[Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report

[Jay Weigel]

The Flaming Squirrel stuff may protect the seed a bit, since it's an oil.

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> I meant the bird seed gets wet 'in the feeder' after a rain...
>
> L
>
> 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: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 5:03 PM
>
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] wildlife and not-so-wildlife report
>
>  I keep my birdseed in galvanized trash cans--keeps the mice and rain out.
>> I buy 40# of black oil seed and 50# of cracked corn at a time.
>>
>>  On 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
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>