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cgustaf
Omaha, NE
(Zone 5a)
August 31, 2009
10:20 PM Post #7010906
| I am in zone 5b and I don't ever remember a 40 degree morning on August 31st. It appears that the trees are starting to turn and the squirrels are making nests and going crazy for food. It seems like everything came early this year too! Your thoughts? |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 31, 2009
10:26 PM Post #7010947
| Most definately, trees starting to change color already, afraid winter might be a bad one this year |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 01, 2009
07:59 PM Post #7014829
| If we have snow equal to the rain we have experienced this year there will be a record snowfall here for sure. It does seem that a cooling trend suggests an early fall in North Central Pennsylvania. |
skimper
Greenwich, OH
September 01, 2009
08:01 PM Post #7014840
| Cool last night and this morning.looks like a early fall here.
My furnace kicked on this morning. |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 01, 2009
08:04 PM Post #7014860
| Some of my house flowers like a few fifty degree nights. They are out on a side porch to enjoy this cool period. |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 01, 2009
08:09 PM Post #7014883
| We had frost in northern Wisconsin. And I took this picture on my way to my BF's.
Afraid that winter is coming fast this year :(
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 01, 2009
08:15 PM Post #7014915
| NNNOOOO!!!!! I refuse to deal with winter yet...NO NO NO |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 01, 2009
08:43 PM Post #7015040
| ROTFL trina |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 01, 2009
08:51 PM Post #7015079
| I still haven't got all the plants in yet
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kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 01, 2009
09:20 PM Post #7015213
| Better hurry 
LOL |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 01, 2009
09:24 PM Post #7015227
| I'm trying there's just too many |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 01, 2009
10:14 PM Post #7015526
| I guess so!! That's why I have a trades list and am trying to get rid of the seeds from mine at least. I don't need anymore, other then a few that I can fit in here and there...LOL |
flowers_delight
Leicester, NC
(Zone 8a)
September 01, 2009
10:25 PM Post #7015590
| Tlhings changing quick here too. Noticed trees changing two weeks ago. If it keeps up our fall colors will be peaking by end Sept. instead of late Oct. |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 01, 2009
10:29 PM Post #7015623
| Most of our tomatoes are still green :(
The good thing this year was that the beets did great for a change.
Most of my plants stay out year round. But I have 2 that have not blossomed this year yet! |
MrsJohnnyG
Dallas, GA
September 01, 2009
11:18 PM Post #7015835
| Our trees are starting to change, too. At first I panicked, thinking they were dying, but I've noticed it more and more, all over the area.
Last year's winter was brutal... too many 10-degree (Fahrenheit!) low temps for my taste (especially since I was potty-training two puppies at the time... yikes, 3am in 10 degrees is NOT fun!)... I'm guessing it will be another rough winter. Honestly, I don't mind it as long as I don't have to stand outside for 10 minutes in the middle of the night! |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 01, 2009
11:37 PM Post #7015898
| Tell me about the rough winters, come to Wisconsin ;-) |
bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 02, 2009
06:06 AM Post #7016404
| kassy, we had green tomatoes one year too, we brought them into an empty br, covered them with newspaper and they ripened slowly. I've noticed the change as well, yesterday seemed like fall weather. |
flowers_delight
Leicester, NC
(Zone 8a)
September 02, 2009
10:41 AM Post #7016996
| Mrs JG, my daughter has a boston terrier that she too is training. She has a retratable leash that you can lock for distance and can stand inside door to let fido out for business without getting wet or cold yourself this may be what you need until winter is over anyway |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 02, 2009
11:03 AM Post #7017097
| I was hoping to can some of the tomatoes while I am on vacation now, but that may not happen. :(
Guess I'll have to take another vacation...LOL |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 02, 2009
11:06 AM Post #7017111
| green tomatoes? I like fried green tomatoes...yummy!!! |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 02, 2009
09:56 PM Post #7019293
| Do you like this too trina? Found this on the ground out at the forty. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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cgustaf
Omaha, NE
(Zone 5a)
September 02, 2009
11:11 PM Post #7019593
| Sorry - I tried to share an article about the winter season from the Farmers Aliminac but then saw this: Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
I am deleting.
