A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-21-05....Celebrate Autumn at the Finest!

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dutchess, Aquamarine, DollyCali ~

Even though it probably still feels like summer, fall is upon us - for tomorrow is the first day of Autumn. September 22nd marks the 2005 autumnal equinox, when night and day are of equal length.

Ready or not, the sun will be setting earlier and the days will become shorter. Sadly for some of us and happily for others, it's time to say goodbye to summer. Crisp mornings, autumn leaves, and frosty pumpkins are right around the corner.

For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together.
For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.
- Edwin Way Teale




And, for sports fans, it's time for...

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 09-19-05 Military Monday 09-20-05 Welcome ~ and 'fess up!

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

No Thank you MB.

Love your thread.

[Jack Deth]

Thanks, Mama_Bear:

I see my neighbors raking leaves
Often wondering if their brains have seives
Falling leaves is just part of God's Circle of Life
Certainly not made for lower lumbar aches with rakes

Leave them be, for Heaven's sake
They're made to decompose and fill your life with strife
A russet carpet above the soil
Replenishes it naturally, without sweat and toil

Raked piles of leaves, like winter Snow Men
Are for children a seasonal omen
That always bring an innocent, beauteous smile
So let the kids have at it and make a pile
So you may savor the moment all the while!

Jack Deth~ 09/21/05.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

I just had to and couldn't pass the opportunity to create a new table.

I better start working on a table for Halloween,if you know what I mean.;)

[DollyCali]

quick check it.. pix should be okay.. and since I have the formtting done. should be okay.(unlesss a table gets an attitude). I wont be starting until I get home from support group.. thanks Dutchess. appreciate your offer..

[Mama_Bear]

Guilty? Ha! You love posting your boy's pics. And we love seeing them. : )

There now, I fixed your spelling error. We are even. :-)

"Bug Off????" I'm crushed. :-(

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Beautiful poem.

[Billie]

BTW.....What make of computer did you get Billie, need details. :)

Well, it was kind of a spur of the moment purchase, though I've been *thinking* about it for a long time and have been saving and reading about different features from all the extra flyers and ads stuffed in our Sunday paper from Best Buy and other electronic stores. Knew when I was ready, I'd just go buy it and not wait to order a Dell. I was pretty sure I wanted a Gateway of some kind.

Okay, I went to Best Buy and picked a Gateway that they had been promoting. It's a Gateway: WindowsXP Media Center Edition 2005, Pentium D Processor (which is newer than a Pentium 4), 250 GB harddrive, 1 GB DDR RAM memory, CD/DVD burner, 17" LCD Flat-Panel Monitor, and color printer. (I didn't need the printer, but it came with the package - I already have a laser printer and a much better color printer). And one of the really neat things about it is that it has a memory card reader for my digital camera on the front. (I had to 'connect' my camera itself to upload pics to the old pc, and it was slower than Christmas transferring them!) This is instant pictures. :)

Aqua and dutchess, I DID get my Adobe PhotoDeluxe (that is NOT compatible with XP!) installed and it is working fine! That, as you know, was one of the main things that kept me tied to Windows 98SE.

I also had to use the Compatibality Wizard that is located in Programs/Accessories to install Gif Construction Set, because it wasn't compatible with XP without it either.

I'm likin' it, sistahs. I don't have to wait forever for pictures to open! :)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Morning Gabz.

How are ya?

[DollyCali]

great job.. always like when I find "your stuff" on FR..

[Aquamarine]

And so, does this mean that if we keep adding your name to our graphics, you will have to keep coming and sayin' sumpthin'? ;-)

I'll be back to say somethin either way. lol
The opener was very pretty btw...sets a nice tone for the season ahead.

[DollyCali]

Billie yours is VERY similar(close to identical) to mine but I have the HP rather than Gateway (also Best buy).. good rebate deal on it. working on my support group 'stuff'... whose going to be part of the corrrespondsnce group? will post more on it (maybe cutsie table?) tomorrow.. hugs all

[Mama_Bear]

He is the 'true' guru. : )

Oh, man....now you've done it. That last thing I wanted was for him to know that he is a "computer guru", and, worse yet the 'TRUE' guru. I'll never hear the end of it! LOL

[Aquamarine]

Am just glad that you have WindowsXP now, wouldn't you like to have all that time that it took to open those pictures back?
It's nice to have a back up printer. We still need to get a scanner, M brought one home from the Goodwill store (paid 5 bucks) and it didn't work naturally.

[Jack Deth]

Thanks, Dolly and Mrs. Nooseman.

I have sugar maple in the corner of my front yard. The leaves are a goregeous dark flame red. Plan on photographing it an a wide lily pond nearby this weekend.

Jack.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are welcome.

I hope you plan on posting your pictures here.

I would love to see them.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Guilty? Ha! You love posting your boy's pics. And we love seeing them. : )

There now, I fixed your spelling error. We are even. :-)

LOL Thank you.

"Bug Off????" I'm crushed. :-(

Awwww.....I didn't mean it. : (

Have we made up? : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

He is the 'true' guru. : )

Oh, man....now you've done it. That last thing I wanted was for him to know that he is a "computer guru", and, worse yet the 'TRUE' guru. I'll never hear the end of it! LOL

Truth is truth! : )

[Mama_Bear]

Have we made up? : )

Well, I'm not quite sure. Maybe you better do that one more time. LOL!!! ;-)

SMOOOOOOOOOCH!

Now, I need to answer a couple more pings and leave for a bit. TTYL, charmin' wolfie.

[Mama_Bear]

Hi Billie. Sounds like you have about the same weather that we do....hot and dry during the summer. Sure doesn't seem like autumn here, except the nights are getting just a bit cooler.

Getting a new computer is so much fun! I am excited for you, and Dolly especially, since I know what fits her old computer was giving her. *sigh*, I never get an entirely new computer. My system gets upgraded bits and pieces at a time when I get the "hand-me-down" parts from JK's computer. I'm not complaining though. His computer has to be cutting edge and is constantly being upgraded, so I am right behind him.

I need to leave for a bit. Hope to get back here shortly so I don't get too far behind with my pings.

Sistah hugs!

[luvie]

Love your poem. We don't rake our leaves. It makes a perfect "blanket" for our St. Augustine grass over the winter months. Then, voila! They are gone by spring!