September 19, 2014
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Computers, cottonwoods and parties.
We have a new printer. It only has one problem, I can't use it to download pictures from my camera yet. We have to get a USB card reader first, whatever that is. I know so little about computers, it's ridiculous. Our friend from NC just visited. He's knows practically everything about computers. He very patiently explains things to me, and when he's gone I can't remember a thing. My husband is not interested in learning. I think our friend is going to send us the card reader thing, so I hope I can figure it out when it comes. The point of the story is that if I post any pictures they will be old ones.
It finally warmed up here today. I even sat on our swing in the sun for a few minutes this afternoon. The wind was blowing enough to make the cottonwood murmur. I do believe we have the mother of cottonwood trees in our yard. Did you know that only female cottonwood trees produce cotton? That surprised me. I don't know why because it makes sense. Men don't birth babies. Roosters don't lay eggs. (At least I don't think they do. If the Africans found a very small egg, they said it was a rooster egg.) I was curious so I looked up cottonwood trees on the internet. That's how I learned that only the female trees produce cotton. Don't you believe everything you read on the internet? Anyway this tree is huge, and usually makes a terrible mess for a long time each year. This year wasn't as bad as some years. I wouldn't mind if that particular tree was gone.
The NC company left, the OH company came, and next will be the Madrid people, next Tues. Today I went to a birthday party for our 7 year old grand-daughter. She had a good time. Snacks, presents, cake, a pinata, and lots of playing. Lots of children, and several adults came. The party was outside. So glad the weather was nice.
Mama Cottonwood on right.
Comments (6)
Sounds like you've been on the go with all the company and then birthday parties on top of it all! Sparky is miserable when the cottonwoods are shedding the cotton!
You teach me with the cottonwood ? I gogled and found this :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus_sect._Aigeiros
It is a specie of the genius poplar ? In France a lot of polars are planted in the wet area and grow quixkly.
I mean "genus " poplar or populus in latin
Sounds busy, busy! The animal sale is the first week-end of Oct. if you haven't got enough to do.
I love hearing the cottonwoods murmur. Sometimes sounds like water rippling in a brook. They are a mess during the cotton days. I guess you could call it living in high cotton. 
Wish I could help you figure out the picture/printer issues. Hope you get the USB card reader. Maybe next summer you can have some company from Japan
sounds like lots of company ~ fun times!