Pre-Hijacked Thread

[Lancecastor]

Bee populations are recovering statistically...at least wild bees. Domesticated bees are still struggling from monoculture weaknesses, fungus and mites.

White Nose Syndrome for bats.

Look, nature, do you HAVE to be so mean? I mean really, is it ABSOLUTELY necessary?

I used to have oodles of bats at the lake; they were the best at making the place mosquito-free.

A few years ago they just up and disappeared after 25 years of hanging out.

 

[Recidiva]

I used to have oodles of bats at the lake; they were the best at making the place mosquito-free.

A few years ago they just up and disappeared after 25 years of hanging out.

Family has a cabin in Pennsylvania by a lake, way away from civilization. GPS maps have not yet really discovered it's there, which is nice.

So many bats there when I was younger that when it got dark, I could throw a rock, something would come out of nowhere and swoop.

Now they're mostly wiped out. I know they're supposed to be scary, but for me they're just little flying puppies. And they deserve so much better.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

Hi


I don't know know who Cade is

I love the scent of orange blossoms, and

I should stalk butters

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Denny hijacked the thread

Thanks for the nice comments. There was only one man I hated. He was my supervisor for several years. A man who thought he could climb the ladder by stepping on his employees.
To prove a point, two older coworkers, quiet and polite men, brought guns to work to kill this man. Of course both were fired.

In time I got along with that supervisor and he ended up a decent person.

On here I told myself if I couldn't write something nice, don't write. I am human, I weakened and let hate spread hate. All spreading hatred does is spreads more hatred.
The comments here and elsewhere have given me strength to ignore the hatred.

Now FireAnts and Figs. When we moved here there was a nice sized fig tree, or actually a bush. Sadly we seemed to be on vacation for years when they were ripe. I pulled up a start and had two nice fig bushes. We've been home more during summers. For some reason last summer both fig bushes died. Those were sweet and the bushes would be full.

We have five acres of 50% green lawn and the rest several small wooded areas, giving us a park like yard. We learned about FireAnts many years before we moved here.
I kept after the mounds with different FireAnt killers and we've been able to wander barefoot on our property. There are still occasional Fireants but we've learned not to stand still to long or sit on the grass.

 

[Lancecastor]

Going to Samso Island in Denmark for 2 weeks, motorycling/sailing vacation.

Cool place; whole island is powered by renewable energy.

And Danish chix.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/d8/50/a5/d850a5b6552dd1e4aa3986ad09e7d1e0.jpg

 

[Recidiva]

Hi


I don't know know who Cade is

I love the scent of orange blossoms, and

I should stalk butters

Great to see you!

I love the scent of orange blossoms also.

Mostly I go for lemongrass in the house, I make my own scents and have little spray bottles everywhere.

Ginger also great. I like wintergreen and vanilla blended but that can be too cloying for some people.

I do stalk butters. I recommend it as a hobby.

 

[Recidiva]

Thanks for the nice comments. There was only one man I hated. He was my supervisor for several years. A man who thought he could climb the ladder by stepping on his employees.
To prove a point, two older coworkers, quiet and polite men, brought guns to work to kill this man. Of course both were fired.

In time I got along with that supervisor and he ended up a decent person.

On here I told myself if I couldn't write something nice, don't write. I am human, I weakened and let hate spread hate. All spreading hatred does is spreads more hatred.
The comments here and elsewhere have given me strength to ignore the hatred.

Now FireAnts and Figs. When we moved here there was a nice sized fig tree, or actually a bush. Sadly we seemed to be on vacation for years when they were ripe. I pulled up a start and had two nice fig bushes. We've been home more during summers. For some reason last summer both fig bushes died. Those were sweet and the bushes would be full.

We have five acres of 50% green lawn and the rest several small wooded areas, giving us a park like yard. We learned about FireAnts many years before we moved here.
I kept after the mounds with different FireAnt killers and we've been able to wander barefoot on our property. There are still occasional Fireants but we've learned not to stand still to long or sit on the grass.

Ah! Thanks for sharing pictures! I do miss Florida for a lot of things. I do not like the cold.

Yeah, some people try extra hard to have a corrosive effect, not letting them do it seems to make them angry, so that makes me happy. Disagreeing with some people and provoking their anger just makes me feel I'm on the right track. In reality I just keep my mouth shut, smile and either keep someone in my life or move away from them. On here I can mouth off and refine thought patterns without taking it personally. Lit has helped me refine a lot of thought. Darwinian place, I appreciate it for that capacity. I'm more for honing or sharpening, less for stabbing. I do not really care if I lose at interwebs.

We had loads of fire ants, in a development, no way to really control the spread because they came in under the fences from all sides.

I remember nights where we'd go out to watch meteor showers and then start the clock ticking "Are they arrayed on me all over the place waiting to bite?"

Bites always came before meteors. Dammit.

 

[Recidiva]

Going to Samso Island in Denmark for 2 weeks, motorycling/sailing vacation.

Cool place; whole island is powered by renewable energy.

And Danish chix.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/d8/50/a5/d850a5b6552dd1e4aa3986ad09e7d1e0.jpg

Now that is cool. Have you been there before or is this your first time?

When I was younger there was Findhorn in Scotland that was a center of ecologically responsible living, and I see they are still around, have an Eco Village.

Glad to see people going ahead and just being responsible and making it work, bringing in eco tourist dollars and thumbing their noses and how it can't be done.

Way to go Samso.

Plus Danish chix, I assume.

 

[Lancecastor]

Well, German chik actually.

