Saturday, May 30, 2020

Everyday is a school day



My blog friend Myra, mentioned Every day is a school day, meaning We learn something new every day. I decided to share a few things I learned by accident or research. The above Mexican Petunias (photo from my archives) grow everywhere here, they are beside roads, in yards, medians. For years we had them all along the pool side. They died by drought. No plants, no flowers. Gone.

We got an inch of rain, twice in a week.

While usiing my Milk Jug Watering Spinkler, see bottom left of below collage, to water my wildflower seeds, I spied 3 tiny plants with 3 leaves each, The purple flowers above.
Every day for two weeks, I gave them one good sprinkle. I decide to sprinkle all the plants that have no blooms. 
The Miracle of Water! I could have saved them by spinkling.

See below! all the flowers started to bloom. and now there are 22 plants like the one above, no blooms yet but they will soon.
One gallon of water per day, on sprinkle per bush. Wow.
Also, it gives me exercise, instead of sitting I was filling Jugs and sprinkling and walking.


None of these plants had flowers until I started to sprinkle. I found the milk jug works best if I sprinkle and tilt, sprinkle and tilt. Now drought or no, we have flowers.
My wild flower seeds are starting to bloom, coming SOON

Friday, May 29, 2020

Walking with Weeds and Flowers


Each day as I walk, I pass several of these beautiful flowers that we call Frangipani. I was shocked to find they are Plumeria, but also called many names.. 

They are a common sight in our neighborhood.

We think of Hawaiian Leis when we see them.

Wikipedia Link Here for more info


Weeds are also a common sight, which if fine with ME.
I am a WEED lover! to me these are as beautiful as any flower.
As a child, we made many leis and garlands for the head from weeds.
I have no idea what the name is. Let me know if you do.
Joining LLB in the backyard for Nature Friday.



Thursday, May 28, 2020

Palm Pods for Ginny



All Palms have pods, some have several different types, some are fruit, some are seeds.. During my walk I saw a pile of pods and the trees they came from..
You know the rest of the story

I have a snapping problem. I saw the pile of pods, I thought take a photo for Ginny, since she said she did not know Palms have pods/fruit, and thought they all had coconuts.

I ended up with about 20 photos of the trees they came off of and the pile of pods... Snapping Adiciton is what it is...  I am trying to remember if I EVER took JUST ONE photo of anything.

Do you take one shot or multibles?    PS! this was intended to publish at midnight for today, Just realized I left it in drafts............. woe is me on my memory...



Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Guessing Game



Before you scroll down for the story that goes with this picture, stop a minute and guess what it is, where it is, what it is for, what it means...
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Now read the answer and then tell me what you think it is.
I realized the 9 weeks of lockdown, I had totally missed my 20 squats that I do at the Y after the pool.
Totally did not do them, 
I noticed because I started to struggle to get UP.

The post it note is on the bathroom mirror.
It means do your excercises as soon as you make the bed, before leaving the bedroom.
For me, I have to have a habit and at time.

I thought exercise feeds the brain, I guess NOT!

I picked up the post it notes packet, drew the jumping stick figure, walked in bathroom,
 reached out and stuck it on the mirror. 
As I removed my arm, the note came with me, stuck on my finger.

It seems when I drew the figure, I DREW IT ON THE BACK not the front,
 leaving sticky side OUT.

This was 2 weeks ago, today once more, I made coffee without water.

Monday, May 25, 2020

Memorial Day, May 25, 2020






Photo taken by my friend Pat Cetti, at the Vietnam Memorial Wall


photo from Google image
All photos by MadSnapper unless other wise noted.....

Sunday, May 24, 2020

TV Ads Oh Well


 Commercial ads and the people who believe them.... I saw a hairbrush ad, while walking through Bob's TV Land and stopped to see what they were saying. They showed a brush like this one, 19.99 of course, and said by using this you are helping your hair and even if you have extremely short hair, the brush would stimulate your scalp and YADA YADA BLAH BLAH BLAH.

two days later, as I searched for where Wal-Mart moved my toothpaste, I saw this set hanging there and it was 1.97... WOO HOO, saved 17.00.

HA! I pulled up Google search and typed is it necessary to brush short hair?

You gotta try it, or click  HERE to see 182 billion answers.I spent 20 wasted minutes reading nonsense.

Not necessary to brush short hair, should use a big tooth comb.
Got it. I now have the big tooth comb.

If you don't brush short/long hair, the 100 hairs a day that naturally fall out, will all come out in the shower and frighten you going down the drain.

Wash your hair daily
Don't wash your hair daily
Use boar brushes only
Only use the ones with balls on the end like above
Do you brush/comb and do you wash hair daily?
I am waiting with bated breath to hear your answers...



