COLD DARK ROOM

[Ray--Opo]

Ogh you guys….more of the real marigolds growing in our planters.

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Wish I had a green thumb like you. I am going to start a raised garden. To grow some greens for tortoises. I think if I spend a little more time on gardening. My plants will do better.

 

[jeff kushner]

Ray & my Kerry share that goofy sense of humor. I promise when I tell her that joke, she will love it.
See what I'm dealing with? LOL

I love hearing about folks hobbies and growing families. There sure a lot of "issues" with families though.
I'm immersed..... I have zero respect for a living made by being one of or working for "scumsuckers". These are firms or folks who take, like cable firms, career politicians, criminals or banks... or the folks who choose to sell their souls to them. Imagine being thrust into one where 2 out of 4 exist? The weather has been dark and cloudy here all week....INSIDE! LOL
I try not to judge other folks choices but I really am not impressed. I have more respect for my tinknocker buddy.

Ahhh here come the deer to calm me and Big Matt is already on the move just going into his pool

Now I see where Mom was going....to meet her fawns for suckling

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Saturday

My Smithsonian friends sent this impromptu plant quiz/ID out a few days ago. Folks here - especially in East Coast - might find it interesting & a good challenge,


Answers.

1. Princess tree, 2. Red bud, 3. Black walnut, 4. Bald cypress, 5. Mimosa, 6. Mockernut Hickory, 7. Chinese Chestnut, 8a. Red Cedar, 8b. Sycamore, 9. Black haw, 10. Crab apple, 11. Persimmon. 12. Southern magnolia, 13. Buckeye, 14. Black haw, 15. Oriental Bittersweet, 16. Multiflora rose, 17. Sweet gum, 18. Milkweed, 19. Pokeweed, 20. Curly dock.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Wish I had a green thumb like you. I am going to start a raised garden. To grow some greens for tortoises. I think if I spend a little more time on gardening. My plants will do better.

Ray, Hibiscus & Rose of Sharon should really do well there. They grow & flower well & tortoises love their blooms (and foliage).

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ray, Hibiscus & Rose of Sharon should really do well there. They grow & flower well & tortoises love their blooms (and foliage).

I have both started in pots. I tried planting seedlings directly in the ground. They struggled for a few years and died. I think my house was built on a radio active waste dump. The dirt is horrible and I don't want to use fertilizer. I am hoping that getting them started in pots. Will get them hardy enough to plant in the ground someday.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Happy Saturday

My Smithsonian friends sent this impromptu plant quiz/ID out a few days ago. Folks here - especially in East Coast - might find it interesting & a good challenge,
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Answers.

1. Princess tree, 2. Red bud, 3. Black walnut, 4. Bald cypress, 5. Mimosa, 6. Mockernut Hickory, 7. Chinese Chestnut, 8a. Red Cedar, 8b. Sycamore, 9. Black haw, 10. Crab apple, 11. Persimmon. 12. Southern magnolia, 13. Buckeye, 14. Black haw, 15. Oriental Bittersweet, 16. Multiflora rose, 17. Sweet gum, 18. Milkweed, 19. Pokeweed, 20. Curly dock.

I got number 3 correct. When I lived in Michigan. My property had many black walnuts. Being young and dumb and of course no internet. I decided to husk the walnuts by hand with no gloves. My hands were stained for a few weeks.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning all and happy September!
Its a grey start to our meteorological autumn but pretty warm.
We have warnings for thunderstorms over most of the UK today but when I last looked the met office didn't know for sure where they would hit. So I'm going to take Alfie out for a good walk sooner rather than later so that hopefully we won't get caught.

Enjoy your Sunday.
TTFN

 

[MaNaAk]

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear @Alex and the Redfoot (Alex and Besha)!
Happy Birthday to you 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁
Natrah, Jacky and Angel Daisy

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear @Alex and the Redfoot (Alex and Besha)!
Happy Birthday to you 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁
Natrah, Jacky and Angel Daisy

Oh, thank you, once again!

 

[Lyn W]

Oh, thank you, once again!

Happy birthday Alex hope you're having a good day.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Happy birthday Alex hope you're having a good day.

Thank you! I enjoy this day, yes - celebrating with family, watching my tortoise, feeding roaches to skink and sunbathing a bearded dragon. A perfect weekend!