I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.

Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was able
to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field and
it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to mow
and keep the forest from growing back.

Gotta start somewhe
http://i44.tinypic.com/110j82e.jpg
Keep going:
http://i42.tinypic.com/34pxerl.jpg
Almost:
http://i41.tinypic.com/2lvb693.jpg
Job well done:
http://i42.tinypic.com/de9x6t.jpg
Tenants:
http://i42.tinypic.com/aw9wdx.jpg
Hummers are back:
http://i41.tinypic.com/x5qjvn.jpg

I planned to start string trimming today but it looks like rain... I sure
hope not as I plan to till my veggie garden this weekend and I need it to
dry out. Oops is raining now.

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>
> Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was
> able
> to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field and
> it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to
> mow
> and keep the forest from growing back.
>
> Gotta start somewhe
> http://i44.tinypic.com/110j82e.jpg
> Keep going:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/34pxerl.jpg
> Almost:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/2lvb693.jpg
> Job well done:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/de9x6t.jpg
> Tenants:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/aw9wdx.jpg
> Hummers are back:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/x5qjvn.jpg
>
> I planned to start string trimming today but it looks like rain... I sure
> hope not as I plan to till my veggie garden this weekend and I need it to
> dry out. Oops is raining now.


looks like you're busy.

That's damn big field - can't you lease it out to a truck farmer for a piece
of the action?

Dimitri

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>>
>> Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was
>> able
>> to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field
>> and
>> it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to
>> mow
>> and keep the forest from growing back.
>>
>> Gotta start somewhe
>> http://i44.tinypic.com/110j82e.jpg
>> Keep going:
>> http://i42.tinypic.com/34pxerl.jpg
>> Almost:
>> http://i41.tinypic.com/2lvb693.jpg
>> Job well done:
>> http://i42.tinypic.com/de9x6t.jpg
>> Tenants:
>> http://i42.tinypic.com/aw9wdx.jpg
>> Hummers are back:
>> http://i41.tinypic.com/x5qjvn.jpg
>>
>> I planned to start string trimming today but it looks like rain... I sure
>> hope not as I plan to till my veggie garden this weekend and I need it to
>> dry out. Oops is raining now.
>
>
> looks like you're busy.
>
> That's damn big field - can't you lease it out to a truck farmer for a
> piece of the action?
>
>

Not worth the liability placed on myself and I don't need the loss of
privacy having folks
traipsing willy nilly, nor do I need their mess. I actually enjoy the
mowing and tending to the perimeter, especially the peacefulness of that
back field. I can afford the $10 worth of diesel to mow that field each
week, it's wonderful entertainment... much better than paying $39.95 to see
some dumb movie on PPV... just to stand out in the middle of all that
natural space and uninhibitally, unabashidly, pee on the ground like a wild
beast.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>
> Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was able
> to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field and
> it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to mow
> and keep the forest from growing back.
>
> Gotta start somewhe
> http://i44.tinypic.com/110j82e.jpg
> Keep going:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/34pxerl.jpg
> Almost:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/2lvb693.jpg
> Job well done:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/de9x6t.jpg
> Tenants:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/aw9wdx.jpg
> Hummers are back:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/x5qjvn.jpg
>
> I planned to start string trimming today but it looks like rain... I sure
> hope not as I plan to till my veggie garden this weekend and I need it to
> dry out. Oops is raining now.
>
>
You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd
like that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.

I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...

> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd like
> that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>
> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>

I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually don't see
my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other day. Obviously a
repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat) hovered over the Sheppard's
hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I didn't have a meal ready for him,
but I'm going to wait until nearly June to start hanging the feeder. It's a
lot of work to keep these guys in fresh and clean food.

On Thu 14 May 2009 07:12:55p, Cheryl told us...

>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd like
>> that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>>
>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>>
>
> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually don't
> see my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other day.
> Obviously a repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat) hovered over
> the Sheppard's hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I didn't have a
> meal ready for him, but I'm going to wait until nearly June to start
> hanging the feeder. It's a lot of work to keep these guys in fresh and
> clean food.

