, my biggest concern is how to get that leg away from the bike so I can just roll away. The helmet I have for the Yamaha has a face cover but I feel like I can't breathe in it & not impressed with regular bike helmets. Riding for most of my life it was not my head that ever got hurt, I may change my mind to probably too late.  ::)

Jenn, so sorry that Dave & Michele can't be with you & the "California Kids".... but he is such a good person to stay with her when she needs him so much. Hope you can make it to Mt.Princeton while we are there. My boys are a little worried about me this year (so their sister says), but I've let them know that what ever happens, all bases are covered! We will have fun.

Thanks for the comments about the columbine... it was such a shock to see when it started to bloom! Don't know how to save seeds from them, I have the pinkish type all over the yard, they just grow where they want to. I do love them.

Cats are pacing, waiting for me to come out & go down to the river with them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on May 19, 2019, 11:41:52 AM
Oldies but goodies

Me about 30 years ago:


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Another:

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Post by: Mary Ann on May 19, 2019, 01:07:58 PM
WOW!  Sandy you were a "looker" 30 years ago.  I do want to say you have aged gracefully as you still are good looking! 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on May 19, 2019, 01:39:32 PM
Here are a couple more. 
Not too clear:

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Dark Hair

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Blond

 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on May 19, 2019, 01:40:59 PM
Thanks MaryAnn

The mirror tells me another story !!!

 :coolsmiley:  :D
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Post by: Amy on May 19, 2019, 01:52:32 PM
Sandy, I agree with MaryAnn! Lovely photos and oh my does Fi look a lot like you!!!
Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: Sandy on May 19, 2019, 02:48:07 PM
It is funny that you you
say Fe looks like me.    Actually,  her Mother
and my Daughter Kelly (her Grand Mother) both
have said that Fe resembles my side of the family.
 
Amazing how DNA travels thru the
generations....    :smitten:
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Post by: FlaJean on May 19, 2019, 06:43:23 PM
Gloria, so glad your grandson was able to drive up from Niceville.  It's good to hear that you are happy with the care you are getting.

Nice photos, Sandy—-thirty years.  They went by so fast.

Shirley, you must be planning your usual trip to the mountains with your boys.  You look like a natural on that motorbike.
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Post by: Sandy on May 19, 2019, 09:35:27 PM
Fe's Henna Tattoo
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 20, 2019, 05:59:03 AM
Keep posting Sandy. I love those photos :)
Fe is growing too fast! And she is so sweet with that artistic tattoo. A big hug to her.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 20, 2019, 11:53:26 AM
Love the photos, Sandy.... and I also think Fe looks like you, any pics of you at that age? Where did you grow up? Always a water person? 

I'm jealous, I tried to become a blond one time & all it did was turn my hair orange. Even in high school I was getting gray/white. My twin aunts were white from my first memory of them, it's in my genes! I get white hair from both sides, twin aunts were Mother's sisters but I remember when looking in the coffin at my father's father (age 65), he had a full head of that "glow in the dark" white hair. My only memory of him.

Jean, I start planning the trip to CO in January when the boys are getting reservations that first week. By the time we head out I have so much stuff loaded in that RV we can hardly move around. A lot can go out when we get there, one son takes a big canopy & the other son takes a screen room... I put up the little hunting blind that keeps my chairs & bike dry during those daily showers. I don't haul nearly as much when I go to MO alone, cat provisions & I know what I want to eat.  I think we had to settle for sites a few sites apart.... we've been there enough to know which have some shade & which ones the elephant will fit into. 

The sky is rumbling, rain about to start. The pool looks so nice......need to take a photo before the storm. One year it happened like this & had photos less than half an hour apart.... pool went from perfect turquoise to black that fast.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 20, 2019, 03:59:41 PM
Sandy, Fe is so sweet!! She looks so proud of her tattoo.......thank you for sharing...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on May 20, 2019, 04:55:34 PM
Really enjoyed seeing all the photos. I need a bike like that Shirley.
Having a awful time with posting on here today. Lost 2 long ones in other forums. I just keep loosing the S and F site on my desktop. So will turn off computer and start over.
Nice to get the one of Mary Ann and Family. Looks like a nice birthday lunch crowd.
I recognized some of the ladies on the christmas tree. Many are gone now.
Going to send this before it vanishes again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on May 21, 2019, 12:31:17 PM
I had some requests as to what Farrah's been up to.

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Post by: angelface555 on May 21, 2019, 12:33:00 PM
A few snaps about Farrah and the birds and the bees.


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Post by: angelface555 on May 21, 2019, 12:36:09 PM
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Post by: Sandy on May 21, 2019, 12:37:20 PM
A beautiful healthy looking
cat .... 

Enjoy !!
Sandy
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Post by: angelface555 on May 21, 2019, 12:40:33 PM
Thanks! Its hard to believe she'll be seven years in September. We're in the mid seventies with at least one rain squall a week.
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 21, 2019, 02:19:46 PM
Thanks, Patricia, I think I was the one who asked about Farrah.  She is a good looking cat and it was nice to see some up-to-date pictures of her.  Kendrick will be six in July and he does get frisky at times.

We just returned from lunch with the retiree group.  It was a smaller group than usual but some of the retirees will be going to the main building for cake and ice cream.  My friend, Judy, did not want to go out to the main building and I did not care, so we went only to the restaurant. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on May 21, 2019, 08:50:21 PM
Patricia, love the photos and the captions!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2019, 05:10:51 AM
Farrah,you are a beauty! And very photogenic too! You should ask for a Flying Bee toy on a long spring like Marmalade has...
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Post by: Shirley on May 22, 2019, 08:02:37 AM
Love the photos of Farrah, Patricia.... mine are not so good but got to give me points for trying to resize without PSP! I hate to keep pestering Bubble if I can do it myself! So far the Gallery is working today, now to see if they will post!

First is Mama Callie. She gave my husband her babies about 9 years ago. A neighbor said later that they had been feeding her for a couple years, could never get near her. We did not see her for 2 years after weaning the babies in our back yard. When the other people moved she came back to live with her babies and me. She really moved in & loves having a house of her own.
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This is Tom, he loves to play with his sister, Tiger, but she hides from him because he plays rough. When they are apart for a little while they groom and act thrilled to see each other. (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-220519074217.jpeg)     

Tiger is a thinker, loves climbing trees and teasing. From the beginning she was my girl, wants to sleep with me but none of them want to be held. (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-220519074514.jpeg)
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Post by: MarsGal on May 22, 2019, 08:13:32 AM
Just catching up with the photos.

Fe has a wonderful smile, Sandy. She also has a devilish twinkle in her eye. The photo is great.

Patricia, love seeing more photos of Farrah. Thanks for posting them.

Shirley, thanks for sharing your cat family photos.
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Post by: Shirley on May 22, 2019, 08:17:20 AM
Bubble, the photos are so much better when I send to you.... wah....but the Gallery is working now and I will try to understand the PSP 2019 if I ever figure how to set up the workspace. I don't remember anything I learned in the "Steps".

The sun is shining today so duty calls. The pool is opened but rain has over filled it twice (had to pump out) this week and I need to take care of it before it turns ugly! The river behind my house is higher than last week and that was the highest in 30 years, so want to take photos. My flowers are under water and trees standing in water that would probably cover my head where I normally could stand well above the water. The sycamore tree I planted some years ago is showing stress, leaves are falling already, so doubt if it will survive this flood. I may have to send the pics of the trees & river to you, Bubble, so the details will show better, okay?  My camera takes over 6MB files so can't use the online resize place.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 22, 2019, 09:25:34 AM
Shirley, please send them to me for posting, it is not an imposition.
It takes me less than 5 min to do it, resizing, sharpening and what needs to be done.

I loved that cat in tree photo - like leopard in  my jungle lol
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 22, 2019, 10:44:48 AM
Shirley, I liked seeing the pics of your cats.  I have always wanted a calico cat but never got close to having one.  I did meet another Callie one year when Terry, Jan and I drove to northern MN to visit a cousin and she had Callie. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on May 22, 2019, 12:22:08 PM
Love those pictures, Shirley.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 22, 2019, 12:42:33 PM
Thanks everyone for the nice comments about Farrah. Farrah is approximately forty in feline years, so none of us are that youthful other than in spirit. She's lost the majority of her orange belly colors,(still has her prominent neck ruff); and her darker gray spots are more bars than spots these days.

 Her window shelf perch is a five-foot shelf top, so she's still quite agile. Altho, last week on a minor call, maintenance said I had to move the shelf because of egress. That means moving or donating my table and chairs and purchasing a cat tree high enough for her to see past the 4' balcony wall. There's always something.

Shirley, your cats, look very happy with their accommodations!   In early two thousand, I had an orange paradactyl cat who tended to bite when nervous and annoyed the other cats. I called him "Thomas, who would be king." I lost him in early 2011.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 23, 2019, 04:39:10 AM
Posting for Shirley

Photos of the river behind my house.  First is "Then".... my path to the water. That path was the original river bed but it changes every time it floods.  The 2nd photo was taken just a couple months later (yesterday) showing how much is out of it's banks.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 23, 2019, 04:42:15 AM
For Shirley

The first photo is "Weeds" or "Wildflowers"... they grow wild all over the hill going down to the river. The 2nd photo is the circle of flowers & trees that grow right outside my bedroom sliding door. I keep digging the trees out to transplant but more crop up. The ornaments are solar lights my sons bought me. On a good day they will charge enough to last all night but lately it has been too cloudy for them to be on more than an hour or so at night. The shasta dasies & the black eyed susans are budding out. Violas have been blooming quite a while. 

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 23, 2019, 04:47:33 AM
Posting for Amy

The LAST Load Of Wood

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Post by: Amy on May 23, 2019, 06:19:27 AM
Bubble, thank you for posting the photo.
Shirley, after all the wood is piled I would love to sit, swim, wallow in your pool!! Love the photos of your furbabies, beautiful cats!

Patricia, I really like the 3rd photo of Farrah. She is also a beautiful cat and has come so far in life with your help.
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Post by: JaneS on May 23, 2019, 07:15:25 AM
I'm sure glad YOU'RE piling all that wood and not ME!  But I bet you enjoy it in the winter and I bet you enjoy all the good food that comes from the wood stove.  I still remember my grandmother's wood stove!  And I cooked a lot of Girl Scout meals over a wood fire!  What memories a pile of wood can revive!
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Post by: JaneS on May 23, 2019, 07:19:08 AM
SHIRLEY, I'll go help AMY pile the wood and then we'll both come over for a dip...okay?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 23, 2019, 07:25:52 AM
Last night was "Lag Ba'Omer", our festival of bonfires. This morning, when I opened the windows. I could still smell the smoke and the scent of burned wood in the air.

Here is Aviv feeding the fire and feeding himself too :)

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Post by: Shirley on May 23, 2019, 07:38:45 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for posting the photos.... I sure didn't expect you to do it so fast! You are a keeper! Great detail, so much better than I was getting without my PSP!

Amy, if you could find your way here I would love to have you swim! That pool doesn't get used because I don't get any volunteers to help clean after. In the beginning (when we moved here 30+ years ago), the kids & grands came to swim and I discovered it would take me a couple weeks to stabilize the chemicals in the water without using lots more  chemicals that kept me from having fresh air in the bedrooms at night. The bedroom sliding doors (no windows) are in that corner where the little garden is so fumes linger. When the company transferred us I wouldn't let reas estate people show me a house with a pool (company sent spouses for a week of house hunting). Cas found this place without any help & in spite of knowing which one would be cleaning that pool, I didn't fight him on the choice because of having the river near. I may not like water but love the critters attracted to it.

The river changes with every flood. Before this last dump of rain the water had gone down enough to see that the end of the path nearest the water (before photo) a new pile of sand was left making it much higher than it was before. A small stream was left near where the trees are. I worry that the trees will lose their footing & float away. The tree on the right of the path has wisteria growing up that is larger than my wrist at the base. It might be strong enough to hold that tree down except it is top heavy with so much growing to the top & hanging down. It was just starting to bloom. My little corner of the world, keeps me busy, need to check the floaters to see if they need more chlorine tabs. More rain & storms for this afternoon & all through the week end.

That is a lot of wood to stack, Amy. Do you cover it? What kind do you get?  We ordered "hard wood" but the last load (years ago) was full of bugs so stacked far away from the house & even had to throw the last of it away. I have not had a fire in the fireplace since Cas died, the cats don't appreciate watching one burn. I think my sons most fun is having a big camp fire when we go to CO. One spends a lot of his time just dragging wood in from the public land across the road from the campground. Any interesting pieces he will carve for a walking stick.

Oh, NO, Bubble, your photos won't open for me! Maybe after I post they will.

Jane, come on over... I do wish y'all really could!
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Post by: Shirley on May 23, 2019, 07:42:55 AM
Ah, I see the boys. That's what my boys love to do & they are in their 50s! Nothing better than a toasted/burned marshmellow, huh?  Aviv is growing so fast & enjoying life to the hilt, isn't he?
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 23, 2019, 09:27:58 AM
good Morning everyone. 62º and cloudy here and KC MO is saying foggy up there.
saying 73º and cloudy for a high today, yes I am excited to get on the road with the R V but am not until the weather settles down some what. we had two tornadoes touch down here in MO. last night. one at Jeffersonian city and one at Carl junction north of Joplin. it is odd how they do. years ago I had a blacksmith and welding shop in town of Holden and one hit north of my shop about 8 blocks. took the collard school totally down in a pile of rubble. did not take even a shingle off of any houses by it. and another time when I was a teenager working on a farm near Abbyville Kansas I was plowing. I pulled the tractor with the left rear wheel over on the plowed ground got off and got under it next to the rear wheel in the furrow. the sand whipped through the holes in the wheel stung very bad. there was a small barn on the south east corner of the section across from where I was,It took it straight up in the air. the bosses wife and two girls were standing in the back door watching. they said they thought I was a goner. but except for the sting of the sand no hurt. In my life span I have been in those two tornadoes and just ahead of four earthquakes.just shows god do not want this old man up there yet. Have a great day.

Lloyd
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Post by: SCFSue on May 23, 2019, 10:13:15 AM
Lloyd, it sounds like you had a heavenly helper watching over you!  I'm glad you are OK.

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on May 23, 2019, 11:40:35 AM
Enjoyed the photos.  Can't even remember the last time I toasted a marshmallow.  Shirley, looks like your drought is over.

Amy, be careful not to overdo when stacking that wood.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 23, 2019, 12:03:01 PM
I loved seeing everyone's photos this morning! Farrah loves to be near me, but if I attempt to pick her up or hold her, she cries and struggles. She's not a lap but a lay by cat.

Shirley, we have either floods, due to spring ice going out on the various rivers or fires when we go over one hundred as we're in a vast arboreal forest. Those photos look like some of the banks in the suburbs. I believe some of those weeds could be blue wild or wood roses as they're known here.

Amy, outside of the town, lots of folks have wood stoves along with forced air and or radiant heat and pellet stoves, so that's a familiar site here. There are those and either private or shared water wells. While there is some flat land along the rivers, most of the area here is ridges and domes. The valley is surrounded by three sets of foothills and four mountain ranges, so we're somewhat weather protected. Fairbanks sprawls in the valley and halfway up two foothills.

"There are rolling hills reaching elevations up to 2,000 feet above Fairbanks to the north and east of the city. During winter, the uplands are often warmer than Fairbanks, as cold air settles into the valley. In some months, temperatures in the uplands will average more than 10 degrees warmer than Fairbanks. During summer, the uplands are a few degrees cooler than the city. Precipitation in the uplands around Fairbanks is heavier than it is in the city by roughly 20 to 50 percent."

Bubble, love Aviv's socks, and yes he's getting so big! Fires were banned in the gravel pits, hot springs and areas close to town before the drought ended, but it would be nice to have them again!

 
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Post by: Lindancer on May 23, 2019, 02:00:03 PM
Patriciabeautiful.,,,,,,,Shirley WOW!,,,,,,,,,,Joy Hospic has a nursing plan, which keeps from going into a nursing plan,  I have 0ne doctor I started April 12th I am doing great. he orders just about the same medicine
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Post by: Amy on May 23, 2019, 02:56:52 PM
Shirley, I would definitely help clean it, not a problem there. I am the one that cleans the hot tub here and I don't mind that either.
We burn hardwood, this load is mainly beech and maple both good hardwoods. We get our kindling from a fellow that makes cedar shakes and he bundles up the small pieces and it is great to start the fire. We have burnt elm, iron wood and oak too in the past. We used to cut our own logs and split it but this way is so nice..just have to pile and that is it!!

Patrica, I love the smell of the first fire in the fall but if this weather doesn't smarten up we will be buring all year!! I am sure we are going to fry come July and Aug here..freeze or fry take your pick.

FlaJean, my husband is now able to help so we only do a wee bit at a time...don't wish to tire him out.

Bubble , love your photos!! Makes my mouth water looking at the marshmallows, used to love cooking them over a fire. Some would be done just right while others ended up torches. Does Aviv, make S'mores  with them?  I bet Jane has made them time and time again.
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Post by: Amy on May 23, 2019, 06:22:48 PM
This is Babe and the "new" pup Jesse.. he is such a sweetheart despite the holes in the lawn, wood all over, twigs torn off my lilac bushes and bad gas!!thumbnail.jpg Babe and Jesse.jpg
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 23, 2019, 07:43:09 PM
Amy, other than the length of their fur, they could be blood brothers.  Nice looking dogs and I'll bet they're good pets.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on May 23, 2019, 07:52:44 PM
Both dogs look to be in great shape.... and I can't tell which is Babe! You sure keep a clean house, not a single dust bunny in sight & the feet of that stove glisten!  I need to have your ambition rub off on me.  :-[  I really want a dog....... :'(     Mary Ann, you snuck in, since Tom & Tiger are brother & sister & do not even slightly resemble each other, my thoughts about Babe & Jesse looking alike are same as yours.

Thanks to all for the comments about the flood of 2019, guess it was over in the Soda Shoppe that Callie asked if that was the "R-Kansas" River.... sure is!  Not much of a river during normal times (back in MO we would call it a creek). I cross the river 5 times going to Colorado and my son's favorite campground has a sign saying "This is the start of the Arkansas River"..... Right along the Continental Divide.
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Post by: Shirley on May 24, 2019, 11:36:56 AM
Am I just whistling in the wind or anyone out there?  I sent an e-mail to Jack but didn't get a reply. Has anyone heard from him at all in the last week or so?  We've exchanged messages for years so I worry about him & Mimi.  I think it would break his heart to lose Mimi, but chances are he just isn't getting on the computer because he isn't taking photos to share.

It is another cloudy & rainy/stormy day in Kansas and predictions for the same for days to come. This is not weather we are used to in Kansas. Will check in after my brain wakes up, I only had 3+ hours sleep when I first got up so went back to bed & got 3 more. Need to move around while it isn't pouring rain. Stay safe, everyone!
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Post by: Amy on May 24, 2019, 03:13:04 PM
Shirley, I got an email from Jack yesterday. Maybe he is away from his computer at the moment.Babe is the one closest to the stove , she is going on 8 yrs. Oh there are dust bunnies galore now that both dogs are shedding..dear me a constant battle to herd them up!!

Mary-Ann, thank you.They both get along great now. Just wish he wouldn't insist on digging to China!!
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Post by: Beverly on May 25, 2019, 06:28:17 PM
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Ray Franz, long-time member of SeniorNet and Seniors and Friends, passed away at the age of 98.
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Post by: Beverly on May 25, 2019, 06:37:34 PM
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I also learned that Ray Franz' son, Lynn, passed away in July 2018. Some of you may have known this already. I took these photos when I met Ray and Lynn at one of the SeniorNet Bashes.
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Post by: Shirley on May 25, 2019, 08:03:35 PM
I am so sorry to hear that both of them are gone, Beverly, but thanks for letting us know. I had such a good time visiting with both of them.... Lynn because we were both railroad fans and Ray just because... always had something to talk about. Both of them such loving people with their families, I feel bad we didn't know at the time. When Cas died it meant so much to know how many friends in here sent sympathy & prayers. I thought of them often and wondered how they were. Lynn was such a wonderful photographer. Thanks for posting the photos.
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Post by: Joy on May 25, 2019, 08:23:39 PM
Shirley, I keep in touch with Jack.  I had written him a message last week to let him know that Pat Scott had passed away,  I don't remember if he had already heard it or not, but he did say that he used to be in touch with her husband, Paul, and that he had spent a couple nights with him, when he was in Virginia one time. So, I think he is doing well. He just is not interested in coming back to the group.  When I get in touch with him again, I will tell him that you tried and didn't get any answer. He is usually pretty prompt getting back to me.  Maybe you had the wrong e-mail address ??????

Joy
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Post by: Beverly on May 25, 2019, 09:11:51 PM
Shirley - I should have mentioned that Ray passed away this morning (May 25). His grandson posted a short tribute on Facebook. Lynn posted some great photos around Lynchburg.

I also miss Jack's postings and pictures of Mimi. I wonder if he's able to get to Oglesby. Their Spring flowers should be blooming now.
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Post by: Shirley on May 25, 2019, 10:29:13 PM
Joy, I had a call from my brother one time, he complained that he hadn't had e-mail from me for quite a while & was worried. Since I'd been sending to him regularly, I suggested he check his SPAM folder & sure enough... he'd put me in spam & didn't realize it~! My fav grocery store is in spam, it's in the Cox mailbox, and I can't figure how to get it out. I know how to do it with Yahoo but not Cox!  So I have to check spam every day. He always answered promptly so I really was concerned that either he or Mimi might have health issues he didn't want to talk about. I do miss seeing his photos, especially the walks with the flowers & of course, everyone's favorite, Mimi. I did send him another message after reading your post last night (or was that the wee hours this morning?)... but no answer again. We e-mailed quite a bit about our cameras & of course, the photos, unless he changed his e-mail address recently, I have the one he always used.

Beverly, I don't do Facebook because I have too many grands using it & don't want to know everything they are doing.  ::)  I think about it & decided it isn't worth the stress to see the photos they post. My daughter & son with the great grands will "snag" photos of the kids to send me & that's good enough for me. I'm assuming that Ray's widow is still alive? Also Lynn's widow.... do you leave messages on their Facebook?  If so, please tell them that Kansas mourns for them. They seemed like such a caring family.

We just had a "severe T-Storm" go through Wichita again. People that lived in Kansas all their lives say this is the longest stretch of rain they have ever seen.... I've lived in KS since 1960 & never saw anything like it & no end in sight.  The cats are so bored being inside all the time that Callie quit laying in her bed by the sliding door & for 2 days been laying in their toy box, on top of the lumpy toys! Poor Tommy is terrified of storms & follows me around to lay at my feet. Tiger rebels & will sit out under a round table in the pool area & watch it rain. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 26, 2019, 04:14:11 AM
Tranquil cove for Ray Franz

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=723.msg155975#msg155975 (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=723.msg155975#msg155975)

Thank you Beverly for the message
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Post by: Shirley on May 26, 2019, 06:52:16 AM
Thank you, Bubble (and Beverly).... I have missed both Lynn & Ray and wondered how they were doing. I think of Lynn with his love of trains & the old buildings with signs painted on them, as well as their Christmas decorations and so many birthday cakes for Ray! Sad to know they are gone but great memories of both.

Rain during the night and more on the way. I almost feel guilty doing a load of laundry, I can hear my drains yelling "no more room to pump the water out!!!" This is crazy weather for Kansas, would even appreciate a dust storm about now!

Tiger showed up at my door but Tom & Callie are still in their hidey hole, where ever that is. They come home dry and hungry and glad to fall asleep in their favorite spots for the day. I need to get moving, a bite to eat for me & take my aspirin before going to church. When I open the door to whistle for them the cardinal that has it's nest in the tree near by is singing it's heart out. Still dark but they are ready for the day. Tiger already ate her breakfast & tuna & salmon still waiting for Tom & Callie (on the cabinet), their favorite meal is salmon but I'm trying to get them switched to tuna. If they don't finish off the tuna Tiger will clean it up after they walk away. None of them go hungry!  ::)
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Post by: Amy on May 26, 2019, 06:57:38 AM
Shirley, I received an email from Jack on May 23...
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Post by: SCFSue on May 26, 2019, 10:07:09 AM
I've had an e-mail from Jack, too.  He is still taking Mimi to the park, but not much else.  We've been friends for many years--as we are both West Virginia natives.  I tried to get to WVa to visit my sister who still lived there (they moved to Florida about 10 years ago) and Jack would bring his dog and I always had mine in my car out to the freeway where we could picnic and chat for a while until I needed to get on the road to my sister's home.  He seems to be doing well physically, so I think he'd love to hear from any of you who know him.

Sue
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Post by: Sandy on May 26, 2019, 11:05:27 AM
Good Morning from the
rocky coast of Maine.   

I have been missing Jacks posts now
for a long while and have been
wondering what happened to make him
leave... 

I so enjoyed seeing him and his
dogs for many years...   

I wish that he would come back. 

Sandy
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Post by: Mary Ann on May 26, 2019, 01:06:35 PM
I sent Jack a note after he left S&F but never heard from him.  I am also a WVa native, however, we left there when I was 1 1/2 years old, so I really am a Michigander. 

I always enjoyed his pictures and miss the pictures of Oglebay. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 27, 2019, 03:36:43 AM
This week...

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 27, 2019, 06:10:38 AM
Bubble...
...now what can I say, these two photos just brim with LOVE.. :smitten:
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Post by: Shirley on May 27, 2019, 07:10:25 AM
What joyful photos, Bubble! How could anyone not be grinning from ear to ear seeing them?! What color are Illy's eyes? They look lighter than Aviv's. My youngest son has hazel eyes (older 2 have black with only a hint of brown in theirs). Like the sepia best, I think... My professional photographer brother enjoyed working with black & white for detail, before digital cameras, but the sepia makes them look "antique".  Aviv looks more like you than Illy, is that true in "real" life?  She is a very pretty girl, much younger than my kids. Mine were born in 1956, '60 & '63 (easier than counting the years!) Thanks for posting.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 27, 2019, 09:00:28 AM
You are very observant Shirley.  You are right, Illy's eyes are hazel with a hint of green.  I  think Aviv is nothing like me, maybe as stubborn  lol!
But he is outgoing like his mother and not shy at accosting strangers and start talking to them.
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 27, 2019, 09:29:03 PM
Shirley - is this better?  In Sepia.gif
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 27, 2019, 09:30:54 PM
Bubble, hope it was OK to do that  :-\
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Post by: Shirley on May 27, 2019, 10:19:00 PM
Looks good to me, Rick!  Somehow sepia is warmer (of course it is)...  their skin glows. Such a happy picture, makes you want to hug them, doesn't it?  How have you been lately, Rick? Don't see much of you where I hang out (Photos & Soda Shoppe).

Beverly, the photos of Ray & Lynn are so good, thanks again for posting them. Funny how one thought leads to another and our mind pulls in a memory we haven't thought about for a long time. Special things we knew about people that have been gone for quite a while, what characters they were or how much we learned from them. Maybe next year we should work on having a memorial page with photos of Friends that are gone, post photos we've saved. You think?  I'm not sure what I have saved since my old computers are long gone. I used to put photos on CDs but quit, now the laptops are coming out with out CD drives.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 28, 2019, 02:30:17 AM
Start looking for old photos, Shirley, it is a great idea!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 28, 2019, 11:59:25 AM
Bubble such wonderful photos that show the
fun and love between mother and son! Thank you for posting these!
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Post by: donklan on May 29, 2019, 09:57:49 PM
Photo-Bomber at DULUTH tonight

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Post by: Joy on May 29, 2019, 10:44:35 PM
Sandy, I do keep in touch with Jack, from W.Va.  I don't think anything happened.. He just felt  the photo board wasn't that active anymore and seemed to him, not that many people participated anymore.  He  seems to be well and doing ok.  But, he said he won't be coming back.  And, yes, he still takes his frequent daily trips to Oglevay with his Mimi.

I have mentioned it to him,  that so many really miss him and his wonderful pictures. 

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 30, 2019, 03:17:33 AM
 :( He is too stubborn!   :'(   I too miss the photos.
Maybe I should follow his example and stop posting in PaintShop as so few drop  there or post? Mmmm... I am considering.
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Post by: MarsGal on May 30, 2019, 07:26:09 AM
Lovely, happy photos, Bubble.

SeniorLearn is having a similar problem with lack of participation. We seem to be down to so very few that everyone mostly posts in the main Library discussion, only occasionally in another (the exception, of course, is the Latin language program). One of our members is having eye problems exacerbated by allergies, PatH is not posting as often probably because she recovering from her knee surgery and is in Portland, OR at the moment where she has family and where she is closer to her sister JoanK in CA. I miss both of them.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 30, 2019, 08:30:52 AM
Joy...
...yours was a similar message I received from Jack wv... " Jackie I still look in on occasion but do not post and do not intend to enter again to do so."

and..." My  walks are shorter and few photos, but fortunate to get out every day weather permitting."

I wish he would rethink and do a u-turn, change his mind...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 30, 2019, 08:43:44 AM
I too miss JoanK and PatH. They  used to be active in the Classical Corner (which is moribond too  :'(   ).
I suppose many deal with health problems.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 30, 2019, 11:50:38 AM
With the floods, hurricane winds and tornadoes, I'm not surprised there are less posters recently. Also, we are all growing older with health issues.
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Post by: carole on May 30, 2019, 07:46:22 PM
Absolutely ages since I've been here. I cant remember how to post  photographs. Do I have to put them in Photobucket first?
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 30, 2019, 08:51:48 PM
Carole -
They do NOT have to go in PhotoBucket. In fact, I think PB no longer allows linking to their site without a "pay for subscription".
However, when you make a post here look down on the lower left for a dropdown titled "Attachments and other options". Click on that and it will allow you to post directly from your computer. I can't give an exact process now but if/when you try you should be able to work your way through it. "If at first you don't succeed ................."
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Post by: Shirley on May 30, 2019, 08:53:42 PM
Carole, last time I tried the Gallery (in here), I managed to load photos & post from there... trial & error. My problem was getting the photos sized right without PSP. The photos coming from my camera are too large to use the online resizer. I know there is a way to set the camera for less GB, but don't know how & don't want to give up detail. SO, Bubble volunteered to resize & post for me after I gave it "one more try".  For whatever reason the old laptop with PSP decided to work so I worked on a photo & could do what needed... but just haven't had time. All this rain is causing more work to keep the pool pumped down & clean. Grass & weeds growing faster so I have to work harder to do what's necessary before the mowers come. All excuses, but the Gallery in here worked last time I tried. Good thing because I haven't used my Photo Bucket account for so long I have no clue if it is still operational. Try this Gallery. I wish I could explain which link to copy to post back in here but I have to guess every time. Bubble doesn't charge much... :2funny:  ... Good to see you.

Hi, Rick... okay, you have another idea~~ :thumbup:
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 30, 2019, 10:55:39 PM
My bla, bla, bla, ----- I'm sure you've all heard me tout this before but I'll do it again.
IrfanView is a free image program. Been around forever. Very simple to get, install, use. If you don't like it, it uninstalls easily. Small footprint - uses very little disk space.

Resizing is simple - just open the image, click on "Image""resize/resample", click on whatever size you want then click "OK" and save it.
Once you do that you will see all the (easy) other goodies it can do. Color, color depth, contrast, brightness & more.

https://www.irfanview.com/


Just noticed I have to update mine
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Post by: carole on May 30, 2019, 11:05:54 PM
Can I use this on Pad? I hardly use my desktop now. Where do I go to find out requirements for posting here. Thanks
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 30, 2019, 11:44:21 PM
Quote from: carole on May 30, 2019, 11:05:54 PMCan I use this on Pad? I hardly use my desktop now. Where do I go to find out requirements for posting here. Thanks
I can't answer either of those  :(
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Post by: angelface555 on May 30, 2019, 11:50:29 PM
Leave a message here for Bubble or email her with Seniors and Friends in the subject line.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 31, 2019, 03:12:41 AM
Size for posting: 800 pixels maximum and no more than 110kB.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 31, 2019, 03:14:25 AM
Posting for JaneS

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This is granddaughter Allison,
her husband Dan and Great Granddaughter Emma on her first birthday
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Post by: JaneS on May 31, 2019, 06:56:07 AM
Thanks Bubble!  I think they're ALL gorgeous!
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Post by: Amy on May 31, 2019, 06:57:59 AM
I do too Jane, what a beautiful family!!!
Thank you Bubble for posting this.
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Post by: Shirley on May 31, 2019, 07:52:48 AM
I don't think I've ever seen a happier photo of 3 people than that one! Each one's smile is perfect... and for the record, Jane, Emma looks exactly like I picture you at that age. Any baby pics of you to back me up?  My compliments to you and the family and even to the photographer that caught the perfect moment! 

Thanks to Bubble for posting, you did good, girl, as always.
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Post by: Sandy on May 31, 2019, 10:03:32 AM
Lovely Picture Jane..

Thanks for posting it So-P  !!

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 01, 2019, 02:33:43 AM
Sandy, that avatar is ... super lovely!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 01, 2019, 03:34:53 AM
Jane S...
...what can I say, absolutely stunning..one of the best photos I have seen in a long while...i hope you have that hanging on your wall in a very large frame...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2019, 08:55:28 AM
Something to warm your heart...

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This photo was taken in the Apuseni mountains, Romania, in a little village
called Ramet. 
I really liked this kind woman, her funny smile and how the ox
licks her hand.

Photo and caption by Angyalosi Beata
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 03, 2019, 09:19:21 AM
Bubble, what a neat picture.  The woman looks as if she'd be a good friend to have.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2019, 11:00:12 AM
Remember...
Lost lives - 6 of June 1945


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Post by: Shirley on June 03, 2019, 11:23:45 AM
Love the photo of the old lady & cow, Bubble... my kind of person!  Neat to see a smile when you know life is hard.  The radio broadcaster reminded us this was the 75th year of that horrible day. My heart just stops when seeing the rows & rows of crosses at those cemeteries. So many memories and soon will be nobody left that was alive during those years. Thank you!
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Post by: Amy on June 03, 2019, 11:48:37 AM
Bubble, love the photo.she looks to be a hard working woman with a big heart.
We have little or no idea of what she has gone through yet she smiles and with her eyes too!
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Post by: Shirley on June 10, 2019, 11:16:37 PM
These clouds were a week ago but been SO busy. Had to wait until I had time to play with the old computer with Paint Shop Pro to see if I could resize & post without pestering Bubble.  Here goes! I may not have gotten them in the Gallery in the right order, deleted quite a few but thought these were different enough to show how quickly the sky can change in one short span of time.

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-100619225658.jpeg)

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-100619230353.jpeg)

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-100619230617.jpeg)

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-100619230839.jpeg)
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Post by: SCFSue on June 11, 2019, 09:30:58 AM
I watched the D-Day celebration with all the older Americans who came to Normandy to celebrate and to remember the good and bad things that happened that day.  I was 7 or 8 years old, but remember it well.  My young teenage cousin enlisted and drove one of the boats that continuously dropped men (many of them also teens) on Omaha beach.  He was an only child after his older sister died in child birth.  His mother and my grandmother were sisters.  We were all frightened and spent much time in prayer for Warren and all the soldiers and sailors who were involved in the landing and the rest of the war.  I was impressed with the many men in their late 80's and 90's who attended the 75th celebration.  They are truly America's heroes!

SCFSue
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Post by: FlaJean on June 11, 2019, 06:11:26 PM
Shirley, those are some wicked looking sky photos.
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Post by: Shirley on June 11, 2019, 09:32:35 PM
Jean, I was sorry they didn't show up better so read back over Bubble's note about size....  I had sized them to the longest at either 400 or 500 & see she said 800. My camera size comes out such huge files it is hard to resize except with PSP, & I only have one computer with it working (this one I bought the PSP 19 for but can't get it working right). The clouds looked much more fierce in real life as well as on the large files. Jack used to be surprised at how wide open spaces we have to show clouds. Sure miss his posts & pics!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 12, 2019, 12:16:16 PM
My son-in-law was a happy fisherman yesterday.  Caught a large Amberjack in the Gulf.  Never heard of that fish, but I only know about fish I eat in a restaurant.  :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 12, 2019, 01:17:12 PM
WOW! That is a gigantic fish!  I hope it is tasty as well/
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Post by: Shirley on June 12, 2019, 01:26:59 PM
WOW, Jean, never heard of it before but bet he had a good fight to land it!  Any idea what it weighed?  Congratulations to him. I do like fresh caught fish but don't get that often around here (sadly, local fish contanimated).
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Post by: FlaJean on June 12, 2019, 01:49:11 PM
The fish was about 30/35 lbs.  but he couldn't keep it as the season on amberjack is closed until Jul 31st in both state and federal waters.  But he was happy just to get a good catch.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 12, 2019, 05:22:06 PM
Jean, I am sorry your SIL could not keep the fish as I hoped you'd be able to eat it.  I have heard of the fish, but since it's not a fresh-water fish, we don't have them around here.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 13, 2019, 01:32:41 PM
Posting for Shirley

For the last week or so this pair of mallards have come for a morning swim, same time, about 6:00 am. The cats just lay & watch their splashing & after they leave, Mama Callie will walk around the pool to where they get out to clean their feathers. She circles the pool and acts like she isn't being nosy, then stops to sleep by the bedroom doors.

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Post by: JaneS on June 13, 2019, 03:28:41 PM
SHIRLEY, I thought you said no one uses the pool any more?  Looks like the Mallard family does!
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Post by: Shirley on June 13, 2019, 05:38:15 PM
And I am happy to see them use it, Jane. THEY don't use a lot of sunblock to mess with the chemicals!  For some reason they are neat around the pool, as well. 

Thank you for resizing & posting, Bubble, you do such a good job.
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Post by: Denver on June 14, 2019, 12:42:55 AM
WOW, JEAN.  Nice BIG Amberjack your SIL caught.  What a shame he could not keep it.  Bob said he remembers when Amberjack would have been considered a"junk" fish 50 plus years ago when he grew up on Panama City Beach.  Many fish back then were not considered good to eat that are now.  I bet SIL had fun pulling that one in. 

SHIRLEY, the Mallards sure do look pretty swimming in your beautiful blue water pool. 

Thank you BUBBLE for posting so we could enjoy these pics.
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Post by: Amy on June 14, 2019, 06:59:41 AM
Jean ,have you ate Amberjack fish before? Now that would be a fun fish to catch....and keep :)

Shirley, ducks have claimed your pool!! Do they have a nest or babies near by? I would call the amazing entertainment! Trouble is I wouldn't get any work done.
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Post by: Shirley on June 14, 2019, 09:09:42 AM
Amy, I've been trying to remember the sequence of events with ducks & think this stage is when laying the eggs. When she sets on the nest she only gets off about every 3 or 4 days to clean up & stretch. When she is laying eggs she cleans up every day after "giving birth".  ;) We raised Barbara & George, it was George that had the nest in the pool area but only one of the 11 eggs hatched. She left us with that baby (Rossi) & built another nest on the front porch of a neighbor. They decided to protect her from the coyotes or whatever, built a fence around that she could fly out of but nothing could get in. Trouble was, she was trapped when some animal pushed that fence down. The neighbor found feathers & blood. But we still had Rossi to care for & that duck lived about 8 more years. She would lay in the front yard all summer, had a couple different mates. Cas would walk her back to the river at night that last summer, so nothing could catch her when on land. She even had a gray feather on the back of her head, true! She did have babies one year and would bring them to my "landing" and would eat the food I took to her & slept while I watched her babies. Cutest pictures but sadly, Bill & Hillary (her babies) didn't last the summer. During a high water period only one came with her so that one became "Billary"... and we never knew if it made it to adult-hood. We never went looking for critters to raise, but Cas thought we had a sign on the roof that said, "Sucker". He enjoyed having the ducks around, would follow him where ever he was working in the yard & would go to sleep on the towel he kept on hand to wipe his hands or face. Finally he started carrying their own towel with him so they could nap while he worked. I do think that summer he replaced more sprinkler heads that needed, but he loved watching them & had just retired.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on June 20, 2019, 11:46:08 AM
From my 4th floor balcony if I'm not watching the river flow, I'm able to look over to the Northeast to my view of the encircling ridges and foothills and watch the weather come up and over then across the valley floor.  Here are a sunset and a few clouds that came my way last week. Of course, I had to include Farrah.



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Post by: FlaJean on June 20, 2019, 12:22:52 PM
Patricia, it;s nice to have such good distant views.  We have no distant views.  Enjoyed your photos!

Enjoyed your photos too, Shirley.  I'm partial to all types of birds and really miss Tuscawilla Park in Ocala where we had so many types of shore birds on the pond there.

Jenny, the only fish I have ever eaten is flounder, haddock, or cod (at least knowingly).
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 20, 2019, 12:32:01 PM
Patricia, my neighbor has a female that resembles Farrah.  I think the neighbor cat is 12 years old and I still don't know her name.  Farrah is always a good subject, kind of taking the place of Jack's Mimi.

I looked at the rings on Kendrick's fur and I think they are not as pronounced as those on the fox-cat (I know you didn't post the link here but you will know what I mean; incidentally, the fox-cat is mentioned in an article in the Yahoo news). 

We live in a hollow and while we have red or orange skies occasionally, we do not see the sun itself go down.  I see interesting clouds but my camera is not strong enough to take good cloud pictures.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on June 20, 2019, 11:07:27 PM
Love your view, Patricia.... guess I will never get to see Alaska in person during THIS lifetime, but IF I get to be an Angel, I will for sure be floating around that wonderful, wild part of the world! Gorgeous colors in that sunset. My Tiger has the same eyes as Farrah, they really do think, don't they?  Tom is just a big old lover, he hums (as Cas called it) so loud, loves to be petted & brushed. I am concerned about his limp, can't see anything & don't want to put him through the trauma of a vet handling him, he is terrified of humans, even my kids and he's seen them all his life. Poor Callie begs to be petted, kind of hops sideways until she is close enough to reach down & with the back of my hand, rub her neck. She flinches if I pet her open handed or reach for her back. Somebody put a fear in her that all these years being with me can't erase. She follows me around outside like a dog, no matter how much I would like to bring her in full time like Tom & Tiger, she doesn't understand the rules & I won't take her hunger for freedom away. She loves being outside. If they haven't been born free I don't think they miss it. All we can do is the best we can do, right?

Mary Ann, I thought that was interesting about the fox-cat on Yahoo. Tom looks a lot like that, but doesn't have the same features exactly. I got a photo of a bobcat sitting in front of the house when we first moved here. I wasn't sure that's what it was but someone knocked on the door & asked if I had seen it. Some time later I saw one "stuffed" & it was about the size of the one at the house, not very big. One time I picked up Tom & stepped on the scales & then weighed myself so I'd have on the same clothes, etc.... Tom weighed about 18 pounds & looks skinny. He eats like a horse. Poor old LaurenKat must have weighed about a pound, doubt if she weighed 2. So tiny. Like people that have been abused, it affects them their whole life.

Jean, I remember the videos you & Larry made of all the birds, especially the water birds. Have you been to the place at or near Ft.Walton Beach advertised as replica of Monet's garden....  https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1DKCZ_enUS801US801&q=Fort.Walton+Beach+replica+of+Monet%27s+garden&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEjP3LyfniAhUHOa0KHVVaBdQQsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1359&bih=615 (https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1DKCZ_enUS801US801&q=Fort.Walton+Beach+replica+of+Monet%27s+garden&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEjP3LyfniAhUHOa0KHVVaBdQQsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1359&bih=615)    Didn't know it would be that long! When we went it was all but shambles, no flowers left but bridge still there. Nobody around to ask. Just Google Monet's garden replica near Fr.Walton Beach & it comes up, old site but interesting. Thanks for the comments about my visitors, have not seen them this week so guess she is setting on eggs.

Bedtime, it is HOT tonight so will have to keep doors closed & AC on. The cats have me trained to wake up about 3:30 am so will be a short night, as usual. I didn't get much of a nap today, lawn guys came & phone kept ringing.
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Post by: Shirley on June 20, 2019, 11:09:58 PM
Well, that is NOT the link I thought I was posting so if interested you'll have to find it yourself!!! I am going to bed!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 21, 2019, 03:21:04 AM
Angel, I love watching those serene fluffy clouds and your fiery sky is quite a sight. I enjoyed sharing your views with you... at least in photos. No hope to ever get there in person.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 21, 2019, 12:33:27 PM
https://30a.com/locations/monet-monet/ (https://30a.com/locations/monet-monet/)

Shirley, It seems to be used now for weddings, etc., and sight seeing.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 21, 2019, 01:56:21 PM
I have been to Monet's home in Giverny. Beautiful.
 I did not know they replicated that in the US.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 21, 2019, 03:46:24 PM
Monet, Monet looks like a nice place to visit.  Is is near you, Jean?  Shirley, there were a lot of beautiful flowers in your post that must be there.

Bubble, I like your new picture/avatar. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 22, 2019, 03:55:02 AM
Thanks MaryAnn. This is "my look" this week, during a walk in town.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 22, 2019, 11:22:54 AM
Mary Ann, Grayton Beach is about 30 miles or so from us.  Visiting there is on my list to visit.

Bubble, I meant to mention your avatar.  Nice!
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Post by: Sandy on June 22, 2019, 11:29:21 AM
Shirley

Perhaps the devil in you will be gracious
enoough to all the angel in you to visit any
where you want in your next afterlife!!!!   

You certainly deserve it !
Sandy
 :knuppel2:
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Post by: Amy on June 24, 2019, 07:04:17 AM
Jean, what a lovely serene place....one could sit for hours and just take in the atmosphere.
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Post by: angelface555 on June 25, 2019, 12:30:11 AM
The grizzlies and the salmon fishing at Katmi Falls at 8:28 PM AKST.  Explore Cam Screen Grabs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4C1c4z8hTQ



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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2019, 02:23:35 AM
Time flies so quickly when watching those bears!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 25, 2019, 11:46:25 AM
I tried posting this video in the video folder but got errors so am posting it here.  I was sitting on my little front porch and enjoying the chimes my friend Carole sent me when we moved here 3 years ago.  I thought I would make a short video of the chimes and a few photos of the yard and our bird area.  In the background you can also hear the water fountain.

https://vimeo.com/344345384
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Post by: Sandy on June 25, 2019, 12:02:41 PM

Pretty yard ...  I love the
chimes,the flowers , the birds
and the man !
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 25, 2019, 12:30:31 PM
I like to hear the chimes and had a set of the long pipes at one time.  Your flowers are lovely, Jean.  My neighbor has done a good job of keeping my garden area planted.  I wish I had your assortment of birds.  We have lots of sparrows and robins and that's about all.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on June 25, 2019, 12:46:48 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed  the video!! Love the sounds of the chimes and enjoyed seeing your beautiful yard!! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 25, 2019, 05:16:01 PM
Thanks Sandy, Mary Ann, and Amy for your comments.  We had a really interesting view of a bluebird several hours ago.  There was a young bluebird sitting on top the bluebird feeder with its mouth open and Papa was getting pieces of the dried mealworms and feeding it.  I couldn't open the door to take a picture or they would have flown off.  One of the bluebird houses has a pair of bluebirds nesting.  So i hope we are lucky enough to see some fledglings before too long.  The birds are so fast into and out of the house it is hard to keep up with them.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 26, 2019, 12:47:03 AM
FlaJean...
...I would be more than happy sitting outside in your front garden amongst your birds and all your birdfeeders, the flowers are also a delight to look at...all looks so tranquil and peaceful...I did have a bamboo wind-chime, it got broken but you have reminded me to online order a replacement, just need to now think how and where I can place it....
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Post by: FlaJean on June 26, 2019, 02:02:08 PM
Thanks, Jackie.  Sometimes we need that little time out to rest and enjoy the soothing sound of some chimes.

Larry took a few photos.  He finally got his nose out of his mystery books. :) They are good closeups and I made another little video.

https://vimeo.com/344630052
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Post by: Amy on June 26, 2019, 02:10:54 PM
Jean, love the look on the sparrow!! He doesn't look too happy with others about. The Jays are fun to watch but oh so messy, the only saving grace for them is the food they drop the doves get. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: Mary Ann on June 26, 2019, 02:11:16 PM
Jean, what a nice video.  Those sparrows do get around, don't they?  I think they are about the only birds we see around here, however, I should correct that because I know I have a song sparrow nest in the framework beneath my deck and I hear them every day.  I can't see them because I don't go downstairs to the patio.  I'm not sure whether we have had blue jays around or not; I had them in another house and they let me know when I was too close to the nest!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Marilyne on June 26, 2019, 11:03:30 PM
Jean - I love your video!  It was very relaxing for me, to sit and listen to those chimes, while enjoying your beautiful garden!  You did a great job with your plantings, and the bird area is charming!  That must be either Mr. or Mrs. Bluebird?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 01, 2019, 03:57:59 AM
Posting for Shirley

One photo shows the back of the RV & how close that water is... another is of early sunrise showing red on the background mountain & another is trying to show how high the water splashed as it hit the big rocks

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Post by: Amy on July 01, 2019, 06:35:10 AM
Shirley, that looks so peaceful. Falling asleep to the sound of the water and wake to the song of the birds. What a wonderful time/trip you had.
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Post by: JaneS on July 01, 2019, 07:16:51 AM
I was there in spirit but I wish I'd been there in person.  It looks so peaceful and so peace giving!
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Post by: Shirley on July 01, 2019, 09:15:32 AM
Thank you so much for resizing & posting, Bubble.... the photos look so much better when you do it than me (without PSP, I am distraught).  The quality of the new SD SanDisk Ultra cards does NOT compare with the SanDisk Extreme used before, I could see such a difference on the full size straight on & out of the camera. Lesson learned.. but I bought 2 of the 32 GB ones.  :tissue:

Jean & Larry, I took time to go back & view the sparrow & jay.... must say, I think both birds were at MY feeder a few weeks ago (I know, they really don't migrate). Great job, colors so vivid.  What camera & card is that?  Wish I was smart enough to know how to resize video, had some good ones on the iPod of the splashing water but they are too large to fly through the wi-fi. Jack tried to tell me but this old lady needs the "show-me" system. We do what we can, right?

Thanks for the comments Amy & Jane.... was a wonderful week but went way too fast. We were trying to count how many years we camped (all over that campground in different sites).... The first few years we stayed in the campground on higher, same NF district but called Cascade. The water/Chalk Creek, was on the other side of the road so campgrounds were developed where needed. My sons were 12 & 14 first time I took them camping alone (Dad was never a happy camper, but did take us out the first time to another campground). Anyway, the boys are now in mid & late 50s and think they are taking ME.... I let them think that but they know I've gone by myself all the years before Cas died & even since. Not as much fun as when they are along, but get a lot more rest by myself. The water was super high this year and still lots of snow on up to melt!
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 01, 2019, 09:39:02 AM
Shirley, I'm not much of a camper, but would have gone if someone had asked me.  Your location sounds so peaceful and restful.

One year Tom's mother and I took a tent camper to a park on the Muskegon River north of here.  Of course, three little boys went with us.  One day it poured so hard and Joyce and I tried to hold up our awning with a couple of poles.  Eventually, we gave that up.  Nevertheless, we had a good time.  A friend came along with the houseboat to give us a ride and that was fun.  That must have been about 1963 when the boys would have been 4, 6 and 7.  It wasn't quiet there, but it was fun.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on July 01, 2019, 09:52:46 AM
Love your pictures, Shirley.  It looks so peaceful.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on July 01, 2019, 10:15:06 AM
well reading about Shirley's camping out, make's me think about the hot days like as of now, I would as of about 6-7 years ole, take a blanket and fold it and lay it out on the front porch Lay on it buck naked. we thought nothing of running around the yard in just our underwear. but getting older we learn since of pride thank god. I even get dressed first thing  now after a good morning shower. but as a child we had no running water. we most usually either took what we called a spit bath with a wash pan of warm water and wash rag or i full bath in a tub of reins water left from wash day,second tub was not soppy. now day's we have running water and hot water heaters. Have a good day.

Lloyd
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on July 01, 2019, 10:24:14 AM
FlaJean If you don't mined tell me where you live, your picture looks familiar to me,

Lloyd
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Post by: Marilyne on July 01, 2019, 11:14:59 AM
Shirley - I loved looking at that raging river!  Do you or your sons do any fishing?  Looks like a river that would have plenty of mountain trout.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 01, 2019, 12:14:15 PM
Lloyd, we live on the outskirts of a little town called Niceville.  We live very close to Eglin Air Force Base so if you were in the military you might be familiar with this area of the Florida Panhandle.
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Post by: Denver on July 01, 2019, 07:00:39 PM
SHIRLEY, 💗💗 the pictures of your camp and so wish I could have visited with you and seen this in person!  Thank you for sharing them and thank you, BUBBLE for posting them for her. 
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Post by: Shirley on July 01, 2019, 10:35:54 PM
Thanks for all the nice comments about Chalk Creek.... Yes, Marilyne, plenty trout but only one caught (with camera proof!)  Most expensive fish ever brought in, for sure. I bought the boys fishing licenses for the week..... (my insistence) and offered to cook & eat all they brought back. They really didn't want to clean them, okay to fish & throw back but they didn't like actually killing them. They love to fish..... week went way too fast.

Mary Ann, our first camper was like a big tent on wheels. The top was about 8x10 that opened out & had to attach legs on each side, full size bed on each side/ mattresses stored on the floor when closed. I put in another mattress so I could sleep on the floor & a son on each side. We all learned quick that nothing could touch the canvas because it would pull water in like a wick. The canvas didn't leak so I don't know why everything got wet. I just did a Google for Appleby camping trailer & brought up photos of our little camper. It had nothing else inside so we took a Coleman 2 burner cook stove & I found a "sink" that was plastic with a circle around it that held 5 gallons of water. A little hand pump put water in the sink & a drain plug in the bottom let the water out a hose to the ground. Worked fine for cleaning up & brushing teeth. It was fun to figure better ways to do things for a week in the woods.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 02, 2019, 06:58:54 AM
Shirley, I'm not sure our camper would have had room for any thing extra than clothes and necessities, but I'm not sure.  I remember that Norm hauled the trailer to the park and got us set up, but he was working so went back home and to work.  The boys were all young, probably less than 10.  For me, it was a fun week.  I think there was something to cook on, but we must have had a cooler and who knows what else!

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 02, 2019, 07:16:36 AM
Shirley's photos reminded me on how I enjoyed camping in the wild and we did for over 15 years every July.
Unfortunately the photos -then with my box Kodak- are of such a bad quality...

This was our first tent for two
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Kinneret03.jpg  our two rooms tent - family size

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 02, 2019, 07:21:46 AM
In that last photo you can see the "cupboard" we made from shelves and netting hanging from a pole, against the flies.

Ben had his own cooking spot


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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 02, 2019, 07:24:46 AM
This was on the shore of lake Kinneret ( Sea of Galilee).  The children were being very creative with recycling and using old plastic bottles, bark, paper to build little boats.

Kinneret02.jpg
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 02, 2019, 08:48:29 AM
If I have any pictures, I don't know where they are.  But it is nice to see how others camped.  With our family (Mother, Dad, Norm, me) in the '30s, people at church had cottages, primitive cottages, and we would use them.  One I remember had fabric for the bedroom doors, unfinished ceilings, outhouse, a kitchen I don't remember, but we made do and we would swim, Dad would catch fish sometimes.  We loved it.  Another was at Grand Haven, way away from the beach, we had to walk up many steps from the parking area to the cottage which had six bedrooms, an inside bath, a gas stove that you had to put quarters in the meter to use.  Our Sunday School class used to rent it over the Memorial Day holiday and we'd go to the beach and bake.  After one year of sunburn, my dad told me that I could get the same effect by putting my arm in the oven and somehow or other that hit home because I no longer sunbathed. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Radioman34 on July 02, 2019, 11:23:27 AM
Here are some pics of the residence where I Live. Details to follow.

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Post by: Radioman34 on July 02, 2019, 11:37:44 AM
This is one of 3 gazebos on the grounds

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Post by: Radioman34 on July 02, 2019, 11:40:54 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on July 02, 2019, 11:46:19 AM
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 02, 2019, 11:49:07 AM
Don, that looks like a lovely place to live and relax.  I hope they treat you well.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 02, 2019, 01:45:29 PM
Don...
...I love how it is so lush and green but...I would not like being overlooked by that high - rise building...
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Post by: FlaJean on July 02, 2019, 04:05:30 PM
Enjoyed seeing all the photos.  That's a lovely looking area, Don.  
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Post by: Sandy on July 02, 2019, 07:44:52 PM

Thanks for all the greAT pictures...
Don, So P,  and Shirley !!
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Post by: Shirley on July 02, 2019, 10:10:33 PM
Fantastic photos from the old days & the new life!  Bubble, that would be such fun to camp in such historical places, did you think about that at the time?  Great photos & was thinking how much your Aviv looks like... I'm guessing your son?  At a glance. Do you think so?  You were really gorgeous looking out that tent. I had a little instamatic camera on our first few trips to Colorado... my old photos in color faded almost completely.

Don, beautiful buildings & grounds. Do you get out to exercise much?  I know, had to get out to take pictures, right? Does look like a very nice place to live. Bet you enjoy having people to visit with.  I would. Thanks for showing us around.

Mary Ann, going to the "Lake" (of the Ozarks) in my early years was more like what you described. Small cabins with outhouses.  When I was a kid I didn't think it was as much fun, I was terrified of spiders in the outhouse and even in the beds in the cabins. My parents had a cabin they built after I got married, but they had spiders that would move in so had to check everything before sitting or going to bed. Trying to remember the name... had the tails that curled over their back. Big things.  :o   I didn't enjoy camping until we had our own little camper & made sure no bugs inside!  This trip I had 5 wasps that must have hatched out in the vents & came in... I got em all....... :knuppel2:

Cats to feed & guess I'd better have a bite before going to bed... forgot to eat any supper. The insurance man & a roofer were here from 6:00 pm until about 7:30 looking over the roof.  Won't get the verdict until next week because of holiday. I don't want to mess with a new roof... I thought "Lifetime" really meant it would last as long as I lived here...  :'(
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Post by: JeanneP on July 07, 2019, 06:43:38 PM
I enjoyed all the postings here today. Have missed seeing the Videos made by you Jean. Miss Jack also.
I am thinking of all the years I was a camper. Starting out in the tents and them going into the off the ground camping such as trailers and then motor homes. How things have changed over the years. All my camping friends gone now. Such fun we had.What a country we have here Places in every State.
It seems that we don't have many people heading out anymore. use to see campers, motor homes one right after another when on the Interstates. Maybe it the cost of petrol now. I remember people saying they were getting only 8 miles to a gal.  Lots of the camping areas we used when tent camping changed over to first class. All electric . Hated to see the people putting up clothes lines and laundry. TV outside. Making like their homes. Sort of spoiled the feel of camping.Loved to see the ones Bubble did show. That was my favourite way.

Don. Now your place looks so nice. Well Kept. Much larger than I figured it to be. Glad you are happy there. We all really miss these Sundays of listening to you on the Computer playing music. I would have thought someone would have taken over you spot. Could never have been the same though. But you keep well, Keep in touch with a when you can. Glad that you and Bubble can keep intouch through The Web. one good thing about the Tech. world. It does seem to now be going to fast for me. Hard to keep up with the changes so Technical.

Mary ann. Thanks for the Grand Haven new site. Great one.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 08, 2019, 03:27:45 AM
For Shirley

Guess what:  Plane or Bird?

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Post by: Sandy on July 08, 2019, 08:18:09 AM
It looks like
a bird to me...

UP UP and AWAY!!
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 08, 2019, 11:03:08 AM
I say it's a bird, too, but it is so hard to tell.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 08, 2019, 12:52:14 PM
Shirley - Bubble...
....I too would say a bird but if Concorde was still up in the sky, I might have said a plane but sadly Concorde's now have been grounded...Although i do have one photo of one flying over our famous Kew Gardens but it is so tiny, so far away even if I try to enlarge the photo...
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 08, 2019, 01:05:16 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/S3OFOz.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poS3OFOzj)

Spot the difference, now which one is the plane and which one is the bird? or are they both the same?
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Post by: Shirley on July 08, 2019, 01:59:48 PM
Haha.... I did enlarge & enlarge & pretty sure it is something we don't often see in the sky here, a turkey vulture. They are common to Kansas but have only seen them once in the Wichita area. Ugly beasts but they can soar with the best!

Neat shot of the Concorde, Jackie. I have a photo of a plane that many worked on in Wichita, it did a "fly over" but no airport with a long enough landing strip for it. I'm not sure what the name is but not like the photo you have of the Concorde. I don't remember where it was put together, Wichita claims to be the "Air Capital of the World", but not sure if that rank still holds. We have a lot of aircraft people here.

I can't believe that it is pouring!!! I checked radar, nothing showing anywhere near. I opened the slide on the RV to get that bedding out & have the first load running & even checked radar before coming in here & still nothing showing.... I am really upset because I wanted everything to have a chance to air & dry out!  Not nice of Mother Nature to pull this~~
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 09, 2019, 02:23:49 AM
Posting for LarryHanna

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Larry and Pat Hanna on their 57th Wedding Anniversary
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Post by: Amy on July 09, 2019, 06:55:18 AM
Beautiful photo of the happy couple..you are blessed to have each other.

Bubble thank you for posting.
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Post by: JaneS on July 09, 2019, 07:04:51 AM
I can tell that your anniversary was a happy one!  Good for both of you.  PAT, you have my doggie, Mickie, running all over your shirt!  She will be so proud when I tell her! 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 09, 2019, 07:32:55 AM
Yes this is the photo I have got, what a perfect couple they make? and Larry and Pat, 57 years married, our God has truly blessed the pair of you...
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Post by: Gloria on July 09, 2019, 07:42:35 AM
BUBBLE  thanks for posting Larry and Pat's  57th anniversary photo.

LARRY wonderful picture of a life long couple.
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Post by: Shirley on July 09, 2019, 07:51:32 AM
Such a good photo, Larry & Pat.... thank you so much for sharing it and your lives with us. Hope your "ears don't burn" too bad because I talk about you often, how you have taught us so much about daily life with congestive heart failure.  You have been truly blessed with grace, dignity and peace. Thank you, Bubble, for posting.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 09, 2019, 09:11:21 AM
What a wonderful picture of Larry and Pat.  It has been a trial getting it posted so all could see the picture.  Thanks be to everyone involved.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on July 09, 2019, 11:27:56 AM
What a beautiful photo. Remember years ago. Like our grandparents time, woman was always standing behind the man when photo taken.
Bubble. You are so good in knowing how to download . Big help to many of us. I m hopeless. Not even my selfies turn out good.

So hot already. Think will just stay in today.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 09, 2019, 01:15:48 PM
What a lovely photo of Larry and Pat. 🎉🎉
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Post by: JeanneP on July 09, 2019, 06:05:26 PM
Going back a little. I think that is maybe a Canadian Goose flying Sort of see it little legs and feet hanging there. Must be heading for our town. place is full of them. Make such a mess. Started with them putting all the man made little lakes infront f the Malls and people letting their kids feed them. We had great parks and lagoons where they are also. these I find O.K. Other than just stay off the grass. Dirty.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on July 09, 2019, 07:27:35 PM
 so_P_bubble thanks for posting the picture of Larry and Pat for us. if I had been smart enough to stayed with Nancy the first time we would have been in Dec. 6 th we would have been 60 years. but I was not and she was silley enough to come back, and we are doing very good now,I listen to her better Now.

Lloyd
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Post by: Radioman34 on July 10, 2019, 11:31:51 AM
What a wonderful photo!
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Post by: Amy on July 10, 2019, 06:34:37 PM
Not sure if this will work but will try anyway. My friends husband took this video...hope you enjoy as much as I did.

https://twitter.com/globalnews/status/1148754558501437440
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Post by: FlaJean on July 10, 2019, 07:25:04 PM
They looked like they were having fun.  I noticed a car and the lawn was cut.  Would be unusual to see wild animals in that setting.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 11, 2019, 05:02:51 AM
How cute! They almost look tame!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 11, 2019, 03:53:35 PM
We have dealt with smoke from several fires in the last sixty or so days. We had a heavy drenching storm with bright lightening and loud punctuating thunder. It didn't seem to help with the smoke.


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Post by: angelface555 on July 11, 2019, 03:54:48 PM
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Post by: Tomereader1 on July 13, 2019, 05:03:38 PM
thanks bubble for posting the pic of Larry & Pat.  they are so beautiful, their faces shining with blessings.  Also noticed a great pic of our Radioman, hope he knows how much we miss him and his Music!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 14, 2019, 11:42:25 AM
From your photos Angel, I feel as if I can smell that smoke!
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Post by: angelface555 on July 14, 2019, 12:13:14 PM
Good morning from a cooler Interior with a high of 74 expected. The wet thunderstorms,(meaning without lightening); and wind we've had since Friday and expect through next Thursday seem to have achieved their object with most fires contained or close enough. We still have some smoke, but now the hills are partially visible. I understand that most of the issue was steep forested areas with the only way in by helicopter.

Many trees had fallen due to fire at their roots, and that also impeded access. Dora and Allen, among others, are going home tomorrow, but some will stay later until the all-clear given for their areas. I was worried as they had been saying if they had to, the army would have flown us out, but pets were unclear. Luckily due to the fire crews and all who came to help us were able to work in such hazardous conditions where the only access was by helicopter or drop. I and others will always be grateful to all of the brave men and women who helped in dangerous conditions. Many pets and working animals also owe their lives to these bold, trained souls.

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Post by: Shirley on July 14, 2019, 07:58:26 PM
Amy, I thoroughly enjoy watching the fox play... we had 2 here one time & I noticed the cats stayed away with 2 but not afraid of a lone fox. Tom & Tiger played like that but Tom is such a clutz & rolls Tiger over so Tiger gets up & walks off. They are not equal in size & she doesn't like being the underdog. I'm surprised your friend got so much time to watch/video them, that they didn't notice him. Great job.

Patricia, I did not realize it was that bad, that near. Glad it is better & do understand about leaving/taking pets. I could not have left them, either. We visited Yellowstone the year after fires there & was scary to see how barren it looked. How long has it been since that land had burned underbrush off?  Kansas had terrible fires a few years ago, but the Flint Hills does a burn off nearly ever year. Driving through after dark it was awesome to see the miles of flames. Can't help but think of the wildlife that gets trapped.... makes me sad.

Oh, Jean, I just saw that a man died from being in the water near Dustin... are you being warned about it? How far is that from where you live now?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 15, 2019, 01:24:09 AM
Yes the link worked for me in UK, loved the foxes playing...
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Post by: FlaJean on July 15, 2019, 02:50:28 PM
Just a short video of our bluebirds and their fledglings bathing.  We are having good luck with bluebirds nesting in the birdhouses that Larry put up.  He keeps them supplied with dried mealworms which they love.

https://vimeo.com/348226364


Shirley, they always put up warning flags about the rip tides, but people often ignore them.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 15, 2019, 02:54:39 PM
Jean, I got a notice that the page could not be found.  I don't know enough about videos to find the right combo.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on July 15, 2019, 02:56:21 PM
Somehow Vimeo had inserted an extra word which i hadn't noticed.  It should be ok now.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 15, 2019, 03:00:20 PM
Jean, I got the video OK and it was fun watching the birds.  Thanks.

Mary Ann
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 16, 2019, 12:51:40 AM
No problem getting the blue bird bath  :)
The Blue Bird is our State Bird but I have never seen one here.
For the last two years we have had mocking birds. They make endless trips to get food for the chicks. We give them raisins which they will sometime catch as tossed to them. They also take very small peanut pieces.
This year they (at least one of them) will sit on the (enclosed) porch window sill and stare into the kitchen till someone feeds them. Lately a robin has taken to wanting raisins.
We have a good assortment of wildlife to entertain us - cardinals, robins, sparrows, bluejays, squirrels, some unknown birds, and lately a chipmunk.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 16, 2019, 02:36:57 AM
FlaJean...
...yes your link opened for me, oh how lovely, we dont see bluebirds here in UK...reminds me of Dame Vera Lynn " There'll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover.."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuHYnzWHS7o
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 16, 2019, 09:28:24 AM
Rick, I wish we had your assortment of birds around here.  The Association discourages us from having bird feeders but even when I had one, I had mostly cardinals, sparrows, squirrels and raccoons at the feeder. 

Jackie, I now will be humming the Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover - until another tune takes its place.  At least it's a pleasant tune!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 16, 2019, 11:31:12 AM
Mary Ann...
...we can hum it together...
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Post by: FlaJean on July 16, 2019, 01:15:34 PM
Jackie, I enjoyed that song.  I knew the tune but had never heard the words.

Rammel, we have a regular mockingbird visitor also.  Mostly in the summer are bluebirds, cardinals. Warblers, Carolina wrens, Chickadees and sparrows, but in the winter we see many other birds that winter over or pass through.  I'm partial to the Goldfinch, but we only see it in the winter months.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 16, 2019, 08:09:32 PM
In the past we had lots of black capped chickadees but haven't seen them in the last couple of years. There are a few, but not many.
A couple of years back we had gold finches, so I bought a nice Niger Seed Feeder.  Guess what - no more gold finches. I think we were just in the migration path that year.
I always find it relaxing to go out in the morning and feed my friends, especially a mocking bird and a sparrow who are always there.
Some of the birds will fly directly at me and then pull upward when they get close. That, I believe, is to tell me "We're here".
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 17, 2019, 02:53:28 AM
I have a large crow perching on the arocaria tree close to my window where I sit in front of my desktop. It makes lots of calls and peers at me but I did not succeed yet to tame it or make it come nearer on the railing. I don't know how to tempt it!
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 17, 2019, 08:53:38 AM
Bubble, it looks like you have a fun project.  I've heard of crows being tamed.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on July 17, 2019, 10:54:49 AM
We seem to have lost all our birds around here. Not even seeing sparrows who became a problem. Nesting under my patio roof. Miss the cardinals. Same with rabbits and other small things. Had a deer for a. Week but got hit by a ar in front of my house.

To sticky to be on computer. Turning it off. Going to take car to fix tyre.. Going as dressed. Can't stand to be dressed up. Even sticking big hat on.. Just hope I don't meet anyone I know.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 17, 2019, 08:21:11 PM
I posted this in the wrong place so deleted it and am posting it here.  Was I having one of those senior moments?😳.  Just a 22 second good closeup of a Red Bellied Woodpecker eating suet in the backyard.

Https://Vimeo.com/348678081
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 18, 2019, 02:50:57 AM
FlaJean...
...this little fellow has got an appetite, hasn't it? :)  What stunning colours...
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Post by: Amy on July 18, 2019, 06:10:18 AM
Bubble, I have a family of crows making a racket outside now. They have come for their breakfast!! I put out bread,meat ,they eat just about anything  but beans  ;D  I put out some birdseed for the doves and the crows like it also. Corn they will clean up fast and I think the next trip to the feed store I will get a bag of cracked corn for them.

Jean, love the video. Amazing little birds.
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Post by: SCFSue on July 18, 2019, 10:17:07 AM
Jean, I think that woodpecker is very happy to know you!  He/she is having a fantastic breakfast!

Sue
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Post by: Shirley on July 18, 2019, 02:02:26 PM
Great video, Jean... color & detail!  Don't think I've ever seen that woodpecker before. We have several different kinds, don't see them often but do enjoy the crazy one that bams on the transformer at the top of the pole out back! It echos & I can picture the cartoons of his beak looking like a saw tooth tool after a few bams. Thanks for the new train of thoughts....I will be bird watching (through the windows)... SO HOT!
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 18, 2019, 03:40:29 PM
Shirley, I am sure I told before of the awful noise, a vibrating noise, at my former home.  I looked all over the house to see where it could come from and finally went outside and saw a flicker on my TV antenna.  When the bird would peck on the metal antenna, it sent a vibrating noise throughout the house.  It was eerie until I found what was causing the noise.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on July 18, 2019, 09:58:57 PM
Mary Ann, I have doves that sit on the peak of my house & coo... one sounds like it gets a catch in it's throat & will double the coo before it stops, almost like a hiccup. I can imagine what a sound it would be to have a woodpecker/flicker bam the metal on the roof. On the transformer it kind of echoes, maybe the transformer is hollow? For years we had brown thrush in the trees down by the river & it would answer my call (kind of a kiss that ends with a whistle). I haven't heard it this year. Plenty of robins, cardinals & sparrows, even house finches & during migration, gold finches. Beautiful Baltimore Orioles that live in the trees across the street. One neighbor used to have a grape jelly feeder & had me fill it when they were gone. They weren't concerned when I sat on the deck & took photos of them. I am careful about feeding birds with cats around.    
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Post by: FlaJean on July 19, 2019, 02:27:19 PM
I guess you can tell I'm bored today.  I did a few things outside before it got too hot.  Thought I would take a few pictures for a short video.  All the flowers are mine except the rose.  I included that beautiful rose by mistake.  It either belongs to my neighbor or is a photo that Sato sent me. Things are quiet in the forum.  Where is everyone?

Https://Vimeo.com/349095121
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 19, 2019, 02:51:22 PM
Your flowers are lovely, Jean, and you have some unusual ones there, ones I've never seen - even a picture of them.

Be bored more often.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 19, 2019, 02:53:12 PM
Whoever's Rose that is, it is perfect..FlaJean, you have a beautiful garden, just full of flowers in bloom...What was ( the third ) flower, the pinks with the white - pale centre...
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Post by: FlaJean on July 19, 2019, 05:31:09 PM
Jackie, that is a closeup of a hydrangea (the one below).
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 19, 2019, 06:38:07 PM
Like the flowers ----------------------- almost as much as the "wild Life" ;)

Too hot here today to do much of anything. 94° and cooking off all the rain we got yesterday - yuck. Next two days to be over 90°.

I always look in here but I guess I'm a poor poster.
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Post by: Shirley on July 19, 2019, 11:34:45 PM
Beautiful flowers, Jean, glad you were bored! That doesn't look like one of Sato's rose photos... wonder why he doesn't post at all anymore. Does it get super hot where you live? 

My poor grass is really brown now, 3 days of 100 or more & wind blowing so suck up the moisture. I would water but wind blowing so hard the water wouldn't hit the ground. Supposed to get a break Sunday night... down in the 80s for a few days. I hate to wake up at 5:00 am to the 80s & humidity thick enough to cut. Not seeing many birds, they must be hanging out in the trees down by the river. I have been going down nearly every evening, it has finally dried out enough to be able to walk down the bank onto the "sand bar" or beach... of sand that used to be the river bed. Now we have a new bank further out where I can go feed the fish. That one neighbor goes to MY spot to fish & looks like someone slipped & nearly fell in  ;) . Did have a carp & catfish come for bread when I whistled tonight.

Like you, Rick, I do enjoy the wild critters. I de-boned a chicken that I baked & took skin & bones down tonight, nary a trace will be left by morning. I have not seen the fox or coyote for quite a while so they may have been trapped on the other side of the river when it flooded. Bedtime here in Kansas.......y'all take care!  Shirley
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 20, 2019, 04:47:44 AM
FlaJean...
...ah yes, now I recognise it...
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Post by: Shirley on July 20, 2019, 10:09:01 AM
Bubble, I forgot to mention that most birds will remember where they find any food/treat.... and return. We had a bluejay when living out west that went from one house to another during the day (all of us ladies got together & discussed it's habits).. one fed dry cat food, one bread, one a bowl of fresh water & I was meat & potatoes. Don't know what happened to it but thought it probably was raised by humans & thought all people would feed. The crows are especially smart & think any food you can put on a window sill will bring it back every day. I love it when they can stay in the wild, like the robin we fed for 8 years... it even migrated every winter & returned in the spring happy to see us. I fed it scrambled eggs, cooked scrambled hamburger & bites of honey wheat-berry bread. Give it a try, they are so interesting & fun to talk to.

Jean, I've never been able to grow hydrangeas but had a neighbor that had one like yours. They had such pretty flowers, both are dead now so this is the first summer without their yard looking like a park. Beautiful photo, colors & sharp...and flower, thanks!
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Post by: FlaJean on July 20, 2019, 11:58:13 AM
Rammel, I'm not much of a poster either but have been trying to post a little more lately.  We've lost so many people on S&F ——It makes me sad to think about it.

Shirley, mostly we have been having our usual hot summer days, but today is overcast and cooler.  The weather shows rain and scattered storms coming our way from the Gulf.  Our hydrangeas were here before we were.  Those flower photos were not enhanced and were taken with my iPhone.  That iPhone has truer colors than my Panasonic.  The Panasonic does a better job on the birds because of the zoom.  My husband has a Nikon and it really takes good up close photos.

Sato often sends me videos and photos on iMessage.  It is so easy with no resizing, etc. ——-just drag and drop or copy and paste.

Bubble, is your crow still visiting you?
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Post by: Joy on July 20, 2019, 01:44:13 PM
Jean, I always enjoy seeing your pictures.  As well, as all the other's too.  So, I appreciate it when I see something that you have put on here. 

Yes, sadly, there has been a lot of the Friend who have left us. Especially,  miss June and Gloria de .

Keep the pictures coming.

Joy
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2019, 12:19:44 PM
I was not home for a few days;   windows and shades were close.  I think the crow decided I was gone for good.  I haven't seen or heard him.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2019, 12:26:18 PM
I had a lovely holiday with the family in the kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, in Galilee.
Here are a few photos I took

 room.jpg

The bed in all the rooms is made of wrought iron. Ours had a small bird at the head.

 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2019, 12:29:01 PM
Each room had a small kitchenette next to the bathroom

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2019, 12:31:30 PM
Outside the room was a sitting corner where we could have a meal or read in the shade

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room03.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2019, 12:32:50 PM
acacias.jpg

path in the kibbutz.jpg
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Post by: Shirley on July 23, 2019, 01:30:25 PM
Love the photos, Bubble! I recognize most of the trees & plants (at least I think I do) except for the last. Great photo of you both! I can imagine what fun it would be to visit such history & be able to enjoy family while exploring. Sorry about the crow missing, you will have to teach it to come when you whistle ... the fish had not been back since the flooding but showed up the last couple nights because I kept whistling as I threw bites of bread into the water. They come to eat as long as I whistle or talk to them, but hesitate when another human is in sight. Wildlife is smarter than we think & can learn to trust. Hope you have more photos to share?  Please? 
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Post by: FlaJean on July 23, 2019, 02:21:57 PM
Bubble, enjoyed those photos.  That is a good photo of you and your daughter.  You look nice and rested in spite of the heat.  I've been wondering what it would be like to live in a kibbutz.  But whether or not one would want to live in one, it sure looks like a nice place to visit.  I'm afraid I would be lost without an internet connection.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 23, 2019, 04:48:31 PM
Bubble. That Kibbutz Looks ideal and also in a nice shady place. I like small areas that yet they have areas for all you need. I know I could now be happy living on one. Have you ever thought of retiring to one.? Now is that the one you and Don visited at one time?
Daughter is looking good. Trip to Sweden sounds great. is that where your son now living? It looks like all of Europe having really hot weather this summer also. I know North UK is.
 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 24, 2019, 01:36:12 AM
Bubble, it looks a tranquil setting...I am sure it cleared your mind and gave you the peace and relaxation you was needing...I would have been happy there amongst all its greenery and trees...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 24, 2019, 08:19:23 AM
London 39.jpg

JeanneP my son lives in London UK. This is the weather there last week, in Celsius.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 24, 2019, 08:23:36 AM
It is the first time I have been in this kibbutz. Nice, but kibbutz life is not for me :)

Illy Birthday.jpg

This is the kibbutz swimming pool

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 24, 2019, 08:27:02 AM
On the way to the kibbutz, and inside it toward the pool one can see remains of the aqueduct built by the ottomans and that was bringing water to the town of Caesarea

aquaduct 01.jpg

aquaduct 02.jpg

aquaduct 03.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 24, 2019, 08:27:46 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 24, 2019, 08:30:28 AM
Last: What was best on the kibbutz for little Aviv: the quiet to concentrate on his tablet!

Intense concentration.jpg
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 24, 2019, 09:44:55 AM
Bubble, great pictures of you, Illy, Aviv and the kibbutz.  I am sure it was restful for all of you.  I smiled at you calling him "little Aviv" because from pictures we've seen, he is not so little any more.  It is hard to believe he is only 7 (?). 

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on July 24, 2019, 11:17:54 AM
Bubble, I agree with Mary Ann.  "Little" Aviv is not so little anymore!  What a handsome young man he has become.  I'll bet all the little girls he knows are very impressed. 

Enjoy the remainder of your vacation!
Sue
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Post by: Shirley on July 24, 2019, 11:59:40 AM
Love the photos, Bubble.... I see you also are drawn to the "building blocks" of long ago. So mind boggling to realize they did all that work without help of heavy machinery and stones held together by weight, not concrete mix. Awesome people! These young kids sure know their "tablets" & electronics, don't they? I'm dealing with GREAT grands the age of your grand (I was a baby when my kids were born.  ;)   )  What fun that Aviv gets to know you so well. I feel like I know my greats better than their parents. Did I mention that I didn't even get my camera out when we were in Colorado?  Not sure why but think we kept too busy. Thanks for sharing your photos & that Illy & Aviv don't object.... they are such good sports, think you did something right along the way. Beautiful family birthday card & really good photo of you by the pool.   :thumbup:
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Post by: JeanneP on July 24, 2019, 07:46:13 PM
Bubble. Looks like my City Manchester is in the 30s . So high for them. Now at least my family same area I grew up in. Village is 1 l1miles out of the city. Our  Village in a Valley with the moors all around it so Many trees and streams running through. Bet your son sweltering in London. He is use to it though I suppose.

Looks like Aviv really involved in what he is doing on his Tablet. Like my ggrands. Never hear from them now like when on EMail. and when see any they never take their eyes off the Tablets. Little ones know The Ipads better than I do and then the ones of 12and over  have now gotten the I phones. But their parents ,or at least their Mothers just as bad. I still say things were better for them before this Texting came. No eye to eye talking anymore. Don't pick up a book. Seems also they prefer to be on tablets or phone than watch TV. It use to be they would sit watching that for hours. One women I know told me she gets lots more done now as she just has to give her little one their tablets and the play for hours on them.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 25, 2019, 03:22:49 AM
Aviv is limited by his mom to one to two hours a day on the tablet and one hour of TV.  This is so he will still play with toys and Lego, practice his reading and also go out. I think it is very wise.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 25, 2019, 09:46:17 AM
Bubble, I think Aviv has a very wise mom. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: SCFSue on July 25, 2019, 12:15:05 PM
Bubble, I agree with Aviv's Mom.  I have 3 sons and they are all readers because we kept books available with frequent trips to the library and birthday gifts often included books of their favorite authors.  All 3 continue to read, although the oldest is a Dean at SIUE and spends a lot of time with paper work to read.  Aviv is fortunate that his Mom limits tablet time and TV time.  Too many children today (in this retired school teacher's opinion) watch too much TV (I preferred Mr. Roger's programs before my children were old enough for school--and I read to them a lot and encouraged their reading).

SCFSue
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Post by: FlaJean on July 25, 2019, 12:23:22 PM
Bubble, enjoyed seeing more photos of you and family.  Nice birthday card of the three of you.

The photo of the hawk(?) was taken in front our daughter's house.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 25, 2019, 01:07:06 PM
Jean, neat picture of the hawk(?).  It looks so small, it must be a baby.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on July 26, 2019, 03:00:54 PM
Mary Ann, my son-in-law also thought it looked like a young one.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 26, 2019, 05:58:46 PM
What a great shot of the hawk. I think them a beautiful bird . Don't see than around here. The university animal clinic have a couple that can no longer fly  due to getting hurt.
Was nice for 2 days but back in 90s for next 5
Like every July my legs up to knee covered with poison oak. Have it painted with callumine lotion and wearing long dress. Will not be going out much this weekend.
I never know how I catch it. I stay away from where it could .be growing.  Dr. Says the polin from oak and ivy just flies around and some people so allergic to it. That's me?
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Post by: Beverly on July 27, 2019, 05:53:40 PM
Hi Everyone. This morning Jackie mentioned in another forum that the Christian Photographers site announced that Paul Halbach, Pat Scott Halbach's husband, has passed away. Here is a picture I took during one of their visits to our home. Hard to believe they are both gone!

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-270719172140.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=639)
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Post by: FlaJean on July 27, 2019, 06:01:43 PM
Beverly, sad to hear but what a nice photo of them.  We have lost so many of our dear Internet friends these last several years.
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Post by: Beverly on July 27, 2019, 06:18:42 PM
Bubble - Loved the pictures.....So impressed by the stone structures that have survived all these years! Regarding your remark on the kibbutz being nice, I've always heard that saying, "It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there!"  :) I agree with those who say your daughter is a wise Mom. In my opinion, a couple of my great-grands spend too much time on their tablets and I-phones.

Jean - We had a similar hawk on our birdbath once. I see them occasionally but try to scare them off. They can find their lunch in someone else's yard.  ::)
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 27, 2019, 06:24:34 PM
Beverly, that is a very nice picture of Pat and Paul Halbach.  Yes, it is hard to believe they both are gone.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on July 27, 2019, 11:36:15 PM
What a nice photo of Pat & Paul, Beverly. Sorry to hear he passed away, didn't see much of him or Pat the last few years. I never met either of them but nice that they had each other as many years as they did. We have met so many interesting people on this & the SeniorNet site, has been like what our neighborhoods used to be like when we visited over a cup of coffee nearly every day (while the kids played). Thanks for posting the photo and the news about Paul. I wonder if any of their kids check in here (to leave a message for them)? 

Great shot of the hawk, Jean. It looks a lot like the one that ran into our pool fence many years ago, stunned it enough that it was just sitting inside the fence so I went out & put my bare arm under it & scooped it up (birds just tend to step up when given the chance).... I had my camera in my right hand & took photos of it on my arm until my arm was tired so took it out to a small tree & let it step onto a low branch.  I e-mailed a photo to the city naturalist & he identified it as a "young Cooper's Hawk".  If you google you may find it could be the same. I was disappointed that I didn't have any raw meat to offer it (it hopes it would come back), but I didn't see it again. We thought it probably dove down to pick up old LaurenKat since she was the size of a small rabbit (stub tail like a rabbit, but NO ears like a rabbit)... She even used to hide under the patio chairs when she heard crows calling. Thank your daughter for sharing the pic with us.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 28, 2019, 01:48:43 AM
Beverly...
...thank you, that is such a lovely photo of the pair of them together...Yes so hard to believe that they have both gone and in such a short time of each other, just a couple of months i believe...Yes i had spotted a post from her sister Judy B on our Christian site...
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Post by: PatH2 on July 28, 2019, 11:06:22 AM
I wonder if Paul was hanging on to be there for Pat.  It seems likely.  I never met them, but their quality shone out from the pages here.
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Post by: Denver on July 30, 2019, 11:58:00 AM
Loved your holiday pictures, Bubble.  Thank you for sharing them❣️  Beverly, I can hardly believe that Pat and Paul passed away so close of time to each other. I did not know that Paul was ill.  I have met them both at our home and Pat at SNet Bashes. 
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Post by: Beverly on July 30, 2019, 09:34:48 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-300719213044.jpeg)

"Once upon a time!"

Jenny and Bob
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Post by: Beverly on July 30, 2019, 09:38:24 PM
Since it's Jenny (Denver) and Bob's 52nd wedding anniversary, I thought I'd post a picture from one of the SN Bashes.
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Post by: Mary Ann on July 31, 2019, 07:55:04 AM
Beverly, thanks for posting the picture of Jenny and Bob from a bash.  I am sure they have not changed one bit since then.  Belated Happy Anniversary!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 31, 2019, 01:21:36 PM
I can confirm, no they both have not changed...I had the pleasure of meeting them both ( Richard was with me also ) some 4 or 5 years ago when they came over to stay in the heart of London UK for a month or so...We, me and Richard travelled by green-line coach to Baker Street, then walked the short distance around the corner to Regents Park where we stopped for a coffee and a chat, then we had to cut it short to make the 3 hour journey back home to Bedfordshire...My avatar photo that you see was taken sitting at the table with them...
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Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2019, 09:24:00 PM
Ah, thanks for that photo, Beverly! Such a sweet looking couple & if you scroll back a notch you'll see the photo of their latest grand (Jenn's avatar).... and my screen lets me enlarge that baby's picture to see how much he looks like both Jenn & Bob! Honest, have a look!  Maybe Bob's eye color instead of Jennie's baby blues... certainly looks like them both to me.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 06, 2019, 01:58:20 PM
I am just a little homesick for Ocala.  We lived there 28 years and I do miss going downtown to Tuscawilla Park and seeing all the shore birds water fowl.  We especially liked going every now and then to Harry's Bar and Grill for fried shrimp, French fries and coleslaw---inexpensive and good.  We haven't found a place like Harry's yet.  :)  Maybe what I miss most is being a few years younger!!!

https://vimeo.com/352313065
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Post by: FlaJean on August 06, 2019, 02:02:56 PM
I see I repeated a couple of pictures.  I got a new Photoshop Elements to go with my new computer and just had to try out a slideshow.  The music came with the slideshow, thanks to Adobe.
Just couldn't resist playing with the program.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 06, 2019, 03:38:25 PM
Jean, it's a good memory to have, especially since you have the video.  I liked the yellow hibiscus in particular, but I really liked all of them.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on August 06, 2019, 06:23:18 PM
Jean, that was just beautiful!! Loved the flowers and really enjoyed the birds! Thank you for sharing..
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Post by: Shirley on August 07, 2019, 09:19:45 PM
Jean, not sure what happened but had a longer post ready & when I tried to paste it was the one I posted someplace else, not what I meant for in here. Anyway, wanted to ask why y'all moved, must have been a good reason at the time but know how much you enjoyed all the places around where you were before.  Such gorgeous flowers & I remember all the wildlife/birds.  Thanks for the video, I watched it twice, took me forever to come up with my password to leave you a message in there.  :crazy2:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 08, 2019, 12:36:51 AM
FlaJean...
...i can see why you are feeling " home sick.." same as for me... I noticed you had the same date that i-we ( Richard ) moved away from our previous house, was March three years ago, and oh how i am missing it...as they say " there is no place like home.." and where i am now living, will never be home to me...

I very much enjoyed you video of " home.." It is a sad day when we have to leave our plants, shrubs and flowers behind for someone else to enjoy...
...oh yes, " being a few years younger.." and a few years healthier...
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Post by: FlaJean on August 08, 2019, 12:21:12 PM
Thanks everyone for your comments.  I gave into a little nostalgia.  Larry was in the military and we moved so many times in our married life.  I've had 6 driver's licenses and Ocala is the longest I've ever lived in one place.  But our daughter was really concerned for us as we are aging and wanted us to be close by so she could help us when necessary.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 08, 2019, 01:16:47 PM
Aviv and his mother are on a three weeks holiday in Sweden. They are having lots of fun.

Sweden 03.jpg

Sweden 04.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 08, 2019, 01:18:14 PM
Sweden 01.jpg

Sweden 02.jpg

Here Aviv is fishing for crabs!
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 08, 2019, 02:40:12 PM
Bubble, I'm green with envy at Illy and Aviv being in Sweden.  In 2000 I was in a corner of Sweden as we went from Denmark to Denmark.  Lovely country.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 08, 2019, 02:51:31 PM
Bubble...
...i say do it while you are young...fit and healthy...grab every chance in both hands...as and when you can..dont look back with regrets...Illy and Aviv are building memories..
I have never been to Sweden...Oh, did Aviv catch any fish....I so envy Illy sitting in her yoga pose...there was a day i too could have done that effortlessly..
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Post by: Shirley on August 09, 2019, 09:20:24 AM
Wonderful photos, Bubble!  It still surprises me how people can "bop around the world" so easily! I'm guessing you do miss them, my life seems empty as soon as any of the kids leave town.  I don't see them every day so just a "head thing". Thanks for sharing the happy photos with us. Tell Illy I think she looks too much like a kid herself to have a son that grown up. He is changing so much with every photo.
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Post by: FlaJean on August 09, 2019, 11:49:02 AM
Bubble, what a lovely country to visit.  Very fortunate your daughter and grandson had this opportunity.  I enjoyed seeing the photos.  Won't be long before Aviv will be a young man.  Enjoy these years.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 10, 2019, 03:07:43 AM
For June

June Cutting 2019.jpg
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 10, 2019, 03:47:23 AM
Junee...
...is this today on your birthday, if so you look marvellous and just brimming with joy...
...thank you Bubble for posting Junees photo...i also saw Junees message you posted on her behalf in Soda Shoppe...it was so lovely to hear from her...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 10, 2019, 03:54:43 AM
More from Sweden Vacation

The old school.jpg

The old classroom - now a museum

On the water.jpg
On the water...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 10, 2019, 03:57:18 AM
The little cabin where they will spend this next week. It's in the yard of their friends house, simple but just right for an active little boy

Little cabin 01.jpg

Little cabin 02.jpg
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Post by: Shirley on August 10, 2019, 06:50:17 AM
As someone used to say, "these photos are candy for the eyes".  June, you look as young and happy as in all the photos I've ever seen of you. I was "someone else" as well, long ago (Tisie) and envied you those trips! Somebody loves you that sent the beautiful flowers. Bubble is a sweetie to take care of us, isn't she? Whatever it takes to keep in touch, please do.

Ah, Bubble, love the pics of that growing boy, but that one in the canoe should be framed & on a wall. It is a painting just begging to be put on canvas! Not only some of your favorite people but the photo itself is outstanding with the reflections in the water and all the different textures of greens in the leaves. Love the expressions on his face, you can see the joy just "bubbling" out.... maybe his grandmother showing up in his genes?  Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: JaneS on August 10, 2019, 07:11:56 AM
I love all the pictures too.  As everyone has note, Aviv is growing up!  His love of life shows in his eyes and I'm sure part of that is due to his "Grandma".  I only hope my grandchildren share that appreciation of THEIR Grammy!

In the past, I avidly followed Junee's travels!  I wished that I was also on her itinerary but no such luck.  Thanks for the photos and the posts.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 10, 2019, 07:18:20 AM
Bubble - Shirley...
...i too love the canoe photo just wished Aviv wasn't covering his face, his eyes at the time his photo was taken...as for the scenery, it is spot on perfect...
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 10, 2019, 09:19:02 AM
Bubble, thanks for posting Junee's picture.  I have a feeling she will be (or has already) eaten some of her bouquet.  I may be wrong, but it looked like fruits and vegetables.

Junee, you look wonderful and I hope if I reach your age that I look as good.

Dot is doing well with all of her aches and pains that she tries to ignore.  She had her 89th birthday in June.  Norm has been gone almost four years.

I hope you continue in good health.

Bubble, great pictures of Aviv.  It's nice to see a picture of an active boy doing what an active boy should be doing.  I'm glad you posted them.

Mary Ann

 
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Post by: Sandy on August 10, 2019, 12:41:19 PM
It is so hard to believe
that Norm and Papa John have been
gone now for so many years....
 :'(
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Post by: FlaJean on August 10, 2019, 12:55:32 PM
What a wonderful photo of Junee.  Enjoyed so much the photos of Aviv.  I love that cabin.

It is so hot this summer.  We took these photos of some otters having a "cool off" and having fun!

https://vimeo.com/353117567
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 10, 2019, 12:57:04 PM
Sandy, I know PJ died before Norm.  I have his obit in a file but have not looked to see the date or year.  I've said before that the problem with S&F is not that people die, but that we don't get any new people. 

Jean, otters are so cute and they do have so much fun.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 10, 2019, 01:19:59 PM
Thank you all for liking "my" photos!

Mary Ann, I believe PapaJohn passed away 5th Jan2015.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 10, 2019, 01:53:52 PM
Thanks Bubble, and Norm died in November 2015 - same year.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on August 10, 2019, 04:51:49 PM
Shirley, I saw your note in Vimeo but I couldn't find the reply they used to have.  It is so hot here and those otters were sure having fun.
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Post by: Shirley on August 10, 2019, 09:38:03 PM
Jean, I am in a constant state of confusion with all electronics. I finally found my Vimeo password & used it last time I posted a message in there & for some reason I didn't need to sign in to tell you how much I enjoyed the video this time. By the time I get back over to the Soda Shoppe I don't remember what all I wanted to say. Jack tried to tell me how to down size files to post, buy didn't get the hang of it.

Just got done making a pot of spaghetti sauce & washing the pots & pans... & running water through the Brita pitcher to make a pot of coffee before going to bed. I'll have some with a "Ding Dong" before going to bed but got to take a shower & wash my hair first. Sunday mornings comes early... don't want to make the coffee then, I can't tell the difference so just "nuke" a cup with breakfast while the cats are eating, must get out the door by 7:00 to get a parking place anywhere near the church! It was so humid tonight when I walked the cats down to the river, I could hardly hike back up the hill. The humidity must be same as the temperature, felt like I needed part the air.

Sure miss those guys with all their kidding around... (Papa John & Norm), Jack with his experimenting with all the new stuff on Windows 10. Sato left a message in the Soda Shoppe so hope he posts photos again. I know I have not taken many photos as most years but plan to start some serious painting for a while but have to organize this house first. I think I have been spending too much time on the computer & taking care of cats. It has been too hot to be outside this year, much more humid that normal. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 11, 2019, 12:22:02 PM
Shirley, I bet Jack would have liked that photo of you on the scooter.  I sure do miss his posting.  He left a big hole we can't fill, I'm afraid.  Sato Instant messages me every couple of days with pretty flowers and a video which I always enjoy.  I think resizing photos is a problem for many.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 11, 2019, 12:37:12 PM
I do believe Jack wv still looks in but i do miss the photos of Mimi and Ogle Bay...
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Post by: JeanneP on August 13, 2019, 12:40:42 PM
Great photo's in today. Thanks bubble for putting Junee birthday one in. Doesn't she look fantastic?
Glad she settled in good  after her move. Keep it up Junee.

Your family having a great time over in Europe. He sure is a lively boy.good he is getting to take such trips. Same age as our twins. Just going to fast. He takes such good photos. I like the little house they are staying in. I need one that size. Not a much work.
would like to take one last trip to U.k this fall. It is just the transportation now. Doubt I could handle the lines and luggage . Standing in lines.. Going to check out first class travel see if makes it easier.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 13, 2019, 02:10:18 PM
Jeanne, I no longer fly (unless an emergency), but on all three major airlines, I was a "frequent flyer" (just sign in to that, you don't have to be a frequent flyer) and when you do, they ask some questions, among them regarding the need for a wheelchair.  When you check in, mention the wheelchair, one comes and you are sped to the gate.  You are put on the plane first, there is a wheelchair when you land (usually the flight attendant will come to you to tell you there will be a chair waiting for you)and you will be wheeled to where you are picked up and the attendant stays with you until you are picked up,helps you with your luggage. 

I will say I don't remember if I had it in Europe or not and I flew to England and Germany.  It worked in Canada.

Think about it because it relieves a lot of pressure from you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: MaryTX on August 13, 2019, 04:01:11 PM
Jeanne, my daughter and I recently flew from Dallas-Fort Worth to Seattle and back.  When she made the reservations, she mentioned a wheelchair was needed at both airports. They were waiting at check in, wheeled me thru security and right to the gate and to luggage pickup.  In Seattle they even wheeled me to the rental car place. We also flew economy and aren't frequent flyers. It's been 10 years since I had flown.  I couldn't have made the trip otherwise. 

Mary
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 13, 2019, 05:57:15 PM
MaryTX, that has been my experience with wheelchairs.  I have a Frequent Flyer account, but I am not a frequent flyer.  I think the only perk I've used is the wheelchair and I've really needed it. 

I highly recommend getting a wheelchair for any older person.  Don't be ashamed to be seen in a wheelchair; it's faster than walking and easier on the legs and back!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 14, 2019, 01:15:32 PM
My experience was so bad on trip to Texas from Illinois about 10 years ago . Had myright leg in cast and had requested a Wheel chair Was O.K from local Aport but then in Chicago a lady picked me up. spoke Spanish. Took me to the wrong area for Texas Flight. Got lost finding where to go. Had her take me to the main office. Chewed them out when told me next flight would be 3 hours. Was going to a School Graduation that day. Now I am really mad and told them that better get me on next flight to Houston be it any plane. First class or private. My family in Texas had their company attorney on the phone also.  Talk about a Airport moving. Every Airport coming back had heard about it and i really did get first class treatment. Never used on again. I am short but can get mean...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 14, 2019, 03:00:32 PM
Jeanne, as my mother used to say "you're short, but, oh my!"

I did have an experience once where the chair was at the top of the gateway and it was hard to walk up.  Just before I got there, another woman took the chair.  I forget what I did, maybe took one of the moving carts.  But usually I had good service.  Whether it was because I was registered in the Frequent Flyer program or not, I don't know.  I do know that when there was a tight connection, having someone pushing me in the wheelchair got me to the gate on time.  As I said previously, if you're in a wheelchair, you go on the plane before others.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2019, 09:59:06 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2019, 10:01:23 AM
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A candy shop in Sweden. More interesting than museum I heard!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2019, 10:04:01 AM
A visit to a science Universeum

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2019, 10:06:33 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2019, 10:09:55 AM
The friend's house is "on the river" and has a nice deck

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 15, 2019, 10:33:35 AM
Bubble, I love the house and deck but especially the house! What a great time they must be having, educational and fun activities!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on August 15, 2019, 10:34:28 AM
Bubble, nice pictures of Illy and Aviv, but also the Swedish buildings etc.  The certainly are enjoying themselves.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on August 15, 2019, 12:22:25 PM
Bubble, what fun they must be having. I too love the house!! Can sit by the water side all day and dream..
Thank you for sharing..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 15, 2019, 07:09:50 PM
I envy them he trip.i could stand to be in a place like that. Been a awful summer here. Look good on those bikes.they will be hooked
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Post by: Shirley on August 15, 2019, 10:07:32 PM
What great photos, Bubble! Your Illy looks like such a fun person, I'm guessing a lot like you. I'm also guessing you enjoyed your kids as much as she does Aviv. How lucky for kids to be SO loved and SO enjoyed! Tell her I said "thanks" for sharing these days with us. Since I also have a house on a river, I was happy to know we didn't have to worry about flooding, does that area ever flood?  The area behind my house that runs into the water does flood over so can't put anything down there I wouldn't want to float off. Besides, I live in the city & the "Parks Dept" retained ownership of the land into the water. A mile away they allowed owners to built to the water & had problems with people not maintaining & had hazzards. That cabin/house is darling.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 16, 2019, 03:21:00 AM
I never heard of flooding in Sweden. I know they spend a lot of time on the water and even have a little yacht to go around the islands. Aviv and mom spent three days like that in one and loved sleeping while floating!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 16, 2019, 11:28:11 AM
Enjoyed the photos, Bubble.  The little yacht sounds so interesting.  "Sleeping while floating"—-blissful!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 16, 2019, 11:46:56 AM
My Texas family had a houseboat on a big lake in Texas. Had ssmall boats anchored to it. When stayin I always slept on one of them. Loved the rocking that the waves made during the night. Can always sleep good when near water.
Bubble . Now how long your family going to stay? Won't school be starting soon? Ours all eent back yesterday in my area.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 16, 2019, 01:49:43 PM
All schools start September 1st in Israel. They are coming back on the 23rd via Istanbul. Tomorrow they are moving to Copenhagen for four days.  I'll probably get more photos :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 16, 2019, 02:24:44 PM
School starts Monday the nineteenth here however many students are hunting or fishing, preparing for winter so many cities, towns and villages traditionally don't see the majority of students until mid-September.

I've really enjoyed seeing their vacation photos!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 16, 2019, 02:26:30 PM
Bubble...
...what scenic and tranquil settings...oh to be young, fit and able bodied again, i would be contented there...Thought that was Don in the top photo..I was just thinking, did they sneak him inside their suitcase...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 16, 2019, 06:05:42 PM
in an NPR article dated March 6, 2018,"Florida's Long-Lost Wild Flamingos Were Hiding in Plain Sight", Audubon research scientists discovered that Flamingos are breeding and living in Florida Bay.  It had been thought previously that the flamingos were not local Florida birds.  BUT they are!  However, mostly the Internet hasn't caught up with that knowledge yet.

https://vimeo.com/354302163
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Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2019, 09:47:13 PM
Such fun photos and variety of vacation spots, Bubble. I am always amazed how easy it is to travel between countries of Europe & the East/ Mediterrian, much like we go from state to state in the U.S. It is also so neat to see that the young, like Aviv and my great grandson, Jace, share the same interests.

Jean, I clicked your link & just have to tell you about our "wayward" flamingo that escaped from the Wichita zoo years ago & has been tracked for many years to a place in Texas. https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article230880504.html  Guess it got tired of the zoo, storms & winters. I think it was decided that it traveled with some migrating birds, but doubt if flamingos. Wildlife is fascinating, I am never bored out camping. Thanks for the video.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on August 16, 2019, 10:03:02 PM
Who knows maybe they're even visiting South Florida.  That was an interesting article.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2019, 03:38:16 AM
Now for a change of location.
Every Wednesday, one of the pedestrian streets in town becomes a flowers and second hand market. It is quite fun to stroll amid the different stalls, as Don can attest.
Shall we do that together?



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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2019, 03:43:18 AM
x On other days this street becomes a sitting area for all the cafes lining on both sides.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2019, 03:46:31 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2019, 03:49:51 AM
And now for the flowers. I can never resist buying some for my balcony.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2019, 03:52:24 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 17, 2019, 06:54:27 AM
Bubble ,enjoyed your photos . I would love to meander amongst all this too. What type of flowers did you give a new home to?
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Post by: Shirley on August 17, 2019, 07:41:37 AM
What fun photos, Bubble!  I have not seen a good "sidewalk sale" in years around here. Used to be my favorite thing to do. When we lived in Marlow (England) they had one every Thursday, had vendors from London (I was told) that came. I bought enough Harris tweed one time to make myself a coat & matching one for my then one year old little girl, & a skirt for her. I gave the coat to my mother when we got back & she wore it for a long time, had a pretty lining but was light weight & warm. I gave the coat & skirt to my daughter when HER daughter was that size. Few years ago I Googled & found that fabric still shown on the Harris Tweed site...only been 60+ years ago!

You are looking good, pretty sweater, looks soft, what fabric is that? Wish I could go up & down that street with you, customs would be busy checking my bags out! dream on..........

Goodness, I've sat here & day dreamed away more than an hour & half.... better get moving. My little red haired great gr-daughter's 6th birthday party is today. Both sets of grandparents share taking care of her & her little brother. They are the only grands on either side, & all showed up to watch her get on the school bus for her first day. I'll see if I can post some photos of the party. Thanks for the photos & memory boosters!


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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2019, 08:21:06 AM
Amy, I bought two kinds of petunia and two colors of geranium. They flowers for a very long time. I also got a small cactus: I love them near my desk.

Shirley, Harris tweed... Memories! When I was in college in London, I bought some lovely brown/tan tweed and made myself a  kilt with matching scarf with the surplus material. Years later, when it got too tight, I changed it to a sarafan (pinafore?) adding the scarf to the bottom to have enough length. I wore it for years and years.

That is not a sweater but a very light - almost transparent- cotton shirt that I wear to protect my arms in the sun. My apartment is some distance from that pedestrian street and almost no shade on the way. Thankfully my carer does not complain about pushing me in the sun, but I try not to request it around noon.

I hope you enjoy the birthday party.  Don't hesitate if you need help for the party photos.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 17, 2019, 10:41:08 AM
Bubble, I also enjoyed the pictures of the pedestrian flower and flea market.  We used to have a "nothing" mall near us and a couple times of year there would be an antique show.  I loved to wander through the displays, especially seeing things I was still using and not considering them as antiques! 

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on August 17, 2019, 01:40:23 PM
I love those street markets.  We had one in Ocala on Friday evenings during the fall and winter when the weather is so nice.  We had lots of snowbirds in the fall and winter from the north and more people to go to things like that in a small town.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 17, 2019, 04:00:32 PM
Jean, oddball that I am - there are garage and yard sales around here most of the year, but I don't go to any of them.  For one thing, I don't need anything.  But when I would visit Norm and Dot in Florida, we would go to nearby sales every weekend I was there.  Dot usually had something she was looking for and seldom found it, but I would look for pretty little dishes, costing usually 25c, maybe up to 50c.  Those would fit in my suitcase or carry-on (still possible in those days).  I think I have most of what I bought when there.

Mary Ann
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Post by: MarsGal on August 18, 2019, 07:08:38 AM
More wonderful photos. Loved the flowers, wonder about the statues of the guys pushing a wheel (reminds me of Sisyphus), and of course, I had to spend some time at the book table. Looks like you were enjoying yourself Bubble. So do Illy and Aviv. What a wonderful vacation they are having.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 18, 2019, 07:16:11 AM
Quote from: MarsGal on August 18, 2019, 07:08:38 AMMore wonderful photos. Loved the flowers, wonder about the statues of the guys pushing a wheel (reminds me of Sisyphus), and of course, I had to spend some time at the book table. Looks like you were enjoying yourself Bubble. So do Illy and Aviv. What a wonderful vacation they are having.

Almost all the books are in Russian. Would you be able to read? I stopped looking at this one.
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Post by: JeanneP on August 18, 2019, 12:53:14 PM
Great photos Bubble
How I miss the markets  in u.k. Nothing to match them here. Same market places still going in same areas in my home town that we're going 200 years ago.
Daughter is having a good trip. Now did she live in Europe at one time as she seems to have many friends scattered around. Amazing how easy now to travel around . I remember when had to stop at each border. I have one old passport showing the stamps.
Mind you ,i think it was a safer way back then. Should still be using passports . Not just on first entry.
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Post by: MarsGal on August 19, 2019, 06:43:58 AM
No, I don't read Russian, Bubble, but that doesn't stop me from checking out the covers.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 19, 2019, 07:10:47 AM
Today my "travelers" will go and visit the little mermaid in Copenhagen.

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Post by: Mary Ann on August 19, 2019, 07:20:06 AM
Bubble, when I was in Copenhagen, I saw the Little Mermaid. 

I think a couple of times in recent years, she has had her head cut off! 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 21, 2019, 08:41:34 AM
Last photos in Sweden

Travel in Sweden village
Luna Park Sweden
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 21, 2019, 08:47:53 AM
Train station Sweden to Danemark

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Changing of the guards - the Queen's Palace
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 21, 2019, 10:05:33 AM
Bubble, I recognized the changing of the guard at the palace in Copenhagen.  I was having trouble seeing because of the height of others and someone pushed me in front of the crowd so I could see - and photograph.  We had a car so took the ferry from Bornholm Island to Malmo Sweden, drove to a port to take another ferry to Denmark.  I don't remember the names of the cities, but the Danish city name started with K-- and involved Hamlet.  The Swedish city was just across the water and I think also began with the letter K--.  After 19 years, the memory leaves us, doesn't it?  The pictures do bring back memories, just not names!

I'm so glad Illy and Aviv are having such a good time and seeing so much. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on August 21, 2019, 12:15:44 PM
What a wonderfull vacation filled with  experiences they will never forget! How lucky they've been!
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Post by: Shirley on August 21, 2019, 01:24:48 PM
And I've enjoyed every photo shared! Thanks to you, Bubble, & your generous family. I've never seen any of those places. 

My photo taking is not doing well, but I switched SD cards in the camera & hoping for better. Seem to be going from the wee hours in the morning to late night, but spinning my wheels. I've cooked a lot this week & debating whether to deliver some
food to my gr-daughter's family, her husband was sick again. Don't think anything serious but been fairly often not up to par.

I got my freezer defrosted yesterday & discovered way too much stuff out of date so will go down to the river critters (those fox & coyotes, raccoons & opossum will eat anything). I will keep in the frig & take a little at a time. Only thing I've ever taken down that was refused by everything, was a box of cherry tomatoes. I thought the birds would enjoy them but they lay on that sand until they dried up & blew away. They didn't taste right to me so maybe there was something wrong about them, you think?  The catfish & carp that come when I whistle are back, love watching them flip & flop chasing the bread in the water. I figure what a loaf of the cheapest bread costs is not much to spend on "entertainment". 

Bubble, I will snag a few photos of the birthday party & send you, at this rate the kids will be in their teens before I get them resized! 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 22, 2019, 12:45:40 AM
Bubble, do you know if the Queen, Margrethe of Denmark was in her residence at the time..they usually have two or three residences depending on the months of the year...

The mermaid looks a lost soul...

Loved the photo of mother and son cuddling the statue..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 22, 2019, 03:04:44 AM
No idea Jackie, they did not say.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 22, 2019, 03:11:46 AM
For JaneS

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EMMA'S first day at preschool!  She's growing up too fast!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 22, 2019, 04:50:37 AM
bubble...
...it just adds to the excitement if young children know the King or Queen is actually there..

Jane S - Bubble...now the innocence and smile of a young child starting out their life will always bring a smile...Jane, you know what Emma is saying...." look at me, I am a big girl now..."
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 22, 2019, 05:29:39 AM
Jackie, I think Aviv couldn't care less if the Queen was there or not. Now if a dragon, or better, a dinosaur was found there, now that would be something else  ;D
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 22, 2019, 05:56:14 AM
Bubble...
....now if we both put our heads together ( not literally of course )...maybe we can arrange that...
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Post by: JaneS on August 22, 2019, 06:10:59 AM
Thank you, Bubble for posting.  When someone she doesn't know well talks to her, she gets this look on her face.  I think it says, "OK, I'll do that!  Not because you asked me to, but because, I want to see what happens when I do."  I think the look says she'll reserve opinion of that person until she sees what happens.  And I've decided that she looks like her daddy and that's OK because he's very handsome! 

Jackie, she's been telling us she's a "big girl now" ever since she could make herself known.  Thanks for noticing.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 22, 2019, 06:21:06 AM
Jane S...
... yes you are right...I can see it now...reserving judgement...eyeing up the situation...
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Post by: Shirley on August 22, 2019, 06:40:39 AM
What a doll, Jane! She still has that "pixie" look. It doesn't seem possible she is that big already! My gr-gr-daughter is near that age & can hold her own with big sister & brother!

Thanks for posting, Bubble. I still don't have the photos off the camera, been cooking up a storm, got the freezer defrosted & waiting for more!
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Post by: MarsGal on August 22, 2019, 06:44:43 AM
Very nice poses JaneS. I think Emma looks self-confident and forward-looking. And the wreath and mat are a very nice background.
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Post by: Mary Ann on August 22, 2019, 10:08:52 AM
A little sweetheart, Jane, I didn't think she was old enough for school. 

I'm sure my mother walked me the block to school but I don't remember my first day of school.  I do know it was a brand new school and the kindergarten room had a big "bathtub" in it for fish.  I have no recollection of any parents, so I think my first day was lost in the hubbub.  That was 90 years ago in early September!

I hope Emma remembers her first day of school and she should with pictures.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Marilyne on August 22, 2019, 10:55:59 AM
Jane - Such an adorable picture of Emma!  I just love her color coordinated outfit, with the pink shoes matching her print blouse with the little bow!  What a cutie she is!
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Post by: JaneS on August 22, 2019, 08:42:51 PM
Thanks for the nice comments!  I forget who asked but Asbury is a pre-school run by the church that they attend.  They encourage the mothers to attend a Bible study that's run at the same time.  I don't know Ali does that or not.  She said that she hoped to be able to but she hasn't mentioned it.  They live in Oklahoma so I don't see them.  Pictures are my saving grace.  I wonder how the pioneers did it.  They didn't even have pictures and sometimes they didn't even know where their kids ended up.  It must have been very frustrating!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 23, 2019, 04:08:49 AM
Posting for Shirley

Pulled out some photos, not real good but shows the "inflatable" before ready to play on, when the group was listening to my gr-daughter (she's the big person in the group) giving them instructions about scavenger hunt. The yard was full of more kids & parents on the other side of the water fun, they were hanging around the food court. 

If you look close you can see the water shooting out of the "cannons" on either end of the inflatable, they are movable so kids can squirt the ones coming down the slide. The water is running all the time to keep the slide wet, they've had this for several years & only put it out for special occasions.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 23, 2019, 04:10:17 AM
from Shirley

Had the one photo of a double rainbow on the SC card so thought I'd send it along. The colors were so vivid, but not as good as when I have the "Extreme" SD cards in the camera.

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Post by: JaneS on August 23, 2019, 07:09:48 AM
Love them all!  Especially the rainbow!  We had one the other day but I didn't get a pic! 
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Post by: Amy on August 23, 2019, 07:41:51 AM
What fun the kids must have had on the inflatable!!

Shirley,does that mean TWO pots of gold??
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Post by: angelface555 on August 23, 2019, 11:39:29 AM
Loving all the children and babies!

It isn't in the same spot but an anonymous person(s) put this plastic replica up in Demark while the actual statue had been taken in for vandalism repair.



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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 23, 2019, 12:14:37 PM
Macabre!   :D
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Post by: Shirley on August 23, 2019, 01:08:01 PM
Haha, Patricia, took a quick & sharp mind to think that up!

