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whodat111/susan posted an update Sunday, Apr 3, 2022, 9:48pm EDT, 2 years, 1 month ago
Hi Potties - Another week behind us & still chilly weather but at least not below freezing at night now.
Katie - Good luck at the doctor tomorrow. I see my primary care Tues. AM & like you I'm going armed with a list of issues and/or questions. Hope we both leave happy or at least not confused.
Max- Glad to hear you got at least 3 drops of rain - beats none at all.
I've never bought from QVC - Bear used to buy from them sometimes. I get most of my plants from the local Lowe's since they have a marked down section for plants that got nipped by cold or got too thirsty or are bloomed out for the season. It saves a lot of money & the plants almost always spring back with a little TLC. I check Walmart for marked down bulbs & plants in spring & fall - not only am I a cheapskate, but I feel sorry for the plants & want to save them if I can. I just got a magazine from one of my charities & it had an article on gardening with native plants - much better for birds, bees & butterflies. It mentioned a nursery located in Ft. Myers so I'm going to reread the article & see how to contact the Ft. Myers folks. I'd like to support them & would be helping my creatures at the same time. Have you considered using native plants? I'd think they'd be a lot less work & care.
You might want to think about putting out a hummingbird feeder. I'm pretty sure they're in your area in the summer & they're fascinating little creatures. I had no idea how smart they are. They remember a feeder location from 1 yr. to the next & can be quite demanding. At both houses we've had newly returned birds come & look in a window to fuss if we didn't already have a feeder out waiting for their arrival. One tip if you do put out a feeder is to make your own nectar instead of buying a commercial mix. It's cheaper for you & better for the birds.
Too bad you're not closer - if the depression you want to sell is green I'd be interested in buying some or letting you put some of yours in my booth. It might not sell fast but it would be free.
I had trouble concentrating on the race today & I usually love the short track races. I paid more attention in the early & very late stages when drivers I like were doing well. Part of the problem was that I was spending more time watching my hummer feeder to see if mine were back - I follow a map that gives arrivals & there've been 2 sightings in SW Canton (where the booth is) & 1 sighting in Ball Ground about as far to the north from me. I'm beyond happy 'cause about 6:30 I spotted my first bird of the season. I didn't get a good look at it but the boys arrive first so I'm assuming it was a boy. I immediately put out fresh nectar so he'd have a good breakfast come daylight.We had rain early last week so I took advantage of the dampness to burn paper trash again. I seem to have a never ending supply of paper to burn & I'm not sure how I accumulate so much. Glad I don't produce trash-type trash. One can wouldn't be big enough!
My Lakeland friends called the other night. They were in Ark. when all the bad weather was there recently. They decided that discretion was the better part of valor & cut their trip short & went home so as not to get blown or washed away. They're headed on the road again the end of April to visit CA (which they love). They converted their regular van to a camper of sorts & stay in campgrounds or rest areas & haul a fair supply of groceries since they aren't comfortable eating in restaurants any more. My mom would have loved to travel with them - that sort of thing was right up her alley. I'm sure I was a bitter disappointment to her since I'm most definitely NOT a rolling stone - perfectly happy just to stay home & gather moss.
If it's nice (i.e., warm) tomorrow I may see about getting some bulbs from the old house to put along my driveway. Hate to think of them just being over there in years to come with nobody to appreciate their beauty.
Everybody take care. Hoping everybody has a touch of spring in their near future. Later.
Susan