Believe it or not, we get a huge number of several different types of
hummingbirds here in the greater Phoenix area throughout the year. I'm
guessing it's because we have many ever-blooming plants that seem to appeal
to them. We don't use a feeder, but they're in our yard almost every day.
Even at my office I see them at least several times a week. They're
wonderful to watch and so beautiful.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
High ~tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we
supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us? ~Annita Manning

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd
>> like that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>>
>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>>
>
> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually don't
> see my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other day.
> Obviously a repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat) hovered over
> the Sheppard's hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I didn't have a
> meal ready for him, but I'm going to wait until nearly June to start
> hanging the feeder. It's a lot of work to keep these guys in fresh and
> clean food.
>
Oh we do, I'm sure, but it is hard to see them. The second time,
which was over ten years ago, I initially thought it was a large
bumblebee!

--
Jean B.

On Fri, 15 May 2009 06:22:58 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd
>>> like that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>>>
>>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>>>
>>
>> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually don't
>> see my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other day.
>> Obviously a repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat) hovered over
>> the Sheppard's hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I didn't have a
>> meal ready for him, but I'm going to wait until nearly June to start
>> hanging the feeder. It's a lot of work to keep these guys in fresh and
>> clean food.
>>
>Oh we do, I'm sure, but it is hard to see them. The second time,
>which was over ten years ago, I initially thought it was a large
>bumblebee!


I see you have a few of our tourists hanging around, tell them to come
home as the family is all here now except them. There's a little lake
about 5 min. from here where you can sit and feed them from your hand.
It's alittle intimidating having a few hundred surround you wanting a
snak, you'd better have enough.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd like
>>> that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>>>
>>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>>>
>>
>> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually don't
>> see my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other day.
>> Obviously a repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat) hovered over
>> the Sheppard's hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I didn't have a
>> meal ready for him, but I'm going to wait until nearly June to start
>> hanging the feeder. It's a lot of work to keep these guys in fresh and
>> clean food.
>>
> Oh we do, I'm sure, but it is hard to see them. The second time, which
> was over ten years ago, I initially thought it was a large bumblebee!
>
> --
> Jean B.



There is also something called a hummingbird moth which is often mistaken
for a baby hummingbird (or a very large bumblebee). But it's actually a
moth that is attracted to flowers

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd like
>>>> that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>>>>
>>>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually don't
>>> see my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other day.
>>> Obviously a repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat) hovered over
>>> the Sheppard's hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I didn't have a
>>> meal ready for him, but I'm going to wait until nearly June to start
>>> hanging the feeder. It's a lot of work to keep these guys in fresh and
>>> clean food.
>>>
>> Oh we do, I'm sure, but it is hard to see them. The second time, which
>> was over ten years ago, I initially thought it was a large bumblebee!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
>
>
> There is also something called a hummingbird moth which is often mistaken
> for a baby hummingbird (or a very large bumblebee). But it's actually a
> moth that is attracted to flowers
>
> Jill
One of the species turns into the voracious Tomato Hornworm, a bane to
tomato growers. A couple of the 5-inch long and finger thick worms can
strip the foliage from a tomato plant and drill dime-size holes in the
tomatoes overnight. [:{
Janet

jmcquown wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd
>>>> like that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>>>>
>>>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually
>>> don't see my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other
>>> day. Obviously a repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat)
>>> hovered over the Sheppard's hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I
>>> didn't have a meal ready for him, but I'm going to wait until nearly
>>> June to start hanging the feeder. It's a lot of work to keep these
>>> guys in fresh and clean food.
>>>
>> Oh we do, I'm sure, but it is hard to see them. The second time,
>> which was over ten years ago, I initially thought it was a large
>> bumblebee!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
>
>
> There is also something called a hummingbird moth which is often
> mistaken for a baby hummingbird (or a very large bumblebee). But it's
> actually a moth that is attracted to flowers
>
> Jill

So, since it was at a distance, maybe I did not even see one a
second time. :-(

--
Jean B.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> You make me very grateful that I don't have that much to mow. I'd
>> like that much land, but mostly wooded and wild.
>>
>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>>
>
> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! Here in MD I usually don't
> see my regulars until June, but I saw a transient the other day.
> Obviously a repeat visitor because he (BRIGHT red throat) hovered over
> the Sheppard's hook I hang the feeder on. I felt bad I didn't have a
> meal ready for him, but I'm going to wait until nearly June to start
> hanging the feeder. It's a lot of work to keep these guys in fresh and
> clean food.
>
PS: Yes, I was not imagining I saw "humming birds" as the post
slipped past my grasp. Ack! That conjures up odd visions.