Thanks, Bubble.... for resizing & posting. Are your kids back yet?  I expect you will get ears full from both! 

The kids are not all my grands, only 2 of them. Friends of the birthday girl & long time friends of her parents that have kids the same ages. The cousins of Birthday Girl were out of town, but one little red head is her brother. Not sure who the other little red head is but Birthday Girl does have bright red, curly hair. The kids love to see how it blows up & water fills... & they go up & down that slide as fast as they can get around from one end to the other.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 23, 2019, 01:17:03 PM
They are back but did not have yet the opportunity for hearing all about it. They were exhausted from the return trip: had to get up at 4.00AM for the first lap, then 3H waiting in Istanbul for the next flight. When they arrived, it was end of work hours, and incredible traffic jam on the road to get back here after dark.
Aviv fell asleep in the taxi on the way back.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 31, 2019, 07:49:00 AM
Last memories from Copenhagen

The round Tower
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Wonderland
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Mermaid in the Hotel Lobby
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 31, 2019, 07:51:04 AM
This is The Lovers Bridge.
Couples come here and put a lock on the bridge, throw the key in the water, to symbolize they will be together forever.


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Post by: SCFSue on August 31, 2019, 09:54:23 AM
Bubble, that's an interesting tradition with the locks at the bridge.  Thanks for sharing.

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on August 31, 2019, 01:18:14 PM
Bubble lovely photos from a wonderful trip! I'm confused over the bridge? It must not be in Paris as I heard that the police cut off the locks as the combined weight at that time was causing great damage to the structure. "Too much of a good thing?"
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 31, 2019, 01:30:18 PM
Those locks are in Copenhagen. They did not go to France this time.
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Post by: angelface555 on August 31, 2019, 02:55:50 PM
Thanks for letting me know.
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Post by: Amy on August 31, 2019, 06:58:22 PM
Bubble, beautiful photos..amazing stone work on the road!! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: Shirley on August 31, 2019, 07:22:17 PM
Love the photos and am so impressed with your daughter, Bubble. She looks like a kid! My kids are all older, born in '56: '60 & '63. I was not familiar with the lock tradition but think it is neat that she showed us. The buildings are so different "from the norm" that we see in this flat land. Thank her for me, she does a better job of taking interesting photos than my grands do when they travel. Besides, since I don't do Facebook I have to wait until one of my kids "snags" some to send me. It is how they all share their photos but I don't want to spend any more time knowing every detail of their lives! I have really enjoyed this trip with Illy, a part of the world I have not visited.

So how is the season in Alaska, Patricia?  We are not  one of the states to get to see the northern lights tonight... I do remember seeing them in MO when I was a kid. After driving to MO last Wed & home on Thursday, only just over 500 miles round trip.... but I am still worn out. Think as much the loading & stress of cats not enjoying the ride as the drive. My hands are sore from hanging onto the steering wheel so tight, had a strong head wind that changed to cross wind on the way home.  The drive across the Flint Hills is beautiful (to me) any time of year, can picture the wagon trains working their way up & down the gullies.

I bought a new Garmin GPS that my daughter set up for me, all I had to do was put in my sister's address & this nice voice warned me of lane changes & turns. I just clicked on "take me home" when I left the lake & it took the same route I take myself, but was nice to not have to watch for changes in the roads. Can't believe how much road work is going on the entire way, not 10 miles without orange cones & "lane closed" ahead signs.

Would you believe I did not take a single photo even at my sister's house??? The Flint Hills are still green, had quite a bit of rain recently. At the cattle pens they were loading lots of cattle into monster trucks to send to market. One of the main processing plants in KS had a fire & they are having to find other places to deliver to. Cats had their supper & all out, now my turn.

You snuck in, Amy, and now I'll have to go look at the stone roads. Thanks for the tip!
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Post by: JeanneP on September 01, 2019, 11:50:39 AM
Bubble
Sounds like they had a great trip.Eurpoe had some great weather this summer. That tower building really interesting. I had never heard of it before.
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Post by: Joy on September 01, 2019, 12:12:02 PM
Hi !  thinking about Jean and Larry this morning, and hope that they won't be in the path of the hurricane.  It doesn't seem to know where to go. But, it does look like it won't get in as far as they are.  Although they might get some of the rain and wind.  They have lived in FLorida for a long time, so I am sure they know how to be prepared.

Stay safe, Jean and Larry.

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on September 01, 2019, 02:46:02 PM
I hadn't check in for several days.  Our eyes have been on the news with this monstrous storm on its way.

Thanks Joy for thinking of us.  It looks like we will be way west of the storm according to the present track.  While you are dreading the coming of winter, we will be happy to see summer gone and winter approach.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 03, 2019, 01:38:54 AM
For JaneS

This is who I spent Labor Day With,  The big one is my "granddog" and the
little one is my "great granddog".  Both their parents were there too.


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Post by: Shirley on September 03, 2019, 08:07:32 AM
Love the dogs, Jane, and think that is a great photo of you! Grinning at the little one, "Keep that monster away from me!"  Are the dogs really good friends? Yellow is a good color for you.  What amazes me is not a single thing out of place in your kitchen! :thumbup:   Thanks, Bubble, for posting & the link to ride over on.
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Post by: JaneS on September 03, 2019, 08:12:55 AM
Sunday was their first meeting and they got along famously.  Cooper, the little one, is everyone's friend.  He's a rescue and he's loved live ever since we all adopted him.  Tripper is the lab mix and he's a rescue too.  They must have known they were both lucky but I think our family is lucky to have them. 

And it's not my kitchen.  It's my daughter, Cathy's kitchen.  She's a very good housekeeper without making anyone uncomfortable in her home.  Of course, it helps that she has a husband who was taught at a very early age, to clean up after himself. 
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Post by: Gloria on September 03, 2019, 11:15:55 AM
JANE  wonderful picture of you, love both dogs and looks like you do. too.
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 03, 2019, 11:22:36 AM
SCOOTER1.jpg

My new mode of transportation
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 03, 2019, 11:24:45 AM
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Post by: MarsGal on September 03, 2019, 11:47:24 AM
Lookin' good, Don. I like your new "wheels".

Hi, Jane. Nice photo.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 03, 2019, 11:53:15 AM
Don.
Looking good. Love your new ride. Looks like you riding a motorcycle.
Nice wide hallways there. Do you get outdoors with it daily? Could set up a race with it.
Do many of the people there have them?
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 03, 2019, 12:06:26 PM
That's a good mode of transportation, Don.  It will take you all over your buildings and you can visit with everyone.

Jane, that is a good picture of you and the dogs.  I would like to pet both of them because they have big enough heads to pet.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on September 03, 2019, 12:12:47 PM
Love your new mode of transportation Don!! Now don't be popping wheelies on it..
You're looking good also!
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Post by: Amy on September 03, 2019, 12:17:06 PM
Jane, I recognized the kitchen :) Love the dogs and so happy that they have a forever home. Shirley is right, you do look good in yellow...I also like you in pink.Have the photo of you and my son looking at me :)
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 03, 2019, 02:19:40 PM
]My wheels have opened up a whole new vista for me.  I can of course traverse the grounds, but] I have ventured downtown and even to the shopping mall several miles away.
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 03, 2019, 02:33:16 PM
Don, I'm so happy for you.  Your new "wheels" has opened an entire new life for you.  More power to you!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Radioman34 on September 03, 2019, 02:40:42 PM
The backyard of the residence abounds in wildlife such as squirrels, chipmunks and lots of birds. I caught this one from my lunch table
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Post by: Shirley on September 03, 2019, 05:09:28 PM
Love your new "HOT" rod, Don!  That is really one spiffy set of wheels, how fast will it go?  Maybe you better not admit.  ;) I bought me an "E-bike" (battery power).. that is set to go no more than 20 mph so is legal on bike paths & most sidewalks. Cute little squirrel, now you can get that camera charged & show us all around. I assume most motorized wheels are limited to the same speed. Happy for you, be safe & enjoy! Thanks for the photos. Shirley
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Post by: angelface555 on September 03, 2019, 09:25:09 PM
Don, now you're all set to go off roading!  :thumbup:  ;)
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Post by: SCFSue on September 04, 2019, 11:47:57 AM
Woo Hoo, Don!  I can't drive my car anymore but my sons have let me keep it.  The one who lives nearest me uses it to take me to medical appointments and this is one reason I keep it.  I also have a neighbor who has used it to take me to appointments when my son is out of town.  So I am thankful for the car, my son who lives nearby and the neighbor who will take me to the bank in my car!

Your new ride is pretty snazzy and I know you must enjoy getting out on your own when the weather is nice!  Enjoy!

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 14, 2019, 05:35:45 AM
Find the camel

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Post by: Amy on September 14, 2019, 10:37:12 AM
I see the  fellow.......won't say so others can see..
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Post by: JeanneP on September 14, 2019, 11:48:22 AM
Bubble

I think I can S E E It but not sure.

I love these things. Find some more.
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Post by: Amy on September 14, 2019, 02:44:09 PM
I agree JeanneP hope more will be posted!
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Post by: MarsGal on September 14, 2019, 04:34:27 PM
I can see everything but the Camel.
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Post by: Sandy on September 14, 2019, 06:21:52 PM
Nice Camel !      :coolsmiley:
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Post by: Shirley on September 14, 2019, 10:20:06 PM
Found it! Love this, may I copy & send to my great grands?  They are into finding things in pictures & would love this! Long ago I had an artist friend that painted "paint" horses that were filled with all sort of other figures. Very interesting, she had more patience that I do. I've never seen one like this, different animals, especially in color. Thank you!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 15, 2019, 02:59:02 AM
Sure Shirley!  I too received if from a friend who knows my interest in puzzles and searches.
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Post by: MarsGal on September 15, 2019, 05:27:19 AM
Ok, I finally found it.
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Post by: JaneS on September 15, 2019, 10:52:12 AM
SAW IT!  Thanks
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Post by: Denver on September 16, 2019, 03:45:46 PM
I am nearly blind and I can NOT see a camel to save me🙀😫
Believe me, I see EVERY OTHER type of animals, etc, but that camel escapes me😤😤😤
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Post by: Shirley on September 16, 2019, 06:10:51 PM
Jenny, the trick is not to search all the swirls but to look "for a camel".... it isn't hiding.  :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 17, 2019, 08:19:11 AM
Jenny, enlarge the picture, the camel will jump out at you, it is so visible
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Post by: Shirley on September 17, 2019, 08:23:25 AM
:thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  I hoped my "tip" wouldn't ruin it for all.... I don't do crosswords or any of the other type games except for something like this. Thanks, Bubble.
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Post by: donklan on September 17, 2019, 11:13:09 AM
BUBBLE....I give up...between or touching which critters?...Don't answer here ...PM or Email me, please.
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Post by: donklan on September 17, 2019, 11:44:57 AM
Thanks BUBBLE.....THAT'S NOT FAIR!!!
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Post by: JeanneP on September 17, 2019, 11:47:24 AM
O.k bubble. Now time to tell us where it is . See how many right. See if you can find more. Not to many of us know how to put things on photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 17, 2019, 01:21:22 PM
Quote from: JeanneP on September 17, 2019, 11:47:24 AMO.k bubble. Now time to tell us where it is . See how many right. See if you can find more. Not to many of us know how to put things on photos.

Enlarge - Between the back leg of the horse and the raised hand of the ape, on the right of the tiger. It has two humps and is light yellow!
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Post by: Shirley on September 17, 2019, 05:10:42 PM
Okay, look to the right of the picture (left side of face) where lips come together... if they smiled any wider the camel would be bumped off......... does that work?
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Post by: JeanneP on September 18, 2019, 11:21:59 AM
Just a white dot. No wonder I couldn't find that one.
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Post by: JeanneP on September 18, 2019, 11:35:45 AM
Can't bring this forum up after 2016 it keeps going back to.
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 18, 2019, 12:26:48 PM
Thanks, Jeanne, your tip let me find the camel.  I had looked and looked and never saw that small camel.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on September 21, 2019, 03:38:01 PM
Okay, Bubble.... got any more of those?  I am worn to a fraz already this day... going to say morning but it is afternoon! Had a job I dreaded, grinding up a couple big eye of round roasts that I cooked last night. My family loves meat spread & I am the only one willing to put in all the time & effort, but know it will be memories for them long after I am gone. About to retire from this job, though. Maybe a nap will give the head an adjustment, you think? 

I tried to get photos of the fish I've been feeding on the river bank, no good with camera or cell phone. I can't toss the bread, whistle & take pics at the same time.  :crazy2:  ;D They jump all over each other to grab a bite, getting so big you wouldn't believe. I'll keep trying.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 22, 2019, 02:06:43 AM
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Try, Shirley!
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Post by: Shirley on September 22, 2019, 11:03:10 PM
hahahaha, for starters, Bubble...1. that carton in the frig with "Use by Mar.2006" rings true... I recently defrosted my freezer & found some out of date stuff. Not sure why some stayed in so long because I have to defrost it every year! This time all went to the river & was eaten overnight (let it thaw out first & kept in the lower level frig so I took only a portion down every night.) 2.On the counter is chicken & other foods together (Oh! NO!) 3.Pan handle sticking out on the stove & about to fly off as man's tummy touches it. 4. Butter melting onto the dog's food. 5.Woman's hair in the food. ?6. Sun shining on foods?  7.Oven next to a frig (about as dumb as MY kitchen, builder put frig built in opening right over a main furnace duct under the floor). Cabinets all around and no other place for it without completely remodeling. I'm sure that dirty boy should not be grabbing an apple without washing hands, you think? Could be that open refrigerator door is letting the food warm up too much.  Thank you, Bubble... fun!
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Post by: JeanneP on September 23, 2019, 06:52:36 PM
Shirley

You did good I would have missed a couple of them you saw. Will get ack to it soon
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 24, 2019, 05:33:52 AM
what about the open oven overheating the room?

Shirley, I think answers at first would be better given in PM so as to give a chance to others. What do you think?

I'll see if I can find more...
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 26, 2019, 01:42:58 PM
Just had a gushing downpour of rain yet the sun was shining from the front so i just knew a rainbow would be out the back somewhere, it wasn't there at first then this started to appear straight in front of me and lasted for a good few minutes just giving me time to capture it at its best...Apologies wasn't sure which of the three was the clearest... I will delete the other two when i make up my mind..
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Post by: MarsGal on September 26, 2019, 01:45:02 PM
Lovely shot, Jackie. Funny you should post it now. It started raining here a little while ago, no sun though to bring on a rainbow.
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Post by: Marilyne on September 26, 2019, 01:49:52 PM
Jackie - a beautiful photo, perfectly framed!  :thumbup:
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Post by: Mary Ann on September 26, 2019, 02:54:45 PM
Jackie, three great pictures but I like the top one best because the building is not in it.  Otherwise, I'd say they are identical, except you moved away a bit.

Maybe the rainbow is a good luck symbol for you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 26, 2019, 03:09:27 PM
Mary Ann...
...sorted, that was my original choice...the other two have now gone...There are black and white cows the other side of that hedge although they could be anywhere as there is a lot of field...
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Post by: Shirley on September 26, 2019, 05:51:51 PM
What a beautiful shot, Jackie!  Most of the time around here there are power lines or something ugly in the way. I didn't get here fast enough to see all 3 but "you did good, Girl!"  Always looks strange to me how the center of the circle (bottom sky under the rainbow} is so much lighter blue than the top. Sure is a pretty area you live in.

Right you are, Bubble, the oven heating the room.... and if you notice, I did make that post at 10:03 pm & I didn't notice what time you posted but so tickled to see a new one I just jumped in. I don't do cross words or any of the puzzles most people like... but do like the picture ones. How's Don doing since he got his new wheels? 

Finally finished with the roof on my house so maybe a few days of peace before the next storm hits.
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Post by: FlaJean on September 27, 2019, 01:17:32 PM
That is a lovely photo, Jackie.  Something about those rainbows always make me feel good!
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Post by: Denver on October 01, 2019, 02:59:01 PM
WOW, JACKIE😍 What a beautiful picture of a Rainbow!  I did not get to see all three shots, but this one certainly is special.

JEAN, you are right, a Rainbow is a feel good thing.  In this case, I HOPE it gave JACKIE a EXTRA good feeling!

MARY ANN, I, too, hope this beautiful Rainbow is a Good Lück sign for JACKIE💕



 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 02, 2019, 11:57:32 AM
For your amusement.
Please give your answers in a PM or on a email, so others will have a chance to play.

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Post by: angelface555 on October 02, 2019, 01:28:34 PM
Bubble, I sent you a PM.
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Post by: Amy on October 02, 2019, 02:02:22 PM
Bubble, another one on its way. :)
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Post by: JeanneP on October 02, 2019, 04:56:23 PM
Bubble
I a just going to write a list .see how nake out at the end. I have never used the PM. Had to think but remembered personal message. Love doing these
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 03, 2019, 04:45:33 AM
Jeanne, you can also use my email (on my profile) if it is easier for you.
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Post by: JeanneP on October 04, 2019, 12:56:55 PM
Finely, I great fall day. Only going to 67 deg. Lot of sun and so I am just going to read postings. Dress up and out for a few hours. I think we are through with all this hot weather that has kept me worn out. Can't take it. Willget back to those last two puzzles when get back.
Enjoy your days ladies......
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 05, 2019, 03:30:41 AM
Find 15 differences answers
 
1. Building is missing left side

2.Door is missing

3 Umbrella is different : circles vs squares

4.Leaf is missing on left  of girl.

5. Leaf is missing on right of girl.

6. Grass at the base of building is different

7. Pants are different: lines/squares

8.Puddle is missing at back of foot on left hand side

9. Pup is missing.

 10. Left Antenna  is missing

11. Smile of the girl is different.

12. The button is missing from the left pocket.

13. The button is missing from the right pocket.

14. The umbrella handle is different.

15. The hem of the coat is different.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 05, 2019, 03:32:00 AM
Bravo to the participants! Amy and Angel found them all!
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Post by: Amy on October 05, 2019, 07:42:36 AM
Bubble, thank you ,that was fun..
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Post by: angelface555 on October 05, 2019, 11:03:33 AM
Let's hear it for the As!  :thumbup:

That was fun, Bubble.
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Post by: Shirley on October 06, 2019, 11:03:52 AM
I just got back in town last night & on computer for the first time since last Monday.... so I got the picture & answers at the same time!  Still enjoyed going over all the differences, thanks, Bubble.  Raining here so can't finish cleaning out the motorhome. Should be okay for next few days so will try to get everything taken care of before the "gutter guys" come to put up all new gutters & need my driveway. Had a nice week, too hot the first couple days in central Missouri, but cooled down nicely. I donated the old school books, some that belonged to my gr-mother & others to my father & siblings (from 1880s to early 1913.) Then a couple nights in a campground at Truman Lake (joins Lake of the Ozarks at Warsaw). Had a high school class luncheon/reunion Friday & came home yesterday. I am sleepy & tired, that kind of weather & day, so think I will nap before starting the clean up. Thanks for the find it puzzle, Bubble.
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Post by: Amy on October 06, 2019, 02:19:02 PM
Can you find it??? She is looking right at you! :)

Hope this works..

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 06, 2019, 02:45:32 PM
I sent you a PM.
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Post by: Amy on October 06, 2019, 03:57:02 PM
Yes ,you found it...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 07, 2019, 06:22:50 AM
Beautiful, Amy!
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Post by: Amy on October 07, 2019, 07:07:24 AM
Bubble, thank you. She thought she was hidden . :)
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Post by: FlaJean on October 07, 2019, 01:04:11 PM
Larry took this photo of one of our Hummingbirds in the backyard.
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Post by: FlaJean on October 07, 2019, 01:05:34 PM
I took this photo of the same Hummingbird.  This is his back.
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Post by: Mary Ann on October 07, 2019, 01:41:42 PM
Jean, great pictures by both you and Larry.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on October 07, 2019, 02:38:07 PM
Jean, he is beautiful!!! You both did an awesome job!
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Post by: Shirley on October 07, 2019, 09:04:26 PM
Neat shot of the deer, Amy... was that near your house?  I've only seen one since living here... running down along the houses across the street. Someone said it jumped a fence & wandered off. Have seen wild turkey a couple times & the beaver was at work down along the river today, fresh cuts of the willow that grows there.

Super photos of the hummer, Jean.... it doesn't look like the ones we see in Colorado. I think most of them have the ruby throat... but have that shimmery green back. They are amazing birds & love to watch them in CO. They do migrate through here but I never have the flowers to attract them.
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Post by: Amy on October 08, 2019, 07:27:05 AM
Shirley, not far from here. We were on our way to work and the road we travelled is secluded and has all kinds of wild life about.
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Post by: SCFSue on October 09, 2019, 10:17:08 AM
I'm with Will Rogers.  When I die, I want to go to the same place my dog, Stubby, did!

Sue
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Post by: JeanneP on October 10, 2019, 01:25:12 PM
Great shot Jean. Amazing that it would stay still for you. Must have a great camera and be quite a way from it. such colours. Looks pretty good size for a hummingbird. Don't seem them around here. Not may birds at all anymore. think just to much construction going one. Even rabbits and small things gone. Think did have a coon though the other night get in my garbage,
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Post by: FlaJean on October 10, 2019, 05:45:09 PM
The hummingbirds are real tiny but the camera has a fairly good zoom.  Now they have left us and gone further south. We sure enjoyed them while they were here.
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Post by: Amy on October 11, 2019, 10:49:38 AM
Shirley, one morning we came across twins, unfortunately I couldn't get a photo of them together but managed to get this one.

SCFSue, I agree.love my dogs..rsz_1img_0779.jpg
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Post by: MarsGal on October 11, 2019, 11:03:56 AM
Very lovely shot, Amy.

I got to see a mother and one of her fawns last week when I took Oscar for his annual physical and shots. They went by as I was taking Oscar into the Vet's. Although I was quick to turn the carrier around for Oscar to see, I am not sure he did. One of the gals at the desk says there are two fawns, but I only saw the one.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 11, 2019, 12:48:05 PM
Great photo of the fawn, Amy! The only deer we have other than moose is the Sitka black-tailed deer in the Southeast.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 11, 2019, 06:21:12 PM
MarsGal, thank you. One doesn't always have a camera when we get to see the wild life. Maybe the other fawn was laying down?

Patricia, I looked the Sitka deer up and it looks to be a little smaller than the white tailed deer.  We have moose here along with Elk . The elk were brought in and the famers aren't too pleased about them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 11, 2019, 07:58:29 PM
What a great shot of the fawn, Amy! Such a baby, I thought they lost their spots before the first winter. I heard on the radio that another deer with that "wasting disease" was discovered in KS. I know it was around Yellowstone at one time but had not realized the disease had spread to KS. Seems not dangerous to humans or farm animals... I've never heard what causes it. I wonder if Jack ever peeks in to see what is going on.... I don't think visitors can view photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 12, 2019, 01:47:58 AM
( Fawn ) a stunning photo of one of God's beautiful creatures...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 12, 2019, 05:07:46 AM
Amy, what a beauty! I envy you for that wild life. Here I only see street cats and pigeons. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 12, 2019, 05:08:41 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 12, 2019, 09:57:45 AM
I finally found 7...........but I ain't tellin'............... :2funny:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 12, 2019, 01:40:01 PM
Great! I hope more will find it worth looking :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 12, 2019, 05:32:23 PM
Did it!! Mercy my eyes are on cheeks now...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2019, 03:33:25 AM
Bravo!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 13, 2019, 06:55:17 AM
Yes i did too but i am keeping schum..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 13, 2019, 08:20:54 AM
I tried but for some reason, I can't have both photos on screen at the same time so I gave up!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2019, 02:05:20 PM
schum..???  Is that mum?
Great if you found them all :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2019, 02:06:14 PM
Jane, try copy and paste on word pad and then you will see it!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 15, 2019, 09:01:43 AM
I can copy it but I can't past it.  All I get when I try to paste is "IMG and some numbers.  Oh well!  Have fun everyone!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 15, 2019, 09:09:22 AM
Made the printing on the page smaller and I got it!  All 7
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 15, 2019, 10:16:41 AM
Bubble....Shtum or schtum not sure correct spelling, seems to have various spellings.....keeping quiet...but i think you know what i was trying to say...something my late father often was saying...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on October 15, 2019, 09:32:01 PM
Quote from: JaneS on October 15, 2019, 09:01:43 AMI can copy it but I can't past it.  All I get when I try to paste is "IMG and some numbers.  Oh well!  Have fun everyone!
After you copy it try pasting into WordPad, or an image program.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on October 17, 2019, 10:59:45 PM
Thanks, Rammel but I was trying to paste it into word pad! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 18, 2019, 12:54:37 PM
IMG signifies a photo or picture file.

"The Best Free Photoshop Alternatives,"

https://tinyurl.com/y5xl27w2



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 18, 2019, 02:57:29 PM
phpZe4ppqAM.jpg Two Moons.jpg

This was taken just down the road a bit..Two moons ..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 18, 2019, 04:00:03 PM
Wow, what a catch!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: donklan on October 18, 2019, 10:01:45 PM
IMG_1479~photo.jpg There was a problem during the uploading of IMG_1479~photo.jpg.
Your attachment has failed security checks and cannot be uploaded. Please consult the forum administrator. 0.2 MB

What does this refer to?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2019, 08:05:41 AM
The size? probably need to compress more.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: donklan on October 19, 2019, 09:31:52 AM
Does that mean that every photo posted here is 130k or less?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2019, 11:46:33 AM
yes, it does.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 19, 2019, 12:29:58 PM
In an average photo, I resize the highest number, width, or height to 900 with other numbers adjusting to fit. Then I set a jpg compression to 20 and send it to my photo folder. I was playing with a Selectric focus.



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 19, 2019, 12:34:07 PM
20190920_134546g.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2019, 12:55:33 PM
try that on a macro of flower like our Japanese friend used to post... I think it gives the best effect with one main central point of focus and the surrounding foggy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 19, 2019, 01:27:40 PM
Sorry, you'll have to wait a few months for that!  The original photo(s)  was taken on the way to the bus depot last summer. The attempt using my photo program didn't work as well as my Nikon. I used a photo taken last summer of a wild rose,(woodland rose); bush.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 19, 2019, 02:51:46 PM
Beautiful rose Patricia...can almost smell the fragrance!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 19, 2019, 04:12:01 PM
I haven't heard the loons in a long while now, think they have headed south.rsz_img_0721.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on October 19, 2019, 08:17:27 PM
When I first started posting photos a few years ago, it was 500 on largest side and 150kb or less. Then Jeanne Lee said Pat changed it to 640 on largest side and 160kb or less.  But things have changed so much since then ??.

Perhaps Michael could let us know what his preference is since he has kindly given us space on his server.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 19, 2019, 09:26:42 PM
Jean, Beverly was concerned about you and Nestor in Norm's B&T, so will you go there to let her know you haven't blown away?

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 20, 2019, 10:36:01 AM
Amy, that is a wonderful loon family photo! Ours have also left for Southern climes. Jean, it was changed a year or so ago. When you post a photo, look at the automatic specifications. Also, Bubble, who is the administrator, will tell you the size used.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 20, 2019, 06:32:23 PM
Patricia, thank you. I also have a photo of the Mom feeding one of the babies but not sure if it will post.I think he is saying MOM, I don't like sushi!! Cook it please!phpppltXbPM.jpg Cook It Mom!.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 21, 2019, 04:25:08 AM
Amy I resized your loon photo which was a bit big.
Max size should be 800px on the longest  side and no more than 120/130 Kb
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2019, 07:35:07 AM
Bubble, thank you. I do resize but couldn't believe the size when it posted!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 21, 2019, 11:25:40 AM
I have used 900px for over a year, which is what the automatic sizing goes to for mine?

Amy, your loon photos are interesting, and I envy your proximity. We do have a 2,200-acre wildlife sanctuary that has the public viewing areas partially within city limits. Plus, the occasional city moose or other city animals. But the increasing city size plus my lack of mobility has cut short the rambling around the edges I used to enjoy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 21, 2019, 12:31:23 PM
Angel, 900 would be OK if the Kb is not too heavy!
Amy's loons were over 1.200 px if I remember correctly. Too much :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2019, 12:41:24 PM
Bubble, trying another one, I did shrink to 350  so we shall see.
Each morning when we went to work ,this little fellow would greet us. He didn't seem to be afraid of us and you could talk away to him.phpolnDU5AM.jpg Bunny.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 21, 2019, 01:24:42 PM
What a cutie Amy!  But why that small? He deserves a 800!  :D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 21, 2019, 01:53:05 PM
On a 900 size I export to jpeg, compress at 20 which gives right on or about 99kb.

Amy, you have some nice animal photos! Do you have any Tundra and or Snowshoe hares in your area? They're very common here.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2019, 03:20:40 PM
Patricia, thank you. Love photographing the wildlife here. We do have snowshoe hares here. The rabbits seem to go in cycles, at times you will see a lot, other times not so many.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2019, 03:24:11 PM
This fellow enjoyed his photo taken. Stayed in one spot for a long time. Hope the size is correct.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2019, 03:31:45 PM
Oh my he looks like he was on a diet!! Will try this one ..phphcetTQPM.jpg Moose 1.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 21, 2019, 03:53:11 PM
Amy, your post, #7651 shows a size of  compression 322.92 KB, 1296x972 or 1296=Height and 972=width.

Your highest number should be no more than 900. Thus it would be resized to 900 widths and 675 height. 322kb compressed.  An any resize of heightxwidth, the highest number should be no more than either 800 or 900 your preference. It would look like this;


rsz_img_0171.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 21, 2019, 04:01:45 PM
I'll bite - I'm not into wildlife although I can identify some animals.  So what is this?  A mule?  A donkey?  A burro?

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2019, 04:11:00 PM
Patricia, I am totally confused. My first on is bigger when I posted the second one smaller..and yours looks bigger than the one I posted in 7651...
Thank you for helping me.

MaryAnn, this is a young bull moose..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 21, 2019, 05:05:59 PM
Amy, thanks, I should have thought of that because I have seen enough pictures of moose to know what they look like - except this one is young.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 21, 2019, 05:46:55 PM
Amy, its all perception.

Your photo in post 7651 had a height of 1297 pixels and a width of 972 pixels. Your most significant number of the two to fit into S&F photo guidelines should be 900 pixels and not 1297 pixels. Some prefer 800 instead of 900 pixels. When you change the largest number of pixels in the height-width to 900, you will see 900 as the most significant number and 675 as the smaller number. Thus instead of a height of 1297 (Your most significant number.), you have 900.

And it changes the second number automatically from your 972 or smallest number to 675, thus fitting into S&F guidelines. It also, since its a lower equation, changed the compression number from 322.92kb to the 322kb compression with the smaller size.

Basically, to post on Seniors and Friends, your largest number in height or width shouldn't be larger than 900.

Did that help?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 21, 2019, 06:08:59 PM
Patricia, thank you, yes it did help..now just to do it!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 22, 2019, 10:25:01 PM
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-130918171805.jpeg)

This was taken from my brother's front porch in Vermont.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 22, 2019, 10:35:18 PM
I'm experimenting.I've almost forgotten how to post pictures from my Gallery! Still working on it. Are the rest of you using the Gallery to post? Also wondering if you have to scroll horizontally to see the whole picture? I do.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 23, 2019, 04:05:28 AM
Angel, thanks so much for helping with the resizing explanations.
I am sorry I am not much present this week, dealing with doctors appointments and tests. Just be patient with me! :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 23, 2019, 07:47:33 AM
Beverly, what a beautiful shot!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on October 23, 2019, 09:02:47 AM
Beverly, I'd love a view like that off my front porch.  And how beautiful it would be with the colored leaves. 

Lake Michigan is still churning up the whitecaps.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 23, 2019, 11:39:15 AM
Beverly, that is a beautiful photo and other than some differences, reminds me of here. The reason you had to scroll is that your most significant number was a width of 971. When resizing, your most significant number, either height or width, should be no more than 900 to fit into S&F guidelines.

I never use my gallery now. When I go to attachments and other options, add files, my photos are stored on a separate drive.

Bubble, no worries. When people have issues, I always want to help even sometimes unasked!   ::)   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 23, 2019, 03:59:10 PM
Patricia - Where did you find the guidelines for posting photos? I've always posted photos from The Gallery. The only thing I can find is "max image file size 4.77MB" and then I believe S&F uses a default setting. All the photos I've uploaded say  "picture approved". ???

I wish I could have been up there when the leaves turned. When we came home the colors were just beginning.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on October 24, 2019, 12:30:43 PM
Beverly, your photo of the foliage in Vermont looks a lot like what we saw every day (before the snow started falling) when my late husband was a new Navy pilot and we were stationed in Brunswick, Maine.  However, the snow was always on the ground usually in late October and Bob was away with his squadron and at the time we had 2 young boys who weren't large enough to shovel.  When I was pregnant and needed to see my doctor, I had to park my car down at the curb, get up very early and go outside and shovel the at least 2 feet of snow the plow left down there during the night!  I'll bet you had lots of it, too!

Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 24, 2019, 01:25:23 PM
Beverly, the majority of photos I post are PSP graphics. And that size through various PSP forums has steadily increased to either 800 or 900 with your personal preference.

Now I do not use the onsite Gallery for posting as it is also personal preference whether you use that or a folder on your computer. I prefer to keep stored photos on my own separate drive in case of accidents.

Guidelines are " The current total attachment size allowed per post is 1024 KB. "

The photo I used below is 0.2MB with 900 as its largest number, width X length. I only posted my earlier post because you mentioned scrolling.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 24, 2019, 05:36:44 PM
Adorable picture of your kitty. (I need to scroll to see the whole picture). All My Gallery photos are in my private computer files and I upload them to The Gallery from there. I store my photos on an external hard drive. I resize them with PSP 10.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on October 24, 2019, 05:56:08 PM
Thanks! Farrah turned seven in September. I have several PSP versions but mainly use PSP2018U. I have mine on a private drive as well so I just link to that rather than the Gallery.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on October 25, 2019, 06:18:07 AM
Lovely photo of Farrah, Patricia.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 01, 2019, 06:41:41 PM
Farrah is beautifully marked. Looks like she has baseball mitts for paws!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 01, 2019, 10:14:53 PM
Thanks Amy & MarsGal! At seven years, she's lost all of her orange coloring.

Farrah is actually a small sized cat. She had gotten to 15.5 lbs in January and the vet put her on a diet. No treats or people food and only a half cup of daily diet kitty kibble. As of last month she had only lost 2.5 lbs in 10 months. Since he said she needed to be 10 to 12 lbs by size, she has only one lb to go.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on November 05, 2019, 09:11:25 PM
Front porch with a view

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-051119210135.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on November 05, 2019, 09:17:43 PM
Today, November 5th, is National Redhead Day

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-051119212833.jpeg)

Here's our little redhead, great-grandson Wesley
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on November 05, 2019, 10:51:55 PM
Oh Beverly - he is just adorable!  I love the name Wesley.  It was my maternal grandfather's middle name - Charles Wesley Gaby. He was also a redhead!  Other Wesley's in the family as well, and we also have a large number of redheads!  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on November 05, 2019, 11:00:57 PM
Thank you! Redheads are rare in our family. I've been told my maternal great-grandfather was a redhead. Wesley is becoming a popular name for boys again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 06, 2019, 10:46:54 AM
Bev, what lovely green porch view! Here it's white and cool at plus 27!  And Wesley's adorable!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on November 06, 2019, 11:30:19 AM
Patricia - That's my brother's porch and the view I posted earlier is what you see from there. In nice weather I could sit there all day! I heard they expect snow today.

I noticed you said Farrah has lost her orange color. I read some facts about redheads. It says that red hair will turn white but not gray. Maybe it's similar for cats? I have a red haired first cousin and her hair is now snowy white.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on November 06, 2019, 11:45:05 AM
Beverly, what a cutie!  Love your brother's porch with a nice view.  I bet the view will also be beautiful in the snow—-like a picture.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: SCFSue on November 06, 2019, 11:55:44 AM
Beverly, that is one cute redhead!  Thanks for posting his picture!
Sue
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 06, 2019, 12:03:27 PM
Beverly, Wesley sure is a cutie and I love his curly hair.  I've mentioned, I know, that our twins have red hair (so do both parents) and one has curly hair, one does not.  One is more reserved, one likes everyone!  They are not identical, obviously.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 06, 2019, 12:12:44 PM
Beverly, what a sweetheart Wesley is, my son also bears that name his middle one. Love the verandah, can imagine sitting there enjoying the sounds sights and smells.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 06, 2019, 01:19:33 PM
Bev, I'm Irish, Scot, and Welsh, so almost everyone in my family is or was a redhead, including myself. My maternal Irish grandfather was five foot seven inches tall and had black hair with a red beard and chest hair! He also had a mouth that could cut someone down to size without using one swearword.

Of course, after my generation, we had more nationalities coming into the family, including Ethiopian. My daughter's father was French Canadian and German.

People, in my family, went from red hair to both white and grey. I went white around the ears and temples to grey elsewhere.

Farrah not only lost her orange-red coloring on her belly to her grey dots and dashes markings becoming hidden under a gray overcoat.




Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on November 06, 2019, 03:26:43 PM
My Maternal grandmother was of Irish descent.  She was also a red head when she was young but when I knew her, her hair was dark steel grey.  She must have been the exception that proved the rule. 

My mother wisher her red hair on my two sisters and me when we came into the world but the closest any of us came was my sister's auburn hair.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 07, 2019, 01:23:18 PM
6 differences.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on November 07, 2019, 02:03:41 PM
I only see four.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on November 07, 2019, 09:27:20 PM
Thanks for all the nice comments on Wesley. He'll be four in a month.

Mary Ann - Wow! An entire family with red hair! I mentioned once that Chape's sister is expecting twin great-grands. Both are girls. My brother-in-law had very red hair (when he had hair ) :)  so maybe they will, too!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on November 07, 2019, 09:46:05 PM
Beverly, when James was small he had carrot red hair but as he got older, his hair darkened and is now more auburn.  His wife, Alicia, has the same orange/red hair that the girls have.  Her hair is straight as a stick.  She just had her long hair cut and gave 12" to some charitable organization.  I have not seen her since the cut, but I have seen a picture and it's very attractive. 

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 08, 2019, 02:01:52 AM
MarsGal - Bubble...
...same for me, i can see only four...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 08, 2019, 03:03:22 AM
Look carefully at the rubber floater/tube!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on November 08, 2019, 06:36:44 AM
That's where I found #4. I still don't see the last two.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 08, 2019, 11:37:48 AM
MarsGal...
...seems we both have the same IQ..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 08, 2019, 11:45:30 AM
I thought everyone would get a chance by keeping your answers quiet and sending your answers to Bubble privately.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 08, 2019, 12:51:53 PM
Bubble...
... which was you wanting, to privately or publicly send you our answers?...as Patrica has made a point...


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on November 08, 2019, 12:55:38 PM
I see six!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 08, 2019, 01:19:16 PM
I am sure i now have 5...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 09, 2019, 03:19:46 AM
just post the NUMBER you found and after the week end I will post the answer.
I am surprised that Shirley did not show up, she usually enjoys these.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 09, 2019, 04:43:40 AM
So frustrating, i just cant find the 6th one...well-done Beverly..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on November 10, 2019, 12:08:39 PM
What a cute little boy. Beautiful hair. Looks just like my baby brother. We lost him at age 3 to meningitus. I got the same hair only mine dark not red. My mothers was.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2019, 12:37:33 PM
Cool Canines solutions

1- Yellow flower (on the floater between the two dogs) turned green

1- Beach ball flipped

3- Black dog's sunglasses turned pink

4- Black dog's tongue is shorter

5- On the floater (left corner of the image) blue dot added

6- Floral collar added to the white dog
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 10, 2019, 03:23:56 PM
Hm two i missed, the shorter tongue and the extra blue dot...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2019, 05:39:44 PM
Some pictures from earlier this year.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2019, 05:40:26 PM
20190621_175233.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2019, 05:41:08 PM
20190621_175220.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2019, 05:41:42 PM
20180629_202242.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2019, 05:42:14 PM
20190619_002736.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2019, 05:43:34 PM
Not everyone migrates over the winter.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on November 10, 2019, 05:45:40 PM
To satisfy Farrah's predatory instinct, I put her kibble in this ring so she can puzzle it out.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 10, 2019, 09:51:05 PM
I haven't been able to sit at the computer long or my leg locks up... think it is now 3 weeks + since it started this misery & 2 weeks since it gave in completely. Can't get comfy to sleep so changing my life. 

Beverly, I was in earlier & saw that darling little boy's photo & was wishing I had a photo of my great grand-dtr about the same age... with her same red-curly hair, only her eyes are blue-blue.

Love your world, Patricia..... and now I'll share mine. Tonight when the cats & I came up from the river, feeding the fish, Callie is always in front of me leading the way. For whatever reason, she went straight over to the fence where the pit bull next door comes to bark at the cats every day. She was sniffing the grass when the dog moved in closer so she took that little white paw & swatted at his nose. Dog backed off & I was laughing so hard I couldn't get the phone up... but if you look closely, she has her ears back & that dog had backed up from the fence. She stood her ground & few seconds later even stipped over the fence into the dog's yard. By then I was worried the dog would realize it was much bigger than that cat! She did the same in the front driveway when the lady down the street was walking her German Shepherd... dog wanted a closer look at Callie so she took a swipe at it's nose & drew blood. Dog's mama did not think it funny so I tried hard not to laugh. Callie has such dainty paws & looks so sweet...
(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/58-101119210440.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on November 10, 2019, 09:58:29 PM
Bubble, I never did see that extra blue dot until you explained.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on November 10, 2019, 10:21:06 PM
Nice to see you Shirley! I read that red hair with blue eyes is more rare than red with brown eyes. I remember seeing a photo of your little great-granddaughter. How old is she now?
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Post by: Beverly on November 10, 2019, 10:24:03 PM
Patricia - Very nice photos. In the meantime, inside is a good place to be!
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Post by: Amy on November 11, 2019, 06:35:51 AM
Shirley, Callie is beautiful and one smart girl. A lady has to stand her grounds and she did!!  :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 11, 2019, 08:11:55 AM
Great photos, Angel.  What is that long wall on the 1st one? Copy of Berlin's wall? LOL

Good for Callie, she is your guardian against that dog!
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Post by: JeanneP on November 11, 2019, 01:57:58 PM
Shots look nice Angel.If only trees would stay green all year.

We have having a snow fall now and already car covered. Bought a new big cover to go over it for the winter but never got it on.
will be down in 30s now for rest of week. We did have 50 for past 2 day and will say that last night had a fantastic Sun Set. Best seen in years. Just hope that we don't have a bad winter.I never use to let it bother me but older I get the more I hate it.

Shirley. Now do you think that driving that big motor home so many mile is having a effect on your legs. Do you use the Compression Hose when driving. I use them a lot now if walking all day or flying even though I don't have a leg problem. They do feel good.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 11, 2019, 04:02:24 PM
Thanks everyone, just thought I'd throw some earlier fall photos in. Bubble, I often take photos of clouds and in that one, I was standing in one store's parking lot. The clouds were over the Barnes and Noble bookstore across the street.
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Post by: Beverly on November 11, 2019, 10:27:03 PM
This is for Mary Ann. I found this several years ago and posted it for Norm. There really was a Norm's Bait and Tackle!  ;)

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Post by: angelface555 on November 11, 2019, 10:51:18 PM
I remember that photo Bev! How great to see it again!  :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 12, 2019, 12:32:24 AM
Beverly...
...how lovely, keeping our Norms memory alive, he would be so proud and happy...
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 12, 2019, 08:46:26 AM
Thanks, Beverly, I remember the photo and I saved it then.  Norm would have gotten a big kick out of seeing that.  In another week, Norm will have been gone four years.  Many things come up that I want to share with him - memories, sayings, etc.  Some of them I can share with Dot,  and I get together with Dot each week. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Denver on November 12, 2019, 01:41:55 PM
BEVERLY, how nice to see the picture of Norm's Bait and Tackle again!  I remember when you posted it before😘 YOUR Wesley is a cutie and I loved the front porch on your brother's home.

SHIRLEY, Callie Cat is such a pretty kitty.  She sure is showing that dog who is the boss! 

Love all the pictures that are shared in here...thank you ALL.

Jenny
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Post by: Beverly on November 12, 2019, 03:57:19 PM
I'm glad everyone is enjoying the picture of "Norm's Bait and Tackle". I was so surprised when I found it. I think it is in Crown Point, New York.

Shirley - Callie=Calico cat? Cats can be very brave. We had a cat that was our dachshund's protector.  She would jump on a dog's back/head and claw their face while running them ki-yi-ing out of our yard.

Jenny - The best part of my brother's porch is the view. I'm guessing the view today is white with bare trees.  :) He's probably packing for the trip south!
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Post by: Shirley on November 12, 2019, 06:11:29 PM
I didn't see the photo before so thanks for posting it again, Beverly. I used to post in Photos a lot & in the Soda Shoppe, but rarely anywhere else. Cas' heart problems started about the time we got a computer & seemed to have less & less time to spend on the computer every year. When you stop to think about how many used to post from all over the world, so many gone but others just stopped posting. Jack Martin, was the only one that announced he was leaving...  he certainly is missed. It doesn't seem like 4 years since Norm has been gone, Mary Ann, I sure do miss him, too. Years ago when my nephew killed himself he sent such kind e-mails. We've shared a lot of living in here, so interesting to hear about everyone else's lives.

Thanks for the comments about Callie, she is quite a character. Never know what might move in next. Oops, washer & dryer both stopped so better get with it. 
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Post by: JeanneP on November 14, 2019, 11:48:36 AM
Is anyone still in contact with Jack. I am surprised that he just stopped so sudden. He loved photography and not much going on now in the forum. Wonder if he found another one on Internet to join. He didn't seem to have health problems.
I think may email him with a HELLO soon. Unless someone has heard.
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Post by: SCFSue on November 18, 2019, 10:04:36 AM
Jack and I are longtime West Virginia friends.  I've e-mailed with him a couple of times since he decided to leave the forums.  He is doing OK, but is not as active as he once was.  He and Mimi are walking every day as usual and he has a daughter and a son (I'm not sure about the son) who still live nearby.  We used to meet on the freeway when I was on my way to West Virginia to visit with my sister while she still lived in Charleston.  She lives in a Jacksonville suburb now.

Sue
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Post by: Shirley on November 18, 2019, 09:38:04 PM
Thanks for the update about Jack, Sue.... several of us used to e-mail quite a bit about our Lumix cameras but once Jack figured how to "make whoopie" with his phone camera... he hated to take the lumix along. Glad to hear he & Mimi are still doing okay, I haven't heard from him for quite a while and guess I was afraid he wasn't doing well or Mimi wasn't and he didn't want to talk about it. I learned a lot from him about cameras... and the computer working with photos. Smart man.

I was wishing to ask him again (he tried explaining more than once) how to reduce the size of videos so they could send on e-mail. This Tom (cat) has me laughing about his pitiful limp when he knows I'm watching, but when he is outside he walks normal and climbs over the fence just fine. He also loves to be brushed & will turn his head to make sure I get both sides & would let me brush all day if I'd do it. When I put the brush down on the floor & hold the handle with my toes, he will lay down and brush under his chin over & over to show me what he likes. His sister doesn't like being brushed, will tolerate a few minutes & walk off. I've never managed to get a video small enough to e-mail even though Jack tried to explain...was way over my head. 

I was also wishing to show a video of the fish that come to the bank when I whistle... huge catfish & carp. The water churns when they hear the whistle & one day they were even jumping high out of the water. Only did that once. No way to count but at leas 10 or 12 or more as long as my arm. Most of the catfish have moved to deeper water since it turned cold, the water is shallow by my house & last few days I notice a sand bar building near the bank. The beaver have munched off a lot of the willow trees that grew up after the last change in the river so I have a nice beach, amazing since this Arkansas River runs right through the center of Wichita and they have dams all along to keep the water level downtown. If you ever look at Google maps, my house backs up to the river between the zoo and Botanica & Cowtown, which are slightly west of downtown Wichita. I have woods and river and still only a short distance to the store, love it, could do without the wind but can't have everything.
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Post by: JeanneP on November 19, 2019, 12:57:24 PM
I use to E-M Jack once in awhile and will try sending one out again. I know his son lives quite close as they do go out to lunch and a beer once in awhile and he brings his dogs to jacks. Now his Daughter live quite far from him I believe. Maybe he found another Forum on line that are into Photography more. He loves using Camera and was really smart doing it. Maybe you Bubble here from him at times.
There are forums that are just into the thing that is your main interest and they are quite active. I have a friend who is on a one for her breed of dogs and some of the book clubs seem to keep active. I have only ever been onSeniornet and S and f. I don't care for Facebook and just do one that comes out of my home Area of England. it is active but not the same as forums. It keeps me up to what is happening and does show lots of area photos daily.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 20, 2019, 03:13:56 AM
Posting for Amy

This is the quilt with many pieces..'bout 2000 of them. This is called a log cabin quilt in a barn raising design.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 20, 2019, 03:40:51 AM
That must have been so time consuming but such a lovely result...Yes hang it up for all the world to see, you must be very proud of what you have achieved, i know i would be if it was mine...
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Post by: JaneS on November 20, 2019, 06:58:39 AM
I'm positively stunned!!!  It's gorgeous!  And I know how much work was involved because my grandmother and her friends used to do quilting.  You should be so proud of yourself.  I know how much effort and LOVE are in that quilt!
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 20, 2019, 09:00:04 AM
Amy. it is a lovely quilt and one of my favorite patterns.  I never quilted but my mother and grandmother did.  I love your quilt.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on November 20, 2019, 11:29:09 AM
Lovely Amy! My first husband was from the hills in Kentucky, and when we visited, his mother had quilts everywhere that were very like yours. My mother also quilted and filled them with batting, but she used a large, almost, room-sized loom for much of it. Sadly none of my sisters or picked that particular gene.
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Post by: JeanneP on November 20, 2019, 02:10:41 PM
Beautiful quilt. So much patience. Not many women do them any more. I live close to the Amish Townes so the do a lot.and put on shows. They still put on beds.

I did knitting and crochet. Not to fancy but enjoyed it. My mum did lace work and dressmaking , so beautiful.. I never learned. Not my thumbs get to hurting.
I went to find  warm wool hat the other day. I need to get my pattern out and make one.only takes a couple hours and I never found on I liked. under price of 19.95. Maybe some craft shows opening soon for holidays.
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 20, 2019, 03:40:22 PM
While I did not quilt, I did knit, crochet and tat.  My mother tatted a lot, could carry on a conversation, look at a person and tat away.  I have her tatting shuttles, one with her initial M on it.  What I learned did not take, but years later, Dad, Grandma and I sat around the living room and I learned how to tat.  I could do it until arthritis set in on my hands and I could not hold the thread around my fingers.  But I knit many a sweater (remember the kits?) and crocheted doilies.  Then came counted cross stitch and I did a lot of samplers, mostly genealogy samplers - one for each ancestor family.  Now I don't do anything!  But it was fun while it lasted. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on November 20, 2019, 06:57:15 PM
I never quilted or tatted but I did knit, crochet, cross stitch and do those rug kits that were so popular. Then came computers, and everything else faded away.
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Post by: Amy on November 20, 2019, 07:21:29 PM
Thank you everyone.. I really enjoy quilting . To me it is relaxation,,,well until I have a date with Jack the (seam) ripper. Next one is a cancer quilt for kids at camp, the group I am makes a lot of quilts to give to those with cancer. 
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Post by: angelface555 on November 21, 2019, 02:20:20 PM
I decided to show my cobbled-together office for someone who asked.  Everything was originally piled around a table by my couch that's been retired. I had to move Farrah's shelf away from the balcony door because of access codes, and my two folded tables and chair are inexpensive and easy to rearrange. I left the pillow and robe because that's how it normally is. Truth in advertising?


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Post by: angelface555 on November 21, 2019, 02:21:16 PM
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Post by: angelface555 on November 21, 2019, 02:22:43 PM
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Post by: Amy on November 21, 2019, 02:29:58 PM
Patricia, looks comfy, practical and oooooh sooo neat!! Love Farrah's  "space" and she  is posing for you!!
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Post by: angelface555 on November 21, 2019, 02:32:56 PM
Amy, she uses both shelves. One for relaxing and one for the view.

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Post by: Marilyne on November 21, 2019, 03:49:23 PM
Patricia - I had to laugh when I saw the pillow and the robe!  Same exact arrangement on my desk chair, that I'm sitting on right now! ;D  I can see that Farrah enjoys that window.  Is that a wall phone? I thought I was the last hold-out with a landline wall phone.  Mine's in the kitchen.
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Post by: angelface555 on November 21, 2019, 04:26:15 PM
Thanks Amy and thanks Marilyne. That isn't a wall phone but an intercom. In the open vestibule, a visitor can look up your apartment on a wall computer to call for entry. You have the right to allow them into security, deny the call, or refuse them entry. Security further vets them before they can come further inside or use the elevator. All packages or mail is left in the security/ maintenance office. If the tenant has a TV, which I don't, you can watch a closed-circuit viewing of the dog park or other three building entries.

Security, maintenance, or the landlady can call you directly to speak with you or to leave a message. It's similar to the Jeffersons old TV show.
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Post by: Shirley on November 21, 2019, 04:33:28 PM
Not the last, Marilyne, I still have wall phones... my husband was a phone nut but I wouldn't let him replace MY wall phones that I have 25' cords on so I can use both hands when talking!  My son tells me they may be a cause for some of my phone problems, with their very old technology getting tied to the new. I don't want to think about it.

Patricia, love your nook... right now I am spread all over the house because I don't know how to combine things. Long story & I'll spare y'all the details. I need to get some empty boxes up from the basement to put in a near empty dumpster for trash pick up in the morning. I planned to do more yard clean up but got side tracked with "organizing for winter/snow" season. Once again I bit off more than I could chew & waiting on a son to come bail me out. Too many reasons I have to stay here, but think I am getting closer to that time. It is a struggle to keep up with what it takes to maintain house & yard, but I'm not ready to give up cats. Anyway, thanks for the photos, Patricia.... love your world, great size of those shelves. EDIT: Not a wall phone but modern technology! Great security.
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Post by: Amy on November 21, 2019, 05:01:12 PM
Count me in with the wall phones, I also have one in the kitchen plus one downstairs by my cutting table..

Farahh gets a cats eye view of the world there..
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Post by: Joy on November 21, 2019, 09:07:02 PM
I am another one who won't give up my landline phone.  I do have a cell phone that I take if I am going out, but don't use it that much. I am usually always with someone who has a cell phone, so don't hardly use it at all.   

Joy
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 21, 2019, 09:32:51 PM
I think what I have is technically a landline, but we changed Internet providers and are not connected to AT%T so if the power goes off, so does the phone.  I also have a cell phone/TracFone and I use it so seldom, it loses its charge.  If I go where I know I'll need it, I try to remember to charge it the day before. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Denver on November 22, 2019, 05:08:07 PM
AMY, I do believe that is the nicest quilt I have EVER seen.....I love it.
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Post by: Amy on November 23, 2019, 02:34:56 PM
Jenny, thank you.
Love your little munchkin smiling at grammie..
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Post by: donklan on November 24, 2019, 08:12:17 PM
Speaking of Wall Phones...and it really works...
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 24, 2019, 08:39:14 PM
Don, our neighbors had a similar phone only I think it was smaller.  Our first phone was a candlestick type.  Long, long ago.

Lots of things built 100 years ago still work; it's the ones built a year ago that do not work!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 25, 2019, 01:35:23 AM
       Mary Ann...
...I totally agree, things that were made years ago " were made to last "...
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Post by: JeanneP on November 25, 2019, 07:58:02 PM
I would be happy to have my rotary phone back. Even the old Bell telephone. Company. Fact a lot of the old ways. You made a call one got a human. Now you talk to robots. I.  Don't think I have gotten through to one person for months. Even family are friends are LEAVE A MESSAGE.i have my e set that way now starting this week.
Such great weather for past  2 days. Hard not getting outside without heavy jackets. Changing tomorrow night. Looks Ike bad weather for people traveling all over. Glad I stay home.

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Post by: SCFSue on November 27, 2019, 11:23:11 AM
When I was a teen I lived with my Grandmother who had recently retired from many years with the local Post Office.  Her youngest sister, Aunt Grace, was also a widow.  During the summer when we were home from school, Aunt Grace called her every afternoon.  My sisters and I hated that as boys liked to call us during the day--and Grandma and Aunt Grace talked for hours!

However, Aunt Grace's only daughter died in child birth while I was still young.  Her only son was active in the U.S. Navy during WWII.  He had a scooter he'd made up in Aunt Grace's attic and she let us use it up stairs.  He was on duty to the U. S. Navy, driving a P.T. boat into the horrible German army fire from the beach.  He survived that offensive business, but many, many Americans died on that beach.  Thank goodness the American Army finally prevailed!

I hope everyone looking in has plans for family dining tomorrow.
Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 27, 2019, 12:00:44 PM
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An easy one this time   :D
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Post by: angelface555 on November 27, 2019, 12:21:48 PM
Nice one Bubble! Lets hope no one spoils everyone else's chance and either emails or sends you a PM.
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Post by: Amy on November 27, 2019, 06:12:56 PM
Email sent. :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 28, 2019, 04:14:54 AM
Bravo to both of you!
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Post by: JeanneP on November 28, 2019, 07:45:18 PM
Got them. It's a easy one thistime.mi am on iPad and I don't e. Mail you on it. Wil do tomorrow.
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Post by: Sato on November 28, 2019, 08:45:34 PM
Quote from: JeanneP on November 28, 2019, 07:45:18 PMGot them. It's a easy one thistime.mi am on iPad and I don't e. Mail you on it. Wil do tomorrow.

Jeannep, I'm looking forward to answer what you will do tomorrow.
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Post by: Mary Ann on November 28, 2019, 09:01:46 PM
Sato, how nice to see a post from you.  How are you and Mrs Sato?

Today was our Thanksgiving Day and most of the people on S&F were busy eating the goodies that were prepared especially for the day.

Come back again.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 29, 2019, 02:16:32 AM
Sato...
...welcome back to our fold, you have been missed...please continue to post your flower garden photos...now if only we could get our Sachiko back, if only...
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Post by: Sato on November 30, 2019, 02:52:11 AM
Marry Ann, Vanilla-Jackie, thank you for your kind posting. 
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Post by: JeanneP on November 30, 2019, 01:06:16 PM
Bubble. I did miss that one on puzzle. It shows up small on my I.pad so hard to see.


Sago. We all sure  miss your postings. Glad to see you are still reading  us. We are pretty quiet these days. Lost some good people. You and your stay well. Keep busy.
Weather all over the U.S seems to be giving trouble these days. I think Mother Nature mad at us. 

Humans trying to change her. We will not win.





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Post by: angelface555 on November 30, 2019, 01:22:46 PM
Who can solve this puzzle depicting a famous phase? Please send your answers in an email or PM. So that all can play.


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Post by: angelface555 on December 01, 2019, 01:42:11 PM
Two out of three are correct! "As cool as a cucumber!"
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 02, 2019, 03:33:54 AM
Too hard for me! I could not even start guessing!
  :idiot2:
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Post by: JeanneP on December 03, 2019, 12:24:49 PM
Angel. I can't figure that one out. Give a hint
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Post by: angelface555 on December 03, 2019, 12:37:44 PM
Sorry, Bubble and JeannneP; I put that on a few days ago and had three emails so when no one else replied I posted the answer in post #7766.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 03, 2019, 02:16:25 PM
Patricia, I didn't even try to solve that puzzle, but I could figure it out from your answer.

You said it was in Post #7766 - I don't seem to get post numbers any more.  I wonder why. --- Oh, I just found the number but it's so faint, I never have noticed it.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on December 03, 2019, 02:22:52 PM
Would anyone be interested in reviving a couple of sites such as in photos, "Show me a ?" or in games, trivia questions and answers?
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 03, 2019, 06:49:41 PM
Quote from: angelface555 on December 03, 2019, 02:22:52 PMWould anyone be interested in reviving a couple of sites such as in photos, "Show me a ?" or in games, trivia questions and answers?
I would think they both would get a following.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 03, 2019, 08:34:30 PM
I am not a "game" person, but I probably would read the posts.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 04, 2019, 09:49:32 AM
Show me a ? was a good one.
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Post by: Amy on December 07, 2019, 02:11:56 PM
Yes please Rammel, I am  in. :)
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Post by: angelface555 on December 07, 2019, 03:12:55 PM
After some questions and consideration, we are attempting to reopen two forums. We welcome any and all participation.

Show Me A Photo Of  https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=165464

And Trivia Quiz  https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=165463
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Post by: FlaJean on December 11, 2019, 06:08:20 PM
I'm feeling a LITTLE Christmas spirit.  Around our library and local government buildings are so pretty this year.
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Post by: SCFSue on December 12, 2019, 10:16:07 AM
Good morning, FlaJean and whoever is looking in today.  It's a chilly day here in Auburn, Alabama.  I have had breakfast and cleaned up the kitchen, but need to get dressed in my walking duds.  I'll have to wear a heavier jacket than I usually do as the temperature hasn't warmed up enough for a lighter one.

I hope every buddy looking in has a really nice day without too many worries over upcoming Christmas plans!

Sue
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Post by: JeanneP on December 12, 2019, 05:45:51 PM
You would not think it was Christmas time in my Town this year. No Decorations put up anywhere,even in the centre of town. usually done day after thanksgiving. The park next block down from me usually all decorated looking like Santa Clause land. Nothing in there. No idea why. Sort of late now.Maybe the city workers striking or something. Usually see a few buses all decorated up.  It is cold but that should not stop them.
 
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Post by: angelface555 on December 12, 2019, 06:10:08 PM
After 49 years in the hospitality/retail business, I'm not much on decorating as the retail season starts at the end of August and ends at the end of January's inventory.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 13, 2019, 03:47:52 AM
Find 6 hidden words in the classroom

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Post by: MarsGal on December 13, 2019, 05:49:51 AM
I see five, and maybe the sixth, but not sure of that one.
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Post by: angelface555 on December 13, 2019, 03:50:36 PM
A new quiz is available for those so inclined. Please join us;

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=165898


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Post by: Shirley on December 13, 2019, 09:04:23 PM
Wasn't sure if this should be a "Challenge" to get to see everyone's grands and great grands... but here is the Christmas card from my oldest grandson and his family. The children are 9, 5 and 3 years old. Thanks to Bubble for resizing, but I could not get it to post the way she suggested (I do not take directions well). I did put it in my gallery & post from there.

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Post by: Mary Ann on December 13, 2019, 09:18:30 PM
Shirley, what a lovely family.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on December 13, 2019, 10:19:19 PM
Shirley, I agree with Mary Ann—-a lovely family.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 13, 2019, 11:56:14 PM
Shirley...
...a Christmas card to cherish...
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Post by: Shirley on December 14, 2019, 11:44:36 AM
Thank you, Mary Ann, Jean & Jackie. As I scrolled past my post I caught a glimpse of my avatar & realized that the oldest little "great" really does look a lot like I did, but think I was maybe a year older that her in the pic?  Same head of thick hair & think she is a tad more bashful than I was. Hope to see some of your family pics as the season goes on. Shirley   :christmastree:  :snowman:
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 18, 2019, 11:29:25 AM
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 18, 2019, 11:33:41 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on December 18, 2019, 12:29:48 PM
Don, I see Santa's back! How wonderful!
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 18, 2019, 12:32:21 PM
Santa/Don, it's good to see pictures of you.  You look pretty good for being as old as Santa is!  You look like the home is taking good care of you.

I hope you'll post more, just to let us know you're still around.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on December 18, 2019, 12:54:08 PM
Great to see Don in the Christmas spirit. Looking good there. Place looked really nice.

He always makes a good Santa. Keep it up Don. Keep in touch as we all miss you.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 18, 2019, 01:10:08 PM
Wonderful photo of you, Don.  I bet you have lots of good memories of those Santa Claus years.  Oh, to be young again.😁
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 18, 2019, 02:32:03 PM
Don, once a Santa Claus always a Santa Claus...well you are right on time...
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 18, 2019, 02:34:20 PM
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 18, 2019, 02:36:09 PM
That last picture is me and Rowan, one of my great-grandsons
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 18, 2019, 02:40:07 PM
One of Santa's little helpers...
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Post by: angelface555 on December 18, 2019, 03:40:09 PM
Great photo of the two of you, Don!
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Post by: MarsGal on December 18, 2019, 04:12:25 PM
You've just made my day, Don. Have a wonderful Christmas
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 18, 2019, 04:41:37 PM
Don, what a nice picture of you and Rowan; he's a  little cutie!

Let's hear more from you during the year.  We miss you.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 19, 2019, 11:44:46 AM
Hello Santa! You look jolly jolly good   :D 
I loved the photos and Rowan seems to be quite at ease, sitting there.
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Post by: Shirley on December 19, 2019, 08:47:04 PM
Great photos of our own Santa!  What a great sight, and that is a cute great grand! Does he look like you did at that age? Thanks for brightening the day. Merry Christmas!  :christmastree:
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Post by: JaneS on December 19, 2019, 10:56:27 PM
Love the pics but most of al I love having Santa back with us.  We missed you, Santa!

SHIRLEY, loved your family, too.  I see a bit of a resemblance, too.
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Post by: SCFSue on December 20, 2019, 01:47:08 PM
Don, hurray for Santa!  I know you enjoy wearing the outfit and talking to little ones.  They are certainly privileged to have their own Santa to visit!

Sue
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 20, 2019, 03:43:16 PM
Every year here in London Ontario the city's largest park is festooned with lights and decorations. This will give you some idea of its scope.  The area on the left is a public  skating rink.1.jpg
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Post by: Joy on December 20, 2019, 03:58:57 PM
Great Christmas pictures ! 

AND.  just so great to see our own special "Santa Claus".  Santa looks especially good !

Don, you look wonderful. Looks like you have a great life there where you are living now. Looks like a nice place.  Please don't stay away too long again.  You are very much missed.

Joy
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Post by: Amy on December 20, 2019, 04:36:50 PM
Beautiful photos Shirley and Don!! Keepsakes of the heart Shirley. Don how mystical the skating rink is Don. Thank you both for sharing..
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Post by: JeanneP on December 20, 2019, 04:50:52 PM
Don. Now that is what everyone wants Christmas scenes to look like. Our snow all gone and will be 45 deg.Been years since kids got Sledges and skates for Christmas. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 20, 2019, 05:28:02 PM
Don, the park all decorated is beautiful.  I'd sure like to have a view like that out of my window.  It is so good to hear from you and I hope you are getting along OK.  I'll echo what others have said - come back more often.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on December 20, 2019, 06:14:32 PM
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas

Larry and I are ready for Christmas.
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Post by: Amy on December 20, 2019, 06:48:03 PM
Jean that is so cute and festive!!
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Post by: Shirley on December 20, 2019, 07:23:59 PM
Oh, that brought out a loud burst of laughter, Jean! How large are you & Larry in that photo??? What darling decorations!

Don, that does look like a fairy tale Christmas.... not easy to get those lights to the top of those trees. Would have jumped at the chance to skate outdoors. Last time (many years ago) I tried in Kansas, the city had roped off & flooded a field to freeze for skaters.... but did not take into consideration this constant wind. I got wrapped up & took my skates to give it a try, just once around was enough.... ripples in the ice made it impossible to skate! When we tried skating on creeks in Missouri we had to watch for leaves & twigs that froze in the water because a screeching stop can send a skater quite a ways before landing on the touche' (with a bang on the head). I'll bet your ice is perfectly smooth....

Thanks to you both for posting, and thanks for the comments about my "kids".
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 20, 2019, 07:37:02 PM
Jean, cute picture of you and Larry.  They don't look quite life-size, are they?

Mary Ann
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Post by: Joy on December 20, 2019, 09:04:37 PM
Jean and Larry,  You are both "lookin'  great !!

Joy
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Post by: MarsGal on December 21, 2019, 06:40:19 AM
Jean, I have two stuffed snow people that look similar to those in your pix just waiting somewhere in my stuffed critter collection. I haven't decorated in years. No one here but me and the cats, and not a whole lot of places to set them that the cats would not invade.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 21, 2019, 11:14:11 AM
No, the figures aren't life size.   There are also some of children playing with toys.  They are in the display by the city hall, library, etc.  they really have a lovely display this year as usual.  I thought they were cute and couldn't resist.
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Post by: Radioman34 on December 22, 2019, 08:04:42 PM
Last week we had our Christmas party and of all the pictures we took this one captured my heart.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 23, 2019, 02:08:43 AM
Don...
...i bet that ladies childhood memories came flooding back...now did she sit on your knee...and did she whisper what she wanted you to bring her for Christmas...
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Post by: SCFSue on December 23, 2019, 10:25:44 AM
Don, you are still looking good and VERY SANTA LIKE!  I know you love playing Santa and I'm sure your friends enjoy visiting with Santa!

Sue
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 25, 2019, 10:49:11 AM
Christmas  deco on Broadway - London, UK

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Post by: JeanneP on December 25, 2019, 01:14:49 PM
Looks like a fluttering of snow in London. going to call family up north today. Bet rain there. I remember we could get some good snows over Christmas time. Thing have changed all over now. Just have to think of the old days.
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Post by: SCFSue on December 26, 2019, 01:38:55 PM
No snow here in Auburn, Alabama.  I'm happy about that after a number of years when my Navy pilot husband had to fly to a place with NO SNOW while I lived in Brunswick, Maine, with 3 little boys.  Only one was large enough to shovel the driveway!  And he couldn't get it all done by himself!  Hubby had two different tours in Brunswick and we became used to it, but it was tough. 

I don't miss the snow and am happy to live here.  My husband died in 2002 and I moved here to be near my middle son who lives nearby.
Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on December 26, 2019, 01:46:26 PM
Sue, while I wallowed in snow, my husband spent his time on the Saratoga in the Mediterranean. Such was life in the seventies. Leading up to yesterday's Christmas, we were minus thirty-three and have warmed up to minus eighteen.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 26, 2019, 02:35:02 PM
My thermometer reads 59 degrees.  I wrote elsewhere about my dad going golfing in 1932 when we had no snow.  He wasn't a golfer but someone asked him to go with and he did so he could tell about golfing on Christmas Day when there was no snow.

Mary Ann
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Post by: angelface555 on December 26, 2019, 02:39:45 PM
I have never seen, even when we were in the South, a Christmas without snow. Even San Antonio, TX. had snow in Christmas 1972.
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Post by: Amy on December 26, 2019, 03:49:31 PM
Mary Ann, I have a photo of my husband out on the lawn mower 4 years ago on Christmas Day. He just wanted to say he was out mowing. :)
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Post by: JeanneP on December 26, 2019, 07:26:23 PM
Our golf club had 280 playing golf today. Never since the late 40s they say. Was 63 deg here.
I went and gave my car a good cleaning wash. Looks so nice .was looking awful.

Just hope not a drastic cold spell coming to make up for it. Still more and more flu daily. Saw people in shorts an floppies. Crazy. Good way to get sick. Had to stop over by the mall. Place packed. Glad to get back home.
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Post by: SCFSue on December 28, 2019, 10:36:29 AM
Good morning.  It's chilly here again this morning, but no snow in sight. We may have rain this afternoon.  I need to get dressed in my outdoor duds so that I can get my morning walk in before the weather changes.

I hope Every One looking in has had a nice Christmas Day/weekend with family. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
SUE
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2019, 11:54:02 AM
We have a new member in the family, named Sunny.

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Post by: angelface555 on December 28, 2019, 12:14:31 PM
Sunny is a very cute pup but I have to say that Aviv stole the show! He's a very "cool dude" as the kids say here. His mother has hair just like my one sister and wears it the same.
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Post by: Amy on December 28, 2019, 12:29:24 PM
That pup is so sweet!! Loved both the photos.
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Post by: MarsGal on December 28, 2019, 12:30:30 PM
Great pix, Bubble. Welcome to the newest member of your family.
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Post by: JeanneP on December 29, 2019, 03:27:25 PM
Cute puppy. Looks like GSon. Not to happy.today.mum looks happy with it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 31, 2019, 04:45:14 AM
Posting for Shirley

The photo is of me & son (he is behind the throw) holding all my great grands. All but the 2 in upper right corner live in Wichita.


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Post by: Amy on December 31, 2019, 06:48:54 AM
What a beautiful gift Shirley. Now that is a keepsake. Sweet great grands!  I must admit I am intrigued with your ceiling.
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Post by: JaneS on December 31, 2019, 07:27:18 AM
Oh My!!  What a special gift!  They and the quilt are beautiful.  I think I'd look for a wall big enough to hold that and close enough to look at every day, several times a day!  What a thoughtful gift!

And I'm also intrigued by the ceiling!
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 31, 2019, 09:20:03 AM
What a great gift, Shirley.  I'd look for a wall to hold it, too.  I like your ceiling, also.

One year I received a sweatshirt with pictures of my great nieces and great nephews and that generation are the parents of my great-greats today.  I'll have to search for the shirt because I would not throw it away but I also cannot wear it now!

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 31, 2019, 10:35:31 AM
And no picture of you wearing this shirt?  We'd love to see it.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 31, 2019, 11:09:07 AM
Shirley, what a wonderful gift (and a thoughtful giver).  You're lucky to have most of them close by.
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Post by: Shirley on December 31, 2019, 11:15:56 AM
First of all, thank you so much for resizing & posting for me, Bubble..... you do a great job!  Love the photos of your "kids" and the new pup, but makes me feel really OLD to think your gr-son is same age as my GREAT gr-son! How can that be???  :-\ 

Thank you all for the comments about the "throw", I am searching the house for the best place to display & know it can't be just spread out over the couch in the family room... that belongs to the cats. Fun to watch the family genes show up with each generation (of course, the best came from MY side  ;)  )....

Now about that ceiling, this is my gr-daughter & husband's NEW house, not "new-new" but new to them. The wall behind is full window that looks out over a huge back yard. Table & chairs & most furniture from the other house fit in like made for the new one. Interesting design, walk out basement with 2 bedrooms, work out room, office & 2 bathrooms and monster play room for the kids down there. Play room has look out windows & door that opens under the deck above so perfect patio for grilling out in the winter.

They moved in about Thanksgiving, she was working in South America at the time, weeks there & weeks back home. She is an industrial engineer. All of my grands are used to traveling the world & the spouse handles whatever is going on at home. Let me tell you, the husbands are as good at taking care of kids & house as the wives are & since both earn basically same paycheck, it works for all of them.

I had not taken a good look at that ceiling, the house is amazing & just around the corner from the oldest gr-son's house, same floor plan but different features. The cousins can walk to the other's house and that is a big deal since both sets of gr-parents are equally loved & enjoyed by all. Such a different world than when we raised kids, but busy-busy! Sure have a lot of family since we only had 3 kids! Lucky they all enjoy each other and getting together. lucky for me I'm included. No group photo this year, the Seattle kids were missing and one gr-son was on a solo trip to FL.

Thanks to each for the comments, this post has gotten so long I don't dare mention each. I am lucky so many live here & the others can run back & forth as often as they do.

Thanks again, Bubble..... this is MY life at the start of 2020!
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 31, 2019, 12:33:54 PM
Bubble, that sweatshirt was given to me about 25 years ago.  I am sure I have it but I don't know where.  As to a picture, I'm not sure.  If I come across one, I'll forward it to you.  The kids on the shirt are in their 30s now. 

Go to the link at the bottom of my post and see the waves on Lake Michigan at Grand Haven.  Yesterday it was reported there were 11-ft waves there.  You can see waves bounce against the red lighthouse.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on December 31, 2019, 01:33:31 PM
Mary Ann, lots of whitecaps on Lake Michigan.  The water covers most of that walk over the water.

Bubble, was the cute puppy a gift to your grandson?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 31, 2019, 01:40:18 PM
Yes, puppy Sunny was given to Aviv as a Hanuka present, to help get over his dad death last month.  It is succeeding.
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 31, 2019, 01:43:48 PM
Bubble, I don't recall reading about Aviv's father's death.  Aviv is so young to have to experience that.  I was 17 and Norm was 12 when our mother died.  I send my sympathy to the family. 

Mary Ann
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Post by: Mary Ann on December 31, 2019, 01:48:41 PM
Jean, I don't know, but I think the pier would be closed to walkers in weather like today and certainly no walkers on the catwalk.  I'm not even sure the catwalk if open to walkers yet.  It is fairly calm 35 miles away from the lake, but I see flurries every so often.  Winter is here!

Nap time.

Mary Ann
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Post by: JeanneP on January 01, 2020, 12:24:27 PM
Bubble.
I hadn't read where your SIL passed away. now I realize his sad look. Dog will help. I was 17 when my father passed. Its hard.
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Post by: Joy on January 01, 2020, 01:10:59 PM
Shirley, what a wonderful, thoughtful gift.   Yes, it would look nice hanging on a wall, but I think it would give you a nice warm feeling to wrap yourself in it and then you would feel all the love of those sweet little one all around you. 

And, yes, the ceiling is certainly interesting !!

Bubble, how sad to read about Avi's dad!   So young to lose a parent.  I am sure the little dog will give him a lot of pleasure.  My sympathy to you and the family.

Joy

Happy New Year to all !!!
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Post by: donklan on January 04, 2020, 03:24:14 PM
NEW YEARS DAY...Sunrise Neenah WI...Sunset Maricopa AZ.
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Post by: Amy on January 04, 2020, 03:38:33 PM
donklan, both are breathtaking and worthy of framing! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: angelface555 on January 04, 2020, 03:48:23 PM
Nice!
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 04, 2020, 04:16:30 PM
Don, both pictures are spectacular.

Without getting out a map, is Neenah on Lake Winnebago?

Mary Ann
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Post by: Marilyne on January 04, 2020, 04:37:06 PM
WOW!  Spectacular photos . . . gorgeous colors!  :thumbup: 
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Post by: donklan on January 04, 2020, 05:38:16 PM
Yes MaryAnn
On the Northwest corner.  That is it in the foreground.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 04, 2020, 06:28:29 PM
Thanks, Don, I kind of thought so.  I have relatives in and around Appleton.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Beverly on January 04, 2020, 10:15:04 PM
My granddaughters Brynn and Shea.......Big Disney fans! Posting this as I mentioned them in Bait and Tackle

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Post by: Beverly on January 04, 2020, 10:28:47 PM
Loved seeing Santa here again! You're looking great, Don.

Bubble - Sunny looks right at home. How old is Aviv now?
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Post by: Beverly on January 04, 2020, 11:52:33 PM
Shirley - What a wonderful gift! You are looking good!
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Post by: Joy on January 05, 2020, 08:30:44 AM
Beverly,  thanks for sharing your beautiful grand daughters with us. I know how happy you were to see them. 

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on January 05, 2020, 12:00:13 PM
Glad I looked in today!!! Don, it always amazes me that so often the colors of sunrise or sunset can be seen the same across the country.... like, "we had that this morning!" Great shots & were you in both places?  ;)  Sounds good to me, getting cabin fever already this winter. Have reservations for campground in CO in June but not sure that is soon enough.... Congratulations and thank you for posting the first two photos of 2020!  Gotta go back for another look at the lake people drive over in winter. I am terrified of water/drowning so never catch me on ice. Shivers me to think about it & I'm fearless!

Beverly, beautiful gr-daughters! Are they sisters or cousins?  Eyes look to be same color... Thank them for the chance to meet them, please?  Happy to see you still "bopping around".... doing okay?

Happy New Year to all!
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Post by: FlaJean on January 05, 2020, 08:08:29 PM
Donklan, great photos.  Such colors!

Beverly, I know you must be proud of those young ladies.
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Post by: Beverly on January 05, 2020, 08:46:13 PM
Shirley - They are sisters, 27 and 28 years old and just as nice as they are pretty!

I wouldn't exactly say I am "bopping around" but I am still around.  :) I'm going to try staying connected with this great group.

Thanks to all who commented on the photo.
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Post by: Beverly on January 10, 2020, 09:06:37 PM
Our new great-grand-nieces!

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Post by: Mary Ann on January 10, 2020, 09:38:50 PM
Beverly, beautiful babies.  One of our twins is also Ellie (from Eleanor).  Their weights are astounding - over five pounds each.  They look very healthy for having been born so recently.  Congratulations. 

Mary Ann


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Post by: Beverly on January 10, 2020, 11:20:37 PM
Thank you Mary Ann. You're lucky to be able to see your twins fairly often. These babies are in Vermont, but the parents take a lot pictures!  :)  They are the great-grands of Chape's youngest sister. I had never heard the name Everleigh till last year when my brother and SIL had a great-grand. I have a feeling they'll be called Evie and Ellie.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 11, 2020, 01:12:34 AM
Beverly..
...what can i say but, welcome to your new world Everleigh and Ellie, we have a whole world out there just waiting for you...
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Post by: angelface555 on January 11, 2020, 02:07:31 AM
Bev, darling babies!
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Post by: Amy on January 11, 2020, 01:04:10 PM
Bev, beautiful babies!! I won't forget their birthday as it is the same as my sister.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 11, 2020, 06:24:43 PM
Beverly, what precious little girls.  
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Post by: Joy on January 11, 2020, 06:36:37 PM
Oh Beverly, what beautiful little girls.  And, I love the names. 

I have been a little lax in S & F lately, but just had to make a comment on those beautiful babies.  Don't even look like "new babies".  Thanks for sharing.   And, Beverly, do hope you are feeling better. Always nice to see your name pop up

Joy
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Post by: Beverly on January 11, 2020, 09:58:19 PM
Thanks for all the nice comments on the girls. They were one day old in the photo.
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Post by: Beverly on January 11, 2020, 10:26:14 PM
Last May my daughter gave me a teacup orchid. It bloomed for about 3 mos. (which is normal) and I didn't expect another bloom for a year. Lo and behold it started again on Christmas. So far it has 7 blooms. It has at least 6 more buds.

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Post by: Beverly on January 11, 2020, 10:34:27 PM
Okay.......Now I'm hoping to see some more pictures. Old ones are okay! How about some snow photos. I love this Florida weather but I do miss seeing some snow now and then. I took the orchid pic with my I-Phone. Easier than my camera....
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on January 12, 2020, 02:29:30 AM
Beverly...
... your mention of snow reminds me of 37-38 years ago when myself and my daughter briefly for half a year lived in the Caribbean, St Lucia...I remember telling some slightly older young boys in age to my then daughter 12-13 about snow back in England, well they hadn't a clue what snow was as they had never ventured away from home, and asked me to describe it when i told them i was missing it back home, the hot soaked baths...how does one describe snow to young St Lucian teens who have no idea what snow is-was...i described it the best way i could but their blank expression said it all...
The film " Cool Running's " brings the thought back to life...they too had never seen nor experienced snow before..

On one of me and my now deceased Richards first dating holidays 20 or so years ago, believe it was in Devon, which now is not too far away from where i am now living, neighbouring county..we had visited an Orchid nursery where we bought an unopened plant, sadly we had no luck as it never did open, such a pity as we had bought it as we had seen the same orchids when opened but declined to purchase one already opened, and Orchids are not cheap to buy.....


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Post by: Mary Ann on January 12, 2020, 10:01:51 AM
Beverly, what a beautiful orchid. A few years ago, someone gave me an orchid in a small container, smaller than a teacup, but I have found my former green thumb has gotten brown over the years. 

Jackie, that would take some doing, describing snow to someone who has never seen it.  I live in a 4-season state and I like it.  Norm liked Florida and would have lived there all year round.  His/our ancestors would turn over in their graves because we descend from northern European people.  He was proud of his ancestry, but he did want his heat!

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 12, 2020, 11:58:59 AM
Beautiful orchid>  I am jealous, I never had luck with those plants. Yours are just gorgeous.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 12, 2020, 03:04:14 PM
Beverly, a lovely orchid.  I have had no luck with orchids but my Christmas Cactus blooms each year in December.  It stays on the porch in all weather and all I do is water occasionally.  It probably doesn't get the help it needs but I forget about it.ChristmasCactus.jpg
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Post by: FlaJean on January 12, 2020, 03:23:30 PM
Gigi took this photo a couple of days ago.  Tazz (left) is 13 years old.  Scruffy on the right is probably 9 years old.  He was a rescue dog so the Vet was guessing.  They've had him about 7 years.
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Post by: Amy on January 12, 2020, 04:35:20 PM
Jean ,your cactus is beautiful!!! There are more buds yet to open! What ever you're doing you're doing right..
Love the cute pups..

Beverly, lovely orchid ! Mine has just stopped blooming and taking a rest.
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Post by: Beverly on January 12, 2020, 05:10:17 PM

Jackie - They are expensive when you consider you may never see a bloom!

Mary Ann - The weather here makes it easier to have a green thumb.  :) I haven't known anyone from up north who've had luck with orchids. They need humidity and not much watering. My daughter bought this at our Publix! It likes my kitchen window.

Jean - Your cactus is beautiful! My granddaughter brought me a cactus in full bloom for Christmas. I hope it does as well as yours. Are you saying you leave it on the porch year round? How about when the temps drop to freezing (which hasn't happened this year). The pups are sweet.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 12, 2020, 06:08:41 PM
Jean, your cactus is beautiful.  The foliage looks like a plant I had for years.  As I recall, it blossomed enough for me, but nothing like yours.  Don't ask me what month it bloomed because I don't remember.  For my birthday this year, Jan bought me a (name escapes me right now) and I know they're expensive.  My grandmother bought me one when she lived with us - neither of them lasted a month.  I cringed when I saw what Jan had because I knew what its fate would be (the plant name begins with 'c').  I have only foliage plants now and I should get rid of them and get one African violet because I know I can grow them and I have a north window for them.  Oh well!

Such cute dogs.  I like my cat, but I have always liked dogs because there is more to pet on a dog.  Our dog of long ago was a Heinz variety, but Tom had a pedigree golden.  Both were good pets.

Mary Ann


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Post by: Beverly on January 12, 2020, 10:35:21 PM
Amy - I just noticed where you are from. So much for my theory about northerners growing orchids.  :) Do you have a special place where you keep it?
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Post by: Beverly on January 12, 2020, 10:44:24 PM
Mary Ann - Is it a Cyclamen?
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Post by: Shirley on January 13, 2020, 08:42:52 AM
Beverly, those babies don't look like new born....  they are beautiful!  I kept coming in to see the pics but phone call or "cat need" to be in or out or fed kept me side tracked all week end.  I hope to have a more reasonable week and get things done around here. Our snow barely covered the ground & even though it stayed below freezing, sun melted it too fast for even one slide down the hill on my Sno-Nut!

I also never had an orchid plant, but I don't have good luck  with any house plants.  I have dark tinted storm windows that are wonderful for keeping the house cool in summer and warmer in winter, but not what plants like.  I have a corner of the master bedroom with sliding door on east and floor to ceiling windows on about half the wall on the south, this is where plants go that get too scraggly to be seen. I don't have the heart to throw them away while there is a leaf still green.  Right now I have 3 pots in there that should be cleaned out, but will put it off....

Pretty cactus, Jean, but those pups expressions take the cake!  They look like they are full of ideas, so cute.  Are you seeing the normal amount of birds this winter?  I don't, but may be they realize this is a "Cat House" now. 
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 13, 2020, 10:27:02 AM
Yes, Beverly, it is/was a cyclamen.  I knew when I saw the plant I'd never be able to keep it and it wasn't long before the flowers were gone, then the leaves withered and that was it.  I guess I have a mental block on the name because I can never remember it.

I had a time getting to sleep last night, so slept later than usual and it is getting near time when I MUST get dressed as I have a 1 pm appointment - followup on my new hearing aids.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on January 13, 2020, 01:35:55 PM
Beverley, it just sits on the kitchen window (east) along with a mini orchid, a mini rose and a African violet.

Mary Ann, if you notice the white small cyclams have a lovely scent..the others one don't.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 13, 2020, 03:29:33 PM
Amy, I don't think I've seen a white cyclamen, only a rose color.  Knowing my luck with them, I would never buy one.  I'd buy other plants that I know I can grow.  And right now I don't need any new plants!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Amy on January 14, 2020, 07:41:20 AM
Mary Ann...here you go.

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-care-for-cyclamen-1402644
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Post by: JeanneP on January 14, 2020, 12:03:07 PM
Beautiful babies. Look more like 3 months old.
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 14, 2020, 12:55:11 PM
Amy, the white cyclamen is beautiful.  In fact, I think it is a handsome plant, regardless of the color.  Mine is gone and I hope no one gives me one again.  Thanks for the picture.

Mary Ann
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Post by: FlaJean on January 14, 2020, 02:46:13 PM
Those cyclamen are lovely.  If I can find a plant I might try it on my back porch.  I have a nice low brick wall around it where I could put some plants.  It faces the East.
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Post by: Amy on January 14, 2020, 02:57:51 PM
Jean, I would smell each white plants as all do not have the heavenly scent tis well worth sniffing them out. :thumbup:
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Post by: FlaJean on January 14, 2020, 03:10:18 PM
Thanks Amy, I'll be sure and smell the plants
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Post by: Beverly on January 14, 2020, 08:34:34 PM
My hibiscus bush never froze last winter so I didn't cut it back. The result is a huge 10 foot bush that is still blooming. We need to cut it back in a month or so and hope for a good comeback in the summer.

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Post by: FlaJean on January 14, 2020, 09:37:00 PM
Beverly, that is a pretty hibiscus.  When we have extreme cold we put any potted plants temporarily in the garage.  We have only had to do that once I think since we moved.  Ocala was in zone 9a and we are zone 8b, the same as Tallahassee.
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Post by: Shirley on January 14, 2020, 10:07:56 PM
That is gorgeous, Beverly! I had a nice visit with a mixed up robin this morning. I opened the sliding door to let one of the cats in & the robin was having one last fuss at the cat... so I talked to it & it chirped back & forth a few times & since it is mighty cold here to have a door open, I closed & haven't seen the robin again. Poor baby, it will realize winter is not over pretty soon, we have our coldest weather in Feb. Some where in the garage is a bird bath warmer but I wouldn't know where to look. Before cats we catered to the birds, especially robins.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 16, 2020, 12:15:37 AM
Not a bird to be seen around here right now. I always wonder were they go so fast because if it warms up or the sun shines back the come.  Even if just for a day. No rabbits either. Going down to below 15 deg. Tonight but so far no snow. Month going fast.hasnt been to bad so far. such problems in some areas.
Wish I could get rid of this cough and some energy back.
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Post by: FlaJean on January 16, 2020, 08:37:28 PM
JeanneP,  how is your daughter in Texas.  Is she recovering from her back trouble?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 18, 2020, 04:41:02 AM
Friendship for share.jpg

A poster I saw...
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 18, 2020, 10:37:49 AM
Bubble, what a nice poster!  Lots of good choices!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on January 18, 2020, 06:23:02 PM
Thank's a neat poster, Bubble!  Have a question for you, note that is in English, what is your "first" language & how many do you speak?  I'm still wishing I could speak at least one other, my son-in-law speaks 7 & when they travel or are at large gatherings anywhere in the world, he can at least understand a little or have a common language with everyone. Is English fairly common in Israel?  I know, like the US, it is sort of a "melting pot" of the world. That's what our teachers in the old days always called the US. Jeanne, you are also a transplant, aren't you?  Since I grew up in MO, I feel like one, Kansas is nothing like Missouri, never had this wind in MO. Northern Kansas people have more clipped speech instead the drawl in the south. 2 of my sisters in law grew up in northern KS & at first they sounded very different.

When we lived in England my Missorui twang was almost another language to the local ladies that ran a little grocery store. Two sweet little retired nurses had a tiny one room store where they stocked only a few items and they treated me like a daughter, since I married at 19 & had that first baby just 10 days after turning 21. Being short I looked like a kid, and I appreciated their "mothering". Before cell phones so never talked to my mother the whole 3 years, so I loved having them tell me what to eat & not, etc. When did you leave "home"?

Quick edit.. I  was in a hurry to post because the phone was ringing so didn't get the rest  copied.  I was talking to you, JeanneP... didn't you grow up in England?  A military bride or did your parents immigrate.  Had a long ago artist friend that both she & her husband were from England & she was always doing impressive things, like converting recipe books from measurements  used in England to US measurements. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 19, 2020, 03:53:02 AM
In Congo, the main language was French and that is what we spoke
 at home. I spoke Swahili with the natives.
In school we learned Flamish/Dutch for 7 years but I never spoke it; we learned 8 years of English too. Of course I had 5 years of Latin and Greek which helps with roots for different tongues.
I am not fluent any more with either Spanish or Italian because I haven't used that for over 30 years but I still understand all when I see a film in those languages. \I learned  mandatory  German for 2y in Switzerland :uglystupid2:  but never managed to make a proper sentence: I have a huge blockage with it.

Now of course I have Hebrew as well but my spelling is atrocious. The main thing is that I speak it fluently and no one would guess I can barely read it :)  Without vowels, it is like a guessing game.

That is more than you wanted to know, Shirley?   ;D

These days I read exclusively in English. I find it to be more concise than French. Also, here books in English are much cheaper than those in French, for some obscure reason. This has helped my vocabulary I am sure.
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Post by: JeanneP on January 19, 2020, 01:16:15 PM
Shirley.

Now I came here at 21. Sort of thought I would just stay for awhile as friend sponsored me and I had a green card. Was offered good job. Married a friend I met in u.k had a2 daughters. Made some good friends. Marriage didn't work forme but stayed good friends. I was able to go back o u.k often 14 times. Some times for 3 months at time. Family would come over here. So years went by and I am still here.. Need to get back for a trip. Not many family left there now. Or friends. But same here. Wre did years go?
I tried learning other languages as we just had Latin in school. I was bad at any. Use to be hard as traveled a lot in Europe but been easy last 15 years or so. English most everywhere now.
My town here though is getting so Spanish that I wish I could speak it . I can understand what people try to say in French or Italian . I do. Good with hands and what little Latin. Amazing how very few of these Mexican people here now can speak English. Hard to find a handyman or house cleaner as they are good workers and lots of them.
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Post by: SCFSue on January 19, 2020, 03:41:18 PM
I lived with an Aunt and Uncle for a few years when I was a pre-teen.  As they grew older, they sent me back to West Virginia to my grandmother's home as it was too much for my Uncle, but they continued to send my sisters and me nice clothing--which was fortunate as my grandmother who was an assistant Post Master in the Post Office (town population about 15,000) took us in when my Mother left us with my grandmother.  Grandma worked until her late 60's and we had a housekeeper who raised our baby sister.  I was the oldest and my next sister was 20 months younger and the baby sister was only a year old when our Mother disappeared (we thought she'd been abducted, but she just skipped out of our lives, caught a train to California where her brothers were working in an Airplane factory--and never saw us again).

She later married (two or three times) and I have a half brother in California I'm very fond of, but didn't get to know until a cousin had a big family reunion in West Virginia.  I met him, his wife and his 2 daughters.  We talk by e-mail and try to keep up that way.

Not much else to report except that it's a brilliant sunny day here in Auburn, Alabama, and I need to get outside for a much needed walk!  I hope Every One looking in has a lovely Sunday afternoon!

Sue
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 19, 2020, 05:09:13 PM
Wow, Sue, I knew you were brought up in West Virginia but I didn't know your history.  You had some nice relatives that brought you up.  I did not live in W Va long enough to remember any thing about it and it wasn't until Dad and I took a trip in 1950 that we went to Wellsburg where he showed me the house where I was born and I met some of his friends.  I was about 15 months old when we left Wellsburg for Grand Rapids and I've been here ever since.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on January 20, 2020, 08:39:35 AM
What interesting lives y'all have had! Don't you love hearing everyone's "story of their life". Here we are, all of us at basically the same point in life and yet we grew up & lived so far apart and such different circumstances.   The war was pretty much the center of my life from 6 to 10 years old, we moved from a town where we had lots of relatives to where my father was transferred to work in the "Signal Department" of the railroad, when I was 6, not long after Pearl Harbor. Mother explained that "they needed Dad to keep the trains safe".  For years I have begged everyone to write about their early life. I guess if we are going to do it, time is NOW!  Since this is as good of place as any and we could post photos from those long ago years, how about it? 

I started thinking about this yesterday, remembering those early years. This morning I feel like I've been in another world, my childhood, among people I loved a long time ago.
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Post by: SCFSue on January 20, 2020, 10:34:28 AM
What I haven't mentioned here is that I went to South Carolina to the University in Columbia. I attended summer school all 3 years and graduated from the U. at the end of that.  My husband and I married the next day, packed up our 1937 Dodge coupe and drove to Norfolk, Virginia in 2 days.  He had to go to the Naval Base on Monday and called back to the apartment we'd rented and asked me to hurry down to the Base with his extra uniforms.  They were going to sea for the rest of the week!  That was my introduction to Navy life.  Bob had been selected for Navy Flight School in Pensacola but couldn't attend there until all the Naval Academy Grads who were also selected could go first.  (That's the old "rank has it's privileges" theory!).

We enjoyed our Navy Life although it is tough on Pilots' families.  The missions are often for 6-8 months long and our only communication were letters at that time.  Most of my friends in those years were other Navy wives who were stuck at home with young children. We played lots of bridge at night with toddlers sleeping on someone's bed!

Have a nice day, Everyone!
Sue
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Post by: Sandy on January 20, 2020, 11:09:08 AM


Good Monday Mornling,  Everyone. 

I was born in 1943...and grew up in
the fifties and sixties..

I lived in New England
somewhere in and around
Salisbury Ma,  Hampton NH, 
and Portland Maine  for most
of my life....  with
a short spell, (seven years in
Bradenton, Florida) and a year
traveling across the USA and
living in Port Townsend,  Wa)

I lived in the North East,
South East and North West. 

Enough to feel that I have
been lucky to see a lot of the
USA, Canada and parts of Eastern
and Western Europe,  where I
traveled for 5 weeks back in the
Eighties.

My only regret is that I only
speak and understand one language
(English)... And with that limited
understanding comes a limited
understanding of so much of the
rest of our beautiful world.

I envy your fluency ET !! 

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Have a great day,  EVERYONE...

Sandy
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 20, 2020, 12:21:47 PM
Good heavens, Sandy, you're just a kid!  I graduated from high school two years before you were born - in 1941.  In June, it will be 79 years that I've been out of school.  I started working in 1942, still before you were born.  I am older than dirt!!!

Mary Ann
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Post by: Sandy on January 20, 2020, 03:12:06 PM
Good For YOU,
Mary Ann  ! 

I hope that I am as fortunate as you,
and can live into my 90's plus!!!

Sandy
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Post by: Mary Ann on January 20, 2020, 03:58:06 PM
Thank you, Sandy.

Mary Ann
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 29, 2020, 09:52:10 AM
challene=ge 10.jpg

Can you find the six (6) words hiding in the image? Answer by mail or PM so as to give all an chance to play.
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Post by: Amy on January 29, 2020, 10:29:09 AM
Sent an email and thank you....that was fun!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 29, 2020, 11:38:04 AM
6/6 and you are first!
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Post by: RAMMEL on January 29, 2020, 05:27:04 PM
Hope I found the same 6  :-\
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2020, 04:44:52 AM
Rammel, 6/6 for you too. Well done.
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Post by: Shirley on February 05, 2020, 08:22:54 PM
My daughter has been in town all week & every time I start counting, I forget to pull up a pad to write down & forget when I come back again. I think I found 6 but not sure enough to claim, one is kind of iffy.  ???  Fun, Bubble, thank you.

And if you get a chance to fix a boo-boo I made over in Norm's Bait & Tackle... I posted a Maxine for Mary Ann in there & size is too wide, have to scroll ... & was either I delete the whole post or hope someone could fix. I got busy & time passed so I couldn't delete (suppose it's still half an hour?). Had a look & it's still a mess. Back in the old days we weren't allowed to post a photo anywhere but Photos & none of those kind of graphics, but don't guess it matters now??? And thought it might put a smile on Mary Ann's face while in re-hab. I'm not all here this week.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 06, 2020, 03:51:27 AM
It's resized now Shirley :)
Have a great day!
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Post by: Shirley on February 06, 2020, 08:12:31 PM
Thank you, Bubble, and are you going to post all the words or make me beg?  :'(  I have to visit the eye doctor in the morning to see when he can start removal of cataracts & then go for new glasses when the last cataract heals. I am so tired of a fuzzy world! I have papers to fill out so can't put that off any longer.  Thank you for fixing my boo-boo
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 07, 2020, 08:42:18 AM
Cool, Know, See, Cut, Man, Tell, knowledge

When I went to retrieve the solution, all guessing games and images had disappeared from the computer and the file was empty. What a loss... until I remembered that I do a weekly back up on an external drive. Two weeks back, I found the complete file there. I am back breathing! lol
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 07, 2020, 09:07:12 AM
shadows.jpg
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Post by: Shirley on February 07, 2020, 07:45:54 PM
Going to take better vision than I have right now. Visit to the doctor going to do my cataract surgery & still more than a little fuzzy from the drops put in more than 6 hours ago. My regular doctor & cardio both told me to warn them to use half what NORMAL people get, but they don't listen. I am worried about the meds to be used but not the surgery! Maybe they will clear up better tomorrow, surgery not until the 25th for first one. By the way, I did NOT get all of the last one.  :'(
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 08, 2020, 09:11:29 AM
good luck for the cataract. For me it went without a itch, except that I am allergic to the glue on surgical  tape and I forgot to mention it. When they removed the sterile draping and put the dressing  with tape, I started itching and turned red and swollen. They had to remove it and put the paper tape instead.

Never mind about not finding all the words: it is just a game!
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Post by: Shirley on February 08, 2020, 12:28:40 PM
I think I know..... message on the way. ;)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 08, 2020, 12:59:54 PM
Me too ( message on the way ) but oh how my eyes are now twisted with looking and looking..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 09, 2020, 03:44:06 AM
solution for Shadow
Answer #6


The shadow.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 10, 2020, 12:08:48 PM
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Post by: angelface555 on February 10, 2020, 12:25:55 PM
I sent you a PM.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 10, 2020, 12:28:37 PM
Try harder  :)
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Post by: angelface555 on February 10, 2020, 12:49:50 PM
I tried harder...PM
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Post by: Astro on February 10, 2020, 12:55:11 PM
All but 5?
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Post by: angelface555 on February 10, 2020, 01:07:06 PM
Please use an email or PM so that all may have a chance at solving the puzzle.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 10, 2020, 01:43:21 PM
try again Astro
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Post by: Astro on February 10, 2020, 03:07:41 PM
The only  one I cannot see is a 5. The rest are all there.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2020, 08:02:13 AM
Solution.

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Thank you all who participated, you did great.
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Post by: Shirley on February 11, 2020, 11:00:36 AM
Well, shucks, I'm not so smart, no, I'm not!  :tissue: But it was good exercise for the brain, thank you, Bubble.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 13, 2020, 03:30:42 AM
from Shirley

The sunrise one was taken in December & the snow today, both standing inside the house with the door open.

Shirley 1.jpg

Shirley 2.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 13, 2020, 05:02:29 AM
[size=4 ]  1. Can you name four days of the week that start with the letter "t"? 

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2. who am I?[/size]
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Post by: Shirley on February 13, 2020, 06:01:45 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for resizing & posting for me. I can't seem to get it right anymore & you do show them off so well. Looking at all those trees along the river, not a single one when we bought the house 31 years ago. The one to the left of the path I started from a seedling pulled up in the flower bed, a "baby" to one across the street or 2 houses west. When it got about as tall as I am (5 foot) I rolled the big pot it was in down the hill & dug a hole & planted. I found a piece of chicken wire to wrap around the trunk so the beaver couldn't munch it off & now it is all grown up. The first & second trees to the right of the path are same age but the 2nd one has wisteria growing to the top & hanging down so has pulled the top down with it. Once a year it blooms so pretty & the coils of the wisteria are interesting, like sculptures. I do love my "woods". Thanks, again!

I am not good at the quiz, know when someone gets it right I'll be sitting here saying, "DUH"..
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Post by: Amy on February 13, 2020, 06:34:23 AM
Shirley great photos..love the sunrise. We have the other look right at the moment here.

Bubble ,sent email.
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Post by: JaneS on February 13, 2020, 07:01:36 AM
I know this one!  I know this one!!   I know it!
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Post by: JaneS on February 13, 2020, 07:04:38 AM
SHIRLEY, I love the pics! 
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Post by: Gloria on February 13, 2020, 07:09:06 AM
BUBBLE  thanks for posting Shirley's photos. I am waiting for the answer to the quiz.

SHIRLEY  like your sunrise photo but like seeing the snot, too. I sure miss the snow this winter.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 13, 2020, 01:21:03 PM
Love your photos, Shirley.

  The photo I'm posting was taken by Birds Iview in Destin a couple of days ago.  Destin is on the Gulf and just across the MidBay Bridge from us.  The sand art was done by two local artists.  We had a big rain last night so it was probably washed away.  :(
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Post by: Amy on February 13, 2020, 04:03:05 PM
Jean, imagine having the patience to do that intricate work in sand!! 
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 13, 2020, 08:26:12 PM
I want you to know I'm doing as well as can be expected.  Did you hear that Tom flew to Tulsa with Annie, got sick with Flu and son James will drive there to bring him home.  It doesn't rain but what it pours.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on February 13, 2020, 11:41:31 PM
Neat photo of the sand castles, Jean.... I feel so sad to see so much work go into the sand sculptures as well as ice sculptures.. to have them disappear so fast. Wonder how long it took those artists to create them.

Thanks to all for the comments about my photos, used to be out on the bank at dawn & sundown to catch the colors but have been lazy since Cas died. I get up when cats wake me up or I'm hungry. I vow to get those early or late hours in, when lots of birds & other wildlife show up, but just don't do it.

Mary Ann, so sorry about Tom catching the flu on his trip! Not the best weather for driving. I have been begging my daughter to get masks to wear on her flights but as of tonight, still had not bought any. Hope he gets well before time for you to go home, don't need you to catch it. My mother was a firm believer that after anyone was sick she would take bedding off to air mattress, open windows & air out the house & everything got cleaned with Clorox!

Bubble, I'm still thinking.... but no answer yet....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2020, 03:55:20 AM
 Solution

Name four days of the week that start with the letter "t"?
Ans. Tuesday, Thursday, Today, and Tomorrow

who am I?
The letter "M"

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2020, 03:57:21 AM
All the answers I received were correct. You are so clever!

Those sand sculptures are a wonder. Good we have photos of them, otherwise they are gone so fast.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2020, 04:53:18 AM
A visit to Thailand, in Shay Maiy

Thailand1.jpg

Thailand2.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2020, 04:54:09 AM
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Post by: SCFSue on February 14, 2020, 09:41:03 AM
Beautiful pictures, Bubble.  Thanks!

Sue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 14, 2020, 09:43:44 AM
Bubble...
...photo number three..so spiritual, i would love to be there now...
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Post by: angelface555 on February 14, 2020, 11:56:17 AM
Bubble, wonderful photos! I was particularly struck by the one with people sitting among the trees!
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Post by: FlaJean on February 14, 2020, 12:35:11 PM
Lovely photos, Bubble.  Looks so peaceful.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2020, 02:09:45 PM
Here are a few more. I wish I could visit Thailand, but my son took his tablet with him and walked around, showing me the special places and all those sculptures.

Image1.jpg

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 14, 2020, 02:10:41 PM
momo statue.jpg

Thailand1.jpg
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Post by: angelface555 on February 14, 2020, 02:42:39 PM
Those are some quirky statues!   :thumbup:   
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Post by: Shirley on February 14, 2020, 06:18:48 PM
Fantastic photos, Bubble! Please thank your son, he did a super job. My pick of the litter would be the skateboarder.... kind of what I would look like, I think. :2funny:  I have never thought of wanting to visit Thailand, but he shows an entirely different world than what I pictured. He inherited your sense of what would be outstanding or memorable. Thanks for sharing his talent.
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Post by: RAMMEL on February 14, 2020, 06:58:09 PM
Shirley, ----- we all know you have five toes on each foot. That couldn't be you.    :2funny:
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Post by: Shirley on February 14, 2020, 10:32:56 PM
Okay, Rick, no flack from you! I didn't count the toes but thought the shape looked familiar!   >:(  ;)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 15, 2020, 12:18:11 AM
I see our Rick has an eye for detail...four toes or five toes...our Shirley also has one tooth missing...
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Post by: Shirley on February 15, 2020, 06:14:48 PM
Jackie, that "hour glass figure" back in the '50s got stuck & all the sand stayed in the middle.  :2funny: Guess Rick is old enough to remember those days!

Bubble, I stop to mull over how neat it is to have so many different cultures close enough to visit. We don't think much of driving 500-700 miles one way, and it was over 1200 miles to visit Cas' mother & we seldom stopped along the way because the kids slept better in the cars. It is different on all the coasts compared with where I live in Kansas, and that is why we love going to the mountains. I do thank you for posting the photos. Shirley
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Post by: JeanneP on February 15, 2020, 10:33:27 PM
My Wish was always that Iwould be able to travel to Asia. China specially. I had chances years ago as I had family living there and friends who went to work in Hong Kong. Kept putting it off. I don't think that I would accept a invite to any of the area right now. Glad that all have returned and retired  back in UK now.
Things sound to be getting much worse. So many more sick on the liners. Will be hard to disinfect those ships with so many aboard. Sounds like most the crew have caught it and they are having to be close to the passengers rooms and delivering food. Wonder if laundry getting done like sheets and towels. Awful.
 
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Post by: Oldiesmann on February 16, 2020, 12:58:44 AM
Here's one I took tonight of the Cincinnati skyline as seen from Newport, Kentucky. This was taken with a Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone (click image for full size)

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_1-160220005745.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=661)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 16, 2020, 04:01:21 AM
That is a stunning picture. The sharp detail  on the very enlarge one is incredible. Are those benches along the shore edge? I would love to sit there and watch all the reflections on the water.
Thanks for sharing this grand view.
For me that is something quite different!
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Post by: Amy on February 16, 2020, 07:16:04 AM
Amazing detail! Did you see Hershey park too Bubble?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 16, 2020, 08:05:51 AM
Amy, I have no idea what or where that is!
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Post by: Shirley on February 16, 2020, 10:18:34 AM
Gorgeous view and amazing photo! Never thought a phone cam would take such detail. Can count the windows in the buildings!  Thanks, Michael, a view I have never seen.[/color][/size][/font]
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Post by: angelface555 on February 16, 2020, 01:30:07 PM
Nice photo! I have been to Newport and Cincinnati several times. I also have, somewhere, slides of that same view from the late sixties. Of course, mine was from an old box camera And in those days, the view was shall we say, a lot more littered...
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Post by: JaneS on February 16, 2020, 06:26:45 PM
AMY, the town of Hershey is in Pennsylvania and, yes, it is where they make the candy.  And I've toured it many times both before and after the changes for sanitary conditions.  The first time I ever went there, we walked through the factory with a guide who pointed out things of interest and we all got a Hershey bar at the end of the trip.  The last time I went through, there was a series of carts on rails and you had to stay in the cart the whole trip.  But at the end we all got a little bag of Hershey kisses.

The town of Hershey is less than 15 miles from where my sister lives and even closer to where my niece lives.  When I go down there we sometimes go to church in Hershey and have breakfast there. 

It's a very nice little town and I actually know some people who live there. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 17, 2020, 04:48:47 AM
This time I'll show you some of thew food offerings from Thailand.

Here is a first course soup
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Fish and sushi
Fish and sushi.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 17, 2020, 04:50:23 AM
Lunch

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dessert
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 17, 2020, 04:52:13 AM
Mango and Ice cream
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and if you still want more... some goodies
Goodies.jpg

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 17, 2020, 04:53:56 AM
After that you can go and relax at the swimming pool of the hotel, on the 30th floor

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 17, 2020, 06:05:16 AM
They sure know how to eat in Thailand...
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Post by: Shirley on February 17, 2020, 07:39:08 AM
Wow, the photos of food reminds me of when our friend from Japan went to all those luncheons. I'm trying to remember the spelling of her name, will come to me when I quit thinking so hard. I am not a very adventuresome eater but the presentation is beautiful. The view from the swimming pool is awesome, somehow I had the old image of the land and didn't think about it being so modern. Thanks for the education & more to think about.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 17, 2020, 10:29:40 AM
from Amy about her dogdog.jpg

He loves to bring in the wood,even snow covered ...bless him. Look how angry the sky looks...
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Post by: Mary Ann on February 17, 2020, 05:34:30 PM
Shirley, were you thinking of Sachiko?  She went to many luncheons, then showed us the fabulous food they had.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on February 17, 2020, 06:22:26 PM
Yes, Mary Ann, that was the name I could not come up with. I always enjoyed her travels and sorry when health caused her to slow down. Hope she is doing well. I was pleased to see a post from Sato this past week, think it was in Norm's fishing hole, right? Thanks for the memory bump!

Amy, I would love to trade you 3 cats for that pup.  :smitten:  Can't you picture what goes through his mind as he proudly struts to the house with his "load".  Where we used to live west of town, all houses on acres so spread apart, one neighbor had an Irish Setter that brought their paper in.... only for quite some time the dog was going to all the houses in range and taking those papers to it's home. The owner was mortified, left the papers on the porch in case anyone was looking for theirs, had no idea where the dog got them. Finally had to keep the dog in during paper delivery time.  ::)
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on February 18, 2020, 12:45:29 AM
well I am late getting in to wish you all goodnight. I fell  asleep several times watching movies today. so here I am late but good night and sweet dreams. going to bed this late I will most Likely sleep late in the morning. I am going to go take my shot and pills now and try for a good night's sleep.

Lloyd
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Post by: Amy on February 18, 2020, 11:10:42 AM
Shirley, we love this "litte"  fellow to no end. Jesse is such a happy pup. I would enjoy the antics of cats but Kyle is highly allergic to them. I get to play with the neighbours cat Callie and she is a sweetheart!!
I must admit that would be so funny to see all the papers  but knowing only one was yours!

Better get back to work.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 18, 2020, 08:40:24 PM
Wonderful pictures.  Enjoyed all of them.  Food looks so good.  Made me hungry.

I had to laugh, Shirley, about the dog fetching all the papers.  He thought he was doing a super job.
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Post by: Shirley on February 18, 2020, 09:11:12 PM
The poor lady that delivered the papers had lots of calls & explained to me when I called that, "in every case of numbers of missing papers and knowing they had been delivered, they KNEW it had to be a very diligent dog". My husband loved his morning paper with 2nd cup of coffee!  ;)
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Post by: JeanneP on February 18, 2020, 09:38:26 PM
As I am still on of those people who can't have food touching on a plate i would not make it in Asia. Things always look so colourful though. I can go soups and could also do O.K on the Pastries.  The fruit plate looks good also
Now did you son send those photos Bubble? I thought you mentioned that he was in Thailand. Would like to visit the place.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2020, 07:31:15 AM
Yes Jeanne, he is in Thailand for three months: fleeing the bad weather in UK!
He took these with his cell phone.  He also show me special sights with his phone and skype. It's fascinating.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2020, 07:40:12 AM
Here is a special place: The Blue Temple

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2020, 07:40:58 AM
Blue Temple 3.jpg

Blue Temple 4.jpg
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Post by: SCFSue on February 19, 2020, 11:22:13 AM
Bubble, thanks for posting the photos.  The colors of the photos are lovely!

Sue
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Post by: FlaJean on February 19, 2020, 01:19:37 PM
Such interesting photos.  Thanks for posting them, Bubble.
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Post by: Amy on February 19, 2020, 01:51:58 PM
Bubble, beautiful photos!! I look at the ceiling on one and see a quilt pattern!! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 19, 2020, 02:48:47 PM
Bubble, your son takes terrific photos with his phone! I look and think of what amazing and intricate work was done on these statues and temples!
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Post by: Shirley on February 19, 2020, 05:23:20 PM
Was going to have a quick check for new posts but have to comment on those photos, Bubble. I do have real full body emotions with some photos, these actually caught my breath, had to exhale & breathe. What amazing colors, detail and you know deep seated religious meaning for the many centuries of people that worshiped there. As I scroll back over the photos I feel like someone is sitting on my chest & can't get a full breath! Awesome, will have to Google to read about it. How awesome that your son is getting to visit, does he travel alone? Always been a dream of mine, to just roam around and enjoy the creations of nature or man. Give him my thanks, please?

Patricia, suppose we can just pretend we're in his shadow?
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Post by: JeanneP on February 19, 2020, 05:25:25 PM
Bubble. Lucky Son. such great shots. 3 months is about right for getting to know a place. Could never under stand these people who took tours of places seeing 7 countries in 10 days.
Maybe weather in Uk will be nicer by the time he goes back.
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Post by: Oldiesmann on February 19, 2020, 10:31:01 PM
Quote from: so_P_bubble on February 16, 2020, 08:05:51 AMAmy, I have no idea what or where that is!

