tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88312554328050954222024-03-18T09:22:32.928-04:00Pets and other CrittersLynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.comBlogger636125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-14964332754896636582024-03-18T09:22:00.000-04:002024-03-18T09:22:00.358-04:00Spring is in the Air<p>Well, springish. It is snowing right now. March is what you might call a diverse month.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kFmQ51fEQrKt6Nme2RnwDDnK8tWeSTgPcxLSO79BTpgipLPCQmCByIv72ELq9gfq8ueAvTQ6-qt6q6cleUKzdgx0C5uIWHeuLPPt7P_GX4ULPWl8sdczf_w-uWQFly74OgJps7aOF8nzyB_cdTBeKys4CXddAzcjIMcvsIxt8P6aWG7ZFJr6WMwZkyCU/s4320/cardinals%20002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kFmQ51fEQrKt6Nme2RnwDDnK8tWeSTgPcxLSO79BTpgipLPCQmCByIv72ELq9gfq8ueAvTQ6-qt6q6cleUKzdgx0C5uIWHeuLPPt7P_GX4ULPWl8sdczf_w-uWQFly74OgJps7aOF8nzyB_cdTBeKys4CXddAzcjIMcvsIxt8P6aWG7ZFJr6WMwZkyCU/w400-h300/cardinals%20002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Still, birds are whooping it up out there.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFtnrTCb4ML-3FYmLPtFp7hnB3Ccqp1XWBLMjdxgxeX3xNm_mQuaCYm6d7VnRC8TbgvsQzh1qDu6VncRz3sSxpub6WG6oXk6sl-VySr5zxO632ppVU8onstq97lKEczI8gcUwtxc0rnNbt4dJUvzu2bzofGPoFZxV4l7KmkiNIi6Xe-qoAz4P0czqWFt4/s486/YoungBlueBird.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="486" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFtnrTCb4ML-3FYmLPtFp7hnB3Ccqp1XWBLMjdxgxeX3xNm_mQuaCYm6d7VnRC8TbgvsQzh1qDu6VncRz3sSxpub6WG6oXk6sl-VySr5zxO632ppVU8onstq97lKEczI8gcUwtxc0rnNbt4dJUvzu2bzofGPoFZxV4l7KmkiNIi6Xe-qoAz4P0czqWFt4/s320/YoungBlueBird.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> Soon there will be youngsters and green grass. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHpgF4Gt3YSG3tWTzH5UXW1FApJGc5orRAyqSjfdhP0m6ANmZ336MQoVwhdDpgE2ni9sbxmgRSE-bc6HIT9PjzmVyM8XD_K2Ru_yvAHiPRcGWfXJXa5bGrVPsloyf_CuZ6cuFWH_Vwi2-FM67J9tc5WgaDmqbg2NJKmzAn1p2VxdTU9Kom97_LkEt-gyb/s1550/wilma.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHpgF4Gt3YSG3tWTzH5UXW1FApJGc5orRAyqSjfdhP0m6ANmZ336MQoVwhdDpgE2ni9sbxmgRSE-bc6HIT9PjzmVyM8XD_K2Ru_yvAHiPRcGWfXJXa5bGrVPsloyf_CuZ6cuFWH_Vwi2-FM67J9tc5WgaDmqbg2NJKmzAn1p2VxdTU9Kom97_LkEt-gyb/s320/wilma.JPG" width="196" /></a></div><br /><p>'Tis a time to ponder...</p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-9764130050473295362024-02-21T12:21:00.000-05:002024-02-21T12:21:40.834-05:00The Perils of Updating<p><b> Rant Alert!</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUP6phBTiBSdSpPuWqcW4qEx8uU-vY5oLx11o6a_es2wJADGYP2iF_TVTzy3EynfLRL3rBmEI2YM1dm44ZOwjM0Oxv37Pui-R8oZ2pU2o7gJYCdIrWtmu9ElLrow92o66Rb8cYZkPfh1k-UqO7w6u6X4TgEOZVEkoukbhsbcjxV6Rk9cmw8fSJ1OH1Y_Ew/s2048/shivs%20and%20more%20018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUP6phBTiBSdSpPuWqcW4qEx8uU-vY5oLx11o6a_es2wJADGYP2iF_TVTzy3EynfLRL3rBmEI2YM1dm44ZOwjM0Oxv37Pui-R8oZ2pU2o7gJYCdIrWtmu9ElLrow92o66Rb8cYZkPfh1k-UqO7w6u6X4TgEOZVEkoukbhsbcjxV6Rk9cmw8fSJ1OH1Y_Ew/w320-h240/shivs%20and%20more%20018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I got a new email address. Therefore, I have been updating it in various places.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRbaANBRXbPe77zz2Yp0OhLqq1ZzRlHMZg0w9-LxXEtavflNA1QQvD4-X92OuD_WW8a62y8XDk4XgfG7SsJfcfe-RN_r6E7mKSdSp85jED5eDO8jAdW-oRi-34DxmE9WRw6qwaarhjZv9cezLMV62XEtXHOV7wDnRr16pjo5N7riwWr3yK53PCSui8tpX/s995/blindpearl.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRbaANBRXbPe77zz2Yp0OhLqq1ZzRlHMZg0w9-LxXEtavflNA1QQvD4-X92OuD_WW8a62y8XDk4XgfG7SsJfcfe-RN_r6E7mKSdSp85jED5eDO8jAdW-oRi-34DxmE9WRw6qwaarhjZv9cezLMV62XEtXHOV7wDnRr16pjo5N7riwWr3yK53PCSui8tpX/s320/blindpearl.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p>You'd think this would not be a big deal. It is though.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AbeolkMTDGQ0xFJfMdtYyQNw3hbSQQ7Guuc5qocrp_GnoMRqCWWgQaj62ABQ3n8pi6jZIoiMJMrjcxbhB_hSmneLTWMj5EjRt08UQe_Mf9ldTOyFRWBondlC4jCoKVURlcU-SZFFi868RR52zooMVi10tgYNbOHYYmKrz3l32TR4ccGXXHfnk8oNEjax/s2048/crowsjavanest%20002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AbeolkMTDGQ0xFJfMdtYyQNw3hbSQQ7Guuc5qocrp_GnoMRqCWWgQaj62ABQ3n8pi6jZIoiMJMrjcxbhB_hSmneLTWMj5EjRt08UQe_Mf9ldTOyFRWBondlC4jCoKVURlcU-SZFFi868RR52zooMVi10tgYNbOHYYmKrz3l32TR4ccGXXHfnk8oNEjax/w400-h300/crowsjavanest%20002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Some places just won't allow you to go to their site, find your personal information and edit your email. So then, you must call.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx7Oo28r0GS73_Neyog-lsw_BbQ4c_U1h_Im4oEhCE7flEGFHOwL6DRDu1iBxFT2ahU47LDQVK9bmzbT7nrdsU2q-R2cECha19rbyNGQHEGsA-ZiHCwER08LtlliEvqXHEAi4kLG5JMPpJUqscyEbhS617tmNgESu7uakZbyqFnpTyzBx4u23VXFKaWhr/s425/button.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="370" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx7Oo28r0GS73_Neyog-lsw_BbQ4c_U1h_Im4oEhCE7flEGFHOwL6DRDu1iBxFT2ahU47LDQVK9bmzbT7nrdsU2q-R2cECha19rbyNGQHEGsA-ZiHCwER08LtlliEvqXHEAi4kLG5JMPpJUqscyEbhS617tmNgESu7uakZbyqFnpTyzBx4u23VXFKaWhr/w174-h200/button.JPG" width="174" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Calling any business these days requires a major time commitment. It starts with the heartless computer voice that answers the phone and asks you for information about who you are and what right you have to be calling at all. Ten minutes later, you're done with that and find yourself on hold. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfNk_ymSqkfRWK01q8sMYzc24Ko1JVXqw9otjmn9hKwXKNUk4_7sgcQ6KGDsIStftkO3SnO7VC7x8cRk6nbQ_1AuaM76qBHBlJnHqawmSyekw8eVsSBss8GN2G4yqHDtsZLAN5X3NPaGZUiUND5YuqeU1lZWMc2OEPNnkjaW-HwwkvT77SbIPRvvKpSzY/s2048/RAMassortedbirds%20022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfNk_ymSqkfRWK01q8sMYzc24Ko1JVXqw9otjmn9hKwXKNUk4_7sgcQ6KGDsIStftkO3SnO7VC7x8cRk6nbQ_1AuaM76qBHBlJnHqawmSyekw8eVsSBss8GN2G4yqHDtsZLAN5X3NPaGZUiUND5YuqeU1lZWMc2OEPNnkjaW-HwwkvT77SbIPRvvKpSzY/s320/RAMassortedbirds%20022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Maybe five, maybe forty-five minutes later a human being answers. They ask you the same questions the computer voice did. You know, just to verify. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm43R1pXtXGQQ5VrpV5HNy2Ozi4JAofn8Eaa9R0u1UBzHdt_MVsFz6-NcsWyFkCiez1LR6M0QSJ4OMKmhtjVatbml2Y-UBrIEnJ7CQrlnICzGOIHKRta-tkxebXla0VlryJwUveYzQxakGHInovVRDExaxyvZ5IMHG5H1MWf_0UnlfWhxopxuutExJJkLY/s1013/DeerFog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1013" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm43R1pXtXGQQ5VrpV5HNy2Ozi4JAofn8Eaa9R0u1UBzHdt_MVsFz6-NcsWyFkCiez1LR6M0QSJ4OMKmhtjVatbml2Y-UBrIEnJ7CQrlnICzGOIHKRta-tkxebXla0VlryJwUveYzQxakGHInovVRDExaxyvZ5IMHG5H1MWf_0UnlfWhxopxuutExJJkLY/s320/DeerFog.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>You tell them you want to change your email. They tell you they can't do that. You ask why. They say something vague, or their accent is so thick you are not quite sure what they said. You are transferred to someone else. You ask them if they can help you change your email. They won't answer until you give them the same information you gave the computer voice and the first person you spoke to... </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjlDiRKRZvWHdqL-tdxJnHH0OfDIdagWhKxTUOVW0bR-Em2ShkH4_v-wd91XLG4Z1a3XbR0yHYeGPE7dQ-R5EWd6iT9XH9DuABOOC8ws89BvwdwVgEbs_fYUUhiRGacwJELdGsQ40bqULIHIel8g3YJ0K8jHTZs9P1BHtPjMcnVRV3ZOL49ZKOVwN04CW/s1191/Mab%201yr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1086" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjlDiRKRZvWHdqL-tdxJnHH0OfDIdagWhKxTUOVW0bR-Em2ShkH4_v-wd91XLG4Z1a3XbR0yHYeGPE7dQ-R5EWd6iT9XH9DuABOOC8ws89BvwdwVgEbs_fYUUhiRGacwJELdGsQ40bqULIHIel8g3YJ0K8jHTZs9P1BHtPjMcnVRV3ZOL49ZKOVwN04CW/s320/Mab%201yr.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Then there's updating your email for your blog. Stupid technophobe that I am; I did it wrong. Thinking I'm changing the email a "new improved format" appeared and the blog is gone. It's a whole new account, a clean slate. If I hadn't failed to erase my old email or account or whatever, I would not be typing this rant.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q9XQtx6zey7RSP7fXkyixcJ4MHR3B07Yca4Zcijra7YEnvc4cZ_t6oMNb6Qnyx_YiLJlClq15G5MTlGMwVZowI3BxwXFdioBfZ6NV1o1kTCzRSeWbHB9sJlhhaM5qcVMwMs_yZY82idKf49dWuYnoWk8x7fS4SFCOtLXH1SjFIm-UMA-aJUy-EqFK8-U/s2048/latesummer17DLandmore%20007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q9XQtx6zey7RSP7fXkyixcJ4MHR3B07Yca4Zcijra7YEnvc4cZ_t6oMNb6Qnyx_YiLJlClq15G5MTlGMwVZowI3BxwXFdioBfZ6NV1o1kTCzRSeWbHB9sJlhhaM5qcVMwMs_yZY82idKf49dWuYnoWk8x7fS4SFCOtLXH1SjFIm-UMA-aJUy-EqFK8-U/s320/latesummer17DLandmore%20007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>For crying out loud, I just thought it was a good idea to update my email. