The Old Folks Home

[bruceha2000]

For what its worth i plan to use Grey water for irrigation.

Good plan. No reason to waste that water just because you washed dishes or yourself in it.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sounds like you have a solid plan Perchie .... I bathed and dried a silkie .. Weed eated around their tractor and made me a egg mcmuffin.. Need to get more cheese also
Still need to clean my coops too closer to 85 now

 

[Beer can]

I had to look the trap up. This video seems quite good at describing the way to build one.
Paiute deadfall trap

I believe that was the video my boy showed me that gave us the idea.

 

[ronott1]

Dry climates have their perks. No biting flies, low humidity, and an appreciation for growing plants appropriate for the climate. Grass doesnt belong here. Dont get me wrong there is great opportunity to make a beautiful garden. Once established needs only monthly watering.

Rock Purslane
I am getting some when I move home.

Agastachi Or Giant Hysopp or humming bird mint
Agastache Mexicana Lavender Blue
View attachment 2130584Agastache comes in many different colors. Some of the leaves are edible.

deb

Mexican lavender is very pretty!

 

[ronott1]

I'm the same way about chipmunks. They are adorable until they become destructive. We were overran with them back in Western Illinois thanks to the cemetery we lived beside. When they got done ravishing the cemetery they moved to our yard.

I finally got enough of them and turned into Rambo. I'd grab my scoped .22 and creep along the side of the house, lay down behind my lilac bush and pick the little boogers off one by one. DH said he could always tell how bad of a day I'd had at the office by how fast I went into the house and came out with my .22. I think my record was 14 in one afternoon.

After one particularly grueling day, I went in and came out with my scoped .17 and decided it was time to stage a operation that included clearing the cemetery of chipmunks. I got comfortable behind a tombstone and waited for one to stick its head out of it's burrow. It did, I fired and 'flipped' the little critter about 3 feet in the air. Blew it in half. I was pretty amazed at the job the .17 had done on it, went into the house to get DH. When we went back, no chipmunk to be found. DH was questioning whether or not I'd hit the little fiend until sometime later we were told that they are omnivorous and it's remains had been drug off by the colony for a bedtime snack.

Yeah, kinda changes your feelings about them being cute and cuddly when you think about that.

I have to admit, I kinda miss chipmunk season in IL.

Everything survived our frost here last night. Heading out to plant some corn and then make bread. We just finished hauling 4 loads of wood to the barn so I'm a bit tired.

My Grandpa loved shooting the ground squirrels!

It is good to hear that the plants are fine

 

[Peep_Show]

I wish I could pop off some rabbits, but the Village has an ordinance against firing off any kind of weapon within its boundaries...even a pellet or BB gun. So we try to encourage the coyotes and hawks and owls. Don't want to set out poison because of said hawks and owls. Luckily, thus far this year isn't as bad as previous years. Only counted 4 rabbits in the back orchard. When we first moved here there were 24 or so and our place was known by all as "Bunny Haven." "You know, it's that place on Mission Valley with the lawn and rabbits: Bunny Haven." Neighbors would regularly on their walks count how many and report back to me.

 

[ronott1]

I wish I could pop off some rabbits, but the Village has an ordinance against firing off any kind of weapon within its boundaries...even a pellet or BB gun. So we try to encourage the coyotes and hawks and owls. Don't want to set out poison because of said hawks and owls. Luckily, thus far this year isn't as bad as previous years. Only counted 4 rabbits in the back orchard. When we first moved here there were 24 or so and our place was known by all as "Bunny Haven." "You know, it's that place on Mission Valley with the lawn and rabbits: Bunny Haven." Neighbors would regularly on their walks count how many and report back to me.

We have the same rules here in the City! about shooting guns

 

[pennyJo1960]

Here in town we don't but can .. No ordinance it was always a don't be stupid sort of thing

 

[microchick]

The thing about the cemetery that we used to live next door to is that it was pretty much an 'antique' grave yard. We would walk and look at the tomb stones. Some deaths dated back to the early 1800s. Lots of kids, Civil War.No one had been buried there since 1948. We might have seen one car there a year strolling and looking and the local VFW would do a salute every Memorial Day and that was it. Kinda sad. SGC would have a field day fixing all the damaged and broken markers. The cemetery was well cared for otherwise, mowed and weeded regularly.

I just came in. Got the garden cultivated, bush beans, pole beans and corn planted. Beets and peas reseeded. Baked bread. Now it's dinner time.....

 

[CapricornFarm]

How cold, Cap ? Dropped into the 20's here last night. Dog pan on the deck had 1/4" ice skim on top.

30° or so.