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Nova Scotia Sus
Doug

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From Nova Scotia Sus

We had a big blast of rain, lightning and thunder last night. it kept us awake for awhile wondering how our greenhouse was taking it. What with the new bubble wrap cover we had to wait for daylight to see if there was any damage. Good news it survived.

Also all our bins and water containers are over filled so we are in good shape.

We had some company from Alberta this past week. My brother, Ward's son Chris his wife Amanda and their two kids spent a day with us. It was so good to see them and how much the kids grew since last seeing them. They are such a happy family...they were a pleasure to have.

Sus

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From Doug

Here’s a silly question….do you think trees enjoy swaying in the breeze? Science has proven that trees can and do communicate with each other, by both passing information through their roots and by spreading chemicals into the air. Now think about a tree, or trees. From our perspective they don’t seem to have all that much to do. They just stand there, collect sunlight and water and minerals and filter the air and make oxygen and provide shade and make the world beautiful, but besides that, they don’t seem to be doing all that much. They stand there, day and night, year after year. Some times the air is still, at other times there might be a gentle breeze. At other times there my be a stiff wind or an out and out hurricane.

As people, we tend to enjoy movement. Gentle rocking all the way up to a wild carnival ride. Some prefer it on the gentle side, others get a kick out of the wild ride. The closer it gets to being out of control, the better some like it right up to it actually being out of control. So, do trees feel that gentle breeze and relish how it moves through their branches? Do some of them get excited as the wind picks up, perhaps helping them rid themselves of debris and dead leaves or branches? Do some like the feel of being bent over by a blasting hurricane, reveling in the excitement? Do they fear the wind as it grows stronger, and start to worry about being damaged, just like we would start to worry if that carnival ride got out of control.

I sometimes wonder about some rather strange things.

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I’m not sure how vaccinations and booster shots are done in other provinces but here in BC we get ‘invited’ via text or email to book our shots. We are getting into flue season and its recommended that seniors and those at risk for various reasons get the flue shot each fall. Thats a good idea. As well, us old seniors are advised to get our Covid boosters every six months. Thats also a good idea. People who don’t qualify to be ‘invited’ can also get those shots (free of course as it should be) but they must go unannounced to a participating drug store or to their family health provider and asked to be poked. If there is availability at the time for them they get their jab, if not, they must try again some other time. There should be a better way to deal with them one would think.

Sue and I both got our invitation via text last week, I followed the included link, and booked our appointments for both the Covid and flue shots for this week. We turned up for our appointments about 10 minutes ahead of time, walked in, waited a few minutes and got our shots. There were walk-in customers who were told to try again as they were booked solid for that day, so being able to book worked out well for us. Vaccination season will go on for a few month. I’m quite happy to be in the category of people who get it at the beginning of the season. I don’t understand the mind set of those who don’t take respiratory ailment seriously. And I for one don’t mind being poked.

Doug

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