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Good morning everyone. It is colder here this morning at 54 degrees. It looks like colder weather the rest of October here. Tropical Storm Melissa is growing in strength and they are not sure about where it will go, so I will keep a watch on it.

We are going to get our Covid vaccination this morning. Walgreens does not have many getting them or so it looks like.

I hope you all have a great day and stay well. :)
 

Morning all, yesterday we had all day soaking rain/windy day which certainly helped with the drought conditions in portions of WNY,I only went out once early,then walked the long hallway 3 times for exercise
This morning on 6:50 walk temp was 45 as I went around building twice before breakfast, sun is trying to make an appearance right now, hope it stays out
I've invited 3 Tudor Plaza friends for lunch today at 12:15, Don& his partner,Dave who've been here numerous times, and Wilmet who I've been trying to get over here since last yr.The last time I saw her was at TP summer party in July. I look forward to seeing them
The rest of my day read, NYT,my weekly get together dinner at 5:30 with Connie, Bob, Jim&Gene, Jim's birthday is today, we may sing to him
Everyone have a great day
 

Muskrat said:
My SO got stung by a scorpion walking barefoot to the bed last night…of course it got away. Now THAT is a real sleep disruptor! Getting cooler at night..which is nice. We are seeing great halloween decorations on our morning walks. @hollydolly …send rain!
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you can have as much as you like...don't say I never give you anything...(y)
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The plumber showed up early at noon, so he has done his
thing and left me a mess to clean on the floor, black junk
from the old seal he replaced...so toilet is okay now...he found
that he p=trap drain pipe for the tub had come apart sometime
and so the tub water was draining to the ground~~~!! Don't
know when that happend, but fixed it so should be all set
for winter.......... (y)
 
We got a call early this morning, about Dio's skin cancer surgery, next week. It turns out that there was a cancellation this morning and they were calling to see if he wanted to do the surgery today. Well, yes.....the sooner the better, get it over with!

So rushed around the house and got to the doctor's office in plenty of time. I guess everything went well, he doesn't need to be back until 2 weeks from now, to get the stitches out.

He actually felt like going to the gym afterwards!!!! So we did that. Also, we stopped at the store to get him some more bandages. With all of his surgeries, he's running out. 🙄

Then it was a quick stop for a pizza, and home! We'll probably take it easy for a while this afternoon.
 
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Returned late yesterday from 2 days photographing giant sequoia with fall leaf color Pacific dogwood at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Managed to work a minor number of subjects within the 2 hour window that weather cooperated. Otherwise, was either too sunny or raining too strongly. Another larger storm is due this weekend, so am probably going to drive the 160 miles back Saturday afternoon while hoping, weather will allow working more subjects. I have all the gear to work in sprinkles or light rain though an assistant holding an umbrella would be more ideal, haha.
 
Per OP image, those plants, lower right corner are thimbleberry that in fall have nicely sweet red berries tasting a bit like raspberries. Just left of where I am standing is a fern fading to a light pastel.

Below is another image that I just post processed, downsized for web. What a wonderland! Original is 9700 by 6100 pixels, a6700 30mm lens, focus stack blend, 3 column stitch blend. Many of those trees are other species as giant sequoias occur sparsely within many other species. For instance, left of center and at frame right are sugar pines and in the mix are several white fir and incense cedar. Do you see the other large sequoia in the background near center frame? Like coastal redwoods, the bark is often reddish brown.

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And below is a 1000 by 1000 pixels 100% crop from that image showing part of the giant sequoia trunk:

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You know I was just pondering today... not liking what I was realising.. let me fill you in....

I moved into this house as a youngster, 46 years ago...this January

Some of you may remember 2 years ago...my 46 year old female neighbour died suddenly of liver cancer. No-one knew she was ill, and she was the most outgoing friendly person I've ever known...she was very kind.. and when the chit went down with my X.she brought around wine and flowers....

Well today I saw the for sale sign get the Sold sticker on her house, and her husband is now off to pastures new... sold for 3/4 of a million in 3 days.. ..this will make the 3rd owners of that house since it was built in 1960

It started me thinking... now I'm about to get new neighbours. In that house I knew the couple who had lived in it since it was new. They were devoted to each other, were a middle aged couple when I moved here, wherever one went the other went too, .. and when she died.. he followed just a few weeks later..even tho' they were only in their 70's

..and I realised that since I've lived here.. the people next door to that couple , the wife died just age 64... next door to them the husband died, aged just 58...

..then across the road.. my friend from my teen years mum and dad died, followed each other within 3 weeks, yet they'd seemed relatively fit and healthy in their late 70's early 80's... they were followed into that house by an older couple who moved in, and almost an exact same thing happened.. he died abut 3 years later, and she followed...again late 70's early 80's

The couple who have lived there now for the past 25 years, are now in their 80's, still as active as they can be despite both needing walking aids ... and after she fell down the whole length of the stairs , and had a stroke of which she's never full recovered.. a few doors next to them the husband died leaving a distraught wife.. and like the second couple they had been devoted to each other,... she lives alone now..

Immedately next door to me.. both the lady and man of the house died in their 70's.. leaving 2 spinster daughters now in their 50's and 60's living there...

on the opposite side of me a few doors down .. a woman whose husband a pro sportman died aged only 28 of Leukemia... and she lives alone now...

>>.this all in a group of 12 houses... .... I think I need to get out of this house fast...:eek::eek:
 
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David777 said:
Per OP image, those plants, lower right corner are thimbleberry that in fall have nicely sweet red berries tasting a bit like raspberries. Just left of where I am standing is a fern fading to a light pastel.

Below is another image that I just post processed, downsized for web. What a wonderland! Original is 9700 by 6100 pixels, a6700 30mm lens, focus stack blend, 3 column stitch blend. Many of those trees are other species as giant sequoias occur sparsely within many other species. For instance, left of center and at frame right are sugar pines and in the mix are several white fir and incense cedar. Do you see the other large sequoia in the background near center frame? Like coastal redwoods, the bark is often reddish brown.

(Right Mouse select "Open Image in New Tab then + )
VB05051-05066-3x1vy.jpg


And below is a 1000 by 1000 pixels 100% crop from that image showing part of the giant sequoia trunk:

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Gorgeous!
 
David777 said:
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Returned late yesterday from 2 days photographing giant sequoia with fall leaf color Pacific dogwood at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Managed to work a minor number of subjects within the 2 hour window that weather cooperated. Otherwise, was either too sunny or raining too strongly. Another larger storm is due this weekend, so am probably going to drive the 160 miles back Saturday afternoon while hoping, weather will allow working more subjects. I have all the gear to work in sprinkles or light rain though an assistant holding an umbrella would be more ideal, haha.
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Lookin' good David!
 
David777 said:
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Returned late yesterday from 2 days photographing giant sequoia with fall leaf color Pacific dogwood at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Managed to work a minor number of subjects within the 2 hour window that weather cooperated. Otherwise, was either too sunny or raining too strongly. Another larger storm is due this weekend, so am probably going to drive the 160 miles back Saturday afternoon while hoping, weather will allow working more subjects. I have all the gear to work in sprinkles or light rain though an assistant holding an umbrella would be more ideal, haha.
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I really like boardwalks through wooded areas.
 
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