This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
at 600', a very good looking cat:
http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
Earlier this morning, the twins:
http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html

On Aug 18, 7:15*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
> at 600', a very good looking cat: *http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpghtt...com/o074ub.jpg
> Earlier this morning, the twins: *http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpghttp...xpectancy.html

Is he feral or just a neighbor cat? He looks to be in good condition.

On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:20:59 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Aug 18, 7:15*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
>> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
>> at 600', a very good looking cat: *http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpghtt...com/o074ub.jpg
>> Earlier this morning, the twins: *http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpghttp...xpectancy.html
>
>Is he feral or just a neighbor cat? He looks to be in good condition.

Feral, lives in my barn. He's improved a lot since I've been feeding
him.

On 2012-08-18, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> Feral, lives in my barn. He's improved a lot since I've been feeding
> him.

Feeding him to what?

No doubt Brer Bear would find 'im a tasty snack.

nb

--
Definition of objectivism:
"Eff you! I got mine."
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On 8/18/2012 8:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
> at 600', a very good looking cat:
> http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
> http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
> Earlier this morning, the twins:
> http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
> http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html
>


I love your wildlife. You have the perfect property for it.

We have birds, raccoons, squirrels, foxes, ducks, geese, an occasional
coyote and skunk, and three times in 28 years a few deer. Last summer we
had three large male deer that jumped the perimeter fence and spent a
few days roaming, around eating shrubs, ruining one of our fruit trees,
and being photographed all over the neighborhood.

It's surprising for a fenced suburban community that is now ~10 miles
from undeveloped prairie. There has been a tremendous
south-and-eastward expansion since we moved here and were surrounded by
prairie on three sides.

gloria p

On Saturday, August 18, 2012 7:55:38 AM UTC-10, gloria p wrote:
> On 8/18/2012 8:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
>
> > breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
>
> > at 600', a very good looking cat:
>
> > http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
>
> > http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
>
> > Earlier this morning, the twins:
>
> > http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
>
> > http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html
>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> I love your wildlife. You have the perfect property for it.
>
>
>
> We have birds, raccoons, squirrels, foxes, ducks, geese, an occasional
>
> coyote and skunk, and three times in 28 years a few deer. Last summer we
>
> had three large male deer that jumped the perimeter fence and spent a
>
> few days roaming, around eating shrubs, ruining one of our fruit trees,
>
> and being photographed all over the neighborhood.
>
>
>
> It's surprising for a fenced suburban community that is now ~10 miles
>
> from undeveloped prairie. There has been a tremendous
>
> south-and-eastward expansion since we moved here and were surrounded by
>
> prairie on three sides.
>
>
>
> gloria p

Our house that I grew up in was built next to a large marsh which is probably the biggest wetland preserve in the state. Our early years at the house was a constant battle of nature trying to reclaim its domain. The mosquitoes were awful and the frogs were worse. The hopped about in biblical proportions. We'd squish a few every time we drove on the road out. The road would be covered with thousands of flattened frogs drying in the hot sun. It was truly a nightmare. These days it's fine but I can hardy believe that my parents stuck it out for all those years.

On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:55:38 -0600, gloria p >
wrote:

>On 8/18/2012 8:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
>> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
>> at 600', a very good looking cat:
>> http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
>> http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
>> Earlier this morning, the twins:
>> http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
>> http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html
>>
>
>
>I love your wildlife. You have the perfect property for it.
>
>We have birds, raccoons, squirrels, foxes, ducks, geese, an occasional
>coyote and skunk, and three times in 28 years a few deer. Last summer we
>had three large male deer that jumped the perimeter fence and spent a
>few days roaming, around eating shrubs, ruining one of our fruit trees,
>and being photographed all over the neighborhood.
>
>It's surprising for a fenced suburban community that is now ~10 miles
>from undeveloped prairie. There has been a tremendous
>south-and-eastward expansion since we moved here and were surrounded by
>prairie on three sides.
>
>gloria p

You meed to take pictures.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
> at 600', a very good looking cat:
> http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
> http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
> Earlier this morning, the twins:
> http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
> http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html

Heck, there is a cat in this neighborhood that looks just like
that, and he hunts for birds here.

