On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:56:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>>
>> I never had fresh strawberries until I was a teenager...I had only
>> seen those little sugary blocks in the freezer container that needed a
>> church key to pry off the cover.
>>
>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
>>
>
>Yes, they gave you a good sugar high. Strawberries are in season here
>but you still have to be careful. They are picked too soon to allow for
>shipping and they don't ripen will once picked. The really big berries
>look nice bot don't always have the flavor intensity of the smaller ones.

I have been so disappointed with most fresh strawberries (except the
locals and the ones on my deck in drips and drabs), that I prefer
blackberries when I need fresh fruit.

Still, they are coming in this past week or so and Wegman's wanted
$9.99 for the organics today.
>
>Best I had were from the Farmer's Market in Ct. Ripe, picked that
>morning. About a 3 week season.

Some here, with locals from the last farm in town.

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:02:05 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-27 6:27 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:46:17 -0600, US Janet >
>> wrote:
>>
>
>>> yep. I remember the Thanksgiving my mother wowed everyone with the
>>> new frozen peas.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> I never had fresh strawberries until I was a teenager...I had only
>> seen those little sugary blocks in the freezer container that needed a
>> church key to pry off the cover.
>>
>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
>>
>
>Those frozen berries were a common dessert component in our house when I
>was a kid. My mother liked to make meringues would thaw a pack of
>berries , put a scoop of ice cream on them and spoon some of the thawed
>berries and juice over them. Sometimes she would make a sort of sweet
>biscuit and top them with ice cream or whipped cream and berries....
>strawberry or raspberry short cake.

Nice dessert memories.

On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 7:32:14 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:56:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >
> >> I never had fresh strawberries until I was a teenager...I had only
> >> seen those little sugary blocks in the freezer container that needed a
> >> church key to pry off the cover.
> >>
> >> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
> >>
> >
> >Yes, they gave you a good sugar high. Strawberries are in season here
> >but you still have to be careful. They are picked too soon to allow for
> >shipping and they don't ripen will once picked. The really big berries
> >look nice bot don't always have the flavor intensity of the smaller ones.
> I have been so disappointed with most fresh strawberries (except the
> locals and the ones on my deck in drips and drabs), that I prefer
> blackberries when I need fresh fruit.
>
> Still, they are coming in this past week or so and Wegman's wanted
> $9.99 for the organics today.
> >
> >Best I had were from the Farmer's Market in Ct. Ripe, picked that
> >morning. About a 3 week season.
> Some here, with locals from the last farm in town.

I don't know what LoHud side you are on but in town out on the street, i've seen cartons of strawberries as low as $1.00.

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:

>>
>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
>>
>When I was a teenager my mother planted a small strawberry patch. It
>was very pretty and the berries were nice. One day we started smelling
>the stench of something not pleasant. Turned out a bird had died and
>was rotting under the leaves. That sort of ruined the strawberry patch
>for us.
>
>Jill

Ick, but that is just nature as you saw a bit of it.

I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
of the cherry tomato plants, too.

I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
after dark....

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:24:46 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:


snip
>
>You are braver than I. I have never had what I consider a terrific
>crop of corn. Something usually eats it before we do, or we have too
>much rain, or the earwigs take up residence. I have sworn off growing
>corn.
snip

You want to get seed for corn that specifcally states that there is
tight leaf growth over the top of the cobs. Nasties can't get in
then.
Janet US

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:46:17 -0600, US Janet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> yep. I remember the Thanksgiving my mother wowed everyone with the
>>> new frozen peas.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> I never had fresh strawberries until I was a teenager...I had only
>> seen those little sugary blocks in the freezer container that needed a
>> church key to pry off the cover.
>>
>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
>>
>When I was a teenager my mother planted a small strawberry patch. It
>was very pretty and the berries were nice. One day we started smelling
>the stench of something not pleasant. Turned out a bird had died and
>was rotting under the leaves. That sort of ruined the strawberry patch
>for us.

Maybe the bird ate a strawberry. Strawberries and bananas are among
the fruits highest in pesticides and herbicides.