Saturday, May 23, 2020

Covid-19itis


I am overwhelmed by Covid-19itis..  
Did you notice I was Missing for 2 days, no post, no comments. Sorry!
I have NEVER in my 75 years

 washed produce in a sink full of soapy water and let them drain. 
had Cauliflower EAR from talking to 7 different people in one day, for a total of 6 hours on phone (that was the day I deleted all emails, cleared the feedly list and went off line for 2 days)

Never shopped with Mask  
MASK WEARING is depressing, makes me HOT, it was 92 degrees at 7:30 pm a couple of days. HUMIDITY! at 100 percent soooo NOOOO MASK

Swam by Reservation Only Lap swimming at YMCA.. 4 people allowed in one Olympic sized pool, and the website is a HORROR, can only go out 72 hours, swim 3 times a week, have to go on site to reserve every other day,
NEVER
had a  dizzy spell that made me walk off to the side and peel the skin off my arm by hitting the wall that I have walked past for 30 years without hitting before.
It is still bleeding 3 days later.. Bob wanted to cut off the 2 inch long 1 inch wide flap of skin.
I said only if you are a Doctor and and have numbing shots.

are you picking up what I am putting down?

I have NEVER thrown the manual for the new coffee pot across the living room, said HBO words and shut myself in the bedroom with a book
Did I mention Bob has MOHS surgery on eyelid next WED to remove Basil Carcinoma.

I will not mention the pain in  hands/arm.. OH Well! YES I WILL.
last but not least I HAVE GAINED 4 POUNDS in 10 weeks.

Bob stepped up while I was locked in the bedroom and set the brew later function, because he thought the next thing I threw would be the coffee pot..

Friday, May 22, 2020

Goodbye Hooty

Hooty is dead. My heart hurts.

One of our sweet owl couple is dead. My heart is broken for him and the one he left behind. I told their story in a prior post.

If you have been using rat poison, Please, Stop Now!
If you use rat poison, please, please stop Now!

A neighbor, we are not sure which one, has put out rat poison. In Florida our palms have tree rats, they harm no one, but do have to be trapped if they get in a house.

We know this because 2 weeks ago, we saw a half dead rat hanging upside down trying to get to water in the pool. He had been poisoned. My husband put him out of his misery. Poison not only causes them to suffer a horrifying  death, but anything that eats a poisoned rat died.

I found our sweet hoot owl in the rain barrel today... He had gone there to get water, the poisons causes hemorrhaging inside and makes them so thirsty they seek water and drown... I KNOW this is horrible but people need to know . I have argued with people in the store that I see them buying the poison. Rat poison should be against the law. It is not.

One rat can kill many birds, from buzzards to gulls and even raccoons and possums. if you buy POISON, PLEASE DON"T.   

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

TREE-mendous Fun Walk With Me



Tree puns are so poplar, I can not believe I walnut stop!
I have a tree-mendous amount of trees to show you. Oakay?





there are 2023 different types of palms in our world. Florida has many. I counted 12 different species. If you look carefully at each collage, there is at least one palm in every picture above this one 



Tuesday, May 19, 2020

We are in Storm mode

It's Monday Am, I am in my rocker with laptop in lap, phone rings at same time a clap of thunder booms.

The words Emergency Message comes up on caller ID on TV and Phone, and while listening to severe weather for your address, I race to above radar on tablet and there it is RED almost on us.

The phone says take cover, severe thunderstorm for your address, may have wind to 60 MPH and/or lightning damage.
AND THEN
I remember the new weather radio of the" Virus related Amazon Coma purchase".  see PRIOR POST

 I reach over and push the button to WB, and  30 seconds later, the siren goes off and I say IT WORKS, no way we could sleep through that.... Yay, my first siren warning and we survived it.. I shut it down, it goes off again. I turn it off, we are awake and watching...
we have a Back Up Siren.

This is our other weather siren.....he is also 'going off' and no way to turn it off though.


 No damage Other than my toes and feet are numb because a Big Black Dog is squished  between my chair and the footstool, ON my feet...    we are fine...  and Thankful...  Always Be Prepared !


Monday, May 18, 2020

What's Faster than a Speeding Bullet?


What's faster than a speeding bullet and smaller than a business card?
Get your charge cards ready, here's the link, you will be wanting one of these, quicker than you think.

 the whole thing started when I decided I wanted a new mouse pad, a cheap one to cut in half and use on my laptop.

 I am still suffering shoulder/hand pain and noticed it gets worse if my hand is out to the side. If I sit correctly, with hands in the right position, it doesn't hurt as bad.

If you want to see how to sit and type, click HERE  or       JUST TRUST ME!

 

I had no idea mouse pads are no longer IN, and most people do not use a mouse.  Wal-Mart had none. BUT, while meandering through looking for one, I saw a tiny mouse. I picked it up and thought, put it down and go home. I left without it.

