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Pastel Tortie

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A shame these trees are leaning and falling.....soon a lot of work.

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Much better to deal with tree trimming and removal in February, before the trees leaf out, and the leaves hide all the signs of damage and danger. It's easier to do maintenance on trees without the leaves in the way.
 

Ray--Opo

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Is that a hint? ;) Last I heard, @ZEROPILOT was still looking for a TFO member to rehome his juvenile redfoot Wild Child... :D
Why did you have to say that. Lol
It is tempting but I go in for surgery on the 22nd on my leg. It might be hard to take care of a redfoot called Wild Child. o_O. Tempting though if ZeroPilot still has Wild Foot after my recovery it might be the one.​
 

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Much better to deal with tree trimming and removal in February, before the trees leaf out, and the leaves hide all the signs of damage and danger. It's easier to do maintenance on trees without the leaves in the way.

Yes, the problem is that these are big old Pine trees, so the branches are full year round. That said, they are pretty old, so it’s only the very tops that are filled with needles. Problem, other than them crashing to the ground and breaking fences and ruining other trees is getting rid of the wood/logs. :-( Some areas around here, that have not systemstically removed trees as they fell now look like war zones. A real mess.
 

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Yes, the problem is that these are big old Pine trees, so the branches are full year round. That said, they are pretty old, so it’s only the very tops that are filled with needles. Problem, other than them crashing to the ground and breaking fences and ruining other trees is getting rid of the wood/logs. :-( Some areas around here, that have not systemstically removed trees as they fell now look like war zones. A real mess.
I would LOVE to take that "firewood" off your hands!!
 

Ray--Opo

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I was gone for a few days because I found that leprechaun that owned me 20 bucks.
He didn't have a 20 so he lent me a horse.
So I have been thru the desert on a horse with no name.
I think it was a desert it was hot and dark. I hope that was sand hitting my face.
 

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Where I grew up (Northeast Pennsylvania) any “kid” who wanted a job had one. It’s all farmland - mostly cabbage and potatoes and tomatoes. We worked all year long - from Spring-time planting seedlings right through Thanksgiving, cutting the last of the cabbage and sorting potatoes. In between...was picking peppers and tomatoes and baling hay, alfalfa, straw, etc.
Sounds like a good job to have.
 

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Well, the rain slowed us down.
Yesterday my husband brought home the top cap wood but it wasn’t wide enough to over hang so the turtle can’t climb out. So this morning he loaded it up and will return it and buy something else.
We will work on it this weekend because we need to get the pump in before it goes stagnant.
Luckily it been cold so I think that helps.
Sounds like a plan.
 
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