--
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On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:06:42 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 10:09:24 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>
>> On 3/27/2021 10:36 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>> >
>> > I never though of making homemade creamed corn. I'm probably one of the
>> > only people that I know who will eat creamed corn; at least the canned
>> > variety. My 6 year old loves corn, but she was not a fan.
>> >
>> Some canned stuff is just ugh. Canned creamed corn, creamed peas...
>>
>> Jill
>>
>The last time I ate any creamed corn was about 6 months ago. It was sooooooo
>sweet, I thought it should have been served over ice cream or at least pound cake.

there is a difference between sugar added sweetness and vegetative
sweetness. I don't care for the sugar added stuff.
Janet US

On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 8:14:20 PM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:06:42 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 10:09:24 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> >>
> >> On 3/27/2021 10:36 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I never though of making homemade creamed corn. I'm probably one of the
> >> > only people that I know who will eat creamed corn; at least the canned
> >> > variety. My 6 year old loves corn, but she was not a fan.
> >> >
> >> Some canned stuff is just ugh. Canned creamed corn, creamed peas...
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> >The last time I ate any creamed corn was about 6 months ago. It was sooooooo
> >sweet, I thought it should have been served over ice cream or at least pound cake.
> there is a difference between sugar added sweetness and vegetative
> sweetness. I don't care for the sugar added stuff.
> Janet US

I knew a girl that only ate pop corn and carrots, which are somewhat sweet. I eat a whole package of baby carrots sometimes for a snack.

On 3/27/2021 8:00 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>>>
>>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
>>>
>> When I was a teenager my mother planted a small strawberry patch. It
>> was very pretty and the berries were nice. One day we started smelling
>> the stench of something not pleasant. Turned out a bird had died and
>> was rotting under the leaves. That sort of ruined the strawberry patch
>> for us.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Ick, but that is just nature as you saw a bit of it.
>
> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>
> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
> after dark....
>
I'd love to have some critter cams outside! When I first moved here I
couldn't keep a bird feeder. Raccoons kept tearing them down. I had a
really nice terra cotta feeder that hung on chains with S hooks. One
morning I went out and the feeder bowl was in the grass, the hooks were
there but the chains were gone. Raccoons had stolen the chains! I keep
picturing them dressed like little gangsters in vests with their masked
faces, twirling chains. Film noir.

It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.

Jill

On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 8:24:08 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On 3/27/2021 8:00 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> > On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
> >>>
> >> When I was a teenager my mother planted a small strawberry patch. It
> >> was very pretty and the berries were nice. One day we started smelling
> >> the stench of something not pleasant. Turned out a bird had died and
> >> was rotting under the leaves. That sort of ruined the strawberry patch
> >> for us.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Ick, but that is just nature as you saw a bit of it.
> >
> > I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
> > chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
> > of the cherry tomato plants, too.
> >
> > I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
> > for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
> > after dark....
> >
> I'd love to have some critter cams outside! When I first moved here I
> couldn't keep a bird feeder. Raccoons kept tearing them down. I had a
> really nice terra cotta feeder that hung on chains with S hooks. One
> morning I went out and the feeder bowl was in the grass, the hooks were
> there but the chains were gone. Raccoons had stolen the chains! I keep
> picturing them dressed like little gangsters in vests with their masked
> faces, twirling chains. Film noir.
>
> It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.

Thought of spraying the cameras with deep woods Off?

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:14:14 -0600, US Janet >
wrote:

>On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:06:42 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:
>
>>On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 10:09:24 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>
>>> On 3/27/2021 10:36 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I never though of making homemade creamed corn. I'm probably one of the
>>> > only people that I know who will eat creamed corn; at least the canned
>>> > variety. My 6 year old loves corn, but she was not a fan.
>>> >
>>> Some canned stuff is just ugh. Canned creamed corn, creamed peas...
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>The last time I ate any creamed corn was about 6 months ago. It was sooooooo
>>sweet, I thought it should have been served over ice cream or at least pound cake.
>
>there is a difference between sugar added sweetness and vegetative
>sweetness. I don't care for the sugar added stuff.

Sugar is sugar. There's as much sugar in a glass of apple juice as in
a glass of coca cola. Of course, there's also good stuff in the apple
juice.