This message was edited Sep 2, 2009 10:19 PM |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 02, 2009
11:24 PM Post #7019649
| Kassy, I'm a tree-hugging-dirt-worshipper of course I like it |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 03, 2009
09:33 AM Post #7020558
| The copyrite statement just stated is short a few words... They are "for income or profit". You may share anything just as you may hand that magazine to a friend or show someone a famous artist's work as captured by your camera. The key words are "not for profit". It is customary to give proper credits at the time of sharing. Most of the old wives tales about copyrite are just that. Many statements are incorrect for various reasons.
You may make your kid a Mickey Mouse shirt but you may not sell it... period. You may share printed mater any way you wish but you may not sell it...period. You may share films, floppy disks, records and CD but you may not sell it...period. If you know how you may even copy the same but you may not sell it...period. In addition you may not include them for free to promote activity that encourages sales of any other object or service...period.
The words Copyrite Pending protects the maker until such time when the paperwork is completed for a formal Copyrite. Copyrite laws are very expensive to uphold and usually are limited to the confines of America and it's territories.
When you share an item identified as Copyrite protected just be sure you clearly state the source and date it was published. Of course you would not want to be in any question concerning income from the sharing of that product.
You can purchase the right to use privately held documents or items for commercial use by contacting the copyrite holder.
This is Copyrite 101.
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 03, 2009
10:14 AM Post #7020666
| wrong answer...if it says "may not be shared or rebroadcast without the written consent of the copyright holder" then it CANNOT be posted here, she may privately send someone the magazine or article, But she may NOT post it for public viewing on a website such as this...Moon was correct in not posting it here |
Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 03, 2009
10:21 AM Post #7020696
| I say bring on the cold! We have been sleeping with the windows up for the past 2 weeks. It was 58 this morning and I love it, makes the hot flashes more bearable! lol ;)
My autumn joy sedum are already turning red. The only thing I don't look forward to is the seasonal allergies. I bought one of those sinus/allergy cleanse kits from walmart the other day. Gonna try it out... |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 03, 2009
10:22 AM Post #7020702
| NO NO NO!! I hate being cold, and all the pretty flowers go away when it's cold
we don't call them hot flashes...either private seasons or power surges |
Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 03, 2009
10:35 AM Post #7020749
| I have friends that live in central Fl and I can go visit them anytime during winter and see alll the blooms I can handle! I think that is the worst part for me too, seeing all of the blooms and leaves go away. My son calls them 'bald trees' lol
I've heard them called own personal summers too! ;) |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 03, 2009
10:37 AM Post #7020755
| Thats what my mom and I call them of course i've been having my own "personal seasons" since i was 14...drives me nuts |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 04, 2009
07:26 PM Post #7026610
| Look trina 
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kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 04, 2009
07:28 PM Post #7026618
| And another! 
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 04, 2009
07:59 PM Post #7026713
| Kassy stop teasing me! |
MrsJohnnyG
Dallas, GA
September 08, 2009
07:31 AM Post #7039547
| >> Mrs JG, my daughter has a boston terrier that she too is training. She has a retratable leash that you can lock for distance and can stand inside door to let fido out for business without getting wet or cold yourself this may be what you need until winter is over anyway
Those retractable leashes come in SO handy on those cold nights! Fortunately, now that my pups are older, they're trained to do their business before bedtime, AND they're trained to do their business in the yard and come running back in... so even if it gets below 0 this winter, I will be toasty warm in bed!!
Back to the topic... the air has been so cool this week... I'm starting to "smell" autumn in the air. You know another thing I love about autumn is the slant of the sunlight in the afternoon. It just has that golden, autumny feel that I love.
I do need to plant some things for winter interest... maybe some holly with bright red berries and a red-twig dogwood. I get depressed when the trees go "bald" (LOL - love that!) and that will definitely help! |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 08, 2009
10:23 AM Post #7040039
| OH trina... 
