Hi Lester,
they are doing perfectly. This morning before I left they were playing hide and seek in a box together. Too funny.
That's awesome
The Beauty Of The Changing Seasons
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That's awesome
GardenFaerie
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The little 150 gram love of my life! She is the best, cuddliest, wuddliest thing on earth.
Dennise
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Just sharing my bean vines and hibiscus.... The flowers and colors have been beautiful here too. The first of spring was so dry I thought everything was going to dry up but then when the rains hit it all bloomed and turned so beautifully green......
Dennise
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Hi Canna.....
GardenFaerie
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Beautiful Fifi. The Hyacinth bean vine can use a hit of nitrogen. I once made a really nice frame using the beans from the vine. They are black with this raised white strip and I glued them to the frame in a pattern. I love that seed.
Dennise
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Garden those pics were taken a couple of days before we got all the rain and it is amazing the difference. I will take some pics in a bit and you will see the difference and the vines are all at least 3' above the fence and to the top of the arbour. That is if Canna doesn't mind.....
GardenFaerie
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Rain will do that! I love the free nitrogen in perfect form that the lightening fixes right out of the air. It's raining here too and our electric went out for a few hours. That was fun in the heat. It only got up to 88 in here then it came back on.
More rain tomorrow I hope. Mika goes to the vet Friday morning. There goes my camera. I may need a job soon.
More rain tomorrow I hope. Mika goes to the vet Friday morning. There goes my camera. I may need a job soon.
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Of course I don't mind Dennise. Those pics are lovely, it sure did green up for you there! Wonderful view.
I think those roadside wildflowers I took pics of a while back might be the same variety of bean vines you have pictures of. They are gorgeous color flowers.
And GardenFaerie, your Parrot is precious. Has that come hither and cuddle me look all over it. I would love to have a parrot or a dove here, but with cats.....well that won't work out really well. Puddy tats n tweeties...not always a cartoon with happy endings. LOL
I think those roadside wildflowers I took pics of a while back might be the same variety of bean vines you have pictures of. They are gorgeous color flowers.
And GardenFaerie, your Parrot is precious. Has that come hither and cuddle me look all over it. I would love to have a parrot or a dove here, but with cats.....well that won't work out really well. Puddy tats n tweeties...not always a cartoon with happy endings. LOL
GardenFaerie
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Yeah, no. Parrots are only children. Mika is a LOT of work. I have to cooks special foods, vegetables, bird bread, hide food for foraging all day, play with her several times per day without interruptions, and the vet bills are astronomical. Hind sight is 20/20 and while I love this little green thing, I would not do it again. Too late, she lives a very long time. Up to 60 years, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
GardenFaerie
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Oh, and I forgot to say, Mika will sit on that couch and repeat over and over, "C'mear, C'mear, C'mear." Mark refuses to get her. I always go get her. She ma baby.
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Awwww......
BTW, I'm going to send a couple pics of a boulder a customer found and brought in to us recently. What we would love to know is if it is littered with rubies or garnets.
Be back with those in a bit.
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Okay, opinions anyone:
First is the boulder sitting in the back of a truck. The guy said it weighs about 75 lbs:
Now some close ups, as best I could get at the time, of the gemstones. Rubies? Garnet? Amethyst? other?
It also had a few thick veins of what I believe is Pyrite (fools gold):
First is the boulder sitting in the back of a truck. The guy said it weighs about 75 lbs:
Now some close ups, as best I could get at the time, of the gemstones. Rubies? Garnet? Amethyst? other?
It also had a few thick veins of what I believe is Pyrite (fools gold):
GardenFaerie
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Hmm, to my eye are those stones cut? I mean, they can't be, right?
I need to see your macro photos of those. Where did the boulder come from? That may help you figure out what it can't be.
I need to see your macro photos of those. Where did the boulder come from? That may help you figure out what it can't be.
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Hi GF,
I couldn't get any macro shots at the time. :-(
No, they aren't cut. They are all embedded in the boulder just as he found it. There are probably thousands of them all through it. He found the boulder in a stream he was fishing up north. My boss tested some of the gold on it, and it was undetermined...but I believe it's fools gold.
