Here In Masto since the great bird migration of 2022. Thank you to Ben for the new home in 2026 But what if this *weren't* a rhetorical question?
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Last Notes npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Since we had relatives in town we drove up the locals way to the BRP today around noon, when everything was still overcast and cold at the house. 50F at 2,160ft of elevation turned into 37F with 20mph winds at 5,000 feet. We had dressed for it, with down jackets and gloves, but there were a LOT of frozen Floridians in t-shirts, and even a few in shorts. My fav photo out the back of the Pisgah Inn. Quite a lot of #fall color. #Autumn #Mountains https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/458/912/827/540/206/original/a263b6d61c413998.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #FotoVorschlag Mineralien und Gesteine Rocks and minerals And views. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/444/506/328/751/820/original/db8f7ff8efc4ca08.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge For no good reason, here is my yard #troll, Pickles. I have been told we bear a slight resemblance, as this is not an unusual stance for me as well. #Fall #Autumn https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/441/915/511/970/449/original/1d13a90ac2393b60.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Saw this outside a new (for us) coffee shop: it's a 2-person picnic table. The design looked great, it's flat on the far side, so could sit right up against a wall, and the angled support might keep you from cracking your knees sitting down. It was in the sun so I didn't try it out, but it looked interesting. And brand new. #PicnicTable #DIY https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/430/779/501/620/614/original/3f87f07c0fee7d74.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge So, a question: in today's world, with today's clocks and things, how does one know what time your power went out, if it goes out? One might have had an electric clock (in ancient times) so you could see what time it stopped working. Now wondering how I'd know? Asking for... well, my fridge and freezer if things go off tomorrow. I have Bluetti's I can put on each one, but it would be good to know how long I can go first. #Isaias #PowerOutage #HowTo npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge I donate each year to #Wikimedia to support #Wikipedia, and they sent me these stickers to get everyone to think about them. Since I put stickers only in my journal, I'm posting it here, instead. Stickers! https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/412/859/616/048/555/original/b3271f5a74c59082.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Saw this diving bird on the French Broad river as we enjoyed a chai at High Five in Woodfin, NC today. Having spent more time in FL than NC I thought it might be an anhinga, but looking it up later perhaps more likely to be a double crested cormorant? They spent a long time under water, and traveled a good distance so I kept failing at taking a better photo. #Birds #NC https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/396/166/510/715/995/original/928000a82a9c130d.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Our rain forecast again said 80-90% chances today and tonight, and possible totals of several inches. We had enough to wet the deck, but not register on the weather station. Nothing. I had to go out and hand water all the new plants yet again, as things were wilting. It's been four months, and without enough natural water, they have not established themselves. Is this our future? Many of the trees look awful. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/379/378/746/807/547/original/d6c069cd2873f460.png npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge It's that time again. #Halloween https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/367/991/998/629/805/original/dbb8eb736d9bfe5d.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #SilentSunday https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/345/350/987/257/165/original/6e2907350caf3c94.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Today is 2 years from #Helene wreaking havoc on our area of western North Carolina, hundreds of miles away from where it came ashore, and causing devastating flooding and mudslides, taking lives and homes. This year mostly what we've had is drought. All those trees down from the storm and no rain are also not a good recipe. I'm not allowed to talk about more water needed today, however. Please visit #Asheville if you have any interest, our area could use the boost. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/342/653/516/154/403/original/43b05b10e5ad792c.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge I thought it was a picture of brownies. I am a sick, sick person... npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge And the color!! npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #FotoVorschlag 'Objekte die mit "H" beginnen oder so aussehen ...' Hills. Hemphill Bald in western North Carolina. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/302/995/268/082/036/original/a63a7e6fd51188e7.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge View through a "window" at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville in 2018. This is an oval opening in a trellis, looking from one section of their extensive gardens to another. On the far side one can see an installation of Chilhuly glass. This was 2018. #FensterFreitag https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/291/883/499/598/808/original/263699d394db0820.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Spectacular! npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge We drove past this on I66 in Virginia yesterday, returning from our trip to the area. It was enormous, and I had no idea what it was, but of course The Man knew right away. I wasn't fast enough to photograph the monstrosity. How awful this all is. #DataCenters https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/prince-william-countys-largest-data-center-so-far-rises-along-i-66/article_98278f76-4abd-11ef-afbc-23637143bc85.html npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge A small indication of current #inflation, The Man just returned from a fill-in grocery run, buying berries, other fruit, naan, OJ and baking powder. He also filled my car up with #gasoline. Each of those purchases was almost $60. I do not know how families are managing, and nothing is keeping any of these items from going up more. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge That's really pretty, and the sound must be so pleasant. All I'd get would be more squirrels. And mosquitoes. The granite is very attractive. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Probably the final #DaylilyDuJour of 2026, as the deer have pretty much had their way with any other blooms. This is the last of 3 new ones we found in a small local nursery, "Chicago Apache" a deep, beautiful red. So happy to see it at last. Have seen 20 this year of the more than 40 we have planted, so we've lost some, and the deer have eaten others. I will have to find another hobby. #Daylily https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/202/236/244/254/001/original/580ecebd6b2072dd.