NewTricks Posted May 6 Author ID:1634655 Share Posted May 6 great news @digmorcrusher It helps seeing green and knowing something better is coming. 4 hours ago, nukecad said: It's original meaning was the Hawthorn (May Tree) blossom coming out, which can be anywhere April-June. https://www.ywt.org.uk/blog/jon-traill/ner-cast-clout-till-may-out Pretty nice! Thanks for teaching me about the hawthorn. Yes, pink cherry blossoms are falling like confetti here, even have one on the patio I can see from my apartment. I want to bust the screen out for a good pic, but it is stuck pretty tight. I can imagine when you consider a trim, it's significant. No half measures! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted May 6 ID:1634740 Share Posted May 6 I'm sure. Because 'trim the bush' is a double entendre. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nukecad Posted May 7 ID:1634869 Share Posted May 7 If I showed anyone here those 4 photos and said that they had been taken locally in the past week nobody would suspect that they were actually taken on another continent. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 21 ID:1637799 Share Posted May 21 @NewTricks Are you OK? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted May 22 ID:1638084 Share Posted May 22 Nasty ! \ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 22 Root Admin ID:1638087 Share Posted May 22 You need to get LIVE pictures - @David H. Lipman 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted May 22 ID:1638089 Share Posted May 22 9 minutes ago, AdvancedSetup said: You need to get LIVE pictures - @David H. Lipman 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 23 ID:1638118 Share Posted May 23 LOL, You'd be feeling nasty too if someone had rammed a steel bar up your backend. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 25 Author ID:1638627 Share Posted May 25 On 5/21/2024 at 7:45 AM, nukecad said: @NewTricks Are you OK? Yes, thank you @nukecad 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 26 ID:1638795 Share Posted May 26 (edited) 22 hours ago, NewTricks said: Yes, thank you @nukecad Good to hear, just that we hadn't seen you for a couple of weeks. None of our business of course, but it's disconcerting when a regular just suddenly stops visiting. Edited May 26 by nukecad 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 26 Author ID:1638811 Share Posted May 26 Tough times. Getting back to semi-normal, or at least trying. Thank for caring. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 27 Author ID:1639000 Share Posted May 27 “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. credit: here 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 27 Root Admin ID:1639126 Share Posted May 27 Thank you for sharing @NewTricks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 28 Author ID:1639285 Share Posted May 28 Just in case, I still carry my ice scraper and snow brush in the car. On June 20, maybe I'll take them out. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 28 Root Admin ID:1639462 Share Posted May 28 Ice should be going away and getting closer to summer weather 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 29 Author ID:1639583 Share Posted May 29 (edited) @nukecad, can you find my two little friends? Hint. Edited May 29 by NewTricks update for hint 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 29 Author ID:1639600 Share Posted May 29 12 hours ago, AdvancedSetup said: Ice should be going away and getting closer to summer weather For New Yorkers: Hope springs eternal , not only with weather, but life itself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 29 ID:1639621 Share Posted May 29 I thought you meant the snail in the first image and was looking for a second one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 29 Author ID:1639721 Share Posted May 29 Bingo! The second is a 🐞 on the right side of the right bud. Barely perceptible, at the edge of the green leaf & pink bud. Since the snail cream last year, I thought it was a nice deja vu. 😊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 30 ID:1639740 Share Posted May 30 (edited) Ahh, but from your link I thought that was an out of focus ant while I was looking for another snail. Do you know this one? Once you find him you'll see him every time and wonder why you couldn't spot him instantly before. PS. Now that would be a good 5,000 piece jigsaw. Edited May 30 by nukecad 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted May 31 Author ID:1640051 Share Posted May 31 On 5/29/2024 at 9:51 PM, nukecad said: from your link I thought that was an out of focus ant while I was looking for another snail. Aww, I can see why you thought that. Sorry. I only included the link to bust the assumption that peonies NEEDED ants to start the blooming process. I've believed that all my life. Anyway, of little consequence, just a quirky thought. YES, I FOUND HIM. Possibly 4 seconds though and I admit to magnifying the photo. Seems I can't live without image enhancement. Cataracts play a role, dammit. $400 for new specs! Grateful though this little issue could be resolved so cheaply compared to any alternative. Yup, I know someone who might jump into that puzzle, but not me. Temporarily lost my zeal for cardboard. Instead a new converted fan of longevity and going all out with beetroot juice, kombucha, curcurmin, cacoa powder and (GASP!) whole milk. Yes, the kind where you need a paint shaker to integrate separated cream. I won't type the "S" word but I'm now realizing how darn much sugar has caused inflammation. I'm only referring to a measly 2 teaspoons a day in coffee. And since I stopped HALLELUJAH and praise the Lord! Now for my thought of the day. My Fitbit told me it's true. I had a great night when I embraced a positive attitude before sleep. 🛌 In score parlance, excellent! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukecad Posted May 31 ID:1640087 Share Posted May 31 Take the cream off and shake that. It's how you make butter. We used to do it as kids when all milk was full fat, (and delivered to your doorstep each morning in glass bottles with a foil top). We'd take the cream off a few, into a lidded tuppaware container and shake until it sepertated into butter and buttermilk. Then pour off the buttermilk and scrape the butter off the sides of the container. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted June 1 Author ID:1640217 Share Posted June 1 10 hours ago, nukecad said: Take the cream off and shake that Sounds good, but as kids you'd have the stamina to shake it. I'm not sure I would, but that's a fine idea for next time. Yes, I miss glass bottles with foil tops or glass bottles, period. Now you can get them, but pay extra sometimes half the cost of the product. 😒 Its hard to find quart bottles. One person using a gallon of milk before it spoils...not often. So I save bottles to freeze milk and it works out well. I would like to use that buttermilk to make pancakes. The last I made I posted here. For two months I've been on a severely restricted diet, and as a result stopped all coffee. Not a bad idea since I dumped 2-3 teaspoons of sugar in it daily. Since I stopped that, oooooo, I feel so much better. Totally shocked and amazed! No donuts either. Fish, beef or pork in the AM now. BTW, I'm going to start blending protein powder, and other stuff for "smoothies" but flummoxed about blenders. Portable seem too wimpy. Countertop seems confusing, different wattage with all the bells and whistles. I won't be grinding ice. What would you suggest? I tried a Nutribullet for a while then gave it away. I didn't like the inverted design and it leaked if it wasn't exactly seated correctly. Plus difficult to clean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewTricks Posted June 1 Author ID:1640219 Share Posted June 1 I have survived a failed Windows 2021 installation and succeeded with an openoffice installation. Now we'll see what kind of customer service stacksocial has. Response #1 was a boilerplate, instructing me where to find the Activation Code. As if I didn't know. No mention of "Gee, we're so sorry that didn't work, here's another code." I can only conclude this is the price to pay, which I didn't pay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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