Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. Looking forward to walking the ponds. W Walking the Ponds - I would be happy to meet you - or anyone else and walk the holding ponds in Bmt. - These are water reclaimation areas where the city uses the natural process of water filtration before the water is used again, or put back in the Neches River - I think. Anyway, there are miles of walking along leeves and the winter is really the best time to walk because the birds have migrated there...I should be there today, as cold as it is there are probably tons of birds...but I'm going to exercise Theresa's way today...and the cold is coming your way!Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. , I am also being very decadent today. We are under a winter storm watch and we have not had a snow storm on my birthday in ten years, so I am sitting here with a fire and a bottle of my favorite red wine trying to will it in my direction. I made a Maple Walnut cake this morning and am having my favorite artichoke and parmesan dip on flatbread as we speak. I have clean sheets drying and am planning a Lavender scented long hot bath and starting a new book when I hit the bathtub. I turn 56 today and frankly I would have never dreamed when I was younger than I could enjoy a day this much all by myself lol JanetStart the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 you get your birthday snow, and have a lovely evening. Happy Birthday!!! , I just came back through the hedge with the dogs after having cake with the neighbors. There is about an inch of snow on the yard and we are hoping for quite a bit more. The clean sheets are on the bed and I am about to sink into the hot bath with my new book. It is indeed a lovely evening! Thank you for the well wishes! JanetStart the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 , The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New Orleans. When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent but today's outage was unusual. Today is not going to be a walking day for me. Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather. Gerard -------------- Original message from "labtrek1941" : -------------- I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. Looking forward to walking the ponds. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. The cardinals and chickadees are making good use of the feeders today. Re: Walking the Ponds , The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New Orleans. When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent but today's outage was unusual. Today is not going to be a walking day for me. Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather. Gerard -------------- Original message from "labtrek1941" <labtrek1941bellsouth (DOT) net>: -------------- I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. Looking forward to walking the ponds. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Happy, happy birthday, Janet. Elaine Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. , I am also being very decadent today. We are under a winter storm watch and we have not had a snow storm on my birthday in ten years, so I am sitting here with a fire and a bottle of my favorite red wine trying to will it in my direction. I made a Maple Walnut cake this morning and am having my favorite artichoke and parmesan dip on flatbread as we speak. I have clean sheets drying and am planning a Lavender scented long hot bath and starting a new book when I hit the bathtub. I turn 56 today and frankly I would have never dreamed when I was younger than I could enjoy a day this much all by myself lol Janet Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Oh Janet, Thank you for a whole boquet of ideas for my evening. Someone gave me lavender linen spray for Christmas, and I can probably talk Becca into making a cake. It sounds like the birthday scenario I would have chosen. Here's hoping you get your birthday snow, and have a lovely evening. Happy Birthday!!! Re: Walking the Ponds In a message dated 1/19/2008 3:10:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, labtrek1941bellsouth (DOT) net writes: Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. , I am also being very decadent today. We are under a winter storm watch and we have not had a snow storm on my birthday in ten years, so I am sitting here with a fire and a bottle of my favorite red wine trying to will it in my direction. I made a Maple Walnut cake this morning and am having my favorite artichoke and parmesan dip on flatbread as we speak. I have clean sheets drying and am planning a Lavender scented long hot bath and starting a new book when I hit the bathtub. I turn 56 today and frankly I would have never dreamed when I was younger than I could enjoy a day this much all by myself lol Janet Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Welcome to 56, Janet - your evening sounds wonderful...Happy Birthday! Beth ps...where are you that it is snowing...?Elaine wrote: Happy, happy birthday, Janet. Elaine On 1/19/08, DreamOn145aol <DreamOn145aol> wrote: In a message dated 1/19/2008 3:10:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, labtrek1941bellsouth (DOT) net writes: Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. , I am also being very decadent today. We are under a winter storm watch and we have not had a snow storm on my birthday in ten years, so I am sitting here with a fire and a bottle of my favorite red wine trying to will it in my direction. I made a Maple Walnut cake this morning and am having my favorite artichoke and parmesan dip on flatbread as we speak. I have clean sheets drying and am planning a Lavender scented long hot bath and starting a new book when I hit the bathtub. I turn 56 today and frankly I would have never dreamed when I was younger than I could enjoy a day this much all by myself lol Janet Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Happy Birthday!. laurie > > > In a message dated 1/19/2008 3:10:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > labtrek1941@... writes: > > Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. > > > , > > I