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by GSDtravels on 31 July 2010 - 06:07
by ShadyLady on 31 July 2010 - 12:07
And Moons, good idea on the flashlight taped to the sharpened garden hoe.
by Two Moons on 31 July 2010 - 17:07
I know you did not say KILL, and if I were an expert I'd surely have a piece of paper framed on my wall stating my expertise.
Toads would not be any easier to keep away than anything else.
They like the lights because of insects and they like water bowls and wet spots, cool hiding places in summer heat.
I just hate to see people struggle when simple things will do.
Sorry if I ruffled your feathers, that was not my intent.
I know how I am and how others see me at times, but mostly I just wanted to help.
Moons.
by yellowrose of Texas on 31 July 2010 - 18:07
I just got in from mowing more leaves...grass is all down but Still need to weed eat two fences and around the back of barn. Using round up on it after I get down...I did the round up on two other places.. My property is all trees and heavy shade so grass is not the problem ...under brush , and leaves by the mountains..this is my 4 th mowing so I am mulching like crazy. Today I picked up sticks and made a path around the house for no reason but to disturb the dirt .. Still have lots to rake out from UNDER and to treat the ground cover in front yard.
Off the the Balloon races in Longview for a rest..It is HOT but anything but mowing and dirt and leaves...
I still have lots of places needing attention.. no pampas grass but lots of monkey grass in front yard and ground cover.
Will be buying another big bag of sulfur on Monday..
My neighbor who has 600 acres and a house sitting right down the hill from me says the sulfur does the job but it takes mega bags of it and keeping it up....her maid says burn those rags in piles of leaves at evening time...near the house or the barn since the barn has metal and equipment on ground and the scent and smoke will keep them going somewhere else.
Ok out for fun finally.
Moons : I would not kill toads but there are hundreds of both big ones and tiny ones all over my property. Funny looking ones , cream colored ones, and even tree frogs and even bull frogs out in back by the fig trees as the creek goes behind my property and they must come over for the bugs by the trees.
JAN
by Gracie on 31 July 2010 - 22:07
...They will kill your dogs and cats!!!!
One vet of mine told me if a cat gets closed in a closet containing moth balls that you will have to euthanize it... Because of the vapors in the moth balls are so toxic that the cat will suffer horribly.
Moth balls are made of benzene and it's not good for soil or ground water either.
by leciesters doghandler on 01 August 2010 - 10:08
YR cant you just move to another part of texas? all this sounds abit much you should be enjoying your days.Not spending most of your days working your arse off so your dogs and yourself dont get bit by snakes ,thank god i live in the UK and we only have 2 kinds of them if i seen one my heart would run out my body i really dont like them ,,,drop the moth balls ,mower,etc and pick up a nice glass of wine and enjoy your days
by CrysBuck25 on 01 August 2010 - 18:08
That's easier said than done, moving like that. Selling land can be a challenge these days with the economy being what it is. Then you have to find another parcel and buy it, and set it all up for dogs. There are lot of other things, too, that are just plain exhausting...Anyone who's ever moved knows what a pain it is, and it's even more so when you have multiple big dogs!
Big chore and not one I'd want to undertake myself, though I might consider it if I had snakes like Yellowrose does!
Crys
by yellowrose of Texas on 01 August 2010 - 22:08
iT WILL TAKE TIME. i AM DEBT FREE SO I WANT TO REMAIN THAT WAY..........................A BIGGY
AND I WILL HAVE TO GEAR DOWN TO LESS DOGS.
SELLING THIS PROPERTY MAY OR MAY NOT BE EASY....LESS EXPENSIVE THAN 200,000.00 IS A BETTER NUMBER TO SELL RIGHT NOW..
THINGS OVER THAT ARE NOT SELLING AT ALL
SO I WILL JUST HAVE TO RESEARCH..MY DAUGHTER WAS A TOP REALTOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND SHE CAN THROW THIS PROPERTY AND THE NUMBERS OUT AND SEE WHAT WE COME BACK WITH..
i AM ALL EARS.... i CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY...AND HAVE TO HAVE CLEAN HOME AND MUST HAVE TREES.
SMALL LOT WITH A NICE CABIN , CLEAN , NEWER, AND ON CITY WATER BUT OUT IN COUNTY SO i CAN DO AS i PLEASE ......
yr
by yellowrose of Texas on 01 August 2010 - 23:08
HERE ARE TWO PICS OF THE BALLOONS THAT WERE NEW TO THE BALLOON RACES SATURDAY/
These balloons have Lounge chairs instead of a basket , traditionally used in a balloon. THe one with the ballons was especially colorful. The other baloon is not as bright but the only ones we say fly..Had to be there at dawn and not this girl. The pilot is sitting in a lounge chair not a basket.
Night Glow was beautiful but I do not have a camera fit to take that kind of pic.]
The heat was 102* and the heat index was 124*. We sat in the truck for two hours with air before we set up for the night glow.
Gregg CO. Airport is close to the deer lease where the rattlers were killed in the above picture...I was not worried as there were several thousand people and all kinds of cars, vehicles all over so not a serpent in sight.
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