What is your weather like ... today

[capewind]

63 here now, due to be 70 with rain and thunderstorms ...

Addy .. hubby and I are not affected by poison ivy, but our poor son is SO allergic to it. If he so much as touches one leaf, his face, neck and ears all swell horribly (I never knew ears could swell til the first time he got poison ivy), amd off to the doctor we go to get prednisone. He almost never even catches a cold, but poison ivy is awful for him.

 

[addy1]

My honey is not affected either, but I sure get it. Last time was a leaf, piece of leaf, piece of grass that touched a leaf, hit my arm bounced down into my lap (mowing). Both thighs broke out horribly, I almost went to the doc, got some cortisone cream from the store, that helped tremendously.

 

[capewind]

That sounds awful. The absolute worst I get after directly playing in it (like weeding a bed full of it) is maybe what looks like 1-3 tiny water blisters between my fingers. If I had a total of 5 tiny blisters between both hands, that would be a major outbreak for me. When he was younger, I lost track of the various things the pharmacist would give us to try (stuff to wash off the oil, or to deal with the itching/burning and swelling), cornstarch paste, etc ... None of them worked for him, so ended up at the doctors office. He changed doctors last year, and I love her .. she just has me call when he needs meds. It is kind of comical getting through the receptionist, as son is now 22 (the mom calling at his age, and it's obvious she never had kids) ... He'll just tell me it's time for more "instant a-hole pills" when he spots the first blisters starting.

On another note, hoping the rain holds off, but it's getting dark:-( Hubby is doing more tree work today and tomorrow, and they can work in the rain, but a couple of them are nasty climbers.

 

[Big Lou]

A beautiful Saturday only two problems. Cathy and I are both sick with colds and congestion.

( sad )

 

[CountryEscape]

Oh, Lou, hope you and Cathy feel better soon! Nothing better for a cold than sitting outside on a sunny day to wash the blues away.
It rained here the last 3 days, only got about another inch, but this morning was cloudy, now sunny, and heading up to 70 or so. I MUST clean inside the house before I allow myself to go outside to play in the mulch and flowers! That is my "treat" to myself!
Addy, I got poison sumac once, went pee in the woods and fell back on a stem of it. Had what looked like black tar, tried to wash it off, huge mistake! Then was working in a magazine factory, shuffling books had it on my forearms, and down my back. OMG, that itched sooo bad! I agree with Cape, get prednisone. I know you don't like pills, but that stuff will get rid of it within a DAY!!! You have to take it like the bottle says, as it's a steroid, but if you get poison bad, it is well worth the hassle. I never get it any more. Usually if you get it bad, you get immune to it, but sounds like you never have, nor your son, Cape. I pulled some poison ivy out of my window well earlier this week, felt the "itch" between 2 fingers next day, but was lucky, it never blistered up and iched for long. I'm good to go. Ivy ... not so lucky. :blueflower:

 

[j.w]

Get well soon Lou and Cathy!

Never had the poison ivy get me yet. Maybe I have and am just not allergic to it? CE that would be awful to get attacked by that Sumac where the sun don't shine! Makes me cringe to think about it! I think I would have some of that Prednisone on hand if I was that allergic to it too.

I see Stinging Nettles out there when I'm walking and I stay far away from those buggers! I have felt their wrath in the past

 

[CountryEscape]

I bet what you call stinging nettles is what is referred to around here as "itch weed". It grows in low areas, usually in bottoms, near creeks, and OMG is it awful! Horses walked right through it once, we didn't know what it was, and the poor horses were literally throwing themselves against trees trying to itch their bellys! Crazy, had to pull kids off so the horse could do it's thing. We learned quickly what it looked like and what to stay away from in the future. Lesson learned.

 

[capewind]

A beautiful Saturday only two problems. Cathy and I are both sick with colds and congestion.

( sad )

(making sad face too) ... Sorry you both sick:-(

 

[j.w]

Yep CE I looked on the net and they call it itch weed also and guess it is good to take for allergies and lots of other things as a natural remedy. And they say when it is dried it loses it's itchiness. People drink it as a tea and use as an ointment also.

 

[addy1]

Another t-storm pond flush, almost 1/2 inch with this one.

 

[j.w]

I'm looking at your camera windows now and looks pretty wet on your driveway there addy. Your poor lawn mower is getting wet!

We had some sun here while we were getting the last of the big wood today. Up around mid 70's now but that darn rain is on the way.

 

[CountryEscape]

It was sunny, then clouded up this morning, thought maybe it was going to rain, but sun came back out early afternoon. However, the winds picked up, too! Not a good day to spread mulch ... unless I wanted it in the neighbor's yard! So, did other things instead. Got up to close to 70, but the wind made it feel cooler.

 

[pond42sliders]

I just spent the past hour and half catching up on the weather here. Lots of things going on, now that spring is finally coming around for you guys. I'll likely be the one sweating the weather, now. Yesterday, 100 degrees! Today is supposed to be 104. Did not exspect that to start so soon.
Speaking about Mother Nature and how climate change is messing some of us up, all I can say is....it's not too smart to mess with Her. The way I see, what's going on, is simple to explain...not so simple to fix. If people DON'T start waking up (and I do think many are, just not enough) then those who are not prepared for the worst, will not have to worry about it anymore I suppose. We are not going to get away with taking, taking, and taking more without giving back. This Earth is bigger than all it's inhabitants, and she is not going to allow us to destroy her. Mother knows best, so when Californian's start swimming for their lives, or while camping in Yellowstone, all the wild animals start running past your tent...that's a tip she's had enough. I mean, it's really only common sence...how much oil can we take from the ground before it becomes dry enough to crack up and crumble? Or, I mean Rumble, roll and fall away...
I know that an earthquake is coming (we have small ones everyday, now getting bigger and more frequent) and I have a plan for escape when the damn breaks (does not include gas, only pedals). I am as prepared, in as many different ways as I can be, for what could happen given my own personal situation and space. But, equally as important, I am awake and aware of the many crisis, but without fear. In spite of how 'bad' things may seem to be, I am gratefull not grave. I make changes for the better and do not call them sacrifices. I go inside, connect with my Source and thank God for my breath...that keeps me alive. I wasn't always that way...I just had to wake up, look around and back at me. I love my space, myself and my Mother.

Happy Mothers Day to everyone!

 

[icsd71]

Itchy weed is horrible! I hate getting in to it. Anyway colder today than what we have been seeing. Very windy also. So long as the rain holds out I'll be good.

 

[HTH]

Today was wamish at 83 and the rest of the week looks mostly like 90+. So I serviced the swamp cooler and started it up.