Feeling goofy..................

I'm dreaming of spring but it's December

By rebelann1949

@rebelann (111168)

El Paso, Texas

December 8, 2022 7:24pm CST

Can you tell? I took the above picture back in 2003, the last time I can recall our mountains getting that many poppies. Can you see all the Merry Christmas stickers I put on it? I love spring and back in the day there used to be all these poppies that would blossom right around early March or so. So one year I wised up and called in sick just so I could get some shots of these golden beauties and my silly boss never even found out. She was such a beach. I've also realized something many of you already knew, I've been wasting my valuable time on a site like Inbox$$ just to make $10 in one month. I was spending more than 6 hours every day playing games just to get that .... nope, it isn't worth it. I hope to simply try for maybe $10 every few months instead and use more of my time to do what needs doing around here. So are you one of those who've already realized that spending too much time online isn't worth the effort? Here's a song I just plain love.

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@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

9 Dec 22

Those poppies are beautiful and I can see the stickers... I do not know if I saw them all. I found out that real life is much more important than spending hours online. I spend more time with my husband recently, he needs to remember and to train his memory.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

You are one of those that I meant, you come and comment often but you are not as active as you used to be before 2020.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

I have not spent as much time here as on inbox$$ and since I do not write everyday my notifications are never too much to handle.

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@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

9 Dec 22

@rebelann When I also write I get many more notifications. I prefer just to interact with the others and stop when I feel that I have been online too long.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Dec 22

The poppies are beautiful. I can imagine how sweet it would be to spend a day among the poppies.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

I remember having a really good time taking many pictures with 35mm film, back then I didn't have a digital camera yet.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Dec 22

@rebelann I’ve enjoyed taking pictures with my cell phone this summer and fall. I’ve always making pictures with a camera.

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@Marilynda1225 (79722)

• United States

9 Dec 22

@rebelann gosh remember the days when we had to take film to be developed. Seems like a lifetime ago

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@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Dec 22

Instead of trying to find Waldo, we have to search for the Christmas stickers...

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@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Dec 22

@rebelann Have you forgotten the "Where's Waldo?" craze? Maybe you know him as Wally. I tried posting a link to an explanatory video but FB found a "bad word" in the code: Capital C, lower case u, Capital M

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

I found a link to the history of waldo @BarBaraPrz

The Origin of "Where's Waldo"

www.todayifoundout.com

Today I found out about the history of Where’s Wally (known in the US and Canada as Where’s Waldo). The iconic, elusive man in the red-and-white striped shirt was first hidden away in 1987 by British illustrator Martin Handford. Handford had been drawing s

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Waldo?? I iz cornfuzed. Did ya find the christmas stickers? EDIT: oh good grief, I had to read my post again and now I get it about the stickers but who is Waldo???

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@Marilynda1225 (79722)

• United States

9 Dec 22

I would never be able to spend that much time online for so little payout. I even limit my time here every day. Beautiful picture of the poppy field.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Yeah, I became dependent on that 10 bucks but no more, it's not worth it.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

Those poppies are really amazing. They're so thick on the ground. Thanks for sharing such a lovely photo.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Thank you so much. Those poppies used to bloom like this at least once every few years but it hasn't happened much since they've been doing all the construction on the roads. It's as if they destroyed too much of my beautiful desert.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Dec 22

Exactly. I hate what they've done to my desert and mountains.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 22

@rebelann They don't mess around with their big bulldozers, etc. Often nothing green survives.

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@LindaOHio (156159)

• United States

9 Dec 22

Beautiful poppies. I spend about 2-3 hours per day here to get all the Discussions read and the Notifications done. It gets to be like a job; but I want to keep in touch with my friends here. Have a great weekend.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

I love Mylot and will be spending more time here but I'm not wasting that much time on Inbox$$.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Dec 22

Yeah, I'll spend more time mylotting now plus I won't be online 6 hours to do that.

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@LindaOHio (156159)

• United States

10 Dec 22

@rebelann 6 hours a day is way too much! Better to spend it here!

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@popciclecold (35093)

• United States

9 Dec 22

Thank you, I've never seem so much beauty in one place. I love this.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Thank you. Did you find all the merry christmas stickers I put on it?

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@popciclecold (35093)

• United States

9 Dec 22

@rebelann Yes. I even shared it with 3 people. Thanks again.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Awesome. Those are the slopes on the east side of the Franklin Mountains in El Paso TX

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@much2say (53959)

• Los Angeles, California

11 Dec 22

Love those poppies - love your card! We tossed some poppy seeds into certain areas of the yard a couple years ago . . . we are now going in the 3rd season of them popping up "wherevers". For the last "drizzles", I see a lot of poppy sprouts coming up . . . let's see what survives in the new year! I know it can be addicting to go on these sites and rack up a bit o' money . . . but yah, one day I realized it wasn't worth it too. I used to do all that stuff . . . videos, surveys, games, etc . . . and did "well" - but it was never equal to real job pay, in fact far from it. Had my fun with that . . . now I limit it to just myLot . . . and then I get more done around here (sometimes

). I've never heard that song! Native music - that was lovely to hear - and looking at the comments it means so much to so many

.

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@much2say (53959)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Dec 22

@rebelann Yah, it's nice to live and enjoy real life

. We did get some rain! I think it's done now, but it's still cold - to us anyway. If only it rained like that throughout the year - like it used to. We are thankfully ok where we are - floods and landslides can't touch us here. How about over yonder?