--

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
> at 600', a very good looking cat:
> http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
> http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
> Earlier this morning, the twins:
> http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
> http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html

PS The twins are lovely--especially against that verdant background.

--

On 8/18/2012 9:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
> at 600', a very good looking cat:
> http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
> http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
> Earlier this morning, the twins:
> http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
> http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html

That is a nice looking barn cat, you have been feeding him, well. Thanks
for sharing your photos.

Becca

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:47:51 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>On 8/18/2012 9:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
>> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
>> at 600', a very good looking cat:
>> http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
>> http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
>> Earlier this morning, the twins:
>> http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
>> http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html
>
>That is a nice looking barn cat, you have been feeding him, well. Thanks
>for sharing your photos.

Thank you. I'm hoping to bring it to the Vet before winter, at least
get it shots. I can't get near it, will probably need to use my
have-a-heart trap. I don't know if it's a boy or girl but I'll also
have it fixed. I'm sure it visits other local cats and some visit my
barn, they probably share each others food. These cats travel long
distances, usually along rock walls, they've actually worn a path...
there's a rock wall inside that wall of hay. It's about a 20' wide
swarth of all kinds of plants and of course the remnants of the
hayfields, the cats patrol both sides and hunt in there. It's going
to be an early fall, I can already see tinges of color in the trees.
Newt will do well in my barn, there's a small house in there with lots
of blankets. I usually don't plow snow up to the barn but I will this
year so I can bring food and water. The water will probably freeze
but in a large enough pan it won't freeze right away. Time will tell.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:47:51 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/18/2012 9:15 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> This is Newt heading back home to his barn a few minutes ago for
>>> breakfast, Newt runs off when I approach to put out food, photographed
>>> at 600', a very good looking cat:
>>> http://i48.tinypic.com/nwzmf9.jpg
>>> http://i49.tinypic.com/o074ub.jpg
>>> Earlier this morning, the twins:
>>> http://i46.tinypic.com/zmqf4.jpg
>>> http://www.vetinfo.com/indoor-outdoo...xpectancy.html
>> That is a nice looking barn cat, you have been feeding him, well. Thanks
>> for sharing your photos.
>
> Thank you. I'm hoping to bring it to the Vet before winter, at least
> get it shots. I can't get near it, will probably need to use my
> have-a-heart trap. I don't know if it's a boy or girl but I'll also
> have it fixed. I'm sure it visits other local cats and some visit my
> barn, they probably share each others food. These cats travel long
> distances, usually along rock walls, they've actually worn a path...
> there's a rock wall inside that wall of hay. It's about a 20' wide
> swarth of all kinds of plants and of course the remnants of the
> hayfields, the cats patrol both sides and hunt in there. It's going
> to be an early fall, I can already see tinges of color in the trees.
> Newt will do well in my barn, there's a small house in there with lots
> of blankets. I usually don't plow snow up to the barn but I will this
> year so I can bring food and water. The water will probably freeze
> but in a large enough pan it won't freeze right away. Time will tell.

TNR? And good for you for taking care of Newt.

Oh dear, I gate hearing what you say about an early fall. I have
noticed some color here too, but I was hoping it meant nothing. I
do recall that folks said we'd have an early fall because we had
an early spring. I don't like it when the trees are leafless.

--
Jean B.

On 8/22/2012 5:41 PM, Jean B. wrote:

>
> Oh dear, I gate hearing what you say about an early fall. I have
> noticed some color here too, but I was hoping it meant nothing. I do
> recall that folks said we'd have an early fall because we had an early
> spring. I don't like it when the trees are leafless.
>
> --
> Jean B.


I don't remember where you live, but the Denver summer has been so hot
and dry that the leaves on many varieties of tree are looking fried.

gloria p

gloria p wrote:
> I don't remember where you live, but the Denver summer has been so hot
> and dry that the leaves on many varieties of tree are looking fried.
>
> gloria p


I am near Boston. I love trees, so I hate to hear that yours are
suffering, as they are in so many places. I heard an interesting
thing this morning about trees essentially consuming themselves in
times of severe drought.

