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  • A happy Tuesday to everyone from Chicagoland CDT zone at 5:50 am. The sun is already shinning brightly and high 70F, low 55F. All perfect enough for me. We may have thunderstorms later today. I need to buy some blooming plants today. Then I will play nursemaid to them all summer. Hugs and good wishes to everyone.

    • just imagining you in your nurses uniform, stethoscope in one hand and watering can in the other every day this summer tee hee 😀

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  • Did you know that bottled water comes from municipal sources.

    About 75% of bottled water comes from approved natural sources such as springs or wells. By law, these sources must be protected from contamination. The remaining 25% of bottled water comes from approved municipal water supplies like those that serve communities.Jan 10, 2023

    • So basically the natural water is contaminated with ordinary tap water. And the plastic clogs up the oceans.

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  • A happy Monday morning to everyone from Chicagoland CDT zone at 9:25 am. It is a cloudy coolish day, high 72 F but no rain, so people have good enough weather for their Memorial day celebrations, which is also a Bank Holiday. Many stores are open. Hugs and good wishes to everyone.

    • Enjoy your bank holiday sunshine Rose. It is now raining here in the UK 😀

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    • Rose like you Monday photo’s. Hope you are having a nice Memorial Day. Mary is working on my Maryland State puzzle this afternoon. It is raining lightly here this afternoon. 🌞

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  • A happy Sunday morning from Chicagoland CDT zone at 6:30 am. My weather is cloudy with thunderstorms midday so I need an umbrella. I saw a lot of cicadas yesterday, but I don’t think they will get to the fourth floor to eat my plants since I have no trees close enough for them to fall from.

    • Rose like your Sunday photo’s. So I have not seen any cicadas here yet . We had a little thunder last night but it did not rain. It is going to rain here tomorrow all day. Have a good rest of your Sunday and Memorial Day tomorrow. 🌞

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  • Do you know where Cicadas are and what they are doing when they are unseen. I am having a cicada year here in the USA. I find their life stages very interesting. This links explains it all. Their noise is…

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  • A happy Saturday morning to everyone. It is 4 am CDT zone. My weather is perfect for me, sunny and high 75. I had to discard a draft of my Friday’s draft before I could post today. This has happened before and I thought I had forgotten to post,and I had posted again, but today, I decided to discard the draft and I had poster the post…

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    • Happy Saturday, @roseinbloom ! 😃

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    • i sometimes get the same problem Rose. Sometimes when i click on ‘share something with the group’ it comes up with my previous post and i have to discard it before writing something else. It doesn’t happen ALL the time – just now and then, so i accept ot for what it is. Enjoy you day 😀

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  • A happy Friday morning to everyone at 5:15 am CDT zone.I just saw a dawn sky with lots of red clouds.It is cloudy and thunderstorms are forecast. Winds are from the southeast. I think my smoke yesterday was from a big store fire in the mall four miles to the south of me so I am relieved that the horrible smoke yesterday is a one time incident.…

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    • Enjoy your time out Rose 😀

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    • Rose like your Friday photo’s, Glad to hear that the smoke was from a store fire and not up in Canada. Where are you going out today and tomorrow? Hope you have a good Memorial Day Weekend.🌞

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  • I was working on my balcony and smelled a very heavy smoke and felt it in my lungs. I think the smoke is from wildfires in Canada and our air quality is reported as moderate and it certainly isn’t. I am shocked by this. It is 4:20 pm CDT zone. 😱😭

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    • You have to be careful inhaling smoke from fires. In Oregon when we had a bad fire near us it made my little dog Jojo and me very sick.

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    • If it affects you Rose, wear a mask, that should help

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  • A happy Thursday morning from Chicago Metro CDt zone at 8:25 am. My weather is for wall to wall sunshine and high 81F. I have been working on my balcony and putting out plants and taking off furniture covers. I have been doing other home chores. I need to go for groceries. hugs and good wishes to everyone.

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    • Hi Rose. Thats a pretty hot day youre having. Do you have air conditioning?

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    • Rose love you Thursday photo. The sun came out as it has been cloudy here this afternoon and 79F outside. Just got home for my Dr. apt. She said to come back in November for another follow up.

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