CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

I suppose I just had to use a photo showing the hedge that I am tidying up as my week 46 offering in my challenge to take and upload a new black-and-white photograph every week for 52 weeks...

[Marty]

After midnight...

So I'm off to bed. Goodnight, all!

Hopefully this plays for everybody. It's one of my favourite songs by The Cure, if only because of its sheer simplicity..

[EDIT] If it doesn't play (as @dughlas has already said) it was Lovesong.

Edited February 13, 2021 by Marty

[dughlas]

Just now, Marty said:

After midnight...

So I'm off to bed. Goodnight, all!

Hopefully this plays for everybody. It's one of my favourite songs by The Cure, if only because of its sheer simplicity..

 

Sleep well ... I remember when I was a kid the tv would switch to a test pattern or "snow" when the programming end for the day. This "Video unavailable" is reminiscent of that.

 

[Albert1434]

 

[Headstall]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

Sleep well ... I remember when I was a kid the tv would switch to a test pattern or "snow" when the programming end for the day. This "Video unavailable" is reminiscent of that.

 

I remember those.  

[Headstall]

Watching "Brigerton" on Netflix.  

[Marty]

Happy Saturday, all!

Unfortunately, due to social distancing, and the current Covid-19 lockdown - not to mention that it snowed overnight, which would make it somewhat dangerous to go driving round in my "Oldsmobile" - it looks as though, should I decide to go looking for the Heart of Saturday Night tonight, I may have to do what Tom Waits suggests in the introduction to this live version of the song - and call myself up on the phone...

I sincerely hope the video actually plays for everyone. And apologies for the poor quality of the video itself - the sound is perfect, though.

Edited February 13, 2021 by Marty
Tidying up

[dughlas]

It's raining. It's been raining. There are sloppy puddles everywhere, on the sidewalks, in the lawns. It's supposed to continue raining intermittently until next Friday. Thistle's ground clearance is 5-6 inches, he can't walk outside with out getting a wet belly and legs. It's a chilly 38/3° and he just had a bath yesterday before it started raining. Oh, and my head aches. Blessed be y'all.

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, dughlas said:

It's raining. It's been raining. There are sloppy puddles everywhere, on the sidewalks, in the lawns. It's supposed to continue raining intermittently until next Friday. Thistle's ground clearance is 5-6 inches, he can't walk outside with out getting a wet belly and legs. It's a chilly 38/3° and he just had a bath yesterday before it started raining. Oh, and my head aches. Blessed be y'all.

I don't know who to feel more sorry for - you or Thistle...

But, maybe if you ask very nicely, perhaps @clochette will knit a waterproof jumper for the poor wee mutt...

Edited February 13, 2021 by Marty

[Bucket1]

58 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Thistle's ground clearance is 5-6 inches

Poor little Thistle

[Bucket1]

58 minutes ago, Marty said:

I don't know who to feel more sorry for - you or Thistle...

But, maybe if you ask very nicely, perhaps @clochette will knit a waterproof jumper for the poor wee mutt...

She could make stilts for Thistle to give him more ground clearance 

[Marty]

Four years ago today, I took a walk in the woods, and came away with the following macro photograph of some hazel catkins.

I'm sure they are there again this year. Unfortunately those woods are further than 5km from home, and the current lockdown rules don't allow me to travel further than that for exercise.  

[Bucket1]

I missed the wildflower season last year  

Hopefully things will be back on track in 2021. Assuming everything goes to plan, I should get my jab in April so should be fine for the August start to the season

[Albert1434]

Aloha All

[Albert1434]

Aloha Bucket

[Marty]

6 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Greetings, young Albert!

(I'm currently Zooming ) 

[Marty]

53 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

I missed the wildflower season last year  

Hopefully things will be back on track in 2021. Assuming everything goes to plan, I should get my jab in April so should be fine for the August start to the season

The vaccine roll-out here in Ireland is moving along; just not as quickly as might be hoped (largely due to the supply of the vaccines).

The "online calculator" is currently showing this for my expected date(s) to get the vaccine (based on my age and medical history):

Given a vaccination rate of 42,000 a week and an uptake of 74%, you should expect to receive your first dose of vaccine between 21/2/2021 and 9/5/2021.

Depending on the date of the first inoculation, you should then get your second dose by between 14/3/2021 and 30/5/2021.

I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that the actual dates are closer to the earlier than the later predicted ones.

[Marty]

I recently mentioned a niece of mine who has had horses in her life since she was about ten years old (so for somewhere around forty years). Here's a photo that must have been taken more than twenty years ago of her on one of her favourite horses - the one whose birth I mentioned I was once "forced" to watch on a 3 hour homemade VHS video...

[Headstall]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

It's raining. It's been raining. There are sloppy puddles everywhere, on the sidewalks, in the lawns. It's supposed to continue raining intermittently until next Friday. Thistle's ground clearance is 5-6 inches, he can't walk outside with out getting a wet belly and legs. It's a chilly 38/3° and he just had a bath yesterday before it started raining. Oh, and my head aches. Blessed be y'all.

  Peace be yours, bro.  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

I missed the wildflower season last year  

Hopefully things will be back on track in 2021. Assuming everything goes to plan, I should get my jab in April so should be fine for the August start to the season

I can't get an answer on when my jab will be? My doctor has no idea.  

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Aloha, Albert!    

[Headstall]

Another weekend has arrived... means little to me in this day and age.... Happy Saturday, all.  

[Marty]

6 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Another weekend has arrived... means little to me in this day and age.... Happy Saturday, all.  

Happy Saturday to you, as well, bro! 

(Although your companion today looks sort of melancholy...)

[Albert1434]

[Page Scrawler]

Hey, everyone!  Finally made it to Bay Bread Co. today. The purchases were: Spinach-Feta Loaf, English Muffin Loaf, and a cinnamon-streusel coffee braid with cream cheese frosting. Just had a piece of the coffee braid, and it was the tastiest breakfast bread I've ever eaten.