--
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On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 7:14:20 PM UTC-5, US Janet wrote:
>
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:06:42 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >The last time I ate any creamed corn was about 6 months ago. It was sooooooo
> >sweet, I thought it should have been served over ice cream or at least pound cake.
> >
> there is a difference between sugar added sweetness and vegetative
> sweetness. I don't care for the sugar added stuff.
>
> Janet US
>
That's true, and what I had definitely had a sugar-sweetened taste to it.
It had been y.e.a.r.s. since I consumed creamed corned and it wasn't this
sweet when I was a kid.

I bought a roll in the freezer section 10 years or less ago because a woman
was buying it and she swore it tasted just like fried corn. No, it tasted like
frozen sugar-sweetened cream corn.

On 2021-03-27 8:00 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >

> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>
> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
> after dark....
>

We have a motion detector light by the patio and it goes off once in a
while with something as small as a rabbit.... tracks seen in the snow
the next morning. This morning my wife told me she had to take the dog
out at 5 am this morning and when she went outside she saw a coyote
hanging around the goldfish pond.

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:06:28 -0600, US Janet >
wrote:

>On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:24:46 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>
>
>snip
>>
>>You are braver than I. I have never had what I consider a terrific
>>crop of corn. Something usually eats it before we do, or we have too
>>much rain, or the earwigs take up residence. I have sworn off growing
>>corn.
>snip
>
>You want to get seed for corn that specifcally states that there is
>tight leaf growth over the top of the cobs. Nasties can't get in
>then.
>Janet US

Raccoons. They are bold as brass here. I got a gander at one hanging
onto my kitchen window trying to reach a bird feeder. That was a
surprise to us both. Lot of things I cannot grow because of them.

Last summer I started closing the sliding doors to the deck as dusk
approached because the raccoons would come up on the deck and hang
around the screen.

Corn on the cob? Like mother's milk.....

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:23:51 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/27/2021 8:00 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
>>>>
>>> When I was a teenager my mother planted a small strawberry patch. It
>>> was very pretty and the berries were nice. One day we started smelling
>>> the stench of something not pleasant. Turned out a bird had died and
>>> was rotting under the leaves. That sort of ruined the strawberry patch
>>> for us.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Ick, but that is just nature as you saw a bit of it.
>>
>> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
>> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
>> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>>
>> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
>> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
>> after dark....
>>
>I'd love to have some critter cams outside! When I first moved here I
>couldn't keep a bird feeder. Raccoons kept tearing them down. I had a
>really nice terra cotta feeder that hung on chains with S hooks. One
>morning I went out and the feeder bowl was in the grass, the hooks were
>there but the chains were gone. Raccoons had stolen the chains! I keep
>picturing them dressed like little gangsters in vests with their masked
>faces, twirling chains. Film noir.

Yup- see my corn-related post to Janet a few mins ago. I have lost
some wonderful feeders.
>
>It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.
>
>Jill

Sometimes deer, foxes, or raccoons, and all in one night.

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 21:10:14 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-27 8:00 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>
>> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
>> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
>> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>>
>> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
>> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
>> after dark....
>>
>
> We have a motion detector light by the patio and it goes off once in a
>while with something as small as a rabbit.... tracks seen in the snow
>the next morning. This morning my wife told me she had to take the dog
>out at 5 am this morning and when she went outside she saw a coyote
>hanging around the goldfish pond.

I live near 150 acres of woods. I used to get really itchy about late
night walks with the dog. We've had coyotes or bears show up at times.
VERY rare over the years, but the dogs (either bichon or morkie back
then) were tiny but got very butch and thought they were German
shepherds if they sensed anything out there.

On 3/27/2021 10:04 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:23:51 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/27/2021 8:00 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:28:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/27/2021 6:27 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I did like those frozen strawberries, though.
>>>>>
>>>> When I was a teenager my mother planted a small strawberry patch. It
>>>> was very pretty and the berries were nice. One day we started smelling
>>>> the stench of something not pleasant. Turned out a bird had died and
>>>> was rotting under the leaves. That sort of ruined the strawberry patch
>>>> for us.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Ick, but that is just nature as you saw a bit of it.
>>>
>>> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
>>> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them. I put traps around some
>>> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>>>
>>> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
>>> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters. The things one sees
>>> after dark....
>>>
>> I'd love to have some critter cams outside! When I first moved here I
>> couldn't keep a bird feeder. Raccoons kept tearing them down. I had a
>> really nice terra cotta feeder that hung on chains with S hooks. One
>> morning I went out and the feeder bowl was in the grass, the hooks were
>> there but the chains were gone. Raccoons had stolen the chains! I keep
>> picturing them dressed like little gangsters in vests with their masked
>> faces, twirling chains. Film noir.
>
> Yup- see my corn-related post to Janet a few mins ago. I have lost
> some wonderful feeders.
>>
Yep, I just read that! I've seen as many as 7 raccoons out back at one
time, but not in recent years.