Hersheypark is an amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Fun place :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 20, 2020, 03:34:35 AM
Thanks all for your nice comments on those photos, I will have some more as soon as I resize them

Michael, thanks.  I went and checked on the net. WOW! 70 attractions and a chocolate town. That's a dream town...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 20, 2020, 05:49:00 AM
Thailand, another temple protected by a fearsome guard

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 20, 2020, 05:51:22 AM
Local festival with a parade

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 20, 2020, 05:52:30 AM
Thailand 32.jpg

Thailand 30.jpg
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Post by: Amy on February 20, 2020, 06:59:40 AM
Just AMAZING!! Look at the intricacies in the building and statues!! Bubble, thank your son for taking these and letting us share in his travels. I am in awe of it all.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 20, 2020, 11:51:21 AM
Bubble, thank you and thank your son for letting us tag along on his photo journey! Wonderful photos of a land we'll never see!
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Post by: Amy on February 20, 2020, 05:21:19 PM
Quote from: Oldiesmann on February 19, 2020, 10:31:01 PM
Quote from: so_P_bubble on February 16, 2020, 08:05:51 AMAmy, I have no idea what or where that is!

Hersheypark is an amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Fun place :)
Micheal Thank you, sounds like you have visited the place.
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Post by: JeanneP on February 20, 2020, 07:47:42 PM
I was in Hershey. Pa. a few years ago. Loved the place. Could live there. Was the tidiest town I have ever seen.
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Post by: Oldiesmann on February 21, 2020, 12:14:45 AM
Quote from: Amy on February 20, 2020, 05:21:19 PM
Quote from: Oldiesmann on February 19, 2020, 10:31:01 PM
Quote from: so_P_bubble on February 16, 2020, 08:05:51 AMAmy, I have no idea what or where that is!

Hersheypark is an amusement park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Fun place :)
Micheal Thank you, sounds like you have visited the place.

I have. I spent two days in the park in 2018 (and of course stopped by World of Chocolate while I was at it).
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2020, 05:05:32 AM
Test your sense of observation and find all the objects in the picture

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Post by: Amy on February 21, 2020, 06:45:01 AM
Bubble email sent..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2020, 09:39:44 AM
Amy, you earned the medal!
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Post by: Sandy on February 21, 2020, 09:59:35 AM
It took me a while but
I finally got them all.     Fun!!
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Post by: Amy on February 21, 2020, 10:03:26 AM
Bubble, like Sandy said that was fun. Thank you for doing this.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2020, 10:12:27 AM
Bravo Sandy.
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Post by: angelface555 on February 21, 2020, 10:32:18 AM
Bubble, PM sent!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2020, 01:24:59 PM
Super Angel! It took me a long time to find the two last ones.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 21, 2020, 01:38:10 PM
Just a quickie to let all his friends know that JackWV is alive and kicking!  We're both originally from West Virginia--and he still lives there, but I married a Navy Pilot in 1958 when we both graduated from the U. of South Carolina.  However whenever I visited one of my sisters while they still lived in West Virginia, I always tried to meet Jack on the Freeway. He and Mimi still walk in the park and are enjoying life.

Sue
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Post by: JeanneP on February 21, 2020, 07:13:24 PM
Bubble. I feel bad because I just can't get the whole picture on my screen. So can't use it all. Don't understand why as I am trying on my Desktop. Will try again after dinner.
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Post by: Shirley on February 21, 2020, 07:18:36 PM
Sue, thanks for the news about Jack. Now & then I send him an e-mail & he always answers. At one time several of us would compare cameras & used the same ones, now I think everyone uses a phone instead, not me so much, I still enjoy what a camera can do versus the phones, mainly zoom. Happy to hear Mimi is still at his side, they were a perfect match.
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Post by: SCFSue on February 22, 2020, 09:52:08 AM
Shirley and all Jack's other friends.  He is doing well and he and Mimi are walking daily.  We are good friends and I always stopped to visit with him on the freeway when my sister still lived in Charleston (West Virginia).  He'd bring whichever of his Goldens was living with him at the time and I brought my little mutt, Stubby, along with me.  We always met at a park so the dogs could enjoy the stop, too.

Sue
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Post by: Shirley on February 22, 2020, 11:15:52 AM
Sue, that sounds like a great way to visit. Jack has a big heart and I do miss his messages. I have a cousin that lives in the general area so we had lots to talk about with e-mails. I hear what sounds like heavy equipment out front, better go check, might miss out of some excitement!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 22, 2020, 03:36:04 PM
I too miss our Jackwv, miss his Mimi and his photo trips to Oglebay...i too have his email and we have contacted each other since he left our forum...
...Sue...
...thank you for the update...it is good to hear they are still out and about and both keeping well...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 23, 2020, 08:09:09 AM
 Find 10 differences between the two images

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 23, 2020, 09:56:46 AM
Well not sure how i done it but i found 11, do i get extra points for the extra one...Bubble, i'll pm my answers...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 23, 2020, 10:40:48 AM
well done, you even got the extra one.
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Post by: Shirley on February 23, 2020, 11:19:02 AM
I thought I had 12 but deleted 2 after a 2nd look enlarged... e-mail on the way...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 23, 2020, 12:01:58 PM
Bravo, all accounted for!
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Post by: JeanneP on February 23, 2020, 01:54:16 PM
I found ten o.k .still have no idea how they are sending  answers to you.  I don't have your em self up on this iPad  so I just do the searching. They are fun
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2020, 03:28:14 AM
Jeanne, you can always email your answers...
You found ten? then you are on the winners list!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 26, 2020, 09:43:32 AM
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Post by: Amy on February 26, 2020, 05:53:48 PM
Bubble...email sent..
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Post by: JeanneP on February 26, 2020, 08:41:12 PM
Going to take at the way to send them to you. I Always thought there was a Email sign when clicking on you photo but guess not. Will try using Messages.
Now I have the EM envelope under my photo that I People can just clik on to sen EMails
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Post by: JeanneP on February 26, 2020, 08:44:56 PM
gmjeannep2@gmail.com (gmjeannep2@gmail.com)

Ignore this as I was just trying something....
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2020, 04:57:37 AM
Bravo Amy!
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Post by: Sato on February 28, 2020, 03:38:39 AM
https://vimeo.com/13691061    They are the videos which were editted by myself pretty years ago. I founded them this time in the Videos of Vimeo's Corner.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 28, 2020, 04:34:42 AM
Sato...
...just beautiful - spiritual - calm and realaxing...I will definitely come back to watch this again and again...Now i cant remember if that was you singing or not, i am sure that it was, as i vaguely remember it was you singing on another video we had watched some years ago..
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Post by: JeanneP on February 28, 2020, 06:37:59 PM
Sato. Thank you for that site. Enjoyed them and will save it to go into some of them often..
Hope you are staying well. Hope Japan does not have any of the Problems that China has now turned into such a mess.,Think It will be a world wide thing to keep watch on.
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Post by: Sato on February 28, 2020, 09:26:41 PM
Jackie, JeanneP, thank you for your responses. I'm surprised Vimeo site keeps video resources such a long time. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 29, 2020, 03:12:47 AM
Sato, such colorful videos, it's a joy to admire nature's wonder. Thanks for posting the link.

Also great to see you come back here.  I hope it means you are in better health.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 29, 2020, 05:09:14 AM
https://pin.it/AHJoq2M (https://pin.it/AHJoq2M)
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Post by: JaneS on February 29, 2020, 07:26:15 AM
I sent my answer to the "can" puzzle to BUBBLE before I went to bad last night.  She said I got them all!
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Post by: JeanneP on February 29, 2020, 04:16:31 PM
JaneS. Congrats. I need to put glasses on.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 03:12:42 AM
Jane: Wonderful You did it! Great vocabulary :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 11:09:15 AM
Find 10 differences between the two images - solution
1- clock times different
2- cat missing on bed
3- orange towel missing near pillow
4- white v shape sock on floor missing
5- black and white ball on floor missing
6- small green square box missing between car and orange ball
7- small teddy bear on floor missing
8- second orange ball missing
9- glass of milk missing
10-photo frame underneath different, one yellow
11-one black leg missing front of white cabinet behind orange ball
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 11:52:04 AM
Answers for CAN riddle
CANdle
CANdy
CANdid
CANmibal
CANada
CANcel
CANter
CANoe
CANcer
CANteen
CANtaloupe
CANtilever
CANtonese
CANvas
CANyon
CANal
CANary
CANasta


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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 11:57:44 AM
Some more from Thailand

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Thailand 11.jpg

Thailand 14.jpg

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 11:58:58 AM
Thailand 15.jpg

Thailand 17.jpg

Thailand 28.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 12:03:13 PM
Thailand 33.Chiang Rai .jpg


grilled pork on rice.jpg

Thailand 34.jpg

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 12:04:37 PM
Thailand 21.jpg

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Post by: Amy on March 01, 2020, 12:11:52 PM
Bubble ,the photos are lovely! Makes one wish they were there enjoying the beauty about. I believe that temp is a tad hot for me if it is in Celsius, which I think it is. Food looks intriguing..
Thank your son for sharing this trip with us and thank you for posting the photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2020, 12:35:26 PM
yes it is Celsius.  No need for sweaters there.
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Post by: angelface555 on March 01, 2020, 02:02:27 PM
Bubble, enjoyable, intriguing photos from you and your son again! I especially noted Thailand3 for its harbor view and shadowed greenery. Thank your son and you for taking the time to share with us!

One other note, for such a seemingly thin population, they put so much food on the plates and table! Or is it just me? It all looks both prettily arranged and delicious!
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Post by: Shirley on March 01, 2020, 06:44:28 PM
Interesting photos, Bubble! I Googled history of the country, especially the rubber plantations. Long ago we had a neighbor that owned rubber plantations with her husband when Japanese took them over. To see the modern pictures from what my brain imagined from that long ago era, kind of boggles my mind. A reporter told me that "her photos were used to pinpoint Nagasaki bombing".... I have thoroughly enjoyed your son's trip and hope you thank him for me & us, for sharing. A big thank you for posting. He is a wonderful photographer (as is his mother).
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Post by: JeanneP on March 01, 2020, 09:07:57 PM
Such great pictures although a few of those meal. Food looks raw.
Now will you son be leaving early. I thought that some Americans had been told to come home from Thailand.    A friend whose son and family live there . He is a minister of a church. They left to go back just 2 weeks ago. I am wondering if they will come back as they have 4 school age children there. Sure wish things would calm down. Biggest Museum in the world. The Louve in Paris was closed down today. Thousands standing in line in the Pouring Rain go a little angry. What is being said in Israel?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 02, 2020, 08:47:00 AM
Serving attractive platters of food seems to have developed into an art in Thailand.
Apparently the virus does not create worry or panic and  I haven't seen many with a mask. Life continues.
We are more aware of it in Israel with 10 cases and about 600 in observation at home.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 03, 2020, 01:37:45 AM
from Shirley

7 Gr-Grands

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Post by: Shirley on March 03, 2020, 10:00:29 AM
Thank you, Bubble... and I will explain the giggles. My oldes gr-son (father of 3 & host) was standing on the fireplace behind his sister, who was taking the pictures (mother of 2, living in Seattle) and she didn't know he was making silly faces, waving his arms to get the kids to laugh. I was wishing for a camera to capture what I was seeing. We do get together a lot, but quite a chore to get the Seattle kids back often enough.

Thank you, Bubble for resizing & posting for me. You are so generous with your time & so good at what you do.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 03, 2020, 12:05:01 PM
Bubble
The Screen shot on my Desktop today is so beautiful. it shows
Ko Phayanisland in Laem San National Park Thailand . See if you can bring it up. It won't let me copy the site.

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Post by: angelface555 on March 03, 2020, 12:10:05 PM
Shirley, this is a photo you're sure to cherish and I hope they made copies for the families!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 03, 2020, 12:29:59 PM
I posted many Thailand photos of food so this time I will show clothes in many of the shops, the whole length of streets in the market.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 03, 2020, 12:32:05 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 03, 2020, 12:33:22 PM
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and the price? each one just for $5.30.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 03, 2020, 12:44:11 PM
I bought the one on the left with the elephants - shorter since I am not tall  [ ;) MaryAnn ]1583158917036.jpg
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Post by: angelface555 on March 03, 2020, 12:49:07 PM
Thank you Bubble for giving us a glympse of your son's trip!
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Post by: Sandy on March 03, 2020, 12:56:06 PM
I love those skirts/pants...
Just my style.   Very attractive and they look very
comfortable!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 03, 2020, 04:02:51 PM
That is an interesting assortment of clothes and I think the styles would benefit everyone - especially me!  At $5.30 we would all be able to have a terrific wardrobe

Mary Ann
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Post by: Shirley on March 03, 2020, 04:55:44 PM
Me, too, like the styles & would LOVE that tiny waist. They do look cool and comfy. Could we order the real thing? I'm wondering how the ones without drawstrings hold up, buttons or zipper in back?

Mary Ann, one time I found a pair of jeans that fit the body but were actually too short. Bought them anyway since I always had to cut slacks off. One washing & they were MUCH too short so cut them off for knee length.  :-\ 

Thanks for the fashion show, Bubble!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 03, 2020, 07:44:18 PM
I love to wear skirts in the summer and also those loose pants. Hard to find here now for the last few years. I don't see much of anything coming in from There. My daughter in Texas does send a few long dresses that they sell in Texas from Mexico. Only thing with them is that the colour seems to run when washing. Can't put in wash machine so do by hand. One dark blue I love and washed 7 times but still water dark.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sato on March 03, 2020, 11:29:17 PM
so_P_bubble, woderfull design, color, shape. We can enjoy them all. Thank you!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 04, 2020, 02:59:54 AM
Thank you all  for the comments.

Shirley, many have also elastic at the waist. Mine does apparently.

JeanneP, to "fix" the color, you can dip them in very hot vinegar for 1/2H and then rinse. It worked for my local Arab tie-dye pants.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on March 04, 2020, 02:09:40 PM
Bubble, like hose fashion shots.  Especially like some of those comfy looking pants.  Enjoyed all the photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 04, 2020, 04:01:50 PM
Shirley...
...love the photo of you surrounded by your large clan of great-grands...who is the tired little boy at the far back...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 11, 2020, 05:44:59 PM
Bubble - Oh, my! Thank you for the pictures of Thailand. It's not the best time to go but my daughter, Lauri, and her two daughters will be on their way to Thailand tonight. They made these plans weeks ago. Lauri spent a couple of weeks in Thailand a year ago last Christmas. They will fly into Bangkok and then on to another city north of there. She loved it. Do you know which city your son visited?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 11, 2020, 05:49:52 PM
Shirley - That's a wonderful picture of you with the great-grandkids. The little girl next to you looks like you! Same smile and hair you have in your profile picture.  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2020, 04:09:33 AM
Beverley, he went all over the place but he particularly liked Shay May (Shae Mae? sp?)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 12, 2020, 12:07:17 PM
On their way!

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-120320120121.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 12, 2020, 12:18:01 PM
They debated whether to go until boarding time. Lots of texting going on between us! All three voted "yes". One of the girls texted me awhile ago and said all is well and they landed in Doha, Qatar. I think they have a 10 hour wait there. Lauri said on her last trip that the airport there is beautiful and luxurious. Then tonight on to Bangkok.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 13, 2020, 03:50:40 AM
For JaneS

JaneS street1.jpg


JaneS street2.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on March 13, 2020, 07:04:25 AM
Thank you BUBBLE for posting the pictures for me.  By way of explanation....

#1 is looking west on the main street of my little home town.  That's the corner of second street and the pillars to the west are the hotel...a good place to stay and great place to eat!  If you turned the other way, it would be one block to Front Street where I grew up and 2 blocks to the bridge over the Susquehanna river.  The streets are numbered to Eighth Street and then the North/South Route 15 goes through the town.  The high school where I went in on that corner and for 5 years of my life, I walked it every day 4 times as day during the school year and sometimes went back at night for sports events.  We didn't have a cafeteria so went home for lunch.  There is a bit more of our town on the other side of the highway and it's grown by leaps and bounds since I was young.

#2 This is on a side street at a corner every one who has lived here any amount of time calls "Church Corner".  Out of 4 corners 3 have major churches on them.  And the doggie in the photo is Cooper he's my great-grand-doggy.  He lives with Frankie. 

This is probably a lot more than you ever wanted to know but it where I live and where I grew up.  It's still a nice, friendly town!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on March 13, 2020, 07:57:01 AM
good Morning everyone.It is 38º and clear but changing to cloudy and 47º for a high today Have a good day just as you like it.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 13, 2020, 10:57:40 AM
Jane, looks like a very peaceful place to live! The first photo with rain sparkling on the street, looks like...and my brain went dead.... you know who I mean, fav artist of all homespun street scenes, snow, rain, etc. Wow... still blank. Anyway, great job with the photos! We also walked home for lunch & as soon as the war was over my parents bought a house with extra land, at the edge of the city limits, so these short legs had to boogie to make it back & forth in one hour & 10 min. Thanks for sharing the photos AND...

Thank you, Bubble for posting & the link!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 13, 2020, 12:47:54 PM
Jane, I loved the pictures of your hometown, Lewisburg PA.  It looks like a nice place to have lived.

Shirley, were you thinking of Thomas Kincaid?  He painted some beautiful pictures.

Beverly, neat picture of "your girls".  They do look related to each other.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on March 13, 2020, 01:23:40 PM
Jane, very nice photos of your hometown. It looks like a peaceful, lovely place to live.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 13, 2020, 01:37:15 PM
Beverly, I hope your girls have a wonderful trip.

Jane, what a lovely town.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 13, 2020, 02:20:52 PM
Jane looks like a nice area. When I came here in1965 my town looked like that or at least my part. I still on outskirts but now one foot t in county and one where  city now comes to. Frontage now enterence to main interstate. And hotels. Fast foods. Gas stations. Strip malls .wallmarts. All built. Thank goodness I still have frontage road enterence
Amazing how a place can change in say 30 years. Was all farmland 50 years ago.

It is handy for me but makes me sad.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Radioman34 on March 13, 2020, 03:06:31 PM
Next week I present  for the residents the homemade version of my radio show. I'm not certain of the extent of their interest in classical music, but it will be interesting to find out. It will be a short programme - a little under an hour so it shouldn't be too much of an endurance test. But it feels good to be involved again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 13, 2020, 03:59:14 PM
I am sure you will recognize this "old S&F friend" of many years.
 It was taken this past fall, at Jack's front door.


Mimi1.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on March 13, 2020, 04:01:37 PM
Jane- I enjoyed looking at pictures of Lewisburg.  Reminds me very much of the town I've lived in here in CA, for the past 60 years.  Used to be a lovely little small town, but then "Silicon Valley" arrived, and now my town is unrecognizable. :(  Frankie's dog Cooper, looks like he might be a Springer Spaniel?  Had three of them over the years, and loved them dearly.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on March 13, 2020, 04:05:53 PM
Beverly - Your three girls are beautiful, and look so happy!  I'm sure they're glad they decided to go to Thailand, and are having a wonderful time!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 13, 2020, 04:17:22 PM
Beautiful photo of Mimi Bubble.... Goldens seem to have a "smile" and such kind eyes.
Beverly, lovely young ladies ,they will have a time of their life there.
Jane, I commented in SS
Thank you all for sharing the wonderful photos..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on March 13, 2020, 04:18:26 PM
Bev, I don't know if I commented on your daughter and granddaughters? It sounds as if they will have a lovely trip and I have a friend whose daughter visits there often, and she loves it there!

Bubble, let Jack know how much we appreciate seeing Mini again! We miss all those photos and Jack!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 13, 2020, 05:51:55 PM
It was nice to see a recent picture of Mimi.  I too miss her and Jack.

Don, it is good to know you are going to present your program.  I am sure when the residents listen to your comments and explanations, they will enjoy the music more.  I know a lot of us would like to be there with you.

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on March 13, 2020, 10:47:40 PM
Thanks for all the nice comments about "my town"! We also have all those fast food places, WM and major grocery stores and auto service centers but they are all along the highway that goes through town.  The 9 blocks people call "in town" has remained pretty much the same over the years.  Lots of the stores have changed ownership and types of business but the "air" is the same.  I love walking "uptown" and just feeling how it feels!

Nice to see MIMI.  Please give JACK my good wishes and tell him we all miss him!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 15, 2020, 09:37:14 AM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 15, 2020, 11:05:44 AM
Beverly, I've been on such a rush the last couple weeks my brain is hardly recording what eyes see. Love how vibrant your girls look, so pretty and excited to be on an adventure together. Do hope all goes well, seems few getting around these days, bet they will be treated like royalty.

So good to see Mimi again, would love to give her a big hug. I want a dog so bad but hate to make these cats miserable since they are so afraid of dogs. Not Mama Callie, she whacked the neighbor's German Shepherd one day when they stopped to visit on the way to the dog park. Dog wanted to sniff the cat & cat thought it got too close & took her little white paw & drew blood on her nose. We have a pit bull next door that thinks it is her job to bark at cats every evening when we go to the river. One night when we came back up pit bull was in the corner of HER side of the fence when Callie went over to see what had been on HER side recently, poor pit bull backed off when Callie stood her ground, ears back & hissed at the dog. Finally pit bull went off in disgrace! I think I would love a Golden but actually would like one that barked at strangers instead of kissing them to death! All of Jack's Goldens had such different expressions.... but each one so loveable. Thanks for sharing it, Bubble.

Don, I'm sure your friends & neighbors will welcome the music. Actually many well known tunes come from the classics, don't they? Glad you are feeling more like your old self.

Yep, Mary Ann, Thomas Kincaid is the name I couldn't think of... my kids used to call it "brain freeze" when they had it, but old age when you past 30.  ;)


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 16, 2020, 10:17:10 PM
Don. That sound great. They will really enjoy it. We envy them being so lucky. how we miss it on Sundays. That is the only kind of music I listen to. Oh! the old Country music I love. But even now that is getting changed with all the new young singers.
Now is a radio station setting you up? Maybe get big enough we can pick it up one day.
You take care of yourself during the mess that all the world seems to be getting involved in now. A horrible Virus to start up.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 21, 2020, 12:02:19 PM
This is the new style of loving...Corona-style.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 21, 2020, 01:30:08 PM
Bubble, if only!!!


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 21, 2020, 01:31:03 PM
Wonder if they will be double or single rolls ???
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 21, 2020, 09:51:15 PM
My daughter and g-daughters have been having a wonderful time in Chaing Mai, Thailand, but are now trying to get home! G-daughter Brynn fell on the street and badly sprained her ankle. They tried to get an earlier flight but couldn't. If all goes well they'll fly out tomrrow as scheduled. They returned to Bangkok early and are staying at a hotel. Bangkok is closing all public places tomorrow.  :o Yesterday they went shopping at a mall........trying to make the most of their time left.
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 21, 2020, 10:24:40 PM
Sister Helping Sister!

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-210320223649.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 21, 2020, 10:53:45 PM
  Amy - I want some of those toilet paper seeds!  ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2020, 04:37:39 AM
Chang Mai is one of the most beautiful places there, and much safer than Bangkok.  Did they manage to find a flight?
My son is still there and asked to prolong his visa: much better to remain there than try going back to UK.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2020, 04:40:02 AM
For Shirley

I finally got a photo to show the different sizes of my jonquils, one giant and the other vase of miniatures.

Jonquils 20.JPG
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2020, 09:29:16 AM
Beverly, this minute I  had a phone call from my son in Bangkok.  He told me all the malls and shopping places are closed. Corona is spreading in town :( He checked for me and told me that there are still flights for the US but not direct ones. So the girls should be able to return.
No flights for Italy, nor Israel for that matter. We have closed and locked all the borders.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 22, 2020, 09:48:01 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for resizing & posting my flowers. I have more growing near or behind that brick post, can't see the mini ones from the street or my window so I just bring them inside. I never thought about y'all seeing my pitiful grass out there. The neighbor had their yard dug up & replanted last year so has been getting constant care ever since. A few of the neighbors have had that done over the years but doesn't last but a year or so before the other types grass & weeds move in. Can't be helped because of the long hill down to the river that hangs onto all those weeds. Cas used to work on this yard constantly so he/we could host the Easter egg hunt. Not at the top of my to-do list. Thanks again, Bubble!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2020, 09:51:56 AM
Welcome back MIMI, extending a (( hug )) to you...now go and bring your master JACK WV back with us, tell him how much he is missed..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2020, 10:11:55 AM
Find 4 words in this image

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 22, 2020, 10:32:38 AM
Shirley, a sign of Spring for sure. Mine are still buried under 2 feet or more of snow :(

Bubble thank you for posting this .
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Post by: angelface555 on March 22, 2020, 10:49:19 AM
Bev, I hope your daughter and granddaughters are now on their way home!

Shirley, nice jonquils! We have had 7 inches of snow this weekend and are expecting wind and snow all next week!

Bubble, I sent you a PM.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 22, 2020, 11:27:00 AM
Bubble PM on its way...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2020, 11:36:09 AM
Angel and Vanilla, BRAVO!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on March 22, 2020, 12:04:38 PM
I can only see 3 and no matter how much I squint, I can't see the 4th one! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on March 22, 2020, 12:06:30 PM
I found it!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 22, 2020, 12:08:32 PM
Good for you Jane!  It took me time too to find the 4th.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Denver on March 22, 2020, 12:30:03 PM

LOVE the jonquil's Shirley.....
HAPPY to see the gals on that flight, headed for home Beverly, and the sisters helping sisters.  So sorry that happened, but this is what life is.....I hope they enjoyed their time there🦋

Thank you, BUBBLE, for letting us enjoy these pictures!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Denver on March 22, 2020, 10:10:32 PM
What are we suppose to do when we see the four words?

THANK YOU....It finally dawned on me what I am suppose to do!  😘
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2020, 01:55:23 AM
Jenny...PM your four answers to Bubble, she will get back to you to tell you if you are correct...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 23, 2020, 04:42:03 AM
Rammel, Denver, Bravo, you got them all.
Very observant people in S&F, with still sharp eyes!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 23, 2020, 04:43:44 AM
Posting for Mary Ann

Johanna playing the piano

Johanna playing the piano!.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2020, 05:02:09 AM
Do we have a young prodigy amongst us Mary Ann.., Bubble, thank you for posting on Mary Ann's behalf...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 23, 2020, 06:28:09 AM
Johanna (Jo) has a twin (Eleanor - Ellie) who also has red hair but hers is mostly straight.  Jo is nicer to the piano than Ellie is, but Ellie bangs more than Jo.  The girls were three earlier this month.  They are Tom's granddaughters.  Knowing the girls liked the piano, I bought the keyboard for them for their birthday. 

Somehow or other the picture turned up on my screen as wallpaper and I have no idea what I did.  But what a nice thing to see first thing in the morning when I turn on the computer!

Mary Ann
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 23, 2020, 06:39:36 AM
Mary Ann...
... your screen is guaranteed to put a morning smile on your face...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 23, 2020, 06:40:08 AM
She is darling, Mary Ann. That looks like a nice keyboard, too. When my 3 were little I found a big old piano very reasonable, for them to learn on. I knew just enough to give them a start and found a "cheater" chart that taped across the entire face above the keys so help them follow music (that came with the piano bench.) When we built the new house my husband didn't want that heavy thing on the new floors so sold it before we moved in. A later bought a keybord that fell apart almost immediately. The kids didn't take to it so only got used by me, never replaced it.

My little red head is now connected with her grandparents and kindergarten friends by iPad or Kindle... something the stay home parents can watch. She is excited about having that much contact with others. I think the grandparents that have been taking care of the kids all their lives are broken hearted to not have daily contact. I always thought (since I had twin aunts) that being a twin would be the best life could offer. They had each other and died in their 70s, a week apart, the first from cancer and the other from heart that just gave out. Now we are pretty sure it was this valve that they didn't have a way to diagnose "back then". Do you see yourself at all in the girls? Such a cute age. My aunts were "mirror twins", one right handed the other left.

Thanks for posting, Bubble, great job as you always do.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 23, 2020, 06:52:49 AM
Thanks,  Shirley, for your remarks about Johanna.  She is so far down the line from me (they're 2x great nieces) but I see resemblance to Tim, Tom's older brother. 

I have the old family Steinway, built in 1891, and have refused  to give it up but as it sits in the family room, no one plays it.  The girls don't get up here often, but when they do come, I let them play it.  Jo is quite gentle with the piano.  I think when children have access to a musical instrument when young, they're more interested in learning to play it.

 
Mary Ann
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Post by: JaneS on March 23, 2020, 07:05:27 AM
MARY ANN, what a little cutie!  And she's really concentrating on the keyboard.  Maybe she will keep her interest. 
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on March 23, 2020, 08:08:21 AM
Good Morning everyone.Is very instring to see the little lady playing the Keyboard. when I was six years old I took Piano Lessons. but all I relay learned was the middle C cord. But I have forgotten how to do it either. and my hands are so stiff I couldn't do it either anyway. I have a granddaughter that plays very well. she mostly plays by ear, she hears a tune by someone else and dose it great. she plays for her church bunch, and us when we get to gather at her folks. there is a bid piano there that we bought for her mother that hardly play's it. we sure enjoy her playing at get to gathers. we have fog big time today and rain though night. Have a good day,

Lloyd
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Post by: Beverly on March 23, 2020, 12:43:16 PM
Mary Ann - That is so cute! She really looks serious about it.
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Post by: Beverly on March 23, 2020, 12:45:31 PM
Mary Ann - That is so cute! She really looks serious about it.
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Post by: Beverly on March 23, 2020, 12:52:01 PM
Bubble - Have you heard any more from your son?  I'm wondering how he'll get along with everything closed in Bangkok. My daughter and the girls should be in Boston about now.
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Post by: JeanneP on March 23, 2020, 01:12:34 PM
Found 3 easy but still searching for number 4. Will change glasses. A cute little girl. so funny how they did not get same curly hair. We had twins also. Boy got beautiful curly hair and Girl straight as a poker.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 23, 2020, 03:08:50 PM
Mary Ann, what a nice picture of little Joanna.  She looks so serious about it.
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Post by: RAMMEL on March 23, 2020, 03:13:18 PM
It looks like a Norman Rockwell drawing to me.
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Post by: Denver on March 23, 2020, 03:32:01 PM
What a sweet picture of Little Jo at that keyboard.  She is precious and those curles are beautiful.  The gift of the keyboard 🎹 was a wonderful gift to them.  I do hope Ellie will start to show more interest in it as well.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 23, 2020, 06:20:22 PM
Jeanne, the girls are fraternal twins, different eggs,  Jo is larger than Ellie,  I think Ellie is interested in the instrument but has a different sense of what she likes.  Their looks are similar and hair the same color red.  They play well together.  I will see if James will take a picture of Ellie.

Tom and I went to the doctor today about my leg and he was more interested in the weeping leg that is not weeping today.  The hope is if the swelling goes down and the weeping quits, the pain will leave. Restrictions are behind every door and the Emergency Area was as empty as I've ever seen it.  We went from the doctor's office to Blood Work and work and walked right in.  Hospital personnel do one thing, then wash their hands.  No shaking hands. 

Mary Ann   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 24, 2020, 07:18:59 AM
Rick, you are right!! Wouldn't this photo make a great painting?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 24, 2020, 09:48:09 AM
Answer to the 4 words riddle.

Lamp
Window (on curtain)
Rug (Top left of rug)
Brain (hair of man)


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on March 24, 2020, 09:43:28 PM
Does anyone remember "Al Hirschfeld" and the name "NINA"(his daughter)which he hid in his drawings? After his signature he would put the number of times NINA was in the drawing. Many would try yo find the NINAs almpst like solving a puzzle. I believe the NY Times (and probably others) had his drawings.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 25, 2020, 04:43:42 AM
Click on the image to enlarge!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Al-Hirschfeld-Signed-Reproduced-Drawing-Margo-Feiden-Galleries-11-27-99-Rara-/172053200120?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Al-Hirschfeld-Signed-Reproduced-Drawing-Margo-Feiden-Galleries-11-27-99-Rara-/172053200120?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on March 25, 2020, 10:37:45 AM
I remember his drawings, but I must have been younger as I do not remember the part about his daughter. Thanks for reminding us!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 27, 2020, 04:15:45 PM
For Junee from Australia, one of our long-time members

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-270320160824.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=667)

Junee and Helona from Oklahoma at a SeniorNet Bash.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 27, 2020, 04:27:59 PM
Another one...Pat Scott, Eloise from Montreal and Junee

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-270320161111.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=668)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 27, 2020, 04:49:09 PM
Toni-Lee Neikens and Whimsy

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-270320163737.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=670)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 27, 2020, 05:55:43 PM
Beverly...
...such lovely photos with so many happy memories for our members who have - had met them in person..

I am putting a caption to Eloise's " i caught a fish, it was this big, honest i'm telling you, it was this big..."

Bubble...
...maybe a new photo competition, putting a caption to it, i am sure we had one going several years back...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Mary Ann on March 27, 2020, 06:27:04 PM
What fun to see those old pictures.  Even though I did not go to any bashes I did see enough pictures that I recognized enough pictures to know  the people in them.  Let 's have more.

Mary Ann
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Post by: Beverly on March 27, 2020, 06:41:06 PM
Great caption Jackie!
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Post by: Beverly on March 27, 2020, 06:50:45 PM
Mary Ann - Here's one for you!

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-191016075611.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=335)

Norm and Dot when I first met them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on March 27, 2020, 07:48:27 PM
Beverley. Great to look back at these photos.  Helona and I must have heard a good joke. She was such good company.
Yes that was a good caption,wish I could remember what it was that was
'That long''
Must go back and look at photos again.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on March 27, 2020, 07:52:49 PM
Beverley. The one of Norm and Dot is just as I remember them when we met them in Grand Rapidsfor lunch.  Pat Scott and her dog Georgie were there too.
Think Mary Ann must have been working!!  J
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on March 27, 2020, 08:34:19 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 27, 2020, 10:20:36 PM
Rammel - Oscar Dorr! Such a nice man.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 27, 2020, 11:21:39 PM
What fun to see them all again! I never got to any of the bashes but Bunny & Doris (and spouses) came to Sedalia when I was there, and Lloyd brought his mother & son that same day, along with my family, had lunch at Golden Corral. So nice to meet them all. Thanks for sharing the photos, everyone!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 28, 2020, 02:20:33 AM
Junee...
...re, my caption, not to worry, it was a long time ago but, it may come back to you what Eloise was talking about...anyway what is important was you all enjoyed your precious time together, in each others company..and more so the happy and lingering memories that you are now sharing with us..

Rammel...
... not a name ( Oscar Dorr ) i am familiar with since my ten years on our S & F's forum site..

What is touching me the most is seeing all these happy and smiling photos of " what once was. "
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 28, 2020, 04:46:21 AM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on March 27, 2020, 05:55:43 PMBubble...
...maybe a new photo competition, putting a caption to it, i am sure we had one going several years back...

Vanilla, anyone can do that here, if they have a photo.  I am willing to post it if need be.

The new "who is" is not getting much participation...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 28, 2020, 05:09:36 AM
Bubble...
... we are needing all the distractions we can get...let us bring back those good and happy moments ( our photos of past and present members ) and if we can enjoy a piece of fun along the way with the odd caption, so be it...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 28, 2020, 06:26:08 AM
Basket.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 28, 2020, 08:04:54 AM
Got five, one to go..i'll send you my five and keep looking...just found it..got all six..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 28, 2020, 11:22:31 AM
V
Jackie and Amy gave their answers.
I'll wait another day before posting the answer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on March 28, 2020, 11:37:59 AM
Oscar was an old-time friend who, along with Dave, who was a bit acerbic, helped with my computer concerns. Oscar was also the one who downloaded Linux on a disc for me to see if I'd like to try it.

Dave and Oscar, Jerry from the Netherlands, and Den with PSP were some of the first to guide me through my first forums and my first computer. I'll always be grateful to them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 28, 2020, 12:12:31 PM
In Thailand too, Corona is active and now there is a shut down of all work places, shops and eateries.
Life is at a stand still and my son Tany moved from Bangkok to a safer smaller place.
He said: good time for relaxing and listen to music .

Thai B 27.3.2020.jpg

Thai A 27.3.2020.jpg


Thai C 27.3.2020.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 28, 2020, 12:29:04 PM
Bubble, the funny part of it is I emailed you at 7:36 am after finding those words........yet I was still trying to find my reading glasses at 10:30!! Put them down and laid a cloth down covering them. The joys of hide and go seek!!!

Love the photos and would thoroughly enjoy horseback riding o the beach!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on March 28, 2020, 12:59:45 PM
While I'm enjoying Tany's photos of life in Thailand, Bubble, I hope he remains healthy!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 28, 2020, 07:03:23 PM
Bubble - I'm glad he left Bangkok for a safer place. Being near the beach is relaxing and calming......Helps to put some worries behind.

My girls will be in self-quarantine till April 6. They are SO happy to be in their own homes.

Oscar Dorr and his wife Lorra were a nice couple.  A little story about them.....They lived in Punta Gorda, Florida when the three hurricanes hit Florida one year. The first one made a direct hit on Punta Gorda and the wind was so great it nearly blew the front door of his condo in. When the next one came along they decided to head for a hotel in Orlando. Would you believe the hurricane changed course and hit Orlando! When the third one was on its way they drove to Ocala, about 20 miles north of us  to wait it out.  They called to ask us to join them for dinner in Ocala. We live in north central Florida. We had previously met them at a bash.

Oscar passed away after years of fighting cancer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 28, 2020, 09:40:20 PM
Angel. Those 5 men helped me. Lot also when first learning. Now Jerry in the Netherlands and his wife became very good email friends .she sent me some of her lacework. Lasted for a few years and then
I lost track of them. I was going to stop and see them on my way to UK but then hi ear that she was sick and not heard since. Tried snail mail to their son net door to them but not heard. Few years now.
Bad tornadoes for here by 10:30 and wind now really getting strong
This is all we need as the 2 big hospitals just treating in big tents outside.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2020, 07:28:57 AM
Solution of the basket 6 game words search

1. Score
2. Basket
3. Dunk
4. Net
5. Hoops
6. Court

Basket solution.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2020, 07:36:41 AM
Lets try something new:
S&F Questionnaire - Let's get to know each other.

Please answer here!

1. Do you have a nickname? __________________

2. Hometown:

3. Parents' first names:

4. Eye color:

5. Favorite color:

6. Favorite food:

7. What is your favorite childhood memory?

8. How many times did you fail your drivers test?

9. What makes you really angry?

10. Using only one word, describe yourself[/color]
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2020, 07:51:02 AM
I'll start:

1. Do you have a nickname? Bubble

2. Hometown:Netanya

3. Parents' first names: Isi & Line

4. Eye color: Hazel

5. Favorite color:Mauve

6. Favorite food:Pasta

7. What is your favorite childhood memory? Managing to climb our frangipani tree

8. How many times did you fail your drivers test? Got it first time

9. What makes you really angry? Hypocrisy

10. Using only one word, describe yourself : adaptable , or maybe self contained

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 29, 2020, 11:32:01 AM
1. Smitty

 2. Jefferson City, Missouri

 3. Oscar Jule and Palagie Ellen

 4. Brown/black

 5. Blue

 6. Pot roast, mashed potatoes & gravy

 7. My pets, a dog, a chicken and many others

 8. Never, but scared a policeman half to death first time taking him driving,(he passed me) he remembered me a year later so I could verify/identify my sister-in-law when she went for hers

 9. Seeing anyone be mean to an animal

10. Shiny

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 29, 2020, 01:05:32 PM
1 Do you have a nickname? - I'm called Betty by family and old friends back home

2. Hometown: - West Rutland, Vermont

3. Parents' first names: - Chester (Chet) and Etta

4. Eye color: - Brown

5. Favorite color: - Red

6. Favorite food: - Pasta

7. What is your favorite childhood memory? - Playing with my many cousins and sledding in winter!

8. How many times did you fail your drivers test? - None, but nearly flunked parallel parking.

9. What makes you really angry? - People talking about others behind their backs!

10. Using only one word, describe yourself - loyal
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on March 29, 2020, 01:49:35 PM
My family nickname was  Angel and then to AF. In primary school, it was Patty.

Hometown? Fairbanks, Alaska

Parents' first names were Ed and Helen Marie.

My eye color is blue.

Favorite color changes. It's more of a neutral palette presently. 

Favorite food is cold in the summer and hot in the winter. I don't have a particular favorite.

My favorite memory is going upriver with family and friends to our cabin on the Salcha. Or going on the rivers, again with family and stopping at different villages along the way.

I don't drive.

What makes me angry is people's prejudge harming others.

Opinionated is a good descriptive.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on March 29, 2020, 08:08:16 PM
Here is someone all of you know from the Soda Shoppe. I just read that she fell and broke her shoulder. Wishing her a speedy recovery! This was taken at the Williamsport, PA bash, sometime in 2000.

Jane Stamm

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-290320195518.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=671)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on March 29, 2020, 09:42:13 PM
What a great photo, Jane, such pretty skin and YOU! Thank you, Beverly, I think that is the first up close photo I've seen of our Janie... (she is so pretty!) By the way, right or left shoulder?
Speedy recovery!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 30, 2020, 12:03:48 AM
Jane, it is good to see you, even if it was 20 years ago, and i bet you haven't changed one bit...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on March 30, 2020, 12:24:49 PM
Great photo. I held a small day Bash here in Champaign years back. About 14 people. Was fun to meet them. Most passed now. Also met some in London for lunch one time. I was home there for a month. They were having a good time.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 31, 2020, 12:12:34 PM
Only three answered  this. Are you all shy or secretive? Please let us know you better.

S&F Questionnaire -


Please answer here!

1. Do you have a nickname? __________________

2. Hometown:

3. Parents' first names:

4. Eye color:

5. Favorite color:

6. Favorite food:

7. What is your favorite childhood memory?

8. How many times did you fail your drivers test?

9. What makes you really angry?

10. Using only one word, describe yourself
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on March 31, 2020, 08:36:11 PM
Quote from: so_P_bubble on March 31, 2020, 12:12:34 PMOnly three answered  this. Are you all shy or secretive? Please let us know you better.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2020, 05:53:35 AM
Ok, Let's try another one, to see what are you likes...

QUESTIONNAIRE 2
 
1.Been abroad, where?

2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry?
 
3.Been in a car accident?

4.Sprite or 7-UP?

5.Favorite Movie:
 
6.Favorite word or phrase:

7.Favorite Toothpaste:

8.Favorite Flowers:
 
9.Favorite Drink:

10.Favorite sport to watch:

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 01, 2020, 01:43:26 PM
1. Most of Europe, B.isles.9 Tea,  10 ice  hockey.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on April 01, 2020, 09:27:58 PM
QUESTIONNAIRE 2
1.Been abroad, where?    medeteranian ports
2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry?
3.Been in a car accident? Yes, but minor
4.Sprite or 7-UP?  Either
5.Favorite Movie:  Forbidden Planet
6.Favorite word or phrase: ?????
7.Favorite Toothpaste: Tom's
8.Favorite Flowers: Several   
9.Favorite Drink:  Several, depending on conditions.
10.Favorite sport to watch:  Football
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 01, 2020, 10:07:07 PM
Only three answered  this. Are you all shy or secretive? Please let us know you better. Never saw a stranger but usually end up knowing more about the new acquaintance than they know about me.
QUESTIONNAIRE 2
 
1.Been abroad, where? Nearly 3 years in England as a new Air Force bride.

2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry? When entering the harbor in New York and seeing brother & wife on the dock first time in 3 years, tears flowed for the hours it took to get off, while Military Band played. We had a family rule when anyone out of the country (especially during WWII) that they would be met or called before coming home to someone missing. I didn't know if that was why my brother was meeting us, back in mid '50s we didn't "call home" like today.
 
3.Been in a car accident? A few minor ones, driver only once.

4.Sprite or 7-UP?  Neither... Coke or Pepsi

5.Favorite Movie:  Black Stallion (original)
 
6.Favorite word or phrase:  JUST DO IT!

7.Favorite Toothpaste: Crest

8.Favorite Flowers: All wildflowers
 
9.Favorite Drink:  Coffee

10.Favorite sport to watch: Never a good spectator, rather be doing, ice skating.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: CallieOK on April 02, 2020, 12:17:34 AM
This is a fun quiz and would certainly help us know about each other.

However, I have read more than once that questions like these are often used by secure web sites to positively identify users who log in.
Unfortunately, Hackers have been known to use answers to break into accounts.

This is a public forum and anyone can read any of the posts.  You only have to register if you want to post.
Because of this, I cringe when I see someone posting a phone number or an address. We really can't be too careful.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 02, 2020, 01:11:07 AM
Callie...
...yes i totally agree with you, and yes i too cringe when i see a posted public email or phone number on our forum...I have now deleted...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 02, 2020, 05:36:25 AM
I would never request such personal answers! I never even ask last names. You think fav flower, color or such would single you?

If you prefer having me stop this "game", just tell me.
I believed we needed some entertainment in this tense period.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: CallieOK on April 02, 2020, 10:44:46 AM
Bubble, My apologies. My post was meant as an explanation for the lack of participants in the quizzes.

Quizzes like these are popular "shares" on Facebook and that's where I saw the warnings.

I was referring to web sites (like banks) that have a person setting up an on-line account choose a personal question (similar to some of the ones in the quizzes) to be answered when they log in with their password.  It's to verify that the one doing so is the actual person who owns the account.
Apparently, some Hackers see the answers and use them to hack into personal accounts. 

 
Oh, please, don't stop the games. They're fun and you are so right about needing something entertaining!  I know we need to be informed but I'm beginning to wish The Media would change the subject!!!

Onward and Upward.....
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 06, 2020, 06:48:41 PM
Questionnaire 2

1.  Been abroad in Morocco, Canada from east to west, Newfoundland, Territory of Guam, Azores, Wake Island.

2. Loved somebody so much it made you cry?  No, but made me laugh.

3.  Car accident:  a very minor one.

4.  Sprite or 7-up:  neither

5.  Favorite movie:  Casablanca

6.  Favorite phrase:  For goodness sake!

7.  Favorite Toothpaste:  ProNamel

8.  Favorite Flowers:  Love any flowers but especially roses.

9.  Favorite Drink:  water with lots of ice

10. Sports:  A little pro football and maybe occasionally golf.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on April 06, 2020, 11:36:58 PM
QUESTIONNAIRE 2
 
1.Been abroad, where? Not unless you count Aruba, Canada and Mexico

2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Happy Tears
 
3.Been in a car accident? More than one but none serious

4.Sprite or 7-UP? Neither

5.Favorite Movie: The original version of Little Women
 
6.Favorite word or phrase: Things will look better in the morning.

7.Favorite Toothpaste: Biotene

8.Favorite Flowers: Roses and Hibiscus
 
9.Favorite Drink: Coffee

10.Favorite sport to watch: Not a sports fan, but do watch some basketball with my husband.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 07, 2020, 08:54:39 AM
QUESTIONNAIRE 2
 
1.Been abroad, where? California, North Carolina, Canada, Belgium, Italy, France, Luxembourg, UK, Lebanon, Greece, Egypt, Jordan, Rhodesia, South Africa, Ruanda, Kenya, ... DR of Congo and Israel of course!

2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Oh yes, was that intense, but I was young :D
 
3.Been in a car accident? Twice, and I was not the driver.

4.Sprite or 7-UP? None, I don't like "bubbles" in my drink.

5.Favorite Movie: An American in Paris
 
6.Favorite word or phrase: Really?

7.Favorite Toothpaste: Colgate

8.Favorite Flowers: Anemones, Cosmos, any wild flowers.
 
9.Favorite Drink: Milk with tea or coffee

10.Favorite sport to watch: Ice skating
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Joy on April 07, 2020, 09:11:30 AM
I just saw this for the first time.  I will have to get back later, as I don't have time now.   Sounds like fun!

Joy
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 07, 2020, 11:50:30 AM
QUESTIONNAIRE 2
 
1.Been abroad, where? Canada  Mexico

2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry? My daughter
 
3.Been in a car accident? Yes, we went partially into a river before hanging up on the embankment.

4.Sprite or 7-UP? Either

5.Favorite Movie: Adventure themes
 
6.Favorite word or phrase: None

7.Favorite Toothpaste: None

8.Favorite Flowers: Irises
 
9.Favorite Drink: Coffee

10.Favorite sport to watch: any sport a friend or family is playing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on April 07, 2020, 04:38:37 PM
Questionnaire #2

1. Been Abroad - Where?:  Only Canada and Mexico

2. Loved somebody so much it made you cry:  Yes, family as well as others.  I'm a cryer! 

3. Been in a car accident:  Yes, fortunately minor ones

4. Sprite or 7-up:  Neither one

5. Favorite movie:  Too many to list, but will name the first five that come to mind:  Doctor Zhivago, Gone With the Wind, The Third Man,  Field of Dreams, The Shawshank Redemption. (Want more? I didn't think so!)  ::)

6.Favorite word or phrase:  Never give up hope!
 
7. Favorite toothpaste:  Jason's - Coconut Camomile

8. Favorite flower:  Camelia

9. Favorite drink:  Coffee

10. Favorite sport to watch:  Ice Hockey
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Denver on April 08, 2020, 01:02:06 PM
QUESTIONNAIRE 2
 
1.Been abroad, where? Asia - Europe - Greenland - Iceland - Mexico - Canada

2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Happy Tears
 
3.Been in a car accident? off the side of a high mountain pass / car passing a semi on a curve. No injury just car damage.

4.Sprite or 7-UP? Neither

5.Favorite Movie: The Sound of Music
 
6.Favorite word or phrase: ?

7.Favorite Toothpaste: Colgate original

8.Favorite Flowers: Hydrangea
 
9.Favorite Drink: Coffee

10.Favorite sport to watch: Anything with grandchildren in it! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on April 08, 2020, 10:19:12 PM
sorry im late but im posting it anyway....if I csa!

[1. Do you have a nickname? _Honjane_________________

2. Hometown: LEWISBURG pa

3. Parents' first names: John and Claire

4. Eye color: blue

5. Favorite color: blue

6. Favorite food: coconut custard pie

7. What is your favorite childhood memory? sundays at my grandparents farm and any kind of camping

8. How many times did you fail your drivers test? passed on the first try

9. What makes you really angry? people who pass rumors as the truth

10. Using only one word, describe yourself people loving
/color]
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on April 08, 2020, 10:35:08 PM
QUESTIONNAIRE 2

1.Been abroad, where? ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, CANADA, MEXICO, SOM ISLANDS

2.Loved somebody so much it made you cry?MANY TIMES. I'M A "CRY FOR HAPPY" PERSON

3.Been in a car accident? SEVERAL, CARS DAMAGED NO PEOPLE HURT

4.Sprite or 7-UP? NEITHER IDONT DRINK SODA

5.Favorite Movie: MAYBE THE SOUND OF MUSIC BUT I'M ALSO A FAN OF WAR MOVIES

6.Favorite word or phrase: A VERY SINCERE "THANK YOU"

7.Favorite Toothpaste: COLGATE

8.Favorite Flowers: DAFFODILS OR VIOLETS

9.Favorite Drink: COFFEE IN THE MORNING THEN WATER

10.Favorite sport to watch: ANYTHING MY KIDS OR GRANDKIDS ARE PLAYING
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on April 08, 2020, 10:37:46 PM
I DONT KNOW WHERE THAT PICTURES BEEN HANGING OUT BUT PROBABLY WITH THE WANTED POSTERS IN THE LOCAL POLICE STATION,
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 09, 2020, 05:43:33 AM
something else today:

12 diis title.jpg

12 diffs.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on April 09, 2020, 06:56:42 PM
Thank you Bubble......email sent
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 09, 2020, 10:37:48 PM
Me, too............
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 09, 2020, 11:59:03 PM
Answers on its way via PM..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 10, 2020, 03:47:13 AM
Amy, Shirley, Jackie, Rammel, I have your replies. I'll wait another day until I post the solution. You are all so observant!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 10, 2020, 07:30:01 PM
bubble I sent a photo to jane the other day to see if we could put in S and F. I have never learned to do that. She said she put it in Flowers. Now I don't find a forum . Did she forward it to you. Its not a important to show up. Just some flowers I found in where I dump my tree limbs that copied so pretty.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 11, 2020, 05:13:47 AM
 solution of 12 differences

solution 12 diffs.jpg

BRavo to all the participants.  You did great!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 11, 2020, 05:17:06 AM
Quote from: JeanneP on April 10, 2020, 07:30:01 PMbubble I sent a photo to jane the other day to see if we could put in S and F. I have never learned to do that. She said she put it in Flowers. Now I don't find a forum . Did she forward it to you. Its not a important to show up. Just some flowers I found in where I dump my tree limbs that copied so pretty.

It is in the Gallery under "flowers"

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=673 (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=673)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 11, 2020, 01:49:28 PM
JeanneP, lovely bunch of daffodils(?).  I liked the girl and boy dolls sitting in the rocking chair, so cute.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 11, 2020, 02:02:26 PM
Jeanne P...
... your home looks a cosy and comfortable home...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 11, 2020, 02:04:27 PM
Now I picked the Daffs over on we're I dump my dead tree branches over 3 weeks ago. Still beautiful and I passed them over to a friend to see how long she can enjoy them.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 11, 2020, 02:11:33 PM
Bubble . Big thanks again for posting that. I just don't know a thing about photography posting into the gallery or any other forum.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 16, 2020, 10:35:15 AM
Birthday party when in isolation...

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The Lego bricks spell his name in Hebrew!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 16, 2020, 11:34:45 AM
Bubble, I hope Aviv's birthday was a happy one even in isolation! And best wishes for a wonderful, no more quarantined future!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 16, 2020, 01:09:44 PM
Happy Birthday to a happy looking 8 year old.  A birthday he will always remember because of the unusual circumstances.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 16, 2020, 01:25:52 PM
Sad really as many young children wont understand " isolation on a Birthday, when they had birthday parties in the past "
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on April 16, 2020, 05:45:27 PM
Aviv looks like he's happy in spite of the circumstances! Clever idea to spell his name with Legos.... My great-grandson is 8 also. It's a great age.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 17, 2020, 06:58:23 PM
Just announced now on tv. That my state will not open schools again until September. Not many children in my area and  3 put of the 4 families the mothers don't work. Going to be hard for those who do work as can't take to sitters or nurseries. I lady by me watched 6 but can't have the at her home so she will not have income.
Still finding many coming down with it and 320 died yesterday so I am staying home until better news.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 23, 2020, 05:31:48 AM
eating riddle.jpg

Please answer in PM!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 23, 2020, 09:01:43 AM
Bubble...
... think i may have the answer to this riddle, PM as requested on its way...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on April 25, 2020, 11:57:05 AM
What is the answer to this riddle? I had sent you a PM.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 25, 2020, 01:36:25 PM
I took this photo of the Bluebird feeding in his feeding station yesterday while I was on the back porch watching the birds.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 25, 2020, 01:38:05 PM
This one is a Mourning Dove sitting on the back fence.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 25, 2020, 01:41:10 PM
Beautiful birds, excellent photos, FlaJean!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 25, 2020, 01:42:19 PM
answer to the riddle: corn on the cob.  All replies were just right. You are pros!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on April 25, 2020, 02:07:52 PM
Thanks.  Been so long since I've taken any photos I almost forgot how to resize.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on April 26, 2020, 03:50:52 PM
Jean. Now I thought that the one in The cage looked like a painting.
I use to have so many morning dove  all over my yard. Now seen a one for about 5 years. Same happened to the Cardinals.  On morning dove always built a next in one of my bushes.
 
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Post by: Amy on April 26, 2020, 04:18:09 PM
Jean, beautiful photos!! Great shots of both birds..
We do have bluebirds here but they are sparse.Lots of Mourning doves though. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: donklan on May 04, 2020, 01:55:58 PM
For those BAIT & TACKLE forum ship followers....a different view of DULUTH...

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Post by: FlaJean on May 04, 2020, 07:31:55 PM
Donklan, that is a lovely photo.  I check out the Duluth webcam every couple of days.
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Post by: Beverly on May 04, 2020, 07:56:56 PM
Jean - Those bird photos are great! I've never been able to get good pictures of birds. What do you have for a camera?

Donklan - Wow! Beautiful photo!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2020, 10:08:10 PM
Jean, excellent, bright, and sharp photos of the dove and bluebird!

While we have a number of different doves here in the Interior and some bluebirds, but none quite like your bluebird. I went looking and found that ours are a Bluethroat, "Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Bluethroat. A small, brightly colored bird of the far north, the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)  found in North America only on the tundra of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. "

And a Blue Warbler, "Black-throated Blue Warbler: Small warbler that is the most strikingly sexually dimorphic of all wood warblers. The Male has dark blue upperparts, black throat, and mask. White underparts with black sides and white wing patch at base of primaries. Bill, legs, and feet are black. The female is olive-brown. It is common across Europe and Asia, however, where it is not restricted to tundra habitat."
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2020, 10:10:00 PM
Don, that is a gorgeous night view of the Duluth cam area!

What a great photo!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 04, 2020, 10:46:09 PM
I'm no longer a redhead.  :'(


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Post by: Marilyne on May 05, 2020, 12:28:04 AM
Patricia  - You look very stylish, in that blue mask!  That's the preferred color for masks this season! ;D   Your hair looks good!   Are your beauty and barber shops open again for cuts, or did you cut it yourself?  Our shops are still closed, and will be for another month!  :(
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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2020, 02:02:57 AM
Marilyn, my  friend Dora normally cuts hair for a small fee or barter. However, I haven't seen her since mid March.

I know they were talking about opening but then they started having more cases and deaths. We haven't had any local cases in two weeks but a city 25 miles south of us is having one or two new cases daily. Southeastern cities are having five or more daily still.

It's too soon in my opinion.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 05, 2020, 04:43:15 AM
I think your hair looks great as it is.  You should stop coloring it.

My dilemma is always glasses on top or under the mask?
It's the same for bearded men: on top or under the blankets when in bed? lol
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Post by: Amy on May 05, 2020, 10:35:46 AM
That gave me a giggle... poor men such a decision!!
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Post by: Marilyne on May 05, 2020, 12:20:54 PM
Donklan - What a gorgeous picture of the Duluth Bridge!  The bridge cam is my first and favorite  - I never tire of watching it!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 05, 2020, 12:41:06 PM
Bubble, I chuckled along with Amy about breaded men. Something I never before considered!  :-\

I stopped coloring the gray in January 2019, But that gray is soft, wavier, and in better condition than my previous argumented color.

Re glasses, if they went under the mask, they'd fog up! I have breathing issues with it but then I rarely go out.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 05, 2020, 02:55:31 PM
I believe this is a sparrow.  I'm fond of autumn colors so I like his coloring.  He was on the bird swing just looking around.

Beverly, I have a Panasonic--I used the zoom.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 05, 2020, 02:59:39 PM
FlaJean...
...you captured a great close up photo of a beautiful bird..
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Post by: Beverly on May 05, 2020, 09:29:12 PM
Jean - Another good one! I have a Canon SX30IS but don't do much with it except "point and shoot". I do use the zoom a lot. Lately I haven't taken many pictures.

Angelface - That's a good mask. I haven't seen one just like that before.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 06, 2020, 07:39:05 AM
a superb bird - for sure a male. ;D

About the glasses fogging, if you wash them with soap then rince and dry, they will not fog with your breath.
I suppose you could also wipe them with a cut onion, since that trick works on windshield of the car in winter.  But there is smell of course...
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Post by: angelface555 on May 06, 2020, 09:19:55 AM
Bev, I'm not sure what to do with the mask's bottom string? Either I have a small head or a mislabeled-sized, "small" mask! The wearing of masks is de rigueur for this building's public spaces or in the city.

Bubble, I have multiple cleaning spray and cloths for glasses stashed here and there, but I will have to try plain soap.
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Post by: Amy on May 06, 2020, 09:30:57 AM
Patricia, the bottom elastic goes to the top of your head and the one at the top just goes behind your head. This is to give you a tighter fit of the mask.
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Post by: Beverly on May 06, 2020, 11:12:18 AM
Gardenias from my friend's garden

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-060520105809.jpeg)

They make the whole house smell lovely!

(taken with my cell phone)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 07, 2020, 04:01:34 AM
From Shirley

Back of the house
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Inside yard
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Path to river
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Pool
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Post by: JaneS on May 07, 2020, 06:35:17 AM
SHIRLEY, you must have already gone down that path to the river because you're not in any of the pictures.  I feel like I've just had a visit with your house and I missed YOU!!
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 07, 2020, 07:29:36 AM
 JaneS  I am with you in my overhauls and V A provided shoes I would feel out of place. I need to figure out how to post a picture of our house. I have pictures of our house on this computer but do not rember how to make them show here in S 7 F. we  have bright sun and 41º calling for high of 61º today.

Lloyd
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Post by: Shirley on May 07, 2020, 08:45:46 AM
Not sure what world I've been living in but have missed this spot for quite a while!  Thank you Bubble, for posting for me and thanks for the link to here. My internet is off & on constantly this morning (instantly) so will not try to cover all the "new" photos that showed up since last I was here. What neat bird photos as well as the people ones. Sorry I missed Aviv's birthday party, but he does look very happy. I'm hearing that all 7 of my great grands are having a ball with Mom & Dad home all day, in spite of the "learning" sessions.

Thanks for the comments about the house & pool, and thanks to Bubble for resizing & posting. I've tried the newer versions of PSP but cannot learn how to operate, it was only the help of the group of Friends that used PSP a lot that taught me what I knew back then. Since I talk about going down to the river to talk to & feed the fish, I wanted to show how it was located. Last night I got ambitious & weed whacked & used my loppers to chop off the many little trees trying to take over the bank, so got out the camera to show all my hard work. The city mows the hill about once a month & my yard guys mow the flat part behind the fence & a path down to the river. I planted some of those trees, the whole bank of tiger lilies & wisteria traveling up one tree & now venturing all across one side of the path. Most of the trees just showed up, no clue where they come from, but I chop off the young mulberries & scrub elm. I do love my woods. Not a tree in sight when we bought the house back in 1988. It really is hard to find help to take care of yard & house, I try not to call on my kids since they all have their own houses to take care of, but they do come when I call. After considering what it costs to live in Senior Housing, I know it costs much less to live here ... but I have got to find some trustworthy couple that can help keep up. This old lady is happy at home but it sure needs a cleaning out, my days of saving stuff "in case we might need".... has caught up with me. Do you have trouble throwing away a perfectly good nail "in case"..???
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Post by: Sandy on May 07, 2020, 10:14:50 AM
Good Morming Everyone!

I love the Birds and the Flowers and
last but not least,  Shirleys home.. 

Wow... it is beautiful!  What  a lovely
place to live.    Thanks for sharing ..
so now I can visualize where you
are going when you go down to the river. 

Enjoy every day and every minute in the future
I forget what state that you live in.. 

Thanks for Sharing Shirley!

Sandy
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Post by: FlaJean on May 07, 2020, 12:53:30 PM
Shirley, what a lovely view.  I can imagine you walking down to the river to feed the fish or other animals.
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Post by: Shirley on May 07, 2020, 01:20:12 PM
Thank you, Jane, Jean & Sandy.... I know how different we imagine what others' areas are like so wanted to show the "real Kansas".... When we first moved to Kansas I told my husband I would haunt him if he buried me in this state. But this is home, his ashes are in a niche' and I've paid for the one next to it for me. I hope to stay here until that time, partly because the cats call this home and can't be moved, but partly because it is never boring with the river changing all the time as well as the weather. It is brewing up something today, so far only light rain but the sky looks wicked. Internet off again. Had a couple weeks with no problem & same ole today...
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Post by: JeanneP on May 07, 2020, 01:27:52 PM
Shirley.
Beautiful home and land. But so big. I would never be able to take care. Lost my yard man fore 27 years and still can't find one to take care of 200 ft square. Yours perfect. I don't see paying out thousands of dollars a month for senior housing either.. I like privacy and so hope we can stay the way we are. I don't see your river.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 08, 2020, 06:08:20 AM
Today, going to town to get some flowers:  I need to see some colors in the house and my vase will cheer me up no end.

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Post by: Amy on May 08, 2020, 07:04:18 AM
Love your outfit......nice to see that you are well protected too. Flowers are beautiful , they will bring a smile and last for a long time too! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 08, 2020, 08:59:57 AM
But  then I realized I had forgotten to take my gloves!
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Post by: Joy on May 08, 2020, 10:24:43 AM
Good morning.

Thank you all for the nice birthday greetings.  It was a quiet day, but I did get a lot of cards and had some phone calls.  I had a lot of wishes on Facebook from a lot of my nieces and nephews, and old friends. Always nice to hear from old friends.  My son wanted to bring dinner, but I told him just to wait until Sunday and combine it with Mothers Day. He will stay and eat with me.  Will have  crab cakes from our favorite place up the road from me.  I am sure there will be lots of special celebrations after all this mess is overwith. (if it ever is).

Shirley, really enjoyed seeing your place.  Looks so nice, but a  lot of house and ground for you to take care of.

Bubble, loved seeing you out and about.  Glad you were able to get your pretty flowers.  I did see where some of our garden centers will be open this week end. There are still a lot of places that people are not allowed to go to yet. 

A big Maryland resort area at the beach, (Ocean City, Md.) is scheduled to open on Saturday, which most people think is a BIG mistake. I am sure people will just be flocking down there in droves.  Big time for Seniors graduating from school, and I can imagine a lot of them will be going.


Hope everyone is staying safe. 

Joy
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Post by: FlaJean on May 08, 2020, 03:20:58 PM
Bubble, what pretty flowers.  Getting outside was also a treat.

Happy Birthday Joy.  Your mothers' day treat of crab cake sounds delicious.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2020, 03:06:11 AM
From Amy

It is May 08 and the rhubarb in that circle is wearing a snow blanket!!!

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Post by: Sato on May 09, 2020, 06:14:28 AM
Nice photos, and good presentations to enjoy seeing beautiful flowers around here and there.     

I am Sato, in Japan.
Energetic in spite of that unseen dangerous virus.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 09, 2020, 06:27:43 AM
Good Morning everyone, it is 38º and clear here now. calling for rain this after noon. and thunder storms for tomorrow and colder. so I am not making any plans for out side. you all have a good day just the way you like it.

Lloyd
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Post by: JaneS on May 09, 2020, 06:36:17 AM
AMY, that's your pay for living in the "far North".  We had some "rain turning to snow" overnight but it didn't lay.  However, the temps did dip below freezing.  I'm REALLY ready for Spring!
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Post by: Amy on May 09, 2020, 07:24:41 AM
Bubble, thank you for posting the photo..

Jane, we get paid a lot here  :2funny:
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Post by: MarsGal on May 09, 2020, 08:07:46 AM
Good to hear that you are doing well, Sato. My sister and I are planning to take a day trip in August to Philadelpia's Fairmount Park where they have a Japanese garden, replica tea-house, and a horticultural center. This is the Japanese garden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os4lUEreA_Y
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2020, 09:09:09 AM
Welcome back Sato. I am glad to know you are Ok from this nasty Corona. Keep safe!
In Brazil now it is getting catastrophic and a worry for friends there.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 12, 2020, 01:22:23 PM
Good to hear from sato. Enjoyed the Japan garden trip. Now ours by the university looks a lot like that. Maybe not as large. Love going there but buildings closed at this time. A great place to just walk around.
Glad everyone doing o.k just listen to the health advice and turn off the politicians.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 14, 2020, 06:09:14 PM
On my computer today it looks like all the members faces are gone. Is mine the only one?
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Post by: Beverly on May 14, 2020, 08:04:02 PM
Farm where my Dad grew up and I was born.

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-140520195528.jpeg)

I didn't take this picture.........it was before I was born, but I think my mother did.
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Post by: Beverly on May 14, 2020, 08:07:14 PM
The Sugar House is the closest building and the house is mostly hidden by trees.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 15, 2020, 03:58:21 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on May 15, 2020, 11:39:18 AM
Bubble, I sent you a PM.

Bev, what a treasure that photo must be for you!
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Post by: FlaJean on May 15, 2020, 11:55:44 AM
Beverly, what a nice photo.  Beautiful landscape.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 15, 2020, 02:28:50 PM
Tiny Kittens' feral Mother/kitten overload

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=176852


FireShot Capture 008 - (80) LIVE_ Grace and her newborn kittens! - YouTube - www.youtube.jpg
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Post by: angelface555 on May 15, 2020, 02:32:30 PM
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Post by: Amy on May 15, 2020, 04:48:58 PM
Bubble, email coming :)
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Post by: Beverly on May 15, 2020, 05:48:15 PM
Angelface - Cute kittens. Love the striped one!

Jean - That's one of my favorite pictures! I want to have it printed and framed. That's my Dad sitting on the hill.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 15, 2020, 10:09:17 PM
Beverly
What a beautiful place to be born and live
Now is it still in the family.
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Post by: Shirley on May 16, 2020, 12:02:22 AM
Beverly, I've painted a number of photos like yours, that people wanted to give to their parents. Most were not as good of condition as yours. One lady came to pick hers up & as she crossed the room she gave a big sigh and said, "There was always a clothes line right there behind the house".... so I whipped out the brushes & she described what it looked like & the angle & took it home happy & carefully, with wet paint.  One house photo was taken with 2 shots & pieced together, the house was later destroyed by a tornado. Many, many out buildings. When all done & the lady came to pick up she started laughing. There was an evergreen right at the bottom of the wide steps to the porch... no sidewalk, so I put it in. She said it was the Christmas tree & someone had just kicked it off the porch!  I painted it out & said if the family wanted to have prints made they could (must have permission or most places won't make a print of an original painting). I loved doing those type commissions but hated doing portraits, people do not usually see their flaws,  ::)  but dogs don't object at all & I did hundreds of them over the years. One of these days I may settle down & see if the urge is still there, I did like the money but not sure it would be worth the sitting any more. You could get that photo printed on canvas & not have to put glass over it... but would probably stay sharper on photo paper. Where & what date would that be? Lucky you...

Bubble, think I found them all so will send you e-mail. Gave up while ago & when I came back I found the last one (I think) right off.

Patricia, when we bought our 3 kittens back after having them "fixed", they were in separate cages & all crying until we put them together in the big cage. Then Tom comforted the girls. The one that had the hardest time coming out of the drugs, he put his head over her neck as if to hug her. We had rushed to take them in because a male cat had been coming around & we didn't want another litter since we discovered no agency will take ferals around here. Once their mother weaned them behind our house & saw that we would take care of them, she took off & stayed away until the people moved that had been feeding her. These animals really do think.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 16, 2020, 04:36:27 AM
Amy and Angel, you got the six! Great!
Shirley, no mail here...
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Post by: Beverly on May 17, 2020, 10:08:21 AM
Jeanne P - It stayed in the family till my brother sold it in the 1990s. In the 70s my Dad moved into the house and lived there until he passed away in 1991.

Shirley - It's in Vermont. I think it was taken in 1937.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 17, 2020, 10:45:27 AM
Solution
1. Film
2. Ticket
3. Movie
4. Sequel
5. Candy
6. Preview

Amy and Angel, you got the six! Great!

Cinema solution 6 Hidden Words.jpg

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 17, 2020, 10:51:53 AM
We are in the middle of a heat wave: today 39C! That is 102F!

Since the situation with Corona Virus is easing up, Illy and Aviv drove north to the Banias streams. It was shady and cool water.


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Post by: FlaJean on May 17, 2020, 12:40:56 PM
That water looks inviting!
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Post by: angelface555 on May 17, 2020, 12:56:45 PM
Bubble, more great family photos! I would be with Aviv, right in that water!

I'd love to see 102F here except it seems as if anything 80 and above creates a fire or two. We used to have 102 or 104F in summer's upper range. Then we had a multiple year drought and a number of fires. Everything's changed.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 17, 2020, 02:00:15 PM
we had 94 wild spontaneous fires today. Luckily all are in control.

Tomorrow will be even hotter.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 17, 2020, 02:04:07 PM
The whole world is changing, and so many things are changing with it. I wonder what succeeding generations' lives will be like?

I hope your summer and mine will be good this year!
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Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2020, 03:12:11 PM
Thanks for the solution, Bubble... been a rat race around here & didn't get back to search. Looks like Aviv's hair may be a little longer?  My grands on Facebook are complaining about their ROOTS growing out. How did my grands get so much older than yours??? That stream looks inviting. The streams in Colorado are too cold to dip a toe in... melted snow even in June when we usually go.
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Post by: Beverly on May 17, 2020, 07:50:37 PM
Bubble - Kids can always find a way to cool off! They must have enjoyed getting out of the house.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 18, 2020, 04:14:52 AM
From JeanneP


I did this bed doll 50 years ago. Let'see if anyone still have theirs. Was suppose to be from "gone with the wind movie."
  It will be nice to see photo of any others


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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 18, 2020, 05:15:08 AM
well ofichley I am not sure but that had a sign out front said carryout, but inside they had tables so not setting close one family to another, and people spoke or nodded,no high hatted. and no one had mask's on.so time will tell. everyone will die snore or later as God wants. I am going back to bed, i was very restless so Nancy got up not sure how long ago, and she is sound asleep in her recliner with a cover over her self. that is a good option. everyone can rest good. see you all later on today. It is 56º and mostly cloudy and calling for high of 61º and cloudy today. Have a good day just as you like it.

Lloyd
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Post by: JaneS on May 18, 2020, 07:13:25 AM
JEANNEP, that's beautiful and I'm surprised that I've never seen one.  In fact, I never even heard of them.  And with all the knitting that went on in my family and that of friends, I should have at least seen one.
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Post by: Amy on May 18, 2020, 07:17:03 AM
Bubble, on a hot day that is the perfect place to be!! Shade, cool water and a picnic basket what more can you ask for?

Jeanne, my aunt had one of those on her bed!! That is a lot of work  but well worth it!!

Thank you both for sharing.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 18, 2020, 01:56:54 PM
I don't remember seeing one of those dolls, but it is pretty.  It does look like a lot of work.  I used to crochet while watching TV in the evenings.  But then I got a computer!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 19, 2020, 05:26:21 AM
Are you all being careful and wearing a mask when going out of the house?

The T-shirt is the school uniform.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 19, 2020, 05:32:25 AM
Today the Health minister announced on the radio that in classroom as well as outside people can forgo the wearing of masks because of the extreme heat wave. Right now it is 43C or 110F with 20% humidity!
I am melting...

Two people died in the street from dehydration.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 19, 2020, 12:06:21 PM
Oh Bubble, I'm so sorry to hear about the extreme heat you're having! It must be a hard choice, protect against the weather or Covid-19!

Here in the past seven days, we've had temperatures in the eighties and in plus thirty-two with both fires and floods. Mother Nature is pulling out all the stops!

Aviv has wonderful curls! And someone has a wonderful collection!
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Post by: Joy on May 19, 2020, 12:53:05 PM
I have had seen lots and lots of dolls, but haven't ever seen any that look like that.  Lots of bed dolls, but mostly made a lot different.  How is the part that is sitting up in the back  made.  I can't tell if it is fabric, knitted or crocheted.  Almost looks like it is something woven??  Very different type of doll and it is probably a real big collector's item.  Even the front part (the white part) is not something I have ever seen before. 

Jeanne, did you make it? or was it an heirloom from a family member?   Have you ever had it appraised?  I would be interested in how much it would be worth, as it sure is very unusual.

Joy
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Post by: JeanneP on May 19, 2020, 01:38:36 PM
Now a friend made me the bed doll about 45 years ago and died very young. I love it. It is crochet. I can do crochet but nothing like that dress. It is just a gown that the back lifts up when on the bed.i will send my twin dolls to bubble and see if she will post she copied mu God and hrs about 49 years ago also . Different friend. She also passed young so I treasured them all. Time to start passing some of my things to others. I have many collections over 125 years all from my mom. Aunt .gmothers collections in U.k I brought thing back over the years. Thing is only 2 grandsons like older things .daughters nothing over 10 years will the keep in their ultra modern homes.  Not into family history at all.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2020, 03:20:52 AM
For JeanneP

JeanneP's Mom.jpg

JeanneP's Mom. age 21
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 21, 2020, 05:54:42 AM
FlaJean Havent we all. when I was driving a over the road truck. first I knitted, but the bouncing around in the sleeper , the little tips would jar off the needles and come out (one)  of them and lot of time picking up stitches. One time i spent a lot of time doing that.was making a red sweater.got it nearly finished and looking it over and right in the middle of the back was hole. a knet instead of a puerl will do that or vice versia.  well i finished it with the hole in it. that was when i started crosshatching. and like you i do neither now, i spend my time confusing spell check on here. or in the wood shop making recipe boxes.  I can mess up a word so bad spell ck can not fix it, If Nancy is handy she can tell me how to fix it or at least spell check can. Have a great day.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on May 21, 2020, 07:35:25 AM
JeanneP, your Mom's picture fascinates me for some reason. The age itself adds something of a romantic appeal, but what I first noticed is how the hair is combed over her head and her facial expression. Her eyes were similar to mine, almond shaped I think they call it. Of course, now-a-days, the skin folds over my eyes have sagged enough that I feel like I am seeing through the filter of my eyelashes. Also, I happen to be fond of sepia toned photos. Your don't see them often any more. It is a lovely picture.

Thanks for posting it for JeanneP, Bubble.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 21, 2020, 08:24:51 AM
Jeanne P...
... if when you lived in UK you must remember the knitted or crocheted dolls toilet rolls covers..I am sure we had one in our outside loo back in my grans-parents house i grew up in as a young child...Hope this link works and you can see the toilet roll dolls i am referring too, same as your doll...Link...


https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=toilet+roll+dolls&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPtvi_-MTpAhViRxUIHX13D28Q7Al6BAgDEEc&biw=1745&bih=881 (https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=toilet+roll+dolls&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPtvi_-MTpAhViRxUIHX13D28Q7Al6BAgDEEc&biw=1745&bih=881)
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Post by: FlaJean on May 21, 2020, 01:09:40 PM
I don't have a crocheted one but my daughter-in-law gave me this one a few years ago that she saw at a craft show.  I have a collection of little mice.
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Post by: JeanneP on May 22, 2020, 07:25:51 PM
Yes a ot of toilet paper doll here in the us. I have one for years. I love tat mouse one . First I have seen.
Noe I have the small eyes like my mum. But got the large nos off fathers side. Should be other way. Some use to think mum as part Chinese. I us to think it looked like a Eskimo.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 23, 2020, 08:28:41 PM
Made a video of the garden by my garage wall.  Larry had thrown some Vinca seeds out and they are coming up different places in the garden.

https://www.vimeo.com/420365511
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Post by: Marilyne on May 24, 2020, 12:51:36 AM
JeanneP  -  The photo of your Mother is beautiful - very exotic looking.  I see the resemblance between the two of you, from the picture of you that Bubble posted a couple of weeks ago.   I like your bed doll!   I was in the antique business for many years, and we often had collectors come into the shop asking if we had any bed dolls.  We rarely had them, but when we did, they sold quickly.

Jean  -  Your garden is lovely, and looks like Larry threw the Vinca seeds in all the right places!   Also, your mouse is adorable!   I'd like to see pictures of your entire collection.   
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Post by: FlaJean on May 24, 2020, 12:09:05 PM
Thank you Marilyne.  We are happy to have a tiny yard now.  We had a half acre in Ocala and had lots of flowers and shrubs, but it was getting to be too much for us.  Age does take its toll.
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Post by: Shirley on May 24, 2020, 08:04:01 PM
I didn't take notes, wish I had because so many new photos since here last... Jeanne, I've seen a bed doll somewhere but can't remember where. My mother had the TP doll that she kept in her bathroom that all the little gr-daughters wanted, no idea where or who got it. I had a good friend that made the cutest broom covers, still have one somewhere. You are right, Jeanne, hard to find GOOD homes for all of our treasures. My grands are "throw away" people, I may as well put things out for a garage sale myself, that's what they would do.

I did make a point of telling a son's wife that "they are only the care taker for some of this stuff, their grands may be thrilled to have something for Show & Tell that is over 100 years old!" I did donate some of the McGuffey Readers from my grandmother (she was born in 1871) to the historical society in that county. The lady that accepted them was thrilled. I felt like if any of my cousins children wanted to see them they could visit the museum... at the time when cleaning out Grandma's house, nobody but my parents wanted to save them.

Jean, love your mouse, one of the broom covers is a mouse & other a cow. The lady used to do a lot of arts & crafts shows. Your flowers are beautiful. We had vinca vine under the deck when we lived in the KC area.... only white & lavender, but made a great ground cover since windows in that lower level looked out over the vine to the rest of the yard. We had just over an acre in the heart of KC, little town called Leawood. Cas was happy to find this place, same amount of landscape but the park department takes care of the hill down to the river. Most of the other people don't spend time down like I do... and they come to MY landing when they want to see the river! I discovered some honeysuckle vine growing down tonight. There is another vine that looks like grape leaf & has berries (that the birds don't let ripen), all kinds of stuff growing. I am sad that the wisteria blooms are not big & pretty like all other yesrs. They are turning brown and are not half the size of other years. Many different kind of trees, no clue how they got started, but not a single tree along this side of the river when we bought 31 years ago... 32 now, now I have a forest. :thumbup:

Cats are fed and I am hungry so better see what is in the 'frig. Thanks to all for sharing photos!  Jean, can't remember my Vimeo password or would have left you a message, good job!:-[
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Post by: FlaJean on May 27, 2020, 12:25:57 PM
I put together a few clips that Larry and I photographed of swans swimming in the lake.  Swans mate for life.  Such beautiful creatures.

Https://Vimeo.com/422027190
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 27, 2020, 12:59:42 PM
FlaJean...
..swans are lovely to look at and see in and out of the water but have you ever been chased by one with its wings flapping, hissing and pecking, and doubling in size, i have and they are quite frightening...I am in particular thinking back to a dog walk around the Rickmansworth Aquadrome lakes several years ago where there were a lot of people and swans, ducks and my favourites, the herons, but once you get chased by a swan not something you forget easily as they run and move faster than us humans do, i even had my dog off the lead along the canal and the barges whilst calling her to run with me...
This was a favourite place for me 20 plus years ago, especially in the summer on a Sunday lunchtime as there was always a brass band on the grass practising, so we sat on the grass usually with an ice cream cornet or choc ice from the van, listening to the band playing for an hour before driving home in my car....
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Post by: JeanneP on May 27, 2020, 01:07:22 PM
I got up yesterday after a heavy storm all night. I have a sort of brook that forms at the end of my lot. Gets to be about 2 ft deep after rain. Looked and 2 Canada Geese swimming in it. Cheered me up.
Sad thing though is that we have way to many of them in town,All the malls and places put man made lakes on the land. Gotten to be a mess. Specially at the big Park and Lagoon down the street from me. The State had decided to capture about 75 pct. of them and destroy because of the mess they make. People are mad about that and yet it is bad for the homes built in the area as can hardly walk around. They have counted about 500 of them on that one lake area.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 27, 2020, 02:45:44 PM
Jackie, I don't think I would forget that either.  The swans are so pretty, but they can be quite dangerous, especially if they have young ones.  

JeanneP, I've heard that the Canadian geese are very messy, but we aren't close enough to the water to be bothered by water fowl.   We do have several bayous and a large bay just a couple of miles from us.
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Post by: Sato on May 28, 2020, 05:15:43 AM
FlaJean, a very nice video.  Enjoyed to see it.  Thank you!!
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Post by: FlaJean on May 28, 2020, 11:36:55 AM
Thanks, Sato.  Always enjoy your videos also!
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Post by: JeanneP on May 28, 2020, 01:49:21 PM
How I love swans. One of our cemeteries has a beautiful lake and they have had swans on there at least 65 years as I use to take my girls every Sunday morning to see them. But now swans do not fly away like the geese and so not messy. Have their young there. Fact a mess one time as someone went in and stole the Eggs before hatching. Not kids. Was some person who had a beautiful home with his own lake on it. What a world Eh!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 28, 2020, 02:45:34 PM
Whilst one time walking around the Rickmansworth Aquadrome lake i came across the lady from the swan sanctuary releasing a swan she had been caring for, she was releasing it in the far end, a more peaceful and seclusive spot....
...If one walked along one of the two or three further lakes on their nature reserve walks, they would come to the heron birds viewing wooden huts, just had to remember to bring along a pair of binoculars..for me, the sight of a heron flying is - was a spectacular sight to see, just think of Concorde, how gracious she looked...Link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do5y6NHbP_Q



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Post by: JeanneP on May 28, 2020, 05:53:00 PM
Jackie.
Beautiful place. Now state of Illinois.         

                   
                 
       where I am is larger than all of England. It's amazing as to what beautiful areas in England and one doesn't have to drive far.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 28, 2020, 09:26:12 PM
Jackie, that great Heron in flight was beautiful and such a smooth landing.
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Post by: Beverly on May 28, 2020, 10:33:18 PM
Jean - I enjoyed your videos. I have vincas in pots and the seeds sprinkle themselves around and come up wherever the wind takes them, sometimes in the oddest places. The plants in the pots had died down and I was going to replace them, but they filled in on their own. I love to watch swans.

Jeanne P - What year was that photo of your mother taken? She has an exotic look. Is that a fur stole she's wearing?

Jackie - What a beautiful place. I don't know a lot about England and was surprised to see such a lovely lake area.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 29, 2020, 01:18:11 AM
Beverly...
... and who would believe it was just a short car drive ( 4 miles ) away from the built up place i was living 20 - 30 years ago, a short distance from our local football ground and local hospital, like two different worlds..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 29, 2020, 05:01:08 AM
It's a holiday here "Shavuot", the first celebration since lifting some of the Corona restrictions.
It is customary to have a festive dairy meal, with many variety  of cheese and of course a big cheese cake. Mine this year turned quite good as you can see.
I'd be more than willing to have you all share a slice with me :)


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Post by: Beverly on May 29, 2020, 07:18:49 PM
Cheesecake is my favorite! I especially like the kind you made. Up north we called it New York style cheesecake. Much better than the smooth creamy kind. Add some strawberries or cherries and a cup of coffee. "To die for!" :smiley6600:
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Post by: Shirley on May 29, 2020, 08:42:02 PM
:eat: Yum, Bubble, that looks delicious!  Have fork, will travel. What are the ingredients? I have never made a cheese cake but do enjoy eating 'em!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 30, 2020, 12:41:31 AM
Same here, " cheesecake is my favourite, " Bubble you can come to my home any time...and bake one of yours...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 30, 2020, 04:11:01 AM
Ingredients?
5 eggs, 3/4C sugar, 1 instant pudding, 750gr soft white cheese, 1c  sour cream 3 tbsp cornflour and grated lemon peel.

Yes it is yummy. And will be my supper for the next few days :) with slices of juicy watermelon.
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Post by: angelface555 on May 30, 2020, 04:23:50 AM
Bubble, can you list the recipe in the "What's for Dinner," recipe folder?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 30, 2020, 04:34:35 AM
Will do!
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Post by: JeanneP on May 30, 2020, 12:48:49 PM
That cheese cake looks so good. Now are the family able to come and join you.? 
BEV.  Now my mum was born in 1907 and that photo she was 21. Her looks were a little diff. Than most I think. But mine were the same. Not usuel blond hair .blue eyed Nordic like British.both of us seem to change when older.
Jackie. Sounds like UK getting nice weather. Bet it is lovely around you. I spent lots of time in Kent when coming over as my mother lived ther for 8 months in year. I came back many times with my girls  for the summers .spent lot time Bournmouth. I doubt I get to make my Sept trip this year.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 30, 2020, 01:15:25 PM
Jeanne P..
.. have to admit it is stunningly picture perfect where i am living " in the Summer " but.... otherwise so out of the way, and winter one can get trapped inside this down in the valleys location if we get cut off by snow..Our UK weather has been dry, pleasantly warm-hot and sunny for the past few weeks now, with no wet stuff, not that i have been anywhere away from this site for several weeks..just sitting out in the garden for a few minutes taking in the sounds of the birds from all around and the peace and quietness...
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Post by: Beverly on June 02, 2020, 02:29:41 PM
63 years ago today!

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 02, 2020, 03:26:46 PM
Toasting the Happy Couple, Beverly and Chape.. :bubbly:

Bubble...
...any of your Cheesecake left...
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Post by: Beverly on June 02, 2020, 03:34:22 PM
Jackie - Thank you!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 02, 2020, 04:22:07 PM
Beverly, what a nice photo!  Happy Anniversary!  It will be 64 years for Larry and I in August.   The years have gone by so quickly!
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Post by: Shirley on June 02, 2020, 07:07:22 PM
Happy Anniversary, Beverly. Still think Karen Carpenter looks like you except you are prettier. If my math is correct, I married 2 years before y'all (Sept.23,1954). I was a baby, 19...... So, did you give each other presents this day? We gave up long ago, we each got what we wanted when we wanted it.  ;)  We actually did. But I remember our first (in England) had limited amount of money to spend so haunted the jewelry store to find the right gift. In England no tax on antique jewelry (used) so drooled over a gorgeous emerald ring that was same price as a gold signet ring for him. Got HIM the ring and he never wore it. I never got over my stupidity... I would have had that ring yet (maybe), his signet ring was taken when this house was robbed 30 years ago. Had his initials on it, 18 k gold, but didn't compare with that emerald one. :tissue:  :bonk:  :excited:  Don't you love memories, to laugh at or cry about? Hope this year has been a good one!
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Post by: Beverly on June 02, 2020, 11:07:22 PM
Jean - Thank you. It seems like a lifetime ago. Actually, it WAS a lifetime ago!  :)

Shirley - Never knew I was a Karen Carpenter look-a-like!  :)  I was very young, too. We got married 6 days before my 19th birthday. No gifts exchanged! You could say we "got married on a shoestring". He was my gift and still is.  :smitten:  Lots of ups and downs over the years but  closer than ever.

Sad that you didn't get that ring and then his was stolen, but your heart was in the right place.  I lost Chape's class ring before we got married and then a few years later I lost mine. Somehow I've managed to keep my wedding and engagement rings.  :)  He, on the other hand, lost his wedding ring on the golf course. I bought him a new one for his birthday that year.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 03, 2020, 01:25:43 AM
My Richard lost his engagement ring in the Councils allotments ( our previous home address, ) then paid out and bought an identical replacement ring, a signet ring of which i still have, and i am keeping it ( treasuring it ) in the jewellery box he bought me on the Christmas before he died...
I still wear the gorgeous engagement ring i chose, that he bought me 18 - 19 years ago..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2020, 08:57:34 AM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on June 02, 2020, 03:26:46 PMBubble...
...any of your Cheesecake left...

Not even one crumb left!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2020, 10:28:31 AM
Corona's restrictions are being eased and this week-end Aviv enjoyed a popular outing at the Kangaroo Reserve.

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Post by: SCFSue on June 03, 2020, 10:48:11 AM
Bubble, Aviv is quite a handsome young man!  I'll bet all the little girls in his classes are very interested in him. 

Sue
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Post by: Beverly on June 03, 2020, 02:29:19 PM
Love the pictures of Aviv. What kind of bird is he feeding? None like that around here....
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Post by: FlaJean on June 03, 2020, 02:36:27 PM
Caught this photo today.  A cardinal in the process of molting?

  We now have a bluebird building a nest in one of our birdhouses.  We've seen Mrs. Bluebird going in and out with building material and Mr. Bluebird on the fence above watching out for her.  :)
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Post by: JeanneP on June 03, 2020, 02:37:52 PM
Oh! just look at that waist line on Bev. What a beautiful photo. Now I think you still look the same. Did your baby photo come in here. will compare.
Bubble. He looks like he is having such fun at the jungle place. I know I would love to be there.  Place not crowded either.  Now I Hope that Junee sees this posting of him because she had 2 parrots that she fed daily at her last home. looked just like those in the photo. I know she misses them.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 04, 2020, 02:59:28 AM
I have no idea what's that bird being fed by Aviv. It must be Australian because the whole place is dedicated to Australia.

There were not many people because, with Corona restrictions, One must book  visits on line with a specific arrival hour and an allocated time to remain there. There is a specific number of visitors allowed during a certain time.

What a beautiful bird Flajean! I never saw a real cardinal :(
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Post by: MarsGal on June 04, 2020, 06:35:11 AM
Could be a Rainbow Lorikeet, Bubble. Their color markings seem to vary a bit from bird to bird.

Jean, I never saw a cardinal in the process of molting. Very interesting.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 04, 2020, 03:39:16 PM
That face cover is a really good idea—-so much better than a mask.  Aviv looks like he is enjoying his visit to the Australian park.

That is the first cardinal I have seen molting.  We have a regular cardinal pair that visit our bird feeder.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 04, 2020, 08:58:43 PM
Cardinals are our state but I have never seen one like that.  We don't see many any more I think they headed south.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 05, 2020, 08:28:50 AM
I also use  that kind of face mask when going out.
 It is more comfy and does not impede breathing. It is sold everywhere alongside the normal masks. They are also easier to clean/ sanitize.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 05, 2020, 01:44:18 PM
Looking through my bird books, I believe this to be a brown crested flycatcher.  There are so many different types of flycatchers but the others don't have the brown crest.  I took this yesterday when he briefly visited our bird feeder.  Was lucky to get him before he flew off.
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Post by: Beverly on June 05, 2020, 08:22:07 PM
Roadrunner in Oklahoma

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These were fun to watch. It was in the shade so not the greatest photo.
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Post by: Shirley on June 05, 2020, 08:51:52 PM
Well, you know how I love the birds so you've made my day. Daughter left for her home this morning, been in town nearly 10 days helping with her grands so their parents could have more time to do work from home. Both have very high power jobs with lots of "virtual meetings", hard to do with 3 kids in the house. Anyway, I haven't had much computer time because she was welcome to visit any time she had spare minutes.

I never knew birds molted as much as they do until we raised the bluejay. Poor bird, it was so embarrassed when it lost the topnot feathers, used to raise them when it "talked". Somewhere I have a photo of Pooh (bird) face to face with my teenage son, both looked so scruffy. Andy needed a shave & Pooh had the pinfeathers growing in & could raise them (pinfeathers are not pretty) but it's neck was nearly bare.

Your cardinal is a female & they do have to be extra careful when molting, they struggle to fly as good as normal.

Only time I've seen a roadrunner was a trip thru AZ. We stopped at a state park south of Sedona, only a few campers when we pulled in and roadrunners everywhere. First & only time we'd ever taken a bike along so more than usual getting everything set up and I figured I could hop on the bike & take photos early in the morning. WRONG! The campground was totally full by morning and the birds had gone into hiding. My husband was never a happy camper so we packed up & left shortly after I fixed breakfast, had a quick ride around the campground on the bike. I was so disappointed to not get any good photos and since it was going to be packed all week end, no hope of the birds showing themselves until everyone left. 

Bubble, that looks like a great place for kids (and adults) to visit. Aviv is such a good looking kid. Jace (my gr-grand about his age) had baseball practice this week. Not sure how it went but his parents have been so careful with them during this whole virus crisis. With the heat now, I doubt if they will be practicing again until it cools.

Better shut up & walk the cats down to the river & feed the fish, going to be dark soon & not cooling off at all.
Thanks to all that posted photos!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 05, 2020, 09:21:43 PM
Except in the cartoons I've never seen a road runner.  Bet they were fun to watch.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 06, 2020, 04:39:39 AM
That flycatcher looks very inquisitive. It must be hard to catch flies!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 06, 2020, 05:22:28 AM
FlaJean...
...same here, only seen the " Roadrunner " cartoons " never knew there was a bird breed that was actually called " the Roadrunner " we sure live and learn, no matter what age we are...
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Post by: Beverly on June 06, 2020, 11:35:09 AM
If you could see them scurrying across the yard you'd see why they're called roadrunners!  :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 06, 2020, 11:54:43 AM
Beverly...
...reminds me of the 1960's song by The Dave Clark Five.." Catch us if you can.."
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Post by: Beverly on June 10, 2020, 01:39:49 PM
A little sunshine for today!

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Our great-grand-neices from Vermont will soon be 6 months old.
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Post by: Shirley on June 10, 2020, 02:48:16 PM
They could not be more adorable!  :smitten: And even holding hands! My twin aunts died a week apart, one from cancer and the other from "heart failure". They were only in their 70s. Wishing these babies a long life and the same twin love my aunts had. My mother was their older sister so you know each of them came to her with tales of what the other one had done wrong to her.  ;)  Do hope you will keep us updated with photos as they grow.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 10, 2020, 03:07:09 PM
Beverly...
... life is like a book from cover to end, and these pair of twins, your ( great-grand-nieces ) are just starting their first chapter of their story..their first word, their first day at school, their first date, their hubbies and their own children...what a story they have to look forwards to...but take your time, no need to hurry...just stay as sweet as you are...
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Post by: Denver on June 10, 2020, 04:05:52 PM
WOW, what a treat I found today in this folder. 

BUBBLE, your cheese cake is the most beautiful I do believe I have ever seen.  It looks delicious❣️ I liked your bed doll.  I had one for many years, but sadly I no longer have her and yet I can see her in my mind VERY clearly😘

JACKIE, I really enjoyed the video you shared of the Rickmansworth Auadome.  What a beautiful lake.

I did see a few Roadrunner while living in Arizona.....the6 are quite something and boy do the run FAST🤪

JEAN,  Your two videos Were delightful.  I like vinca and your Larry did a great job of spreading the seeds.  Your little garden area looks very pretty with all the different flowers.  I like the swans...very nice video of them.  We had a pair of swans on the lake in a cemetery In Sun City Arizona.  They were George and Gracie.  They had a few babies over the years and they always made the nicest nest for Gracie.  One day we were visiting there with my Dad when George came out of nowhere and attack my Dad.  He made some very nasty bruises on my Dad leg!  Sadly, he continued to do this to several people that had stepped outside the funeral chapel so George and Gracie were moved😢

It seems EVERYONE had the knitted dolls to cover the TP, back in the day. 

Thank you all for the fun pictures and subjects.

Jenny
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Post by: FlaJean on June 10, 2020, 05:34:18 PM
Beverly, What adorable twins!

Jennie, glad you found us.  You have an adorable little grandson in your avatar.
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Post by: Beverly on June 10, 2020, 09:18:38 PM
I've been told the twins are not identical but they sure look alike to me!  :)  One is Everleigh and the other Ellie. One of Mary Ann's was also named Ellie. Chape's sister here in Florida hasn't had a chance to see them yet. Fortunately they send her lots of pictures and videos. She's waiting till Vermont drops the 14 day quarantine for people coming from out-of-state.

Shirley - Twins have such a strong bond. Your aunt may have died of heart-break rather than heart-failure. Were they identical?

Jackie - Lovely thoughts. Their lives are just beginning.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 11, 2020, 04:33:27 PM
Our twins are getting big so fast. Will be nine now. They look a lot alike but being a boy and a girl just not Identical. Fact I can see that Olivia is already taller than Scotty. More outgoing also. She bosses both he and her elder brother around a lot. He is 6 years older. All are very into sport. Boys great in Ice hockey and all three good golfers. Finding it hard having to stay home as usually have things going every night. Get to swim still. No camp for the eldest this year. He loved going for 2 weeks.
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Post by: Shirley on June 11, 2020, 11:02:55 PM
My twin aunts were "mirror" twins, one right handed & other left. Reason at any table they sat so not to "bump elbows". Beverly, we all thought that as well. I'm not sure they got to see each other that last year, lived about 150 miles apart. Strangely, their husbands died a week apart a few years earlier, one from massive heart attack and while that twin was helping her sister through the heartbreak, her husband was being looked after by friends. The guys had picked up hamburgers & were in the car going to some event when the twin's hunband started waving his hand, etc... so they thought HE was having a heart attack and headed straight to the ER (big city of St.Louis) he choked to death before they could get him there. Neither twin wanted to give up their homes at the time, one had a son but other remarried a year or so later. Anyway, I always thought being a twin was special. One of my nephews had twin boys & they were identical. They could change clothes and nobody could tell who they were.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 12, 2020, 02:55:56 AM
for Amy

This is what I am talking about when I say piling wood. This is our 3 rd load, came this afternoon and we did pile some but another day will put a big dent in it.

Keeps us outta mischief...maybe :))


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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on June 12, 2020, 10:03:12 AM
Good morning everyone. I have ben reading and seeing you all bragging, you have nothing on us either we have identical twin g grand girls in our family also.is something to brag about  ant it. when in the service and stationed at white sands missel range seen lost of road runners they are very fast runners. it is 72º and  bright sun here today going for the high eighty's or low nineties today. have a great day.

Lloyd.
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Post by: Denver on June 12, 2020, 01:33:51 PM
That is some mighty fine looking wood in that pile, AMY!  Best thoughts to you and Kyle as you get 'er stacked WITHOUT flies and skeeters😘

BEVERLY, I neglected to comment on the twin girls picture.....they are precious and certainly look identical to me😘   So cute!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 13, 2020, 11:33:02 AM
Amy, that is one big pile of wood.  You'll be ready for winter.
I took this photo of Daddy Bluebird feeding one of the fledglings.  They put on quite a show for us this morning.  :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 13, 2020, 11:45:11 AM
FlaJean...
... that young-un is expecting a large amount of food by the looks of it, I can imagine it saying " ok, so where is it.."
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Post by: JeanneP on June 13, 2020, 12:37:35 PM
What a great shot. I often wonder just what they are thinking when they pose like that. Still no birds around my place. Was and still is a big bird nest in the corner of my porch gutter. Backing up rain awful giving a leak in front bathroom. Just can't get anyone to take care of the roof yet. Maybe the are millions out of work but i cant find a replacement for my handyman of 30 or my yard man same time. He passed away Thursday at 88. Kept cutting yard up to 3 months back. Said he would  die on his mower and he almost did. No people like then anymore...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 14, 2020, 04:03:01 AM
splendid photo! So expressive! What do they eat? Worms? It must be so interesting to watch them develop and then learn to fly.
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Post by: Amy on June 14, 2020, 07:08:11 AM
Jean, that is our 3rd load and we will get one more and that is it!
Love the photo of the feeding...talk about great timing!!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 14, 2020, 01:16:14 PM
Bluebirds like mealworms so my husband keeps them supplied with dried mealworms.  Last year year I bought a bluebird cage bird feeder so the larger birds didn't eat all their food.  Bluebirds are small and birds like cardinals and larger can't get into the cage.  The Carolina Wren is a frequent visitor to the birdcage feeder.  We always keep plenty of bird seed for all the birds and it isn't cheap, but we enjoy watching them.
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Post by: Denver on June 15, 2020, 01:09:30 AM
JEAN, that is a very cute picture of the Bluebirds😘. Thank you for sharing.  We have a lot of Bluebirds here this year for the first time ever. 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 15, 2020, 02:08:54 AM
Vera Lynn once sang There'll be Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover..yet sadly they are not native to us here in UK...so this shall never happen, nor shall i ever get to see one...
...My favourite bird is the Blackbird with its very unique sound, no two Blackbirds ever sound alike...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 15, 2020, 10:00:08 AM
My Balcony

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Balanced...

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Post by: FlaJean on June 15, 2020, 10:30:50 AM
What a neat photo of daughter and grandson, Bubble.  Is that someone waving from the balcony window? 😊
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Post by: Sandy on June 15, 2020, 12:12:50 PM
That balancing act is hard to do   !
Thanks for the pictures, So P !
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Post by: FlaJean on June 16, 2020, 06:26:33 PM
I took this picture of a grackle or crow (?) yesterday.  He looks so mean that it reminded me of the crows in the Hitchcock movie "The Birds"
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 17, 2020, 01:16:58 AM
FlaJean..
.. if i was a bird i would not fancy coming face to face with this one...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 17, 2020, 02:42:23 AM
As a human I would not fancy coming face to face with it either!

Yes it was me waving to the photographer!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 17, 2020, 03:48:16 AM
Bubble..
... same here, those eyes says it all plus, that bird can move faster than i can...
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Post by: MarsGal on June 17, 2020, 08:17:22 AM
Looks like a Grackle to me Jean. I don't think crows have any iridescent feathers. The Grackles I remember from years ago had longish tails too. Starlings have a metallic sheen, but they also have speckles. The speckles usually are seen in the young and on their winter coats.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 17, 2020, 11:02:39 AM
Here are some photos from migrating birds stopping in Israel for a short rest.

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Post by: SCFSue on June 17, 2020, 11:59:12 AM
It looks as if Aviv is enjoying the view!  He's a great looking young man!
Sue
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 17, 2020, 02:07:12 PM
What a stunning location, stunning view, looks as if Aviv is meditating whilst gazing at those Grey Herons..
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Post by: FlaJean on June 17, 2020, 06:24:35 PM
Lovely view!
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Post by: FlaJean on June 17, 2020, 09:33:20 PM
Marsgal, you're right about the bird being a grackle.  In fact a "purple Grackle".  I checked the bird book.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on June 18, 2020, 03:17:44 PM
Oh! those black birds. I hate them. at one time, certain time of year my front yard. a good size one, would be just covered with them at a certain time of the day. I don't know what happened but not seen any now for about 4 years.  I think maybe when they were doing road work close then it just scared them away. It did look a lot like in the Movie "The Birds" How I hated that one...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 27, 2020, 10:48:20 AM
Great photos! Neat shot of your "kids", Bubble. I'm sure she learned from you, how to be a good mother!

What a neat shot of the bluebirds! Such fun watching them feed the babies. One year when we had the robins (before cats), Papa robin was trying to get the babies to start picking up their own bugs. One baby stood by a bug on the ground, beak open waiting for the bug to pop in and it jumped the opposite direction. Poor baby looked so disappointed.  :-\ 

This year I have not seen any red winged blackbirds but did have 2 gold finches at the feeder this morning, flew off before I could grab a camera.

Amy, that is a lot of wood to stack!  Looks like good wood, not full of worm holes like that last load we bought. I have not ordered any since Cas died, still do have a box of the fake "rolled" kind from when the power was out.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 30, 2020, 04:45:18 AM
From Shirley

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The reopened pool

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the tunnels we saw on an excursion to check out another camp ground.

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The sparrow family, that is Dad doing the feeding, Mom watching from side & baby almost as big as parents.
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Post by: Amy on June 30, 2020, 05:35:15 AM
Shirley, I could swim all day in that pool.....looks so inviting! Interesting rock formation in the tunnels, can you imagine all the hard work blasting them and cleaning them out?
Love the family of sparrows....mama crow brought her babies (they are as big as her) the other day to get the food left for them. Of course they wanted her to feed them but she took a bite, left with it and left them to take their own bite!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on June 30, 2020, 07:51:28 AM
Good Morning everyone. so_P_bubble thanks for posting for Shirley for us to see.
we went to Sams club yesterday and got a few grocery's. we wore our mask's but was surprising how Many did not. I bet if they had lost a close loved one with the virus as we did would change there Minds a little. is already 76º and sunny here and calling for high 80's. so stay in and stay cool. they are calling for t storms this afternoon and night.heat is muggy heat index here already. Have a good day.

Lloyd
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 30, 2020, 12:10:34 PM
You think you cannot draw?
Then try this: Move SLOWLY your mouse on the canvas...

http://weavesilk.com/ (http://weavesilk.com/)
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Post by: Shirley on June 30, 2020, 03:37:09 PM
What a great job you did with resizing & posting, Bubble, thank you very much! In spite of the pool being the perfect color, pool service place than "analyzed" the water says it needs lots of this & that... expensive chemicals... and I think I am going to ignore since I don't have to assure anyone they won't break out from too much or catch something from too little of something else. I don't mind checking for the chlorine level because the cats think of it as a BIG water bowl! 

Daughter was over & we cleaned all around inside the RV, searching for the little purse that holds all my gift cards, figure about $1,000+ worth of cards. I'm convinced it fell off the table into the trash bag below, & went out with trash last Friday. I've searched through everything that came into the house but giving up. Gift cards are somewhere in the dump.. in a really cute Coach bag my daughter gave me when I had heart surgery (she knows I'd rather have something that lasts "forever" than flowers that need to be dumped in a week or so.) BooHoo, & that's life!

Weather is scorching hot, happy to have AC that does it's job. Will have to watch radar because the RV windows are open. Having 2nd thoughts about getting rid of it, don't have altitude problem when I go to MO!  Had a talk with myself last night & will chill out, get organized, clean house & do laundry & think about what next! Hope y'all are doing okay.

Our Gov announced yesterday we MUST wear masks in public places starting Friday, so have another couple errands to do today before I MUST learn how to hold my breath in a mask. Daughter brought me one with cat nose & whiskers... black & so cute. I will wear but have to slip down to breathe (or pass out)... Have you ever put a clothes pin on your nose?  Seriously, I haven't found one I can get enough oxygen through so gasping. Right now the air is dusty color, we have had a few days of serious pollen/dust so everyone suffering.

Thanks for the comments about the photos.... you hear me gripe about the pool & I should appreciate how cool it looks, but I'm the one that has to do the cleaning so know how much work it takes.  :-[ 
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Post by: JeanneP on June 30, 2020, 09:32:27 PM
Shirley. What a great pool. is it used a lot? has a great fence around it. Home pools sort of bother me if young children around. Goes back to my friend who had one and little 3 year old next door strayed over and drowned in it. They had it filled in. That does see to happen more than it should.
My grandson moved into his new home this morning. Saw photo. Beautiful. Pretty large for him as just himself. 4 bedrooms. 4 baths. He will do a lot of entertaining that comes along  with his job. He did when he was with Missouri State. He is the one now Vice Pres. Of Kansas State Univ. In Manhattan. Really enjoying living in Kansas. Can't wait to see it but I am sure it will be awhile yet what with this virus.  That part of State looks nice. Are you far from there?

They haven't yet figured out how going to open School in August.
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Post by: JeanneP on June 30, 2020, 09:39:11 PM
Bubble. I did enjoy playing with the Weave Silk.com. I will try sending it to the twins. They love to draw and paint. I was never very good. I did do a lot with the Adult colouring books last winter. Don't know why not got them out now. I need to do some to spend time. Think maybe try puzzles again also. Beginning to get bored again as it is so hot out and now really stuck in the house.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 01, 2020, 12:22:17 AM
Lovely pictures Shirley.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 01, 2020, 01:20:37 AM
Love the sparrow photo...good seeing the male taking over and giving a well earned breather to the female..mother bird is supervising..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 01, 2020, 07:41:17 AM
From Amy

This is a 4'trug on the front lawn..all set for Canada day. There are more decorations around on the house and in pots also.

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Post by: JeanneP on July 01, 2020, 02:54:27 PM
Just remembered Canada Day. Need to call my GD house as Her husband Canadian. his family up there celebrating. They will also be doing in in Connecticut . I will give a call soon.
Have you made you call today? How he must miss seeing you and your family. Hope all well with Don...Not been here for awhile
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 02, 2020, 04:59:36 AM
Don is doing OK, but no celebration as they still are keeping the restriction at the home: no visitors allowed and no more entertainment provided.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 02, 2020, 05:02:04 AM
I planted in a pot some seeds from a very hot green pepper and now have a lovely plant on my window, with plenty of flowers and already two peppers.

Can you find the curling pepper?


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Post by: Gloria on July 02, 2020, 06:03:58 AM
AMY  the trug is beautiful, your husband does beautiful work. Great decoration in it.

BUBBLE  healthy looking plant and I did see your peppers.
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Post by: Amy on July 02, 2020, 06:36:08 AM
Gloria, thank you..he just finished another one 4 x 8'.  This one will be for next years planting.

Bubble, that is one healthy pepper plant!!! Yes, I do see the pepper.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 02, 2020, 01:08:43 PM
Nice looking pepper plants.  When we lived in Ocala, a neighbor gave us a couple of those pepper plants that have different colored peppers.  They were so pretty.  Never ate any.
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Post by: Shirley on July 02, 2020, 08:23:23 PM
Have/had a good friend that grew all kinds of peppers that she used in making Mexican foods. Her food was "to die for" as they say, and never spicy hot, just wonderful flavor. She was raised by her Mexican gr-mother. Your plant looks like it is getting good care, Bubble, I see the peppers & bet they are the hot kind. Do you like spicy food?

I bought a jar of jalapeno/garlic stuffed olives thinking sons would love them out camping. They were almost ignored so a big jar sits in the frig. Yesterday I realized that I could cut them in half & remove the garlic & slice of jalapeno & eat the olive. Pretty good, not hot but a nice flavor~~

I really do want at last one trug to plant in next spring. When we had space for a garden I always planted spinach & little leaf lettuce, by picking individual outside leaves all summer, I had lettuce until freezing. I did grow endive when we had room. My gr-mother loved a mixture of greens & jazzed it up with sugar & vinegar, then just before serving poured bacon grease with bits of bacon in, to wilt it. SO good. Greens and tomato plants would satisfy me, I think. A trug would help with my lack of talent for pulling weeds, don't you think?

Jean, I love to buy the yellow, orange & red peppers that are as mild as the green.... just to slice & eat. One time I got the skin of pepper stuck in the back of my throat & thought I was going to have to have a doctor remove. It wasn't in my wind pipe but all the coughing & gagging wouldn't shake it loose.

Heading to bed early tonight, didn't get a nap but made a couple shopping trips out that wore me down in this heat. Major job tomorrow of re-potting a plant into a monster pot. This is not something I am good at and think plants know it and just give up. Outside plants do okay but with dark tinted storm windows, the inside plants starve for sunlight.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2020, 05:25:04 AM
These peppers are very hot. I don't like spicy food but my caregiver craves for it...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 04, 2020, 01:28:09 PM
From Jack

Here is a photo I took several years ago at a local park.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 04, 2020, 01:37:28 PM
Oh, MY! Great shot of the goose & babies. This year I saw only one pair with babies ONE time! Such a shame, but know how everyone dislikes the mess they leave behind. Sure do miss Jack's photos. Have you heard from his recently, Bubble? Thanks for keep us afloat in here.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 04, 2020, 02:05:46 PM
He is doing OK, but slowing down I think.
Like all of us I suppose, certainly like me.
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Post by: FlaJean on July 04, 2020, 03:31:28 PM
Bubble, lovely shot of the goose and little ones.  Would have been a good entry for one of those contests we used to have.  :thumbup:

Haven't heard from Jack in a while but still hear occasionally from Sato.  My how I miss those days when we had such a nice group participating.  
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Post by: FlaJean on July 04, 2020, 03:47:12 PM
I love color but occasionally I do a black and white.  I liked the way this one turned out with the light on the leaves.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 04, 2020, 03:52:19 PM
Our park is now down to just 70 CAnada Geese. They did slaughter 100 even though people tried to stop them. The mess did get bad and now so many restaurants around the park. Going to also do something to stop the eggs from hatching as they do not want them to get any higher than the 70. sort of going against nature. Kids did love them. Fact grownups also.

Still so hot here 92 and so humid. Glad I am staying home. not much going on in town. No celebrations anywhere. The only fireworks are still the Hispanic People across the highway. They going crazy. Maybe end tonight.
I was doing so good until this hot weather by just getting out a little to shop etc. Now feeling so tied in. Only people talk to are on the phone. Not much of that anymore as I think they are all feeling the same. Just hope that lots more will not get  Ill after this weekend. I know of 2 big get togethers going on.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 05, 2020, 03:48:55 AM
FlaJean, striking photo.  I think black and white  accentuates the atmosphere or creates a dramatic effect.
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Post by: Marilyne on July 05, 2020, 10:38:48 AM
Jean - I love black and white photography, and enjoyed looking at your photo.  We rarely see any new pictures in b/w anymore.  I have many old albums of snapshots, (as we used to call them), of family and friends, and I love to look at them.
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Post by: Shirley on July 05, 2020, 08:46:59 PM
Jean, my brother (the photographer) thought black & white the "ultimate" in photos, mostly had to do with the play of light. A friend that painted took photos in b & w to paint from, to get the changes that color won't show. Your photo fit the bill with showing light & shadows, neat shot.

I love painting gravel roads & the shadows trees make on the rock. I have a fairly small 9 x 12 painting of my husband his mother & brother walking along a gravel road on the wall beside me. No question who the people are but the main interest was play of shadows on the road. Enough sun shining through to make it interesting. Probably would have been more effective in black & white.  :-\
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 06, 2020, 12:04:46 AM
Agree, yes, miss Jack wv, Sato and our dear Sachiko on their photos and video clips.." those were the days my friend, " as the song sang by " Mary Hopkins " reminds us...
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Post by: SCFSue on July 06, 2020, 11:58:40 AM
Jack (WV) is alive and kicking in West Virginia.  We've been friends for many years (I was born and raised in St. Albans, WV!).  Jack is doing well, but staying closer to home now.  I think his daughter has been living with him.  Mimi (his dog) and he are taking daily walks which they both enjoy.  I live in Alabama now and haven't seen Jack for quite a while.  I miss him as I'm sure many of you who remember him must also miss him.

