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20 July Can you spell H-O-T and H-U-M-I-D?Oh my gosh..it is oficially SUMMER here at PJ's Palace!! This has been the hottest day of the year thusfar and believe me when I say...INDOORS is the place to be. 97 degrees with a heat index of 106!! How do people breathe in this type of weather? I think of all those individuals that have to be outside working and my heart just goes out to them. I used to be able to do it..but..ummmm..my turning "younger" must have something to do with NOT wanting to be out in it. Even my deck is H-O-T when walking on it barefoot. (Mental note....place flip-flops on feet before heading out back next time .)
Another week is ahead of us all. I wish you all the best of each and every day. And now LENA, I shall place new photos up so you will not yell at me for the snake pic!! LOL. I don't care for them either, but they are part of nature. A balancing act..I might add.
Until next time..Keep Smiling.
13 July An AWAKENING of the JUMP BACK Kind Good morning ( or good evening ) all my friends. It is almost a new week and so many long hours of hard work ahead beginning Monday. I went about my daily routine this morning and was ready to leave. I opened my front door , then proceeded to almost open the glass storm door to go to the mail box. I always look out before doing so. I had a rather "cold" visitor lying around to greet me. You see, last evening a cold front came through and therefore cooler temperature's. Very pleasant, I might add. I even opened the windows yesterday after it blew through. At any rate...here is what I saw as I was leaving to run errands. Now if you are squeamish perhaps you should just by-pass this entry. LOL. There is a dead GLOBOSA SPRUCE to the left of the porch that needs to be removed. We have been checking for another one but have not found one the size we would like at the price we would like. They are expensive due to the low maintenance and the grafting and the slow growth.
 First I shall try to make a long story short from my past. As a youngster living on the ocean front, we rarely saw snakes unless we went to water ski in the nearby Lakes. My mother was raised in the South and was always told by her Mother..if you see a snake..k-i-l-l it. Well, even as a teenager visiting my Father's Grandmother was an experience. She once lived inland and we would go visit. She had acres of land and she and my step-grandfather farmed it. Plenty of snakes..correct? My Mother would run and try to find the closest thing to k-i-l-l the snake with. OK..enough about the past. Now for the present. I have since learned to identify most of the markings on a snake to know whether they are harmless or poisonous in this area. As I studied this one this morning I knew it was a Blue Racer..therefore it was harmless. I still get startled at the sight of snakes, but I am knowledgeable enough to step back..take a deep breath..and then proceed about my business. I ran to get the camera and I truly thought it would be gone before I could retrieve the camera. To my surprise it was still trying to get warm and had not moved . I opened the front glass door...stepped out onto the front porch..and started snapping away. Still, hardly any movement from the Blue Racer. It was then that I knew it was trying to warm up ! LOL. I finished taking the photos and then went back inside. I locked the doot and said goodbye to my early morning "friend" and drove to do the errends.. I have not seen him/her since. Trust me..I am alwys looking !
 Just another fun day at PJ's Palace.
Until next time..Keep Smiling.
~PAULA~
05 July The Weekend and Now Monday and Now It's Friday Again!OMG..I've been tagged by Mystafied (GARRY)..grrrrr Tag, you're it!
Each person posts the rules before their list, then lists 8 things about themselves. At the end of the post, that person tags and links to 8 other people and then visits those peoples' spaces and comments letting them know that they have been tagged, and to come and read the post, so they know what they have to do. 8 things about Moi.....
1) I paint my toe nails but never my long natural finger nails.
2) I celebrate Independence Day ( 4th of July ) not only for the freedom of our country..but for my now 19 years of sobriety. I chose July 4th to quit "cold" turkey and am very proud of myself for breaking that vicious cycle.
3) I try to visit the ocean at least twice a year for my sanity.
4) I am a people person. It comes natural.
5) I love music...especially the blues. (Guitars)..on the other hand....one of my pet peeves is tardiness. I am always on time.
6) I won the "Emplyoyee of the Year Award" given out at a 5 Star Hotel where I worked the first year I was there. There were over 1200 employees.
7) I love gardening and nature and sleeping in the nude.
8) I love photography although I am an amateur one.
There you are Garry..It didn't "hurt" as much as I thought it would.
 However, I will not tag anyone simply because I usually do not do this type of thing. If I were to tag..it would be Lena.....Patricia (PJ)...., Tom....., Lisa...., Al...., Greg....,Paul...,and that's all, folks. LOL. The Weekend and Now Monday.............
My Fourth was very nice even after working a double shift. The fireworks were spectacular and then I was ready for sleep. I do not have anything in particular to write about today. But I did have some thoughts earlier that I will type out below.
It seems as though I am losing visitors that leave comments. Even though my page viewed stats exceed 38,000. Oh well, my photos are going to be my main objective from now on. It amazes me how when you first start corresponding with a person and feel as though you are a small part of their daily routine...they just come by less often and then..poof..g-o-n-e. Perhaps it is due to new Friends being added, but to me..if you are my Friend..I will continue to visit you as often as I can. In the mean time..have a wonderful Sunday and an even better week.
~Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and the longitudes.~
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
~*~Paula~*~ 02 July HAPPY 4th ALL!I have lived in this area for many years now. There is a house about 7 miles away that has been patriotic for most of these years. I finally had my camera with me when I passed it again for the zillionth time. I have often wondered what the folks that live there may be like. In all these years, whenever I pass , there is NEVER anyone outside. Perhaps one of these days I will knock on the door and say hello and find out. I shall sign off by wishing everyone a Happy and Safe 4th.
Please Click : Turn your speakers on, please. Please watch til the END.
~*~Paula~*~
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