>> It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Sometimes deer, foxes, or raccoons, and all in one night.
>
I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure. I know there
are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.

Jill

On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>>>>
>>>> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
>>>> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them.Â* I put traps around some
>>>> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>>>>
>>>> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
>>>> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters.Â* The things one sees
>>>> after dark....
>>>>
>>> I'd love to have some critter cams outside!Â* When I first moved here I
>>> couldn't keep a bird feeder.Â* Raccoons kept tearing them down.Â* I had a
>>> really nice terra cotta feeder that hung on chains with S hooks.Â* One
>>> morning I went out and the feeder bowl was in the grass, the hooks were
>>> there but the chains were gone.Â* Raccoons had stolen the chains!Â* I keep
>>> picturing them dressed like little gangsters in vests with their masked
>>> faces, twirling chains.Â* Film noir.
>>
>> Yup- see my corn-related post to Janet a few mins ago. I have lost
>> some wonderful feeders.
>>>
> Yep, I just read that!Â* I've seen as many as 7 raccoons out back at one
> time, but not in recent years.
>
>>> It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Sometimes deer, foxes, or raccoons, and all in one night.
>>
> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure.Â* I know there
> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>
> Jill

Could be worse, how about some mice?

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:45:01 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/27/2021 10:04 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:23:51 -0400, jmcquown >

>>>
>Yep, I just read that! I've seen as many as 7 raccoons out back at one
>time, but not in recent years.

Well- just learned something. Looked up what a group of raccoons is
called and discovered the term is "gaze." You saw a large gaze of
raccoons!
>
>>> It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Sometimes deer, foxes, or raccoons, and all in one night.
>>
>I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure. I know there
>are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>
The foxes around here makes sound that are a cross between a dog bark
and a female or child's yell out in pain. Very disconcerting unless
one knows what it is. The barking goes can go on for quite a while.

I'd run to a window to look out a few times to see if a person or
animal were in distress until I learned what the sounds were.

But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:58:24 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>>
>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure.* I know there
>> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>>
>> Jill
>
>Could be worse, how about some mice?
>
>https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513

I am weighing in my mind...bush fires, crocodiles, floods, sharks,
drought, mouse millions...hard to make a choice.

On 3/28/2021 9:13 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:45:01 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/27/2021 10:04 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:23:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>
>>>>
>> Yep, I just read that! I've seen as many as 7 raccoons out back at one
>> time, but not in recent years.
>
> Well- just learned something. Looked up what a group of raccoons is
> called and discovered the term is "gaze." You saw a large gaze of
> raccoons!
>>
That's a fun factoid.

>>>> It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Sometimes deer, foxes, or raccoons, and all in one night.
>>>
>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure. I know there
>> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>>
> The foxes around here makes sound that are a cross between a dog bark
> and a female or child's yell out in pain. Very disconcerting unless
> one knows what it is. The barking goes can go on for quite a while.
>
> I'd run to a window to look out a few times to see if a person or
> animal were in distress until I learned what the sounds were.
>
I think I saw a fox run up a tree one day. At first glance I thought it
was a small reddish dog trotting along... until it started climbing.
Oh, wait, dogs can't climb trees! LOL

> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>
Yes, mink! No, I haven't seen any. It surprised the heck out of me to
find there are minks on Dataw. Yes, they are native. Apparently they
like marshy areas.

https://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/species/mink.html

No, I haven't seen them but some folks on the other side of the island
who live closer to the water have. I'm told minks are quite mean.

There are also rabbits on the island, although I've never seen those,
either. Apparently they like the marshy areas, too. So do the
alligators...

Then again, I've seen all sorts of shore birds (herons, egrets,
pelicans, cormorants) sitting right next to an alligator at one of the
large ponds. The birds ignore the alligators and the alligators ignore
the birds. They just hang out in the sun by the water.

