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Sorry, I misunderstood KSav (see his comment below.) Item withdrawn. When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be...

@horseless carriage Can I send you some of my ties to go along with your colorful shirts? Don't laugh; I mean it. I have 3 dozen. @hollydolly You are darned right, they are from the 70ties. I still love them but get melancholic looking at them. 15 years ago, my PCP assured me that my PSA...

Left: My wife drove my older daughter 80 miles to LAX. At 10:50 pm (22:50 hours) my daughter left LAX on her 15 hour non-stop flight to Sydney. While working in Zhuhai/China (left white arrow) my daughter had some Aussie friends in the expat community who invited her to come for a visit. --...

All pictures taken 1 - 2 hours ago on our morning hike in coyote land. Left: Coyotes are solitary hunters, but this morning I saw a pack of four. Must have been a family with the cubs still hanging around. Right: What a beautiful owl. No wounds. Must have died of old age. The eyes and beak...

I don't know whether a discussion of causes that lead to a natural death belongs in this forum. If you disagree, then I would prefer a private message. I am merely bringing up this topic because much of our discussions are about health issues. Being just under 90, I noticed three items of...

Every morning at sunrise I am getting excited, "This is the day God has made for us." The first rays of the sun fill me with strength. Life is wonderful. This is the first day of the rest of my life. I am grateful for every day God grants me. Left: "Good Morning," neighborhood puppy...

Dear @hollydolly. As a German immigrant, American politics have always turned me off; but America has also tons of stuff that turn me on. We may not have a 50,000 horseshoe monument, but the Town Square of Jackson Hole in Wyoming has four elk antler arches, each consisting of over 2,000...

As seen on our today's morning walk. Left: Like tumble weeds, this flower seems to take its water from moist air; it blooms without any obvious water source in 100+ degrees. Right: Blue flowers are not very common in nature. The biggest surprise this morning were signs posted that 300 new...

My wife came back from her pilgrimage to Catholic Shrines in Eastern Canada. Sunrise is the best time of the day to go hiking...............................San Gabriel Mountains, 10,000 ft. Taking pictures opens your eyes to the wonders of nature...........Cactus flower with a bee.

Hiking with Otto and Heidi in early morning fog at 62 degrees. My 10-year old, almost 100 lbs. "Ross" can no longer go on long hikes. Bottom right: But Ross still comes with us on our evening walks, and even my older daughter joined us. She took the pix with an iPhone selfie. Very rare but...

Fruits are ripening in our garden but harvest time is a month away Oranges and lemons Persimmons Pomegranates and figs

Permit me to chip in my tuppence about women. When my wife and two daughters were about to kill each other and I tried to reestablish peace, then all three jumped at me and accused me for having caused the fight. They put through a meat grinder. That's when I learnt to keep my mouth shut and...

Temperatures in the Los Angeles area ranged today from Oxnard 69 on the left side, to 118 in the lower desert (Palm Springs) on the right side. We are living in the Inland Empire at 100 degrees, but at our house I measured 109 degrees today. The mountain resorts are cooler, like Wrightwood 82...

Hiking before it gets hot. The sun rises from behind the San Bernardino Mountains. We left at 6:00 and were back by 7:20 with the temperature being in the low sixties. A little bit hazy but wonderful, refreshing hiking weather. I love nature and call this "coyote country." I didn't see any...

I am just back from my daily morning walk. When I give my "big old guy Ross" medication, including for pain, before 5 a.m.; then he joins us for our morning walk. But if I do it just 1/2 hour before we go, then he won't get up. But he still comes along for our daily evening walks. With "Ross,"...