__
Jean B.

On 8/27/2012 2:59 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> Naturally one can't water a forest but the specimen trees on ones
> property can be watered quite easily... the thing is to begin watering
> after like ten days without rain. If one waits too long before
> starting to water the trees will already be so stressed that the
> volume of water needed to save them can be quite overwhelming. I
> water my trees at the onset of a dry spell, at that point they need
> like ten gallons a day. I haul five gallon contractors buckets of
> water to my trees... I water at the end of the day so that the soil
> remains damp over night, and it's during night time that plants absorb
> water. By starting to water early before into a full fledged drought
> I don't need to haul water every day, every 2-3 days is enough. And
> some types of trees tolerate drought much better than others, it's a
> good idea to research the water needs of ones trees.


We had 3 large oak trees and one magnolia tree taken down that died
during last year's drought. We did not own the house, and I guess they
were not watered. We still have one tree left, but it is too close to
power lines, and the guy would not get a permit. We will find someone
else to take this one down.

Becca

On 8/26/2012 11:47 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> gloria p wrote:
>> I don't remember where you live, but the Denver summer has been so hot
>> and dry that the leaves on many varieties of tree are looking fried.
>>
>> gloria p
>
>
> I am near Boston. I love trees, so I hate to hear that yours are
> suffering, as they are in so many places. I heard an interesting thing
> this morning about trees essentially consuming themselves in times of
> severe drought.

I'm losing another one of mine. I have an appointment to have my last
poplar (they wrote cottonwood on the proposal) taken down the beginning
of Sept. I had the other two taken down by those guys that go around
giving you flyers and stuff and it was cheap but I think I dodged a
bullet given their location. The last one is being taken down by a
reputed arborist company who is licensed and bonded. Costing a bit
more, but I feel safer.

On 8/27/2012 7:59 PM, Cheryl wrote:

> I'm losing another one of mine. I have an appointment to have my last
> poplar (they wrote cottonwood on the proposal) taken down the beginning
> of Sept. I had the other two taken down by those guys that go around
> giving you flyers and stuff and it was cheap but I think I dodged a
> bullet given their location. The last one is being taken down by a
> reputed arborist company who is licensed and bonded. Costing a bit
> more, but I feel safer.

Some things are best left to the professionals, and I don't mean
some uninsured guy with a chainsaw. It's not worth saving a few
bucks there.

It is kind of fun watching them work. Of course, I'm not the one
in the tree.

nancy

Ema Nymton wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Naturally one can't water a forest but the specimen trees on ones
>> property can be watered quite easily... the thing is to begin watering
>> after like ten days without rain. If one waits too long before
>> starting to water the trees will already be so stressed that the
>> volume of water needed to save them can be quite overwhelming. I
>> water my trees at the onset of a dry spell, at that point they need
>> like ten gallons a day. I haul five gallon contractors buckets of
>> water to my trees... I water at the end of the day so that the soil
>> remains damp over night, and it's during night time that plants absorb
>> water. By starting to water early before into a full fledged drought
>> I don't need to haul water every day, every 2-3 days is enough. And
>> some types of trees tolerate drought much better than others, it's a
>> good idea to research the water needs of ones trees.
>
>We had 3 large oak trees and one magnolia tree taken down that died
>during last year's drought. We did not own the house, and I guess they
>were not watered. We still have one tree left, but it is too close to
>power lines, and the guy would not get a permit. We will find someone
>else to take this one down.

Obviously your landlord doesn't care if those trees die... but why is
it your responsibility to have them removed, or will your landlord
reimburse you the tree removal cost?

