tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post8975325938472472053..comments2024-03-27T21:16:04.250-07:00Comments on Cat Patches: Seen On My WalkBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05835208971743967582noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-83554839433437284732022-06-24T01:19:55.985-07:002022-06-24T01:19:55.985-07:00Yellow peonies!!! That's a first for me, it...Yellow peonies!!! That's a first for me, it's very beautiful.<br />Love all those wild flowers, I'm growing cornflowers and Love in a Mist... Only my cornflowers grew but I'm happy.<br />Love the quilting on your thimbles, so clever.<br />Shame about the trees... If nothing happens over there, ie replanting, I'd be tempted to throw some wild flowers seeds over the fence next year!!!!<br />Just love that Alpaca photo.....he reminds me of the ones in Shaun the Sheep - Farmers Market cartoon.<br />XxChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047393147135525758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-85340593785446836662022-06-23T14:17:32.354-07:002022-06-23T14:17:32.354-07:00Great pictures of blooming things on your post tod...Great pictures of blooming things on your post today, Barbara. It seems that the colors of flowers this year are more vibrant than in previous years. We found that to be true with the azaleas in our own yard this spring.<br /> The expression on the llama’s face is priceless! Clearly, he/she wasn’t thrilled with having its picture taken!<br /> Love the quilting on your thimble quilt! Those little quilted spools and thimbles are great!<br />Sandra B<br />scb304@juno.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-11716667116037118692022-06-23T10:47:25.403-07:002022-06-23T10:47:25.403-07:00Well, we have one of those large plastic storage b...Well, we have one of those large plastic storage bins for our few gardening items, including some seed. This year, the squirrels and chipmunks have succeeded (they've been working on it for years) in chewing through the tough plastic and are enjoying all the goodies inside. Arghh. As corny as this sounds, Irish Spring soap (bar) is supposed to deter deer. piecefulwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256164519304112032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-2733477796431822922022-06-23T09:31:06.256-07:002022-06-23T09:31:06.256-07:00I started using reflective mylar ribbon around my ...I started using reflective mylar ribbon around my flowers to deter the pesky birds! The little suckers LOVE both the flowers and leaves of sunflowers and zinnias. I cut an 18 to 24 inch length and clothespin it to a garden stake so it can flutter in the wind. So far, so good. I wonder if a similar set up would annoy Bambi enough to go dine elsewhere? I found it on Amazon. Just search "reflective mylar tape bird repellant".Cathy Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151435698277555521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-88559278232399475492022-06-23T08:52:02.983-07:002022-06-23T08:52:02.983-07:00Sorry to hear the Alaska trip had to be postponed....Sorry to hear the Alaska trip had to be postponed. Regarding deer - last fall we started putting posts up around favorites of the deer and then strung clear fish line around the posts several rows high. So far, so good. I read about it online somewhere & figured it was worth a try. Supposedly their eyesight isn’t superb & it startles them when they bump against the invisible-to-them fish line. I’m just hoping it continues to work for us since we added a bunch more native baby trees. They had already started topping the red maples until we got with the program & added the posts & fishline. Since then new little leaves and no more nibbling that we’ve seen, at least so far!Soapstone Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443911659374792710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-46686994538329140852022-06-23T08:07:23.103-07:002022-06-23T08:07:23.103-07:00I laughed when I saw the photo of the alpaca. Loo...I laughed when I saw the photo of the alpaca. Looks just like Boris Johnson. When I shake my fists and pound on the windows, the deer and/or squirrels don't react at all. Sometimes they look up, but go right back to eating, digging, whatever. Currently the squirrels and chipmunks are busy digging in my freshly planted pots. And I've never dug up as many black walnut trees as this year, often right in the middle of established perennials.<br />Pat<br />MissPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807348837446241284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-11082255509197238332022-06-23T07:40:58.504-07:002022-06-23T07:40:58.504-07:00Lovely post, thank you Barbara. My friend had loa...Lovely post, thank you Barbara. My friend had loads of huge lilies about to bloom, in one night a small herd of deer ate every single one. No beautiful lilies for her this year. She is not even upset, just try again next year. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413958891184440549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-54500565764565811532022-06-23T07:17:02.271-07:002022-06-23T07:17:02.271-07:00I've never seen a yellow peony. How pretty!!! ...I've never seen a yellow peony. How pretty!!! I had to put those pinwheel spinners in my tomato pots some years ago to keep the deer from eating the blossoms. It seemed to work. Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412341664506380343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-45448128234855669702022-06-23T06:45:20.611-07:002022-06-23T06:45:20.611-07:00The rules of wildlife are simple and clear, which ...The rules of wildlife are simple and clear, which is not the case for men. ~ Laurent BaheuxBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835208971743967582noreply@blogger.com