DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

[PrimroseMom1]

Ooo pretty  fire fly pix

http://www.firefly.org/firefly-pictures.html

deb

Thanks, perchie girl, that was lovely.

 

[TexasLisa]

Never seen one either. Seen pix of them. But they live in areas where there is a lot of water. as in vernal pools. None out west here. Probably couldnt get past the midwest.


deb

O Wow! I didn't realize people had never seen lightning bugs before. I grew up in the country in Indiana and there were lightning bugs galore! We would chase them and see who could catch the most. My sister liked to make rings out of their 'light'. (She was a bit odd

). That should be mandatory for every child--to chase lightning bugs!

Lisa

 

[marktoo]

Had them on Long Island when I was a child, we knew them by either name but Lightning bug was most commonly used. My wife got to see them on our visits back there.....my children, not sure as I was often unable to go back with them to visit because of work. I'll have to ask my siblings if they're still fairly common.

 

[ozexpat]

O Wow! I didn't realize people had never seen lightning bugs before. I grew up in the country in Indiana and there were lightning bugs galore! We would chase them and see who could catch the most. My sister liked to make rings out of their 'light'. (She was a bit odd

). That should be mandatory for every child--to chase lightning bugs!

Lisa

I grew up with Kangaroos, Goanas and Dingos

 

[PrimroseMom1]

I grew up with Kangaroos, Goanas and Dingos

What's a goana? We don't have dingos, but we have cyotes. These days we have quite a bit and can hear them at night. I think they are similar to dingos. I live in the Capitol city of Louisiana. But I live very near the Mississippi River so we have critters even though I live in a subdivision. Cyotes are predators and I am careful to lock up chickens and bunnies every night in predator proof cages. Also have possums and raccoons in abundance. All come out at night, but have hawks and eagles during the day but all my animals are under a huge oak tree during the day and have hiding places to protect them.

 

[ozexpat]

6ft lizards

 

[PrimroseMom1]

6ft lizards 

Ok. You can keep those. We have alligators, that's enough of large dangerous pre-historic creatures. At least alligators pretty much stay in water. One of the reasons I only swim in swimming pools around here. Lol

 

[BellevueOmlet]

I just saw the beginning of this thread with the miniature coop built with popcicle sticks. That is GREAT, I love it!!

 

[OScarlet]

Not really a 'wow' more a 'that will do' but thought it might help someone...

the waterer in our bathtub brooder keeps getting filled up with shavings and soaking all the litter and emptying the waterer. Sigh. I'm really sick of replacing the shavings twice daily. I have two chicken nipples for when they are big and thought I'd make something temporary with one of them. A juice bottle, dremel tool, a crochet hook and some yarn helped me make an ugly but functional hanging waterer. I'm not a very good crocheter but it works and I can make some with wire when they go outside.




I made a loop that fit around the neck then chained up until it was 2/3rds of the way up the bottle (allowing for stretch) then another loop and more chain. Then took a second and third piece of yarn and connected them to the bottom and chained up to the second loop. Connected then more chaining then joined the three yarns and chained some more. Easy peasy!

 

[TexasLisa]

I grew up with Kangaroos, Goanas and Dingos

Now THAT is neat! You are a lucky person!

Lisa