Kosh's Shadow 10/24/2019 5:56:05 PM

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THIRST!

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 5:56:57 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 10/24/2019 5:58:13 PM

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Generalissimo Francisco Franco's body was removed from the large mausoleum and reburied in a small cemetery.

This means this news report is still correct

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 5:58:14 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 1:   Sorry Kosh, didn't see you come in.  Hello, buy you one?

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 5:59:26 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 3:   I was going to say "is he still dead"?

lucius septimius 10/24/2019 6:15:35 PM

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doppelganglander 10/24/2019 6:26:04 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 6:

He must have been a child when Franco was in power. Were his parents part of the regime?

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 6:28:52 PM

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Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 6:29:05 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 6:   I wonder what he believes now.  You said "years ago".  Most of us were idealistically challenged as youths.  Hopefully, he has grown up and matured now.  Some do and some don't.  They just grow up to become democrats here.

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 6:31:22 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 8:   Here I was complaining about our weather.  Our temp is closer to four, with the humidity at 95%.  That's much better than your fires!

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 6:40:11 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 10:

It's not fun to be that cold but you're right.  I just saw some homes and other structures burn to the ground on local TV.  Times like this I sometimes look at the local news.

Syrah 10/24/2019 6:40:57 PM

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No fires here in the great north wet. We have had few lost tornadoes looking for trailer parks, but none were found  

We actually have been having a few nice days this fall with a few more pleasant days threatening to make an appearance in the coming weeks. 

Lows in the 40s. Some sun  some clouds  some rain  

lots of red, yellow and gold leaves on the deciduous trees.  It is a site to see.  Most of the leaves will be down by mid to Late November. 

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 6:47:36 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 11:   Well I exaggerated, the low will be 27 tonight and the humidity is 70%.  Still, I'm glad the fire is in the furnace and not the neighborhood.  I can't even begin to imagine the horror of that.

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 6:51:49 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 12:

I'll bet the fall colors are fantastic.  

Funny about those tornadoes do eventually navigate to trainer parks, LOL.

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 6:54:48 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 12:   We planted an Autumn Blaze Maple (sorry, you'll have to google, I haven't figured out linking yet) a few years ago.  It's almost a dark fluorescent pink.  It was absolutely beautiful this year.

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 6:56:45 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 14:   Well, they are called mobile homes for a good reason!

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 6:58:56 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 13:

There was one really bad one in our neighborhood in the early nineties, probably called the Eaton Canyon fire.  It was started by a homeless person who was cold but sleeping out in the weather.  It spread to some of the most beautiful areas around hereand took some beautiful, several million dollar homes.  Our good friends lost theirs while they were away in Puerto Vallarta.  Their son was house sitting and taking care of their dog.  He and the dog had to break a window to get out and walk out.  All of their cars were already aflame.  They were devastated but so very grateful that their son and dog made it out of there.

doppelganglander 10/24/2019 6:59:00 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 15:

In Georgia, we're just starting to get hints of color. It's been so hot and dry, I'm not expecting much.

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 7:00:10 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 16: 

Hah!

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 7:02:26 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 18:

Good evening, Doppel.  We don't even get a hint of fall down here.

Syrah 10/24/2019 7:02:37 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 15:

Maples are good for color and fairly easy to take care of. 

I have a Blood-good and a Crimson King.  Very nice for color. The leaves on the Crimson King are almost black. There was no fall color change on that. The blood good goes from a deep read to a brighter red before leaf fall.

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 7:04:58 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 18:   We're past peak here in northern Wisconsin, but there's still plenty of color.  The colors were subdued this year.  I think the record breaking amount of rain caused that.  They seem to be more colorful in the dryer years.  It also could be because it's been so cloudy.  They show their colors much better in the bright sunshine.

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 7:13:00 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 21:   The neighbors have a Crimson Maple, it is beautiful. I had to look up the Blood-good. They also called in a Japanese Maple, that one I'm familiar with.  Both trees are spectacular for their colors.  I envy you.

doppelganglander 10/24/2019 7:17:37 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 20:

I haven't talked to you in forever! Yeah, one of the many reasons I couldn't live in Cali is the lack of seasons.

doppelganglander 10/24/2019 7:19:41 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 23:

Japanese maples are popular here, too. I love that deep purple color.

