Heah, Bud

On Jan 5, 7:58*am, D. LaCourse wrote:
On 2011-01-04 18:40:05 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
said:

Larry L wrote:
I just returned from a short walk around the area and am here to
report that I see some trees starting to bud.

May be hard to believe, but Spring is on the way !!

What a crock. If you're seeing trees starting to bud in early
January you wouldn't know Spring if it jumped up and bit you
on the tit. It's Winter, Dead Of, and that's another season
which poses an imminent danger to your mammaries.

Horse caca. *Here in NE we have snow on the ground and it IS the dead
of winter. *However, the witch hazel is about to bloom. *Jo planted
them specifically because they bloom in the DOW. *In another week they
will be in full bloom and will last until sometime in later February. *
The flower is very similar to forsythia; folks have asked how we get
our "forsythia" to bloom so early.

There are also buds on the magnolia trees.

Louie

Good to hear from you, Dave

On Jan 4, 6:15*pm, Giles wrote:
*And taking pride in being an asshole incapable of civil
relationships (or even brief encounters) with human beings does not
make one charming or cuddly. *It just makes you an asshole. *G that..

Moron.

g.


You've mentioned that before Mr Tribulus terrestris Can't possibly
be any misplaced "pride" reflected in selecting a name for oneself
that highlights one's irritating qualities .... right?

opps, there goes another irony meter ....

On Jan 5, 7:04*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:


I'm more of a stay-put, four seasons type. I like it all,
the XC skiing, the sweltering day games at Busch Stadium
and everything in between. To everything there is a season
and I like that. Plus it keeps my tits safe. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry


I make a point of heading to Jellystone early enough each year to get
into some snow falling on the trailer ... last year quite a bit first
few weeks ... it's pleasant and cozy, for a short bit But, I've
been traveling for years to stay in "good weather conditions for
working dogs" and that usually means UP in summer, Down in winter ( or
the months associated with that season, if not the conditions )

On Jan 5, 8:50*am, Larry L wrote:
On Jan 5, 7:04*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:



I'm more of a stay-put, four seasons type. I like it all,
the XC skiing, the sweltering day games at Busch Stadium
and everything in between. To everything there is a season
and I like that. Plus it keeps my tits safe. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

I make a point of heading to Jellystone early enough each year to get
into some snow falling on the trailer ... last year quite a bit first
few weeks ... it's pleasant and cozy, for a short bit * * *But, I've
been traveling for years to stay in "good weather conditions for
working dogs" and that usually means UP in summer, Down in winter ( or
the months associated with that season, if not the conditions )

La de dah. Well Ive seen the sun for all of maybe 3 hours in the last
5 days. And I have used up all 23 of the words we in the Heart of the
Raining Queen, have to describe the ****ful sodden mess that is
"Winter" here in the Puget Sound.

I am pineing to get to the dry side as soon as road conditions and
killer fogs abate. This is when I miss Utah, that sun on the mountains
and that powder snow. Glug glug glug

Dave

On Jan 5, 11:34*am, DaveS wrote:
On Jan 5, 8:50*am, Larry L wrote:



On Jan 5, 7:04*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

I'm more of a stay-put, four seasons type. I like it all,
the XC skiing, the sweltering day games at Busch Stadium
and everything in between. To everything there is a season
and I like that. Plus it keeps my tits safe. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

I make a point of heading to Jellystone early enough each year to get
into some snow falling on the trailer ... last year quite a bit first
few weeks ... it's pleasant and cozy, for a short bit * * *But, I've
been traveling for years to stay in "good weather conditions for
working dogs" and that usually means UP in summer, Down in winter ( or
the months associated with that season, if not the conditions )

La de dah. Well Ive seen the sun for all of maybe 3 hours in the last
5 days. And I have used up all 23 of the words we in the Heart of the
Raining Queen, have to describe the ****ful sodden mess that is
"Winter" here in the Puget Sound.

I am pineing to get to the dry side as soon as road conditions and
killer fogs abate. This is when I miss Utah, that sun on the mountains
and that powder snow. Glug glug glug

Dave

We're very wet here this year and won't see the sun today at all
either.