Jill

On 3/27/2021 10:58 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>>>>
>>>>> I keep mouse traps in the starwberry tubs, more to scare away the
>>>>> chipmunks, rather than catching/harming them.Â* I put traps around some
>>>>> of the cherry tomato plants, too.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have security cameras set up around the outside of the house, not
>>>>> for safety reasons, but for seeing critters.Â* The things one sees
>>>>> after dark....
>>>>>
>>>> I'd love to have some critter cams outside!Â* When I first moved here I
>>>> couldn't keep a bird feeder.Â* Raccoons kept tearing them down.Â* I had a
>>>> really nice terra cotta feeder that hung on chains with S hooks.Â* One
>>>> morning I went out and the feeder bowl was in the grass, the hooks were
>>>> there but the chains were gone.Â* Raccoons had stolen the chains!Â* I
>>>> keep
>>>> picturing them dressed like little gangsters in vests with their masked
>>>> faces, twirling chains.Â* Film noir.
>>>
>>> Yup- see my corn-related post to Janet a few mins ago. I have lost
>>> some wonderful feeders.
>>>>
>> Yep, I just read that!Â* I've seen as many as 7 raccoons out back at
>> one time, but not in recent years.
>>
>>>> It would be fun to find out what's going outside at night.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Sometimes deer, foxes, or raccoons, and all in one night.
>>>
>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure.Â* I know
>> there are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to
>> the water.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Could be worse, how about some mice?
>
> https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513
>
Yikes and no thanks! I've occasionally had to contend with a marsh rat
(aka rice rats). They're tiny little things, about the size of a
hamster, but destructive. I had one in my garage last year. I noticed
something had been chewing on the lid to the plastic bin containing wild
bird seed. Uh oh. I brought the bird seed inside and left the garage
door open. It left since I'd taken away the source of food.

I suspect they've been in the attic, too. The HVAC folks told me they'd
seen signs of critters up there.

Jill

Jill

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:51:16 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/28/2021 9:13 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:

>I think I saw a fox run up a tree one day. At first glance I thought it
>was a small reddish dog trotting along... until it started climbing.
>Oh, wait, dogs can't climb trees! LOL

They are delightful, but thieving things. They will swipe things one
would never suspect they would- like tools sitting on a driveway.
>
>> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>>
>Yes, mink! No, I haven't seen any. It surprised the heck out of me to
>find there are minks on Dataw. Yes, they are native. Apparently they
>like marshy areas.
>
>https://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/species/mink.html
>
>No, I haven't seen them but some folks on the other side of the island
>who live closer to the water have. I'm told minks are quite mean.

Not surprising.
>
>There are also rabbits on the island, although I've never seen those,
>either. Apparently they like the marshy areas, too. So do the
>alligators...

We rarely see rabbits here. There must be some natural predators that
keep the population down.
>
>Then again, I've seen all sorts of shore birds (herons, egrets,
>pelicans, cormorants) sitting right next to an alligator at one of the
>large ponds. The birds ignore the alligators and the alligators ignore
>the birds. They just hang out in the sun by the water.
>
>Jill
Love my birdies...I have a stream right down the hill where I have a
small waterfall right across from my nearest CVS (such a mix of
suburbia and nature) and a reservoir about a 10 minute walk away.

I have binoculars at the ready for the kitchen window and a pair in
each of the cars. We are forever stopping to watch some interesting
critters. This week we had hooded mergansers to look at.

On 3/28/2021 9:16 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:58:24 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure.Â* I know there
>>> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Could be worse, how about some mice?
>>
>> https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513
>
> I am weighing in my mind...bush fires, crocodiles, floods, sharks,
> drought, mouse millions...hard to make a choice.
>

My choice would be to pack my wood shoes and head to Holland.

On 3/28/2021 10:39 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:51:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/28/2021 9:13 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> I think I saw a fox run up a tree one day. At first glance I thought it
>> was a small reddish dog trotting along... until it started climbing.
>> Oh, wait, dogs can't climb trees! LOL
>
> They are delightful, but thieving things. They will swipe things one
> would never suspect they would- like tools sitting on a driveway.
>>
I saw a show on PBS in the last couple of weeks about foxes being a big
problem in some parts of the UK.