Syrah 10/24/2019 7:20:08 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 23:

They are fairly cheap to buy if you are willing to start them small. 

I bought the blood good at Lowe’s, a local big hardware chain here on the far left coast, for under $20.  The Crimson King I bought at an auction for $12.50. I thought I was bidding on a variegated maple. Oops. It is a nice tree all the same. 

Life is short. 

Buy what you want. Life is good.

Syrah 10/24/2019 7:23:59 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 26:

There is a variety with a bright red bark, coral bark maple, that is worth keeping an eye out for. They tend to be a little pricey, at least around here, going for about  a hundred or so. They have good color in the winter and the red bark makes for an attractive tree in the summer as well. 

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 7:24:49 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 24:

It took me years to get used to living in Los Angeles county but I like it now, especially our little town on the edge of a national park area.  Our mountains are beautiful.  

Our daughter and I drove past the Huntington Library the other day and talked about the time all three of us checked it out together.  That was a fun day.  I still laugh at myself, pretending to read those beautiful old bibles, while I was as blind as a bat. LOL  I was waiting for my first cataract surgery at the time.

Syrah 10/24/2019 7:27:57 PM

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Coral bark, fall color:

https://cdn.webvanta.com/000000/51/74/sm/uploads/plant/1509381433-d7b44396b67b509ee/PM134379%20Optimized.jpg

Coral bark, summer color:

https://q7i2y6d5.stackpathcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/coral-bark-maple-400x300.jpg

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 7:28:48 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 26:   We have Lowe's here also.  Have found many plants there, much more reasonably priced than the garden centers.

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 7:29:16 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 29:

So pretty!!!

Syrah 10/24/2019 7:33:25 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 31:

Aloha!

i hear about the fires down their and I worry about you  

Syrah 10/24/2019 7:35:49 PM

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There are two “best times” to plant a tree.

1. Twenty years ago.

2. Today. 

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 7:39:51 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 33:   The worst time to plant a tree is when you're "old"!  You'll never get to see it in its glory.  I guess you should think of it as a gift to future generations.  I'm glad the people to built this house in 1930 planted the trees they did.  I sure enjoy them, even raking the leaves.  I use them as mulch in flower beds to keep the weeds down.  Works great.

Alice in Dairyland 10/24/2019 7:44:29 PM

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doppelganglander 10/24/2019 7:44:43 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 28:

That was such a good day! Please give your daughter my best. Hope your hubby is doing well, too.

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 7:45:29 PM

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Reply to Syrah in 32:

Thanks for thinking of us.  We had a little one start, about six weeks ago, right in the canyon our street leads to.  I could see the smoke everywhere when I was visiting my husband and by the time I drove through Pasadena I could see the plume.  They didn't waste any time, brought in all types of planes and helicopters and got it under control that night.  It wasn't completely out for several days though.

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 7:48:45 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 35:

Sweet dreams, Alice.

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 7:54:18 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 36:

My hubby hasn't been good lately but is some better.  I'll tell our daughter hello when I talk to her again.  She called last night after a work related conference in Las Vegas.  She had shared an Uber ride with another gal who ended up being the key note speaker at her conference.  The gal was an assistant director of the FBI and had worked on the 9/11 attacks as well as the terrorist attack over Lockerbie, Scotland.  It sounds like she was very interesting to talk to.

Kosh's Shadow 10/24/2019 8:01:15 PM

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We get some great foliage around here, but I don't have any pictures.

But here's a nice jukebox

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 8:08:20 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 40:

Howdy Kosh.  That was a nice jukebox.  I enjoyed the istrumental part alot.

Kosh's Shadow 10/24/2019 8:20:39 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 41:

THanks. Keep safe. 

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 8:29:51 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 42:

You too.

Kosh's Shadow 10/24/2019 8:34:37 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 43:
Thanks. We don't get much in the way of wildfires here. Snow. Rain. Ice. Not many fires.

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 8:38:58 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 44:

You're lucky that you don't get wildfires.  I worry about you when you have to shovel a lot of snow.  That can be dangerous.

Kosh's Shadow 10/24/2019 9:16:15 PM

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Reply to @PBJ3 in 45:

Thanks.

Going to bed so I get 5 hours sleep

@PBJ3 10/24/2019 10:12:12 PM

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Wheat dreams.