Sue
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Post by: JeanneP on July 06, 2020, 08:21:37 PM
I heard from Jack just last week. He is doing well.  Not out much. Just to walk dog and go to park. He did, like me bought a new auto but not putting miles on them.
 Didn't say daughter with him. I know son lives  closer and I thought they were taking care of his shopping. Doubt they are going out for their couple beers they enjoy doing.
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Post by: SCFSue on July 07, 2020, 10:42:13 AM
Jeanne, Jack did tell me that his daughter is living with him now.  (At least that is what I thought when I read his letter!).  He and Mimi are walking every day and he is glad to have his daughter with him.  I'm hoping that he will write more often--and if he does I'll pass his letter on to everyone who'd like to hear from him.

Sue
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Post by: angelface555 on July 09, 2020, 02:08:20 PM
There is a new word game in Trivia

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=180716
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 12, 2020, 03:40:22 AM
For Shirley

I mentioned about re-potting a plant that was looking so silly in it's tiny pot....
I think the new/big pot is a little TOO big, but only one I could find that would work at all. So far it is still looking okay, took help from all 3 of my kids to get the job done (2 helped get it out of the trunk.... it weighs just over 60 pounds!)


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Post by: Amy on July 12, 2020, 07:00:03 AM
Shirley, the new pot is prefect!! No pun intended but it will grow on you. Love how the drapes and pot complement each other.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on July 12, 2020, 09:04:58 AM
well I am up but not at it yet. see you all later.

Lloyd
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Post by: Shirley on July 12, 2020, 10:16:17 AM
Thanks, Amy. When we were looking at houses this one fit the bill for the furniture we already had.... that chair & tables (and couch you don't see) all nearly 60 years old, had the chair & couch recovered about 32 years ago in fabric as near to original as I could find. Haha... I don't like changes! The pot was necessary, you can see why I laughed when I realized how much that plant had outgrown it's pot! There is an alarm to keep the cats from going into that room.... it works! Just a beam that crosses the entrance, easy enough to turn off.

Thank you, Bubble, for resizing & posting. You are so kind to take care of us!
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Post by: FlaJean on July 12, 2020, 12:20:30 PM
Shirley, love your new pot.  Will give the tree roots lots of room.  Everything looks so pretty!
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Post by: Denver on July 12, 2020, 02:40:41 PM
Love the new pot for your plant, SHIRLEY.  I think is looks fantastic in your beautiful living room😘
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Post by: Joy on July 12, 2020, 03:26:52 PM
I have not been to this page for a while,  I love your new flower pot, Shirley.  Looks beautiful and very fitting with your beautiful décor.

Sue and Jeanne, I, too, keep in touch with Jack (WVA) and heard from him not too long ago.  I don't remember him saying anything about his daughter living with him now.  But, it did seem like he was doing well.  I will have to go back and see if I saved his message. 

I know he has mentioned several times, that he doesn't have any intention of coming back to the group. And, he is surely missed.

Joy
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Post by: Shirley on July 12, 2020, 04:43:19 PM
Thanks, Jean, Jenny & Joy! Glad you like my living room, hard to believe it survived 3 kids growing up & that it was used by all. My husband & I nearly split when we each visited the furniture store alone & picked out what we wanted. He wanted what was on one side of the show room & I wanted the other & was so determined (never stood my ground with him before), and insisted "he could get what he wanted but didn't need ME to like it". Finally we went together and discovered they had switched the show room & we were both holding out for the same pieces! I still like it 60 years later, actually slightly less than 60, maybe 59. The tables & lamps we found in MO & hauled in the back seat of a Ford Fairlane & had both kids in the front seat with us. Back when the kids were young they set up hot wheels in that room, but they never stood on furniture or scratched the tables (inlaid wood), daughter's boyfriends alway came in to visit before they left on a date... as I said, well used & life time of memories. Thanks... sure isn't new! It fit 4 houses so far, like bought for each one. Guess I have a one track mind & Cas went along with it because it was the easy/cheap way out.  ;)  Now about that flower having room to grow, much more and it will take over the whole house/room!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on July 12, 2020, 05:19:28 PM
What is that plant?
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Post by: Shirley on July 12, 2020, 08:14:17 PM
Tome, I couldn't remember what my son called it (for sure), thought he said "Money Tree"...  got the little tag that came in the pot says it is "Pachira Aquatica, sometimes called the money tree". Supposed to bring good luck. He has given me other plants that didn't do well with our dark tinted storm windows. He also loves finding the solar lights with funny things that glow. My other son gives me practical things, like the battery powered saws & drills or blowers. He makes sure the batteries are interchangable so I can get a job done... after he shows me how to use them. My daughter loves to shop and sends me anything she thinks I might like.

When they were growing up we didn't have money for anything but necessities so they all had jobs to earn spending money and to pay for gas & liability insurance on the cars we provided since we "lived out in the boonies". Not new cars, but their father kept them running. I have 3 really good kids, I not only love 'em but like them as well.

We built a house, 2600 sq.ft., won't go into details but will say I was the other pair of hands doing everything except the plumbing, (he said a lot of naughty words with that job). I'm a pretty good roofer & can sling a mean paintbrush. He always took the top half when painting & I wore disposable clothes because with Kansas wind, I'd have his paint dripping in my hair or blowing sideways to catch me. A year well spent, nice new area & we all worked hard and learned a lot along the way. More than you wanted to know, but it has been a good life and I wouldn't change a thing because everyone and everything has turned out just fine.
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Post by: JeanneP on July 14, 2020, 03:12:25 PM
Shirley,
The pot is perfect.I love it. Did look a little overloaded in the other one. What would make it look perfect i think would be to put a larger round rug protector under it. Maybe a glass one.
Like you, without realizing it I think all or most of my furniture in every room has to be over 50 years old. I have been alone here that long and so many things not even been sat on that much. I just plop in the same old spot of maybe two now that AC on because my comfy lounge chair it to close to the blower and so I flop on the love seat. Miss the reading lamp on it. I also eat all the time when alone on a tray. Spill soup the other day eating on the love seat. Got to watch myself. The whole place need cleaning  for top to bottom right now but just Not the time. To hot.     
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Post by: Carol on July 14, 2020, 04:40:52 PM
Beautiful plant - it looks perfect!

Still on racoon watch here - it is the fifth day of the cage hidden under the huge evergreen.  I had to call once again for someone to come out to put the critter food in there and set the trap.  We paid for the service and it has been poor.  Otherwise, we had a doe in the ravine two days ago and a pretty big buck is grazing out there right now. 

My physical appointment was at 7:40 this morning - it was not too bad with traffic.  Don is waiting for a new hearing aid - his fell apart.  It is not easy. 

Yesterday, 4 of us sat on a deck spaced apart and all of us were so happy to just have a neighborly chat.  I think it helped each of us just to have time to visit.

Good luck with that frozen bird.  I can send you a racoon if it is ever caught.   :)
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Post by: JeanneP on July 14, 2020, 10:04:08 PM
Now I was once given Raccoon meat without knowing it. fixed sort of like a sloppy joe on a hamburger bun. Almost threw up after they told me. I will not eat and wild meat. People I know always were offering Deer meet, Squaral, Rabit. My SIL goes hunting but never brings it home..Same with fishing that I love to do but would never eat anything caught.Friends use to have lots of Fish fries parties. If they had caught them I didn't eat.  Now maybe up in Canada, Alaska I would eat the Salmon caught. I eat lots that are at the fishmongers in the stores.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 16, 2020, 10:09:53 AM
Jeanne P...
... i remember when age 31 i lived briefly in St Lucia ( West Indies ) where the person i was staying with at one point took both me and my then 13 year old daughter down to the fishing docks around 5 pm'ish to catch the end of the day fish just before dark started to set in, where to both my, and my daughters horror their was a local St Lucian elder man fisherman with bare feet, very little else, cutting up a long black fish on his wooden block with its blood on the block where his bare feet were trampling in...I asked him what the fish was and he said " dolphin " I was horrified, saddened and angry, as i told him, " they are protected fish where i come from, England, " the man i was also with, a Venezuelan business man said " yes, and they are also in Venezuela." We had gone down that evening specially to buy freshly late caught Tuna, which he did buy, a 10 or 12 lbs fish.....

I also rememeber my late father telling me as a young child how dolphins were known to bring stranded to shore, save humans lives...whereby they clung onto them...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 17, 2020, 05:02:49 AM
For Shirley

Here's what I saw this morning when calling the cats for breakfast at 6:30... amazing sight.
The clouds/shapes changed so fast, think these were a minute apart.


sky 01.jpg

sky 02.jpg
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Post by: Amy on July 17, 2020, 06:39:36 AM
Shirley, how dramatic the sky looks!! I see two of your furbabies ready to meet the day. Great photos!!
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Post by: JaneS on July 17, 2020, 07:56:30 AM
WOW! That sure is a quick change!  And the kitties are so cute!
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Post by: FlaJean on July 17, 2020, 01:03:29 PM
Good cloud pictures, Shirley.  Nice view,
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Post by: Shirley on July 17, 2020, 04:24:23 PM
Thanks, Bubble, for resizing & posting!  Thanks for the comments, Amy, Jane & Jean.... I'm still shocked at how sharp the lines were between the types of clouds/colors. We do have amazing clouds with plenty of landscape to view, this time they went away as fast as they showed up, and no damage!
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on July 17, 2020, 10:21:59 PM
well Not as bad as I do sometimes. but I am here to bid you all good night and sweet dreams. Hope to see you all tomorrow. Good night.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 18, 2020, 02:23:44 AM
Lloyd...
... sending same back to you, and your Nancy...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on July 18, 2020, 08:44:35 PM
Great pictures Shirley!
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Post by: FlaJean on July 18, 2020, 09:12:26 PM
I recently made this video from photos I took before we moved.  I like living here in the Florida Panhandle and being close to our daughter, but I sure do miss the parks in Ocala.

Https://www.vimeo.com/436541974
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Post by: angelface555 on July 18, 2020, 09:24:08 PM
Lovely Jean, so peaceful!
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Post by: Amy on July 19, 2020, 09:31:55 AM
Jean, that was so nice.....a little peace /piece of heaven there. I think we all need this at a time like this. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 19, 2020, 10:20:39 AM
For Amy

pumpkins.jpg

Janie, they are loaded with blossoms and if the pumpkins go as big as the flowers we will need a backhoe to carry them!!
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Post by: Shirley on July 19, 2020, 10:50:16 AM
Thanks, Sandy for having a look. Jean, that really must be a great place to relax. You picked up the sound of rushing water so perfectly it was like being there. Amy, I had forgotten what the pumpkin blossoms looked like, we only planted them once but your photo reminded me how many blooms showed up!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 19, 2020, 11:11:08 AM
FlaJean...
... i visually took myself there and walked, in my healthier previous body, not this PP-MS body..What a perfect and tranquil place to be amongst the sounds of the birds, the trickling flowing and sounds from the water stream, the greenery and trees, just as nature intended...a tranquil Japanese garden complete with pebbles...
We all need a piece of calm and tranquillity in our life...if only to take us away from our reality...


Never realised a pumpkin blossom could look so pretty...
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Post by: Sandy on July 19, 2020, 12:17:58 PM
Good Afternoon
Everyone !!! 

For the first time this Summer,
it is hot and humid here on the
rocky coast of Maine.   

My AC is pumping away...
I worry that it will fail
some time as I have used it for
a few Summers..    Hopefully not. 

I gave up on the Insta Pot..   
As I just didn't need it . 
So I gave it to my Grand Daughter
with hopes that she will like it. 

Haven't heard. 

Have a good day,  Everyone
and stay Covid Free.. 

Sandy
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Post by: FlaJean on July 19, 2020, 01:10:10 PM
Thanks all for your comments.  "Sholom Park is named after Sholom, the grandfather of local developer Sidney Colen, who founded the Park as a gift to all people seeking Peace. Sholom/Shalom also means peace in Hebrew."

Amy, I love pumpkin pies, pumpkin bread.  Do you have one of those pumpkin areas for children to get pumpkins in the fall?  My daughter-in-law used to make the cutest jack o'lanterns for Halloween when the grandchildren were small.

Jackie, I'm praying your decisions will turn out to be good ones.
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Post by: Denver on July 19, 2020, 05:54:56 PM
A Good Sunday HELLO to ALL.

JEAN, that is a delightful video you shared with us from Sholom Park.   My Covid world has me react to many things with tears.....and your video is included in that.  So peaceful with the sound of the water running in the stream and the birds singing😂.  It is a beautiful video. I seem to be so melancholy all the time😘

WOW, what a nice looking pumpkin blossom, AMY.  I can not wait to see the pumpkins when they are ready for harvest😘

Have a good rest of your Sunday.

Jenny



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on July 19, 2020, 06:22:59 PM
Jean.
I think that if I moved I think such such a place as Ocala of the area where Jack lives would be my 2 choices.
I guess that you have your daughter close you feel it was worth the move.
I am far away from any of mine. Did think that  I would satisfy my youngest and mover to Texas but I would never be happy there. My Eldest spends most her time traveling with friends all the time. She is the closest to me but yet never there and her interest never been like mine. So I will stay put. Sort of prefer my town. Long as I can keep on living in the house and healthy I will stay.  Fact I bought the cemetery plot a few year back and so looks like that will be for ever now.
Need to try one more time to get over   to England. Was planning this year but doesn't look like it will happen

Loved you video..Made me like I would take a nap. But to late in the day
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2020, 04:41:52 AM
For Amy

Doesn't this just tear the heart out of you?
My/adult mask is the green one. The fish and Mickey Mouse are for a 3 year old child!


Masks Amy.jpg
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Post by: JaneS on July 23, 2020, 07:09:08 AM
I can say first-hand that AMY makes nice comfortable masks and the ones for the kids are perfect.  What better to help keep them on than Disney!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 23, 2020, 09:03:15 AM
Awkward when little minds get inquisitive as to why mommy do we need to wear these masks..At least if parents make the masks in Disney cartoon characters fun material, the young children will be more eager to wear these if they think it is just a dressing up game to play...It is only us adults who know " that this is not a game "
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Post by: Shirley on July 23, 2020, 09:19:09 AM
Amy, love your masks! I've been thinking of how to make one that will stay away from nose & mouth, even considered a jar ring bent to fit above nose. My "heavy" breathing has the mask sucking in & out, laughed when telling my daughter one day that "I was afraid I'd inhale the darn thing"... Haven't found a fabric that will filter and still allow easy breathing, any suggestions? Maybe by the time we come up with "the perfect mask" we won't need to wear them, you think? I have fabric paint to put a smiley face on since everyone looks so serious with them on.

Jackie, you gave me an idea of what might make the 3 year old willing to wear his... a pirate mask! He just crumbles in a heap when they try to get him to keep one on, would rather stay home.

Thanks for posting, Bubble, are you staying safe?  :thumbup:
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 23, 2020, 09:23:40 AM
Shirley...
... yes, why frighten our young and innocent children anymore than they need to be...make these masks a fun mask, if only for them, and not us...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on July 23, 2020, 10:05:13 AM
I am safe: I am so careful that I don't remember when I was outside!

One of the favorite masks for kids that are sold here are with the pirate crossed bones on them, announcing: don't talk!   :2funny: 
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 23, 2020, 10:19:49 AM
Bubble...
...you have reminded me of an idiom often said by our elders, my parents often talked of " children should be seen and not heard " do you remember being told that...I do...

In other words, we shouldn't be asking questions..I guess in their minds, we as children, didn't need to know..
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Post by: Amy on July 23, 2020, 10:36:08 AM
Thank you for the replies on the blossoms. I think one could dip them in batter and fry them up! Not my choice for fear of bugs in them.

Shirley I sent you an email ,one that Bubble sent to me.

I delivered those masks along with more for the rest of the children but the tiny ones made ones eyes leak..

The one fellow said his children were out running around in their Batman and Mickey Mouse masks last night. He lets them play with them on and when they need to wear them they don't mind.
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Post by: Beverly on August 05, 2020, 02:33:20 PM
Amy - Love your masks. I have one my daughter made and also have some commercial ones, but not the N-95s. I find the ones you buy leave small gaps on the sides. Like all of you, I will be so glad when this is over!
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Post by: Beverly on August 05, 2020, 02:36:25 PM
On the bright side! "Our" twins are 7 months old today.

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-050820141802.jpeg)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 05, 2020, 02:39:47 PM
Beverley...
...not a care in the world...well this put a smile on my face, and i haven't done that in a long time...
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Post by: Marilyne on August 05, 2020, 03:57:17 PM
Beverly  -  They are absolutely adorable!  :smitten:    What are their names?   
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Post by: JeanneP on August 05, 2020, 08:18:33 PM
Our babies never looked like that at 7 months old back in the 50s. It didn't seem like babies sat up that young. Mine did walk early and were Toilet trained by a year. Now they seem to be older when they do that.
Jackie. Now I have not read as to how this virus is in Ireland. Or even in Wales. Is it as bad ad England?
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Post by: Beverly on August 05, 2020, 08:54:11 PM
Marilyne -The twins are Ellie (left) and Everleigh (right).

Jackie - I'm glad they put a smile on your face.  :) Babies have a way of doing that!
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Post by: FlaJean on August 05, 2020, 09:02:05 PM
Beverly, what precious little girls.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 06, 2020, 03:13:17 AM
How sweet these twins are, and already with earrings!   :smitten:
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Post by: Beverly on August 06, 2020, 11:12:18 AM
Bubble - I had to go back and look. I hadn't noticed the earrings.  :)

My sister-in-law posted a video last night of Ellie crawling/creeping across the living room floor!
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Post by: angelface555 on August 06, 2020, 11:44:52 AM
They're so cute, personalities already showing! I remember my mother throwing a fit when I had my daughter's ears pierced as an infant.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 06, 2020, 11:45:06 AM
I'd like to thank everyone who played my last quiz and thanks to our winners, Amy, Marilyne, and Jenny!

I have another quiz, A Mythical Creatures Quiz-Name the creature by its description.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=182381

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Post by: Joy on August 06, 2020, 12:44:57 PM
Beverly , what beautiful babies !

Joy 
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Post by: Beverly on August 06, 2020, 02:09:33 PM
Thank you everyone for the nice comments about the twins.
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Post by: Beverly on August 06, 2020, 02:14:28 PM
Continuing with photos of old and current friends from SN and S&F

Jenny (Denver) and Bob Hardin


(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-060820140050.jpeg)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 06, 2020, 02:28:55 PM
Conga Line! Toni-Lee Neikens, Gladys, Anne and Gordon Graham. I still keep in touch with Anne on FB. Toni-Lee passed away not long ago.

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-170916225914.jpeg)
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Post by: Beverly on August 06, 2020, 03:42:43 PM
Katie Sturtz

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/41-060820153844.jpeg)
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Post by: angelface555 on August 06, 2020, 04:18:31 PM
Bev, something is tickling the back of my mind per Anne and Gordon Graham. I just cannot remember. I also remember Katie had a special tagline about a nightcap. It wasn't schnapps, was it?  Three people I never really knew but enjoyed reading about them and their convos with friends on the site.

It really was like a family. I remember I didn't post for about a couple of weeks due to other stuff going on and Adrienne had the local police check in on me and tell me to call my friends as they were worried. Then when I got back online, Bunny and Rae bawled me out for not letting anyone know. I wasn't used to being noticed online and I didn't realize anyone would notice but they sure did!

Do you remember Peaches? We lost her just a bit before Karren.
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Post by: Beverly on August 06, 2020, 08:49:28 PM
Patricia - I think it was Bailey's Irish Creme. Katie also loved Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad. Anne and Gordon Graham were avid line-dancers. After the bash in Pennsylvania they spent a week with us at our house in Vermont. Good memories. Yes, I remember Peaches and Karren. Both had health problems. The SN friends really did become like family!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 07, 2020, 09:14:07 AM
Peaches lived in California.  She wrote lovely tales in WREX -SN. If she still had a writers' corner here, I could post some of the offerings we had there...
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Post by: JeanneP on August 07, 2020, 12:26:27 PM
Loved their names. Had not noticed the earrings. My friend from South America had a little girl here ,asked the dr. To do it later and he said no, And they wouldn't 
     do it. She had had a little boy who they almost insisted they  circumsixed him when in her country it worked the other way around .
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 07, 2020, 01:25:05 PM
I'm sorry for your friend Jeannie. Doctors can be pompous, and sure they're right, and often that's a failed presumption. I had my daughter's ears pierced at a jewelry store.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 07, 2020, 01:31:13 PM
SeniorNet and the Internet can do surprising things. One time, Bubble and I were talking, and she mentioned she had a friend living in Fairbanks. When she found out I didn't know her friend Karren, she arranged for us to meet.

It was the first time I had a friend from Israel, arrange for me to meet and become friends with a woman in my own town. Thank you for that introduction, Bubble!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 07, 2020, 02:02:05 PM
Yes i remember Peaches, she was so sweet, ( no pun intended ) but she was such a lovely delicate - tender lady...a member i realy took to..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 08, 2020, 03:39:24 AM
Here is a photo of Peaches

Mary Jane Rohr-Weaver.jpg
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 08, 2020, 03:40:46 AM
Peaches used this one in her profile

MaryJaneRohr.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 08, 2020, 12:42:50 PM
Bubble, thanks for the photos of Peaches! She was a true friend, and she said that Karren's fight inspired her to keep going with her cancer fight.
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Post by: Marilyne on August 08, 2020, 04:21:29 PM
Peaches,  was a special friend of mine also.  We posted in lots of the same folders here in Seniors & Friends, and became better acquainted via email, and a number of telephone conversations.  She lived about 150 miles from me, in Fresno, and we always intended to meet and spend the day together.  I was going to drive there, but unfortunately I never did.   

Her cancer escalated quickly, and she did not linger long.  In case some of you have forgotten, her real name was, Mary Jane Rohr-Weaver.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 08, 2020, 07:48:55 PM
Great people of the past and we still have many good friends to visit with in here. My kids are amazed every time I mention y'all like "coffee buddies" back when we were raising kids. We mothers would get together & drink coffee so the kids could play together.

It is fun when we get to see the little ones and have seen photos of grandparents (thinking of Jenny & Jonah) how much they look alike. I also think the twins have the same happy expression as you, Beverly!

Wish I had more time to visit but going to get dark early with cloud cover. Miserable hot & windy but those fish are waiting (and the bugs!) I have bites all over me this evening, not sure why they didn't start itching until now, but I forgot to put on any spray last night or take my B-1 vitamin. Thanks for sharing the photos, Bubble & Beverly.
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Post by: Beverly on August 08, 2020, 08:51:37 PM
Bubble - Thanks for sharing these. Lovely pictures of a lovely lady!
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Post by: angelface555 on August 08, 2020, 10:07:29 PM
Its time for another quiz, short and sweet with only nine questions, and two answers are given to fill in the blanks. https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=182484   
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 09, 2020, 12:43:19 AM
That's it, she was known on our forum as " Mary Jane Peaches " she was such a lovely member..

Bubble, thank you for the photos, yes that is the way i remember her face...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 11, 2020, 03:42:21 PM
I have a new quiz in a different format. You can each post the answer to one question. Afterward, I'll open it up to more.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=182616
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 11, 2020, 04:23:55 PM
I only met people when I believe it was still Seniornet. I had a Bash here in Champaign /Urbana just for a day and about 20 came. Then I also me about 12 who made a meeting over in the UK. Believe it was on the book club. Very few of them are still with us. Fact I can't now remember most of their name.
I was visiting England at that time and My Cousin, his wife and myself met them at a lunch in London. I did meet 2 people who were on SNet a couple of times when I later went back to UK. One passed last year and the other Was Jintymac who still living in Scotland. She ws living in Yorkshire at the time and spent time with her and her husband John. Can't think of a lady now that I met for the weekend up in Chicago. We had a fun 3 days. I am so awful remembering name now of people met years back. I enjoyed them all. I had arraingment made to meet one and is wife in Belgium on year.(she got really sick) and another one in NewZealand who again go a family problem and wife died. Wonder now how our talks would be to this time with all that is now going on.  Who would have thought back then.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Denver on August 12, 2020, 05:13:15 PM
So good to see pictures of our friends here in this folder and to read different expierences each of us had. 

SHIRLEY, my family used to call you all my "box friends", and I did not take kindly to it!  Many of you I consider my friends more than some friends in my current life!  No one can understand how we all feel about each other unless they have had this kind of experience. 

I had a folder of names and locations of all the SN groups, but right now I am not sure where it is.  No doubt it is still here somewhere 😘

I can not help but feel sad thinking of how many of our group have passed on 😩🙏. So many lovely people.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 17, 2020, 11:37:00 AM
Jenny, my theory about how close we become in here is that whatever else we have going on in our lives, we have age & health issues in common in here. And I also think we are more apt to tell tales of long ago or if we have a problem we don't want to share with family... these good friends aren't likely to snitch on us. :2funny:  It is sad we've lost so many interesting people but how much sadder if we had never known them.

I came to see how everyone is doing, concerned that Jackie hasn't been in for a while. Hopefully it is just internet problems & not health. I needed to sit. So far this morning I've cleaned the pool, giving the front yard a good soaking since mowers come tomorrow. Lopped off some long branches on the evergreen out in the berm & cut back some little mulberry trees. Have a pile of branches to put in the dumpster in the morning when I unlock gates for the mowers. Tom & Tiger came in for the day, Callie prefers being outside. I think the air conditioning bothers her. I keep the thermostat on 78 & that is comfortable day & night for me.

It was 69°  last night so I opened my sliding door in the bedroom. Anyone wanting to break in would have to climb 2 fences to get to the doors and I sleep with one eye open always, even when Cas was alive. He appreciated me having a gun handy out camping & even on my side of the bed where ever we lived. They are like any kitchen tool, gotta know they can hurt or be a help, but do make a 5 foot person able to protect herself. Not everyone is comfortable with guns but I learned to shoot very young (at targets). My sister never fired a gun in her life. This house was broken into a year or so after be bought so I know "it can happen here". I don't think all the laws in the world will keep the bad guys from having guns so as long as I live alone, I am legal and know how to use them. Don't know how I got on that soapbox, guess having the door wide open last night....

I am hearing bird songs that aren't local... do think the migration has started. Have a camera handy & will see if I can see what is singing. I do believe that the camera is much better than hunting with a gun.  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 27, 2020, 11:11:46 AM
Posting for Bubble, these two links are for the four mask photos

https://tinyurl.com/y3t44xlj

https://tinyurl.com/y23jk9ut

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: angelface555 on August 27, 2020, 11:12:57 AM
Cat mask.jpg
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Post by: angelface555 on August 27, 2020, 11:13:26 AM
cats.jpg
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Post by: angelface555 on August 27, 2020, 11:16:41 AM
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Post by: angelface555 on August 27, 2020, 11:17:14 AM
Dogs.jpg
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Post by: Amy on August 27, 2020, 11:32:36 AM
Love the masks!! :smitten:
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Post by: MarsGal on August 28, 2020, 08:58:17 AM
Oh, they are adorable.

I also liked the sign I saw on the back of an Xfinity truck on Monday. It had an illustration of a van and a double-pointed arrow <-> and the words "Thank you for social distancing - 10 ft." Special for the tailgaters, I expect. It gave me a chuckle.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on August 28, 2020, 12:44:15 PM
It is amazing how much some companies are making from this Virus
Lots of mask everywhere but now more Novelties than once that ate
for saver use. I have been trying to find a good Surgical one as what I
have really hurts my ears. Can't find on other than one that the want $34
for. I would need 2 as you can wash these. Same with the hand wash and other
things. Prices really going up on the good stuff and lots of the cheaper
not good to use. Just all kinds of things now on LIne.
Those with the animals are cute. But I have to be careful of colour in cloth even on sheets and others things. Only white or Light colour underwear and shirts.Thank goodness now lots of Laundry soap and body soap is on the market. Use to be had to use all the baby stuff. Still do use their No additive
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 28, 2020, 01:35:41 PM
mask hooks.jpg

These mask hooks might help you JeanneP
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 30, 2020, 03:36:05 AM

Headstone of Russell J. Larsen in the Logan City Cemetery , Logan , Utah !
I wonder if he died knowing he won the 'Coolest Headstone' contest?
His five rules for a happy life are at the bottom.

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FIVE RULES FOR MEN TO FOLLOW TO A HAPPY LIFE:

1.. It's important to have a woman who helps at home,
cooks from time to time, cleans up, and has a job.

2. It's important to have a woman who can make you
laugh.

3. It's important to have a woman who you can trust,
and doesn't lie to you.

4. It's important to have a woman who is good in bed,
and likes to be with you.

5. It's very, very important that these four women
do not know each other.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 30, 2020, 04:37:20 AM
Now follows five rules for women to follow to a happy life... ;)
Its important to have a man.. 
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Post by: JeanneP on August 30, 2020, 05:41:42 PM
I like the grave marker..I keep trying to find something funny to put on one I need to have put on one grave site I bought last year. Have all paid for and ready for when I go.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 03, 2020, 03:27:42 AM
I have retired neighbors who go back to France on a visit every six months, they check their house there, visit the children etc.

They remind me of our Shirley: whenever they arrive, the pair of  wild turtledoves from the garden come to greet them and settle to eat in their hands. You can hear them coo, they are totally tame, but in the wild.
They seem to prefer the husband to the wife, but land freely on both of them.

Wild Doves.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 03, 2020, 12:31:57 PM
Love it, Bubble, and I am 100% in favor of letting them be free because they will come back if they can trust you. Our "Missy" robin came back 8 years and returned to our front porch to die. It was a peaceful death, all day long she went into a deeper sleep and I watched from the window to make sure no cats came to disturb her. I have not made bird friends since the cats adopted us, their instincts are natural born and I don't want to change them.

Thanks to your neighbors for sharing the photo with us. You made my day!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 04, 2020, 11:42:05 AM
Bubble.
Good that your neighbors can get back into France . The don't seem to be wanting people from the U.s. Into any country right now. I don't blame them. I am try ing to stay away from any of them here. Their  place looks nice there.
Hope you are feeling better now.
A few of people I know in  the UK.have bought homes in France.  It must be a cheaper place to live.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on September 07, 2020, 12:58:39 PM
Here's a photo I took at a local fishing lake last week. This is sort of a local hidden gem - it's buried at the end of a sleepy residential road off a major highway - you'd never know it was there if you weren't looking for it.

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Post by: Amy on September 07, 2020, 01:53:31 PM
Beautiful!!! Such a peaceful setting..
Perfect shot!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 07, 2020, 04:12:43 PM
Love to live close to that place. Looks great. Love fishing. Now is it good there.
Do they let you camp close. We use to have some good quiet lakes but for some reaso
they don't stock then anymore. Would have been a great place to have at this time. I am
getting so stir crazy now. Was O.K for couple months but now getting to me.

Wonder how Bubble is doing. We all are having computer problem. Mine are a mess
but can't let anyone in to fix. I have comcast and their service bad on everything TV. Wi Fi
Internet.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 07, 2020, 05:24:56 PM
That is a lovely scene, Oldiesmann.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 07, 2020, 05:31:36 PM
Michael, that's a neat shot! One time I had a photo of geese in a local contest and the city naturalist asked where it was taken. He was surprised when I told him "in the heart of Wichita". The Arkansas River runs through Wichita and my house backs up to it near the downtown area. No danger of flooding and since rivers change course constantly, I've made my part a whole new hide out. I've posted photos of it over the years, how it has changed and remained wild.

Last night when I went down to feed the fish (catfish & carp) a fox came to see what I brought the land critters. I talked to it softly in hopes it won't be so shy. The cats were not really afraid but two had their fur up to look bigger. Only time I saw them race for home was when a pair of fox were playing and my thoughts were that they could get trapped with two were around.  Love being "in the outdoors".  Is there a "pull off" so cars can stop (like you must have?). Thanks for sharing a piece of your world. Shirley in KS
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on September 08, 2020, 10:14:31 PM
Quote from: JeanneP on September 07, 2020, 04:12:43 PMLove to live close to that place. Looks great. Love fishing. Now is it good there.
Do they let you camp close. We use to have some good quiet lakes but for some reaso
they don't stock then anymore. Would have been a great place to have at this time. I am
getting so stir crazy now. Was O.K for couple months but now getting to me.

According to Google, the nearest campground is about 25 minutes south of there. There really aren't too many campgrounds in the area given that it's more suburbs than country (this is about 20 minutes south of downtown Cincinnati).
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 09, 2020, 09:16:13 AM
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Thank you Amy!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JeanneP on September 09, 2020, 12:18:23 PM
Bubble. Looking good in the photos. The masks bother me more than anything.try to stay home so that can go without . Not had anyone in house for 4 moths. 
The young seem to not be to upset about wearing them . The are making so many fun ones for them now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on September 09, 2020, 04:00:59 PM
Bubble, you are welcome. Glad they were alright for all of you. Thank you for the photos!! What a handsome young man Aviv is....a heart stealer for sure!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 09, 2020, 10:10:33 PM
So happy to see all of you together, Bubble!!!  Love your hair! Still looks nice & thick & you have some color in yours yet. I am jealous. Is Aviv getting to attend school yet? Some of my great grands are able to go & love seeing their friends, but others are learning at home, think they are rotating them in most schools. I can almost feel the love in that hand on your shoulder.... :smitten:  :thumbup:  Aviv has the fingers of a musician, does he play an instrument?  Thanks for sharing your family.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 10, 2020, 08:22:11 AM
Yes Aviv goes to school: the first 3 grades have classes 5 days a week but shorter days. Each of these classes is divided into two "capsules" with no contact between, even at recess, to minimize the risk on Corona.Higher grades learn two days a week in rotation and the rest of  the week online. Very hard for those without computer, only a small tablet or the smartphone.There is always one or the other of the boys coming back with Aviv for lunch and play... Illy does not mind the extra kid/s.

Aviv is not a musician, but does listen to classic music. He prefer wrestling of climbing every opportunity he gets!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 10, 2020, 12:39:32 PM
Enjoyed those family photos so much. 😊
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 10, 2020, 01:39:29 PM
Patricia - Cute pictures.

Bubble - Great pictures of you and your family with your new masks. I love your hairdo. Do they have those indoor rock climbing places where kids can safely climb? Some of my grandkids loved them.

Oldiesmann - That looks like the kind of place where I could sit and forget the problems of the world.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 10, 2020, 02:07:10 PM
End of the Long Trail hike

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My grandddaughter, Erin, her husband, Keith, 11 year old son, Brody and 21 year old stepson, Kaleb. They hiked the entire length of the Long Trail in Vermont, 250 miles. (Kaleb joined them half way). They completed the hike yesterday. Erin said it was a great experience but she could do without the 35 lb. backpack!  :) It took them a month.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 10, 2020, 02:52:08 PM
Beverly...
... good seeing our younger generation living life to the full...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Tomereader1 on September 10, 2020, 05:52:39 PM
Beverly, thank you for that picture of the "end of the trail hike".  Reminds me of "A Walk in the Woods" by Bryson.  (book and movie).
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 10, 2020, 06:35:28 PM
Beverly, 35 lb backpack-----ouch.  Good victory picture and something to be proud of.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on September 10, 2020, 10:02:19 PM
Since we're sharing family photos now, here's a picture of me and my 2-year-old niece on the kiddy carousel at the local amusement park last week :)

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on September 11, 2020, 12:41:55 AM
Look at the beautiful  curls she has ! Very nice photo of you both Micheal, making wonderful memories for you both to cherrish.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 11, 2020, 02:12:34 AM
Michael...
...thank you for posting a photo of yourself ( before you was just a name, now we can see you ) and a cute photo of your niece...What is her name? lovely blue eyes and such curly hair...I am also noticing she is cuddling a friend who also wanted to be included in the family album.. :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 11, 2020, 05:55:57 AM
Here is a recent taken photo of my grandson Daniel and great grandson Charlie, this is the first time of meeting Charlie, he will soon be age 5...Grandson, never can remember if he is 31 or 32 but both are handsome good looking boys and if Charlie grows as tall as his father, we shall wait and see as grandson Daniel towers over little old me...

Grandson had made a surprise visit after collecting Charlie from home, hence grandson came over straight from work that evening...

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on September 11, 2020, 06:34:52 AM
Just loving all the recent photos.

I agree, Bubble, your hair style looks great.

Beverly, now I am going to have to look up the Long Trail.The only time I was in Vermont was when I was about 16 and we were only passing through on the way home from a vacation in Maine.you

MIchael, it is nice to finally "meet" you. Your niece's expression and curly hair are precious. Carousels were my very favorite ride, aside from the real pony rides, at the amusement parks. I'd zero in on them. Parents sometimes had a hard time getting me off.

Jackie, Daniel is indeed a handsome lad. It looks like Charlie will grow into a real charmer too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 11, 2020, 10:52:03 AM
I love seeing these photos of family members. All these kids are so cute, and intelligent looking too. They don't look naive or shy as most of my generation were at that age...

Yes, Beverly we have these climbing walls here too but mostly outside. Aviv favors trees on the street and even sign posts!

Thanks for liking my hair :) It just natural wave and I mostly cut it myself with the help of the carer,  I'll turn him into a hairdresser too lol
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 11, 2020, 12:00:43 PM
Love all these family photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 11, 2020, 12:24:04 PM
Posting grandson and great grandsons photo again, now it is lighter, you should be able to see them better...

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 11, 2020, 06:45:23 PM
Jackie, I think your gr-son looks like you, do you think so? Happy you got to meet the little one.

Michael, I first thought you had MY great grand in your arms. She has those same blue eyes & red hair but is now in kindergarten. I can't tell if your eyes are blue.... are they?  She is a doll & nice to meet you in person, sad we can't see your face, maybe some day!

Bubble, you are right about "naive or shy as most of my generation were at that age..." Not many photos when I was young, except by my oldest brother. He, with help of our father, had a dark room in a walk in closet in the bedroom my sister & I shared. War years & I'm guessing, chemicals were hard to come by. He volunteered in the Air Corp at 17, told our mother he would run away & lie about his age if she didn't sign for him. So she did. This being the anniversary of 9/11, brings back memories of Pearl Harbor, the other "Day of Infamy" as President Roosevelt called it.
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on September 11, 2020, 07:19:02 PM
Jackie - Your grandson Daniel, is one handsome young man!  His son Charlie is adorable!   I hope you see more of them, now that you live closer.       
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 11, 2020, 09:53:57 PM
Michael - Nice to "see" you, if only your eyes! Your niece is adorable.

Jackie - Your grandson is a handsome young man and his son is a cutie! Thanks for making it lighter.

Bubble - I agree with Aviv. Tree climbing is a lot more fun. We used to have a big apple tree in the yard that my children climbed on.
As someone with thin, straight hair, I envy you. You and your carer do a great job!  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on September 11, 2020, 11:26:10 PM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on September 11, 2020, 02:12:34 AMMichael...
...thank you for posting a photo of yourself ( before you was just a name, now we can see you ) and a cute photo of your niece...What is her name? lovely blue eyes and such curly hair...I am also noticing she is cuddling a friend who also wanted to be included in the family album.. :)

Her name is Amelia. The friend is Rubble, from the TV show Paw Patrol. It's by far her favorite stuffed animal :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 12, 2020, 01:58:23 AM
Shirley...
...hmm, not sure Daniel looks like me but, he is a Hathaway.. :thumbup:

Marilyne...
...oh i am sure we will see more of each other now i am back home and we are closer in distance, although i am aware his job-business keeps him busy...but this is a start, i will let it unfold as it is meant to unfold, i shan't push it...

Michael...
...i am sure Amelia and Rubble will be life-long friends...I am not familiar with " Paw Patrol " here in UK.


Thank you all for your remarks on their good looks, but i am their gran - great-gran, i am expected to say that...as they say..." a chip off the old block  " maybe... ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 12, 2020, 04:03:30 PM
My little ray of sunshine
Youngest great-grandson Wesley


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on September 12, 2020, 04:31:07 PM
Beverly....he sure is a ray of sunshine. Look at the beautiful red hair!!! Shirley will enjoy this photo!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 12, 2020, 11:52:09 PM
Oh, Beverly, he is SO cute/handsome/real cool dude!  How old is he? My red headed great grandson had his 2nd soccer game this morning, his dad is the coach & a girl cousin about the same age (3) is on the team. But, he decided he didn't want to play, pulled the same stunt last week and no amount of bribery or threats could change his mind. Shades of his grandfather! I couldn't keep from laughing as his gr-father (son, Andy) told me about how it went. When I went through that stage with MY son, my mother laughed and told about my youngest brother being the same. "A child you can lead but not push".... When Andy was in kindergarten he decided he liked to write his name with a little a and capital N... and spelled it aNdy until the last week of school, and without anyone telling him to do so, did it properly, had to be HIS idea and when this gr-gr-son decides to play, he'll give it all his best. In the meantime, parents & gr-parents are beside themselves & old Great Grammy thinks it is a hoot! They even had Carrick's pretty red hair cut real short for the games. Wesley's looks so thick, how old is he?

Michael, where did I see the photo of you when that baby was born?  I know this morning I found myself back in the early days of the site, not sure what was going on but I don't get excited at anything that happens with the computer, eventually it gets back to "normal". It was a good photo of you before masks! It is somewhere hiding in this computer!

Oh, forgot to mention, for the first time EVER I don't have to scroll down to find the Verdana print, was it your doing or an update from the computer this week? Gloria had said when I asked some time ago, which of the prints worked best for her eyes & that is what she chose. I had never used it before, but have ever since. Anyway, thanks if it was something YOU did!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Oldiesmann on September 13, 2020, 03:14:11 PM
Quote from: Shirley on September 12, 2020, 11:52:09 PMMichael, where did I see the photo of you when that baby was born?  I know this morning I found myself back in the early days of the site, not sure what was going on but I don't get excited at anything that happens with the computer, eventually it gets back to "normal". It was a good photo of you before masks! It is somewhere hiding in this computer!

I may have posted it here somewhere before. There are a couple of photos of me with a newborn - one with Amelia and one with her older sister Riley, who is now 4½. Time flies!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 13, 2020, 07:19:01 PM
Amy and Shirley - Thanks!

Shirley - He's four, going on five in December. He was bald for the longest time, then grew that thick curly hair! Cute story about your great-grand. Sounds like he's just not ready for the soccer team.  :)  Is he only three?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 13, 2020, 07:39:36 PM
Beverly, I couldn't believe they were going to start them so young. His sister is about 6 & did really well with her team, not sure if Dad is coaching that one. These 2 red heads are my Andy's grands. All other grandmothers & great grandmother claim the red hair from their side, but I do get credit for orneriness.  :-[  ;)  Do red heads always have curly hair & blue eyes?  My other son has hazel eyes & almost white-blond until nearly school age. It had gotten darker & now gray. Daughter had a full head of black hair & black eyes, hair long enough the GIs taking care of the babies (military hospital in England), brought her in with a big curl & ribbon on top first time I saw her.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 13, 2020, 09:29:01 PM
Shirley - I think they expect too much from pre-schoolers today. (my opinion!) And boys mature slower than girls (a fact!  :)  ) Do I sound like an OLD grandmother?

Oddly enough, Wesley has dark eyes.

My oldest granddaughter was like your daughter, born with a mop of black hair and dark eyes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 14, 2020, 02:17:53 PM
Beverly, love the photo of the "cool dude".
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 16, 2020, 08:00:48 AM
enjoy!

https://youtu.be/nfMoWcwm-bE (https://youtu.be/nfMoWcwm-bE)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 16, 2020, 08:28:01 AM
Original and ingenious but not my cup of tea as i cant watch double jointed'nes, it turns my stomach, no pun intended..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 16, 2020, 11:15:19 AM
OK, then watch this!


https://youtu.be/C-nHYLrLDQo (https://youtu.be/C-nHYLrLDQo)

https://youtu.be/K21yj2lEgrA (https://youtu.be/K21yj2lEgrA)
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 18, 2020, 09:24:29 PM
"Our" twins
Taken over a month ago. They're 8 months old and crawling now.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 18, 2020, 09:57:47 PM
Oh, they are so cute, Beverly!  Do you notice characteristics that are very different?  My twin aunts were "mirror" twins, one right & other left handed. One was the dreamer & could always tell which she was in photos, looked off into space while the other looked directly into the camera. All their lives the same & showed the same trait living. One fun loving & the other serious & direct. I wanted twins SO badly. My brother had twin grandsons. Thanks for the photo, love seeing them grow.

Got to watch most of the first link, Bubble. Sometimes my internet can pull them up but if I have to wait long I give up. Thanks for the links. Is it cooling down at all over there?  I had the door open to let cats in & out while ago and it has cooled down nicely. I think we have had the worst of the heat for this summer.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 19, 2020, 01:56:04 AM
Beverly...
...well seeing this pair of cuties has managed to put a big smile on my face after listening to our UK's BBC news at 6.am..

Ha ha, i can just see the caption " now we are crawling, we will show you what mischief we pair can get up to."
Do you think they are thinking..." what can we get away with."
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 20, 2020, 06:12:04 PM
Beverly, how precious!  They look so happy and contented.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 25, 2020, 11:40:14 PM
Tonight my grandson, his wife & their 3 kids came to feed the fish in the river behind my house. They really were impressed with how many and how HUGE they are. My weeds, river & willows right in the heart of Wichita. My daughter-in-law took the photos with her phone so this time I'm the one that got caught on camera, I forgot my camera!
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 25, 2020, 11:45:06 PM
Oops, I thought that was the right size. Sorry, guess I should have sent it to Bubble after all.  :-[  Been a busy day & I am ready for bed.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 26, 2020, 01:02:36 AM
Shirley...
... nothing wrong with the photo size...What a lovely tranquil spot...I am glad you forgot your camera otherwise we maybe not seeing this photo taken unexpectedly of you surrounded with your family...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 26, 2020, 07:35:50 AM
A wee bit too big, Shirley. I took the opportunity to brighten and sharpen it.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 26, 2020, 09:16:26 AM
Thank you for fixing it, Bubble.... Hate to admit that my knee was so sore after the walk down to the river and another walk down to find the "root stimulator" bottle I lost ... not much sleep and having to use the walker to get around this morning. I didn't want "the kids" to notice I walked funny so I made matters worse. I had some volunteer little trees (couple maples & a cedar) that my gr-son is transplanting to the little woodsy area behind their house. Not sure where all these trees come from but MY woods is getting so thick the sun can't get to the tiger lilies I've planted all across that bank area. Only a few bloomed this year. I took the bottle of root stimulator down to the river, had the gr-son put sand in the bucket around the roots & added the water when we got back to the house. Hope they grow, my mother always said to keep air from the roots when transplanting & I have very good luck pulling them out of the ground "dry root" & instantly into a bucket of water with the stimulator. I already have a hole or pot for the little trees & cover with the water & stimulator as quickly as possible. Can't think of any trees I've lost doing it that way. I move those corn flowers around the same way. They pop up everywhere except where I want them.

Jackie, it didn't even come to mind that she was getting photos with ME in, I thought she was saving ones for the kids & to remind them how big the fish were. Naturally we all notice our own faults and since I haven't changed weight in the last 30 years, I didn't realize how much bigger the waist line had grown. I love those baggy shirts & before I wear them I run the narrowest elastic through the hem & leave it just so when coming out of washer & dryer it stays close to the body instead of "flaring" out. When I look into a full length mirror there is no waist line, but it shows in "real" life!  :(   Thanks for the comment, I certainly am getting a little dose of what you suffer every day, with not being able to stand without holding onto something. I did find I can close the walker like putting into the car.. and can maneuver around the house & my clutter better with it narrower.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 26, 2020, 09:45:27 AM
Shirley...
... its those mirrors that's gotten larger not us, well that's what i convince myself... :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 26, 2020, 10:57:38 AM
Haha, Jackie, those photos don't lie! That is why I stay out of them as much as possible! 

Bubble, I've been pondering how unfair life has been for polio victims ... met a few since finding Senior Net, & now here. Losing the joy or running during those free years as children and again when we've finished our jobs of growing up & raising families, when it is time to travel and enjoy, and polio strikes with those hateful limits of mobility. You never complain and from my view point, have got to be the life of every party you attend (daily living). I whine enough when I have a few off days so totally impressed with your attitude. Hugs to you & thanks for being such a rock for all of us. Thanks again for bailing my photo out!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 26, 2020, 12:35:06 PM
Shirley, what would be the use of complaining? Yes there are times I wish... but that is quickly chased to the back of my mind and I go on.
The worse case I had was when a friend started free dancing at the sound of a favorite music. Her moves were so fluid, so perfect that I ached... But life is never perfect, right? So I said nothing, just applauded at the end.

I hope your knees get sorted out and stop hurting. Permanent hurt is debilitating, even when one gets more or less used to it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on September 26, 2020, 04:15:22 PM
I enjoyed seeing the photo, Shirley!  I can remember when that river looked pretty dry a couple of years ago in one of your pictures.

Bubble, how are you feeling these days?  I've gotten so lazy about posting photos.  Everything seems to be more of an effort anymore.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 27, 2020, 05:05:16 AM
Thanks FlaJean, I manage. But I don't look forward to winter.  These multiple layers of clothing don't make life easier and I am very sensitive to cold. I suppose it is also from being born on the equator?

I wish for everyone to be safe from Corona.
I read "China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknown..." and that makes me cringe.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on September 27, 2020, 06:46:18 AM
Shirley, love the photo!! That is a great walking stick you have too. The children will look back on this and their walk with great grandma who is the Fish Whisperer.
The little one beside you has beautiful hair!! Thank you for sharing and thank you Bubble for resizing and brightening it up.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Gloria on September 27, 2020, 09:50:26 AM
SHIRLEY  love that picture and glad to see you gor caught in it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 27, 2020, 12:14:00 PM
Shirley, what a great photo of you, your grandson and family! It's moments like these that will remain as memories and of family!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 28, 2020, 11:02:52 AM
Thank you all for the comments about "MY river and family (and overlooking tubby old Shirley). I did not try to hike down last night so with the cold front moving through, probably the fish have gone to deeper water for the winter. Knee will have to get better fast to make it down tonight.

Amy, that walking stick is one of many I talk my sons into cleaning off for me when in Colorado. Cas did it before they took over, and we used to take a walk, find a couple good sticks to bring back to camp, then we would carve faces or whatever. I discovered that it takes longer poles to hike along the creeks, they are a big help when climbing over the uneven rocks but have to be long enough to fit down into crevices. I always bring them home so we have to search next trip. I do have a nice pair of hiking poles my oldest gr-daughter gave me, but my kind of hiking (like down to the river) needs longer poles to lean on.

After Cas died I gave the kids the ones he made for himself but had one left that I gave his golf buddy when he stopped by the house one day to give me something of Cas' that he had. I had my sons put up hand rails on both side of the steps after that. The lady across the street was the main one that needed the help, but I find I use them (rails) all the time now, to play safe!

Thanks (again) for the nice comments about my world. That girl with the long hair (Amelia) is most like me of all my 3 kids, 7 grands & 7 great grands. My mother used those "rags" to wind the hair around to make spring like curls, she was fascinated by the coarse, thick hair from Dad's side. My sister's hair was lighter brown & fine, like Mom's. Did any of you have to wear those old kind of rag curlers?  Most of the time I got away with braids but when I got old enough, I started cutting my own hair! 

Bubble, that string bean young man is Jace, the one maybe a year older than Aviv. All of a sudden he is stretching out like his father, 6'4". The new hair cut also makes him look older & thinner. He eats like a horse but runs it off, soccer games right now.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 29, 2020, 02:41:33 AM
Jace is really tall! I think Aviv will also shoot up soon. Right now he is growing more "wide" but does not eat much: very fussy. Mainly rice or pasta!

Here he is yesterday, on Kipur night. With his bike, when there is no traffic at all in streets.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 29, 2020, 02:57:33 AM
Jack had a birthday and family organized a small party for him

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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 29, 2020, 04:05:21 AM
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Post by: Amy on September 29, 2020, 06:33:30 AM
Bubble..Aviv is growing!! He has your beautiful smile too.

Jack, Happy 90th...love the photo of Mimi

Miss them both..
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 29, 2020, 06:55:16 AM
Jack wv...
...so good to see you and your Mimi again, if only by photo....All the best on you reaching a milestone of 90, you are looking good...Please give Mimi a hug and a kiss from me...

Bubble...
...it kind of gets embarrassing when our grands - great grands are now towering above us, as my grandson does, and his boy, my great grandson i am sure will soon be overtaking short old me too...
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Post by: FlaJean on September 29, 2020, 12:41:59 PM
Bubble, thanks so much for posting the photo of Jack on his 90th birthday and Mimi.

Looking good Jack!  Wonderful to see you!
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Post by: patricia19 on September 29, 2020, 01:40:33 PM
Bubble, it's so lovely to see another photo of Aviv! He looks like he's enjoying posing with his bike!

And Jack, what a milestone and so good to see Mimi, still smiling!
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Post by: Shirley on September 29, 2020, 05:10:14 PM
Oh, Bubble, so happy to see Aviv also comes up with those "gooney" faces! Every time Jace would see a camera he would give a forced smile/grin/smirk... until I told him that "only photos he would find when he got older and had kids was those silly faces he made!"  It actually made him stop & think and ever since we get at least ONE straight face & the rest "goonies". Wish the boys could know each other, I think they would enjoy each other's company!

 :hb3:  :hb2:  :hb3: So good to see the photo of Jack & Mimi! We all miss you & your photos.  Are the trees starting to turn yet?  Sure wish you'd share some fall scenes with us!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on September 30, 2020, 01:26:25 AM
Jack wv...
... two words i miss reading about, and viewing photos of, are " Mimi and Oglebay," please rethink about coming back in to post again, you have many friends in S & F's that would love to welcome you back...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 30, 2020, 05:39:42 AM
Yes Aviv is growing and always 'making faces' when we look at him.

Here is the other man in the family.
Eitan decided to learn how to play the violin.  He has the long fingers for it!


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Post by: patricia19 on September 30, 2020, 11:37:17 AM
Bubble, a very nice looking man. Is this your son who was in Asia or another?
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Post by: Amy on September 30, 2020, 01:00:29 PM
Bubble,  Eitan is a nice young man.

Patricia,  think we call him EYE CANDY :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 02, 2020, 10:15:40 AM
it's my son who was in Thailand for a few months and now back in London
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Post by: patricia19 on October 02, 2020, 12:47:55 PM
Thanks Bubble! I believed that was who it was. However, for some reason, I remembered him as looking different in another family photo where he was kneeling.
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Post by: Beverly on October 04, 2020, 05:21:15 PM
Shirley - I don't think I commented but loved seeing the picture of you with your family. You should let them take more photos of you! None of us are picture perfect anymore.  :D  :D

Bubble - How old is Aviv now? He reminds me of my great-grandson Brody who is 11. Brody has also grown wider  :)  but he slimmed down a bit on their 250 mile Long Trail hike.

Your son is a good looking man. Glad to hear he's back in London.

So nice to see  pictures of Jack and Mimi. Happy 90th birthday Jack! You're looking good.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 05, 2020, 08:51:18 AM
Aviv was 8 at Easter. His name means "spring" because he was born at the beginning of that season :)
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Post by: patricia19 on October 05, 2020, 08:24:12 PM
I had to run some early morning errands, in the back end of town and I noticed that while the trees were bare, the shrubs still held on.


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Post by: FlaJean on October 05, 2020, 08:46:59 PM
Love those bright fall colors.  We don't get them -----too warm.
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Post by: Shirley on October 05, 2020, 09:25:39 PM
Eitan doesn't look much like Illy, do you think?  Maybe it's the hair. Is hers naturally curly? My gr-daughters (daughter's daughters) are both very tall but one has hair as naturally curly as Illy's and the other straight & much finer. They all got their long legs from Cas & his mother. I don't think anyone on my side of the familie got over 6' tall. Eitan sure is handsome. Is he married? 

Patricia, those shrubs are gorgeous! Don't think any shrubs are changing around here. I planned to go by the park to stop & take photos of those silly trees blooming. Maybe tomorrow.... an excuse to go through the drive thru at either KFC or Taco Bell.  :thumbup:

I've been watching wave after wave of robins migrating through... I always think the last ones must be from Alaska!  One group this week was acting like a bunch of kids, swooping down on each other & playing in the birdbath, (clam shell shape that sits on the ground). All of a sudden they will disappear. The band today was more dignified, not as many, just stopped to look for bugs, have a drink & on the road again.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 05, 2020, 11:38:24 PM
Shirley, genetics are amazing at times. My father was six foot four and a half, and he was the fourth tallest among the eight brothers. And the four sisters were all at or just under six feet. Everyone had wavy black or reddish hair. Now my mother said she was five feet, but no one believed it. Her father and brother were five foot seven inches, and her sister and my grandmother were both under five feet. All of them had thick curly afros in reds, blondes, and blacks.

Then you have my two sisters and me. My older and younger sisters are six feet and six foot one. They both had the red afros that were these tight curls. I am five foot six, baby fine wavy red hair, and several people were sure I was adopted. I would have believed it too if mom hadn't shown me a photo of her mother at a young age. We could have been twins; I was a genetic throwback.
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Post by: Marilyne on October 06, 2020, 12:55:07 AM
Patricia - your photos are an interesting look at Fairbanks, in the Fall. What is that large building in the last picture?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 06, 2020, 01:44:02 AM
Those are fiery bushes! Made me think of the fiery bush in the Bible! You are lucky Angel to see and admire that.

Yes Shirley Illy's curls are natural and it was hell to comb when she was small, all tangles. At the time it was considered "untidy" in kindergarten.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 06, 2020, 12:32:29 PM
Thanks everyone! That large building is a bank in that last photo. That area is one of the older industrial areas along the river. Most of the buildings date back to the forties or fifties. While the town center buildings are more in the thirties' art deco style, the industrial areas have the fifties' block style buildings. The further you go out, you see examples of the sixties, seventies, and eighties in the malls and housing.

The city was incorporated in 1903, having originated as a trading post, and then gold camp by the rivers. While the Southeast has more cruise ship tourists and that pretty Scandinavian vibe, this area is the state's mining and working hub. Every set of supplies or machinery sent north of Anchorage processes through here.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 06, 2020, 04:47:14 PM
Here are two colorful photos my sister sent me from her neighborhood in Couer de Lene, Idaho.


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Post by: patricia19 on October 06, 2020, 04:48:29 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 07, 2020, 11:56:31 AM
pumpkins in London's supermarket.

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Post by: Tomereader1 on October 07, 2020, 03:14:55 PM
More like "miniature" pumpkins!  But cute!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 10, 2020, 08:32:01 AM
For Amy

Crooked neck traveller
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Breaking out of our garden and onto the lawn
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Another squash
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Post by: Shirley on October 10, 2020, 10:23:02 AM
Haha, Bubble, think you'd better have a rope ladder to climb out the window to save yourself if the crook necked out grew the pot! That looks about as dangerous as the wisteria I started down by the river. It has grown across the ground to another tree this past year. I have a bag of pine cones brought back from CO this summer. Someone said they need to be in or on the ground to freeze before they open & seeds start to grow. I'm game to try.

Bubble, the sign on the pumpkin boxes ...L2  L3  would that be the 2 pound & 3 pound price?  When we were there (more than 65 years ago) a pound was $2.80 American money. I have no idea what the rate of exchange is now. I'll try to remember to check prices when at the store, we see the little ones & bigger ones everywhere right now. My mother loved pumpkin pie but never convinced any of the rest of us it was really food for humans. ;)

Thanks for the pics, Amy, Patricia & Bubble. Patricia, any ides what kind of trees those reds are? Wish we had more color along the river. I do have one small maple that is trying to grow under the shade of the elm that the wisteria grows up. Think it needs to be moved for more sun.

Tom is stirring, he looks so skinny. Ever since his mother weaned him in our back yard we watched as he stuffed himself until he threw up. His mother finally just disappeared when she saw we would feed them. I'm guessing that he sucks air eating so fast, like our babies, you would think he was starved all the time. He wants his freedom too much to even consider keeping him in to monitor what he eats. Tiger is more content to be inside but loves her freedom.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 10, 2020, 12:03:20 PM
Shirley, the red trees are Siberian Larch, and I don't know what the hedges are. Amy, Bubble, we have the same small pumpkins in our grocery stores, and they're not native to this area. All of the gourds you see in Alaska are imported to my knowledge. Thanks for posting these photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 10, 2020, 01:44:21 PM

1 Pound Sterling = 1.3115 United States Dollar
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Post by: Beverly on October 11, 2020, 10:59:59 AM
Bubble - Wow!

Patricia - The shrubs look like what we call "burning bush".
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Post by: patricia19 on October 11, 2020, 01:41:47 PM
Thanks Bev! I did a search and the examples look like ours.
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Post by: Shirley on October 11, 2020, 03:34:29 PM
Our burning bushes are starting to fire up around here, too!  Guess Siberian wouldn't survive our summers, Patricia.

Bubble, thanks. I think that is about what the rate of exchange was when I hoped to visit England for our 25th Anniversary. Cas said it was twice as expensive as when we were there & guess I'll never get to go back. I really wanted to travel, most of all to Alaska. Think those days are over & never got here for me. But, thanks to y'all, I get to see from my computer! :tissue:
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Post by: Denver on October 12, 2020, 12:39:21 AM
Just a quick stop by to say a quick HELLO to ALL🍁🍂

A belated HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY to JACK.  Thank you BUBBLE for sharing the picture of our dear friend and his beautiful MiMi.  We sure do miss your Posts and pictures you used to share with us😢. Also the picture of your son playing the violin.  Your Son, Eitan is a nice looking man.  I would love to hear him play.
 
AMY, let me be the first to wish you and any other Canadians a
               🦃 HAPPY THANKSGIVING  🦃
tomorrow.  I do hope you will have a blessed day and that hopefully the family can be there to join you. 

I sure enjoyed the pictures of your squash crop, AMY, and your pictures of your sister's beautiful colored trees in Coeur d'Alene and the bushes in your area and the Pumpkins in London, BUBBLE. Those Pumpkins 🎃 look much smaller than ours here in Colorado.

We had quite a lot of winds 💨 here today and boy did the temperatures drop rapidly.  Mother Nature is doing her best to get the leaves to dry up and fall off of our beautiful trees before the snow flakes begin to fall❄️  Our trees have been absolutely beautiful here this whole week. 

Enjoy the rest of your evening and pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 12, 2020, 04:47:53 AM
For Shirley


I took the camera down to show what the beaver has been busy doing last 2 days : different tree cuttings & chips laying on the ground. Busy guy!
I'm surprised it is cutting larger poles this year, no clue where the den is.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 12, 2020, 04:52:27 AM
for Shirley

My Peace rose bush. I planted it a year after we moved here (31 years ago)and every year the blooms are gorgeous.

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Post by: Amy on October 12, 2020, 06:43:20 AM
Jenny thank you.... but the photos of the beautiful trees belong to Patricia and her sister.

Shirley, love your photos especially the one with the dove in the dish!! Did you notice you caught a dew drop on the last photo of the rose? Perfect timing!
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on October 12, 2020, 07:21:16 AM
Denver thank you for your Handy work, and posting it. I called Nancy over and showed her. she loved it also. hope you all have a good day today; I wish my brain would work so I could post pictures Like i used to before I got the head knocks in 0-14. we have  court dates , of march 31 and first and second of April,
the Lawyer thinks we will at least get life time rights back as was agreed in the sale of place. just make sure you get things notarized do not take trust and word of mouth and hand shakes like we could use to.

Lloyd
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on October 12, 2020, 07:50:27 AM
Not sure what I am not doing correctly but I posted and do not see it. about court dates.

Lloyd
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Post by: Amy on October 12, 2020, 08:02:34 AM
Lloyd, you posted that over in Soda Shoppe...check in there..
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Post by: patricia19 on October 12, 2020, 01:11:01 PM
Shirley, lovely rose and dove! We have beavers here, and the town puts cages around the base of trees by the different waters.
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Post by: Denver on October 12, 2020, 03:57:31 PM
I am so sorry PATRICIA that I neglected to put your name when I was thanking people for the nice pictures....I KNEW in my mind that it is of YOUR sisters trees that you had posted.  Than you AMY, for drawing my attention to this error😩😩

SHIRLEY, I love the painting you did of a peace rose....it is beautiful.  A peace rose is my very favorite rose and it was my dear mama's too🥰. WOW, that beaver sure did a good and quick job on that tree.  My son has a cage of sorts around some of his trees in their yard in Vail to keep those beavers from chewing them down. 

Have a good rest of your day.

Jenny
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Post by: FlaJean on October 12, 2020, 08:56:36 PM
Peace rose is a favorite.  I had a beautiful Peace rose bush in Ocala.  Adorable photo of the dove.  We have visits every day from 4 or 5 Mourning Doves.  We've been seeing more Bluebirds lately.  Soon we should see our temporary birds that come for the late fall and winter months.
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Post by: Shirley on October 12, 2020, 11:42:14 PM
Thank you all for the comments about the beaver's job, the dove and peace rose. And thank you very much, Bubble, for posting them. Every time I got on the computer the phone would ring today & now I am so sleepy I am breathing like I ran a mile! Will do better tomorrow, I hope!

I managed to get down to the river tonight but had not been out since early afternoon and the temps really dropped since this morning. Saw a few fish but they were in a hurry to go to deeper water so only ate a few bites of bread before floating on down stream. Almost like they were waiting to say "good by"...I did notice the beaver had cut off branches of the large trees so guess that was why it cut down the big ones, those branches would weave into the den better than big ones.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 14, 2020, 11:42:14 AM
For Amy

This is the cooked squash
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Post by: patricia19 on October 14, 2020, 01:48:36 PM
Amy, I had never seen a squash that large and or cooked. The only types here are smaller and imported. And I've only used the frozen versions. I also noticed the Corningware pattern you have. My mother and now my older sister had a set with that pattern, and the one I have now is a french white.
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Post by: Amy on October 14, 2020, 04:12:41 PM
Patricia, I had to cut off the seed bulb just to get it on the cookie sheet. This was one huge squash. We ate some and I froze a LOT. Dogs liked it also mixed in their food.
I also have the casserole dishes in that pattern. 
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Post by: JaneS on October 14, 2020, 04:23:14 PM
BUBBLE, that's why we all giggled a bit when you asked about growing it in a pot!
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Post by: JaneS on October 14, 2020, 04:26:22 PM
Very interesting!  Right below my entry, it says "click for Lewisburg forecast.  So I did.  And I got a forecast for Little Rock, ARk.
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Post by: Shirley on October 14, 2020, 08:04:57 PM
I'm still mumbling along... Goodness, Amy, I'd be afraid that monster would attack it's so big! My mother loved squash fixed any way possible but she never convinced any of us (including Dad) that we would eat it. Bless her heart, all MY life she ate bland foods, baby food, even.... Doctors said she had ulcers and a year or so before she died one doc told her that if she could stand the pain and ate a cup of 100% whole grain cereal every day, she would see a difference. Made such a difference her fav food became Wendy's chili.... for true! It still makes me sad & happy to remember her delight to eat foods she had avoided all her life.

I also had some of that Corningware.... and it had a recall for some reason but don't remember what or why. Think it was the coffee pot.  My daughter just bought a set of new Fiestaware. My sister had received a room full when she got married in the late '40s or early '50s. She said she got rid of it years ago. My daughter didn't know about the health issue but Googled since her daughter was shopping for the vintage. Turns out the new is okay but the old still a danger.

Going to try to get to bed early, tomorrow is the day I'd better make a list and time events so people don't think I've lost it completely. Weather is supposed to be downright chilly so need to see what's around that fits from last year!  :-\
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Post by: patricia19 on October 14, 2020, 08:24:33 PM
Some of those older Corningware patterns are valuable


"https://www.clickorlando.com/features/2020/01/10/how-to-know-if-your-vintage-corningware-is-worth-some-serious-money/
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 15, 2020, 04:35:55 AM
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I have this one with the bumpy lid and it is in perfect condition because I never used it for baking. I use it for my waldorf salad or my fruit salad because the lid keeps it fresh in the fridge.  I bought it as a birthday present to my mother in the early '70s but she used it only for cold hors d'oeuvres.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 15, 2020, 04:39:22 AM
Yesterday at the seaside

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 We are on lockdown and sitting on the beach is not allowed (gets a fat fine!) but bathing in the sea is permissible... It's an excuse to get out of the house and without mask in the water.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 15, 2020, 07:03:04 AM
Quote from: JaneS on October 14, 2020, 04:23:14 PMBUBBLE, that's why we all giggled a bit when you asked about growing it in a pot!

Now I too can giggle at myself.
The hot peppers succeeded so well in a pot, that it seemed a possibility ROFLOL
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Post by: Amy on October 15, 2020, 07:40:28 AM
Aviv is having fun at the beach!! Beautiful photo of both....and the welcoming sea. Would love to walk barefoot at shore. Will you find any sea shells there?

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 15, 2020, 08:08:00 AM
There are very few shells, but many small sand-stones in odd shapes that are very interesting to decorate.

here is an example on how to use the natural shape
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Post by: Sandy on October 15, 2020, 09:55:33 AM
Cool Pictures !

Amy,  that cooked squash is very
creepy looking  :uglystupid2:

But I bet that it tastes GREAT!  I love
all kinds of squash,  even ugly ones!! 

Glad to see that Aviv gets a chance to
get outdoors at the beach.... when I
was young I spent most of my time
at the beach in the very cool to cold
water off the North East Atlantic Coast
in the USA...  I loved it then, 
but no more now !!

Sandy
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Post by: patricia19 on October 15, 2020, 12:30:35 PM
Amy, what does a squash seed pod look like, and do you cook it, dry the seeds, use for seasonings or save it for future gardening?

Bubble, Illy and Aviv look to be enjoying their mini holiday!

I have ferried across the sea and on the Gulf but never in it. As a child, visiting relatives in Northern California, we drove by the Pacific, but neither parent thought to stop. And as a pregnant wife in Jacks Beach, Florida, while my husband was stationed as a hazmat tech on the USS Saratoga, I couldn't go into the water due to pregnancy issues.
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Post by: Amy on October 15, 2020, 04:20:21 PM
Sandy, when I cut into the skin it crunched! What was inside was delicious. Listen to when he cuts into the cooked squash. Have no idea why he calls it Canadian as I call it Pennsylvania  squash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiLFicaJ94c

Patricia, I kept the seeds for next years planting. If you have ever gutted a pumpkin, that is what the squash seeds are like but not as big as the pumpkin.
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Post by: Shirley on October 15, 2020, 09:00:01 PM
Bubble, I had 3 of those small dishes & sent a meal over for a neighbor's mother one day & when the bowl came back it was a different pattern. I never got around to switching them. She didn't stay with them long, starting into Alzheimer's & my neighbor & husband worked so she had to go to a place that had locked doors. I visited her once when she was moved and she had already forgotten who I was. Such a horrible disease.

Love the pic of your "kids".... so nice to see the smiling & happy faces! Did you paint the rock? Really neat idea. I have no imagination... took an open mind to see a tennis shoe in a plain rock!

Amy, I watched most of that link & don't think I ever looked at squash like that. My mother baked hers & as far as I remember, scooped out with a spoon & ate. I like baked sweet potatoes but only if about half & half butter!  Also like them candied (floating in brown sugar/syrup).

I did go down to the river tonight and noticed a lot lighter because more trees down. I didn't take my phone or camera so will try soon. Seeing so many different birds not normal to us.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 16, 2020, 05:52:20 AM
Aviv is practicing for Halloween!

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Post by: MarsGal on October 16, 2020, 07:43:28 AM
Good Morning everyone!

I still have several corning casserole and other baking dishes, including one of the big casserole (cornflower design) with the lid missing, a loaf dish, and all or almost all of the amber cookware. But most of all I treasure my dinner and lunch plate with a fruit design, and some matching ramekins. They discontinued the design long ago. Big bummer because one lunch plate shattered. I could have replaced it on the used market, but decided not to.

Detwiler is a common name here in Central PA. Plenty of Detwilers in the construction business. This Fred is from Harleysville and owns(ed?) a contracting business.

I never tried crookneck squashes. I did, however, make a pumpkin stew on occasion using the pumpkin itself as a baking dish. Just scoop out the seeds and fill the interior with stew meat and whatever stew cut veggies go well with pumpkin. I don't remember how long I had it in the oven or at what temperature though.

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Post by: patricia19 on October 16, 2020, 01:08:24 PM
MarsGal, that pumpkin dished stew sounds interesting and I think I'm going to look for it,thanks!
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Post by: MarsGal on October 17, 2020, 08:14:26 AM
Patricia, I found a dessert version of using a pumpkin as a casserole dish that I think is nice.
https://kumquatblog.com/recipe-redux-baked-mini-pumpkins/

Taste of Home has a recipe with photo that looks a lot like what I did. While I may have browned the stew meat before including it in the mix, I am almost positive I did not cook the stew itself on the stove before placing it in the pumpkin. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pumpkin-stew/

Taste of Home also has a mini version using sausage and rice which looks good. Never thought of using rice. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sausage-rice-stuffed-pumpkins/ I never thought of using mini-pumpkins, but I have done stuffed acorn squash so why not, especially now that I am only cooking for me. I wonder how well a cooked mini-pumpkin casserole would freeze. There are a few other recipes on the net but not many. Too bad I don't remember where I got the recipe I used or where it got to.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 17, 2020, 12:41:08 PM
Thanks for all of these, MarsGal! All of our pumpkins are imported and all are the small ones. So, this would work out well, and yes, I would brown the meat first. Thank you for these!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 19, 2020, 06:01:44 AM
The latest photo of Don (Yesterday)

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Post by: Amy on October 19, 2020, 07:40:20 AM
Bubble, the second photo is my favourite one. Twinkle in his eye, mischievous grin, looks like he is getting for Santa and Christmas..
Thank you for sharing Don with us Bubble.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 19, 2020, 11:47:25 AM
Bubble, it's so nice to see Don, and looking so good again!
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Post by: Denver on October 19, 2020, 06:24:33 PM

Great to see your picture, DON.  LOOKING GOOD!  Thank you BUBBLE for sharing this with us. 

AMY, I like the one with the twinkle in the eye too😘
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Post by: Shirley on October 19, 2020, 10:19:28 PM
I agree, Santa needs the crinkle in the eyes! Our lives have all changed so much in the years we've known each other. Don, I hope you are still finding ways to make people around you smile. Thanks for sending the photo to Bubble to share with us.

Bubble, tell Aviv that I like the happy ghost on the end best! Nice art work! When I was in 5th, 6th, & 7th grades our art teacher fixed it with store owners downtown to have us paint Halloween characters on store windows. Since we did reverse painting (on inside to show out), it was a new way of thinking to put those accent colors/lines on first & then the background.

We had a "roving" artist that spent one day a week at each of the elementary schools in our little town. I learned more from that teacher in one hour once a week than I did from the hour every day art classes in high school. I've never found anyone that had that type art class in elementary school but wish anyone interested had the opportunity. Tell him I give a "2 thumbs up" for his drawings!


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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 20, 2020, 03:14:14 AM
Shirley, that picture was NOT sent to me! I took it "by surprise" on Skype. lol
Don promises to send photos but never keeps his word.  Forgetful?
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Post by: MarsGal on October 20, 2020, 06:45:25 AM
Sneaky, Bubble, but thanks so much. It is nice to see Don again. I wish him well.
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Post by: Amy on October 20, 2020, 06:57:33 AM
Bubble, looks like Don is wearing a "special " shirt also.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 20, 2020, 06:52:56 PM
Don ( Radio Man )
... good to see you looking happy, come back in and keep us posted with your life in your home with your new found friends...love to hear if any of them are interested in your classical music's, and your knowledge of them, the composers....
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Post by: Beverly on October 26, 2020, 09:02:34 PM
Bubble - I didn't realize you could take pictures with Skype! Those are great pictures of Don. Almost time to don (no pun intended!) his Santa hat. He already has the twinkle in his eye!  :smitten:
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Post by: Beverly on October 26, 2020, 09:08:35 PM
Something to make you smile! Everleigh and Ellie 9 months old

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Post by: Beverly on October 26, 2020, 09:32:42 PM
Autumn in New Hampshire


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Post by: Marilyne on October 26, 2020, 10:14:51 PM
Beverly - I have a big smile on my face just looking at those two adorable baby girls!    The cute bows on their heads, are perfect for the Fall season.  I also like seeing the beautiful trees in your daughter's back yard.  We don't get color like that in California. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 27, 2020, 03:06:35 AM
Between the splendor of the trees and the happy smile of the girls, I don't know what to admire most!  Thank you for coloring my day  :)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 27, 2020, 05:32:17 AM
Everleigh and Ellie...
...keep on smiling...
Beverly...
...beautiful and colourful Autumnal trees, just the perfect - peaceful setting to take a leisurely stroll through...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 27, 2020, 11:56:50 AM
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Post by: Shirley on October 27, 2020, 12:12:50 PM
Was all ready with the ooohs and ahs for those darling little girls & gorgeous fall scene.. and scrolled on down to our wild & crazy Bubble!  Big laugh at that!  Nice to see someone awake in here! Good job, Bubble!

I've probably asked before, are the girls "mirror" twins? I see they both have a leaf in the same hand. I'm fascinated by twins & wanted to have them so no "baby of the family". My brother's son had twin boys.


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Post by: Marilyne on October 27, 2020, 12:17:58 PM
Bubble!  Time to go to the dentist!  ;D 
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Post by: patricia19 on October 27, 2020, 12:29:32 PM
Beverly such a lush scene with the colors and trees! autumn Leaves.gif

And such laughing happy babies! Has it been nine months already?
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Post by: patricia19 on October 27, 2020, 12:30:38 PM
Bubble! I almost spilled my coffee! :)
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Post by: Shirley on October 27, 2020, 05:58:40 PM
Beverly, my sister-in-law (also a Beverly, was told her grandbaby was "sort named for her"... with the Everleigh.... She is just thrilled & has been pulling up old photos of herself & the son that is the new gr-father.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 28, 2020, 06:20:36 AM
Quote from: Marilyne on October 27, 2020, 12:17:58 PMBubble!  Time to go to the dentist!  ;D 

Thanks for the advice, Marilyne, so I did.

Do I look better now?


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on October 28, 2020, 12:08:35 PM
Okay, who's been bad on the forums?  😉 
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Post by: Marilyne on October 28, 2020, 01:31:30 PM
Bubble- Very attractive now!   The werewolf look, suits you!  :tup:
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Post by: Tomereader1 on October 28, 2020, 02:16:48 PM
Bubble, those dental implants must have cost a fortune!
Thanks for the Skype picture of Don.  Tell him I love his smile!  I miss the Classical Corner and his voice. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 28, 2020, 07:08:01 PM
;D  :2funny:  ;D  :2funny:   Love the new look, Bubble! I'll talk later.....the bed is calling again. Been off my feed & nothing but sleeping since Monday morning. Will check in tomorrow!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 28, 2020, 09:34:11 PM
Bubble - Wow! What beautiful new teeth you have. The dentist did a great job!  :tup:
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Post by: Beverly on October 28, 2020, 09:59:07 PM
Shirley - Hope you're feeling better. I don't know if the girls are mirror twins. It's an interesting idea. I'll ask their mother. I do know they have different personalities which shows up in their pictures. She makes those bows  (head wraps) and sells them on Facebook, mostly to friends.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 29, 2020, 12:33:22 AM
Beverly, my twin aunts you could pick out which in all of their young photos... one stared off into space (remained the dreamer all her life) and other faced direct into the camera. She was stern & like that until she died. Bless her heart, she would have saved the world if she could.

My doctor called me right before 10:00 pm to tell me my covid test results came in and I do have the virus. He is shocked & never knows what to do with me but I did promise to call him day or night if I started feeling "different". I've been sleeping all day & night since Monday & do think I am a tad better today so hopefully maybe the worst is over. I have piles of laundry in the hall that may get washed tomorrow ...or not. Sleep gets me another day of healing..... Bed is calling.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on October 29, 2020, 03:12:02 AM
[[[Shirley]]], where did you catch that???  I am sorry it chose you! But sleep is the best medicine. Rest as much as you can and try not to worry.
I'm sending thought of strength and well being.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on October 29, 2020, 08:28:09 AM
My daughter left orders last night to make sure I posted an update to one of them several times a day or they be at my door.... I'm hoping I've past the worst of it, sleeping day & night like a baby. Eating only what sounds good but know what is good for me. I have been on an orange kick & took the Air Borne gummies that are full of C... so working on getting past this without a lot of fuss & bother. I am very good at sleeping so indulging myself. No idea where I caught this but seems it can find us when we get a bit low. I did get too cold Sunday night when son was winterizing the RV, I'm sure it had to be in my body before that but the way my body works, can usually fight off anything unless I get run down. I was also disgusted that Mother Nature stopped me from driving to MO to see the trees & maybe a warning to be happy with what I do have & quit thinking I deserved more... I know how lucky I am at this age to do the things I do and got knuckles on the head to be thankful & quit whining so much. Gotta go eat & back to bed, it is still dark out here. Thanks for prayers, that's all we got going for us with this crazy virus. Seems to strike everyone differently.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 29, 2020, 08:51:54 PM
bubble,what a transformation....
Beverley what beautiful  babies , my sister has twins ,two peas in a pod. When bathi g the babies she removed the I'd braclets and had to take the babies back to the hospital to I'd them by their foot prints..
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Post by: FlaJean on October 30, 2020, 07:56:28 PM
Those twins are just adorable.
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Post by: MarsGal on October 31, 2020, 07:08:11 AM
Patricia, I am happy to see that the UAF has a Sustainable Agriculture and Forest Management program. I've been a long time advocate, of sustainable agriculture and organic gardening. While I was working at Rodale Institute the experimental farm was doing, in conjunction with several universities, research on organic apples and grain crops (especially wheat). We had a number of farms, mostly in the mid-west, that practiced and experimented with various soil conservation methods among other projects. More locally, Rodale began a program not long before I left regarding manure run off and in Urban design using sustainable methods. The Susquehanna River is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and as such the state, in conjunction with the Chesapeake Bay Conservancy began a push to clean up water from the Susquehanna, especially where farm run-off is concerned. My particular interests at the time were in forestry and orchard management and especially in water issues pertaining to aquafers and wells. My yard and gardens were mostly sustainable and organic. Sure do miss the blueberry and strawberry plants, not to mention heirloom beans.

Well, that was long winded. Sorry. Got carried away reminiscing. I no longer garden.
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Post by: Amy on October 31, 2020, 07:17:54 AM
Patricia, beautiful photo!! To  my thinking the more we try to advance on the growth of food the further behind we get on health problems from it. I try to steer away from GMO foods but one can only do so much on that, as it is hidden in everything. Thankfully we do have a garden and can raise some of our food . Finding heirloom seeds is the difficulty now.
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Post by: MarsGal on October 31, 2020, 07:43:43 AM
Amy, I assume you already know about some of these companies, and I don't know how many will mail order, but I am posting the Canada listings anyway. https://www.walkerland.ca/canadian-heirloom-seed-suppliers/ I hope this helps. Oh, and I noticed a few specify GMO-free seeds as well.
 
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Post by: patricia19 on October 31, 2020, 08:25:02 AM
I removed the photo because it wasn't the one I thought it was. I'll find the right one and replace it. Thanks for the nice comments but it was the road I was thinking of as the experimental farm was only a small portion of the upper left.

I did find this about the farm, "The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public research university in College, Alaska. It is a flagship campus of the University of Alaska system and a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for classes in 1922. Originally named the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, it became the University of Alaska in 1935. Fairbanks-based programs became the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1975."
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on October 31, 2020, 01:28:25 PM
MarsGal I have ordered from Vesseys before and they are a great company to deal with. Thank you for new sites to check out.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on November 06, 2020, 10:09:50 AM
From jackwv

Bare tree  at end of fall

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Post by: Amy on November 06, 2020, 10:48:09 AM
There is still beauty and elegance in this.
Thank you Bubble for sharing Jack's photo!!
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Post by: Shirley on November 06, 2020, 02:49:33 PM
I always told Jack that he composed his photos same as any artist did a painting, perfect with out any need to do anything to it. Jack's photos put Ansel Adam's to shame, Jacks were a story and Adam's technique. Thanks, Bubble, for reminding us how good he is.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2020, 01:41:13 AM
posting from Shirley

Finally got down to the river today, it was a struggle but have got to get these muscles working again.

Mainly showing what large trees the beaver is cutting down and then how it is trimming off the branches to take to the den. After 31 years I've never found where the den is, walked this whole side and went across the river trying to find it looking back. There is a dam not far upstream that protects the city from flooding, and another dam a mile or so downstream, that catches the brush that washes into the river. The downtown stretch of river is kept level and completely pristine.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on November 10, 2020, 06:21:02 AM
Shirley, there is a saying busy as a beaver and he sure was!! We have lots of them here and you often see the road fellas breaking up all the sticks that the beaver has used damming up a culvert. Next day the beaver has it all back in again!!Thank you for sharing..

Bubble thank you for posting.
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Post by: JaneS on November 10, 2020, 07:38:19 AM
Good for you, SHIRLEY!  Getting down to the river must have been taxing.  That really was a busy beaver!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2020, 07:40:53 AM
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If you see the cat, send me a message or a mail!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 10, 2020, 10:04:10 AM
Shirley, those beavers have been busy gearing up for winter! Here the city has gone around and put wire cages around the base of the trees in town, and when in the summer beavers use the various bridge supports for their dams, the city sends guys in boats to tear them down. However, away from the city, you will see that with birch trees lying every which way.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2020, 11:34:57 AM
Sky in London UK today and we are in November!

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Post by: patricia19 on November 10, 2020, 12:38:25 PM
Ominious but beautiful clouds Bubble! I've always been fascinated by clouds and have several photos, but these, from your son? are amazing!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 10, 2020, 01:26:03 PM
Yes, from Tany.
My flip phone died (of old age? lol) and I finally bought a smart phone.  Hard to learn, but my kids are delighted: now they can use whats-up with me now and send photos instantly.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 10, 2020, 01:42:52 PM
He's very creative! I purchased a smartphone a couple of years ago, and I'm still using it as more of a repository than a phone.
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Post by: Shirley on November 10, 2020, 07:01:33 PM
Okay, had supper & came back to see the cat.... message on the way, Bubble!  The clouds are beautiful. I have 2 friends that had children living in London ... some time ago. One's son was a "rock" singer with long hair & the poster she brought to show me was very impressive. The other's daughter was in the opera, can't picture it but spent her life working toward that goal. Does Tany have "roots", where did he grow up? I'm always curious about people. Are you able to gather with your family these days? 

I'm not sure how Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays will go this year. We have a whole lot of birthdays in November so lump them with Thanksgiving. That's when I give my Christmas presents of money & gift cards (usually Amazon). They are supposed to buy the birthday/ Christmas presents they want instead of me buying & getting something they didn't want. At Christmas I expect them to tell me what I got them or I tell them "I don't have a nice Christmas because I did buy anybody anything"  :'( ... they have finally gotten the message.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 11, 2020, 05:28:07 AM
I think Tany is putting his roots in UK now. He was born here in Israel and grew up here as a "rebel" mainly against the religious restrictions.  He now seems to be happier and that's OK with me. When I remember how against he was of learning English: why should I learn it? If they want to talk to me they can learn my language! Of course he was dyslectic... But now he manage fairly well.

I see Illy about once a week when she stops here after work.  Aviv I avoid for the present because school started again and I am wary of these kids mixing together.

Chanukah will be different this year :(
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 11, 2020, 01:10:11 PM
Did you see the cat?

Amy, Rammel and Shirley did.  Congratulations

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Post by: patricia19 on November 11, 2020, 01:34:44 PM
Bubble, I'm glad that Tany has found his niche and is happier. Sometimes, they need something different to be happy, and that's okay.
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Post by: Sandy on November 11, 2020, 02:13:44 PM
I finally saw the cat before
you posted a picture of where the cat was.... 

Amazing !

Sandy
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Post by: patricia19 on November 11, 2020, 02:37:14 PM
There is a hidden object, do you see it? Please PM or email me if you do.


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Post by: Beverly on November 11, 2020, 10:18:28 PM
Bubble - Thanks for posting Jack's picture. There is a stark beauty in bare trees and not a cloud in the sky!

Bubble - I fought against a smart phone, too, but I've enjoyed it. It takes good photos which I can send to the kids. I finally gave in to texting! When we make phone calls we tend to spend an hour or two talking, but with texting we can communicate when we only have a few minutes.

Shirley - The beavers were busy when you couldn't check on them. I've always been amazed at how much they can do in a short time.

You all have a better imagination than I do. I'm having a hard time seeing that as a cat!  ;)   I'm still working on the tree!



Amy - Years ago when I lived in Vermont I ordered almost all my seeds from Vessey's. Studying the Vessey's catalog was a Spring ritual!
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Post by: MarsGal on November 12, 2020, 08:15:01 AM
I see it Patricia but I don't know what PM means and I don't have your email (thought I did). Anyway, after staring at the picture for a few minutes it popped out and I can't not see it now.

It is nice to see some of Jack's pictures again.

Bubble I am not used to seeing pix of London with lots of trees in them. The sky really adds to the effect.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 12, 2020, 10:07:31 AM
MarsGal, If you click on Angel's avatar in her post, you will see PM (Personal Message) and email. You can put your answer in either.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 12, 2020, 10:09:57 AM
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Post by: patricia19 on November 12, 2020, 01:54:00 PM
I loved the sentiment on this coffee cup!

MarsGal, I PMed you.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 11:36:41 AM
I want to thank everyone who played find the hidden object with my tree. Especially, Sandy, Amy, MarsGal, & Jackie who all found the snake crawling up the center of the tree!

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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 13, 2020, 12:00:14 PM
Wow, that was a hard one :) Good one Angel!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 12:35:45 PM
Thanks!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 03:57:04 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 03:59:02 PM
This building on the west side has the courts and law offices. There is another one on the southside altho not as large.

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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 04:00:47 PM
Last, a view of one of the western foothills

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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 04:17:29 PM
The roads are plowed...onto the sidewalks


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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 04:21:00 PM
The rain we awoke to has changed to snow.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 04:21:35 PM
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Post by: Amy on November 13, 2020, 04:22:07 PM
Patricia, amazing photos! Love the colours in the October one and pray tell how is one going to walk on the sidewalks??
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 04:24:34 PM
Amy, I imagine very gingerly.

What I'm wondering is how much new snow will fall after the previous 28 inches?


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Post by: Amy on November 13, 2020, 04:26:35 PM
One might invest in a pair of snow shoes :)
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 04:48:18 PM
That or stilts with snow grips!  :D
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Post by: Amy on November 13, 2020, 05:00:59 PM
That works!
 What would be the average amount of snow in a year for you?
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Post by: Marilyne on November 13, 2020, 06:06:35 PM
Patricia - I love that soft pink glow, in the October photos.    I recognize the Fairbanks Native Elders Program, from a picture you posted last Spring or Summer.  It sure did look different then!  Also, I remember the area in back . . . there was a bright colored blue or green bus parked there.  Probably now in a garage somewhere until the snow melts.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 06:36:34 PM
28 inches of snow per year, November through March. Of course, there is a difference between snow sticking and snow falling. From a post, I made on the 8th, "The local paper says, "Only 2.5 inches of snow fell between December and February last year. This year, 18.2 inches fell the past three days."  28 inches in total from 11/06 through 11/10.

We are or were an extremely dry climate and you need moisture and humidity for snow. Some years you could clean your driveway with a tablespoon, others a snowblower, or somewhere in between. We used to have very cold winters with December and January having two or more weeks of minus thirty through minus 68. Those types of temperatures aren't conducive to snow. We haven't seen that type of cold since 2015.

Marilyne, that pink glow came from a sunset.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 06:38:43 PM
The first photo is November 5th at 27 below and the second is November 6th at 30 above.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 06:39:09 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2020, 06:46:43 PM
Fairbanks Arctic cam


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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 14, 2020, 11:59:35 AM
This is MIKEY, newly arrived in this mixed up world!  My great grandson in Oklahoma.  JaneS

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Post by: patricia19 on November 14, 2020, 12:04:32 PM
Jane, congratulations! He is adorable! Babies are alway such a pleasure!
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Post by: JaneS on November 14, 2020, 01:42:33 PM
Thank you Bubble!  That one must have taken the slow boat to Israel!  I sent it right after he was born on November 1.  He's changed a lot since then!  But he's still adorable!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 14, 2020, 01:50:37 PM
Mikey...you are precious...
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Post by: Shirley on November 14, 2020, 09:47:34 PM
Congratulations, Jane!   And if we knew about it the first of Nov, I don't remember!  Life has been a little crazy the whole of 2020~  But he looks like a keeper, tell us, how big was he at birth?  Thanks for the posting, Bubble...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2020, 05:02:51 AM
Yesterday was our last beautiful day - it was  already storming in the night.
We all went to the beach and Aviv had a great time in a very calm sea. My neighbors joined him.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 15, 2020, 07:13:33 AM
Aviv...
" calm " is good... ;)
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Post by: patricia19 on November 15, 2020, 12:34:20 PM
Bubble, Aviv is no longer a little boy, but a nice looking youth! I'll bet he enjoyed his ocean dip. I enjoy watching him grow via your photos and posts!
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Post by: Shirley on November 15, 2020, 05:36:31 PM
Fantastic photo, Bubble.... you always pop up with a photo that is so far from the Israel in my head (and I'm sure you are tired of me saying this}... I have to do a complete head adjustment to comprehend what I am looking at!  Tell me, is it salt water so you float?  I've only been in the salt water on the Gulf Coast (I've seen both east & west coast), and was uneasy with the salt water. I felt out of control because I'm not a good swimmer. Glad you had a chance to get out with them.
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Post by: Marilyne on November 15, 2020, 06:28:32 PM
Bubble - what a wonderful sight!  Looks so inviting!   I've always lived near the Pacific Ocean, and spent my youth and young adulthood, swimming and playing in the waves.  Wish I could enjoy it one more time before I'm gone, but I don't see that happening.  The sea water is too cold for me, here in Northern CA, even in the Summer!  Southern CA is a different story - usually warm enough to go in even in Winter, if it's sunny and calm.  I remember going swimming on Christmas Day at Long Beach, with my brother and my cousin.   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 16, 2020, 03:01:30 AM
This is the Mediterranean Sea, it is usually warmer than the ocean. Because we had had such high temperature the water matched and was around 25C (77F) and that is very pleasant. Yes it is salty water, not like the Sea of Galilee or Kinneret which is sweet water and our main source of usable water.

It's been years that I can't bathe in the sea any more. It is too difficult and the sand/salt would ruin my wheelchair.  But there is a wooden walkway that gets near the water edge and that is where I usually "park" to supervise Aviv.  Not that he would listen if I call him back!


One of the walkways - the one I go to is in the middle of the beach, with sand all around and with people on chairs or towels all over.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 16, 2020, 10:24:14 AM
What a lovely photo, Bubble! I wish I could join you along the seashore!
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Post by: Amy on November 17, 2020, 07:23:39 AM
Bubble, thank you for sharing these amazing photos! Such a difference in the water. Interesting shades of blue in the last one.
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Post by: MarsGal on November 18, 2020, 06:17:14 AM
Bubble, the photo is desktop background photo worthy. Just lovely.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 20, 2020, 06:04:56 AM
Week end fun: can you find at least 15 "errors"?

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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2020, 03:31:24 PM
Bubble, I sent you a PM
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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2020, 03:37:50 PM
Day 16 since the snowstorm and they've only cleared the center of the streets, yet snow trucks go by nightly. Marilyne, note I used an arrow to point to the bus. The color in the sky is because the higher atmosphere is thinner. It's also colder than the ground. Plus the smoke in the left-hand corner bends under the clouds showing it's warmer. Straight up smoke is a sign of frigid weather here.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2020, 03:45:11 PM
Just before the snow, they cut down all the trees in the back so there's no cover and fewer birds next summer for us to watch. The fence below shows unplowed snow where people would park if they were visiting and delineates part of the L shaped dog park from the street.

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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2020, 03:50:31 PM
The city council is reminding everyone to clear their roofs.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2020, 03:57:03 PM
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Post by: Marilyne on November 22, 2020, 04:32:34 PM
Patricia - I'm completely mixed up?  I see the arrow pointing to the blue bus, but can't figure out where the Fairbanks Native Assn. is, in relation?  The snowy roof to the far right maybe?
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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2020, 06:19:34 PM
Yes, the roof to the right. A better photo is the one showing it across from the dog park.



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Post by: Amy on November 23, 2020, 07:01:07 AM
Patrica ,that area is now bare?? Why did they do this, were the trees dying?
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Post by: Gloria on November 23, 2020, 07:48:58 AM
PATRICIA  from the looks of the buildings there is still a lot of snow on the roofs. We had som beautiful huge piiones in the back yard here and 2 years ago they cut them all down. Had a lot of birds and even deer going through. No birds or wild life anymore. Just a big lawn now.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 23, 2020, 11:41:16 AM
Management sent notices out just before our first snow that the trees were infected and needed to be removed but not the ones on the building sides or front. Many tenants had been tossing out seeds or bread, and there were several notices unheeded about not feeding the birds as they left guano on the building or pieces of rotten bread on the grounds.

There are rumors that this is why the birch and two pines were removed. I really enjoyed the trees; they were right off my balcony; Farrah had her window on the world and I observed nest building, squirrels, and seasonal changes, as well as a screen from surrounding areas. Next summer will not have the leafing and watching new life as we did before and less to engage and photograph.
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Post by: Denver on November 24, 2020, 01:20:23 PM
PATRICIA, How sad to read about the trees being taken out by your building.  I know you and Farrah will really miss them come spring.  I bet it really looks strange now?  😢
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Post by: patricia19 on November 24, 2020, 01:38:34 PM
It does, Jenny, and you feel more exposed even at four floors up. The trees were so nice before. This building occupies an entire block, and the trees softened this back building side.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 25, 2020, 03:21:27 AM
15 errors results

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Bravo Rammel and Angelface for finding them all. You are real pro!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 25, 2020, 03:55:16 AM
Treasure hunt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_VjlmRa98 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_VjlmRa98)
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Post by: patricia19 on November 25, 2020, 06:35:45 PM
What a cute idea!
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Post by: patricia19 on December 04, 2020, 02:05:39 PM
This is one reason more people are having food allergies. I saw this yesterday at Fred Meyers, marketed to kids and according to the label, it had no actual food. Everything was chemicals and artificial flavors, colors, and scents.


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Post by: MarsGal on December 05, 2020, 07:07:47 AM
Eeeeyuuu! Makes me want to gag, Patricia.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 05, 2020, 11:43:01 AM
I know, but think of all the little kids wanting their colored snacks with a cartoon dragon upfront or perhaps to their minds, a dinosaur! They get their hooks in early!
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Post by: patricia19 on December 10, 2020, 08:20:55 PM
Two photos from a couple of days ago. With the lockdown and my wonky balance, I don't get out much. These two photos show when one part is colder than the other part and you get that rosy glow during sunrise and again at sunset.


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Post by: patricia19 on December 10, 2020, 08:22:37 PM
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Post by: Shirley on December 10, 2020, 09:13:31 PM
Beautiful soft colors, Patricia.... but it does look cold!
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Post by: patricia19 on December 10, 2020, 10:04:50 PM
2 degrees, Shirley.  I should pop over to the building's front side, where there are still trees and landscaping. We're like the bad side of town, and the other side is the posh part of town.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 10, 2020, 10:42:02 PM
Lovely skies, Patricia.
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Post by: Amy on December 11, 2020, 06:16:49 AM
Patricia, beautiful photos of the sky!! Love the soft glow ...
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Post by: Denver on December 11, 2020, 11:00:44 AM
BEAUTIFUL SKIES, thank you for sharing ☀️ The snack packs are awful to look at and obviously nothing anyone should be eating!  The packaging looks like it would contain silly putty or the like ☠️😡
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Post by: Sandy on December 21, 2020, 03:20:11 PM
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need a suggestion for easy to use photo editor.. 

I am using Gimp now but it is a bit complicated. 

Is the size of this photo ok,  soapy
Thanks Sandy
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Post by: Sandy on December 21, 2020, 03:32:25 PM
I cropped it further to get it on the page better.

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Post by: Amy on December 21, 2020, 03:36:51 PM
Sandy wow! What a beautiful girl Fe is growing in to be!!!You should be one proud Gramma!!
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Post by: patricia19 on December 21, 2020, 03:56:11 PM
I agree! One of the random images this morning was of Fe and Cliff, and such a change!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 22, 2020, 04:54:00 AM
Lovely girl, almost a young lady!

Sandy, your  cropped one was just the right size. The first one should be like this - I clarified a little and sharpened.

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Post by: Shirley on December 22, 2020, 09:23:52 PM
Fe is a doll, Sandy. She is about the age of one of my great grands but I can't remember which & not sure of the birth dates of my 4 "about that age". Does she look as much like you as I imagine?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 23, 2020, 08:19:25 AM
Reminding about Radioman...

Oh la la ...!!!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on December 23, 2020, 11:48:27 AM
If you talk or Skype with "Santa Don" be sure and give him my best wishes for the Holiday Season.

Joanne
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 23, 2020, 12:56:05 PM
I certainly will. :D  :)     :winkie: 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 24, 2020, 09:14:43 AM
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Post by: Amy on December 24, 2020, 07:17:46 PM
Cute Bubble. Some bunny likes Christmas!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 25, 2020, 05:18:02 AM
I received some ornaments - so here they are near the ceiling!

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Post by: patricia19 on December 25, 2020, 12:30:56 PM
Nice ornaments Bubble! My favorite gift has to be the men's ten pairs of black and ten pairs of white socks! I'm shaking my head over that one and biting my tongue!   :-\   :)   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 26, 2020, 06:43:06 AM
Actually I would have preferred socks to baubles...

What happened to your tongue, Angel? lol
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 26, 2020, 07:11:18 AM
I am sharing with you all a card I received today from a PSP friend.  Very appropriate wishes for the New Year!

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Post by: Amy on December 26, 2020, 09:13:55 AM
Bubble, what a lovely card and sentiments. I do hope that in 2021 we WILL be free again. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 26, 2020, 11:45:38 AM
I agree, such a lovely sentiment and idea!


I wanted to ask what her husband got! Here we were opening and texting as we did, the whole group of us and I was a bit taken back by the men's sizes. I texted back nice socks, and people started texting back if they had patterns or cartoon figures and jokes like that. She only texted thanks, so I dropped it. I have to say, I've never received socks quite like that.
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Post by: Shirley on December 26, 2020, 11:38:25 PM
Cute Bubble Bunny.... and love those ornaments. How about the Santa clips holding them???  Do hope 2021 we will be "free again". Neat card.

My brain is already asleep tonight. Busy days ahead, daughter got into town & seems the 3 "kids" plan to set up some techie stuff that involves all the iPad/iPhone/computers & whole house wi-fi. Naturally that means I need to hurry & dust, run sweeper in those corners where this fancy clock (just ask it what the temperature is) plus the Google thing like Amazon's Alexa.... my head is aching from thinking about learning how to use this stuff. Enough problems with trying to find all the gadgets in the car!  I know they mean well, but I really could do without some of this stuff. We'll see how this goes.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 27, 2020, 04:53:55 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 27, 2020, 04:54:47 AM
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I'll let Shirley explain them for you
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Post by: Shirley on December 27, 2020, 07:00:03 PM
I thought I posted a complete run down of the photos... guess I forgot to post. Can't believe I did that~  Bubble, first of all, thank you for resizing & posting. Lots of work for you.  :-[

First photo is that tree stump with red interior.... my SIL found what it is (Google) & I already forgot the name... will come to me later, is a type of maple & the red is caused by some kind of fungus. Box Elder.... !

2nd photo is ground cover that turns red late fall every year, enough to notice as I go down the hill.

#3 is the poor surprise lilies coming up already.... guess who gets the surprise when winter returns. The leaves are long & skinny, they die back & then shoots come up with blooms that remind me of Amaryllis flowers. I do think this is the earliest in 31 years that they have popped up.

#4 is to show you how tall those stumps are so must be a large beaver to cut them off that high, wouldn't you think?

#5 is my path down to the river. When we first bought the house I checked with the shopping center down river & happened to talk to one of the original builders. He said these houses are high enough that if the dam broke we are safe because the water would spread out on down, we are 12 feet higher than downtown Wichita, no flood insurance needed. In 31 years water has never come even a quarter of the way up.

So this is my life on the Arkansas River (pronounced... R-Kansas in Kansas)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 30, 2020, 12:22:43 PM
Keeping distance...

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Post by: patricia19 on December 30, 2020, 12:29:38 PM
Bubble, how nice they're out for a meal! Looking good and hope they're feeling a mite better! I wish them and you a healthy,happy, sane, new year!
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Post by: Shirley on December 30, 2020, 10:50:44 PM
Aw, I feel like I really know that pair & would be difficult to not give them a hug! When did they get the dog? They do find plenty to do... such a fun looking mother & son. Thanks for sharing with us.

Wishing all a Happy New Year in case I don't remember tomorrow. We heard reports of snow starting tomorrow night, of 6"-9".... but one weather person said they didn't think it would be 9". Tonight they are singing a whole new song so have to wait & see. I did get the snow blower out of storage, gassed up & in the garage...just in case.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 31, 2020, 07:51:00 AM
They got the dog Sunny one week after Aviv's dad died.
She is not well trained and when visiting here barks too much and tries to attack when someone gets near too fast to Illy! She is very protective!
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Post by: Shirley on December 31, 2020, 06:39:05 PM
That's the kind of dog I want... bark & protect. These cat just run & hide!
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Post by: FlaJean on January 01, 2021, 01:01:05 PM
After almost 5 years, my Christmas Cactus is still blooming.  It just sits out on the front porch from year to year with an occasional watering.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 01, 2021, 01:26:47 PM
It's lovely Jean!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 03, 2021, 09:31:49 AM
WOW! I have never ever seen a cactus with that many
 flowers!  It must love its location and the tender care!
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Post by: MarsGal on January 03, 2021, 02:58:19 PM
Your Christmas Cactus is gorgeous, Jean.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 06, 2021, 11:10:30 AM
For JaneS

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These are my great grands  Emma almost 3 and Mikey  2 months.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on January 06, 2021, 11:32:36 AM
That picture of Mikey tells me he is going to be one headstrong, opinionated little boy.  See those folded arms and the lips in a tight line!  Oh, my. At only 2 months! Lots to look forward to.  But they both are beautiful!

Thanks Bubble for posting this for JaneS.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 06, 2021, 12:11:25 PM
Seriously cute Great Grands, JaneS; but I believe Tome shouldn't count Emma out just yet!   :thumbup:   
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Post by: Shirley on January 06, 2021, 12:19:54 PM
I sat here cackling like an old hen at the picture, Jane.... could have been my Andy's grands with those expressions. Now they are a few years older & still call that little boy "the wild man". Thanks for sharing the photo, they really are cute (but I didn't need to tell you that, did I?) I still have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.... they will have their hands full. Tell them I enjoyed every moment of those years when mine were bouncing off each other & when my grands had their turn and now the greats!  You triggered all those memories with that photo, thank you!
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on January 06, 2021, 01:46:41 PM
 Shirley they are pretty, Now you can understand why we are so happy having our grands and great grands living with us. all of them are great, but the two year old steels the show most all the time, some times I will ask him come here and set on my lap. he will renege. and Nancy will tell him don't you get on grandpas Lap, and he run's and he comes and climbs right up on it.

Lloyd
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Post by: JaneS on January 06, 2021, 04:28:56 PM
Emma is the spitting image of her mother at that age!  If you put the pictures side-by-side most people would not be able to tell the difference!  And she has a mind of her own.  If Mikey has half of what Emma does, my granddaughter is going to have her hands full!  Fortunately, Emma's determination is mostly fun but when she was learning to move around on two feet, they blocked off the stairs so she wouldn't try going up.  they found her better than half way up the outside of the railing one day!   And that's about 12 feet off the floor!  They have very high ceilings! And she wasn't even 2 yet!
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Post by: Gloria on January 07, 2021, 10:35:31 AM
JANE  looks like your granddaughter has a busy time ahead of her with those 2 adorable little ones. Love that smile on Emma, looks so false and Mickey looks like he is thinking why don't you staop fussing with the camera, don't you know I need a diaper change?
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Post by: patricia19 on January 26, 2021, 06:36:42 PM
Eight year old Farrah on her bed six feet up. And yes, her resigned look is for the camera.


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Post by: patricia19 on January 26, 2021, 06:38:33 PM
Some views of my scarves that haven't been out of the closet since late 2014, I can't seem to give them up.  :-\


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Post by: patricia19 on January 26, 2021, 06:40:02 PM
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Post by: Marilyne on January 26, 2021, 07:44:07 PM
Patricia -
Beautiful picture of Farrah.  She has a pensive expression on her face.  Looks like she's focused on something?

Nice collection of scarves!  My favorite is the one with the multi pastel zig-zag pattern.   I also like the floral, in blue and pink and beige.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 26, 2021, 08:12:58 PM
Farrah's looking like that because the camera is pointed at her. She hates to have her picture taken because of the flash. Don't tell me how nice my scarves are_ tell me to get rid of them. I don't use them but still, keep them. The next two photos are my wok for Tome,
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Post by: patricia19 on January 26, 2021, 08:18:47 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on January 26, 2021, 08:19:24 PM
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Post by: Tomereader1 on January 26, 2021, 10:20:28 PM
Thank you!  That pretty much looks like mine.  There is rack in there and also some other thing that I don't recognize.  You sound like a Wok Pro!!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 26, 2021, 11:48:48 PM
I had the choice to buy more wok stuff but felt I didn't need it. I use my wok, two smaller sizes of cast iron pans, and my dutch oven, all from Lodge. I have three sizes of slow cookers, an electric skillet, and a deep fryer that I'll probably get rid of next, along with my countertop oven. The other stuff was either given away or donated.

I also have two sets of china and my Corel that I'm looking at. I've purchased four bowls and six large salad plates of heavy-duty porcelain crockery that I like, and now I'm looking at a matching set of six plates in the same brand and same plain white color. The two china sets I'll offer first to my younger sister and the Corel will undoubtedly be a donation.

For years, the prep work I did is no longer essential for a senior, and more work than I need so much of that equipment is going away.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 27, 2021, 04:38:15 AM
I like that red scarf with white leaves.
I wish I lived nearer you: donating a Corel? lol
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 27, 2021, 04:43:31 AM
It's been more than 2 years that they are building a tall apartments building on the corner of my street.  Today this huge concrete canon parked in front of my window, awaiting for the concrete to arrive.

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It also blocked the exit from our building back lot.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 27, 2021, 01:32:11 PM
Bubble, why so long to build?
Of course, since I'm totally ignorant of building anything, that length of time might actually be fast in the building trade. Locally, since 2010, they've been widening streets, replacing signals and sidewalks and bridges. Last November, they closed down the two nearest bridges to replace them. The new bridges won't reopen until next November! This means I need an extra three more dollars for a taxi or a new bus change.

Here is a link to Corel dishes, an inexpensive but durable brand.

https://www.corningware.com/


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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 28, 2021, 05:24:19 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 28, 2021, 05:30:11 AM
Angel, with the lockdown, they cannot work...  before that, they closed borders  and the Arab builders were not allowed in. In between, the constructor went bankrupt and had to find someone to rescue him. A long story as you can see.  Now They seem to resume building. I wonder what is happening with those who bought a flat there and were supposed to move in months ago.

I have been using Corel  exclusively for the last 40 years.  I had exactly the same set as Karren, with tiny green flowers around the edge.  It's been years that they don't import them anymore.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 28, 2021, 01:08:31 PM
I wonder if that is happening here? I don't get the local news. This city is the freight hub for most of the state outside of the S.E. portion. They have been redoing the local infrastructure since 2010, and the railroad that services the state has three working yards.

The Southeast has tourism; we have freight and European tourism due to the mountains and rivers. And we have the main University campus dealing in climate change and Northern climate, oil, and gas. The northern tier has oil and fisheries. Of course, all of this was pre-pandemic.

My mother had the original blue cornflowers with her bakeware. I have a winter white set that matches my tableware. Years ago, I got tired of so many different colors and patterns and went neutral. My bathroom towels and rugs are plush gray, and my bedroom has two bedding sets, one in gray and one in white. My kitchen sets are in gray, black, and white. Below is a catalog photo of my set, Winter Frost, not very glamourous, but I like it.


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Post by: FlaJean on January 29, 2021, 08:45:05 PM
Dainty---I really like the edge.  Sets off the simple white.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 29, 2021, 09:27:21 PM
Thanks, I like it too, it's durable and it goes with everything.

Bubble, can you access this?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=corel+plate+designs&atb=v256-4&iax=images&ia=images

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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2021, 02:20:47 AM
Yes! Lovely!
A friend had a set with a splash of sweet peas, a bit like "shadow iris" .  It was beautiful, but I never saw it on the site, no idea what it was called.  Actually I don't even know the name of my own set with the border of tiny green flowers.  Karren didn't know either.
I do like "secret garden" from what I saw now.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 30, 2021, 02:23:55 AM
It wasn't tiny shamrocks or clover? Or Lark & Lola?
Secret Garden is a nice pattern that could go with most other patterns. I see my Winter Frost pattern has changed to Black and red swirls on the square plates.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2021, 02:24:56 AM
no, 5 petals
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Post by: MarsGal on January 30, 2021, 06:46:28 AM
This is my dinner plate pattern https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41EGL7nDHEL.jpg Unfortunately, I broke (can you imagine?) one of the lunch plates. I didn't buy as a whole dinner set but just the dinner plates, the lunch plates and a set of ramekins. The other Corning dinner plates are the solid white. My remaining Cornflower pattern consists of a large casserole dish with lid, two six inch casserole or vegetable dishes, and four smaller vegetable/individual casserole dishes, and the top of a double boiler.

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Post by: patricia19 on January 30, 2021, 01:23:08 PM
MarsGal I've seen that pattern before, it's probably still available for replacements?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 27, 2021, 04:40:19 AM
It is Purim day and costume time for children ( and grown ups!) but with Corona, parades, parties and such are forbidden.

Nonetheless one can have fun even at the pool (no bathing allowed)

The last picture is at school


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Post by: patricia19 on February 27, 2021, 11:13:24 AM
Bubble, I love that pool and Aviv looks very fierce!  ;) And Illy looks very debonair!

These photos are wonderful!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on February 27, 2021, 11:48:55 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for posting those pictures. The exterior shots look so nice and warm, and Aviv -- wow!  He looks like a charmer.  I do love his beautiful hair.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 27, 2021, 12:08:35 PM
Enjoyed seeing the family photos, Bubble.
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Post by: Shirley on February 28, 2021, 11:34:54 PM
Love the photos of Illy & Aviv, Bubble. I'm sure you were as active with her as she is with Aviv, nice to see another generation "passing the torch". I've been avoiding being with my great grands because they are still seeing so many other kids at school & sports. Even though they are good about wearing masks, I've heard of too many that have the antibodies & didn't know they even had Covid. Hope by adults getting the shots this will come to an end, but don't know how it ends when the kids can keep passing it around. So sad how much the kids are missing, but heart warming to see a mother finding ways to enjoy the days with her child. Tell Illy that I do appreciate that she allows you to share the joy with us.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2021, 04:07:49 AM
Mmmmm... Shirl, I did not ask permission! lol
And yes, kids go around so much that they could be infected without even realizing it. Illy worries about me more than I did. After all, I have lived a long way and so less to lose than these young adults that are now catching the new dangerous variants.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 16, 2021, 07:33:29 AM
This is Aviv's "cell" at school, reading the Passover story on ZOOM for other schools to watch.

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Post by: patricia19 on March 16, 2021, 12:15:51 PM
Bubble, what a good photo of Aviv! They have a statewide zoom system here as schools are closed, but I don't know more about it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 20, 2021, 04:17:50 AM
From Shirley

The tiger lilies I've planted are
up & spread almost the whole distance across "my" space. The forsythia
is starting to bloom & daffodils are blooming


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Post by: Shirley on March 20, 2021, 11:32:47 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for posting the photos. You made them much brighter & sharper than what I sent. The daffodils are the miniature type, hardly as tall as the weeds around so I pinch them off & bring them in for my window sill by the kitchen sink (little, tiny teacup full). I forgot to send you the wide angle shot of the river bank with tiger lily leaves showing all across the area. It is supposed to rain again this week end so may go under water as the river is already full. Thanks again for resizing & posting. You've shown us spring flowers in your area before, are they blooming yet?
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Post by: Amy on March 20, 2021, 12:11:01 PM
Thank you both! Our flowers are under a blanket of snow yet :(
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Post by: patricia19 on March 20, 2021, 12:42:19 PM
Lovely Shirley! Here it is minus 21 and we're blanketed in snow! 
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Post by: FlaJean on March 20, 2021, 11:36:01 PM
Lovely, Shirley.  I noticed today that our pink and white azaleas are starting to bloom.  We've been having beautiful weather in the 70s and, lo and behold, today was in the 50s.  What's going on with our crazy weather.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 21, 2021, 09:59:49 AM
Shirley I haven't been out for a long time, so I don't know about the flowers.  I am being extra careful because there are so many people going around without masks, they don't bother about others apparently.
But spring is getting here: I see many birds returning from their winter migration and calling out loud from the tree in front of my big window.