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Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 08, 2009
12:31 PM Post #7040498
| Me likey!!!! lol
I went to south Fl over the weekend and it was quite warm (93). It's nice to come home and be able to breathe without all of the humidity ;) My seaonsal allergies kicked in early this year, so maybe that is a sign that fall is coming early... |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 08, 2009
02:17 PM Post #7040834
| The highest variety and volume of fall colors are found in North Central Pa. in so far as Pennsylvania is concerned. In our area's highest zones it is begining to color up. People are begining to see deep reds in the roadside plants. Yellows are just thinking of gaining their full color. The apples and pears are falling, the deer are going into rutt and that is again just a begining. There is lots of wonderfull fall befor our very eyes. Venison will soon be on our table. Turkey, grouse, doves, pheasants, rabbits, squirrel huge rattle snakes returning to their dens and bear will tease our thoughts. Being lucky we shall savor a little of all the bounty available as we enjoy the changing fall colors. |
dp72
Woodway, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 09, 2009
11:49 PM Post #7046430
| I don't want to be rude, but I have trouble taking advice on copyright law when I see the word spelled "copyrite." |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 10, 2009
02:26 AM Post #7046672
| too funny DP but your right...don't give me advice on it if you can't spell it! |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 10, 2009
11:03 AM Post #7047433
| U pour entillegant soles must injoy yourn wholeier then thouh poosititon en life. Iffen yose can handel dis U get th point. ROGLMAO |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 10, 2009
11:18 AM Post #7047485
| LOL cute docgipe |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 10, 2009
01:30 PM Post #7047921
| stop it hurts to laugh ROFLMAO |
dp72
Woodway, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 10, 2009
04:14 PM Post #7048550
| docgipe, (are you a chiropractor?) it's a good thing you're rolling all over the ground laughing because not everybody considers poor grammar, spelling and punctuation a hoot. I'm glad you had a chance to show off your comedy skills writing the would-be parody of a poorly written sentence. That's hackneyed, but if you enjoy it have away. Evidently you amuse some readers. Maybe you could do this on a regular basis.
It's not "wholeier then thouh" (to use your side-splitting humor) to speak and write according to the commonly accepted rules of grammar. It just makes a person more easily understood and more credible. I'll repeat, I'd take pronouncements about copyright law more seriously from someone who spells "copyright" correctly than someone who doesn't.
If a college offered your "Copyrite 101" class I doubt it would attract a lot of students. |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 10, 2009
11:58 PM Post #7050146
| Damn ...I must have triggered a bad connection. I've been taught by a lot of college professors that could not tie their shoe strings...but they knew all about the business they were never personally experienced within. I got my piece of paper just like everyone else that put in eight years of learning. I tried all along the way to never let my education get in the road of my learning. My eighteen years of formal education in so far as I am aware never earned me a dime above average pay.
In private business I quickly learned I could hire slightly above minimum wage fine people to worry with the spelling and the grammer. I let them do it while my partner and I showed others how to make a decent above average living. When they made a few errors we gave them a bonus when the business improved. Hundreds of people national and internationals paid to attend our school, buy our how to videos and learn our trade secrets. Millions read our articles in the leading national magazines. We found that we could give a man a fish and he would be in the lineup every morning. If we taught him to fish he could fish the rest of his life and feed his family.
I don't recall that we bothered to teach spelling or grammer. Why...well to put it bluntly it has absolutely nothing to do with a thing called real learning or success.
We just chased a pretty good example of poor personal qualities out of Washington back where he came from. He really did not speak very well. With all of his problems he still became number one in our country and one of the leaders of the world. I'm told he raised millions of bucks his first month and a half out of office to build a library. I find that utterly amazing. He somehow gets some of his personal things done. I don't feel qualified to ask any interesting questions. I just watch. I would have a great deal more respect for the guy if he would have done a better job in Washington. Earning the respect to keep his good works in place and growing seemed to be difficult to achieve.
I sold my share in the school to my partner. It is growing and the students continue to leave the sweat shops of the world to build and maintain their own businesses. Five or six of the students have Texas addresses. We paid no attention to SAT's, level of formal education, speaking skills or the ability to spell. All but a very few thank us for our leadership in customer service and caring after seminar training.
