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[Stehle]

Good morning! Just another beautiful day in paradise the way I see it.
Rain (which we need) or no rain. Just nice to be breathing.

It was a bit quieter last night here, I may know why...

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hola ..

I think I spent way to much time working in the yard yesterday .. my indoor weather station said it was 92o and the transmitter is in the shade .. although I tried to stay hydrated, took breaks and sprayed myself with the hose periodically, today I just feel whipped and drained ..

Full sun temp had to be 95 or more, and the heat index was apparently over 100o .. I was out there, off and on, from 10 AM till 3 PM .. trimming shrubbery / weed whacking / mowing a piece of the yard I had not finished the day before / spraying weed killer ..

My head and shoulders are pretty red ..

On the flip side, the yard looks pretty durn good ..

 

[Uncle Willie]

Yep, that's usually the case with rain here too.

Oh, forgot to mention. We had a visitor at our bird feeder here yesterday morning.

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I lost count of how many of these vermin I've trapped over the last few years .. but they got the message and don't seem to come around much anymore .. I do also think that the lack of as much easy to get food as there used to be, pre-Pandemic, has driven more of these and others into neighborhoods ..

I came home the other day to a fawn happily nibbling away at my hostas .. not 10 feet away when I got out of the truck and still, essentially, ignored me ..

In my experience, it's a bit rare to see a raccoon out in broad daylight .. it must have been really hungry ..

 

[rosesense]

I lost count of how many of these vermin I've trapped over the last few years .. but they got the message and don't seem to come around much anymore .. I do also think that the lack of as much easy to get food as there used to be, pre-Pandemic, has driven more of these and others into neighborhoods ..

I came home the other day to a fawn happily nibbling away at my hostas .. not 10 feet away when I got out of the truck and still, essentially, ignored me ..

In my experience, it's a bit rare to see a raccoon out in broad daylight .. it must have been really hungry ..

I used to get a regular raccoon visitor in the daytime. Of course, the best ever was my story of the nighttime dwarf visitors that I shall not repeat and bore you all to death.

 

[Flowersoul]

Good afternoon!

Good morning. It's another hot one with T-storms called for later today. Looks like the forecast has changed and they're calling for T-storms every day for the next week. 2 days ago there wasn't much rain forecast at all. So the big question still is, to water or not????

Yep, we're expecting rain just about every day this week. It was fertilizing day here, so went ahead and got that done......at least the rain will help absorb the nutrients...I hope.

As I'm typing, I'm hearing thunder, and the slight breeze we had earlier is now getting to be a slight wind.......ah well, there is always reading to be enjoyed.

 

[Janet H]

Good morning. Finally got some needed rain last night. The lawns were looking crispy so this will help a lot. Still looks like it could rain any minute.

I lost count of how many of these vermin I've trapped over the last few years .. but they got the message and don't seem to come around much anymore .. I do also think that the lack of as much easy to get food as there used to be, pre-Pandemic, has driven more of these and others into neighborhoods ..

I came home the other day to a fawn happily nibbling away at my hostas .. not 10 feet away when I got out of the truck and still, essentially, ignored me ..

In my experience, it's a bit rare to see a raccoon out in broad daylight .. it must have been really hungry ..

It was just after sunrise when Rocky showed up. They've never shown up during the day around here. The deer however, could show up at any time. We usually have 3 fawns every Spring. When they're really young the doe will leave them in the tall grass to go off and eat and those little critters just lay there so still, even with Mike driving right up to them on his lawn tractor. At other times they'll come strolling around the yard with not much care about us being right out there with them. The best times are when the fawns decide to chase each other, racing around like lightning while the parents just stand there, probably thinking, "just look at those damn fool kids!"

I used to get a regular raccoon visitor in the daytime. Of course, the best ever was my story of the nighttime dwarf visitors that I shall not repeat and bore you all to death.

Ok, but you at least have to tell us what a nighttime dwarf is!

 

[rosesense]

Ok, but you at least have to tell us what a nighttime dwarf is!

Raccoons that my son thought were Little People trying to get into the hot tub one night. They were thirsty, apparently.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Raccoons that my son thought were Little People trying to get into the hot tub one night. They were thirsty, apparently.

Here is more about raccoons:

 

[oldbroad]

Good morning friends..

Going shopping pretty soon...my 2nd excursion out n about in about two months...