am also being very decadent today. We are under a winter storm watch and > we have not had a snow storm on my birthday in ten years, so I am sitting > here with a fire and a bottle of my favorite red wine trying to will it in my > direction. I made a Maple Walnut cake this morning and am having my favorite > artichoke and parmesan dip on flatbread as we speak. I have clean sheets > drying and am planning a Lavender scented long hot bath and starting a new book > when I hit the bathtub. I turn 56 today and frankly I would have never > dreamed when I was younger than I could enjoy a day this much all by myself lol > > Janet > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 W Last time we had those red cardinals was last fall, I spotted one in the bushes beside the building I work at while walking around to get away from the sitting. The birds that you talk about fly past the city from our north and the city is the last stop before they cross lake ontario and head into new york and south. we almost want to keep quiet about seeing the birds, until the birds have left, so they won't get harmed. Reminds me of a time when a monarch butterfly landed on my leg as I sat outside, I considered waving to scare it away so that it would not get to like humans and end up as a specimen in a collector's glass display. It stayed on my leg for a time then it flew away. from Bill > > Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. The cardinals and chickadees are making good use of the feeders today. > > Re: Walking the Ponds > > > > , > > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New Orleans. > > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent but today's outage was unusual. > > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me. > > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather. > > > > Gerard > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from " labtrek1941 " : -------------- > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. > Looking forward to walking the ponds. > W > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Maybe some of the cardinals I am feeding are ones that flew past your city last fall. Actually, though, I think most of these are year-round inhabitants, including the chickadees. We had not had many chickadees around until we began seriously feeding a good seed mix all year. Now we have permanent ones. I guess they have enough sense to recognize a good thing and stick with it. W Re: Walking the Ponds> > > > ,> > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New Orleans.> > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent but today's outage was unusual.> > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me.> > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather.> > > > Gerard> > > > > > > -------------- Original message from "labtrek1941" : -------------- > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come.> Looking forward to walking the ponds.> W> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Went to weather.com, and it said that it was snowing in Raleigh, NC. Happy Birthday!!! Hope you get just the right amount for just the right amount of time, and just on the lawns, not streets or sidewalks. W Re: Walking the Ponds Welcome to 56, Janet - your evening sounds wonderful...Happy Birthday! Beth ps...where are you that it is snowing...?Elaine <elrolegmail> wrote: Happy, happy birthday, Janet. Elaine On 1/19/08, DreamOn145aol <DreamOn145aol> wrote: In a message dated 1/19/2008 3:10:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, labtrek1941bellsouth (DOT) net writes: Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. , I am also being very decadent today. We are under a winter storm watch and we have not had a snow storm on my birthday in ten years, so I am sitting here with a fire and a bottle of my favorite red wine trying to will it in my direction. I made a Maple Walnut cake this morning and am having my favorite artichoke and parmesan dip on flatbread as we speak. I have clean sheets drying and am planning a Lavender scented long hot bath and starting a new book when I hit the bathtub. I turn 56 today and frankly I would have never dreamed when I was younger than I could enjoy a day this much all by myself lol Janet Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Welcome to 56, Janet - your evening sounds wonderful...Happy Birthday! Beth ps...where are you that it is snowing...? Thank you to everyone who wished me Happy Birthday. I am just east of Raleigh NC and in the long run we only got about an inch of snow last night and its almost gone today. It doesn't snow much here anymore JanetStart the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Hi W, I see birds as minature dinosaurs and see them function on only instinct, no brain capacity, like lizards with feathers, they likely only fly south to find available food, up in my city frozen ground and bushes covered in snow and ice reduces the available food supply, they find a good thing around your place that's for sure. from Bill > > > > Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. > The cardinals and chickadees are making good use of the feeders today. > > > > Re: Walking the Ponds > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New > Orleans. > > > > > > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly > after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent > but today's outage was unusual. > > > > > > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me. > > > > > > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather. > > > > > > > > Gerard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from " labtrek1941 " > <labtrek1941@>: -------------- > > > > > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it > was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it > is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night > (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some > of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we > will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told > that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared > OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to > be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, > we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet > gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. > > Looking forward to walking the ponds. > > W > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 years that we have had a freeze enough to kill the tropical type plants, and even so, the roses have not yet gone dormant. , The plants here stay confused with the climate changes. When I came home on Friday I noticed that the Redbud trees were in bloom. Hard to tell after this freezing weekend what they will be doing. We have so many warm spells in the winter that plants repeatedly bud and freeze. Last year we had a freeze in April and I lost of my azaleas for the season and it killed three of my Crepe Myrtles. Now we are having a severe drought and they say that this year we will not be able to water plants at all so I guess we will just watch them die, and if we don't get rain that will be the least of our worries. JanetStart the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 oh monarchs, how i miss them. they used to migrate through my neighborhood when i was a kid. i remember back in '79 there was such a big swarm, then '80 less, '81 less still, '82 or '83 i remember there being enough that one of my sisters friends who was doing a science experiment was able to catch one and then i remember hardly ever seeing them again. i'm going to get on my soapbox here, since I know everyone on this group who is active, takes pretty good care of mother nature, let's all nag our aquaintances to leave some of the milkweeds that the monarchs like best. only problem i have is that I dont really know which kind they like best. maybe someone here knows? I have a patch in the corner of my backyard where i let the weeds grow, the snakes, frogs and spiders love to hang out there. i was at a garden store and they had little signs on stakes that you could put in your 'natural area' and they said things like " bug habitat " and " wildlife area " it was pretty cool. laurie > > > > Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. > The cardinals and chickadees are making good use of the feeders today. > > > > Re: Walking the Ponds > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New > Orleans. > > > > > > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly > after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent > but today's outage was unusual. > > > > > > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me. > > > > > > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather. > > > > > > > > Gerard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from " labtrek1941 " > <labtrek1941@>: -------------- > > > > > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it > was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it > is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night > (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some > of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we > will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told > that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared > OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to > be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, > we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet > gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. > > Looking forward to walking the ponds. > > W > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Glad you got a little snow for your birthday, anyway, Janet. In the 60's when I was in college, I was a counsellor and riding instructor at a summer camp near Asheville. The counsellors lived on porches of the camper cabins, and I had an army bunk which was lined between the mattress and springs with a thick layer of newspaper to keep the cold from seeping upwards, and two quilts and a comforter on top. Many nights all this was necessary, and this was from mid June to mid August. Now, you seldom get nights like that in the middle of the summer. All my relatives confirm that it is consistantly warmer and has been for a long time. Down here on the gulf coast, in the 50's and 60's, you would see snow about every five years. I have been back on the coast 24 years now, and have seen only one snow that stuck to the ground even for a few hours, and this winter is the first in over ten years that we have had a freeze enough to kill the tropical type plants, and even so, the roses have not yet gone dormant. W Re: Walking the Ponds In a message dated 1/19/2008 11:39:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BethLackey writes: Welcome to 56, Janet - your evening sounds wonderful...Happy Birthday! Beth ps...where are you that it is snowing...? Thank you to everyone who wished me Happy Birthday. I am just east of Raleigh NC and in the long run we only got about an inch of snow last night and its almost gone today. It doesn't snow much here anymore Janet Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 another find in the garden store are wild flower seeds---> > oh monarchs, how i miss them. they used to migrate through my > neighborhood when i was a kid. i remember back in '79 there was such > a big swarm, then '80 less, '81 less still, '82 or '83 i remember > there being enough that one of my sisters friends who was doing a > science experiment was able to catch one and then i remember hardly > ever seeing them again. > > i'm going to get on my soapbox here, since I know everyone on this > group who is active, takes pretty good care of mother nature, let's > all nag our aquaintances to leave some of the milkweeds that the > monarchs like best. only problem i have is that I dont really know > which kind they like best. > > maybe someone here knows? > > I have a patch in the corner of my backyard where i let the weeds > grow, the snakes, frogs and spiders love to hang out there. > > i was at a garden store and they had little signs on stakes that you > could put in your 'natural area' and they said things like " bug > habitat " and " wildlife area " it was pretty cool. > > laurie > > > > > > > > Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. > > The cardinals and chickadees are making good use of the feeders today. > > > > > > Re: Walking the Ponds > > > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New > > Orleans. > > > > > > > > > > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly > > after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent > > but today's outage was unusual. > > > > > > > > > > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather. > > > > > > > > > > > > Gerard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from " labtrek1941 " > > <labtrek1941@>: -------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it > > was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it > > is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night > > (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some > > of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we > > will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told > > that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared > > OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to > > be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, > > we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet > > gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. > > > Looking forward to walking the ponds. > > > W > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Becca is not available to research what to feed the monarchs, but I will get her do do it and to find out where to order the seeds. You will also need to find out what the caterpillars eat and she can do that as well. Since we have been meeting the eastern swallowtails' needs their population has exploded, so maybe that will happen for you with the monarchs. We all need to do what we can to help these beautiful creatures. Becca would have me dodge them with the car, but my sense of self preservation wins out. Wish there was a way to keep them safe from cars, but at least we can increase the population so there are more to, hopefully, survive traffic. W Re: Walking the Ponds> > > > > > > > ,> > > > > > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New > Orleans.> > > > > > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly > after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent > but today's outage was unusual.> > > > > > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me.> > > > > > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather.> > > > > > > > Gerard> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from "labtrek1941" > <labtrek1941@>: -------------- > > > > > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it > was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it > is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night > (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some > of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we > will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told > that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared > OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to > be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, > we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet > gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come.> > Looking forward to walking the ponds.> > W> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 i read it somewhere once. but i couldnt find it recently. i'm sorry my post wasnt clear, i did mean which plants feed the caterpillars. i know it's a type of milkweed, but i couldnt figure out exactly which kind. i guess maybe i could do a search for Monarch caterpillar food? laurie > > > > > > Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold and wet. > > The cardinals and chickadees are making good use of the feeders today. > > > > > > Re: Walking the Ponds > > > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New > > Orleans. > > > > > > > > > > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly > > after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages were frequent > > but today's outage was unusual. > > > > > > > > > > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather. > > > > > > > > > > > > Gerard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from " labtrek1941 " > > <labtrek1941@>: -------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it > > was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it > > is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night > > (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can split some > > of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we > > will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told > > that we could expect to find that many trees which stood and appeared > > OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to > > be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailing die, > > we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak and sweet > > gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come. > > > Looking forward to walking the ponds. > > > W > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Well I can tell you from my garden experience they love tomato plants...and many people Seven Dust their plants, which kills them, in turn reducing the butterfly population...they also love to cross the highway and get squashed...(I learned this while driving a Mazda Miata and I was so low I could see everything on the highway) The really odd thing about catterpillars is they do not kill the plant when they eat the leaves...the plant will come back ...and the life span of a catterpillar is short...so if you can kindly remove them and take them to dill, carrot tops, or other leaves...they will be just as happy.spamthekat wrote: i read it somewhere once. but i couldnt find it recently. i'm sorrymy post wasnt clear, i did mean which plants feed the caterpillars.i know it's a type of milkweed, but i couldnt figure out exactly whichkind. i guess maybe i could do a search for Monarch caterpillar food?laurie> > >> > > Burning the wood and staying in out of the miserable cold andwet. > > The cardinals and chickadees are making good use of the feederstoday.