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Hello ladies, It's the bag-lady, LOL! I'm glad to see the thread is still going strong! I've have two doctors appointments the last couple of days and grocery shopping so I haven't been on too long. Had to do some catch-up reading.


Jackie, I don't know if it will work where you are but the Kalanchoe I have grows the same as the purslane..just break off a stem and push it in the soil. I did that a couple of months ago in all my pots under the pergola and they are all taking off....at least the ones the squirrels didn't dig up everyday.

Thumbie..that poor gray kitty! Whatcha gonna do with him? I've seen several "drop-offs" around here too. It's so sad. I just want to make sure they don't come in contact with my animals.

Joyluck..that's one gorgeous healthy animal there..so regal looking!

Bana..that door IS "Caliente"! LOL!

Love the little grey guy. My son and daughter each have a cat that was dumped or about to be dumped--the daughter's teacher showed up with a box of kittens, when she was in high school and said he would take them down to the animal shelter if no one wanted a kitten--so of course we took one. My son found a starving kitten inside a flower pot behind our office and so he has that one and one that he found behind his house. So many animals and not enough people to adopt! Guess we are the ones who do take in the poor creatures who are left behind by others.

Love the maine coon cat they are supposed to be wonderful.

my first pretty daylily to bloom... Betty Warren Woods

ooooo, that is pretty!!!

Good news...the kitten was adopted last night,his Name is Cole. I am so glad that someone took him in, he is a real sweety.

bana, beautiful day lily!

BT, I'm soooo glad someone took him!

Ditto what Karen said!!

Oh Bana... You must be so pleased with the color of that lily! Love your door, too.
Love reading about everyone's successes.

My "brag" of the week is that I picked four ripe tomatoes Wednesday. It's the first time in 41 or so years that they've ripened in June. I think July 3 was the earliest before this. Probably the first time ever that I got the first one; most years, the squirrels or rabbits do.

doing the happy dance here to hear the good kitty news.

that yellow daylily really is beautiful. it makes me realize that there are some lilies that will get pulled and replaced. [how come i always seem to love the $95 ones? and no, that is not in my budget.] life is too short to live with un-pretty flowers. i'll post the ones i don't want to keep ~ once they bloom ~ to see if anyone out there wants them.

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..... life is too short to live with un-pretty flowers......

That made me think, I don't think I've ever seen a flower that wasn't pretty or neat in some way...then I found this picture of Rafflesia

this is one fugly flower!

Oh, I should have posted THIS one...
I'd be scared I'd fall in it and never be seen again!


Good news about the kitty...I hope it's found a loving home now.

you mean thats actually a flower? not a wood sculpture? it is very unusual and not what comes to mind when i think 'flower'.

come to think of it, i don't think i've ever seen a flower i didn't like.. even if it wasn't something i'd want in my garden. but some of these lily colors have disappointed my expectations. thats because i can't afford the really beautiful ones. and some were sent as bonus with ones i bought.. so i didn't choose them for myself.

Oh WOW--I thought it was made out of copper! And I thought it was purty, but a REAL flower like that? Not so much....

this works...

http://www.foodlushblog.com/20...berries-vinegar.html

found some strawberries & blueberries i bought on June 4 and they were still good today.. June 15.

and you don't taste the vinegar.

Bana, thank you, thank you! I'm stealing the link to post else where too! I HATE it when stuff turns soooo fast!

ga.karen ~ you are welcome. i put 'my secret' here for everyone to have so you are not stealing it. i don't have a problem with blueberries and didn't rinse them. but strawberries are so fragile that they are gonners if i don't use them in about 3 days. so to find them 11 days later and they are still good to eat because i did use the vinegar/water rinse on them, well that is amazing to me. now i'm more apt to buy them.

straight vinegar is supposed to be a weed killer too. i'm trying it and think a couple doses might do the trick.

amazing stuff, this vinegar. i put a cup full into the laundry rinse water to help get rid of soap residue. think it helps.. and the clothes don't smell like vinegar.

wonder what else i could use it for.. other than salads.

momma & baby.. the fat one in the back was the one begging.

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begging..

getting fed..

Wow, stay gone a couple of days and look what happens..this post gets to page 2. Great post Bana.

That is indeed one fugly flower...I wonder if it stinks! Must not be poison because children are touching it....and hey, it's orange!

Glad to hear that Kitty Cole got adopted...Bana, love the daylily and the birdie pictures. The babies are fat little beggers aren't they. Good shots!!!

ve

Great pics of the mom and baby birds! What kind of birds are those?

Darling birdie pics! I see that feeding activity going on ~~ on my patio too!

I rinse my berries in lemon water & let them set in it for a few minutes...then freeze whatever I don't use immediately. You can take just a few out of freezer at a time or place in microwave for a few secs to use again.

Wow Lookie here> Opened today!

beautiful color, muddy.

z9.. those are house finches. i'm perplexed tho.. aren't the males colored and females plain in the bird world? if so, looks like daddy is feeding his young 'un. tho i doubt that.

Check out my garden furniture http://mycraftyhomelife.blogsp...lowes-challenge.html

welcome to the board, crafty. your projects look like they were such fun to do and are practical and pretty additions to your yard.

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beautiful color, muddy.

z9.. those are house finches. i'm perplexed tho.. aren't the males colored and females plain in the bird world? if so, looks like daddy is feeding his young 'un. tho i doubt that.

House finches are monogamous and the male does feed the offspring. He also feeds the female during the breeding and incubation of the eggs and when the babies are still in the nest. Both parents feed the young and fledgling offspring. In fact, the male will continue to feed the fledglings for two weeks after the female has stopped.

thanks for letting me know that, still tryin. i had no idea it was that way and for some strange reason did not think to google it... like i do everything else.

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Originally posted by bana:
beautiful color, muddy.

z9.. those are house finches. i'm perplexed tho.. aren't the males colored and females plain in the bird world? if so, looks like daddy is feeding his young 'un. tho i doubt that.

House finches are monogamous and the male does feed the offspring. He also feeds the female during the breeding and incubation of the eggs and when the babies are still in the nest. Both parents feed the young and fledgling offspring. In fact, the male will continue to feed the fledglings for two weeks after the female has stopped.

And the Daddy will teach them how to drink too and how to take a bath. That is super funny to watch. Most of the young will stick their head in the water & shake their butts with the first few baths...until they figure out to put ALL of them in the water!
Blue bird Daddies do a lot of feeding & teaching too! They will also remove the feces of the young from the nest...quickly!

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good to know, ga.karen. now i wish the bird bath was still where i could see it from my e-z-chair. i need one of those round mirrors just outside the door.. like what you see by driveways.

speaking of mirrors... here's one i came home with today from the vintage resale shop. i just may have to swap it out for the one on the big patio though. that mirror is also round, but larger and with no frame. got DH to agree to do that. woooo hoooo.

...especially on Sunday. [frig magnet]

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Oh my! I like that mirror! Your sign is cute.