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  1. Shades-of-Oregon

    Your Weather, 2025

    Yeah we had rain in Oregon . A rarity in august. We really needed rain. It has helped the hundreds of firefights fighting 3 major wildfires. H72F, L42F . Light rain all day.
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    Lovely Summer Flowers

    Beautiful flowers you got ther in your garden @digit’S . Very nice ole factory too , lilies always add a touch of class in the garden. 🙌
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    Your Weather, 2025

    :thumbsup Tonite and tomorrow rain predicted. Hope we get some rain.The pastures are so dry & very dusty with each step sending up a powdery dust so light it flies up from the ground like bees on a pump handle.
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    Lovely Summer Flowers

    Casablanca and Stargazer lilies. Hydrangeas
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Ducks 4u great job . Even with 2 knee replacement surgeries you’re doing great 👍. Proud of your courage and following doc’s advice by doing the things you can do and not worrying about the things you can’t.‼️🤠
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    Funny Business

    Judging from the pony horse advertisement above… “Alrighty then little pony. That’s a mighty fancy silver saddle you have on”.🤠
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    Coffee

    Yes we have weasels, chipmunks, moles , voles, gophers, ground squirrels, mice , rats, owls, condors, hawks, bobcats, opossums, raccoons and coyotes . Phew… I have seen them all. And trapped a few raccoons that have picked on my cats. However skunks I never have seen one around here. They are...
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    Concerned About Growing Old?

    Great bio defense… 😉
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    Coffee

    Oh this internet and computer stuff is frustrating , I am so tired of the whole kit and kabodal. We don’t have fiber optic here and the issue can be tricky to use alternate services when lines and electricity are out . We can go to other networks in the area that offer a secondary service when...
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    Salal Mead

    Luv mead pie..
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    Coffee

    A quick coffee and a race out to the fields to check for new under ground critters and of course deer …. No sighting of either. They sneak in early morning as soon as the sun starts to rise… I put down plantskyyd around the garden, seems to be working well so far. I found a couple new ground...
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    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    What a stupid answer…:mad: Geezz. It just goes to show ya therapy is directed by book illustrations well developed after a few months of attending schooling. Not necessarily do therapist understand real people with different healing agendas and different perspectives and healing abilities...
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    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    @ducks4you Amazing group off common senior issues. Im my case experienced many joint replacements as well as cataract surgeries. I have so many of those drug store eye glasses too. Either I loose them, sit on them or plant them in the garden. I found a pair under a compost pile after several...
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    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    Ducks your a good patient using your walker with a seat while outside . Just an arduous task like pulling weeds all of a sudden feels so good just to be outside and accomplishing those garden tasks that we hate to do. But for some reason after a serious knee surgery those mundane tasks feel...
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    Dishwasher for larger quantity of veg washing?

    When washing veggies I use a colander that has handles that pull out on the sides and spread across the sink allowing both hands to remain free. The colander is quite large. I can use 4 of these at once 2 on each side of the sink, gets the job done. Also placing veggies out to dry on boards...
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    Branching Out's Seeds and Sprouts

    Nasturtiums are a fav annual to grow in the PNW. Once the soil warms up to 60 degrees it’s time to plant and boom they are fast a furious growers. I have read the flowers can be eaten in salads or sugared on cakes. Never tried it .
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