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-74580748881378530392024-01-13T06:56:00.001-05:002024-01-14T10:30:18.117-05:00Meanwhile, at Bad Dog Ranch<p>Deer Season is Over</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't get me wrong, I love the taste of venison but unless we slide into an apocalypse scenario, I am not likely to eat any of the deer that live in my nice big backyard. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_rIa0JAxcVRDj7HaAkeEsiBA-gMc5fPBmQ4sGpCEUtBS2CquEltLN6Rf7smJWdPSbf3z7Vp3mqUhq6tu1UvAnLE8R-Aslr7XQGhCjd-sa0rBFHMfmehtFZ6VF9cAYym7biVsAYcG6TQYkCz-iO9lroq4hnDxZFwZSKzDm0WcLg_YFXvSVllOOpsCOX-4/s1262/DeerSunset.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1262" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_rIa0JAxcVRDj7HaAkeEsiBA-gMc5fPBmQ4sGpCEUtBS2CquEltLN6Rf7smJWdPSbf3z7Vp3mqUhq6tu1UvAnLE8R-Aslr7XQGhCjd-sa0rBFHMfmehtFZ6VF9cAYym7biVsAYcG6TQYkCz-iO9lroq4hnDxZFwZSKzDm0WcLg_YFXvSVllOOpsCOX-4/w400-h264/DeerSunset.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><p>However, many of my neighbors hunt. Therefore, during hunting season, I wear an orange vest when I walk my dogs.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU-g9Uz_GHHainV-ZIZnaiwLleIbvWUXc6AUDaFecGRRjNRmOAiJf7MpISBPHBh4H2OPbZ1DdMyko2-IG1HxlNNbZhdgazUNsT_ZrdLhV4t0G8dj8dGWTJ3Sskohk0ZdXCj5-ezqJxyChUFDKRUzmYOwXQR9tHNmCe_-cJVsLaHzs7-saDBvmFhTsuO46/s1920/Monsters%20June2023%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1920" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU-g9Uz_GHHainV-ZIZnaiwLleIbvWUXc6AUDaFecGRRjNRmOAiJf7MpISBPHBh4H2OPbZ1DdMyko2-IG1HxlNNbZhdgazUNsT_ZrdLhV4t0G8dj8dGWTJ3Sskohk0ZdXCj5-ezqJxyChUFDKRUzmYOwXQR9tHNmCe_-cJVsLaHzs7-saDBvmFhTsuO46/s320/Monsters%20June2023%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> She's wearing that vest again. She's so silly. </div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLkZhtmq-oGFWKe6dT0VFkgbraPst-ni8ak_TpeuIuM9ymgtTwVOeUKwEC-anyqQQuFedOxGcqS9kxdbO5tqVJ-Udmw8fuCUK5DmBu36VHlVcq-ACxznAnzTvfBeTbGYrTA3-9FVb6JTVO707RZJqifTO32lTokL9MFRrdJ24-4mJg_iW_KFX4hezo6By/s826/DeerSerious.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="826" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLkZhtmq-oGFWKe6dT0VFkgbraPst-ni8ak_TpeuIuM9ymgtTwVOeUKwEC-anyqQQuFedOxGcqS9kxdbO5tqVJ-Udmw8fuCUK5DmBu36VHlVcq-ACxznAnzTvfBeTbGYrTA3-9FVb6JTVO707RZJqifTO32lTokL9MFRrdJ24-4mJg_iW_KFX4hezo6By/s320/DeerSerious.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Those dogs have no idea how dangerous it is out here!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Michigan Deer Season:</p></div><div class="rte-content" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #353535; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 400; line-height: 1.5rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">July 15 – Aug. 15:</span> Antlerless deer hunting access permit application period (mid-U.P. DMUs only)<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">July 15 – Aug. 15:</span> <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting/deer/reserved-deer-hunts" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #277c78; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 500; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reserved deer hunt</span></a> permit application period<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><ul style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style: initial; margin: 1rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5rem; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liberty hunt:</span> Sept. 14 – 15, 2024 </li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Early antlerless firearm:</span> Sept. 21 – 22, 2024</li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Independence hunt:</span> Oct. 19 – 22, 2023 </li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Archery:</span> Oct. 1 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 – Jan. 1, 2023</li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Regular firearm:</span> Nov. 15 – 30, 2023</li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Muzzleloading (Zones 1, 2 and 3):</span> Dec. 1 – 10, 2023</li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Late antlerless firearm:</span> Dec. 11, 2023 – Jan. 1, 2024</li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VP6oTZd51TsKuBhX3vogHRN04dsijX0vs_GaU4wrPJp11vzc4DVTiWfTN0TRkG2TSLUOIi6jtUkrqyj2Fz0PUlfiYs-6UWCv3fx_fD-_LF48VUYQl0sLwkin7zqc-t_JLLdYnhxg4MVR7Ly2qOVejWd2K4lHrVU6HZnTqNhY6O-5-hSF-XQmKXTWGiX5/s976/deerLateFall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="976" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VP6oTZd51TsKuBhX3vogHRN04dsijX0vs_GaU4wrPJp11vzc4DVTiWfTN0TRkG2TSLUOIi6jtUkrqyj2Fz0PUlfiYs-6UWCv3fx_fD-_LF48VUYQl0sLwkin7zqc-t_JLLdYnhxg4MVR7Ly2qOVejWd2K4lHrVU6HZnTqNhY6O-5-hSF-XQmKXTWGiX5/s320/deerLateFall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It's a bit safer now, I think.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwdoP2R8GNAMmMpQgBXKwo9hp5gv6JI9FJDMVS-f4IjKEq7kpg5tRLw9WoJBplxkEZJrvquhRFMsotJBXKPoPpspZ67pqdHj7vxQ4s4ZWoafspqh9jLYwwctk2w2nGVriCLUAMNSDHQcnHJ3e7YORaMNle9aEM0aIQT3wy305uB2D7_iuUD6XLZoqPjYk/s1291/deersnowtongue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1291" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwdoP2R8GNAMmMpQgBXKwo9hp5gv6JI9FJDMVS-f4IjKEq7kpg5tRLw9WoJBplxkEZJrvquhRFMsotJBXKPoPpspZ67pqdHj7vxQ4s4ZWoafspqh9jLYwwctk2w2nGVriCLUAMNSDHQcnHJ3e7YORaMNle9aEM0aIQT3wy305uB2D7_iuUD6XLZoqPjYk/s320/deersnowtongue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah, but we ate all the apples off the apple tree...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG9jrUAqhYY9ugP1XzY_PXxqhkxq-1HOEFVCf_c_LHpXPlX8dgna3djXuSLiqeXmkrpK69RWHHrCZMkUPkvg5C8Re-SvjjeT_nTzcQJVem9x8DxtoZT3-Dyhyv4NNTxh6ZnjpRw0Ve2tV2KeLkdcqzjswAx80Shqlx_aoTz6AHL_wc-B26iHnE1N96LgS/s1013/DeerFog.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1013" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG9jrUAqhYY9ugP1XzY_PXxqhkxq-1HOEFVCf_c_LHpXPlX8dgna3djXuSLiqeXmkrpK69RWHHrCZMkUPkvg5C8Re-SvjjeT_nTzcQJVem9x8DxtoZT3-Dyhyv4NNTxh6ZnjpRw0Ve2tV2KeLkdcqzjswAx80Shqlx_aoTz6AHL_wc-B26iHnE1N96LgS/s320/DeerFog.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It's not easy being a deer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-20501677442002359622023-12-17T12:59:00.001-05:002023-12-17T13:06:10.688-05:00Pop Culture Frenzy, Round 90<p> Welcome once again to Pop Culture Frenzy. Eight days till Christmas, it's forty some degrees outside and raining.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nnqLZqkagbTZgOoUz6e8OAfP2IMmP4Une8lNRX-y9tOdLIe-tKU2sJx_5q-u71-MgClnBQHRdibcFnOF1k54dhn7nPnxco9PaV6WNj65JuJyuDyoxy3JzUulIAwZzfDb1gdyrEtY9p9we0jJyFPbXfCR2-H0AyWzBvc22B1T9XeoE8Q0Dvf4KqSp7XWy/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nnqLZqkagbTZgOoUz6e8OAfP2IMmP4Une8lNRX-y9tOdLIe-tKU2sJx_5q-u71-MgClnBQHRdibcFnOF1k54dhn7nPnxco9PaV6WNj65JuJyuDyoxy3JzUulIAwZzfDb1gdyrEtY9p9we0jJyFPbXfCR2-H0AyWzBvc22B1T9XeoE8Q0Dvf4KqSp7XWy/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. What say you? </p><p>Cyndi?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa5SAk8k0V3J0QtJhwJIDoBqZVl0igvhwbQEPa-PA3ysgE9lxvUc7sgzJBIORwY38Hk5t-TZumWIWWWeTZ8cjkx3QJjO0UcozKsklBFZJcWtEFxlJChm6eFuPoZVgj8UowgBTBU-UFOEXlz6-mUkFU4WlcpBage7s8VxhgdMhdnMzxfIlRbyVZykevCZP/s650/fluffycyndi.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa5SAk8k0V3J0QtJhwJIDoBqZVl0igvhwbQEPa-PA3ysgE9lxvUc7sgzJBIORwY38Hk5t-TZumWIWWWeTZ8cjkx3QJjO0UcozKsklBFZJcWtEFxlJChm6eFuPoZVgj8UowgBTBU-UFOEXlz6-mUkFU4WlcpBage7s8VxhgdMhdnMzxfIlRbyVZykevCZP/w176-h200/fluffycyndi.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">The White Christmas trope is so full of aggression,</p><p style="text-align: center;"> it makes me physically ill. It is loaded with intolerance, exclusion,</p><p style="text-align: center;"> white privilege and white supremacy.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleZ8R1nZog9UNNUhgslPrpgxvuU9a-AIQ7JCV_I5GPgP7wM8eWFeSOJeNSwJl-d0jDynMBzp40sDKhIHpgFBL_QCeSKnipR9fVdh1Ow85hx3SZ-ccyNvbw3H0xQSRfu4DON9YJhDssJC73P-ZbuE8ipaKNcJ3fpQ-BdakWnD9ioJXIXOXt_fcpkKQfEjr/s495/fluffybryan.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleZ8R1nZog9UNNUhgslPrpgxvuU9a-AIQ7JCV_I5GPgP7wM8eWFeSOJeNSwJl-d0jDynMBzp40sDKhIHpgFBL_QCeSKnipR9fVdh1Ow85hx3SZ-ccyNvbw3H0xQSRfu4DON9YJhDssJC73P-ZbuE8ipaKNcJ3fpQ-BdakWnD9ioJXIXOXt_fcpkKQfEjr/w168-h200/fluffybryan.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Cyndi is a bimbo loaded with leftist cliches and moronic sanctimony. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgd1UdboVkzhfWnZh3ZylLhMQudfb9GeeZMJtJ3ln0-zpIIH3qNFCe1whanK11aWXlHursOXDJ0BicVOnXWL6EbBvoXjfnHlHQcWg-nDaBHGbHBzE0EIaIf4ccbq0Z7TNmwCN9Ksh1GnKKXnstTydfbM1n1WKb93nf9-2geIushump9eKu7KR_iHS3pwV/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgd1UdboVkzhfWnZh3ZylLhMQudfb9GeeZMJtJ3ln0-zpIIH3qNFCe1whanK11aWXlHursOXDJ0BicVOnXWL6EbBvoXjfnHlHQcWg-nDaBHGbHBzE0EIaIf4ccbq0Z7TNmwCN9Ksh1GnKKXnstTydfbM1n1WKb93nf9-2geIushump9eKu7KR_iHS3pwV/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">She should get implants.