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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 14, 2022 9:45:51 GMT -5
Ewwww! I hate those buggers. We had one last week in the house that big. Vince spotted it in the living room and then it disappeared. Just around bedtime, too. We have French doors that close off our bedroom and I was going to put towels along the bottom of the door so it couldn't get in. I would have never been able to fall asleep thinking about that thing crawling on me and biting me! Anyway, he had already gotten in at the corner of the door and Vince dispatched him.
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Post by RickB on Sept 14, 2022 16:34:53 GMT -5
Unknown vine with red berries. The birds and other critters don't eat them so they must be toxic or taste bad to them. Had the camera in the back of the truck when we went to the local grocery store. Somehow Maggie removed the lens cap and took this photo. Not bad for her first photo and better than some I've taken.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2022 17:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by Son Of Beach on Sept 14, 2022 17:43:57 GMT -5
The only recurring nightmares I've ever had in my life have been with spiders, it's like a creeping dread that I know is coming each time lol.
I've gotten better lately. I'm intrigued and disgusted at the same time. I just choose to keep my distance as long as they keep theirs.
They are so f'n creepy it's disturbing
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2022 17:51:23 GMT -5
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Post by amygdule on Sept 14, 2022 18:39:21 GMT -5
I think I like 8 legg Spiders More than Centipedals
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Post by amygdule on Sept 14, 2022 18:50:26 GMT -5
How about a hairy caterpillar instead
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2022 19:15:20 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 14, 2022 21:20:00 GMT -5
I think I like 8 legg Spiders More than Centipedals I'm with you, 'dule. Spiders I can deal with (except the black widows and brown recluse ones). Even tarantulas don't bother me much cuz they're fuzzy and mellow.
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Post by RickB on Sept 15, 2022 14:35:11 GMT -5
As Charlene and I are into our camping trip at Lake Marion here in Santee SC we spotted this on the local news. Been catching a few fish the past couple of days but haven't seen any alligators in this part of the lake that we are at. Two 13 footers have been brought in so far this week. No wimpy spiders here. LAKE MARION, S.C. (WCIV) — On Sunday, Alligator hunters Jeff Hobday and Paul Burdick had an unforgettable day on Lake Marion. The duo caught a 13.5-foot, 825-pound alligator, missing the record by half an inch. While they fell short of rewriting the record book, Hobday said it was an exhilarating experience. "Words cannot describe it. Hunting is an exhilarating experience, and it is only a 30-day season. The pressure is on to make the most of the lottery tag," Hobday said. For Hobday and Burdick, this catch set a personal record. "We have caught a couple 10-11 footers in the past, " Hobday said. "Most of the time they weigh around 400-pounds. This was the biggest one I have ever caught by far." According to Hobday, they now plan to have the meat processed. "The tail and jaw meat (are) the most usable. The meat from the body has a lot of fat so we took it to get processed and we are having the skull removed and bleached," Hobday said. fox28media.com/news/local/alligator-hunters-bring-in-13-ft-825-pound-alligator-missing-record-by-half-an-inch-wciv
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Post by liveoak on Sept 16, 2022 10:03:28 GMT -5
Fruits of the day
First ripe persimmon of the year - LOTS more coming.
The persimmons on our property come with a story, when we first moved here we had an older couple living across the road,
and the very first thing old Jack asked us, when we purchased the property, was if he could graft our native persimmon trees.
I guess the old owner had declined, & it was Jack's hobby.
Anyway he grafted 4 trees with what we call apple persimmons.
Most years a lot of the fruit drops off , but surprisingly with this years excessive rains (almost every day), the trees are loaded with fruit.
Second Fruit of the day is our Papaya Tree/plant.
The thing to keep in mind is that this tree (actually a little grove of trees) is growing in our compost heap, started from
supermarket papaya seeds we threw there a few years ago.
Second thing is that being in North Florida, these trees are tropical and every year it seems the frost kills the top of the tree,
but it grows back more vigorously from the stump.