Someone may have kicked your cat so you feel a need to kick mine.
I forgive you. My cat's faster than your foot...you missed two times in a row. My cat is not even getting a kick out of this.
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cando1
Ozone, AR
(Zone 6a)
September 11, 2009
07:12 AM Post #7050581
| Oh dear, I have to put in a good word for people like me. I had college too. Also had a stroke several years back. Lost a lot of functions, Could'nt walk right,could'nt drive, would get lost in familar places. I've fought and regained everything except i can't spell worth a durn any more and can really make a mess of a sentance. But i still manage to get my point across. I refuse to quit communicating. The only thing that bothers me is i can't go near a scrabble board anymore.
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2009
11:19 AM Post #7051275
| well tell me your thinking when you read the following sentence
"can u tell me wht my sochal sacraty is?" or how about
"Zacly wat deed et sez two me? Et sezs et ain't trew" |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 11, 2009
02:37 PM Post #7051933
| I think you would learn text messaging very quickly. LOL I did not do to well with two years of Latin but we all learned Pig Latin in seventh grade. That was more fun and we could communicate with honors to the best in the business being an automatic peer function. |
dp72
Woodway, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 11, 2009
03:02 PM Post #7052018
| "...an automatic peer function" is an unusual phrase. Have you told us if you have a doctorate, and if so in what field? |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 11, 2009
03:30 PM Post #7052089
| OK, we are way off the subject here.
Lets get back to the subject. 
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2009
03:30 PM Post #7052090
| those were not text messages, thats what kids wrote on applications for employment, needless to say they did NOT get hired! Makes you wonder why you even bother sending children to school...yep hooked on phonics worked for them didn't it.
when the words "social security" are in front of you and you are simply asked to copy the line down, and that's what you write, why did you bother coming in to apply fr the job? |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
03:34 PM Post #7052104
| DP, your argument would hold a lot more sway had you not chosen to preface it with, "I don't want to be rude,"
Unfortunately, that is exactly what your statement was...rude. It is considered really poor form to correct a person's grammar or spelling in a public venue, when you were not hired to do so. Poor grammar and mis-spellings can indeed grate on one's more educated ear or eye, but common courtesy demands one refrain from causing embarrassment to another simply to appease one's own sense of correctness.
Perhaps had you started your opinion with "I find it difficult..." others would have accepted it as a social failing on your part and been polite enough to let it slide past un-noted.
Bottom line, this is a forum for Beginner Gardeners to ask questions, vilifying the grammatical abilities of those posters is hardly conducive to attracting posters to the site.
Cando, so sorry for your medical problems. You have made great strides in your recovery...good on you for your perseverance and determination, and apologies for any embarrassment caused you here.
This message was edited Sep 11, 2009 2:59 PM |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 11, 2009
03:51 PM Post #7052170
| a picture of that same tree from the north. 
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2009
03:59 PM Post #7052196
| did you find me a picture of regular old grass yet Kassy? |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 11, 2009
04:01 PM Post #7052208
| Sorry trina, that is at work and I'm not back to work yet.
Will try to remember to take my camera to work with me tomorrow night, so I can get a picture of the grass they seeded there |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
04:04 PM Post #7052214
| Here ya go Trina 
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2009
04:12 PM Post #7052246
| thanks Moon. Nope definately don't have anything in my yard that resembles that...so its ok to kill it all then |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
04:19 PM Post #7052271
| I wouldn't necessarily kill what is in your yard based on this grass. It is a mix of centipede and St Augustine grasses and they do not grow in your zone. The grasses for your area would be Ryegrass,Buffalo,Fescue,Bluegrass and Bentgrass. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2009
04:35 PM Post #7052322
| well i got wheat, crabgrass, poke weed, thistle, and some other weed that gets over 6 feet tall, wild morning glory, and volunteer mulberries everywhere |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
04:39 PM Post #7052336
| Those could die, no questions asked...grin |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2009
04:42 PM Post #7052346
| my thoughts exacty...and there are a few other things I am ot sure what are, but they can go too |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 11, 2009
05:05 PM Post #7052418
| I have blue eyed grass |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
05:06 PM Post #7052426
| And everyone knows about it...LOL |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 11, 2009
05:16 PM Post #7052442
| :-p Jean...LOL |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2009
05:55 PM Post #7052564
| rofl |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 11, 2009
06:02 PM Post #7052582
| ;-) |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
07:55 PM Post #7053028
| DP, you are absolutely correct in that I also was rude in my correction of you here on this forum. For that you have my sincerest apology.
