New Bees Chat - Friends old and new, come on in! 7-11-11

Forgot to say they are beneficial but they will bite but aren't poisonous.

son says they are wolf spiders i think he is wright nettie.

I knew it was some kind of dog critter, that's it. Wolf Spider.
Nettie, Thank you. You feeling better???? Thank you for Birthday greetings too....

rrm tm some betterthe cough is much better need to get my energy back verry soon i hope. love and hugs nettie

Nettie, get you some honey and lemon. It will help. Well wishes dear Friend.

I think nettie needs some hot toddies! lol

Really neat picture Mechelle!!!!!

I was thinking the other day that I haven't seen any of my tarantula's this year. I know my Polly dog killed one last summer, I was so disappointed. They never bother me and I just work around them. Maybe because there wasn't any grass to have bugs in for them.

kelly do we need a new thread this one isever so long love nettie

Hello everyone. I have been checking out Daves garden site now for months. Asking questions and learning so much. But sometimes I would like to just chat with people who enjoy learning and enjoying plants like I have. I had to quit working 4 years ago. Gardening has brought such joy into my life. I can't do alot of things but this is one thing that I work at and it releases stress in me and I feel better. I am so itchen to start planting seeds already!!. I have boughten 16 different type of seeds to try. Yesterday I read about stratification. I felt like such a dummy what is that??? So I looked it up and it is about some seeds do better going through a cold time before you plant seeds. I assume it would tell you to do that with the seeds when you get them but I don't know if that is completely true. I would love to talk here if any one else is interested.

WELCOME 1234dottie!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, this is a chatty bunch. There are several other threads I am on that are chatty as well. Hope you enjoy it here.

Stratification is a chilling of the seeds before planting. Like tulips, some need to go through a dormant 'cold period' before planting them. Leaving them outside in the cold of winter or more preferably putting them in the refrigerator for a time. Hope this helps.

Patti

Welcome Dottie. You cam to right place if it's plant ideas you need. If we don't know we can always try to find you a link...

crit the big spiders are just now out moveing around saw one in the front yard sunday i leave them alone don,t kill them we just go our seperate ways nettie.

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Nettie, are you feeling better???
Here is a picture of one of my brugs. We have been getting a light rain but that is not what knocked tthem off, it was the wind that we had one night.

Our latest travels took to Clarence NY, just east of Buffalo for their annual pumpkin festival. This baby weighed over 1600 lbs to win the local event. That's me behind but I didn't grow it. They are tied into a series of festivals at other locations to establish a "World Title" but the final results weren't completed just yet. I don't think I've ever seen this many pumpkins in one place before, a real sight to behold!

Al

How about an artillary cannon designed to launch 10" pumpkins over 1500 feet! It was pretty accurate, too. It was operated by compressed air. Unbelievable!

Al

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Oh, My Gosh. On both pictures. You stay out of the way AL.

Wow Al! How fun! I love that, both the launcher and the huge pumpkin! Wish we had something like that around here! Sounds like a lot of fun!

Ya'll come back now, ya'hear me doncha?? Where you all hidin' on us?

Al

I've been wondering that myself. Wher yo all is?????

I'm here.....just nothing much to say. Too much going on around here that I'm sure you don't want to hear about.

Just passing through, thought I'd say "Hi"..(or was it "high")

Al

Hi everybody. I just been lurking but enjoying the pictures. Hope everyone is doing great. Sending drive by hugs to all. :-)

~~~~~~~~Waving to Al and meko's. Glad to see you two. Miss hearing from you. Don't be such a stranger.

Al, do you have anymore lighthouse pics?

How many more would you like, Patti? I've got a whole album full of them. Thought about putting it all on Snapfish when I manage to get time to sort them all out. Wifey wants me to publish a 12 month calendar, but I could go broke doing it.

This is the same one in Cape May, just a different view in the daylight.

Al

Beautiful!!!

Ditto that beautiful. I know it is a pain to put them on one by one, but if you put an album together, please post the link.

This one was taken at Long Point near Sodus NY on Lake Ontario. There was a pier walkway to it, but nobody was walking on it that day, the wind was about 40 mph and really nasty weather.

Al

That is great!! Love the waves crashing the embankments. Gorgeous..

Wow Al, I love that one with the waves crashing. That is beautiful. I didn't realize there were houses that were all white. I thought they always had some type of coloring on them too. Thanks!

Here's one in the middle of the Hudson River in North Country above Albany NY. We kind of found it by accident because we were looking for a firetruck museum in the same area. Makes you wonder how they build these things right in the middle of a raging river.

Al

I could go on and on with this, but everybody would be hopelessly bored. This is my wife's garden lighthouse. It's only about 3' tall and sits along the fence in the backyard next to the garage. Not very big, but it guides us home at times.

Al

It is a bit smaller AL, but very pretty. Like the lighthouse in the river too, Really I like them all.

Hi everyone. Al the lighthouses are awesome. I love lighthouses. I enjoy seeing your pictures. Where is Nettie? Hope she is ok and not still sick. Hugs Nettie, stay warm and take care, it is getting cold here. Was 38 last night suppose to be 39 tonight. Did someone forget to tell mother nature it is not suppose to be this cold till Dec, here?
:-| Have a great day everyone, hugs from SC. Got some pictures of my ;last blooms to share when I get to my other computer. They not on this one. Stay warm everyone.

Great pics Al. Love the one in the river! That is so awesome!!!

I have a lighthouse similar to yours, and also a smaller one. They are too cool

Happy Sunday All! Took a shopping tour of Rochester yesterday to get caught up on essentials and eat lunch with daughter Becky. We found out that she is two months pregnant - this time with TWINS we think! This means that Livey is going to be a big sister to somebody, and we get to be grandparents again. I guess that was worth dessert, but I don't think she was too hungry.

Al

Twins!! Wow! How lucky for Livey. She can really be big Sissie...
Congratulations.
Charley is nodding his head "Yes"

Oh Al! How exciting! You are going to love having twins grandbabies! They are so much fun!

hi all im here in this craft, puter, bed room im thinking things need to happen in here ive let some things go but syill not enough. gave my oldest grand son my old drafting desk if i had known how much he would like it i would have give it up a long time ago, im glad it is gone. made some room for the new one. not very smart am i wish my storage building was biger .im going to get it don just need a good plan, and only keep what i need its not harde to give things away. love and hugs nettie. oh al just saw your post about new grandchildren best wishes.

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Hi Nettie, glad to see you back. Hope you're feeling better.

Our forest leaves are beautiful, but some are starting to blow away with the wind and rain. I'm trying to get some seed saving done but it's been really damp and wet. Some of the pods have collecteed a nasty mold and can't be used.

Best wishes all!

Al

Hi everyone! Al Congratulations on the new babies and second time at being GrandPA. :-)
Hi Nettie, Glad you are doing well. Loved those light houses! I have always loved lighthouses! Something special to me. Still have a few blooms going but not much, I thought for sure everything would die after the cold week last week but we still ticking and blooming some. Hi Crit, Charleen, Sandy and all the gang. Give Charley and the long ear tribe a big hug. I figure as long as I aint pushing daises yet, I'm having a good day.

Hi Jan, good to see you back.

Haven't decided on our next trip just yet, might be someplace warm.

Al