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Relaxing day.. a little light housework, a trip to the grocery store…

Now outside sitting in the shade of my tulip poplar, enjoying the breeze and the birdsong, restorative cuppa tea in hand and a good book at my side

Pardon me if I’m repeating myself, I’m just so grateful for the lovely quiet neighborhood in which I live.
 
Oh, the joys of home ownership.......

Last night, I detected a somewhat-unpleasant odor in the kitchen. Thought it was the trash, so it was taken out. This morning, it was worse. It turns out that the garbage disposal is leaking. Luckily, it mostly emptied into a large flat container I keep under the sink. Unfortunately, that container had a tiny hole in it, so a little of the "slush" leaked out into the under-sink cabinet. Also, unfortunately, everything that was in the big container was sitting in the odiferous "slush", so I had to throw everything out that wasn't washable (sponges, gloves, etc.) and sanitize the cabinet.

So, there will be a trip to Lowes today for a new garbage disposal (we have no idea how old this one is and it's probably not repairable anyway) and a call to a plumber to install it.

Luckily, we can use the other side of the sink as it drains separately.

Didn't need this expense just after getting home from vacation.

Oh, well, life marches on.
 
I slept for most of the daylight hours. I was going to go by HS#3's for the broadcast, but he said he wasn't feeling the best and not sure if he was coming down with something, so I decided to stay home. I felt tired anyway....not the best time to climb those three flights of stairs. Plus I decided it best to save that energy for getting the laundry done.

I made egg salad to stuff my avocado with and that was dinner. I'm getting ready to re-sort the dark clothes so I can wash the most important pieces. I've managed to get behind again. :rolleyes: I plan to go down to the laundry room somewhere around 12:30 a.m.

Everyone.....

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Grandson having his eighth birthday party in advance of his birthday today. This is his first all boy party. His real birthday is next week.

Son picking me up so I can enjoy seeing it.

Left leg and foot pain kept me from getting good sleep. Wore my sneakers yesterday and walked a lot. Ouch!

Love that son going out of his way to include me. I didn’t ask to go. Thought it too much and it might be. I’ll just do my best.
 
Good morning all folks!!Made it thru another nite by golly!! 70deg out
there to start the into hi 80's later on...On first cuppa, so will be here
for awhile...no definite plans for the day, hope not a rewind of the "spilly"
day yesterday, dropped the mccormick pepper thing into the dishwater,
yucky, still did not start the laundry, but do not have much....so every
one have a good day!!!;):love::LOL::coffee::devilish:
 
Morning all, on early walk at 6:40, temp was 61,sun was out as I strolled around the building, saw a rabbit chewing on the very green grass{ thanks to all the rain we've had recently} forecast sunny& warm in mid 70's
My plans today, friend, Marcia is picking me up at 10 going to our church service at 10:30. Yesterday I told her instead of dropping me back here,go home with her, want to see my 'buddy boy' Tage{ pharoh hound} then I'll walk home.After lunch talk with my brother, read local paper, may go for afternoon walk
Everybody have a great day
 
1779020101862.gif It looks pretty nice outside right now. Our high is expected to be in the low 80's (27°-29°C -ish).

I have some things that I want to do outside today, like transplant bushes and cut back to woods, etc. I think I'll start early in the day and just work until I start to get warm. I can always do more in the evening, or even tomorrow, if I wanted.....there is no hurry. It's just stuff that I want to get done sometime this week, before it rains.
 
Good morning everyone. It is 72 degrees this morning and rain forecast for this afternoon.

Yesterday I made my husband a fresh strawberry milkshake. He liked it so much now he wants another for today. I cannot eat ice cream anymore due to my kidney disease so I eat them without anything on them.

The gas price yesterday was $4.29 a gallon. It took $50.00 to fill the tank. I hope it doesn't get to $5.00 a gallon here.

I hope all of you stay well and enjoy your Sunday. :)
 
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Grandson having his eighth birthday party in advance of his birthday today. This is his first all boy party. His real birthday is next week.

Son picking me up so I can enjoy seeing it.

Left leg and foot pain kept me from getting good sleep. Wore my sneakers yesterday and walked a lot. Ouch!

Love that son going out of his way to include me. I didn’t ask to go. Thought it too much and it might be. I’ll just do my best.
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OMG..is he 8 already ? I keep thinking of him as being a toddler.... time just shoots by so fast !
 
It's a semi Sunny day today.... bit breezy... forecast for the rest of the week is mixed with rain and sun..until the weekend when it's forecast to bbe really hot and Sunny... ☀️ ☀️ ☀️

My neighbour is BBQ'ing currently ...so I suspect I might have dinner made for me today potentially...:p

I really should be clearing out some more stuff for the charity shop, but I just have little energy today... so I'll give it a try tomorrow...

Have the best Sunday you can folks....🌺
 
What I got home from church, I decided to do some yard work when it's warm and dry. I cut back some branches on trees and shrubs that were scraping against the siding (cladding). Also cleared a path to my furl oil pipe for the fuel oil guy to make easier to deliver. I expect a delivery this week. I was surprised at all the winter kill that happened. There a bush that looks like holly and it almost entirely brown. :(
 
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As I suspected , 2 minutes after I last posted, knock on the door, with my own personal neighbour chef... with this ... Mackerel & Garlic sauce...

