Recent content by Xerocles

I'm going to keep this as non-controversially apolitical as I can. But this has me totally discombobulated. Yesterday there was a protest in New Jersey. And a counter-protest. Both were peaceful. Now the counter-protest was in poor taste and an embarrassment all in all. But legal and peaceful...

What a great idea. But perhaps a little TOO grandiose? There are 80 something breeds listed in BYC, and each has maybe an average of 5 recognized varieties? Veggies alone would eclipse that number with varieties in the ?hundreds? Then to fruits, flowers, and ornamentals. i.e. tomatoes. 1 thread...

Let's see if I can get these photos to load. I took them with the camera, transferred to the computer, then transferred to my phone (which I use because I have no internet service here). Eastern Phoebe?

I'll still download pics, but I think I got them figured out. Eastern Phoebe.

Ok. I got some, I think, acceptable pics today. Just have to download from camera to computer. Birds, nest, eggs. Just some teasers. About the size of a sparrow. No brown, just white and shades of grey. White breast and up the neck. White extends in a thin line around the neck, but depending on...

Do you try to help others to identify birds? Normally, I don't care about names. Lots of birds around here, and I just enjoy them for what they are, little sparkles of color to brighten the day. But there is a pair of birds who have sorta become "family". They're not particularly "standout"...

And the "good weed" is the one with the highest THC content? :ep:hide

I don't get it? It's only a pair of sneakers. My last pair cost me.....oh wait, NOW I get it. There's that extra "0". :lol:

I'm not really familiar with that crop on the left of your picture, but it sure looks vibrant and healthy. Bet You're really proud of that! BTW. I had to pull weeds in my garden two days ago. There were 12 of them. (Dang weeds!)

My dog treed a cat, on a poplar tree with the lowest limb 20 feet above the cats head. It took a few hours, but eventually muscle failure allowed them to meet and discuss things.

First, as respectfully as I know how to say this, your statement doesn't make a lot of sense. Aging doesn't allow us to have long, healthy, productive lives? Age, by definition, would seem to counter the long life argument. Healthy is just so vague. I'm 67, and able to do most of the things I...

Numbers. Don't we LOVE numbers! Www.worldometer.info (where @seedcorn 's chart came from), now has coronavirus deaths (in the USA) at 88,000. As of May 15, the CDC has the number at just over 60,000. Does anyone really know? People get numbers, play with them to develop statistics that suit...

I never did anything with daffodils before, except admire them. But I have a drunken row right in the middle of my front lawn. Impossible to mow around. I planned to transplant this fall. Researched, wait until the foliage dies back. Then dig and transplant. But I noticed as I dodged them with...

Strongest memory of tv was Captain Kangaroo, with Mr Greenjeans and Bunnyrabbit. That's how my Mom discovered I needed glasses at 3 yrs old. I insisted on watching it from 6 inches away. And try explaining to kids today about turning a crank to pump fuel out of a tank into a glass jar with...