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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:09 amGOOD MORNING ALL!
The first thing I did this morning was look in the mirror to see how badly my nose/face might be swollen, as I ran full-force into one of my nice, clean glass sliding doors yesterday afternoon! I split the skin over the bones and cartilage, but, surprisingly, I have very little black and blue and swelling! Nothing like forgetting the door is closed----I will look for some of those decal thingies you can stick on with water so I don't do that again! The surprise of encountering an immovable surface when you are strolling along is scarier than the injury itself, I think----WHAM! What just happened??? Sigh! That rainstorm we had yesterday afternoon was just long enough to allow me to wash those doors!
Today is forecast to be nice and warm before the next cool-down, so maybe this will be the day I go to the pool and get in my January swim. So far, I have been swimming at least once each month that I have been down here. I will also go for a bike ride in between taking Molly for a long walk around the neighborhood. We avoid the pond's edge now as those stick-tight seed things get stuck all over my legs and Molly's fur, necessitating a long time to remove them all when we get back here! The last time, Molly looked like she had a huge beard around her muzzle, and she was not a happy walker!
That brief rain actually made some green grass begin growing in the front lawn again---unbelievable. This FL weather and vegetation never cease to amaze me. I have another rose getting ready to bloom, too, and it looks as if this one will be yellow. That one red rose is HUGE, and the neighbor came over to ask me what I do to get such large blooms. I do absolutely nothing! For some reason, where my father planted those flowers must be a perfect location, or something, as they have been blooming since 1982.
Glad to hear that Beth is safely here in FL now, and missed the snow and ice storm that has devastated the southeastern states once again. I hope everyone else is weathering that heavy-duty winter weather safely. The storm is now marching up the eastern coast, leaving a lot of problems in its path.
I will probably not be in the chatroom tonight as the kids plan to come and stay for the night. I am eagerly awaiting the birth of Lily the Black Bear's new cub or cubs soon, also. The new den camera is up and running, and shows that Lily is getting more and more nervous each day, which happened last year before the birth of her first, lone cub, little Hope. Hope is holed up with her this year, and we can hear her suckling very often----we are all wondering what will happen when the new sucklers are born, pushing Hope to the position of "Older sister." It will be a first for all involved in learning about wild black bears.
Coffee is hot, so stop in and tell us a bit about what is going on in your lives. Happy Tuesday!
The first thing I did this morning was look in the mirror to see how badly my nose/face might be swollen, as I ran full-force into one of my nice, clean glass sliding doors yesterday afternoon! I split the skin over the bones and cartilage, but, surprisingly, I have very little black and blue and swelling! Nothing like forgetting the door is closed----I will look for some of those decal thingies you can stick on with water so I don't do that again! The surprise of encountering an immovable surface when you are strolling along is scarier than the injury itself, I think----WHAM! What just happened??? Sigh! That rainstorm we had yesterday afternoon was just long enough to allow me to wash those doors!
Today is forecast to be nice and warm before the next cool-down, so maybe this will be the day I go to the pool and get in my January swim. So far, I have been swimming at least once each month that I have been down here. I will also go for a bike ride in between taking Molly for a long walk around the neighborhood. We avoid the pond's edge now as those stick-tight seed things get stuck all over my legs and Molly's fur, necessitating a long time to remove them all when we get back here! The last time, Molly looked like she had a huge beard around her muzzle, and she was not a happy walker!
That brief rain actually made some green grass begin growing in the front lawn again---unbelievable. This FL weather and vegetation never cease to amaze me. I have another rose getting ready to bloom, too, and it looks as if this one will be yellow. That one red rose is HUGE, and the neighbor came over to ask me what I do to get such large blooms. I do absolutely nothing! For some reason, where my father planted those flowers must be a perfect location, or something, as they have been blooming since 1982.
Glad to hear that Beth is safely here in FL now, and missed the snow and ice storm that has devastated the southeastern states once again. I hope everyone else is weathering that heavy-duty winter weather safely. The storm is now marching up the eastern coast, leaving a lot of problems in its path.
I will probably not be in the chatroom tonight as the kids plan to come and stay for the night. I am eagerly awaiting the birth of Lily the Black Bear's new cub or cubs soon, also. The new den camera is up and running, and shows that Lily is getting more and more nervous each day, which happened last year before the birth of her first, lone cub, little Hope. Hope is holed up with her this year, and we can hear her suckling very often----we are all wondering what will happen when the new sucklers are born, pushing Hope to the position of "Older sister." It will be a first for all involved in learning about wild black bears.
Coffee is hot, so stop in and tell us a bit about what is going on in your lives. Happy Tuesday!
This is my second time in this amount of snow, that plans to stay for awhile and we'll make do this year. Next year ???
Thats the usual for this area, not this !!