I still have no idea what the raccoons might have done with the chains
they stole when they knocked down my bird feeder.

>>> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>>>
>> Yes, mink! No, I haven't seen any. It surprised the heck out of me to
>> find there are minks on Dataw. Yes, they are native. Apparently they
>> like marshy areas.
>>
>> https://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/species/mink.html
>>
>> No, I haven't seen them but some folks on the other side of the island
>> who live closer to the water have. I'm told minks are quite mean.
>
> Not surprising.
>>
>> There are also rabbits on the island, although I've never seen those,
>> either. Apparently they like the marshy areas, too. So do the
>> alligators...
>
> We rarely see rabbits here. There must be some natural predators that
> keep the population down.
>>
Around here that would be hawks and yes, there are bald eagles nesting
around here, too.

>> Then again, I've seen all sorts of shore birds (herons, egrets,
>> pelicans, cormorants) sitting right next to an alligator at one of the
>> large ponds. The birds ignore the alligators and the alligators ignore
>> the birds. They just hang out in the sun by the water.
>>
>> Jill
> Love my birdies...I have a stream right down the hill where I have a
> small waterfall right across from my nearest CVS (such a mix of
> suburbia and nature) and a reservoir about a 10 minute walk away.
>
> I have binoculars at the ready for the kitchen window and a pair in
> each of the cars. We are forever stopping to watch some interesting
> critters. This week we had hooded mergansers to look at.
>
I had to look up hooded merganzers. Pretty!

Jill

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 9:13:32 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:

> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mink#Natural>

I saw one by the pond that's behind the office building where I work.
Just for a few seconds, then it vanished down the bank.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:44:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/28/2021 9:16 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:58:24 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure.* I know there
>>>> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Could be worse, how about some mice?
>>>
>>> https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513
>>
>> I am weighing in my mind...bush fires, crocodiles, floods, sharks,
>> drought, mouse millions...hard to make a choice.
>>
>
>My choice would be to pack my wood shoes and head to Holland.


The North Sea is coming!!! The North Sea is coming!!!

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:21:26 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:44:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >On 3/28/2021 9:16 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:58:24 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >>> On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure. I know there
> >>>> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jill
> >>>
> >>> Could be worse, how about some mice?
> >>>
> >>> https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513
> >>
> >> I am weighing in my mind...bush fires, crocodiles, floods, sharks,
> >> drought, mouse millions...hard to make a choice.
> >
> >My choice would be to pack my wood shoes and head to Holland.
>
> The North Sea is coming!!! The North Sea is coming!!!

Windmills there or anywhere else never froze. Why did they in Texas?

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:01:20 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/28/2021 10:39 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:

>>
>> We rarely see rabbits here. There must be some natural predators that
>> keep the population down.
>>>
>Around here that would be hawks and yes, there are bald eagles nesting
>around here, too.

We've both, too, so that would help. At some point we had an eagles
nest right on the reservoir that is just down the hill. I got some
great photos.

>
>>> Then again, I've seen all sorts of shore birds (herons, egrets,
>>> pelicans, cormorants) sitting right next to an alligator at one of the
>>> large ponds. The birds ignore the alligators and the alligators ignore
>>> the birds. They just hang out in the sun by the water.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> Love my birdies...I have a stream right down the hill where I have a
>> small waterfall right across from my nearest CVS (such a mix of
>> suburbia and nature) and a reservoir about a 10 minute walk away.
>>
>> I have binoculars at the ready for the kitchen window and a pair in
>> each of the cars. We are forever stopping to watch some interesting
>> critters. This week we had hooded mergansers to look at.
>>
>I had to look up hooded merganzers. Pretty!
>
>Jill

They are beautiful.

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:10:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 9:13:32 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>
><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mink#Natural>
>
>I saw one by the pond that's behind the office building where I work.
>Just for a few seconds, then it vanished down the bank.
>
>Cindy Hamilton


In searching around, I find that they are pretty common here in NJ,
too. Live and learn.