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:47:21 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> gloria p wrote:
>>> I don't remember where you live, but the Denver summer has been so hot
>>> and dry that the leaves on many varieties of tree are looking fried.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> I am near Boston. I love trees, so I hate to hear that yours are
>> suffering, as they are in so many places. I heard an interesting
>> thing this morning about trees essentially consuming themselves in
>> times of severe drought.
>
> Naturally one can't water a forest but the specimen trees on ones
> property can be watered quite easily... the thing is to begin watering
> after like ten days without rain. If one waits too long before
> starting to water the trees will already be so stressed that the
> volume of water needed to save them can be quite overwhelming. I
> water my trees at the onset of a dry spell, at that point they need
> like ten gallons a day. I haul five gallon contractors buckets of
> water to my trees... I water at the end of the day so that the soil
> remains damp over night, and it's during night time that plants absorb
> water. By starting to water early before into a full fledged drought
> I don't need to haul water every day, every 2-3 days is enough. And
> some types of trees tolerate drought much better than others, it's a
> good idea to research the water needs of ones trees.

Thanks, that's good advice. We are supposed to get heavy rain
tonight, so that will be taken care of for the time being.

I was looking at a poor tree in a planting near a store. Suddenly
the outer parts of the leaves were colorless, brittle, and curled.
The other parts felt rather parched. I gather they hadn't been
watered, which rather surprised me.

--
Jean B.

Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 8/27/2012 2:59 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Naturally one can't water a forest but the specimen trees on ones
>> property can be watered quite easily... the thing is to begin watering
>> after like ten days without rain. If one waits too long before
>> starting to water the trees will already be so stressed that the
>> volume of water needed to save them can be quite overwhelming. I
>> water my trees at the onset of a dry spell, at that point they need
>> like ten gallons a day. I haul five gallon contractors buckets of
>> water to my trees... I water at the end of the day so that the soil
>> remains damp over night, and it's during night time that plants absorb
>> water. By starting to water early before into a full fledged drought
>> I don't need to haul water every day, every 2-3 days is enough. And
>> some types of trees tolerate drought much better than others, it's a
>> good idea to research the water needs of ones trees.
>
>
> We had 3 large oak trees and one magnolia tree taken down that died
> during last year's drought. We did not own the house, and I guess they
> were not watered. We still have one tree left, but it is too close to
> power lines, and the guy would not get a permit. We will find someone
> else to take this one down.
>
> Becca
>

And that is your last tree? Ouch!

--
Jean B.

Cheryl wrote:
> On 8/26/2012 11:47 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> gloria p wrote:
>>> I don't remember where you live, but the Denver summer has been so hot
>>> and dry that the leaves on many varieties of tree are looking fried.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>>
>> I am near Boston. I love trees, so I hate to hear that yours are
>> suffering, as they are in so many places. I heard an interesting thing
>> this morning about trees essentially consuming themselves in times of
>> severe drought.
>
> I'm losing another one of mine. I have an appointment to have my last
> poplar (they wrote cottonwood on the proposal) taken down the beginning
> of Sept. I had the other two taken down by those guys that go around
> giving you flyers and stuff and it was cheap but I think I dodged a
> bullet given their location. The last one is being taken down by a
> reputed arborist company who is licensed and bonded. Costing a bit
> more, but I feel safer.
>
I used to eye the lines of poplars on the way to the Michigan when
I was a kid. I rather liked them. On subsequent trips, I
observed that they died. Later, I read about poplars and found
out that they (and other trees that grow quickly) are junk trees.
They are good for a temporary measure as the slower-growing
trees achieve a certain height (if one can afford that approach),
but that's about it.

--
Jean B.

On 8/27/2012 10:56 PM, Jean B. wrote:

> I used to eye the lines of poplars on the way to the Michigan when I was
> a kid. I rather liked them. On subsequent trips, I observed that they
> died. Later, I read about poplars and found out that they (and other
> trees that grow quickly) are junk trees. They are good for a temporary
> measure as the slower-growing trees achieve a certain height (if one can
> afford that approach), but that's about it.

My brother planted these back when he owned the house and fast growing
was his goal. The do create a lot of shade. Originally there were
three, this one is the last to go. I never liked them because they shed
all of their leaves in August. So much for shade in the heat of the
summer.

On 8/27/2012 8:10 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>> We had 3 large oak trees and one magnolia tree taken down that died
>> during last year's drought. We did not own the house, and I guess they
>> were not watered. We still have one tree left, but it is too close to
>> power lines, and the guy would not get a permit. We will find someone
>> else to take this one down.
>
> Obviously your landlord doesn't care if those trees die... but why is
> it your responsibility to have them removed, or will your landlord
> reimburse you the tree removal cost?