> > > > > > Re: Walking the Ponds> > > > > > > > > > > > ,> > > > > > > > > > > > The cold and nasty weather headed your way is already here in New > > Orleans.> > > > > > > > > > > > When I woke up this morning there was a power outage. Shortly > > after I returned to New Orleans February of 06 outages werefrequent > > but today's outage was unusual.> > > > > > > > > > > > Today is not going to be a walking day for me.> > > > > > > > > > > > Hopefully you will have enough cut wood for this weather.> > > > > > > > > > > > Gerard> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from "labtrek1941" > > <labtrek1941@>: -------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > I just got home from babysitting the youngest grandson, and it > > was considerably colder upon leaving than when I got there, plus it > > is raining. It is supposed to go below freezing tomorrow night > > (Saturday night) so we are going to have to see if we can splitsome > > of those logs as Jane explained how to do. When we burn those, we > > will have finally used the fallen trees from Katrina. We were told > > that we could expect to find that many trees which stood andappeared > > OK after the storm would eventually die, and this is turning out to > > be true. If all the trees which appear to be diseased or ailingdie, > > we will have lost about half of our trees, mostly live oak andsweet > > gum. At least we will have wood for the fireplace for years to come.> > > Looking forward to walking the ponds.> > > W> > >> >> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 The Redbuds bloom around the Houston/Bmt. area around Feb....but I see my peach tree budding out...which is really weird.DreamOn145@... wrote: In a message dated 1/20/2008 3:10:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, labtrek1941bellsouth (DOT) net writes: years that we have had a freeze enough to kill the tropical type plants, and even so, the roses have not yet gone dormant. , The plants here stay confused with the climate changes. When I came home on Friday I noticed that the Redbud trees were in bloom. Hard to tell after this freezing weekend what they will be doing. We have so many warm spells in the winter that plants repeatedly bud and freeze. Last year we had a freeze in April and I lost of my azaleas for the season and it killed three of my Crepe Myrtles. Now we are having a severe drought and they say that this year we will not be able to water plants at all so I guess we will just watch them die, and if we don't get rain that will be the least of our worries. Janet Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 >> all nag our aquaintances to leave some of the milkweeds that the> monarchs like best. only problem i have is that I dont really know> which kind they like best. > It's the common milkweed that hosts the monarch caterpillars. I knew what the plant looked like, but I didn't know what it was called (Google & Wikipedia to the rescue). The milkweed family has a lot of members.See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Milkweed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkweed We have been adding more gardens every year to our yard. I want to start putting in some rain gardens to capture rainfall run off and some milkweed would probably be a good addition to that type of garden as the best plants for rain gardens tend to be native plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 we had a cold snap and then a couple of warm days and a lot of things started budding out and now it's really really cold. i hope everything fares well. the camillas camillias? were getting ready to bloom and i saw some other things as well. do you guys have any suggestions of what to use passion fruit for? the stuff is growing like mad around here, i'm wondering if it will become too much of a good thing. laurie In a message dated 1/20/2008 3:10:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, labtrek1941@... writes: > years that we have had a freeze enough to kill the tropical type plants, and even so, the roses have not yet gone dormant. > > , > > The plants here stay confused with the climate changes. When I came home on Friday I noticed that the Redbud trees were in bloom. Hard to tell after this freezing weekend what they will be doing. We have so many warm spells in the winter that plants repeatedly bud and freeze. Last year we had a freeze in April and I lost of my azaleas for the season and it killed three of my Crepe Myrtles. Now we are having a severe drought and they say that this year we will not be able to water plants at all so I guess we will just watch them die, and if we don't get rain that will be the least of our worries. > > Janet > > > > > --------------------------------- > Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 thanks a bunch, i had no idea of what it looked like, i thought it looked more like an Oakweed or common dandelion. laurie > > > > all nag our aquaintances to leave some of the milkweeds that the > > monarchs like best. only problem i have is that I dont really know > > which kind they like best. > > > It's the common milkweed that hosts the monarch caterpillars. I knew > what the plant looked like, but I didn't know what it was called (Google > & Wikipedia to the rescue). The milkweed family has a lot of members. > > See: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Milkweed > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Milkweed> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkweed > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkweed> > > We have been adding more gardens every year to our yard. I want to > start putting in some rain gardens > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_garden> to capture rainfall run off > and some milkweed would probably be a good addition to that type of > garden as the best plants for rain gardens tend to be native plants. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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