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2aEhpyNDdE_D4EoqekOz5BXd3wYUAKtabnXHVEHW5ysegb5Dit3qi0gR6iX2G8mppzMgmxbjlhbr9tc_rXx_iOwdM-mJGAkN9D8L7AMB26uInb7XqtVASKXs_qR5dlcQtNsGKZHAzxJkxr_-96OTdNvTLDLIhw4CbiSZzwOgqBF8SdSWJ3O7AdHHuKtL/s595/fluffyfluffy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="575" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2aEhpyNDdE_D4EoqekOz5BXd3wYUAKtabnXHVEHW5ysegb5Dit3qi0gR6iX2G8mppzMgmxbjlhbr9tc_rXx_iOwdM-mJGAkN9D8L7AMB26uInb7XqtVASKXs_qR5dlcQtNsGKZHAzxJkxr_-96OTdNvTLDLIhw4CbiSZzwOgqBF8SdSWJ3O7AdHHuKtL/w193-h200/fluffyfluffy.JPG" width="193" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Cyndi's Pebbles hairdo screams Neanderthal.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtLavNuYVqtl-bFAuhhs2IQ-uG21ZBbt07zUQv3wJUnemSNwCvouAdF0aGkyiMGN55DVtyWhcUYrOvuyZuYARDcdNOQu6tQ8OdgPDesBGugfjSoWBCSZ4tJEeshekkbv0XNAZgSsuFBiiTHNzAjLlhq_N7xn8ty_7OZAuzc5BSSmSr3pV1BSVlq-7a5-n/s560/fluffymolly.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtLavNuYVqtl-bFAuhhs2IQ-uG21ZBbt07zUQv3wJUnemSNwCvouAdF0aGkyiMGN55DVtyWhcUYrOvuyZuYARDcdNOQu6tQ8OdgPDesBGugfjSoWBCSZ4tJEeshekkbv0XNAZgSsuFBiiTHNzAjLlhq_N7xn8ty_7OZAuzc5BSSmSr3pV1BSVlq-7a5-n/w184-h200/fluffymolly.JPG" width="184" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Can't we all just get along?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvUNcnvhhgf6xVONAeXp4SYPITCaOwh5cSLKJRYcU7lQJokfNj0EIsTci1W-co4YqJaiUTDvMYT39LzHi30ZcNdH_-LDAUcHeZD5PHcSXfwq1sFAWJV8_fX-bLIFg_zZHJaK-KA_dFPt4p2VjKGqU-kD6vFim6MdQmLxAMxnbUmx_nNcavYnXYdYlSgqj/s650/fluffycyndi.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvUNcnvhhgf6xVONAeXp4SYPITCaOwh5cSLKJRYcU7lQJokfNj0EIsTci1W-co4YqJaiUTDvMYT39LzHi30ZcNdH_-LDAUcHeZD5PHcSXfwq1sFAWJV8_fX-bLIFg_zZHJaK-KA_dFPt4p2VjKGqU-kD6vFim6MdQmLxAMxnbUmx_nNcavYnXYdYlSgqj/w176-h200/fluffycyndi.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> You are all evil.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nnqLZqkagbTZgOoUz6e8OAfP2IMmP4Une8lNRX-y9tOdLIe-tKU2sJx_5q-u71-MgClnBQHRdibcFnOF1k54dhn7nPnxco9PaV6WNj65JuJyuDyoxy3JzUulIAwZzfDb1gdyrEtY9p9we0jJyFPbXfCR2-H0AyWzBvc22B1T9XeoE8Q0Dvf4KqSp7XWy/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nnqLZqkagbTZgOoUz6e8OAfP2IMmP4Une8lNRX-y9tOdLIe-tKU2sJx_5q-u71-MgClnBQHRdibcFnOF1k54dhn7nPnxco9PaV6WNj65JuJyuDyoxy3JzUulIAwZzfDb1gdyrEtY9p9we0jJyFPbXfCR2-H0AyWzBvc22B1T9XeoE8Q0Dvf4KqSp7XWy/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"> Uh huh. I don't particularly like snow. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Many humans seem to find it pretty </p><p style="text-align: center;">when they aren't complaining about driving in it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-y0qfZQ3DJ5xVMm0i5RKLjIXcAwJ4O6VSz9hxt7E6zgBffSE-iuiVbWyNk0BYXehlMCvKmXeFZnj6SZ5y69qP0js0M5y-Gul5wABHYd3UQ0HIqIU33kDnCNmQV8fRbL76tDNeXY_wIcuzdSvf1Yz4-HhNrck_FvOfKecVyFfI0dyIZdEnA1lve2PyWn1/s595/fluffyfluffy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="575" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-y0qfZQ3DJ5xVMm0i5RKLjIXcAwJ4O6VSz9hxt7E6zgBffSE-iuiVbWyNk0BYXehlMCvKmXeFZnj6SZ5y69qP0js0M5y-Gul5wABHYd3UQ0HIqIU33kDnCNmQV8fRbL76tDNeXY_wIcuzdSvf1Yz4-HhNrck_FvOfKecVyFfI0dyIZdEnA1lve2PyWn1/w193-h200/fluffyfluffy.JPG" width="193" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> I like a good snowball fight.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa5SAk8k0V3J0QtJhwJIDoBqZVl0igvhwbQEPa-PA3ysgE9lxvUc7sgzJBIORwY38Hk5t-TZumWIWWWeTZ8cjkx3QJjO0UcozKsklBFZJcWtEFxlJChm6eFuPoZVgj8UowgBTBU-UFOEXlz6-mUkFU4WlcpBage7s8VxhgdMhdnMzxfIlRbyVZykevCZP/s650/fluffycyndi.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa5SAk8k0V3J0QtJhwJIDoBqZVl0igvhwbQEPa-PA3ysgE9lxvUc7sgzJBIORwY38Hk5t-TZumWIWWWeTZ8cjkx3QJjO0UcozKsklBFZJcWtEFxlJChm6eFuPoZVgj8UowgBTBU-UFOEXlz6-mUkFU4WlcpBage7s8VxhgdMhdnMzxfIlRbyVZykevCZP/w176-h200/fluffycyndi.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Of course you do. You are full of hostility toward </p><p style="text-align: center;">anyone who isn't exactly like you.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtLavNuYVqtl-bFAuhhs2IQ-uG21ZBbt07zUQv3wJUnemSNwCvouAdF0aGkyiMGN55DVtyWhcUYrOvuyZuYARDcdNOQu6tQ8OdgPDesBGugfjSoWBCSZ4tJEeshekkbv0XNAZgSsuFBiiTHNzAjLlhq_N7xn8ty_7OZAuzc5BSSmSr3pV1BSVlq-7a5-n/s560/fluffymolly.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtLavNuYVqtl-bFAuhhs2IQ-uG21ZBbt07zUQv3wJUnemSNwCvouAdF0aGkyiMGN55DVtyWhcUYrOvuyZuYARDcdNOQu6tQ8OdgPDesBGugfjSoWBCSZ4tJEeshekkbv0XNAZgSsuFBiiTHNzAjLlhq_N7xn8ty_7OZAuzc5BSSmSr3pV1BSVlq-7a5-n/w184-h200/fluffymolly.JPG" width="184" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Not really. She throws a lot of snowballs at me.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNGeZaXDhGWjp5frUEvb2enfBtSrMS1izhEMDSePvlQnNSlItSikaiGgUsSpFt4s4EzXCmLA6DysDC9Z568aFiQUf3Hsbsl3ghYZEogxakRLGnbxfpcr__4kX2XjNFncTdWvLZs4iulcX-isOc0QGVJbLH4Ooo_rUrCTLTSGzWwZqg-FQHyV6ny7KFO2b/s495/fluffybryan.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNGeZaXDhGWjp5frUEvb2enfBtSrMS1izhEMDSePvlQnNSlItSikaiGgUsSpFt4s4EzXCmLA6DysDC9Z568aFiQUf3Hsbsl3ghYZEogxakRLGnbxfpcr__4kX2XjNFncTdWvLZs4iulcX-isOc0QGVJbLH4Ooo_rUrCTLTSGzWwZqg-FQHyV6ny7KFO2b/w168-h200/fluffybryan.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> I like the way my pee melts a tunnel in the snow.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvUNcnvhhgf6xVONAeXp4SYPITCaOwh5cSLKJRYcU7lQJokfNj0EIsTci1W-co4YqJaiUTDvMYT39LzHi30ZcNdH_-LDAUcHeZD5PHcSXfwq1sFAWJV8_fX-bLIFg_zZHJaK-KA_dFPt4p2VjKGqU-kD6vFim6MdQmLxAMxnbUmx_nNcavYnXYdYlSgqj/s650/fluffycyndi.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvUNcnvhhgf6xVONAeXp4SYPITCaOwh5cSLKJRYcU7lQJokfNj0EIsTci1W-co4YqJaiUTDvMYT39LzHi30ZcNdH_-LDAUcHeZD5PHcSXfwq1sFAWJV8_fX-bLIFg_zZHJaK-KA_dFPt4p2VjKGqU-kD6vFim6MdQmLxAMxnbUmx_nNcavYnXYdYlSgqj/w176-h200/fluffycyndi.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> You are a dirty dog.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNGeZaXDhGWjp5frUEvb2enfBtSrMS1izhEMDSePvlQnNSlItSikaiGgUsSpFt4s4EzXCmLA6DysDC9Z568aFiQUf3Hsbsl3ghYZEogxakRLGnbxfpcr__4kX2XjNFncTdWvLZs4iulcX-isOc0QGVJbLH4Ooo_rUrCTLTSGzWwZqg-FQHyV6ny7KFO2b/s495/fluffybryan.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNGeZaXDhGWjp5frUEvb2enfBtSrMS1izhEMDSePvlQnNSlItSikaiGgUsSpFt4s4EzXCmLA6DysDC9Z568aFiQUf3Hsbsl3ghYZEogxakRLGnbxfpcr__4kX2XjNFncTdWvLZs4iulcX-isOc0QGVJbLH4Ooo_rUrCTLTSGzWwZqg-FQHyV6ny7KFO2b/w168-h200/fluffybryan.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KIOcIPfK5YLqpH7UvFfpFoRGKD0e9jhLepCPW2hbqXW8kO1AlJ04WshkUow0-g8KzuT1wXu7S829YgoeSLuVbreEZgH4aOoVjEMCcFeK_W9ZowvwWQUUCEiRkl0Azrl3hmo9LdJVtV9Avh2yCgbtuMQ5KYjW7H1wR4wWsEpjU674cNqNHMOqrR80p3G8/s560/fluffymolly.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KIOcIPfK5YLqpH7UvFfpFoRGKD0e9jhLepCPW2hbqXW8kO1AlJ04WshkUow0-g8KzuT1wXu7S829YgoeSLuVbreEZgH4aOoVjEMCcFeK_W9ZowvwWQUUCEiRkl0Azrl3hmo9LdJVtV9Avh2yCgbtuMQ5KYjW7H1wR4wWsEpjU674cNqNHMOqrR80p3G8/w184-h200/fluffymolly.JPG" width="184" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I like snow. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Christmas is about Jesus our brother kind and good. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nnqLZqkagbTZgOoUz6e8OAfP2IMmP4Une8lNRX-y9tOdLIe-tKU2sJx_5q-u71-MgClnBQHRdibcFnOF1k54dhn7nPnxco9PaV6WNj65JuJyuDyoxy3JzUulIAwZzfDb1gdyrEtY9p9we0jJyFPbXfCR2-H0AyWzBvc22B1T9XeoE8Q0Dvf4KqSp7XWy/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nnqLZqkagbTZgOoUz6e8OAfP2IMmP4Une8lNRX-y9tOdLIe-tKU2sJx_5q-u71-MgClnBQHRdibcFnOF1k54dhn7nPnxco9PaV6WNj65JuJyuDyoxy3JzUulIAwZzfDb1gdyrEtY9p9we0jJyFPbXfCR2-H0AyWzBvc22B1T9XeoE8Q0Dvf4KqSp7XWy/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Molly. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2685" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5_K9A955rgzh-0p7mZS5m93g00KyyRymSDbJmzjmXyyCchoMDrgT7xaFEAevL8ndv_SSK1afUcu8MgaqsVkXytLm-eL1tVtmW0BSAXaJmGyg6LQhxKlt43y-S_stPzHv0RPXtu3iMc8-F6z-LNud9ah4nadlRNUPHHI-TmpZxhoLfxaAp2cZbqjq51b5/s320/popculturefrenzy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-81676396946703146602023-12-11T11:16:00.000-05:002023-12-11T11:16:10.905-05:00Big Anniversary Gift this Year<p>The Handsome One and I continue to celebrate our anniversary with a gift for us. This year we went EXPENSIVE, not because we are flamboyant or because it's our 29th. Necessity stepped in.