I couldn't get any macro shots at the time. :-(
No, they aren't cut. They are all embedded in the boulder just as he found it. There are probably thousands of them all through it. He found the boulder in a stream he was fishing up north. My boss tested some of the gold on it, and it was undetermined...but I believe it's fools gold.
GardenFaerie
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It may be worth it to find a gemologist in your area. Gold is either positive or negative, not undetermined, so you may be surprised. Oooo, that would sure be nice for you! I hope it is all garnets, real gold 24k a few pounds of it would set you up, and may it be worth a fortune.
My wish for you.
My wish for you.
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Oh, don't I wish it were mine GF. LOL
The guy brought it to us hoping we could tell him if they were raw rubies or gold in it. We referred him to a gem stone factory where I'm sure they can get him on the right track with a true gemologist. He took the boulder and all the pyrite pieces that were tested with him. That's why I couldn't get any macro shots. I hope he comes back around to tell us what he found out.
The guy brought it to us hoping we could tell him if they were raw rubies or gold in it. We referred him to a gem stone factory where I'm sure they can get him on the right track with a true gemologist. He took the boulder and all the pyrite pieces that were tested with him. That's why I couldn't get any macro shots. I hope he comes back around to tell us what he found out.
GardenFaerie
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Ah, ah, ah, I thought he gave you the boulder! Hahaha.
Wow, I hope it is real for him! Maybe he'll give you some. Prolly not. People.
Wow, I hope it is real for him! Maybe he'll give you some. Prolly not. People.
That's a cool quartz and pyrite vein in that boulder. Did the finder think he'd struck it rich?
I've been sitting outside watching the hummingbird antics. Anyone can take a picture of hummers at the feeder. It's much harder to get a picture of one perched. They don't sit still long, are tiny, and flee if you get close... I've decided to entertain myself by trying to get some good pictures of hummingbirds sitting still. So far it is proving difficult. Here's the current "king of the feeder" on one of his favorite vantage points, ready to swoop down and drive away the young and the weak from his vessel of sugary goodness. He seldom gets a moments peace like this. Crappy picture on the whole. I'm going to try to do better.
I've been sitting outside watching the hummingbird antics. Anyone can take a picture of hummers at the feeder. It's much harder to get a picture of one perched. They don't sit still long, are tiny, and flee if you get close... I've decided to entertain myself by trying to get some good pictures of hummingbirds sitting still. So far it is proving difficult. Here's the current "king of the feeder" on one of his favorite vantage points, ready to swoop down and drive away the young and the weak from his vessel of sugary goodness. He seldom gets a moments peace like this. Crappy picture on the whole. I'm going to try to do better.
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Dang, Peejay! You did a whole lot better than my own attempts at these scurrying little creatures. LOL
They are funny to watch. They fight constantly chasing each other away from the goodies. I stopped putting anything in the feeder because there has been so much for them to get from natural sources. They are loving the Hostas flowers, which is where I keep trying to capture them. All I ever get it is a blur or a tail. LOL
Nice job!
I have one female I call "Lady craps-a-lot". Every time I see her feeding she craps. LOL
Yeah, the guy thought he has struck it rich. I don't know anything about identifying gemstones, we thought that was pretty cool the way they stuck out like that.
They are funny to watch. They fight constantly chasing each other away from the goodies. I stopped putting anything in the feeder because there has been so much for them to get from natural sources. They are loving the Hostas flowers, which is where I keep trying to capture them. All I ever get it is a blur or a tail. LOL
Nice job!
I have one female I call "Lady craps-a-lot". Every time I see her feeding she craps. LOL
Yeah, the guy thought he has struck it rich. I don't know anything about identifying gemstones, we thought that was pretty cool the way they stuck out like that.
Hard to say from the pictures but it looks like it's just quartz, ruby quartz, and pyrite. Chances are he'll be sorely disappointed by it's value. Cool rock. I wish I'd found it.