[Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report

[Jay Weigel]

It's an oil, no seeds, just mix it in.

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> the directions to flaming squirrel say to spray up to 5# of seed at
> once... does that require spreading it out on something, spraying and then
> letting it dry?  Winter rain here (Houston)  is the bane of my bird seed
> which gets wet and sprouts, practically over night.  I'm wondering it this
> would be too much 'wet' for the seeds.
>
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>
> Thomas Merton writes, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the
> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is
> leaning against the wrong wall.”
>
> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 12:15 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report
>
>  Don't know whether to offer it to my Nightmares Folder
>> or try to cook with it!
>> -M
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Speaking of the birdie café, S/O has obtained something called "Flaming
>>> Squirrel" that is intended to discourage said beasties from poaching the
>>> feeder. It is added to the seed and apparently the birds don't notice it
>>> at
>>> all but squirrels do, and don't enjoy it in the least, although it does
>>> not
>>> harm them, being made solely of habanero oil. The picture on the label is
>>> amusing, showing a squirrel with flames erupting from its ears and mouth.
>>> We shall see how it works. You may have to enlarge the picture.
>>> http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=25142
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Charles Wohlers <
>>> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Being rather less mobile than usual, I'm mostly viewing wildlife from
>>> > inside. We've seen deer several times, and they've made their presence
>>> > known in the garden, consuming carrot and rutabaga greens - which, at
>>> this
>>> > point doesn't matter much. Broccoli & brussels sprouts are completely
>>> caged
>>> > so they can't get at them. Now I need to decide whether or not to >
>>> harvest
>>> > them before we go away for 6 days tomorrow. Predicted low here over >
>>> that
>>> > time is 22, much colder than it's been and a bit chilly for those >
>>> plants.
>>> >
>>> > Did see a hairy woodpecker seeing if his suet feeder was filled. Not
>>> quite
>>> > yet - bears may still be active.
>>> >
>>> > It's been a warm fall here - after a freeze a bit over a month ago >
>>> (right
>>> > on schedule), we've only had two or three since. Even picked tomatoes
>>> > yesterday - from volunteers which took over the greenhouse. Fall color
>>> > is
>>> > long gone, with only a few beech and quaking aspens hanging on.
>>> >
>>> > Time to corral my dear wife to help plant the garlic -
>>> >
>>> > Chad Wohlers
>>> > Woodbury, VT USA
>>> > chadwohl at satucket.com
>>> >
>>>
>>>