COLD DARK ROOM

[Maggie3fan]

In the PNW the powers that be have created an actual disease called...S.A.D...Season Affective Disorder. I use colored pencils to color, as something that's relaxing and I have a UVB bulb in the light at my desk. I figure if it's good for our tortoises, why wouldn't it work for us? In my life I need painkillers, but I have a problem with addiction, so in early August I withdrew from them. And now months later...my pain is not as bad as it was...go figure. I got a kitten and I'm not zeroed out on drugs. I have a lot to be grateful for and I try and concentrate on gratitude. Depression for me happens once in a while, not often....but anger is a constant. Big heavy pissed off...
check thus out...the full moon was beautiful thru the trees, so I ran out to take a picture well that didn't work...but check this out...there was no fog any place but hovering over my deck...it was about 2 am and this fog was warm...and made me feel creepy. I looked for Ed's thread about ghosts and couldn't find it but this was very creepy. You can just barely see Bob's shed...

 

[Maggie3fan]

Oh and for me depression is chased away by stuff like this...Little Bit is sound asleep in Smokey's bed, and he's showing off his white patch...if he didn't already know his name, I'd name him patch...
see, ya'll smiled at this didn't ya???!

 

[Cathie G]

Neg covid test this morning..... Ta Da! Of course I hadn't tested since last Thurs when it was still +.

Maybe I can be done with that now and forever?

Hear me out on this......"natural immunity" has prevented me from getting sick for decades, maybe this was just my body's way of putting covid on the list of things I'm immune to? Come on, it could be true? LOL

We all need something to hang on to.....I'm comfortable with the above!

LOL


Hey Mark, are you at Rt50 Smithsonian or Suitland Rd? We built the Rt 50/301 location when we built the Restoration facility for the artifacts for the Holocaust Museum years ago.

When we interviewed with the Board for the Technical aspect, I recognized one of the Board members from the General Contractor world and instead of letting them fire away at me, I asked THEM a bunch of technical questions about the design parameters and found math errors in the calcs.....& we were selected! LOL "Baffle 'em with BS" works sometimes!

They still have the Ironclad over there or is it in Va Beach now??

enjoy the day guys

My doctor said I don't need the boosters because I've had covid then later went ahead and got the original vaccination. Even though I made sure it was the Johnson and Johnson and all of them know that. He actually tested himself for immunity and came to that conclusion. I'm sure if things change he'll let me know.

 

[Cathie G]

Oh and for me depression is chased away by stuff like this...Little Bit is sound asleep in Smokey's bed, and he's showing off his white patch...if he didn't already know his name, I'd name him patch...View attachment 353287
see, ya'll smiled at this didn't ya???!

Yep I smiled. I've thought about getting a kitten for Dilly and Razberri because it makes them play instead of laying around bored stiff with me

 

[Cathie G]

Nope, no photoshopping here. Camera sits about 10 ft from where that fox was eating his chicken dinner. That’s actually a a screenshot from the 20 second video that i have set. 51 20 second videos & a few good shots captured.

Campark camera is on it's way. I went ahead and did the little card reader and SD card. Thanks for your advice. This should be fun. And I can maybe use the reader with another device I have also that will write CDs from my SD cards if the 2 will connect. It's worth a try.

 

[jeff kushner]

Mags, you mean it's NOT like they portrayed in the ld TV show; Here Come The Brides? LOL Yeah you guys and the UK have the same Marine Climates, depending on where you are. It sure is beautiful country though!

I don't talk much b/c it became controversial but I got my shots and 1st booster back when.......but as the efficacy becomes apparent, I agree.....no point in taking more. I'm not joining the ranks of the "booster every 2 mos" group. They should provide an interesting picture in 5 years though, God bless 'em.



"Cats" are what single dateable women have, I was forced by other habits to tolerate them about as much as most of them could tolerate having me around for a while! "She likes you, she never likes any man" became the norm. LOL I used to wonder how many "men" that cat saw??

He's a sick man.....but don't tell anyone....cause he's harmless.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Some bird activity. Here’s a Red-Bellied Woodpecker stealing some seed and one of his buddies.





And Mr Blue Jay too.

 

[Cathie G]

Some bird activity. Here’s a Red-Bellied Woodpecker stealing some seed and one of his buddies.

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And Mr Blue Jay too.

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Is that the kinda pictures I'll get soon!wow and yep the same kind of woodpecker has been hanging around here

 

[Lyn W]

My doctor said I don't need the boosters because I've had covid then later went ahead and got the original vaccination. Even though I made sure it was the Johnson and Johnson and all of them know that. He actually tested himself for immunity and came to that conclusion. I'm sure if things change he'll let me know.

I don't think the jabs stop you having covid they just make the symptoms much milder and reduce the need for hospitalization, at least that was my experience last summer. I think that having had it and the boosters I am more resistant to the bug now. There is another variant from China doing the rounds now which I hope the vaccines will fight off.

 

[Lyn W]

Good afternoon/evening,
We are having a real battering today with heavy rain and winds over 50 mph which will continue through the night. It will be a sleepless night for me as I wait in trepidation to see if the old lean too can stand its ground. At least it's practically empty now.

I've not been out today in this wet weather. I had a soaking when I filled the bird feeder earlier so I've taken Lola's advice and stayed indoors.

I hope the weather is being kinder to you and your all having a good day.

 

[Cathie G]

I don't think the jabs stop you having covid they just make the symptoms much milder and reduce the need for hospitalization, at least that was my experience last summer. I think that having had it and the boosters I am more resistant to the bug now. There is another variant from China doing the rounds now which I hope the vaccines will fight off.

