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And they said it couldn't be done!

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:25:05 -0700

Here in North Suburbia we have the most disgusting piece of property in the world, unless you are ten and like to sleigh ride. Out of my sliding glass doors of the family room for many years was a pile of wood, a falling apart dog house, some sandy, clay-like soil and then the descent!

Well the dog house was disassembled and some of the pieces taken to the dump and the others added to the pile of wood which was moved to the side of the house.

And now, I present to you...THE PATIO~~~!!!

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For your viewing pleasure:

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:09:50 -0700

Cubs at the San Diego Wild Animal Park

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Inspired by Annie, some pix of the San Diego Zoo!

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:02:41 -0700

So by now most of you know I'm a zoo freak and on my recent California trip I visited the Los Angeles zoo, the Long Beach aquarium, the San diego zoo (for 2 days) and the San diego Wild Animal Park. So slightly more than 1/3 of my trip was spent viewing animals.

I did not get any good pix of the otters at the Long Beach aquarium, but I found out that when otters nap they "anchor" themselves with sea kelp (I think, a plant) so they don't float away. Now how cute is that?

But here are some guests at the San diego zoo using the facilities just because they are there! Just some local ducks who like this "stream" they have going around a stage where they put on animal shows.

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Hence the first Annie inspiration. Now secondly over on CuteTalk she posted a link to a David Attenborough (sp?) nature program and this was one of the star's relatives at the zoo.

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Tally.

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:55:42 -0700

Number of uninvited guests in yard upon arriving home last night:

Turkeys: 7

Deer: 3

Daylillies:

Planted: approximately 50

In bloom: 1

Wild raspberries:

Normal (animal free) yield for a July evening: a pint

Last night: 25 berries

*Cue Rocky music*

The survivor -

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Garden or petting zoo?

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:24:51 -0700

So in case the deer haven't finished off everything edible....

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Solomon spies something on the horizon (or lawn).

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Hey, why are you looking at me like that? It ain't November is it?

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This is my posse. We always travel together!

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I wonder how this ornamental shrub tastes?

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Nice place ya got here.

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Okay, we're goin'. Same time tomorrow?

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No fool like an....or Hope springs eternal.

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:16:49 -0700

So those day lillies I said were eaten, turns out only some of them were eaten and the others are budding!!!!!1!!!

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So with the last ounce of hope and strength I went off to the garden store and bought this....

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crossing all bendy bits and holding breath!

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Uncle, uncle, okay deer take it all, I give up!

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:12:55 -0700

I am sorry to report that during the night, the hens & chicks from a previous post were ripped out of the ground, bitten into and spit out. They have been replanted, but are in critical condition. Tune in on Sunday for more updates.

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More gardening stuff...

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:11:26 -0700

If was so disgusted last night I forgot to mention the disappearance of ALL daylilly buds. I have at least 10 to 12 feet of day lillies.

and find the hosta in this picture...

you can't but the deer did!!!!!!

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there is a small quantity left.

However, the creeping Jenny are in bloom -

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GARDEN UPDATE (garden let down)

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:29:12 -0700

We will now have a moment of silence for the following flowers that have become deer food -

Gooseneck

Black Eyed Susan

about 1/2 my wild daisies

about 1/2 of the wild queen anne's lace (Both of which I intentionally grow in designated areas)

Shasta Daisies

I am happy to report that the money plant is becoming "money" -

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when those seed pods become white, I'll be happy to send any of my USA friends seeds.

On a happier note, I have roses:

and astilbe -

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and lookee what Annie sent me -

Hens and Chicks and they're blooming!!!!

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Tagged!

nobody@vox.com(metsakins) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:37:45 -0700

Well. I've finally been tagged. There's a first time for everything. I can't tag anyone at the end, cuase Metz tagged everyone I know well enuff on vox to tag!

The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1) What was I doing 10 years ago?

I think I was working part time at a cable tv company and taking some classes at community college.

2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?

Do the laundry.
Go through the mail.
Finish unpacking.
Download photos.
Do this, cuase I promised Metz I'd do this when I got back.

3) Snacks I enjoy:

Any type of fruit and any type of nuts. and ice cream. Have very serious feelings about ice cream.

4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

Help out friends with their mortgages. Hire a maid. Quit my job. Volunteer for stuff. Travel after figuring out a way that my cats wouldn't be too unhappy (which would probably involve a live in cat sitter).

5) Places I have lived:

This is going to be really boring -

Bronx, NY

Stony Brook, NY

Yonkers, NY

Mahopac, NY

6) Jobs I have had:

Bookkeeper, library shelver, babysitter, mounted tapes on tape drives at IBM, programmer, systems analyst, computer operator, teaching assistant, and now I'm a bookkeeper. (its the circle of life!)

7) Bloggers I am tagging who I will enjoy getting to know better. (sorry...none!)

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