The Old Folks Home

[Bunnylady]

Bunnylady I was teasing. I was not sure what state that pony was in though.

I know you were.

Thanks, Deb, for posting that story. Having seen the mayhem that results when well-meaning people who don't understand animals try to "help" catch one that is loose, I am very happy to hear that the pony was recovered without anyone getting hurt.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Varmits are a PITB! Maybe you could find some at TSC to raise this year. Our TSC in Selma already has chicks and ducks.

 

[chickadoodles]

Yes, thanks Deb for posting the pony story. I only saw part of it on the news and laughed like crazy. The poor pony on the highway was terrible though.
DH and I often get a Sheriff come to the house when ever they see cows out on the highway at night or even during the day sometimes. They think that DH owns all the cows that get out!

They are never our cows but we help round them up and even fix the fence so they don't get back out!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Varmits are a PITB! Maybe you could find some at TSC to raise this year. Our TSC in Selma already has chicks and ducks.

Our TSC only carries khaki campbells. I have a soft spot for pekins.

It's sunny here today but really cold and windy. We've had such a mild winter this is the first time I've built a fire this year.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Oh well it was just a thought.

We have also had a very mild winter here. Yesterday our big pear tree started blooming. It's a weird tree though. The top half blooms early and the bottom half blooms later on. I guess from our DH trying to kill it with some roundup. Half of the tree did die and break off but I fertilized the mess out of it and it started growing back new growth. Ever since it has split blooming.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

If I didn't love pekins so much I'd get any kind of duck that was too fat to fly (we had an incident with some mallard-call mixes my first year of ducks).

Got the stove up to temp and a good bed of coals. At least I haven't lost my touch!

 

[Bunnylady]

Chicka, is there any possibility that you have two different types of tree blooming there? Most fruit trees, both the fruiting and the ornamental varieties, are grafted onto rootstock of a similar but hardier species. Some have two grafts, one of the root to the trunk, then a second of branches to the trunk (that is most often the case with "dwarf" varieties). If the damage from the Roundup caused branches to grow from the rootstock, that could account for the different bloom times.

A good example of what I mean can be seen with a tree that has been very popular in landscapes - a purple-leaved plum called "Thundercloud." You can often see sprouts coming up from the roots that have green leaves. If something happens that causes the top of the tree to get broken or otherwise die back, what grows back will have green leaves; that's the rootstock growing.

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote: We are having 50s today but next week it is going back to highs in the upper 30s. We haven't had a "fire for the fun of it" this year, but your's sounds so nice, I think when it gets cool again, I'll light it up!

I'm surprised that your TSC only carries khaki campbells...pekins are so popular.

 

[Alaskan]

Ah, how nice! A laid back nothing day, supposed to be filled with hatching chicks, pizza and movies. It is now a day of figure out why the monitor stove isn't working.

 

[perchie.girl]

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as promised a pix... please ignore my expression..... I am smiling. ALL my favorite colors too