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    Nasty Big Storm

    currently the line runs from eastern Ohio down to Texas but it is an amazingly nasty looking storm i've never seen similar. looks to be heading mostly east. keep a watch out if you are in the path. many of the storms are marked as Tornado Warning or Severe Thunderstorms, but basically i've...
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    Thank you again everyone! :)

    With another year coming to an end it is time to think about the good things in life and to be appreciative of those who help make it great. :) So a big Thank You to @Nifty, @Support, @TEG Project Manager and also to everyone else who makes this a fun place to hang out and be a chatterbug...
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    A Different Kind of Gardening

    https://underwatersculpture.com/ ever since i first saw pictures of what the guy was doing i was interested in what would happen next. :)
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    Any new events or ideas for this coming winter and next early spring season?

    Seed swaps are starting to pop up on my radar and it is always good to hear about them even if i can't be there. :)
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    2024 Central Michigan Seed Swap

    It is back on this coming year in a new location (not too far from the previous one). Saturday, February 24, 2024 11 am - 4 pm https://www.smallhousefarm.com/seedswap/ Hope to see you there! :) I am planning on attending as a seed vendor, tried to talk Mom into going but she won't...
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    The Angry Bee

    it was my fault. i didn't know it had gotten inside my gardening shoe. at least i didn't know it until i moved and pinched it and then it expressed it's anger at being pinched by stinging the top of my foot. i've been stung enough to know that feeling for what it was so i got my shoe out of...
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    Weeding Techniques

    my two favorites are using the stirrup hoe (or action hoe or what i otherwise call a scraper) and when doing closer work between plants i use either a small trowel or a large knife. the main reasons for liking both of these tools and techniques is that they do not have to stir much of the...
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    Calochortus - Such interesting flowers often in tough spots.

    wandering around and looking at the flowers on this page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calochortus wow are some of them gorgeous and also some so very unique. the thing is that many of them will not grow in a midwest garden. at one time i did have some mariposa lilies but they did not last...
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    Central Michigan Seed Swap 2023, February 25th from 11am-4pm

    Central Michigan Seed Swap 2023, February 25th from 11am-4pm Check out this link for details. https://www.smallhousefarm.com/seedswap/ @Zeedman Your picture is on the webpage from last time. :) Seems just like yesterday... Hope to see everyone there who can make it. I sent a note to...
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    Your Weather 2023

    aside from the plentiful rains in California and snow in the Rockies this has been a pretty non-eventful early winter few weeks. today i've even seen a shadow perhaps for the first time in a week. bits of blue sky! amazing flying UFO sighting perhaps today but i have to be sure not to be...
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    Thank You Everyone!

    it has been a fun year of conversing about gardens and a lot of other things and i'm glad we can all hang out and mostly get along. sometimes we don't agree but i'm ok with that as i do learn things from talking about things i don't know about and i do read along and try to understand some...
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    Error messages when posting replies to articles

    "A server error occurred. Please try again later." but the messages do appear... @Nifty or @Support
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    I'm going to make someone else a billionaire...

    Corn dog soup. Yep, that's it. Good luck. :)
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    Fuzz - A Book About Animals (and Plants) Breaking the Law by Mary Roach

    as usual it is worth the read. :) the chpter list goes: A Quick Word of Introduction MAUL COPS: Crime Scene Forensics When the Killer Isn’t Human BREAKING AND ENTERING AND EATING: How Do You Handle a Hungry Bear? THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: Manslaughter by the Pound A SPOT OF...
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    Praying Mantis

    in disguise. blending in very well with the eaves of the house the other day. probably a male (very skinny).
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    Why hasn't purselane taken over the world?

    it has been growing here for years in good soil, poor soil, soggy spots, drier spots, etc. so why hasn't it taken over the deserts? perhaps that it is edible? too edible?
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    Hand crossing beans

    this shows one version of doing this reasonably well and between the video, description and the comments i think i might be able to do it without seeing closeup pictures. still i'd like to see closeup pictures eventually. i like magnified pictures. :) as a bonus track i'll put this here...
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    Happy Mother's Day to the Sweethearts of TEG!

    I hope you all have a great day and can enjoy yourselves! :) :hugs
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    In BYC I noticed someone asked about how to delete drafts

    And the reply said for them to post it and then ask for it to be removed. If instead you go to the thread where you have a draft just select it all (all the text, etc) and delete or backspace it to get rid of it and then click on Drafts and save it and it will be gone. @Nifty :)
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    Contemplating Mourning Doves and Love

    Well it is spring. :) The other day I noticed two mourning doves hanging out and standing on the driveway. They were clearly a pair and were grooming each other and it was very sweet to watch. I wished I'd had my camera with me but didn't want to stop watching. They're usually around, some...
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