Chit Chat in VOLTVILLE Thread #2 :)

[Tritium]

From April till September, we plant September-October for winter stuff.

 

[Renolizzie]

That's a pretty long growing season so probably no need to risk transplant shock with your melons. Just put the seeds in the ground once the soil has warmed up, IMHO.

 

[Qew]

Hi gang. I did get to see a bit of the aurora borealis last night. Again, not much color visible to me, but the sky was crystal clear and there were tons of stars showing, which is amazing by itself. For me, there was a low section of light green with finger like projections stretching upward, but still low in the sky, if that makes any sense. I'm really glad Sandy let us know, I would have totally missed it if she had not posted. Thanks again Sandy! I sat for quite a while watching and pondering and just enjoying it all.

There are pics that people sent in from locations in Michigan here: Northern lights aglow in Michigan The one that is split into 4 shots, the bottom left, under the goal post pic, is sort of like what I saw here. My green was not so neon, but still well worth seeing. Also, the second to last pic, by Mark Tarello, his shows those fingers really well....you have to imagine them appearing and sort of growing up out of the green, then fading, lots of subtle movement.

 

[Tritium]

That's a pretty long growing season so probably no need to risk transplant shock with your melons. Just put the seeds in the ground once the soil has warmed up, IMHO.

I have the Jiffy pots!
During this time we harvest 50 times lol. Melons during the summer only.
Tomato, cucumber etc plants will be ready in a month. If that's what growing season means.

 

[cindycated]

Spooky!
I've seen so many end-of-the-world/alien-invasion type sci-fi movies that it probably would've freaked me out!

And yes Lizzie, zombies eat....PEOPLE!

 

[celticluvr]

Hi everyone!

Lizzie, I finished with Gramma's things a while back. The rest is for my mom to go through.

I am so loving the spring weather.... Shorts and a tank top for me again!!! I have to clean out my firepit and maybe make it a little wider. I also need to move my dog pens, clean the dog houses (pee euww!), and give the dogs a bath.

 

[SandySu]

Q, I'm so glad that my post alerted you and that you were able to see the aurora!

 

[Renolizzie]

Spooky!
I've seen so many end-of-the-world/alien-invasion type sci-fi movies that it probably would've freaked me out!

And yes Lizzie, zombies eat....PEOPLE!

Run for your lives. LOL

Hi everyone!

Lizzie, I finished with Gramma's things a while back. The rest is for my mom to go through.

I am so loving the spring weather.... Shorts and a tank top for me again!!! I have to clean out my firepit and maybe make it a little wider. I also need to move my dog pens, clean the dog houses (pee euww!), and give the dogs a bath.

Nice to hear that you are done with that chore, Celt. Have fun cleaning the dog houses

Q, how cool is it that you got to see the Northern Lights. Wow.

Sorry you missed out, SandySu but maybe you can try for the Northern Lights again tonight.

 

[SandySu]

Lizzie, from what I can tell, it's even more overcast tonight than it was last night. Not many stars. I think this area is just not good for sky-watching. In fact, I think this should be our theme song:

 

[Renolizzie]

Good morning, Voltnics,

A chilly start this morning at 30 degrees but should be a nice day today. I heard a rumor it would be windy. Argh!

Trit, the growing season is the amount of time available for plants to grow. Our veggie garden growing season is May 15 through September 1st with a possibility of planting a couple of weeks earlier and frost early in September most years. We can plant peas sooner.

 

[SandySu]

I just got back from grooming Penny. It felt delightful at 32º F and bright sunshine. Her back foot/leg is almost normal. I didn't rub her leg and picked it up with no trouble, but she didn't lift it as high as the other one, and I didn't try to get it higher. Her toe was off the ground by several inches, which made it easier to clean that foot out thoroughly. I worried that I might be missing something in the deep crevices on either side of her frog and she might get thrush, but everything looked good.

Penny is shedding! I have horsehair all over my pants now. I'm sure it'll be in the laundry next time I do it. She's not shedding on her back, sides, and top of her rump where the blanket covers. I think the hair is packed down from the blanket too much. And she does have Cushing's, so her hair is slower to come loose than a normal horse's.

 

[awsum140]

We started out at 22 this morning but it's up to 48 right now with lots of sun. Tomorrow it's supposed to snow most of the day, wet, slushy, messy, March snow that should be gone by noon on Saturday. We were just getting used to dry ground and now it'll be a quagmire yet again. The flowers and trees are starting to show signs of buds so real Spring can't be all that far off, I hope.

 

[Semiretired]

It felt delightful at 32º F and bright sunshine.

Sandy, you do realize that you just said that 32 degrees was delightful (brrrrrr) - now the bright sunshine - I like - all day rain here...

 

[SandySu]

Sandy, you do realize that you just said that 32 degrees was delightful (brrrrrr) - now the bright sunshine - I like - all day rain here...

Compared to the horrible cold we had all winter, 32 feels great!

 

[rave]

They taste better that way...

That's right. You can only eat green M&M's with fellow green M&M's, and blue with blue, etc. 'Course - when I'm jonesing for a chocolate fix, that ideal can fall apart right quick!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7HTQai7Wwg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1bpafUsP7Y

That's hilarious!! However, it's not nearly as fun when a machine does the sorting for you. For some reason, I find sorting to be cathartic.