By the way I did nothing to your photos except resizing: they were perfect.
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Post by: Shirley on March 22, 2021, 04:07:25 PM
Many thanks, Bubble & all that visited to view! I've been busy cleaning up a huge mess in the basement unfinished part where some of the "work out equipment" sits, along with boxes & boxes that brought too many appliances & other things I probably didn't need. What a mess. #1 son came over to pump water out of the pool because water was sitting on top of the cover. When he went down to get the pump a squirt of water hit him in the face so he started checking & found water all over the floor & boxes sitting in that area. Copper pipe from hot water heater was the cause & those earthquakes we've been having shifted things enough to "stress the pipe". He fixed the pipe & we hauled out lots of wet boxes for the trash, not sure how many bags plus dumpster & big rolling cart full. All done & I am bushed but need to make a trip to the mailbox to put in all my checks for utilities. Got a fan & de-humidifier running so have to check that before it over flows! Thanks to all..... and do hope you can get out more, Bubble, I enjoy the photos you show us.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 23, 2021, 06:03:34 AM
The way to enjoy a pre-Easter holiday

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Post by: JaneS on March 23, 2021, 08:25:35 AM
Loved all the pictures!  More please!
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Post by: patricia19 on March 23, 2021, 08:46:59 AM
What a boy!  :thumbup: He's wonderful Bubble!
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Post by: Amy on March 23, 2021, 09:11:33 AM
Bubble, you have a bubble boy in a bath!!! Looks sooooooo relaxing..lucky young man!!
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Post by: patricia19 on March 23, 2021, 09:19:07 AM
Here is a screengrab of the Arctic cam just three blocks from me. Taken this morning just a few moments ago,  shows how much snow we still have.





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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 24, 2021, 01:36:10 PM
Yesterday was Election Day in Israel

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Post by: Tomereader1 on March 24, 2021, 01:59:08 PM
Who won?  I haven't a newspaper yet this morning.  And I don't turn on TV until 5:00 o'clock news!  LOL.

Aviv is such a beautiful young man!  Bet he hopes you don't put that picture in his high school yearbook (when he gets there)!  What did you use to get so many bubbles?
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Post by: patricia19 on March 24, 2021, 02:00:49 PM
Love the photos!
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Post by: Amy on March 24, 2021, 03:11:11 PM
Bubble, beautiful family!!!Thank you for sharing :)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 25, 2021, 06:27:36 AM
Quote from: Tomereader1 on March 24, 2021, 01:59:08 PMWho won?  I haven't a newspaper yet this morning.  And I don't turn on TV until 5:00 o'clock news!  LOL.

Aviv is such a beautiful young man!  Bet he hopes you don't put that picture in his high school yearbook (when he gets there)!  What did you use to get so many bubbles?

Many Bubbles???

No yearbooks here, so no pictures to choose :) and anyway that would not have been a decision for me to make.

Israel's future is uncertain amid Israeli election stalemate after about 88% of the votes counted.

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Post by: Shirley on March 25, 2021, 09:11:04 PM
I'm also impressed with the amount of bubbles in that tub! Darling/handsome young man and am sure he was not thrilled to be caught on camera.... by Mom or Gram?   ;D   Illy is a doll and so nice of her to let us share her son growing up. Curious whether young can vote or was he just putting in his mother's?  Good that he is involved with the election, my gr-son that age doesn't have a clue as far as I know.

Patricia, winter is giving up (I hope) here, looking around the yard while ago & the redbud tree is "all but open", dandelions popping up everywhere so I took the digger to them, the weeds are standing tall & the wild onions are knee high on the hill. Still have the snowblower in the garage so will move it to the storage building & put my wagon back in the garage. I only used the snowblower one time all winter, not at all the last 2 years. A different cycle so not sure what to expect for summer.

Thanks for the photos, Bubble & Patricia.... Hope Amy gets a photo of Tom T.Turkey one of these days to show us...... :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 26, 2021, 01:20:17 PM
Aviv was helping his mom with the vote/ normally kids are not allowed near the polls but this year with corona,...
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Post by: Tomereader1 on March 28, 2021, 04:08:03 PM
Wishing you a beautiful Passover.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2021, 09:34:27 AM
Thanks Tomereader. We had a great celebration and too much of good food with our favorite lamb stew.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2021, 09:36:48 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2021, 09:38:37 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 29, 2021, 09:41:21 AM
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The lamb "disappeared" before I could take a photo, this is only the left over gravy!


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Post by: patricia19 on March 29, 2021, 10:29:53 AM
Bubble, how wonderful to "see" you and your family again! It must be nice to be again able to gather and celebrate! Lovely photos, thank you for posting!
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Post by: FlaJean on March 29, 2021, 10:51:13 AM
YUM!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on March 29, 2021, 12:46:21 PM
I had read, on-line, yesterday about the Seder plate (they pictured a lovely silver one), and where each item fits, and the meaning of each.  It was so nice to learn more about the Seder.  I knew some, but this article was excellent.  Always great to add knowledge to what we already know!  Do you have a Seder plate?

Your family is so beautiful and you are blessed to have had them with you for celebration!

((()))
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Post by: Shirley on March 29, 2021, 10:18:46 PM
Love the photos, people & foods. And those gorgeous amber plates! My mother had a beautiful amber fruit bowl & serving dishes that she was so proud of. Would love to see the lamb but understand it disappearing! I haven't bought lamb in years, many, many years! This is cattle country & guess the reason lamb is so expensive. Loved it when we lived in England. Thanks so much for sharing your holiday meal and the family. You are looking especially nice, feeling good? God Bless All. Shirley
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2021, 06:23:34 AM
 Tomereader, I don't have such a plate because I want to use my mom's pewter plate for this purpose. It kind of make her part of the celebration

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Shirley, I can show you the lamb of three/four years ago, bones and all.  The recipe was the same.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 30, 2021, 06:26:51 AM
Eitan of course is in London, but he had invite a friend that is a wonderful cook. He sent me photos of the meals they had for the two days feast.

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Does it makes you hungry? :)
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Post by: Amy on March 30, 2021, 06:41:42 AM
Bubble, delicious feast by all!! Yes, it made me hungry!!Thank you for sharing your photos.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on March 30, 2021, 12:00:05 PM
Bubble, So caring of you to use your Mom's pewter plate for the Seder plate. 

Yessss! All those photos of food make me hungry!  But then, I love food and cooking, but don't have the necessity of cooking a lot of the time.  I do peruse recipes and every now and then will get the urge to try something new, or just make something differently than I usually make it.  I think I have only cooked lamb once, and I loved it. I should say here that my father was a chef, but he didn't ever cook at home. He cooked in the Army, the Navy, at a CountryClub then in his later years, at local restaurants.  He sometimes did make a critical remark about something my mother had cooked! He was particularly finnicky about his green beans: ("these are overdone").  I'm surprised she never whacked him over the head with a skillet or rolling pin!
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Post by: patricia19 on March 30, 2021, 01:11:26 PM
Bubble, more delicious looking photos and yes add me to the hungry list!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2021, 12:00:48 PM
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A stroll in one of London's parks
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2021, 12:03:09 PM
Beautiful inhabitants of the park: Mandarin ducks.


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Post by: patricia19 on April 01, 2021, 12:10:47 PM
Bubble, beautiful photos from, I'm assuming, your son? You can feel the serenity in that park, lovely and calming to be able to visit. We have the same ducks but won't see them for another couple of months.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 01, 2021, 12:14:39 PM
you guessed right, Angel. He knows I enjoy photos (I use them in PSP!) so that I am able to participate to many of his outings.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 01, 2021, 12:27:38 PM
I'm sure he has a very appreciative audience here as well. I love the trees and the spacious greenery, and would spend so much time there if I could!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 01, 2021, 12:34:18 PM
Love the photos. what beautiful ducks.
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Post by: Sandy on April 01, 2021, 01:32:53 PM
Wonderful Photos, Bubble!
Thank you!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 02, 2021, 02:44:25 AM
The park is called Richmond Park - in London UK.
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Post by: Shirley on April 02, 2021, 07:42:06 AM
Oh, so nice to wake up to! Thank him for me, please, Bubble. I will get a new photo of the Mandarin ducks at the park near me, to show the difference in colors. I think mainly the neck, I don't remember the ones here having the "wavy" looking feathers on the neck. I'll probably be shocked to see they are the same, but will show, anyway. One summer we had some visit behind our house & I was so thrilled to see them up close. Your son is a master photographer (my oldest brother spent his life as a professional photographer, even for the military at one time). Gorgeous tree and love the ripples in the water. Your son knows how to find special places, who would have thought such a serene spot in busy London?!
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Post by: JeanneP on April 04, 2021, 01:53:09 PM
Bubble. Glad you could get with part of family. .not seen any of mine in 14 months.

How I miss eatin lamb. Only do when in UK. Main meat in family . Always Sunday. 

Thanks for postin new photo ..think will wait now until back to normal times. Beginning to age faster it seems. Need to get out side more for Vit.E
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 06, 2021, 08:32:54 AM
For Shirley

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Cat fish and Carp

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Hungry cat fish

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Carp and Cat fish
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Post by: Amy on April 06, 2021, 08:58:58 AM
Shirley, what awesome photos!! They really churn the water coming for their treats!!! Thank you for taking the photos and thank you Bubble for posting them!
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Post by: JaneS on April 06, 2021, 10:37:38 AM
Great pictures!  Now we know where you are, SHIRLEY!  And we've always known what you can do, BUBBLE!
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Post by: JeanneP on April 06, 2021, 12:02:06 PM
I love to fish but have alway hated when catching both those fish. Toss them back in although there are always people around you fishing that ask for them.  Lots of people do cook them i guess. Crawdads are another thing my family down south eat. Such ugly things.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on April 06, 2021, 06:05:00 PM
Carp are edible, pretty good fish, but awful to clean and thousands of bones, which is why most folk don't like them.

Catfish are great eating!  Perfect for your fish-fry!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2021, 03:01:38 AM
For JaneS

This is a picture of my great-grand-doggy, Cooper.

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Post by: Shirley on April 13, 2021, 09:26:33 AM
Awww, who wouldn't love that face? Thanks for the smile on my face, Jane & Bubble!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 13, 2021, 09:40:33 AM
What an adorable cute face! My sister had one very similar, probably twenty years ago. She called him Puppy, and he was so spoiled that she carried him everywhere. I swear that dog played off on his cuteness!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2021, 10:46:12 AM
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Day after tomorrow will be the 73rd Independence Day. Unfortunately there will be less public celebrations than usual because of the Corona.

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Post by: patricia19 on April 13, 2021, 11:44:45 AM
Happy Independence Day, Bubble!
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Post by: Denver on April 13, 2021, 11:48:51 AM
Oh COOPER..... what a cutie you are!  Thank you BUBBLE for sharing this picture. 

HAPPY 73rd INDEPENDENCE DAY ISREAL 🇮🇱
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Post by: MaryPage on April 13, 2021, 02:53:17 PM
I remember it well, Bubble.  I remember the first flag being hoisted up the pole, and President Harry S Truman recognizing the new state on behalf of the American people.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 13, 2021, 03:24:46 PM
MaryPage, hello!!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 13, 2021, 03:37:49 PM
Hello back atcha, Patricia.  We've been in touch.
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Post by: Sandy on April 13, 2021, 03:50:40 PM
MaryPage !!!!   

Good to see you posting MOM !!   
Look around there is more to see,

Sandy
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Post by: Shirley on April 13, 2021, 07:04:59 PM
Thank you, Bubble, for the reminder!  I also remember that day and thought how wonderful a "family" finally had a home of their own. Even at that age, and I'm sure it was because my two oldest brothers were in the service (Navy & Army Air Corp), the world became smaller and countries on the other side of the world were important to us.
Happy Independence Day.  :cheer:  :happydance:  :wave:
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Post by: Tomereader1 on April 13, 2021, 07:45:04 PM
MaryPage, Wow!  So very glad to see you picture, and your posts.  Didn't know if you were still amongst us, but thrilled that you are. 

I remember how you used to post about all your thousands of books!  Hope you got to read almost all of them. 

Bless your sweet heart!

Love and hugs,
Joanne
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Post by: MaryPage on April 14, 2021, 12:12:31 AM
Thank you.  No, I still have over a thousand unread books.  You see, the problem is I keep buying more that I feel I simply must read.  Obsessed is what I am.

Sandy Dapph & I have kept in touch.  We each have a great granddaughter (she has the one greatgrandchild; I have 27 with the 28th due around Halloween) of the same age: Fe and Ava.  We exchange pictures and news.

Will be 92 next month.  Do not attribute that to anything other than genetics.  Never cared for exercise or proper eating. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 14, 2021, 09:46:58 AM
For Mary Page

This is my family, minus just 3 great grandchildren, at my 90th celebration in 2019. 
I am the white head with blue shirt and white slacks holding on to great grandson Mateo, who lives in St. Louis, Missouri. 
These are the people I love, and they came from all over to show their love for me! 
These are only my descendants and their spouses;  we did not have room for my other relatives such as brothers, nieces, nephews, cousins, etc.


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scroll to see it all!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 14, 2021, 09:56:18 AM
Wondeful MaryPage, you are so blessed! 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 14, 2021, 10:03:30 AM
Welcome back, MaryPage! That's a lovely surprise today :) I am glad to see you and I hope we will soon read vivid descriptions of your location, of the grands' adventures in life. Bella's writing are still very present in my mind and how I enjoyed it.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 14, 2021, 10:06:52 AM
Mary Page...
... i have to say i am speechless, seeing the large family you have that surrounds you, you are truly blessed...Such a lovely photo...Oh and the taller lady standing next to you in the blue cardi has to be your daughter, i can so see the resemblance's...
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Post by: patricia19 on April 14, 2021, 10:07:39 AM
Bella, her brother, the bay, red flowers in blue pots, family...

It's so good to see you back onsite!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 14, 2021, 10:36:03 AM
Thank you for the compliments.  The taller lady next to me is not my daughter, she is my GRANDdaughter.  One of 13 granddaughters. Her name is Jenny and she announces on weekends and when desperately needed as a substitute at KCUR in Kansas City, Missouri.  Otherwise, she raises children.  Emily, 27 now, has left home for her own place.  She is an architect.  Sam, just turned 20, is a cellist and composer.  He attends the University of Missouri.  Simon and Max are in High School.  They are all in this photo.  Everyone came.  I was speechless all day.  It was held at my daughter Debi's place.  She lives on the water nearby.
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Post by: phyllis on April 14, 2021, 11:47:09 AM
MaryPage, I can't believe it's really you!  Not so very long ago I was thinking of you and your stories of your young life in the western mountains of Virginia and your life on the Chesapeake.  I always enjoyed your writing so much.  And, my goodness, what a family!  Surely you take the grand prize.

It was wonderful to see them and you.  It would be so nice if you could find time to come back and visit with us.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 14, 2021, 12:32:59 PM
Mary Page...
... thank you for putting me right, re, not your daughter but your grand-daughter..Your Jenny has inherited your looks...

Sending Birthday Wishes to you....
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Post by: JaneS on April 14, 2021, 01:22:10 PM
MARY PAGE, I too, love the picture of your family.  What a wonderful thing to do for your birthday!  But the best part is knowing that you still think of us.  I remember meeting you at one of the Bashes (I think in Williamsport, PA) and I always wonder about the people who impressed me at the bashes.  What a special family yu have!  Happy Birthday to you!
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Post by: Marilyne on April 14, 2021, 02:16:30 PM

Mary Page - What a beautiful family you have!   I so enjoyed seeing the photo, and knowing that all is well with you.  If you decide to return to S&F, be sure to check back into the Library~Bookself, and give us names of novels or non-fiction, that you recommend, and have enjoyed in recent years.  I followed your lead many times in the past,  and was never disappointed.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 15, 2021, 02:52:46 PM
Thankyou for your kind words, Marilyne. 

I find I do not remember much about posting;  my brain is like Swiss cheese these days: full of holes.  How do you make the letters larger?  I cannot read my own posts!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 15, 2021, 03:02:16 PM
MaryPage, here below, is what I use, the spaces of the items in the base above. Bold, Font, Size. . Just type your post in the space between coding.  I sent you an email.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 16, 2021, 03:04:42 AM
MaryPage: on your post/reply, first click on bold, then on the size of font [we usually use the 4] and then write your text where the cursor is waiting, that is between the brackets. After you finish, just hit 'post' and that's it.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 16, 2021, 11:06:44 AM
I got the B and the I.  They are precisely the same in email and WORD.  It was the font size I could not find.  That is entirely different.  So I thank Patricia & Bubble for their input.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 16, 2021, 11:45:51 AM
What a wonderful family picture.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 16, 2021, 11:59:27 AM
Well, yeah, but think about this:  I am the OLDEST in that bunch.  Yes, that makes me the boss, and I use that perk without mercy.  But I am still the oldest.  Did anyone NOT find me in the picture?

And thank you, Jean.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 16, 2021, 12:29:30 PM
MaryPage, your family took seriously the command to go forth and multiply!  :smitten:
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Post by: MaryPage on April 16, 2021, 01:00:08 PM
Yes Ma'am, they did. I think I ought to own up and remind those who do not remember, and goodness knows I find no reason why anyone Should!, that I am birthmother to only 4, and MaryMom to the other 4.  That gives me 6 granddaughters and 7 stepgranddaughters.  12 great grandchildren and 15 step great grands.  My 8 children have known one another all of their lives; they used to play together as next door neighbors.  So they really do feel like one big family, and I am the only one left of my generation;  the only one to BE the Mom.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 16, 2021, 01:01:43 PM
To all 13 granddaughters I am just "Gran."  Same for the great grands.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2021, 02:55:42 AM
Curtsy to the matriarch of this loving and lovely clan!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2021, 03:01:21 AM
Here are some photos of yesterday's birthday: Aviv is now 9 years old.
Rule from the school: not allowed to invite only 2 or 3 kids from the class. It is only boys (or girls) or the whole class. So the whole class was invited and except for 2 all came!


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On the trampoline - the present I shared with his mom
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2021, 03:04:07 AM
There was a craft teacher who occupied the kids for one hour with pre-cut shapes to paint and put together.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2021, 03:21:33 AM
Later we had our small family party in my place
1st opening his wishes, then with the cake -Yummy!


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Post by: Amy on April 17, 2021, 06:46:25 AM
Bubble, great photos of a special day! I really liked the idea of having crafts for the kids to do. Cake looks delicious! Thank you for sharing..
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Post by: patricia19 on April 17, 2021, 11:23:27 AM
Bubble, what a special day for Aviv. I agree crafts were a great idea! Illy looks great, and I envy both their curls! And the beautiful sunny day for a birthday!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 17, 2021, 12:20:05 PM
Bubble, what lovely pictures of Avis's birthday.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 17, 2021, 05:12:47 PM
Good looking boy!  Great party!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 20, 2021, 03:20:43 AM
For Shirley

I love feeding the fish & every day seems to be more big catfish. Not sure if you can tell how long the one is where you can see it's back to tail. They are right at my feet so hard to focus the camera.

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And here's the trug with winter coat. Have a heavy plastic shower curtain covering the box with brick on top, like Amy suggested, and a long ago table cloth I made out of knit that didn't need to be ironed when kids were little.

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The wild flowers & wild violets cover the hill down to the river & have invaded the grass in my yard.

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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on April 20, 2021, 04:26:25 AM
 so_P_bubble well If I were you I would get Me a dip net and try to catch some of them. they look Like a good size to , flay and no bones to worries about' I am going to build me a fish trap and try to catch some big ones. Our grand son and son in Law go down to the Lake of oar arks and set trotlines. they also go down behind the dam at lake of Ozarks and go snagging in season. catch some 60 - 70 pounds, spoon bill catfish.

Lloyd
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Post by: Amy on April 20, 2021, 06:26:51 AM
Shirley, love seeing your pet catfish! Your trug looks like mine! You did a good job on protecting your tomato plant.  Thank you for sharing and Bubble ,thank you for posting.
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Post by: Shirley on April 20, 2021, 08:30:58 AM
I'm amazed that it looks like Aviv is about as tall as his mother at 9!!! Do my eyes deceive me? He is sure handsome. Now THAT is a party & do love the school requiring invite all, saves those tender feelings that can change a child's life. Belated Happy Birthday... and bet that trampoline will get a work out daily until he is a pro on it. Illy is a wonderful mother and bet she is just passing along the way she was raised. Life can be a joy when mothers know how to love.

Thank you for posting my photos... and sharing the birthday party for Aviv. I do miss not being around my greats during this pandemic, but I don't dare take the shot.

I didn't notice that the violets showed in the photo of the trug... they cover that part of the yard & have even moved to the front this spring. I'm guessing they don't make a good ground cover when done blooming, but will wait & see.

Lloyd, those catfish are huge but the river stays contaminated & the Fish & Game magazine said a few years ago, that should only eat 4 oz in a week or month or something. I haven't checked it out because I wouldn't want the mess of cleaning, etc. I just feed anything that eats around here! I think Truman Lake & Lake of Ozarks are safe to eat from.

Mary Page, I still am impressed with your big group every time I scroll past. Looks like they were all enjoying your party as much as you! Makes all that worrying we did when they were growing up worth while, doesn't it?

Hahaha, I went back to look at the photos again and notice that Illy is standing on the ground & Aviv a step higher! I was feeling bad that my great doesn't measure up & is about a year older. I worry that "they" keep these kids too busy playing so many different sports. Soccer tournaments are overlapping the baseball season & with 3 kids they are on the go all the time. The girls are in as many sports as the boys & the whole family stays too thin with all the activities.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 20, 2021, 11:35:22 AM
Shirley, thanks for the photos today, and Bubble, thanks for posting them! I love the wildflowers, especially with our wintery spring!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 20, 2021, 05:49:08 PM
Thank you for the compliments on my family.  There were 8 children (4 step with 2 spouses and 4 birth with 3 spouses) and 13 granddaughters (7 step with 4 spouses and 6 birth with 5 spouses) and 24 great grandchildren (12 step with 1 sweetheart and 12 birth with 1 sweetheart) and 1 stepgranddaughter's step daughter and one stepdaughter's sister-in-law.  One of the sweethearts took this photo.  Actually, I think of all of them as my own.  Two of the step great grandchildren had planned to be there, but their jobs got seriously in the way.  They were devastated, because the best thing when we have these clan gatherings is seeing everyone at once; I do not kid myself that I am the attraction.

It has been a gorgeous day here on the bay, but the local paper is full of the dead spots out there getting ever bigger.  A dead spot in the water is a place where the fish and shellfish can no longer live because the oxygen has been depleted.  The oysters are disappearing, and a lot of folks, including youngsters, volunteer to reseed the bay with their spats.  In the meanwhile, the huge fleets who made their livelihoods on crabs and oysters and rockfish are no more.
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Post by: MarsGal on April 21, 2021, 07:41:20 AM
Shirley, I see you have some Asian day lilies. Lovely little orchidish looking flowers, but they get oh so leggy and spread rather quickly. I don't know what the flowers in the second pix are, but I have seen them before.

Bubble, it looks like Aviv had a great B-Day.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 23, 2021, 02:53:47 AM
For MaryPage

These are my 8 children: They are Pam, Becky, Rob, Elizabeth, Chip, Anne, Debi & Chris.

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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on April 23, 2021, 06:14:23 AM
so_P_bubble I need some help, I clicked on your Link and Only get six and a part of seventh one and none Of the eight one, in the picture. Thanks

Lloyd
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Post by: Amy on April 23, 2021, 06:44:47 AM
Lloyd, there is a bar at the bottom of the photo click on that and slide it to the right.


Mary Page ,nice looking family you have. Bet you have a lot of fun when you all get together.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 23, 2021, 07:03:31 AM
Mary Page...
...what a lovely family photo of all your children in the group together...
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Post by: JaneS on April 23, 2021, 07:44:19 AM
Oh my!  You were busy when they were growing up!  But what a reward you have now!  They are all beautiful!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 23, 2021, 11:25:49 AM
Hi Jane! Four are step children, but I have known them all of their lives.  Well, Robby & Betsy were 4 & 6 when they moved next door. Chris & Pam were born while we all lived next to one another.  Their mother was one of my lifetime dear friends.  After my husband died in 1997 and Sue died in 2001, Bob & I married, to the great delight of both sets of kids, who had played together as children.  This photo was the same day as the all family photo: June 22, 2019 for the purpose of celebrating my 90th, which took place the previous month.  They came from all over.  Everyone thinks they look like one family, and people swear Pam & Becky have to be sisters.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 23, 2021, 12:03:15 PM
MaryPage, it's so nice to put names and faces together to go with those I've heard about! What a lovely family you have!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 23, 2021, 12:16:55 PM
Lovely family photos!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 23, 2021, 12:30:52 PM
Thank you, Patricia; you always say such nice things.  By age, they are Rob, Elizabeth, Anne, Becky, Chris, Debi, Pam & Chip. Robby is a retired lawyer and CPA, and he travels the world.  He has had to cancel a number of planned trips due to Covid.  His next one is to be Iceland in July.  Hope it works out for him.  He takes what I call adventure tours.  That is, he does things more than just looks at stuff.  He has climbed up to Base Camp on Everest and done Kilimanjaro to the top and a few others. I hugely enjoy his itineraries vicariously. I have a corner of this apartment dedicated to just photos of him in famous spots.  Betsy is a great artist. Anne is a nurse. Rebecca has retired from teaching Elementary School. Chris is retired navy and will soon retire from his 2nd career as CFO for a firm in Virginia. Debi is a very recently retired High School French teacher.  She also taught Spanish and Latin. Pam is a veterinarian and Chip is a retired book seller who takes care of his mother.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 23, 2021, 01:23:23 PM
It says a lot for all the parents and all the children for how their lives are and have turned out! Would that we had more children feeling safe to dream and accomplish those dreams!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 26, 2021, 03:40:37 AM
for MaryPage


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My 13 granddaughters.

Folk have a hard time believing I have 13 granddaughters and NO grandsons, but it is true.  By the way, having been taken on the same day as the huge full-clan photo, folks can look for the 8 children in the clan picture: they are all there.  So are the 13 granddaughters all there.

Here they are, back row: Kathryn, Deborah, Joanna, Helaine, Angela, Christy, Melissa, Tracy, Paige, and Judith.  Those in the little group in front are: Jenny, Maria & Kim.  I adore them all.  Each one has a special relationship with me for a different reason.  Each one is an amazing woman with incredible accomplishments.

I'm prejudiced, yes!
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Post by: Amy on April 26, 2021, 05:23:13 AM
MaryPage, beautiful grandchildren! Prejudiced, no.........just one PROUD grandmother. 
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Post by: JaneS on April 26, 2021, 06:35:11 AM
Actually, MARY-PAGE, you're pretty normal for a mother/grandmother!  You have a special family!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 26, 2021, 11:22:04 AM
I agree with Amy and Jane! You have a beautiful, loving  family MaryPage!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 26, 2021, 12:22:21 PM
Awww! Thank you each to pieces. People wonder how it is they all look so much alike, and recently Ancestry let me in on something that sort of kind of solved THAT! No, not secret parenting given away by DNA, as we have been reading so many instances of lately.  DNA info expanded, I call it.  Bob's heritage was rather simpler than my own: he appears to have been half English and half Norwegian.  Both came to America and settled in Minnesota and along came Bob; the greatest combination EVer! 

For my part, it is a bit more complicated.  For one thing, my ancestors came over a couple of centuries earlier, and it takes a LOT more states to show where they were to be found.  Also, on my mother's mother's side, where they are mostly pre-Revolutionary Irish who settled in waaaaay upstate New York, near the Canadian Border, there was a French Canadian who married a Mohawk Squaw and had a daughter who married one of those Irish, and they were my direct ancestors.  So besides the ocean of Irish, there is French and there is Native American from my Mother.  On my father's side, I had thought, from books and piles and piles of information handed down, English was the greater part, with a touch of Scot and Welsh and German and, I expected, Viking.  My granddaughter Maria gave a bunch of us Ancestry.com kits for Christmas some years ago.  Then I learned, to my great surprise, the largest component in me, from my father, is the Scottish!  No wonder I squeeze a penny until it yells out!

Yep, more Scottish than English, albeit the English is very much there.  And the Welsh shows up.  And Hey, Hey!  Watta ya say!  There is the Viking I had sensed, knowing a number of them probably had their way with my ancestresses whilst on their raids. Just ordinary History books had told me that years and years ago.  But I kind of sort of expected them to be a Scandinavian mix.  Well, Ancestry says not.  Ancestry identifies them as Norwegian!

So these girls share pretty much a lot of common bloodlines in the amount of English and Norwegian each side carries.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 26, 2021, 01:04:57 PM
Again very interesting. You do have a way with words, MaryPage!

I had always heard mainly Irish from my maternal line with Welsh and Scots from my paternal side. One maternal great uncle had done a lot of family research pre-computer in the fifties and sixties. So I knew that the Irish side had been transported from the Shannon area to Charleston, SC in the mid seventeen forties by the British over the sale of a horse.

I knew that the Vikings liked to raid the Irish coast due to the predominance of monasteries, so when Ancestory.com came out, I decided to double-check those family stories.

Mine came back with the majority Irish, and the other Celtic side half Welsh and Scots. So, those family stories matched up. The four percent Swedish and two percent Norwegian matched up with my reading. I also discovered that the farming side that was so prevalent in my family was also prevalent in the ancestral countries. There were never any wealthy people in my background.

After my generation, there were many more ethnicities brought into both maternal and paternal lines.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 26, 2021, 01:08:31 PM
Mary Page...
...Glad you explained the lack of males, that was the one first thing that caught my eye, why were the men being left out, well now i know, there aren't any.......
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Post by: MaryPage on April 26, 2021, 02:14:24 PM
You are right, Jackie.  I have 6 blood granddaughters and 1 step one from my oldest blood daughter marrying a man who was divorced with one little girl.  So Tracy, the oldest of this bunch, is my very own step granddaughter, and I've had her since she was five.  She is a delight.

Everyone we knew was flabbergasted that Bob and I each had all girls in the grandchild generation.  Well, truth to tell, so were we!  You are correct: no boys at all in that generation of my family.

But the boys own the majority, I think by only 1 though, in the great grand generation.

I was sick about your description of trying to get your 2nd vaccination, and proud of you for persevering. I doubt I would have done nearly so well as you.

Just for fun, two of these granddaughters are Big Deals.  Well, actually each of the 13 is, but in a different way.  These two have titles: each is a Vice President of a big concern.  Both are steps belonging to Bob.  The one 4th from the left in the back row, Helaine, is Vice President in charge of Marketing for a humongous bank.  The one next to her, Angela, 5th from the left, is Vice President in charge of Actuary Services in an insurance company.  The one on the far right of the front 3 is probably going to wind up the richest.  She has a great job with a large company, but has also opened her own gift store and her own restaurant.  She also sells a line of candles on line.  Kim.  Angela's sister
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 26, 2021, 04:48:01 PM
Mary Page...
... you must have done something right to have had such bright children to produce such bright grand children for you...you must be very proud of their business achievements, of reaching Vice Presidents...I admire the young lady who has opened her own gift store and marvel at how she also manages to run a restaurant as well, along with her day job...Does she know there is only 24 hours in the day....when does she find time to relax...
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Post by: MaryPage on April 26, 2021, 05:42:10 PM
Jackie, you've hit the nail right on the head: she is exhausted. Fortunately, she has a wonderful husband to help out, but he recently had Covid (and no, this is not a script I wrote), and is still recuperating. She only has one child (a daughter), so that helps.  And Kim is very organized. Still, I don't know how she does it.  I hear from her less than I used to, but get a great email every couple of months.  Kiersten will be 14 next month.  Kim, Angela and Deborah are sisters, the children of my stepson Chris, who lives in Virginia.  Kim & Angela live in Oklahoma City and Deborah lives in Hawaii. Angela, the actuary, has just one child, Emma, as well.  She will be 9 in June, and she and Kiersten are great friends and like sisters.  As for Chris, I can remember when he was born and my looking for the car to arrive from the hospital the day he came home so I could hold him and check him out.  He will probably retire next month!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 26, 2021, 05:44:23 PM
Not next month; next year. Overtired Old Crone moment.
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Post by: Amy on April 27, 2021, 08:16:32 AM
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Post by: JaneS on April 27, 2021, 08:46:24 AM
AMY, I heard this picture had been posted on Facebook and that David had commented that he sent it to you.  It was a lovely party and a great weekend but it's not over yet.  Because my son was away for the weekend and couldn't come to this party, I'm having dinner with him and his family toningt.  And that will be the last celebration!  I do have a wonderful family!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 27, 2021, 09:13:45 AM
Jane, how nice to "see" you on your birthday! You do have a wonderful family!
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Post by: Amy on April 27, 2021, 09:26:01 AM
Bubble, thank you for resizing the photo ..
Jane, have an enjoyable dinner tonight..
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on April 27, 2021, 09:26:48 AM
Jane...
...it is lovely to see you...I will happily toast a glass of champagne with you on your Special Day, even though i am teetotal...I see you already have the two glasses ready... ;)
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Post by: Shirley on April 27, 2021, 09:33:27 AM
Ah, Janie, you are looking fantastic!  What a great birthday series of bashes from your kids. Does it almost feel like a "back to normal" time?  Thank you Amy (and Bubble) for helping to share the party with us.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 27, 2021, 10:49:21 AM
Oh Happy Day!  Hooray, hooray!  So nice to see you being gay!  May many delights adorn your way!
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Post by: Denver on April 27, 2021, 01:10:55 PM
JANE,, what a beautiful picture of you celebrating YOUR DELIGHTFUL DAY🥰🥰 You have not changed a bit since I last saw you at the PA BASH!  I snagged this picture so I will have it forever‼️  HAPPY BIRTHDAY 💐
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Post by: MarsGal on April 28, 2021, 06:58:56 AM
Happy Birthday, Jane! What a lovely picture. You look great.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 28, 2021, 09:01:57 AM
For Shirley

Took a few photos this morning, I am so excited how much the lettuce is growing & the Early Girl tomato plants have blooms, as well as that big Beef Steak plant that had blooms when I bought it.
They dropped off those 2 nights below freezing, even though covered, but got more again.

The last shot is closer to the fence around the yard & shows more the difference in altitude above the river.
All those trees have grown since we bought this place, not a single sprout in the first years photos.


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Post by: Amy on April 28, 2021, 09:12:47 AM
WOW Shirley, our plants have yet to come into the  stores, soon though. Soon you will be eating toasted tomato sandwiches with fresh picked lettuce on it.

Sent you an email..
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Post by: JaneS on April 28, 2021, 09:33:49 AM
I have just one word to say.....WOW!!!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 28, 2021, 09:53:34 AM
Wow indeed, Shirley!
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Post by: MaryPage on April 28, 2021, 11:57:17 AM
Impressive!

One of my granddaughters sells, from her home only, salad gardens for kitchens.  They come in all sizes, from quite small to enough for a humongous family. She herself has a medium size one for their family of five. I could not possibly get one in my kitchen, but most of the family have them now. You can grow whatever you want in the way of green stuff for salad making, and tomatoes, as well and all. I am unable to show you a picture, but you can Goggle them.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 28, 2021, 12:02:22 PM
I should say I am not talking about pots, but cabinets.  Large cabinets with lights in them.  They are glass and metal and have shelves with plants, the number of shelves depending upon the size of the cabinet.
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Post by: Shirley on April 28, 2021, 01:47:31 PM
Thank you, Bubble, as usual you made the photos look better than what I sent! I am thrilled with my garden so far but not sure if I need to build a house around it to save from this awful wind & hail we get so often!

Mary Page, this is not the same kind as what I find at the summer outdoor markets.... and I do hope the tomatoes taste like the old fashioned ones (without worms). Seems most of the growers around here are doing like your kids, and I do like the idea of no sprays or bad fertilizers, so
hope these don't taste like "hot house" since they are in the real sun. Not right now but as soon as I get my rear in gear to uncover! :-[

Thank you all for the comments, I'm like a kid with a new toy, one that I can eat! And my plan is to fix a salad like my grandmother's, with "a teaspoon of sugar to a tablespoon of vinegar, & wilt it with hot bacon bits & grease". Took me years to realize I wasn't limited to that teaspoon & tablespoon.... haha, I was not a born cook! :-\

Those darn yellow dandelions are driving me nuts, I take my "picker" out nearly every day & gather a shopping bag full, but the hill behind & neighbor on one side is covered. I'm not willing to use sprays that kill the birds & make the cats sick when they lick their paws.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 28, 2021, 02:21:07 PM
Shirley, I love the looks of your garden.  Is the garden in what you all are calling a trug?  Such a good idea.

Lovely photo of the grandchildren, Mary Page.  I only have grandsons---no girls.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 28, 2021, 02:37:47 PM
A very short video I made of swans gliding together on the water.  Interesting that swans mate for life.

https://www.vimeo.com/538364536
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Post by: patricia19 on April 28, 2021, 02:41:41 PM
Jean, I loved it! I'll have to find and post a photo I have of the two types of local swans
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Post by: Amy on April 28, 2021, 02:53:54 PM
Jean, I also loved watching the swans plus the music.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 28, 2021, 03:50:50 PM
There is nothing more beautiful in nature than swans swimming.  Love them!  The music that fits that best, IMHO, is "The Swan" from Saint Saens "The Carnival of the Animals.  I don't know what it is to be able to compose music or draw or paint; I don't know how those so gifted hear and see things, but I'll tell you, that man wrote the perfect piece.  Whenever I hear it, I see swans such as these (thank you, Jean) and whenever I see swans swimming, I hear that music! Genius! (not me, the composer!)
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Post by: Shirley on April 28, 2021, 03:56:17 PM
Beautiful, Jean. I tried to leave a comment but couldn't remember my password... Been a long time since we've done videos! Great job. Long, long ago (grin)... I used to watch the swans on the River Thames, when we lived in England. I was told that "all the swans on the river belonged to the Queen".... They looked like yours, suppose some migrated? 

Oh, yes, this is a trug like Amy's husband builds. My kids bought me one for either Christmas or birthday & finally got it put together last month. They were hard to find 6 months ago but now it seems every store sells them.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 29, 2021, 11:28:14 AM
Thank you for your nice comments.

Patricia, I look forward to seeing photos of the local swans.  Everything in Alaska interests me.  It is one of the very few states I haven't traveled to.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 30, 2021, 01:12:48 PM
Jean, I think your swans are Mute Swans. From what I have read, they are becoming the most common swan in the States, and some places are beginning to find them a nuisance.  All that aside, I find them lovely. This is also the variety we are most likely to see in my area of the world.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 01, 2021, 07:35:53 PM
I have spent the last few days going through my stashes of PSP and other stuff to clean some out and reorganize others. And I found this from 2017 Halloween! Talk about a trip down memory lane!


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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 02, 2021, 09:38:41 AM
I wonder about Sato... It's been a long time. Same as for Sachiko :(
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Post by: patricia19 on May 02, 2021, 10:23:25 AM
I knew Sachiko was ill, but that was several months ago. I knew Sato posted on Facebook, but I deleted my FB account some time ago, so I no longer see his posts.

I wonder if you or anyone can post all the names on your ghost graphic, Bubble?

I don't know the woman under Gloria nor the woman under Jack, altho she looks very familiar and perhaps someone close to Callie?
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Post by: patricia19 on May 02, 2021, 01:14:47 PM
Here are some past photos of swans at the Refuge for Jean.


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Post by: patricia19 on May 02, 2021, 01:15:43 PM
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Post by: MaryPage on May 02, 2021, 08:05:30 PM
That's a Trumpeter, Patricia.  I have yet to get the hang of "liking" your post.  The biggest problem is I only remember things for about 10 seconds, if that.  in my current condition, I doubt I could successfully pass First Grade again.  I think they would label me retarded.  Actually, I don't recall the use of that word when I was very small.  I think the term was backward, but what do I know? 

Well, I know this, Girlfriend: I am more likely to be correct about something back in the nineteen thirties than I am about anything in this 21st centure!

So put a like on your post for me.  Or does that show up as you liking you?
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Post by: MaryPage on May 02, 2021, 08:07:36 PM
Including spelling century.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 02, 2021, 08:23:49 PM
MaryPage, see the word like at the bottom left of someone's printed post? Click that, and you're done. I don't think the likes show on your own posts.

In the Interior, we have two types of swans, Trumpeters and Tundra swans. Sometimes we'll see a few Whooper Swans visiting from Asia.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 03, 2021, 05:40:55 AM
Sorry Angel, but I am a terrible physiognomist, I did not even recognized a next door neighbor in the street and she was horribly offended.
Why don't you type on a  copy of that photo the names of those you know and then others can add to it? You or I can do the typing if/when other will provide the missing names.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 03, 2021, 06:13:27 AM
It is me underneath Gloria...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 03, 2021, 10:22:18 AM
Back to school after Corona pause: Homework!

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Post by: MaryPage on May 03, 2021, 11:05:34 AM
I am still doing something wrong.  I clicked on like and it turned to UNLIKE!!!!  Which was not my choice.  I assumed the word you meant was like, but it does not seem to be!  I am a very slow learner these days, which is hard to take.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 03, 2021, 11:41:04 AM
MaryPage, after you click on like, the next default setting changes to unlike so if you want to change your mind and not click like, you can.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 03, 2021, 11:54:53 AM
Okay, I'll do so.  From the top, on the S&F  ghost PSP graphic;

Patricia, JaneS, Larry, Don, Cotton Candy, Gloria. The second row is June, JeanneP. Jack, Don, unknown.

The third row is Chia, Sato, Callie, Phyllis, Shirley, and Joan.



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Post by: patricia19 on May 03, 2021, 11:58:31 AM
Aviv is such a nice-looking boy with that curly top!

Hows he doing with his written Hebrew?
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Post by: FlaJean on May 03, 2021, 12:58:19 PM
Patricia, enjoyed those photos!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 03, 2021, 01:03:03 PM
Thanks Jean, they're a bit older and not so clear without zoom but there you go.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 03, 2021, 01:21:47 PM
Unknown is me...Jackie...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 03, 2021, 01:46:32 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 03, 2021, 01:47:52 PM
Quote from: patricia19 on May 03, 2021, 11:58:31 AMAviv is such a nice-looking boy with that curly top!

Hows he doing with his written Hebrew?


Hebrew is easy for him. English is difficult for him!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 03, 2021, 01:52:49 PM
Bubble...
...thank you for acknowledging it is me, yes it is me, :) even if there are doubters classing my photo as " unknown " after i have posted it is me.....
I recognise all members and the face and name of Chia has just jolted my memory and come back to me of who she was...
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Post by: patricia19 on May 03, 2021, 01:59:31 PM
Thanks Bubble, that's better than my attempt, and thanks for filling in the unknown.

I had my memory mixed up as I thought he was having issues writing in Hebrew. Thanks for correcting me.
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Post by: Amy on May 03, 2021, 02:00:22 PM
Bubble, what a great photo of Aviv...studious young man  he is!!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 07, 2021, 05:03:21 PM
For Amy,


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Post by: Amy on May 07, 2021, 05:07:25 PM
Patricia, Gala  or Breaburn or Cameo? Left a site for you to check out in S & F
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Post by: Tomereader1 on May 08, 2021, 05:48:23 PM
Looks like a Gala, to me.  Maybe a Braeburn.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 08, 2021, 06:04:39 PM
The apple has a bite-back sharp taste and a firm texture. I won't eat them plain. A Gala has a mild taste, so it isn't that. It doesn't look like a Braeburn but more like a Macintosh, yellow with red patches.
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Post by: Sandy on May 08, 2021, 09:16:28 PM
So_P,
how many years of English is required in Aviv's
school?    How many other languages are required?
Beside Hebrew and English?     I understand
that English is not an easy language to learn. 
As rules change which is never fun!!   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2021, 04:15:19 AM
Sandy, Aviv started with English in 3rd grade and will continue every grade after that. In another 2 or 3 year he'll have an additional language depending of schools and it will be French or Arabic. After that I know that my daughter  added Spanish. Curriculum gets changes with the reforms dictated by succeeding Ministry of education. So, we'll see!
Aviv has a good ear for languages, but is attention span is short - maybe because he is hyper-active.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2021, 12:09:09 PM
There is a small river that runs through the town of Tel Aviv.
This week end Illy and Aviv went with another couple and their 3 children to visit the source of the river and have a day of fun in the water.
Here are some photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2021, 12:10:29 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2021, 12:14:00 PM
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As you can see it was a beautiful day.
These new friends are new immigrants from Holland.
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Post by: Amy on May 09, 2021, 12:41:45 PM
What a fun day for all!! I see the children are enjoying the water.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 09, 2021, 01:38:08 PM
Bubble, what a nice family outing! I love how warm and sunny it looks there!

What type of fish, if any, is in the waters?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 09, 2021, 01:51:57 PM
I have no idea... maybe none!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 09, 2021, 02:25:22 PM
There should be some type or else the water would become stagnant. My search engine says tilapia
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 10, 2021, 01:50:44 AM
How can the water be stagnant if the river flows to the sea?
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Post by: Shirley on May 10, 2021, 08:36:30 AM
Love how Illy shares her activities with you & us. I remember those days when we'd get to play in a creek & listen to the frogs. My mother would take a couple rocks to click together to start the frogs "talking". My smiles are wasted on the computer screen, but your photos sure started my day off happy. Thank you!
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Post by: MaryPage on May 10, 2021, 12:22:20 PM
Oh, I've never heard of that before, Shirley: the rocks to call the frogs to talk.  Amazing!  Thank you for sharing!

Patricia, that apple could also be a Honey Crisp.  Honey Crisps are my favorites now.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 10, 2021, 01:10:58 PM
Bubble, I worded that wrong, a not uncommon practice of mine. I was trying to say that an oxygenated river would have fish and other water-based life if it were moving. Thus I wondered what type of fish were there.

Shirley, I never heard of cracking rocks together to call the frogs. The frogs we have here are small and only one toad, a western one.
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Post by: JaneS on May 10, 2021, 11:17:14 PM
Loved ALL the pictures!  The kids look like they're having a ball!!

BUBBLE, I sent you some pictures.  I guess you didn't get them.  Shall I try again?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 11, 2021, 03:13:56 AM
Please do, Jane. I never got them :(
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 11, 2021, 07:47:31 AM
For JaneS

My daughter, Christy, definitely inherited
her grandfather's farming instinct!


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Post by: Amy on May 11, 2021, 08:44:18 AM
Jane, just beautiful!! Christy and helper did a fantastic job!!! :thumbup:
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Post by: JaneS on May 11, 2021, 09:19:20 AM
Thanks BUBBLE!

The tree in the one pic is dogwood and it's mate is in the other corner of the yard.  She does do a nice job, doesn't she.  There are 3 tomato plants and one pepper plant which are still too small to see.  My "tired" was a "happy tired"!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 11, 2021, 11:18:23 AM
Let me add ditto to the previous comments, Jane, and I love your small porch owl!

Here we woke up this morning to the greening, so I guess spring has arrived!
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Post by: JaneS on May 11, 2021, 01:37:41 PM
The owl is part of my friend, Mavis's collection.  When she passed away in Dec. her son was kind enough to let my other neighbor and I have some things to remember her.  I actually have two owls.  The other one is inside but will be moving out soon.  As I pass it every morning I always say, "Good Morning Mavis.  I really miss you!"  And I know she hears! 
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Post by: Shirley on May 11, 2021, 02:15:16 PM
Great job, Christy & Mom!  Oh, how I envy you those dogwood trees. I plant all kinds of trees but dogwood has never survived. "Down the street" is the ONLY dogwood I've ever seen in Wichita. The Kansas City area is full of it. Thanks for posting, both you & Bubble.
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Post by: MaryPage on May 11, 2021, 10:33:14 PM
Lovely to see the younger generations pick up on making the earth bloom. That's a very attractive neighborhood, Jane.  I wondered if the owl were meant to be useful, or decorative.


Today Chip & I went to the most fantastic nursery in this county and I bought 9 more geraniums and 1 verbena.  I chose 3 different shades of pink geraniums, while the verbena is the richest deep purple I have ever seen.  I divided that into 4 parts and planted those in with the already planted salmon-colored geraniums in the 4 largest blue pots on the kitchen balcony.  Tomorrow, I will plant the 9 new geraniums on the bayside balcony off of the living room and my bedroom.

I also bought a large Great Horned Owl.  I swear!  It's name is Ezra Hoot, the Ezra being my contribution and the Hoot being Chip's.  The purpose is to have a security guard to warn off the myriad birds who come down to my railing from the apartment above, where they feed them rather lavishly.  They have been using my railing for their powder room; I assume so as not to soil their dining room upstairs.  We are hoping Ez will cure that messy problem.  It is against the rules here in Chesapeake Harbour to feed the birds from these balconies for just that reason, but I will not complain to the condominium board.  I may have hopes that someone else will notice and let slip something, but that neighbor has been here the entire 18 years I have, and she is suffering from serious kidney disease now. I expect her husband thought to distract her from her pitiful state.  Good on him.

My new employee is 100% plastic, but he looks like the real thing from just a little way off, and his head swivels around.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 13, 2021, 05:49:46 AM
The beautiful sunset last night.
Nature doesn't pay attention to wars or rockets exploding around.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 13, 2021, 06:30:31 AM
You are so right Bubble...such a beautiful sunset...one of life's natural wonders....
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Post by: patricia19 on May 13, 2021, 11:26:19 AM
A lovely photo Bubble and a sign that this will pass; life does go on even with the political machinings of men. Stay safe!
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Post by: Shirley on May 13, 2021, 03:53:06 PM
Beautiful, Bubble. I remember right after 9/11 when we were all so shocked at the disaster, I took photos of the sky, same sky all over the world but each of us sees it a tad different. Thanks for reminding us today. "Peace be with you".............and be safe!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on May 13, 2021, 04:26:36 PM
I have been worrying about you, Bubble. Are you in a safe area?

I would have thought since Eid began at sundown yesterday, there would be a slowing of all this violence. Guess nothing stands in the way of revolution.
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Post by: MaryPage on May 14, 2021, 10:24:55 AM
Be safe, Dear Bubble.  What a terrifying world we live in.  Nowadays, I think there is no spot on this planet that can be truly labeled a safe place.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 14, 2021, 11:25:20 AM
Why must humans feel the right on destroying - damaging our beautiful planet, our wildlife - nature - our trees - human beings - wars...we are only here for a short while, so why do some humans feel they have the right to destroy what is only lent to us...our world, all should learn to live in PEACE - HARMONY - SERENITY - TRANQUILITY...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 14, 2021, 12:02:22 PM
I am staying at home, thankful that this town -midway in Israel- is apparently out of range for the rockets. I hope we can soon find a compromise for both sides and for a long-long period. We only experienced one night of blaring sirens...
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Post by: patricia19 on May 14, 2021, 12:50:59 PM
Unfortuntely, organized religion has caused more wars, destruction and death than any other cause.
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Post by: FlaJean on May 15, 2021, 07:32:43 PM
Patricia, Sad but true.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2021, 03:32:02 AM
For Shirley

The wisteria is showing off this year, keep meaning to drove
around to other side of river to see how it looks from the
sunny side.  And the monster plants in the trug are
going to need help soon.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2021, 03:32:46 AM
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Post by: JaneS on May 21, 2021, 06:52:17 AM
Good work, SHIRLEY!  Everything is gorgeous and it looks like you're going to have some goodies to eat in the not too distant future.  Sure makes me think I want a trug!  Not sure I want the work, though!
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Post by: MarsGal on May 21, 2021, 07:26:28 AM
Lovely pictures, Shirley. And there is a Bachelor's Button, a childhood favorite because my patch attracted the Goldfinches.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 21, 2021, 11:48:56 AM
Lovely looking Shirley! We cannot even plant outside until Memorial Day!

Irises, particularly bearded ones and daisies, grow wild, along with morning glories, but it only greened up recently. However, we're now at nineteen daily hours of daylight.
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Post by: Shirley on May 21, 2021, 01:31:33 PM
Thank you, Bubble, as always, you make the photos look better than the ones I send you. That wet iris was from real rain, I didn't spray it to get that look. MarsGal, I forgot they are called Bachelor Buttons.... we always called them "cornflowers". My mother called them by their real names, all flowers, but whatever locals called anything as we moved around, I would get into the habit. Ever since we've lived in this house (since 1988) my flower beds have been loaded with the blue flowers, they pop up anywhere & I would water them & pull straight up & replant. The driveway cracks & yard would be full so I was moving them all the time. This year this is the only one that came up so I re-planted in the pot to be safe.

Jane, my kids did the putting together & dumping the dirt in, so only effort on my part was putting the seeds & 5 tomato plants in. The reason for 5 was 2 Big Boys, 2 Early Girls & the big one in the middle, a Beef Steak. Lots of blooms but still nary a little green tomato. :'(

Patricia, I forgot to send the photos of the various colored columbine that also just grows where it wants. Only thing I can think of is came from a package of "mixed" wildflower seeds I planted years ago. They spread their own seeds & take care of themselves. I moved a lot of the tiger lilies down to the river bank but the trees have grown so big they don't get much chance to bloom. Old deserted farms always have them as well as wild roses & iris that takes care of itself when the farmers moved on. My parents neighbor's son spends his summers visiting all over the US to photo roses around those deserted farms. Had some gorgeous photos & teacher that he is, had each researched & named.

Thank you all for the comments. I don't have a green thumb but certainly appreciate what grows around me. I had red poppies at the house we built, got the start from my mother. She called them "Annie's poppies" because they came from her oldest sister's farm. The house we lived in until I was 6 had a big rose bush that would be covered in yellow roses every year. That also came from her sister so had special meaning, but she never got a start of it.

Wishing you all a happy day filled with beauty! Shirley 
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Post by: patricia19 on May 21, 2021, 02:23:58 PM
Shirley, there are dozens of summer flowers and even hedge plants around rivers hundreds of miles from any settled habitation.

The prevailing thought is that they're from birds eliminating. 🐦  A type of natural composting?
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Post by: Shirley on May 21, 2021, 06:41:05 PM
Believe you are right, Patricia, because we have a variety of trees down along the river and some I have never seen around here. That is a gorgeous view, so peaceful (over in the "Show Me a Picture)... I looked & figured I talk when I got here. ;D  Had to get a birthday card ready for Amelia (remember that little troll doll, she will be 7 the 30th of May). A little money so she can pick out something she doesn't have (if there is such a thing! Organizing, trying to clean the kitchen cabinets off enough to see the color of them. Have not had a chance to try out the new juicer because it has to be washed first. Always something. ;D
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Post by: Sandy on May 21, 2021, 08:26:09 PM
Wonderful photos Everyone! 

I am going to move the one I posted of Fe over here
where it should be.   

Sandy
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Post by: Sandy on May 21, 2021, 08:29:27 PM
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Fe getting ready for Kindergarten !
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Post by: Sandy on May 21, 2021, 08:56:16 PM
Fe went to her Kindergarten today
and while she was there ,  and they were waiting for their
turn to go inside,  she said to her Mother, 
are they going to call me when we get home??? 

She didn't know that she was going into the
actual school room  ..  (one at a time of course) 
where she got to talk to the teachers and they
got to know her. 

Because of Covid,  she has been so use to
doing everything over the phone at home,  that she didn't
realize that school now meant going
to the School days now and being with other
kids teachers etc... 

How very sad that is that our little Fe who spent
so many months going with her mother to nursing homes
and doing work with people from the Congo that have
moved here to Maine... But had to stop a year ago
because of Covid...    Her little life changed so
much ...  how awful,  for everyone. 

But in September she will officially start
school in her school...  Again with other
people and kids her own age. 

I think when you take a year away from a five year old,
that is a big loss  for everyone.   

But the times are a changing and soon life will
become more normal in another way for Fe and all the
other little people who have suffered so
much from our Covid year. 

Academically she is all caught up and doing great. 
But socially she has to REACLIMATE to life after
Covid. 

All is well,  so I am very thankful
Sandy

(This ALL SEEMS SO PETTY  when I think of people
living with WAR in their back yards  etc etc etc .. )
 :'(  :'(  :'(
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Post by: Marilyne on May 22, 2021, 12:13:18 AM

Sandy -  An adorable, prize winning photo of Fe!    That pose looks professional :thumbup: I agree that one year of being isolated, is very hard on a young child.  Remember that most other kids her age are in the same boat.  Older school kids have had a difficult time as well.   Here's hoping they all adjust quickly, when school starts again.
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Post by: MaryPage on May 22, 2021, 12:55:36 AM
Oh, Shirley: I enjoyed those pictures SO much! Thank you.

How lovely to see that adorable picture of Fe. Sandy Dapph & I have been exchanging photos since her Fe and my Ava were born.  As I recall, not very well, one of them is several weeks older than the other. Ava turned 5 on April 22nd. She has been lucky in being able to attend school classes without interruption, as she goes to St. Anne's, a private school run by Episcopalian nuns. She started in pre-pre kindergarten. I will ask Sandy to post a photo of Ava next to one of Fe. I love the name Fe, but absolutely adore the name Ophelia.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 22, 2021, 01:55:29 AM
Sandy...
...she ( Fe ) is the prettiest flower in her garden...although there is a yellow Rose named " Bright Smile.."
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Post by: Sandy on May 22, 2021, 02:21:43 AM
Ava And Fe



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They are so special  Fe's birthday is April 29
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Post by: Sandy on May 22, 2021, 02:55:37 AM
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Post by: Sandy on May 22, 2021, 03:02:04 AM
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Post by: Amy on May 22, 2021, 06:45:50 AM
Shirley, how I wish we could grow wisteria, the iris is perfect with the dew drops on it. You have a fantastic crop in your trug! Everything looks so healthy. Beautiful photos!

Sandy, Fe is a little diamond in the flowers. Can't believe she is 5 already.....how time flies!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 22, 2021, 08:47:27 AM
MaryPage, Ava is a little doll! I wonder, Sandy if Ava and Fe will ever meet? Now that would be something to be brought together by friends, family, and the internet! Both girls are darling!
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Post by: MaryPage on May 22, 2021, 12:05:57 PM
I've wondered that recently, too, Patricia.  Who knows.  Isn't it fun, though, that they are each sort of cocking their heads in the same way and in the same direction.  I love sharing Ava with Sandy and getting Fe in return.  I imagine Fe a world famous actor who is known by only one name: Ophelia.  I think probably because I want her to use her whole name someday!  As for Ava, I think she may be headed for being an artist.  She started with that before she was a year old, and her attention to detail is astonishing. Other than that, she's just a sweet little girl.
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Post by: MaryPage on May 22, 2021, 12:13:29 PM
Oh, funny story. The family tradition is to watch the Kentucky Derby on TV having had each family member put in a quarter.  The winner gets all but one quarter.  The holder of the ticket for the LAST horse gets their quarter back.  We've been doing that since I was little and we only had radio with which to LISTEN to that great race.

Well, John asked Ava which horse she wanted.  Ava looked at the pictures, and went for the one with the PINK blanket and the number 8. Not shy, Ava has told us all repeatedly, and will tell perfect strangers, even though they rarely ask, that her favorite color is pink, her favorite number is 8, her favorite planet is Saturn, and her favorite thing is the Disney Princesses.  So no one was surprised by her choice of horse.

That being the Winner of the Kentucky Derby!  Ava is In The Money!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 22, 2021, 02:13:59 PM
Now that sounds like a five-year-old! The ones I've known of either sex seemed strong-minded.

On another note, I would have said Ava's the actress and Fe, the artist, just by their photos!

When my daughter was that age and older, all she wanted to do was sing.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 22, 2021, 05:40:54 PM
These two following commercial, not mine, photos are of Fairbanks in the mid-nineties. What's changed is, (besides larger), is that the powers that be have kept us in pre-annual construction since 2010! I'm not sure if that's a good thing. These photos show the five rivers.


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Post by: patricia19 on May 22, 2021, 05:49:50 PM
Before and after they cut down the trees last fall. We weren't happy!


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Post by: patricia19 on May 22, 2021, 05:55:00 PM
The following three photos are of wildflowers at the sanctuary, taken probably in 2019. The first is breaded irises. The others, morning glories, perhaps?


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Post by: Sandy on May 22, 2021, 09:15:01 PM
Pretty Flowers!  When Fe signs
her name she signs it "Ophelia"..   Fe is her family nick name,
but she is entering school as "Ophelia" ...  I hope thAT STICKS
TOO!
Her middle name is Winter.   :)
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Post by: MaryPage on May 22, 2021, 09:41:35 PM
Oh, hooray! Oh, frabjous joy! I cannot stress strongly enough how much I love her name, Sandy. I do not "love" the name Ava, albeit I love my great granddaughter. Ava is one of those fad names now. Recently, Ava stopped being the only girl with 5 little boys in her Karate class, and the new little girl's name is also Ava. So the teacher announced they would henceforth be called Ava One and Ava Two, with our Ava being One. Our intensely (so far so good!) honest Ava explained in detail to her grandmother, my daughter Debi, that this is not because she is any more important than Ava Two, but because she came to the class first. I was very pleased with her doing that, but have lived through many tiresome waves of names in my life, and ironically Debi's name may well have been the worst. Debi was our 3rd daughter, and I had named the first two. So Bob said it was his turn, and I had to admit that was only fair. Well, he, along with half or more of the males in the States was in love with Debbie Reynolds at the time.  So he announced this precious baby would be Deborah and called Debbie.  Okay. Middle name? Oh, he didn't have one: I could do that.

There were, and I swear an oath to this, FIVE baby girls in the newborn nursery at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland that June 14th, 1955. Two Deborah Annes, two Deborah Janes, and one Deborah Jean. When Debi became a Pom Pom girl at Herndon High in Herndon, Virginia, there were 5 or 6 Debbies on the squad. I swear. We made our Debi a Debi as opposed to a Debbie just to help her stand apart a little.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 23, 2021, 07:31:53 AM
Patricia,I am not sure but I think they are columbines.......hope someone else can help out.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 23, 2021, 07:50:08 AM
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Colorado Blue Columbine Aquilegia caerulea
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Post by: patricia19 on May 23, 2021, 01:07:04 PM
Thanks, Amy and Bubble, for the assist! There are wildflowers, such as the daisy hidden among the columbines, all over the sanctuary, and alongside roads and rivers. It shows nature's use of birds and other animals to propagate.

Sixtyfive miles up the Salcha River, far from the bridges, lies a garden hedge for several miles on a peninsula. There are many trimmed in Fairbanks, decorating yards and parks. I don't know the name for that type or how it got up the river, but its seeds are in a type of pod similar to a string bean, and you can snap them when they dry out and release the seeds.

I included the first two commercial ones because I'm always talking about the five rivers and the resultant creeks, streams, sloughs, lakes, and hot springs just in and by this city. In the late eighties and nineteen hundred (1903), this city was started by a passenger bumped off a paddle wheeler. He and his wife started a trading post; a week later, an Italian, Felix Pedro, came walking out of the woods with an enormous gold nugget,  and the world poured in.

So, in the scheme of history, this city is very new.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 27, 2021, 10:49:45 AM
For JaneS


blooming Dogwood tree

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 27, 2021, 11:55:46 AM
Lovely trees, I used to live on Dogwood Street by the University that was lined with the trees until "Urban Renewal" came along and took them all out.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Denver on May 27, 2021, 06:44:50 PM
LOVE LOVE all the pictures here.

SHIRLEY, I can not believe how big and full your trug is!  Beautiful wisteria and the iris is spectacular. 

BUBBLE, that sunset is beautiful.  I, too, continue to pray that you are safe from all the bombings/missiles. So sad to watch the news coverage from there😞😡

SANDY, darling picture of Fe.  Hard to believe she will be in kindergarten in the fall.

JANE, the Dogwood trees were blooming when we were in Arkansas and they were so pretty.

Of course I love the Columbines....my state flower. 
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Post by: Amy on May 27, 2021, 07:26:20 PM
Jane ,your tree is breath taking beautiful!! Thank you for sharing..
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Post by: JaneS on May 27, 2021, 07:32:45 PM
The Dogwood is the state tree of Pennsylvania and I've loved it all my life.  It seems wherever we went when I was younger, I'd spot a dogwood tree.  When I had a chance to get 2 of them, I jumped at it.  Sometimes, when they're in bloom, I just sit on the porch and stare at them and the rest of the year, they're a sweet memory!
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Post by: MaryPage on May 28, 2021, 10:12:13 AM
Oh Jane, that is just such a great phot0 of loveliness.  My idea of perfection. I had no idea Pennsylvania claimed the dogwood, too! All of my life I have thought it was only we Virginians who had it as our state flower.  We claim only the wild version.  I think of the wild white dogwood and the redbud in unison; I suppose because they always bloom in the old wooded places at around the same time.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 28, 2021, 10:28:50 AM
Flowers, trees, and all manner of garden greenery, plus our birds, are all guaranteed to lift our spirit..I found myself for a short time this morning sitting on a bench out in our residential homes front garden, ( our weather is warm sunny and pleasant today, ) of course no one else sits out there but i only gave up to come back in as we have ongoing machinery doing work on the outside of our property and as the machine had started up, the machine noise was a tad noisy to frighten off any birds..I did sit there long enough to take a good look around at the odd colour of flowers that were showing themselves, and saw some lovely brown-red Acer Firecracker plants ( Japanese Maple )...Quite a pleasant setting, shame no one bothers to sit out in it, even if this garden is at the front and a faint noise of traffic going past, although hidden, it would still be a peaceful haven to gather ones thoughts....

...Thank you for your photos...
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Post by: MarsGal on May 29, 2021, 06:41:17 AM
The dogwood is lovely, JaneS. Yes, MaryPage - dogwood and redbud. Such a super combo. The woods behind my childhood home were filled with them, along with wild cherry, blackberry brambles and poison ivy. Of course, they inevitably got replaced with houses. Even now I resent that the old Fox farm, which had a herd of sheep, no longer exists except in my memory. What wonderful times we children had exploring the woods about the farm, taking picnic lunches, picking cherries and blackberries, getting all scratched up from the brambles and itchy from the poison ivy.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 29, 2021, 10:26:23 AM
Jane's photo of the dogwood tree is the same as we have here. I never thought much about it as dogwood and chokecherry trees were city parts of the boreal forest of paper birch, spruce, tamarack, cottonwood, and alder.

"The forests found in Alaska's interior are known as Boreal Forests. These forests extend from the Kenai Peninsula to the Tanana Valley near Fairbanks and as far north as the foothills of the Brooks Range. They stretch from the Porcupine River near the Canadian border and west down the Kuskokwim River valley. Species with commercial value include white spruce, quaking aspen, and paper birch. Other species include black spruce, balsam poplar, and larch."
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Post by: MaryPage on May 29, 2021, 12:07:27 PM
I think Jane's lovely dogwood is what we call Japanese, or Kousa Dogwood. It is easier to grow and maintain than is the wild variety that grew in the Virginia woods before the Europeans arrived.
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Post by: Shirley on May 29, 2021, 08:26:59 PM
Dogwood is also Missouri's state tree & much loved. When young, even during WWII, on trips from Sedalia, MO to where my gr-mother lived in Bonnots Mill, MO, we knew every spot of dogwood & red bud and watched for it like it was gold. 30+ years ago we lived in Leawood, KS for 2 years and I would drive up & down the streets when dogwood in bloom. They had the pink & white, and one tree was planted together so it really did look like one trunk with both color blossoms. The trees were old enough to be enormous for dogwood.
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Post by: MaryPage on May 30, 2021, 03:28:00 PM
Fascinating! Georgia has a city called Vidalia. The names sound so much alike, I wonder where they came from. Were they female names? I do not recall running into any such names in either older literature or History.  I wonder if dalia has a meaning. I'll try to find out.
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Post by: MaryPage on May 30, 2021, 03:37:26 PM
Dalia comes from Arabic & Hebrew, in short, the Middle Eastern Semitic tribes. Did you know the Arabs and Hebrews are from the same family roots? Not surprising, really.

Well, dalia means a strong branch. And yes, it's a girl's name in Lithuania. I wonder what the prefixes mean in the names of these towns. Was there a River Se or a River Vi? A strong branch of a river would make sense to me.
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Post by: patricia19 on May 30, 2021, 04:52:14 PM
Vidalia is a type of sweet onion and Sedalia is a part of the entire Boiron family of homeopathic medicines.

A Vidalia onion is a type of sweet onion. It has a mild flavor, a unique flat shape, and a relatively high sugar content. The soil in Vidalia, Georgia has an unusually low amount of sulfur — that's why this variety is more sweet than sharp. It doesn't have the pungent, intensely acidic flavor of other onions. Vidalia onions are native to Vidalia, Georgia. In fact, it was named Georgia's official state vegetable in 1990.

Long-time homeopathic medics say  Sedalia Tablets relieve nervousness, irritability, hypersensitivity, and fatigue due to everyday stress, and related minor digestive problems. This non-sedative homeopathic medicine will not impair the ability to react to stress. situations.

Evidently, these towns were named after a common area plant.

From Lithuanian dalis meaning "portion, share". This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of weaving, fate, and childbirth, often associated with Laima. There are ideas that the name Dahlia may have its roots in the Lithuanian language but some disagree.



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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 31, 2021, 02:19:16 AM
The name Dahlia is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "Dahl's flower".   The flower was named in honor of the pioneering Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl, which means dale. In the Victorian language of flowers, Dahlia denotes elegance and dignity.
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Post by: Shirley on May 31, 2021, 08:06:04 AM
When we lived in England (65+ years ago) one place we lived was a "row house" in High Wycombe, Bucks.... had a walk thru entrance to the sidewalk on the back side that was private to the back entrance to the houses. The front entrance opened onto a busy street with only the width of the sidewalk separating the house from traffic. Some of the neighbors had gorgeous yards, one in particular had Dahlias blooming of every size & color, unbelievable how pretty. And the mind wanders on of those years..... Cas was stationed at a "secret underground base" that joined Wycombe Abbey, the girls school.
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Post by: Marilyne on May 31, 2021, 12:21:32 PM

What an interesting group of messages about Dahlia!   
Bubble - I had never thought of the flower Dahlia, or the girls name, as being derived from the Swedish, Dahl.   So many Swedish surnames beginning or ending in Dahl.   Dahlquist, Dahlgren, Dahlberg, come to mind, and my daughter-in-law's maiden name,  Engdahl.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on May 31, 2021, 01:28:41 PM
Patricia, I use a lot of those Boiron products, but have not heard/read of sedalia. May not be available here in the lower states.  Will look on-line.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 03, 2021, 07:36:07 AM
I am king of the car!

 https://pin.it/ln910cO (https://pin.it/ln910cO)
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Post by: MaryPage on June 03, 2021, 10:04:22 AM
Oh, so cute!

I expect I would not find it so were that MY vehicle!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2021, 03:31:54 AM
A recent photo from Yesterday.
Because of the Corona in Canada, no way to get an appointment with the barber!

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 07, 2021, 03:51:48 AM
Thank you Bubble, good to see you Don ( Radioman ) now come back in and post, let us know how you are, you are missed...

As for the long beard, are you still Father Christmas...if yes, the barber can wait..
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Post by: MarsGal on June 07, 2021, 07:54:50 AM
Wonderful to see a picture of Don. Hope he is doing well.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 07, 2021, 11:49:32 AM
Bubble, how wonderful to see Don! He's looking good. I understand how he feels. My last haircut was done by a friend of mine who happened to have been a navy barber in his youth. I need to ask Dora if he's available.   ;)  :thumbup:   
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Post by: Shirley on June 10, 2021, 05:31:51 PM
Hey, Bubble, if he lets the mustache grow & does the twirl on each side with wax, he is ready for Christmas! I expect that is a pain trying to eat with, though. He is looking good, better than the last photo?  I thought he looked too thin then. Thanks for sharing news & photo of Don.

It is super hot & humid today, time out to whine. :-[  I pulled out all the lettuce from the trug this morning, it was going to seed & little bugs/gnats or something. Will wait until fall to plant some new, maybe the tomatoes will quit growing, at least the Early Girls. Can't believe how many little green tomatoes on. I think I should have done a better job of pinching the "suckers" off. I actually did Google but didn't understand all the instructions (I know, NOT rocket science). We will see how it goes if & when they start to ripen. So far birds are not a problem with 3 cats standing guard down below! Wish the bugs would be afraid of cats!
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Post by: MaryPage on June 11, 2021, 02:07:44 PM
Hey, Shirley, I have a humongous purple & white coffee mug with the letters KSU on it.  It was a gift from my great granddaughter Emily when she was a student there.  Emily spent five years in the Architectural School.  Or do they call it the School of Architecture?  I honestly don't remember.

They first have to get accepted by the university.  Then they apply for the Architectural School and, if accepted, they are in it for 5 years and a masters degree and a certificate saying they are an architect.  But they are still not licensed architects.  What they do is, they get jobs with firms headed by one or more licensed architects, which is what Emily did.  Some of them stay in that position for life, having their work appear over that licensed architect's name.  Others, like Emily, sweat the books some more and take a bunch, something like six or eight, grueling state-given examinations. When & if these are all passed, they are licensed!  It takes YEARS! Our Emily, now age 27, has only two more tests to go and she is done for Life, with a bunch more letters that mean absolutely nothing to me behind her name.  I do know what CPA and M.D. mean, but that is about the limit of MY education in that department.

I have a granddaughter, she's not a great granddaughter like Emily, but is one of my 13 granddaughters, Angela, who did the same sort of routine to get to be an Actuary.  She spent 5 years at the University of Oklahoma.  Or was it Oklahoma University?  But only because she changed her major after her first year.  She has now passed all but the last one of her exams, and in the meantime has been working for an insurance company where she is now a Vice President and head of the Actuarial Department.  She'll have an extra bunch of letters when she finally gets over the Finish Line.

I want to live to hear each of them on the other end of my phone saying: "Hey, Gran!  I passed my last test!"

Each one of The Thirteen (I have no grandsons) is far, far more talented than I.  I have enough pride in them that you'd swear, though, that each one takes after her Gran.  As if!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 11, 2021, 02:49:00 PM
What a large, smart, and lovely family you have, MaryPage! For some reason, my favorite has always been Will.
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Post by: MaryPage on June 11, 2021, 03:10:43 PM
You'll never in life find a sweeter human being than Our Will, Patricia.  As sweet; yes.  But none sweeter.

Will is twelve years old now.  He is on the Autistic spectrum.  He has Asperger's Syndrome.  Of all of the emails I get (we all, in the family get) in our family whip-arounds, his are the dearest.  He has a very special voice, and it doesn't bother him that he is different.  His mother, my granddaughter Melissa, sent us all a picture of herself, Adam, her husband, and her daughter Bella and son Miles in their very clever, homemade Halloween costumes last October.  Everyone asked where Will was, and Melissa added a photo of Will sitting outside in an Adirondack chair with jacket & slacks on reading a book and drinking a cup of tea: a usual place to find him.  Melissa's comment?  "Oh, Will: he's going as a 45 year-old man!"
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Post by: patricia19 on June 11, 2021, 03:39:09 PM
I only know Will thru you and first heard about him from your emails regarding Bella's trip with, I believe, her grandparents? But I knew even then that he was going to be somebody!
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Post by: Shirley on June 11, 2021, 06:35:28 PM
Mary Page, one of my gr-daughters started out in architectural at KU (not K-State) & decided to move back to Wichita & go to WSU.... after interning with a local architect firm she switched to Industrial Engineering (like her mother... her father is Electrical Engineer). She worked for an aircraft company until after her first baby & then went to a company building plants in one of the South America countries so kind of back to her first love. She had thyroid cancer that was quite a shock, removed & then had another baby (both kids are fine and so is she).

She then went to one of our biggest companies here & seems to enjoy whatever she is doing. I haven't really gotten to talk with her or any of the "kids" for a year but think that will change when 4th of July comes. I don't dare take any of the shots but since I did have a rough round of COVID, Dr ran the test this past week for anti-bodies & I am SAFE, have antibodies yet (Covid was last week of Oct & first week & half of Nov.)

Both my gr-daughter's & her husband's parents offered to take care of kids, her husband's mother was already running a day care & my son had retired from his main job so could offer not only one day a week to take care of his grands, he volunteered to pick up & deliver to all the activities other days. He has since been called back as "contract" hire for the aircraft company & teaches 2 graduate classes at WSU plus has his own business of putting in security systems for homeowner's associations... and helps his mother so much. He is in CO right now and first time since the boys were 12 & 14 (they are 58 & 60 now) that I haven't been with them! The younger son is driving out tomorrow. boo-hoo.... can't take the altitude anymore. More than you cared to know.... :-[

Has anyone heard from Bubble? She has been missing since posting the photo of Don. Hope it's just a computer glitch. 

Supper time in Kansas & want to go down to the river to see if fish have returned. They have been gone for weeks, since the river got so high. It is down some & the trees the beaver cut down didn't float away but the stumps have greened up so it is a mass of young sprouts, can hardly get out to the water. I think we have chiggers down there, can't see any fleas but am getting some bites when I don't wear my tall rubber boots with bug spray on them. We had sand fleas some years but with all the little bunnies running around, fleas, plain old black fleas, may be starting up. Sure isn't mosquitoes where these bites are!!! I need to double check cats & put the stuff on them, too, not an easy job for one person.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 11, 2021, 10:35:03 PM
Bubble has had a bit of a virus but will return in a couple of days.
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Post by: MaryPage on June 12, 2021, 11:06:10 AM
Shirley, Every Scrap of your family news is of interest to me, I swear!  All individual biographies are fascinating, especially with the fact that for so many of us Life has turned out to be like a strong river we have been carried down despite our original intentions or dreams.  Very few, really Very few, of us has actually been firmly in the driver's seat in the matter of where our lives have taken us. 

Wishing Bubble well.  Happy Saturday to one & all!
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Post by: MaryPage on June 16, 2021, 10:47:22 PM
So does ANYone hear how Bubble is doing?
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Post by: patricia19 on June 16, 2021, 10:56:03 PM
Her daughter Illy has said she has a bad stomach bug but seems to be slowly recovering.Those types can come on quick and then hang on.
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Post by: Amy on June 21, 2021, 02:34:53 PM
Posting for Jenny (Denver)
This is her dear daughter in law that just lost the battel with cancer.
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Post by: Amy on June 21, 2021, 02:41:32 PM
Bubble is feeling a lot better , weak but better . At the moment she is having plumbing  work done in her home.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 21, 2021, 04:07:35 PM
I hope that those who pray are doing so for Jenny and her family and Bubble and Bubble's family!

And those that don't pray, please keep them in your thoughts.
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Post by: Denver on June 21, 2021, 04:42:16 PM
Thank you so much, AMY for posting this picture of Michele.  Of course this was back when we thought she had beat colon cancer😩💔
Could any one help suggest a web site or the like where I might be able to do a collage of pictures of her over the past 6 years that she has been fighting this monster? 

😩💔 Jenny
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 21, 2021, 05:28:01 PM
Jenny...such a beautiful young lady...i would focus on this one happy-healthier looking photo and remember how full of life and how happy and carefree she once was, focus on how she once looked, not on how ill she became....it will just sadden you and torment you...
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Post by: Amy on June 21, 2021, 09:03:27 PM
Posting  for Jenny

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Post by: Amy on June 21, 2021, 09:08:18 PM
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Post by: Amy on June 21, 2021, 09:09:37 PM
Michele's 50 th birthday..

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Post by: Amy on June 21, 2021, 09:10:42 PM
Jenny's 97 yr young Dad
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Post by: Amy on June 21, 2021, 09:13:04 PM
Jenny, I must admit it just tears my heart to know Michele is no longer here. She has a beautiful family and thankfully they have you and Bob to help see them through this trying time.
Please add any information about the photos..
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Post by: Denver on June 21, 2021, 11:44:06 PM
AMY, Thank you so much for posting these pictures of Our Michele 💞💕 It is still so hard to believe she is gone😩💔

The family beach picture was taken October 2019 in San Diego.
Michele turned 50 June of 2020.
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Post by: Marilyne on June 22, 2021, 12:38:58 AM
Jenny - Such nice pictures of Michele, Dave and the three children.  What a beautiful family they are.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 22, 2021, 12:55:06 AM
Jenny...a beautiful family, thank you for sharing them with your S & F's family...such a shame your Michele lost her beautiful flowing hair to her harsh cancer treatment...
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Post by: JaneS on June 22, 2021, 07:47:43 AM
Oh my!  What a beautiful family!  I'm sure you will cherish them and I'm sure Michele will be watching!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 22, 2021, 12:13:02 PM
Jenny, sweet pictures of Michele, her family, your Dad, thank you for allowing us to put faces to names.
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Post by: FlaJean on June 22, 2021, 12:17:50 PM
Those photos of Michele will mean more and more to the children, especially, as the years go by.
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Post by: Shirley on June 22, 2021, 01:49:27 PM
Oh, my, Jenny, what great photos of everyone! At least they have each other, so sad when people have nobody to share the grief with. Sometimes it takes more than a year for reality to set in, that we will never see or talk to a person again.

I wish I could remember how Glenn Curtiss showed us how to "morph" because I truly think your little Jonah is the image of your father. Do you have any photos of your father at that age?  Your father looks like he is a fun person & probably quite a character in his "wild life".  :thumbup:

Thanks for sharing the photos with us, so hope they will think of the happy days, they were lucky to "have it all", even for a short time.  Hugs, Shirley
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Post by: Amy on June 22, 2021, 04:15:29 PM
Shirley, I agree with you...just look at the twinkle in Dad's eyes.. :thumbup:
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Post by: MarsGal on June 22, 2021, 06:30:44 PM
I am enjoying the family photos very much Jenny. Thank you for sharing them with us.
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Post by: MaryPage on June 24, 2021, 04:38:07 PM
Beautiful family. Love shines out of those photos.
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Post by: Denver on June 27, 2021, 11:13:17 PM
Thank you for all of your sweet comments about the family pictures.  I appreciate every comment and all of the support you have given during these hard times.  Your continued prayers  for the family please as they adjust to their life without their mom and Dave's mate.  It is just so surreal that she is gone😩🙏
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 30, 2021, 07:13:36 AM
I am back! Did you miss me? lol
Too many posts to read since my last being here. Same for mails: I deleted I believe over 12 thousands unopened. Mainly PSP lessons.

I am weak, but doing better.


Have a great day everyon and know that I missed you!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 30, 2021, 12:32:17 PM
Welcome back Bubble! You were missed!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on June 30, 2021, 02:01:38 PM
Oh, yes Bubble, you were missed, big time!  Welcome back, and take care so you can be 100% again.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 01, 2021, 03:02:31 AM
While I was sick, both my caregiver and I had a birthday. Illy brought us a lovely meringue lemon pie cake.
Unfortunately I was not up to enjoying ...
Aviv took the photos.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 01, 2021, 03:24:29 AM
Bubble...Belated Birthday Wishes...good you spent it with your Illy and Aviv...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 01, 2021, 10:37:33 AM
Thank you Vanilla. This year was not my best...
Next year MUST be better :)

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 01, 2021, 10:43:39 AM


Jenny. beautiful photos. They will help keep memories sharp. These periods of loss are hard to get over but, as they say, time is a great healer. I am sure you will be there for the children when they will want to share their feelings.  It takes time. I saw that with Aviv when he lost his dad.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 01, 2021, 12:06:18 PM
Bubble, lovely photos, Happy birthday to you both, and Illy has beautiful curls!
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Post by: Oldiesmann on July 01, 2021, 11:01:03 PM
The beach at Mounds State Recreation Area along beautiful Brookville Lake near Brookville, Indiana. This is about an hour from where I live and it was my first time here. Will be back later in the summer when I can spend more time there (I was only there for a few hours - got out there later than I had planned and had to be back in town for dinner with the family at 6).

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/1-010721230003.jpeg)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 02, 2021, 01:24:36 AM
Michael...now you have finally been there, hope you find time to make other trips...was this a Birthday treat...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 02, 2021, 04:23:22 AM
For Shirley

We had beautiful clouds this week, one day so pretty I just got the camera out to use those clouds in whatever painting needed them. Trouble is they were so awesome if painted like the pics, they would not look real!  I did hear/notice birds but didn't realize I caught a pair in one shot.

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 02, 2021, 04:38:06 AM
Shirley...you captured the moment as good as any expert photographer...even better...a brilliant photo shoot with the birds...thank you Bubble for posting for Shirley...
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Post by: Shirley on July 02, 2021, 08:19:56 AM
So great to have you back, Bubble!  I will agree that this past year has been the worst ever for me as well. Thanks to Aviv for the photos of your world. Does your caregiver have a name? He is a handsome dude! Your Illy must be the most cheerful person EVER to be around. Since MY daughter has a grandson about the same age as Aviv, you do make me feel old enough to be your mother and I do hope "that ain't so"! Thanks for posting that photo for me, we have had such gorgeous clouds, some just floaties and others dumping rain.

Michael, that is a pretty spot and hope you can get back for more time to check it out. We are so lucky to have open borders between states to travel at will. I think I would love to "full time" RVing around the US. I'd love to travel to Alaska & see Canada on the way, but they won't let me carry "protection" (guns). They have never gotten used but make me feel like I can take care of myself by either showing or shooting into the ground for noise (bears). My sons replace the bullets every year to keep them from corroding. We go to a shooting range in CO to practice, my eyes were not up to par last year but I'm good now! I got 25 out of 25 when taking my conceal carry test, at the time only 78. Every state has hidden treasures to see.

And now for my breakfast, cats all fed. Bright sunshine so the mowers should get here today as well as the termite people to treat around the house. The heat is back but expected for the 4th of July.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 02, 2021, 10:03:21 AM
Shirley, my mom was born at the beginning of WW1. You are not that old!!! lol
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Post by: patricia19 on July 02, 2021, 11:01:15 AM
Illy has beautiful curly hair. I know you didn't feel well that day, but I hope you and your caregiver had nice birthdays. Is he still taking photos when you go places, such as when Don was in Israel?

Recently, during afternoon thundershowers, I took several cloud photos, but the only birds out were mew gulls. You can watch the weather roll up and over the ridges before continuing over the valley floor.


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Post by: patricia19 on July 02, 2021, 11:02:20 AM
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Post by: Shirley on July 02, 2021, 11:05:15 AM
Bubble, since my father was born in 1898 & Mother in 1903, and I was the LAST of 5 kids, I am 86 and feeling every day of it. Was talking to my sister last night, she is 4 years & 1 month older than I am NOW... when we were kids she was 5 years older because she was born Christmas Day 1930 and I was born Jan.16, 1935. She always "lorded over me!" No matter the aches & pains I whine about, she points out that SHE is 90+ now.
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Post by: Oldiesmann on July 02, 2021, 10:46:28 PM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on July 02, 2021, 01:24:36 AMMichael...now you have finally been there, hope you find time to make other trips...was this a Birthday treat...

Yes. I try to do something fun and somewhat relaxing for my birthday every year. The small historic local amusement park I typically spent my birthday at the past several years (with the exception of last year because of COVID) decided to remove all the rides after the 2019 season claiming that most guests visited just for the giant pool (though many locals dispute that claim), so I decided to do something else this time around. What better way to spend a few hours on your birthday than relaxing at a local lake in the country (Brookville has about 2600 residents and the beach is 3 miles from the main road, so it's pretty quiet back there).
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2021, 04:49:02 AM
Shirley I started to feel the weight of years around 78/79.Now they feel like tons!


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 03, 2021, 05:23:52 AM
Yes, me too...i will settle for just one of those three...
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Post by: Shirley on July 03, 2021, 07:16:52 AM
Patricia, those cloud photos are gorgeous! You have a great view from where ever those were taken (and I need to go back to see if you told us & I skimmed over the text!) Is that from your apartment window?

Bubble, all those years we heard how our bodies "shrink up".... well, it didn't get the middle part of mine!  >:(  Or maybe everything just moved to the middle. What happened to those tiny waistlines of the '50s?  I found an old garter belt some years ago that I had worn AFTER having my 3rd baby.... it wouldn't go around my thigh. The body had re-arranged itself even then.

I have someone to come by this morning to give me an estimate how much it would cost to have him clean out the weeds & little trees in the berm. I just can't keep up & the jobs grow bigger the more I can't keep up! The mowers finished, yard looked pretty nice until the termite guys came & had to move everything (those big Rubbermaid storage containers & barrels) that are still full of stuff left behind by my husband... and stuck behind & under was piles of leaves that had grown since last time moved. Now that whole area needs to be raked & picked up again. Don't have ANY trees with those kind of leaves, but they blow in & stay until I pick up. It is time to give up on this house/maintenance, but not ready to have cats put to sleep as long as they are healthy. They can't be moved and I won't be cruel to let them starve if I just went off and left them. They love their freedom but can't take care of themselves. I will manage...

Love the graphic, Bubble, and I do have several of those 3 year olds (great grands) with unlimited energy!!! Wears me out to watch them in action!

Cats fed & I'd better feed me & dress before my handi-man shows up. Busy, busy couple days ahead.

Hey, Jackie, how's the weather in your part of the world?  I remember one of the summers we spent in England that we only had a hand full of days without a fire in the fireplace. It was a damp cold year and I couldn't get warmed up. Back then I was always anemic & cold, didn't know why I was so cold until a few years later when a doctor figured it out!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 03, 2021, 07:29:15 AM
Shirley...
...think we ( UK ) had our Summer a week ago...
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Post by: patricia19 on July 03, 2021, 11:01:58 AM
Shirley, I have a recessed balcony that faces Northwest altho it would be more accurate to say more north than west. We are surrounded by foothills and ridges of the Alaska Range, and the weather comes up via Canada and Anchorage over those ridges. Sometimes it boils up and over, and sometimes it slithers, but it is always moving, never static.
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Post by: MaryPage on July 03, 2021, 03:19:39 PM
Beautiful pictures.  Where does all of that talent come from!

And if anyone is handing out bottles of the energy of three year-olds, I'd like to order a crate.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 05, 2021, 02:33:12 PM
Fresh today, brought to you from all the smoke and haze!

This is Farrah relaxing.



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Post by: patricia19 on July 05, 2021, 02:41:56 PM
January 2017, Farrah's vet said she was overweight and needed to go from her weight then at 15.5 pounds to a healthier 12 to 13 pounds. She is on a special weight reduction, indoor cat, senior, grain-free diet food suggested by her vet, who has six ex-feral cats of his own.

 Evidently, the same as other abused animal species (including human children) abused/feral cats often eat everything they can when food is available because it might not be there tomorrow.

 July 2021, she has lost a total of two pounds! Amazing how that works across species lines!

Notice what she thought of that last comment!



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Post by: patricia19 on July 05, 2021, 02:46:19 PM
Its smokey out there folks! You can't see the foothills and ridges!

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Post by: Amy on July 05, 2021, 03:59:58 PM
Patricia, that is one laid back cat!! That smoke is too close!!
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Post by: patricia19 on July 05, 2021, 04:21:54 PM
Laidback? That goes more than one way!

You should see it now, it's even closer and fuller. Everything smells like a cookout!
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Post by: Shirley on July 05, 2021, 06:14:24 PM
Oh, Patricia, I still would love to drive to Alaska & "mosey" your world. No reservations or limits to time. But I'd rather have a dog to travel with, a medium size dog that looks big enough for protection & likes to travel. My Tom/cat used to lay on his back most of the time but have not seen him to it lately. These cats are still free to run up & down the hill & climb trees so don't need to worry about weight. Not ideal way to raise cats, but would never confine one again after watching old LaurenKat almost shrivel up begging to go out. At least she was free the last time I saw her at 18.

We've had lots of fires that layer over KS, but the wind does help blow the smoke away. They try to burn the Flint Hills when still, amazing sight, when driving thru at night. We visited Yellowstone after a major fire one year, how sad to know so many animals died. Not sure where wildlife hides when they do the burns in KS, guess best not to think about it since it's a good thing most people think. Thanks for the photos!
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Post by: MaryPage on July 11, 2021, 09:57:40 AM
Oh, Beverly! I saw your photo of Katie Sturtz at the Williamsport Bash banquet pop up down below here, and remembered I have the same photo. I will always miss Katie. Do you remember when I wrote this for her?

God, I don't want to talk with You
about Kate's health failing,
but there's a whole bunch of us here
who need to know
how much snow
has piled up on the railing.

When we're all together up there
with You holding court
we hope You and Kate won't judge us
because it didn't please her
when we would all tease her
about being so short.
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Post by: Amy on July 11, 2021, 10:57:34 AM
MaryPage your poem is perfect for my neighbour .
This is a photo of her...with her potatoes in the trug.Look for the flag!! The plants are taller than she is!

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Post by: MaryPage on July 11, 2021, 11:48:13 AM
Thank you, Amy.  According to my computer records, that was written in January 2009. I do remember it was one of those poems that just spilled itself out, as though someone else wrote it.

Katie was a very compassionate human being. I believe everyone loved her. I was only with her at that one SeniorNet Bash, and I envy you for knowing her so well.

It must tickle you still to know that is a photo of Katie.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 11, 2021, 11:49:18 AM
I spent some time in Memory Lane today.  I'll share with you two photos of when I "caught a terrorist", LOL

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Post by: Amy on July 11, 2021, 12:07:26 PM
Bubble, way to go..he sure knew what to do when you got the drop on him.. :knuppel2:
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Post by: patricia19 on July 11, 2021, 01:12:49 PM
Bubble, was that your Ben?
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Post by: Amy on July 11, 2021, 07:44:22 PM
My friend took this photo out his back door...so peaceful!
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Post by: Shirley on July 11, 2021, 11:46:03 PM
That cracks me up, Bubble.... no wonder you've never seem shocked that I have a "conceal carry permit".... That looks like a wicked weapon to me. Are you going to explain about this??? I am guessing that is Ben, did he have a good sense of humor? Handsome dude & you sure look cute!

Amy, I would be finding a way to talk to those deer, really, I would. We've seen one around here but was years ago. I watch for tracks down by the river, all kinds of tracks.  I guess we don't get to see your neighbor/friend, and you can tell her I am jealous at the gorgeous plants! I won't even take a photo of my pitiful tomato plants. For sure I did not inherit my parents green thumbs.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 12, 2021, 01:22:42 AM
Bubble - Shirley...now why does the expression of " Annie ( Oakley ) get your gun " spring to mind... :)

...and don't ask me why but, at 6.30am i am now ear-worming "oh the deadwood stage, " ( whip crack away ) from Calamity Jane...picturing the pair of you with guns...
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Post by: Amy on July 12, 2021, 07:54:37 AM
Shirley, I did take a photo of her on this side of the potatoes  but this photo I posted has her on the other side. I told her to hold up a flag so we would know where she is. You can see the flag half way by the planter.
This year has been a learning trial for you, next year you will do it differently.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 12, 2021, 07:58:58 AM
The story behind those two photos- from before I had the children.

We went for a few days tent camping near the Jordan border. It was almost deserted. Early morning we heard lots of voices and noise. There were dozens of soldiers splashing in the natural pool while others were "sentinels" around.

One of them came to us and said we had to pack up and go because terrorists from across had been seen. So Ben started to fill the car again, while I go dressed then asked one of the soldiers if I could borrow his UZI machine gun for a photo.  He said it was forbidden and he would get punished if he did. But when the officer went away he gave me the gun and quickly took these two photos on my camera.  A short while after, we left, but with a nice souvenir.

Yes Ben had a sense of humor. I never realized that gun would be so heavy and had to fight to keep my balance!
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Post by: Sandy on July 12, 2021, 09:58:01 AM
What a story and picture,  So_p !!

You look very comfortable with that gun, 
Not so much BEN  !!   Ha ha!
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Post by: MaryPage on July 12, 2021, 10:00:39 AM
Well, Bubble, you had me going!  I thought it was a legitimate photograph and you were REALLY in training.  I wondered at Patricia being sassy enough to ask you if that was Ben, but figured she was being funny and knew you wouldn't mind!

Shirley, Amy's friend and neighbor, and my friend, was one of the originals in SeniorNet, where she was beloved by all.  Katie left us in, I think it was 2009 or thereabouts.  She posted, of course, in Norm's Michigan, and then in Bait & Tackle.  And, I suspect, in other places; I just don't rightly remember.

Now there's an old expression that fits my almost every waking moment these days:  "I don't rightly remember."  Well, I don't.  Would it be okay for me to say: "I wrongly remember almost every little thing?"  It fits, so I should wear it!  Right?
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Post by: Amy on July 12, 2021, 12:49:43 PM
Shirley my friend sent me more photos. Just look at this Momma and her twins!!
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Post by: Amy on July 12, 2021, 12:50:47 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on July 12, 2021, 12:55:38 PM
Amy, what an adorable family. Other than the moose, the only deer we have is Sitka white-tailed deer in the Southeast part of the state.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 12, 2021, 02:08:47 PM
Here is an official (Not mine, of course!!) grounds eye view of one of our local fires. We are heading back into the eighties, with smokey skies, and drier air.


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Post by: MaryPage on July 12, 2021, 05:14:01 PM
We have a dozen or more deer, no moose.  Meese?

There is a large lot covered in forest that my building mostly faces.  The poor deer used to be in a huge forest primeval, but development has pushed them out of most of that, and this large lot is about all there is left to them hereabouts.  The owners have been trying to build on that lot for a quarter of a century now; if they prevail, I will move.  But the truth is, there is no where for those deer to go.  So sad.

And another sad thing: they, the deer, have become acclimated to human beings and their dwellings.  They come right up to the patios of the terrace level apartments and look in through the sliding glass doors.  They come up from their hidey places in the forest and wander up and down our lawns in broad daylight.  I don't know what is to become of them, but it makes me feel a little sick just to think on it.

Yes, I have counted up to a dozen at one time on our lawns.  There may be more than that actually living in that last place for wild things here where to be on the water is most desired by my species, leaving the other species with no homes.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 12, 2021, 07:51:57 PM
Somewhere I have a picture of Gunther (remember him ?) feeding an apple to a deer on his property. even though I live in a fairly big City we have had deer in our front yard, and at the neighbor's behind us. We have an old rail line, golf course, power line right-of-way, and a park, nearby. So the opportunity for wild life is nearby. We've had deer, rabbits, turkeys, pheasants, possums, chucks, and all the small regular City stuff.

This year we have Robins that visit every day looking for a handout of raisins. Last year mocking birds came regularly looking for an easy handout (also raisins) and made endless trips to their nest.. I enjoy, and find it very relaxing to sit on our front porch and feed the critters. At times the mocking bird can be heard in the middle of the night. I keep telling myself I'll get some pic's but so far --- no action on my part  :( 
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Post by: Shirley on July 12, 2021, 10:21:14 PM
Oh, the deer photos are wonderful, Amy! Trying to recognize the bark on the trees but not familiar. Must be the colder north, maybe Canada?  Beautiful landscape.

Patricia, that is NOT the landscape I see in my mind when thinking of Alaska. So much to take in when looking at it, from the smoke in the sky to the dry river bed? 

Yes, Rick, I remember Gunther. There was another man that lived on the coast in the NW & was trying to think of his name earlier and can't.... he was pretty active online.... Glad you mentioned the robins like raisins, I have a big box that didn't get eaten & was wondering what to do with them. Probably need to soak a few at a time to puff them back up & put out to see if our robins will eat. The one that decided we were family for 8 years expected scrambled eggs, cooked scrambled hamburger & honey/wheat bread put in a dish for her to eat & feed her babies. I have 8 years of photos of her along with her nests that she lined with the all colors of Easter grass we put out for her to use. I will try the raisins tomorrow, one robin keeps using a nest that sits on a light fixture on the end of the house. Guess she cleans it up each time, but our Missy of 8 years, built a new nest 3 times each summer.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 12, 2021, 10:34:19 PM
Quote from: Shirley on July 12, 2021, 10:21:14 PMI remember Gunther. There was another man that lived on the coast in the NW & was trying to think of his name earlier and can't.... he was pretty active online..

There was Bob Kilmartin & Dave Bate, both from Oregon.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 12, 2021, 10:45:48 PM
One of the robins comes to a back porch window every morning and will grab the raisins as I put them down across the window sill. Once in a while a cardinal will do a "fly by" to make sure we know to feed them. The cardinals like peanuts. The cardinals will not come close but will sit on a fence and watch for where to go for eats.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 12, 2021, 10:57:12 PM
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Post by: Shirley on July 13, 2021, 11:06:45 AM
Rick, I'm pretty sure it was Dave, didn't know his last name. That is Gunther with the deer, right? He sent me a photo one time, of a little table when he was a child, with Hitler's photo on it, said it was a must to stay alive. Amazes me that we've had the chance to see into lives around the world from our own homes. I also have some peanuts (will they eat the honey coated?) so will put both out on the feeder I can see from my kitchen sink window. I always have a big "tub" of raisins & another of peanuts on the table in my RV so when my sons come by to eat, they munch as they wait for food to be served. I do love to feed my family. ;)  Was trying to remember if Dave or Gunther still alive, at the same time I was trying to learn how to "morph" from Glenn Curtis.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 13, 2021, 11:50:52 PM
Quote from: Shirley on July 13, 2021, 11:06:45 AMRick, I'm pretty sure it was Dave, didn't know his last name. That is Gunther with the deer, right? That IS Gunther He sent me a photo one time, of a little table when he was a child, with Hitler's photo on it, said it was a must to stay alive. Amazes me that we've had the chance to see into lives around the world from our own homes. That's one reason I like S&F I also have some peanuts (will they eat the honey coated? Bet they would.  My son was feeding a chipmonk tonight.) so will put both out on the feeder I can see from my kitchen sink window. I always have a big "tub" of raisins & another of peanuts on the table in my RV so when my sons come by to eat, they munch as they wait for food to be served. I do love to feed my family. ;)  Was trying to remember if Dave or Gunther still alive,Dave is gone and I lost track of Gunther when he migrated to Apple and the Apple discussions. at the same time I was trying to learn how to "morph" from Glenn Curtis.
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Post by: Marilyne on July 14, 2021, 12:16:53 AM
Rick -  I remember Gunther, but couldn't place which discussion he posted in?   Shirley reminded me, that it was the Apple/iMac folder.  He was active there, and so was I . . . and Sasha, and Soultwin.  A couple of other men as well, but can't recall their names?
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 14, 2021, 01:41:24 AM
I remember the name Gunther and i remember his avatar photo picture, sure he was wearing a checked shirt in it but, i remember very little else about him...Of course when our forum crashed a few years ago we had to start afresh where we lost past members posts and avatar photos along with it...Was Gunter the man who wrote lengthy stories or was it poetry, or i may be thinking of someone else, now i am probably going back a good ten years...

Marilyne...
....i well remember Soultwin, we had some laughs together ( Soda Shoppe, ) she had a great sense of fun on our forum....I well remember the ice in the bath emoji she often posted when the heat was getting too much for her...I am also sure she would post " on this day " she would find things that had happened in the past on this day, some were humorous as today we might have been celebrating " chocolate " day...and we know how chocolate melts in our heat...
...which also brings fond memories back of Mahlia, ( husband was Egyptian ) how she loved her " Hershey " bars....
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Post by: MaryPage on July 14, 2021, 07:47:55 AM
Oh, I loved Mahlia. We were great good friends. Back there. Somewhere.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 14, 2021, 08:58:22 AM
Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on July 14, 2021, 01:41:24 AMI remember the name Gunther and i remember his avatar photo picture, sure he was wearing a checked shirt in it but, i remember very little else about him...Of course when our forum crashed a few years ago we had to start afresh where we lost past members posts and avatar photos along with it...Was Gunter the man who wrote lengthy stories or was it poetry, or i may be thinking of someone else, now i am probably going back a good ten years...Gunther filled us in on his trip back to Germany. Marty from Miami wrote a long story about his life/career in radio, which I think I still have.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2021, 11:53:40 AM
I took an evening stroll with friends in Alaskaland's Pioneer Park. We were enjoying raspberry sherbet and some of the flowers.



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Post by: MaryPage on July 15, 2021, 12:01:49 PM
Gorgeous, Patricia! And I sure would love to tuck into a cone of raspberry sherbet!
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Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2021, 12:55:18 PM
The park has a village where they've moved many of the older historical homes and cabins. Each summer, different people rent them out for shops. And they wear Gold Rush era costumes. One is an ice cream parlor where the old fashion ice cream, sherbets, and other products are made onsite. It's a summertime favorite!

The church where my parents were wed in September 1946 is there.
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Post by: Shirley on July 15, 2021, 07:30:55 PM
Patricia, I've always heard about the humongous flowers & veggies grown in Alaska, those are gorgeous! Are the blossoms as huge as they appear?  Thank you for sharing them, the colors are amazing.... petunias & nasturtiums, my all time favs. One thing I always enjoy in Colorado are the flowers they have along the streets, Vail, Aspen, Salida & Buena Vista are the towns we see most.

Sadly, with the wind we have in KS, hard to have many flowers outside. My next door neighbor has a couple big-big pots of red geraniums blooming right now. I had a huge salmon colored one blooming right out front & one morning I looked & some kind of worms had stripped the plant of every bloom & leaf overnight! I threw in the towel, no more bug lovers for me. I just cut down half a barrel full of little redbud trees that were almost as tall as I am, they are worse than weeds. Started raining so I quit.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2021, 08:07:18 PM
Shirley, those aren't big. It must have been the way I framed them. We do have some big flowers, dahlia, sunflowers, peonies, and others. I'll see if I can find some of those later.

The secret to over one hundred pound cabbages and other vegetables is the black glacial soil, plus this is gold country, still mined, and there are a lot of minerals in the soil. It's why Roosevelt sent so many Dust Bowl farmers to the state.

My house is done, decluttered, cleaned, and stuff is GONE! Just in time as while the balcony guys didn't make it, they're rescheduling. The main Juneau office is sending folks out this weekend to go through all seven buildings for a master list of needed repairs per apartment.

Security told me, every apartment will have a list gone through at one time instead of piecemeal. This is what they planned for March 2020, just before COVID-19 hit.

I include a photo of my office where you can actually see the surfaces!
  :coolsmiley:   

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Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2021, 08:54:16 PM
I found many plugin drives from 2003 to 2015 and beyond under all that stuff, so enjoy some throwbacks. Plus you can enjoy the view with the lost trees.

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Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2021, 08:57:22 PM
Fall 2019

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Post by: Shirley on July 16, 2021, 03:15:16 PM
Love the sky photos, Patricia. Even tho I painted all my life (art teachers even in grade school), nobody ever mentioned how clouds had a "flat bottom" at a distance. Sitting in a large room with huge oil paintings all across one wall, listening to a well known female reporter lecture at a ladies gathering, my mind wandered to those painting & how each one had large "foofy" clouds with flat bottoms. Sure enough, our Kansas skies have them all the time! Strange how I never noticed it  growing up, I always watched clouds. Hope each of you go out & take a good look at clouds & see that darker flat spot, looks like the artist used a palette knife to scrape the bottom or add the darker blue. My thought for the day!

By the way, love to hire you to organize MY house, not just one room! I get side tracked so easily!
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Post by: patricia19 on July 16, 2021, 03:49:36 PM
Shirley, I had noticed the flat bottom on clouds about the same time I noticed that they, the sun, and the moon were always moving. However, I thought the flat bottoms were due to underlying winds in the atmosphere?

I also do not know if it's because I'm in the arctic or live next to foothills from the Alaska Range or both. But you can easily find the different celestial bodies orbit because they don't change, And they're often visible both in the daytime and at night.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 17, 2021, 03:58:39 PM
Amy, I removed my response for continuity. But it was a great photo!
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Post by: patricia19 on July 18, 2021, 02:50:51 PM
Some screen grabs from Katmi, AK



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Post by: patricia19 on July 18, 2021, 02:52:28 PM
At the bottom, left is a salmon heading right toward the bear with his eyes on it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 19, 2021, 03:29:21 AM
It always surprises me that the bears don't mind being wet all the time .
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 19, 2021, 10:58:34 AM
Today, for her birthday, Illy decided that both She and Aviv should have a day of fun and learn something exciting.
They had their first lesson of... wave surfing (?)
As you can see, the water was calm and they did quite well.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 19, 2021, 10:59:19 AM
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Aviv was 9y old in May! But I don't think he would be afraid of anything; He is very self-assured.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 19, 2021, 11:06:12 AM
Terrific photos Bubble and Aviv is blessed to have such an adventurous and innovative mother! I know Illy's birthday had to be fun!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 19, 2021, 11:14:47 AM
Bubble...
...like mother like son, both look so natural on that surf board...Are you sure that was there first lesson...they both look like pro's...
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Post by: Shirley on July 19, 2021, 12:04:40 PM
What a fun person your daughter is, Bubble! Aviv is so lucky to have her and think you have done a fantastic job raising her. That spirit didn't come out of nowhere!

A super Happy Birthday to Illy! (By the way, she looks to be in great shape whatever her age).

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Post by: Amy on July 19, 2021, 12:48:15 PM
I agree with Patricia and Shirley..Aviv has one SUPER Mom..

Happy birthday Illy, may you be blessed with many more!
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Post by: Amy on July 19, 2021, 01:15:19 PM
Kyle's Alpine village in the making..
From the left a house.garage, chalet, church and a barn.

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Next is the General store and truck..
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Post by: patricia19 on July 19, 2021, 02:20:12 PM
He's good, those are great! I missed the barn?
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Post by: Amy on July 19, 2021, 02:41:34 PM
Thank you.......it is beside the church. Until he has them all done and in their place they sit side by side on a shelf in the garage/shop.

The one I really like is the store ,will try and send you a better picture..
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Post by: Shirley on July 19, 2021, 05:47:46 PM
I scrolled to see the barn.....such fun pieces! Bet Kyle was great with Lincoln Logs when he was a kid! Cas would have enjoyed seeing his work since he loved & spend his life building things. We need to put a link for Lloyd to come see, but I don't know how to make the link. :-\  Kyle better start thinking prices because betcha people will be wanting some for Christmas villages! Put a white sheet under (for snow) & string some Christmas lights around & there you are! Give him a pat on the back (or head), beautiful job, for me! Thanks for taking time to photo & post! Shirley
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Post by: JaneS on July 19, 2021, 06:18:49 PM
I've actually been IN a real live Alpine Village and that's it!  He's doing a great job!  I wonder why this is the first we've heard of it?
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Post by: patricia19 on July 19, 2021, 06:33:03 PM
The bears are getting fat at Katmai's Brook Falls

Cam,   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nprdq03e8yI



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Post by: Amy on July 19, 2021, 06:47:41 PM
Shirley and Jane thank you...I shall pass the compliments on to Kyle aka the Wood Whisper :))
He just started these this year..then get was busy with trugs.


Patricia, they have a long winter to go through so a nice layer of fat will see them through..
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Post by: MaryPage on July 19, 2021, 07:43:42 PM
Love the wave surfers, love the Alpine Village, the bears kind of sort of scare me, but I tell myself I'm probably safe if I stay right where I am.
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Post by: Shirley on July 19, 2021, 08:00:02 PM
Patricia, I go to the video & then open a new whatever so I can visit in here & listen to the water, seagulls & bear noises. Background music to my ears! I've been surprised how shallow the water is, no fear of drowning if they slip! Yesterday it looked like Mom was trying to teach a kid to fish for itself, figured that was the background whining. Good shots of those salmon!!!

MaryPage, my husband did not like to think of the bears when camping in CO, but we were warned some years to be extra careful. One year with a new Coleman camper (soft side), we pulled in & I stopped to talk to one lady about seeing the bear, she pointed to the big "dumpster" taller than I am with heavy lid, said she looked out to see the head of a bear peeking out... thought "it didn't look that big...AND THEN IT STOOD UP!" I didn't tell Cas what she said, and she also pointed to a camper like ours with a side room tent... or part of one, the bear tore it off. We only stayed at that site one night! We had a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee with the remote to set off the alarm if the bear got close.... didn't need it. Sold that Jeep with only 17,000 miles on it & camper went next, we bought the Rialta & he felt safer with metal sides!
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Post by: MaryPage on July 20, 2021, 07:05:51 AM
Oh, Shirley!  I would not have slept a wink.  I would have so been out of there and driven all the way home and stayed put there!  No camper, I.  Never have been drawn to such like.  I loved walking in any great outdoorsy place during the day.  Always wanted to do the Appalachian Trail.  Never did.  But the nights do not invite me.  My cozy, comforty bed calls me to cuddle down with a bunch of pillows in total safety from the wild instincts of the various forms of creatures that slink, fly, walk, creep, or in any way know life, have life, but are not human.

I was up early this A.M. to leave for a doctor's appointment.  But there off my bay side balcony rose the morning sun, in a perfectly round ball of bright vermilion.  It looked astonishing, and I hastened to grab my iPad to take some pictures.
 
The ball we call the sun hung there as though young Ava had pasted a paper sticker on the sky between the trees and over the waters of the Chesapeake.  It was rising slowly, and any eye from any vantage point along the Western side of the bay could not fail to be drawn to it.
 
I took picture after picture after picture.  Not one, NOT ONE, showed up with the sun in it. Every one, EVERY ONE was void of that bright star. There in my photos are my balcony railing, the trees, the skies.  The spot where the sun shone forth in all its great glory was vacant of any orb.  It did not exist!
 
Why not?  Do you know?  Does anyone know?
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Post by: patricia19 on July 20, 2021, 11:54:10 AM
This will delight Shirley and upset MaryPage, but there is a long waiting list to camp overnight in set aside areas patrolled by rangers.  There are day trips where you first fly in via a larger turboprop, (Nine passenger Pilatus PC12 for this leg), then,

"If you are looking for the iconic bear catching jumping salmon then this is the trip for you! The trip begins with a float plane flight to  Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park. Once we land on the lake you will go to the visitor center for a Bear Etiquette film and briefing given by the Rangers at Brooks Camp,  next you hike to the falls and view bears from the safety of platforms built by the National Park Service. The main falls platform is about a 1.5 mile walk from the Visitor Center.

You walk at your own pace here and there are outhouses and other facilities.."
 
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Post by: Amy on July 20, 2021, 12:16:25 PM
Patricia, that sounds like the trip of a life time. I would really enjoy an outing like that.
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Post by: JaneS on July 20, 2021, 01:44:04 PM
It might take me 15 minutes to find my sleeping bag but I know where my back pack is.  I'm in! 

We were on a backpacking trip when I was about 16 and one morning our leader said, "If anyone is awake, don't move.  Stay exactly where you are until I tell you to move."  Of course all of us were curious and began asking questions but we knew her well enough not to move.  When she said, "OK, come help me".  We all got out of our sleeping bags and saw she had a giant Copperhead Snake under her snake stick.  Seems it had taken its time and slithered across all 8 of us as we slept!  Luckily, she was up before us and was prepared.  I bet that thing was 10 or 12 feet long!  I didn't sleep well the next 3 nights!
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Post by: Amy on July 20, 2021, 02:00:20 PM
Jane, that must have given you a fright!!

We now have two garter snakes in our garden..Kyle doesn't know this...he is not a fan of snake but they are beneficial to the garden and keeping mice in check.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 20, 2021, 02:04:17 PM
Snakes aren't indigenous to Alaska so other than lower 48 zoos and one large king snake crossing a Kentucky road, I've never come across one. I'm rather glad about that...
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Post by: Shirley on July 20, 2021, 03:48:11 PM
Now you can see that yellow streak down my back! Snakes are not welcome but put a spider on the other side & I'll take on a snake before the spider. I would not enjoy sleeping on the ground unless in a fully zipped up tent. I am 10x more afraid of spiders than a bear. Ohhh ICK!

Must say, Janie, you did have an active scout leader, nothing like the one when I was in grade school. My friends belonged but after joining one meeting I resigned by the end of the day. Seemed all they really did was make scrap books out of magazines and one hike a year to the scout "camp" on the edge of the town. I lived as far out as the camp & thought the scrap books were "busy time". I don't think the leader was an outdoorsy person. I had brothers so knew the boys had a lot more fun.

Amy, we had a super long snake in our back yard one day, it stood up like a cobra when Cas & I took after it. We were afraid it would get little LaurenKat. The neighbor came out to help & explained it was native to KS & not poison... but we were afraid it had escaped from the zoo & wiggled on down river to our yard. We have had nests of copperheads down along the river but haven't seen them for years. We saw LaurenKat carrying a little green yard snake one day, did not know they even caught snakes. Even tho we yelled at her to drop it, she took off & hid so we couldn't take it away from her. The cats keep our mice in check. LaurenKat was a great hunter & would bring one to Cas often. One day we looked out & she was playing with one in the pool area, would let it go & chase it.... when SHE got tired she sat on it! It got out from under her & jumped into the pool. I got the dip-net out & dumped it over the fence. I was NOT her friend. Actually, she would walk down the hall toward the bedroom & if I happened to be behind her she'd turn around & hiss at me!  She thought that other end of the hall with the master bedroom suite was just for Cas & her. Sadly, after she found him in his bed dead, she never went back there again... and she lived 2 or 3 more years. Well, that brought on memories!

