DRAT and HOORAY

Turning the Page

April

An Angolan Giraffe from Northern Nambia, Africa- compliments of the World Wildlife Fund. Gone are the Blue Footed Booby couple who accompanied me through March. She/He adorns the April page of the calendar that hangs right in back of my laptop.
(I have three different calendars)

Tuesday
5:56 a.m.

Another shivering Morning

Heat Repaired Again
More sleep
Then
Monthly Bill Paying preparation
Lunch
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Mid-Afternoon

Met a Friend for AMC Theaters Tuesday $5 Movie Deal
"Dumbo"
Tim Burton
"It’s a tale of misfits, with Dumbo as the ultimate outsider, fighting not to belong to but escape from a society that dismisses them as freaks. Burton didn’t need Hollywood glitz and so-called human interest to get that point across. Only when the film moves past the audience pandering, does Dumbo cut loose and soar."
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/dumbo-review-tim-burton-disney-808075/ 
We laughed, cried, held our breath and gasped
It was an absolute therapeutic experience
~*~

Wednesday
Seemed to Evaporate
It happens


Thursday
Five neighborhood errands Done in only three hours,
AND
The battered orchid sprouted a new leaf from it's center!
It started out beautifully when I rescued it
 
Then
It deteriorated and leaves split.
Consulted a site and followed protocol:
Knock all the old soil off, cut dead roots,

Hydrate for a week so far and may re-pot soon

SITE

https://youtu.be/3q5DQ_PwFdw

Friday Rain

For the Earth
Portucaria-afra Cuttings
Deanna Cohen had cuttings that successfully rooted and so she generously sent me some from the source
It is capable of either C₃ or CAM carbon fixation, depending on factors such as the season and the age of the leaves.
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulacaria_afra

ALSO
Penguins Bearing Gifts from Deb Lacativa

AND
Turns out I was pushing the wrong buttons
The clock works just fine.
Ha!

~*~

CAMERA SAGA and GENEROUS FRIENDS

Ever since the fatal accident with my beloved old Canon--detailed at this blog post:

http://mscomfortzone.blogspot.com/2016/08/returning-to-return-again.html

I've received two cameras from my dear writing group friend, Barbara

 The Pentax is complex and has a 150 page tiny print challenging manual which I have been unable so far to make much headway on

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/306956/Pentax-Optio-550.html

 Any way, I took it out and shot a few things at random just to be sure it works. The header is one of the shots. Really fine resolution on the two sky shots

 Digging on the corner of my block to prepare pipes for a new building soon to take over the sky over there

 Then I shot mint on my window sill turning the camera, but was unable to turn the photo in the camera before download as I had so easily done on my old Canon.

Another problem on the download surfaced.  The photos don't go into date files automatically as they had with my Canon, and some sort of computer code is going to be needed to remedy that.  Hopefully another friend will have an hour to help with that this week.  I have no idea how to set up functions on my computer and remain a complete novice in that way.

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The Casio is missing a computer to camera cable and disk so i can't test it (friend still looking for those items)

http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/001/EXG1_M10_FB_EN.pdf

Each camera and model has it's own specific attachments and of course they are not necessarily universal or interchangeable.  Both of the above have their own lithium rechargeable batteries and no others will do.  It's daunting.  While researching I got confused beyond confusion and started mixing them up like an old dog with new tricks

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Next, a blogger named Laura who reads my blog and is a regular with Jude Hill emailed with an offer out of the blue: "...have a spare digital camera that I would be very glad to send to you. It is a Fujifilm FinePix J20. It has a USB cable."  The gesture alone sent me into spasms of surprise and gratitude but I've asked her to hold off till I get clear about the cameras I already have and she is simply a lovely person

http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/manuals/pdf/index/j/finepix_j25_j20_maunal_01.pdf

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Then the fabulous 'Queen of Color', Deb Lacativa made this offer via face book messaging:  "I have a spare...A Canon A650. It was given to me when my A95 got sick. It's a bit heavy (uses batteries) long battery life if you are flash happy indoors. Amazing pictures all around and Canon operations are all pretty much alike. Its yours if you want it."

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/4939191195064276038/specs?q=canon+a650&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6gLzI69POAhUG7CYKHWy3AA0QuC8IpwE

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I AM TOO RICH

Confused and Grateful

(One more gorgeous memory from my old Canon)

 Decision Update
I will definitely be receiving the Canon from Deb soon and we shall see if it does the trick.

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