{"id":17720,"date":"2023-08-14T21:28:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T01:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=17720"},"modified":"2023-08-14T21:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T01:30:09","slug":"duolingo-walk-yard-azalea-8-14-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=17720","title":{"rendered":"Duolingo! Walk! Yard! Azalea! 8.14.23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that&#8217;s intense.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-jGxtCqw\/0\/bf70fd89\/L\/IMG_7275%203-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just keep going. Came in #1 this week.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-TRSFJNw\/0\/39c8e955\/M\/IMG_7287%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-qDSJRNh\/0\/7a589370\/L\/IMG_7277%202-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-7ntP3XH\/0\/c9d45e54\/L\/IMG_7278%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-99Jcgmc\/0\/1448aa17\/L\/IMG_7279%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-49zb4w6\/0\/6cb6ce2a\/L\/IMG_7280%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Espa\u00f1ol!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-qf9DX3M\/0\/1165cc80\/L\/IMG_7281%202-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walked 1.88 miles. Up and down the hill 10 times.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-D3mWXmG\/0\/b025300c\/L\/IMG_7282%202-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-fgB3rHT\/0\/67692343\/L\/IMG_7283%202-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-LCJK3ms\/0\/9ac2056e\/L\/IMG_7284%202-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-SqW5NMS\/0\/e5beab95\/M\/IMG_2301%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Slightly over 1&#8243; of rain over the last couple of days.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-ftV9pFn\/0\/becb7a69\/L\/IMG_2302%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cleaned and refilled my hummingbird feeders.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-VTR2Jg2\/0\/247dc9dd\/M\/IMG_2303%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-kbGXgHx\/0\/0a20776e\/L\/IMG_2304%203-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-V57s9N6\/0\/c5d0c7dd\/L\/IMG_2305%203-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trimmed some trees and shrubs.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-3hw2rFg\/0\/c1ebe09d\/L\/IMG_2306%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Got the weed eater after the yard.  I&#8217;m so glad I&#8217;ve quit mowing. So loud.  So dirty.  So much pollution.  And not really that much faster, if at all.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-tVVrQjg\/0\/c6eb0b7c\/L\/IMG_2307%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After all the storms we&#8217;ve had there are always a ton of sticks to pick up. I think I did four full wagon loads.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-kMJNzdv\/0\/d87a356b\/L\/IMG_2308%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blew the deck and driveway.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-XcRgzRm\/0\/9a02eed7\/L\/IMG_2309%203-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-QJXvDQt\/0\/f1409f82\/L\/IMG_2310%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yard looks better after a trim.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-J8cMSpR\/0\/1e745210\/M\/IMG_2311%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-Z5dRHw6\/0\/2d8ad61b\/L\/IMG_2312%203-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-d4xSwRW\/0\/01a1e980\/L\/IMG_2313%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lots of leaves on the driveway.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-SDCdnfB\/0\/cd8db673\/L\/IMG_2315%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-bt7HjpK\/0\/e4f34b12\/L\/IMG_2316%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-KhwWMHK\/0\/b2663412\/L\/IMG_2317%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walked another 1.26 miles with the weeder.  Over three hours of strenuous exercise. My pants and socks were completely soaked.  I try to drink a lot of water while I&#8217;m doing it.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-hpMsgZ4\/0\/1cc36435\/L\/IMG_7285-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-WcQn7N6\/0\/46811c18\/L\/IMG_7286-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I agree with the excessive heat.  It&#8217;s a new world we&#8217;re living in.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-wM7tNmT\/0\/2ac21d14\/L\/IMG_7288%202-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-GFbmRvD\/0\/fa4b7c30\/L\/IMG_7289-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Downstairs where I live, my bedroom doesn&#8217;t get much lower than 80 degrees even at night. Fans make a huge difference.<\/p>\n<p>Ate curry for lunch at Masala, then got the girls around 2:30 PM.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-NcS7tgJ\/0\/3c3728d2\/L\/IMG_7290-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Helped the kids with their homework.  Man, the 8th grade stuff was really hard to figure out.  I finally discovered this which helped me.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-8rzhGZz\/0\/32700d32\/M\/IMG_7292%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-qGZV6pr\/0\/0d4ea1dc\/L\/IMG_7293-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-WqHSbnK\/0\/5ef1365c\/L\/IMG_7294-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-6CPW5Ff\/0\/4b875bba\/L\/IMG_7295-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everly was very proud of her new earring collection.  They are the clamp style.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-3Xw8cSK\/0\/eab4dac1\/L\/IMG_7296-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-kM8kxJt\/0\/f9d2ba4e\/L\/IMG_7297%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-hcsVBZq\/0\/ec7cbe59\/L\/IMG_7298%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Listened to Don Cheto on the way home.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-NTM89Mp\/0\/23a9603e\/L\/IMG_7301-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went by my office to check the mail.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-FfJR67V\/0\/8e14f1ac\/L\/IMG_2318%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Processed the checks to get them ready to deposit.<\/p>\n<p>Filled up the car on the way home.  Went into Walmart to pick up some meds for K.  She&#8217;s on antibiotics now.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-3w2nmXn\/0\/8ac8f46a\/M\/IMG_2319%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-6L2VnfZ\/0\/f6497b3c\/M\/IMG_2320%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful clouds.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-2KFvs6p\/0\/40aa1397\/M\/IMG_2321%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-svVLvFZ\/0\/522f527f\/M\/IMG_2322%203-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went by the ATM to deposit the checks and it was GONE!  That&#8217;s not zesty.  Looks like they may be bricking it over.  I hope they replace it. That location was super convenient for me.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-TtZKZCD\/0\/a5cd6ec6\/L\/IMG_2324%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Usually by the end of the first day I can tell how much competition I&#8217;ll have.  I expect to come in #1 pretty easily by the looks at what the other folks have been doing recently.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Duolingo-Walk-Yard-Azalea-81423\/i-6pwRHmQ\/0\/a1e07c83\/L\/2023081421020734--2182018354175934938-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that&#8217;s intense. Just keep going. Came in #1 this week. OYB! Espa\u00f1ol! Walked 1.88 miles. Up and down the hill 10 times. Slightly over 1&#8243; of rain over the last couple of days. Cleaned and refilled my hummingbird feeders. Trimmed some trees and shrubs. Got the weed eater after the yard. I&#8217;m so glad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17723,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17720\/revisions\/17723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}