MY GARDEN IS PROTECTED !

[susieqz]

it's snowy n cold here so no shooting or gardening.
feels weird after 80 degree days.

cuddles went out anyway.
he gets cabin fever easy.
drifter looked at the snow n decided to stay in.

my kits understand bad weather. the cool thing is that they are far more cuddly in a storm.
they spend lots more time snuggled up to me even tho it's warm in here.

 

[Redbert31]

Nothing like a snuggle with your pets. My two love the snow but only Jackson goes out in the rain. Logan wouldn't go out today with the rain and very windy conditions. If it stops he'll go out in the backyard. But they are both very snuggly especially at night. Logan pushes his nose under the covers and wags his tail to ask if he can come under and snuggle. Rob has a heated blanket on his side and Jackson nestles alongside him. We all get a good night sleep [emoji42][emoji42]

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[susieqz]

i thot the stupid panic was over.
king arthur was offering flour for delivery in 4 weeks.
i dawdled a bit n that was sold out.

on the plus side all the guns n ammo bot by lunatic
preppers hasn't been needed.
no signs of civil unrest.

oddly, i would look like a prepper to an outside observer.
i have guns, lots of ammo, food stores n crops growing.
that's just my hobbies n my way of life.

 

[susieqz]

my honeysuckle started blooming on sunday.
hundreds of flowers all at once.
on monday, a hummingbird came to dine.
that was my signal to put out my feeder.
i did that n the hum found it right away since it's only 12 yards from the honeysuckle.
he's eating from both giving me lots of time to watch him.
my kits haven't noticed him yet, but he's too fast for them anyway.

 

[Redbert31]

Nice. I have my hummingbird feeder set up but no birds yet. I'm trying to plant nectar bearing plants to attract them. We normally don't see hummingbirds until the first week of May around here. We normally see the Ruby throated hummingbirds that are green on their bodies. We've also seen hummingbird bees here. They're black and yellow striped and they hover like hummingbirds and about the same size but they're bees.

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[susieqz]

bees that size would be scary.
there are lots of plants that draw hums, but you need to research.
nectar bearing by itself isn't enow.
some info is incorrect.
i always heard that red draws them but it's not true.
my honeysuckle flowers are trumpet shaped orange with yellow fringe.
only hums could stick a beak in there n they love them.

rats.
my high blood pressure has risen to the 150s.
my doc doesn't want to add meds without a blood test so that's out.
gotta hope i can avoid the illness.

 

[Redbert31]

Thanks for the info. I will look into it more and see if I can plant some honeysuckle. Is that considered invasive? I'll look into that as well. As far as your BP. 150 (if it's the top number) usually isn't life threatening. They've debunked the claim that two classes of blood pressure medication make your case of Corona virus, if you get it, worse, but they change their minds back and forth. They mention ACE inhibitors and ARB blockers as being the two classes to avoid. I'm a pharmacist and I'm on an ARB blocker and I'm staying on it because it keeps my BP below 180 and very close to ideal for the first time in a few years. If you want, you can pm me and I'll tell you if you're on anything from those two classes. Your MD generally doesn't use those two classes as first line of treatment. Most give you a diuretic (water pill) first, then later on they add a beta blocker to give you better BP control if you need it. I don't like to talk about any ones meds in public so you can pm me if you choose to. And yes the first time I saw a hummingbird bee,I was on a trail with Jackson my dog and it buzzed his head. I grabbed him and ran home like a scared little girl lol. Then I looked it up and I haven't seen many of them around since. Have a good day [emoji1][emoji1]

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[susieqz]

red, you did it again.'
your inbox is full.

all that typing wasted.

 

[Redbert31]

Just found that out. But there's nothing in it?!? Can you email me instead? [email protected]. Sorry about the extra typing. Give me your email when you send the message and we shouldn't have that problem again.

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[BLUEDOT37]

Follow-up

As has been mentioned, sometimes they surprise you.

The stray/abandoned little kitty, that adopted me several years ago, would run away if I even made eye to eye contact with her, when she first appeared with her head sticking out from under the fence.

I kept giving her food every day & she stayed just out of view but slowly, after going thru two winters, slowly she got closer & closer until one day I touched her tail & she didn't run.

Now she stays by the patio in the fair weather & comes into the garage in the winter when I call her.

Even my son had to shake his head & admit he was wrong in thinking she'd never be more than a scaredy cat.
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susieqz: I hope things work out with your little helper.

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As a follow-up to this old post, about two years ago, after the previous three winters of being a outside/garage cat I started her on a transition to coming inside the house more & more each day.

