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[phideaux]

Loving some turnip greens...

Jim

 

[Meerkat]

A good friend of my daughter's, is in California fighting fires and shared this photo from the redwoods.
He is a friend of mine as well. I walked his English bulldog a couple times a week while it was still alive. Dog was 9 years old, and sedated to have it's teeth cleaned and never woke up. This guy is affectionately known to us as GI Joe. He wanted to be career army, but has one eye that turns in, so he is in the reserves and has been in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Amazing.Myson saw them once ,said they are a sight to behold. The man sounds like a great guy Weedy.

 

[Weedygarden]

Amazing.Myson saw them once ,said they are a sight to behold. The man sounds like a great guy Weedy.

He had a tough childhood. I do not have the whole story. His family was basically homeless, living in motels. Joe was 14, in h.s. and his family had been staying in a particular motel. When he got home from school one day, they were gone, abandoned him. He had no money but got a job, going to school in the day, working in the evenings, at a fast food restaurant, I think. Until he got paid, he was basically eating out of garbage cans. I have no idea where he slept for a while, but a family took him in, gave him a place to stay. (If we had known him then, he could have stayed with us. We've taken in a few teens who were struggling with parent's divorce, parent's addictions, and other similar stuff.) He still worked, took care of his own needs. He graduated from h.s. living this way. I know he has some contact with his family since he graduated from h.s., but again, I do not know details. When life is challenging, he confides in my daughter and she knows much about the details, but like me, respects his privacy. He had a rough time when he got home from Iraq with PTSD.

 

[Meerkat]

He had a tough childhood. I do not have the whole story. His family was basically homeless, living in motels. Joe was 14, in h.s. and his family had been staying in a particular motel. When he got home from school one day, they were gone, abandoned him. He had no money but got a job, going to school in the day, working in the evenings, at a fast food restaurant, I think. Until he got paid, he was basically eating out of garbage cans. I have no idea where he slept for a while, but a family took him in, gave him a place to stay. (If we had known him then, he could have stayed with us. We've taken in a few teens who were struggling with parent's divorce, parent's addictions, and other similar stuff.) He still worked, took care of his own needs. He graduated from h.s. living this way. I know he has some contact with his family since he graduated from h.s., but again, I do not know details. When life is challenging, he confides in my daughter and she knows much about the details, but like me, respects his privacy. He had a rough time when he got home from Iraq with PTSD.

What a fine young man. A real hero who overcame the obsticles.

 

[Weedygarden]

Now I know why the old name at PS.

Jim

I knew his name was something Southern, and it recently came to me that it was Cotton.

 

[Weedygarden]

Amazing.Myson saw them once ,said they are a sight to behold. The man sounds like a great guy Weedy.

I've been to the Redwoods, in1976. They are pretty amazing. Joe recently posted a photo of one that looked pretty burned closer to the ground, but looked fine further up.

 

[phideaux]

Now thats a bike..

Jim

 

[Sparky_D]

Found this guy lounging on our decorative lawn well...

Neighbors cat.

 

[Sewingcreations15]

Our first time at dehydrating a dozen eggs and I think they turned out pretty well here is some of

them processed after drying -

 

[Peanut]

Stopped at a friends house the other day and happened to have my camera with me... This is a swing set he'd built for his grandkids (they live next door)...

Now this is a swing set!

 

[Bacpacker]

Thats cool. Used a cut up antenna tower. Good idea.

 

[phideaux]

Ever wonder why we are so screwed up...

Jim

 

[Curmudgeon]

Just a smile for the day!

HA! I just heard on the squawk box that today is World Smile Day..........lol.

 

[Curmudgeon]

My bitey boy.........lol.

 

[phideaux]

Hmmmm

Jim

 

[hashbrown]

Alexandra and her new baby.

 

[Haertig]

Hmmmm
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Nephilim?

 

[phideaux]

Nephilim?

Could it be a victim of David?

Jim

 

[Peanut]

Now this is street art! Impressive!

 

[Peanut]

Hmmmm
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Jim

It's good to see Tattoo got work after Fantasy Island was canceled.

 

[phideaux]

He'll never make it to old age.

Jim

 

[Peanut]

Pumpkins are in down at the little produce stand. They said next week they'll have several pallets of 100+ pumpkins... As in each pumpkin weighs 100lbs plus! Geez! Who would want a pumpkin that large? And how many fit on a pallet?

These are almost as tall as a highway cone.

 

[phideaux]

Jim

 

[backlash]

I want a cannon.

 

[SheepDog]

Cannons are fun but not real accurate. I'd like a 5" rifle but alas the state government doesn't allow guns like that.

 

[Meerkat]

Grandaughters wedding pic's just came in ,waited two months.
Her and her mother,my daughter. Also today is her 30th B-Day.

 

[Mr.Meer]

 

[Mr.Meer]

 

[Quantum]

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Jim

WOW! IT Took me a minute to see everything

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Jim

And another minute to see everything else

 

[Quantum]

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Hi, GoldyLocks come out and play?