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Our weather forecasts here now are extremely poor... we make, for us, large decisions based on them, and then we get no rain. Mountains are complicated, but until this year we had an idea of what was coming, or not coming. FHS, the NWS told us days in advance that Helene would be a monster. Now we can't get a valid rain forecast a day in advance. The regime has destroyed everything. #NCwx #NoRain again. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #FotoVorschlag 'Feuerwehr (ohne Opfer)' Fire department Way up the mountain we live against, this lonely fire hydrant was installed when the developer thought they would be building right up to the top. Happily, this large parcel of land is now owned by the Southern Highlands Appalachian Conservancy, and won't be built upon. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/110/448/816/288/588/original/9b3e91ddb91d8b85.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge The Man began painting decorative quilt squares to hang (one at a time) on our porch. He developed quite a library, and they hung on the side of our basement stairs for a couple of years, before we decided to finish the basement. Then it became a storage issue. We designed this cool box to store 10 of them flat, which works pretty well, but doesn't house all of them. Some hung on a still-unfinished section of the basement stairs. Still not enough. So we attached a couple of fence slats to the cinderblocks, and now he even has room for a couple new ones. I'm looking forward to new designs. #DIY #QuiltSquares #Fun https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/100/413/951/242/856/original/92ba361e25b57268.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/100/430/227/570/455/original/55466d71e6fef796.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/100/430/513/640/679/original/2807271e04f50f91.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/100/430/669/076/943/original/c97d2341bce216f4.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #FotoVorschlag 'Detailfotografie' Part of a stone foundation on a building in Spruce Pine, NC. It was much more attractive in close-up than the building was as a whole, I thought. It must be quite old, for this region at least. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/099/010/743/108/576/original/56ff3307ae017f6c.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge It was intended for the item, not the source. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge @npub1lrz…rt2v Do we actually need this? Probably not. However... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJY22C8V?lv=shuf&ascsubtag=8100396%2C0%2C0%2Cd%2C0%2C0%2Cbf-shp%2C1618%3A2%2C0%2C0%2C0&tag=bfmelanie-20&btn_ref=srctok-cee0535f02e2f966&channelId=1&plpRedirect=mhFallback&th=1 npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge 🤣 I'm glad I signed up for the Critter Du Jour photo show, this is the best way to start the morning... much better than those big boys showing up here, eating all of my plants. Hoping they didn't snack too much on their way to the bus... npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Good morning, lovely! It's completely perfect and SO GREAT in front of that beautiful house. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #Fotovorschlag 'Wasserlandschaft' waterscape A black and white image of the dock at a lake in our community. The clouds are really the star here. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/071/300/794/097/093/original/8171cfcf824acf6c.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #SilentSunday #Shadow https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/065/657/946/746/660/original/0e8e2e438ecfb5dd.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge It's hot o'clock! npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge That's amazing! I now have 3 squirrels who get out to the peanuts before the crows, and then charge the birds to try to keep them away. I can't scare the squirrels away, without doing the same to the crows. I'll give this a try. I don't want the crows to think I'm trying to poison them... 😀 npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge You had me at "squirrel deterrent." I wonder if the crows would ignore them if I threw them out there with the peanuts, and if it would keep the squirrels away... Now I *really* want to see that plant once they start turning red. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Your 10 second zen #video this morning. From our walk around a lake in our community, just at dawn, with fog. #Hike #fog https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/014/851/368/915/894/original/ad382cd4456ce434.mp4 npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge The new US #drought map is out, and it's really hard to believe how good most of TX and CA look, in addition to a huge band through much of the middle of the country, and up into New England, at least away from the coast. The SW and so much of the rest of the west (and PNW) is seeing so very much long-term drought. https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx #NCwx #wx https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/117/009/323/988/494/007/original/24a1260a25a1e535.png npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge For the love of the gods, is this all we will ever fund from here on, the police and ICE and others that will not actually HELP anyone who needs assistance. I despair, I truly do. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge That's lovely. So cooling! Has the humidity improved any? npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #SilentSunday https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/984/438/528/463/390/original/0fc244e7fff47447.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge After I mowed the small amount of grass left in the backyard this week, part of the area had moved into the sunshine. There were several of these swarms of small insects (not mosquitoes, not what I call gnats, as they didn't bite, and ignored me completely.) They like the sun. I thought this looked like a portal to a different reality, and thought about checking it out... #Bugs #insects #Wednesday https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/964/274/870/327/157/original/7fbb07d6767ba740.mp4 npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #Smoke this morning continues to improve (still not great) in the mid-Atlantic region of the US, but get worse in the WA/OR/Northern CA regions, and sections of BC and Alberta in Canada. Wishing everyone sufficient rain to help with this situation. https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#3.6/46.02/-101.89 https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/957/487/856/938/941/original/28b7faf1c1c66a6c.png npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #SilentSunday https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/946/903/628/136/298/original/afe683619b6b2f59.