tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3181463758123926356..comments2024-03-19T00:44:18.309-05:00Comments on Althouse: At the Cool Shade Café...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52524135221904275892011-07-03T19:17:34.746-05:002011-07-03T19:17:34.746-05:00Remember what that failed New York bomber said to ...Remember what that failed New York bomber said to the judge about his citizenship oath. "You're my enemy, I lied."ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15039204153650454002011-07-03T06:03:34.726-05:002011-07-03T06:03:34.726-05:00Fred,
I live in westcentral Wisconsin. I've p...Fred,<br /><br />I live in westcentral Wisconsin. I've planted a lot of different pines, red and white oak, maple, and my favorite tree of all time the red cedar. All of my fence lines have red cedars that I've planted.<br /><br />I'll plant different pines in the area I'm working now, but the NS are just a start. I can buy trees from the Polk County conservation program, cheap. 25 bare root trees for $26.38 (tax included). I plant them in containers, and on or about Oct 1 I'll put them in the ground. Doing it that way gives me 100% success rate. They're too far away to water.<br /><br />Kimsch,<br /><br />In the fall when you see those whirlybird seeds coming down from the female box elder, that's where the "volunteers" are coming from.<br /><br />Usually, I don't work on Sundays, but I might go out there today and whack a couple more smaller trees. I cut the branches into pieces easy enough to handle and put them on a hay wagon, and cut the large pieces into 16" lenghts that I have someone come over and haul them away. Once in a while someone will pay me for the wood. I lay the branches out to dry, then I'll burn them eventually.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1561463611356338732011-07-02T22:46:48.205-05:002011-07-02T22:46:48.205-05:00Madison Man, is it "Andrew"?Madison Man, is it "Andrew"?Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28410598439655496072011-07-02T21:13:17.252-05:002011-07-02T21:13:17.252-05:00Fred4Pres said...
edutcher, my wife was alarmed w...Fred4Pres said...<br /><br /><i>edutcher, my wife was alarmed when I told her what I saw, because she had seen a doe with twins (and thought one died). But the doe I saw was young and I doubt she could have carried twins. I think it was two different does. We have a lot of deer here. <br /><br />The deer pass through the yard each day, in waves. I have to go out and spray with deer repelent the plants I want to protect. They will nibble everything. <br /><br />I rarely see them, but there are coyotes, bob cats, and fox. They are there and they are common. And occasionally a bear or a cougar.</i><br /><br />You're out in the wild, wild West. Here, the wildest we get are deer and some hawks.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12884695756888334842011-07-02T20:10:16.822-05:002011-07-02T20:10:16.822-05:00Shady place for house offered today.
Also roadsid...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardin/5895190171/" rel="nofollow">Shady place for house</a> offered today.<br /><br />Also <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardin/5895189983/" rel="nofollow">roadside Chicory</a> is blooming today. It will be on roadsides until late fall.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44854764794741860512011-07-02T20:06:59.644-05:002011-07-02T20:06:59.644-05:00Back when the Olympics were in Atlanta, I was in L...Back when the Olympics were in Atlanta, I was in Long Beach, CA with my mom when they had a citizen swearing-in ceremony at the Queen Mary. <br /><br />It was an honor for me and Mom to witness about 100 brand new Americans take their oath that day. It's something I'll never forget.<br /><br />I recommend going to a ceremony near you if you can.kimschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742219426291395677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23339393937389978992011-07-02T19:40:18.341-05:002011-07-02T19:40:18.341-05:00Thanks, everyone. As you can imagine, the Fourth o...Thanks, everyone. As you can imagine, the Fourth of July has a double-special resonance for me, both as an immigrant and because it's adjacent to the anniversary.<br /><br />@Kimsch 16:37, that's exactly how I see it.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49497803012307220982011-07-02T19:34:04.025-05:002011-07-02T19:34:04.025-05:00One of the things that always delights me when it ...One of the things that always delights me when it comes to gardening here in TN is that my impatiens' seeds stay viable over the winter. Each summer I get increasing swaths of their varied happy colors and new colonies show up in nearby shady spots. This generosity of Mother Nature lets me have way more flowers than I could afford to buy or have time to plant.michaelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370942132583989253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68055468937180095752011-07-02T19:25:14.687-05:002011-07-02T19:25:14.687-05:00Thanks. Impatiens make sense. They were a little t...Thanks. Impatiens make sense. They were a little too fuzzy to ID on the big version of the photo. <br /><br />I tried begonia one year for color in the shade, but I think impatiens offer a better range of color. <br /><br />For a shady perennial among the hosta, I like Lamium maculatum, <i>Chequers</i>. Sorry I can't provide a photo. <br /><br />Gotta hit the garden again. It's a lot nicer today than it was yesterday.Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21021353553877181422011-07-02T18:55:59.120-05:002011-07-02T18:55:59.120-05:00edutcher, my wife was alarmed when I told her wha...edutcher, my wife was alarmed when I told her what I saw, because she had seen a doe with twins (and thought one died). But the doe I saw was young and I doubt she could have carried twins. I think it was two different does. We have a lot of deer here. <br /><br />The deer pass through the yard each day, in waves. I have to go out and spray with deer repelent the plants I want to protect. They will nibble everything. <br /><br />I rarely see them, but there are coyotes, bob cats, and fox. They are there and they are common. And occasionally a bear or a cougar.Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63779888096559664772011-07-02T18:54:25.022-05:002011-07-02T18:54:25.022-05:00AllenS: I agree with death to the evil Box Elders....AllenS: I agree with death to the evil Box Elders. I have many many "volunteers" in my garden. Doesn't matter how many I pull, there's always some more.<br /><br />Lots of box elder bugs too.kimschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742219426291395677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91939949733532008382011-07-02T18:52:17.340-05:002011-07-02T18:52:17.340-05:00Simon; Congratulations on being an American! Welco...Simon; Congratulations on being an American! Welcome!kimschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742219426291395677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10252184841894708692011-07-02T18:49:53.524-05:002011-07-02T18:49:53.524-05:00AllenS--Norway Spruce? I assume you live in the N...AllenS--Norway Spruce? I assume you live in the North East. NS is a okay fast growing specimen tree (it makes a fine fifty foot Christmas tree as Rockerfeller Center shows every year). But for an evergreen, I prefer a mix of doug firs, redwoods, hemlocks, and cedars. I find a mix of evergreens looks best. They all can take a wide range of tempatures and grow fine together.Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22657845427852663902011-07-02T18:37:05.345-05:002011-07-02T18:37:05.345-05:00@Simon 11:16
