FXW176

9 minutes ago, H2O said:

and nice effort @FXW176 on scouring youtube for a vending machine murder clip.  Bravo!!

Easily done. Top ten movie/soundtrack in my book.

They don’t make ‘em like they used to.

30 minutes ago, H2O said:

We all know that just stepping out of our house increases our risks.  Vending machines are a bigger risk.  The main issue is that again, you don't have millions of people getting hurt by vending machines and swamping our hospitals.

Not so sure about that last sentence...

47 minutes ago, H2O said:

oh suck it up, nancy boy

I’m about to snort sum ketchup. It’s that bad.

Fall allergies blow.

Thx! I selfishly miss ‘em though, truth be told.

When Hay left last year, I made dinner a few nights later and grabbed one too many plates to serve the grub unconsciously thinking she was still around.

And after Ri left last Sat, went to make a sammy the other day and realized my hot sauce companion was gone.

The little things.

At least I have tonight’s storms to look forward to. Oh, wait...

15 minutes ago, H2O said:

Ketchup is the best condiment!

That is awesome @IronTy. I want. Thanks for posting that!

Horrible year so far here. Cats are being decimated by tachs. Released eight and lost five as of today. Not good odds.

Digging the pumpkin ‘experiment’ @LP08. Many years ago, as two kids in this pic are now in college, noticed a cucurbita in my flower bed while mulching in the spring. Left it just to see what would happen. Tot worth it:

That’s awesome re the butterflies @mappy, @BlizzardNole, and @WxUSAF. Finally saw my first late yday. And two more today.

1 hour ago, mappy said:

i am almost positive it was one. mr map questioned me if it was one of those impostor butterflies, but pretty sure it was a monarch. haven't seen any caterpillars

That’s awesome. Thought I saw one the other day while watching through the kitchen window in front of my functioning dishwasher.

Alas, it was only a swallowtail.

But my dishes were washed!

On 7/26/2020 at 7:17 PM, WxUSAF said:

We’ve got 2 monarch caterpillars on our butterfly weed!

On 7/27/2020 at 8:31 AM, mappy said:

I saw a monarch out in the garden over the weekend, was going to town on our Mexican sunflowers

Four in chrys, with another four cats frassing like crazy on the porch right now. Still haven’t seen an adult yet, lol.

Ty, @BlizzardNole. That’s awesome. Apprec.

I'm going into year four with this hobby and having a blast. Raised and released sixty five monarchs last year. And one black swallow. (Midlife crisis ftw.)

Been a strange season so far like others have echoed. Lightning bugs were way late, and few, compared to previous. Only seen three yellow swallows in the wild and no black swallows except for the ones that over wintered on my porch. Way fun to go from Aug of last year to this Spring and have twenty of ‘em emerge.

Still haven’t seen a monarch this season as well. But did find these four cats today on my milkweed.

59 minutes ago, H2O said:

Getting a storm for the second time. First one was worth .18”. This one is stronger but less rain. 

That’s good for your plants. Jelly.

Good stuff @BlizzardNole. Impressed. Looks like a 4 or 5 instar on the first pic of this page.

How long you been at this, if ya don’t mind?

This is my license plate btw.

On 6/11/2020 at 8:53 AM, mappy said:

i need to take more flower pics for you, everything i planted is thriving and looking great

That’s awesome. Would love to see ‘em, ty.

This pic is kinda funny, imo. Wild flower seeds I spread years ago are finally thriving where I usually mulch. Waiting on a letter from the HOA...

@poolz1

That bed is redic cool. Never heard about that. Thanks for sharing!

On 5/19/2020 at 9:32 AM, mappy said:

hey @FXW176 got my flowers in the ground over the weekend. need to run out and pick up more to fill my space. But i noticed new growth on all of them yesterday, so the transplant didn't screw them up too much. so exciting!

Sweeet @mappy, send a pic if ya can. Been busy with work, yuck, and only been able to mulch my main habitat. Gonna plant seedlings tomorrow, but will still be a bit before they flower. Need to make a run to the local nursery as well.

Did release Swallow #13 for the season today though. (And #14 right after.) P sure this one was a male. Waaay different markings:

So... Kinda, sorta, won’t promise to spam this thread with my butterfly pics, but this one is legit imo. Number six for the season. Released yday.

I’ve gotta up my game, WV. Jelly.

‘Asked’ my oldest to help with the aphids on the milkweed today. I have no doubt she wishes she was back in school.

40 minutes ago, Baltimorewx said:

It’s mostly cherry tomatoes. Had some herbs in there but the tomatoes completely took over lol. It’s one of those indoor aero gardens from Kohl’s. We started it in early February and some are ready to pick. 

Very cool. Was looking at those before I fell into the rabbit hole. Hard.

Eta: What’s your light cycle on that now? 12 on/12 off to fruit?

3 hours ago, Baltimorewx said:

Not sure about yalls outdoor vegetable gardens but our indoor garden is doing pretty good lol

Whoa.

Just started my indoor garden in March after pondering the ideas for years.

What’s your setup? That is sweet.

11 minutes ago, PhineasC said:

Hogan is going to make us wear masks until we have a widely available vaccine, isn't he? I'll be in New Hampshire.

If that’s what it takes to get you out of this forum...

7 hours ago, mappy said:

Mr Map took mini Map to a nursery yesterday that was open for foot traffic and they bought me all sorts of very pretty flowers to plant in my garden. Can’t wait to get them in the ground. 

They look good.

Your mini has an eye for this.

My youngins will be spending time indoors starting sometime tomorrow ‘till Sunday afternoon. And then they will go off to their forever homes later in the week. I’m so proud.

(And glad to get ‘em off my deck. Finally.)

1 hour ago, H2O said:

I’ll stick with my Miller Lite. 

My man. Props.

Princess Bride might be one of the best movies ever made btw.