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SandySu

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Why in heavens name do fish only bite at O'Dark thirty. I will never figure that out. I go kayak fishing on nice warm sunny days and don't catch much. I guess I gotta go kayak fishing at midnight to catch anything. NOT!

Could it be something like that's when they're hungry, and later in the day they sleep off their meal?
 

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Our lodge had a booth for a Child Identification Program today, and I sent two people to Smokless Image to get started. They stopped by the booth to get their children set up with ID CDs containing pictures names addresses, full descriptions, finger prints and a dna swab (The parents keep these in a safe place just in case they come up missing they can provide police with the CD.) Anyway, two fathers who previously quit smoking ask me about my KTS GG Clone and we discussed personal vaporizers while their kids got processed. Both still can't get over the urge to smoke, one after 6 months off analogs and the other after a year. I sent them to SI to get an X2, blank cartos and to EC Blends to get some juice without nic. We discussed the whole gambit of devices and vaping for about 1/2 hour. Same thing happened to me on the cruise. Lots of interest from current and ex-smokers.
 

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I'm here. It was such a beautiful spring day that I bet everyone went out to enjoy it. I know I did. I went to Taughannock State Park, which is nearby, to walk up to the big waterfall. Of course, I took my camera with me, but I focused on stuff that you don't usually on the first visit. People always take a picture of the big waterfall, and I've done that. I've even posted some photos of it before. So this time, I took a close-up of the top of the fall.



The water was full from all the recent spring rain, though we haven't had any in the last several days. It's been bliss with sunshine and warm temperatures! But here's a section of one of the smaller falls, where you can really get an idea of the rushing water.



Here's a quieter section with the obligatory little boys with sticks. I've often thought how it's genetically encoded in small male children to find a stick and use it. Must be a holdover from caveman days or something.



At the upper edge of the gorge, there was a tree blooming. Too far away to say what kind of fruit tree it is.



And another shot of the lip of the gorge.



After walking up to the falls and back, I crossed the road to the section on the lakeshore. This is Cayuga Lake, which the Taughannock Creek flows into.



There was a tree blooming with pink star magnolias! I have only seen the white ones till now.



So that's what I did today, and I hope you enjoyed sharing my walk.
 

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Good Morning, Volties.

Have some Komodo Dragon coffee.

Good job, Wabbit. Keep those converts to ecigs coming to the bright side:)

We had a wonderful time yesterday. The weather was perfect. The fishing was poor. We had a great time:) The other couple was a lot of fun and we had a lot in common. No cooking and no dishes. What a day.

SandySu - What a wonderful walk you had.
 

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Good Morning, Volties.

Have some Komodo Dragon coffee.

Good job, Wabbit. Keep those converts to ecigs coming to the bright side:)

We had a wonderful time yesterday. The weather was perfect. The fishing was poor. We had a great time:) The other couple was a lot of fun and we had a lot in common. No cooking and no dishes. What a day.

SandySu - What a wonderful walk you had.

I'm sorry you didn't catch any fish, but it sounds like fun anyway. Did you go out in a boat? I've often thought being in the boat was good enough, even if I didn't catch anything. I was never too fond of catching fish, anyway. Yes, it was exciting to catch one, but I felt sorry for them, too. Fresh fish is wonderful to eat, though. Store-bought fish just can't compare.

Pretty soon, I'll be heading off to the barn for another ride. I'll spend some time grooming Penny while she grazes after the ride, too. I'll do a quick grooming beforehand, but I don't want to hold everyone up with one of my long grooming sessions, so I'll do that afterward. We're still having lovely spring weather. It's supposed to go up to 70 today. Tonight, rain will arrive, so we'll be back to our normal weather soon, I guess. I'm glad I got out and enjoyed this while it lasted. We don't get enough sunny days that they can be wasted.
 

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Enjoy your ride and post-ride grooming session with Penny.

I feel the same way about not wasting good days. If it isn't too hot, it is too cold and if it isn't any of those it is too windy so every nice day is a chance to enjoy being outside. I'm thinking I should get the little horse into the cart and take a little drive:)

I'm still weeding the yard. Hubby is rototilling and finishing the fence repair. I think he has some welding to do on the horse trailer.

Have a wonderful spring day, folks.
 

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Good morning volties. Sorry I haven't been around much. I haven't been in the mood to post. Allstate is making me jump through major hoops to get my claim rolling. I've been running around town trying to get receipts and finding the stuff I ordered on line. It has been quite the hassle. Lesson learned - always save your receipts for anything over $100.00 for your insurance agency. I'm going to start scanning my receipts in and saving it to a USB drive and hide it in the house!

What really irks me is the adjuster is demanding I give her serial numbers on my race bikes that were purchased over 10 years ago. I emailed the companies I purchased them from in the hopes I registered the bikes with them and they still have the records. The shop where I bought them is no longer open. Those bikes together were close to 10K when I purchased them! I have photos of me at various races on them, so hopefully that will suffice for proof of ownership.