As you abhor the improper use of language and grammar, so do I abhor taking a derisive and rude path of commentary when it was neither necessary nor served a purpose. If any of my language here has offended anyone, I can do no less than offer my apology.
Moon/Jean |
dp72
Woodway, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 11, 2009
09:29 PM Post #7053496
| Moon/Jean, let's be friends, OK? I'm sure there are a lot of things we agree upon and things we would enjoy talking about if we knew one another. On to more pleasant topics, right?
dp72 |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
September 11, 2009
10:03 PM Post #7053655
| Works for me DP...lot more to be accomplished through cooperation than adversity...so, is winter coming earlier, or are we reverting to more normal weather patterns? I seem to remember as a child it being much colder at Hallowe'en than in recent memory. |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 11, 2009
11:05 PM Post #7053902
| My education was in Elementary Education and a second major for the Exceptional Child. I taught seven and a half years.
My business activity was to send my nurse wife off to work. I would then go into my workshop studio and play with nude German and French girls all day. On occasion I would have Canadian, Italian and American Indian gals shed their clothes for my pleasure. Sometimes we got out the video camera and recorded their personal beauty for others to enjoy. I would clean them with my special ointments and help them with their skin tone and color maintenance that all ladies love. We have dealt with broken fingers and major surgery to correct improper work of other docs. They really responded when we cleaned and gave them new hair patterns and gold wire earrings with real pearls. Some as you know had pierced ears. We often tested and very carefully did eye corrective surgery. In all cases their mothers approved of our business. Most often the girls could stay for a week or more. We rejected no race, color or creed. Sexual orientation was never an issue.
I was a full time professional teaching artist in the field of Antique Doll Restoration. We published articles for leading magazines. How to video and supplies mail order was another department. Our school conveyed the right to use the term Dollologist to the students that did post graduate work of a high standard. I am now fully retired having sold the business to my partner who runs the seminars from her home studio in Virgina Beach, Va. The company name is G & M Doll Restoration Seminars. There is a web site. Our students are found in Germany, France, Italy, Mexico, Austrailia, Canada and most of our states. My wife and I were founders of the International Doll Doctor's Association an organization with a full color newsletter of, by and for the membership. I make no referrals and do not accept any work from new customers. On occasion I may help a mother who's kid has a minor accident. This has to be a mother who supported me when I was earning my living.
This is how I became docgipe or just plain doc. |
JulieQ
Cullman, AL
(Zone 7b)
September 12, 2009
09:43 AM Post #7054832
| What has happened to this forum? I don't think I recognize it anymore. |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 12, 2009
10:21 AM Post #7054941
| Nothing has happend! It's in evolution as a fine demonstration of what the Wall Street Journal had to say about all forums and the players that reside within them. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 12, 2009
10:37 AM Post #7054995
| hey doc...I saw about the dolls...my daughter doesn't want hers up on the shelves any more...how do I store them so they don't get damaged...porcelain dolls get expensive you know |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
September 23, 2009
04:59 AM Post #7094833
| I'm in the UK and we had a REALLy late summer; the south of England had nice weather - the North (where I am) had rain, rain and more rain - London was having a heat wave and people in the North were flooding. We have had about 3 weeks of gorgeous weather this year...so for us winter is coming early - I think it will be a cold one - we've had fairly mild winters for the last couple of years; we are due an extra cold one. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 23, 2009
07:55 AM Post #7095034
| same here dipsydoodle |
flowers_delight
Leicester, NC
(Zone 8a)
September 26, 2009
09:53 AM Post #7106120
| Interesting, A battle of wits and I have to be an unarmed person lol |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 26, 2009
01:13 PM Post #7106557
| LOL flowers |
Halime
Tallahassee, FL
September 28, 2009
04:49 PM Post #7113767
| OK!!!! Let's get back to plants and weather!
