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I woke up this morning to let Luna out and about had a heart attack!

It is a balmy 13℉ with a rather brisk wind chill of -4℉
We have a nice coating of snow down a good 2-3 inches as it is blowing and they expect us to have 3-4" more by mid-morning.

We have a Cold weather - Advisory
from Mon, Jan 26, 12:00 AM EST to Mon, Jan 26, 6:00 PM EST
with negative numbers overnight.

Thank goodness for fleece lined pants and my electric warm throw blanket. Cup of hot Blackberry Tea and all is good while I work more on the groups page!

I’m ready for warmer weather

I hate the cold weather.

I like colder weather. I live in NC where the summertime humidity is killer. I woke to maybe 2 inches of snow with an under, very thin, layer of ice. No allergies, no bugs, no need to sweat unless it's caused by my electric blanket. My kind of weather.

I prefer outside temperatures around 60 degrees F. I lived in Georgia for 18 years and had enough heat and humidity. Unfortunately, you can't get away from it, even in Minnesota. At least it isn't as bad as GA.

Sean wrote: "I hate the cold weather."







I hate cold weather too Sean

I love warmer. 70s to low 80s are my favorite with blue blue sky and sunshine.

The deer keep coming down the hill to get their apples! Squirrels and birds all love sunflower seeds. If they leave anything the deer will finish it off after the apples.

I had a Pileated Woodpecker this morning at the feeder, Sunflower and suet.

11+ inches of snow is enough!!

At the moment I would love some cold weather!

I'm in Sydney, Australia and yesterday is was 42C (108F) here and even hotter inland and in South Australia and Victoria, where they are have some really bad bushfires. Meanwhile northern Australia is suffering from cyclones and flooding and here we have to put out bowls of waters for the birds to keep them hydrated. Can't wait for summer to end!

Announcement to our members:

The wave of deleting our Direct Message "Reply" buttons has started. It started yesterday and now more are finding theirs is gone as well.

Right now some cannot post a new comment in the Group without the lovely Pink Box Error.

The only thing I have found that works then is you can edit a prior message. However, once I get the Pink Box Error and wait an hour or so, I have been able to post new comments.

We know this can be very irritating for you. Hopefully, the updates will be completed quickly. We will let you know if/when we learn more.

Members who want to keep in touch with particular GR friends should think about swapping email addresses (privately) or details of other social media sites you use.
You could try to do this with Pam's suggestion of editing a previous DM (and crossing your fingers!)

hey, All. Lesle is having technical GR difficulties tonight. She gets error messages when she tries to post sny comments. we’re hopeful the site is just overwhelmed and this glitch will be a fading memory. tomorrow ET.,

I live in Taiwan, last weekend it was pretty cold. About 74 f. I went swimming in a lone river deep in a jungle valley. The wind was up so I found myself slightly cool so I built a fire to warm up. Found otter prints. Taiwan has a species of otter, small runts compared to their Amazonian brethren.

From Lesle

Unfortunately the wave of deleting our Direct Message "Reply" buttons has started.

It started yesterday and now more are finding theirs is gone as well.

Right now I cannot post a new comment in the Group without the lovely Pink Box Error.

Only thing I have found that works is I can edit a prior message.

I have emailed a few of you to let you know.

Sean, Pam and Carolyn if you can make a post for me in the Let us Chat thread and help the Members understand. I would greatly appreciate it.

I know this has been very irritating for me and I am sure you as well.

Everyone:

The February PIFM Book List thread and the Voting Thread are live here:

Book List
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Voting
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I've kicked things off with my selections that are waiting on votes.

If you need help deciding what to read, this is a way to get opinions from others.

If you have clarifying questions or want to chat about PIFM, then do so in the PIFM Discussion Thread.

PIFM Discussion Thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Deadline
Book List should be submitted no later than Jan 30th.
Votes should be submitted no later than Jan 31st.

Members:

Our 2026 Author Book of the Month (BOTM) Schedule is underway. For January / February, the BOTM is Delphian: A British Intelligence Top Secret by Tim Rees. We will also be doing Q&A with Tim.

Thank You Pam for mentioning these.

Great chance to read a book and then asked the author questions

The girls come down the hill this time of day to look for the dark brown bean pods from the Honey Locust tree that is across the road. Not sure if your familiar with them. They look purplish to me. The love them. 13 all girls hanging out together.



There is one that looks two headed lol!

Fabulous photo, Lesle! We've only had two or three deer showing up this winter.

Lesle wrote: "The girls come down the hill this time of day to look for the dark brown bean pods from the Honey Locust tree that is across the road. Not sure if your familiar with them. They look purplish to me...."

A lovely view to have Lesle. Here in Australia the deer would be replaced with kangaroos munching on the grass in the evening. They particularly like golf courses!