I'm off to take Whisper to the park then get a few things done around the house. Hope everyone has a great day!
 

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Heyo.
I went for a ride (short) yesterday with a new horse (female) and roulis (the poofy nose) on the mountains.
Roulis was always with one ear behind to see what's going on with the female and sometimes "danced" lol but he's a good horse always obeys.
The new horse was never ridden before and my boss trained her for a friend. Looks nice anyway.

I also prevented a suicide yesterday (at least i helped others lol) with the cybercrime agency here in Greece.
On our forum some guy told us about it and we tracked him with his IP, he will probably receive medical help but now he denies it all.
 

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Heyo.
I went for a ride (short) yesterday with a new horse (female) and roulis (the poofy nose) on the mountains.
Roulis was always with one ear behind to see what's going on with the female and sometimes "danced" lol but he's a good horse always obeys.
The new horse was never ridden before and my boss trained her for a friend. Looks nice anyway.

I also prevented a suicide yesterday (at least i helped others lol) with the cybercrime agency here in Greece.
On our forum some guy told us about it and we tracked him with his IP, he will probably receive medical help but now he denies it all.

I've been riding, too, Kon. Last week, I rode for the first time since the accident. The barn owner's son took some photos, but she was really busy and didn't have time to get them to me till now, so here's a week-old photo of me on Penny. We were cantering here, which is why her mane is blowing back.



Kudos for helping to save a life! Way to go!
 

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You look good! You also look happy :)
Is it cold there? I was sweating on my head, don't know if it was because of the helmet.
I see you have a whip like i did but with the new horse it just follows voice commands.

Thanks for the compliment, Kon. I was happy. I was nervous till I got on Penny, and then I just relaxed and rode. I'm so happy spring is finally here, and I can ride again. It was still sort of cold last week, but today I rode with no coat, just a flannel shirt over a T-shirt, and even that was a little too warm. Not sweating under the helmet time yet, but we'll be there soon. The kind with the vents (see the slits in mine?) help keep your head a little cooler, but still, they can be hot in summer. It's worth it to avoid brain damage, though. More often than protecting my head in a fall, my helmet has protected my head from branches that would poke me. It's amazing how often it has done its duty there. Penny tends to be lazy, and sometimes she'll ignore my leg and need a reminder from the whip. I like to carry it even if I don't use it, because when I leave it home, that's just when I need it most. She probably knows I don't have it at those times and takes advantage.

Since I got back from the barn, the sky has turned gray, the wind came up, and it looks like it might rain. I guess the lovely weather we had is over for a little while. I was amazed it lasted as long as it did!
 

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Sounds like you had a good day, SandySu.

I even wear a helmet to drive little Wiseguy. I need all the brains I have left. My mind may not be a steel trap but I need it to work most of the time:)

The wind came up here a bit and I am still zonked. Hubby really stubbed his toe bad. Like maybe broken although I think it is just black and blue. He still managed to rototil and fix the back fence. I guess I better do a good job on his leftovers since he probably deserves a good dinner:)

Tail - Sounds like they are making you work hard to get the money from you claim. You poor thing.
 
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Kudos, Konstantine! It's not every day you get to potentially save a life.

Sandy, looks like you had fun and relaxed.

I agree, avoiding dain bramage is very important!

Been a busy weekend. We took Bo to a pet fair yesterday. Lots of other doggies that he wanted to play with but people seem put off by his size, and he was the biggest dog there without question. He got a vanilla ice cream with peanut butter covering treat, then waited for me to give him my vanilla cone (fat chance he stood!).

Today I was busy outside, mowing, weeding, planting, watering and other tasks. Then it was time for steaks, on the grill. Right now, I'm pooped, finishing my coffee and headed for the shower.

I've also been cutting that hole in the basement floor and my plan seems to be working really well, although a little slowly. The hole is clean and nice and round, so far, and I may get to finish it tomorrow after Bo gets his grooming.
 

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To say good night with a picture, I'll post another of Penny & me from last Sunday. Have a nice week, everyone. It started raining lightly here a little while ago, so I guess my activities will be indoors for a while till the next spurt of sunshine. I may grumble about the rain, but look at all the lovely green grass.

 

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To say good night with a picture, I'll post another of Penny & me from last Sunday. Have a nice week, everyone. It started raining lightly here a little while ago, so I guess my activities will be indoors for a while till the next spurt of sunshine. I may grumble about the rain, but look at all the lovely green grass.


Wiseguy says Penny is one fine looking horsey:)

Yeah, I wish it would rain just a little more often here. It's so dry and barren. On the other hand, we don't get much snow and we have lots of sunshine,
 
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