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    Your Weather, 2025

    @Rjodie Ranch same here… I turned on my AC about 10PM. For 25 minutes. The inside of my home temp never got above 77F degrees even though it was 99F outside. I rarely use my AC. I planted trees around the perimeter of the house and garden and it cools the house by 20 or more degrees. Scientists...
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    Gone to the Dogs

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    Coffee

    Neither has He…😜
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    How do you water your plants?

    It’s very dependable and saves water.
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    Your Weather, 2025

    The days are getting shorter as the leaves turn color and drop. Sept 22 nd is the first day of fall, the Autumn Equinox,marks the start of the fall season.
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    Hummingbirds

    Hummers have all of a sudden disappeared. They over winter here every year. I wondering if the county sprayed again by helicopter. I miss the hummers..😩 First time in 30muears no hummers. Kind of scary really. Nothing flying even all the butterflies are gone, bees and bumbles. Even the...
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    Your Weather, 2025

    @Marie202 Sending the rain fairy’s your way. 10 day forecast. It’s a beautiful,day..
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    Quotes and thoughts for the day

    Today’s quote. Kindness is our very own pixie dust. It gives people the ability to soar and not just fly.… Namaste . Have a great day..‼️
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Thank you and the lilies thank you for the opportunity to spot lite the Home page… 🙏🏽
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Never have a chance to pick berries from the mahonia the deer and birds always beat me to it. Jelly sounds different.
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Ducks here one giggle and one awsome kiddo.
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    Funny Business

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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Ducks ..Great PT exercises for many of us who need a bit of extra encouragement. Careful messing around the garden watch your step .. you have a shinny new knee to keep up. I managed to trim back a 45’ area of shrubs that have over grown their area. I trim over a tarp as the trimmings fall, or...
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    Homegrown Herbal Tea

    Lamb's ear tea, made from the leaves of the Stachys Byzantine plant which has in my garden for years . The fuzzy leaves dry the same size and don’t shrink up like other herbal tea preps. Health benefits like sore throats and colds .
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    Homemade Escabeche

    @Dahlia 👍 your jar filled with colorful veggies looks really yummy as well as a beautiful food art accent piece for the kitchen counter. 😍
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    Homegrown Herbal Tea

    Bee Balm -Minarda didymium. Is a member of the mint family and also believe it or not a native to the eastern United States . I like the tea made from the monarda’s brightly colored flowers and the leaves, mixed with flavors of citrus and cinnamon . No sugars needed just a bit of Manuka honey.
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    What is the song or poem weighs up how you feel today??

    @Pulsegleaner Omy the Kingston trio.. I remember them that’s going way back when I was 10/12 years old. Believe it or not my piano teacher went with one of them. Darn if I remember which one. I still have one of their albums she gave her class. It’s a Small World. Isn’t it. Reminds me of that...
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    I still have my Sears Kenmore washer and dryers from over 40 years ago. I rarely have problems. They are all metal metal parts and motors and built to last. I recently added a new motor to the washer $120.00 and occasionally change the hoses. I recently read that 30-40 year-old Sears some older...
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