I am in Zone 8B Tallahassee Fl. Moved here 3 years ago from Zone 10 where I lived for 34 years.
I have never seen weather go up and down and all around! I am having fun! When we moved here I thought it never rained in Tallahassee until I was told we were in a drought. :-0
Then the next year I figured we will never get any tropical storms up here and we got Fay!
Last year it was winter until the end of April! I am trying to figure out what is considered normal up here?
I thought my pain in the butt Chinaberry trees were dying when their leaves started falling about 2 weeks ago.
It is still HOT though. 87-90 during the day. It is 92 right now! But this Tues. night and Wed. night we will be getting down to 51 YIPPEEEE!!
I pray we get snow this year. It is over due!
Thanks for letting me run my mouth!
Halime |
JudyinGA
Newnan, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 29, 2009
12:27 AM Post #7115362
| Finally starting to cool off here just south of Atlanta. Temps this week supposed to be in the mid 70s during the day, mid 50s at night. First sign of fall is seeing yellow, maple-leaf-shaped sweet gum tree leaves all over my deck. Crape Myrtle leaves starting to turn red. Plant growth slowing down. Long shadows in the morning and late afternoon. Love the cool weather but hate to see the growing season end. :-( |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
September 29, 2009
07:47 AM Post #7115738
| We are apparently having an "Indian Summer" at the minute. It's warm but not that warm. The night times are cold though, |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 29, 2009
08:03 AM Post #7115772
| it's cold here this am...we went from 80 on sunday to 40 now...brrrrrr...I hate winter! |
babeegirl
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
September 29, 2009
09:04 AM Post #7115937
| It's been very chilly in the mornings and at night here in Kansas. I'm so glad that the flies are going away! |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 29, 2009
09:50 AM Post #7116076
| i'm not ready for this at ALL!!! I still have plants outside I'm trying to figure out where to stuff in the house...heck I still have some to pot up! |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 29, 2009
08:06 PM Post #7117972
| weather is for the dogs. I have no idea what is going on. I have started early to get my tender "stuff" in the house. That includes my shivering butt up next to the hot coffee pot. Could not even burn a weiner this weekend. The local football fields are darn near to wet for a good game. One thing for sure...no one lost any money watering this year. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 29, 2009
08:21 PM Post #7118040
| true on that...our low for tonight is 36 with patchy frost |
docgipe
NORTH CENTRAL PENNSY, PA
(Zone 5a)
September 29, 2009
09:25 PM Post #7118268
| I look for that first frost to slam dunk us real quick. If it keeps raining. That will help. I just do not like the thought of the whole shooting match being hit with an early frost. I left enough stuff out to gamble. However this year I am not making any bets...period. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 29, 2009
09:36 PM Post #7118300
| yeah I gotta have the boys help me drag in 3 big ones here in just a second |
babeegirl
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
September 29, 2009
11:04 PM Post #7118592
| mine is under my desk being a footwarmer :) |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 29, 2009
11:20 PM Post #7118648
| hello babeegirl! staying warm I hope |
babeegirl
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
September 29, 2009
11:31 PM Post #7118688
| my feet were until Mac, my golden retriever footwarmer, decided to go find socks to play with in the laundry basket. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 29, 2009
11:35 PM Post #7118696
| LOL my chupacabra just goes for the ones on my feet! |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 30, 2009
02:52 PM Post #7120514
| OK, I need a foot warmer. They are saying it may get down to 32 degrees here tonight :-(
There go all the flowers if it does!
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 30, 2009
03:10 PM Post #7120562
| did you get us plenty of seeds Kassy? |
Lynnie6868
(Zone 5b)
September 30, 2009
03:10 PM Post #7120564
| 56 degrees here, chilly wind though! Low of 38 tonight, getting closer to frost. |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 30, 2009
03:17 PM Post #7120584
| Sorry trina, at the place I took that picture, there was a sign...no taking any seeds!
