The lawsuit

[Betty]

You were right, the tapes were ordered to be turned over for the lawsuit
against Trump and his children.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty formulated the question :

> You were right, the tapes were ordered to be turned over for the lawsuit
> against Trump and his children.

Well, it's a good thing we don't have to rely on the dysfunctional
Senate to try the case.

[Betty]

Thank goodness for that, but the story will get twisted into all sorts
of things. I haven't heard Trump mention it, but that doesn't mean he
hasn't.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty explained :

He's too busy firing his suspected enemies in government to bother with
stuff his lawyers can handle.

[Betty]

Well, they aren't able to handle it to his liking unless they manage a
successful appeal on the arbitration. I can't keep up with his staff.
I'm wondering what happened to Rudy Giuliani, he used to be everywhere,
now I never see him or hear him mentioned.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty pretended :

He's probably under a bus somewhere.

[Betty]

You're probably right.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty expressed precisely :

My sister's friend is making some facemasks for us. It's raining and
supposed to be windy too, I'm wondering about salamanders.

[Betty]

It's good of your sister's friend to make masks for you. I don't have
one, but I'm not going out except to the mail box. At least I don't
think I am. It's getting more difficult to know which news is correct
about the future of the pandemic, or what to do. I saw rain on the web
cam and read about staying away from downed trees and power lines. I
hope you don't lose power. I was wondering about the salamanders too,
but I didn't see anything about the migration.

The blogger went back to BBF! Again! [g]

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[FromTheRafters]

Betty formulated the question :

I see, my search for coltsfoot led me there yesterday. He really likes
BBF.

[Betty]

FromTheRafters wrote:
[...]

>
> It's raining and supposed to be windy too, I'm wondering about salamanders.

Long link

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[FromTheRafters]

Betty used his or her keyboard to write :

Thanks, I suspect it is happening right now.

[Betty]

It doesn't look very warm there, and it's colder here than where you
are. That seems a little strange.
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[FromTheRafters]

After serious thinking Betty wrote :

It was down to 20 a couple of nights ago. No, it's not warm yet. I made
a video clip of Upper Salamander Crossing - or rather the 'waterfall'
behind that ice formation. Again, not a very good video but I will
upload it to YT anyway.

[Betty]

Thanks FTR, I'm glad you made a new video. I was at YT last night
looking at the notification that shows the most recent, and it's been
several weeks since the last one. I'll be glad to see the crossing area.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty laid this down on his screen :

More the icicle area than the crossing area (same place) it was very
green and the light was on it, so I did a video. Very slow waterfall.

[Betty]

I noticed the lichen right away ... made me smile. Doing the search for
its identification a few years ago first led me to the discovery of the
blogger. I called the 'waterfall', "dripping spring". [g] It's still a
nice video no matter the force of the water, or what you call it. You
did a good job and I was very glad to see it.
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[FromTheRafters]

I was wondering if the dripping was visible. It is hard to tell what
you're looking at, there's a one foot diamenter patch of some kind of
slime there too. I'm glad you recognized the peeling paint.

[Betty]

I didn't distinguish the slime, but the peeling paint stood out. The
dripping water is quite visible.
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[FromTheRafters]

It would have been visible I think had I been able to move sideways
from my vantage point. I was kind of limited in that respect by
standing on a steeply slanted boulder.

[Betty]

That sounds dangerous. I'm just glad you went and captured the scenes
you got.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty has brought this to us :

It snowed last night, but not much. It is supposed to snow this weekend
too I think.

[Betty]

My goodness, I was just getting ready to check the weather. I checked my
plants in the garage last night and was dismayed to find that the orange
tree has lost at least half of its leaves. I've got to get it outside
into some daylight.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty was thinking very hard :

We haven't fed the birds in weeks, but sis just put out the last of the
seeds. I see some Goldfinches are almost fully yellow.

[Betty]

The birds must have been glad for the snacks and not having to hunt for
food. I bet the Goldfinches look pretty now that they're dressed in
their fine feathers. I watched a heavy snow fall on the web cam, but it
wasn't sticking to the pavement, just the grass, and that has melted.
Not a sign left that there was any snow at all.
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[FromTheRafters]

We just had a little snowsquall come through, bright sunshine and then
snow and back to bright sunshine.

[Betty]

Strange weather. It was 36 degrees here yesterday morning, in the 50s
this morning. It's been in the 60s and 70s before that. I keep switching
the thermostat from heat to cool or off.
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[FromTheRafters]

on 4/16/2020, Betty supposed :

They are talking about a few inches of snow, the webcam should be in
the best spot for accumulation. We had another squall yesterday with
those little snow pellets.

[Betty]

I looked earlier and didn't see any snow. I did see a forecast for snow
at Accuweather.
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[FromTheRafters]

on 4/17/2020, Betty supposed :

It's not here yet, and it is not a sure thing anyway. It should be here
soon enough to have the feeder emptied one more time.

[Betty]

A few more days(?) to watch the birds, that will be entertaining.
Watching the birds seems a good way to take a break from virus news.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty explained on 4/17/2020 :

I found a squished salamander when I walked down there today, so I
guess they're about ready to make their move.

[Betty]

FromTheRafters wrote:
> Betty explained on 4/17/2020 :
>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>> on 4/17/2020, Betty supposed :
>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:

[...]

>>>>> They are talking about a few inches of snow, the webcam should be
>>>>> in the best spot for accumulation. We had another squall yesterday
>>>>> with those little snow pellets.
>>>>
>>>> I looked earlier and didn't see any snow. I did see a forecast for
>>>> snow at Accuweather.
>>>
>>> It's not here yet, and it is not a sure thing anyway. It should be
>>> here soon enough to have the feeder emptied one more time.
>>
>> A few more days(?) to watch the birds, that will be entertaining.
>> Watching the birds seems a good way to take a break from virus news.
>
> I found a squished salamander when I walked down there today, so I guess
> they're about ready to make their move.

