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[Greg Richardson]

Can't remember the person maybe Ti-hi? This may not work with her kids staying in same school district. But maybe this helps some one else.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/lbg/2717854791.html

 

[HoneysuckleHills]

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Super thanks to you, Greg.
I really appreciate all the information and the link. Interesting site.
My neighbor Promised Land has nearly 2 acres and she and my children built a wood shed-ish structure to store my wood. (You couldn't ask for a nicer friend than Promised Land!)
I'll take your advice and add to my supply this year to allow for a 3 year seasoning period.
I don't buy wood. I wait for someone's tree to fall down. Appropriately named Ruth, I'm a wood gleaner.

When my sons still lived at home - actually even while they still lived in state - one of them would get on the roof and clean the pipe for me.
Now , they are grown and gone so I just call one of the chimney sweep companies. (I even gave the cleaning tool away; I know I won't be getting on a roof again! Those days are over!)
Safety is of utmost importance to me. Especially given that I have two elbows in the pipe. (I would think CR is right and those elbows are catching spots.)
Maybe there's a neighborhood person I can hire to help me clean it twice a year. The pros are kinda pricey.
Is the sale on those logs at Del's in Monroe?
Thanks again!

 

[Kaneke]

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Pretty much just wanted the last sentence but why would anyone bother to fertilize a tree like that? Reminds me when we first moved here I was admiring all the trees and I remember a landscaper commenting how trees are weeds in WA. I love all the trees but have kept that in mind. I think madronas are nice to look at with their pretty bark and all but really hate that they are constantly dropping dead leaves and pretty much look dead most of the time. If it's in our way we cut it down, if it's not we leave it. No tears shed. You can send those hardwood people my way. I can sell them my 6' Madrona pieces and use the Gold to buy even more Madrona firewood. In my experience it takes a lot longer to burn than the Fir. When we stock the stove with Madrona at night there are still lots of nice coals in the morning.
Not so with fir.

People who buy a lot because it's got a mature madrona on it (and is there anything more beautiful?) and then want a nice bright-green lawn right up to the base of it- and poison it. I've finally got a Madrona the birds gave me- they are hard trees to chose a place to plant unless you're t the TOP of one of those unconsolodated glacial till cliffs (Dana has a nice patch to look at coming over Chambers Creek up the hill from the University Place Fred Meyers).

They look dead? Not if they're well-sited, and I'm immune to dropped leaves since I moved next to two acres of oak trees.

"Trees are weeds" is overly broad. Alders are green-manure, Cottonwoods are evidence that God wants us to pay attention, nobody needs Doug Fir in their yards what with God, the Forest Service and Weyerhaeuser planting them everywhere, and Oaks, Madrona, and Cascara are bird habitat.

(much much later)

I got distracted and left this behind, just came in from getting the Wyandotte coop to the point of moving the chickens in, callooo-callay, or would a moment of silence be more appropriate?

As soon as my emergency snack kicks in, the larger (and rebeared, Deirdre, I should have taken more photos!) offspring and I are going to go grab Ian and Sylvia, give them their Emprinex, and stick them in their new, clean, dry, windproof home, so YAY, right?


Any words of wisdom would be much appreciated.

YAY for Julia

I dunno, the old sturdy Doug Firs are also wonderful squirrel habitat, also some bats use them ... but I'd never plant a new one, enough of those spring up unbidden

don't forget the random cherries planted by the birds ... not to mention the maples, both vine and bigleaf ... more wildlife food from their seeds and habitat for much of the year

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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I really don't have one since it doesn't grow near me and I have never dealt with it. Seems though that I remember hearing that once it dries it will pretty much destroy a saw chain.

 

[SadieSue]

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But What about Goldendale, Biggs Junction, Rufus, Celilo, The Dalles, Lyle, Dufur or enroute to California !

When I take Dana's incubator back it'll be the first time I've been out of Thurston County since the last time I went to the Wine Shop.

Don't get around much anymore

Aww... Then I guess the wine shop should feel quite honored that your latest ventures out of the county have been in the pursuit of vino!

I was looking for you today. I'm guessing traffic might have been a little crazy though. I'll save some chocolate port for you so it's available when you get into town!