Bubble, I finally had my calendar handy & compared my gr-grandson's birthday with Aviv... Jace was 11 the 14th of July. I have a feeling Aviv could teach Jace a few things about being daring!
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Post by: Amy on July 20, 2021, 04:09:39 PM
Shirley ,I agree with you on the spiders!! One time I came flying out of the shower soap bubble flying calling for Kyle. He thought the world was on fire the way I carried on but told him I refuse to share my shower with a SPIDER!! I wasn't too happy when he came out laughing and said it was teeny tiny....that THING was a monster!  I will pick up snakes and remove them from harms way but mercy....spiders give me the heeby jeepies.
I laugh when people will pick up a small snake thinking because it is small no harm will come but they are most vicious at that size. Bigger ones are more docile .
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Post by: patricia19 on July 20, 2021, 05:13:11 PM
Our spiders are small except for a couple about the size of the tip of my thumb. We have two outside poisonous ones, but they rarely bother people and sometimes hide in basements or garages. They are the brown recluse and black widows.

I remembered years ago,  one girl who did the crazy dance at the simple mention of bees and another who fainted when someone said there was a spider on her back.
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Post by: Shirley on July 20, 2021, 06:30:04 PM
Oh, Amy, that reminds me of when we lived in England & signed a year lease on a house without noticing that the bathroom didn't have the commode, just tub & wash basin. The water was heated both by teakettles hauled upstairs & or by opening a sliding panel inside the fireplace off the kitchen, to heat pipes that held the water for the bathroom. My very first bath (had been doing "spit baths") a spider dropped in & I started screaming for Cas. To this day the memory raised "goose bumps" on my arms. My worst nightmare & Cas thought it was funny! I do not recall taking other baths in that tub, probably used only cold water, but for sure was never at ease, ever again! OOPS... just realized we are in Photos & not over in the Soda Shoppe....

Patricia, I stepped on a Black Widow yesterday that rolled out with the pool vac hose.  Have not see the brown recluse at this house but had that one bite when we lived in KC area. My youngest son had lots of the brown recluse in his house & used those glue type traps.  So far nobody had been bitten by them.
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Post by: MaryPage on July 20, 2021, 08:43:31 PM
I am MUCH more afraid of bears than spiders.  However, here in my home on a peninsula stretching out into the Chesapeake Bay, we are miles & miles away from bears, whereas we have way too many spiders. Truth is, I can smush a spider, while a bear could smush me, and that would be the end of this story.

I had a spider bite me on the hand in my bedroom years ago in Virginia, and my hand blew up hugely.  So I AM afraid of spiders, but just not as much as I am afraid of bears.

Snakes do not bother me.  I know which ones are which, and admire blacksnakes and such; they are really good at keeping nasty rats and mice away from our homes.  I vote for that, and them!  I lived in two different neighborhoods in my raising children days where I was known as the snake killer.  A healthy, hardy looking pater familias would come to our door and ask for help.  Most likely a snake curled up in the sun in his driveway, or some such.  I would grab my shovel and follow the petitioner. It was almost always a black snake that I would refuse to kill, but would move for them.  A poisonous snake would have its head chopped off with my trusty shovel.

I am too weak and fragile these days to perform such wonders.  None of my daughters ever cared to be my apprentices.


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Post by: patricia19 on July 22, 2021, 01:22:51 PM
The majority of Alaskan fires are gone or on their way out. The Alaska fire management team, two hotshot crews, and 24 firemen are in the western part of the US from this area. Then we had this smokey, smelly vision outside. The weatherman says it's from the Siberian fires. If you squint, you can make out the foothills in the back of the photo.


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Post by: Amy on July 22, 2021, 07:03:52 PM
Can't imagine all the critters that have been displaced by the fires!
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Post by: patricia19 on July 23, 2021, 04:50:21 PM
I posted a quiz on-site for those who wished to play. The same rules apply.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=201415

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Post by: patricia19 on July 25, 2021, 01:53:24 PM
The quiz has re-opened with each person allowed two more answers.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=201571

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 31, 2021, 02:44:00 AM
For Shirley

I'm pretty sure this is a young Cooper's Hawk, I've seen them before, even held one on my arm some years ago, that ran into the enclosure around the pool & stunned it for a few min. It didn't try to bite or anything & eventually flew off, or I kind of gave it a boost into a small tree in the back yard. I watched to make sure it could fly & was satisfied when it took off over the river. 

This one watched me as I finally opened the sliding door & the sliding storm door to get better shots. 


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 31, 2021, 03:33:14 AM
Shirley...it was eyeing you up to see if you were edible... ;) a well captured photo...

Edited..
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Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2021, 07:31:44 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for posting for me. I did have another of a Baltimore Oriole, but it was too fuzzy to keep. They are such gorgeous birds, but these hawks are so big (even the young). I do think one could catch Callie, she is so small compared to Tom & Tiger. Old LaurenKat was smaller and she did hide under the table in the pool area when she saw a hawk.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 31, 2021, 08:22:48 AM
Shirley what a great shot of the hawk! You should copyright your photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 31, 2021, 10:43:05 AM
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These "black Irises" grow wild in a natural reserve we have here in town
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Post by: patricia19 on July 31, 2021, 12:04:30 PM
Bubble, such a lovely and delicate flower. Our wild ones tend to blues and bearded.
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Post by: Shirley on July 31, 2021, 01:34:22 PM
Bubble, my mother bragged about her "black" iris but I didn't get a start of them. She was a big time Garden Club member & they exchanged starts of all kinds of flowers AND she had a green thumb. Mine grow in spite of me & this year only had what I called purple, no more peach ones. I do have a shot of my purple & will send to you, I can't see much difference but I am lacking in any kind of horticulture know how. I'll send you my photo so you can see, Bubble. I'm impressed with these growing wild. Do they come in other colors in the reserve?

My youngest son has an app on his phone that will tell him the name of EVERY plant or tree by holding it up to a leaf. I am so excited about it, the first thing my phone has ever done that I'm thrilled about! Hopefully he can download it to my phone when he comes over next time. Besides, he is using the free version & showed me how to keep it free instead of the pay for version. Kind of like our FREE Avast versus the pay for kind. I like free!   :thumbup:
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Post by: Amy on July 31, 2021, 04:51:31 PM
Beautiful photos both Shirley and Bubble!! I agree with Patricia...copyright them.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 01, 2021, 02:51:26 AM
Shirley, there are only black irises in that natural reserve and the only place where they are found here. Apparently they are quite rare wild anywhere else in the world.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 01, 2021, 02:53:40 AM
for Shirley

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Post by: Shirley on August 01, 2021, 11:20:54 AM
Thanks for posting my very ordinary iris photo, Bubble. I've been going back & forth to see the differences between your black iris & the most common I've ever known. Driving on highways years ago this was the flower you saw at abandoned farm houses, along with tiger lilies. My mind always went to the people that lived in those places & what happened that they worked so hard to start flowers & then leave. I wish I had gotten a start of Mom's black iris, nothing left of her flower beds. She died in 1988 & Dad had all he could do to take care of the yard, so flowers slowly disappeared during the 5 more years he lived.
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Post by: MaryPage on August 03, 2021, 04:50:44 PM
To me, the German Bearded Iris is the Empress of all flowers.  I had quite of a collection of them when I was a young woman, but I went back to work when my youngest was in second grade and worked until age 69, so I had to have easy things in my garden, and iris take a Lot of work.  But I had a black one.  Really black.  I bought it from Gilbert H. Wild & Son in Missouri.  I bought most of my daylilies, peonies and iris from them, as they consistenly had the best plants and they arrived in good shape and did not wither away and die on me.  They had the best choices, too.  I downsized in 1996 to a condominium, and have not sent for their catalog since.  But once upon a long time ago, I had a truly black iris.  And Wild's was where it came from, way back then.

https://www.google.com/search?q=black+German+Bearded+Iris&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimkv753JXyAhV4EVkFHVmlBnoQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1024&bih=734
 
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Post by: MaryPage on August 03, 2021, 04:53:35 PM
I think my choice today would be the one called "Hello Darkness!"
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Post by: Shirley on August 03, 2021, 07:47:12 PM
I have never seen so many gorgeous iris, MaryPage! I am not good with the grass pulling & this darn Bermuda grass in tougher than my hands anymore. I was pleased to see it (Bermuda) taking over because it doesn't mind our hot summers. BUT it gets into the flower beds no matter what kind of border control we've put in & the joints in my hands lock up trying to pull. When a neighbor said her husband had to have one hand surgically opened up, I figured that was a good excuse to only weed whip those areas & let the grass rule. Little by little it is taking over my iris & lilies.

Between yard, pool, house & cats, I need help! Trouble is finding someone that knows how to work & get a job done. I'm lookin'...... My mother did keep up with her flowers until she died, so makes me feel guilty.
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Post by: MaryPage on August 04, 2021, 12:40:14 PM
For you, Shirley.

https://www.google.com/search?q=peach+colored+German+Bearded+Iris&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwin1dXi5pfyAhWAElkFHQ4UCSkQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1024&bih=734

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Post by: MaryPage on August 04, 2021, 12:47:26 PM
I am particularly fond of the pale peach and the palest cream colors, or light lemon shades.  The fact is, the actual flower is more beautiful than any photograph I have ever seen.  They take my breath away, and I miss them.  My daughter Anne still grows a few, while daughter Debi, who lives nearby, has only a lavender-blue one, but she brings me huge bunches every Spring.  Seriously, there is no blossom on Earth to equal the Iris.

https://www.google.com/search?q=cream+colored+German+Bearded+Iris&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSlZTA55fyAhXLFFkFHeXTDyMQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1024&bih=734

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 04, 2021, 12:51:58 PM
WOW MaryPage! I have never seen such variety - I can't stop admiring. I particularly liked Toasted Watermelon and Sweet Musette Peach. I suppose I am more attracted by soft tints.
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Post by: MaryPage on August 04, 2021, 01:05:11 PM
Me, too, Bubble.  Me, too!

I think of the Iris as a ballet dancer.  Imagine the curtain rising, and the dancer stands in the glow of a muted spotlight.  Perfectly still, with her hands held straight over her bowed head in a configuration of prayer.  Then she begins her dance, and you are enthralled.

The three plumes at the top of the iris are those arms and hands.  The three petals that fall downwards are her gown or tutu.  A slight breeze comes up, and off she goes!  Sunlight shines right through her tutu, and envelopes the body above in a ball of soft light.  She dances!  She glows!
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Post by: MaryPage on August 04, 2021, 01:06:41 PM


https://www.google.com/search?q=cream+colored+German+Bearded+Iris&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSlZTA55fyAhXLFFkFHeXTDyMQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1024&bih=734

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 05, 2021, 05:52:02 AM
Quite lyrical, MariePage. But I can see it clearly in my mind's eyes. Really beautiful.
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Post by: patricia19 on August 05, 2021, 12:35:17 PM
These two photos were taken at the Wildlife Refuge and Sanctuary in perhaps 2008. While not in the best condition, they show a type of wild irises seen since the nineteen forties, along with other wildflowers such as daisies, nasturtiums, and morning glories. Either transplanted by birds or early Russian settlers in the eighteen hundreds, they've been noted in many Interior state parks and along rivers.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 05, 2021, 12:43:20 PM
Such vivid blue, it reminds me of Forget-me-not that I have not seen for decades.
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Post by: patricia19 on August 05, 2021, 12:54:26 PM
I forgot our wild forget-me-nots and they're our state flower! ☹️   
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Post by: MaryPage on August 05, 2021, 01:42:55 PM
https://www.google.com/search?q=forget+me+not&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuiP7WtpryAhXcElkFHUO7ABwQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1024&bih=734   
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Post by: patricia19 on August 05, 2021, 02:04:10 PM
Thanks MaryPage.

"Alaska's state flower is the wild forget-me-not. Alaska's official State flower & floral emblem was a popular representative of the Alaska Territory years before Alaska entered the Union.

The story starts almost 100 years ago at around the turn of the century and shortly after the population boom caused by the discovery of gold in Alaska and the Klondike gold rush. In 1907, a group of men got together and formed a lodge  limited to men who had arrived in Alaska before January 1, 1900. This organization was called the "Pioneers of Alaska." In 1908, the "Pioneers of Alaska" merged with two other lodges to form the "Grand Igloo."

It was in the constitution of the Grand Igloo that the forget-me-not began its journey to become the official state flower and floral emblem of Alaska. A clause in the constitution declared, "The official flower of the Pioneers of Alaska shall be the Alaska For-get-me-not."As the population of Alaska continued to grow, women became involved with organizations such as the Grand Igloo by forming Auxiliaries. They too adopted the forget-me-not as their official emblem.

Territorial status loomed in Alaska's future and it occurred to the members of the Grand Igloo and the Women's Auxiliaries that the forget-me-not would make a most appropriate floral emblem for the new Alaska Territory. In 1912, the United States Congress passed a second Organic Act authorizing Alaska to form a territorial government with limited powers.

The Legislature of the Alaska Territory met for the first time in 1913. Four years later the bill proposing that the forget-me-not be declared the official floral emblem of the Territory was introduced supported by the following poem written by Esther Birdsall Darling:

"So in thinking for an emblem For this Empire of the North We will choose this azure flower That the golden days bring forth, For we want men to remember That Alaska came to stay Though she slept unknown for ages And awakened in a day. So although they say we're living In the land that God forgot, We'll recall Alaska to them With our blue Forget-me-not. "

The Territorial Legislature approved the forget-me-not as the official floral emblem of the Alaska Territory and the Governor signed the legislation into law on April 28, 1917. The following was found written in the margin of the bill.:

"A little flower blossoms forth On every hill and dale, The emblem of the Pioneers Upon the rugged trail; The Pioneers have asked it And we could deny them not; So the emblem of Alaska Is the blue Forget-me-not."

Ten years later, in 1927, Benny Benson paid tribute to the forget-me not with his winning flag design. The blue field of Benny Benson's flag, adopted by the Alaska Legislature, represented the sky and the blue forget-me-not flower. He is quoted, "The blue field is for the Alaska sky and the forget-me-not, an Alaskan flower. The North Star is for the future state of Alaska, the most northerly in the union. The Dipper is for the Great Bear - symbolizing strength."In 1959, when Alaska was granted entry to the Union, the forget-me-not was adopted as the official State flower and floral emblem of the 49th state.

Alaska's state flower, the wild native Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris), grows well throughout Alaska in open, rocky places high in the mountains. You will see the diminutive alpine forget-me-not in midsummer, and perhaps one of several other varieties in Alaska (such as mountain and splendid forget-me-nots). Alpine Forget-me-nots belong to one of the few plant families that display true blue flowers."
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Post by: Amy on August 05, 2021, 04:22:27 PM
Patricia, when we were in Alaska I bought a plate with forget-me-nots on it..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 10, 2021, 10:45:34 AM
To day I'll show you a dream place for vacationing.

Illy left for a 10 days holidays to Sinai. For that she and Aviv first had to get a "green passport" proving that they are free of Corona. At 5.00 AM  they drove south until Eilath. They stopped on the way for a picnic breakfast at Ramon, in the Neguev desert.

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At the border with Egypt, they left the car in thee border parking lot, got checked again and finally could proceed with a taxi to the Dahab townlet on the Red Sea, where they will be staying.

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The accommodation hotels are high class and so much cheaper than in Israel...

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Post by: patricia19 on August 10, 2021, 10:58:09 AM
Bubble, great photos, so sunny too! I love to see these!
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Post by: MaryPage on August 10, 2021, 08:07:25 PM
Bubble, your family looks happy, which is lovely to see.  I find the colors of the sea being so very different, yet laying as though they were pasted on in perfect stripes, absolutely fascinating. What make them do that? Is there a sudden drop off from water you can walk in to a deep chasm?  I am dying to know what goes with those two very different water colors. It reminds me of that video you sent of the Atlantic meeting the Pacific.
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Post by: Shirley on August 10, 2021, 08:34:34 PM
What a treat to see the happy duo today, Bubble!  I am also curious about the changing water colors, interesting. The names of the places they are visiting are like reading of dreams, of places most of only hear about and can't imagine actually being there. By the way, Illy has beautiful legs & body, won't be long (as fast as that kid is growing) he will look like her handsome escort! Thank her for sharing their trip with us, please?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 11, 2021, 03:12:53 AM
Yes, I think the different colors in the water are caused by the difference in depth and also the rock formations at the bottom.
It's a favorite place for divers as well, and there used to be such a variety of sea life... I don't know the situation these days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 11, 2021, 05:17:55 AM
What a beautiful spot to unwind and enjoy. Thank you for sharing Bubble
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Tomereader1 on August 11, 2021, 06:16:12 PM
I was thinking the same thing as Shirley, "Illy, you have great legs!" Like a dancer's legs, long and strong!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 11, 2021, 06:48:46 PM
Bubble...it looks like Illy and Aviv are living the dream...do it and enjoy it while you can...and i so agree with Shirley and Tomereader, a great pair of legs...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 11, 2021, 11:01:22 PM
Back in the eighties I
was lucky enough to tour around eastern and western Europe,
(by Auto) down to Dubrovnik, Croatia (was Yugoslavia back then.)
And I was amazed at the beautiful Adriatic sea as I
traveled down the coastline.   

It had the most striking  variations of green and blue
that were spectacular..   I will never forget it.

I wonder if it is the same, today.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 12, 2021, 12:48:01 AM
Guess my highlight was briefly living in St Lucia - the West Indies for 6 months, ( the beautiful Caribbean sea )...glad it was done when it was done early 1980's..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on August 12, 2021, 07:34:19 AM
Tome you reminded me that I haven't checked out the Hvar live webcam in quite some time. Last I looked they were working on some of the walkway and piers along the shoreline. Looks like they have finished. Lots of boating activity. Very popular place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvXK8oAbu4c

The township building and branch library have finally reopened as of three days ago. Think I will stop in to pay my taxes today and then head to the post office for stamps.

Saturday it is supposed to get back down below 90o. Hopefully that will be the last of the super hot weather.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 13, 2021, 03:46:17 AM
Next chapter: a day spent at sea, specifically diving in the famous Blue Hole.

 Aviv snorkel.jpg

Illy snorkel.jpg

and finishing the day with a festive meal at the hotel.
This was the choices for dessert.

 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 13, 2021, 04:50:13 AM
Bubble...i'll sample a bit of everything... :eat:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on August 13, 2021, 06:55:13 AM
Huh, somehow my post of yesterday got in here instead of Norm's. Oh, well.

I am enjoying the pix Bubble.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 13, 2021, 10:20:53 AM
I doubt you'll get a chance to sample them all, Jackie; because I am the greediest of the greedy when it comes to pastries.  Anything anywhere close to a chocolate eclair is going to go down MY throat. You can hope I leave something behind.

Oh, but it's you, so I'll do my best.

Wonderful photos. It is happy-making just to live their experience vicariously! Lifts my spirits, it does!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 13, 2021, 10:25:41 AM
Mary Page...you are right, i am struggling and i have only reached half way...Come on folks, grab some while you can...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 13, 2021, 01:35:15 PM
Bubble, thank you for these wonderful photos, and thank you, Illy and Aviv, for allowing us to join you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on August 13, 2021, 02:04:36 PM

Bubble - I enjoyed seeing that beautiful vacation spot on the Red Sea - plus the underwater photos of Aviv and Illy.   What fun it would be to choose a couple of those desserts, after a perfect day of sightseeing and diving.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 13, 2021, 07:49:17 PM
I would have behaved like a lady & only take one, years ago.... TODAY I would want one of every single kind & could eat 'em all!  What fun for them. I did snag the first photos to send my daughter (she has been everywhere in the world but there). She was impressed & ready to go. She has a grandson about Aviv's age (she is 65 this year) and loves hearing about your family, Bubble.

By the way, MaryPage, I'll fight you for the chocolate eclairs~~ When we lived in England I would eat them instead of a meal when my husband was at the base! Had to walk a long way to town but between them & a newspaper rolled up with cod fish 'n chips.... that is what kept me alive!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 13, 2021, 11:34:46 PM
Shirley, one of the most memorable days of my life was when my husband & I got back to the Chase Hotel in York, worn out from a day's sightseeing, and he went up to our room to nap, while I headed into one of their little parlors.  A maid came in and I ordered Afternoon Tea.  Oh my word!  I burst out laughing when she brought in this humongous tray complete with a whole tea service and more food than an army could eat.  She assured me it was all for me.  Oh, and it cost 75 pence.

I had a ball.  Wish I could wish myself back there this very minute!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 14, 2021, 11:49:21 AM
On a Banana in Sinai. This is pulled by a motor boat and riders can try to stand in it without falling!

On a banana in Sinai.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 15, 2021, 08:10:50 PM
Looks like fun, Bubble. How long will they be gone?  One of these days I'd like to have a map of that whole area, big enough to pinpoint the places you talk about. I have to see a map to put everything in perspective. I can picture a drive from Kansas to Florida, from Kansas to the state of Washington & Canada, from Kansas to the Grand Canyon, all over the Southwest, but going to the northeast of the US, we've only driven to Huntington, West Virginia & south to the middle of the "States" before heading back to Kansas. We've driven along the Gulf Coast from one end to the other, and I'm sure in miles, we've been there, but not all the historical places Illy goes to. I thoroughly enjoy her wanderings and amazed how different her photos are to what I thought those places would look like. Just thought she needed a "fan club"!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 16, 2021, 03:19:34 AM
Illy booked until the 19 but she is pondering if maybe staying for an additional 3 days. It all depends if they can get over the stomach upset they both suffer from since yesterday. :(
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2021, 07:26:14 AM
Oh, no, Bubble! I'm sure Illy knows all the cures & must dos.... Everyone I know that travels to Mexico from the US deals with "Montezuma's revenge", or at least used to. Don't know anyone that crosses the border the other way anymore. Give them my best wishes for a speedy recovery, I'm sure enjoying their vacation!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 16, 2021, 08:07:12 AM
Shirley, you will never believe this, but she never considered that! I always had my first aid  kit with me when away from home with the kids - or alone- but she always relied on me I suppose.

Anyway, the hotel directed her to a pharmacy that sold her pills. She asked me to check on the net. Horror! These are banned in all civilized countries and reported to cause cancer - plus cannot be sold without a doctor prescription!!! They both already had taken a dose.
She went back to return these pills and from the pharmacy reported  what else they recommended. They never heard of Imodium, but had something that seemed safe.
I hope it will work.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2021, 11:43:39 AM
That's a "crappy" way to end a vacation.... sorry, just couldn't help myself!  :2funny:  That is scary to find pills still used that are banned everywhere. My body is so "touchy" I even take my own bottled water to drink, gallons of sealed bottled water for making coffee or cooking & even gallons of water to brush teeth. I won't even buy the bottled water in other states because it is bottled from water local. You & I grew up in a different era, I was the one with the white, wet washcloth in a plastic bag (before Baggies & wipes), my kids called it my "what-iffer-stuff". Do hope they can enjoy a few more days. When my daughter got this on the troop ship coming home many years ago, the nurses wouldn't allow her any milk and basically bananas to eat. Send them my sympathy, I've sure enjoyed their adventures!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 16, 2021, 12:02:52 PM
I am worse than you, Shirley. I no longer travel, so that is not a problem; but I won't touch ANY bottled water. I have read, and have been told by those in the know, that the bottlers are really just pouring the local tap water in those bottles and charging a fortune for them.  Plus the plastic is not good for us.  So no bottled water in this old woman.

I have 4 large Pyrex bottles in my fridge full of boiled water.  I boil every drop of water we drink in this house.  Have done for thirty or more years now.  It will not help with the chemicals in the water, or anything but the living things, insofar as I know.  But it will kill most of those (bacteris, etc.), and I figure every little bit helps.  If our water supplies are deliberately poisoned by some enemy, I figure on the authorities figuring this out and warning us before I run out of my boiled water supply.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 16, 2021, 12:07:41 PM
MaryPage, You're right about the bottle water being simply tap water.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2021, 12:23:25 PM
MaryPage, when we first moved to this house I thought the water was awful, it is a "loop line" from a main line north of us. We back up to the river is why it doesn't go on across. The chlorine smell was so strong I tested it with the pool water tester... oops, stronger than the chlorine in the pool, so that's why I use a Brita pitcher as well as just keeping bottled water in the frig at all times. Boiling doesn't get those chemicals out & it's easier to just roll over & buy it & replace those Brita filters!  I let my kids do the research on which of the bottles are safest, but they have improved them after discovering the BPA in plastic. We actually do drink the top 3 considered safest.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 16, 2021, 01:39:50 PM
If you can smell the chlorine, there is too much of it.

Shirley, I lack any knowledge of the Brita filter.  I will do a Search on it.

Glad to know you have it figured out and are being careful.  Bob & I were told up in Canada in 2005 when we were there that they fully expect us to invade them to get their water, eventually.  Bob & I talked about it and did some research and came to the same conclusion.  We probably will.  I'm just hoping it won't be in my lifetime.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 18, 2021, 09:11:46 AM
Last night on the swing after sunsetAviv -night swing 18 Aug2021.jpg

Aviv2.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 18, 2021, 10:50:42 AM
Lovely boy!  Must make your heart do a jig of its own, Bubble.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 18, 2021, 11:10:10 AM
I agree MaryPage.
Bubble he is a heart stealer for sure, look at all those beautiful curls!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 18, 2021, 11:54:05 AM
Yes, he gets so many comments on his hair that we have to fight for him to get it shorten. It is necessary when he sweat so much in this heat and is so active.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 12:13:46 PM
Bubble, I can't believe how much he has grown! Even from those birthday photos, you shared with us! That is the same type of curls that run through my mother's family and my sisters. I received the straight end of the stick from my paternal side.

My nephew, Brandon, has always had white hair and thick curls. He hated all the attention his curls brought him, so he began shaving his head early on.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 18, 2021, 01:31:31 PM
In my long life, I have very seldom seen the girls in any given family get the long, thick eyelashes and/or the thick, naturally curly hair.  Nope, you can count on the girls, for the most part, getting the sparse, pale eyelashes and the thin, straight hair with no body.  Fate can be ugly when it comes to handing out the goodies.

Am I a pessimist?  Possibly.  Probably.  But Darlings, I calls it Realism!

So what are the bulletins re Beverly Grace and James Christopher?  When will we have photos?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on August 18, 2021, 01:53:27 PM
that is funny because my
grand girls  girls have
naturally very thick hair,  but 
my only grand son is
bald !   So the girls win  in the hair category !!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 18, 2021, 02:20:16 PM
Mary Page...you have summed me up too...someone classed me as a pessimist but i told her i look to the future of the " what if," and the " what if " is often right...yes i am a realist, of the, " what could happen, " and it often does...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 02:24:46 PM
My mother's side, Tinkler, Shannon, Johnston, etc., is very Celtic. We have almost entirely red hair and come from mainly Irish with a liberal sprinkling of Welsh and Scot. My dad's side is Welsh and Scot. My maternal side has thick, curly hair.


Helen &amp; Ed Westcott_seventies.jpg


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 02:33:05 PM
My maternal grandparents, Ruben and Helen Elizabeth Tinkler

Helen &amp; Reuben Tinkler.jpg


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 18, 2021, 02:52:56 PM
Patricia, your Mom has lovely red hair with curls! I can see she gets them from her Dad! Look at the waves in his hair!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 18, 2021, 06:18:11 PM
Patricia, I'm impressed with what natural smiles all of them have, unusual in that era of "stiff" formal photos. They look like they enjoy their lives, happy & all so nice looking. Was looking to see if any of your "sir" names included the ones I know about in mine. Can't match any.  :(  Your maternal gr-parents look familiar, love her dimples.

Bubble, Aviv could fit into my family & you couldn't pick him out of the crowd. One son had that dark curly & very thick hair, those dark eyebrows & thick, black lashes. I have nephews & great nephews that all look enough alike it would be hard to tell who they belong to.

I got the thick black hair but Mom helped the curls with those darn "rags" she wound the hair around every night for school. My eye lashes were long enough to touch my eye brows & when I "sort of lied" to get to wear glasses in 3rd or 4th grade, lashes would rub the lens. Remember lash curlers? One of Mom's twin sisters gave my sister & I one of hers & I bent mine a few times but looked like somebody scared me!!

My youngest brother's kids all got curly hair like Aviv's. Sadly, all the boys inherited my father's genes & went bald VERY young. The girls started turning white in high school. I love to see old photos & where certain traits came from.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 06:49:01 PM
This first photo is of Reuben at 18 and the second at 20. I don't have any younger photos of my grandmother.


Reuben abt 18yrs.jpg

Reuben Tinkler abt 20yrs.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 06:54:16 PM
I found one! This was in Gypsum, Kansas about 1900.


Helen Dale 11.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 07:00:45 PM
And here's where her car got stuck in the mud. Someone forgot to tell them to always be solemn and dignified!  ::)

Helen Dale's Stuck Car.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 07:12:15 PM
I couldn't resist one last one of my grandfather Reuben at age four! When little boys still wore dresses.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 18, 2021, 07:15:21 PM
Patricia, he is so cute! Look at the curls , my son had curls like that when we was little, broke my heart when he had his first hair cut and the curls came back in an envelope.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 18, 2021, 07:30:36 PM
That is always sad when they cut them off the first time! My daughter's hair was more of a chestnut shade, and she had very tight curls. She'd cry every time I had to brush her hair!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on August 18, 2021, 10:14:22 PM

Patricia -  Love your family photos.  A nice looking bunch of relatives for sure!  In the older photo of Rueben, he looks like he is trying his best to keep from bursting out laughing.  In most professional photographs that we see from that era, people look very solemn and serious, so its refreshing to see some smiling faces! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 19, 2021, 01:09:22 AM
I have always said, those black and white and ( sepia ) toned photos are the best...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 19, 2021, 09:03:24 AM
Love the photos, Patricia, and especially how fun loving they all seem to be. The bunch of girls pushing the car reminded me of one of my twin aunts & a car load of friends. They also enjoyed those days! Thanks for posting to let us enjoy them!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 19, 2021, 11:03:52 AM
You had me looking at old photos now! 
I'll share some of them with you.

First is my mom in kindergarten 1919. She is the serious one, 2nd on the left of first sitting row

Kindergarten 1919.jpg

A few years later she became a teacher in the same school

As the Teacher.jpg

Next, her first visit abroad -to the Island of Rhodes - this one to show you the fashion of the timeRhodes - 1ere visite 06.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 19, 2021, 11:34:16 AM
Bubble, you have your Mom's beautiful smile! Thank you for sharing the photos..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 19, 2021, 11:43:14 AM
Bubble...they all look so serious..but i dont think it was the done thing back in those days to smile when a photographer was taking a photo...Your young mothers fashion was better than a lot of todays so called fashion...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 19, 2021, 12:32:51 PM
Bubble some great family photos! Is that where Illy gets her smile? I see her in your mom. What a delight to have them and the memories! Thanks for sharing them with us.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 19, 2021, 02:32:19 PM
Loving the old photos! Bubble, your mother must have been a good teacher because all of the kids are smiling, unlike when SHE was the student! I do see your smile on your mother.... is that where you got the "happy look"? I also think Aviv has that smile, maybe Illy looks more like her father? Come on, what do you think?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 20, 2021, 03:58:09 AM
I think that the further back you go and the stricter the discipline of teachers. You would not dare smile when they ordered you to sit, not fidget or move.
About smiles, I do get comments that I look more and more like my mom. As a child I took more from my dad. It's hard for me to say.
About Illy... no idea: to let you in the know, we adopted her when she was 20 days old.  If she looks like us, it must be mimetics (mimetism?).  Aviv has lots from his mother, especially his open way of dealing with people and with strangers - not like me at all!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 20, 2021, 09:11:12 AM
If y'all are thinking photographers came in to your home and just sat you down and took out a camera and clicked some pictures, you have it all wrong.

When they came, they had a ton of equipment.  They had to set up what was like a tripod of poles, with a platform on top and a little tent for the shoulders & head of the photographer to disappear under.  There was also a tripod with some explovive stuff on it.

After the whole set up was set up, it took the man forever to set up the subjects to his satisfaction.  Then he was under the tent for quite a while.  You were worn out and anxious to be able to move and get on with your day, so you came to look more and more grim and unsmiling.  Finally, you would be told to smile, and dang it, you didn't FEEL like smiling, and the flash went off and blinded you completely, aggravating you even more,  and the camera had one picture.

Picture taking was NOT fun!  Smiles were downright unusual!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 20, 2021, 09:24:06 AM
There's a lot to be said for the environment along with heredity, Bubble.

I don't think my family in generations past got the solemnity memo as there's lots of laughter and hijinks in my Celtic clan. I have one late eighteen hundreds family photo where the entire clan is lined up on the porch, probably taken by one of those traveling photographers that were common back then. I'll have to find it because on the back left is a small boy about 8-10 years with rabbit ears over the older solemn woman in front.

You're thinking of daguerreotypes, MaryPage. That was an early type that the family photo on the porch was. I think the no smiles rule was more of older customs as in paintings. This  was  very important to the family as a record, and it was expensive.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 22, 2021, 07:34:20 AM
For Shirley

The trees the beaver cut down are hidden under new growth from the worst kind of weeds to the sprouts from those stumps. The hill all the way to the river had dragonflies zooming around but never landing. Could count 6-10 at any second, but hard to capture with a camera.

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dragonfly1.JPG

The sunset last night was so pretty I stood on my front porch to take a few pics.  The silver lining was just gorgeous.

SilverLining1.JPG




Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 22, 2021, 07:36:35 AM
I thought I sent you the photo of the hawk but went "back & back" and didn't see it so you can see there is only ONE yellow foot on that wood rail around the pool.

CooperHawk.JPG
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Gloria on August 22, 2021, 10:24:34 AM
SHIRLEY  great pictures, you really caught the mean eyes if the hawk. Around here that cloud would look like a thunderstorm forming.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 22, 2021, 11:01:46 AM
Shirley, interesting photos..hawk looks like he is looking for a meal! With all that is going on in this world ,we need clouds with silver linings.
Bubble, thank you for posting the photos..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 22, 2021, 12:06:24 PM
You are speedy, Bubble, and always so good with the photos! Thanks so much for posting for me. I did think I had sent & you posted the photo of the hawk, took it just a day or so before Callie turned up missing, but was NOT the 6 birds the neighbor & I watched the same few days. I am looking forward to winter when all those weeds will be gone. (Of course, it will be cooler than, too.)

Thanks for the comments, Amy & Gloria.... If I had not been so lazy I could have gotten better shots of the silver lining.  Out on the top of the hill going down to the river is wide open spaces to get sunsets or sun rises. 30 years ago I got up early & went out with the camera, a whole different world. Yep, it was!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on August 22, 2021, 04:04:57 PM
Love the pics, SHIRLEY!  It almost makes me feel like I'm there with you!  Now that would be nice!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 22, 2021, 04:57:04 PM
I agree, clear sharp likeness!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 22, 2021, 06:39:46 PM
Thank you, Jane & Patricia. And for sure I'd love to have you sitting around the table with me.

My theory about that hawk & Callie, if it really does only have ONE leg (as showing in all 6 photos I got) it's possible to have picked Callie up but to eat would have probably gone across the river & dropped her when landing on one leg, right? Since she is so tough I'm betting she scared that hawk out of it's feathers, she made the pit bull next door back up until she went back to her house, and the German Shepherd down the street got a bloody nose trying to sniff that cat! It could have taken her a week to get back across the river because bridges are half a mile each direction. Whatever the reason, she still won't go into my back yard from the garage or inside my house. She wouldn't even go down to the river with me last night even tho I whistled & whistled. She always went with me even when Tom & Tiger wouldn't. We'll never know  where she has been, but she is ready to eat any time she sees me! Life is back to normal, servant/slave to cats!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 24, 2021, 03:04:54 AM
For MaryPage

This picture of Mary Z and me, MaryPage, was taken when Mary and her daughter Margaret came to Annapolis to visit with her granddaughter who lives here.  This was taken at the marina in my community, back when we were young and gorgeous in 2016.

MARYZ &amp; MARYPAGE 5-7-2016.JPG
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 24, 2021, 03:46:24 AM
MaryPage...aren't we old and still gorgeous  ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 24, 2021, 07:42:48 AM
Thank you, Bubble. If you email me the directions, I will learn to post photos myself.  Then I can be your helper.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 24, 2021, 07:49:26 AM
Great photo, MaryPage.... and since I really did meet MaryZ some years before that, I can honestly say that she doesn't look a day older than when we met on their trip thru Wichita! 

Thanks for posting, Bubble.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 24, 2021, 07:58:04 AM
I dont think i am familiar with the name Mary Z, but a photo of not only one but, two smiling Mary's is a blessing not to be missed.. ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on August 24, 2021, 08:29:24 AM
 so_P_bubble Thanks for the posting. well the real beauty is in the heart. we all are getting the wrinkles and ageing spots. but we need to not let our self get crabby. Like they say smile and the whole world smiles with you. another thing the best part of a smile is you can keep it your self and give away at the same time.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 24, 2021, 08:30:55 AM
Of course we are, Jackie. Of course we are.

Mary Z posts in Bosom Buddies, where we are all breast cancer survivors.  We have both been in there for years, and it is a great, albeit much reduced in numbers, bunch of gals.  I was so happy to have Mary and her family come to lunch at the one and only restaurant we have here in my bayside community: Sam's Waterfront Cafe.  I met Margaret, Mary's daughter, and Mary's granddaughter and her husband. All lovely people.  I can't remember which one, but I am fairly certain one of my daughters was with us, as well.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on August 24, 2021, 08:36:43 AM
WHO ARE THOSE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADIES!  One of them looks vaguely like the young lady I met at the Williamsport Bash!  And she doesn't look a day older!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on August 24, 2021, 11:36:42 AM
Oh, Jane!  What a glib liar you are!  Great to see you.  Wouldn't you just love to be back there for just five minutes?  EVERYone was ready for a good time!  Western Joan was there, and so was Northern Joan.  Gladys and P.Roe and Rae and Boots and India and the DeBoers all the way from New Zealand and Anne & Gordon Graham and Jenny & Bob and the Howes and Eloise and Pat Scott and YOU!  Yes, You were there!  And remember Margaret & Paul from South Africa?  And Jaywalker!  And did I say Ginger?  Ginger never missed a Bash.  And Beverley was there.  And my Darling Katie Sturtz.  Oh, and remember those two fun, fun girls from Scotland?  I swear, we could have spent a month there!  Such a great bunch of people!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on August 24, 2021, 12:00:12 PM

Two gorgeous ladies - Mary Page and MaryZ.  I'm so impressed with how youthful you looked, only five years ago . . . and such lovely complexions you both have!   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 24, 2021, 12:39:14 PM
MaryPage, you and MaryZ are lovely and evidently having a wonderful time! It's a great photo of both of you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Tomereader1 on August 24, 2021, 08:54:18 PM
Two Beautiful Ladies!  Bet you both still are!
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Post by: JaneS on August 24, 2021, 10:46:10 PM
MARY PAGE, you forgot to mention ROBBIE and the English lady he danced with.  I forgot her name but they danced so well together.  I was so envious of them.  I was married to a "no-dancer" all of my grown up life and it's something I'd have loved to be able to do on the dance floor!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 24, 2021, 11:44:50 PM
Jane, the English lady was Gladys.
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Post by: MaryPage on August 24, 2021, 11:48:40 PM
You are right, Jane!

But weren't Robbie and Gladys voted king and queen of the banquet?  And wasn't it they who danced together?  I don't recall him with anyone else, but perhaps that was later and I missed it.

Thank you for the compliments, Jackie, Jane, Marilyne, and Patricia. You know, I really do see myself in the mirror every day, though!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 25, 2021, 11:45:42 AM
I think I mentioned 2/3 months ago that we were having major repairs done to our building.  Since then we must keep windows closed except at night. The noise, dust, debris hitting the shades and walls, all that is especially hard when on top of the heat wave.

Here is what I see from my front window

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 25, 2021, 03:45:30 PM
Bubble, I do hope they send someone to clean out the tracks for you!! Soon it will all be done and they will be gone..
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Post by: patricia19 on August 25, 2021, 04:57:02 PM
Bubble, I know what you're going through as the latest move is to hang huge sheets of plastic over an ugly new high-rise balcony. The first photo is from my side, and the second is from the street.

Unfortunately, I cannot post them both because the program is not working properly again.



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Post by: patricia19 on August 25, 2021, 05:26:32 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on August 25, 2021, 05:28:46 PM
This is the "finished" front side, showing the left half of the building.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 26, 2021, 04:35:08 AM
why did they not make it with glass or transparent Plexiglas?
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Post by: patricia19 on August 26, 2021, 11:18:26 AM
I'm assuming the plastic is to protect the balcony floor painting they did yesterday from the rain. The previous balconies were made out of a stucco poured frame. Now I'm afraid of what ideas they have for the new windows...
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Post by: Amy on August 26, 2021, 06:58:26 PM
Patricia, that looks like steel roofing to me..
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Post by: Sandy on August 28, 2021, 01:20:29 PM
Thanks for the pictures Patricia.

When they do out side work here in Portland,   
they are very strict about what can and can
not be used.  Everything needs to look the
same as it did....  lot's of regulations. 

The weather here is starting to cool down,
which is a great relief.   IMHO the nicest
part of the year here in Maine is coming up.

Shortly there after is the worst..
(Holidays !) and new year.   

Time sure is flying by. 

Sandy
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Post by: patricia19 on August 28, 2021, 02:02:04 PM
Sandy, I posted this at the Soda Shop; They had the lift machine out early and just now removed the balcony door lock and took down the plastic. I'm afraid that means they're done, but I hope not.

 They had originally put down wood and then plywood for the balcony floor. Then they painted it a commercial brand of steel grey and put up the plastic and soon after, coming back to paint a second coat. This one is the color of what may inadvertently come out of either end.

However, they're back on the lifts on my end of the building, so who knows? When these buildings were privately owned, we were in a better condition before the state purchased them in 2016. Now, as state-owned, even reserved for a certain population segment,  I'm assuming we're considered public housing?

I saw the manager and offended her by asking if we were considered public housing. She told me we are an independent senior building. If it were public, we'd pay less, have none of the perks such as free laundry, garbage shoots, automatic locked doors and entryways, 24/7 maintenance and security, and cameras in all public areas. She also said only a very few pay less per income. I believe I upset her. However, we're, in my own opinion, receiving less of what we received before.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 20, 2021, 04:17:07 PM
I've been talking about the new balconies, doors, and windows replacements on my building and the six other buildings owned as a group in the city.

In this photo, you see the new railings for the new balconies. I'm not a fan. If you look to the right of the entry, Gloria, you will see a red star and the manager's office.



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 20, 2021, 04:19:27 PM
This is the front middle portion of the building. Very drab this time of year with rain and cold. The upper floors have two long narrow windows and a balcony door. The finished ones on the first floor show a tiny screen door.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 20, 2021, 04:24:58 PM
This photo shows bars or railings going from the middle to the right side of the building. I'm not sure what they're for. I'm hoping they plan to fix the balcony floor's paint splatters before they finish.


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Post by: patricia19 on September 20, 2021, 04:37:47 PM
Working right below me today;


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on September 20, 2021, 06:27:15 PM
Patricia, is that a Birch tree in the first photo?
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Post by: RAMMEL on September 20, 2021, 07:14:10 PM
Quote from: patricia19 on September 20, 2021, 04:24:58 PMThis photo shows bars or railings going from the middle to the right side of the building. I'm not sure what they're for.
Might be to achieve legal height requirement.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 20, 2021, 07:19:09 PM
Interesting windows/doors, Patricia, and after the year I've had with repairs I envy you having someone else make the decisions on what to do! I've tried finding people for different jobs & can't get anyone to WORK, it's like they don't know how! I used to tease my husband that "we worked great together, he gave orders & I took them!" Truth was he did make decisions & I was a good pair of extra hands. Having had 3 older brothers I was used to being bossed around.  ;)

I'm sure life has been very different this year & most of last, being pretty well confined & muzzled. But I remember polio & one of the twins that lived next door caught it. Was a scary time for all & a long time before he could get off their front porch to play in the yard. His parents bought him a lot of toys so kids would come play with him. My brother ran into him on a golf course about middle-age & told us he was still bitter about his life. Sad, but it was a terrible disease that isn't around anymore. Not sure how Covid compares with polio but the news media certainly has played a role in scaring people. I don't say that to start a debate, just that I do wear a mask even tho not required but for MY protection & should I have have it again & not know it, to not spread. Thanks for the photos, looks like a nice place to live!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on September 20, 2021, 11:06:35 PM
PATRICIA, the new doors look different from the old ones...hopefully, easier to use and built to keep the cold air out.  Good pictures.  Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 21, 2021, 12:58:08 PM
Thanks to those who commented. I had been complaining about a couple of months ad nauseam, so I figured I'd show you what I was talking about. The previous balcony railing was, I believe, wood floors with a poured concrete form for railings.

A screened sliding glass door is replacing the balcony door and two narrow windows. They're working on the two to the right first-floor units with plenty of beeps and thuds. Farrah has decided to keep a watchful eye on the window and hang close to me. I don't know how she'll react as they move closer or even when they're in my apartment. It's good that I have the rescue remedy, and I'm rethinking where I'll put her for those eight hours.

Tenants cannot remain in the apartment for those eight hours; the maintenance people and construction crew will be there. I was going to leave her in the bathroom. However, now I'm thinking of the hallway closet with the shelves.

Thanks, Rick, that makes sense.

Shirley, I would have gone with better-looking balcony rails.

Amy, yes, that's one of our millions of paper birch trees. We also have tamarack, spruce, aspen, balsam poplar. We're in the midst of the huge boreal forest or taiga, covering the Interior between the mountains.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 21, 2021, 05:40:09 PM
Just as a point of reference, this is the old balcony railing. A poured concrete mold. The blue painted boards were replaced with new boards topped with a cut to fit plywood sheet and painted a light tan.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 21, 2021, 05:46:38 PM
New balcony, there is steel mesh at the bottom.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 21, 2021, 08:07:09 PM
Patricia, I will worry about Farrah until they are done & gone after losing old LaurenKat in CO. I'm not exaggerating when I say the side door to the motorhome was not open more than 2 inches & she slipped out. I was so sure she was in the bedroom with the door closed & saw her move off that front seat & slip out that door behind the seat. My worst nightmare. She managed to slip off the harness when we took her camping in MO one time, searched all night with a spot light & discovered the harness & leash hanging from a tree limb, she knew if she got a chance to pull against the harness she could slip her shoulders out, pulled that at home one time & found the leash & harness hanging from a neighbor's tree. Cas even ordered her an "escape proof" harness from Australia or somewhere. She was terrified of people, anyone but Cas or me.... but loved to run all night. After she got hurt one night we tried to keep her in & she went nuts so later we tried keeping her in at night & she had the days to run. In the CO campground she heard the people so begged to go out at night. She was 18 so tell myself she wanted out to die, but I still feel bad. I do have a big enough cage (for a dog) that when she had the surgery that time the vet insisted we make her stay in the cage for the length of meds we had to give her. I explained she went to the door when she needed to potty, never used a litter box. He assured me she would use the litter box. She did and for the rest of her life she would be out all day, come to use the litter box & want right back out! Tom & Tiger learned from her. They stay out all day but come in to use the litter box. I am not a good trainer! When we lost Lauren in MO campground I stepped out of the Rialta every 15 min all night long & gave the whistle we use to call cats, birds, fish... whatever, so she would know where we were. Next morning Cas got out & whistled & she popped up out of the tall grass, he grabbed her & got inside so happy, and she just wanted to go back out, must have had fun chasing mice because she was not hungry! Anyway, hope all goes well & she doesn't get too upset.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 21, 2021, 10:23:16 PM
Shirley, when I got Farrah in 2016, she had been badly abused and wanted no part of the outside and still doesn't. I also purchased Rescue Remedy, a known relaxant for cats, dogs, and even people!

The construction guys, always accompanied by maintenance staff, are aware of pets locked in closets and bathrooms and not bother them. They are more concerned with getting in, getting the job done, and then getting back out. I'm concerned with where to go for six to eight hours.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 26, 2021, 04:31:01 AM
Renovations are in the finishing stage except for the lobby. About time!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 26, 2021, 09:44:49 AM
I know just how that feels! I noticed with the snowmelt that I have standing water on my balcony, not good. Suppose you figure thirty days per floor in the window and door reno, my apt. will be in late November.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 01, 2021, 06:40:27 PM
While the earlier snow, from last week, was early as our first snow usually comes around Halloween and melts quickly, our second snow generally comes in November and stays.

Here are four views of what started at two PM, 38 minutes ago.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on October 01, 2021, 06:41:22 PM
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Post by: Amy on October 01, 2021, 06:45:06 PM
Ohhhh......please keep that there!!! If that just started can't imagine how much it will gift you before it stops!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on October 01, 2021, 06:56:30 PM
It's the awkward, slip and slide part of living in the Arctic...

It was very much a surprise as not in the weather report, and the day started clear.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 04, 2021, 09:34:27 AM
My underneath photo...These were presented to me this morning by a lady from church on behalf of my church for Sundays church reading, a note that came with it and what she said to me was, that i read it " beautifully "

Apologies for the duplication..i will try to delete one of them...hm, easier said than done...
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 04, 2021, 09:40:47 AM
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Post by: Tomereader1 on October 04, 2021, 07:16:09 PM
Lovely bouquet!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 05, 2021, 02:41:52 AM
Tomereader...thank you for appreciating and responding.. :)
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Post by: Beverly on October 05, 2021, 03:41:40 PM
Very nice flowers! The daisy types should last so you'll be able to enjoy them for awhile.
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Post by: JaneS on October 05, 2021, 03:51:30 PM
Just got around to checking out the flowers...love 'em!  That was so nice to them to do that!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 05, 2021, 04:18:32 PM
Thank you BEVERLY and JANE...came totally unexpected, i was not expecting any reward for reading in church...
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Post by: Beverly on October 05, 2021, 04:24:53 PM
Great-granddaughter Beverly


Outfit made by her Wyoming grandmother!

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-051021155717.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=741)
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Post by: Beverly on October 05, 2021, 04:29:22 PM
Hat showing detail

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Post by: Beverly on October 05, 2021, 04:34:41 PM
Great-Grandson James, taken last week

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 05, 2021, 04:42:24 PM
Baby James in outfit also made by his Wyoming grandmother! It will be awhile before he fits into it.  :)

(https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/gallery/medium_41-051021160823.jpeg) (https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=744)
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 05, 2021, 05:03:16 PM
Beverly...what a treat coming in to see these babes...what a life that lays ahead of them...what, and who, will they be, what will they do...

Lovely knitted outfits, i can see the leg length that James has to fill, yes the outfit will fit him for some time...Well done Wyoming grandmother...
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Post by: JaneS on October 05, 2021, 08:31:34 PM
The babies are adorable...the outfits are cute too.
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Post by: donklan on October 05, 2021, 10:25:38 PM
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Last HIBISCUS of summer...or maybe not...I see a few more buds.
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Post by: MaryPage on October 05, 2021, 10:31:22 PM
Beautiful babies.  Beautifully knit outfits; they show so much expertise and loving care. I have never seen a bonnet knit into that pattern before.  Tons of work and gorgeous outcome.
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Post by: Denver on October 06, 2021, 12:11:36 AM
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES.......
The twins in their knitted outfits look adorable.  Wyoming Grandma does wonderful work.  So sweet. 

PATRICIA, thanks for the snow pictures.....we are getting snow in our mountains and maybe some here next week😩🤪 I am NOT ready for snow yet! 


Your hibiscus is beautiful, DONKLIN.  I hope the next bud will pop soon. 


Thank you ALL for sharing.

Jenny
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 06, 2021, 01:50:01 AM
Donklan...that is the " I Stand Alone " Hibiscus...beautiful flower..
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Post by: Shirley on October 06, 2021, 08:44:20 AM
I keep coming in here but looks like I don't stop long enough to thank everyone for posting photos. Gorgeous babies, had a giggle with showing off Grammy's hat, Baby Beverly! Flowers all beautiful, not a year for flowers around here so grateful to y'all for sharing.

Looking closely at the babies, no mistake which is the girl or boy (even in pink), alike but for sure distinctive difference. Will be so fun to watch them grow.

Don, super sharp detail & color in that photo, mind telling what camera you used?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: donklan on October 06, 2021, 09:43:12 AM
Shirley...it was a simple Iphone 8. The original is 3024 x 4032 3.34 Mb.
The one above was resized to 600 x 800  127Kb.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on October 06, 2021, 10:50:14 AM
Thanks Jenny. Yesterday we again had snow, and today we have rain. We have frozen slush here. Rain and snow alternating for about a week, snow in the mountains, and foothills with this back and forth.

Don, if I think you and your iPhone make a good team, very sharp, beautiful Hibiscus!

Beverly, it must be gratifying that little Beverly and James are finally doing better, and their Wyoming grandmother is a knitting artist, lovely outfits!
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Post by: Beverly on October 07, 2021, 07:39:35 PM
Thank you everyone for the comments on our twins. Their Wyoming grandmother is multi-talented. She's a full time nurse (retiring soon), has made several other outfits for the babies, does other crafts (such as making special soaps, etc,) and seems to have boundless energy! Grandpa is no slouch either.  :) (Daddy's parents) They have been in New England visiting the babies and other family.

Donklan - Is your hibiscus planted in the ground or in a pot? Does it survive your winters? I had one when we moved to Florida and before long it became a beautiful bush!

Patricia - Winter is coming early? Looks cold!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 07, 2021, 07:53:02 PM
Watching these babies grow from such a distance keeps me occupied. Forgive me for my obsession!  ;)

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Post by: Shirley on October 07, 2021, 08:13:18 PM
She is such a cutie, Beverly. I do wish all these young mothers would take photos without the big head bands so we can see their darling little heads. My daughter had a full head of hair when she was born, even tho a couple months early. She still had "fur" on her back & down to her eye brows. The GI boys that took care of the babies (born in England GI hospital) had a spit curl with bow on top every time they brought her into the ward. She was born with black hair & black eyes. My sons didn't have all that hair & was much lighter, but we didn't take photos of any of them at birth! I'm enjoying watching your twins grow as well. She sure has cute ears!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 07, 2021, 09:03:23 PM
Shirley - The bows are very popular these days. My grandchildren didn't have the bows, but my first grand had a mop of black hair! Most of the others were born nearly bald. Funny thing is, the one with all the hair now has thin hair and some of the others have very thick hair. The twins have very little hair.

Oh, those ears!  :) My youngest daughter was born with ears like that.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on October 07, 2021, 09:12:06 PM
This one is for you Shirley! Then I promise no more for awhile.  :) (They sleep a lot!)

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 08, 2021, 12:50:49 AM
Ah Beverley...i guess sleeping a lot is better than crying a lot.. ;) now don't you just want to hug them..
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Post by: FlaJean on October 09, 2021, 01:27:45 PM
Patricia, loved seeing the snow.  My husband was very happy to leave Maryland and the snow and cold weather, but I always enjoyed watching the snow falling and everything looking so pure and clean for a few days.

Beverly, what precious photos.  I used to crochet baby sets and sell them in the consignment shop.  Then I got an iPad and that was the end of my crocheting days. :)

Don, your hibiscus was an unusual color—-very pretty.
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Post by: MaryPage on October 09, 2021, 03:56:41 PM
Those are my sentiments, as well Jean.  I have always felt an emotional tie to the 4 seasons.  Having lived mainly in this area for most of my life, I can tell you our winters are now a pale imitation of what we used to have.

Baby Beverly is going to be a great beauty. She will probably also be the boss of the twin squad; mebbe the entire family.  And yes, Spellcheck; I know I misspelled maybe.  I happen to LIKE my way of spelling it.
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Post by: Shirley on October 09, 2021, 09:48:59 PM
Aw, Beverly, isn't that the sweetest face & head, wanna kiss it, don't you??? What is the monitor?  My oldest son was in the Isolette for 10 days, was 60 years ago. When he got out he had no more monitors. I went home the day after he was born, he was so pitiful looking because they had him tilted with head down (cord was around his neck & lungs didn't inflate), I couldn't handle watching him struggle to breathe.

The doctor came in that 2nd day and told me he "could be blind, deaf or mentally retarded (his words) because a ward nurse had taken him out of the Isolette to feed him & they had to up his oxygen so much there was a danger." We went through times of thinking he couldn't hear, never ate more than an ounce of formula at a time, constantly sick & had croup/congestion all the time. By the time he was two we realized he was just a quiet little boy, didn't get upset with things and absolutely nothing wrong with him. It has never left my mind that I had hardened my heart thinking we might have to put him into an institution when he got older. 60 years ago we didn't have all the help out there as now.

Every time I see a baby in need I remind myself that anything is possible and only by "the grace of God" that baby of ours has the most brilliant mind and kindest heart of any human I know. I will keep praying that the twins are healthy, mind & body, and I will love watching them grow.

My mind has gone back to those early days & almost hold my breath at the daily fears. My husband just graduated from college, working in another city 100 miles away & being transferred even farther away so life was totally up in the air. Our 5 year old daughter had been excited about a new baby brother until she had to share HER room with him & packed her Barbie Doll case to move to her friend's house "because that baby cries all the time".

That was the first week & he did get a bottle about every hour for some months. I was so tired after the move I caught myself burping him backwards one night. Seriously, I was patting his back & moved my hand on up to the head & found his face instead of back of head! Our daughter was so homesick my mother came to take her back for a week to show her they were all still there. She didn't want to come back so we bought her a new bike to bribe her.

My heart goes out to the babys mother and so happy that she was able to stay with them in the hospital. We didn't have choices in the old days, only allowed to go sit by the Isolette a few minutes so I went home. My husband had to return to work before the baby came home, transferred to Western Kansas & we moved a couple weeks later. A difficult year but a joy 60 years later.
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Post by: Beverly on October 09, 2021, 10:34:06 PM
Oh, Shirley! What a difficult time you had, and to do it alone with your husband miles away! So glad that everything turned out okay. My son is also 60. Did your little girl grow up to be friends with him?  :)

The wires were monitors for heart and lungs. After much coaxing and re-assurance from my granddaughter that she could handle things, they were discharged yesterday. Beverly has to eat small amounts at a time and often. Doctors think it's a preemie thing and will correct itself.

Jackie - Most people I know from the UK spell my name "Beverley", which it IS on my birth certificate. Somehow my family dropped the extra "e" during my first few years.

Mary Page - Thank you for your comments and compliments! "Mebbe" you are right!  :)

Jean - I love Vermont but the winters can be brutal. The bone chilling cold, icy roads, and snow shoveling ceased to be fun! I wish I could be there now because the foliage is beautiful.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 10, 2021, 01:18:23 AM
Beverley - Beverly...which do you prefer, for me it was a typing error...at least you answer to both... ;D

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...Day or two after my daughter was born ( 1969 ) she contracted conjunctivas, both eyes swollen, closed with scabby puss, i had no clue and asked if she was going to be blind, ( baring in mind i was just 18 ) good heavens no was her response as we were both ushered up into isolation ward..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on October 11, 2021, 08:24:31 PM
Some things were better, some things were not nearly as good as they are now.  In the days when we were young.  I found so many doctors very convinced of their own superiority, and we "little ladies" were such ignorant creatures.  It was a huge relief to me when finally a dear friend's brother finished all his schooling and training and went into general practice.  He took care of us all, and we all adored him.  When the girls had the measles, he made house calls, which included putting the quarantine sign on our front door and having pretend tea parties in the darkened bedroom the girls had to live in for however long it was; I forget.

Shirley, I shudder to think what you went through.  I am flooded with joy to think how it all turned out so happily ever after.  There were a lot more problems with the umbilical cord then than I hear of now.  Perhaps the sonograms allow doctors to fix things they see are wrong?  My very first child was a little boy who was very active in the womb, and then he got quiet.  My regular doctor's appointment found the doctor listening (not my friend's brother, but one of the know-it-alls) much harder than usual.  Then I was told the baby was dead, but I had to carry it until I went into labor.  More than two weeks went by before I finally did.  About a week later, I came down with a terrible infection from the dead baby I'd carried those weeks.  That nearly killed me.  I don't believe they do things that way any more, but honestly I don't know.  It was a sad, sad time for me, but eventually I had more children under my rood than I knew what to do with, which was a blessing.  Looking back, I know I was one of the lucky ones.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on October 11, 2021, 08:28:16 PM
Roof.  Under my roof.
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Post by: Shirley on October 11, 2021, 11:22:23 PM
Mary Page, when we lived in a small town, won't say which state, the doctor I had for a while had a house full of kids, his wife carried one for quite some time that was dead, like yours, but he ran off with his nurse right after that baby was born. Horrible little town of doctors & dentists that had no morals at all. I can't imagine knowing my baby was dead. I knew mine wasn't flipping around like earlier, but still did a lot of kicking. His one ear had a crease in it but went away on it's own. The cord was so short they had to cut it to get him all the way out. No sonograms or peeks into their early life back when my babies were born. We could write a book, huh?

Mom's doctor that delivered all 5 of us kids at home, also stopped by on his way to the hospital to check on me when I was 2 & had pneumonia, whooping cough, measles at the same time & ended with a drain hanging out of my lung for a couple months. The tissue is still tied into my lung from the scar on the outside so any time I've gained a few pounds that pulls through the ribs.

Beverly, I guess my little baby knew what he needed to do with drinking an ounce or two of formula at a time, but I think if he had been born first I might have feared having another! I never needed a lot of sleep but hardly an hour day & night that I wasn't trying to feed him.
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Post by: MaryPage on October 13, 2021, 09:57:23 AM
There is no doubt at all, Shirley, that the mothering you gave him saved his whole being and rewarded you with the amazing person who is your grown son today.
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Post by: Shirley on October 13, 2021, 11:37:15 PM
Mary Page, I started a message to you & my computer did an update, had all 3 of my kids call & my post didn't get posted.  Wanted to tell you that I can't take any of the credit for my son being the way he is. A few years ago I saw a young man that looked so much like my son I really did a double take looking at him, and as he turned to face me he had a blank stare in his eyes. I was so shocked I almost cried as I thought, "There but for the grace of God could be Andy". It was one of those moments that goes right into the heart. But we never quit worrying about our babies, even when they are in their 50s & 60s, do we.

Past my bedtime & still have 3 cats to give their midnight snack. Sweet dreams to all...


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Post by: MaryPage on October 14, 2021, 10:23:37 AM
No, we never do, Shirley. We never, ever do.
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Post by: Marilyne on October 15, 2021, 06:30:49 PM

A message about RAMMEL- Rick
A note to let you all know that Rick's wife, Diana, has  passed away.  She had been in a rehab hospital since April, after falling and injuring her head.  She passed peacefully, on October 10.
No funeral service, but a viewing will be held Sunday, followed by a private burial service.

Rick will be back with us next week, or whenever he feels ready to return. This message was posted with Rick's approval.
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Post by: Beverly on October 15, 2021, 09:35:38 PM
I'm so sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers are with Rammel.
 
Marilyne - Thanks for letting us know
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Post by: Shirley on October 24, 2021, 03:31:53 AM
Beverly, can't make me believe you aren't getting photos of those babies.... you know it's selfish not to share!!! Please? (Got up because we are having a storm, lots of lightning & thunder. Tom & Tiger are out. They will come in dry when it is over, but I will only stay up a little longer.
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Post by: Shirley on October 24, 2021, 12:41:01 PM
Beverly, I just stopped by & read your message about Chape, so sorry. I know you are super busy right now so will be patient waiting on photos of the twins. Extra prayers for both of you, I do know what a stress and strain when "half of you" is in the hospital.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 27, 2021, 09:00:33 AM
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Growing up!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 27, 2021, 09:02:38 AM
Who's going to get all the girls... ;)
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Post by: Sandy on October 27, 2021, 11:01:15 AM
He IS SOOOOOOO HANDSOME!! :thumbup:
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Post by: MaryPage on October 27, 2021, 11:49:10 AM
Oh Bubble!  He makes my ancient heart quicken!
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Post by: patricia19 on October 27, 2021, 12:07:10 PM
bubble, what a difference a year makes. And is that an earring? Thank you for letting us follow along in photos!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 27, 2021, 01:20:35 PM
yes it is a tiny earring, but veto on tattoo ::) !
And he knows that he looks good and everyone loves his curls, so it is a fight to go and shorten that mess.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 27, 2021, 02:36:28 PM
I'm sure he has all the little girls' hearts aflutter!  :)

I saw a video on a man's pain, scarring, and expense on removing several tattoos he regretted once he had a family. It made me think! I don't like pain, so that I wouldn't have one in the first place, but ouch on the removals!

My nephew now, 26, had a different view. His curls were the same, but he had white-blonde hair. So he started shaving his head in his late teens.
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Post by: Amy on October 27, 2021, 07:57:11 PM
Bubble, such dreamy eyes on him!! Love the curly hair. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: JaneS on October 27, 2021, 10:17:28 PM
Oh BUBBLE, he makes me wish I was young again!  He's going to be breaking hearts very soon!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 28, 2021, 03:00:52 AM
Aviv's best friend looks very much like him, with curls, but blond with Dutch parents. They are very similar in character as well.
An Ethiopian woman fell in love with how they looked and insisted in taking a photo with them.


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on October 28, 2021, 03:34:06 AM
They have the same slant eyes but, Avid is still the better looking... ;)
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Post by: JaneS on October 28, 2021, 08:53:38 AM
I agree with Jackie...Aviv is the handsomest!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2021, 12:53:23 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 31, 2021, 12:55:11 PM
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One of the embassies in Tel Aviv organized a Halloween happening.  It was quite an experience for Aviv.
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Post by: Shirley on October 31, 2021, 10:54:45 PM
Ah, Bubble, what a handsome dude! Don't you wish you could keep them "young & innocent"? I see no masks, is everything pretty much safe now?  We seem to still be having more & another variety to deal with. I wear a mask to the stores & church, try to avoid crowds but we do have our McDonalds breakfast on Sunday morning. Thanks for waking us up in here. Hope all's well in your world.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 02, 2021, 05:18:18 PM
I was misinformed by Mother Nature when we never received any snow on Sunday. We received .06 in the late morning today. If you compared the courthouse in the lower left in this photo with the third, you can see a bit of my isolating a portion and playing.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 02, 2021, 05:22:03 PM
These photos were brought to you by my Nikon D40 from 2014. I understand the newest model is D7500, but this one is a workhorse and better than my cellphone.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 02, 2021, 05:22:48 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on November 02, 2021, 05:33:53 PM
One last playtime, using images one and two.



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Post by: Shirley on November 02, 2021, 11:06:02 PM
Beautiful snow photos, Patricia. I agree that those older cameras did a better job but I was thrilled to have "instant" photos when it came to the digitals. Also was relieved that the digitals had "auto focus" at a time when my distance vision was slipping & photos were coming out of focus. I was heart broken, thought my camera days were over. I keep all these digitals set on "auto focus" because of my eyes. Lots of changes since we first met on Senior Net, right? Thanks for posting & sharing!
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Post by: Shirley on November 03, 2021, 11:12:05 AM
Looking again, Patricia, that sure is a complicated pole, so unlike the ones we used to see with just the cross arms & those aqua kinda glass things. I used to have some of those, not sure where they went.  That one looks like it contains everything needed for all the terms people use that I don't have a clue what they mean!

Bubble, reading the news about an artifact found in Israel recently, so interesting, a stamp that could be worn as a ring. I do love history & nothing like living in the heart of the beginning!
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Post by: FlaJean on November 03, 2021, 06:43:55 PM
Nice photos, Patricia.  That is an unusual pole.  Never saw one with so many gadgets on it.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 20, 2021, 04:26:29 AM
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Here is a photo taken in Tel Aviv street.
This is called a "Proposal Bench".
Very original, don't you think?
The little table in the middle is to make it easier to hold hands!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 20, 2021, 04:38:45 AM
Wonder how many marriages took place, all because of one bench...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 20, 2021, 04:42:49 AM
A street in Tel Aviv, not far from the bench location.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 20, 2021, 07:35:07 AM
In contrast Paris is already decorating for Christmas and looks very festive

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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 20, 2021, 07:35:58 AM
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Post by: FlaJean on November 20, 2021, 11:14:54 AM
Enjoyed all the photos.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 20, 2021, 12:59:44 PM
Thank you, Bubble, for another photo of Illy, and what a unique idea with the proposal bench!

Lovely Paris Christmas photos of decorations!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 22, 2021, 09:38:46 AM
Next week is Hanukah. The children in Aviv school learned how they were making olive oil in biblical time. They went to pick olives, cut and pitted them, then mashed them a mortar.

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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2021, 10:25:59 AM
What a living history lesson!
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Post by: Shirley on November 23, 2021, 04:33:37 PM
Wow, I haven't been here for a while & y'all have been playing without me!  Great photos from both of you, Bubble & Patricia!  Such interesting contrasts of the old designs & new buildings, Bubble. Patricia, surprises me to see flat roof buildings, I would have thought, like in the mountains, safer to put up high pitched so the snow would slide off.

Was your son visiting Paris? I haven't started thinking about decorations but some of my neighbors have their up already. Today I am looking at a pile of leaves from MY tree. I picked up bags full  last week but they were mostly blown in from down the street, then I paid a mowing crew to pick up even more (with my tree still full), and now they are waiting for me again and I'm not in the mood. The wind is blowing like a storm but sun is bright & near 70°. My tree still has about 1/3 of it's leaves, sweet gum trees can be way too thick for the body to support so many, so the nursery people told me. Love the shade but clean up a bit much.

The trees down along the river & in the river bed that became beach, leaves are mostly on the ground. I can see through to the houses on the other side now. Still some birds of all kinds migrating thru, I just haven't been out with a camera as much. Crazy weather, the wildlife doesn't seem to know what to think. We have a few egrets & cranes that should have gone south weeks ago.

Bubble, the kids are getting a great education and not just "book learnin'". I wondered how or where most of the olive oil is produced. Interesting weave in that blanket/rug they are sitting on.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 25, 2021, 08:32:51 AM
Not my son, but my upstairs neighbor went to Paris for a month or two.

Here is the Eiffel tower by day and by night.


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Post by: patricia19 on November 25, 2021, 10:40:43 AM
Very nice Bubble! Especially the one they took of the tower at night!
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Post by: donklan on November 26, 2021, 01:13:15 PM
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One of my Favorite Arizona Sunsets
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Post by: patricia19 on November 26, 2021, 01:35:20 PM
Wow!
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Post by: Amy on November 26, 2021, 01:51:52 PM
Perfection!!

And perfect timing!!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 27, 2021, 05:47:02 AM
superb!
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Post by: Shirley on November 27, 2021, 08:14:34 AM
Bubble, thank your neighbor for sharing the photos, great photographer! Dramatic shots.

Don, every time one of your photos shows up on the computer screen I wonder where you live & if you travel a lot with such a variety of subjects. Were you a professional photographer in your young life? My brother was (a professional photographer) and I grew up with a dark room in the walk-in closet my sister & I used. My father & his cousin were into the "new" hobby of printing photos back in about 1913-15, before he went to auto school in KC, so he encouraged my brother with any & all photography. As the youngest of 5 kids, I tagged along with my brothers. I didn't care to play with dolls and paper dolls like my sister!


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Post by: donklan on November 27, 2021, 12:26:39 PM
Hi Shirley...
Nothing professional about me (involving photography). I live in Wisconsin but visit daughter & family in Arizona each Spring.  That photo was taken over their back wall.
Had to reduce the quality by 85% in order to post here
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Post by: FlaJean on November 29, 2021, 01:04:04 PM
All the photos are lovely, but DONKLAN, your Arizona sunset is spectacular.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 05, 2021, 09:21:20 PM
As I have mentioned, Each of the five community rooms has remained locked since March 2020, due to Covid. While I was helping water the plants in the fourth-floor community room, I took a few photos. Everything has been piled, but you can see how it used to be. The plants were all donations prior to 2020. The black cart is mine and all the water bottles are for the plants.



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Post by: patricia19 on December 05, 2021, 09:35:08 PM
This more recent photo shows an Arctic winter.


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Post by: Shirley on December 06, 2021, 08:27:38 AM
Beautiful plants, Patricia....guess they don't get a lot of sunlight during the winter months, do they make up for it during the long days?  What is the blooming purple plant? Whole different world you live in! Thanks for sharing the views.
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Post by: Shirley on December 06, 2021, 08:41:57 AM
I tried quick edit but won't let me fix the color/font,size so life is not up to snuff this morning!  Fitbit has a blank face & can't get that fixed so may eat an egg sandwich & go back to bed. Cats had breakfast & all off to get more zzzzzzzzzzs.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 06, 2021, 10:33:09 AM
Shirley, someone said it was a Black Cardinal or Black Prince philodendron. For twelve hours, the plants get plenty of artificial light, even if outside light is only about 3.5 hours. After December 21st, the winter solstice, we'll start regaining daylight.

The plants can be viewed thru half an outside wall with windows on the top between the room and the hallway. The door also is windowed. Two of the five community rooms have walls, and three don't altho, the three without walls have had the furniture either removed or seating removed with signs posted.

I went to bed last night at minus 34 and woke up at four AM  to plus twenty-four. And starting this evening, we're expecting a two-day snowstorm. However, that should be in quotes as only 0.4 inches is expected.

Geographically Alaska has more in common with Canada's Yukon and British Columbia provinces.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 08, 2021, 10:18:31 AM
For Shirley

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Post by: Amy on December 08, 2021, 10:57:13 AM
Shirley, you captured this perky little pup. Does he/she have a name?
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Post by: JaneS on December 08, 2021, 11:35:54 AM
SHIRLEY, I absolutely love it and can't wait to see the beautiful finish!
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Post by: FlaJean on December 08, 2021, 12:11:16 PM
Shirley, Very nice.  As someone with no artistic talent, I appreciate seeing your painting.  Would love to be able to draw but don't even do stick figures well.😒
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Post by: patricia19 on December 08, 2021, 05:09:44 PM
Today I discovered a miniature crisp, sweet apple from Washington, called a Rockit. I'm normally so-so about raw apples but this miniature, about four would make a standard size apple, is delicious!

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Rockit+minature+apples&atb=v301-3&ia=web

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Post by: Shirley on December 09, 2021, 09:22:18 AM
Thanks to all the nice comments about the dog portrait. Still giving me trouble with the background. I've changed it over & over and that teal is not going to work for me. They can always have the liner of the frame tinted if they want the accent color. Will keep me awake until that is decided and before I can add the chest fur, eye lashes & whiskers & be done.

Amy, it's a HE & does have a name but for the life of me, I can't think of it now. They've lived there 5 or 6 years and I've called it "T.D." because if you remember those long ago TV shows where this little Tasmanian Devil would pop out of nowhere and scare.. my heart would jump out of the body every time. This little pup would show up at the fence between us every time I would go around to the pool pump area, bark at me like it was going to chew me apart.

Few months ago I locked myself in the back yard & had to go out & around to their back gate to go into the garage from the front. The pup didn't move a muscle until I got up by the house & knocked on their sun room door. The neighbor came to the door and TD started barking at me, I was invited in and that ended him ever barking at me again. I remembered our German Shepherd was the same, if someone was invited into the house they were friends but were fair game to bark at if not invited in. He has a cartoon name....and it's Wiley!!  Got to write that down or I'll forget again!
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Post by: FlaJean on December 09, 2021, 03:09:19 PM
Patricia, those miniature apples interest me.  I seldom eat apples—too much at one time for me.  Those little ones sound just right for snacking.
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 09, 2021, 07:25:23 PM
Shirley, - Interesting comments on dogs accepting people. We had a neighbor who had a Doberman. He would walk it on a leash and the dog was friendly after the owner conversed in a friendly manner.  One night I saw the dog wandering around out front of my place - alone, but with a rope dragging behind him.  I was hesitant but slowly approached talking very kindly, not knowing what to expect. I picked up the far end of the rope, at which point the dog led me right back to his home.  Guess he was accustomed to being at the end of a leash.  I was relieved to be done with that deed. He had apparently chewed through the rope and went for a walk on his own.
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Post by: Shirley on December 09, 2021, 10:50:14 PM
Rick, I never put my hand into the dog's space. But when they are on the loose I will do like you, try to see if they have a tag to call & so far never been bit. Dad gave me a Dobe pup for my 6th birthday but I didn't know it was Dobe. My twin aunts delighted in making him growl by saying they were going to spank me. The owner of the pup's mother owed Dad some money & even at that age I realized my mother didn't want something else to take care of (I was the 5th kid), but she couldn't say no when he just brought it home for my birthday & gave him to me! Tricky Dad! Dad made sure the breeder didn't clip the ears or dock the tail so Mickey didn't look as mean as the dobermans we are used to seeing. I've tried to find a breeder around here that won't dock the ears or tail but no "experienced" breeders. One lady I did ask if she realized in Europe they won't allow "altered" ears & tail on Dobes in the show ring. Seems in this part of the country people buy a dog & soon as it's old enough, breed them & no clue what all they need to do to sell a "pure bred" dog.  ::)

We had a neighbor that raised Silkies and Poms... shipped them all over the US for shows & paid the local professional in whatever city to show them. At one time they had the top Silkie in the U.S. She & her husband took my 2 oldest kids to the Junior Kennel Club & had them train & show their poms. Quite a deal. My kids felt sorry for the dogs being sold like that, we think of our animals as little 4 legged furry people.

Did you know that a horse on the loose that is used to a bridle can be led by a string if you can con it with a carrot or apple & slide that string or ribbon around it's neck. I watched some neighbors chase a horse for half an hour, we all had acre lots so the horse was inside someone's fence. Being near a highway it really is dangerous to have one loose. I finally got a carrot & some twine or light rope & asked for a chance to try, it loved the carrot & followed me without the twine being tied or anything. It belonged to a family the next mile section away so I tied it to the dog's pole & waited for the owner to come.

We lived 8 blocks from the state fair grounds when I was growing up & people kept their horses stalled year around except for a few weeks before & during the fair. I spent a lot of time visiting the horses & the exercise boys would let me ride when the boss wasn't around. My Mom explained to me how horses had to be fed, cleaned up after & exercised every day so would have to give up all my other activities to have one. I didn't ask for one. ;)

I was lucky to have twin aunts a few years younger than my mother, she was in charge of them a lot because their mouther died when Mom was only 7 & they were 3 or 4. They were tomboys &  mother was a proper little girl so had to learn to deal with the pair of them and had no problem that I came along just like them.

Time to shut down, will be calling a plumber in the morning, several problems but the one tonight (sink stopped up when I ran the disposal) can't be put off. Have a leaky faucet in the bath tub I use & hot water heater is 10 years old with warranty of 7 years, so this will be an expensive week.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 11, 2021, 06:07:34 AM
For Shirley

I'm not real happy with the end result but done anyway!

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Post by: JaneS on December 11, 2021, 07:10:48 AM
Oh, Shirley, they're going to LOVE it! 
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Post by: MaryPage on December 11, 2021, 10:49:54 AM
All Clear here on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay this morning.  We have not been visited by anything more than a little rain.  I cannot report for the WHOLE bay, as it is huge; but Annapolis and the Bay Bridges are intact here on a misty grey morning.  I am feeling so sorry for the many dead and their families, and the towns torn to bits.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 11, 2021, 02:28:21 PM
Very nice, Shirley!
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Post by: Shirley on December 11, 2021, 06:42:37 PM
Thank you Jane & Jean, and thank you, Bubble, for resizing & posting for me. Been a while since doing a dog portrait but don't recall ever having so much trouble with the fur & directions it went. Every photo I took looked so different, but the face really looks like him. Little devil that he is/was, been scaring me coming out of nowhere to bark a foot from me, just all of a sudden appeared! Now that we are friends he doesn't bark at me at all.
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 11, 2021, 06:53:13 PM
TALENT INDEED
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Post by: Shirley on December 12, 2021, 01:42:12 PM
Rick, I am a little brain dead this morning, busy-busy week & anything that could go wrong, did. I saw your comment last night or early this morning so waited to see if anyone else took credit for it... nobody claims the honor so if it was directed at the dog painting, I do thank you (if not, don't tell me I'll blush!) 

Saw what you said about the wind farms. We have lots of them in KS but they aren't sucking up enough wind to suit me! I'm not sure they are saving anyone money, from what I heard WE (our Gov) subsdize more than we should. Not a lot of common sense out there these days, with limits to government spending & taxing. BUT, that's a whole nuther subject! I'd settle for going out into the woods & living off the land...and I got a bridge to sell if anyone buys that!
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 12, 2021, 04:02:23 PM
Shirley, the TALENT comment was for you. I've never been able to draw/paint like that. I can do some drafting or mechanical drawing. That was a subject I sailed through in High School.  Some of us even got to do ink drawings.

My thoughts on the wind mills is that they are using enough energy from the wind that it causes enough weather/wind pattern change to cause us problems - by slowing winds and taking the oomph out of them.. We hear weather people comment about the Jet Stream moving up or down causing shifts in our weather. Even El Nino.  To me that indicates how important the wind patterns are. 
Remember when Hair Spray and Deodorant (spray on) were the guilty parties.

I get 2 or 3 calls a week to adorn my roof with those lovely solar panels.
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Post by: Shirley on December 12, 2021, 08:48:28 PM
My sons have solar panels to take camping & do a good job keeping things charged up. In KS I do think the wind generators could do a good job if you lived away from the city, had a house built into a hill (not many of those in KS) & enough dirt overhead to keep temps fairly stable. A long ago friend & her husband did a thorough study of building but never did. WE were young then & I was always ready to help do whatever it took to get ahead or stay afloat.

I met a lot of men artists during my 45-50 years of doing art shows & I think nearly every one of them had those drafting & mechanical drawing classes. I envied them because they had an edge on everyone else. It is a pastime you can do forever (look at old me), unlike sports. It doesn't take much to get started, if you want to try it is easier than ink drawings!  Be happy to give you some tips e-mail if you decide you do. I was lucky & had art teachers all thru school, a "roving" artist that visited each of the 7 elementary schools & Jr hi & Hi school it was an elective. I wanted a letter sweater so got one in art my Soph. year. The cheerleading one didn't come until Jr. year.

Years ago a group of us that painted started an Art Guild we touted for "anyone that ever wanted to paint but didn't know where to start". By the time I dropped out/moved, we had nearly 400 members, pretty hard to get that many (mostly women) to agree on anything. A few of the men were retired draftsmen & became well known here in the midwest. They leaned toward producing Native American paintings & even taught classes. Never too old.  :thumbup:
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Post by: RAMMEL on December 12, 2021, 09:55:56 PM
Shirley, --- Your art work and drafting & mechanical drawing are so totally different there could be no advantage between people knowing one or the other. I had some of my drawings but I may have thrown them out during a clean up campaign.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 13, 2021, 04:16:54 AM
Drafting and mechanical drawing might be different but they certainly are a help in painting for getting a better idea about proportions and perspective.
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Post by: Shirley on December 13, 2021, 10:44:07 AM
Amen to that, Bubble. I did have 280 hours of cartographic drafting training from the Corp of Engineer Army Map Service but that was no help at all with painting or drawing. I had a clerk typist job with Civil Service & got the job mainly because of that drafting experience... they needed a draftsman but didn't have the opening for one. I tried to explain my training would NOT help them with blue prints... but the Major had me making charts (with cartoon characters) for his speeches all over the country. No matter how I tried to get away from "art", I kept bumping into it. Finally when we needed art work for the walls in a new house, I started painting. Fell into it again & started doing the shows to get rid of the excess. What fit my walls fit others. I always believe that everyone else, given the same chances I had, could paint better if they tried. End of story.
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Post by: Amy on December 13, 2021, 11:12:58 AM
This is a new addition to son's house........meet Skye and Luna the pup.

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Post by: Marilyne on December 13, 2021, 12:13:31 PM

What a cute picture!  Love Skye's uncertain expression!  :-\   Both beautiful dogs.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 13, 2021, 01:51:41 PM
Skye looks so dignified
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Post by: patricia19 on December 13, 2021, 01:59:10 PM
Any, what a wonderful expressive photo! Skye looks braced as if contemplating an escape, while Luna seems to be looking at Skye for direction! I love this photo!
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Post by: Shirley on December 13, 2021, 04:24:41 PM
Love those expressions, Amy!  My son has had 3 or 4 Great Danes (they don't live long) and loves their gentle ways. They have a great neighbor that takes him for a walk every day so he has a key to their house & enjoys without having the worries! Love to see Skye & Luna standing side by side. I asked my son to put a bite of food on their kitchen counter top to show how tall Bosley was & he laughed, "do you know how long it took me to convince him NOT to pick up anything from that counter?!" But he did it so I could take the photo. That was one horse of a dog. It sat on the couch like a human, with back feet on the floor. I fully expected hit to lean back & cross those front legs like arms! The latest one is a smaller female, a Harlequin. Thanks for posting the photo!
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Post by: JaneS on December 13, 2021, 09:17:35 PM
What a space those two will take up when that little one is full grown!  What a sweet picture!
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Post by: Amy on December 14, 2021, 07:10:27 AM
Thank you Marilyne, Patricia, Jean ,Shirley and Jane.  Skye is slowly coming around to the new pup. Once the "pecking" order has been established I hope all with be well.

Shirley, Skye is the small of the Danes, Coal was huge! He would have to lower his head to rest it on the table, he was truly a gentle giant.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 14, 2021, 09:25:17 AM
This was my neighborhood yesterday at 20 minutes past noon. The sun is going down and its minus 29.


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Post by: Shirley on December 14, 2021, 11:18:43 PM
Awesome photo, Patricia, especially with it being a NOON shot! I actually shivered at the sight of the frozen street... burrrrrrrrrr. Think I must be getting old because I'm not yearning to walk that street right now! I'd still liked to have visited your world.
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Post by: MarsGal on December 15, 2021, 07:09:19 AM
Lovely picture, Patricia, but not the cold. I like cooler weather better than hot these days, but not that cold. Brrrrrrr! is right, Shirley.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 15, 2021, 01:50:15 PM
It's all due to the curvature of the earth and the loss or gain of daylight, heat, and cold governed by the solstices in both hemispheres. It affects everything, people, crops, animals, the SAD condition, everything. 
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Post by: patricia19 on December 19, 2021, 06:55:57 PM
These five photos  taken from my balcony at just after noon today show how we went from less than an inch to yes, we'll have a white Christmas from 8 AM to noon. My cell couldn't pick up the falling snow, just the results so far.


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Post by: Shirley on December 19, 2021, 07:19:05 PM
Oh, MY, Patricia, that looks like some serious snow! Don't expect it will melt with the temps you've been having. Gave me a shiver when I first scrolled down. Cold here last night & today but nothing like you have!  Really thank you for sharing the pics!
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Post by: Amy on December 19, 2021, 07:36:16 PM
Patricia, please please do not share that here!!
You must admit it does look pretty :)
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Post by: JaneS on December 21, 2021, 07:03:27 AM
BRRRR!  We're in the low 30s and I think that's COLD!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 21, 2021, 08:25:54 AM
Last minute idea for a Christmas present: Hillbilly Briefcase


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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 21, 2021, 09:20:19 AM
We are in the middle of a 3  long day scary storm named "Carmel". Yesterday an habitant from my town was knocked down by a big uprooted tree and now is in a coma.

Then in Tel Aviv, in a main street  WhatsApp Image 2021-12-20 at 9.14.55 PM (1).jpeg

A little later, this happened:
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The note says: "Car Subaru for sale, with air conditioner"

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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 21, 2021, 09:26:46 AM
Many houses on my street suffered damage with window shades brown out with the high wind. My building was saved but, opening my window I saw this on my front tree

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Not a snake, but a thick heavy tube 4 floors long, coiled at the top and too high above the street to be able to pull it down.

How it got there and from where is a mystery.

I just hope it will not detach itself and fall on the car below. That could create some serious damage.
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Post by: Amy on December 21, 2021, 11:12:33 AM
Bubble, how scary!! Can't imagine what the people thought when they ended up in a sink hole!! Hope they were not hurt.

Must admit I did start at the bottom of the photos and worked up..........to the Brief Case........sure get me a good chuckle!!
Thank you for posting all the photos.
Stay safe!
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Post by: patricia19 on December 21, 2021, 01:14:15 PM
Bubble that is scary, stay safe!  I am so happy you are okay. As Amy said, those images were scary. I hope the person from your town wakes up from their coma and recovers.

When I was younger, my city was completely inundated by floodwaters. You wouldn't believe what showed up in our yard and street after the waters receded. We didn't, although we did recognize a second-story staircase from a restaurant at the other end of town, propped up against our fence.
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Post by: Beverly on December 21, 2021, 10:38:01 PM
James and Beverly
The twins turned 4 months old yesterday

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Post by: Beverly on December 21, 2021, 10:48:59 PM
My favorite picture of Beverly!


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Post by: Beverly on December 21, 2021, 10:56:47 PM
James

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Post by: MarsGal on December 22, 2021, 06:20:13 AM
Oh, gosh. Are they ever cute, Beverly. I just love the Wildly Cute hedgehog shirt, too.
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Post by: Amy on December 22, 2021, 06:30:49 AM
Beverly, what happy cute babies! Just want to hug them!
Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 22, 2021, 09:12:53 AM
From Gloria

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Post by: Shirley on December 22, 2021, 09:17:21 AM
Oh, my goodness!  From those shocking photos of yours, Bubble, to the "love to hug" ones from Beverly! 

Beverly, I do think that little girl looks like you, and both are darling. Thank you very much for sharing and I hope to watch them grow up until they start yelling for "no more pics, please". Have you compared with your baby pics? They sure look happy and for sure, beautiful!

Bubble, I've avoided news because of the bickering so had not heard about this new disaster. How awful, no place is safe this year! What type storm is causing all that? WE have tornadoes & even a few small earthquakes but your photos show a whole different kind of damage. Please keep us posted about this. Love your "Hillbilly Brief Case".... Cas liked Jockey best but would have loved the giggle with any label. :thumbup:

Thanks for taking time to post & share, Beverly & Bubble. :thumbup:

Great save, Gloria! I did envy y'all the close ties in that Nest.  It was established before I found my way to Senior Net.
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Post by: FlaJean on December 22, 2021, 12:11:27 PM
Patricia, Love snow scenes just don't want the real thing anymore.

Beverly, what precious baby pictures!

Bubble, hadn't heard about "Carmel".  Glad your bldg. was spared.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 22, 2021, 12:29:13 PM
Good morning, minus nine here amidst the snow piles in the Interior at 8:11 AM. So many photos to look at and wonder about. Beverly, the twins, look sweet. Babies become more darling when they're someone else's, and we may enjoy and then give back, don't they?

Bubble, it seems deadly, strong winds are becoming a worldwide phenomenon. I am very sorry for the damages shown in those photos and the individual in the coma. I hope things are better now?

Gloria, I remember when that first came out and thought it was so cool. I had saved it but am unsure if it's still around with past computer woes. We had such a good time then with wonderful friends before they took it all away!

Jean, we still have piles in the streets and sometimes still on the sidewalks. But it's cooling again and the trucks, graders, and those backup warning signals are at work 24/7. I imagine the city crews are glad for the overtime.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on December 22, 2021, 01:01:49 PM
well It was nice to see all the lovely Ladies but there was a few of us men,and we know you wemon are boss but we should not be left out all togather.

Lloyd
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Post by: JaneS on December 22, 2021, 01:05:59 PM
I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS TREE!!!  I THINK I MIGHT BE NESTING THERE AND I CAN PICK OUT MOST OF THE OTHER!
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Post by: Gloria on December 22, 2021, 05:46:51 PM

Thanks Bubble.
Hope a few of you had some memories of the days in Bis' Busy Nest.  Not everyone had a picture showing like here in S&F. Bunnie talked me into trying PSP and I  found I enjoyed it. I had fun making the tree and getting the "ornaments" for it. We sure did have fun there and in the Missouri forum, too. All those trips on the old bus..
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Post by: Denver on December 23, 2021, 12:28:12 AM
GLORIA, love seeing your Christmas Tree of Friends again.  Those were such happy times.  So many wonderful friends.  I miss them ALL.

BUBBLE, I am so sad seeing the pictures you have shared of that terrible storm😩

BEVERLY, love seeing your darling twins.  They are precious 🥰🥰. I can not believe they are already four months old🥰

PATRICIA, the pictures you have shared are frightening! 

JANE, I see you peeking out under one of the limbs on that tree😘

Love seeing any pictures ‼️
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 23, 2021, 04:59:33 AM
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Post by: Shirley on December 23, 2021, 08:56:07 AM
Hahahahahaha...........love it, Bubble! :roflBig:
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Post by: patricia19 on December 23, 2021, 01:11:16 PM
I loved it so much I swiped it! Thanks Bubble, you are kooky!
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Post by: Amy on December 23, 2021, 06:38:28 PM
Bubble, I really enjoyed that!! I too am going to snag it....thank you!
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Post by: FlaJean on December 23, 2021, 11:47:42 PM
;D  So funny!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 24, 2021, 10:53:08 AM
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Nazareth tonight December 24 2021
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Post by: JaneS on December 24, 2021, 11:34:36 AM
I got a tug at my heart and warm feeling just looking at Nazareth!  Thank you!  I know it's not the same but it IS Nazareth!
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Post by: Gloria on December 24, 2021, 12:09:58 PM
BUBBLE  wonderful seeing your Nazareth decorated for Christmas. First  time I went to San Diego for Christmas with my daughter and family was the first time I saw hoses decorated with the Menorah. That touched me and I think of it every year now
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Post by: Shirley on December 24, 2021, 06:41:03 PM
I have a few regrets in my life, one is that I never got to visit "the Holy Land" that means so much to all Faiths.... and the other that I didn't get to mosey thru Alaska. I have had a great life, better than I deserve BUT my dreams were about traveling the world. I made the choice to stay home & raise a family instead, and I do thank God every day for my family, not sure my kids would have turned out like they did if we had been on the road all their lives. Guess I wouldn't change a thing!! So, Bubble, thank you for sharing your part of the world, you do a better job of showing how it is than all the photo journalists combined! 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 25, 2021, 03:50:42 AM
  On a street in Nazareth, Aviv with his Dutch friends.

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Post by: patricia19 on December 25, 2021, 12:21:00 PM
It is so nice to see Aviv again and his friends!
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Post by: Shirley on December 25, 2021, 02:00:31 PM
One of these days I'm gonna find a map of Israel so I can see where each town/city is located. I love history and am so envious of you sitting right in the heart of the "old world" we've read about all our lives. Thank you, Bubble, for all you do & share with us. I think Aviv is lucky to have so many friends plus a loving mother & grandmother to give him such a charmed life! May the blessings of the season be shared with all.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 26, 2021, 03:32:32 AM
Thank you!
Google has lots of maps!
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Post by: Beverly on December 26, 2021, 10:13:49 PM
Bubble - Wonderful pictures of Aviv and his friends.  Beautiful fabric in "Santa's" clothes!

One of your storm photos looks like a car in a sinkhole! Is the work to repair the damage still going on? 
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Post by: Beverly on December 26, 2021, 10:25:00 PM
Christmas Eve with James

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Post by: Beverly on December 26, 2021, 10:28:12 PM
Christmas Eve with Beverly

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Post by: Beverly on December 26, 2021, 10:53:25 PM
Merry Christmas from Keani


My 5 month old great-grandson (cousin of the twins) wrapped up in Great-Grandpa's sweater

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Post by: patricia19 on December 26, 2021, 11:30:46 PM
Bev, wonderful photos from the newest generation!
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Post by: Beverly on December 27, 2021, 10:57:42 AM
Thank you, Patricia!
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Post by: Marilyne on December 27, 2021, 11:05:28 AM

Beverly - He looks like such a cheerful baby.  Adorable smile.  :)
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Post by: FlaJean on December 27, 2021, 12:05:11 PM
Shirley, I didn't know that was the Queen's favorite show.  The Downton Abby movie was good.  Enjoyed it more than watching football on Christmas.

Good to know everyone enjoyed their Christmas.  Marilyne haven't heard from you yet.  Good to know you got some rain.  We are having a warm but overcast day here.

Have a good day all!
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Post by: Shirley on December 27, 2021, 05:24:59 PM
I'm lovin' the photos, Beverly and I really think little Beverly is gonna be the "spittin' image" of you. Can see James is all boy and betcha Beverly will be the leader of the two! He just looks like such a peaceful little guy and she looks wired! Cousin Keani has darling dimples that must have come from you unless somebody else in the family has them! Can picture what that trio will be into in another year (and forever after). Thanks, no little ones right now, youngest of my greats is 4 or 5, I can't keep track.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 27, 2021, 05:36:18 PM
You're probably as sick as I am of seeing pictures of snow. But here we are this morning. It's not its usual busy Monday morning traffic and other than a few fender benders and a city bus siding off the road on Friday, it's all good. Next weekend we're supposed to be out of the storms. Five photos is all and the last barring a major calamity. Look at the ice on the side of the building, middle right.



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Post by: patricia19 on December 27, 2021, 05:38:30 PM
I don't believe I've ever seen this much snow or ice here before.


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Post by: patricia19 on December 27, 2021, 05:41:14 PM
Welcome to the slip and slide!


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Post by: patricia19 on December 27, 2021, 05:48:09 PM
Someone needs to dig out the Elder's Program entrance


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Post by: patricia19 on December 27, 2021, 05:49:30 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 28, 2021, 04:17:28 AM
Adorable babies photos. It gives the urge to hug them!

Patricia, Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!
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Post by: Sandy on December 29, 2021, 12:02:46 AM
Patricia,
it looks to me like the roads are not
plowed that well... 

To me,  here in Portland Maine that doesn't
look like a very big snow storm...  it doesn't
look plowed out very well.   

Here in the city plowing is done and
all the snow is trucked out to an aria where
the snow can be dumped... so our city streets
are quickly cleared out ..   

But that is because we can get some
pretty good "Nor' Easters"  that  where the
snow can be a couple of feet before the
plows pile the snow much higher.  That
is why big trucks come in at night
and haul most of the snow away from
the city streets.. 

So I presume that you don't normally
get that much snow at one time where
you live in Alaska.   

Good luck in getting around! f

Sandy
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Post by: patricia19 on December 29, 2021, 12:30:31 AM
Sandy, the air in the Arctic is extremely dry, and you need humidity to make snow. So no, that snow is not usual for us. We usually have snow in either October or March because we have humidity then. I have a friend in Buffalo, NY, who laughs when I say it's either cold or snowy here. She always has more of both! The state has made records for the amount of rain seen this December. It's never been this way before, and the storms, sleet, and rain are due to continue onto the new year.

I don't know what's with the city crews. Up until the evening of the 23rd, They were doing their usual nightly work of graders, dump trucks, and those incessant backup alarms. However, they haven't been back in my area since. So, either they're on holiday until after New Year's, or perhaps they're working on outlying areas first? The poor business owners hire people to clear their lots and sidewalks, and the following night, you'd swear they'd never been by!

Due to possible structural damage from snow on roofs, they announced today that they would fine those who don't keep them clear. A report on the news stated that sometimes when the ice on the roads is covered with new snow, it can cause damage in March when the snow melts. Also, a couple of roofs collapsed in Delta, a small village not too far from here. One of those roofs was the only grocery store that closed indefinitely. What will those folks do without a grocery? They'd have to drive just over 100 miles to here.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 29, 2021, 12:32:44 AM
We have angered the weather gods

Winter Storm Warning

Start

End

Tuesday, December 28, 12:00 AM AKST

Thursday, December 30, 6:00 AM AKST

Source: U.S. National Weather Service


...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow occuring. Light freezing rain possible. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Total snow accumulations 12 inches, are expected. Freezing rain possible from Fairbanks south with a light glaze possible. West winds gusting to 35 mph expected from midnight tonight through Wednesday evening.

* WHERE...Middle Tanana Valley.

* WHEN...Now through 6 AM Thursday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow is expected to become light this afternoon, then become heavy by early this evening and remain heavy tonight. There is a chance of light freezing rain this evening as well. Several more inches of snow are expected on Thursday. West winds gusting to 35 mph are expected from midnight tonight through Wednesday evening and will cause blowing snow with reduced visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice are occurring. This will make travel very difficult or impossible. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

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Post by: FlaJean on December 29, 2021, 02:44:02 PM
Patricia, And I'm complaining about a quick rain storm and it being overcast.
Shame on me!
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Post by: patricia19 on December 29, 2021, 04:47:49 PM
It's worse with the city now into full-blown emergency status with other cities sending help. We're not prepared for this type of weather, and winds are now 40-50 miles per hour. After some roofs caved-in in outlying areas and a couple of trucks and a city bus going off the roads, there is no traffic other than essential, no buses, taxis, or private unless the traffic is an emergency. 

Some folks on the northeast side of town are entering their second day without electricity. We're at 12 feet of snow with another 8 to 10 inches expected with gale-force winds and rain, lots of rain.

This isn't normal weather. A city on the North Slope,  Cold Foot made records worldwide in the mid-sixties for reaching plus 44. Yesterday it had 67 degrees in December! All over the state but significantly further north, records are smashed due to a stalled front in the Bering sea. Some of it has passed into Canada's Yukon territory, and my sister in Idaho says her weather is said to be coming from Alaska.

I hate to be so dramatic, but while I've always been safely on the peripheral of some disaster, fire, flood, and earthquakes, I've never actually been in one.
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Post by: Beverly on January 01, 2022, 10:08:53 PM
Two of the reasons I'm looking forward to 2022. Their life is just beginning!

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Post by: Beverly on January 01, 2022, 10:24:41 PM
Another reason!


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Post by: Beverly on January 01, 2022, 10:31:43 PM
Can't resist adding this one!
Happy New Year!

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Post by: RAMMEL on January 01, 2022, 10:33:21 PM
What happened to that smile?
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Post by: Shirley on January 02, 2022, 11:55:47 AM
Beverly, I predict that little boy will get away with anything & sister just looks ornery & get the blame for the troubles they think up!  Now that last little boy will smile his way out of mischief & have all the ladies sure "he couldn't possibly do that"! Darling babies & know you will have such fun with them this year & many years to follow.  My mother used to say, "God gives us teenagers so we are ready to let them go"..... haha... you think?
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Post by: Marilyne on January 02, 2022, 12:22:02 PM

Beverly - I enjoyed seeing those adorable faces, first thing this morning!  They started my day out on the right track! Please keep the pictures coming . . . the new generation is here!  :love:
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Post by: FlaJean on January 03, 2022, 11:42:11 AM
Enjoy those photos, Beverly.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 10, 2022, 04:04:08 AM
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Motorists line up for Covid-19 testing in Ashdod, Israel, on Monday, January 3
Some waited for over three hours!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 10, 2022, 12:30:44 PM
I am so sorry Bubble!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 12, 2022, 11:13:15 PM
Some odd photos;

This one is of them clearing the side parking lot today, it has a different view than mine. Altho the buildings are older, probably fifties?


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Post by: patricia19 on January 12, 2022, 11:14:35 PM
Before clearing

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Post by: patricia19 on January 12, 2022, 11:22:32 PM
This building takes up the entire block, architectural style, is modernism, and was built in the early sixties?

Here is a view of one hallway. At the end of each of the two hallways are four studios. Otherwise, there are one-bedrooms,

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Post by: patricia19 on January 12, 2022, 11:25:07 PM
Opposite side of floor from elevators. It's restricted for disabled seniors over 62. So, many asked about the five-story low building so....


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Post by: patricia19 on January 15, 2022, 02:37:24 PM
Has anyone seen or tasted this type of fruit before?


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Post by: patricia19 on January 15, 2022, 02:39:13 PM
An unusual lost cloud


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Post by: Amy on January 15, 2022, 03:24:16 PM
This is the information I found on them. I have ate mandarins but not sure about these.

What are Sumo Citrus mandarins?
The exception is mandarins; they pop up in supermarkets when you need them most, providing relief from the seemingly endless supply of bananas and apples. The Sumo Citrus is a relatively new variety in the citrus category. It is also known as Dekopon and was born in Japan back in 1972.


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Post by: patricia19 on January 15, 2022, 03:53:34 PM
They're probably a hybrid similar to the mini rockit apples.
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Post by: Amy on January 15, 2022, 04:01:59 PM
Never heard of the mini rocket, will look them up, thank you

Just saw them and that would be the right size for hubby!.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on January 15, 2022, 04:43:12 PM
The Sumos are very sweet.  I ate a couple last year, just to try them.  And very pricey! I currently have a store coupon for $1.00 off.  That will get me one affordably. 

Anyone here grow hydrangeas?  My  friend has one and doesn't know what "type" it is, and that means you either can or cannot cut it back for the winter, depending on the type.
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Post by: MarsGal on January 15, 2022, 05:33:06 PM
Patricia, what an interesting shot. Did someone lose their big, floppy garden hat?
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Post by: patricia19 on January 15, 2022, 06:37:29 PM
😄I had to go back and look! We do seem to have some odd ones at times. :)
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Post by: FlaJean on January 16, 2022, 11:52:07 AM
Enjoyed your photos, Patricia.  Never heard of those mandarins, but we are enjoying our newly harvested Florida oranges.  We always have some orange slices with our breakfast.  I did see that Walmart has those small apples and intend buying some if I can remember to put it on my grocery list.  Terrible memory anymore.  Have to make myself notes.
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Post by: Amy on January 17, 2022, 09:15:56 AM
Snow is getting serious!!

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Post by: patricia19 on January 17, 2022, 10:35:27 AM
I'd say so! I'd sit this dance out Amy and take the one after.
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Post by: Amy on January 17, 2022, 10:44:03 AM
Patricia, we have about 12 inches now. After lunch I am going to clear a path for our dogs and see about making one for the neighbours dog. Could be worse. :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 23, 2022, 05:13:26 AM
For MaryPage

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THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OUTSIDE MY WINDOWS
If you look hard enough, you can see the 4.5 mile long Bay Bridges to the North.  Baltimore is up there past those bridges.  On the opposite side to the South, you can sail past a great deal more of Maryland and a little tongue of Virginia and out into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Post by: MaryPage on January 23, 2022, 09:45:51 AM
Thank you so much, Bubble.  I write so often about my windows on the bay that I am grateful for the opportunity to show folk.  My daughter Becky, who lives in Kansas City, Missouri, sent me this last night.  She took it exactly 6 years ago at this time.  She had come and stayed 3 weeks to take care of me after back surgery for Sciatica. 

Anyway, the early morning January colors are lovely to look at.  This is my view on the great Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States.
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Post by: JaneS on January 23, 2022, 12:06:00 PM
What a gorgeous view to have out your windows!  I don't think I'd be able to leave the window with all that out there!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 23, 2022, 01:34:15 PM
Beautiful bridge scene MaryPage and wonderful to have you back!
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Post by: FlaJean on January 23, 2022, 02:49:23 PM
MaryPage, what a lovely photo.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 24, 2022, 10:51:11 AM
"Sunny" Israel is having some snowy days on the mountains this week.
Aviv went to experience it for the first time, with a snowball. There was not enough for a snowman (he did bring a carrot with him!) so he made a ground snowman :)

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After that he warmed up in a bubble bath
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Post by: patricia19 on January 24, 2022, 11:09:05 AM
Terrific photos, Bubble, and I always like to see Aviv! Tell them to come here. We have lots of snow but don't be late; it's melting at plus 36!
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Post by: Amy on January 24, 2022, 11:17:10 AM
Bubble, what a cutie  or should I say handsome young man. We also have snow should he want to make a snowman. Great idea of making a ground snowman!!

Patricia, you are warmer than we are!!
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Post by: FlaJean on January 24, 2022, 01:30:39 PM
Good thinking on Aviv's part regarding the ground snowman.  No snow here but we had more than our share in the years we lived in Illinois and Maryland.  These old bones don't like the cold weather, but the young really love playing in the snow.
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Post by: Shirley on January 25, 2022, 05:49:23 PM
Y'all got more snow that we've had, Bubble! I've checked radar all day & watch as the band we hoped would make it to Wichita just slowly shrunk. We need moisture!  Love the pics of Aviv & I am impressed with his imagination of a snowman on the ground. All my 87 years I never thought of doing that but will copy his idea if we ever get that ground cover. Tell him I said "thanks" for sharing the experience with us.

MaryPage, great shot out your window. Recently I started watching a site on the computer called "View Out My Window".... from all over the world. I signed up & get notices now & then & love seeing the "real world" that only read about in geography books/classes. The surprising part to me is they have internet everywhere! Don't know how to post their link because I only get on when a notice shows up. You would probably enjoy it. Been watching your progress with the valve, Dr wanted to replace my pig valve last year & I refused, it didn't help my short windedness to put that in or the stents & by-passes. My daughter's doctor in St.Louis gives her B-12 shots every month & at 66(today) she could pass a 16 year old energy test. We have an anemia that runs in the family, in fact it is both parents & their siblings, but doctors around here don't believe just being on the low end of the tests can be a problem. So I don't play nice with them!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 25, 2022, 06:30:47 PM
Here you are, Shirley;

It's a Facebook Group

https://viewfrommywindow.world/

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Post by: FlaJean on January 25, 2022, 07:25:00 PM
Thanks Patricia for that link.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 29, 2022, 04:47:32 AM
for Shirley

The little hawk in the tree out front could be a young Cooper's Hawk or maybe a chicken hawk, awful small for a Cooper's but with zoom in it has the markings. Sure not the head shape of a chicken hawk. The shot was thru a double pane Andersen window with dark tinted storm window over.

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 I did get out today & gave my neighbor's hen bread, Henny Penny? we haven't named her... she ate her bites of bread & found a bite of meat the crows left behind & worked that over like a bug.  I love to watch her come running all across the back yard to come to the pool gate.

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Post by: JaneS on January 29, 2022, 06:38:04 AM
SHIRLEY, I think you have "The Little Red Hen"!  Love both pics!
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Post by: Amy on January 29, 2022, 06:46:46 AM
Shirley, it could be a male Cooper's hawk as they are smaller than the female.
Love the Red Hen!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 29, 2022, 09:38:26 AM
for Shirley

This photo is my tiger lilies popping out of the ground this day, 1/28/22.  They can take a lot of cold but Feb is usually our coldest month so we'll see if they survive.

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Post by: Amy on January 29, 2022, 10:16:57 AM
SPRING :clap:

I sure hope they survive!
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Post by: FlaJean on January 29, 2022, 11:57:03 AM
Shirley, enjoyed your photos.  Your camera has a nice zoom.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 29, 2022, 12:48:32 PM
Shirley, very nice zoomed photos! We have a fair number of hawks and used to see them and owls regularly. However, as the city's grown, we rarely see one. At the refuge, you see them, but I haven't been back since 2016. I loved seeing your photos!
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Post by: Shirley on January 29, 2022, 10:10:48 PM
Hummmmmmmm, did something wrong. Had a much too long post ready & in my usual process of doing things I deleted it. No recovery so will just say thanks for the nice comments about the photos but for sure, Bubble made them look better than what I sent her!

My brain is tired & still need to trim my hair a little before taking a shower & laying out what to wear to church in the morning. I came to see what the temp would be at that time & got side tracked. Sure didn't get as much done today as I hoped, the little red hen came to visit a couple times so I went out to talk to her. One of the leghorns came but she is bashful yet, won't eat out of my hand. I sure can waste time.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 30, 2022, 05:30:57 AM
when you delete something by error, try to do straight away a Ctrl+Z  This saved me many times.
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Post by: Shirley on January 30, 2022, 10:53:00 AM
Thanks, Bubble, I'll try that next time, I will copy & paste to the wordpad I keep minimized but never bother to use.  :-[
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 02, 2022, 08:27:33 AM
I have plenty of migrating birds perching on the tree in front of my window.

I tried to emulate Shirley, but she is the pro for catching birds.

Here are my poor tries. I could not identify that couple.


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Post by: Shirley on February 02, 2022, 11:23:08 AM
Love it, Bubble.... and such a different type of tree/bush texture. What is that?  It is not ME that has anything to do with the bird photos, pure & simple camera smarts. I just keep them on auto and know the camera is smarter than I am so it will focus & set all options. That was such a thrill to me when the digitals came out because my eyes were going & the last of my 35 mm camera pictures were not good at all. I wasn't wearing glasses at that time for distance so the camera was focused to make clear for my eyes & not a sharp photo in the batch.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 03, 2022, 04:37:59 AM
The tree is an araucaria, also called Monkey puzzle tree.

The common name of 'monkey puzzle' was coined during the mid-1800s when Charles Austin, a noted barrister, on seeing the tree for the first time commented that climbing the spiny, spiraling branches would be a puzzle even for a monkey.

I planted it in the garden when Illy was born, then transplanted it 10 years later when we moved location. Now it is VERY tall.


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Post by: Shirley on February 03, 2022, 10:26:39 AM
Is THAT the tree you planted?  I'm impressed, you changed your world!  I have a tall sycamore tree down by the river that I rolled down the hill in a large pot I transplanted it into after it starting in our yard/flower bed. I'll take a pic to send you. I Googled the name, such an interesting tree, probably would not survive our climate but I'd love to try!

We have 6" or 7" of snow on the ground & naturally, with our wind it can be nearly bare in spots & 2' high in others. The chill index is well below zero so to get out must wrap like a mummy & cover the mouth so the lungs don't get frost bite! I will get out after while to feed birds, they cleaned up everything since yesterday. Later this afternoon I will see about getting out to clear off the driveway, just because I should <grin>. On the other hand, I don't always do what I should. ;)
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 03, 2022, 01:02:48 PM
If you look careful, the trunk starts on the very right corner. From my first floor window, I see the tree so bended that it would seem ready to fall. It suffered a lot from the sea high winds.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 03, 2022, 02:20:25 PM
Good photo of that tree, Bubble.  It is bent but looks healthy.  That building looks like it is undergoing repairs.  is that tiny person at the bottom of the tree you Bubble?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 04, 2022, 08:27:07 AM
We had major renovation to the building since June but now, finally it is over ( including with noise and dust) and we have a new building. Not me there, I was inside, behind the shades on the 1st floor. My car is the white one partly seen.
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Post by: patricia19 on February 04, 2022, 09:13:44 AM
I can certainly understand your relief at it being over, Bubble. Are any of the renovations an improvement? I'm still out on mine.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 04, 2022, 12:40:19 PM
Definitely yes. Before, the building was deemed dangerous by the municipality engineers because of eroded pillars -  caused by the proximity of the sea to a 50y old building.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 05, 2022, 07:39:44 AM
I received a gorgeous plant for "Family Day". I never saw these bulbs before. In Hebrew they are called 'rain bells', the scientific name is 'muscari' or Grape Hyacinth.

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Post by: Amy on February 05, 2022, 07:44:56 AM
Bubble, that is beautiful!! Will you plant that outside later  as they come up each year.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 05, 2022, 08:22:48 AM
No Amy, I won't because if I do I will not be able to see them from my window - they are tiny. Now I have them on my desk in front of the window: much better for them and for me. It is easier for watering them as well LOL
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Post by: Shirley on February 05, 2022, 08:37:56 AM
Gorgeous, Bubble! I have some that grow along the edge of the berm but the last couple years the Bermuda grass has grown into them & only a few bloomed. Bad me, I failed pulling weeds 101. I will try to salvage some of the plants, mine never looked so "loved". I honestly didn't know they were bulbs, they were here when we bought the house.
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Post by: Amy on February 05, 2022, 08:44:14 AM
Bubble, check it out and you may be able to get them to rebloom. They do need a dormant stage ,maybe putting them in a dark area??

Shirley, they were also here when we bought this house. Popping up all over ,I have tried to transplant them in one area.
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Post by: MarsGal on February 05, 2022, 11:34:15 AM
I have a few volunteers growing "wild" at the bottom of my yard.
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Post by: patricia19 on February 05, 2022, 12:00:23 PM
I wondered if we might have them here but unfortunately I only found this from a Fairbanks gardening club, "In general, Scilla tends to winter over well in Fairbanks and sometimes grape hyacinth does as well. Snowdrops are also hardy. But Scilla, grape hyacinths, and snowdrops are too diminutive to satisfy my need for color after a long, white winter. And if the winter is particularly brutal with minimal snow cover, then only the hardiest will survive."
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 05, 2022, 12:11:29 PM
for Shirley

I did my griping about neighbors wearing out my snow.... TWICE......so looked out while ago & shocked to see the group of at least 2 families  playing on my hill again!  They waved & yelled to me when I opened the door to take a pic, almost dark, & one of the little girls yelled, "Hi, Miss Shirley"  (better than Miss Daisy).... so I waved & they asked if I wanted to join them, "we love the hill".   Not even mean ole me could chase them off after such a nice "howdy".  The grown ups were having more fun than the kids, and do believe those 40+ year olds will have a few sore muscles tonight!   So I won't gripe anymore, they don't mean to spoil MY fun. 


