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llama - I am glad your visit went well. I am not nervous at a dentist any more as I have been so often. I can assess a dentist and hygienist very quickly, I like these new ones.

need - prayers for a good report for your hub. R had routine follow up scans the other day and we are waiting for the results. It's not nice. Wow 46 years. Awesome!!!

nacy - I just couldn't take the risk!

I wish the dentist would acknowledge that I must be doing something right even if it is not altogether what they suggest. Dr's too, A few years ago as my dr was away, I went to my dd's dr for my driver's medical and she looked at me and at my info and said "There must be something wrong here." I said , "No. I am (at that time) 84 and I can do squats." and proceeded to show her. I told her I don't go to my dr very often. With a frown on her face, her answer was "You'd better get to your doctor".

Why? I wasn't sick! I just needed a driver's medical.
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Science tell us that genetics and lifestyle do make a difference but ultimately life is a crap shoot, you can do everything right and die young or you can party hard and live to be 100.
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Happy Spring, everyone! 🌱🍃🌿🌸🌱🌼🌱🌷🌱🌺🍃🌿🌱

What are y’all planting this spring season?
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Anxietynacy, where are you? I'm in Maine (coastal, southern) and all of a sudden what was originally forecast to be snow followed by rain seems to have changed to a forecast of mainly snow plus some sleet, 6-10 inches interior, maybe 4-8 where I am. My daffodils are up, but fortunately not too high yet. The mallard ducks are back on the nearby pond, other birds seem to be back as well. I think we had spring in the late winter and now we're getting winter in the early spring. :-)
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Anxiety,

Tulips are so beautiful! Hope yours survive the snow!

Newbie,

Mallards are so pretty. The colors are gorgeous. Y’all have the most delicious lobster! I enjoy going to New England in the fall. We had delicious lobsters in Kennebunkport, Maine. Maine is lovely.

Here in the south, we don’t have four distinct seasons. We never have a long brutal winter. Spring is brief and our summers are hot and humid! Not much of an autumn here. No beautiful fall foliage.
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Anxiety,

I would enjoy seeing fall foliage. I have to travel north to see the leaves changing colors.

I don’t like cold weather at all. I think snow is beautiful but I would have to get used to living in a place where snowfall was commonplace.

It amazes me that my youngest daughter fell in love with the cold weather and the snow when she lived in Denver. She hates the humidity and heat that we have here in the summer.
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Mallards returned to our pond a few days ago. Chipmunks came out of hibernation and my feeder is filling with early spring birds such as grackles, red winged blackbirds and cowbirds. I’ve heard killdeer. Juncos, who come for the winter, have not flown north yet. Too chilly for goldfinches. It’s snowing, to total 6”. I plan to stay in and read all evening.
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Ana.

Do you live in a rural area with lots of wildlife?
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Goldfinches can stick around all winter but they'll be brownish, they won't get their yellow feathers until spring molt.
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Need: Prayers for your DH.
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Golden: Thank you.
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Thanks, Llama.

He had blood drawn today so we will find out Monday how he’s doing.
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Need: You're very welcome.
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Need and cwillie, our goldfinches return prior to changing into breeding plumage, but I haven’t seen one yet. We have robins that overwinter, plus lots of blue jays, cardinals and various woodpeckers. We’re rural - large acreage. A mix of meadows, managed and old growth forests. Wonderfully isolated. Several types of owls and hawks. Coyotes. Deer. Herons and kingfishers. And evil beavers. Occasionally in the summer I see indigo buntings, scarlet tanagers and orioles. If I listed all our birds, I’d blow through all the allotted post space. We also have wood duck boxes but sometimes screech owls or hooded mergansers move in.
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Ana,

Sounds beautiful! The evil beavers remark made me giggle. Please share some beaver stories with us.

I am a city gal but one of my favorite movies is with Chevy Chase, Funny Farm.

