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You'll need the smaller size speedo in that weather.
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What is your weather like ... today
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Nah, I've got a fur-lined job.
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too much information.
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I'm using raccoon fur, 'cause I hate 'em.
Here's a few pictures of some plants around my pond this morning, hoping to warm my Northern friends up. Yes, those are bananas and papayas. Yes, I will eat them! Yum yum!
Yes, I am still in the process of hiding my liner.
Yes, I am still in the process of hiding my liner.
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We don't have racoons around here. I think they'd probably get eaten.
Same with those big city squirrels. We just have the small native red ones.
I've heard Ontario is bad for racoons.
Same with those big city squirrels. We just have the small native red ones.
I've heard Ontario is bad for racoons.
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I hates raccoons, they're ornery and destructive.
They're also disease-carrying, crap machines.
The only good raccoon is one that's in the middle of the road, having a dirt nap.
They're also disease-carrying, crap machines.
The only good raccoon is one that's in the middle of the road, having a dirt nap.
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^That looks so nice and tropical reminds of all the nice warm days to come .It is already 44 here and headed up to 65 they say on the weather report and snow is really melting away fast .I have to go pick up the block today so I can work on my pond
Priscilla so nice to see your pond with all the beautiful green plants all around. So cool to grow bananas in your back yard!
My pond still covered with snow except for about a 3 foot area. Hopefully my pond will be all melted by the end of next week as we are finally going to have temps in the upper 40s and some 50s all next week. Woo Hoo!!!! Cant wait.
Have not seen my fishies for a few weeks now as most of the pond has been covered with snow.
I have to admit I have gone out to the pond and layed down on my stomach with my face practically touching the water to see if I can see my fish to see if they are alive and well. LOL I must look ridiculous and my hubby thinks Im a little nuts. Maybe I am.
My pond still covered with snow except for about a 3 foot area. Hopefully my pond will be all melted by the end of next week as we are finally going to have temps in the upper 40s and some 50s all next week. Woo Hoo!!!! Cant wait.
Have not seen my fishies for a few weeks now as most of the pond has been covered with snow.
I have to admit I have gone out to the pond and layed down on my stomach with my face practically touching the water to see if I can see my fish to see if they are alive and well. LOL I must look ridiculous and my hubby thinks Im a little nuts. Maybe I am.
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My sound is not working ... again ... but was glad to see your pup at the end of the video, to know YOU took this video. I've never seen a porcupine in the wild, guess they like northern climates! I thought they liked warmer climates, myself. That sure was a chubby one. Probably glad it was up the tree, and not walking around, where it could have done some serious damage to your pups! I suspect your dogs may have chased him up there ... hoping no damage done first, since I couldn't hear what you said.
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Beautiful yard, Priscilla,and at first I thought wow, so much shade, but after reading about your heat, bet you have to shade your pond as much as possible for the fish.
Fur lined speedo, huh Morewater? You MUST model it for us, we want pics.
And, Mitch, what are you referring to as the "big city squirrels"? You said you only have the small red native ones. Around here, the red/fox squirrels are twice the size as the smaller gray ones.
"Only" getting up to 46 today, 50 tomorrow and flipping 65 on Monday! I'm loving it! Someone said they heard spring peepers yesterday, and the old wive's tale says 3 more freezes on the water then spring is here to stay. Well, this morning there was a sheet of ice on the puddles, so that counts as one ... but with temps in the 60's Mon-Wed., guess it might be a few days before 2nd ice over ....
Fur lined speedo, huh Morewater? You MUST model it for us, we want pics.
And, Mitch, what are you referring to as the "big city squirrels"? You said you only have the small red native ones. Around here, the red/fox squirrels are twice the size as the smaller gray ones.
"Only" getting up to 46 today, 50 tomorrow and flipping 65 on Monday! I'm loving it! Someone said they heard spring peepers yesterday, and the old wive's tale says 3 more freezes on the water then spring is here to stay. Well, this morning there was a sheet of ice on the puddles, so that counts as one ... but with temps in the 60's Mon-Wed., guess it might be a few days before 2nd ice over ....
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U tube has problems sometimes, try it again, you will here me tell you all about the past lessons the puppies had. Bear and Poppy don't even bug the porcupine, they give him LOTS of respect and room. Puppies would never chase that prickly thing ever again. One time when Bear was just a year old, he got a quill in the soft brown nose, that poor puppy Bear just tried to "sniff" it and the quill went deep in the nose, so it was off to the vet for him, that was eight years ago. Poppy tired to eat one when she was about six months old, the quills went in the roof of her month, where they came out very easy cause there is no flesh in the roof of the mouth for the quills to stick, so I took them out myself very quickly. I think she had three or four on the top of her mouth. Poppy, She was lucky, but poor Bear was terrified cause he had it really bad in the nose, still is terrifed to this day of them! The puppies never forgot and now when we see the porcupine, the puppies are glad he is not roaming on the ground, that bad dangerous spiky thing, wobbles when he walks and the grass can be long, puppies do not want to run into him ever again!
We have not run into porcupines for quite a while cause after the cougars moved in they ate them all. Courgars are very smart and will roll the porcupine over and eat the soft spot. The cougars must have moved on now cause I do not smell the stinky males anymore these days. Male cougars smell like a male cat but worse....
the quills went in the roof of her month, where they came out very easy cause there is no flesh in the roof of the mouth for the quills to stick, so I took them out myself very quickly. I think she had three or four on the top of her mouth. Poppy, She was lucky, but poor Bear was terrified cause he had it really bad in the nose, still is terrifed to this day of them! The puppies never forgot and now when we see the porcupine, the puppies are glad he is not roaming on the ground, that bad dangerous spiky thing, wobbles when he walks and the grass can be long, puppies do not want to run into him ever again!We have not run into porcupines for quite a while cause after the cougars moved in they ate them all. Courgars are very smart and will roll the porcupine over and eat the soft spot. The cougars must have moved on now cause I do not smell the stinky males anymore these days. Male cougars smell like a male cat but worse....
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In Calgary there are larger, Eastern Grey Squirrels (16 to 20 inches long) which have pushed out the smaller native Red Squirrel (10 to 15 inches long).
The Eastern Grey Squirrel was introduced in Calgary in the 1960's or so, by mistake, I believe, but have not expanded much out beyond the city.
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It is officially above freezing now, so snow should start melting good today, will take the puppies before things get really wet and turn into a mud bath at the park.
Just a note to those of you who still have ice on your ponds, if you fill the pond up so the water is touching the ice, then the ice will melt very fast on a warm day. If the water is circulating then the ice will melt even quicker with the water at the ice level. My bottom pond has an ice cap, and the water is below the ice so the ice cap cannot melt yet, but I am topping up the pond and then the ice should be mostly gone by this afternoon. Will post a video of this process and post on my winter thread later today....
https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/my-pond-runs-all-winter-zone-2-3.10570/page-34#post-208174
Just a note to those of you who still have ice on your ponds, if you fill the pond up so the water is touching the ice, then the ice will melt very fast on a warm day. If the water is circulating then the ice will melt even quicker with the water at the ice level. My bottom pond has an ice cap, and the water is below the ice so the ice cap cannot melt yet, but I am topping up the pond and then the ice should be mostly gone by this afternoon. Will post a video of this process and post on my winter thread later today....
https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/my-pond-runs-all-winter-zone-2-3.10570/page-34#post-208174