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MORNING ROLL CALL! CLOSED

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January 1, 2019
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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! Welcome to 2019. We had an overnight snow to ring in the new year. Going to be a slow day today.

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DaveMcKAuthor

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Good afternoon to everyone on the Front Porch! We have 7" of fresh snow on the ground an continued snow shows until midnight. I found a few comments that express my feelings.

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Frozenoem

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Let’s put it this way, in proper Madea character speak vs. as written.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

LaDolceVita

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I feel almost guilty, its a beautiful sunny day in NW Georgia, about 50 degrees right now. But summer is coming and the Porchers up north will enjoy it much more than we will down here. Deer flies and skeeters, no see ums and those 90 degree temps .

Daisy being wached every time she goes near a food bowl. The other dogs wondering why there is no food laid out. It is hard enough to put one's self on a diet much less a little dog! @Frozenoem I am so embarrassed by her weight that I am loath to go to vet unless necessary. I will be watchful but it is not easy, given I have so little time to spare.

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on this Valentines Day on the Front Porch! Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. Originating as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus, Valentine's Day is recognized as a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and romantic love in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country. Click on the highlighted words for more information.

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Frozenoem

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Afternoon all,just heard the plow go by at 13* and partly cloudy.

Barely saw the top of it’s cab, over the snowbanks. Which suggests we may be getting flurry action later.

Enjoy your Valentine’s Day with your significant others.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

n566192l

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Frozenoem,

Boy you have some serious snow amounts in Maine. We just got some mix of stuff, but the Governor called a State of Emergency. I hope your feeling better. You sure keep busy with mother nature. The 4 fur babies here wish you and Ms Chelli a great day. Please stay safe and warm..... Nancy

LydiaN586309

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I know I'm a little late, but I still wanted to wish everybody on Our Front Porch......

Image result for animated happy valentines day

We now have only 33 days til S.P.R.I.N.G!!! Stay warm and be safe.

Lydia

n566192l

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LydiaN586309,

You always find something great to share with all of us ❤️. Sometimes, I go through the old posts and just watch the flowers bloom. Dave, is great too. All the pictures and little saying so clever. Like you I want Spring. It was 43 today, but the flowers, smells. New life. Thanks all of you for helping me get through the Winter. Stay well, save and warm. Nancy

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! Hoping everyone has a wonderful weekend. We are having another cold spell with temps in the single digits. We have about a foot of new snow on the ground from the last few days snowfalls.

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LydiaN586309

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See the source image Good Morning Everyone!

It's 24 degrees right now. It's overcast and cloudy. But we've not had any new snow for days and days. There's just patches of snow here and there as most of the snow we had a week ago has for the most part mettled away. The main thing is the roads and sidewalks are clear and dry. Makes travelling so much easier.

Yesterday evening I scattered bird food in various areas around my backyard and today I've been blessed with a variety of birds--bluejays, cardinals, sparrows, etc. I can hear them singing right now. Although it's been years since I had a pet dog, I consider the birds which I feed daily like my "free" pets (meaning their not bound in any way and are free to come and go as they do).

Bluejays -- my favorite local bird!

Anyway, I hope the groundhog's prediction holds up and Spring will arrive a little bit earlier than the calendar says. But in any case, I hope everyone's weather has kinda settled down; no more extremes.

So Front Porchers, enjoy your Sunday!

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! We started out today at -7* with a chance of more Winter weather tonight and tomorrow morning.

We have visited he Decorah Bald Eagles (also known as Decorah Eagles or variations) a couple of times.There is a website featuring a live-streaming webcam trained on a bald eagle nest and family in Decorah, Iowa. The Raptor Resource Project installed and runs the live stream for research purposes.

Filmed in real time, the parents can be seen delivering a variety of freshly caught prey, feeding the eaglets, and protecting them from predators and harsh weather. With the help of infrared lighting, the nest is viewable around the clock during the nesting season, which typically begins in January or February, with fledge in June.

The Decorah Eagles became an Internet phenomenon and the most viewed live-stream of all time when the website reached 250 million views on Ustream in 2011, with roughly 2.4 million views per day.[7] Ustream began hosting the video feed in 2011, although the live-cam was initiated in 2007, and was used to provide footage for the PBS Naturedocumentary "American Eagle'" released in 2008.