The drought was last summer, before we bought the house.

Becca

On 8/27/2012 9:53 PM, Jean B. wrote:

>> We had 3 large oak trees and one magnolia tree taken down that died
>> during last year's drought. We did not own the house, and I guess they
>> were not watered. We still have one tree left, but it is too close to
>> power lines, and the guy would not get a permit. We will find someone
>> else to take this one down.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>
> And that is your last tree? Ouch!
>
> --
> Jean B.


Please let me apologize for my poor writing skills. What I meant to
say, is that we have one dead tree that needs to be taken down. We are
surrounded by trees, but the drought killed a few of them.

Becca

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:30:17 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>On 8/27/2012 8:10 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>> We had 3 large oak trees and one magnolia tree taken down that died
>>> during last year's drought. We did not own the house, and I guess they
>>> were not watered. We still have one tree left, but it is too close to
>>> power lines, and the guy would not get a permit. We will find someone
>>> else to take this one down.
>>
>> Obviously your landlord doesn't care if those trees die... but why is
>> it your responsibility to have them removed, or will your landlord
>> reimburse you the tree removal cost?
>
>
>The drought was last summer, before we bought the house.
>
>Becca

Oh, didn't realize you bought it after the drought. Now you need to
figure out a replacement tree, or plant something... a cactus rock
garden can survive droughts.

On 8/28/2012 12:21 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>> The drought was last summer, before we bought the house.
>>
>> Becca
>
> Oh, didn't realize you bought it after the drought. Now you need to
> figure out a replacement tree, or plant something... a cactus rock
> garden can survive droughts.


When I grew up, this property was beautiful, but the owners were elderly
when they passed away; they could not maintain the property. It is
around 5-6 acres, a large piece of property, 2 blocks from downtown. We
have a vacant lot next door and behind us, and the city park is on the
other side. It is peaceful here, to be in the middle of town.

We have a lot of work to do outside, we have fences that we need to take
down, and trees that need to be pruned this winter. We will put a new
roof on the greenhouse and the exterior of the house needs to be
painted. We got a lot done, until summer came and the heat arrived. We
will start back when it cools off.

Becca

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:32:05 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 8/28/2012 12:21 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> >> The drought was last summer, before we bought the house.
> >>
> >> Becca
> >
> > Oh, didn't realize you bought it after the drought. Now you need to
> > figure out a replacement tree, or plant something... a cactus rock
> > garden can survive droughts.
>
>
> When I grew up, this property was beautiful, but the owners were elderly
> when they passed away; they could not maintain the property. It is
> around 5-6 acres, a large piece of property, 2 blocks from downtown. We
> have a vacant lot next door and behind us, and the city park is on the
> other side. It is peaceful here, to be in the middle of town.
>
> We have a lot of work to do outside, we have fences that we need to take
> down, and trees that need to be pruned this winter. We will put a new
> roof on the greenhouse and the exterior of the house needs to be
> painted. We got a lot done, until summer came and the heat arrived. We
> will start back when it cools off.
>
I know it's going to get done, Becca. The only question is "when";
and it sounds like you have a firm grasp on the timeline, so no
worries about "when" here.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:32:05 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>On 8/28/2012 12:21 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>> The drought was last summer, before we bought the house.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>
>> Oh, didn't realize you bought it after the drought. Now you need to
>> figure out a replacement tree, or plant something... a cactus rock
>> garden can survive droughts.
>
>
>When I grew up, this property was beautiful, but the owners were elderly
>when they passed away; they could not maintain the property. It is
>around 5-6 acres, a large piece of property, 2 blocks from downtown. We
>have a vacant lot next door and behind us, and the city park is on the
>other side. It is peaceful here, to be in the middle of town.
>
>We have a lot of work to do outside, we have fences that we need to take
>down, and trees that need to be pruned this winter. We will put a new
>roof on the greenhouse and the exterior of the house needs to be
>painted. We got a lot done, until summer came and the heat arrived. We
>will start back when it cools off.
>
>Becca

Sounds like a nice place, post pictures.