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm14qun-HC2NsmhzqU1bKr8qvPzuugdeSeK-ZQ4FuJvFindW_ZeObhtpFLj_37gPFB2BlVeovnI323dGnjuaFHfgGDPTzyyNr_uV7VToP1LQDEyLXhF8zKiZ0gjh7chdg-4g07lsfwT1G7CVpAiHlX-5xCHK0F2tkkbIC9vIuuLTJzPIVUUxoqvZrj4guu/s1129/THOmay2023CloseUp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1129" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm14qun-HC2NsmhzqU1bKr8qvPzuugdeSeK-ZQ4FuJvFindW_ZeObhtpFLj_37gPFB2BlVeovnI323dGnjuaFHfgGDPTzyyNr_uV7VToP1LQDEyLXhF8zKiZ0gjh7chdg-4g07lsfwT1G7CVpAiHlX-5xCHK0F2tkkbIC9vIuuLTJzPIVUUxoqvZrj4guu/s320/THOmay2023CloseUp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> </p><p>See, the furnace was making strange noises. We consulted a Heating and Cooling guy who assured us that the old furnace was about to blow.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMytPrFgzE-LZhRACb2THjJJr6cCbtTS6AZpS15dCLgqgaX_bDKFQPfr6P8DKXHNRzx20vlAQLN7wijNH7DPdGF9PU68OG4fi6M5_iZ-YDDIaQVBH_pUG9oprNdnNwuEYdrn-nbqEdLwTUAeygXdoqOVSMMsbxNl7AakjDn0-4pNXXY-iEaepG476BtanK/s1769/CrazedLynn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1769" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMytPrFgzE-LZhRACb2THjJJr6cCbtTS6AZpS15dCLgqgaX_bDKFQPfr6P8DKXHNRzx20vlAQLN7wijNH7DPdGF9PU68OG4fi6M5_iZ-YDDIaQVBH_pUG9oprNdnNwuEYdrn-nbqEdLwTUAeygXdoqOVSMMsbxNl7AakjDn0-4pNXXY-iEaepG476BtanK/s320/CrazedLynn.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p> Well, he didn't express it quite so dramatically. He did tell us that it was IMPORTANT that we get a carbon monoxide detector because the likelihood that the ailing furnace would try to kill us was real.</p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wuI7qvfhCHtnLTwp1e04S48jyP3xOeJlLUMQKJhyOWTOTP2Lela94w7brpGrcZCD3vaPeYYREODKHrGpO9ZxD1_43hownLii3CKs6hon5-kKmpdFXwz84sSoeSY2eV-Wb63_ZB9MeDGz9hN9tNe_ZMJdsI3idhuzOJbNgCNGTXBQrzOJTRW16TamapNJ/s2048/hazeldayone%20004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wuI7qvfhCHtnLTwp1e04S48jyP3xOeJlLUMQKJhyOWTOTP2Lela94w7brpGrcZCD3vaPeYYREODKHrGpO9ZxD1_43hownLii3CKs6hon5-kKmpdFXwz84sSoeSY2eV-Wb63_ZB9MeDGz9hN9tNe_ZMJdsI3idhuzOJbNgCNGTXBQrzOJTRW16TamapNJ/s320/hazeldayone%20004.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Some members of the household were unconcerned.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PAbX7E3spO-nR2l7OkNRtUpym9VMWsrbjLg_2iEDslz4DO5zhEQtae-zJwfgj9E1RC2JgtBd-7ZPta50caSdneNuXU_sVcTCuBOFcyRnMFtqniL2xD_i9vwZDH0JsJpxcKH2fdvyocNGkfwscGU39FsfBDw-1mgO9Mp7rzPh0Vd1ZWXsU-KP1klN0WVT/s1657/trailcamgonewrong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="814" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PAbX7E3spO-nR2l7OkNRtUpym9VMWsrbjLg_2iEDslz4DO5zhEQtae-zJwfgj9E1RC2JgtBd-7ZPta50caSdneNuXU_sVcTCuBOFcyRnMFtqniL2xD_i9vwZDH0JsJpxcKH2fdvyocNGkfwscGU39FsfBDw-1mgO9Mp7rzPh0Vd1ZWXsU-KP1klN0WVT/w196-h400/trailcamgonewrong.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Others took it less well. Indeed, for some, stress set in. Even to the point of frequent checks on CO levels. Just because the CO detector gadget kept reading zero, didn't mean it would remain zero. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFIXyBQz1heUVOavY14L2wb1-6cDUa93_vtJtpn44JpoeI9uUgqko_DEfeFkgSGgVMwltRCN7_IV4JcfrXabDevLsY302e1N6JvQXsHTSRS1dUyRtvKtfLxhOqHnmvorJ64r6BYlDYXZ5k9Z9rgNJRwS7ZBtVPRbP7owmY4idmWN_hN09YWV6oZzfdXFC/s2048/Henry,cons%20002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFIXyBQz1heUVOavY14L2wb1-6cDUa93_vtJtpn44JpoeI9uUgqko_DEfeFkgSGgVMwltRCN7_IV4JcfrXabDevLsY302e1N6JvQXsHTSRS1dUyRtvKtfLxhOqHnmvorJ64r6BYlDYXZ5k9Z9rgNJRwS7ZBtVPRbP7owmY4idmWN_hN09YWV6oZzfdXFC/s320/Henry,cons%20002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Clearly, this was a Canary in the Mineshaft scenario. With a wait of some three weeks before the new furnace was to be installed, hyper vigilance set in. Someone even turned the furnace down to 59 so it would run less.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZLcTC86nN3edZtrydf2X8CT6US3L6gNFiPr760c0a1iQeFpp-c7n1enjgBIAb_QehVcHnhKIBk3uCFOyjIz_Am272wxi3lSdXFyNtY3eDgAj9GtDpYLwe5nb5nageJOdYgj7kyBYZHpWDklq29eEyH_NSjJ9me30wNCLRgl-uzH7T3cjN-RO1h05QM-1/s900/MsFrazzled.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="900" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZLcTC86nN3edZtrydf2X8CT6US3L6gNFiPr760c0a1iQeFpp-c7n1enjgBIAb_QehVcHnhKIBk3uCFOyjIz_Am272wxi3lSdXFyNtY3eDgAj9GtDpYLwe5nb5nageJOdYgj7kyBYZHpWDklq29eEyH_NSjJ9me30wNCLRgl-uzH7T3cjN-RO1h05QM-1/w200-h193/MsFrazzled.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the big day came. It took several hours to install. The installer guy said the new furnace would be quieter. Technically, that is true. However, there is a distinct and high-pitched hum present in the quiet.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXba64TwjsIj3qDHCtKz0kEU4CvOExShBxTiri0z3FTodhWac0RrYyHkgEKvnC_NuD4srqeGybtNgDOi4pLrCrz0jsmqhl2FyxpIjc6nUc2c-D-vvbwlStj9e15VnAkQyJZ473iMCgUjfF8_7z-MeQQPH7KFvsow96UNDwRx8Jz6lvYYjcNAdo-8JQyMv/s804/Lypooky.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXba64TwjsIj3qDHCtKz0kEU4CvOExShBxTiri0z3FTodhWac0RrYyHkgEKvnC_NuD4srqeGybtNgDOi4pLrCrz0jsmqhl2FyxpIjc6nUc2c-D-vvbwlStj9e15VnAkQyJZ473iMCgUjfF8_7z-MeQQPH7KFvsow96UNDwRx8Jz6lvYYjcNAdo-8JQyMv/w149-h200/Lypooky.JPG" width="149" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The jury is still out on whether the new high-pitched hum is less pleasant than that three weeklong high pitch of somebody's I'm Afraid of the Furnace whine.</p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-67010775008754989862023-12-05T14:06:00.000-05:002023-12-05T14:06:20.400-05:00Breed Profile: Pumi<p> The Pumi is a small/medium sized herding dog from Hungary.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxAsHmJ5JfcBuOA9o_MY66bwuOwvt0dLc1if7Drv54b3An_EKK2ZeS0pm9lyDZlSTgM6z_zNPYMVlkgQJY_qTHTKfL_oh3hVMcHbelXBAiG901QdEXQXLPYcwBtPAD84YL7_wedCZzOQFgrdSwl0UPj5DCUKwz1rIRWHeSJ9fYEcizzdQqoQl1BdFje3m_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxAsHmJ5JfcBuOA9o_MY66bwuOwvt0dLc1if7Drv54b3An_EKK2ZeS0pm9lyDZlSTgM6z_zNPYMVlkgQJY_qTHTKfL_oh3hVMcHbelXBAiG901QdEXQXLPYcwBtPAD84YL7_wedCZzOQFgrdSwl0UPj5DCUKwz1rIRWHeSJ9fYEcizzdQqoQl1BdFje3m_=w292-h400" width="292" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the 17th-18th centuries, the Pumi was likely developed by crossing Pulis, Pomeranians (and other spitz), Briards and assorted terriers.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVU6yQKkpfXXbc1VOQFdX1NTbJeI3oAcp6PJTY72RFulreFsybx6yy7FWvZiwI90q8c1J5wb5yD2eYRFjfGhhKPUGN7h-gCN9b_mn3cRB5G9hrJyEs-gyQRiy3hmDuSICCLfHtUxCrbvy1IymwKJ9gow6-H8mqLvF0OFhiMPwiggLEzLWdk4-SD2G2QJtc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="729" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVU6yQKkpfXXbc1VOQFdX1NTbJeI3oAcp6PJTY72RFulreFsybx6yy7FWvZiwI90q8c1J5wb5yD2eYRFjfGhhKPUGN7h-gCN9b_mn3cRB5G9hrJyEs-gyQRiy3hmDuSICCLfHtUxCrbvy1IymwKJ9gow6-H8mqLvF0OFhiMPwiggLEzLWdk4-SD2G2QJtc=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>The Pumi was originally used as a drover of cattle. His work ethic gained him other jobs around the farm- herder, hunter, vermin killer and guard. The Pumi herds/droves by close contact, rapid movement, barking and nipping.</p><p>Ever the active dog, the Pumi is also known to participate in obedience, dancing and agility...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdNRZOqDfT7flC-zTtTQX4f_ak1sQG38zaFSaEnbDzJFJz4aPJlgT1r29wnw1WWVWgQcHlV5G57m8mHN-kwO-hN76H15MzijYdswWkarTwdPIiaBmpiR2KGEZciF48Y82lq4KPFBxWyHnrWkXjPbp3wBTTTHzdOHBqoU7rZ86K_IU8KEu3f9TKRXnEbiHq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdNRZOqDfT7flC-zTtTQX4f_ak1sQG38zaFSaEnbDzJFJz4aPJlgT1r29wnw1WWVWgQcHlV5G57m8mHN-kwO-hN76H15MzijYdswWkarTwdPIiaBmpiR2KGEZciF48Y82lq4KPFBxWyHnrWkXjPbp3wBTTTHzdOHBqoU7rZ86K_IU8KEu3f9TKRXnEbiHq=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lifespan: 12-14 years<p></p><p>Height: 15-19 inches at the shoulder</p><p>Weight: 18-33 pounds</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrhXHp2JQtDHrwj-XSSuuqWyiO4Aa7TdLxmV_kOyOg-sWWq9LLWZRRzBikqTUCE28Nmao5CosUL1GcznISIk1gmT3FaDWyaqW6RIqXcfhdu7TfgqasjqluC_hlR94h_gwEc6wjUdtvfwls7IzswIeiDDHbo90vM4dAl4wpmrwvoq12zWyzDAGHL-71iAMT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="220" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrhXHp2JQtDHrwj-XSSuuqWyiO4Aa7TdLxmV_kOyOg-sWWq9LLWZRRzBikqTUCE28Nmao5CosUL1GcznISIk1gmT3FaDWyaqW6RIqXcfhdu7TfgqasjqluC_hlR94h_gwEc6wjUdtvfwls7IzswIeiDDHbo90vM4dAl4wpmrwvoq12zWyzDAGHL-71iAMT=w400-h308" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>The coat is curly and grows constantly, similar to a Poodle coat. It must be trimmed every 2-4 months. Coat colors: black, white, cream, red, grey</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV6TLobti_DSThXVApkV7NirdHAet9pFjVkmTZdh_eY7rwgpEmO14PGqJkohGY8wugBU3G85urNZ2AiV0UXAWKglFb60cr5ldlwLpd_emsgRMZA_qLilc7JE_KnlDp1NP-lm4dlKlWymio8G3CEZ4rIGXeZ2l_Mm7B8N6umMoA9RqVtELAo12WSr5aM7KV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="550" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV6TLobti_DSThXVApkV7NirdHAet9pFjVkmTZdh_eY7rwgpEmO14PGqJkohGY8wugBU3G85urNZ2AiV0UXAWKglFb60cr5ldlwLpd_emsgRMZA_qLilc7JE_KnlDp1NP-lm4dlKlWymio8G3CEZ4rIGXeZ2l_Mm7B8N6umMoA9RqVtELAo12WSr5aM7KV=w400-h353" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>The Pumi personality is affectionate, independent, lively, bold, expressive, suspicious of strangers, intelligent, highly inclined to bark and possesses a playfulness that is maintained into adulthood. </p></div>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-63453570857365112942023-11-20T13:54:00.002-05:002023-11-20T13:54:59.376-05:00Goose Poop on an Oriental Rug<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, they didn't stay small and fluffy for long.