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The Hobbit Hole XXIX - Until the stars are all alight...
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Posted on 04/20/2006 2:10:46 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Until the stars are all alight

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: Corin Stormhands

What seedball things, precious?


7,441 posted on 06/28/2006 7:45:04 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Those are the banners I was talking about. The freepathon ad in the first post disappears after the thon is over.


7,442 posted on 06/28/2006 7:47:05 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Oh my...could be shock, or internal bleeding. Even a heart attack from just the fear.

Maybe it'll recover...


7,443 posted on 06/28/2006 7:47:25 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: 2Jedismom

My steenkin' bunnies got some of my pepper plants and they really like LSAggie's coneflower. I've still got some more eggplant that need to go somewhere. I've got one in a pot...in the wheelbarrow out of bunny reach.

Danged uppity varmints! They lounge around in my back yard like they own the place!


7,444 posted on 06/28/2006 7:48:55 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: 2Jedismom
Sunflower Seed Balls.

I ordered a couple of sets. I think I'll try them again next year if the naybers get their fence up. I couldn't do too much with the soil on their side of the stream bed.

FWIW, I can't wait 'til they get that fence up...

7,445 posted on 06/28/2006 7:49:56 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ah, larn sumthin' new ever day...


7,446 posted on 06/28/2006 7:50:27 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: 2Jedismom

I always try to give them a chance, but these little injured critters never make it. I didn't inspect him completely either, didn't want to stress him. I figure, better to have some peace and quiet to die in than getting ripped up by a cat.

I put some horse grain out for the others, they seem to be sniffing it trying to figure out if it's food.


7,447 posted on 06/28/2006 7:51:17 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom
Would you perform squirrel CPR? It’s possible, with some tips
7,448 posted on 06/28/2006 7:52:41 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Maybe they're just late bloomers.

You know, I really meant to do some sunflowers, but I guess I fergot.


7,449 posted on 06/28/2006 7:52:58 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

We have a new nest of little birds in the spider plant hanging outside the kitchen window. Nana watched them build the nest. I wonder if it's the same couple I accidentally evicted from the fern out front.


7,450 posted on 06/28/2006 7:53:51 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RosieCotton

Could be, but what's comin' up don't look so healthy...


7,451 posted on 06/28/2006 7:54:27 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Heh...I was rather expecting the post following yours to be one from OT saying "Gooooood kitty!"

They get stressed easily, the little critters. I can remember a LOT of times when we rescued a seemingly unhurt bird from the cats, only to have it die moments later.


7,452 posted on 06/28/2006 7:55:11 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Corin Stormhands

Ah'll say!

Larn sumthin' new ever day...

;-)


7,453 posted on 06/28/2006 7:55:16 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Heh... I think the stress of that would give the little guy a heart attack. I think that's what kills them, mostly, the shock.


7,454 posted on 06/28/2006 7:56:53 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands

Aw...that's too bad. They seem like a great idea, but if they don't work in practice...

You wouldn't think sunflowers would be too picky. We always had volunteers in odd places from birds dropping the seeds.


7,455 posted on 06/28/2006 7:57:13 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
Well that's what kitties do!
7,456 posted on 06/28/2006 7:58:23 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: HairOfTheDog

Once Jr. passed his CPR test, I asked him if he could perform it on an ugly woman with a mustache and false teeth.

He, rather maturely I might add, said "Sure, I'll have a mask, and I'd have to check to make sure there were no foreign objects in her mouth."

I was right proud.


7,457 posted on 06/28/2006 7:58:47 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RosieCotton

The sunflowers that grow under the squirrel feeder never seem to make it past sprout stage. I wonder if it moved the squirrel feeder out into the sun and actually watered them, if they'd grow.


7,458 posted on 06/28/2006 7:58:58 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

I remember once in nursing school, a ruby-throated hummingbird hit the window of the dorm, knocked it out and I ran out and got it and held it for a while, gently rubbing it with my fingertip...eventually it recovered it's wits, sat perched in my hand for a bit and flew off! My dorm-mates were astounded and everyone said it was a sign that I was supposed to be a nurse!

Maybe I shoulda been a vet instead.


7,459 posted on 06/28/2006 8:00:09 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: RosieCotton

I'm guessing the problem is more the soil rather than the seedballs themselves. If I can get some work done on that this fall, I may try again next year.

But it's still early, and now at least, there's no question about whether they're getting enough water.

The caladium and elephant ear(s) I planted out front are finally coming up. The ones in the pots have been up for a while.


7,460 posted on 06/28/2006 8:00:37 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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