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[chrisb01]

Good morning all. Yes, thankfully, my foot feels better this morning. The swelling is down and it just feels stiff when I walk. I think most of the trouble came from the fact that my right foot has been flaring the last week or so rolling a big old log on it just didn't help matters any.

Glad you're feeling better @microchick, that's good news..

 

[chrisb01]

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That's so cute, I like that and do agree "A hug in a mug".. I love coffee and wouldn't do life without friends.. Thanks, have a fantastic day @MrsMistyReal..

 

[CapricornFarm]

great to have the quiet for the most part isn't it

For sure. Lots of birds singing.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I am curious saw a show last night about how a research lab was ruined in one of the floods and many large snakes have emerged boas and pythons not native there causing allot issues

Yes, they are eating the wild mammals. They have a contest to see who can catch the most invasive snakes every year.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Which city or county in Florida, please??

Everglades would be my guess.

 

[CapricornFarm]

We got much needed one and a half inch of rain overnight in a thunderstorm. Everything greened up like magic. We were out by 7:30 to harvest a tree that needed to go because of a wasp infestation. These wasps burrow into the bark and lay their eggs resulting in these 'growths' to form on the tree limbs. This tree was badly infested with them and on it's way out. We had a conservation forester look at them and he commented that they wouldn't kill the tree. I pointed to a cluster of young hickory trees, all dead, all infested with these cankers and said, but those are dead. He just cleared his throat and shuffled away from the area.

While we were working on the 10 inch trunk, cutting it into rounds, about 8 foot worth of log managed to shift right on top of my right foot. I felt two pops then a lot of pain. Hopped around on one foot for awhile. It's swollen tonight but no bruising so the worse I did was just strain it. I'm sitting here with an ice pack on it wishing I had some comfort food in the form of low fat ice cream.

Oh no, hope it gets better soon. Maybe an nsaid for the pain?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Ok, off to go shopping ttyl.

 

[pennyJo1960]

morning all been up a an hour not active yet taking a shower after my second cup
this is the first

 

[Alaskan]

Talking of Chicago....

Ya know what is odd?

I met a lady up here, her mom wasn't from
Chicago but close (can't remember how close to Chicago proper). Anyway, they moved about growing up... and I think this lady must talk just like her mom....

Because I can't tell you how often she talks, and I just think she sounds so much like my Grandmother. Almost identical accent and word choices etc.

My Grandmother grew up in Chicago. But neither my Grandmother (long passed), nor this lady have what I would call a strong accent... very close to what you would hear on the news.... neither one of them says Chicago like Chicaaaaaahgo. Accents are funny things.

 

[getaclue]

I thought I answered penny's post, but I guess it didn't post, or something. Okeechobee, Lake Wales, Kissimmee, and mostly the Everglades have been being plagued by constrictors (boas, pythons, and anacondas) The worst affected is the Everglades. Yes, they do hold a hunt every year, but the amatures don't really get very many. Due to our climate, they've thrived here, and their population in the wild has exploded. This year, they've hired professionals to go into the Everglades, and clean out as many of the constrictors as they can.

The constrictors have decimated the wild bird population, not just songbirds, but we have a multitude of exotic birds here. They've decimated the wild boar population, the wild deer population, and even alligators are not safe from them. Nothing is safe from them. They're destroying the food chain of the native species, and destroying their ecosystem.