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Woke up to find a strange set of keys on my counter. Looked out the window and son's car was in the drive. He is tucked away in his childhood room sleeping.

This is unusual, he does come by
and sleep but normally during the week when a client cancels their early workout schedule. I don't know why he is here today. Normally when he comes by to nap he would already be gone. It is almost 1PM. I don't care except if he feels the need to escape to a world of quiet, no one to wake him from his slumber.

I remember I used to take a day off work just so I could be alone, sleep all day, get caught on things I needed to do without interruption. Everyone needs a day once in a while for self care. I just get great pleasure that he is having a break from all his hardwork and stress.

I have been gathering another batch of normal things to help them out. With gas and food prices so high they struggle. I have more personal care items. I have gotten things for the grandson as summer is almost here. I have gotten him a large amount of drinks, chips, gum.

I have not gone to the grocery store yet, I have a had a blinding migraine with the dreaded nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Have not had one this bad in a while, Woke up this morning and it seems to have gone.

I won't go today, just take a day for rest and recovery. There are some good loss leaders on meat and a few other things. I like to refill their freezer when I can.

I was lucky to get the laundry caught up last week. Change the bedding. Still need to do the floors.

Worst of all is I need to get people over here for bids to fix the hole in the hall ceiling. This is the first time I have had a project/problem of this kind. I normally don't get to upset over things. This bothers me because I don't want any critters to drop out of that hole. I have never had an animal get in my attic but I fear it now.

I wish you all well with any troubles you are dealing with, The quicker we get things taken care off, the quicker we don't have to worry and return to a simple life, at least until the next thing happens. I feel like my middle name is calamity.
 
It's a raw, windy day; icicles on the vegetation this morning from overnight irrigation. I decide to get a ride in while it was still partly cloudy and prior to the afternoon gales we've been having for months now.

I didn't dress for a winter ride, although I did dress heavier than I had been. The grip and seat heaters were blazing before I left the driveway! Made my way the 32 miles to the top of Galena Summit where I had to stop to warm up. At 11am it was 37°F and breezy at the top so I didn't exactly warm up. Graupel, a form of snow, on the bench at the overlook.

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Harkening back to the days before tribal warfare broke out here in Idaho.
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View looking north at the Sawtooth Valley. The dead and dying limber pine, Pinus flexilis, is an indicator species.
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The same view, but noting the seasonal pond on the mid right side which had about 8 antelope near it.

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Safety first!!! One must be visible to other motorists at all times.

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To be continued.......
 
Once I absorbed a little heat from the sun I reached a point that I started to get colder so I hopped back on the mc and continued north down towards the valley. I would normally ride to the bottom and turn around or continue on towards Stanley and beyond.


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I rode halfway down and stopped at this overlook since I was already freezing cold again. The north side has lots of long, cold straightaways which are fun as hell when one is comfortable, but not today.



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So turned around headed back home and I get to the top again, not pushing it in the least when I notice a momentary loss of traction. Holy chit!!! I realize that stopping allowed the cold ambient air temp, and cold road surface temp along w the wind has sucked every bit of heat out of my tires!!! Cold tires don't provide much grip. My bike has all kinds of electronic safety wizardry to keep one safe, but it can't warm tires. (Advanced track riders and racers warm their tires prior to getting on track so they start w maximum grip.)

We intentionally play with losing traction on dirt bikes out in the desert, not here on the highway w severe consequences. I have 2 things I remind myself of at the start of every ride; "cold tires" and "stick to the plan." I will begin to add "cold tires" after resuming a ride after a break on cold days.

Needless to say I reduced my speed, and brought the lean angle back to zero for the ride down. I also rode the brakes to get some heat back into the wheels and tires. I had to let 2 vehicles pass since I was driving VERY conservatively. One of them attempted to "roll coal" on me but I choose a very wide pullout so I was 40 yards from the road as he passed so I was not covered in black soot.

Obviously I made it home in one piece, but each and every ride, needs thought and care and is always a learning experience. To the hot tub to thaw out!!!
 
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Have post processed 9 images now. A 1200 by 1200 pixel crop at 100% pixels from the above linked post, downsized for web posted image, showing the true fascinating detail. The weird red/white/black rock is a larger boulder nearly buried in the shore. A shore photography game where while trying to look through a camera Electronic Viewfinder to work a subject, one needs to keep one eye and ears listening to surf sounds of crashing waves in order to be able to spring up like a jack-in-the-box to escape up higher on a beach. Each wave moves all the stones around refreshing whatever aesthetic compositions.

Working too high on the shore and the sea breeze soon dries the rock surfaces making them less glassy gemlike looking. But too far down the tide line closer to where crashed waves are washing up on a beach, and one will be continually be chased up higher on a beach before being able to set up a tripod, compose a frame, and fire off a focus bracket sequence. And if not watching and listening enough, some wave any session is likely to get one wet. the white areas on the rocks are sun specular highlights and the source of most of my post processing work due to sensor cell blooming.

(right Mouse "Open Image in New Tab" then + )
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I don't usually do these two things on the same day because both can be tiring, but I gave myself time to rest in between. I went downstairs and did laundry at 1:45 a.m. I had a snack before walking over to the supermarket at 8:10. I was home before 9:00. Besides putting some of the laundry away, during the rest of the day I was lazy.

@David777 I used to collect rocks. I used some of them on a fountain I no longer have.
 
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