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHoEcwgtU0rJcZMkWaZMpHvYxBuTw1iMPOPDRjC54j30y2oLmuXwd93x8ewI8tnhoIzc8eEyVzlkQ0tnF9Wnwy8RdeGNDJJfX-OWn0J_3G8PK6E0dBNoug595LvmGcpDRTFDdpPT84Yt0nq4YOJCtLXyytdkrWOZAMXPs8OH0wx4e_qrt8llHC20DdxXc/s3744/IMG_1427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHoEcwgtU0rJcZMkWaZMpHvYxBuTw1iMPOPDRjC54j30y2oLmuXwd93x8ewI8tnhoIzc8eEyVzlkQ0tnF9Wnwy8RdeGNDJJfX-OWn0J_3G8PK6E0dBNoug595LvmGcpDRTFDdpPT84Yt0nq4YOJCtLXyytdkrWOZAMXPs8OH0wx4e_qrt8llHC20DdxXc/s320/IMG_1427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Soon the geese were feathered enough to go outside.</p><p><br /></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMDk3qph5CVoo5EAoSOnjg-U1XBNOg2RsNQ_JqbL8V2SF6OkmfNb_ZLQleTmuqUBaE2c07F5bACIzuz6WabPBNHSBHD7V_n5HDyRbhn_MKfKyM2F6b2dbtrwfxdIryg0zM3hINZljstZIcNudw6WOlnJxZolqwybQKF54VyysGXl8wEc0FN7O_x5jazLh/s2104/Geese2023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="1647" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMDk3qph5CVoo5EAoSOnjg-U1XBNOg2RsNQ_JqbL8V2SF6OkmfNb_ZLQleTmuqUBaE2c07F5bACIzuz6WabPBNHSBHD7V_n5HDyRbhn_MKfKyM2F6b2dbtrwfxdIryg0zM3hINZljstZIcNudw6WOlnJxZolqwybQKF54VyysGXl8wEc0FN7O_x5jazLh/s320/Geese2023.JPG" width="250" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>During the day they grazed. But what to do at night? All the duck houses were full!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNIH3SnRP5qFMepYVjZGOVqnesVA29YVbyqRdyJBKDTWE_647NHrJffh12emTjjmbY2weM1X-8LjMU5U3KhpU5TY-AM0vBRy_4uoBg-GDzHhW-pMMU6Na9EsQ4-HijBgwJAZQKhHIK7nTDfr0NwtUjXYcEbymgMfLZmzJ84Vtg0ZuPl2nUv2v50zZ_W3h/s3744/IMG_1452.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3744" data-original-width="2104" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNIH3SnRP5qFMepYVjZGOVqnesVA29YVbyqRdyJBKDTWE_647NHrJffh12emTjjmbY2weM1X-8LjMU5U3KhpU5TY-AM0vBRy_4uoBg-GDzHhW-pMMU6Na9EsQ4-HijBgwJAZQKhHIK7nTDfr0NwtUjXYcEbymgMfLZmzJ84Vtg0ZuPl2nUv2v50zZ_W3h/s320/IMG_1452.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>No problem. That spare dog crate in the garage worked just fine. And because the garage floor tends to be a little slippery a nice rug was set down so the geese could enter and exit their bed without any slip and falls. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6RnmZ9-YxeTjec_8BXE2sYgDdMre-tMMm-uBeM1RWoIvTnMlZ6vJqwAWV5g-u5Jw0c05Nm3tvVtkpO1bqr7ot8QEhWEOZjQr2B7gx_8sTGb4d9bzwfnc2Jt9J_QEVX0jKDtX9il7qUIe910zksC7DiY3pruRteXtChCXhCGaafA_hfOUFsc8k8lVJJDy/s3744/IMG_1466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6RnmZ9-YxeTjec_8BXE2sYgDdMre-tMMm-uBeM1RWoIvTnMlZ6vJqwAWV5g-u5Jw0c05Nm3tvVtkpO1bqr7ot8QEhWEOZjQr2B7gx_8sTGb4d9bzwfnc2Jt9J_QEVX0jKDtX9il7qUIe910zksC7DiY3pruRteXtChCXhCGaafA_hfOUFsc8k8lVJJDy/w400-h225/IMG_1466.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The poop? Just had to give that rug a good shake, a little soap and water then dry it in the sun. All garage rugs should look so good. </p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-74098297085282176012023-09-03T11:57:00.000-04:002023-09-03T11:57:23.432-04:00Pop Culture Frenzy, Round 89<p> Welcome once again to Pop Culture Frenzy. We're doing something a little different today. Jimmy Buffet died September 1, 2023. You don't have to be a Parrothead to participate.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFpDKcKFoicbPiZV9cFC2jFWCTyByiuIEK8IMY4DpHw4DwsVru6nol_ckq24nD2YBv1kk_WT3QJ71si3JUbgZRxoYEaGFHFwq55UouyIaayDCwgnvy9OZ7L_aT5BvEIXccvthvbFvyJ8oC6lPwfg_raa2ObUBJNPc3ia8yBl7lf8lXzwqY7tNpQiGdqJ7/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFpDKcKFoicbPiZV9cFC2jFWCTyByiuIEK8IMY4DpHw4DwsVru6nol_ckq24nD2YBv1kk_WT3QJ71si3JUbgZRxoYEaGFHFwq55UouyIaayDCwgnvy9OZ7L_aT5BvEIXccvthvbFvyJ8oC6lPwfg_raa2ObUBJNPc3ia8yBl7lf8lXzwqY7tNpQiGdqJ7/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>What is your favorite Jimmy Buffett song? I'll go first. Mine is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL9O0B0gzZE">Why Don't We get Drunk and Screw</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Molly?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAkR1Okm_oIr2vLzkhBQhnsTLLyNnQzyrIDt5TIUgTdahTnBuBqyD3Ym6KfSVvdWbtKwYjgjAoGBiZf3fR0JQTqG3Gf3fyyu21Swt_9ZDnYH4BxcQUELu8uBIXNrdpfqn7Jcpuf9gQzr0mVJRpjjw67ZlAPGVsaUBff9o7n1gogwxldJ9mWbQDm-gy7S3/s560/fluffymolly.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAkR1Okm_oIr2vLzkhBQhnsTLLyNnQzyrIDt5TIUgTdahTnBuBqyD3Ym6KfSVvdWbtKwYjgjAoGBiZf3fR0JQTqG3Gf3fyyu21Swt_9ZDnYH4BxcQUELu8uBIXNrdpfqn7Jcpuf9gQzr0mVJRpjjw67ZlAPGVsaUBff9o7n1gogwxldJ9mWbQDm-gy7S3/w184-h200/fluffymolly.JPG" width="184" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PfZ4QVqCs8">Cheeseburger in Paradise</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Fluffy?</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PZPutkf8FTz4MbKfQNt87XWZkmQU87hzcehP6Ugzt1WHBCkkhAvObnowoN2TspQYlF3-pl6ibkNmo3ndf-ALehnSrCo5lqlYnaytBkBqRFilL67uu430UEIzykIIyCdj-V8ZHruVXy-3tHt7Vj5h2xZAxK5-dih3vjFV-lUlcWB7HTVHF99LMFOHBfXW/s595/fluffyfluffy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="575" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PZPutkf8FTz4MbKfQNt87XWZkmQU87hzcehP6Ugzt1WHBCkkhAvObnowoN2TspQYlF3-pl6ibkNmo3ndf-ALehnSrCo5lqlYnaytBkBqRFilL67uu430UEIzykIIyCdj-V8ZHruVXy-3tHt7Vj5h2xZAxK5-dih3vjFV-lUlcWB7HTVHF99LMFOHBfXW/w193-h200/fluffyfluffy.JPG" width="193" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR2KkwAVGHo">Changes in Latitudes</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Bryan?</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSia9_nHEHvuP-6smw-ARgxpf4TM_3N2yRIwzq3f4F4VXjV5suTvwr8amjYCJt7H1uSLj-h11D6cf3OabXpj7iBEhFoJ97l7UO81CXY6QSNdxZ5kuSKNzpelAZfcqAsUmyqy9DiOnpVXCyuF1hn1UAj2eir9q4qViRrRv7GZWqquQKjePVIlG1a7gx8W8/s495/fluffybryan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSia9_nHEHvuP-6smw-ARgxpf4TM_3N2yRIwzq3f4F4VXjV5suTvwr8amjYCJt7H1uSLj-h11D6cf3OabXpj7iBEhFoJ97l7UO81CXY6QSNdxZ5kuSKNzpelAZfcqAsUmyqy9DiOnpVXCyuF1hn1UAj2eir9q4qViRrRv7GZWqquQKjePVIlG1a7gx8W8/w168-h200/fluffybryan.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZP_P8lmpGI">Boat Drinks</a>, </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Cyndi?</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhudwYJmqcYI1Avb4VqjtCqWKjdkXfkHukoZieFXUaWBMOcry15ShQZjLgMw1Vn5oInyk0h0cHDD1h79nZ0VezIJHF3HHhtcGeHb3YJN2b7T5V1ZKa8C3YgDv0ZQtM8OSK5LgiwDqdpFtW4KAgoAdjPa5eRIAMsIU8UFQJ1_aa9QennlSLJe097eglRGN/s650/fluffycyndi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhudwYJmqcYI1Avb4VqjtCqWKjdkXfkHukoZieFXUaWBMOcry15ShQZjLgMw1Vn5oInyk0h0cHDD1h79nZ0VezIJHF3HHhtcGeHb3YJN2b7T5V1ZKa8C3YgDv0ZQtM8OSK5LgiwDqdpFtW4KAgoAdjPa5eRIAMsIU8UFQJ1_aa9QennlSLJe097eglRGN/w176-h200/fluffycyndi.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I can't pick a favorite.</p><p style="text-align: center;">His songs promote an unhealthy and hedonistic lifestyle. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSia9_nHEHvuP-6smw-ARgxpf4TM_3N2yRIwzq3f4F4VXjV5suTvwr8amjYCJt7H1uSLj-h11D6cf3OabXpj7iBEhFoJ97l7UO81CXY6QSNdxZ5kuSKNzpelAZfcqAsUmyqy9DiOnpVXCyuF1hn1UAj2eir9q4qViRrRv7GZWqquQKjePVIlG1a7gx8W8/s495/fluffybryan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSia9_nHEHvuP-6smw-ARgxpf4TM_3N2yRIwzq3f4F4VXjV5suTvwr8amjYCJt7H1uSLj-h11D6cf3OabXpj7iBEhFoJ97l7UO81CXY6QSNdxZ5kuSKNzpelAZfcqAsUmyqy9DiOnpVXCyuF1hn1UAj2eir9q4qViRrRv7GZWqquQKjePVIlG1a7gx8W8/w168-h200/fluffybryan.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Maybe if you slipped a little rum in your carrot juice</p><p style="text-align: center;">now and then you wouldn't be such a sanctimonious killjoy.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RdLAAwXn_QWw7cT1Znf5AxhPJJFTmYlgdMdW1Nycv21y66q0s9nN9QF5C9dZUkRUhCny6SGsEFxxvmg_EiW8TWt-HhFoLPXfFjU0IznQZUgAHEJtZJ_6UZTcGborq7judIjYzyPKV1JWvDCQg0-OsNG8yUEQhf4LnKUV20oKEfeDZ9_g5eZwKe9V8-Dm/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RdLAAwXn_QWw7cT1Znf5AxhPJJFTmYlgdMdW1Nycv21y66q0s9nN9QF5C9dZUkRUhCny6SGsEFxxvmg_EiW8TWt-HhFoLPXfFjU0IznQZUgAHEJtZJ_6UZTcGborq7judIjYzyPKV1JWvDCQg0-OsNG8yUEQhf4LnKUV20oKEfeDZ9_g5eZwKe9V8-Dm/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Can't argue with that. How about some </p><p style="text-align: center;">exit music, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn9qGf1w0FQ">Pencil Thin Mustache</a> followed by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU">It's 5 o'clock Somewhere</a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">RIP Jimmy</p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-71003699558563825082023-08-20T12:12:00.000-04:002023-08-20T12:12:16.894-04:00BDR Update<p> Here it is August already at the Bad Dog Ranch.