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Post by: FlaJean on February 05, 2022, 01:54:58 PM
Bubble, the Grape Hyacinth plant is so pretty!

Shirley, you have such a nice view out your back door!  Lovely photo.
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Post by: Amy on February 05, 2022, 03:48:52 PM
Shirley, even the pooch is enjoying "your" hill. I bet if you went over ,they would let you slide down with them...do they have a toboggan or just saucers?
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Post by: Shirley on February 05, 2022, 09:37:23 PM
Thanks, Jean, we have been lucky the last 55 years to have lots of space, guess it was what we needed most of all. What is on the other side of the wrought iron fence is taken care of by the Park Department so a big plus.

Amy, they all had saucers & even larger ones for the big guys! You'd have gotten a kick out of those big kids having fun. The dog is pretty old but you can tell it loves the kids/family. They all stop to visit if I'm out front, when they walk the dog, seem like a sweet family. This neighborhood has rolled (most houses) over several times in the 33 years we've been here. Guess I've been here the longest, 2 women in retirement homes that were here before we bought.  :snowball:  :snowman:
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Post by: patricia19 on February 07, 2022, 12:10:07 AM
I was going thru some older photos from 2009 thru 2013, looking for some I could use in my nature graphics. When I saw these, they reminded me of all this talk about Spring, so I decided to post some taken when I was mobile.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 07, 2022, 03:41:22 AM
I love petunias. I always have some in my pots in season.  They would not survive in the winds and rain we are having now.
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Post by: Gloria on February 07, 2022, 08:37:16 AM
Good morning, 19° and for today and tomorrow rain in the forecast, will wait and see how close they are this time. The guessers did pretty good with the snow last week. I feel like I slept the whole weekend. Slept good at night and slept mornings and afternoons away. So much for that jerk telling me to get used to it. I think I got enough sleep this week end to make up for the short nights but it is said we never catch up on lost sleep and I know I need my 8 hours and can get by with 7 at times but not often. 4 days in a row of 5 or 6 hours turns me into a grouch-as the dumb coordinator said==get used to it==then sleep a few days away. Have to call Yvette today to find out when she comes back. I would do better without help like the one they have been sending when I have to wash the dishes over. I even have to mop the floor again after she leaves. One day after doing the dishes I asked if she did the counters and she asked  what I meant. I asked when she does her dishes at home if she washes the counters and stove top and the fridge. She said she never did that. I asked how clean they were and if she ever wiped her hand over things. she said NO. I always saw my Mom do  that so I always did  and all the help I have had the past 6 years have done things like that automatically. I know 3 other ladies here who have dropped out of the company and trying to find a different place for help but  none are taking on new clients because they are short handed because of covid.

PATRICIA  now you know how I feel every time I go to see the new creations in the PSP folder. With that terrible HP I had could hardly keep up in here. Then my grandson ordered this Dell but did not check to see if it had the CD player in it. Could not install my PSP 12U without it so last week I ordered an external one from Best Buy. You know me when I buy or order anything I was the disk to prove I have it.

AMY  in January we usually have a thaw, this year nothing to thaw. On Valentine day we had many a heavy snowstorm of more than a foot of white. On St. Patrick day we always had a big storm with at least 18 inches of snow. Weather has changed because the last 6 or 7 years we don't get those storms anymore. The snow we had last Friday is the worst we have had in 5 years and no icy rain ended it.

SHIRLEY  if a Robin showed up here now it would starve with the ground covered with snow.

Think I will go wash up and get dressed fir the day. Don;t know if the lazy one will be here or not.
Have a good day and stay safe.
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Post by: Shirley on February 07, 2022, 09:42:20 AM
Monster petunias & pancies, Patricia!  I do remember the photos you posted and that's how I think of Alaska. I bought a package of petunia seeds from the best lawn & garden (most expensive) place in town, the biggest blue you ever saw on the package ONLY when they bloomed in my yard, NOT where I planted them & not the first year, they were about the size of a half dollar. They grow all over the end of the garage in the flower bed & I keep hoping one day they will grow up. Was really funny how they skipped around to the other end of the house & not a one grew where planted. I do not have a green thumb. Love seeing all the photos, makes me hungry for Alaska again! When we go to Colorado every town has tubs of flowers blooming all over the shopping district. Guess it may be altitude, as well as a damper climate. With the wind sucking up our moisture guess nothing wants to hang around here.

Bubble, the wind can get on your nerves, I do know that. We haven't had enough rain the last years or so to keep things growing without watering. Even the river hasn't come up for a couple years, to clean off the banks. All those trees the beaver cuts down to get the branches off, the poles laying all over the ground, usually wash downstream & they have to pull them out at the dam. Got enough just behind my house to knock down the dam... maybe?

Gloria, I've been looking for help for years and don't like to have family work for me, but can't find anyone that knows how to really WORK. I would like to overhaul one room at a time, get rid of stuff I don't use, clean floors & whatever. Until the cats are gone it is a losing battle.  I didn't realize how much extra work poor Tom was, but Callie is almost as bad with her hair & insistance that litter boxes were not meant for her. Hope you can get back to working with PSP. My problem was after buying the newer versions I couldn't figure how to set up the workspace & the older version wouldn't work on the later Windows. Do you like Win 11?  I'm not ready to face that update. This laptop still has the CD-DVD drive, came with 10.

Better get moving, I'm going to think about pancies (thought that they were spelled with an S... but Google spells with a C...)and petunias, maybe try pots again since it was the bermuda grass that took over flower beds & berm, can't pull it out!

Got a bag of raisins in the frig so will get them out (thanks to Rick's suggestion) to feed the early bird robin. Bet the little red hen might like them, too, they do look like a deflated tick like my brother told me when I was 3 or 4 years old. Ornery kid!
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Post by: RAMMEL on February 07, 2022, 10:32:23 AM
Quote from: Gloria on February 07, 2022, 08:37:16 AMHave to call Yvette today to find out when she comes back.
Tell her we're all pulling for her.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 07, 2022, 11:11:51 AM
for Shirley

the robin

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Post by: Shirley on February 07, 2022, 12:06:50 PM
Oh, thank you, Bubble! Look at those fat buds on the tree (Cleveland pear...compare to Brandford pear but hardier, faster growing, etc.) You do an amazing job resizing & posting. I keep trying to resize without PSP but never sure it's right size in all ways. Thank you!

Anyone looking for a camera this Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ70 has a 60x zoom & I keep it on "auto" everything. It must be at least 10 years old but e-bay has lots (I've never used e-bay so no recommendations from me). Because I paint from my photos I wanted a camera that I could take a wide angle shot & zoom in to see what that speck was, can't paint what you can't see. I have not looked for anything better since finding this one. Back in the day it was Jack, Carole, Trish & yours truly that kept the wires humming about new cameras. With so many cameras on the market I'm surprised that Amazon still lists this one, from Japan, and pricy compared with the ones on eBay..... Hey, not a camera discussion, is it?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 11, 2022, 03:13:55 AM
I had Aviv for quite a few hours here.  I tried to stop his incessant chatting by giving him these building wooden slats.
Here is the result

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Post by: patricia19 on February 11, 2022, 10:39:14 AM
Hmmm...future engineer? Still adorable with that mop of curls!
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Post by: Amy on February 11, 2022, 11:00:15 AM
I agree Patricia, he sure is a heart stealer!!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 12, 2022, 07:43:26 AM
The "kids" went to an outing in nature this week end. There is a small cyclamen forest near the moshav where they live. These protected  flowers grow wild and plentiful in this season.

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Post by: Shirley on February 12, 2022, 12:05:10 PM
Love the photos, Bubble, and impressed with how much time the kids get to enjoy education OUTSIDE the class rooms. Also that Illy can be one of the parents to help keep track of kids. I volunteered a few times, usually only 2 or 3 parents went on a "field trip"... but I got the feeling my kids preferred I wasn't along.  ::) Just how long did it take him to build that wall to hide behind? I have a friend that somehow got volunteered to have a niece stay with her this summer, so she can take a class at the local college. Friend's biggest concern is now that she's had several years since her husband died she is used to only the noise from TV or music SHE chooses, and no chatter. Says her niece is a sweet girl & polite, neat, etc.... but she chatters all the time. Friend is in panic mode but wouldn't/couldn't refuse under any circumstances. Much as we love family we have reached the stage (for sure I have) that I go, I do, and I stop right in the middle of doing and sleep. Thanks for sharing the photos, always interesting to see Aviv's activities.
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Post by: Amy on February 12, 2022, 12:37:56 PM
Great photos Bubble!! I can imagine the smell that the cyclamen give off when in bloom!
 My friend told me to always smell the white ones and if lucky you can find one with a heavenly scent!
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Post by: patricia19 on February 12, 2022, 01:16:12 PM
As usual, another round of great family photos, Bubble! I love seeing all the outings Illy does with her son, and there are so many places to see that you kindly share with us. I looked up Moshav, and I guess they're "Moshavniks" now!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 13, 2022, 05:38:52 AM
Yes they are Patricia :D

I also asked about the smell of the cyclamens but apparently they never bent down  to check it :(
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2022, 05:00:54 AM
For Shirley

I was watching out the front window yesterday as the doves would land on a branch & their wings would go up as if to balance... bird after bird.  I couldn't figure what was going on until I had a look down toward the river, sun was hitting the trees right & light bulb went off in my head.... those birds were sliding down the icy branches & I couldn't see the ice in front!

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 Callie has been bored with life & not willing to go out at all, didn't want the bed I put by the door so I tried this folded runner, PERFECT!  It was soft, by a vent aimed right at her and she could see what was going on without freezing.  Both cats act different since Tom died, like "who is the favorite now?"  They are spoiled!

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Post by: JaneS on February 19, 2022, 07:10:00 AM
Birdies and kitties sure do keep you busy, SHIRLEY.  That kitty looks so comfy!
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on February 19, 2022, 07:47:12 AM
Good Morning everyone. well the tepture is a bit better this morning just 25º @ clear 6:25 AM.but I am not going out in the snow that Is left, It has settled down quite a bit,looks to be about 2" deep now rather than the 6" we got. as we do not have feince here yet to keep the cow in we bought we put her up at our sil and deaughters Place. our great grand childern are staying at there place doing home schooling. deaughter is qulafyed teacher,and she is dooing that. I have mixed emtions about that, they  miss the playmates at school. the grea grands are haveing a great time with the cow she is realey gental, and the childern are haveing a great time feeding and petting her. they naned her rose. and they are trying to milk her,but she id dry,just in the 3d pieriod,due in aprial. they was first going to name her aprial but changed ther miend to rose. they are having a ball with her. when she has her clave will be a sight. Have a good day oday.

Lloyd
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on February 19, 2022, 07:54:50 AM
 JaneS I have lot of enjoyement watching the birds here. I think about putting up a bird feeder but I reamber how nasty it got when I done that at the farm one year. I see lot of black and sparros here,mostly but did see a pair of robbins a couple days.but have not seen them seince the snow, Mabey they got smart and went south for the wienter. see you all later.

Lloyd
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Post by: Shirley on February 19, 2022, 09:37:44 AM
Thank you, Bubble, for posting those. Life kind of slow around here but soon everyone will be out taking care of the yards & planting flowers. I can hardly wait to plant lettuce in the trug, doesn't last long but have seed packets ready & waiting!

CallieCat is starting to shed, could make a whole 'nuther cat with the fur on that dark floor this morning. She goes out today to lay in the sun, enough snow melted so plenty of dry spots.

I still am puzzled why the ice on the trees in front didn't show up like in back. I ordered a couple more feeders from Amazon, be here first part of the week. The migrating birds will start showing up soon. Guess I'd better clean that window over the sink, have 3 layers of glass to shoot through. I can open the sliding door out back so much better photos.
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Post by: FlaJean on February 19, 2022, 02:18:20 PM
Always enjoy the photos.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2022, 09:12:56 AM
For Amy
This is next door....the snow/ice is slowly falling off the roof.  The two mounts close to you are my neighbours trugs

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 21, 2022, 10:10:22 AM
Bubble, thank you for posting this. That should be the two mounds of snow are her trugs. She does have another one on the far side  and is getting another one this Spring. Can't wait to play in the dirt.
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Post by: JaneS on February 21, 2022, 12:15:05 PM
Oh MY!  Too much snow for me!  I think I'll stay where I am for a while. 
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Post by: patricia19 on February 21, 2022, 01:21:42 PM
I find it interesting that we are at the opposite coastal ends and experiencing the same weather all month!
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Post by: Shirley on February 21, 2022, 02:23:37 PM
Amy, that's a lot more snow than we had! Looks nice & clean, Lloyd would be out getting a big bowl full for snowcream! Ours melted pretty fast but hope for more middle of this week. Discovered some critter has chewed or clawed the liner to my grug, all the way around. Going to leave as is this year, those things are expensive! Since mine came with the trug it is made to hang over the sides all around & with out wind I bought clamps to hold it down from flapping the little lettuce down. Kind of ratty looking now!

Thanks for posting, Bubble.
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Post by: Skhilled on February 23, 2022, 11:39:49 AM
I agree with JaneS...I prefer "bikini weather"! :2funny:
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Post by: patricia19 on February 23, 2022, 12:18:02 PM
Our summer is short and sweet with our usual 24/7 sunshine. Our arctic winters are usually cold, dark, and dreary. While we have multiple winter sports, including one thousand mile dog races and ice carving festivals,  I prefer summer, the endless daylight, warmth, and the outdoor markets and fairs.
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Post by: patricia19 on February 27, 2022, 05:10:40 PM
I took five cell phone photos to show that even though they've plowed and only a small amount of snow is due tomorrow, the skies say tomorrow might become today,

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Post by: patricia19 on February 27, 2022, 05:11:25 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on February 27, 2022, 05:12:46 PM
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Post by: Shirley on February 27, 2022, 07:05:29 PM
Now, Patricia, that's what my brain tells me Alaska is supposed to look like! Something right in this world. Thanks!  Snow in winter and monster veggies in summer! I'd still like to spend a summer roaming around the state, camping all along the way. But I have a problem thinking about NOT having a gun handy for protection (one gives me the impression of being equal to any other human or animal, for noise or "just don't dare me" attitude.) Fireworks would probably work as well in bear country but a shot into the ground is also convincing. I don't believe anyone should need feel afraid, just prepared. Thanks for posting, I would still like to visit.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on February 27, 2022, 07:22:54 PM

Patricia,  that is a lot of snow.   More like I would expect
you to have in Alaska...  More like we experience
here.

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Post by: JaneS on February 27, 2022, 10:52:06 PM
I love all the photos of Alaska that you post.  I think I've mentioned before that Alaska is the only one of the 50 states that I haven't had a chance to visit.  I know my traveling days are over so when you post pictures ore maps my brain eats them up.  I truly love putting them in my mind with all the other states.
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Post by: RAMMEL on February 27, 2022, 10:59:00 PM
JaneS - Your weather link comes up as Commack, NY
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Post by: patricia19 on February 27, 2022, 11:48:23 PM
Thanks everyone, that is more snow than normal for us too! In the normal winter in the Arctic, there is generally little to no moisture, thus no humidity and no real noticeable snow. Anchorage and the southeast portion of Alaska are known for snow and rain as it's part of the rainforest climatic zone of Washington and Oregon.

In fact, Ketchican, Alaska, holds the record for the most yearly rainfall in North America! Alaska has four separate geographical and thermostatic zones, and each is very different from the others.

Plus, January and especially February are known for their frigid cold. Obviously, that hasn't happened last year or this year. If this were an average year, March would be a snow dump. If that happens this year, we will still be digging out in June!

I just returned from my first haircut by a licensed professional in 24 months. I told her to take it off as who knew when the opportunity would be back? I went from looking like the little Dutch Boy to a Mia Farrow look alike!

P.S. Shirley, you might find carrying a gun to be cumbersome here. There are three separate governments, each with its own set of rules and regulations. These are the federal government, state, and Alaska Native government.

The Alaska Native Claims Act gave Alaskan Natives full title to their lands, and Native laws and rule hold sway over all but Federal laws in the territory they lay claim to.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 28, 2022, 06:58:25 AM
Patricia, that is quite a sight! Should you want/need anymore snow we could send you some and not miss it. :)
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Post by: patricia19 on February 28, 2022, 12:28:23 PM
Amy, we're presently being dumped on yet again, and we certainly don't need any from anyone else! But thanks for volunteering!  :thumbup:   ;D


Hmmm...how's Jane's snow levels?
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Post by: FlaJean on March 01, 2022, 01:03:43 PM
Patricia, enjoyed your snow pictures.  Glad it is there and not here. 😁. But that beautiful white stuff sure looks good in pictures.
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Post by: patricia19 on March 01, 2022, 01:44:18 PM
Jean, yesterday's lite snow turned into a full day of flakes, with three inches total. According to the weather report, 21/22 snowfall is 66% higher than the historical average this far into the winter. They reported no snow expected through the seventh, but they also said that about yesterday! I didn't go out, and everything out there is either white or covered in white!
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Post by: Oldiesmann on March 06, 2022, 09:41:03 PM
Took this with my phone yesterday. This is at Greenville Falls Preserve near Covington, Ohio. About an hour and a half from me. Click to view full size.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51922388113_fe02a2103c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n7cP3a)

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Post by: FlaJean on March 07, 2022, 12:21:35 PM
Lovely photo.  Enjoyed seeing the group of photos also.
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Post by: Amy on March 07, 2022, 01:45:27 PM
Jean, I agree but the roller coaster made me queasy :(
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Post by: patricia19 on March 07, 2022, 03:06:53 PM
Quote from: Amy on March 07, 2022, 01:45:27 PMJean, I agree but the roller coaster made me queasy

Amy, I know that quote wasn't addressed to me but your roller coaster comment had me perplexed.
 
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Post by: Amy on March 07, 2022, 06:00:11 PM
Patricia, when you enlarge the photo ... do it... and you will enjoy the sites . I am not a fan of roller coasters but know they are enjoyed by many.
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Post by: FlaJean on March 07, 2022, 06:59:56 PM
Amy, I haven't cared for amusement park rides since I was on a Ferris wheel that broke down.  Naturally I was at the top.☺️  We were let down manually one swing at a time.  Scary.
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Post by: patricia19 on March 07, 2022, 07:01:36 PM
Amy, enlarge Michael's photo of a small waterfall?
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Post by: Amy on March 07, 2022, 07:19:21 PM
Patricia, yes, then click on the arrows on the side.
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Post by: Amy on March 07, 2022, 07:21:48 PM
Jean , that would scare the dickenson out of me. Glad everything went well.
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Post by: patricia19 on March 07, 2022, 08:18:28 PM
Okay, I saw the machinery. I enjoyed the photo of a flowing creek with the sign per unsafe ice. I didn't enjoy the slaughterhouse photos.
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Post by: Shirley on March 07, 2022, 09:16:47 PM
I also enjoyed all the photos, Michael, since I rode all the rides as a teenager, lived just a few blocks from the MO state fairgrounds. I got caught up in how neatly built your roller coaster was. My friend & I went on one when we visited New Orleans back in 1952, long time ago. The guys taking tickets offered to let us ride free a 2nd & 3rd time, so we did! It was so old, remember a lot of wood all around. Thanks for posting that gorgeous photo that led to the others!

Patricia, I didn't look at the slaughterhouse photos. When I was in grade school our class took a tour of a packing plant where they killed chickens. I was so horrified my mother regreted the rest of her life that the school would allow us to see that. To this day I almost throw up at the memory. Chickens were my friends, just like a dog & cat, and I wouldn't eat them, either, or want to watch them slaughtered!   
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Post by: patricia19 on March 07, 2022, 10:46:24 PM
Shirley I quit after the first slaughter  photo.
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Post by: MarsGal on March 08, 2022, 07:03:43 AM
Just checked out the photos, Michael. Some of the roller coaster photos remind me of the old, classic designed roller coaster at Hershey. I have no idea if it is still there or has been replaced by the newer ones. The only "roller coaster" you could ever get me on was a really, really low one with very low "hills". I can't remember if that was at Hershey or Williams Grove. I've been on a small Ferris wheel once or twice but as with roller coasters, I very much dislike being anywhere high and open. You would never catch me close to a high up boardwalk or balcony railing.

The only time I spent in Ohio was a weekend at the annual Dayton Hamfest. I sure did enjoy going through the Wright Patterson museum and having dinner at The Stockyards. The Hamfest itself was so packed that if you were in the indoor arena and needed to make a "pitstop" or wanted to stop at a display table and weren't able to get over it was necessary to follow the flow of traffic the whole way around again.
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Post by: Oldiesmann on March 09, 2022, 11:34:47 PM
Quote from: MarsGal on March 08, 2022, 07:03:43 AMJust checked out the photos, Michael. Some of the roller coaster photos remind me of the old, classic designed roller coaster at Hershey. I have no idea if it is still there or has been replaced by the newer ones. The only "roller coaster" you could ever get me on was a really, really low one with very low "hills". I can't remember if that was at Hershey or Williams Grove. I've been on a small Ferris wheel once or twice but as with roller coasters, I very much dislike being anywhere high and open. You would never catch me close to a high up boardwalk or balcony railing.

The only time I spent in Ohio was a weekend at the annual Dayton Hamfest. I sure did enjoy going through the Wright Patterson museum and having dinner at The Stockyards. The Hamfest itself was so packed that if you were in the indoor arena and needed to make a "pitstop" or wanted to stop at a display table and weren't able to get over it was necessary to follow the flow of traffic the whole way around again.


The oldest roller coaster at Hershey is Comet, which was built in 1946. I rode that one when I visited Hershey in 2017 :)

Dayton is an hour from me. The arena where Hamfest was held was demolished several years ago. It looks like they've since renamed it to Hamvention and moved it to the Greene County fairgrounds in Xenia (about 20 minutes east of downtown Dayton).
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Post by: MarsGal on March 10, 2022, 06:50:38 AM
Interesting to know, Michael. The Dayton ham convention drew absolutely huge crowds and lasted three days. If I had to pick a favorite Hamfest, though, I would have to say it was the one at Timonium, Maryland. I got out of Ham Radio when I got divorced, moved and went back to college.

I looked up The Comet and, sure enough, that is the one. It looks like they have added to it over the years. I just can't remember how old I was the last time I was at the amusement park, but I can tell you that I spent as much time as I could on the pony ride and the merry-go-round and ate a lot of cotton candy.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 12, 2022, 11:12:12 AM
Guess who...Aviv as Smurf.jpg
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Post by: patricia19 on March 12, 2022, 02:23:47 PM
Sigh...he's getting older and coming into his own. Whatever happened to that little one?
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Post by: Amy on March 12, 2022, 02:47:05 PM
Look at those butter brown eyes and curly hair!!! All too soon they grow up quick..too quick.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 13, 2022, 06:29:02 AM
And no comment on the blue hair?  At least it is not a tattoo, and the little diamond-like earring is not too noticeable.
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Post by: patricia19 on March 13, 2022, 12:48:12 PM
Bubble, it's not uncommon to see vegetable-dyed colored hair, pink blue, and purple or more in all ages, from mine and yours to toddlers; and some children, have their ears pierced. It's a popular phase. 
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Post by: Amy on March 13, 2022, 03:34:24 PM
Patricia, there is a young lady at the grocery store with 3 different colours in her hair..looks nice on her.
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Post by: Shirley on March 13, 2022, 07:17:48 PM
[/font]It was when my gr-daughter got the first tattoo that showed  .... and didn't stop there. So much more acceptable now than when I was growing up. But she is climbing the corporate ladder, smart as a tack & nobody cares about those tattoos but Grammy. Even her older & more reserved brother admits when they want a job done right she is the first choice. Both engineers for the same company. Bubble, we are out voted with these kids being original thinkers! Aviv is such a doll. I have no doubt he will be a success in whatever he does! Love watching him grow up.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 15, 2022, 11:42:55 AM
This year St Patrick Day and Purim fall on the same date.
Because of the bad weather getting worse, it was decided to have the celebrations one or two days earlier. So school children came to class in their costume.
Aviv is sitting in the front with a sword in his hand.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 15, 2022, 11:48:22 AM
Captain America and the Queen of the night.

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Post by: patricia19 on March 15, 2022, 01:44:20 PM
Bubble, it looks like everyone had a happy Purim! While I still don't connect the holiday and dressing in costume, it must be a fun time for all! Perhaps the idea of costumes came from early reenactments?

Edit; Look at it this way, you've got plus 48, and I've got minus 20 so far this morning!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 16, 2022, 08:45:56 AM
BBRRRRRRRRRrrrrrr
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Post by: Shirley on March 16, 2022, 10:37:38 PM
I think it is so neat that Illy jumps in to celebrate with Aviv, I expect she had the same kind of mother.  ;)  Happy family you have, Bubble, and thank you so much for sharing. I had to Google the holiday, interesting and I'm surprised I've never heard of it before you.

 
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Post by: Amy on March 25, 2022, 02:26:39 PM
Luna told Skye she would also fit on the couch.....sort of :))
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Post by: Amy on March 25, 2022, 02:27:06 PM
Bubble, thank you, it worked!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 26, 2022, 07:17:37 AM
For Gloria

This is my daughter and their dog standing near a Saguaro. So many don't know how tall they can get. The ons she is standing next to was most likely a little one when the Native Americans were riding their horses there in Arizona. Maybe fighting a different or attacking wagon trains. Who knows. Was taken in Arizona just over the border from California.

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Post by: Gloria on March 26, 2022, 07:26:44 AM
BUBBLE  thank you. I was amazed when I first saw them in Arizona, they always fascinated me.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on March 26, 2022, 08:16:08 AM
 so_P_bubble also there are a much smaller cati growing out there.WE ahve a couple we got a dry one of them laying on the fire place mantle. an I have a walking cane made with one,is abut a 1&1/4" in diametet with a peice of walnut about 4" long in it at the bottem with a rubber pad on it at the end and a  peice that has a 90 degree at the top for a handle, was Nancy's grandads walking cae. and she dug it out and let me use it when I had my knee replacement. shure got a lot of commentments on it,when I was using it. Have a good day.

Lloyd
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Post by: Shirley on March 26, 2022, 10:59:59 AM
Oh, Amy, those dogs are a hoot! Can't get over their expressions, "do I haffta, Mom?" Is Luna a doberman?  My Dobe (when I was little) was purebred but Dad didn't want the breeder to clip tail & ears, I didn't know it was a doberman until years later & Dad explained the guy owed him money & offered a pup instead. Dad gave it to me for my 6th birthday because Mom didn't want another thing to take care of with 5 kids. It worked, a family dog but he slipped it in the right way!

I still think we need to hop in the motorhome, Gloria, & float around the world with first stop in AZ & that part because those wild flowers & saguaro should be blooming soon. Tell Regina to keep us posted. She sure looks fit & I know she's over 21 but doesn't look it! Since Cas & I built a house like they did, I'd love to see their "space".  We only had one acre to work with, though.

Time to gather up the campers & take a tour, no problems & plenty of laughs. How about that, Lloyd & Nancy? 

Thanks for posting the photos, Bubble, wouldn't you love to join us in the trek around the US? We could swing around up north & pick up Amy & Kyle, but all the dogs & cats?
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Post by: Amy on March 26, 2022, 12:37:45 PM
Shirley, Skye is a Great Dane rescue and Luna is a Great Dane x Great Pyrenesse...so she will be a big girl.
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Post by: patricia19 on March 26, 2022, 01:33:34 PM
Gloria, that is a big,(and old!), saguaro! I'd seen some in Arizona in the sixties when visiting my parents' friends but didn't remember much about them or if it was discussed. It's always nice to know about our environment!

Amy, great to see the "pups" again! I wondered if there was a reason for the similarities in their names?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 27, 2022, 03:23:22 AM
Shirley, Let's play tourists today and hop in that famous bus. Destination: London, the Queen's palace.

I am afraid, no captions on the photos I received from Eitan.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 27, 2022, 03:24:32 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 27, 2022, 03:25:27 AM
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Post by: Amy on March 27, 2022, 07:29:42 AM
Bubble, thoroughly enjoyed the tour and so wish we could see green grass! Thank you for sharing Eitan's photos
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Post by: Marilyne on March 27, 2022, 10:51:59 AM

Bubble - Loved seeing your photos, first thing this morning.   Wish I were there in person, to enjoy such an awesome place!   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 27, 2022, 11:12:10 AM
PIty that Vanilla is not here to explain where that is exactly.  She would have enjoyed seeing them.
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Post by: Shirley on March 27, 2022, 11:25:40 AM
Wow, Bubble, gorgeous photos!  Isn't that Winsor Castle?  Sure looks like parts I've seen, but I didn't get that grand of a tour!  How lucky he is to enjoy that traveling & lucky WE are getting to share the photos!  Regardless of opinions negative to the Royals, they are doing a special job taking care of historical places for the world. Please thank Eitan for letting you share with all of us. I am thrilled to return to a spot I visited back in 1955 and didn't have a camera with me. Somewhere out on that grass we sat down for a picnic of strawberry shortcake a couple from Kentucky brought for a visit to Winsor. We rode the tube from Marlow, Buckinghamshire, a new adventure for 2 young GIs & brides.
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Post by: patricia19 on March 27, 2022, 02:10:33 PM
Bubble, thank you and thank Eitan for letting us see photos of a place, a time, and a history from long ago.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 27, 2022, 04:22:09 PM
Shirley you are correct, it is Windsor Castle in Berkshire...
...Bubble, also where the famous Queen Mary's dolls house is kept..Link..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGMY8NNdeNA
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Post by: Marilyne on March 27, 2022, 05:22:12 PM
Jackie - Fascinating video showing Queen Mary's Doll House.  The detail is incredible . . . the kitchen items, the books, the garden!   What fun it would be to see it in person.
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Post by: Shirley on March 27, 2022, 05:49:37 PM
My goodness, Jackie, I never played with doll houses myself but that one is amazing. I watched the whole thing & can't imagine how many hours it would take to create all those tiny pieces so perfectly! When we visited Winsor (the town-1955), the castle was closed as the family was in residence, but we did get to go through St.George's Chapel and I had the head of the church with his arm around me showing me where various people were buried and even the sword in the stone. I was 20 & looked like someone's lost kid, I guess, but my husband was not pleased to have me taken off on a guided tour! Great memories of my years in England. Thanks for the link, I'll be passing it on to my daughter & grands.
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Post by: Gloria on March 27, 2022, 09:49:56 PM
BUBBLE  I don't get to check out photos like I used to. I usually check the links you post in the SS. Love your grandson's choice of costume, he sure is growing

SHIRLEY  only one who got a tattoo in my family was the grandson who was killed in a car accident. He had an eagle on his back and it took his whole broad back. It was beautiful and I did like it because it was tasteful. Not like those who are covered in them and all colors. I often wish I took a picture of Jay's back.

BUBBLE  wow Aviv really is a handsome youngster.

Love the photos of London and the architecture is nothing we see here. I never had a longing to travel outside of the  USA but seeing those makes me want to see them in person.

PATRICIA  I have some pictures of some smaller Saguaro with Santa hats on. Still must have needed a ladder to reach and put the hat on top. Wonder how many of those long needles they were stuck with. Where we saw the most Saguaros there were some with holes in them. Birds make their nests in them, Wonder how those needles don't stop them.

JACKIE  thanks for the link to that doll house. I would be afraid to touch any of the tiny furniture and items in it. Have a good night.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 28, 2022, 04:15:46 AM
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, a historic town found around 21 miles to the west of central London.  It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history.

The original castle was built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I (who reigned 1100–1135), it has been used by the reigning monarch and is the longest-occupied palace in Europe.  It has since been the home of 39 monarchs.
The castle's lavish early 19th-century state apartments were described by early 20th century art historian Hugh Roberts as "a superb and unrivalled sequence of rooms widely regarded as the finest and most complete expression of later Georgian taste".[4] Inside the castle walls is the 15th-century St George's Chapel, considered by the historian John Martin Robinson to be "one of the supreme achievements of English Perpendicular Gothic" design.[5]

Originally designed to protect Norman dominance around the outskirts of London and oversee a strategically important part of the River Thames, Windsor Castle was built as a motte-and-bailey, with three wards surrounding a central mound. Gradually replaced with stone fortifications, the castle withstood a prolonged siege during the First Barons' War at the start of the 13th century. Henry III built a luxurious royal palace within the castle during the middle of the century, and Edward III went further, rebuilding the palace to make an even grander set of buildings in what would become "the most expensive secular building project of the entire Middle Ages in England".[6] Edward's core design lasted through the Tudor period, during which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I made increasing use of the castle as a royal court and centre for diplomatic entertainment.

Windsor Castle survived the tumultuous period of the English Civil War, when it was used as a military headquarters by Parliamentary forces and a prison for Charles I. At the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Charles II rebuilt much of Windsor Castle with the help of the architect Hugh May, creating a set of extravagant Baroque interiors. After a period of neglect during the 18th century, George III and George IV renovated and rebuilt Charles II's palace at colossal expense, producing the current design of the state apartments, full of Rococo, Gothic and Baroque furnishings. Queen Victoria made a few minor changes to the castle, which became the centre for royal entertainment for much of her reign. Windsor Castle was used as a refuge by the royal family during the Luftwaffe bombing campaigns of the Second World War and survived a fire in 1992. It is a popular tourist attraction, a venue for hosting state visits, and is the main residence of Queen Elizabeth II since 2011.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on March 28, 2022, 04:39:09 AM
Bubble..
...thank you for the information, i was not even aware of this...

Our Queen Elizabeth resides in several Castles...not at the same time i mention to add..

Buckingham Palace is her main headquarters
Windsor Castle is her country home
Holyrood Palace is her Scottish residence
Balmoral Castle is her summer home
Sandringham Estate is her holiday home
Hillsborough Castle is her Irish residence
Link..

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g14106752/queen-elizabeth-homes/
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Post by: MarsGal on March 28, 2022, 06:13:49 AM
Jackie, didn't I see recently that Queen Elizabeth has switched to living at Windsor Castle now?

Good morning, everyone. It is a cold morning here today, at 25o currently. Hope everyone is doing well.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 28, 2022, 08:07:52 AM
Yes, the queen moved to Winsor after having it fit with a special elevator because she has mobility issues and finds it difficult to do stairs now.
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Post by: patricia19 on March 28, 2022, 12:59:09 PM
Thank you Bubble for that explanation. It put some items I already knew or surmised, into perspective.
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Post by: Beverly on April 08, 2022, 08:52:51 PM
Some photos of my twin great-grandchildren:

Beverly


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Post by: Beverly on April 08, 2022, 08:57:02 PM
James

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Post by: FlaJean on April 08, 2022, 09:04:01 PM
Precious photos, Beverly.
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Post by: Beverly on April 08, 2022, 09:11:32 PM
They do "mile marker" pictures these days!  :)

The twins turned 7 months old March 18th.



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Post by: Beverly on April 08, 2022, 09:33:58 PM
I've been reviewing some of the photos I missed. Wonderful! I'll be watching for more. It's like taking a trip around the world.

Bubble - I love watching Aviv grow up.  He's such a handsome young man. I've seen one of my granddaughter's hair change to every color of the rainbow!  ;) She even decided to shave her head once.  :o  She was a hair stylist for years but stopped because of back and leg problems. She's now the mother of a baby boy and I wonder what life has in store for her!
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Post by: Marilyne on April 08, 2022, 10:30:02 PM

Bev - Such adorable photos of the twins! ❤️  It looks like baby Beverly, resembles her namesake?  The brown eyes and hair, and of course the smile.  :)  James has a serious, thoughtful expression on his face.  Both so cute!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 09, 2022, 01:44:42 AM
Bev, adorable great grand babies!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 09, 2022, 03:38:35 AM
I love those baby pictures, so cute!  I always wish they could remain a little longer this cute and adorable.  But of course each age is fun and it is interesting to see how they open and react to the world..
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Post by: Shirley on April 09, 2022, 09:49:48 PM
Absolutely adorable, Beverly!  And I'll bet everyone says "little Beverly" looks just like you, ready to party!  James is so serious and will spend his whole life watching out for his wild little sister! Such fun to watch them grow up. I'm sure I asked but can't recall what you said... are they mirror twins?  My twin aunts were so always had to sit next to each other the same so they didn't bump elbows. Seems like they should be older than 7 mo. Been a strange couple years. Thanks for sharing, feel like we are just having a visit with a close friend/neighbor instead of someone we've never met.  :smitten:
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Post by: Beverly on April 11, 2022, 03:36:51 PM
James and Beverly
Tell me another funny story!  :)


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Post by: patricia19 on April 11, 2022, 04:15:57 PM
Beautiful, sweet babes, Bev!
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Post by: Beverly on April 11, 2022, 06:14:26 PM
Little Blue Eyes

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Looks like he'll have blue eyes and maybe red hair! His Daddy's family would like that!  :)
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Post by: Amy on April 11, 2022, 06:56:56 PM
Beverly, beautiful,huggable babies! How sweet they both are.You must be so proud of them.
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Post by: RAMMEL on April 11, 2022, 07:41:30 PM
How can you look at the picture in Post 9707 and not get a big grin on your face.
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Post by: Beverly on April 11, 2022, 10:36:02 PM
Rammel - Makes me grin every time! :smitten:
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Post by: FlaJean on April 12, 2022, 02:20:32 PM
Me, too!
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Post by: Shirley on April 12, 2022, 05:21:30 PM
 :smitten: Me, too! :smitten:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 13, 2022, 04:11:30 AM
and me too!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 14, 2022, 07:20:51 AM
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4th corona vaccine
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Post by: patricia19 on April 14, 2022, 01:13:55 PM
Good for you! Cases are rising again in Europe. My second booster (or 4th shot) will be on the afternoon of April 24th.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 15, 2022, 08:45:57 PM
Oh, how wonderful!  Thank you, Rammel!

It is my understanding (which does not mean it is right) that boy & girl twins are "fraternal" while same sex twins may be fraternal, or may be identical.  Mirror twins are identical with one having everything on the opposite side of the other, including the left-handed, right handed part.  Even the circular swirly thing on the top of the heads!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 16, 2022, 08:33:28 AM
Enjoying some delicious Belgian chocolate

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Post by: patricia19 on April 16, 2022, 12:24:28 PM
Bubble, such a great photo of you!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 16, 2022, 06:55:04 PM
Yum!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2022, 02:18:39 AM
Son and Grandson engrossed in a game

Tany Aviv April22.jpg
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Post by: patricia19 on April 17, 2022, 02:51:48 AM
Is this Etan, & is Tany a nickname?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 17, 2022, 05:41:39 AM
Right Patricia!
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Post by: FlaJean on April 17, 2022, 12:28:12 PM
Nice family photo.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 17, 2022, 01:14:17 PM
Am I right in thinking he looks like you but has some of Ben's features, eyebrows, and nose?
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Post by: Beverly on April 17, 2022, 10:37:41 PM
Ellie and Everleigh

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A couple of years ago I posted pictures of Chape's grand-nieces. This is a picture of them on this Easter Sunday.
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Post by: Beverly on April 17, 2022, 10:39:31 PM
Aviv must enjoy having his uncle around! Who won?  :) 
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Post by: patricia19 on April 18, 2022, 12:31:54 AM
Thanks, Beverly, they're darling! You can certainly see their different personalities!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 18, 2022, 12:07:32 PM
Beverly, They both won in turn, playing more to try to outwit the other!

Patricia, wrong! Both my children are adopted ( and not biological siblings).
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Post by: patricia19 on April 18, 2022, 02:23:04 PM
Bubble, that what I get for playing guessing games! XX   

Oh well, they're both good looking kids!
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Post by: Sandy on April 18, 2022, 08:12:07 PM
Beverly,
Ellie and Everleigh look to be identical,  are they? 

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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 19, 2022, 07:24:57 AM
The first tie! April 22.jpg

first tie for the Seder meal.
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Post by: Shirley on April 19, 2022, 09:36:17 PM
Such fun to come see some new photos..... and whether adopted or not, kids pick up many traits that make them sound like or look like parents!  My oldest son used to tease his younger brother all the time that he was adopted because the older 2 had dark hair & eyes & youngest is blond with hazel/often green eyes. Youngest came back with, "when will my RICH parents find me?"  Funny part is all 3 like to pick out the best genes on all sides & think they got those genes!  We have quite a few adopted in this large family & to be honest, some adopted kids look more like their parents than the birth kids.

Be honest, Bubble, don't you see a lot of you in both son & grand?  You did your share of seeing the world and being up for anything, and I do think Illy got that from you as well. Was Ben as reserved as he appeared, although we didn't get to know him well. Aviv is growing up so fast, and I'll back Patricia's thinking that they all picked up YOUR traits along the way. I have one cousin that her adopted daughter's voice sounded just like she did. More ways than blood that show up in our kids. Thanks for sharing their pics, I would give them a squeeze/hug & make them squirm if ever we met!

My brother has a great grand named Everleigh, claims she is named after great grandmother, Beverly.  She is cute as your girls, Beverly. I am fascinated by twins, these girls seem to be quite a bit alike personalities, are they?  My twin aunts were "mirror twins" (one left & other right handed), but their personalities were almost opposite as well. In all their photos one twin looks directly at the camera & the other is day-dreaming off in space, and that's how they were in life. One "flighty" & the other much more serious. Your girls are darling & I'm happy to get to watch them grow up.
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Post by: Beverly on April 19, 2022, 10:19:41 PM
Sandy- I don't think they are identical but they do look a lot alike! In many pictures one of them looks a lot like their great-grandmother (Chape's youngest sister).

My twin great-grands are doing so well in spite of their rough start. Beverly does an army crawl (I get the videos) and James is trying so hard to crawl. He's doing the conventional "hands and knees" crawl. They are only about 15 lbs. each at 8 months old.

Bubble - I'm guessing ties aren't his usual choice, but for your Seder meal he managed it. Such a good looking boy!

When my oldest great-grandson was about five, he kept asking for a necktie. In his Easter basket there was a green necktie and he happily exclaimed "I've wanted a tie my WHOLE life"!  :)

Shirley - My brother also has a great-grand named Everleigh. It seems to be popular now.
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Post by: Shirley on April 19, 2022, 11:00:59 PM
Beverly, my sister only weighed 23 or 26 pounds when she started school! My daughter was 10 lb 2 oz at 6 months & already walking around the furniture but oldest son started at 5 lb 14 oz & did the "belly-flop" crawl. He didn't try to walk, didn't jump at noises or any of the things she did so we were afraid he had serious problems (they had to up his oxygen at birth because his lungs didn't inflate, cord was around his neck). Turned out he was just a chunky little boy & at peace with the world. He has impressed everyone that ever worked with him how brilliant he is & has done things in research & development nobody believed possible. As the saying goes, "There for the Grace of God". We get no guarantees with our kids and can only hope & pray they have happy lives. When my kids were growing up I often said that "I hoped people would tell me my kids had good hearts, kind & caring.... more than smart or beautiful". The extended families we meet in here are more familiar than my nieces or nephews kids. I haven't met most of them & don't see photos of them except for a funeral/death in the family. Prayers for all the children in here, and the family members that share them with us.
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Post by: Beverly on April 20, 2022, 10:47:24 AM
This little guy gets overshadowed by his twin cousins. He's just a month older than the twins.

Keani on Easter


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Post by: Beverly on April 20, 2022, 10:51:18 AM
Shirley - One thing I've learned is all children develop at their own pace and we should never compare them!
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Post by: Shirley on April 20, 2022, 04:29:18 PM
Isn't that the truth!!! That one will never tolerate being in the background! He just brings out the giggles when looking at that smile. How far away does he live from you? Cas was going through health issues whem our grands were young so I didn't get to see them much. Now with Covid for 2 years, the great grands have been growing up behind my back! Do the parents often get asked "where they got his name?" My parents had unusual names so me & my 4 siblings got the most common "name of the year". Hope we get to see more of Keani.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 20, 2022, 06:25:14 PM
Shirley, my search engine said it is a gender neutral name of Hawaiian origin.
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Post by: Beverly on April 20, 2022, 08:34:43 PM
Patricia - Yes, it's a Hawaiian name, pronounced Kee-ah-nee. My granddaughter just liked the name!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 20, 2022, 10:49:26 PM
It's interesting, Bev, and he'll always have a story to tell. From what I read, the name is of the breeze or the wave, and another is of the meaning to persuade.

Another variant is Keanu such as the actor Keanu Reeves.
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Post by: MaryPage on April 21, 2022, 09:11:52 PM
Beverly, worry not!  My daughter Debi weighed 15 pounds at age One Year.  My doctor insisted that although she came in below the charts, she was perfectly healthy.  She retired from teaching recently.
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Post by: Beverly on April 21, 2022, 10:43:29 PM
If you can stand another great-grand photo, this is my 6 year old great-grandson, Wesley. My daughter took it last fall.

Wesley and his "Bestie".

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Post by: Beverly on April 21, 2022, 10:47:20 PM
And another!

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Post by: CallieOK on April 21, 2022, 10:51:49 PM
Beverly,  Love the redheads - and  :) that the "bestie" already has that "model" pose down pat (one knee bent, head tipped and a big smile). :smitten:

 Miss Ellen, who was born with a head full of bright red hair, was 9 weeks premature and weighed 3 1/2 pounds.  The only issue she had growing up was that she had to wait a year to go "on pointe" when she was taking ballet because her feet hadn't developed enough to hold her up in toe shoes.
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Post by: Beverly on April 21, 2022, 11:02:58 PM
I'm hoping to see some more pictures. I can see that not many people post here anymore. Sure do miss Jack!

MaryPage - Debi must have been a tiny one!


Callie - Did Ellen want to be a dancer from the start? Wesley was quite bald and nearly a year old before we were sure his hair was red! I think this little girl felt a "kinship" to him because they were the only two redheads in Kindergarten! She does have that model pose perfected!  :)
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Post by: patricia19 on April 21, 2022, 11:49:04 PM
I noticed that model pose as well, handsome kids! Wesley has a very "I'm being accommodating expression."

My ancestry is mainly Irish and Scots with a bit of Welsh thrown in and 2% traveling Swede. The point is that for generations, on both sides, it has been mainly Celtic redheads of some shade or hue.

Did you know that only 2% are natural redheads? It's the rarest genetic color, yet second only to blonde in colorings...
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Post by: CallieOK on April 22, 2022, 12:16:59 AM
I've heard that percentage about redheads. Ellen and her brother are 2 of the 2%. Their sister is a brunette.

Beverly, Ellen says she has wanted to be a dancer ever since I took her to see "The Nutcracker" when she wasn't quite 3 years old. She switched to musical theater when it was obvious she wasn't built to be a ballerina.
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Post by: Beverly on April 22, 2022, 08:41:02 AM
Patricia - You're very perceptive! My daughter said she asked him to please pose for Gigi (me).

The rarest are red hair with blue eyes. Wesley's are brown.
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Post by: Beverly on April 22, 2022, 08:50:30 AM
Central Florida in Springtime

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The phlox are in bloom right now. My picture doesn't do them justice!
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Post by: Beverly on April 22, 2022, 08:58:24 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 22, 2022, 11:54:17 AM
How beautiful Beverly. It must be breathtaking to see it in real and not on a photo.

Handsome pair, those carroty hair!  It is said that biblical King David was a red head too.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 22, 2022, 12:50:09 PM
How lovely, Beverly! As Bubble said, it must be wonderful to see them in full bloom! I was once a redhead with blue eyes like my mother and grandmother before me. Both of my sisters on either side were redheads with brown eyes and took after my dad and his side. Now we're all of the greyhaired tribe.

My daughter, Marie, had almost burgundy hair with a smattering of freckles across her nose.  She had green eyes.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 22, 2022, 01:05:28 PM
I got into genealogy when I decided to see if all the family tales brought down through the generations were true (They were); I first tried Ancestory and then went to 23 and me for their medical DNA test. So far, everything they've come up with, I already knew. I guess the old axiom to listen to family was correct. However, :) I hear good things about Heritage...just kidding....hopefully.

Interestingly, I'm learning that my maternal side seems to be all over Ancestry, while my paternal side prefers 23andMe. I keep getting emails from both trying to get me to do and pay more by telling me all about 3rd, 4th and 5th cousins and our similarities. I had a great uncle on my mom's side who did a family tree in the forties through 1963; when he died, that was done long before computers, and he self-published a book. The first part was all the begots while the second was family histories and politics.

Edit: Another surprise was my cousin, David, from my mom's sister Rachel and I could be fraternal twins,  except he's taller. Same looks, same ailments and same pecularties.
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Post by: Amy on April 22, 2022, 01:29:11 PM
Beverly, the scent from the phlox must be heavenly!!

Love the carrot tops!! So cute!
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Post by: Shirley on April 22, 2022, 02:30:13 PM
Years ago we had gone to MO when the phlox were blooming and I vowed "to get some as soon as we got home" only I wasn't sure what to ask about.  My mother had tall ones she called "wild phlox" and some that hugged the ground she called "creeping phlox". To my surprise when we pulled into our driveway we had the wild variety blooming at the end of the garage. Your photo is beautiful, Beverly. Lucky you getting to see that! 

I also have some bright red headed great grands that have the bluest eyes EVER! We have been giving credit to "the other side" of parents/grands & greatgrands. My twin aunts had the big blue eyes and to be honest, were white haired in their early 30s just like I was, so I don't know what color their hair was before! 

Patricia, my family has done the 23&me but my brother got a lot more information than I did. Never did understand why. When we compared records he received a lot more about where all the branches came from. He also did a lot of research before computers & one of the cousins on Mother's side made numerous trips to Germany where one line came from. The German line had heard the branch that came to the US died out so were surprised to find a lot of people with that name living in America.
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Post by: FlaJean on April 23, 2022, 12:38:14 PM
Beverly, I miss seeing those fields of lavender in Ocala also.  Haven't seen anything like it here.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 24, 2022, 05:30:06 AM
Passover exhaustion.jpg

Passover exhaustion?... 10 days holidays!
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Post by: Beverly on April 24, 2022, 09:59:39 AM
Bubble - Oh, to be able to rest in that position again!  How is grandmother doing?  :)
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Post by: Amy on April 24, 2022, 10:17:05 AM
Bubble...how sweet that photo is!!!
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Post by: patricia19 on April 24, 2022, 11:47:39 AM
Oh, to be able to go until you crash again! 
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Post by: Shirley on April 24, 2022, 06:51:19 PM
Love it, Bubble.... what you call "pure bliss" of the young!  Would be nice to think his days could always be so content, wouldn't it?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 25, 2022, 07:26:28 AM
GrandMa is very tired after this long Passover.
 Between son's visit, special meals and irregular hours, I wish I could also have such a relaxed sleep.
Unfortunately my sleep is erratic: between nature calls, stress and pains from these temperature fluctuations, I don't seem to return to my normal self. Maybe when summer will finally decide to settle in, then...
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Post by: patricia19 on April 25, 2022, 12:19:32 PM
I am so sorry you feel that way, Bubble. I know the feeling lately. I am so tired at night, but when I lay down, I'm wide awake or fall asleep immediately, only to awaken after an hour and be up for another one to two.
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Post by: Beverly on April 25, 2022, 02:50:36 PM
Bubble - I just knew you must be tired out with all the activity! I am like that when a lot of family converges on me. I love having them here and enjoy every minute, but the quiet when they leave is nice.  :)  This chronic illness I have is the culprit, that, and nights like the one you described.

I do count my blessings and know that things could be a lot worse!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on April 26, 2022, 12:05:01 AM
I get sleepy; go to bed; toss and turn, up to visit the facilities; lie back down; sleep does not come. I get up, go watch an hour or so of shows I have DVR'd or British Mysteries; start to yawn; go back to bed; with luck maybe an hour or two of actual sleep.
 Last two nights, sleeping in tank top and shorts; tonite will be my old standby; ratty, worn thin sweatsuit & socks (for my cold feet). Our 80+ degree days, morphed into a high of 60 and I've been cold all day.  Oh, well, saving money on not using the A/C.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on April 26, 2022, 03:26:48 PM
Please join in! The more, the merrier! Bubble suggested a quiz and gave me a few suggestions. The same rules apply. Two questions per person and remember I'm in a different time zone so won't be always as fast to answer as you might wish. I hope everyone enjoys the quiz and that it might induce others to bring their own quizzes, games, and riddles to play!

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=216908

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on April 27, 2022, 01:43:59 PM
A smile to brighten your day! James is getting to be a little charmer. In spite of his small size he can now crawl on all fours!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on April 27, 2022, 02:04:58 PM
Beverly, he is a heart stealer for sure!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on April 27, 2022, 02:48:51 PM
Ah, to be so young when everything is bright and new again!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on April 28, 2022, 03:32:02 AM
That smile is a magnet for a hug!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 28, 2022, 11:46:20 AM
Beverly, I'd bet my bottom dollar the girls will be flocking for that beautiful smile. It just takes a little longer for boys to venture out. That photo will be the one everyone will remember & you are right, sure put a smile on this face! Thanks!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on April 28, 2022, 01:34:54 PM
In the videos Brynn sends me he has such a sweet personality. Just makes me want to hug him! And you can tell he loves his twin sister.  :smitten:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on April 29, 2022, 10:28:30 PM
Something a little different.....

Hang Glider


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In the late 1970s Chape started a business making and flying hang gliders. (This is one of his gliders) This photo was taken in my hometown. I grew up near the foot of this mountain. Since then, hang gliders have become more high-tech, but this is still a popular site for flying. They've added a ramp for take-off.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on April 29, 2022, 11:51:39 PM
Bev, what a terrific photo! Was that taken from another glider or from the ground?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on April 30, 2022, 06:55:17 AM
Interesting photo, Beverly. It reminds me that up near Renovo, PA there is popular hang glider site. Below was a restaurant that we often gathered at for the Stuart family reunions. George and I would watch the hang gliders, even talked to one and made the trip up to the lift-off site. I still miss George.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on April 30, 2022, 12:54:08 PM
Beverly, at 87 I would still go up on a hang glider!  See them now & then around here but not a lot (no hills). We used to have a local that used a motorized hang glider that flew over the fields west of the city... ate my heart out to be on one. Lifelong dream, and I am serious about that, begged my father to make me one & with all the engineer kids & grands, you'd think they would listen to my plea. No deal........ I just had a shiver & goose bumps on my arms at another look at that glider. Did you ever go up?  Love the thought, thanks for the photo (I have a new respect for Chape!) :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on April 30, 2022, 05:55:13 PM
We had a group up County that would fly out of a small airport. They had what is called, locally anyway, Ultra Lights.  Probably what you called motorized Hang Gliders.. Haven't seen or heard of them recently. But a few years back they created a stir when they flew south one night to our area and then back. People saw them, with no lights on them, and said they saw UFOs. If you looked carefully you could see that there were several of them in a circular formation. But ---- There were believers.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on April 30, 2022, 09:01:54 PM
Patricia - The person taking the picture was standing on the launch area. The hang glider eventually lands on one of the fields below. I was always amazed at how they could maneuver the glider and land at their destination. It takes a lot of practice and you don't begin on this type of hill!  ;)

MarsGal - I understand your missing George.

Shirley - You and I are built out of different stuff!  ;D  I never had the desire to try it and I'm terrified of heights. My son started on smaller hills and by the time he was 15 he was teaching people how to fly. I used to watch him but after awhile I had to stop. My nerves couldn't take it.  :) Fortunately he stopped flying when he started college. Chape was always a bit of a risk taker. He led an interesting life. I can't tell you how much I miss that man!  :(

Rammel - Those "UFOs" must have created quite a stir.  :)  I always wondered what would happen if their motor died!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on April 30, 2022, 09:10:40 PM
Quote from: Beverly on April 30, 2022, 09:01:54 PMRammel - Those "UFOs" must have created quite a stir.  :)  I always wondered what would happen if their motor died!

Beverly,
Being they are Ultralights, and have a very small engine, I suspect they could glide fairly well.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 03, 2022, 11:05:33 PM
No activity lately so I'll post one of my favorite pictures.

My Dad overlooking the farm where I was born


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on May 05, 2022, 01:10:32 PM


Here are photos from MaryPage:


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on May 05, 2022, 01:10:46 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on May 05, 2022, 01:12:11 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on May 05, 2022, 01:29:57 PM
Thank you hugely, Sandy!  My heart thanks you.

These photos are each from previous years.  I have been here in this apartment for almost 19 years now.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 06, 2022, 04:21:27 AM
For Shirley
Here's some photos taken thru my kitchen window which is double pane Andersen plus a thick, dark tinted storm window over that (3 layers of glass). The cardinal isn't in focus so hope I can do better next time.

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BroThrush.JPG

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LoveyDoves2.jpg 

 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 06, 2022, 04:24:41 AM
for Shirley

The 4 photos are unknown to me, not our normal sparrows. These are 4 different birds but think the same family???  The goldfinch is female, saw her mate yesterday, bright gold.  I did see some other kinds (quite a few) so if anyone shows interest

I spend way too much time at that window, but has been fun to watch them pick & choose different foods I put out.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 06, 2022, 06:45:21 AM
Good morning everyone. so_P_bubble I do not think you or anyone else is wasting time enjoying what god has provideded for us to enjoy (go for it and enjoy) I spend a lot of time watching the birds and other anamels of Nature even a skun. It sadens me to see a anamel dead inor along the road, Paticular a deear or coon,that could have been picked up and processed for some homelesor poor people to eat. years ago when I was hauling produce to governement foo storages, like ft leanoared wood army post. I camearound a corner and there wasa whole heard of dear, licking salt off the road. I could not slow quick enough and hit severial of them crippleing one bad enoug it had to be put down, so got my pitteal and walked upto it and put it out of its mizery.got into lebon and calledthe game warden and told him about it. he thanked me and said he wold go take care of,whitch he did it was gone next day when I was returning home. I told one of the employes about it, and he said i should have came got one of them to go back and help me get it. he said the game warden he said I bet it went in his frezer not in some poor people or nursing home's place. Probely was right, But i did what i was thinking right. Have a good day. see you all later.

Lloyd
























. and it sadens me to see a anameldead on the side of the road, even
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on May 06, 2022, 07:05:41 AM
The second bird in post 9788 looks like it might be a song sparrow. Do you remember if it has a dark splotch on the upper breast? I've seen them before. Sparrows are so numerous and varied even within their on group that it is difficult for me to tell sometimes. Check out the song sparrow pix here.  https://mileshearn.com/2021/02/14/identification-of-11-sparrow-species-a-photographic-guide/

MaryPage, Mom always grew geraniums in pots. They were one of her favorites.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Gloria on May 06, 2022, 07:45:22 AM
SHIRLEY  loved seeing the Cardinal. I have not seen one since moving here and I miss them and the others I used to watch from my window. Thanks.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on May 06, 2022, 08:06:40 AM
Beautiful, SHIRLEY!  Yesterday, I walked to the door where I can see my bird feeder just in time to see a cardinal light there!  I almost flipped.  That's the one and only time I've seen a cardinal at the feeder!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Sandy on May 06, 2022, 11:18:48 AM


Good Morning everyone.   
I use to "Multi task"  as a way
of life..

My "to do" list was always miles long
and never got finished. 

But now,  more than one problem at
a time and I have to stop and remember
to "take it one step at a time"   
and be sure to document  everything
because for sure I will forget what's next. 

Glad you got your printer working Shirley!

All  is well here as can be expected,  if I
forget to put the news on.    Which I forget on purpose

Have a good day,  everyone.   
Sandy



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 06, 2022, 01:26:12 PM
Beverly, that photo of your father looking over the "homestead" is a painting waiting to happen. I've painted a number a lot like that, that told a story for families. Jack that used to post in here a lot, found a new online art feature that turns a photo into art... I've been trying to get time to pester him into showing me how but life/living has taken up my hours & have not gotten back to visit with him. Do wish he'd bring his smarts so all of us could learn at once.  Was very impressive what he showed me (e-mail). I think it would be perfect to turn that photo into a great painting to frame, to dream over when we can't do much more than sit around and remember.

Bubble, thank you so much for posting the photos, you do such a super job of making them look better than than what I send!

MaryPage, the flowers are beautiful. When we bought this house it had a dozen or more wooden pots that held salmon colored geraniums, they didn't survive except one that first winter. I learned later from a neighbor that the pots of flowers were inside the dome that was put over the heated pool so the original owner could swim every day all winter). Anyway, that one grew so big I decided to transplant it right under that bird feeder (before it was there). It was gorgeous, like a big shrub until I looked out one morning & it didn't have a single leaf or bloom on it! Some kind of worms completely stripped it overnight. Last geranium I ever had! Cas wanted the space where the dome was stored in summer so got rid of it to someone to use as a greenhouse. 

MarsGal, this family of birds aren't like any of the sparrows we usually see. Great link you posted and I bookmarked it, better than any I've found to identify of sparrows. If I don't check close when the finches show up, they also look like sparrows, smaller. The House Finch males have a bright red head but females mostly browns. Male finch at the feeder while ago but didn't have the camera handy.

Gloria, the cardinals show up all the time so hope to get a better shot for you. One family lives "out back" and the male talks to me every time I go down to the river. They are really friendly birds. Have tales to tell about nesting cardinals both when we lived west of town & after the move to the heart of KC (Leawood).

Sandy, for sure I need to memorize "one step at a time" because it is the rushing that causes a lot of my problems!

Jane, hope that cardinal returns & you get a chance to talk to it. They really are sociable birds & will listen, when comfortable will chatter with you. Any time I go out back this one flits to the power line & lets me know so I make my human sounds & it hangs out until I come inside. Try it!

Lloyd, I have not hit a deer but did have a meadowlark dart across the highway, heard it hit the car and since I was on the by-pass around the city, too much traffic to stop. When I got home there was blood on the grill so I hoped it was killed instantly & not suffering. Had a neighbor that saw a dead coyote on the highway & insisted her husband stop to pick up in a plastic bag, at that time was a bounty for their head or fur. I thought that was awful but guess safer than waiting for vultures or hawks to clean up.

I hear someone mowing so better get things ready for mine to show up. Thanks again, Bubble for posting.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 06, 2022, 01:35:40 PM
Great photos of lovely flowers and hungry birds! We have either small forest birds or large owls, eagles, or hawks here. They cut down the trees back in 2020, so we no longer can watch birds close by. I miss walking along the trails of the wildlife refuge here and sitting by the waters to decompress. Now, I feel like a fawn with splayed legs when walking a few feet.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on May 06, 2022, 05:18:28 PM
I don't notice too many sparrows here. Where I lived years ago, we had all kinds. My favorite was the little Chipping Sparrow. If I think of it later, I will count up all the birds I saw at that house in Etters. Just this spring, after a long "dry" spell of not seeing any around here, my neighbor has had a Cardinal in her back yard for at least a week. Hope they intend to stay.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 07, 2022, 03:09:46 PM
I love watching birds in my back yard.

Shirley- Yesterday a beautiful male cardinal landed on the branch of the crape myrtle tree and sat for quite awhile. Later he came back for an even longer visit. My Dad grew up on that farm and I love the picture. That was about 1937. For several years my brother owned it but now there are quite a few homes built here and there cluttering up the view.  Progress!  :( Thankfully, the original farm house is still standing.

MaryPage - Lovely geraniums and I love the blue pots.

The calla lily that popped up in my blue pot has its first bloom. It's purple.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 07, 2022, 03:17:29 PM
Mother's Day roses from my son and daughter-in-law.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 07, 2022, 04:03:07 PM
Beverly, beautiful flowers!! My Moms favourite one is the one between the two white ones.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 07, 2022, 07:40:27 PM
Lovely roses and Mother's Day gift Bev! I love white roses, and they are so simple and elegant. I love white flowers most.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 07, 2022, 08:04:06 PM
Love your roses, Beverly. That salmon color shows "the back & front" colors of the petals, isn't that neat?  Can see each curl at the top of the petal. I've painted my share of roses over the years but didn't take photos of most because that was when we used 35mm cameras & had to get prints made, before digital cameras. The roses look nice & fresh so should last a long time. I'm jealous, I didn't get any this year, thanks for sharing yours.  :'(
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 07, 2022, 09:25:28 PM
Shirley - My son has ordered flowers from the same company for several years and they never disappoint! Always fresh and last a long time. I love roses!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: FlaJean on May 07, 2022, 11:36:09 PM
Beautiful Beverly.  I also got flowers and a box of Godiva chocolates.  They are yummy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 14, 2022, 03:50:55 AM
for Shirley

JackPhotoFunia1.jpg

Jack's Photo Funia. Since he stopped being an active member of Friends, he doesn't get to see the photos so I e-mailed this one to him to see how it worked with the "drawing" mode of Funia.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 14, 2022, 03:55:14 AM
for Shirley

2- photo is a Baltimore Oriole
3-Male cardinal
4-Female Goldfinch (I think)
5-Male cardinal (such a show off)


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 14, 2022, 06:39:04 AM
Shirley, I love what Jack did with the photo. Worthy of a special fame to hang on the wall.
Rarely do we see Cardinals here or Baltimore Oriels .Thank you for sharing..

Bubble ,thank you for posting.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 14, 2022, 07:58:12 AM
Bubble, you honestly make the pictures look so much better than what I send, thank you so much!  I need to sit outside with the camera instead of having to shoot through 3 layers of DIRTY glass!

Amy, I also thought what Jack did to that photo was special & wish he would hang out with us to "splain how" it works. He also sent me a photo of his son's Maine Coon kitten. Their old one had to be put down & this baby looks so ornery I'd love to adopt it (if it could bark). I enjoyed having a dog that heard if someone was around & these cats hide. I do think I would sleep sounder! I've always slept with one eye open (my mother said it was because I didn't want to miss out on anything). Anyway, Jack is very private with his family photos so want to get his permission before sending it to Bubble. Cutiest cat I ever saw.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 14, 2022, 08:57:07 AM
Shirley, we just saw a bluebird!! He/she was eying up one of the birdhouses and I do hope they settle in one. Not common to the area but always a welcome guest!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 14, 2022, 01:20:05 PM
Good morning, Shirley; how nice of you and Jack to use that app for Bev to have a different view of that favored photo! And thank you, Bubble, for helping Shirley bring those photos for us!

I also liked seeing how he used the camera exposure setting in those avian photos. I've always enjoyed seeing his retrievers' pictures and that showplace so close for him to enjoy and bring enjoyment to us.

I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Jack's son and his granddaughter have some of those huge dog breeds?

I haven't used my camera that much; I often grab my phone. But then, I'm rarely out with a need to take photos anymore.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 14, 2022, 02:35:04 PM
You are right, Patricia, his son has the Leonberger dogs and the tiniest dachshund I ever saw. Not sure that little one was grown up or just a baby, but I swear it was no bigger that the big dogs paw. You will love the photo of the cat when I get an e-mail off to him for permission to post it.

My daughter had a fit over it. I keep telling her she can't have a pet until she is through traveling to see her grandkids so much, not fair to leave them in a kennel. Her husband is still working, he doesn't have hobbies, company pays well for his experience so they are satisfied. They have both traveled the world & no desire to go anywhere.

I'm watching the sky as a smaller bird (size of a crow) chases some kind of hawk or vulture, don't think the eagle.... reminds me of WWII movies of the little fighter planes chasing the bombers. They are darting around, probably it got a baby out of their nest. We do have a lot of different types of hawks but I got photos of a band of turkey vultures flying over my own yard one time, they must have been migrating because not a common sight. I see quite a few in the lake area of MO, about the ugliest bird I've ever seen.

Amy, do you have the Eastern bluebirds or Mountain bluebirds in your area?  I've never seen any except Bluejays around here.  My brother & wife had bluebirds in their yard in MO & I managed to get a good photo of the male bringing a worm to the babies when I stopped by, enlarged it & gave to her, her "prize" brag at her class reunion (another state).

Jack was the one that encouraged some of us to get the Panasonic Lumix cameras. Don't remember how many years ago we got the one that satisfied me for the rest of my days. It is the 64x zoom. When I go to CO I take a couple of the older ones since my sons just use their phones & not as much zoom on them. They hike all over so I ask them "just one time" to take a camera each to bring pictures back for me. They are good to their old mother. <grin>.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 14, 2022, 03:02:56 PM
Shirley, these are the Eastern Bluebirds and I do think they are going to occupy a birdhouse! I have to admit I am surprised the swallow's didn't get them first.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 14, 2022, 03:55:44 PM
I envy those of you with birds to view! Now that I can no longer go to the bird sanctuary until I can go with friends. AND with the nearby trees gone, all I see here are ravens in the winter and pigeons in the summer, with an occasional owl or hawk swinging by.

I remember how excited I was a few years ago when the golden eagle cruised by and surveyed the neighborhood for a couple of days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 15, 2022, 10:17:05 PM
My little ray of sunshine

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 15, 2022, 10:28:12 PM
Shirley - I love that print! What type of paper is used? Could you send me a copy via e-mail? I used to enjoy all the camera talk. The last camera I bought (and still have) is a Canon SX30IS. Mostly I use my I-Phone.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 15, 2022, 10:55:05 PM
Bev, so sweet!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 16, 2022, 03:21:31 PM
Sunday's 11:06Pm sunset on a rainy evening. If only I could remove the Federal Courthouse!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 16, 2022, 03:30:34 PM
Beautiful sunset!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 16, 2022, 03:40:35 PM
Beautiful, wet sunset...thanks Bev!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 16, 2022, 03:54:52 PM
Bev , your little ray of sunshine puts a smile on anyone's face!! She is a darling.

Patricia, we have rain here to but no beautiful sunset like you!! Should be a full moon tonight too!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 16, 2022, 05:30:05 PM
Bev, look up PhotoFunia in the Microsoft app store.  Its free.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 16, 2022, 11:40:54 PM
Good suggestion, Patricia! Beautiful sky. Our photos get closer to home all the time, don't they?

 I haven't heard from Jack since he sent that so don't know any more about it. I will copy it from Jack's message, it may be easier to print. I didn't get a chance to ask him more about "how to" but probably you would understand the PhotoFunia directions better than I do. I remind everyone that "I'm from Missouri, the Show Me State" and my brain took that serious so have to have someone show me how to do anything, the written word zooms right past understanding.  :-[    Do I have your present e-mail?  Mine is still the same. I'll go right now & see if I can forward his to you. I had hoped he would check in, he can read the text in here but can't see photos. Darling big blue eyes, she is growing up so fast.
 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 17, 2022, 10:06:15 AM
"Jack's GrandCat, Kimber, the Maine Coon"

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on May 17, 2022, 10:21:42 AM
Kimber is so cute!! Look at the wee tuffs on her ears. Is she thinking........are you done yet?

Thank you Bubble for sharing..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 17, 2022, 11:28:01 AM
Maine Coons are beautiful large cats and Kinder is no exception! Jack is lucky to have Kimber as a grand cat!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2022, 11:41:42 AM
Is that not the cutest face you ever saw?  Thanks, Bubble, hope Jack pops in to see all the comments. I had never heard of a Maine Coon cat until Jack talked about his son's many years ago. Far as I know this is a young one. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 17, 2022, 12:13:50 PM
Here you go, Shirley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weebcQPRGUE

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2022, 08:26:31 PM
Interesting, Patricia, I watched the whole video & guess the reason we don't see them in central US is they have that extra fur for colder weather. Tom weighed 18 pounds at his prime but I didn't catch how much the average Maine Coon weighed.

Beverly, my brother gave me a print of a drawing of a special place where we grew up & I copied that print onto an antique color onion skin paper & thought the effect turned out great. My printer at the time was not the real "photo" type but since I was working with black & white it was fun to see how it turned out. Does little Bev look like you at that age? Love the pensive look.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Cottoncandy on May 18, 2022, 04:45:06 PM
What a pretty Maine cat...and big...I've not heard of them...I like cats...and dogs...but right now have neither...I should reconsider...would be so much company..my hubby went to Heaven 10 years ago.....we are having 100 degree temp here...so AC unit going 24/7......
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 20, 2022, 09:13:44 AM
Kimber is beautiful. He's still a young cat in the photo. Would love to see another photo when he's full size!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 20, 2022, 09:25:17 AM
Great-Grandson Keani
(cousin of the twins)
Turned 10 months old today


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His Uncle Tristan bought that Jeep walker for him!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 20, 2022, 11:45:03 AM
Bev, another serious young man. Perhaps he feels he's been interrupted in serious contemplation? Except for the cheekbones, he has your look!

Ragdolls are another large cat, similar in some ways to Maine Coons.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on May 20, 2022, 11:50:29 AM

Beverly - Keani, is adorable!  Love that golden hair! 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 22, 2022, 10:38:33 PM
I copied this from my hometown's Facebook page. I grew up in a small town of about 2000 people. This Memorial Day, in their  honor, the hometown veterans who were killed in action during the wars have these flags posted all over town. I recognize nearly all the last names. The flag shown here is one of my brother's best friends, who was killed in Vietnam in 1967. My brother still lives there.

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Post by: RAMMEL on May 22, 2022, 11:31:12 PM
That's a very nice thing to do.
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Post by: MarsGal on May 23, 2022, 06:18:57 AM
Bev, ours were a four-color banner and were gradually expanding over the last three or four years. For some reason they were taken down. Don't know why. I noticed they were gone a few weeks ago. Sad about that, but happy to hear that other areas are putting them up.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 23, 2022, 03:11:37 PM
Beverly, I've never seen that done (hanging photos) & think it's a wonderful idea. I'm a lifelong flag waver & get teary eyed at parades or marching military bands. Little Keani is darling, with that "hang dog" look (my youngest son had that expression) everyone will love him.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on May 24, 2022, 10:23:39 PM
A memory for MaryPage! At the Williamsport, PA Bash with one of our first SeniorNetters, Rae Inskeep.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 24, 2022, 11:57:00 PM
How lovely to see Rae again and MaryPage! I remember hearing all about the Lake Louise trip, and someone, I don't recall the name, had a mountie doll. Adrienne sent copies of all who requested photo CDs of the events.
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Post by: Beverly on May 29, 2022, 10:17:51 PM
One of my favorite people!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 29, 2022, 11:04:40 PM
Still looking good, Bev! Isn't he retired now?
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Post by: Sandy on May 30, 2022, 07:21:09 AM
Handsome man!!
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Post by: Beverly on May 30, 2022, 06:22:39 PM
Patricia - Yes, that was his retirement picture, taken more than 5 years ago.  The photographer asked him to ditch his glasses and beard, so he looks quite different. My bare-faced Michael!  :)  That picture hangs in a courthouse in Vermont.

Sandy - Thank you.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 04, 2022, 03:40:44 AM
for Amy

This is what I saw  while waiting on hubby at the lumber store. This luna moth was on the brick while another was on the door!! Nice to see them making a come back.

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Post by: MarsGal on June 04, 2022, 06:29:31 AM
Lovely, Amy. I have never seen one.
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Post by: Shirley on June 04, 2022, 08:12:03 AM
Great someone keeps their eyes open! Good job, Amy, I'm another that never saw one! Thanks to you & Bubble!!!
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Post by: JaneS on June 04, 2022, 08:32:44 AM
Me too...never saw one!  They are beautiful!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 04, 2022, 09:22:25 AM
Amy, add me to the list that's never seen one altho the name is familiar to me for some reason. I even looked it up for Alaska, and we don't have them here. However, we do have some gnarly ones and matching descriptive names!

Your photo was very crisp and clear. I wish I were that clear and that steady, especially on the fly, as it were!
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Post by: Shirley on June 04, 2022, 11:27:57 AM
Hey, Beverly, I came to have another look at the Luna moth and scrolled to the top of the screen & saw Michael's photo! I'm on a laptop all the time so small screen & usually only one photo shows up when we talk a lot (I'm the worst).... He is very handsome & looks like a kind person. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on June 04, 2022, 05:56:57 PM
Bubble, thank you for posting this for me. We have not seen these in a long while and I was told they are making a come back. Nice to see..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2022, 03:42:39 AM
 Have you ever seen a Gypsy Moth? It is being renamed as a Spongy Moth because the previous name is now considered as offensive.

I have never seen one, but moths seem to be an interesting species

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Post by: Amy on June 07, 2022, 10:47:08 AM
Good grief...seems everything is offensive anymore. Love the markings on the moth.
Thank you for sharing Bubble...

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2022, 11:16:13 AM
For Amy

My sister loves dragons and cats!! I really lucked out when I found these to make her a quilt. Not the usual quilt but it is what she likes. The cat with the mask reminds her of her cat Captain Jack.

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Post by: patricia19 on June 07, 2022, 03:28:56 PM
Amy, you are very talented and loving. I know your sister will be so pleased by these and your effort!

Bubble, we may not have the luna moth but we have plenty of the gypsy moths! A very clear photo.
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Post by: Amy on June 07, 2022, 08:12:07 PM
Bubble, thank you for posting this.

Patricia,thenk you for your kiind words,  she loved the quilt!!I had wanted to put the quilt on her bed with a few toy dinosaurs leading into it. Due to the weather disaster that happened in this area, she recieved it quicker than planned. She now has a two sided quilt.
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Post by: Shirley on June 08, 2022, 01:19:28 AM
Love the quilts, Amy... do you put a "batting" or whatever inside?  I bought a couple big bags at an estate sale for Cas' mother (years ago) & never got them to her and don't know anybody around here that quilts to give to. The Salvation Army back where I grew up used to do quilting for people so will call them here to see if they would use it. My mother had done all the hand work as a young girl putting together the pieces for a quilt and had the Salvation Army quilt it for her, was beautiful lavender & white, and turned up missing after she & Dad died. Too many people in & out of the house during that 5 years span of when she died and Dad died to guess who would have taken it. She was so thrilled to have it put together & kept in a big antique trunk. I seemed to be the only one really upset at it's disappearance, but she was so proud of it. I'm sure your sister was thrilled with her gift!

Thanks for posting, Bubble. I've heard about "gypsy moths"... even a movie by that name that was filmed near Wichita. I never watched the movie but took the kids to watch the action one day & met some of the characters/stars. Beautiful moth, I've never seen one. I'm not a moth fan 'cause they start out as worms, don't they? Had a big pot with a tomato plant in it & discovered worms all over one day. AFTER I killed them with spray I googled & found out I killed a whole pot of Monarch butterflies! Was years ago & still bothers me.

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Post by: Gloria on June 08, 2022, 08:42:57 AM
AMY  never thought dragons could look beautiful but that is beautiful, the cats, too.
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Post by: Amy on June 08, 2022, 03:47:47 PM
Shirley, thank you. Yes, batting is inside this.   I just gave a big bag full of pieces from quilts to a lady that makes cat and dog toys ,uses it for stuffing in the toy.

Gloria,thank you, this is not a quilt that would appeal to me but since my sister loves both dinosaurs and cats she has it. She can use either side.
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Post by: JaneS on June 09, 2022, 08:11:16 AM
AMY, the quilts are gorgeous!  My grandmother and her friends used to quilt in our living room and my sister, Margie and I played under the quilt frame.  I've always regretted that I never learned how!  But I do appreciate the skill involved...and the time!  Christy made a beautiful quilt for her son and his new wife so the talent is still in the family!
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Post by: Denver on June 09, 2022, 12:27:11 PM
AMY, the quilt you made for your sister is quite something!  WOW‼️ A couple of my grandsons would sure love the dinosaurs side‼️  The kitties on the flip side are so cute❣️ 

Oh no, SHIRLEY😩😩 How could you kill the Monarches?  😩😩 Sometimes we just don't know what the 🐛 are, so we do our best. I know you felt bad😘

BEVERLY, what a nice picture of your son.  I know you are so proud f him.  No facial hair or glasses can really change the way one looks‼️  I cannot believe that Kenai is already 10 months old.  Such a cute boy he is. 

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on June 09, 2022, 09:34:47 PM
Amy - That's a wonderful quilt but I prefer the whimsical kitty side!  :)

Jenny - Is your new avatar a picture of your newest grandchild?

Shirley and Jenny - Thanks for mentioning my son's picture. Shirley, he is a kind person and was a well respected judge.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on June 16, 2022, 05:25:57 PM
Jenny ,thank you. My sister loves both and her grandson also loves dinosaurs.

Bev, I am with you, I am not a fan of dinosaurs, kittens yes.

I have this one already to go to the long arm and it was fun to put together. I usually get Bubble to post photos but will see if I can do it.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 17, 2022, 05:44:42 AM
A beauty, Amy, and it looks like a lot of work as well. There will be a lucky one soon!
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Post by: MarsGal on June 17, 2022, 06:37:07 AM
My mom used to do a little quilting. She made me what I think I remember her calling a Wedding Plate pattern. I still have it. When she went into assisted living, I let her have it for her bed. When she passed away, I brought it back. It has been packed away in my cedar cabinet and will remain there because the cats would destroy it.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 17, 2022, 12:59:49 PM
That is a lovely quilt, Any, you do beautiful work!


My mother quilted; her sewing room was what I imagine yours must be like. She made everything, and for everyone, a skill she and her sister Rachel picked up growing up on a Midwest farm in the nineteen twenties and thirties. That was a hardscrabble life.

One thing I remember but never fully understood how it worked was in the room next to her sewing room; she had a room-sized wooden loom set up. It went out more than up, and while she sewed and assembled the covers on the Singer, she used the loom to put in the batting and quilted it there, or I believe that was what she did. With my messed-up vision, I couldn't do more than hand mending, so I never learned.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on June 18, 2022, 07:12:11 AM
Bubble, thank you. This was a joint effort quilt. My friend made the blocks, gave them to me and I put them together. I wsn't sure which pattern of log cabin I wanted but found this and thought I would try it.

MarGal, I have heard of Wedding Ring pattern.I think it would surprise you if you had that quilt appraised. People don't realize what hidden treasures they have!

Patricia, thank you. Your Mom had a quilting frame set up..that one would be made of wood. I do have one  made of plastic that my grandaughter and I quilted one of her quilts on.

Quilting has made a come back over the years, lots of young people are now into quilting.

Bev, I had to scroll back to see what others were saying about a photo......nice young man there!!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 20, 2022, 06:37:31 PM
Thanks Amy, that frame took up the entire room and she called it a loom.

I know what you mean about treasures. My mom used a singer handed down from her mom that had the black iron pedals. Unfortunately, my older sister who was my mom's durable power of attorney, sold it back to Singer after my mom died. She said she put the money into the parents' trust but no one verified it and there is a reason she is estranged from everyone even her kids.

Mom had a lifelong collection of dolls and dad sold them early on to pay for Mom's treatment. One sailor doll from WII brought $7000. Altogether the dolls brought in over $15,000 which was needed as the place charged $5000 monthly in 1995.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 21, 2022, 11:38:31 AM
I love those clouds all fluffy and bright!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 21, 2022, 02:37:17 PM
Thanks Bubble, but I deleted it as it was showing two instead of the one photo I had expected. When I brought it to the edit page, it showed one but when posted, it showed two. Another program glitch?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 22, 2022, 09:08:29 AM
You are disruptive with those delete!  ;D   
What was the problem with having two photos? They were so clear and detailed.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 22, 2022, 01:41:46 PM
They were the same photo. I had put in one, saw the roof overhang, and deleted it to edit out the overhang. Then I posted what I thought was one photo. I came back, saw two, clicked quick edit, saw only one photo, and hit save. Only to have two show up. Another glitch.

I should have deleted and then opened a separate new post to show the one photo.


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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on June 23, 2022, 12:39:30 AM
This afternoon, we had a taste of the new wing command at one of the air force bases. They sounded loud as if they were right in your face, and I know the gulls thought so! They were wheeling and shrieking the entire time, which I've never seen before.

All five army and airforce bases are beefing up where not too long ago they were talking about closing them. It reminded me of the cold war when troops were everywhere, and the GIs fought with the local boys for hometown girls and over who was going to be dating whom.

I have more cloud photos to share. They were lining up nicely in a row and in one shot, one of the clouds seems to be either hurrying or chasing the others.

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Post by: patricia19 on June 23, 2022, 12:43:55 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 24, 2022, 09:12:02 AM
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Post by: patricia19 on June 24, 2022, 01:03:36 PM
Oh, those curls Bubble, so cute!!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2022, 03:40:44 AM
For the end of school year, the teacher asked every pupil to bring a photo of "then" and one of this year.  Aviv chose this one and asked me to add this appropriate equation/caption. Of course he thinks highly of himself.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 25, 2022, 01:07:09 PM
Don't they all at that age! :)
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Post by: Shirley on June 25, 2022, 08:26:32 PM
What a cute photo.... and I thought he looked familiar. His expression has never changed, he seems to be very confident, right, Bubble?

Beautiful clouds Patricia.... and yes, I also grew up in one of those military type towns where the "locals" took a stand against the "uniforms".  Nice bright red roof on that one building! 
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Post by: patricia19 on June 25, 2022, 09:37:53 PM
This is for Shirley, Gloria, and anyone else who dislikes summer and favors winter.

To save for other uses, simply right-click the image with your mouse and right-click again to save it in downloads or your chosen folder.

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Post by: Shirley on June 26, 2022, 02:04:23 AM
I love it, Patricia. Tried everything but my computer won't let me copy it to my desktop, I've tried everything I know how. I copy everything to my desktop so I know where to find it, now & then I clean it up so I have room for more. My sons think I'm crazy~~  I'll work on it. Thanks!  It is way past my bedtime, my alarm goes off in less than 4 hours.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 26, 2022, 04:49:59 AM
Shirley, you don't need to copy. Right click on it and tell it to save to desktop. It will go there without the copy.
I do exactly like you: send everything to desktop for easy find, and then move to the proper location it should go to.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 26, 2022, 05:14:26 AM
I told her exactly that Bubble.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 26, 2022, 05:21:55 AM
Patricia, I wish you had something like "I hate winter", or "I hate cold"...
I enjoy the heat...
It is 89.6F today and I am happy.  I never put the A/C on.
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Post by: Amy on June 26, 2022, 07:08:38 AM
Patricia, I am saving that! Thank you!!!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 26, 2022, 02:37:51 PM
Bubble, I'll keep an eye out-I'm with you!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 02, 2022, 06:42:43 PM
Fun at the Farmers Market! Ali's booth!
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Post by: Amy on July 02, 2022, 09:01:06 PM
Jane, Ali's flowers are pretty  and Ali is a beautiful young lady!!! Thank you for sharing..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2022, 03:47:03 AM
For JaneS

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2022, 03:48:37 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 03, 2022, 03:49:32 AM
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Post by: JaneS on July 03, 2022, 08:04:38 AM
Thank you BUBBLE for posting all the pictures.  The first ones are where she grows them and it's way out in the middle of nowhere but they own the land out there and sometime will be building a home on that property but she's making good use of it right now.  The last one is at the Farmers Market where she sells them and she does very well with that.  She puts them in jars with water and yesterday we brought one home!  The rest were all gone!
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Post by: patricia19 on July 03, 2022, 12:56:42 PM
So many lovely flowers Jane and nice photos of you and Ali!
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Post by: Shirley on July 03, 2022, 02:21:07 PM
Love all the flowers, Jane (thanks to you & Bubble).... I whizzed thru before church but didn't have time to talk & GOT QUESTIONS, please.  Is that really YOU with the white hair?  I hate to insult you but I did a double-take when I saw it. Honestly, that is what I think I look like on my best days!!!!  Seriously, same haircut & clothes. Not sure if we look that much alike in the face (I have to take my glasses off for the computer distance so not the best vision...I keep moving my head back & forth to focus to read or see computer. Anyway, I think you look younger than me. :thumbup:  I recognize the flowers except for the one patch of what looks almost like cosmos... but not quite sure. I've always loved cosmos, in fact, just about every flower she is growing were my mother's favorites as well so I would be going home with a whole big bouquet. Ali is a doll, isn't she?
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Post by: Amy on July 03, 2022, 04:33:07 PM
Enjoy your holiday with family and friends ..4th-happy.gif happy 4th.gif
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Post by: JaneS on July 03, 2022, 05:25:11 PM
Yep, SHIRLEY, that's me with the white hair and I think they did mention that there are cosmos growing in her garden.  And yes, Ali is a DOLL, in looks and actions.  She's sweetheart!  And she gets it from her Mother!
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Post by: Amy on July 03, 2022, 05:49:56 PM
And yes, Ali is a DOLL, in looks and actions.  She's sweetheart!  And she gets it from her Mother! 

Who gets it from her Mother.. :smitten:
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Post by: patricia19 on July 03, 2022, 06:32:04 PM
Jane, you look younger than in your avatar!  :)   
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 08, 2022, 03:56:18 AM
For Shirley

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Post by: Amy on July 08, 2022, 07:03:08 AM
Shirley, these are very good!!  Can;t imagine 4 in a nest at the size they are now. Love the rain drop on the leaf.
Thank you for sharing and thank you Bubble for posting.
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Post by: Shirley on July 08, 2022, 09:22:40 AM
Thank you for posting, Bubble and thanks for checking us out, Amy. 

We had quite a night, nearly dark & the last "kid" kept pumping it's wings & took off out of the nest right into the pool!  Sure didn't know baby robins can swim but this one did a good job until I got out to pluck it out of the water. Of course it yelled & screamed for Mom & Dad to help so they were screaching at me as well. I put baby down on the grass carpet but it didn't have the strength or know how to fly UP to get where Mom & Dad were outside the fence. I came inside to give them a chance to talk to BabyRob but the kid wouldn't listen. I went out with some of the ground meat (nothing mixed in) but did put enough water in to make it slide down Baby's throat. Sure enough, Baby squatted down & opened mouth & swallowed down 3 big bites. Never have to worry about them choking, I've fed quite a few over the years and never lost a one. I worried it wouldn't be hungry enough to try to get out of the pool fence so lifted it up to the wooden rail & watched as Mom & Dad took over to try to get it high enough for the night. No sign of them (or feathers) this morning so hopefully all's well. Not sure whose baby that was in the tree but it waited such a long time for Mom or Dad to come lead it back to a dry spot!

Hope you are feeling okay, Bubble, and Covid didn't hit too hard.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 08, 2022, 09:39:23 AM
Very nice, clear photos Shirley and marveled at how different your robins are from our brown and orange ones!
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Post by: JaneS on July 08, 2022, 09:54:29 AM
Beautiful birdies!  I can't get close enough to mine to get pictures but I keep trying!
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Post by: Shirley on July 08, 2022, 07:21:19 PM
Patricia, our adult robins are much darker brown & burnt orange. These little babies will lose their spots in a few weeks. One of the last bands of robins that migrate thru in the fall are grayish instead of true brown. When we had a couple large pyracantha bushes we would have the ground & bushes filled with flocks of robins passing thru, one day & night and they would be gone. Suprising how different each would be.

When Jack was around we had a group that kept up on the best cameras for wildlife. I finally got one that satisfied my bird photography dreams & haven't checked out a camera since. Here's the one I use: https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-FZ70-Digital-Optical-Stabilized/dp/B00DY2Y28M (https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-FZ70-Digital-Optical-Stabilized/dp/B00DY2Y28M)   I am amazed it is still available. The camera store I bought from says, "no longer available"....  I'll see if that link works.

Well, I did not know that Amazon sold used cameras but that's what it says.  I wonder why it was less than what I paid!  Long ago I did buy a used camera from a camera store here in town but had the chance to look it over before buying.  Anyway, this is a fun camera & with that 60-1 zoom, can reach out & show great detail.
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Post by: Amy on July 09, 2022, 02:36:01 PM
Kyle and I had our laugh for the day. While sitting out on the deck  Jesse spied a chippy...I wasn't sure if the garage door was shut so went to check. In doing so the chipmunk turned around and scurried in front...hopping up on the deck,going in behind Kyle on his chair with both dogs in pursuit!! All is well,no one or critter hurt..
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Post by: patricia19 on July 09, 2022, 02:40:59 PM
Amy, you and Kyle can rest easy knowing that you have two stalwart protectors against all evil attacks! :thumbup:   ;)   :smitten:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 10, 2022, 03:52:42 AM
For Amy

We have squash on the left with beets next. Then in the trug with the cover is yellows beans (Lots of flowers on them) potatoes at the far end. Next trug is same beets with carrots in the next plus garlic. Next is one at the road with flowers and swiss chard in the back. Now you know what we grow in trugs.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 10, 2022, 05:19:43 AM
A week end respite on River Jordan

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Post by: Amy on July 10, 2022, 07:31:12 AM
Bubble, I would get that  photo enlarged for  your wall!Such a peaceful scene...did he catch any fish??
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 10, 2022, 10:08:37 AM
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He was not fishing, that is just a branch on the left.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 10, 2022, 12:26:28 PM
The famous town of Bath in England


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Post by: Shirley on July 10, 2022, 05:50:25 PM
Amy, I do envy your climate for growing! I'm about to give up on any kind of growning with the heat & wind this year. Son & I talked about if a cover would work on my trug but with the strong winds, it would rip off the first day it was open for sun. Your leaves so green and BUG FREE! I am jealous. I didn't get to the Farmer's Market again yesterday, have not made in this year at all. Last year it seemed so much was hauled in from other states & the same we see in the stores, maybe it's too early for "home grown".

Bubble, you so casually comment about Aviv enjoying the quiet of "the River Jordan" and just the name brings to my mind a fairy tale world. So nice of you to share your world and that your family doesn't object.  Are the photos of Bath from your son?  Both of your kids have a artist's eye for composing their photos before they snap. I've seen photos of Bath before but never from those angles, absolutely yummy pics! Thanks for posting for Amy & all of us!
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Post by: Beverly on July 10, 2022, 10:20:21 PM
Just enjoyed browsing through your wonderful picture gallery! Thanks, everyone. Trying to muster up the words to post over in "Norm's". I haven't posted in quite awhile.
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Post by: Shirley on July 10, 2022, 11:57:18 PM
Been wondering about you, Beverly, how you and all the little ones are doing (and the rest of the family). Come back & bring pictures, please! 

Love the tale of the pups & chippy, Amy, could picture the wheels turning in their heads. Something about bird & animal watching, so relaxing. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on July 11, 2022, 01:11:50 PM
Shirley, thank you on the comments of the garden. I saw little zuchinnis and yellow squash starting and they are good fried together with onions, celery,garlic and tomatoes!! We are still laughing over the pup episode...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on July 13, 2022, 10:50:36 PM
Introducing my newest great-grand, Wyatt David James, born to Emilie and Zach on July 11th.



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on July 13, 2022, 11:37:40 PM
For you Shirley!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on July 13, 2022, 11:40:56 PM
James

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on July 14, 2022, 12:11:56 AM
Beautiful Great Grands, Beverly! It's nice to see the twins again!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on July 14, 2022, 11:03:59 PM
I don't mean to monopolize this place with my babies, but at the moment they're what keeps me going!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on July 14, 2022, 11:09:03 PM
Wesley and baby brother Wyatt

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on July 14, 2022, 11:17:46 PM
The twins are amazing, considering they were premature and spent 8 weeks in the hospital. They'll be 11 months old next week.

Beverly looks sweet but is a force to be reckoned with!  :) 



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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on July 14, 2022, 11:45:12 PM
Beverly - You aren't monopolizing at all!  I love looking at new pictures of the twins, and also Wesley and Wyatt!
It looks like Wyatt is not going to have red hair, like his brother?  Is that little Beverly or James, trying to escape over the side of the play pen?  Not quite ready yet, but it won't be long! ;D 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2022, 12:22:20 AM
Beverly, I love seeing all these babies! And that red hair of Wesley plus freckles!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2022, 02:41:14 PM
Bubble said you might like to see my new spice rack and post a photo. The next photo was yesterday's and this morning's blue skies. Now the smoke is back.

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on July 15, 2022, 04:51:26 PM
Oh, Beverly, you just made my day!  Love seeing the kids in action and do believe little Beverly will stay a jump ahead of the world every day of her life!  What a doll. We have a "James" in my family & one I grew up with, that looked so innocent with their drooping eye brows. In both cases, the teachers loved them and let them slid by much to easy, not a good thing!  Little Beverly has the eyes of those cupie dolls (check it out) and will put a smile on anyone's face. For sure, Wesley & Wyatt will get attention where ever they show up. Darling kids & those freckles will attract all mothers, want to hug him! What fun to watch them grow up. By the way, who is that climbing the playpen walls? Thanks for sharing your photos with us. I am "baby-less" right now, my youngest great is 6.

Patricia, I thought I have a lot of spices but you take the cake! Great idea with the shelf/rack. Mine are in 4 different spaces & would snatch your idea but no floor space to put one. You do "think outside the box" as my kids say, and come up with smart ideas. Love your view out the window, can see forever!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on July 15, 2022, 05:59:35 PM
Shirley, it is little Beverly climbing her playpen.

My cart from Amazon, white or black, is easy to put together for under thirty-five dollars and the wheels have locks; there are also hanging hooks for the shelves. I highly recommend using it for any room in the house.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on July 15, 2022, 09:47:17 PM
I've thought and thought and thought and my little kitchen just doesn't have a space for one of those shelves.  I'm going to think some more after I go home and can actually look at the space but I think I'm just HOPING!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on July 15, 2022, 10:04:24 PM
Patricia - That looks like a great storage rack. I don't need many spices because I seldom cook anymore but that would be good for storing many things. Love your blue sky view!

Jane - Do you have a small closet where it could fit? I have a small laundry room just off the kitchen.

Shirley - Thanks for the comments. As Patricia said, Beverly is the one trying to escape the pen! She never stops moving! James has the sweetest personality. Makes me wish I could hug him. I get to see them "in action" through videos and real-time on my Facebook portal. We sometimes do group "meetings" with my daughter, Brynn and the babies, and Shea with her little one, who will turn one next week. It's kind of like Facetime but much better and larger.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on July 16, 2022, 12:56:44 AM
Beverly, the moment I saw your photo of your namesake and everyone was talking about James being the one, I had a strong sense that it was his sister they would need to keep an eye on!

From Amazon, black or white, has 4 360° rotation wheels. And can separate into two 2-shelf counter units; "BASSTOP Storage Cart 4 Tier Bathroom Storage Organizer Rolling Utility Cart, Slide Out Storage Shelves Mobile Shelving Unit for Bathroom Kitchen Bedroom Laundry Narrow Places. Dimensions: 37.5"D x 17.5"W x 7"H.

I'm getting a second one in white for my bathroom.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on July 16, 2022, 07:11:16 AM
Beverly, love the photos and please post more!! What sweethearts they all are and yes huggable. Does your namesake just happen to take after you? :)

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 11, 2022, 10:14:41 PM
Happy 100th Birthday Junee!
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 11, 2022, 10:26:53 PM
Wish I had a better picture, but it was a fun time!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 12, 2022, 02:34:51 AM
Beverly...
...that IS a " better " picture...you cant " better " your above photo...Nice to see you both and looking so happy and comfortable in each others company...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 12, 2022, 10:07:44 PM
Jackie - I should have mentioned that the person on the right was Helona Maddox from Oklahoma. She was also a lovely lady and has since passed away. I snapped the picture when Junee's eyes were closed!  :)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 13, 2022, 01:57:55 AM
Beverly...
...glad you have put me out of my misery as i was racking my brains on which one was you.. :-[
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 14, 2022, 05:57:09 AM
Touring in England...

Lulworth castle.jpeg
Lulworth castle

Durdle door.jpeg
Durdle door  and its cove

Cove.jpg 

 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 14, 2022, 07:53:50 AM
Bubble...
...i lived in Dorset but never visited Lulworth nor Durdle Door...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 14, 2022, 01:30:42 PM
Bubble, were these photos from your son or yours? They showcase a very intuitive photographer and a nice way to spend a day!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on August 14, 2022, 02:12:47 PM
The "Cove" almost looks three dementional.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 15, 2022, 12:23:11 PM
Patricia, they are from my son. I don't travel anymore except through his photos.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 15, 2022, 01:48:25 PM
I thought they were at first and then the one photo looked dated to me, so I wasn't positive. He is very good at his craft.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 15, 2022, 02:51:58 PM
Beautiful photos!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 15, 2022, 10:25:29 PM
Grandma's Brag Book

Beverly

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 15, 2022, 10:28:50 PM
James

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 15, 2022, 10:41:50 PM
Keani

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 15, 2022, 10:45:53 PM
Keani and the twins are first cousins. Keani turned one last month and the twins will be one tomorrow. All three are my daughter Lauri's grandchildren.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on August 15, 2022, 11:17:01 PM

Beverly - I can't believe that the twins are already one year old.  Honestly, it seems like only a few months since they were born.  They are so adorable, and Keani is too!  Those three will have a lot of fun growing up together!   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 16, 2022, 12:08:19 AM
The grands are all darling, Beverly but I do think little Beverly and Keani look more like twins. James has the cutest dimples on both corners of his mouth, upper lip instead of lower. I still think Little Beverly looks exactly like how I picture YOU at that age!

Bubble, love your son's photos & thank him for sharing with all of us that would love to be in his footsteps!  I have a photo (somewhere in the mounds of photos from the past) that looks like Durdle Door but is on the south of California. I've never seen a picture of that castle before, any idea what part of England? It doesn't look old, more modern...

I never met Junee or Helona but enjoyed their comments & spirit anywhere I bumped into them.  Helona loved to shop at the "Mother Store" of the one I go to here in Wichita. They carry name brand clothes that are store or factory buy outs and start their price at 75% off the original price.... and their sales are so fun!  Junee, I always think of a photo of colorful parrots walking across a wooden porch rail.... when I think of you. Tell me it was you that posted that. I've been green with jealousy ever since.  Thanks for sharing the photo, Beverly....

AND HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY, JUNEE! :hb2:  :hb3:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 16, 2022, 03:44:59 PM
Marilyne - I feel the same way! Especially since they spent their first two months in the hospital. These babies are such a joy to me.

Shirley - I can see why Keani and Beverly look more like twins to you. James and Beverly have looked entirely different since birth. I see a lot of videos of them and James has the sweetest personality! He just makes me want to hug him.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 16, 2022, 03:51:29 PM
Chapter Two of the Brag Book

Wesley and Wyatt

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 16, 2022, 04:19:40 PM
Your family has some beautiful children, Beverly. How is Wesley's red-headed friend?

Little Beverly and Keani have dissimilar face shapes and noses to Jame's.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 16, 2022, 06:06:33 PM
Thank you Patricia. I imagine he'll see her again when school starts.  :) I think James looks like his Dad. Hard to tell though. His Dad has a beard!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 16, 2022, 06:14:11 PM
Birthday Party at Uncle Michael's

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It was a cool and cloudy day.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 16, 2022, 06:48:09 PM
It looks like Keani's going right for the good stuff!  :thumbup: 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 17, 2022, 03:47:28 AM
I was looking through old photos.
These are from the honeymoon trip in the north.

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I found an old tree stricken by lightning. Ben was competing with the birds!

Ben 1964.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 17, 2022, 12:41:27 PM
I remember seeing these before, Bubble. You have some lovely photos for your memories.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 17, 2022, 12:57:21 PM
Bubble - What wonderful memories! The photos are great. Ben was a handsome guy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 18, 2022, 04:58:21 AM
Unfortunately the photos show their age. That was in '64.

Both of us were so slim...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 19, 2022, 12:07:46 AM
Love the pics, Bubble..... not only were we slim but NO wrinkles back then! Good looking couple and so fun to see the "then" photos! 

Beverly, my twin aunts look so much alike most people can't tell them apart BUT their personalities are so different you can go through a stack of their old photos and pick which is which at a glance. One was a day-dreamer and stared off into space and the other always looked directly into the camera, headed life straight on. Beverly & James look so different, but Wesley & Wyatt's features have the same curves, look at the shapes of those upper lips, 2 peas in a pod!  Thanks for showing them, special treat.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 23, 2022, 10:41:04 PM
Farm in Vermont

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Not feeling very chatty but thought I'd post a picture I took on our last trip to Vermont. This beautiful farm is between East Montpelier and St. Johsbury.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 23, 2022, 10:44:17 PM
Shirley - Can you post those pictures of your twin aunts again?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on August 24, 2022, 04:54:13 AM
BEVERLY!  That was a very happy day.  Helena had a birthday very near mine and I brought her a LEO, a little lion, from Aussie.  THANK YOU for your birthday wishes. I did not expect such a celebration.  The Queen, The Gov. General, Primeminister  and 6 more.  Seems I qualified as a veteran from ww2,100.
I have always loved your photos, and seemed to have lost some computer skills along the way. Will go look at all those photos.  Was a surprise to open and see myself .  I read and feel for those with sickness.  Was a shock to read news of FlaJean. Take care and I just might get a photo on here. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 24, 2022, 05:45:00 PM
Beverly, I've looked hi & lo but haven't found any of the pics of my twin aunts!!!! I wanted to show you different versions and how each stayed true to their earliest photo of one looking straight at the camera and the other off into space (day dreaming).

Junee, there's that gorgeous bird! Do they screech as loud as other parrots?  I'm as sad as you about our FL Jean's diagnosis, just not ready to accept.  ARE YOU LISTENING, JEAN? You just tell those doctors you don't have time to give up and we will do the praying, okay?

I'm making a mad dash through the house with the vac.... youngest son will be here soon & he's the "neat-nic". My boys are as opposite and my sister & I were/are, and that is okay. Better get busy or cat hair will still be blowing around!  I must have 30 or more thumb drives, SD cards or other places to store all those old photos, but I guarantee they are NOT ORGANIZED!  :uglystupid2:  :crazy2:  :-[
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 24, 2022, 10:14:27 PM
Shirley - I remember pictures of the twin aunts as small children and also as adults. I know exactly what you mean. My picture files are a mess! Even though they weren't well organized I used to be able to find what I wanted. That was with Windows XP. Then along came Windows 10 and I couldn't find anything! I got used to the new arrangement but there are still photos I can't find.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 24, 2022, 10:27:33 PM
Imagine waking up to these
faces in the morning!

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 24, 2022, 10:28:51 PM
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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 24, 2022, 10:54:15 PM
Beautiful children, Beverly!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on August 24, 2022, 11:16:28 PM

Beverly -  They get more adorable with every picture I see!   It looks like their eyes are exactly the same color? Love the patterns on the pajamas and crib sheets.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 25, 2022, 09:20:53 AM
A mall in Jerusalem

J'lem Aug 22.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 25, 2022, 10:22:31 AM
"May I have this dance?" What a cute family pix, Bubble!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 25, 2022, 01:17:48 PM
at Yuhi.jpeg

Visiting one of my cousins in J'lem who really has a green thumb.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 25, 2022, 01:22:50 PM
Love this one too, This is a keeper!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on August 25, 2022, 02:38:49 PM
Love all the photos!! Beverly, how can one not love and hug these beautiful babies!!

Bubble, very good green thumb too!! Love the curls and blue highlights!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 25, 2022, 10:38:11 PM
Bubble - Pretty Mom and charming young man. I just noticed that the color of his hair matches the shirt!

Thanks for all the nice comments about the babies.

Marilyne - Actually James' eyes are lighter than Beverly's. I think it all depends on the lighting. He also has light brown hair and hers is dark.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 25, 2022, 10:58:06 PM
Keani

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Wish I could see them in person. All three, Keani and the twins, are walking and getting into all kinds of mischief now!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 25, 2022, 11:26:56 PM
Keani has an adorable grin, Bev!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on August 26, 2022, 11:02:20 AM
All beautiful people and cute kids!  Loved looking at the pics!  Thanks!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 26, 2022, 11:47:56 AM
Bev, those kids are so adorable that I would frame and put those smiles on the wall to brighten the mood/day!

Bev twin 1.jpg

Bev Twin 2.jpg

Bev Keani.jpg   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on August 26, 2022, 12:17:10 PM
And they are starting to get that ornery look in their eyes!  Love it. Look at that dimple in Keani's cheek! She (little Bev) is gonna be as much into trouble as the boys!

Where did that puppy come from, Bubble?  So is the hair "clip" painted on or tucked in?  He is game to try anything Illy is up to, right?  Fun times & thanks so much for sharing all of it with us, they are an inspiration!  He is going to be a tall dude, isn't he? 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 27, 2022, 04:53:22 AM
Illy and Aviv has a small dog (I was dog sitting while they were in J'lem) and I added one on the frame for fun because he really  is part of the family.  Illy dotes on it as if it was a baby!
Aviv's front curls are died and it was a real fight to shorted it so that it would not hide his eyes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on August 27, 2022, 09:44:40 PM
Bubble - I love what you did with the picturss! Thank you.

I also wondered about the puppy, but he's a cute touch. Our pets do become part of our family. One of my daughters used to say "You pick your battles" and hair wasn't one of her priorities. He wanted his hair long and now, in his 30s, he still sports a long pony tail. Personally, I think Aviv's is cute.  :)

Shirley - Beverly is definitely going to be a challenge. She climbed onto the coffee table the other day!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on August 28, 2022, 10:50:00 AM
Today "the kids" visited the Museum of illusions. They had fun!

 Illusion Museum 1 2022-08-28  .jpeg

Illusion museum 2.jpeg 

 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on August 28, 2022, 11:09:53 AM
What great photos, Bubble! Aviv has a flair for dramatics!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 28, 2022, 11:14:21 AM
Bubble..
...waiting on the " head " chef...guess " no hanging about " there..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on August 29, 2022, 07:46:02 AM
Loved all the pictures but I think I love your association with the kids even more!  Isn't it great!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 01, 2022, 10:54:14 PM
Another one for Junee!

Pat Scott, Eloise (from Montreal) and Junee

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 01, 2022, 11:03:53 PM
Orchid

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 02, 2022, 10:21:16 PM
Shelter on the Long Trail in Vermont

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: junee on September 08, 2022, 02:37:31 AM
Quote from: Beverly on September 01, 2022, 10:54:14 PMAnother one for Junee!

Pat Scott, Eloise (from Montreal) and Junee

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on September 08, 2022, 03:21:42 AM
I forwarded it to Don- Radioman, and he was so happy to be reminded of old friends. He is so isolated now, not even using emails anymore :( No activities, no visitors, practically no outside contact. It is very sad, knowing he was so active and outgoing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on September 08, 2022, 09:23:25 AM
BUBBLE, please tell Radioman that we all miss him!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 09, 2022, 10:46:13 PM
Bubble - I am sad to hear Don "Radioman" is so isolated. We do miss him and all the photos he posted. He was the perfect Santa Claus! If you know of anyone he would like seeing pictures of, I could try to find some. I took dozens of photos at the Bashes. Unfortunately, I'm not very organized so sometimes finding the pictures takes a bit of searching!  :) That's fine, because these days I don't have a lot of other things taking up my time!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on September 10, 2022, 08:12:27 PM
Beverly, I'd love to see any you have time to post, such good memories. I've been searching for those photos of MY twin aunts & still haven't found them. I'm not only disorganized but everything is a mess of OLD SD cards, photo banks, you name it. Whatever happened to "the day I would have time to sort & label?" :-\

I thoroughly enjoyed the photos y'all have posted but don't dare go back right now to make a list or I'll have to start over. So far I've had texts & phone calls from 2 of the 3 kids & a grand that caught me in the middle of reading in here so I never got back to finishing a post. It is getting dark & I need to take trash out for will check in tomorrow! Thanks for posting the photos! 

Bubble, tell Don "Hi" for me, if he even remembers who I am.  Tell him I was a great admirer of his canes.
 I was thinking today about how much less I "mingle" with people this year, 2 years, since Covid.  Our lives have all changed a lot.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Beverly on September 10, 2022, 11:08:51 PM
Rae Inskeep and Dick Carstenson at the bash in Williamsburg, PA, hosted by Ardie


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Dick is holding the little bottle of "Northern Comfort" (maple syrup) that I brought as souvenirs for everyone. Chape and I spent hours in the hotel room making the little flags on a toothpick and tying the red ribbon on the night before the banquet!  :) 75 to be exact! If memory serves me this bash was right after 9/11.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on September 11, 2022, 12:43:30 AM
Thank you Bev! Rae was a good friend but didn't suffer fools gladly.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on September 20, 2022, 06:46:31 PM
This is what my friend saw when she looked out her kitchen window.


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Post by: patricia19 on September 20, 2022, 06:53:44 PM
Lovely , sharp, photo!
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Post by: JaneS on September 21, 2022, 07:37:32 AM
That brings back a memory to me.  In the house where I raised my family, I got up one morning and opened the curtains on the big front window and there was a beautiful deer practically staring me in the eye.  She wasn't more than 6 feet away.  We both stopped in our tracks and I held my breath for probably 20 seconds or more until she lowered her head and continued to eat my grass as I watched!  It was amazing and unforgetful.  Thanks for reawakening that memory!
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Post by: Amy on September 21, 2022, 01:48:53 PM
Jane ,what a beautiful memory to have!! I took this photo in the same area. This little fellow was a twin.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 08, 2022, 04:56:12 AM
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Today's update: Aviv is warmly greeted by the Leonardo Hotel mascot in Cyprus.
They are on a 4 days short vacation. Cyprus is an hour flight away from Israel.
I am sure more photos will follow...
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Post by: Amy on October 08, 2022, 07:51:52 AM
Bubble, Aviv is growing up so fast!! Looking forward to more photos of his vacation.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 08, 2022, 08:39:12 AM
I agree with Amy; he's becoming very cosmopolitan!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 10, 2022, 07:45:07 AM
Shop for tourists
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Building with those scattered stones
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Pyramid builder!
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The Cyprus sunset last night
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Post by: Amy on October 10, 2022, 08:03:16 AM
Bubble, love the sunset!!

Aviv is building what we call an inuksuk.

An inuksuk or inukshuk is a type of manmade stone landmark or cairn built for use by the Inuit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. These structures are found in northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. Wikipedia
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Post by: MarsGal on October 10, 2022, 08:43:32 AM
Looks like a space rocket to me.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 10, 2022, 10:20:07 AM
More: mosaics of the gods.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 10, 2022, 10:24:41 AM
Our Succot 8 days holiday is starting.
Here you can see my neighbors building the succa in the garden.
 They will eat all their meals there.

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Post by: patricia19 on October 10, 2022, 12:28:33 PM
Bubble, Aviv is becoming a very well-traveled cosmopolitan young man. I feel that whatever he does with his life will be profound. And yes, we have those structures.

Kalaallit are Eskimos from Greenland. Inupiat and Yupik are a type of Eskimo. Locally they host indigenous people from around the world in a gathering every few years, a sort of indigenous United Nations.

I liked seeing the mosaics from Cyprus. We're getting a trip around the world thanks to Aviv and your son and daughter. I hope they know how much we appreciate being treated to their photos!

I loved the Succot photo! I remember one year you treated us to a group of photos showing different ways and places those outdoor eating places were assembled. Again, so appreciative!
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Post by: patricia19 on October 10, 2022, 05:52:00 PM
In The Past Thirty Days

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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on October 10, 2022, 06:28:23 PM
well I am trying again the post's heep disapering.wel we are home but not with good newse. we went to see the finachel adviser today, they had growen too large so they devided and we were asined to a deferant man. he was nice enough but not like things were,the govenement crunch caused us to loose severial thousand dollare so what we have left is going into CD's not as good of a returne but garnnteed. we are too old to start over or loose $$$ either. i have said before life is no funn any more, too much eveal any more. and a hand shake is no good any more, seams you have to spend $$ with a lawler and have it regesteard in court , and not sure that will take care of it either. if god wold call my # any time would suet me.

Lloyd
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Post by: Shirley on October 11, 2022, 03:01:15 PM
A few seconds to sit & look the photos over again. For sure, Bubble, I am another that totally appreciates the vacations "your kids" take & you share with us!  I would have loved to spend my life traveling, satisfied now to sit home and enjoy the view through your kids eyes! A special treat, thanks to you & your family. If you don't mind I will snag the photos of Aviv to send my gr-grandson (less than a year older) to show him & I'll be he would love to trade places. His family & gr-parents are leaving Friday for a week in Disneyworld in FL. He's been there before so not all that excited, but his youngest sister didn't get to go so trip is mainly so she can say she has been! I'd love it if the boys had a chance to meet someday!

Patricia, those brilliant leaves are what I think of when looking forward to fall. Nothing like that in KS and didn't see any bright colors except for the bright red leaves of the wild sumac in MO, I've never seen it so gorgeous in all my years. Could be it was that the contrast of dull brown weeds made it seem brighter? Thanks for posting your beautiful world.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 11, 2022, 03:13:56 PM
Thanks Shirley. The main reason for posting was that everything that usually happens in sixty days was compressed into thirty! I have never seen autumn so short.
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Post by: Amy on October 11, 2022, 03:47:05 PM
Patricia, our bright colours are now fading to mute tones and the leaves are falling.. :(

Enjoyed your photos, thank you.
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Post by: RAMMEL on October 11, 2022, 04:39:03 PM
Our trees are just starting to change. About twenty miles north of here they are well on their way.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 11, 2022, 05:35:57 PM
The old normal was steady rain and cool temperatures all through August. September would be cooler, crisp, and beautiful, with the leaves beginning to change colors. While October would see the beginning of leaves dropping after reaching the brighter colors, and Halloween would see the first snow, which soon melted. The second week of November would bring a second sticking snowfall. That was then.

