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Walking with her friend Peony. Notice how they are kindred spirits with the coat coloring.

Our barn and house cats eat only dry cat food and have for ages. Smokey the barn cat adds to his diet with hunting.

Chewing on the broom, just like with the snow shovel.

Too bad we cannot flip a switch and share. We may get some more in a few days.

Seems like a manner of semantics. Appears to be one that is only partly below ground level. We had small basement windows in the house we rented in South Dakota. Guineas use to like to stand outside and chatter, particularly on Saturday morning when I was trying to sleep. Basements where we live are a PITA with the high water table.

We've stayed in a lot of Motel 6s, but now more often stay in a Quality Inns. We've never gone any place where we spent much time in a motel or bed&breakfast, so don't go expensive. They are just a place to sleep and get cleaned up and maybe eat. I've only stayed in 2 bad ones over the years, neither were name brands, and both were in Nebraska. We have both stayed in Youth Hostels both overseas and in the USA, and don't get carried away with needing fancy hotels or motels.To each their own and different strokes for different folks.

You might have missed this one.

I enjoyed productive careers at universities, but preferred research to teaching. Remember I've worked for both universities and government. There is some good and some bad in all instances, but a good leader or department head can buffer one from a lot of distractions. You can even become one of the leaders, if you have the training and that is what you want.

Glad I had my iPhone.

No, but I got sniffed with Peony in the house.

I agree, she had trouble catching them in mid-air. Neither of us have gotten into videos.

You won't see any dogs in these photos, as their mom does not like any of the dogs.

I don't watch enough tv to pickup on such things. However, when living in Texas we heard many places mispronounced. What I see in passing now is that they are using more dogs in commercials. That is nice.

Or in the line at the LGS.

Geez, you guys make work out of BS.

Is this your wife, as I thought you worked from home?

From Google: Many bush beans are mechanically harvested (once over harvest). A pole bean crop is harvested an average of five times, with each harvest three to five days apart. Beans for the fresh wholesale market are packed in bushel baskets or cartons.

We have a shelf with toilet paper above the toilet. Nothing like having several rolls fall into the toilet. Our dogs do not drink from the toilet. Duke and Peony would fall in if they tried.

I like the black and white versions much better than the colored ones.

Thank you, I thought she had died a while back. My mind may not be failing.

Much more than repaving. Miles City North Project expected to begin Monday DERRICK CALHOUN Star Staff Writer Work for the Miles City North construction project will be started next week by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and its partner Diamond J Construction. MDT and the City of Miles City be doing this project at the same time in order to limit the inconvenience to the public. The city will be doing utility work including water main, sewer and storm drain work while MDT works on the surface projects. According to Project Communications Coordinator Megan McLean, work on the detour is planned to start Monday. Diamond J Construction will be milling and paving the detour on North 5th Street Monday and they plan to have that done by Friday, whether permitting. Either Monday or Tuesday, milling will also begin on 7th Street, getting ready for the underground utility work that the city will be having done at the same time as MDT’s work. It is expected that the intersection of 7th Street and Main Street will be closed for one to two days while this work is being done. Traffic will still be able to access 7th Street, but an intersection further north of Main Street will need to be used to access it. To better help traffic move, there will be flaggers present south and north of Main Street on 7th Street. Once work on the detour on North 5th Street is completed, all truck traffic will be diverted there for the duration of the project. Non-truck traffic will have access to sections of 7th Street throughout construct, but the public should expect some intermittent closures during the project. “Diamond J Construction’s plan is to keep traffic open on 7th Street for non-truck traffic as much as possible,” McLean said. The underground utility work is expected to be started April 15. This includes the water main, sewer and storm drain improvements being done by the city. That work will begin towards the south end of the project, at Main Street and 7th. “Because of the nature of this project and the fact that there is a big underground component with the utility improvement, the public should expect intermittent closures on 7th Street,” McLean said. There are multiple options for the public to be able to stay as updated as possible on the traffic status on 7th Street throughout the project. These include text updates, email updates, as well as information on the project website. The project website is www. mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/ milescitynorth, which is also where you would go in order to sign up for text updates. For email updates, you should send an email to milescitynorth@ dowl.com. “This is an important project that has been years in the making so the project team is excited for construction to begin,” McLean added. According to McLean, construction season for MDT is usually from April 15 through Nov. 15 weather permitting. She added that it is pretty common for these projects to start in the early spring. “We collaborated with the city on this project to avoid having two major projects stretch out over multiple construction seasons,” said Shane Mintz, district administrator for MDT District 4. “This is a big project; there may be some temporary delays and inconveniences throughout construction, but these significant improvements will provide long-term benefits to the community.” The improvements expected to be made during this project include reconstruction and widening of the roadway (south of the Yellowstone River bridge); replacement of non-compliant Americans with Disabilities (ADA) ramps; select upgrades to existing sidewalks (south of the bridge); shoulder widening, resurfacing, and new rumble strips (north of the bridge); new pavement markings, signage and guardrail; and City utility upgrades. Funding for this project is through the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which provides funding to states and localities for transportation improvement projects. The city of Miles City has received funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help fund the water, sewer, and stormwater system improvements. MDT is urging the public to adhere to a few travel advisories as work begins. Be aware of workers near the roadway and watch for changing traffic control such as reduced speeds, temporary traffic signals, and single-lane traffic. When construction is underway on North 7th Street/MT 59, tracks are to use the designated detour on North 5th Street between Main Street and Williams Street. Nontruck traffic will be advised to use the detour route when there are temporary closures. Posted signage will advise drivers of these changes.

From Main Street, north to across the Yellowstone River, and further north. They will be busy for a while, so you can watch the progress. https://milescitylive.com

Either inside the house or car watching it rain, at least during the times it is visible elsewhere. I've never tried to watch one, even when it is visible locally. Really never had any interest. However, I must admit watching a comet that was golden as the sun went down was pretty neat. Saw it driving to town. Thanks for sharing your photos.