While sitting in rocker, holding laptop in LAP, regaling Bob with tales of tiny mice, he said why didn't you buy it?

I DON"T KNOW! I said.......

 Just moments later, my hands lifted from the keys and somehow Amazon was sending me this adorable MOUSE, Now named Minie Mouse, and she is only 2 INCHES long, that is 50 mm to a lot of you.

Minnie is rechargeable and fast as greased lightning, she is self adjusting, goes to sleep if I leave her alone for a while. She has some kind of special laser, and the cursor slides so quickly and accurately it is shocking...
while I was in the shopping coma, it seems I found a mouse pad that is slick as ice, it is a hard shiny shell. It also saves on batteries, but since Minnie is rechargeable who cares?


Today I have half a mouse pad, that covers the touch pad that I don't want to touch and I can sit properly with my hands in the correct position.
I liked the mouse pad so much, some how a second one showed up at the door last night and is now sitting by my desk top.

Watch out for Amazon Coma while you POP over and hover the mouse and SEE this magic pad...HERE a

Since the 9 week of stay at home, we have had almost and order a day delivered and each time I order from SmileAmazon, Legacy Boxer Rescue Smiles from a donation.

Sorry, Got To Go, Minnie is waiting to do her thing.  Big just said he could use a new bed.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Diamonds In the Sky


Like Diamonds in the sky,
Like Diamonds in the sky,
Shining Like diamonds in the sky.
We are beautiful, like diamonds in the sky. Rianna


 Photos taken by MadSnapper on morning sunrise Walk. I walk from 6:40 am - 7:40 am. Shooting into the sun makes it appear to be dark. You can see the sun is well above the earth and was blinding me.
UPDATE: I am suffering from hand/shoulder pains, with no idea what it is. When the pain gets bad, I will be missing a post here and there... It is not RA but no idea what it is..


Friday, May 15, 2020

Magic Moments Trees Nature Friday


I have a collection of trees I see as I walk each day.. The left side of above is our oak tree in our front yard. I will do a post on the trees in our yard soon.. the red leaves are Bob's Mango tree in a bucket in our back yard. He planted a seed..

I got a shock yesterday. All of a Sudden my phone made an odd screech, screech sound. I picked it up and there was a notation that said  Bada Bada BING.. I thought what is that. After much brain strain, I remembered that when I had playtime on my first day of new phone, I just picked a day in the future and typed Bada Bad Bing to see what it would do..... YAY.. now I have added a few screech reminders.

Banyon tree


Thursday, May 14, 2020

Magic Moments



Magic Moments found during my neighborhood walks each day... 

these were not all taken on the same day

I have taken over 100 cell picks in 8 days.. Don't fret, I will only show you NINETY NINE. ha ha






Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Magic Moments - Walk A Mile


My Mile Walk each day is full of beauty, I just have to see and capture it.. You will be seeing and seeing those moments.

I forgot to mention the big part of my Mothers day, other than chatting with my 2 sons was signing up for Contact Free pizza delivery from Papa John's.

It had been10 weeks since I ate any food that I did not prepare myself. If you know me, you know how much I hate cooking and that every Thursday we ate lunch OUT or brought in...

The came with Pizza and Cheese bread, I ordered enough for left overs the next day.
HAPPY TWO DAYS OFF FROM COOKING

Now we wait to see if we get the virus from food delivery or the two Fed X boxes delivered on the same day as Pizza... Our New Normal..
...


Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Safety Measures part 2




Hemp Hand cleaner from Amazon, all that was available with out waiting weeks for delivery.  Frog insert came with story of how we need to be GREEN with our earth... All Herbals Germ Killer.


Safety Measures I take when shopping. 
SENIOR Shopping means clean when stopping
My Shopping!

My Hemp Spray in the cup holder,
My spray bottle of alcohol inside the SUV hatch,
Is used as soon as I click the latch.
These two bottles make me so much bolder
and hopefully a lot older.

Inside the vehicle, rides a brown paper bag,
I remove my MASK and pop inside,
hoping this will keep me from turning into a sick looking hag.

I spritz my hands and load the supplies,
while praying the spritzing protects my eyes.

I close the back, run to the driver door,
open it up and spritz hands some more.


On the funny side... I wish I had a video of me using the Walmart rest room WITHOUT touching anything in the rest room.

Open door with shoulder
Open stall door with elbow
Close and slid lock with same elbow
Kick up seat with my feet
Put down seat with my feet
Flush with my left foot, carefully balancing  to keep from falling and touching the floor.
Soap and water is hands free.
Repeat on the way out...    I did not touch one thing in the rest room but the toilet paper hanging down.  We gotta do what we gotta do..

Tell me something you do to be safe out there.. Do you have a PLAN!