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0iIxkUM98rQgzMoaINRQ9kKCMlwkm6zy9RyZEB7F5aoBz-CLcGOGf_Hsk3n39k1LiJ8AdyIYvBnj-jitamRLv1FIp1aUD5Hpg0Gl0ZcI4_-o38eL_ykga-uA_m-9nLcIw8j5iGKEZOn-JHGBv8M7AxnW3Xc8UacZMAE-_DWaHsWZlDI7fAn757tbvagD/s5760/IMG_0459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="5760" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0iIxkUM98rQgzMoaINRQ9kKCMlwkm6zy9RyZEB7F5aoBz-CLcGOGf_Hsk3n39k1LiJ8AdyIYvBnj-jitamRLv1FIp1aUD5Hpg0Gl0ZcI4_-o38eL_ykga-uA_m-9nLcIw8j5iGKEZOn-JHGBv8M7AxnW3Xc8UacZMAE-_DWaHsWZlDI7fAn757tbvagD/w400-h225/IMG_0459.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>In addition to our regular flock of ducks, we've added a couple of geese. Here they are at about three days old.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05eEXNa2tgP7YJnM1Vv7ehb3rjVcCKQc7hGa_T-3xoXU38qZuWhSZmrcJ8lFF9_zGu3q_NEgqJUw_GQ_VUYToi6pZNGO_pBwESnoR5RSN5Af86raKT94yNl4fZigTY06ypdzmESjOx6J7sVcbVwR4pxqX52Ee5cBdrdWb6DjO4i7TPDcl-9vaGUpbJMDg/s3744/IMG_1427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05eEXNa2tgP7YJnM1Vv7ehb3rjVcCKQc7hGa_T-3xoXU38qZuWhSZmrcJ8lFF9_zGu3q_NEgqJUw_GQ_VUYToi6pZNGO_pBwESnoR5RSN5Af86raKT94yNl4fZigTY06ypdzmESjOx6J7sVcbVwR4pxqX52Ee5cBdrdWb6DjO4i7TPDcl-9vaGUpbJMDg/s320/IMG_1427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Here they are a couple months later.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifWFACiEEFw_Fx1ip7A1QaSmLmGQ0sJ9a2FwQLnxiQiq1AFm_Z9Agya0Q086ZZ-FLfYzYjOFOWZ8byxYQe1qWdL0InYNE_6QrcPl5rsTtVnS7kA5qedhaH64TV3RlMplGn0TgqRDhbNKL0AzZAr1ugtrCog8E12wugslWvBA0NLZrtpvK31AABClyirYL/s3744/IMG_1446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifWFACiEEFw_Fx1ip7A1QaSmLmGQ0sJ9a2FwQLnxiQiq1AFm_Z9Agya0Q086ZZ-FLfYzYjOFOWZ8byxYQe1qWdL0InYNE_6QrcPl5rsTtVnS7kA5qedhaH64TV3RlMplGn0TgqRDhbNKL0AzZAr1ugtrCog8E12wugslWvBA0NLZrtpvK31AABClyirYL/s320/IMG_1446.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>They don't have their grown-up feathers yet but are molting, so they're working on it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0CRtt00pQh_pX3n7Mka7wC2PBsOFD5VzhwlvlY8FBC48WYQVtYUm27BoEXMLDRZtzZdGZAKZqYYcqhADJsmCavFaa0xUSU7HTl0k46b5LBQ20KGKqU0t3CFVNx8CuJo6uIUh4rBzhfBMqu5qLKmPz1xl3CD3NmBMDkqViUcbU_Llr-J5caB5Or22Fz1G/s1695/LynnAugust%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1695" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0CRtt00pQh_pX3n7Mka7wC2PBsOFD5VzhwlvlY8FBC48WYQVtYUm27BoEXMLDRZtzZdGZAKZqYYcqhADJsmCavFaa0xUSU7HTl0k46b5LBQ20KGKqU0t3CFVNx8CuJo6uIUh4rBzhfBMqu5qLKmPz1xl3CD3NmBMDkqViUcbU_Llr-J5caB5Or22Fz1G/w400-h234/LynnAugust%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The groundskeeper/flock manager reports that it is true that geese have a different attitude than ducks. She handled the geese when they were very young so that they would be used to her getting into their personal space (she does this with the ducks too). Now the geese follow her around! </p><p>These ducks, raised in the brooder right next door to the geese, do not follow the flock manager around.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyFP89cI-e0rsO9rbJjXEKxnvnNvEs9U7dBlC2M9zkWiG-T6EPoBR0b2H71ddTp_OWR2I7e4PhHgY4ieGyPal9dS0PDp78h2x4u9Gtfdup8dYhqRRQIgtt_Y7PNG8QsHjmGaQ3VGTLTFPylf1_fGV4lnShmTL_d4bfoE0GHzlahrEzlL8p0fikzfo0eP8/s3744/IMG_1435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyFP89cI-e0rsO9rbJjXEKxnvnNvEs9U7dBlC2M9zkWiG-T6EPoBR0b2H71ddTp_OWR2I7e4PhHgY4ieGyPal9dS0PDp78h2x4u9Gtfdup8dYhqRRQIgtt_Y7PNG8QsHjmGaQ3VGTLTFPylf1_fGV4lnShmTL_d4bfoE0GHzlahrEzlL8p0fikzfo0eP8/s320/IMG_1435.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These are Rouens. They will look like stocky Mallards when fully grown. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPZTdpCchEZYiEgABElBfO3K8zDqyvAFbGJ0swCXCDpPimy3rdFRxmhj5j-1cm1woCImbqGya8hF2TCjOpae9gWlYIHmNCSid9M7QGqSFCxhJNpzag9J3r_VVNgtgw2Wr2cPRy5fESAVIuDOOR3tQOUuIOW05W-aSNBEP49hFTktmrFH8TPc3g5BNbcq-/s3744/IMG_1445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPZTdpCchEZYiEgABElBfO3K8zDqyvAFbGJ0swCXCDpPimy3rdFRxmhj5j-1cm1woCImbqGya8hF2TCjOpae9gWlYIHmNCSid9M7QGqSFCxhJNpzag9J3r_VVNgtgw2Wr2cPRy5fESAVIuDOOR3tQOUuIOW05W-aSNBEP49hFTktmrFH8TPc3g5BNbcq-/w400-h225/IMG_1445.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Like the geese, they don't yet have their grown-up feathers.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGwNxTjCmCrkpYUQ0UI3KmkvP4d9gB663E3SUauuKYFh9IxruLFIgYP05OQsA31iVv2kPWKozWWU9ofcVaCVFXWTqK-qiHQ06GqxmaET4M4wcZreGYEzuzoxpqdCYP8lsFdjSENI0TLTJgkVsiHGtJv8f_r-OsF01tqv5g-TebZh5vwCWx163gZHTFUqH/s3744/IMG_1458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGwNxTjCmCrkpYUQ0UI3KmkvP4d9gB663E3SUauuKYFh9IxruLFIgYP05OQsA31iVv2kPWKozWWU9ofcVaCVFXWTqK-qiHQ06GqxmaET4M4wcZreGYEzuzoxpqdCYP8lsFdjSENI0TLTJgkVsiHGtJv8f_r-OsF01tqv5g-TebZh5vwCWx163gZHTFUqH/w400-h225/IMG_1458.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Meanwhile, the elder ducks are taking the invasion of youngsters in stride.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-19171569624233659652023-07-18T16:23:00.000-04:002023-07-18T16:23:11.152-04:00Pop Culture Frenzy, Round 86<p> Welcome once again to Pop Culture Frenzy. We have been on hiatus for a long time. It started with the COVID lockdowns. We were, of course, deemed nonessential. Now, we're back at it. On to our question.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhin-UoJ7mYPc0k5-NmpMbf9k14zP_1F8l-qJ1TAWtmmh6k26l_eSDePelbRac2F9EeYWioJbUfSgISg2MBPKvCIO4qkeU8d0Y61AT0Xvy-glxB67ICQeRykyUazke_qR2dbNQoySyoacWJ4CppVPFDlthYGV8BDmEebdn4aMrMfSnElzur7c9x2RXX1v/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhin-UoJ7mYPc0k5-NmpMbf9k14zP_1F8l-qJ1TAWtmmh6k26l_eSDePelbRac2F9EeYWioJbUfSgISg2MBPKvCIO4qkeU8d0Y61AT0Xvy-glxB67ICQeRykyUazke_qR2dbNQoySyoacWJ4CppVPFDlthYGV8BDmEebdn4aMrMfSnElzur7c9x2RXX1v/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>What did you do during the lockdowns?</p><p>Molly?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF3CsAk6_cJbFQJDqgYikE-xY_vQwfByFNuDSkE12hqe7aE4JZZ_LTqRUmvQ1t0anLLaO7o6qqEYhsclJyM8hUbhe8sHqqvQZvrT_GTc89piBo4Vgmf6oVVCPkB_2r_vO5bsOLxifjq-H-AAE_5_bhPfx0IwSVVfN2qEjMYikmlXpwGkREjMVNfJpe9n9/s560/fluffymolly.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF3CsAk6_cJbFQJDqgYikE-xY_vQwfByFNuDSkE12hqe7aE4JZZ_LTqRUmvQ1t0anLLaO7o6qqEYhsclJyM8hUbhe8sHqqvQZvrT_GTc89piBo4Vgmf6oVVCPkB_2r_vO5bsOLxifjq-H-AAE_5_bhPfx0IwSVVfN2qEjMYikmlXpwGkREjMVNfJpe9n9/w184-h200/fluffymolly.JPG" width="184" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I spent some time thinking about the meaning of life and stuff. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hostmaster: Fluffy? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildHXGGF-aDkDek9Kg6fVb6K-0n74yCYm6oJ7SqiNMGGTv7khPG7JHZIsHXTdeNIWMOKfjP0uQeJnLlFZOvZwoa43_3Yj1KZU0n1ew7NTCH4JV12J-qMjv-gxKKPsDj2mjnTpEcIvHPVrorwJKNIihCfqwHQ6rriKe81HdMlsIPuyoXjNqB4S_symMhuwv/s595/fluffyfluffy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="575" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildHXGGF-aDkDek9Kg6fVb6K-0n74yCYm6oJ7SqiNMGGTv7khPG7JHZIsHXTdeNIWMOKfjP0uQeJnLlFZOvZwoa43_3Yj1KZU0n1ew7NTCH4JV12J-qMjv-gxKKPsDj2mjnTpEcIvHPVrorwJKNIihCfqwHQ6rriKe81HdMlsIPuyoXjNqB4S_symMhuwv/w193-h200/fluffyfluffy.JPG" width="193" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"> I wrote a book.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hostmaster: Bryan?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi10dDX-Y9SUA9oPI2ntLd-oevRIx05FvceoTILf-N3zju4IBocnul00f9Lmw6G5UXkI-sHPStyk0D3D8XHAPFySveOrcTCA-TcJrEIsP__AUPGoHcsa8uCQ2bVH0RgjRzlbvFLCO_MpXI7jq24kevxwnAdzx0jwywvAyexXEwSfpPodzAAagur04Hyd5T/s495/fluffybryan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi10dDX-Y9SUA9oPI2ntLd-oevRIx05FvceoTILf-N3zju4IBocnul00f9Lmw6G5UXkI-sHPStyk0D3D8XHAPFySveOrcTCA-TcJrEIsP__AUPGoHcsa8uCQ2bVH0RgjRzlbvFLCO_MpXI7jq24kevxwnAdzx0jwywvAyexXEwSfpPodzAAagur04Hyd5T/w168-h200/fluffybryan.JPG" width="168" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I took up day drinking.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hostmaster: Cyndi?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhin27MEa71ODSvKIAiJNm8QypUgNgNvF5OxJg8I-sS9mVHXO4RISkMAp8v8UPauno89KVxhrFBHmSJrtNA3lEJXQI09KG3zcpGE7NFjJIY70BLj6UD06BLSom7EtpNHHyAc94CGdqAdHsOfCyMsSm2j7rpsv1463OcQPKGJK2Og1VPU4BzqBm00EuFCNd7/s650/fluffycyndi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhin27MEa71ODSvKIAiJNm8QypUgNgNvF5OxJg8I-sS9mVHXO4RISkMAp8v8UPauno89KVxhrFBHmSJrtNA3lEJXQI09KG3zcpGE7NFjJIY70BLj6UD06BLSom7EtpNHHyAc94CGdqAdHsOfCyMsSm2j7rpsv1463OcQPKGJK2Og1VPU4BzqBm00EuFCNd7/w176-h200/fluffycyndi.JPG" width="176" /></a></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I supported the efforts to keep everyone safe.