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George Shirley wrote:
.... Back in the sixties folks used to come out to where we country hicks lived and dump their no longer loved critters. House was about a quarter mile from the main road and I was out in the garden when I saw a truck stop and a dog dumped. Had the binoculars around my neck, no not window peeping, watching some crows after something about five acres away. Got the guys license plate number, went into the house, called a deputy sheriff friend, got the guys address. The dog trotted right up to the house so put him in my truck and took him home. The home was about six miles east of us and actually in town. Often wondered what happened when the dumper got home and found his dog on the porch. would have been a good one to get on camera! songbird |
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On 2/25/2016 7:15 AM, Pavel314 wrote:
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11:41:13 AM UTC-5, songbird wrote: this year? i have a bit of brush clearing to do and perhaps transplanting some trees. the rest of the gardens are fairly done and not too much to change now. only one spot inside the fence will need much work as we've removed the pathway to combine two smaller patches. we'll have to redo those edges with something. the hardest part is already done (getting the rocks and crushed limestone moved out of the way). i'm not sure if this is the light at the end of the tunnel or not, but this year is looking good because without having big projects hanging over my head i'll be doing more weeding and redoing of existing places. but i'm not going to say any of this to Ma because i know there's plenty of other projects out there to work on if i feel like it... we could redo the berm and take down the large white pine tree that is too close to the house before it becomes even a worse problem than it already is. shhhh! mums the word... songbird I retired at the end of 2015, so this will be my first gardening season where I have enough spare time to keep up with the weeds in the vegetable garden. I also want to give the wild rice another try. I built a couple of small rice paddies downhill from the pond a few years ago but they kept getting overrun with weeds. Paul Welcome to retirement Paul, I retired in 2007 from a 47 year career that I sometimes miss. Where do you live that you have rice paddies? I grew up in Orange County, Texas amidst rice fields, and worked in them as a young teen. Even heaved bags of dried rice at the local rice warehouse for a bit. What else do you grow? George in Texas |
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On 2/25/2016 7:47 AM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote: ... Back in the sixties folks used to come out to where we country hicks lived and dump their no longer loved critters. House was about a quarter mile from the main road and I was out in the garden when I saw a truck stop and a dog dumped. Had the binoculars around my neck, no not window peeping, watching some crows after something about five acres away. Got the guys license plate number, went into the house, called a deputy sheriff friend, got the guys address. The dog trotted right up to the house so put him in my truck and took him home. The home was about six miles east of us and actually in town. Often wondered what happened when the dumper got home and found his dog on the porch. would have been a good one to get on camera! songbird In those days our county did not have an animal impoundment. I was just tired of having to shoot a critter that I had no problems with at the time and then having to bury them. When you live in the boonies stray dogs get hungry sooner or later and go after your critters. We had a commercial rabbitry, chickens, ducks, geese, and a cow and calf. Your cow quits giving milk when she's been chased all over the pasture. Sometimes you just have to harden your heart and do what is necessary. Now that we live in town I can just call the critter catcher and have them removed and, possibly, adopted by someone that needs love. George |
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On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 9:55:21 AM UTC-5, George Shirley wrote:
On 2/25/2016 7:15 AM, Pavel314 wrote: On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11:41:13 AM UTC-5, songbird wrote: this year? i have a bit of brush clearing to do and perhaps transplanting some trees. the rest of the gardens are fairly done and not too much to change now. only one spot inside the fence will need much work as we've removed the pathway to combine two smaller patches. we'll have to redo those edges with something. the hardest part is already done (getting the rocks and crushed limestone moved out of the way). i'm not sure if this is the light at the end of the tunnel or not, but this year is looking good because without having big projects hanging over my head i'll be doing more weeding and redoing of existing places. but i'm not going to say any of this to Ma because i know there's plenty of other projects out there to work on if i feel like it... we could redo the berm