MORNING ROLL CALL 2023.

We are watching the snow fall as I am posting here! It is 28* and windy but no drifting here on the grounds of our residence. We are looking at an accumulation of 4 -7 inches by night fall.

I am deleting the following members in this group as they never post and rarely contribute.

Sorry for the short notice:

Lee Pertilla
Ben Nichols
Alex Dennen
Daniel Brantley
Martin Porter
Gary Simpkins
Andrea Bogle
Danni Smith
Elliot Chouinard
Danielle Grimes
Boris Foerster
Jordan Rothschild
Lucille Delariva
Nora Wohlers
Shoshana Kozak
Bari Strous
Douglass Houser
Leonardo Otero
Jamie Jenkins
Kaleigh Didonna
Lyndon Lanclos
Renata Schillaci
Lisa Arrigo
Charlotte Calvin
Yelena Dunnam
Rena Lawhead
Quinn Sines
Jeanmarie Cabaniss
Keena Prado
Hannah Hoover
Noemi Repp
Eliz Timbers
Melina Avallone
Virginia Mccomb
Kory Demery
Amberly Toole
Lanell Slaton
Murray Casperson
Luna Barrio
Vashti Magnes
James Matthenson
Kathryne Philips
Mahalia Smallwood
Eileen Machin
Lillie Mull
Tanika Morris
Seema Keough
Reatha Poche
Gwenn Seip
Liana Dunston
Nelly Niemann
Jessie Lininger
Tom Riddle
Brittany Blatter
Kendra Pertilla
Reida Nichols
Irene Dennen
Rachel Brantley
Jivenia Porter
Renee Simpkins
Andrea Bogle
Elmira Chouinard
Danielle Grimes
Deonna Foerster
Lorean Rothschild
Batman
Nolan Wohlers
Shoshana Kozak
Bari Strous
Donna Houser
Leonarda Otero
Kaleigh Didonna
Lyndon Lanclos
The clap
Lisa Arrigo
Charlotte Calvin
Yelena Dunnam
Ronna Lawhead
Quinn Sines
Jeanmarie Cabaniss
Keena Prado
Hanhah Hoover
Noemi Repp
Eliz Timbers
Melina Avallone
Petrificus Totalus
Kory Demery
Amberly Toole
Lanell Slaton
Murray Casperson
Vashti Magnes
Kathryne Philips
Mahalia Smallwood
Eileen Machin
Lillie Mull
Tanika Morris
Sewn Keough
Martin Poche
Gwenn Seip
General Grievous
Darragh Pertilla
Stuart Nichols
Irene Dennen
Rachel Brantley
Chris Porter
Barry Simpkins
Alex Bogle
Timmy Parsons

If you went through this entire list looking for your name, I do apologize for completely wasting your time. I'm not even an admin and have no clue who these people are. I stole this from another page... now steal this and prank another group 🤣😅🤣 have a great day people!

Happy Wednesday 

Chris 😊

We seem to be having some of wildest weather across the country we have ever had! It has ranged from blizzards to tornadoes. Some areas have gone from droughts to major flooding. All this and 2023 is just a couple months old. What is next?

@LeeS4949 , on the other hand, here in northern/central VA, we have seen no snow.  After last year's disastrous snow storm debacle, can't say I miss it, but a little concerned with the climate change when L.A., CA sees more snow than DC/VA does.  Something not quite right with that picture.

Daffodils already up.  Two days ago, I was hiking/bushwhacking in Shenandoah NP and saw a snake in the leaves. 🐍  Not a rattler or copperhead, but generally, rule of thumb is when you see a snake, bushwhacking season is over and it was just the end of February!

6 comments(SATURDAY 3/4/23)

👋Hello Everyone!

8 more days for Daylight Saving Time (Sunday 3/12) when we lose an hour. 😭

SO GLAD I am retired! 🥳💃

I remember the Monday after, dragging into work and dragging all day. Losing that hour's sleep was no fun...

Lol, one morning way back in my 20's, I was working for an attorney firm with several attorneys in Florida and was wondering where everyone was. Even got a good parking spot! Parking lot was empty.

Yes, I forgot to set my clock back. 😱 

And I was the JOKE for the day as word spread. 😂🤣

I NEVER forgot again. Back then I was using an old-fashion wind up clock. 😱 Remember those? 🤔 And no fancy Android like I now have thanks to my daughter in Florida which auto resets. GRATEFUL....

Luv you ALL,

Nicole 🙃

I went on another adventure on Hazel River in Shenandoah NP yesterday.  Three old homesites, artifacts, a family cemetery (just fieldstones, no inscriptions), and an old car.  Daffodils already coming up in the mountains which makes finding homesites so much easier.  And the cemetery plots had daffodils in the depressions!  Unfortunately, looking like bushwhacking season will be cut shorter this year given the green buds and blooming starting to appear.  Pulled a tick out of my shoulder.  My fault -- forgot to spray liberally with red Repel. 😖

Had 2 river crossings which I hate.  Hopping deftly from rock to rock is something I no longer do with grace and all that much confidence.  Skootching across fallen trees is more my speed.  The 2 crossings yesterday actually had boulders strategically placed across the water, but when I see water rushing under and around them, it changes my whole perspective.  The key is not to think about it, just commit and go.  On return trip, at the last crossing which I had maneuvered successfully going in, I was midstream when I noticed my next step looked pretty far and it was to a narrow part of the rock.  I stopped.  (Now, mind you, I also had 2 hiking sticks for added stability.)  BAD mistake.  I started overthinking it.  What if I can't make it?  What if I fall?  What if I get wet?  Worse, what if my phone and camera get wet?  Finally, standing on a rock in midstream, I closed my eyes to collect myself, told myself quit thinking about it, just open eyes and go.  I did.  The stick in my left hand slipped on a wet rock and out from under me and I went down! 😱  Fortunately, I did not go in the water🫣, but I hit the rocks hard.  Cracked my left shin on the rock I was stepping from and smashed my hand in an attempt to hang on for dear life. However, I survived.  Sore, but dry.  Times like this, I ask myself, "And why do I keep doing this?"  Because the 'treasures' you find make it worthwhile. 😊

1 comment(TUESDAY 3/7/23)

Oh my goodness Ms. Stretch @MsStretch , please be careful!!! 😱😱😱

Luv you ALL,

Nicole 🙃

@LaDolceVita , unfortunately it seems like it's never too early for ticks.  Found another one in my leg last night. 😲 Don't know where that one was hiding before then, because that surely hitched a ride home with me from the woods.  The snake was a surprise.  It was laying in the sun before I disturbed it and it slithered off in the leaves.  It was a mildish day, but not what I'd call snake-warm.

@Frozenoem , when the time changes, it's not just the microwave's and stove's clocks to reset, I also have to pay attention to my Garmin GPS eTrex and assorted cameras (not phone). Always handy to have a date stamp in the metadata when downloading pics and waypoints/routes.  I may not remember when I was at a certain place, but if I took a picture, easy enough to determine. 😊 Particularly handy when you have years of pictures and GPS hiking routes. 

@Anonymous , calling for rain here.  I heard some weather reports say some areas N of me can expect snow, but nothing significant.  Here in morning. Gone by noon.

@Anonymous 

I checked my post twice and still don’t know of any expletives used. Best I can recall is at least AARP has shorter jail times than Facebook, just several bleeps.🤔

My spellchecker May have “erred”

Froze

1 comment(SATURDAY 3/11/23)

Any plans for the weekend? 🤔

Me, staying in! 🙄

Luv you ALL,

Nicole 🙃