Good night, folks. I might check in after this, but maybe not till tomorrow morning.

On my walk the other day, I saw a hawk circling. I'm not sure what kind it is. We have a lot of hawks around here, and I think they're mostly this kind. Maybe a red-tailed hawk?

Yup - it's a red tailed hawk.

I just found out that we might be able to see the aurora borealis (northern lights) farther south than usual tonight and maybe some subsequent nights. They say it might be seen as far south as Maryland in the East, but not that far south in the West. Still, if your sky is clear, look for it. I'll try to see it.

Who here has seen the northern lights? Where were you? Tell us the story.

The first time I saw them, I was a very small child. My parents had been out somewhere visiting, and on the drive home, I fell asleep in the backseat of the car. Somewhere way out in the country, pitch-dark, my parents pulled over and woke me to see them. We sat in the car for a while watching this magical light show. We lived in Philadelphia then, so it was somewhere in that vicinity.

Then, the summer of 1958, I was staying at a farm just a little south of Rochester, NY. Every morning at 4 am, I got up to help milk the cows. On this particular morning, I noticed that the walk to the barn from the house was not as dark as usual. But that might have been a full moon. I didn't think too much of it. We were milking the cows when the farmer called me to the back doorway of the barn. There were the northern lights, and it was a good show, too. The white flames leapt from the horizon up to the center of the sky. They flickered and wavered. I ran back to help with the milikng but kept checking that back door and watching the northern lights. They went on till dawn faded them out.

We are only a bit south of Rochester -- it's about 75 miles northwest -- so maybe they'll appear here if they did there and in Philadelphia. I assume those times were also times when they were more visible than usual. I'd love to see them again.

Great story and that's a moment in time that you'll always have to cherish. The first time that I saw the Northern Lights it was via a hotel window in Minneapolis when I was there for a show. It was lovely, but diminished by the city lights. The best time was when they dipped down into our latitude when I lived in the far suburbs of Chicago. We were in a lonely village in the middle of nowhere and so there were no real "city" lights. My late husband, my daughter and I laid down in the snow to watch the green swirls interspersed with wisps of red. That was my memory that I'll always cherish.

Hi gang. I did get to see a bit of the aurora borealis last night. Again, not much color visible to me, but the sky was crystal clear and there were tons of stars showing, which is amazing by itself. For me, there was a low section of light green with finger like projections stretching upward, but still low in the sky, if that makes any sense. I'm really glad Sandy let us know, I would have totally missed it if she had not posted. Thanks again Sandy! I sat for quite a while watching and pondering and just enjoying it all.

There are pics that people sent in from locations in Michigan here: Northern lights aglow in Michigan The one that is split into 4 shots, the bottom left, under the goal post pic, is sort of like what I saw here. My green was not so neon, but still well worth seeing. Also, the second to last pic, by Mark Tarello, his shows those fingers really well....you have to imagine them appearing and sort of growing up out of the green, then fading, lots of subtle movement.

I'm so glad that you got to see it!!

*****

It's doing the rain thing here. Not terribly cold as it has been not so long ago, but there's a damp chill. But today .... I spotted two purple crocuses in my yard. They're too scared to open yet, but gimme a sunny day and they'll open for me. Just to torment me, my BF who lives 45 minutes or so South of me, held the phone to his open window so that I could hear the cacophony of the spring peepers. Spring has sprung, it just doesn't know it here yet. We had one beautiful day and that was the day that Terry and I went out shooting. That felt like springtime!

 

[rave]

I know - I've been gone awhile. Sometimes I get pulled down when everyone in my tiny sphere of non-online contacts is down in the dumpster of life. It's nearly impossible for me to insulate myself from that, and I get pulled down too. To top it off, I've been unable to have any time to myself. My future daughter in law is off work from a shoulder injury, and she's always "around". My psyche doesn't handle constant human contact well and I tend to withdraw. To make matters worse, her father will be arriving for the weekend tomorrow. :8-o: Calgon ... take me away!!

 

[tmcase]

Ah Rave...I'm sorry things aren't going so good.

 

[rave]

Ah Rave...I'm sorry things aren't going so good.

Well Terry, thanks, but having you here for a coupla days was great. We had a blast (pun intended and referring to our mass ammo usage). Too bad I couldn't get you to talk or laugh very much. ;-)

*******

I got a new toy because of my MS to prevent me from burnin' the hide off of my fingers. My fingers have very little sensation - especially on the business side of them. When I want to feel things or test the temperature of something, I usually use the upper side of my fingers. That having been said, I've had a few accidents with running water. This screws onto your faucet and has a sensor that measures the relative temperature. A turbine provides the electricity to light L.E.D.'s to relay that information.

Blue - Cold water



Green - Neutral water



Orange - Means you're pushing your luck



Red - Scalding



Now ... how cool is that?! Another pun intended.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Rve, a fun toy for everyone, but I know that you are very grateful!! Yes-- a sleepless night-- I broke my caffeine rule. X

 

[Semiretired]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Rave, that is a neat device (notice I did not say cool). Kind of would not mind having one myself. Sorry you are having rough days - this group is always here for you to talk it out and to cheer you up when you need it - you know that...