The past three years have seen all that fall by the wayside. The first of October 2020 saw a hundred-year snowfall, bringing this city to its knees. And nature's been smashing records and inventing new ones since. Remember, this is the Arctic, and our weather is your future.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 12, 2022, 03:56:36 AM
Thanks for the appreciative comments. My kids love travelling and I collect photo memories :D

I delight in those autumn vies. fiery leaves colors. Unfortunately that doesn't exist here and I miss that. Not many trees lose their leaves here and when they do, they are  all dirty brown. Not picturesque at all.

Shirley it would be fun to see the two boys together, with no common language!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2022, 08:13:08 AM
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This is a poster in Illy's village, announcing
 an exiting event. Halloween in Israel? who can believe that? :O:

The poster asks to decorate the houses and to buy lots of sweets for the kids that will come for them.

The people taking part are requested to register, so that their house can be marked on the map that will be given to all the participants.

That's what I call "organized'!
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on October 13, 2022, 10:23:30 AM
well we here are in mixed mode about our trees,we have severial in our aeria verry green and severial has turned golden and some are well in the mode shakeing the leaves blowing everywhere. so we are well on our way to fall season. have a good day.not sure what to say about life so woent verse on it. stay healthy and safe as possable. see you all later on.

Lloyd
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Post by: Shirley on October 13, 2022, 11:14:58 PM
I'm impressed with how well organized everything is for the kids' pleasure, Bubble. Seems like your country does think of the welfare of kids and older people, to make everything as happy as can be with the conflict always present. By the way, hadn't crossed my mind when "wishing my gr-grand & your grand could get together" that there would be a language problem. Why did I assume Aviv was learning the English language in school?  Guess because you seem to understand/speak all languages, like my son in law! 

Bedtime in Kansas and I didn't eat enough protein for supper so better see about some cheese & crackers. Forgot to get Gatorade so may be waking up with a leg cramp. Oh...NO!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 14, 2022, 04:37:23 AM
Shirley, I try to teach English to Aviv, but it is hard work: he does not keep still for one second! The other day he was even trying to suck his big toe while trying to remember vocab!  At school it is very rudimentary.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 14, 2022, 05:24:00 AM
I "printed" some money for Aviv to spend on his Succot holiday.

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Post by: Oldiesmann on October 14, 2022, 11:13:47 AM
A cloudy view from the observation tower at Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, just south of the Tennessee-North Carolina border (about an hour south of Pigeon Forge, TN). Click to view full size.

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Post by: Shirley on October 14, 2022, 09:31:24 PM
Bubble, I know boys aren't supposed to be "beautiful" but his features are as perfect as any I've ever seen. Each feature can be separated and be in an artist's book on drawing faces as "how it should look". Such a joy to watch him grow up and the fairy tale world he lives in. Illy got her interest in life from you, no question.

Michael, that is the area that my father's father settled in before they moved on to Missouri. My brother tracked down the farm & history, and we did the drive one time with bumper to bumper cars all through the Smoky Mountains. Beautiful photo, are they smoking the hams yet?  I enjoyed the smells of the fall season.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 17, 2022, 10:42:33 AM
cycling in Israel

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 18, 2022, 11:16:55 AM
yesterday was the last of Succot festival, with religious people getting  the Torah scrolls outside the synagogue, They carry them in the street  while dancing and singing at the top of their voices. It is called Simha Tora (the happiness of Torah)

They did that under my window as well

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 18, 2022, 11:19:22 AM
Illy and Aviv saw that in their moshav as well and Aviv had the honor to carry a scroll as well, even if he was not dressed properly for that.

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Post by: patricia19 on October 18, 2022, 02:32:08 PM
Amazing, interesting photos and of Aviv's part. Thank you for these!
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Post by: JaneS on October 23, 2022, 10:46:40 PM
BUBBLE, I loved all the pictures and learning what was happening in them.  Thank you!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 27, 2022, 01:32:46 PM
Here is our town park along the sea yesterday. The winter hasn't arrived yet and the sky is blue.

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Post by: Amy on October 27, 2022, 01:49:59 PM
Bubble, I would love to walk along that beach!!!
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Post by: patricia19 on October 27, 2022, 03:00:29 PM
Me too! It would be so soothing to stroll along that trail.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 27, 2022, 06:28:10 PM
Here's my promenade... ::)


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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 28, 2022, 02:06:01 AM
BBBRRRRRRrrrrrrrrr......
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Post by: patricia19 on October 28, 2022, 03:21:29 AM
A sea of ice.
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Post by: Amy on October 28, 2022, 07:13:32 AM
Shivers....don't mind snow but dislike ice.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 28, 2022, 12:45:49 PM
Bubble what is your winter like? A rainy season, just cooler weather or barely noticeable?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 29, 2022, 03:12:59 AM
Winter  sees drops in temperature between 5C to 15C with rain, high winds and thunderstorms. There are usually some cold sunny days in between  [41F-59F] For me it is almost like freezing!
But it is certainly better than the snow and ice I had when I lived in Europe. The warmer weather was the main reason I chose to live in Israel after I had to leave Congo because of the Independence war there.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 29, 2022, 03:32:52 AM
With the lockdowns during Covid's two years disruptions, wild life has invaded towns. In Haifa for example, there are many wild pigs (boars?) roaming the streets at night and overturning garbage cans in search of 'treats'. They multiply at such fast rate that they have become a danger for pets and small kids.

Here in town we are now seeing dozens of mongooses digging gardens and creating tunnels in the municipal park.  This could cause some serious damage to the cliff over the beach.

A neighbor even saw two young ones in our back yard.  I find that scary.

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This one was in the park with six others. People daily feed the wild cats and they take advantage of it as well.
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Post by: patricia19 on October 29, 2022, 12:59:31 PM
Thanks for the reply. I had thought of Israel as almost tropical, but this shows I didn't know. I had heard of mongooses but had to look them up to understand. It's amazing the differences around this world.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 06, 2022, 04:12:12 AM
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Remember Glen? So many years already...
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Post by: RAMMEL on November 06, 2022, 12:41:35 PM
Yes, I do remember Glen. Have some pick's of him and some of his "works".
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Post by: Shirley on November 06, 2022, 09:19:17 PM
Ah, found my way in tonight! I not only remember Glen but still have the Paint Shop Pro he advised me to buy to "morph" and do other things. Sadly I've forgotten all I ever knew but still have one old computer barely hanging on (Vista) that will allow me to do a few things. I bought several later versions of PSP but could never get them set up to work, by that time the lessons were over. Cas was needing lots more attention so difficult to concentrate. Then Glen died and I gave up. Great memories.

Bubble, you have had a wonderful life filled with amazing experiences. You found a wonderful place to "retire to" and for sure being close to your daughter & grandson adds to the perfect setting. Thanks for sharing your surroundings with us. Glad we don't have the wild boars and mongooses around here. I do put out food for the feral cats, close to the bird feeder so they leave the birds alone.
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Post by: RAMMEL on November 06, 2022, 10:00:46 PM
Another of glen, and also John Dye - anyone remember him?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 13, 2022, 06:31:33 AM
Have you ever heard of Cat Café/restaurant?

Here is one in London. The cats walk freely around customers and on tables, enjoy the petting and attention, sample the food...

As much as I like the animals, I don't think I'll visit there.

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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2022, 12:44:00 PM
They have some in the US and Canada, but they're not allowed on the tables. It's an adoption technique.

What upsets me is the hundreds of animals, not only cats and dogs, returned or let out on the streets or fields after the initial Covid situation. We are a disposable society; man, woman, child, animal, whatever no longer suits our perception of ourselves.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 14, 2022, 03:40:18 AM
A friend went on a visit to Congo and sent me some pictures.  I am devastated, stunned by the deterioration of the country suffering from wars and bad management.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 14, 2022, 03:42:10 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 14, 2022, 03:47:20 AM
lake Kivu

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Look at the sky, before the next rain

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This is such a different world from what you all know!



 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 14, 2022, 04:03:58 AM

About the Panzi Foundation

https://panzifoundation.org/ (https://panzifoundation.org/)
https://panzifoundation.org/the-hospital/ (https://panzifoundation.org/the-hospital/)

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Post by: Marilyne on November 14, 2022, 10:03:13 AM
Bubble - Fascinating pictures!  I would like to know more about each one.  I haven't read about the Ponzi Foundation yet, but I will.   I've been interested in Congo, ever since I read  "The Poisonwood Bible",  many years ago. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 14, 2022, 10:29:43 AM
One more: unusually big crop!

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Post by: Shirley on November 14, 2022, 09:51:08 PM
Fascinating photos, Bubble. What is the "crop"? We don't get to see photos of the REAL life in any other countries, just what they want to show tourists.  Very special what you show.  I've been sorting & bagging up clothes to donate to local organizations & know a Salvation Army worker said "on air" at one time, "70% of clothes donated go to the landfill"... or maybe it was to be used for rags.... huge number. That was her excuse for asking for money instead of things. BUT... I'm not convinced the money goes to the people that NEED & not the pockets of the heads of the organizations. I've been witness to those types and their so called meetings in resorts. So I give to people direct when I find someone in need. In early years various companies would sponsor the shipping when people had drives to send clothes or food to some country in need, not anymore that I'm seeing. I filled a box for 5-9 year old boys a week or so ago & when I turned in the box I was asked for $10 to help with shipping. I gave but thought it was going to local kids & to be honest, the box would have probably had more needy type gifts inside if I had known. I have become cynical the older I get. I can imagine how these photos bother you, Bubble, having lived there in better times, thank you & your friend for sharing.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2022, 03:34:45 AM
I don't know... it would be potatoes normally or cassava but from the color it looks like eggplant. Cassava is the main crop for the people there, used as flour.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on November 15, 2022, 12:13:05 PM
If anyone gives regularly to Charities, you can look up on-line "Guide Star"; BBB Wise Giving Alliance and the American Institute of Philanthropy. Guide Star is easier to navigate.  You will learn how much of the $$$ goes to advertising, to principal heads of organization, etc.  It is very eye opening in most cases.  Another FYI, if you give to church-backed charities, like the various Indian Schools, they don't have to stipulate where the $$$ go.
Also, I found several years ago that a Cancer organization, who called me annually for donations, over 90% went to advertising and salaries.  I quit taking their calls and donating.
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Post by: Amy on November 16, 2022, 10:36:45 AM
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Post by: Amy on November 16, 2022, 10:44:07 AM
Also, I found several years ago that a Cancer organization, who called me annually for donations, over 90% went to advertising and salaries.  I quit taking their calls and donating.

Tome, there are groups that make quilts for cancer patients here in Canada and in the US. This started in the US ,here is the site for anyone to check.

https://www.victoriasquilts.com/

These people go on donations to be able to get fabiric, make the quilts and give out free to cancer patients. I belong to one in Canada and I know no money goes to management it is done by volunteers.

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Post by: patricia19 on November 16, 2022, 12:44:50 PM
You have got more snow than I do, Amy! Has your canine "woodsman" kept you supplied daily?
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Post by: Shirley on November 16, 2022, 02:18:40 PM
How far away does your snow blower throw it, Amy?  I don't see the heap like mine does. Good job, lots of wood stacked back in that shed! I love snow but don't have my equipment switched yet. I think the quilts you make are a true blessing but I'm convinced you get more than 24 hours out of a day!

I checked & discovered "they only have to give 5% of the PROFIT of donations to the organization & they do a good job of hiding those top numbers... excuse for fancy resorts for meetings!  Such a shame, this was some years ago & rules change (usually not for the better).

I thought it looked like might be pomegranates, Bubble, something I don't eat/drink/use, but has become quite popular with the younger people.

Thank you all for posting photos, I appreciate each & every one... candy for the eyes & my whole body enjoys! Got a cat begging for her lunch & then outside for some sun rays.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 17, 2022, 04:26:39 AM
pomegranates are bright red and not that purplish color. Also they are not harvested in fields, but on trees!

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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 17, 2022, 04:35:11 AM
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A different location this time.
My son   with a tourist friend went to visit the famous Church of St Mary in Warwick. It is quite famous.

http://www.stmaryswarwick.org.uk/index.php?/stmarysredesign/history (http://www.stmaryswarwick.org.uk/index.php?/stmarysredesign/history)
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Post by: patricia19 on November 17, 2022, 02:40:18 PM
Beautiful church, Bubble! I'm enjoying your son's photographic journeys!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 18, 2022, 03:11:01 AM
great Avatar Patricia!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 18, 2022, 04:38:02 AM
It's for the holiday.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 18, 2022, 07:18:00 AM
I thought it was P for your name?
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Post by: Amy on November 18, 2022, 11:22:24 AM
Patricia , we were blessed with more snow overnight!!!
Yes, Jesse is back to bringing a stick of wood in each night now. Kyle weighed one and it was 5 lbs!!! He doesn't bring the wood in in summer just winter???

Shirley , this snow blower can blow snow 50 feet away..  These is more wood out behind this shed. Thinking we would change over to propane we only ordered one load of wood..we do have oil back up but wood heat is much nicer.

Bubble ,I thought it looked like cassava  the ladies were carrying. Can't imagine how their back feels ,that is a heavy load! Can't help but admire the intricate work in the church. This was before modern machinery to turn this all out.

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Post by: patricia19 on November 18, 2022, 04:56:02 PM
Jesse is showing he cares by helping to provide for his family. He sounds very creative and loving. He obviously knows you don't need wood when it's warm out. :smitten:

Amy, we haven't had that much snow, but it's only been two months in. We've been spared the snow so far that came in the past two years. March has, in the past, been our snowiest month. The issue is warm weather and snow or colder weather and little snow but lots of ice.

Bubble that's the symbol for pi. I chose it for Thanksgiving. I've struggled with coming up with Thanksgiving tubes for our holiday graphic forum.

The Eskimos further north carried their babies in their parka hoods; summer parkas were lined with fur in and animal skin and later calico on the outside. Winter parkas were all fur, with both types featuring decorative beading.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 19, 2022, 05:29:41 AM
Patricia, I knew: I can read Greek, I had 4 years of old Greek in high school, together with Latin.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 19, 2022, 01:14:06 PM
I was not doubting what you knew but attempting to answer. A play on words.
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Post by: Amy on November 22, 2022, 07:50:29 AM
I was sent this photo of the snow in Buffalo. Can't imagine trying to dig out of all this and it was wet/heavy snow.thumbnail (2).jpg Buffalo Snow.jpg
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Post by: Shirley on November 22, 2022, 11:36:21 AM
That is AWESOME, Amy!  My imagination couldn't even picture it that high! Would be a struggle to even try to borrow an egg, huh?  Consider what slides off the roof to block the doors & sidewalks!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 22, 2022, 12:02:04 PM
Awesome photo; it made me think of foxholes in a war.
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Post by: Marilyne on November 22, 2022, 01:06:48 PM

What an amazing sight!  Wondering how long it takes to melt down enough, so people can get around, and road crews can do their work?   Big job ahead for everyone!
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Post by: Amy on November 22, 2022, 02:28:19 PM
I would also be worried about the weight of the snow on the roof of some homes.
Shirley, think I will pass on the egg! :) .
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Post by: Shirley on November 22, 2022, 07:57:56 PM
Haha, Amy, I know I would. Point being would be near impossible to even share foods among the neighbors.  :o   Also my concern that those are not very steep roof lines to shed the weight very fast. Would take some big-wide snow shoes to walk on top of that snow I would think. I've never used them so don't know how they work (the ones that look kind of like tennis rackets). Mind boggling~~
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Post by: RAMMEL on November 22, 2022, 08:02:02 PM
Use a "snow Rake" on the lower roofs. Be careful where you walk.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 26, 2022, 02:57:23 AM
rain, high wind, dropping temps here, but bright sky in Eilat. Illy is there for three days on assignment from work. Lucky girl, she tells of bright sunshine.

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The Screw Hill

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Near Eilat
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Post by: Shirley on November 26, 2022, 10:29:40 AM
Amazing photos and of course I had to look it up. Strange I've never heard of that spot and it is so interesting!  Whatever Illy's job is, a dream one it sounds like!  I am fascinated by the way you race around the world from your location. Love seeing where your kids go. I have a son that travels quite a bit & will send me photos now & then. Daughter did travel the world but retired now & never did take photos for me. Thank Illy and thank you for sharing your world.
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Post by: RAMMEL on November 26, 2022, 12:11:17 PM
Funny what I notice. Even though I can see why it is Screw Hill, it is a left handed Screw hill.

Thanks Bubble for all the pic's.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 27, 2022, 11:16:42 AM
Memories from 2016 In London ONT with Pat Scott and her niece.
Don invited them to come and meet me.


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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 27, 2022, 11:27:41 AM
Posting for Jane

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Post by: Amy on November 27, 2022, 12:28:55 PM
WOW!!! What a spectacular  sight to see!! Jane, thank you for sharing....

Bubble, love the photo of you Dan,Pat and her neice. Good times had by all......thank you for sharing..
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Post by: Shirley on November 27, 2022, 05:23:29 PM
Really is shocking to see how different our world is in a few short years, Bubble. How is Don doing now that Christmas is nearly here?  Does he still have his Santa suit? Thanks for posting that photo and for posting Jane's.

Aw, Jane, that had to be spectacular in person, it is gorgeous in the photos. We have the Arkansas (pronounce that "R-Kansas" when in Kansas) River behind my house that runs thru the downtown part of the city, not sure they have EVER put on such a show!

Thanks for sharing your photos!












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Post by: JaneS on November 27, 2022, 05:30:39 PM
The pictures are great but it was lots better seeing it in person!  there was about a half mile of boats and we went to see them in the daylight and then went back after dark  it practically took my breath away!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 28, 2022, 12:08:31 PM
Shirley, Don is doing as well as possible, but he lost his mobility totally and has to use a w/c or the walker for just a few steps. He is tired most of the time and very distracted in mind. The days are all the same, week ends or holidays not different.
So mostly he sleeps the days away.
He sees very little of the family.
Since Corona, there are no activities and nothing of interest in the home.
One can only feel sorry for the situation.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on November 28, 2022, 08:56:49 PM
Good evening everyone. well here is a fourmila for colds/head or chest. given to me by a old drugest,years ago. and we keep some of it made and on hand  all the time in refrigator.formilua Is ( Honey burbon and lemoin, equal parts. It is even safe to give to children. and I am not a user of boos bear or whiskey at all of any kiend, except in the forumla i just posted here, and onely when I have a bad cold or cough. like any thing we do we should use commen seine.

Lloyd
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Post by: Tomereader1 on November 28, 2022, 09:32:24 PM
My aunt would give me a "hot toddy" when I had a bad cold, chest or head cold. Didn't keep in refrigerator, but made it up as needed. Same ingredients: Honey, bourbon, lemon.  Wish I had one right now, although I don't have a cold.

While I was out of town last week, my 3 next door neighbors, husband, wife & son, all got sick with something terrible; sounds like flu to me.  Even on the local news tonight they were talking about lots and lots of reports of colds, etc. since the "family gatherings" for Thanksgiving.  Hope everyone here has avoided this new respiratory "thing"; be it flu, Covid, head or chest colds.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 29, 2022, 03:31:14 AM
For those interested in foreign parts of the world, here are some photos if King Salomon Pillars in the Negev desert - Israel South.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 29, 2022, 03:32:35 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 29, 2022, 03:36:41 AM
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On the top photo do you see Illy walking away from that big rock?
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Post by: Amy on November 29, 2022, 07:33:42 AM
What an opportunity  to see all that!!! That is a trip I would love to make. Yes, Illy is a wee speck in the photo!Tell her to please keep thee photos coming!! Thank you for sharing Bubble.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 06, 2022, 11:27:11 AM
 Statue of Sint-Niklaas in front of the town hall of Sint-Niklaas town.  Notice the 3 children that were saved from the larder of the butcher by  St Niklaas

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Post by: Shirley on December 06, 2022, 11:22:23 PM
My mind won't quit thinking about Illy being in a place I never heard about before!  I thought we had good books & teachers but sure missed a lot. Illy is a cutie & love how active she is. Thanks so much.  Sorry to hear Don is now "gliding"... I do think I could sleep a lot more if I had the chance! 

And I am dead on my feet right now. Julie-Ellen arrived & setting up shop!  She has a zoom meeting at 8:30 in the morning so fixing her spot up. We have a busy day so I'm off for the jammies.... Sweet dreams & God Bless.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 10, 2022, 07:12:16 AM


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Post by: Amy on December 23, 2022, 10:26:11 AM
Woke to a winter wonderland.....and work .thumbnail (2).jpg snow.jpgthumbnail (2).jpg More snow.jpg 
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Post by: Amy on December 23, 2022, 10:32:12 AM
Still more snow...and it is still snowing out!thumbnail (2).jpgAnd More Snow.jpg
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Post by: JaneS on December 23, 2022, 11:22:13 AM
We didn't get nearly that much snow!  Please tell me it's "Canadian Snow"?
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Post by: Amy on December 23, 2022, 12:57:42 PM
Jane, it is nasty to move and some won't move!  Wet,snowball snow that is going to stay right there till it gets colder and dries out some. Twice I have tried to move it, snowplow came by and dumped more in the driveway.I plugged my machine up :(  so it will stay till it becomes more managable...
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Post by: Tomereader1 on December 23, 2022, 01:20:00 PM
Beautiful, but hard work ensues! 
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Post by: patricia19 on December 23, 2022, 01:21:23 PM
I honestly can't decide between frigid temperatures or snow for being the worst, Amy. I believe both of us, & the majority, would probably love for this winter to be over with!

Don't you both love and hate those plows?

Joanie, too much hard work, as I remember!

Amazing photos!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 24, 2022, 03:25:39 AM
To make you all dream...
Illy and Aviv went to a 3 days camping trip in the desert

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and my daffodils are blooming on my window sill

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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 24, 2022, 03:31:10 AM
My geranium is also gloriously red

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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 24, 2022, 03:58:20 AM
On top of the world!

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Post by: Amy on December 24, 2022, 08:08:48 AM
Ohhh Bubble!! How I wish to be there! Blowing snow ,winds like teenagers , up all night  here!
Your flowers are beautiful..you really have a green thumb!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 24, 2022, 08:55:56 AM
Thanks.  Happy white celebration.
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Post by: patricia19 on December 24, 2022, 12:57:37 PM
Minus 21 here...it's warmed up 20 degrees!

So, you're right; I am jealous, Bubble!

I've never been to a desert. I've been through one, straight through on a highway, that is.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 25, 2022, 07:39:35 AM
Lighting the Hanuka candles in the desert

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 Desert Rest after a long walk on Christmas Day
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Last stop before heading home: a crocodile farm
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Post by: patricia19 on December 25, 2022, 01:54:06 PM
Amazing photos, Bubble! You also have an amazing family!
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Post by: JaneS on December 27, 2022, 09:56:00 PM
I love the desert photos and I sure wish I was there now!  I don't think I've been warm for a month!  And it sure is beautiful there!
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Post by: Amy on December 28, 2022, 01:15:03 PM
While waiting for Kyle I got to watch David tackle Goliath. The machine (David) was trying its best  to clear up the snow (Goliath)thumbnail (2).jpg a wee bit more snow...jpgthumbnail (2).jpgTis Winter Time.jpg   
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Post by: patricia19 on December 28, 2022, 02:20:48 PM
That to me Amy, is an amazing sight! You have such short winters and so much humidity and snow that I don't know how you do it! I haven't seen that much snow, even in Anchorage, which has a wet climate!

We've warmed up to two degrees and expect no more snow.

Buffalo in New York has had 50 deaths discovered in their snowstorm.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 30, 2022, 03:46:42 AM
Byzantine floor mosaic, Gaza, Palestine

A farmer accidentally uncovered an intact Byzantine floor mosaic after trying to plant new trees in his Gaza orchard. The discovery happened six months ago when Salman al-Nabahin and his son Ahmad tried to figure out why the olive trees weren't taking root.
While digging, Ahmad's axe hit something hard, and the pair realized it was an ornate mosaic, said to date from the fifth to the seventh century AD, depicting birds and other animals. The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said: "The archaeological discovery is still in its early stages and we await to know more of the secrets and civilization values."


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Post by: Amy on December 30, 2022, 06:29:04 AM
Bubble, what an amazing discovery!!!Look at the intricate work in this!
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Post by: MarsGal on December 30, 2022, 07:57:54 AM
Very well preserved. Amazing!
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Post by: Shirley on December 30, 2022, 08:07:39 AM
OH! MY! I am in awe of that mosaic and the thought of what skill it took to create with the limited tools of so long ago!  I also marvel that the young people seem to be constantly shown what history is all around them. I thoroughly enjoy the world you live in, Bubble, the way YOU show it to us! It is all of our history, the beginning of time in my mind. (I do have a simple mind, you know.  ;) ) 

Amy, while I do love snow I am sure that much would have terrified me. Gonna leave one big puddle when it melts. Was it as heavy & wet as it looks?  Take care, that is overwhelming!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 30, 2022, 09:08:03 AM
In Congo: Pele with a cousin of the family - long time ago.

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Post by: RAMMEL on December 30, 2022, 10:29:58 AM
How is that olive farmer doing.  I'm sure he's being restricted in what he can do now.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on December 30, 2022, 10:42:29 AM
olive farmer?
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Post by: patricia19 on December 30, 2022, 02:02:31 PM
Bubble, Rick meant the olive farmer and his son who discovered the mosaic.

Bubble, the photos were amazing and interesting to those so far away from the ancient lands. I agree with Amy, Joanne, and Shirley!
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Post by: JaneS on December 30, 2022, 11:06:15 PM
What an amazing discovery.  I, too, am wondering what the farmer is doing.  I'm sure he has been restricted in his digging and planting!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 02, 2023, 04:18:42 AM
Eitan is in Bangkok right now, escaping the bad weather in UK. He visited  some famous monasteries and shared these pictures.  The reclining buddha  covers  the whole length of the building and is gold plated. Inside there is another huge reclining statue with the feet soles engraved.

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Post by: Beverly on January 02, 2023, 09:11:09 AM
Bubble - What amazing photos! I was never a soccer fan but remember Pele well. A great sportsman!
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Post by: Beverly on January 02, 2023, 09:16:42 AM
My year old poinsettia. I left it in the pot last year and thought it had died. I tucked it behind the Chinese fan palm and it thrived!


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Post by: Amy on January 02, 2023, 10:19:43 AM
Beverly......wow ,that is beautiful!!!It is loaded with blooms!!!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 02, 2023, 01:42:39 PM
Jane and Rick, I'm sure that farmer was well compensated!

Bubble, be sure to thank Eitan for taking you and us along on his journies!

Beverly sometimes plants like people need a little neglect to bloom.
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Post by: Tomereader1 on January 02, 2023, 08:06:33 PM
Quote from: Beverly on January 02, 2023, 09:16:42 AMMy year old poinsettia. I left it in the pot last year and thought it had died. I tucked it behind the Chinese fan palm and it thrived!


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Gorgeous poinsettia.  I had one a couple years ago, and it died.
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Post by: MarsGal on January 03, 2023, 06:21:28 AM
What a beauty. I could never get them to thrive, and Christmas cactus were a disaster too.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 03, 2023, 08:14:44 AM
What a glorious plant. Here I have only seen in in gardens. I had one in my previous house yard and it was a tree!
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Post by: Beverly on January 06, 2023, 05:47:35 PM
Bubble - This one would like to be a tree! It has some heavy wood stalks with branches at the base.
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Post by: Beverly on January 06, 2023, 05:55:07 PM
A recent snapshot of the twins, munching on an English muffin!

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Post by: Beverly on January 06, 2023, 06:10:07 PM
Beverly and James sharing

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Post by: patricia19 on January 06, 2023, 07:22:33 PM
Thank you for these cute photos, Bev!
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Post by: Beverly on January 06, 2023, 09:16:34 PM
Hopefully, they will visit me on the 24th. I haven't seen them for a year!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 07, 2023, 12:58:39 AM
Oh, Bev, I would hate that, but I understand, as I live 4000 miles from the rest of my family, and I have a thirty-year-old niece I haven't seen since she was four!

It is hard to have feelings for those you have no connection with, so you are so lucky in this case. Will Keani also be there on the 24th?
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Post by: Beverly on January 07, 2023, 10:42:33 AM
Patricia - Yes. Keani will be here too. I have a portal that lets me see and talk to all of them face to face and watch them in action! Also, the Moms send me frequent videos  on my cell phone so I get to see some of their cutest moments. Technology has come such a long way!
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Post by: Beverly on January 07, 2023, 10:55:06 AM
Keani, one month older than the twins.

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Post by: Marilyne on January 07, 2023, 10:58:23 AM
Beverly - Good to see new photos of James and Beverly! :)  Wonderful that you will be seeing them, and Keani, at the end of the month.  I'll be looking forward to more pictures.  :thumbup:
Just saw the one of Keani . . . he is adorable!
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Post by: Amy on January 07, 2023, 12:13:36 PM
Beverly, how precious they are!!!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 07, 2023, 01:29:17 PM
Beverly, I'm sorry, and I corrected my spelling. We have a young Kian in our family, so I'll have to be more careful next time. Sarah, my niece, was here at a funeral, so I didn't really connect with her, and now she's married and living in Idaho.

Keani is adorable with that mischievous grin, and what a difference a month makes!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 11, 2023, 11:21:39 AM
for JaneS

a box full of Wal-Mart buttons
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Post by: Amy on January 11, 2023, 03:36:05 PM
Jane, you should see if any collectors want your stash of buttons.......could be worth something to a collector.
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Post by: Shirley on January 15, 2023, 02:07:40 PM
Beverly, did I ever thank you for the photos of the twins & Keani?  I am so absent minded lately I can't remember what or where I say anything. The twins are looking more alike & James seems to be catching up with Beverly with looking ornery, such a darling pair. And little Keani looks like he could take on the world single handed! What a doll.  Glad you will get to hug & squeeze them pretty soon.  I've been staying clear of my gr-grands because they are all in school now & catch everything. We know that anything they bring home can spread because the "bug" will go thru the entire family .... and I sure don't want anything else after the Thanksgiving bug. Thanks for sharing the little ones!

Jane, we have a River Festival every spring & the buttons have become collectables so I've passed along what ever anyone wants. Hard to part with the treasures we collected just because WE wanted them. I have lots of little porcelain pretties that appeal to the greats but their mothers don't want them to dust around! The box to donate is getting bigger and bigger! I wanted to have a monster garage sale this past summer but the kids had a fit about me doing it alone & nobody had the days to spare to help. Ah, well....

Better have my breakfast & get this day rolling. I haven't gone to church for several weeks because I'm exhausted trying to get inside, I figure God understands.... 

Oops, forgot to post this so now the time is 1:05 pm & have kids thinking it's time for me to talk to them!  Piled the laundry basket full so will need to make 2 loads out of it.  Some bulky sweatshirts joined the dark slacks. ONWARD!
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Post by: Beverly on January 21, 2023, 02:32:52 PM
Keani at 18 months old
Our little fashionista!  :)


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Post by: patricia19 on January 21, 2023, 03:03:08 PM
Adorable!
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Post by: Marilyne on January 21, 2023, 03:11:22 PM

Keani is adorable! He looks like a miniature Country Gentleman, in that well coordinated outfit.  :thumbup:  Love those shoes! 
   
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Post by: Beverly on January 21, 2023, 06:03:14 PM
His Mom says he loves the hat and the suspenders he's wearing under the vest!  :)
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Post by: patricia19 on January 21, 2023, 06:26:18 PM
He really is into fashion, as most babies and kids seem to hate hats.
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Post by: Amy on January 21, 2023, 07:17:29 PM
What a sweetheart!! He makes your heart smile!
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Post by: Beverly on January 22, 2023, 08:13:28 AM
Thanks for the comments on Keani!

Patricia - His Mom took a series of pictures, and said when the hat fell off he'd say "Uh, Oh" and try to put it back on.  :)
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Post by: JaneS on January 22, 2023, 09:36:04 AM
He is absolutely adorable!

The pins are all gone!  Someone right here in town took them!  One thing my kids don't have to deal with when I go!
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Post by: patricia19 on January 22, 2023, 02:37:03 PM
Beverly, I have a feeling that he is going to be somebody in twenty to twenty-five years!
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Post by: Shirley on January 22, 2023, 06:28:03 PM
Keani is darling and got to say reminds me of my Andy at that age. I have a photo taken of him wearing HIS hat while sitting on the picnic table practicing whistling. He wore that had for months all day, every day. Too bad I don't have a copy of it on the computer. We are fresh out of little ones to make over here... youngest is 7 or 8. One a little younger that lives back east. Thanks for sharing yours, Beverly.

Congratulations, Jane. I would like to find takers for some of the porcelain pretties I collected from estate & garage sales. Some are collectables but I didn't pay much for any (a dollar was usually my limit). I hoped to have a garage sale last fall but didn't happen so not sure what will happen to them after I'm gone. I offered to the great grands & a few things went to the 3 in town.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 23, 2023, 03:45:53 AM
I don't go out of the house much and since I like "growing stuff" around me, I started collecting small cacti. They don't require much water and this gave me the idea of planting them in nice porcelain cups. I have five for now and it looks very pretty. I'll have to take a photo.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 28, 2023, 08:04:32 AM
Here is a photo of the wind mills on the Golan Heights

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Post by: Amy on January 28, 2023, 10:49:09 AM
Bubble, what is farmed in those fields?
Looking forward to seeing your cuppa cacti :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 28, 2023, 11:20:47 AM
I have no idea what is on those fields, but the Golan is famous for its delicious apples and the cherries that are only grown there because they need that cold winter.
The famous Golan wines are probably made from local grapes I believe.

I'll try to take a picture of the cacti tomorrow - if there is enough light.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 29, 2023, 05:47:33 AM
The Cacti display next to my desk

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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 29, 2023, 10:35:46 AM
FRom CNN:
Thousands of cranes rest along Israel's Agamon Hula Lake as part of their seasonal migration route from Europe to Africa.


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Post by: Marilyne on January 29, 2023, 10:41:30 AM

Bubble - Love your cacti display, and the various containers they're planted in!  I'm a collector of flower pots, and other pottery, so you gave me some good ideas.  :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on January 29, 2023, 12:53:35 PM
I am still looking for some more small cups. It seems that everyone drink in mugs only and that is too big for my cacti  >:(
The ones I found were discarded because of broken handles or chipped rim.
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Post by: patricia19 on January 29, 2023, 01:48:54 PM
Bubble the plants and cacti look healthy and well cared for. Mine are a bit scraggly this time of year. Of course, I recognize the spider plant and the jade, but not the larger one to the left.

We have two types of cranes that breed locally. The largest is the sandhill,  "The cranes that summer on the Alaska Peninsula, and the Cook Inlet region, winter in central California. They are two distinct groups and the larger group stays in the interior of the state while the smaller resides in southeast Alaska. In the Tanana Valley, during peak migration, you'll see up to 50,000 birds per day."

"The Mid-Continent Population has received a lot of attention in Alaska for several reasons. These are the cranes most Alaskans see because there are so many birds and they nest over such a broad swath of the state. Members of this population rest and refuel at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks during their spring and fall migrations, and at their peak several thousand birds can be seen. Fairbanks honors these birds with the annual Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival each August."
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Post by: Shirley on January 29, 2023, 07:22:50 PM
Love the cacti in the cups, Bubble, and you are so right about most drink from mugs now. My little miniature cups & saucers are too small, came from an aunt that traveled a lot & did not have any kids to give to. My problem is the dark tinted storm windows. During summer I can put plants by a sliding door & leave the storm door open so they can survive, but this year the spiders (outside) were so bad I didn't do that so the plants I had in a back bedroom have died. Been watching the news and hope you are safe. I will send you the photo of the robin, think Jan.29 probably the earliest I've had one come. I will send without resizing & think it keeps data intact, doesn't it?  E-mail tomorrow.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 01, 2023, 04:09:47 AM
for Shirley

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Post by: Shirley on February 01, 2023, 10:29:38 PM
Thanks for posting, Bubble, great job. I think I counted 10 pair of doves in the tree that time but do have 6 pair of regulars & sometimes an even dozen. Couldn't get a decent shot of the robin, a leaf or gum ball kept the camera from focusing. (I just use auto everything). 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 02, 2023, 09:18:13 AM
For JaneS

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Post by: patricia19 on February 02, 2023, 10:51:31 AM
Jane, what a joy to welcome a new family member! Babies are a treasure!
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Post by: Shirley on February 02, 2023, 10:26:57 PM
Ah, Jane, precious, all of 'em!!! He looks like he'll be a little tough boy, for sure! Thanks for sharing all that happiness with us!  And, Bubble, thanks for posting!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 08, 2023, 04:10:46 AM
for Shirley

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Here's the photo of my French grandmother's wilted salad that Amy or somebody asked about.  One of the few that I got from a summer of "trug" gardening.
 
My gr-mother was fixing the salad when we were all at my parents home when she poured the vinegar and sugar over the lettuce/spinach/endive & any other green leaf handy, and casually mentioned that she "used a teaspoon of sugar to a tablespoon of vinegar, is that how I did it?"  I think she knew I didn't have a clue. 

Took me a long time to realize I could use 2 teaspoons of sugar to 2 tablespoons of vinegar.... and when that is stirred up good you take bacon bits and the grease they make when fried over a hot flame & pour the whole thing over to "wilt that lettuce" . 

It really is the best salad I've ever tasted.  I do add sweet onions sometimes, especially when the Vidalia onions are in. 


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Post by: JaneS on February 08, 2023, 06:21:04 AM
SHIRLEY, it sounds like the "wilted salad" my grandmother used to make.  I'm sorry to say that when I was little I never liked it but I do now!
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Post by: Amy on February 08, 2023, 07:42:07 AM
Shirley, thank you for explaining that....sure looks good! I am going to have to try that.
Bubble, thank you for posting Shirley's Salad.
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Post by: Shirley on February 08, 2023, 09:59:52 AM
I'm up but attem is waaaay behind.  Got my camping chair out of the RV (Big Agnes) & sat down to enjoy BUT when I went to get up I wasn't thinking about the chair being on hard wood/slick floor and not the sand in the campground... chair slid back & tipped forward and I very un-gracefully slid off to the floor. Surprised me & I hopped back up to prove to my daughter sitting near me that I was okay..... nothing sore or broken BUT, this morning my right thumb is killing me. You know how the nurses/doctors want a "1-10 scale for pain?".. this is a 9&1/2............never knew how much we use the thumb on dominate hand! Hard to hold a coffee cup, do anything!  35 years ago I hurt that thumb & had a bone chip that "might some day cause trouble"... get out the Epsom salt!!!

Thanks, Bubble, for posting. Great job. My daughter can't handle bacon anymore so I was thinking that probably a very hot olive oil would wilt & be even better... THEN I thought, well, SHE can't eat lettuce anyway! 

So, Jane, I didn't like anything but peanut butter & jelly when growing up & was already married when Grandma explained the how to.... guess our tastes grow up as well? 

Amy, with all your success growing plus guessing you've lived around French Canadians, I am surprised this wasn't familiar to you. Enough bacon bits & I can make a meal on it!

Off to move more stuff around.
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Post by: phyllis on February 08, 2023, 10:33:13 AM
Shirley, that is the same wilted lettuce salad that my mother used to make...and me, too.  The only difference is I use leaf lettuce and lots of bacon.  One of my favorites.

Heat Pump/Air Conditioner guy is here doing maintenance.  I hope he finds everything is OK. I'll probably need a new electronic filter....wonder what that will cost this time.  Everything keeps going up and up.   :(

Take care, All.
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Post by: patricia19 on February 08, 2023, 12:57:36 PM
And I'll add mine did too, and no I can't eat like that anymore!
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Post by: Amy on February 13, 2023, 04:29:17 PM
Shirley ,no French Canadians in the area. I am going to try this salad...sure sounds good and what can go wrong with anything with bacon. 
You talk of PB & J sandwiches have you tried PB and sliced tomato? I wasn't sure that I would like it but it is good!!
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Post by: RAMMEL on February 13, 2023, 06:53:05 PM
"PB and sliced tomato?" --- Haven't tried that, but it sounds interesting. Come summer and I'll give it a try.
My usual is either PB & Bananas, PB & Raisins, or PB & Marmalade.
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Post by: Shirley on February 13, 2023, 11:37:42 PM
I have not tried PB & tomatoes, I always liked the grape jam best. My sister ate her PB with bananas. Now I eat PB on Ritz crackers & down it with lemon-lime Gatorade before going to bed nearly every night. Haven't had leg cramps since everyone in here recommended Gatorade. Daughter went back to St.Louis for a week & I slept alllll day.
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Post by: RAMMEL on February 14, 2023, 12:07:12 AM
PB on Ritz is good.  I think the salt on the Ritz does something for it.  Yum Yum Yum
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Post by: Marilyne on February 14, 2023, 11:06:47 AM

PB and sliced cucumbers. Peeled before slicing.
PB and sliced pickles.
PB and mayo.  Sounds awful, but it's really good!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on February 15, 2023, 08:38:16 PM
Rammel, I had a PB & Orange Marmalade sandwich for supper, with a glass of cold milk.  I had other food in the fridge, especially a turkey pot pie that my neighbor made and gave to me, but I just wasn't hungry for that.

I like a scrambled or fried egg with sliced tomato sandwich.  That's good too!

Or a scrambled egg sandwich with Pace's medium Salsa.

Now I'm getting hungry.
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Post by: RAMMEL on February 15, 2023, 09:02:00 PM
Speaking about PB --- There's a brand around here that I like. The name on the label is "Peanut Butter & Co". Claims to have white chocolate flavoring. My son picks it up so can't say where he gets it. But it goes well with any and all the things suggested prior.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on February 16, 2023, 03:47:37 AM
How about photos of all those delicious sandwiches?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2023, 03:27:29 AM
Take a good look, look again, and enjoy!

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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2023, 03:29:19 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 01, 2023, 03:29:55 AM
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Post by: patricia19 on March 01, 2023, 12:00:11 PM
Bubble, how unique!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on March 14, 2023, 07:24:58 AM
Thailand, outside Bangkok

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Post by: patricia19 on March 14, 2023, 06:07:08 PM
Lovely, almost mystical sunset by your son, Bubble!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 02, 2023, 07:32:16 AM
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Dubua, one of the loveliest parks just outside Bangkok. The profusion of streams, ponds, lakes, is incredible; the vegetation is so lush and green... a real paradise.
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Post by: Amy on April 05, 2023, 02:02:42 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on April 05, 2023, 03:12:17 PM
What a mess! Amy, have they any timetable for a warmup?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 06, 2023, 04:40:22 AM
But it looks beautifully festive!

I wonder if there is also frozen accumulation on the roof.
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Post by: Amy on April 06, 2023, 05:36:22 AM
Patricia, it started to warm up last evening with ice falling off the trees.Temp now is 47°. You know that saying  "Wait 5 in and the weather will change"

Bubble, thankfully no ice on the roof but a lot of tree branch broke under the weight of the ice.
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Post by: Shirley on April 06, 2023, 09:01:40 AM
GOOD MORNING, WORLD OF FRIENDS! Didn't get the hard freeze as warned & right now the wind is not blowing hard so I am going to sneak down to the sprinkler system control box & set it to water the front 2 zones for about 40 min & if wind still not blowing may have the run the same 2 zones again to get the roots down deep.

Want to tell you, Bubble, that thru the years I have so enjoyed celebrating each holiday with you and mouth waters at the memories of the meals you shared with us. What have you heard from "our" Santa recently? Do you suppose that old bus could make one more round the world trip so we could enjoy seeing each other?  Fun times!

Hey, girls, I have a small Presto cooker so old I'd hate to admit. It has a rack on bottom that holds all the water under & will cook a couple packages of carrots in a couple minutes.... mine get some celery leaves chopped up on top and when they are fork tender I add some brown sugar & let them bubble a couple seconds while everyone stands in line to clean them up. Mom called them "candied carrots".  I cook my sweet potatoes in the same pot, it is a small pressure cooker & has earned it's keep, for sure.

Better get moving, that wind still is NOT blowing!
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Post by: donklan on April 06, 2023, 11:20:47 AM
Viewing Amy's Icicles, reminded me of a photo of my clothes lines I posted several years ago...

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Post by: patricia19 on April 06, 2023, 12:23:42 PM
Don, those remind me of those long Austrian horns that they blew in the hills.

Amy, we've dropped to plus seven, and the wind has scoured all the new snow and left us to the ice again. :(

 According to the weather reports, our high will only be plus 18, and we won't see the plus thirties again until the fifteenth.

Shirley, my mom used to make candied carrots for Thanksgiving similarly.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 14, 2023, 08:44:38 AM
Camping in the desert this week (without me!)

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Because of the plentiful rain this month, there is lots of small vegetation and this is glorious food for the Bedouins' herds of goats.
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Post by: patricia19 on April 14, 2023, 12:32:50 PM
Bubble, again such interesting photos! Your desert climate contrasts so vividly with my forested one. I love seeing these photos!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on April 15, 2023, 04:51:11 AM
A change of scenery.
In Thailand it was Water Festival, when everyone in the street is with water pistols and shoot all the other pedestrians.


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Post by: patricia19 on April 15, 2023, 12:53:34 PM
What an amazing idea for a festival! I'm going to look this one up. I should have known it would be for the new year! :)

This is what I found, "Sometimes referred to as the Thailand Water Festival, Songkran is an annual event that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. It's the largest celebration throughout the whole country and is also famous for being one of the wildest water fights you may ever participate in."

Imagine being shot at with an elaborate water pistol from the back of an elephant
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 03, 2023, 03:56:06 AM
For JaneS

I  put my new grandson, Cam, to sleep when he wouldn't go for anyone else! And I got to hold him all the while he was sleeping!  He's a little "doll baby".  You can tell I love him!

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Post by: Amy on May 03, 2023, 05:29:08 AM
Jane, both you and Cam look so contented. Thank you for sharing..thank you Bubble for posting.!!
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Post by: JaneS on May 03, 2023, 08:13:47 AM
one small mistake in the entry from me...Cam is my Great-Grandson!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 03, 2023, 11:27:46 AM
A photo that will be cherished, Jane! You are very lucky!
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Post by: Oldiesmann on May 04, 2023, 12:58:05 AM
Saw this gem at a local doctor's office earlier. 1947 Plymouth Special De Luxe. Click on any of the images to see a larger version (images are too big to attach here and I don't feel like resizing them :P). Also ignore my finger in the first shot - I was already in the doctor's office by the time I noticed that and the car was gone by the time I got done.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 04, 2023, 01:16:46 AM
Michael...
...that car puts all the other cars to shame, sadly they dont make cars like that anymore...I used to go to classic car shows here in UK, the owners would be shining them up and taking so much pride in them..and of course the smell of the leather..,

Jane...
...treasure that moment...
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 05, 2023, 02:58:46 AM
New fun activity at night...

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and yes, he is inside!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 05, 2023, 05:18:33 AM
Bubble...
...fine if your not claustrophobic..  :yikes:
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Post by: patricia19 on May 05, 2023, 12:34:02 PM
Bubble, your family knows how to have fun, and thank them for bringing us along!
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Post by: Shirley on May 06, 2023, 09:08:36 PM
Rushing along but do love all the photos. Bubble, for sure that kid is a dare-devil & like MY mother said often about me, "you'll wear out your Guardian Angel"...   still don't have the way to open my 2nd g-mailbox so hope to get help with that someday. I saw those bubble things at a park last time in Colorado, gave me chills to watch! 

Have to laugh at the Plymouth.... my mother had one that vintage & Dad was so indignant he wouldn't work on it because my youngest brother helped her shop & didn't buy Fords that Dad approved of.... anyway, Mom left the keys in the car on the street (unlocked) so anyone could use (she trusted everyone). I would have to stomp the floor by the footfeed when we hit a bump and lights would go off.... Plym was not new. Dad's car was "for work" & he hauled 4 of the men that worked for him every day, so nobody allowed to drive it. Dad bought a 37 Ford pre WWII & "souped it up"... had 4 on the floor. I did sneak it out one time because the next door girl my age said she knew how to shift.. we drove miles because she couldn't find reverse. Only other time was to drag race when he was out of town but I didn't know how to shift fast enough. 4 on the floor. We were a wild bunch of drivers back in the early '50s, every time someone's parents got a new Mercury, Olds or ... one other that did 120 mph, anyone remember? The old heavy Hudson would hold the road best on those curvy Mo roads, we tried them all. My mother said a lot of "Hail Marys" to get me thru those years! 

And now I lay me down to sleep........  He is a keeper, Jane, you both look so content. Sorry I don't have the strength to visit with you. Every day someone from home health care comes to check on me and I have to send in my vitals like Lloyd does. I even had to nix a visit from my oldest gr-daughter that flew into Wichita on her way back to her house on the east coast. Not sure where I got this last bug, not Covid but still fighting it. When I talk too much I run short of oxygen so my world is limited.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 09, 2023, 01:03:11 AM
Well I am late again, I have not been feeling very good so have not been posting like I shuld, just read and run. I with the help our sil got the honey bees out of the nook and in the rgular bee hive. I think I going am going to get at least 3 or 4 more and set them up. so will have plenty honey for the fanley and some frieds also. I am dibetic but honey dose not bother blod sugar to bad. and i do not have a swee tooth, it is swee teath. i give my self a 16 Mil shot every morning of inslin. and keep my blod sugar,in tune very good. I guse we all need to learn to do a better job of eating in moderation. Good night and sweet dreams.

Lloyd
 
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 12, 2023, 12:34:10 AM
well I am late again, I spent too much time npping and watching old moovies.we Had a very nice rain and it was very badley needed. i also am enjoying watching the flying in and out of the Bees. we are planning on dooing splits as often as we can, every time they have grew large eniugh to split. I am figering on getting six or eight Hives. I guese my bee hat got sold at the sale. or stolen. I am not afriad to work the bees with out sute on,but do like th have and wear the hat. sting.s on hands are ok but prefure to not get them on the head and face. good night and sweet dreams, hope to see you all tomorow.

Lloyd
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 12, 2023, 01:23:02 AM
well Late again. Oldiesmann In years gone, I had two deffernt cars I wish I had kept, and kept in good repair, one was  plymouth car Like the one you posted picture of but, mine was tan when i got it and I had it re painted cheverion Blue, with Lacuker paint and hand rubbed to a bright luster. the other one was a moddle A ford cupe, with a four speed trancemition on the flower. when in high scool I would some times skip school and drive to kingsvill scool cicrle in front of it pusk the sparker up an make it backfire. and this gorl  would get up and come out and skip schppl with me we woupd go up her older sisters house and snuggel and wath tv. her sister did not like it but neave ran us of. but she fell in love with a nother fellow and married him, and jiltet me. Good nightans sweet dreams.

Lloyd
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Post by: Amy on May 16, 2023, 10:55:31 AM
This was a gift from my friend, there is another pocket on the inside, no two are alike.

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Post by: patricia19 on May 16, 2023, 11:39:20 AM
Amy, the bag is lovely and well made—a very thoughtful gift.  I think I've said before that one is known by their friends, which says a lot about you.
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Post by: JaneS on May 16, 2023, 02:17:23 PM
Oh AMY, I love the bag and as PATRICIA said, it's very evident that your friend considers you HER friend!  IT was a lovely way to say it!

Thanks, Everyfriend for the the comments on my picture with Cam.  He's a little doll baby and so far, I think I've had about a hundred smiles from him!  I've also had lots of time with Emma and Mikey!

About that car, it brings back lots of memories!  I learned to drive on a 1939 Dodge that looked a lot like that car.  It was the first car my dad ever bought new and he bought it in 1939.  I turned 16 in 1951 and we still had it when I graduated from high school and it was still going strong when he took me out and taught me to drive it!  I think I loved that car almost as much as my Dad did!  But was blue..my favorite color!
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Post by: Amy on May 16, 2023, 07:00:41 PM
Patricia and Jane, thank you for your kind words. My friends friend makes these...it is a husband and wife team that puts these one of a kind bags together, he does the embroidery and she quilts the bag.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 17, 2023, 03:24:37 AM
For Shirley

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Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2023, 08:39:06 AM
Thank you, Bubble, great job since it was taken thru 3 layers of dirty glass! Have the double pane Andersen windows plus a dark tinted storm window. Need to clean inside & out but haven't got around to it lately. We see the western bluebirds in Colorado & always a thrill to see either, but only one I see from my window normally is the sassy bluejay.Thanks again. Shirley
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Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2023, 08:45:25 AM
Amy, forgot to comment on the bag, really nice!  At one time I bought a canvas tote bag & did a painting of a friend's dog on the front but was sure not the lovely quilted like your friend made. For sure way too many hours of work to do for sale.
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Post by: donklan on May 17, 2023, 09:47:04 AM
Shirley...I can't see under the
feeder trays...how do you keep the squirrels away?
I was in a Farm Supply store the other day and they had a 25 pound bag of seed labeled BACKYARD BUFFET...with a large picture of a squirrel on it...don't think they need their own brand.
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Post by: Cottoncandy on May 17, 2023, 10:10:36 AM
..Shirley..that's exactly my question...how do you keep squirrels away...I have blue jays here...the squirrels steal from all the feeders...
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Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2023, 07:50:44 PM
The squirrels get their share but all I have to do is open the door or start to open the garage door (I can get to either), and it is off like a shot. So many in this area feed the wildlife they give up easy. Somewhere I have a photo of one hanging from that hook & eating upside down. Neighbor that used to live across the street bought every feeder on the market to outwit them and gave up and bought one that had a seat on each side & place to anchor half an ear of corn on it's table. He gave up gracefully. :surrender:
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 17, 2023, 08:19:34 PM
But they are so much fun to watch. I have one that comes right up to me and sits up and waits for a peanut. That in addition to two Robins that harass me for raisins. They follow me at times.   .......... Yes, they get the raisins  ::)
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Post by: Shirley on May 17, 2023, 09:14:29 PM
Love that thought, Rick.....  I had an uncle that enjoyed a squirrel sitting on their back yard bench & share goodies with him. My kind of life!
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 17, 2023, 09:18:11 PM
It's good for the head.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 18, 2023, 05:59:40 AM
For JaneS

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 18, 2023, 06:00:20 AM
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Post by: Amy on May 18, 2023, 07:11:12 AM
Jane, beautiful photos! You will really miss them when you have to come home. Get lots of hugs and kisses in before you do come home.
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Post by: JaneS on May 18, 2023, 08:49:34 AM
tHANK YOU BUBBLE for posting the pictures! 

AMY, I'm working on the hugs and kisses.  EMMA is easy!  If you look at her she hugs.  Mikey is different.  He's so busy he doesn't have time to stop but when they're getting ready to go home, I always get my hug and a look I can't describe.  It's loaded with LOVE!  Little Cam, I'm just enjoying my chance to hold and I've had more than my share of smiles! 
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Post by: patricia19 on May 18, 2023, 12:24:06 PM
Jane, I've been enjoying hearing about your trip and the kids. However, there's something puzzling about one of your photos, something that isn't being remarked on.
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 18, 2023, 12:37:47 PM
Some double image -
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Post by: JaneS on May 18, 2023, 01:01:20 PM
I went back and looked at the pictures and it's not on the original.  Somewhere between when I sent it to BUBBLE and it got posted, Emma got another eye!  She really only has two...just like everyone!
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Post by: Shirley on May 18, 2023, 11:29:38 PM
Love the love oozing out of those photos, Jane..... and I did catch the double eye, we used to have that happen with cameras but never saw it happen with a phone camera! Didn't have any storms that sent you to shelter while here?  Have to giggle at Mikey ready to jump out but Emma is being such a grown up big sister, beautiful kids!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 19, 2023, 12:57:35 PM
Shirley, I caught that too! He was all about getting back to what he was doing. I was reminded of my friend's grandkids in a similar situation. She wanted the two kids, one three and one a month old, in a single photo. Dave wriggled, didn't want to hold his sister, and asked why. She told him it was to remember them. He was puzzled and said, we're here, pointing to the two of them.     :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 20, 2023, 05:09:15 AM
Jerusalem Mamilla street is full of lovely sculptures and statues. Here are some of them.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 20, 2023, 05:10:12 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 20, 2023, 05:11:17 AM
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Post by: Shirley on May 20, 2023, 05:53:04 PM
Awesome, Bubble! My fav is naturally the little girl kissing the bird! Thanks. Sculptures really bring out smiles for me, especially the children playing.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2023, 03:54:30 AM
Thanks Shirley.

and here are some more

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2023, 03:55:40 AM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2023, 03:57:51 AM
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Post by: MarsGal on May 21, 2023, 06:02:58 AM
They are wonderful Bubble. Thanks for posting them.
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Post by: Amy on May 21, 2023, 07:02:40 AM
Beautful statues Bubble. Like Shirley I like the one of the little girl kissing the bird..plus Big Sister.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 21, 2023, 08:43:54 AM
Did you see the pet in the bicycle's basket?
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Post by: Amy on May 21, 2023, 09:52:03 AM
Thank you for pointing that out! That is so cute!
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Post by: patricia19 on May 21, 2023, 01:15:14 PM
Bubble, I liked each and every one, too many to edge one over the other, but the ones I came back to were the dancers in orange, the big sister and the bicyclist with the small pet. The first and last of those had such fluidness in stone, and the middle showed a big sis's motherly concern.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Lloyd Hammond on May 22, 2023, 06:58:58 PM
Good afternoon everyone. I enjoyed re going through the pictures, Brings back some of my chieldhood memorys. when my mother Married my step father and we mooved to the farm. My step father had a pet deear, it would come up to him and eat out of his hand, one day a neighbor came over an asked to go dear hunting dad said yes, he wasent gone back in the woods but a few minutes and came back with my dads dear dead in his truck,  my step farther came in the house and set downand and cried Like a babie.Mother was not very simptick with him she said he should not have told him he could go hunting back there. I see two doe dears go through here but have not seean them have any   babies with them. we put food scraps out back for them but they seame to onley at at night and we do not see theame eat. but them or the varments clen the up. well we do the best to keep them going. mabey they will bring there offspring by later on. Nancy has kept feeders out for the humming birds But the bees have found them and are keeping them empty. Nancy is upset and isaying she is going to stop filling them. see you after while Nancy has called come eat.

Lloyd
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 24, 2023, 03:25:22 AM
For Amy

Took this photo from our neighbours side, she gets to see it better than we do as there is a cedar blocking part of the view  on us. I was working outside with the smell of the lilacs and the hum of the bees. 

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 24, 2023, 04:39:38 AM
New experience in Tokyo: visit a robot coffee house.

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Greeting robot

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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 24, 2023, 04:40:54 AM
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rolling on the black line

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The robot talks in a female voice, probably linked via video that can film  and hear the receiver of the order.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 24, 2023, 09:10:14 AM
Bubble..
..no thank you.. :yikes: 
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Post by: JaneS on May 24, 2023, 09:29:34 AM
AMY, Loved the lilacs!  If they're blooming where you are, the must be all over at my house.  I guess I missed that!

BUBBLE, I agree with JACKIE!  I'm not into robots.  I don't even like it when they answer the phone and tell me "All lines are busy, Please wait". 
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 24, 2023, 10:30:57 AM
Do they have a machine (Robot) that can drink the coffee?

Soon Robots will be all that is needed to run industry. No more jobs. Leisure time for all. Won't that be fun (at least for a while).
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on May 24, 2023, 12:14:28 PM
Gives me an uneasy, creepy kind of feeling.  I don't like to think about the future, and what life will be like.  Good that I won't be here to see the tech changes.   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 24, 2023, 12:24:04 PM
I'm sure the same was said about cars, telephones, telegraphs, and airplanes.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 25, 2023, 02:46:14 AM
A cleaning robot taking over ALL the house chores, changing beds, etc. would be more than welcome I am sure. Just cleaning the floor is not enough...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 25, 2023, 11:54:52 AM
When cars became more common in the nineteen twenties, and more people could afford to buy them, there was a backlash over them, the same as with cell phones and computers.

People are and were up in arms over almost every new invention, it's human, and it's healthy, but to use an old expression, you can't stop progress; you learn to use it wisely before moving on.
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Post by: RAMMEL on May 25, 2023, 12:12:52 PM
Before cell phones we had no excuse to just walk out into the street crossing without looking. Now we have those cell phones and we can walk blindly around texting. I love it. It saves so much time. Progress is great.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 25, 2023, 01:23:42 PM
fastest way to paradise, Rammel?
     ::)   
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 25, 2023, 01:27:06 PM
G P waiting rooms, walking the dog, pushing the pram, heads down, texting..oblivious to humans, cars and where they are..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Denver on May 26, 2023, 02:51:47 PM
ABSOLUTELY LOVED each and every sculpture, BUBBLE‼️ Thank you for sharing them with us.  I would really like the cleaning robot🤪

LOVED your blooming crab tree....and I love the beautiful smell of lilacs, AMY ❣️ I did not realize Babe and  Jesse
weighed that much.  I thought of them more in the 50# range🤷

Wonderful pictures of your great grands, JANE❣️

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on May 27, 2023, 04:14:25 AM
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on May 27, 2023, 05:03:08 AM
Now that looks good, very healthy..i could eat that now...
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Post by: patricia19 on May 27, 2023, 11:17:44 AM
Now that's a good breakfast, Bubble!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on May 27, 2023, 12:00:50 PM
for Amy


 I put 4 white eggs in the photo to do a comparison 

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on May 27, 2023, 07:20:50 PM
Love all the statues, Bubble, and did NOT see the pet in the basket! For a while I took up creating with clay & thought it could be a way to create if eye sight went bad. The studio did the firing but my friend went on & has a small bronze at the zoo, commissioned for the blind to feel to "see" what the animal looks like.

With all the engineers in my family I get to see the new designs when I'm invited to open house, amazing what they can do now. Only robots I run in to around here are the floor cleaners at Sam's Club. I don't get out a lot so enjoy seeing what they can do.

Haha, Jane, I also hate those auto calls but sometimes I even leave a nasty crack cause I know somebody out there has to listen to them!

Amy, every time I go past your photo of lilacs it surprises me because the bushes I've seen aren't shaped like that.... We have lots of flowering crab trees that look like that & all shades & tints of pink to lavender. The crab apples are a mess when they rot on the ground. I still can't "picture in my head" what your wide angle landscape looks like. At first I imagined only a few houses in a cove. Fun to have friends around the world to take our minds for a whirl.  Hope you don't mind that I copied your photo of the colored eggs to show my neighbor that has 8 chickens, pairs of 4 breeds. Any chance of seeing the chickens?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on May 27, 2023, 10:04:05 PM
Shirley, that's what those old gym whistles are for!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 01, 2023, 03:39:48 AM
Patricia, lovely new avatar! I like blue flowers and don't see many around.

I would love to paint alien faces on those green eggs!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 01, 2023, 03:42:13 AM
 to continue with realistic statues, here are some from an art gallery in Phuket, Thailand

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Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on June 01, 2023, 06:56:54 AM
Shirley, will get some photos of the hens and Mr R for you.

Bubble, what a great idea, that would look so cool.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 01, 2023, 09:05:47 AM
That man in the first statue could have been my father posing, in his younger years of course.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 01, 2023, 10:36:33 AM
They are all interesting, makes me believe that the first couple and third grouping were political ones.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 06, 2023, 03:53:22 AM
one face for two people

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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 06, 2023, 09:30:25 AM
Bubble...
...spooky, but, better than being two faced..
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Post by: Marilyne on June 06, 2023, 09:57:23 AM

Jackie . . . :tup:
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Post by: Shirley on June 06, 2023, 03:12:52 PM
Love imagination that put the 2 faces together. Bubble, that is a handsome guy. What did your father do to take you to "distant lands", or where was he from?  I've lived such a mundane life in comparison............ Sculptures fascinate me.... I never had one of mine go on to bronze but put glazes on to make them look like. Only high fired clay.
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Post by: RAMMEL on June 06, 2023, 03:40:56 PM
Quote from: Shirley on June 06, 2023, 03:12:52 PMLove imagination that put the 2 faces together. Bubble, that is a handsome guy.

Which one is a guy? They both appear to be wearing dresses.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: donklan on June 06, 2023, 07:49:42 PM
RICK...I believe Bubble was referring to the statue in 10274
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Post by: RAMMEL on June 06, 2023, 08:07:05 PM
Quote from: RAMMEL on June 06, 2023, 08:03:56 PMI was commenting on Shirley's Post - #10281, thinking it was about #10278
I think I may have misread the comment.

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Post by: Shirley on June 06, 2023, 11:05:18 PM
Okay, clear it up, Bubble pointed to one statue that looked kinda like her father & I said he must have been a handsome man.... I'm interested/nosy/curious about everyone, asked where her father had grown up or something to that effect. I blabber everything about me & my family.

I am rushing to get to bed before 10:00 pm, didn't eat anything tonight so trying to down a few Ritz crackers with peanut butter & washing down with Gatorade to tide me over till morning. Time's up. Sweet dreams & God Bless to all.

By the way, Patricia, we didn't have gym whistles.  :(
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2023, 02:28:49 AM
Shirley, his parents were from Izmir (Turkey) but he was born in Rhodes, the island that was  an Italian colony at the time. Now it is Greek.
 
My mom's parents were from Hebron and Jerusalem (before Israel creation!) respectively but mom was born in Cairo (Egypt) where her dad worked as a rabbi.

The approach of WW II made them try to find a future in Congo where a younger brother of dad was already settling.

That in short is the family saga.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2023, 02:33:26 AM
Metamorphosis


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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 07, 2023, 03:38:02 AM
He looks happier - sure, with the before than he does with the after...unsure..I notice he has lost his blonde bits...Personally, i prefer the before..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 07, 2023, 07:46:14 AM
For JaneS

This is daughter, Christy and Cindy's three grandchildren.  Emma has adopted her and the boys love her, too! 

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Post by: JaneS on June 07, 2023, 08:15:53 AM
-Thanks, Bubble!  Emma is all over Christy whenever they come over and Christy loves it!
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Post by: Shirley on June 07, 2023, 09:09:50 AM
That's what you call "beautiful people"... relaxed, smiling & ready for anything! Thanks, Bubble for posting and thank you for sharing, Jane.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 07, 2023, 10:24:15 AM
Jane, one happy and relaxed family photo..
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Post by: patricia19 on June 07, 2023, 12:31:10 PM
Bubble, there's a story in that series of photos of Aviv, a momentous one?

Jane, the blonde is strong in your family! What a wonderful family photo to cherish!

Shirley, "By the way, Patricia, we didn't have gym whistles.  :( " What I meant about the whistles was in response to your post # 10271, May 27th, mentioning spam, robo or auto calls.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 07, 2023, 12:47:32 PM
haha, I know, Patricia, but we didn't have any whistles in gym so why I do what I do. Had not thought about it but do carry a small "screecher" that makes the ears fall off. Will have a finger around the chain on it, one end of my purse inside. Back when purses were getting snached from little ole ladies at the grocery store, I figured nobody would carry one making that much noise & noise maker would drop to the bottom of the purse & shut off pin still in my hand. Be painful trying to find the noisy thing in the bottom of my big purse! :2funny: I go prepared for anything!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on June 07, 2023, 03:08:01 PM
The gym teachers and coaches all had those big whistles in classes. None of the students had them.
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Post by: Amy on June 07, 2023, 04:47:14 PM
Bubble, Aviv is growing up right before our eyes!What a handsome  young man.

Jane, beautiful family!

Thank you both for sharing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Shirley on June 07, 2023, 11:40:08 PM
I don't know how I missed the photos of Aviv & your comment about "the world wide" life of you & your family, Bubble. Will Aviv "become a man" as my mother always talked about... about 12? I don't ever hear that expression anymore. My oldest gr-son is older that Aviv & nothing mentioned about "putting away the things of a child". Such a different world we live in. Your family came from all over & from gr-parents down, mine were all from central MO, arriving in this country thru the north, south & east coast.

Today I heard something that kinda shocked me & told the person "I'm not critizing, trying to learn about the legal side".  Didn't know you could get an online paper that allowed you to perform marriages. I guess no training or anything & perfectly legal if either went to court later. My only comment was, "why do they insist on calling it a marriage?" Must be another word, maybe...merger?

Anyway, this discussion is about photos & I sure missed Aviv's haircut, Bubble! Are all of his friends doing it or just his idea? He's a cutie either way. I have a mole right over my eyebrow like he does, but opposide brow.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on June 08, 2023, 05:33:50 AM
Shirley, this is not a mole, it is a freckle.
He has just a few, one on his cheek, another on his neck, a few elsewhere.
I always had so many freckles that they covered about 50% of my skin!
I thought it was a result of exposure to the sun, but Aviv is more in the sun than I ever was.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on June 08, 2023, 08:44:36 AM
Good Morning everyone. It Is 82º and mostley cloudy here this morning. @ 7:30 AM. Nancy has a apoitment at the denist to get one of her front broken off teath reamoved today. I am going to go take her, I am shure she will not feal like driveing, after haveing it removed. I  do not take good care of my teeth. I am lucker than she is. I do not take care of my teeth. onley two fillings I have is the two the armey docter,s put in when they were practksing, i do not think I need them,but got them anyway. brushing my teeath gages me. have agood rest of the day.

Lloyd
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Post by: Shirley on June 08, 2023, 09:22:26 AM
Aw.....I always thought freckles were so cute. My sister had the light, almost blue white skin of the German & English ancestors, she stayed out of the sun, but I got the darker, more Mediterranean color, no freckles. My moles were few but always the raised kind. We were nothing alike in all ways. She is still perky as can be, 4 years & one month older than I am. Hope it has cooled down for you, we are looking at about 90 today so after I got out to water the lettuce & endive in my  trug, I will hole up inside. Next time you get a chance, give Aviv a hug and tell him it's from his "wannabe old aunt in Kansas", Shirley
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 14, 2023, 03:10:21 AM
For Amy
these are the hens that the coloured eggs come from..
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Post by: Shirley on June 14, 2023, 08:29:28 AM
I've been a life long chicken lover but some of those colors I have never seen before! If I had another lifetime I really would have a few and know they would be pets till they died of old age. Thanks, Amy, for taking time to take the photos and thanks to you, Bubble, for posting.
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Post by: patricia19 on June 14, 2023, 11:19:06 AM
Those are very similar to what Claire and some others have around here. For being at the opposite ends of the continent, Amy, your area and mine have a lot of physical similarities. I'm curious as to what type of soil you have. Locally, we have black soil from past glaciers. President FDR sent many of the dust bowl farmers here in the nineteen thirties and they made a success of it.
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Post by: phyllis on June 14, 2023, 11:58:06 AM
Amy, I would like to have your fresh eggs but I'll pass on the chickens.
 My mother had a bunch of chickens during the Depression.  I was about 4 or 5 years old and she would send me out to the backyard to bring in the eggs.  Those chickens pecked me when I tried to take their eggs and the rooster would chase me all around the pen and peck me.  I hated those chickens and was glad when she decided it was too much work. And, as my brothers grew up and didn't eat the eggs she decided to use the chickens for Sunday dinner.  I was appalled as a young child to see her chop their heads off.  I have not been fond of chicken ever since.....but, I'll eat the eggs.   ;D
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Post by: Amy on June 14, 2023, 01:43:07 PM
Patricia, for the most part here it is loam to sandy,not as many rocks in this area. At the farm there was rocks and lots of em. Comment was if you can grow rocks you can grow anything  :)

Phyllis, I do understand your reasoning. One day I was to head back to the neithbours for a vist  and was heading to the barn to get the tractor to go back on. Usually around the farm I wore work boots but that day I had running shoes on. That dag gum rooster came out around the corner of the barn and put the run on me! He had spurs on his legs 3 inches long and I didn't want to feel them. I did have the last laugh though... into the soup pot he went!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on June 15, 2023, 01:52:08 PM
We had a few chickens when I was in my early teen years.  We had this Bantam rooster, who thought he was the original "cock of the walk", he had spurs, for his size, of about 2 1/2 inches, never failed to chase me out of the chicken yard anytime I went in there for the eggs. The hens might peck when you searched under them for an egg.  One day I walked out, and he attacked me(I had on shorts and sneakers) got to flogging me, and did put a fair sized puncture on my leg.  I ran in and told mother, and within the next day, she was cranking his head off.  That rooster kept flogging his way from back yard to front driveway before he finally gave up the ghost.  His destiny was the large cookpot.  Epilogue:  He was so tough you could not eat it.  The dog enjoyed the fruits of our labor. 
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Post by: patricia19 on June 15, 2023, 03:54:56 PM
When I was at either of my grandparents, in Missouri or Colorado, during our infrequent trips in the lower 48, I would be sent to gather eggs. The first time, at seven, I was pecked badly by the sitting hens.

Another time, a rooster chased me, and I dropped my basket of eggs, breaking several. I was scolded by my grandmother and mother, so after that, I refused to go near the chickens again, even with punishment. Several years later, as an adult, I wore heavy gloves to find the roving Kentucky chickens' nests to gather eggs.

Chickens are nasty creatures.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on June 16, 2023, 10:48:26 PM
These photos are taken from a listing for a house for sale. They are on the foothills looking over at the rivers, land, and the other range, the Alaska Range.

If it weren't for the need for expensive neighborhood road associations, more people would want to live in the ridges and foothills above the city; more folks would want to move there.


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Post by: patricia19 on June 16, 2023, 10:49:11 PM
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Post by: Tomereader1 on June 16, 2023, 11:13:44 PM
Oh, how beautiful Patricia!  It's a shame they (govt.) won't keep the roads up.  Thanks for posting these pics.
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Post by: Shirley on June 17, 2023, 12:01:44 AM
As much as that was always my dream life, I know now how difficult it would be to live it. Like your friends, I would hate to give it up. Thanks for the photos, I really could not picture what the houses would look like and how far you could see. We can't expect "the government" to take care of and protect what each of us wish for, like those that build along a coast that routinely have damage. We have our tornadoes in Kansas and often wind & hail damage, but insurance pays for mine and I pay for the insurance. It is a tough world and thank goodness, we still have choices. 40-50 years ago I would still have headed to Alaska had it been only me to make the choice. So, Patricia, you still thrill me with the photos and news of your beautiful world.

Tome, I had a friend that lived on top of a mountain in Colorado so they and a neighbor bought a roadgrader and maintained their own gravel road. Not sure if other neighbors were in on it or just benefitted by their hard work. I think maybe I've gotten lazy in my old age, in fact, I know I have!
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Post by: patricia19 on June 17, 2023, 01:37:30 AM
The issue is that the city only maintains roads within the city limits, and the state only maintains state roads that are paved; it's  liability and other issues. The majority of these roads in the ridges and foothills are gravel or, in some places, dirt.

The people living in those areas paid the utility companies so much per pole to have them bring electricity and phone lines and make their own roads. So, people in a neighborhood get together for prohibitive costs, draw up a contract and pay various companies for road maintenance.

To give you a different viewpoint, on the opposite side, the view is of the city sprawling far below and the White Mountains. There are three mountain ranges and four sets of foothills.

Its only between 30 to 50 miles from the city limits but a large difference in elevation.


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Post by: JaneS on June 17, 2023, 06:29:07 AM
PATRICIA, I LOVE the pictures!!  You do such a great job of showing us Alaska that I'm beginning to feel that I've visited there.  As I said before, it's the only state in the Union that I haven't been able to visit!  Thank you again for my "visits"!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 24, 2023, 07:34:45 AM
I have a new pot hanging on my balcony -portucalas- and I enjoy the bright blooms daily while sitting at the computer desk.
My geranium and begonia too are in all their glory.


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Post by: patricia19 on June 24, 2023, 01:17:09 PM
So bright and cheerful!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on June 24, 2023, 06:39:06 PM
Beautiful, Bubble!  Thank you.
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Post by: Amy on June 24, 2023, 09:06:18 PM
Bubble, you have a green thumb!! Beautiful flowers..
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Post by: Shirley on June 25, 2023, 02:50:13 AM
I've never heard of or seen such a glorious pot of flowers, Bubble! My mother would be full of questions about what you feed them, etc. The foliage is also so bright, I did give mine coffee grounds when we lived in the KC area and I had a planter right outside the front door. So satisfying you can still keep up with such plants at your window! I am impressed.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on June 25, 2023, 07:55:28 AM
I only water a glass of water every two days.
 The bees are very happy with it!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on June 25, 2023, 10:02:40 AM
Bubble...
...flowers are guaranteed to brighten our life...thank heavens for our beautiful flowers...
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Post by: Amy on June 25, 2023, 12:25:17 PM
Normally you should be abel to see the farm clear as a bell, but due to the fires north of us you can't.
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Post by: RAMMEL on June 25, 2023, 01:18:52 PM
I like that.  But it would be nicer if it was a clear day.
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Post by: Amy on June 26, 2023, 05:54:01 AM
Rick, the smoke got worse as the day passed on. I feel sorry for those closer to the fires ,can't imagine how they are coping with the smoke.
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Post by: RAMMEL on June 26, 2023, 09:43:27 AM
Amy - In the recent past the smoke has made it to here. Both visible and smell.
I hope they get the rain they need to help control those fires.
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Post by: Amy on June 27, 2023, 02:07:01 PM
Rick, one can only hope the rains help control the fires. Just hope no lightning  strikes start any more.
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Post by: Amy on July 05, 2023, 09:02:51 AM
This is what we saw this morning, she wasn't alone anothr deer just walked  into the trees.
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Post by: Amy on July 05, 2023, 07:03:33 PM
I doubt she was eyeing up our potatoes, more than likely it would be the hostas!!!
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Post by: patricia19 on July 05, 2023, 07:16:30 PM
Amy, nice photos! When I was walking to and from work back when I was employed, I had numerous sightings and interactions with wildlife. People were always amazed, but it wasn't me doing anything special. I wasn't speeding along in a car, but walking along the bike paths, so I was in a slower more open space.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 09, 2023, 07:32:21 AM
Summer: Camping season!
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 09, 2023, 07:56:01 AM
Bubble...ah that's the life... I always said if there is such a thing as reincarnation i want to come back as a dog, ( treated as part of the family, with all the home comforts.. )
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Post by: Amy on July 09, 2023, 08:09:01 AM
Bubble ,that is the sight of true relaxation. Jess will sleep that way at times. I  wish all animals had such an easy life.    :thumbup:
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Post by: patricia19 on July 09, 2023, 02:19:05 PM
I agree, they really enjoy their naps!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 20, 2023, 03:15:03 AM
For JaneS
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 20, 2023, 03:15:48 AM
The people in the photos are me, my daughter and Cooper's mother (my granddaughter!  I think everyone will be able to tell who is the oldest, who is the youngest and who's in the middle!
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Post by: JaneS on July 20, 2023, 06:28:38 AM
Thanks, BUBBLE!  I guess I don't have to do any labels.  Everyone, ask questions is you have any!
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Post by: Amy on July 20, 2023, 06:57:04 AM
Jane, beautiful photos. Cooper is lucky to have you all look after him ,bonus for everyone! He is so cute...love the look on him with Christy..that is priceless.

Bubble thank you for posting and Jane thank you for sharing.
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Post by: RAMMEL on July 20, 2023, 09:59:42 AM
Thank you - Jane and Bubble.
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Post by: Marilyne on July 20, 2023, 10:25:42 AM

Beautiful pictures, of three lovely women and one adorable dog!  :thumbup:
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Post by: patricia19 on July 20, 2023, 11:11:20 AM
Jane, its finally nice to "meet" Cooper after all this time! I was surprised by the photo of you with him as in that one he looks exactly like one of a pair of dogs my older sister had many years ago. She called hers Baby and his blonde and white sister was Honey. I swear Baby never grew out of his puppyhood, he was so spoiled, but he was such a charmer. His sister, Honey, treated him as her puppy.

Wonderful pictures and it's so nice to meet people we've heard so much about! You have a lovely family!
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Post by: Denver on July 20, 2023, 11:30:53 AM
How delightful to see COOPER, his mommy and grandma. Cooper looks nothing at all like I had him pictured.....he is adorable❣️ I had him a solid dark color and bigger‼️  Your daughter and granddaughter are both beautiful ladies.

AMY, such nice pictures you shared as well. I wish I could visit your area and see where you live in person and watch Kyle build his special Griggs‼️ Loved seeing your chickens also.

To all who shared their frightening stories about chicken attacks.....guess my dream of having chickens is a blessing that I do not‼️  One time while visiting a family farm I watched a chicken get his neck rung.....I was SHOCKED to see how long he ran around with blood flying EVERYWHERE before he succumbed to his death.  I could hardly even taste a bite of him after watching the whole ordeal.  A friend here has chickens and they grew up from chicks around her little children and none of them are mean🤷�♀️ The little girl still carries them around just like she did when they were babies. 

Patricia, your pictures are so pretty of the countryside.  Alaska, the Dakotas and Minnesota are the only 3 states I have left to see of the 50!  One day I WILL see them👍

Thank you Bubble for posting these.  Your flowers are beautiful.
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Post by: JaneS on July 20, 2023, 12:21:26 PM
Thank you all for the compliments!  I told Frankie that you all think she pretty and she blushed!  We are a very close-knit family.  We even feel close with Cindy and family who are in Okla.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on July 20, 2023, 05:38:10 PM
Jane...
...one lovely three generations family photo's...and cooper makes four..
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 27, 2023, 12:44:32 PM
Summer is vacation and travel time. So my son Tany is taking you to a tour of Scotland.
Unfortunately he did not name the places he visited.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 27, 2023, 12:45:06 PM
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 27, 2023, 12:45:44 PM
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Post by: patricia19 on July 27, 2023, 01:02:34 PM
These are wonderful photos, Bubble! Etan is having some wonderful adventures, and you and he are taking us along, so thank you and him!

I wonder if the city and castle are Edinburgh and the last the Isle of Firth?
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Post by: Amy on July 27, 2023, 01:18:52 PM
Bubble, beautiful photos...would love to be on the water!
Patricia , I think your right. Adam Smith monument is in Edinburg, Scotland.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 27, 2023, 01:29:24 PM
Isle of Skye I believe.
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Post by: patricia19 on July 27, 2023, 02:18:18 PM
Now I'm curious because I've always thought of the Isle of Skye as being very rugged.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 29, 2023, 07:35:26 AM
This is the location where all the Harry potter films are created - in Scotland.

https://www.dreambigtravelfarblog.com/blog/glenfinnan-viaduct (https://www.dreambigtravelfarblog.com/blog/glenfinnan-viaduct)


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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 29, 2023, 07:39:36 AM
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Post by: Amy on July 29, 2023, 02:23:02 PM
Patricia, I agree!! Love enjoying the trip from my comfortable chair!
Thanks Bubble and son  :thumbup:
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Post by: patricia19 on July 29, 2023, 02:23:27 PM
More amazing photos, Bubble! Thank you for posting and your son for sharing!    :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on July 30, 2023, 11:15:36 AM
Aviv was thrilled to see the last lot: he is a big fan of Harry POtter and is reading all his books.  Of course he recognized the aqueduct from the film.
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Post by: phyllis on July 31, 2023, 10:41:49 AM
I've been there.  The railroad viaduct is  taller than you think if you just see pictures of it. Such a beautiful country....I'd go back again and again .   My husband and I went 3 separate years and traveled all around Scotland, Skye, and the Outer Hebrides.  I would go again and again, if I could still travel.  I see that  they were there when the heather was in bloom.

I enjoyed these very much, Bubble.
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Post by: Amy on August 06, 2023, 05:47:36 PM
Last week we went over to friends to see and enjoy their garden.. Not only was it buzzing with bees , the hummingbirds were everywhere!
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Post by: Amy on August 06, 2023, 05:49:28 PM
Hummingbird highway.
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Post by: patricia19 on August 06, 2023, 07:02:26 PM
Lovely flowers, Amy. Your neighbor is very gifted in her garden! We don't have hummingbirds in the state.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 07, 2023, 10:49:57 AM
for Don

These are 3 of Don's 4 boys.
They went out together for lunch.
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Post by: phyllis on August 07, 2023, 10:54:17 AM
Don looks so good, Bubble.  And nice to meet his handsome sons.  Thanks for showing it to us.
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on August 07, 2023, 11:19:12 AM
Bubble...
...what a lovely photo of Don and his boys... :)
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Post by: patricia19 on August 07, 2023, 01:10:52 PM
Bubble, so lovely to see Don looking so good, and I noticed and liked his shirt. Of course, the boys also look good, with strong family resemblance.
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Post by: Amy on August 07, 2023, 01:49:41 PM
Bubble, love the photo.. Don has a mini me in one son..all nice looking boys/young men.

Patricia, I also noticed his shirt. :thumbup:
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Post by: Radioman34 on August 07, 2023, 05:37:15 PM
Hello to you all. I seem to drift off into periods of forgetfulness such as now when I lose all recollection of past events. That is what happened here; I totally forgot about Seniors and Friends. I guess it's the cyber version of a senior wandering off on a random journey with no idea where he's going.  Anyway, I found my way back. Not much is going on here in the residence, although I heard that the number of residents has grown smaller due to folks moving to where they can get more care.  That hasn't happened to me yet but I suppose it's a matter of time. I hope it's a long way off because I really like it here.  As you can see I had an outing with 3 of my boys and Bubble  was kind enough to send yyou  the picture. As a matter of interest Bubble met my boys when she made her visit to Canada. I guess it's a sign of time marching on, but my oldest is a senior! That's something that I'm still trying to get my head around. Anyway, I'm back and I'll see you later/
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Post by: JaneS on August 07, 2023, 08:00:08 PM
Love the picture!  And the "boys" are all handsome!
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Post by: MarsGal on August 08, 2023, 06:16:52 AM
Love the picture. Love the tee-shirt. Very nice to "meet" your sons, Don. It is always a pleasure hearing from you.

Thanks for posting the photo, Bubble.

Jane, did you miss the fun weather yesterday afternoon? We did. It seems the nasty storms went both north and south of us. We got some rain here, but not heavy, and I didn't see any strong winds.
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on August 08, 2023, 12:20:16 PM
Good Morning everyone. we are at 68º and clear skyes. I slept in this moning un till 930 Am. I had milk toast for breakfeast, with lot of butter. Have a good day today and a better tomorow.

Lloyd
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Post by: Lloyd Hammond on August 08, 2023, 09:36:24 PM
well speaking of pictuers.I am if I reamber to catch with Nacole and see if she will take a current picture of me and post it,so if any of you see me on the street you reconize me.

Lloyd
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Post by: so_P_bubble on August 30, 2023, 07:33:56 AM
For Amy
Beautiful black bear my friend encountered on her walk. THankfully he was more interested in eating the fish he just caught than her and the dog.
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Post by: Amy on August 30, 2023, 10:33:06 AM
Bless you Bubble for your talents!! I could open the photo on my tablet but not on the pc! Asked my friend  to find a safer trail to walk on!
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Post by: patricia19 on August 30, 2023, 11:50:06 AM
Black bears are unpredictable, and they are good climbers. Especially in fall when they bulking up for winter. I hope that was a zoomed picture!
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Post by: Amy on August 31, 2023, 07:21:03 AM
Patricia, no matter how fast one thinks they are they can not out run a bear!! Worst thing they can do is run.
You do have to admit he is a fine specimen, hughe, lovely coat on him and minding his own business.
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Post by: Denver on August 31, 2023, 10:57:15 PM
Beautiful picture of the Black Bear, AMY.  On TV last night they showed a bear that they brought to the Colorado wilderness from California where she had broken into MANY homes‼️ I am so happy they relocated her that far vs killing her‼️ Thank you for posting BUBBLE🥰
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 03, 2023, 05:05:29 AM
for MaryPage
SUPER MOON SHINING DOWN ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND USA
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Post by: Amy on September 03, 2023, 08:41:27 AM
Beautiful photo, thank you for sharing.
Thank you Bubble for posting..
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Post by: patricia19 on September 03, 2023, 12:00:47 PM
What an amazing photo that Becky took, MaryPage! Thank you and Becky for sharing, and thank you, Bubble, for posting!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 04, 2023, 06:17:56 AM
Thank you for your appreciation, but there really is no need to thank me: it's a pleasure.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 14, 2023, 12:37:06 PM
Big New: New arrival!

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Post by: patricia19 on September 14, 2023, 02:08:50 PM
Adorable! What a wonderful new chapter in your lives, Bubble!
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Post by: Marilyne on September 14, 2023, 03:55:59 PM
She's a beauty! :rosegal:
Looking forward to more pictures soon. 
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Post by: JaneS on September 14, 2023, 04:46:45 PM
Oh My!  How cute and what a loving family to join!  She has a good life coming up!
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Post by: Amy on September 14, 2023, 07:47:08 PM
Oh how sweet!
 A beautiful baby!
 A new life to make everyone's  heart smile.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 15, 2023, 08:57:55 AM
Illy needs to recover from her caesarian, they are all staying with me for about a fortnight. Just luck that schools are in holiday for the new year and the following week Yom Kippur.
I am kept busy, being a good active grandma LOL
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Post by: Tomereader1 on September 15, 2023, 03:41:04 PM
Enjoy, Bubble!  I couldn't tell from any of the previous pics you posted that Illy was expecting. That's a beautiful little girl baby.  Do we have a name?
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Post by: so_P_bubble on September 16, 2023, 05:59:29 AM
She is called Lynne. My mother was named Line.
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Post by: MarsGal on September 16, 2023, 06:22:46 AM
I didn't realize Illy was expecting either. What a wonderful new addition to the family, Bubble. My best to Illy as she recovers. More pix to come soon, I hope.
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Post by: Denver on September 24, 2023, 09:43:52 PM
Beautiful Baby Girl, Lynne. Congratulations to you and the family, BUBBLE.
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Post by: Amy on October 05, 2023, 01:45:33 PM
Bubble, peeking in to see if you have posted anymore photos of Lynne.......nope don't see any. Are you hogging all the hugs too?
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Post by: Oldiesmann on October 09, 2023, 09:56:55 PM
Got back today from a trip to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Saw this unusual site while wandering around Gatlinburg yesterday - a guy with a pet squirrel, complete with a squirrel-sized University of Tennessee jersey. When he was walking around, the squirrel rode on his shoulder. (For those not from the US, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are two towns near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that are a hotbed of tourist activity - tons of hotels, gift shops, mini golf, a few museums, dinner shows, Dollywood amusement park and more).

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Post by: Amy on October 11, 2023, 10:13:29 AM
That is so cute! The squirrel  even has his own bench to sit on.  :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 12, 2023, 08:54:55 AM
Lynn was one month old on 10.11.23
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Post by: Amy on October 12, 2023, 09:07:09 AM
So precious, thank you!!
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Post by: patricia19 on October 12, 2023, 11:18:51 AM
She is precious and has already grown and changed so much! She is a fortunate baby to have you, Illy, Aviv, and Tany!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 13, 2023, 05:11:30 AM
4  1/2Kg already! Eating well but has hysterical crying bouts maybe because of belly gas. Baby care service cancelled all the appointments for now :(
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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 14, 2023, 11:25:23 AM
That is the difference..
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Post by: patricia19 on October 15, 2023, 09:14:38 PM
Ice and snow.jpg
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Post by: patricia19 on October 15, 2023, 09:15:43 PM
We're still having the same rain we began last May.

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Post by: so_P_bubble on October 16, 2023, 04:57:22 AM
the latest photo of Lynn
And one of Aviv at about the same age.
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Post by: Amy on October 16, 2023, 05:26:44 AM
Patricia, way too early for snow here in my mind ! Please ,you are more than welcome to keep that there. I know wishful thinking on my part.

Bubble, they are so cute!! She is also going to be a heart stealer!!! THey grow up way too fast!
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Post by: patricia19 on October 16, 2023, 02:00:38 PM
Amy, we don't have snow...we have frosty ice. I attempted to show we had cold, frozen ground and steady rain.

Bubble, both photos show adorable kids! Lynne is charming in her picture, while Aviv, showing no sign of curls to come, has a very self-confident look even at that early age.

Both are adorable!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 07, 2023, 04:42:26 PM
Presenting the marvelous Miss Cleo, MaryPage's great-granddaughter and  Cleo's dance partner, on the occasion of her two-year-old birth celebration!



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Post by: Marilyne on November 07, 2023, 07:26:29 PM
How cute can you possibly be?  :love:   Love that sophisticated dance pose!  Cleo is one adorable two year old. 
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Post by: Tomereader1 on November 08, 2023, 04:38:29 PM
Cleo's little dude dance partner looks like he has some clever moves, too. 
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 12, 2023, 11:44:54 AM
As you can see with  the pointed finger, Lynn at one month old and now at 2 months old

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Post by: Amy on November 12, 2023, 11:49:44 AM
Look how alert she is!!! Beautiful baby Grandma!!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 12, 2023, 02:56:59 PM
Wow, Bubble, Lynne has both grown and become more alert as Amy mentioned!

I'm already playing the look-alike game with early photos of Aviv's strong contenders.
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Post by: patricia19 on November 12, 2023, 05:24:36 PM
This is for Marilyne from MaryPage

 Pam, Becky, Rob, Elizabeth, Delmore (Chip), Anne, Debi and Christopher.
My 8 children, 4 biological and 4 step.  Have known the steps all of their lives, and they played with mine as children.  I adore them all.  Photo from my 90th in 2019.


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Post by: Marilyne on November 12, 2023, 11:11:19 PM

Mary Page -  A great photo of your wonderful family. They take such good care of you!  I've heard so much about everyone over the years, that I feel like I know them all personally.  Hope to see more in the future when they come to visit you.  I'd also like to see pictures of your grandchildren and the great-grandchildren.  Seeing Cleo doing her birthday dance was a real treat, and I'm ready for more!  :thumbup:     
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Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on November 13, 2023, 01:25:59 AM
Mary Page...
...what a wonderful gathering of your family...How lovely to now put a face to a name when you next post about them..
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2023, 03:18:07 PM
The following two posts are for MaryPage in answer to Marilyne's request.

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HERE We have my thirteen granddaughters.  Yes, 13: and not one grandson!  Six are biological and 7 are step.  Adore them all.  Again, the occasion is at Debi's in 2019 for my 90th birthday.

Back row: Kathryn, Deborah, Joanna, Helaine, Angela, Christy, Melissa, Tracy, Paige, Judith.
Stooping over: Jenny, Maria, and Kim.

I am astonished at how clever they all are, and what astonishing incomes they command.  I also love their sweet, giving hearts.

I have two Big vice presidents: one of a bank and one an actuary with a big insurance company.  Two nurses.  One radio announcer.  Two teachers.  One owns her own business and one owns SEVERAL of her own businesses!

One works for a huge company whose name you would instantly recognize, and she flies all over the country showing surgeons in actual surgery how to use some of their inventions.  The best gift to me is that they like each other!  Everyone came from across and up and down this nation, and they swear they will appear again for my century!  How loved I am.  If you have love, you have Everything!


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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2023, 03:21:53 PM
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I can do so with ease, but am not going to name them for you.  Only two of the 26 there were then could not make it:  in both cases, work related.

 Now I have 28, with Miss Cleo the newest.  Here you can see we have become a multi-racial family.  I have 2 half black and extremely clever girls.  Two half Phillipine boys, and they are in a school for the gifted.  Four half Laotian:  3 girls and 1 boy.  Bobby is the tallest and Miles, being held by Bella, the shortest.

 Emily, the blond right in front of Bobby is the oldest.  She is an architect.  Sam, right next to her, is still in grad school.  A music major and a cellist, he is also a composer, and a GOOD one!  Wouldn't you just Know: the most beautiful is a boy!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 13, 2023, 05:12:48 PM
To bring it all together for MaryPage, The entire, at that time, clan.

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I am over towards the right, standing up with Darling Mateo standing in front of me.  I look like I am chokeing him, but I am not!  I could not invite nieces, nephews, cousins, etc. because there just was not room.  Here are my 8 children, 13 grandaughters, 24 of my then great grandchildren, assorted sons-in-law and grandsons-in-law, and ME!  I have white hair and a blue shirt over white pants.  This is on the water at Debi's house. 
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Post by: Marilyne on November 13, 2023, 10:50:32 PM
Mary Page, what a large and lovely family you have!  I'm enjoying looking at each and every granddaughter, all the great grandchildren,  and the final picture of the entire family.   
I've read your messages over the years, and now it's fun for me to put a face to a name.  The picture of you is good also - with Mateo holding your hand.  You look so happy and proud, and no wonder!
You said it right . . . "If you have love, you have Everything! 
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Post by: JaneS on November 14, 2023, 06:25:18 AM
I'm amazed!  What a great thing they did for your celebration!  Now you MUST stick around for 10 more years for the next one!
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Post by: MaryPage on November 14, 2023, 08:48:45 AM
Thank you so much for that, Jane.  I am deeply in debt to Patricia for doing all of that posting for me.  As for the years left until my century, I will hit that mark on the 24th day of May in 2029.  Debi says they plan to have a get together even if I am ashes already!

But I have to say it one more time:  they came from Arizona and Florida and Missouri and Oklahoma and Georgia and Virginia and, of course, right here in Maryland, and I was just feeling my brain swirling all day long.  It was more than I have ever deserved, and I still feel the awe I felt on that occasion.
If I don't make it to my hundredth, I'LL BE THERE!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2023, 11:15:24 AM
Good for you MaryPage! and you know what? In thought I'll be there as well!
Remember, if you feel somthing pulling your left earlobe, that will be me  ;D
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 15, 2023, 11:19:38 AM
I received a new snapshot of Lynn this morning, apparently she was in a radiant mood

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Post by: patricia19 on November 15, 2023, 11:36:44 AM
This is adorable, Bubble! What a happy baby!
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Post by: MarsGal on November 15, 2023, 11:48:06 AM
What a delightful picture of Lynn, Bubble.
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Post by: MaryPage on November 15, 2023, 01:53:24 PM
My heart is still full of her big brother carrying her around like an old pro and quite obviously enjoying it!  What can be more dear or show proof of a real family than that!
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Post by: patricia19 on November 20, 2023, 06:17:11 PM
While we may enjoy 24/7 daylight in the summer, not so in the winter as days and light grow perceptually shorter until December 21st, Winter Solstice.

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Post by: MaryPage on November 23, 2023, 12:45:20 PM
HAPPY. HAPPY, HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 25, 2023, 05:45:47 AM
from a proud grandma, see how she grows fast?

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Post by: MarsGal on November 25, 2023, 08:04:05 AM
Bubble, she looks so warm and cozy. Did you knit the sweater and booties?
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Post by: patricia19 on November 25, 2023, 02:44:29 PM
She is beautiful, Bubble!
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Post by: Tomereader1 on November 25, 2023, 09:10:10 PM
Quote from: so_P_bubble on November 25, 2023, 05:45:47 AMfrom a proud grandma, see how she grows fast?


she is so very beautiful!
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 26, 2023, 06:15:13 AM
Quote from: MarsGal on November 25, 2023, 08:04:05 AMBubble, she looks so warm and cozy. Did you knit the sweater and booties?
Yes I did - it is still a bit big on her but winter just started.
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Post by: Amy on November 26, 2023, 06:38:25 AM
Beautiful baby!! Sweater may be big on her now but just wait and see how fast she grows out of it!!
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Post by: MaryPage on November 26, 2023, 03:23:08 PM
She is going to rule the roost, you mark my words!  Those adorable eyelids are closed now, while she dreams of all the things she will do to drive her granny and her mama and her big brother out of their ever-loving minds.  Been there.  Done that.
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 27, 2023, 07:40:59 AM
quote: "Been there.  Done that."

Really MaryPage? Where you that kind of a baby? LOL  I wish we could see baby pictures of you...
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Post by: patricia19 on November 27, 2023, 12:46:07 PM
MaryPage sent this for Bubble. A then and now photo, the now being from Thanksgiving. This was a gift from her daughter.

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Post by: Marilyne on November 27, 2023, 06:13:45 PM
Mary Page,  I love the pictures - both the old and the new!    You look fabulous right now, for 94 years old!  :thumbup:
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Post by: so_P_bubble on November 28, 2023, 08:43:30 AM
what fantastic photos! MP you were always photogenic.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on November 28, 2023, 09:08:28 PM
Tomereader, the Cowboys cannot be Your team, because my caregiver son Chip also calls them his team!

Chip's daddy, to whom I was married for 34 years until his death, was from Dallas.  Chip has been loyal to the Cowboys since he was still in diapers.  Chip, I mean: not his daddy.

I thank you for the compliments.  Too much!  Too much!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on November 30, 2023, 11:01:54 AM
Marilyne, it is, of course, AI or artificial intelligence.  I am one of those who is a leetle bit antsy about it and hoping humans will be able to control it.
 In the meantime, YES!  It will play anything you ask for.  One piece, and over and over again, if that is your wish.  Opera?
 Okay.  The favorite song you had with the Love of Your Life?
 Sure.  Just give it the order:  "Alexis, play Stardust."  You will have it right away.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 15, 2023, 03:01:02 AM
from the local news: rocket falling through the roof in a supermarket in Ashdod. Scary!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on December 15, 2023, 05:00:12 AM
Bubble...
...that is one item not on anyone's shopping list..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on December 15, 2023, 09:48:56 AM
Bubble - How close is Ashdod, to where you live?  Far from you I hope?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 16, 2023, 10:26:29 AM
Far enough in the south, so that we don't hear or feel anything here. Life in the south is really unbearable these last months .
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on December 16, 2023, 01:11:11 PM
It's barbaric, and horrific.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on December 16, 2023, 04:03:56 PM
One can only imagine the hell that is going on. Stay safe Bubble..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 17, 2023, 02:58:56 AM
Thanks all.  I try to stay away from TV and news, it stresses me too much, even if here in town I am safe.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 17, 2023, 03:00:53 AM
Three months old already! And getting heavier too.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on December 17, 2023, 07:00:33 AM
What a happy bundle of joy!!! Yes, she is growing.

Also like your cyclamen,did you know that some of the white ones have a lovely scent?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 17, 2023, 08:05:12 AM
here only the wild cyclamen and narcissi have that lovely scent.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on December 17, 2023, 01:18:17 PM
Bubble, she is such a happy baby, and changing so much in every photo you send!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 20, 2023, 09:44:55 AM
for JaneS

These are my
Great-Grandchildren .  The little girl is 6 year old Emma, the older boy is
Mikey age 3 and the little one is Cam who will be 1 on Jan 31
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on December 20, 2023, 01:06:09 PM
Jane, such sweet blondes!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 24, 2023, 04:04:20 AM
for MaryPage

This is the thing.  One year, quite a while back, I said to myself, said I: "I would like to do a medium sized tree all in crystal.  Not necessarily the real stuff, but looking like crystal."
 
And so I did.  It became famous in these parts and Everyone came to see it.  I passed it on to daughter Debi some years ago now.  I could not do it if my life depended on it.  Seriously, it would be the death of me, and not the congestive heart failure my doctors tell me is doing the job.  Debi does a beautiful job with the Crystal Tree. 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on December 24, 2023, 06:29:47 AM
It's absolutely beautiful, MARYPAGE! And I bet it even more beautiful in person!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on December 24, 2023, 06:33:53 AM
Gorgeous!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on December 24, 2023, 07:28:56 AM
What a beautful tree....so delicate dressed in crystal! Thank you for sharing..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on December 24, 2023, 11:04:12 AM
Thanks to all.  I am and always have been absolutely mesmerized by the Crystal Tree, so I love to have it work its magic on others, even though photos are not as awesome as the real thing.

It's Christmas Eve!  May yours be perfection.  I like to hope these religiously-inspired holidays are a fun time of Joy for all those born into other beliefs, as well and all.  Perhaps we will all learn to tolerate and LOVE one another as future generations come along.  We can but hope so, and I am one who chooses to respect and LOVE every other human being.  After all, homo sapiens is the group we each and all are a part of.

Group Hug!   
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on December 26, 2023, 12:00:29 PM
For Don - radioman

One of Don's sons - Donald Jr on the right- visited Don on Christmas day with his family. The wonder of Skype and laptops.
From L to R: son JT, Donald's wife Marilyn, second son Callum  with his companion.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on December 26, 2023, 01:11:32 PM
A Most attractive family, Don!  I bet you really enjoyed their visit!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on December 28, 2023, 07:15:51 AM
Jane S, I have been meaning to ell you what beautiful great grandchildren you have, and to tell you that I have an Emma, as well.  It is quite a popular name among the young people today, and one I have always been fond of.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 03, 2024, 03:57:51 AM
For Amy
Phyllis, the  green one does not have the "red" fire centre as it just wouldn't look good in it. The other two do have the red centres.


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: phyllis on January 03, 2024, 11:51:03 AM
Beautiful, Amy.  You must have the eyes of a hawk and the patience of Job!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MaryPage on January 03, 2024, 09:45:49 PM
I'll say!  No, seriously, I'm from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and we are very into quilting (not I) and I know good quilting when I see it.  That is GOOD quilting!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 04, 2024, 06:46:11 AM
Phyllis, thank you. Thoroughly enjoy doing these..my relaxing time.

MaryPage, thank you. A hobby I do enjoy.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on January 05, 2024, 11:40:19 AM
Amy, I second all the earlier comments about your quilts, and I third and forth second Phyllis's comment!

My second husband came from Kentucky's hills, and they had several quilts lying around and also draped over porch railings. When I asked about them, they would casually mention they were from one of the family's though that family member may have been from previous centuries.

I had a baby quilt made for my daughter, long ago that I loved and passed on to my niece whose now in her late forties and still has it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 06, 2024, 06:56:41 AM
New couple: today is the wedding!

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Astro on January 06, 2024, 07:11:07 AM
Congratulations to the newlyweds!  May they have much happiness.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on January 06, 2024, 07:14:13 AM
Amy, my Mom used to do quilting. Sue and I still have our quilts she made for us over 50 years ago. I suppose Barb has hers too, but I never asked. Mine is a Dresden Plate pattern. I don't know what Sue's pattern is but it is embroidered rather than piecework like mine.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 06, 2024, 12:52:10 PM
MG, have you had your quilt appraised? If not it may be something to look into. Older quilts can have a high value and not lust one of the heart. If there is a quilting group or a quilt show near you it may be worth looking into.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on January 06, 2024, 02:24:29 PM
I don't think either one of us wants to give up our quilts just yet, but I do believe there is a place up along Rt. 15 that sells quilts, or used to. It has been quite a while since I've been up that way. Also, the Pennsylvania Farm Show is held each year just across the river from me. And wouldn't you know kit, I just checked when it opens this year. The site says today is the offical opening day, but some events have been going since Friday. Huh! That explains the bad weather. They changed the dates from the beginning of February to January. The rumor was to get away from the bad weather that seemed to crop up about then every year. Well, if that is so, it didn't work. The weather moved with it. 

I am almost positive used to have a quilt demo and auction. I don't see it listed now, but there are plenty of other things going on. The Sheep to Shawl demo and auction is still going. Lots of new  things since I was last there. https://www.farmshow.pa.gov/pafarmshow/Pages/Schedule-of-Events-.aspx

It has been snowing for a while now. It started out light, but now it as switch to heavy. I forgot to check the time the when it started.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on January 06, 2024, 05:40:46 PM
MG, no don't give up the quilts! They can be appraised ,you would be surprised at the value of "old" quilts!!

edited to add, I would love to go to that Sheep to shawl.  We had a sheep shearer come in to shear our sheep and I did think at one time I would love to spin their wool...just never go to it..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on January 17, 2024, 12:02:12 AM
These are my plants such as they are. The one on the upper left has four leaves in each cluster, the stems turn woody, and I would love to know what it's called. It needs staking, I haven't got around to it.


Plants.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on January 17, 2024, 12:15:26 AM
Up to now, we've had our usual 0.02 accumulation, but today we had lots of the white fluffy stuff.

January is not our usual dry, frigid cold this year. Second photo, next page.

Everyone was surprised and happy, except those shoveling the walks or driving in it.


Snow1.jpg

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on January 17, 2024, 12:16:27 AM
Snow2.jpg
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 25, 2024, 10:41:33 AM
Pam and Tany (Eitan) wedding

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 25, 2024, 10:42:20 AM
The happy couple

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on January 25, 2024, 10:59:25 AM
What a beautiful couple they are!  Where did the wedding take place? 
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on January 25, 2024, 12:31:00 PM
They are a beautiful couple, Bubble. I hope they find happiness and a long life together!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on January 27, 2024, 04:46:35 AM
The wedding was in Bangkok. Pam is Thai and the ceremony was all according to the custom there. They will live there and maybe part in London UK, depending on work.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 07, 2024, 11:28:06 AM
The day after tomorrow Lynn will be 5 months old.
She is trying to imitate sounds and is quite sociable: she loves the attention.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 07, 2024, 11:40:09 AM
Bubble, she's changed so much in these past five months, more animated and smiles too!

I'm beginning to see a resemblance to Aviv. I would love to see a photo of them together!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 07, 2024, 11:46:48 AM
Beautiful, Bubble ! As Patricia said Lynn has changed so much! Another heart stealer in the family!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Marilyne on February 07, 2024, 12:15:24 PM
Thinking about you Bubble, and hoping everything is still calm in your part of the Country?   Lynn is such an adorable baby!  I love looking at her, and seeing Hope for the future of Israel.   :thumbup:
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on February 07, 2024, 01:40:09 PM
Lovely pictures of you and Lynn, Bubble. Like what is filling them, the booties are adorable.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 08, 2024, 03:31:19 AM
Thank you!
Yes, I made those booties and they fit just right.
Unfortunately my poor hands with arthritis cannot knit much these days.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 09, 2024, 03:40:16 AM
For Jane

My Great Grandson CAM.  It was taken right after his 1st birthday

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 09, 2024, 01:26:53 PM
Jane, what a happily, adorable lad!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Tomereader1 on February 09, 2024, 01:47:38 PM
He's got the cool kicks (sneakers), and looks like he's drinking a green veggie Smoothie. What a smile!  He's a winner!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Denver on February 11, 2024, 01:42:10 PM
AMY..... Your quilts are spectacular ‼️‼️🥰🥰🥰

What a darling Baby Lynn is.....

CAM looks like 0ne very happy 0ne year old.  How sweet‼️
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2024, 07:20:56 AM
We are having terrible rain, thunderstorms, flooding all over Israel.
here is a small flood in the park near my home
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 19, 2024, 07:24:58 AM
It is also noticeable on the shore.
The sand beach between the two waves breakers is totally flooded. I've never seen that before.
A friend took the photo: I have a bad cold and am staying in, almost hugging the radiator  ;D
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 19, 2024, 12:45:31 PM
Bubble, weather seems to be having fits and record-breaking events worldwide. I hope the flooding dries up soon and stay close to that radiator! Sometimes you just have to wait it out.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Tomereader1 on February 19, 2024, 02:21:41 PM
Here in my specific neighborhood, and even my daughter who lives about 50 miles away, cannot seem to keep warm.  We have the central heat running on the coldest days, but our body temps are so cold; I have three layers on, and still could stand being warmer.  When Summer hits here in Texas, we will be wishing for those cold (body) temperatures!!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 19, 2024, 02:26:11 PM
Finally finished the Americana Log Cabin quilt!!!  Due to the depth snow I had to fold a lot of the top over but it does have the same piano key border as the other 3 sides have.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 19, 2024, 02:27:11 PM
Bubble, water and fire have no boundries!! Stay wrapped up and cozy till your cold goes away.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2024, 09:16:04 AM
Are you a good detective?



Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 21, 2024, 09:55:08 AM
Bubble PM'd an answer...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2024, 12:17:15 PM
think again Vanilla!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 21, 2024, 12:21:05 PM
Bubble, got it, third time lucky..now its obvious ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 21, 2024, 12:47:46 PM
for JaneS
This is my bride (Tori) and my grandson Kyle, the Groom! 
Aren't they gorgeous?
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 21, 2024, 12:51:16 PM
YES they are, oh to be young again, oh to have our health again.....
Bubble, City Hall Philadelphia..( being a detective )
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 21, 2024, 02:00:21 PM
Jane, what a gorgeous couple! Their joy shines through that lovely setting!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 21, 2024, 02:28:38 PM
Oh Jane, that is a joyous couple..wishing them all the best in the years to come!!!  Jane, you are the start of all this and you should be very proud!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: JaneS on February 21, 2024, 07:54:35 PM
Thank you, Bubble and yes JACKIE, it is the original Philadelphia City Hall.  Their wedding was in the first Episcopal Church and the First Church built in the city of Philadelphia more than 200 years ago.  It was a gorgeous wedding and one that was meant to be!  They are a perfect couple!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 22, 2024, 01:54:00 AM
Bubble, check PM, this time i got it...
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: MarsGal on February 22, 2024, 06:59:13 AM
My dad was from Philadelphia. He was High Episcopalian growing up and was part of the choir. Somewhere me or my sister have a picture of him in his choir gown. Too bad I can't remember which church, but St. Paul's sounds about right. On one of our trips to Philly, years ago, Sue and I got to visit Christ Church.

Today is another trip to the house. I really, really need to retrieve some dishes and glasses. I didn't go yesterday as I had intended. No matter, today is the day to put trash out, so better today than yesterday.

I thought I was going to get some help this week, but I guess the guys couldn't fit me in. They are one guy short after one of them packed up and took off to Louisiana with absolutely no notice to anyone. It is a shame: he was a good worker. Boss says he never quite got over his wife divorcing him, and then I guess the episode with his vehicle with all his tools in it got confiscated because he couldn't afford to pay for repairs already done.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 22, 2024, 01:06:45 PM
I was also baptized and confirmed in the High Episcopalian Church. I used to scandalize my mother by saying if King Henry hadn't had a roving eye, we'd still be Catholic.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 23, 2024, 02:58:45 AM
Amy, Patricia, Rick: bravo: you are true detectives!
Vanilla, yes this time was the right one: the snow under the car was the hint.

I am glad you all enjoyed it.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 23, 2024, 07:02:38 AM
Bubble, thank you, that was fun.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 23, 2024, 04:23:58 PM
Bubble, Bens back car lights are in reverse, he too could have sneaked out... ;)
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 24, 2024, 03:49:39 AM
Then how did he come in? I suppose he just forgot them on and it is the normal rear lights..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2024, 04:25:17 AM
Car on driveway, lights off, got in car, reverse lights on, ready to reverse backwards, and out to to get up to mischief.....Of course i am referring to going out to do the robbery...rather than coming home after the robbery..
Any way, enough said " Rick " it wasn't our RICK was it? who was culprit..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 24, 2024, 10:42:28 AM
The reverse lights weren't on as it was snowflakes.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: RAMMEL on February 24, 2024, 12:02:53 PM
The thief. ----- Actually it was me. I went out the back door and walked to the "job". Came home the same way.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 24, 2024, 02:27:00 PM
I'd never make a good thief, all public areas and outside entrances in or out of this building are on camera. Plus, not only security views the tapes, but tenants with a TV can subscribe to the feed.

Even if I was "daring" and rappelled from my balcony, there is the main courthouse up and to my right and one of the police sub-stations below and across.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Vanilla-Jackie on February 24, 2024, 03:36:16 PM
Rick, and you left no footprints or tyre tracks, well-done..
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 25, 2024, 09:16:43 AM
A friend sent me those beautiful photos from birds on a protea, the national flower of

 South Africa
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 25, 2024, 09:54:03 AM
Beautiful photos Bubble!!! I am going to do  a search on both flower and bird! Thank you for sharing.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on February 25, 2024, 09:59:32 AM
Found the bird..


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_sugarbird#:~:text=The%20Cape%20sugarbird%20is%20a%20specialist%20nectar%20feeder%20when%20it,also%20eat%20spiders%20and%20insects.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 25, 2024, 11:28:43 AM
Bubble, I agree with Amy. Your friend took beautiful and sharp photos. Thank you and thank her for sharing!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on February 25, 2024, 01:13:06 PM
We have a new lovely statue on the main square in the center of town. They put it next to the nymphaea pond.

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on February 25, 2024, 02:31:57 PM
That might have been called "Introspection." It's a nice complement to the pond.
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 02, 2024, 04:39:24 AM
almost 6 months...

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 02, 2024, 08:39:52 AM
Find the 4 to 6 hidden words in this picture

Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on March 02, 2024, 02:17:05 PM
Bubble, Lynn is a doll but what a change in Aviv, since the last we saw him! You can see the man he will be in his features!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 02, 2024, 03:26:25 PM
Patricia, I can see that handsome young man being very protective of his sister!!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 05, 2024, 12:02:35 PM
some answers to  the hidden words:
LAMP on the lamp shade
BRAIN on the man's hair
WINDOW on the top of the curtains , and under this word
OWL
MATERIAL under the left curtain, in the carpet border
RUG under the bottom drawer on the carpet


Thank you Patricia for solving it. You have good eyes!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: so_P_bubble on March 16, 2024, 04:55:12 AM
for JaneS
This is a picture of my youngest Great Grandson, CAM.  He was 1
on Jan. 31. 


Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: Amy on March 16, 2024, 06:50:13 AM
Jane, what a blue eyed blonde hair cutie!
Title: Re: Photos Old and New
Post by: patricia19 on March 16, 2024, 12:05:44 PM
Jane, I agree with Amy, so cute!