--
Jean B.

On May 14, 9:12*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
>
>
> I'm surprised you don't get hummers in MA! *

She must be dating the wrong guys.

--Bryan

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "Jean B." > : in
> rec.food.cooking
>
>> I have only seen humming birds twice in my life. Lucky you!
>
> Really? We get a lot of them. Last year there seemed to be a huge number
> of them around. We have a couple of feeders out and we have plants that
> will attract them. Feeders go out about the end of April until about the
> 2nd week of October.
>
> Michael
>
I haven't gone out of my way to attract them. Maybe after I move.

--
Jean B.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>
> Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was able
> to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field and
> it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to mow
> and keep the forest from growing back.
>
> Gotta start somewhe
> http://i44.tinypic.com/110j82e.jpg
> Keep going:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/34pxerl.jpg
> Almost:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/2lvb693.jpg
> Job well done:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/de9x6t.jpg
> Tenants:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/aw9wdx.jpg
> Hummers are back:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/x5qjvn.jpg
>
> I planned to start string trimming today but it looks like rain... I sure
> hope not as I plan to till my veggie garden this weekend and I need it to
> dry out. Oops is raining now.
>
>
>
>
Tell me I didn't just type humming birds!!!! If so, :-(

--
Jean B.

On Thu, 14 May 2009 15:05:32 GMT, "brooklyn1"
> wrote:

>I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>
>Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was able
>to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field and
>it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to mow
>and keep the forest from growing back.

Beautiful!!! Where do you live Sheldon? Looks like mid-south? With
Canadian geese. Gorgeous green color.

We live in Hawaii where we do not get that new spring green, and we
saw that same green on a trip to M) last week, to visit family. That
green is beautiful!!

Trimming. We do have to prune each of our multi-thousand coffee
trees once a year- just one branch, but we have over the year, figured
out we could pile them high, instead of trimming them to bits, and
within 3 years, they have decomposed.

Thanks.

aloha,
Cea

"pure kona" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 15:05:32 GMT, "brooklyn1"
> > wrote:
>
>>I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>>
>>Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was
>>able
>>to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field and
>>it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to
>>mow
>>and keep the forest from growing back.
>
> Beautiful!!! Where do you live Sheldon? Looks like mid-south? With
> Canadian geese. Gorgeous green color.

I live in NY's Catskills... and it's Canada geese. I've been to all the US
states except Hawaii... can't you build a tunnel... I ain't flying ever
again. I love the four distinct seasons. My brother retired to Florida,
he hates it, only two seasons there, hot and hotter.

> We live in Hawaii where we do not get that new spring green, and we
> saw that same green on a trip to M) last week, to visit family. That
> green is beautiful!!
>
> Trimming. We do have to prune each of our multi-thousand coffee
> trees once a year- just one branch, but we have over the year, figured
> out we could pile them high, instead of trimming them to bits, and
> within 3 years, they have decomposed.
>
> Thanks.
>
> aloha,
> Cea

"brooklyn1" > wrote in
:

> I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>
> Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough
> that I was able to mow my 4 acre back field for the first
> time, used to be a hay field and it was already in seed, that
> takes a full day's labor every week just to mow and keep the
> forest from growing back.
>
> Gotta start somewhe
> http://i44.tinypic.com/110j82e.jpg
> Keep going:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/34pxerl.jpg
> Almost:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/2lvb693.jpg
> Job well done:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/de9x6t.jpg
> Tenants:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/aw9wdx.jpg
> Hummers are back:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/x5qjvn.jpg
>
> I planned to start string trimming today but it looks like
> rain... I sure hope not as I plan to till my veggie garden
> this weekend and I need it to dry out. Oops is raining now.

BeeeeeUtiful! Lucky you!!

On Thu, 14 May 2009 15:05:32 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:

> I know I've been missed but not to worry, I've been busy.
>
> Yesterday for the first time this season it dried out enough that I was able
> to mow my 4 acre back field for the first time, used to be a hay field and
> it was already in seed, that takes a full day's labor every week just to mow
> and keep the forest from growing back.

Wow. You're a regular Forest Gump.

Now I see understand why you're so envious of my house.

-sw