COLD DARK ROOM

[Maro2Bear]

Yea have fun while it's 40°. By Tuesday I'm supposed to get 48 hours of 20 to 40 below wind chills. I did go out today and I'll finish stocking up tomorrow. On Tuesday I plan on playing with animals. I won't be sticking even my nose out the door.

Yep...that “polar vortex” is spinning here Tuesday evening into Wednesday....Winter is still here. :-(

 

[Maro2Bear]

Just the dock

 

[AZtortMom]

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[Momof4]

Just the dock

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Too cool!!

 

[CarolM]

Good Daynoonisheveningnight All

So, it was supposed to be rather Sunny and “warmish” today. Slight winds. Loaded up the kayak onto a frost covered truck and zipped over to the water.

Hmmmmm - not much sun, breezy, frozen launch point. But, not as frozen as last week. Ok, I decide ive gone to the trouble of getting this far, might as well at least paddle a bit.

Paddled out and lots of frozen over areas where it would have been calmer based on the winds. A few circles and crossings and out to more open waters. A nice large Bald Eagle spotted me as i hugged the shore. No Tundra Swans, but lots of Canada geese.

More wind, more open water, less sun. Waterproof paddling gloves are “handy” and appreciated. But, thick gloves hinder lots of pix being taken.

The top six pix selected by Judge Wifey

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Tucked Out of the Wind

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Plenty of Wind but Sails are Down


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Bullrushes aka Phragmites Looking Good


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Our House! Ok...maybe Not...a Guy Can Dream


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Just Love this Dock

I also like the first picture. Reminds me of the early morning feel you get when camping.

 

[CarolM]

I liked this pix too.

This old dock is always worth a picture.

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It is a nostalgic picture. They are always winners.

 

[CarolM]

Just the dock

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Love this one..

 

[CarolM]

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[CarolM]

Good Monday everyone.
Hope it is a good one. It was very hot yesterday. So we had the fan on for most of the night. As a consequence I feel like I can go back to bed and sleep again. Oh well, I will just have to wait until lunch time and then have a nap.

 

[CarolM]

The first part is for me, and the second part on the right is for a few people I know who cannot do without coffee.





I think we should introduce tortoise husbandry, that would keep Monday quite busy for a while.

 

[CarolM]

Okay, this one definitely applies to me.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Monday morning, brewing up an extra large pot since it looks and sounds like it’s needed in here.

Another nice-ish day with temps starting in the mid-20’s, warming to maybe 40. The next storm hits Tuesday evening with cold air and maybe 2-3 inches of snowfall overnight. Messy.

Probably today is good to stock up on a few groceries and bird food.

 

[AZtortMom]

 

[Blackdog1714]

HAHA Monday- for my goofy rotating schedule I only have two actual Mondays a month- the Other 2 are equal to my Wednesday- so try a Saturday on for your Monday

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Here is a pic I finished the other day. Sorry for the terrible picture quality
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Brandy, that is fantastic! I love your art, and you do have an incredible gift for it!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

[emoji5] always room for improvement

Spoken like an artist... Poems (and pieces) are never finished, only abandoned.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

I liked this pix too.

This old dock is always worth a picture.

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It is. That old dock has tons of character.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Yep...that “polar vortex” is spinning here Tuesday evening into Wednesday....Winter is still here. :-(

It's supposed to get into the low 30s (F) here Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I'm in North Florida.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

HAHA Monday- for my goofy rotating schedule I only have two actual Mondays a month- the Other 2 are equal to my Wednesday- so try a Saturday on for your Monday

That could get rather confusing, at least for the folks trying to put things on your non-work calendar.

 

[Moozillion]

Happy Friday all,

Yesterday being the last day of my leave was horrible. so many things went wrong. So I am ignoring yesterday....it did not happen.

Started work again today, and thank goodness it is Friday. I have 30 minutes to go then I can go home and it is weekend. Good way to get back into working. sort of takes the shock out of having to come back to work after my leave.

Hope everyone is having a good Friday so far.

I miss @JoesMum and @Tidgy's Dad and a few other people. We haven't seen @Lyn W for a while - I wonder if her school kids have kidnapped her? There are a few others missing as well. And I wonder how they are all doing? What was Dan's user name again was it not @Dan42? @Bambam1989 How is the art projects and moving etc going?
@Moozillion How are Elsa and Jacques doing? @Laura1412 How is your torts and your back?

Hi, Gang!
So sweet of you to think of us!!!

Life has a way of shifting gears sometimes, and I'm still sort of involved in the general goings-on, and not much on TFO, but I still think of you all and love you and our shared passion for our critters.
My 95-year old dad passed away on Dec 10. Although it's a sad thing, it's NOT A BAD THING. He had a very long life, a career that he LOVED and a large family. He was a WWII veteran (Navy) and had a lifetime of adventures. But he developed dementia about 15 years ago and changed to the point that there was NO quality left in his life: he had outlived his wife and all his friends, and the dementia robbed him of recognizing any of us reliably, very often. I've heard it said that "pneumonia is the old man's friend," and in his case it certainly was. He wan't sick long and those of us who were able, had time to fly down and say our goodbyes. (Please forgive me if I've already told you this..)
The funeral was on Dec 29th, which made for a very strange Christmas season for us. But it was better to have it AFTER Christmas then right before. At the funeral home, before the coffin was sealed, I put a (wrapped) candy bar in his hand to "take with him" since he had a huge sweet tooth! My brother, a retired Master Sergeant from the Army, placed one of his own medals in Dad's other hand, and saluted him. We were able to have military presence at his funeral: taps was played on a bugle, the coffin was draped with a flag which was folded and presented to my sister who had been his caregiver for so long. So we sent him off well.

Elsa is doing fine: We're doing our "brumation lite" where I let her sleep 2-3 days, then get her up for a soak and to eat. So all is well with her.
Jacques is doing wonderfully. Since it's too cold outside to find earthworms (where DO they go in the winter, I wonder?) she's having to eat salmon mostly, so you KNOW she's content!!! I have tried a few more things: black soldier fly larva, blood worms, canned snails (removed from the shells) but, as expected, she continues to snub anything except salmon or earthworms. My little Diva!!!!

I have some new health issues which are reversible with some lifestyle and other changes, so I'm working very hard on that.

I expect to be back on the forum more regularly again in another couple of months or so.
I think of you all fondly and lurk briefly, from time to time, but other things command my attention right now.

Hugs to all from Bea ("Moozillion"), Elsa and Jacques!