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Nothing seems to bother our strawberries, either. Everything else, except them and the vine vegetables, is fenced in.
What does your pond look like ... Today?
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Deer and and a farm escapees bother my shrubs out in the yard once in awhile .The other day had to take one of Marty's horses home .
Still swishing the pollen out of my hornwort and upset Master Snake as I call him, a small resident garter we have. He was unhappy to be so unceremoniously upset from his paradise. Sorry dude! Didn't see you, you little shit! If you wanna hang here, you take the same abuse my kids do! Your room needed cleaning and I did it! Like it or not! Lol!
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Don't like any kind of snake .I cring when I see them
Awww, you shouldnt. I love my little fellas. As harmless as frogs, with more personality...lol.
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I was on my ride on mower a couple of years ago and saw the snake and was far enough away for his safety and mine ,but no he jumped up at the lawnmower and ripped my leg wide open in 2 spots and had to go get stitch's .So I am a fan of no snakes now .
Oh wow! U sure it wasnt a tiger? Thats crazy! But to be fair, its like being bit by a dog then being scared of all dogs. That musta been a really big snake and quite aggressive. Do you what kind?
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been bitten twice here once in the foot also .Even hospital was shocked when I got there .I ran over him when he did that and chopped him to pieces .Lucky he was not poisonous
The mower must have scared him half to death. You got injured and he got dead, so you won? Maybe he had a reason to lash out. I understand the fear, I just encourage understanding and forgiveness.....Im such a dork...I know...lol
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When this large-leafed plant appeared last year in a crack between the rocks, I figured it was some type of weed but thought it softened up the boulders a bit, so left it to grow. It survived our mild winter, grew two 3 foot stalks this spring and is now blooming. Turns out it's foxglove (Digitalis) - considered a nuisance species in some areas and poisonous if eaten, yet beautiful in bloom. The interesting thing is it has a two year (biennial) life cycle, with fleshy basal leaves the first year and tall blooming stems appearing the next year. Here's a view of the foxglove last summer and one from today - and a late afternoon pond shot - see the shadowy trout?
Absolutley! i have many foxtgloves in my garden because they are one of the few deer PROOF plants because they are highly toxic. And their flowers are beautiful, and they reseed prolifically if left uncut. I saw yours in the pic thread and mine is not blooming yet, but yep, foxglove. If you have enough, the biennial thing is unnoticable.
Btw Red, what a gorgeous pond, I hate you! Lol