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge There is no way that in 2026 we should be having TB anywhere in this country, and certainly not amongst a population that is completely at the mercy of a corporation which is using them for profit. Hoping aggressive investigation of this will continue both in Colorado and everywhere else these concentration camps are being built. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Evergreen. 🍕 npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #Saturday #daylily du jour occurs in the rain (!) with 2 reruns of previous flowers. Happy to see them, and no deer. "Double Wye River" yellow "Fondues and Don'ts" peach #BloomScrolling https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/901/834/058/909/075/original/d8515e74fcce8c92.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/901/834/235/313/647/original/7228f8bc3e8d1df2.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge On our walk through Flat Rock Park yesterday, we passed a quite-large tree completely covered in lilac-like blooms. I had never before noticed this plant. It was a good 3-4m tall, and as wide. What a show-stopper. Had to look it up, it's a Chaste Tree, and tends to be sub-tropical, but apparently enjoying Western North Carolina. #BloomScrolling And now I'll stop posting flowers. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/878/721/278/096/384/original/b18de9284bdeb7c9.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Stalking the wild Calibrachoa... #BloomScrolling https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/878/706/816/575/384/original/42f418097b0a7b72.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Neat, Ken, excellent decision! And the painting looks great, too. Been wondering how you are doing after all the tree/wind issues you had? Hoping all is progressing okay. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Thinking the same. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge #SilentSunday https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/867/748/236/708/769/original/c15c5faaaf58bfea.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Sigh... me too. Yesterday a neighbor spotted a doe in my yard so I rushed out to shoo her away. Clearly only a temporary interruption. I'm waiting for them to find the new garden in the backyard, then you'll hear my bellow all the way in Colorado! npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Today's #Saturday #daylily du jour was saved by a bloom in the auxiliary bed, which I've posted before. The best one is the brand new special one which was a gift from the grower, which I have not seen yet, and was ready to open today or tomorrow... "Into the Woods" "Sparkling Shiraz" #BloomScrolling #Deer https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/861/555/499/806/430/original/f47f137094ae8a6c.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/861/555/735/866/847/original/5b4131eb66d082fb.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Beautiful, it seems to be glowing! And they look so nice with hosta, plus it gives the deer a choice to snakc on. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Good #Thursday morning from the #daylily du jour in Asheville, NC, where this morning we have 4 reruns from previous in the week. There are still some new buds on other plants, so fingers crossed for new colors at some point. "Edna Selman" "Fondues and Don'ts" "Elizabeth Hewitt" "Hungry Eyes" #BloomScrolling https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/850/199/166/880/932/original/8b1f2b5f8ec27a61.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/850/199/506/210/388/original/e10eb2e641ae5a22.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/850/199/750/489/863/original/1d1a9f4f4987ac6c.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/850/199/989/238/797/original/4666669ace8cb736.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Can anyone join the day party? https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/846/119/433/813/212/original/04788dcdfd19349f.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge The #Wednesday #Daylily du jour is again just 2 of the new varietals and no, I did not think I got 2 that were this similar. Still a couple of other varieties with buds, so if the deer leave them alone we may get some new colors by the end of the week. "Edna Selman" "Fondues and Don'ts" #BloomScrolling https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/844/886/314/775/261/original/8ba6e8f85b153ee7.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/844/886/559/274/428/original/ddc8c4027af31933.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Happy #Saturday and the #daylily du jour event here in Western North Carolina where we aren't getting rain, but will soon be getting all of that heat. Three today, one new. #BloomScrolling https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/821/808/241/251/358/original/e4d3dcbedbd15c37.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/821/808/444/151/147/original/67e4c8eb728fc9ab.jpeg https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/821/808/708/377/489/original/1712263eeefd78b8.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge We had a hairy-legged visitor to our patio this afternoon, I wish he would hunt the voles... https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/801/185/366/430/388/original/97e1b989d2584092.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge It's funny when I've cleaned the whole house, and then spent another 4 hours in the yard, moving rocks, rehanging bird houses, replacing decorative art poles, and then watering all the new plants, to then have this stupid Apple Watch tell me that I haven't had any activities today, and I'm going to lose my active streak. If I had the energy, I'd tell it where to go. But it's strapped to my wrist, and I'm barely moving. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge I like her stories too, I think I saw Martha Wells recommend her once. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Here is the remaining #daylily crop in the one bed that those lovely deer found a few days ago. Five plants were ready to open. So here is a beautiful #BloomScrolling photo for Friday. Hope to have better in the other bed in a day or so. https://media2.ai6yr.org/media_attachments/files/116/777/734/166/575/805/original/e6b020d6fc667c40.jpeg npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge That looks delicious *and* a beautiful bowl. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge I'm a complete fail at the #daylily ju jour on my first day at my great new instance, because apparently with the removal of much of Mount Mulch yesterday the local deer have found that flowerbed. Five plants just ready to open have had the buds stripped and I'm not angry at all, nope, not at all. It's not like they didn't do this last year, too All those anti-deer products did not help. Will deadhead them (heh heh, no I meant the plants), and see if I can get a second round to the point of color. npub17wsrqc6a7fs6dfm7q32u5t0tw4tdcedkyfsjcpz0q7rmrvpjrljqjs2shd Edge Hi, all, I've moved servers in 2026, and have a great new home. 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