I haven't seen those. I wonder if it is sturdy enough to stand up to attempted ear scratches....

I was up and out at first light. I picked about 30 pounds of peaches and cleaned the big coop. Those were things I had needed to do yesterday. I am less frustrated now that they are done. There are still a bunch of peaches out there but they need a couple more days.

It rained last night so to muddy to have my dogs outside. It should dry out quickly since we are forecast to be hot again.

Sssoooooooo many peaches! I will have to process them for sure since there are way to many to just eat.
Jealous!! How many peach trees do you have? I never got a whole lot from my trees, but the whole frost during/ after blooming was a problem. My fav was when they'd blossom before the bees woke up.

He wanted to tell me I guess. :confused:
He was really lucky he didn’t sever tendons in his hand. Took the hit between his thumb and pointer. 1/4 more either was would have been surgery.
Sounds like he's realized you were pretty freakin' great. Good, he should know he screwed up and ruined something great b/c he's an idiot. Be careful you don't get caught up in something, unless you want to. My ex would run back to me whenever he had a tough moment and of course I'd want to help and then after he got what he needed he'd be back to the same games as before. Not that your guy will do that, but watch for the patterns. Love the pics! Did you ask him if he needed a hand? LOL

I promise i'm not a junebug sicko. I was cleaning the coop and sat in the doorway to rest and Lulu kept running inside and it sounded like she was eating chips behind me. I finally figured out she was hiding behind me eating bugs so nobody else would know. For something so chunky and low to the ground that girl can move when she's eating!:)
You're not a sicko, I love watching my birds chase bugs around. They're hunting. I do not feel the same way about watching the cat stalk bunnies though.

I was researching Sallie just to see what i'm going to end up with and found this video which answerd a lot of my questions. Anyhoo, number 1 these are beautiful birds! Number 2 do the coops remind anyone else of clown cars? I mean how is that even possible?:gig
A lady I work with asked me about brahmas. I def do not need/ want one.. they're huge, which is awesome, but those feet.. the feathers are insane. Super jealous of their set up. I wish we had some grass like that in my run. Funny seeing them slowly casually come out of the coops, mine fly out the door when I open it. I swear they watch for me and are waiting. I'm guessing they don't worry too much about hawks w/ birds that size.

Ugh, i'm forever busting my butt on black walnuts! My grandma use to make me shell them out for cakes sooo nasty! From what i'm seeing out of Sallie brahmas should be ok with anything that won't beat them up or is too slow to get out of the way. She is the slowest chicken iv'e ever had, does not hurry ever.:)
My mom got a trunk load from some lady. Spent forever on them, and bought a hydraulic press to open them. They were literally 95% shell.

Yeah, i BYC on my phone as well. Thanks, i love you guys too!
I'm on a computer and I didn't even realize that it shows likes and stuff on the side. I knew it shows badges, but never noticed the other stuff. I know it sends me a thing say when I get so many likes.. you'd think it'd make it a little more noticeable. Congrats, I think it's important, even if it is from other people.

UGH, tonight was horrible. The Milk Drinker must want to remain an only child. He refused to be put down in his crib. I started trying to put him to sleep too early (at 8:15). The extra time probably just wound him up. He eventually fell asleep for the first time around 9:30 like last night. Except...... he would wake and pop right back up any time I put him down. :he Another 6 tries and 1 hr and 15 min later, I gave up and let him sleep in our bed. So much for "plans". Grr... Tonight, he earned the common nickname I use for him... Stinker.

However, I can't be too mad at him. Mom-mom and Grampy took him to the lake today and he got a bit sunburnt on his forearms and face. I think that is why he kept waking so easily when I went to put him down in the crib.

When we get our second bedroom remodeled, we are getting him a twin sized bed and he won't be allowed in our bed any longer. I'll just lay in the twin sized bed until he falls asleep.


I sure hope so, he didn't start getting settling in until it was pretty dark (9pm or so). Unfortunately, we don't have blackout curtains.
So yeah.. um... how to say this... my 2nd child came from an encounter on the couch while my older one was napping on a Sunday. I know it's harder b/c you live w/ other people, but if you have another room and he's napping in a safe place in your room, go in there. Heck, in the 1700's people literally lived in one room homes and they had 296 kids. Take advantage of his nap time even if it means calling your husband to come inside for a bit. Don't let your kid block you. He'll eventually start sleeping in his own bed (hopefully). My now 13yo daughter slept in my bed Sun & Mon night. It's either out of habit or comfort (safety). What I always did w mine was laying down w/ them in their bed until they fell asleep, at night. Then I'd get up and they'd stay in bed. It sucked, but it worked.. You might also consider a white noise machine or something similar if it's too quiet and little sounds wake him, like if he hears you're up then he gets up type of thing. Co-sleeping has it's disadvantages, getting your space back is one of them.
 
Jealous!! How many peach trees do you have? I never got a whole lot from my trees, but the whole frost during/ after blooming was a problem. My fav was when they'd blossom before the bees woke up.


Sounds like he's realized you were pretty freakin' great. Good, he should know he screwed up and ruined something great b/c he's an idiot. Be careful you don't get caught up in something, unless you want to. My ex would run back to me whenever he had a tough moment and of course I'd want to help and then after he got what he needed he'd be back to the same games as before. Not that your guy will do that, but watch for the patterns. Love the pics! Did you ask him if he needed a hand? LOL


You're not a sicko, I love watching my birds chase bugs around. They're hunting. I do not feel the same way about watching the cat stalk bunnies though.