The temp. here has been in the 90's for way too long! I lover putzing around in my flower gardens...but I have to wait till at least very late afternoon or very early morning...and I'm NOT a morning person! and if I don't water in the morning i have to do it late afternoon.

Now, I love the summertime....but this summer is too much for this ole bod!!!

I know, I know...never satisfied!

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, loungers.

Gosh, must be the day for shopping, we'll be heading out later as well. Happily, our temps have been a tad below average, unhappily not much rain.

I used to get a regular raccoon visitor in the daytime. Of course, the best ever was my story of the nighttime dwarf visitors that I shall not repeat and bore you all to death.

We've been feeding a stray cat for some time now, semi-feral but getting used to us. But we can't feed him after dark, or either the local racoons or opossums will get it all. The deer don't usually come up on the deck, and they prefer the roses, anyway.

 

[Anise]

Good morning everyone!

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hola ..

Ringo at 80 .. my, my, how time flies ..

Read and Watch Our New Ringo Starr Interview on His 80th Birthday

 

[Uncle Willie]

I very much clearly remember that night, in the Winter of '64, when me and probably a good portion of the rest of America were glued to the 'Ed Suliivan Show' watching the 'mop tops' make their USA debut on the tube ..

It was a black and white TV, with rabbit ears, the cable of the times ..

Guys wanted to be them, Girls wanted to be with them ..

The Country was still recovering from the murder of JFK .. Camelot had been lost, as well as a piece of our innocence .. the Counterculture was still being birthed .. the Civil Rights movement was on .. Women's Rights .. the old idea of the 'American Dream' was changing .. Environmentalism began to take hold .. Hollywood changed as well, 'Bonnie and Clyde', 'The Graduate', 'The Wild Bunch', 'Easy Rider', 'Cool Hand Luke' .. the time was just a Cultural Touchstone on so many levels .. neglected constituencies came to the front, breaking free from the orthodoxy, struggling to create a more inclusive and tolerant social landscape .. in retrospect, I don't know if it was a failure or a success ..

It's been now, around 56 years since that 'Ed Sullivan Show' .. the young have become the older, the Elders of this giant Tribe we call America .. "Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss" ..

'The Beatles' defined those years, and they evolved with the times .. for me, they were somehow a ray of sunshine in what was otherwise sometimes a fairly bleak view ..

I don't think we'll ever see another Era like those long ago days .. yet, I think folks forget that demonstrations and resistance is nothing new ..

'Bookends', indeed ..

 

[DavidOck]

in retrospect, I don't know if it was a failure or a success ..

Imo, a partial success. Without the starts we made, back then, well, we might see all the "kids" trying to start that now.

It does take some time to change generational attitudes, doesn't happen with just one try.

And, well, this country STARTED with demonstrations and riots.

 

[Janet H]

Good morning. Gonna be a sultry one today. Not good weather for moving. We had the 2 boys for 2 days while their parents were moving into their new house. They packed up everything and then had 4 guys move them so it meant Brian was doing a lot of the work also. Poor guy loves the snow and cold and there he was, sweating in 90+ degrees with similar humidity. There was very little relief in the house. With all the doors open the AC couldn't cool anything down. We were so happy to come home to peace and quiet and a cool house! Today is going to have to be a lazy day so we can recuperate.

So, now I know how to get rid of the squirrels!! Adopt a fox!! This morning while putting out the suet a fox chased a squirrel across the back yard until the squirrel ran up the tree. The fox took it's time returning to the trees, keeping his eye on me, but it was a good 1-1/2 hrs before any squirrels showed up on the deck.

 

[Flowersoul]

Good morning!

Again, not much going on here today except for my usual routine which is a good one.

A lot of my time is spent in meetings with podcasts.

Almost time to make juice again. I make quite a bit, since I make it also for a friend, but methinks it can wait another couple of days.

Hope you all stay cool and comfortable and please stay safe!

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, loungers.

In spite of heat waves nearly everywhere, we're still (again?) running a bit below average. Supposed to warm up for the weekend to come, but only to average, so we're happy

 

[Anise]

Good morning everyone!! I'm going to get my eye injected again today. I should also find out about surgery. I have a ton of questions before I let them operate on my eye even if it is already blind.

 

[Uncle]

@Anise . . .

GOOD VIBES & POSITIVE HEALTHY THOUGHTS

. . . being sent your way ! ! !


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[FranC]

Trump is coming to NH for a rally today. Our governor (Republican) will greet the President, but he's not going to the rally.