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Dec 22

We only got winds which knocked out the power for about 30 minutes but no rain.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Dec 22

I still go on those sites but I only do the bare minimum now. It feels so good to have time to get a few chores done like playing with Roscoe and Tuffy.

Hey, I saw a news cast about some storm heading for the west coast, will it be hitting the LA area? Just stay safe, I haven't looked at the news yet this morning so that's the next thing I'll do, Bing is fairly good about some of the news.

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@allknowing (130066)

• India

9 Dec 22

That is a great job you have done with your camera. myLot can earn you good if you are active here.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Well, it is the camaraderie here on Mylot that I love but I will no longer waste my time on inbox$$.

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@RebeccasFarm (86755)

• United States

9 Dec 22

Oh I love that Sacred Spirit song!!! I could listen to those all day long and that PHOTO oh my Rebel it is astonishing and beautiful!!

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Thank you so much. I love that song and listen to it often.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (57859)

• Centralia, Washington

9 Dec 22

I like you when you are in a goofy mood. I love the contrast between the flowers and the mountains.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Thanks. Keep your fingers crossed, this past year has been somewhat wet so maybe we'll get the poppies again.

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@TheHorse (205717)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Yeah, I like it when I have real jobs. I'm not into gaming of any sort. Born too early, I reckon.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Yeah, me too but the gaming is really just playing solitaire over and over til I get to the end of my allowance for that day. It isn't fun really plus I'm sick and tired of working so hard for those few pennies an hour

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

I can't find my deck of cards but I know I remember how to play. Online isn't really fun, it was just a way to get points towards a monthly $10 payout.

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@TheHorse (205717)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

@rebelann I used to know how to play solitaire with real cards. I'd remember if someone taught me.

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@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

9 Dec 22

Beautiful song. beautiful poppies.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

I'm glad you like that song, it's one of my favorites. Keep your fingers crossed, I'm hoping we'll get those poppies this year, last year we got almost nothing.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (17948)

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9 Dec 22

the photo is lovely

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Thank you very much.

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@RasmaSandra (73407)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Dec 22

I love that photo the flowers are so lovely, I do Inbox too and a couple of other sites, I work online every day and I enjoy it, Thank you for the link and nice song I love the music,

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Dec 22

I no longer spend a lot of time trying to make that $10, and like you I was working on 3 different sites but no more, it's just too darn time consuming.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Dec 22

I joined that ripoff site years ago and I'll never give them another try. They wouldn't allow me to redeem the 8000 points I had earned.

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@RasmaSandra (73407)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Dec 22

@rebelann I didn't know you could rack up so many. I usually cash out at about 5000 and I get gift cards for Amazon or Walmart, Sorry you had such problems,

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@TheHorse (205717)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Them mountains look kind of cool, if stark. Do people climb on them?

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

Yes, some people do but the climate here is very dry so it's hard to carry along enough water for any serious hiking.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Dec 22

About 5000 ft above sea level or so.

@TheHorse (205717)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 22

@rebelann Ah, interesting. How high are those peaks?

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

10 Dec 22

What a beautiful photo! I would love to be in that place. Yes, I have realised that it is not worth my time.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Dec 22

Thank you. Those poppies have not bloomed like that since I took this photo, there as been so much construction going on that it seems to have interrupted their growth.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

15 Dec 22

Yes, it really is a pity

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

15 Dec 22

@rebelann What a pity! The construction destroyed the growth of those beautiful flowers.

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@dgobucks226 (34362)

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10 Dec 22

Absolutely! Being online to make your fortune is a fool's errand.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Dec 22

It wasn't mylot I was spending so much time on, it was inbox$$'s and that's the site I'll no longer try to get $10 out of.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Dec 22

So I've noticed, but as of the 8th of this month I'm not doing that anymore.

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@dgobucks226 (34362)

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10 Dec 22

@rebelann Well, they say time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you can't replace the time lost trying to pursue it. I found it much more valuable to budget my My Lot time instead of chasing after an elusive dollar which adds up to very little in the long run. Good you realized the same thing, My Lot will be much more enjoyable without worrying about how much you're making

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

10 Dec 22

Yes, it was swagbucks. Just wasn't worth it for me, so unenrolled.

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Dec 22

I see no reason to unenroll but I sure as heck ain't spending as much time on any of them as I was a couple days ago .... except here, I like it here.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

10 Dec 22

@rebelann They'll send email to do list, so unenrolled. I like it here too.

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William Sinclair

@Albain (238)

• Edinburgh, Scotland

11 Dec 22

I didn't realise poppies came in more than just the red colour. You're right - spending a lot of time writing online (on sites like this) is not a good use of our time financially speaking but it's more than just cold, hard cash which attracted me to myLot (and, I suspect, many others) it's the interaction which I find interesting. Now that is worthy of our time

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@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Dec 22

I hope you'll have a lot of fun here. It's much better to have fun and get a few pennies for it than to search and play games for hours just to earn $10, I'll still get $10 on inbox$$ eventually but I won't be sitting here wasting all my time to get it.

@rebelann (111168)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Dec 22

I was actually talking about inbox$$s where I was spending the bulk of my days trying to earn $10 a month. As for mylot, it's more than just a site to earn money it's more of a site to learn people and how to write. I love learning about the many cultures the members here come from and it's also fun just to get to know several people even though it's mostly a cyber friendship. I don't remember ever making more than $5 here but I'm not here just for the money.

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William Sinclair

• Edinburgh, Scotland

11 Dec 22

@rebelann I don't expect to get rich on myLot but I do expect to learn a lot of things and have some fun

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