Well... I think that's what they were trying to achieve. I however got it before the vaccine came out and lived. My doctor did also because he was doing home visits for people like me. It was so funny when he did a home visit with Joe and me, an angel on Joe's mobile wrapped around his stethoscope and I wound up having to figure out how to get my doctor loose without cutting the thread. Our doctor wouldn't let me just cut it. I'm still laughing about that one.

 

[Cathie G]

Good afternoon/evening,
We are having a real battering today with heavy rain and winds over 50 mph which will continue through the night. It will be a sleepless night for me as I wait in trepidation to see if the old lean too can stand its ground. At least it's practically empty now.

I've not been out today in this wet weather. I had a soaking when I filled the bird feeder earlier so I've taken Lola's advice and stayed indoors.

I hope the weather is being kinder to you and your all having a good day.

 

[Maggie3fan]

Some bird activity. Here’s a Red-Bellied Woodpecker stealing some seed and one of his buddies.

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And Mr Blue Jay too.

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I was open mouthed looking at those pictures...We don't have any wild birds like that...we have "Scrub Jays" tho the schoolyard bullies.

 

[jeff kushner]

Why does this stuff happen to plumbers? I'm up so I go to make coffee.....no water!

I have a well & softener combination......I go downstairs at 2AM....yuck.

Well pump is fine, lots of pressure at the tank.....yet not a drop upstairs????


The Iron filter was in backwash but I thought I still got water when it did......but honestly, it does it at 2AM(scheduled) so I'm typically not running water at that time. I'll call the manufacturer this morning to find out.

Waters back on.....I did nothing.....strange!

Raining softly here and 40F...no snow....darn.

 

[Cathie G]

Why does this stuff happen to plumbers? I'm up so I go to make coffee.....no water!

I have a well & softener combination......I go downstairs at 2AM....yuck.

Well pump is fine, lots of pressure at the tank.....yet not a drop upstairs????


The Iron filter was in backwash but I thought I still got water when it did......but honestly, it does it at 2AM(scheduled) so I'm typically not running water at that time. I'll call the manufacturer this morning to find out.

Waters back on.....I did nothing.....strange!

Raining softly here and 40F...no snow....darn.

After my day, I'm thinking it's that kinda day. crappy!!! I ordered the trail cam and a couple of other items that will be nice for my hobby of animal pictures and couldn't track it. Ok did they get money and aren't going to deliver it? Or what! Come to find out my card won't do an out of the country order unless they verify it through me and it's still pending. I really hope I eventually get the order. They were selling fast.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Was out shadowing the feeding/maintenance on fish & diamond back turtle aquariums this afternoon.

Look at this cute little guy

 

[jeff kushner]

I hope that your camera shows up soon Ms Cathie. It's hard to get excited about 1 thing and have that be the thing that gets delayed...and we all know this was a cool thing for you.


Wow Mark! Have always though them thee most beautiful of all turtles...and I know the pic doesn't do it justice.


I'm headed over to the Nook this weekend.......ahhhhh NO WORK is scheduled for Superman....lol, he's still in recovery from the last time he was there! I told Kerry that I want to survey her existing wood shed for needed repairs. Those things are expensive and I think there's only a few minor trim boards that need to be re-screwed before we stain it again but I want to make sure. It's needed it since she moved in but it hadn't come on the radar till now.


Enjoy the day guys.....

 

[Maggie3fan]

Was out shadowing the feeding/maintenance on fish & diamond back turtle aquariums this afternoon.

Look at this cute little guy

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When I was first getting into chelonia I had huge hard black plastic dumpster bottoms, loaded w/common water turtles. Then I saw a photo like this one and I was hooked. I don't remember how I got them, but I got 2...so much beauty. I set them up in one of those bins outside, and I had everything they might need. They ate and were very active. I so much adored them. But after 6-maybe 8 months one got sick and despite Exotic Vet care she died. Darn it...So I recheck my set up, it's perfect. I don't remember what all happened but one day when I was with Y on a home check, I say..."what is brackish water". Holy sh*t!!! So about that time the second DBT started with the worst case of mouth rot the Vet and I have ever seen...to this day. Then a spot on her butt exploded and her body was breaking out in rot and abscesses and it was awful. Yet nobody who was helping me asked about my water. I had expensive Fluval canister filters. So...I found out the hard way...they absolutely need brackish water. They can live for a while in regular water, but it's not good or healthy. So it's really nice to see your's... how about some more photos of them?

 

[Maggie3fan]

In my defense...there wasn't Internet then...

 

[Cathie G]

I hope that your camera shows up soon Ms Cathie. It's hard to get excited about 1 thing and have that be the thing that gets delayed...and we all know this was a cool thing for you.


Wow Mark! Have always though them thee most beautiful of all turtles...and I know the pic doesn't do it justice.


I'm headed over to the Nook this weekend.......ahhhhh NO WORK is scheduled for Superman....lol, he's still in recovery from the last time he was there! I told Kerry that I want to survey her existing wood shed for needed repairs. Those things are expensive and I think there's only a few minor trim boards that need to be re-screwed before we stain it again but I want to make sure. It's needed it since she moved in but it hadn't come on the radar till now.


Enjoy the day guys.....

The camera is coming. Campark finally answered me. The fact that Mark recommended it kept me on the straight and narrow. And not tell them all off. Man that was hard I was afraid that the bank doing it's protection thing would keep me from getting it. That they would sell out and not send me one. I guess since the company is based in Hong Kong the bank wants you to verify. That's fine with me but it took all day yesterday for me to make sure I was going to get it.