Lovely picture, no deers in Jersey

Good morning all!
Can you believe it is February 1st already?
With sunshine and a balmy 10℉

Since it is snowing here again and off and on throughout the week I am celebrating this:
Spring Countdown: 49 Days till:
Snow Trillium
Dutchman’s Breeches
Snowdrops....I so enjoy the first flowers!

Soft petals wake from winter's sleep,
While sunny, golden daffodils peep.
Tulips rise in shades of red,
Lifting up each sleepy head.
The garden wakes, a vibrant sight,
Spring flowers bringing pure delight.

Good Morning, Lesle. It's gotten warmer in Minnesota so we're getting a little snow today. I love your Spring Countdown and poem.

From the forecast it looks like upper 20s and 30s℉ next week.

I cannot wait for the heat wave!

HAPPY FEBRUARY EVERYONE!

Happy February, Christine. We actually warmed up into the 20's today with a couple of inches of snow. It was so much better than the single digits F and below 0 temperatures we were having.

Lesle wrote: "The girls come down the hill this time of day to look for the dark brown bean pods from the Honey Locust tree that is across the road. Not sure if your familiar with them. They look purplish to me...."










Great picture Lesle

Here in southern Australia, acorns have started falling and the maples are starting to turn brown. Still lots of hot weather to come but Autumn is on its way.

Christine wrote: "Great picture Lesle..."

Thank you Christine and Happy February!

Carolyn wrote: "Here in southern Australia, acorns have started falling and the maples are starting to turn brown. Still lots of hot weather to come but Autumn is on its way."

Wow Carolyn not only is our time opposite we have opposite seasons. Hopefully soon the snow will stop and spring is just around the corner 🌸

Lesle wrote: "Wow Carolyn not only is our time opposite we have opposite seasons. Hopefully soon the snow will stop and spring is just around the corner 🌸"

Spring is my favourite time of year. I love seeing all the new leaves on trees and beautiful spring flowers.

Lesle wrote: "Christine wrote: "Great picture Lesle..."

Thank you Christine and Happy February!"










No problem Lesle and thanks Lesle

PamG wrote: "Happy February, Christine. We actually warmed up into the 20's today with a couple of inches of snow. It was so much better than the single digits F and below 0 temperatures we were having."









Thanks PamG and I’m ready for warmer weather PamG

Sean wrote: "Lovely picture, no deers in Jersey"










What part of Jersey are you from Sean?

Jersey, Channel Islands, UK

Not New Jersey.

IT’S GROUNDHOG DAY!

Sean wrote: "Jersey, Channel Islands, UK

Not New Jersey."










Oh ok Sean

I'm in NC and we had 8 inches of snow last week which is an unusual but wonderful treat. Church was cancelled and school was cancelled and the grocery stores were out of control. Thankfully I had plenty of groceries so I just stayed put.

˜”*°•.˜”*°• Sheri •°*”˜.•°*”˜ wrote: "I'm in NC and we had 8 inches of snow.... and the grocery stores were out of control...."

I lived in GA and SC for several years. Just the forecast for flurries would panic anyone who wasn't a transplant.

I live in Western NY and we are used to snow. My daughter now lives in NC, near Charlotte. She works in a grocery store. People went crazy, buying out staples just before the snow hit. They got 8 in. My granddaughter now lives in Rochester, NY and she was unprepared for the amount pf snow they got(79 in so far this season).

We are receiving another 4 inches today.
I am staying home. I make sure I have all I need when the weatherman states "It's coming"

You are so right people go bananas when it comes or the night before. Buying 8 loaves of bread and 4 gallons of milk!
Like the roads will not be passable in just a few days.

I am upset if we get a little rain !!

This cold weather is making my body whole hurt

Good morning all and Happy Sunday!

Today in the States is The Super Bowl is the annual league championship game of the National Football League of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966.
It is a huge U.S.A Football fan day 🏈

I am starting my day with checking all the groups online with a nice cup of Ice Coffee!
Family will come over later for our Sunday dinner.

Anything interesting happening today for you?

My wife and I enjoying watching the Winter Olympics

We really enjoy watching the Curling,

GBR have won 8 out of 9 matches and qualified for the semi-finals.

Four or five teams fighting to get the last 3 semi finals places.

Could be USA/Canada/Switzerland/Sweden/Italy

Interesting Sean!
I have to figure out which streaming app I already have is showing live for the Olympics.

Wonder if anyone else is watching?

On BBC television, sure it must be on one of the big networks

BBC I player. an app you can get on your computer

SUPER BOWL LX!

Anyone watching the Winter Olympics

Great fun to watch, enjoy especially the Curling (Mixed)

GBR Won 8 out 9 in the Round Robin

Then lost the semi- final to Sweden

Then lost in bronze play off to Italy

Both teams they beat in the round robin

Sweden won gold, USA Silver, Italy bronze. (mixed team I male, 1 female

Now starting male and female team events.

Here in the UK, it seems to be the wettest winter ever.

Flooding all over England.