That's not good news, but now you know they're getting active. I hope
more of them make a successful crossing. How's the little tree? I
watched the three videos of the 'leaner' last night, though it's no
longer leaning. It looks so dangerous. Has it been removed?
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[FromTheRafters]

The little tree is green but no new green yet. No, they won't be
removing the fallen tree. Critters will likely move in to live. Maybe I
will get a more recent photo of it.

The leaning trees in the Breezy II video are a little over a foot in
diameter at eye level. I expect them to fall too as the roots don't go
very deep.

[Betty]

Thanks FTR. I hope the upside down tree shows new growth soon. Another
photo of the big fallen tree will be interesting to see. However, it's a
little scary to think of a tree falling when you're out walking through
the woods.

> The leaning trees in the Breezy II video are a little over a foot in
> diameter at eye level. I expect them to fall too as the roots don't go
> very deep.

I watched that one too, plus your two whistle chats with the cardinal.
[g] I also watched the video of croaking frogs, and bird song sunrise. I
was looking for the zoom into space one you made, it took a while to
find it.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty submitted this idea :

Ha ha, I have an interesting photo for you to see, if I can't find it I
will take another one. Kind of an unusual snag.

>> The leaning trees in the Breezy II video are a little over a foot in
>> diameter at eye level. I expect them to fall too as the roots don't go very
>> deep.
>
> I watched that one too, plus your two whistle chats with the cardinal. [g] I
> also watched the video of croaking frogs, and bird song sunrise. I was
> looking for the zoom into space one you made, it took a while to find it.

Wow, you have been busy with my videos, I'm glad you are enjoying them.

[Betty]

I'll be waiting to see that photo, 'unusual' is always fun.

>>> The leaning trees in the Breezy II video are a little over a foot in
>>> diameter at eye level. I expect them to fall too as the roots don't
>>> go very deep.
>>
>> I watched that one too, plus your two whistle chats with the cardinal.
>> [g] I also watched the video of croaking frogs, and bird song sunrise.
>> I was looking for the zoom into space one you made, it took a while to
>> find it.
>
> Wow, you have been busy with my videos, I'm glad you are enjoying them.

Yes, I've been watching several, and looking at photos. I watched the
turkey trot a couple of times and noticed the horse in the video. I
couldn't really tell, but it looked like the same horse as seen in a
more recent photo. I also had to look at the yard next door to remind
myself of the great view before the fence.

Are you going to wear a mask for your walks? It seems so bizarre for
people to be wearing masks everywhere.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty expressed precisely :

I have a mask in my jacket pocket I can use if necessary but it is not
likely to be necessary on my walks. I doubt that I am infected, and the
mask is mostly to protect others. If I show them my hands, they will
keep their distance, especially now with the virus going around. No
mask needed.

I will use it to go pick up some things at the store though, it's the
right thing to do.

[Betty]

It's good that you have a mask to wear when needed. It's also good that
you can walk normally without having to wear yours. I still do not have
one and have no idea how I'm going to get one. I don't have a sewing
machine or any fabric to use to construct a mask. I am isolated though
... running low on food and milk.

It's a shame about your hands, hopefully the blisters will soon fade
away. It's discouraging to have to be medicated the way you are and
still have these flare ups. Do you still use your light?
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty formulated on Saturday :

Anybody to shop for you around there?

> It's a shame about your hands, hopefully the blisters will soon fade away.

I have only five blisters today, but the past few weeks of them have
left my hands sore and red like a sunburn.

> It's discouraging to have to be medicated the way you are and still have
> these flare ups. Do you still use your light?

Yes, but I didn't use any lotion this time because I wanted to see what
effect the Remicade has on them.

[Betty]

Maybe, I haven't talked to them lately.

>> It's a shame about your hands, hopefully the blisters will soon fade
>> away.
>
> I have only five blisters today, but the past few weeks of them have
> left my hands sore and red like a sunburn.
>

That sounds very painful. With luck perhaps the condition will go back
into remission.

>> It's discouraging to have to be medicated the way you are and still
>> have these flare ups. Do you still use your light?
>
> Yes, but I didn't use any lotion this time because I wanted to see what
> effect the Remicade has on them.

Is that your experiment? I hope you get good results.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty has brought this to us :

No, there's another experiment. With the Remicade I wanted to see what
effect it (arthritis medicine) has on pustulosis. The lotion treatment
starts out by getting worse when first applied so it would mask any
effect the Remicade was having.

[Betty]

That seems like a good idea, maybe you'll be able to see good results.
It's really difficult to get through the day without using your hands,
much more so if they are painful. I hope your back is not also going
through a painful episode. With everything else that's going on, a
painful back added to the mix would be a little much. It would be nice
to read that the Remicade is working in your favor. It's good that you
have been able to continue going for walks, even if you were to only
walk around your yard. I hope you have a good day.
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[FromTheRafters]

My back is acting up a little bit, but it is not too bad right now.

[Betty]

Good that it's not too bad, hopefully it will not get worse.
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[FromTheRafters]

Betty pretended :

If it does then it means the infusion isn't doing any good.

[Betty]

That would be a disappointment. The problems you've had with
medications, side effects and expense, are not easily put aside as an
"oh well". I can see the bad blisters in my mind's eye without even
looking at the photos, and the backache is something I can understand
from my own experience. I do hope you will feel better soon.

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