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hostmaster: fascinating. Molly got deep, Byran got drunk, Fluffy got busy, Cyndi became a Karen. I must say you guys are predictable. I took a trip cross country, as the crow flies, so to speak. There are advantages to being a bird, that's for sure. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhOSQCPQqPl3gaIkGd38vjbpgOQmEzATf9vGXT4y58innBl-Ci9jUdnpzFznzMHkH2sMzACUZBFC4CaoGhU9imfD5XnkudYZgpMbeDMK0T2v1t8GZolxqbzQwsrxBhw47P6yNITEk2GRN8X4myLcBIiQGGsBU7BdKtBEi7JFsluAu4IgoVObeuYNTOIV8/s560/fluffymolly.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="515" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhOSQCPQqPl3gaIkGd38vjbpgOQmEzATf9vGXT4y58innBl-Ci9jUdnpzFznzMHkH2sMzACUZBFC4CaoGhU9imfD5XnkudYZgpMbeDMK0T2v1t8GZolxqbzQwsrxBhw47P6yNITEk2GRN8X4myLcBIiQGGsBU7BdKtBEi7JFsluAu4IgoVObeuYNTOIV8/w184-h200/fluffymolly.JPG" width="184" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">What lovely things did you see and do?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPbmBKSIb8IamN6iDDTILqKe3doXCPQwZuFXZ9W2qE3k94Fh3OKmwQCta0bh8qyVBVAM7CwdMASwnL2RBVfNUtO1H_T95-nPI1tyLlV-XWGozavAl24q_lGxfyA_DSklYhCVMF9bhp4SpAcip7HZ0gLFjPlmCrK0g4yFMiiMpGpsOtZicSuxzr_HLtlmq/s890/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="890" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPbmBKSIb8IamN6iDDTILqKe3doXCPQwZuFXZ9W2qE3k94Fh3OKmwQCta0bh8qyVBVAM7CwdMASwnL2RBVfNUtO1H_T95-nPI1tyLlV-XWGozavAl24q_lGxfyA_DSklYhCVMF9bhp4SpAcip7HZ0gLFjPlmCrK0g4yFMiiMpGpsOtZicSuxzr_HLtlmq/w200-h155/fluffyhostmaster.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">That's classified. This round is now over for security reasons.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeXkbwRs-eED-fdRkAwuBPIjvgXgh4WmkuRfz4fI4Ck2P0ZY1h-E9SeAqXUlj0XO_9NPRU6MCI6F6Q69ybVBM9hWUdi-ayKRUvxZEJO1PBeuxarEmlxOsRPEUXRcjVAN4LAF1eaGUOYyBRzrIzjl5JTXauNfV2xMHEiPvBn0ulNcD0KcVFUv2tJN97LtE/s2685/popculturefrenzy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2685" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeXkbwRs-eED-fdRkAwuBPIjvgXgh4WmkuRfz4fI4Ck2P0ZY1h-E9SeAqXUlj0XO_9NPRU6MCI6F6Q69ybVBM9hWUdi-ayKRUvxZEJO1PBeuxarEmlxOsRPEUXRcjVAN4LAF1eaGUOYyBRzrIzjl5JTXauNfV2xMHEiPvBn0ulNcD0KcVFUv2tJN97LtE/w400-h269/popculturefrenzy.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-36309058871518356102023-01-21T08:51:00.005-05:002023-01-21T08:53:26.238-05:00Happy Belated Holidays<p> </p><p>I have been severely remiss about posting lately. Lately- as in for weeks and months. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmknQWpCg4ONV8vyclUcUQp82CQo3TvnR8TxpLKRF9D1rnvYhaIykl5XF_JvvZDdZibV8CQGQCeAcm1KJbaJ8vCwqB6rsnhotmFO5ttVlNd7nBRWWyek8o0cB2WjEdjwluweURfH3y3yyRHxfcn5SI-2djrrffhMnUDhM32eA_2Nk5p_HRJUqr3iTFqg/s3744/IMG_1375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmknQWpCg4ONV8vyclUcUQp82CQo3TvnR8TxpLKRF9D1rnvYhaIykl5XF_JvvZDdZibV8CQGQCeAcm1KJbaJ8vCwqB6rsnhotmFO5ttVlNd7nBRWWyek8o0cB2WjEdjwluweURfH3y3yyRHxfcn5SI-2djrrffhMnUDhM32eA_2Nk5p_HRJUqr3iTFqg/w400-h225/IMG_1375.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div>Here is a shot of me taken by The Handsome One to thank the in-laws for their Christmas gifts. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsy_-qCpUefmZMm5U_-uoQw6LkPgSoySclGPPtBd1uKA91OkrLeEELuWjMRqSGHryg9KtormTBLzbNJW40yOyu_hsbKErq0raQm16Fc9JmiNS-6xIqkP75HdpRVzbd5aLKJnNj_sZhIkn5lCeWTtl92hWIfJGQg7LMAXLLCI5b3koAeOAxhV2Y55eQQ/s4320/030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsy_-qCpUefmZMm5U_-uoQw6LkPgSoySclGPPtBd1uKA91OkrLeEELuWjMRqSGHryg9KtormTBLzbNJW40yOyu_hsbKErq0raQm16Fc9JmiNS-6xIqkP75HdpRVzbd5aLKJnNj_sZhIkn5lCeWTtl92hWIfJGQg7LMAXLLCI5b3koAeOAxhV2Y55eQQ/s320/030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It may seem strange that a festive wreath is displayed next to shelves in a basement. Actually, it's hanging from Malcom's enclosure.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKLLb2DfKnHYjMIQuM5x-p6k1_T1e6epMzjGJSFQm-0U6cOcrTbLzeppf45u7M0lYTHuV5il1BgRIXR_fFupBtJbOBo1guvJRXL_I_fjdyWI5MQ-DaYoKpJyCvubNpqH8OCkOL0UPXk3zg_KVyTY-aDiBdkiJqSmffXFo-O5JpfXSeLklrm7fylMXkg/s3744/IMG_1379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3744" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKLLb2DfKnHYjMIQuM5x-p6k1_T1e6epMzjGJSFQm-0U6cOcrTbLzeppf45u7M0lYTHuV5il1BgRIXR_fFupBtJbOBo1guvJRXL_I_fjdyWI5MQ-DaYoKpJyCvubNpqH8OCkOL0UPXk3zg_KVyTY-aDiBdkiJqSmffXFo-O5JpfXSeLklrm7fylMXkg/w400-h225/IMG_1379.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>From Malcom and all of us here at Bad Dog Ranch,</div><div><br /></div><div>The Lord bless and keep you: The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you: The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. -Numbers 6:24-26</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-82019188738581272052022-11-13T09:34:00.003-05:002022-11-13T09:34:57.456-05:00Turkey Walk<p> A Turkey struts across the lawn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjam9dRGYLdcRNI4BXzi3z5g3h13ZBHA0hYLP_9iz0RQDydMmq_rYskZ8Wnqjj9uCk-M5ZcQhW3tvHGxlzCI_7heB9uRfnbEHe7usNyMXpioG3zXSsHDIHPHa-210xqQn7freFZvhCPo9QEVXMW2ywwrNQcYPcvWL5oZHl7MiYK1_CdogrY2_Yxsm0IJA/w400-h225/IMG_0040.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><p>Here's a group of adults wandering around.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGctm0zI-BnyhlC05QjK65MtqmUZrMu6uSQThRcenYfU5nr-1niBpNkXpZPbciGnBfArUCk0OUGl70xXvJV2P2lVgm14RF9C1UReoVDNm8ULGMybN1t04KFQYmcYCJ3EsB1m8CNO88aDbfocbVvjyH0LzIhCdO9kCh8fqFLnmUq5ydasQjAS9wDVwswQ/s1920/IMG_0025%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGctm0zI-BnyhlC05QjK65MtqmUZrMu6uSQThRcenYfU5nr-1niBpNkXpZPbciGnBfArUCk0OUGl70xXvJV2P2lVgm14RF9C1UReoVDNm8ULGMybN1t04KFQYmcYCJ3EsB1m8CNO88aDbfocbVvjyH0LzIhCdO9kCh8fqFLnmUq5ydasQjAS9wDVwswQ/w400-h225/IMG_0025%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Now they're marching in the back nine.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The racoon facing those eyes looks to be alert.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5gJDvKzXsX-5HJMGpHfjn7Ij3H072T3ret2aiFE6wXLt4fod7Bp37nuL3-XqfPUZcYaJDxP1csfOT89OMjffhhzNJ2qaLWb1aeGH0INnktAKjaa412FsDC6wqgDzXLlVc-JYyuHzAWAlF3FgAoce2cQV914T4yYFifmYv9shOPc_zrLMDFAKAGbNqQ/s1920/IMG_1143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5gJDvKzXsX-5HJMGpHfjn7Ij3H072T3ret2aiFE6wXLt4fod7Bp37nuL3-XqfPUZcYaJDxP1csfOT89OMjffhhzNJ2qaLWb1aeGH0INnktAKjaa412FsDC6wqgDzXLlVc-JYyuHzAWAlF3FgAoce2cQV914T4yYFifmYv9shOPc_zrLMDFAKAGbNqQ/w400-h225/IMG_1143.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Is this a showdown of some sort?</p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-84448270148002948322022-07-24T11:58:00.003-04:002022-07-24T11:58:16.212-04:00Trail Camage 26 <p><br /></p><p> Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09VxeKZeU6ubrT6sSxljXSY1xDbGZztffoGR2BZeB4551YZlkJciNzziZEYmP3HwWuXfWWZE1uOWBnIV-XfqqNEYZd-bfNVqHprkCjKk8RNr9FY16tdwI184vnwvVdRunCW7wdGdvmWGIAEWLI2T8dxgJGLp4iOCl95RecpykQ8yfxIvBeSRfe0uEUA/w400-h225/IMG_0258.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-4271982794328971372022-03-25T11:47:00.002-04:002022-03-25T11:47:21.898-04:00Hazel is a Grown Up<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> Hazel is a grown up. She is almost two.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WTCOsP-Ip4g/YZp0UmdHtKI/AAAAAAAADu0/2W_UNSl9inAgmcQgNmXBvBdbFaEhhY6fQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WTCOsP-Ip4g/YZp0UmdHtKI/AAAAAAAADu0/2W_UNSl9inAgmcQgNmXBvBdbFaEhhY6fQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_1308.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>She has more moments of calm.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLgBYLWBJ7-hWyIy2TLIrkUD3PWZi0JVqmw9PL6jFSeyS-oCnCtzjmNiS2bgphXbQQbZaM65cL6EFdEQixVejP6maHiTtlcUbMzvyI2x9M3xzAS3gGeL-O5R066-Lv393smvch4HJMeJ50MRsjZB4F9GzcVCXkdYlbG3gfw24YIJE0bDVCqDe0flEqw/s4320/IMG_1350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLgBYLWBJ7-hWyIy2TLIrkUD3PWZi0JVqmw9PL6jFSeyS-oCnCtzjmNiS2bgphXbQQbZaM65cL6EFdEQixVejP6maHiTtlcUbMzvyI2x9M3xzAS3gGeL-O5R066-Lv393smvch4HJMeJ50MRsjZB4F9GzcVCXkdYlbG3gfw24YIJE0bDVCqDe0flEqw/w400-h300/IMG_1350.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>(So lady-like!)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMQrkkxI0NoxO1P98jH3wTrouiV_ZI_S8JlvpwfR0Q0FFG6AFUORCwPZ1htbU4Rd3H9vJS3sVdZC83ZWr2vcuoAz5RK3OERBrpJmN6dVnkODrQK9Mkk_EuydxXANMWl0XYIV9flbOA1Jhw9d6kGC0oC6fE8uDnAg-gReNIc35z9LJyikW-hlKG2zcQUg=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMQrkkxI0NoxO1P98jH3wTrouiV_ZI_S8JlvpwfR0Q0FFG6AFUORCwPZ1htbU4Rd3H9vJS3sVdZC83ZWr2vcuoAz5RK3OERBrpJmN6dVnkODrQK9Mkk_EuydxXANMWl0XYIV9flbOA1Jhw9d6kGC0oC6fE8uDnAg-gReNIc35z9LJyikW-hlKG2zcQUg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>She is even allowed on the bed with the other big dogs.