These are two gardenias I got about 11 years ago. They’ve gotten huge!
I’ve been spending a lot of time trying to get the pool clean. It’s been slow going though. I’m having a bit of a problem with algae, but I think it’s finally been conquered. After I walk the dog tonight, I’m going to jump in!
It’s been raining off and on for a few days, which is good. We needed it. I think we might continue to have showers over the next few days, but I usually don’t pay much attention to weather forecasts. I just wait and see what happens. I’ve known people whose every movement hinged on the weather forecast and that never made any sense to me. It wasn’t like they were farmers or anything.
Anyway, it was a great night for a walk, so Buddy and I went out. I took this picture with my trusty iPhone.
I just read about a strain of H1N1 flu that’s resistant to Tamiflu. Four of these cases have been reported at Duke Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. I wondered if it has possibly infected people in the transplant clinic? A friend had her SCT at Duke one year when the flu was rampant in the transplant clinic. She said that a few of the patients became quite ill. She had the flu herself. She recovered and had a second stem cell transplant.
“All four of the North Carolina patients were hospitalized and were very ill with underlying severely compromised immune systems and multiple other complex medical conditions, according to researchers from the Duke University Medical Center. Three of the four died. No details have been released about how the patients caught the resistant virus or whether there was any contact among them.”
Maugh II, T.H. (2009, November 20). Swine flu seems to be trailing off — for now, at least. Retrieved from http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/11/swine-flu-seems-to-be-tailing-offfor-now-at-elast.html
The Southern Pines (North Carolina) Fire Department raised a flag in memory of those who lost their lives in the attacks on 9/11/2001. I pulled over to take a picture. The flag hangs on the end of a ladder, which is extended out over Pennsylvania Avenue, near US 1.
Southern Pines NC Fire Department
This is a Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla magnifica) that was wandering around in the yard. They’re actually not ants though. They’re wasps! When I got back in the house, I googled “read and black wingless ant” to find out what she was. What I found out is that they have a painful sting and are pretty tough creatures. They’re also known as “Cow Killers.” They’re not actually capable of killing cows though, so no need for dairy farmers to be hyper-vigilant.
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