She's been exclusively an inside cat now for two years, never wants to go outside, follows me around the house, sleeps on my lap almost every night & helps me browse the S&W Catalog for fun stuff to bring home.

She turned out to be an affectionate & awesome companion! I'm glad she found me.

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[Redbert31]

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As a follow-up to this old post, about two years ago, after the previous three winters of being a outside/garage cat I started her on a transition to coming inside the house more & more each day.



She's been exclusively an inside cat now for two years, never wants to go outside, follows me around the house, sleeps on my lap almost every night & helps me browse the S&W Catalog for fun stuff to bring home. [emoji14]



She turned out to be an affectionate & awesome companion! I'm glad she found me.



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What a beauty! All that patience paid off! Good work BLUEDOT37!![emoji74][emoji75]

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[susieqz]

blue, that's great!
i remember the original post n it's super of you to give us an update.
thanks.

 

[susieqz]

SOMETHING EVIL THIS WAY COMES
day before yesterday my kits refused to leave the house.
today they are staying in again.
they accompany me to the garden but stick close n come in when i do.
this is very unusual.
it takes cuddles about 2 minutes to get cabin fever during the day.
they come in for curfew, but that's it.

i'm armed but i never see whatever it is that spooks them.
i know which way the wind is blowing so i know what direction the monster is, but i can't find it.

 

[susieqz]

something evil this way walks.
for 2 days my kits wouldn't leave the house.
they would go out to the gardn with me, but stayed close n camein when i did.
i'm armed but i never see the monster.

so anyway, i know the scientists are wrong as to my kits not being ambush hunters.
i've seen drifter lie in wait for a bunny til it came close enow for her to spring n bite it on the back of the neck.

cuddles is taking bunniees too but i haven't seen a kill. he's big n very fast so he might be able to chase one down if he surprised it n got it befor it reached full speed.

the scientists are right about day to day kills.
they PROWL.
when hungry, that's what they do.
i see no pattern. they just prowl everywhere til they find a meal.
this might be easy because their hearing is acute.
i bet they can hear a mouse move.
seems like both in sight n hearing they are superior to dogs.
they are made for killing little things while dogs seem best at bigger things.

 

[Doug M.]

Cats of any size tend to be skillful and efficient killers.

 

[Redbert31]

Happy Mother's Day to all with two footed and four footed "kids" of all kinds. Love is where you find it and have a beautiful day [emoji175][emoji175][emoji253][emoji253]

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[susieqz]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, RED.

 

[susieqz]

NOW THAT I'VE ATTACKED SCIENTIFIC BELIEFS ABOUT CATS, i'll attack cat owners beliefs.
the theory is you never feed cats too much or they won't hunt.
this is wrong.
cats don't hunt just to fill tummies.
they need to kill.
just found a possum with his head bitten off.
i guess he didn't taste good.
cuddles killed him.
cuddles always has a full tummy.
cud kills to kill.
if he sees a bunny, he does want it for dinner, but
mostly, he has a need to kill.
yeah, givven a full tummy he probably naps more, but
if he sees something he can kill, he will kill.
killing seems to be its own reward.
my kits are not politically correct.
this thing about the lion lying down with the lamb is stupid.
sooner or later, the lion will kill the lamb just for fun.

 

[Redbert31]

Very true Susie [emoji250][emoji250] and Happy Mother's Day...I hope Cud and Drifter brought you some"offerings" for Cat-Mother's Day [emoji175][emoji175][emoji253][emoji253]

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[Engineer1911]

Nothing new posted for 3 months. Hope all the people and critters are OK. End of May, I, my wife , and a contractor tore out the small main bathroom (floor, ceiling, and walls along with tub, toilet and vanity), and 4 closets. The bathroom is now a 8 foot square with large cherry vanity, new sink and granite counter. Ceramic tile on walls and floor. When the demolition was done, I went to Montana to shoot prairie dogs with 2 other guys.

When I came back the bathroom was almost finished. My wife understood why I said "NO" for 12 years. Dust was unbelievable, but she was really happy with the result. Reconstruction took about 3 weeks. I finished walls and trim work in our house, then went to work for our contractor helping him build an elevated 20' deep X 60' wide elevated deck. By early August, I was back on retirement.

My wife is worried about the virus and follows all the precautions. I don't wear a mask, haven't changed my lifestyle any, and we are both healthy. We have a veritable "flock" of hummingbirds on 3 feeders, other birds on 4 seed feeders, and the neighbor's chickens keeping all the bird seed on the ground ate up. We have had very few bugs in the house this year. It has been a 90° + summer but temps haven't exceeded 100° yet in Augusta.