 

[blueducklings]

OMG just read that the city of Kirkland does not allow chickens at all.
ZERO.

I guess that goes for ducks too.
Wonder if it is OK to keep them on roof tops.

What can 10 ducks possibly do to the neighbourhood

 

[SadieSue]

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I like the apple trick Ron. And I just realized a couple of weeks ago that those suet cages were good for greens in the run. I was worried about days I had to keep everyone locked up and wanted to make sure they had some veggies. Hanging the suet cage just made it more fun for them to play tether veggies" all day. I was pretty pleased to have figured this one thing on my own. That's a good tip to share CR.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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People who buy a lot because it's got a mature madrona on it (and is there anything more beautiful?) and then want a nice bright-green lawn right up to the base of it- and poison it. I've finally got a Madrona the birds gave me- they are hard trees to chose a place to plant unless you're t the TOP of one of those unconsolodated glacial till cliffs (Dana has a nice patch to look at coming over Chambers Creek up the hill from the University Place Fred Meyers).

They look dead? Not if they're well-sited, and I'm immune to dropped leaves since I moved next to two acres of oak trees.

"Trees are weeds" is overly broad. Alders are green-manure, Cottonwoods are evidence that God wants us to pay attention, nobody needs Doug Fir in their yards what with God, the Forest Service and Weyerhaeuser planting them everywhere, and Oaks, Madrona, and Cascara are bird habitat.

(much much later)

I got distracted and left this behind, just came in from getting the Wyandotte coop to the point of moving the chickens in, callooo-callay, or would a moment of silence be more appropriate?

As soon as my emergency snack kicks in, the larger (and rebeared, Deirdre, I should have taken more photos!) offspring and I are going to go grab Ian and Sylvia, give them their Emprinex, and stick them in their new, clean, dry, windproof home, so YAY, right?


Any words of wisdom would be much appreciated.

YAY for Julia

I dunno, the old sturdy Doug Firs are also wonderful squirrel habitat, also some bats use them ... but I'd never plant a new one, enough of those spring up unbidden

don't forget the random cherries planted by the birds ... not to mention the maples, both vine and bigleaf ... more wildlife food from their seeds and habitat for much of the year

I love vine maples with all my heart and have nowhere to plant one- they do not do sand and full sun whatsoever: according to one of my reference books, Oregon White Oaks and Vine Maples have non-overlapping habitats. Lovely trees in every way, even the scientific name, Acer circinatum.

I have issues with Big Leaf Maples although mostly come down on the "for" side, only not in the yard or next to the road, because their leaves block stormdrains like nobody's business and their pollen bugs my nose (particle size not allergy per se).

Ian and Sylvia are in their new home, walking around with dry feet and snuggling down- they haven't gotten up on the perch yet, is all.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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When I take Dana's incubator back it'll be the first time I've been out of Thurston County since the last time I went to the Wine Shop.

Don't get around much anymore

Aww... Then I guess the wine shop should feel quite honored that your latest ventures out of the county have been in the pursuit of vino!

I was looking for you today. I'm guessing traffic might have been a little crazy though. I'll save some chocolate port for you so it's available when you get into town!

It wasn't raining, I had help, and I really needed to finish the Wyandotte Coop, which we did for values of "finish" which includes forgetting to trim the tails off the zip-ties and also being about two layers of wire short of finished against raccoons. But I don't have to manhandle the heavy, wet, filthy chicken tractor any more, which will give me more time and energy to get other stuff done.

I am a bad, bad person for not having wine for my cousin but I'll be up maybe next Friday and see about shipping it to her (in Montana, which is OK, I think, have shipped wine there before).

But my chickens are not cold and wet! Yay!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Because they are S T U PID I have spent way too many hours rescuing FOOLS from the Chehalis area flood plain. It happens enough that you come to know thier names and at what point they will be calling for help. And of course the fact that city, county and state continue to allow the flood plain to be filled surely couldn't have anything to do with it right !!!

Also for anybody that may be tempted to drive through the water. Keep in mind these 3 things, it is illegal, YOU DO NOT know what is under the water or worse that the road is now washed away and finally when you do try this and become stranded then you put rescuers at risk just because YOU WANTED TO BE S T U PID