COLD DARK ROOM

EllieMay

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Good morning and thanks for the mother’s day wishes! I got up early and then went back to bed.. Cinder and I are snuggling while having coffee at the moment.. I’ve got to “seal” Torettos pool today.. the water is seeping out.. not really any other big plans:)
 

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Good morning and thanks for the mother’s day wishes! I got up early and then went back to bed.. Cinder and I are snuggling while having coffee at the moment.. I’ve got to “seal” Torettos pool today.. the water is seeping out.. not really any other big plans:)

Enjoy! Nice n sunny here today, but another cold icy start. Front water fountain had ice on the edges even though it was on & flowing.
 

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Happy Mother’s Day to those of you who celebrate it today. Ours, a church festival, was on March 22nd :)

Today started warm and JoesDad and I went for our walk in shirt sleeves, but by lunchtime the wind got up and now it is just plain cold and windy with a hint of drizzle.

JoesDad and I are supposed to be in the Shetland Island s for the next week so I made Scotch Broth for lunch which was excellent and we are having Haggis, neeps and tatties for dinner with Clootie Pudding for dessert. Comfort food!
 

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THis is my weekend to work and of course it is beautiful in RVA. Wife is playing tennis all afternoon since Henrico County put the nets back up! Anyway here is a nice butt shot enjoy Mother's Day Y'all!View attachment 294029

Enjoy.! Maryland is loosening the reigns more as well. Parks, beaches, marinas all can be operational. Unfortunately the number of cases/deaths is on the rise. ? Doubly concerning is that our county - Prince George’s - is the highest in all of Maryland.
 

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I called my sis to see if I could post this picture...she must be outside playing with Misty...so moderators...do what you will...this was a gift to me...the book is about today's manners...(one of my problems)...and it is the funniest thing I have read it years...I highly reccommend it....004.JPG
 

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Happy mom's day to all!? I loved having my kids and friends around today. It was nice. But really I've spent a lot of the day watching Arrow swim better then the day I brought him home. I don't understand what I did right or wrong but I'm so glad it worked.
 

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EllieMay

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Enjoy.! Maryland is loosening the reigns more as well. Parks, beaches, marinas all can be operational. Unfortunately the number of cases/deaths is on the rise. ? Doubly concerning is that our county - Prince George’s - is the highest in all of Maryland.
Stay safe! I have feared that the cold and the lifting of restrictions would bring about another wave..
 

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I hope everyone enjoyed their day today... I cleaned.. inside and outside.. resealed Torettos pool as planned. I will put water in tomorrow and see if it holds.. hubby sent me a nice arrangement of stargazers and roses.. children all were thoughtful .. And my sister brought a hibiscus tree for the torties..we enjoyed the outdoors and it’s been calm and peaceful... I’m now in the recliner with a lap full of dog and son... enjoying a nice vodka and juice to finish the day out..
 

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Still unseasonably cold! My plants are asking for pants, gloves n shoes! Poor hummingbirds are living at our hummer feeders! The birds went through an entire suet cake in one day. The “Spring” peepers are back in the mud.

I’m going to change the name of my sunflowers ?? to frostyflowers ?⛄️❄️☃️
 

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Stay safe! I have feared that the cold and the lifting of restrictions would bring about another wave..
Yes and here in Ohio they are opening up. The problem is many of my family members have asthma and most are high high risk in some way. Another problem is the way some big businesses have been operating all through this. One I know of has been bringing in people from New York to stay operational. And working alongside my other daughter in law that has asthma. How they got through the so called order of essential work is a real question in my mind also. I did hear though I'm not wasting my time sewing masks. The cloth ones are 99% effective for allergies. The manufactured ones make me sick but the cloth ones don't.
 

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Good evenooning all.

I started back at the rescue today.It was insanely busy: 17 magpies of varying sizes, sparrows, starlings, blackbirds, dunnocks, 2 blue ****, a mistle thrush, a greenfinch, a great spotted woodpecker... and that was just in my room.

I am taking Daughter next week. We can’t have two volunteers in a room unless they live together. Having her there would mean there was more chance of getting the cleaning done properly. She can learn to feed easy stuff like magpies and I will have more time to spend with the tiddlers like the bluetit I photographed below.

Hungry baby starlings:

Blue tt a few days old
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Nestling magpies
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And Daughter baked a Strawberry Shortcake while I was out. My waistline isn’t going to cope with her boredom ?
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EllieMay

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Good evenooning all.

I started back at the rescue today.It was insanely busy: 17 magpies of varying sizes, sparrows, starlings, blackbirds, dunnocks, 2 blue ****, a mistle thrush, a greenfinch, a great spotted woodpecker... and that was just in my room.

I am taking Daughter next week. We can’t have two volunteers in a room unless they live together. Having her there would mean there was more chance of getting the cleaning done properly. She can learn to feed easy stuff like magpies and I will have more time to spend with the tiddlers like the bluetit I photographed below.

Hungry baby starlings:

Blue tt a few days old
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Nestling magpies
View attachment 294147
And Daughter baked a Strawberry Shortcake while I was out. My waistline isn’t going to cope with her boredom ?
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I’d really like to borrow your daughter ;-)))
 

Cathie G

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Good evenooning all.

I started back at the rescue today.It was insanely busy: 17 magpies of varying sizes, sparrows, starlings, blackbirds, dunnocks, 2 blue ****, a mistle thrush, a greenfinch, a great spotted woodpecker... and that was just in my room.

I am taking Daughter next week. We can’t have two volunteers in a room unless they live together. Having her there would mean there was more chance of getting the cleaning done properly. She can learn to feed easy stuff like magpies and I will have more time to spend with the tiddlers like the bluetit I photographed below.

Hungry baby starlings:

Blue tt a few days old
View attachment 294146
Nestling magpies
View attachment 294147
And Daughter baked a Strawberry Shortcake while I was out. My waistline isn’t going to cope with her boredom ?
View attachment 294148
Wonderful. All of it...Now you have me hungry for strawberry shortcake too.☺
 

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