Viewers missed the 2013 season after the eagle couple built and moved to an alternate nest ("N2"). Cameras were installed in the new nest and caught the 2014 and 2015 filming seasons, when the couple selected it again. Web photos are not from this year.

Web site: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorah_Bald_Eagles

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LydiaN586309

Community Champion ⭐

Greetings, Everyone!

I hope this morning finds each and every one of Our Front Porchers doing well. Yes, I hope you all are just as happy as I am despite the continual shifts in weather and temperatures. In fact, I just came in from having to shovel AGAIN because that's what a good and responsible homeowner must do for his or her neighbors "and" if you want to get your mail on a regular basis. But, I find myself feeling just a wee be like letting that good ol' groundhog in Punxsutawney know just how much I appreciate his ability to do his job (a job he only has to do ONE lousy day out of the year); a job that I'm wondering why any clear headed person would give a glorified rodent to do! At that, here's my imagination of me thanking our fine furry friend for his service.......

Disclaimer: I beg the pardon of animal lovers everywhere as I am one. But y'all know ol' Phil deserves at least one good whack for pulling our proverbial legs and getting our hopes up! "Whack!!!!" There, I feel better now.

n566192l

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Greetin All,

Well, Millstone Mel, New Jersey's lazy ground hog got it Right. Mel is better known for not wanting to wake up on His Big Day until 11am. But, on a happier note, my local news reports that the stink bug population is way down. I am not a fan of insect. The weather's sure is changing, I saw Vegas got snow. LyndiaN586309, love all of your posts. Spring will be here. Like you I hope sooner than later. Sometimes, I see the flowers and birds but the temperatures say summer.

Just picking up donations for all the weekly shares. Since Food not Bombs, is helping the local churches with the hospitality program. We need all the donations we can get. The churches in Asbury Park NJ, are currently assisting over 100 people daily. Great idea from one of the Pastor's. I had no idea that Asbury Park had so many churches, great source of networking. Neptune churches are starting up their own hospitality program. I just hope the homeless situation all over this country comes to an end. It's just so disheartening, to see people live like that. Especially if they are veterans, the social worker part of the program has been a big help. I sincerely hope everyone is doing well and safe. Love all the posts and pictures.

Nancy

catwoman500

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Mornin'...ooops. Afternoon!

Just ran out to Starbucks for a skinny mocha. On the way back into the driveway I noticed one bunch of my daffoldils are up about an inch. Pretty sure the snow that is coming tomorrow won't hurt them. I hate it when we get snow later in March and the daffs are budding and then get all mushy.

Meanwhile the weather people are whipping everyone up into a frenzy about when, where and how much snow we are getting tomorrow. Glad I have no place I absolutely have to be. Already checked the wine and I have enough for my weekend wine time.

As always, stay safe and warm. N.

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone here on the Front Porch! I am sitting here in the living room watching the Today Show, the new snow coming down and new snow being blown off the roof. I just finished reading notes from our group here on the Front Porch and thinking back to my first time here on the Porch in January 2009.

So happy to see the activity here this week.

We have had people come and go over the years. I know we have had several pass over the years. May they all R.I.P.

Hoping everyone has a great day today!

Will this day come soon!

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

MsStretch

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Not envying you Northerners, I must truthfully admit. About an inch or 2 on my front porch here in VA, but now it is sleeting. Went out to blaze (i.e. shovel) trails and take sustenance to all the fur kids scattered about in their winter havens on the property and about busted my butt.

Another feral, a black tom, Boz, has decided he likes the nice, dry, heated quarters up around here and moved into igloo in greenhouse and ousted the matriarch from there. Boz is not a stranger. He's been showing up maybe once or twice a month for several years, but he never sticks around. AND he's not fixed. The fact that he's decided to make his winter encampment here is totally upsetting the status quo and I was forced to shuffle around igloos, kitty cabins, and huts. Running out of 'safe' places, so looking forward to more spring-y weather; if for nothing else, I won't worry about the spoiled 'kids' freezing out there.

Everyone, let's be careful out there.

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