and take down the large white pine tree that is too close to the house before it becomes even a worse problem than it already is. shhhh! mums the word... songbird I retired at the end of 2015, so this will be my first gardening season where I have enough spare time to keep up with the weeds in the vegetable garden. I also want to give the wild rice another try. I built a couple of small rice paddies downhill from the pond a few years ago but they kept getting overrun with weeds. Paul Welcome to retirement Paul, I retired in 2007 from a 47 year career that I sometimes miss. Where do you live that you have rice paddies? I grew up in Orange County, Texas amidst rice fields, and worked in them as a young teen. Even heaved bags of dried rice at the local rice warehouse for a bit. What else do you grow? George in Texas We're in Maryland, about 20 miles north of Baltimore. I don't think regular rice would grow here, but since wild rice grows in Minnesota, it would probably consider our climate mild. My wife is the main gardener. She grows all the basic vegetables and likes to experiment with variations. For example, she's planting six or seven different varieties of garlic this year. I run the tiller when needed and do the heavy lifting. I'm also in charge of the pumpkin patch and growing the cabbages for sauerkraut. Paul |
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On 2/26/2016 6:24 AM, Pavel314 wrote:
On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 9:55:21 AM UTC-5, George Shirley wrote: On 2/25/2016 7:15 AM, Pavel314 wrote: On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11:41:13 AM UTC-5, songbird wrote: this year? i have a bit of brush clearing to do and perhaps transplanting some trees. the rest of the gardens are fairly done and not too much to change now. only one spot inside the fence will need much work as we've removed the pathway to combine two smaller patches. we'll have to redo those edges with something. the hardest part is already done (getting the rocks and crushed limestone moved out of the way). i'm not sure if this is the light at the end of the tunnel or not, but this year is looking good because without having big projects hanging over my head i'll be doing more weeding and redoing of existing places. but i'm not going to say any of this to Ma because i know there's plenty of other projects out there to work on if i feel like it... we could redo the berm and take down the large white pine tree that is too close to the house before it becomes even a worse problem than it already is. shhhh! mums the word... songbird I retired at the end of 2015, so this will be my first gardening season where I have enough spare time to keep up with the weeds in the vegetable garden. I also want to give the wild rice another try. I built a couple of small rice paddies downhill from the pond a few years ago but they kept getting overrun with weeds. Paul Welcome to retirement Paul, I retired in 2007 from a 47 year career that I sometimes miss. Where do you live that you have rice paddies? I grew up in Orange County, Texas amidst rice fields, and worked in them as a young teen. Even heaved bags of dried rice at the local rice warehouse for a bit. What else do you grow? George in Texas We're in Maryland, about 20 miles north of Baltimore. I don't think regular rice would grow here, but since wild rice grows in Minnesota, it would probably consider our climate mild. My wife is the main gardener. She grows all the basic vegetables and likes to experiment with variations. For example, she's planting six or seven different varieties of garlic this year. I run the tiller when needed and do the heavy lifting. I'm also in charge of the pumpkin patch and growing the cabbages for sauerkraut. Paul My wife is from St. Mary's Cty, MD, we married there in 1960 and I brought her to Texas. All I ever saw growing in Southern MD was tobacco and corn, last trip there there was no tobacco, nor corn. The county's big job place is the Patuxent River Naval Air Base, where I was stationed for a couple of years back in the late fifties. The county has really grown since I was there. The fishing and oysters used to be my favorite thing there. Have been through Ballymore several times coming down to the county from Newport, RI and had several friends in the Navy from there. From what I see on TV news I would not want to go anywhere near Baltimore these days. We will be planting our spring garden this weekend. Picked up a couple of tomato plants yesterday and will be going for the sweet chilies tomorrow, if we can find the ones we like best. Green peas planted last fall are fattening up so may get a mess of those. Will harvest the last of the Swiss chard tomorrow also, then will blanch, drain, freeze on a bun tray and then vacuum bag for later use. The last of the salad greens will go into either the composter or the worm house, we shall see. The fruit trees are budding out and the lilies have started blooming. In our climate they are generally the first flowers we see in spring. Good luck with your gardening. George, off to the stupor market |
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