hearlady
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- N Carolina
How is your day Today? Chat about your plans and achievements 2026....
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hollydolly
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- London England
..and here's one Brit amongst many who love to be in North Carolina..You Floridians and your warm air.........I'm freezing.
Trila
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- North Central Arkansas
..and here's one Brit amongst many who love to be in North Carolina..
I was able to get you to First Class ticket, Dolly!
-Oy-
Bloke with a camera
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- Lancashire
A nice day here today. We started of by meeting up with the Grandkids and their Mum & Dad at a farm that has animals to interact with. Likkle Grandson held "Ketchup" his favourite snake, and Likkle Grandaughter had a stroke of it. Next was guinee pig and goat feeding, followed by bottle feeding the Spring lambs. We finished with a play in the Hay Barn with bales to climb on and an indoor zip wire.
On the way home back down the see front I noticed the tide was quite high and the Sun was out, so I dropped Mrs Oy off at home and went back with the big camera and lens for a spot of Sea budgie bothering. Got some nice shots!
On the way home back down the see front I noticed the tide was quite high and the Sun was out, so I dropped Mrs Oy off at home and went back with the big camera and lens for a spot of Sea budgie bothering. Got some nice shots!
David777
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- Silicon Valley
After a rowdy Saturday, then just 5 hours sleep, attended 7am mass this Sunday morning 2/22/2026. Quiet recovery day, will be watching the Winter Olympics closing ceremonies later today. Just began mic'ing a can of Progresso Tomato Basil soup for an early lunch. Expect to attend a GD jam band tomorrow Monday evening. Then after 2 days of a warm storm midweek, expect to drive to Nevada and ski 2 or 3 days.
hearlady
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- N Carolina
Its a cold dreary rain here today. TBH I haven't been out. But it LOOKS cold from the window...and here's one Brit amongst many who love to be in North Carolina..
moviequeen1
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- Buffalo,NY
an update from my morning post
After coming back from brunch,took a 15 min nap. I decided to take an afternoon walk for about 10 min, the dusting of snow we got this morning had melted. I walked up the street past a couple of houses, turned around and came back,sidewalks were wet with no snow/ice. The temp was 34 with a slight breeze,great to be out getting exercise with fresh air
After coming back from brunch,took a 15 min nap. I decided to take an afternoon walk for about 10 min, the dusting of snow we got this morning had melted. I walked up the street past a couple of houses, turned around and came back,sidewalks were wet with no snow/ice. The temp was 34 with a slight breeze,great to be out getting exercise with fresh air
packleader
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- Southern California
Today is another beautiful day. I had to get out of the house, but the family is too busy. So, I have just my reliable pups who never fail to follow me. To the ocean is one hour’s drive, and the same up the mountains but I don’t have longer snow chains. Well, I just drove to the nearby Lake Perris State Recreation Area to stretch my legs.
This lake is the end of the 445 mile California Aqueduct. At the starting point, the water has travelled already 150 miles coming down the mountains. Imagine, the water in this lake has travelled some 600 miles. No wonder that my monthly water bill is about $100, but that is still less than for gas and electricity.
Southern California is a water stricken desert and relies on imported water from Northern California, the Owens Valley (the East side of the Sierra Nevada,) the Colorado River about 200 miles away, and some desalinated ocean water. Earthquakes can easily damage the water aqueducts, and therefore, SoCal has several lakes to store imported water in case of a disaster.
When our kids lived still at home, we came here often for boating, camping, and bicycling around the lake. The last picture shows the small Lake Perris Museum. PS, at home, my 17 m/o puppy constantly jumps into the water; but at the big lake, he was afraid of getting his paws wet. It was the first time in his life that he saw that much water.
Every February, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido <sdzsafaripark.org> offers free admission for seniors. I would like to go, but my wife has seen it three times and is not interested seeing it again.
Today, over 30 SoCal museums (mostly public ones) are offering free entrance. I was tempted to go, but again, not just by myself.
---https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/southern-california-museums-free-for-all/
---https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/more-than-30-socal-museums-offering-free-admission-today-for-annual-art-day/ar-AA1WQFGT?ocid=BingNewsSerp
This lake is the end of the 445 mile California Aqueduct. At the starting point, the water has travelled already 150 miles coming down the mountains. Imagine, the water in this lake has travelled some 600 miles. No wonder that my monthly water bill is about $100, but that is still less than for gas and electricity.
Southern California is a water stricken desert and relies on imported water from Northern California, the Owens Valley (the East side of the Sierra Nevada,) the Colorado River about 200 miles away, and some desalinated ocean water. Earthquakes can easily damage the water aqueducts, and therefore, SoCal has several lakes to store imported water in case of a disaster.
When our kids lived still at home, we came here often for boating, camping, and bicycling around the lake. The last picture shows the small Lake Perris Museum. PS, at home, my 17 m/o puppy constantly jumps into the water; but at the big lake, he was afraid of getting his paws wet. It was the first time in his life that he saw that much water.
Every February, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido <sdzsafaripark.org> offers free admission for seniors. I would like to go, but my wife has seen it three times and is not interested seeing it again.
Today, over 30 SoCal museums (mostly public ones) are offering free entrance. I was tempted to go, but again, not just by myself.
---https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/southern-california-museums-free-for-all/
---https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/more-than-30-socal-museums-offering-free-admission-today-for-annual-art-day/ar-AA1WQFGT?ocid=BingNewsSerp
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