tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post2509211259676288849..comments2024-03-28T11:09:49.446-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Early Spring HappeningsFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75089284958545699682009-04-17T13:01:00.000-05:002009-04-17T13:01:00.000-05:00Chance is the king of his snow drift. LOL.
Deer t...Chance is the king of his snow drift. LOL.<br /><br />Deer ticks huh? I wonder if we have them here. I'll have to research. I never had to worry about them much in Ohio, but I fear Kansas is probably another story. <br /><br />When I first visited out here in '07, we had to go to one of my hubby's friend's homes to feed his horses etc while he was out of town. They had several dogs running the property, and I saw my first ticks on a dog. The kind that are left to feast on an animal. I was so grossed out. My hubby just yanked them off the dogs, which further grossed me out. At that point, I almost did not want to move to Kansas because I feared for my dogs, but then I realized it was just a case of NO PREVENTION. Ugh!<br /><br />Glad you got Chance on his Frontline right away!! :) And yes, we are all glad that spring is almost sprung. Yay!!!Girl Tornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289862625817473671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-26860522894132549612009-04-17T11:32:00.000-05:002009-04-17T11:32:00.000-05:00I love red-wing blackbirds. They live in the catt...I love red-wing blackbirds. They live in the cattails in one of the hollows on our place. They are just wonderful! Although, I like the blue birds, and heck all the birds!<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/DayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23245372941042935842009-04-17T10:20:00.000-05:002009-04-17T10:20:00.000-05:00The picnic phrase is one of our favorites (and my ...The picnic phrase is one of our favorites (and my husband likes to say, "A Bubble off Plumb"<br /><br />The bluebirds are so flitty -- how I love to hear their soft nasal chatter as they fly back and forth.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44297106270267897482009-04-17T10:10:00.000-05:002009-04-17T10:10:00.000-05:00I had to call Gar over to read your last sentence....I had to call Gar over to read your last sentence. "She is a few sandwiches short of a picnic."<br /><br />Oh my......<br /><br />We both laughed at that one.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80596617006135190022009-04-17T05:24:00.000-05:002009-04-17T05:24:00.000-05:00Ah - ticks! Oscar got his first one about 9 April ...Ah - ticks! Oscar got his first one about 9 April and we put X-spot on him.<br /><br />Glad to hear you have now entered the browns of spring, even though you would like a bit more green perhaps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60720658853339571472009-04-16T23:49:00.000-05:002009-04-16T23:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for all of your kind words. I don't think I...Thanks for all of your kind words. I don't think I have any more shoes to drop. My "William Baffin" was purchased at Grand Marais, Minn. but even GM has milder climates than we do. Our concern is that they survive the winter here and it has for five years. Our hot and dry summers are great for it and it is big.<br />LarryL. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-19680642867829199122009-04-16T23:45:00.000-05:002009-04-16T23:45:00.000-05:00Wow that seemed quick! But then I'm not there. U...Wow that seemed quick! But then I'm not there. Ugh ticks. Now I'm itching!Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-41424105836629928932009-04-16T21:27:00.000-05:002009-04-16T21:27:00.000-05:00We have no ticks...what a creative way to dispose ...We have no ticks...what a creative way to dispose of them.Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-24866971551206700742009-04-16T19:39:00.000-05:002009-04-16T19:39:00.000-05:00I had a few hundred red wing black birds in my tre...I had a few hundred red wing black birds in my trees a few weeks ago. They migrate through spring and fall here in Iowa. Some stay here but maybe some of them ended up in your back forest. It is a lot of squawking when you have that many birds in one area. I would like to see more swan pictures as the season warms up.<br />LarryL. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-29025187456901649162009-04-16T16:05:00.000-05:002009-04-16T16:05:00.000-05:00I love that Chance! Oh I can sympathize with you r...I love that Chance! Oh I can sympathize with you regarding those dang ticks! I hate them! We don't see many deer ticks on the animals but many people in Maine have been biten by them and it has resulted in Lyme disease...a very long and painful disease that is hard to diagnose. The larger ticks will be showing up real soon. We have not had enough back to back warm days yet for that to happen. Thanks for the reminder about the frontline!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324773183766269250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-24252135024827367802009-04-16T15:49:00.000-05:002009-04-16T15:49:00.000-05:00Funny how the bluebirds mock you as soon as you pu...Funny how the bluebirds mock you as soon as you put the camera down!!!!!! They do that to me too! Chance is a sweetheart. Glad you are beginnig to see some Springtime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-72139173373669973802009-04-16T15:01:00.000-05:002009-04-16T15:01:00.000-05:00Hi Connie - Chance looks like he is waiting on som...Hi Connie - Chance looks like he is waiting on something to fall in front of him - maybe a bird. Hope not. Love the photos. Sorry you still have snow on the ground. I bet things are beginning to make a show real soon. After all it is spring. Have a nice day.Becca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49005735100201292322009-04-16T14:01:00.000-05:002009-04-16T14:01:00.000-05:00Ha, of all the space to stand, Chance has to stand...Ha, of all the space to stand, Chance has to stand on top of the last snow bank:))) Things are warming up for you I see. Your temp. of 61 beats our nippy 50.flydragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561665960229511333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-85164744551972693312009-04-16T13:45:00.000-05:002009-04-16T13:45:00.000-05:00Yuk. I am not looking forward to the ticks coming ...Yuk. I am not looking forward to the ticks coming back!<br /><A HREF="http://myretirementchronicles.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">The Retirement Chronicles</A>The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-64050387328135970432009-04-16T12:41:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:41:00.000-05:00Your photographs are beautiful!
Would you consider...Your photographs are beautiful!<br />Would you consider joining us for "Friday Shoot-Outs"? We have a gang (yep, you read it here....a gang?) from all over the world that takes snaps of a different theme every Friday featuring out town. Think about it and holla back at my blog if you're inteested. I'll send you the details. We all have a great time and would love for you to join in the fun......<br /><br />Steady On<br />Reggie GirlMidlife, menopause, mistakes and random stuff...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04189854037804749722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48601322353718542102009-04-16T11:44:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:44:00.000-05:00Wow there's a big difference in spring's progressi...Wow there's a big difference in spring's progression between your neck of the woods and mine Connie!<br /><br />Spring is a bit delayed here, although we have no snow on the ground. (That could of course change!) Things are greening up nicely here, the trees are budding, and the early spring bulbs and a few other early perennials are budding and blooming, although they're small for this time of April. It's been cold, but seems to be starting to warm up the last couple of days.<br /><br />I love your photos and it looks beautiful there - what great open spaces, woods, and shorelines!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.com