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1p6vS8CjRdkcyvckluaLWYU09ji-wHlGpZ56JIltpZtrgEQ0apMEVz7HdpqS2B8Jl8bmGau9lNmSlpik2s7HTCogRnvuFejzD7t0OQU_7gxJr2lQ5YUaeWNDmz1QOjY3PtNbBRavHbBHVS3kroFcfGdbtgyGijIaINvpkSpZrfPhqlbauFluniIkdXg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1p6vS8CjRdkcyvckluaLWYU09ji-wHlGpZ56JIltpZtrgEQ0apMEVz7HdpqS2B8Jl8bmGau9lNmSlpik2s7HTCogRnvuFejzD7t0OQU_7gxJr2lQ5YUaeWNDmz1QOjY3PtNbBRavHbBHVS3kroFcfGdbtgyGijIaINvpkSpZrfPhqlbauFluniIkdXg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Clover still isn't willing to be pals with Hazel. Though she has lightened up on the growling, the dirty looks continue as does the occasional snubbing. </p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-55335563598371023692022-01-09T19:29:00.000-05:002022-01-09T19:29:19.790-05:00Trail Camage 23<p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Feral Cat remains at large.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSxXfqYPP7fr18TKjHEGWpJGfFUZd8Kblv_p2uBmP-DqriKrtigKn5mRKE8bjEGbAJ9c5l4qFBmmXy8MPRqGSwgsb7jhzeMCZDccI6fqaBhpZNh2TDw8S9fakSpotn1DBIuwR8hxjYjefwld0Dxcz5nLo57k3MiFsX17cHoqyTSz2_U-KggGpkbFus6g=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSxXfqYPP7fr18TKjHEGWpJGfFUZd8Kblv_p2uBmP-DqriKrtigKn5mRKE8bjEGbAJ9c5l4qFBmmXy8MPRqGSwgsb7jhzeMCZDccI6fqaBhpZNh2TDw8S9fakSpotn1DBIuwR8hxjYjefwld0Dxcz5nLo57k3MiFsX17cHoqyTSz2_U-KggGpkbFus6g=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Orange Cat is also at large.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidt74yOuNrgv0VFHUPJQXuAZN56A9_DcpolkP_igjjQa2TrezVenfKE76hwsjJrQVe5U5az1XSW-HPNGwuZwC4zsO910axFISM3OTYLhN4G9aBml653fN4dYjxOcvBlWFf2XLPvT76iXCrAsZ_XPYcFCLCawmJIG0Ufj1Sv7udy_1hKZbhHXnfkOKPNA=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Who says Michigan has no flamingoes?</p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-57332913472364552672021-12-25T11:14:00.002-05:002021-12-25T11:14:26.280-05:00Christmas 2021<p> </p><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">John 3:16 </span><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj01dmRAYg9yOtlW4DN86gZHuHQ945JkDbZ6C8Pdi5-1TwuA-qGnojCptLRWl-HbHz8RCsR1_JAnuHH3UVKL9KdKFKaL-JJt6br1aY8iB7psRlRQt_GbkkGVg_D060aeH2ASKrsMm2AGoKKvFba26uw0Vf0EUSEsrhcQh6f-4ArABQ0JIzI0LGc1c4tiw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj01dmRAYg9yOtlW4DN86gZHuHQ945JkDbZ6C8Pdi5-1TwuA-qGnojCptLRWl-HbHz8RCsR1_JAnuHH3UVKL9KdKFKaL-JJt6br1aY8iB7psRlRQt_GbkkGVg_D060aeH2ASKrsMm2AGoKKvFba26uw0Vf0EUSEsrhcQh6f-4ArABQ0JIzI0LGc1c4tiw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Merry Christmas everybody!</p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-72093370568263736402021-11-25T07:14:00.004-05:002021-11-25T07:14:40.798-05:00Thanksgiving 2021<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQ5cW0qWOLY/UpYITFFYeOI/AAAAAAAAB6s/FGNULSqeMPY7ynnon3Ck6rI9a6BJpqwLQCPcBGAYYCw/s1024/who%2527s%2Byour%2Bdaddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQ5cW0qWOLY/UpYITFFYeOI/AAAAAAAAB6s/FGNULSqeMPY7ynnon3Ck6rI9a6BJpqwLQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/who%2527s%2Byour%2Bdaddy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p>Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ~Philippians 4:6</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-52429392636085588332021-11-14T11:36:00.004-05:002021-11-14T11:36:52.786-05:00Chickens<p>We did something different at the Bad Dog Ranch this year.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exzAQUKyF0s/YUyDuXJF0GI/AAAAAAAADuE/JgFXWVgGTqgmwvXP8tBRrDCTW5TNTBALgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exzAQUKyF0s/YUyDuXJF0GI/AAAAAAAADuE/JgFXWVgGTqgmwvXP8tBRrDCTW5TNTBALgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_1302.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Chickens!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dl2XnSyqPz8/YUyD2A8mNHI/AAAAAAAADuI/Wglj-l1Ab2kaqDYwn5G6kxHTyAD2KWocgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dl2XnSyqPz8/YUyD2A8mNHI/AAAAAAAADuI/Wglj-l1Ab2kaqDYwn5G6kxHTyAD2KWocgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_1307.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>These Freedom Rangers are 2 days old.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3HmMsqCQzQ/YUCsv5Ud1_I/AAAAAAAADtk/Vi7G0zkOKO07dANPbqRGgA7MxK1-hJT7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s5760/IMG_9725.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="5760" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3HmMsqCQzQ/YUCsv5Ud1_I/AAAAAAAADtk/Vi7G0zkOKO07dANPbqRGgA7MxK1-hJT7ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/IMG_9725.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Just 6 weeks later, they are fully feathered and outside.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DuBqGLDN1M/YUdmtSBJfII/AAAAAAAADts/PTxNvOmdVLI5b4KsRRbZfkPmoqArXnp9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s5760/IMG_0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="5760" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DuBqGLDN1M/YUdmtSBJfII/AAAAAAAADts/PTxNvOmdVLI5b4KsRRbZfkPmoqArXnp9ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/IMG_0006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>At 7 weeks old, roosters learn to sing.</p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-76060119945394249482021-10-03T10:54:00.001-04:002021-10-03T10:58:16.682-04:00Trail Camage 21<p> </p><p>This time of year the deer coat color changes from reddish tan to gray.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4rfeZl5x2f4/YVnDG3cyynI/AAAAAAAADuU/9q0FcaEZ5qULVzSkNT9SCjbDSdDC6sA-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s5760/IMG_1348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="5760" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4rfeZl5x2f4/YVnDG3cyynI/AAAAAAAADuU/9q0FcaEZ5qULVzSkNT9SCjbDSdDC6sA-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/IMG_1348.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> </p><p>With hunting season about to begin, they'll need the camo...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5cZGxNzPvo/YVnDeyM6TmI/AAAAAAAADuc/W3IhFe3BjCY93WLuhDgk5foV1RBVsNxpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s5760/IMG_4318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="5760" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5cZGxNzPvo/YVnDeyM6TmI/AAAAAAAADuc/W3IhFe3BjCY93WLuhDgk5foV1RBVsNxpQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/IMG_4318.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-71725684556371210872021-09-23T09:38:00.000-04:002021-09-23T09:38:34.628-04:00Some Pretty things in the Garden<p> The garden is winding down. Just a few tomatoes left to pick. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p0bM1WRIHVg/YUyAkuDBFlI/AAAAAAAADt0/wv_md7f-h1M5LH-Ub2bX3YIppLdM9-9GQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p0bM1WRIHVg/YUyAkuDBFlI/AAAAAAAADt0/wv_md7f-h1M5LH-Ub2bX3YIppLdM9-9GQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_1327.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>There may be some spinach coming up.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-az6JGZNYrOM/YUyAtIvWKFI/AAAAAAAADt4/uvp9bAPmr6YsJ0Q4kvvP_TYyPmp4rOnUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-az6JGZNYrOM/YUyAtIvWKFI/AAAAAAAADt4/uvp9bAPmr6YsJ0Q4kvvP_TYyPmp4rOnUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_1326.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Now is the time for pretty flowers to take center stage.</p>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831255432805095422.post-30217094621983595802021-08-22T18:07:00.004-04:002021-08-22T18:09:30.247-04:00Garden Talk<p> Last week we had an ugly storm that took out the cucumber vines. Happily their season is just about over so the loss is a few rather than dozens.</p><p>The zinneas also took a hit. Sorry there are no pictures. It seems that my computer's idea of updating involves the removal of pictures, writing and probably some other things that I had planned to keep for a reason.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F5_MFiJxqZw/YQkkjHx-NRI/AAAAAAAADtM/p6x6Y25OnTwRfWFjoaR7Sn2KD2b-brwjgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F5_MFiJxqZw/YQkkjHx-NRI/AAAAAAAADtM/p6x6Y25OnTwRfWFjoaR7Sn2KD2b-brwjgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div>Couldn't find Roma tomatoes this year so am growing a similar variety called Sam Marzano. They are starting to redden up. If all goes according to plan there will be lots of sauce in our freezer.</div>Lynn Benoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602264087475847806noreply@blogger.com1