The Story of Lori

[Lori Dee]

Pretty pictures.

Thanks, Chrissy!

[ChrissyRyan]

I like your pictures, and Jess's, and look forward to seeing them.

[davina61]

Very scenic my dear, tree in the carpark is just turning to a nice gold.

[Paulie]

It looks like you had a very nice day out.  Spearfish canyon looks like a very lovely place.

[Lori Dee]

I would spend more time there but it is an hour drive from my place, and it gets "touristy" with sightseers from all over the country.

But it was a great day.

[Gina P]

Beautiful pictures Lori. I could spend all day at a place like that. Looks like an fun outing.

[ChrissyRyan]

How is the security patrol doing in your complex?

How often do you have a shift doing this watchout duty?


Chrissy

[Lori Dee]

How is the security patrol doing in your complex?

How often do you have a shift doing this watchout duty?


Chrissy

I complained to the Manager that I was the only person out walking the patrol. We have four people who signed up, six who said they would but two never did. The guy who was supposed to cover 10-12 decided he was too tired and went to bed at 11:00. I decided that I will stay inside where it is warm and watch my Jeep from my window.

Maybe others will care about their vehicles when they get broken into. I have decided that I can't care more about their stuff than they do. So if it gets stolen, its on them.

The manager said she is trying to get funding to have a security guard patrol here during the winter. They can drive around the lot in their car better than I can limp around in the snow. 

[ChrissyRyan]

The patrol idea sounds like it may make sense.

Too bad there are criminal minded people in the world.

Chrissy

[davina61]

Some low life broke into a van by cutting a hole by the rear door lock opposite my mates house and had a mooch at his car trailer. Good job he has 3 locks on it with one around a lamp post, he is getting a 360 deg camera to fit on that side of his place as his door bell camera has a blind spot. 

[ChrissyRyan]

Some low life broke into a van by cutting a hole by the rear door lock opposite my mates house and had a mooch at his car trailer. Good job he has 3 locks on it with one around a lamp post, he is getting a 360 deg camera to fit on that side of his place as his door bell camera has a blind spot. 

It is awful that someone would do that!

Chrissy

[Lori Dee]

Some low life broke into a van by cutting a hole by the rear door lock opposite my mates house and had a mooch at his car trailer. Good job he has 3 locks on it with one around a lamp post, he is getting a 360 deg camera to fit on that side of his place as his door bell camera has a blind spot. 

Sometimes I just wonder what is wrong with people. But addictions can make people do crazy stuff.

[Lori Dee]

It is finally raining. Lightly, but we need the moisture.
It has been almost 30 days since our last measurable rainfall.
Hopefully, it will help the firefighters to dowse the wildfires west of here.

You know it has been a long dry spell when the deer start carrying canteens.
I saw a nice buck in our parking lot the other day. I don't know how they count the antler points here. Some places count only one antler and some count all of the points. So this guy was either a 4- or an 8-point buck.



The night security lights don't allow for good photography.
Were you looking for his canteen? He left it in his truck right there.

The weather bug also says it is 50 degrees outside, so I grabbed a sweater. But the "Feels Like" temperature is 37.

Wait. Wut?
Better grab the jacket. Brrr.

I am wondering if, later tonight when the temperature drops, if the temperature is 40 and the "Feels Like" temperature is 27, will raindrops "feel like" snowflakes?

Does this create some sort of physics dysphoria?

I am just happy that I am getting a free car wash out of this deal.

[Northern Star Girl]

@Lori Dee
Dear Lori:
Nice pic of the 4 point buck... that is what us Alaskans would call it. 
I think the "general" rule is:  West of the Mississippi River it is a 4 point
                                              East of the Mississippi it is an 8 point

When I lived in New England going to college in Connecticut... I know that
they would have called it an 8 point.

Cold here 13 degrees(f) [ minus -11 deg C] and going down... some rain earlier when it
was a little warmer, but when it is this cold I sometimes am getting some light snow,
and heavy frost in the mornings.

HUGS, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

[Lori Dee]

@Lori Dee
Dear Lori:
Nice pic of the 4 point buck... that is what us Alaskans would call it. 
I think the "general" rule is:  West of the Mississippi River it is a 4 point
                                              East of the Mississippi it is an 8 point

When I lived in New England going to college in Connecticut... I know that
they would have called it an 8 point.

Cold here 13 degrees(f) [ minus -11 deg C] and going down... some rain earlier when it
was a little warmer, but when it is this cold I sometimes am getting some light snow,
and heavy frost in the mornings.

HUGS, Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

That sounds like what I remember. When I lived in New York state it would be 8 but in Colorado, it would be 4.

We sometimes get snow in September here. We had a blizzard on Labor Day around 2013. But since then we have had long droughts for years, then one wet year, then more drought. It is looking like we might have a dry winter this year, which is okay with me. That leads to an early Spring, and not like that groundhog predicts. A real early Spring where I can start mining in the creek in March.

[Paulie]

It is finally raining. Lightly, but we need the moisture.
It has been almost 30 days since our last measurable rainfall.
Hopefully, it will help the firefighters to dowse the wildfires west of here.

We were supposed to get a little rain yesterday, wound up getting about an inch and a half.  There was no rain in the forecast for today day but we got a lot of light rain in the valley.  When I got home there was about a half inch of snow on some  surfaces up here.  I know is has, but I can't remember the last time it snowed in October. 

It's 30 degrees F Here now.  I had to run out back and turn off the irrigation water and drain the lines when I got home at 8:30.  It looks like we are in for another wet winter.  Too soon to really tell of course.

[Paulie]

Dear Lori,

Were you able to see the Northern Lights any time this past few weeks?  I didn't but some folks in the Reno/Carson City area of Nevada were able too.  I was thinking of you when I heard they were visible here. 

Danielle, is the light show any different up there during these solar events we are having as of late?

Paulie.

[Northern Star Girl]

@Paulie
The Aurora light show is always spectacular up here... where I am located in the higher northern latitudes just a little south of the Arctic Circle, the light show is very high in the sky and many times extends nearly over head.   The "solar max" period that has been recently going on just means that there are more displays of the Aurora... some can be very colorful with red colors intermixed with the normal green displays.   
As winter is fast approaching our daytime is shorter and we are having longer nightime hours so their is more opportunity to see the aurora from the late afternoon until mid morning the next day.
HUGS, Danielle

Dear Lori,

Were you able to see the Northern Lights any time this past few weeks?  I didn't but some folks in the Reno/Carson City area of Nevada were able too.  I was thinking of you when I heard they were visible here. 

Danielle, is the light show any different up there during these solar events we are having as of late?

Paulie.

[davina61]

Herefordshire (just a spit away over the hills) has had 135 percent of normal Oct rain, roads flooded and now the drain off is heading into the rivers this side of the hills so you can have some of our water! More heading this way tonight so need to put the barrier back on workshop door.

[Lori Dee]

Dear Lori,

Were you able to see the Northern Lights any time this past few weeks?  I didn't but some folks in the Reno/Carson City area of Nevada were able too.  I was thinking of you when I heard they were visible here. 

Sadly, no. The city lights were too bright, and we couldn't see the comet either. I miss stuff like that.

When Halley's Comet passed by in 1986, I took my kids up into the mountains to see it. My daughter was four, and my son was six, so they had no interest. I had a Pentax 35mm camera with a tripod and took long-exposure shots of it. I wanted to make sure to include them because it is possible that they can see it twice in their lifetime.