Fall Views Of Our Back Yard

 

Summer is gone!

 

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Deaths Due To COVID Are Rising Again.

 Nearly 7000 people died yesterday:

This doesn't look like things are getting better. (Graph from John Hopkins)

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My Good Friend Was Hacked - Not A Joke! BEWARE!

This is the letter that my friend David received and responded to when the hacker stole his email password and username:

Always be careful when receiving emails. Don't give out your password. You are better to telephone the sender using a number you know is correct and ask them about the alleged 'problem'. Legitimate companies and banks etc. will NEVER ask you for your passwords in emails and over the phone.

The hacker then accessed Dave's contact list and sent more emails to unsuspecting people.

Once the hacker had the email contacts he sent the following:

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: DAVID (email address removed by me)

Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020, 10:55:37 a.m. EDT

Subject: Checking in HELP NEEDED

How are you doing ? Hope all is well with you?

Are you busy ? I need a little favour from you

Best Regards -------------- Dave

Sent from my iPad

They then pretended to be Dave and asked me for a gift card:

DAVID  (email address removed by me)

To:Tim

Thu, Oct 22 at 11:46 AM

Thanks for the quick response, I am sorry for bothering you with this mail, I need to get a Google Play Gift Card for my niece, It's her birthday but i can't do this now because I'm currently away and i tried purchasing online but unfortunately no luck with that. Can you get it from any store around you? I'll pay back as soon as I am back. Kindly let me know if you can handle this.

Await your soonest response.

Best Regards -------------- Dave

Sent from my iPad

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My 2020 Vision - Better Than All The Analysts:

Talk about 2020 vision... According to data gleaned from my study of the intricate tracks of the Emerald Ash Borer, I have discovered I am now able to, with great confidence, predict the following outcomes:
1) The upcoming US election.
2) The future of COVID-19.
3) Moves in the markets and the economy to 2022.

 

Remember, you saw it here first!  To compare the outcomes with my insightful predictions, I invite you to check back with me in 2023.

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A Country Roadside Stand

 

Our drive in the country this morning brought this scene to my camera.

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I Love Your Mum!

The beautiful mums Erin brought over a week ago are still blooming in their radiant glory.

 

As the great manipulator and Photoshop, I didn't have to enhance the flower blooms, they were already perfection, but I removed the background and added  some subtle shadow for a very dramatic look. Great Halloween colours. Click the pic to enlarge.

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The Dogwood From Our Kitchen Window

 

 The dogwood leaves are bright red and with the rain glistening on them, I just had to snap a close-up shot. Hope you enjoy. Remember, you can click on any picture to enlarge it.

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I Fear For The Good People Of The USA...

I am very glad that I do not have to vote for any of these clowns. Maybe there should be a discriminate age limit? Everyone that is old is not necessarily wise. My 'artoon' pic for today.
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What Time Is It? It's 'Tim Time'...

Well, I've already changed my watch an hour back even though we are a couple weeks away from the big day. One thing that really gripes me is the biannual clock fudging, promoted by my government, meddling in my life in the name of the ridiculous Daylight Saving Time.

I'm trying an experiment to minimize the effects of this stupid infringement on my rights as a human. A couple of days ago I reset my watch, and because the rest of the family is not willing to participate in my mini-rebellion, I guess I'm on my own. 

You can see that the TT Time Zone occupies a very small part of Canada

I've been, as much as possible, dwelling in my very own time zone - I'll call it "Tim Time" (TT). Today I didn't get out of bed until nearly 8 am TT. (9am your time) Amazingly Wendy also slept to 8 TT. I haven't been overly keen on delaying my usual Happy Hour to 4pm TT (which puts me at 5 your time) but I'll play the game. Since we can't really go anywhere anyway, TT so far serves my needs. I seem to be adapting well.

Personally I don't care whether they stay permanently on Daylight Saving Time or Eastern Standard Time. Just go with one or the other! Hopefully on the big adjustment day on November first, back to Standard time, I'll hardly notice any change. I'll let you know.

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Old Is New Again In COVID Times.

 My 'Artoon' for today:

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A Fall Drive Around Town

 The leaves are beginning to look spectacular especially on this beautiful, bright, sunny day. We visited Greenway Park, the Coves, Woodland Cemetery and then Wendy's old family home on Riverside Drive. I took at least a hundred pictures. Here's a few:

Igrets at 'the Coves'.

We drove by Wendy's old family home site on Riverside Drive. Wow, the trees that her brother Doug planted are getting huge and in full colour.

The new owners finally paved the driveway. A dream of Wendy's Dad Howard.

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Our Annual Christmas Get-Together, COVID Style!

With restaurants only allowing outdoor dining, our choices are somewhat limited this year. They said they would have portable toilets for us.

My 'Artoon' for today.

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Erin Brought Some Spectacular Mums.

We were so happy that Erin made the one hour drive each way to bring us some fresh vegetables and some incredible chrysanthemums.

 

 As usual you can click on a picture to enlarge it.

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"Polk Salet Annie"

 We have a giant Indian Polkweed plant growing down by the old wheelbarrows by the pool house.

The berries and most all of the plant are poisonous to humans but the Polkweed has many medicinal uses. CLICK HERE to read more about this amazing weed.

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Happy Thanksgiving!