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Spring 2015: Pattern and Discussion thread


Eastatlwx

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I guess it won't be long before these guys show up...

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 I just found not 1, not 2, but 8 wasp nests around my SAV house the last few days, with 6 being inside/on the wheeled trash bins! I killed all the wasps that were on the nests with wasp spray (the kind that shoots out far for safety) and then got rid of the nests, themselves. Those bad boys are gone for now with no stings. However, they'll be back though I'll be ready.  

 

 They love to build nests in the plastic cubby holes on one side of the bins near the top when the bins are not moved for several weeks. Has anyone else ever had this problem? So, I decided to stuff plastic grocery bags up them over a year ago and that has since totally prevented them from building nests in those holes. The bags never fall out and they can't be seen. However, the problem with one of the bins is that it doesn't close tight enough to prevent them from coming inside that bin and building nests.

 

 So, Tony has his moles and I have my wasps. I really love spring!

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Why? It is my second fav behind winter

Because I like Winter (snow), Fall (almost Winter (snow)), Summer (almost Fall (almost Winter (snow))), Spring (almost Summer (almost Fall (almost Winter (snow)))).

Also, I have to start mowing again, Bradford Pear trees stink, pollen is everywhere, and Bradford Pear trees stink.

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The best part of spring is the summer equinox! Days start getting shorter!

well if you don't like spring or summer then stop posting useless banter on how you hate it so much in this thread,the S word is over, stop hoping of something that is just not there.
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well if you don't like spring or summer then stop posting useless banter on how you hate it so much in this thread,the S word is over, stop hoping of something that is just not there.

Looks like winter is making a comeback next weekend ! Long live winter! Summer sucks and so does severe season, which won't be a big deal this spring anyway !
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well if you don't like spring or summer then stop posting useless banter on how you hate it so much in this thread,the S word is over, stop hoping of something that is just not there.

It snowed after this date in each of the past two years here, so I disagree that it's "over". It probably is, but it doesn't have to be.

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What a lovely spring day! 53 and cloudy. And man do those Bradford's smell good!

Don't worry, once the clouds break, you will skyrocket to 70! Enjoy those Bradford's !! I have one in front of the house, it's about 20 years old , I did not plant it, and I won't cut it down, but I am waitng for an epic ice storm or thunderstorm , to take it out , but no luck so far! So many better options for trees! Leyland Cypress , are the next big problem, and they are dropping like flies around here! Monoculture, is a very bad thing! When one dies , they all go!!
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Don't worry, once the clouds break, you will skyrocket to 70! Enjoy those Bradford's !! I have one in front of the house, it's about 20 years old , I did not plant it, and I won't cut it down, but I am waitng for an epic ice storm or thunderstorm , to take it out , but no luck so far! So many better options for trees! Leyland Cypress , are the next big problem, and they are dropping like flies around here! Monoculture, is a very bad thing! When one dies , they all go!!

Yep. Leylands have a very hard time around here. I have a tulip magnolia that is in full bloom now and a flowering cherry that is about to pop.

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Shouldn't this thread be pinned, now that it's officially spring?

You have a good point. However, it may be that the mods know it is tough to move from winter to spring. So, perhaps having an adjustment period with the spring thread unpinned for the time being is the best way to handle the difficult transition.

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You have a good point. However, it may be that the mods know it is tough to move from winter to spring. So, perhaps having an adjustment period with the spring thread unpinned for the time being is the best way to handle the difficult transition.

 

Nope.  We're just lazy.

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Shouldn't this thread be pinned, now that it's officially spring?

Not that it matters much.

 

You have a good point. However, it may be that the mods know it is tough to move from winter to spring. So, perhaps having an adjustment period with the spring thread unpinned for the time being is the best way to handle the difficult transition.

lol...it's terrible. We fight it every waking moment. ;)

 

 

 

 

Nope.  We're just lazy.

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Hard not to be this time of year.

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Because I like Winter (snow), Fall (almost Winter (snow)), Summer (almost Fall (almost Winter (snow))), Spring (almost Summer (almost Fall (almost Winter (snow)))).

Also, I have to start mowing again, Bradford Pear trees stink, pollen is everywhere, and Bradford Pear trees stink.

 

God yes and there are a friggen million of them here, spring is only good if there are plenty of severe threats and I do like to garden but otherwise meh.....pollen, bugs, humidity yay :axe:

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Because I like Winter (snow), Fall (almost Winter (snow)), Summer (almost Fall (almost Winter (snow))), Spring (almost Summer (almost Fall (almost Winter (snow)))).

Also, I have to start mowing again, Bradford Pear trees stink, pollen is everywhere, and Bradford Pear trees stink.

CR,

This is fascinating to hear since in all of my years I had never known that Bradford pear tree blooms literally stink! I had never read it or been told that. When I was at my dad's place today, I asked what kind of trees they had in their front yard. I was told Bradfords. He has at least four of them in the front yard, alone, with all of them in bloom. I was curious about what you said and smelled the full blooms up close. I detected no smell! However, it was pretty windy. So, I'm wondering if the wind was keeping me from detecting the smell? Or could it be some of them really don't smell? Or could they have been mistaken about them being Bradfords? They sort of had that Bradford look I thought. But maybe they're lookalikes?

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