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    Coffee

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    Your Weather, 2025

    Freezing temps out today and sunny day zero wind . Am I brave enough to even step foot outside like Dahlia at least get outside to cover her potted plants to brave the cold.. H-41F … L-29F___ 🥶 Keeping those pipes from freezing … sometimes is a challenge…. 💪
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Thank you TEG PM . A nice New Year’s Eve surprise 🥂🍾
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    Funny Business

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    Quotes and thoughts for the day

    Your welcome. Keeping you in my prays . This is the beginning of a new adventure . It’s been 8 months for me . Still swimming thru stuff and learning new things and finding so much strength about so much that I never dreamed I could tackle on my own. 55 years together is a long time. Finding my...
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    Quotes and thoughts for the day

    Carol Dee sending healing blessings your way.
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    Your Weather, 2025

    H-41F, L-31F cold frosty and icy out. I guess I’m gonna have to put chains on my rider mower. 🥶
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    Coffee

    Gardening with Rabbits sending healing blessings your way.
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    Photo Session

    That pic of the Beatles makes me feel really old…. Yikes🙃
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Nice bird pics. In the PNW we have a similarly looking bird here looks like the zebra striped winged bird. I think your bird is the Red is called the ‘Red Headed Woodpecker. Our red head in the PNW is called the red Headed Sap Sucker . They drill holes in the bark of pine trees and drink the sap...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Winter flowering Camilla’s. ‘Just floating’ .
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    Winter flowers

    Mine have been bloomin. This plant is old and very tough made it thru ice , wind and sever snow storms. There is also another Camilla plant Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Lady Vansittart') It has many differnt colors on one plant and double petals - triple petals. They bloom a month...
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    Your Weather, 2025

    You can blame El Niño for this warmer winter weather . The oceans are warmer as El Niño is the culprit . According to the weather channel. El Niño is a natural weather pattern with warm pacific waters occurring regularly every 2-7 years . Usually develops in spring peaking in winter Nov - Feb...
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    Coffee

    Thank you digit’S . This year they finally got it right.. the YEAR OF the HORSE. I looked up the meaning. This is what I found. The Year of the Horse in the Chinese Zodiac signifies energy, freedom, enthusiasm, and forward movement, with people born under this sign seen as independent...
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    Garden humor thread..

    Bog water… yumm! post encampment withdrawal. The wallflower that makes you unremarkable. AI at it’s best is putting commercial companies to shame. 😂
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    Gone to the Dogs

    What do you call a dog that can do magic? A: A Labracadabrador! Q: What did the Dalmatian say after his meal? A: That really hit the spot! Where should you go if your dog is missing? A: The lost and hound! Q: Why did the dog go to the bank? A: To make a de-paws-it! Q: What do you call a...
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    Wintergreen

    Dahlia… There is wintergreen Gaultheria planted by my pond . It’s in a sheltered area next to the home patio area. It’s a real trooper plant . Tough plant that has survived severe winters as well as super hot summers. Been bloomin right on que for many years. Enjoy !
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    Coffee

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    Gone to the Dogs

    Roxie playing with her her interactive toys…. later recharging her batteries.
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