It looks to me as though Congress ha...@Simon 11:16<br /><br />It looks to me as though Congress has had since the Medillin case (executed 2008) to pass a law to force states to comply with Vienna. Now that Leal is close to execution, suddenly there's an emergency.<br /><br />According to the article Leahy is only *just* introducing something in the judiciary committee as of June 14th (3 weeks prior to Leal's scheduled execution). DOJ is interjecting itself less than one week prior and on a holiday weekend to boot.<br /><br />What's that sign you sometimes see posted in cubicles?<br /><br />Oh yeah...<br /><br />Lack of planning on <b>your</b> part does not constitute an emergency on <b>my</b> part?<br /><br />wv: diesserikimschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742219426291395677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56991308108935064182011-07-02T17:55:48.875-05:002011-07-02T17:55:48.875-05:00Impatiens walleriana. That's what it is, Meade...Impatiens walleriana. That's what it is, Meade tells me.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91672508444157150352011-07-02T17:53:44.953-05:002011-07-02T17:53:44.953-05:00The pink flowers in there are impatiens. Not New G...The pink flowers in there are impatiens. Not New Guinea, Meade is saying to me.<br /><br />Meade did a similar thing in our backyard garden. There are a lot of different hostas and then little impatiens are tucked down underneath. He also put different colors of coleus in the under-hosta spaces.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39687955642236570782011-07-02T17:38:30.550-05:002011-07-02T17:38:30.550-05:00@Peter Hoh
Looks like New Guinea Impatiens to me....@Peter Hoh<br /><br />Looks like New Guinea Impatiens to me.BJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447134335568803085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14609252861155528532011-07-02T17:06:39.371-05:002011-07-02T17:06:39.371-05:00Simon, congratulations! Having you mention this m...Simon, congratulations! Having you mention this makes me think my family & I are so lucky to have been blessed with the US as our place of birth. There may be days that politics overwhelm but in the scheme of things I really have nothing to complain about.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me to be grateful for my blessings.paminwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543461236826470522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81593348537086427582011-07-02T16:22:44.682-05:002011-07-02T16:22:44.682-05:00Wait a minute. Althou.se.?
I just realized, that ...Wait a minute. <i>Althou.se.</i>?<br /><br />I just realized, that the printing on my hooded sweatshirt from The Althouse Woman's Collection of Fine Stuff, is now obsolete.<br /><br />I'll have to wait a number of years before I'll be able to take the product to <i>The Pawn Stars</i> and recover my money.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35372361909280750832011-07-02T16:18:13.301-05:002011-07-02T16:18:13.301-05:00Oops! Sorry for the header and footer - my mouse w...Oops! Sorry for the header and footer - my mouse was going crazy!Almost Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427310325116128479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12367549385463569502011-07-02T16:17:39.804-05:002011-07-02T16:17:39.804-05:00Simon, congrats.
I love the light green, almost ...Simon, congrats. <br /><br />I love the light green, almost yellow hosta. I have a few myself. What's providing the little splash of color along the edges of the path?Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52245025093936457282011-07-02T16:16:07.324-05:002011-07-02T16:16:07.324-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Almost Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427310325116128479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28633939033552123442011-07-02T16:15:07.451-05:002011-07-02T16:15:07.451-05:00Interesting about Ann's "data point"...Interesting about Ann's "data point" vs. "0.00" - because I never realized how visitors avoided the SiteMeter clock. And I thought it was my/their free version, programmed to under-count me into paying. <br /><br />Meanwhile, here's a somewhat related, but theoretical thought about Blogspot import/export:<br /><br />Althouse is apparently framed within Blogspot's original-to-Beta configuration. Suggesting that in order to undertake a successful export [now as opposed to pre-Beta], this blog needs to be exported twice - once to a new Blog-spot, then from there to Althou.se.<br /><br />(Although XML would still be limited to text without something like InDesign by <a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/InDesign/6.0/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6cd1a.html#WSDE0CAB19-AA56-43ea-A5CE-CE1E3C20DEBDa" rel="nofollow">Adobe.</a>)Almost Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427310325116128479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21895671945454041542011-07-02T16:13:38.029-05:002011-07-02T16:13:38.029-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Almost Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427310325116128479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36048298865888398622011-07-02T15:57:29.100-05:002011-07-02T15:57:29.100-05:00Gail, yes, having cattle, which I used to have alw...Gail, yes, having cattle, which I used to have always kept the box elder (new growth) down. Now, I only have one horse, and she ain't cuttin it. I have learned this, if you cut the female box elder (those are the ones with the whirlybird seeds that you see fly in the fall) down, and then use the brush killer on the stumps, the other box elders (male) in the vicinity will die off. Underneath the ground there must be some root hanky-panky going on.<br /><br />You'll have better pasture if you rid your land of the evil box elder.<br /><br />Death to the box elder!AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.com