It’s so cute! Have you seen it? The couple from the city move to the country so he can write a novel. The plot is hysterical!
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Need, beavers are girdling and felling our mature trees, including beech, willow and oak. Girdled trees die slowly (they leaf but the roots starve) making the area dangerous, as they could fall any time. They dammed the creek downstream where the landowner is absent and disinterested. There’s an old beaver baffler in the dam but they’ve managed to plug it. I have been making hardware cloth tree skirts. We also suspect beavers are dismantling our bridge. Most of the decking has mysteriously vanished. They’re cranky and the pollute the water in our pond. “Beaver fever”. I got between the pair and one lunged at me. Fortunately I had a 125lb protective dog with me. I have most of a beaver skeleton drying on a window ledge (outdoors) which I hope intimidates them. (found the skeleton in the woods) Rotten rodents!
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Oh... if in winter it would just snow gentle, feathery flakes (from midnight to 5 a.m. preferred) and then there would be bright, sunny days with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark we'd all love winter.
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Yeah, too many people can't seem to understand that wildlife is wild and does wild things, the stories I've seen of idiots feeding predators or trying to pet baby animals and generally getting too close so they can take a selfie are insane.
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Ana,

That’s wild! Now I see why you call beavers evil.
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@Ana

You know what? The beavers were there before man was. They live and build in water.

So pretty much man gets the choice to live in his cities with concete under his feet not grass, or he learns how to share the habitat with the wildlife who was there long before man was.
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Burnt,

It is true that we have invaded wildlife’s territory. The animals have to have a place to live.

It’s amazing how wolves are traveling along highways now.

Bears are ending up in people’s yards, so are alligators and coyotes.
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Burnt, you know what? Until food sprouts through the concrete of cities, farmers (and others who service the rural community) will continue to live and work in rural areas. Beavers plug culverts and waterways, flood fields, roads and houses, fell trees that knock out power, block roads and fall on buildings and vehicles, plus contaminate water with Giardia Lamblia, so residents must boil their water. While beaver behaviour is often beneficial, there are circumstances under which they become an expensive nightmare. Much like a rodent or insect infestation in one’s home or business.
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Ana,

There are challenges for those who live close to wildlife. I feel for you.

Farmers are always dealing with challenging issues.

We are all part of the circle of life, yet it can be difficult to live harmoniously.

There are problems in the city with wildlife too.

Coyotes will eat small dogs if owners don’t supervise their pets. Alligators will end up in swimming pools when there is severe flooding.
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Need, coyotes are smart and adaptable, which makes them a “problem”. We’re cautious and conscientious, coexisting well. Truth is, I’m cheering for coyotes to solve our beaver trouble.
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Ana,

That may happen. Coyotes prey upon small animals.
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@Anabanana

Mankind has been eating and farming for a very long time without beavers, coyotes, and other wildlife becoming extinct. As for food sprouting from concrete, well it's true that it doesn't.

That being said, former in-laws live in a three-family apartment style house in a city with a backyard the size of a postage stamp. Yet, they grew so much produce in that small space that they were able to give it away and also do canning. They bought very little produce.
You forget I'm Greek and Italian and we grow produce no matter where we're living so your farmer argument is kind of weak.

Let me ask you something. According to your profile, you're an "at home" mom which I assume to mean you don't work and your husband provides for you and the family. Does your husband make the family's living growing crops or raising livestock? Is he a farmer?

Or do you have hobby farm? Making a living off the land and playing at it are two very different things.

Making a living at it and doing it for fun are two very different things.
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Beautiful sunny morning here so hopefully we'll soon be rid of the snow that fell over the last few days. This is good because my tomato and pepper seedling are up and a sunny window will make them happy 🌱🌞
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I'm not a sports follower so I have no idea about the Mets.

What's on my mind is this return of winter. ❄❄❄ Don't like it!!!

Cross posted, cw. I want to see the snow gone too. Hope your seedlings do well.
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Anxiety, Former Bronx girl here, we say how about those Yankees. My sister is the outlier Mets fan which is sacrilegious if you live in the Bronx. 😁
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" According to your profile, you're an "at home" mom which I assume to mean you don't work and your husband provides for you and the family. " I am laughing so hard at this,, someone has never been a "stay at home" mom and actually NOT worked, and often harder than the "go to work" Dad.. really BC I expected more political correctness/ wokeness from you, who are a female business owner. Sorry to be possibly snarky, I am not feeling great and things on this site seem to be getting more and more fraught lately, and its getting to me..
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