2024 Yard Cleanup / February

 2/4/2024

The wind has kicked up today

before the next storm hits. Already

picked up a full pickle bucket of 

pine branches, limbs, pine cones.

with needles to be vacuumed up

as soon as it dries out.

2/6/2024

Today I was able to vac up Sable's 

area and took  1/2 bag of needles,

and whatever else it would pickup.

Then went to the deck and vac up 

that area of needles and leaves.  Yep

the pine stuff went over the top of

the house, the wind was blowing

that hard.  

2/23/2024

Today I took 3/4 of a bag off Sable's

area and to the west of the shed and

the north of the house.

More wind and rain on the way!

Tulips Are Up!

 I was out in the yard cleaning up

damage and cutting back a few last

plants.  We are just warming up 

from last week's snow and ice storms.

So to my surprise I found my whiskey

barrel full of tulips are up!  They 

Wintered on the North side of the 

house.   They were moved to the 

front driveway after filling the barrel

up with soil to hide them.  Way to early!

Before the storm hit on the 13th of Jan.

I noticed the blue bells were up and our

Dutch Iris were over 2 foot tall.  But sad

to say the rabbits thought they could eat

the tops of the Dutch Iris.

Come on Spring!!

Getting Back To Normal!!

 It's so nice to get back to normal

after a year of spammers!  To all the

IT folks that helped out in many 

countries across the globe!  I am

just floored to see whom these folks

were and it all started with the breach

at Twitter.  My warning is be careful

on social media!  I closed many of my

social media sites down.  One will be

bullied & harassed for speaking out!

So much for freedom of speech!

Beware sites do not tell you they have

been breached.  

Spoke to soon, the spammer is now using

other IP Addresses that I figured was them.

Same old same old!!  It was a good laugh

'Your manhood'  so they think I'm a male???

Besides poor Ricky spam.  

Then this one shows up:

Sgt. Harry Saucier

AL DHAFRA PRIVATE SCHOOL (dhafra07) <dhafra07@dhafra07.ae>

Good day,

I'm Sgt. Harry Saucier, I am from the United States, California to be precise. I work with the U.S Marine Corp. Gunnery Sergeant (E7). I am currently on deployment in Bahrain. I have been in service for over 21 years, and am looking forward to my retirement next year.

 

However, my team and I carried out an investigation on the base commander, since some form of disloyalty was seen. We find out that not every funds , golds, and other valuables retrieved from our operation is recorded. Since my team and I are planning on retirement next year, we have decided to cut the cake as well.

 

The last raid conducted by my team we discovered $5.7m cash and some tons of gold. We have decided to keep this cash and split it, we need someone outside to entrust this funds and $1.8m for you. If interested, these funds have been arranged and will be transported to you by an Air-Force diplomat. You have no worries because the funds have been packaged into a military steel box and will be registered and personal belongings from a deceased soldier to his relatives.

 

You are to contact the diplomat barristeredward425@gmail.com

 email with this subject and code (Personal Belongings to sgt.Aron Mos-41862 Bahrain)

please kindly note that I will be offline for a while, because we are stationed in the desert. Do not betray because I will look for you with every resource.

 

Sgt. Harry Saucier

What a jerk!!  I have seen this gmail address

before with another sad song about money.

This was turned into Microsoft, I take it as

a threat!

Cake Time!!

 

A special Thank you to my sister for sending the

card and DH for his card.  To my two special 

sisters Kathleen for the phone call and singing

Happy Birthday.  The texts for the dog food

information!  Sable even sends her best!!

To Janis for the cyber cards and chatting all 

day to make my day special.  To our son for the

text, I know you are working way to much!

DH is enjoying the cake!

Forgot the Spammer whom keeps sending spam,

by the way they all were reported to  Office 365/

Microsoft for violation of the Code of Conduct.

Cross Stitch

November 28 of 2023 I started 

my winter hobby of Cross Stitch.

I love it!!  It keeps me busy and off the computer!

 

2/5/2024

I'll try to keep the photos coming!

1/11/2024 Still Blooming and Seedpods

 

Just a few seedpods from the 

Brugmansia House.  More in the

greenhouse.

An Artic Vortex Headed Our Way!

 High winds and snow so they 

say is headed our way. By Sat.

freezing temps!  What fun!!

1/9/2024

First snow of the season!

1/10/2024

By noon the snow was gone 

in our area but the next storm

is headed our way.  More snow!

Come on Old Man Winter!!

I really need a rest!

1/11/2024

A day of rain before the huge

storm hits tonight, so they say.

1/13/2024

A lite dusting of snow and cold

this am 17 degrees.  So far this

am.  

We got between 4 to 6 inches, 

just depending on where you live.

But the high winds are to hit here

and in watching Portland's news

tonight and all the down trees reports.

If you didn't notice, most of the trees

were huge pine trees with shallow roots

systems.  I really feel for those people

that have to deal with the damage to their

homes.   Pine Trees can be very dangerous!

More snow and wind over night!

1/14/2023

A layer of ice over night.  

This afternoon I was able to get the 

sidewalks and driveway all scooped

out.

1/16/2024

The ice storm has hit and they have 

closed the gorge highway.  75 MPH

winds in the Gorge. 

Stay safe and stay inside.  Watch out for

those frozen pipes!!  Water damage!!

110 hours of deep cold!  

No garbage pickup today if you didn't

get the notice/

What fun!!!

1/17/2024

A great day to stitch, everything 

is covered with ice and the area is 

shut down for today.

1/18-19/2014

Nothing but ice and not fun to drive

in.  The main roadways were clear but

icy.  

1/20-21/2024

Finally warming up so this weather is

headed east!  

I had a request for snow photos!  

In cased in ice!

Happy Valentine's Day!

A Week Of Rain!

January is usually our wet month.  They

are prediction a week of rain!   Come on

rain the roofs and gutters are cleaned!! 

Yesterday storm dumped a lot of rain here

and in the mountains they had snow!  More

coming our way.  Winter is finally here!

Just a little more trimming to do.  I'm also

seeing spring flower popping up due to our

warmer an normal Dec.

2024 Yard Clean Up List / January

 1/1/2024

Today I took 2 bags of pine needles

and leaves off the yard. Then husband

cleaned off the shed, he took 2 buckets

of pine needles, branches, pine cones and

leaves off the roof of the shed and what

dropped between the greenhouse and the

carport.

1/11/2024

Removed a full bag of pine needles and

leaves off Sable's area and to the west of the

greenhouses.  Leaves are still coming out

of the trees where they landed on the pines.

1/29/2024

I took 1/2 bag off Sable's area of pine needles

and leaves that had blown into the yard. Since it's

been so wet it's hard to pick up much.

New Years Day!!

Let's just say it was clean up the 

yard day after taking the lights down

and putting them away.  I had to blow

off the roof and clean out the gutters.

I couldn't believe all the spent fireworks

debris on the roof this year.

Then it was vac up Sables area and 

the south yard where the leaves blew

in.  The it was blow off the driveway 

and the circle! Last was to finish cutting

back some of the flowers and the Cardoon

that were missed due to no room in the

yard recycle bin. 

This next week I'll be trimming back some

trees and shrubs once the bins are emptied.