I was actually a bit afraid of flooding here a few days ago. A pump
that supposed to move water from one drain canal to a bigger one,
quit. I called the irrigation district and they got it going, but
it was already way behind before I noticed and took a couple days to
catch up. At that time the picture I posted above would have shown
much more water than green in the same view. We have rice fields
1/2 mile from here with hardpan not too deep, and the ground doesn't
perk well unless that hardpan is broken through. Oddly ( it's always
seemed to me ) we also have lots of nut trees in the area, but they
punch through the hardpan for each one and get to some pretty good
sandy loam beneath it.

On Jan 4, 8:05*pm, flebow wrote:

Sometime I wonder why we didn't retire to a tropical isle???



My wife and I considered moving elsewhere for retirement, including
Montana. When you start looking, it quickly becomes obvious that no
place is free from downsides. I've lived on the Chesapeake Bay, on
the San Fransisco Bay and a number of places in between .... this one
is pretty nice, 'cept for August and is close to almost anything one
could want from ocean to 14,000 peaks, big city culture to small town
craft fairs, etc etc.

We have friends and family here and good access to all services at the
same time as we feel rural. We have a small house that suits a
retired couple and I now lease out the pasture to a very trustworthy
neighbor. He gets it for well under market rate, knows it and knows
I know it. So, he now does all the farm work unless I happen to
want to putter a bit, and his family is very good about watching the
place for us, the months I'm gone. My wife is more emotionally tied
to the physical home than I am and she really likes this one and this
area, even in August. All in all it's a very good retirement
setup .... as much by luck as planning, but, heah, I'll take it.


Given my absolute wishes ( spelled lottery ;-) I'd RV half the year
where I do now and the other half in New Zealand and/or Patagonia.
I've traveled a lot, within the US, and have all my life. I like a
moving home, at least in decent weather that allows lots of time
outside. I sometimes feel more "at home" pulling into a place that
isn't home, but where I've been before, know how to get around, and
know some people .... than I do at home.

On 2011-01-05 11:20:31 -0500, Larry L said:

Good to hear from you, Dave

Thank you. Glad to be able to participate in the **** wars. d;o)

Still not fully awake. Have trouble doing my beloved cryptograms and
tying flies. But am coming along nicely.

Hope to be in Georgia in two weeks and fishing soon thereafter.

Dave

On Jan 4, 10:05*pm, flebow wrote:
On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:15:11 -0800 (PST), Giles
wrote:





On Jan 4, 6:00 pm, Larry L wrote:
On Jan 4, 3:40 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Larry L wrote:
I just returned from a short walk around the area and am here to
report that I see some trees starting to bud.

May be hard to believe, but Spring is on the way !!

What a crock. If you're seeing trees starting to bud in early
January you wouldn't know Spring if it jumped up and bit you
on the tit. It's Winter, Dead Of, and that's another season
which poses an imminent danger to your mammaries.

--
Ken Fortenberry

snip snip drivel... And taking pride in being an asshole incapable of civil
relationships (or even brief encounters) with human beings does not
make one charming or cuddly. *It just makes you an asshole. *G that.

On Jan 5, 10:38*am, Larry L wrote:
On Jan 4, 6:15*pm, Giles wrote:

*And taking pride in being an asshole incapable of civil
relationships (or even brief encounters) with human beings does not
make one charming or cuddly. *It just makes you an asshole. *G that.

Moron.

g.

You've mentioned that before Mr Tribulus terrestris * *Can't possibly
be any misplaced "pride" reflected in selecting a name for oneself
that highlights one's irritating qualities .... right?

I've met dozens of the participants in this newsgroup, and gotten
along well enough with all of them in face to face encounters. I've
spent weeks in the company of several of them and count them among my
friends. I take some pride in believing that they reciprocate. I've
traveled halfway across the country (several times) to visit and fish
with them.....in their homes and in neutral locales. Several of them
have reciprocated. I have never intimated that I would be leary of
meeting or spending time with the miscreants who inhabit this place.
I have never taken pride in offering tale after tale after tale of
making snotty remarks to strangers met in the neighborhood, or abroad.

opps, there goes another irony meter ....

Eat ****, moron.

And DO try to grow up.....o.k.?

g.

On 01/05/2011 12:34 PM, DaveS wrote:
. This is when I miss Utah, that sun on the mountains

'Specily in the late after noon.