What's outside of your picture window today?

Posted by John, Volunteer Mentor @johnbishop, Nov 25, 2020

As we get ready for the real winter to show up and COVID-19 still playing a major part in our lives I like to spend moments of my day de-stressing about what's going on in the world today. All I have to do is look out the window and observe some of natures beautiful creatures, how they interact and ponder how small it makes my troubles seem. Sometimes I may even get the opportunity to take a photo or two. How about you? Anything going on outside of your window(s) that you want to share?

For those members that have the ability to size your photos before you upload them to the discussion, may I suggest using the following sizes:
– 500 x 335 pixels (landscape)
– 210 x 210 pixels (square)

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@ess77

@athenalee and all...Thanks for the great message. I'm hitting a low point right now with new negative junk flooding in over my head! Feel like the mound of scratched dirt from the burrows under my fence and piled up against my building wall on the patio...feel like that pile of dirt is drowning me! I rarely get like this, it's just I don't see a way to get everything accomplished that I have to get done. No strength, no energy, have the will, but not the ability, so I'm having a ginormous pitty- party. As I've told myself before, many times, that's just fine. Go ahead and feel sorry for yourself....for 12 hours tops. Then, get off your duff and make it happen.

So, tomorrow I go to Mayo and get some things done, have a covid test so I can see the sinus surgeon on Tuesday. Poor baby, she needs me to have a covid test before she sees me....this will be the 17th test. Now I insist they do the throat swab. No more nasal swabs for this girl.

On the way home tomorrow, I'm stopping at Lowes to buy some rat poison. Yep. Lots and lots. That's the latest. My cat, the wonderful baby she is, is stalking rats upstairs in my bathroom. I've told you folks I'm in the middle of redoing all my baths, have new toilets installed and old vanities gone...except the master that I still use. Plumbers found a huge pipe that carries out all the water to the sewage has a big crack and must be replaced, since last August, before sinus surgery. So, I have holes in my ceilings and walls where the plumbers searched for the issues and the rats are having a ball in my attic. Now, they're apparently coming into the upstairs from the attic and chewed a hole in the drywall behind my master vanity. The cat stalks them at night and is keeping me safe.

I'm getting rat poison to put in the walls and ceilings and attic and outside the patio fence....may throw some into the holes where some animal is burrowing under my fence onto the patio~~~I'm ready to bomb my place and be done with it!

Anyway, that's my tale. I enjoyed so much watching the precious birds this afternoon/evening. I had 2 pairs of doves and a smaller one, a tanager, the birds I mentioned earlier, a huge bluejay, and a huge mockingbird. Lots of activity at 4-5 pm and 8-9ish am. They have a schedule! I do love them.

Well, goodnight and God bless. All will be better tomorrow, I'll kill some rats and whatever and feel lots better. If I had a rifle, I might be shooting some rats, solving the problem. Better crock outside and not in my walls....Apologies for being so full of fun tonight! Love to all. elizabeth

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Could you hire an exterminator? I could not live with rats.

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@johnbishop

I am always late to the party Elizabeth @ess77 - Happy Belated Birthday YOUNGSTER!!

And a couple of cat photos to make you smile! Fluffy my black cat and one of my all time favorite cats who crossed the rainbow bridge many years ago Tommy Boy. He was a "gift" from my wife's neice in Minneapolis because he kept using her neighbors kids sand box to do his business.

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@johnbishop, @artist01, @loribmt, @sueinmn, @nazleer and all... Pretty sad when one has to ask for happy bday wishes! I have no shame, apparently
Thank you all for the kind words.

John, those are two precious cats. Smart to use sandbox...got taken into a good home.

Nazleer, yes, pest control is coming! Can't live with rats either...they come from the woods , preservation area thankfully with critters - owls, hawks, raccoons, possum, rats, snakes...there's a creek/drainage creek to the St. John's River etc...used to have rabbits and lots of cute stuff. Homes were built next door , preserve at back, and I have a plethora of bird feeders on my patio so rats eventually find me.

Last time, they ca.e from a neighbor condo who moved and left a mess. So, I'm not horrified , just learning to deal, not so Well!

Thanks to you all. You're the best.
Elizabeth

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@ess77

Hopefully here are some pics...@johnbishop, @sueinmn, @loribmt, @gingerw,@athenalee,@artist01...
and all...

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Having trouble sending pics w/messages. Pics loaded but can't figure out how to Send.
I'll figure it out! Elizabeth

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@ess77

Having trouble sending pics w/messages. Pics loaded but can't figure out how to Send.
I'll figure it out! Elizabeth

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@johnbishop, @loribmt,@sueinmn, @artist01, @athenalee, @gingerw, and all..
Pics...elizabeth will try again!

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@ess77

Having trouble sending pics w/messages. Pics loaded but can't figure out how to Send.
I'll figure it out! Elizabeth

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@johnbishop, and all...I did it once. Shod be able to do again??? That's pic on my Vanda orchid on the patio tree with all the feeders. Seems to be happy there...

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@ess77

@johnbishop, and all...I did it once. Shod be able to do again??? That's pic on my Vanda orchid on the patio tree with all the feeders. Seems to be happy there...

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The orchid photo you added is gorgeous Elizabeth @ess77! Not sure why the others didn't go unless they were too big (over 5 MB) . Here's the post with the "how to upload photos" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/608932/.

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@ess77

Having trouble sending pics w/messages. Pics loaded but can't figure out how to Send.
I'll figure it out! Elizabeth

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Beautiful!

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@ess77

@sueinmn, @artist01, @athenalee, and all...Glad to relieve your mind, Sue. I had visions of me doing the same thing but I don't have a lunch date coming by, so I guess I'd still be there....on the floor. What a horror story for all of us. Yes, ma'am, I'll wear the darn thing. Paying for it and want it. Probably put the little base thingy beside the bed just in case and wear the pendant all day I'm up Actually can call that a birthday gift to myself! Turned 75 yesterday, 6th. Could be one reason for the sad day as I got no calls from family or friends. We who live alone often celebrate alone. This year wasn't fun. But, I'm over it now and happy to be this age, just recognize how yucky growing old can be. An acceptance, I think.

Off for dinner. Blessings to you all. elizabeth

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Happy Belated Birthday Elizabeth!!! 🎊🌺🎉🌸🥳🥀👏🌻🌼😷💜🌟🎁🪅🤗
Athena

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@ess77

Having trouble sending pics w/messages. Pics loaded but can't figure out how to Send.
I'll figure it out! Elizabeth

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What a beautiful phal, did you say vanda? Love the spots! Happy birthday too❣️

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