At this point the largest tree is probably 16 feet high with leaves more than 2 feet across.
This is the second year it's born fruit and we counted 40 papayas yesterday.
We have to wait until they start turning yellow to pick them, maybe end of Oct/early Nov ?
Patty
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Post by fernwood on Sept 17, 2022 9:58:06 GMT -5
AJ just gave me some flowers via the internet.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 17, 2022 11:19:48 GMT -5
AJ just gave me some flowers via the internet. That is soooo adorable! How sweet.
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Post by fernwood on Sept 17, 2022 11:25:53 GMT -5
He told my daughter he wanted to pick some flowers for me. He then told her to take a picture and send it to me. I plan on getting them tomorrow.
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Post by RickB on Sept 17, 2022 14:43:44 GMT -5
Photos from Santee SC early this morning. Sunrise behind a bank of clouds - bass boat 1 mile away navigating the cyprus trees - finished hafting a knife that I chipped out yesterday afternoon. Rock is Flint River from Southwest GA. Handle is root from a Southern Live Oak that was blown down by hurricane Hugo 33 years ago. The blade is 4 1/4" long.
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Post by miket on Sept 17, 2022 15:33:42 GMT -5
Photos from Santee SC early this morning. Sunrise behind a bank of clouds - bass boat 1 mile away navigating the cyprus trees - finished hafting a knife that I chipped out yesterday afternoon. Rock is Flint River from Southwest GA. Handle is root from a Southern Live Oak that was blown down by hurricane Hugo 33 years ago. Diggin' the knife, RickB!
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Post by miket on Sept 17, 2022 15:58:13 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Sept 17, 2022 16:07:31 GMT -5
Unknown vine with red berries. The birds and other critters don't eat them so they must be toxic or taste bad to them. Had the camera in the back of the truck when we went to the local grocery store. Somehow Maggie removed the lens cap and took this photo. Not bad for her first photo and better than some I've taken. maybe some type of hackberry rick I was just looking those up they grow in in Sonoran desert sure there is lots of varieties in my the search for the elusive pyracantha this is what I was taking to be hackberry butte that not what it is it as thorns and is bushy the pyracantha as thorns to butte that not what the above picture is this is a mescal bean I'm pretty fascinated w. red berries birds known to avoid them I just learned hackberries are good to eat well the right kind careful what you eat in the desert I can tell stories
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Post by RickB on Sept 18, 2022 8:28:12 GMT -5
Went fishing again this morning about 30 mins. before sunrise. Took this photo while I was sitting in my lawn chair. Sunrise framed with vegetation.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Sept 18, 2022 8:54:22 GMT -5
As Charlene and I are into our camping trip at Lake Marion here in Santee SC we spotted this on the local news. Been catching a few fish the past couple of days but haven't seen any alligators in this part of the lake that we are at. Two 13 footers have been brought in so far this week. No wimpy spiders here. LAKE MARION, S.C. (WCIV) — On Sunday, Alligator hunters Jeff Hobday and Paul Burdick had an unforgettable day on Lake Marion. The duo caught a 13.5-foot, 825-pound alligator, missing the record by half an inch. While they fell short of rewriting the record book, Hobday said it was an exhilarating experience. "Words cannot describe it. Hunting is an exhilarating experience, and it is only a 30-day season. The pressure is on to make the most of the lottery tag," Hobday said. For Hobday and Burdick, this catch set a personal record. "We have caught a couple 10-11 footers in the past, " Hobday said. "Most of the time they weigh around 400-pounds. This was the biggest one I have ever caught by far." According to Hobday, they now plan to have the meat processed. "The tail and jaw meat (are) the most usable. The meat from the body has a lot of fat so we took it to get processed and we are having the skull removed and bleached," Hobday said. fox28media.com/news/local/alligator-hunters-bring-in-13-ft-825-pound-alligator-missing-record-by-half-an-inch-wcivSaying 13 footer is one thing, but seeing it in front of people really brings the size at that monster into perspective. That would be terrifying to run into anywhere...
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