A lady I work with asked me about brahmas. I def do not need/ want one.. they're huge, which is awesome, but those feet.. the feathers are insane. Super jealous of their set up. I wish we had some grass like that in my run. Funny seeing them slowly casually come out of the coops, mine fly out the door when I open it. I swear they watch for me and are waiting. I'm guessing they don't worry too much about hawks w/ birds that size.


My mom got a trunk load from some lady. Spent forever on them, and bought a hydraulic press to open them. They were literally 95% shell.


I'm on a computer and I didn't even realize that it shows likes and stuff on the side. I knew it shows badges, but never noticed the other stuff. I know it sends me a thing say when I get so many likes.. you'd think it'd make it a little more noticeable. Congrats, I think it's important, even if it is from other people.


So yeah.. um... how to say this... my 2nd child came from an encounter on the couch while my older one was napping on a Sunday. I know it's harder b/c you live w/ other people, but if you have another room and he's napping in a safe place in your room, go in there. Heck, in the 1700's people literally lived in one room homes and they had 296 kids. Take advantage of his nap time even if it means calling your husband to come inside for a bit. Don't let your kid block you. He'll eventually start sleeping in his own bed (hopefully). My now 13yo daughter slept in my bed Sun & Mon night. It's either out of habit or comfort (safety). What I always did w mine was laying down w/ them in their bed until they fell asleep, at night. Then I'd get up and they'd stay in bed. It sucked, but it worked.. You might also consider a white noise machine or something similar if it's too quiet and little sounds wake him, like if he hears you're up then he gets up type of thing. Co-sleeping has it's disadvantages, getting your space back is one of them.

We are down to one peach tree. Late frosts and a lot more determine if we get peaches.

I set the sprinkler to hopefully wash off all that chemical drift. I hate living in town.
 
Hey ! :frow:frow:frow
@apryl29 !!!

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I see you working your way down the pages. :caf

How’s your day going?
Hi!!! It's pretty good so far. It's update week so it's taking longer to read stuff in between actually doing my work. It's been so slow lately that I've had to find ways to entertain myself. Update days are the day we get to do a whole lot in one day.
How's it going down south(ish)?

:: heavy sigh ::

Sometimes I hate neighbors.

To the East of me they are having chemicals sprayed up into the trees.
I get it that if they have bugs they may want them handled. This is a preventative insecticide being sprayed. It's not a "holy crap we have tree bugs" thing.

Way to let the neighbors know who keep bees or have pets in the drift zone.
:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant

I went out and asked questions when I saw drift coming across my yard.
:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant:rant

I will be having a chat this evening with them. :mad:

So much for my chemical free yard.:mad:
Will what they're spraying also harm bees? You'd think w/ the whole 'bees are dying out' thing going on they'd be more conservative w/ stuff like that, try to do it on a day that isn't windy.
 
there was a hole in the threshold of the front door I never use. I didn't see it until a bunch of walnuts were piled up there. I caught a chipmunk. He could get in the hole but the walnuts were too big :lau.. I put a cotton ball soaked in peppermint oil in the hole so I didn't trap any in there when I fix it... not that I mind if they die, but dying of dehydration is a slow death.
Little stinker that stores nuts under the tub is genius level smart or really lucky. There is a room off the kitchen to the back of the house I refer to as the mud room. It’s more like a poorly constructed enclosed porch. Gaps everywhere, no insulation or heat. At one point the house had insulation blown in from the outside and the plugs used to close up the holes fell out. This squirrel found it’s way into the mud room then picked just the right hole in the house that led to an opening between the floors and access to the plumbing pipe that runs from the upstairs bathroom all the way into the basement. It a squirrel super highway!
 
Hi!!! It's pretty good so far. It's update week so it's taking longer to read stuff in between actually doing my work. It's been so slow lately that I've had to find ways to entertain myself. Update days are the day we get to do a whole lot in one day.
How's it going down south(ish)?


Will what they're spraying also harm bees? You'd think w/ the whole 'bees are dying out' thing going on they'd be more conservative w/ stuff like that, try to do it on a day that isn't windy.

Yes super toxic to all bugs. The guy on the other side of her is going to be livid. Bee colonies are expensive. He has 3? Maybe more hives. My flowerbed that got dosed is in bloom too. I know the bees were hit too. As I set the waterer I saw a few struggling.
it makes me both sad and mad.

The guy was using a truck mounted high pressure sprayer and the spray power was forcing it past the tree leaves and into my yard. No breeze needed to contaminate my yard.
 
Yes super toxic to all bugs. The guy on the other side of her is going to be livid. Bee colonies are expensive. He has 3? Maybe more hives. My flowerbed that got dosed is in bloom too. I know the bees were hit too. As I set the waterer I saw a few struggling.
it makes me both sad and mad.

The guy was using a truck mounted high pressure sprayer and the spray power was forcing it past the tree leaves and into my yard. No breeze needed to contaminate my yard.
Do you know what they were using? I’ll ask my bee friend. He may know a way to try and help them if he knows what was used.
 
Do you know what they were using? I’ll ask my bee friend. He may know a way to try and help them if he knows what was used.

All he would tell me was it's an insecticide. Hopefully running the sprinkler diluted or washed off what hit my flower bed.

I will call and see if they will tell me what was used.
 
Yes super toxic to all bugs. The guy on the other side of her is going to be livid. Bee colonies are expensive. He has 3? Maybe more hives. My flowerbed that got dosed is in bloom too. I know the bees were hit too. As I set the waterer I saw a few struggling.
it makes me both sad and mad.

The guy was using a truck mounted high pressure sprayer and the spray power was forcing it past the tree leaves and into my yard. No breeze needed to contaminate my yard.
That's horrible. You would think the guy would tell the people to notify their neighbors before they spray. I mean, I get that it's their property, etc... but it's affecting your property too.
 

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