So I just took pictures.
This bee is hovering!
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babeegirl
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
September 30, 2009
03:36 PM Post #7120644
| speaking of seed gathering...is there an etiquette concerning asking? there are lots of places I see gorgeous flower beds that are setting seed this time of year. If it's a public place, is it ok to harvest a bit as long as one doesn't plow through the entire bed? private gardens are definitely a matter of "ask first". |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
September 30, 2009
04:47 PM Post #7120925
| These pictures of the flowers I posted were taken at a wildlife sancturary. Thay had a sign posted not to wonder off the paths, and not taking any of the seeds. I can see there point...how many people might otherwise? 
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trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 30, 2009
07:07 PM Post #7121394
| LOOKEY WHAT I JUST GOT!!!!! I'm so excited I'm Happy Dacing all over myself!!! 
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dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
October 02, 2009
08:13 AM Post #7126263
| ooh very nice trinawitch. I had coleus this year as well; it grew really well. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
October 03, 2009
12:42 PM Post #7130657
| well I have Henna coleus in the pic below...so this is gonna be fun, now I just need to find pots to pot them up! |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
October 03, 2009
10:18 PM Post #7132198
| It's on it's way! 
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Acemoose
Arlington, VA
October 07, 2009
11:22 AM Post #7144401
| Well.. I better get my burlap out and The Red Knit Ski Cap (for the top of the balcony fig tree) and keep them ready for The Big Chill, which I hope comes soon. I LOOOVE autumn and winter.i wrap all the plants on the balcony and leave little gaps (away from the wind) so I can stick the snout of the watering can in them and water the plants once or twice a week, thru the winter.
Right now all my maple trees and ginkgo trees on my balcony as well as the Paw Paw trees are beginning to turn colors -- The bronze coleus leaves look spectacular at the base of my fringe trees -- and the squash vine is still gently wrapping itself here and there with little blossoms (I THINK they are setting fruits finally...) peeking their yellow faces at me -- it is so beautiful!!
Since my balcony is thoroughly and very safely (over 8 ft high, with, total overlap on the bottom) cat-proof-fenced in, my kitties can go out and enjoy the splendor (I also have a baffle at the top to keep out hawks or eagles, both of which are in my area). Big Bad Baby Twinkle meow-meows at me to come and enjoy "her" balcony, with her. Sweet Cee Cee will not go out there unless I am with her at all times. There's even a little hut out there for them to temporarily take shelter in (I supervise them at all times) if it's snowing, or raining - as the picture shows, BBBT LOVES the snow-- the (doubled, at the base of balcony) fencing (chicken wire, 1" opening, secured to the balcony fence and the 8 lattice sections throughout the balcony) is not visible in this photo but it IS there.
Ace
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kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
October 07, 2009
12:09 PM Post #7144540
| Wow,
I have a cat that hates snow. Wants to get out in the summer, but never sets a foot towards the door, other then to smell the air coming in during the winter. He will not step foot in it snow.
And in this area, I think we are skipping fall and are going right to winter!!!
today... high 58 low 42
thursday...high 55 low 40
friday...high 48 low 31
saturday...high 46 low 28
Sunday...high 47 low 32
ugh!
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
October 07, 2009
12:17 PM Post #7144569
| Hard to fathom Fall when you wake up to 80 degree weather with a heat index of 87...in October. I don't want really cold weather (arthritis) but some temps in the 60's and 70's would be nice. Neighbors are reroofing house...got a crew working out there, but also have 3 relief guys on the ground so when the heat gets to them they can swap places...supposed to have showers everyday this week...guess that's why the roofers were up there at daylight.
Explain to me again about global warming...grin
Hey Kassy, at least the car heater works...grin |
kassy_51
Pulaski, WI
(Zone 4b)
October 07, 2009
01:31 PM Post #7144757
| I sure hope it does Jean...LOL
off to a meeting for work now |