The Harley rental place is in Frankfurt; she's in Berlin and we'll tour up to Samso spend a week there sailing then back to Frankfurt by way of Sweden.

I haven't been to Denmark before, but to the other places a few times.

 

[Recidiva]

Well, German chik actually.

The Harley rental place is in Frankfurt; she's in Berlin and we'll tour up to Samso spend a week there sailing then back to Frankfurt by way of Sweden.

I haven't been to Denmark before, but to the other places a few times.

First time to German chik?

Cracked me up to think of a gas-guzzling Harley being rented to ride there, and then I did a search and LiveWire popped up. Go you guys.

I've limited my travel to US and Canada, mostly national parks, Alaska for Denali.

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Shooting Stars and Things

I remember nights where we'd go out to watch meteor showers and then start the clock ticking "Are they arrayed on me all over the place waiting to bite?"

You'd like it here. No big city lights and an observatory nearby close to Cedar Key.

 

[Recidiva]

I remember nights where we'd go out to watch meteor showers and then start the clock ticking "Are they arrayed on me all over the place waiting to bite?"

You'd like it here. No big city lights and an observatory nearby close to Cedar Key.

Oh yes, I WOULD like it there.

I still miss my rosemary and my lemongrass...I can't...I can't talk about. *loud sniffling*

 

[Lancecastor]

Harley Electra Glides get something like 45 mpg.

 

[Recidiva]

Harley Electra Glides get something like 45 mpg.

Just looked those up. Pretty.

Ulaven has a monster Honda with a gremlin bell in the saddlebags.

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Harley Electra Glides get something like 45 mpg.

Honda's are quieter and more comfortable!

When we were kids back in central Illinois there were many bats. We'd tie a rock in a white hanky and throw it up to watch the bats attack. We didn't have TV or Notebooks then.

Ganesville, Fl has a bat house and many bats. Also many people who are batty!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[warrior queen]

Daylight saving finished on Sunday, but my body clock hasn't reset. Usually I have no trouble changing, but for the past 4 days I have woken up at 4-30am.
Which totally sux.

Why can't the powers that be give us daylight saving in winter? It's going to be dark in the morning regardless, but an extra hour of light in the evening would be lovely on the shorter days!

On a positive note, and in keeping with the gardening theme, I have late habaneros ripening.
Plus, my new place has a king protea that looks like it might be dusky pink. I won't know for sure till it flowers again - it has been horribly neglected and needs a serious trim and tlc.

 

[Lancecastor]

Just looked those up. Pretty.

Ulaven has a monster Honda with a gremlin bell in the saddlebags.

The gremlin bell is supposed to be attached under the frame in order for the sound to ward off gremlins.

I had a Honda Valkyrie with a 6-6 exhaust (very loud) before my Road King.

 

[Recidiva]

Me three on orange blossoms,

I also like citrus scents..orange oil and so on. Not so keen on vanilla unless it's in food.


I have never been on a motorbike or even a Vespa. . We have two types of bats here, and I love them.

Bath and Body Works has Satsuma, which is one of my favorite citrus scents.

Honeysuckle I love.

Ulaven has gone through about four bikes since I've known him and he's moved from the faster speed demons to a touring bike that I can share with him.

He used to be able to ride most days in Florida, now limited mostly to the summer months up in the Northeast.

https://s.graphiq.com/sites/default/files/778/media/images/2009_Honda_VTX_1300R_Motorcycle_71324.jpg

 

[warrior queen]

We have two types of bats here, and I love them.

We have a small colony of tiny little bats in the storage space under the house. They are the size of mice! Cute
I have no idea what kind they are because I never paid much attention to bats..... but they make a sweet little 'twittering' noise and they're not bothering anyone so for now I'm leaving them in peace.

 

[Recidiva]

Daylight saving finished on Sunday, but my body clock hasn't reset. Usually I have no trouble changing, but for the past 4 days I have woken up at 4-30am.
Which totally sux.

Why can't the powers that be give us daylight saving in winter? It's going to be dark in the morning regardless, but an extra hour of light in the evening would be lovely on the shorter days!

On a positive note, and in keeping with the gardening theme, I have late habaneros ripening.
Plus, my new place has a king protea that looks like it might be dusky pink. I won't know for sure till it flowers again - it has been horribly neglected and needs a serious trim and tlc.

I will sympathize with any and all sleeping issues. I require drugs for it to work at all.

I do miss being able to grow hot peppers, I had a ton of jalapenos I was managing...because bugs did not like them.

What color do you harvest habaneros? I was surprised to find that jalapenos left on the vine long enough turn red.

Whoah, I just looked up what a King Protea looks like. They are not screwing around, are they?

 

[Recidiva]

The gremlin bell is supposed to be attached under the frame in order for the sound to ward off gremlins.

I had a Honda Valkyrie with a 6-6 exhaust (very loud) before my Road King.

I...love...biking culture. I love gremlin bells and forums where people send them to each other.

I love the little hand wave.

All this stuff I never would have known existed from my spot in a car.

 

[ElizabethWest]

It's a ten on the wizometer here.

69 and sunny, a slight breeze, in my burb. Very peaceful out here on my deck.

 

[Lancecastor]

The gemlin bell has to be a gift in order to have any power.

If you buy your own, bad things happen.

Most of that "biker" stuff is pretty funny.

 

[Recidiva]

It's a ten on the wizometer here.

69 and sunny, a slight breeze, in my burb. Very peaceful out here on my deck.

Oh my. Wizometer sounds like a bad (or awesome) Guild name in a roleplaying game.

Made me smile.

I'm up to a whole 37 degrees.