On 3/28/2021 12:33 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:21:26 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:44:21 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>> On 3/28/2021 9:16 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:58:24 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>> On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure. I know there
>>>>>> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>> Could be worse, how about some mice?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513
>>>>
>>>> I am weighing in my mind...bush fires, crocodiles, floods, sharks,
>>>> drought, mouse millions...hard to make a choice.
>>>
>>> My choice would be to pack my wood shoes and head to Holland.
>>
>> The North Sea is coming!!! The North Sea is coming!!!
>
> Windmills there or anywhere else never froze. Why did they in Texas?
>

Money. They were not equipped with cold weather kits to prevent it from
happening. Seems like the grid is operated by morons in Texas as the
gas plants were not well equipped either.

Also some stupid politicians.

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-wind-...arctic-1570173

On 2021-03-28 12:44 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:10:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 9:13:32 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>>> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>>
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mink#Natural>
>>
>> I saw one by the pond that's behind the office building where I work.
>> Just for a few seconds, then it vanished down the bank.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
>
> In searching around, I find that they are pretty common here in NJ,
> too. Live and learn.
>

I just learned a few years ago that there are mink in this area too. I
was hiking in the woods behind us and checked out a log on a pond
looking for turtles. I was surprised to see a mink. Since that time I
have seen a few road kill mink and one running along the wall beside the
recreational canal.

On 3/28/2021 1:16 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-28 12:44 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:10:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 9:13:32 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>
>>>> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>>>
>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mink#Natural>
>>>
>>> I saw one by the pond that's behind the office building where I work.
>>> Just for a few seconds, then it vanished down the bank.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>>
>> In searching around, I find that they are pretty common here in NJ,
>> too. Live and learn.
>>
>
> I just learnedÂ* a few years ago that there are mink in this area too. I
> was hiking in the woods behind us and checked out a log on a pond
> looking for turtles. I was surprised to see a mink. Since that time I
> have seen a few road kill mink and one running along the wall beside the
> recreational canal.

My grandmother had a mink, it was hanging in the closet. Took it out on
special occasions.

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:16:46 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 22:58:24 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>On 3/27/2021 10:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> I think there might be foxes in the area but I'm not sure.Â* I know there
>>> are minks (which surprised me!) but they tend to be closer to the water.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>Could be worse, how about some mice?
>>
>>https://www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...tralia-rcna513
>
>I am weighing in my mind...bush fires, crocodiles, floods, sharks,
>drought, mouse millions...hard to make a choice.

Your favourite holiday destination? Australia has it all!

--
The real Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net

On 2021-03-28 1:38 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/28/2021 1:16 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-28 12:44 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:10:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 9:13:32 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> But mink! Have you gotten to see them? Are they native to the area?
>>>>
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mink#Natural>
>>>>
>>>> I saw one by the pond that's behind the office building where I work.
>>>> Just for a few seconds, then it vanished down the bank.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>>
>>> In searching around, I find that they are pretty common here in NJ,
>>> too. Live and learn.
>>>
>>
>> I just learnedÂ* a few years ago that there are mink in this area too.
>> I was hiking in the woods behind us and checked out a log on a pond
>> looking for turtles. I was surprised to see a mink. Since that time I
>> have seen a few road kill mink and one running along the wall beside
>> the recreational canal.
>
> My grandmother had a mink, it was hanging in the closet.Â* Took it out on
> special occasions.

My mother had one that she wore on her head. My wife has that hat now.

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:37:11 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:14:14 -0600, US Janet >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:06:42 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 10:09:24 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 3/27/2021 10:36 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > I never though of making homemade creamed corn. I'm probably one of the
>>>> > only people that I know who will eat creamed corn; at least the canned
>>>> > variety. My 6 year old loves corn, but she was not a fan.
>>>> >
>>>> Some canned stuff is just ugh. Canned creamed corn, creamed peas...
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>The last time I ate any creamed corn was about 6 months ago. It was sooooooo
>>>sweet, I thought it should have been served over ice cream or at least pound cake.
>>
>>there is a difference between sugar added sweetness and vegetative
>>sweetness. I don't care for the sugar added stuff.
>
>Sugar is sugar. There's as much sugar in a glass of apple juice as in
>a glass of coca cola. Of course, there's also good stuff in the apple
>juice.

lol You really should STFU when it comes to nutrition. You're wrong on
a consistent basis. Nutrition doesn't care about ideology or personal
biases. It prefers facts.