Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

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Quote: What a remarkable woman. I wish that I could copy her example in life. I can understand why she planted dandelions, but I still don't want them in my lawns and gardens. LOL

 

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Quote: My responses in bold above.

HTH,

Dave
I agree with Dave.

 

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Ick...I think I have the flu.
Head hurts, sneezing..tummy ache.............TIRED.

I cleaned a few coops, and looked in on the ducks, and then I am taking a shower and putting on the flannel jams..comfort clothes.................ugh....almost have a bit of twirly whirlies..................Got to go on a feed run tomorrow though...GOT TO.

Hopefully this is a 24 hr bug then.

Poor little lambie. I hope you feel better soon. I got a flu bug a couple of weeks ago, and it wasn't fun. At least it didn't last a long time.

 

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CR you would not believe the awesome pile of old farm junk Jules has for you !!!
I am pickin through it & wanting a hand trowel....just one hand trowel.....traded for the WallFlowers !!!!!!!!!!!

I have a hand trowel or two that I would trade you.

 

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Quote: I can buy the sphagnum moss at the floral wholesaler if you want a bunch of it for planter baskets. It is the easiest, and nicest moss that you can get. I have a business licence, and can buy at the Floral Wholesaler. I would have to call the Wholesaler to find out the price.

 

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Quote: I would be interested in the Hazel nut trees, and Raspberries if he has any extra. The raspberry plants I got from your dad before, have been the hardiest, and best plants. But I have a few holes in my raspberry bed, that I would love to fill.

 

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Jennifer; In the pictures that you posted most of the birds looked like roos. This has been the year of the roo. The percentage of roos to hens has been rather lopsided, and leaning heavily towards roo's. I'm not sure why this has been true, but I have watching my own and other people's hatches, and it has been the way it's worked out this year.

MAN! I WAS WONDERING IF IT IS TYPICAL TO COME ACROSS SO MANY OF THEM! WAY TOO MANY HAVE POPPED UP IN THE CHICKS I PICKED THIS YEAR!!!

My husband and I are thinking about getting a dog. I've never been much of a dog person in the sense that I enjoy other people's well mannered dogs, but haven't really considered one for myself (mostly due to not wanting to give up my habit of going barefoot in the yard), but we've talked it over off n on for a while and thought if the right dog came along, we'd go for it. My sister sent me a text this morning, she rescued a 5 or 6 week old pup from a very neglectful living situation and was wondering if we (or someone we know) would want to take her in in a few months after they get her healthy, fixed, trained, and socialized...they just don't want to be the permanent home because they already have a couple of other BIG dogs.

No clue on her breed, so I thought I'd post the pics she sent me here to see if anyone can help ID her and maybe give us some clues. Knowing what she is, how big she'll get, and some breed traits would really help us decide if she'll be a good fit for us. She has blue merle coloring, so I'm almost wondering if she's a pit or lab/aussie mix but I'm not great with my breeds...I hope ya'll can help me figure her out!

I'm gonna throw another breed into the mix of guesses....Catahoula Leopard Dog. They have been gaining popularity around here the last couple years. If that is a contributing breed I don't think it is the only one. It is hard to say from the pictures. It would be helpful to see a picture of the whole body.

 

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Quote: It looks like this cradle has a combination of mosses. One is Spanish moss, and the other is very dry Sphagnum Moss. The Spanish moss is imported to us from States like Louisiana. It doesn't grow in our cool climate. It's fairly easy to find in craft stores. The very dry sphagnum can be found at the big hardware stores, or any hardware store that carries plants. The moss from the wholesaler is way to fresh and green.

 

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Quote: The puppy is definitely looks like a Aussie/Blue Healer mix to me anyway. It's hard to say what else with these pictures. The Aussie/Blue Healer is considered part of the herding class of dogs. They are very smart, and do well with agility training, and or a job. They are active dogs. FlyRobinFly, and CR have dogs like this puppy. I believe that both FRF, and CR's dogs are pure breeds, but they would know more. I don't see any Pit Bull in the puppy, at least not with these pictures. The puppy will most likely be in the 40 to 60 lbs range, they are not a small dog, but no where near the size of my last dog. LOL.

Because the puppy is so young, it shouldn't have any problems with socialization issues. It will be more of the puppy not having been with it's mother long enough. Most puppies should stay with their mothers for at least 8 weeks. So that is where I would be looking for potential problems. if there are any. Best wishes if you become a puppy mom.

 

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Okay, here are a couple of pictures of my useless plants for offering. If you see anything in the photo that you want, let me know. If there's something that you are in search of that you know grows on the east side of the Olympic peninsula, chances are it's somewhere on our property so let me know what it is and I'll see if I can find it.

Moss:


Short fuzzy moss like the kind that grows on roofs.


A deeper nap moss than the roof-ey one.


A leafey looking moss. Almost like miniature evergreen tree boughs.


A close-up of the moss in the photo above.

That is sphagnum moss. in order to harvest it. you need to get under the plant, and cut under the very short roots. It needs to come off in sheets. You might try Google, or You Tube and see if anyone can give you better instructions on harvesting the moss. Most of the worlds commercial sphagnum moss is harvested on the Olympic Peninsula.