Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

[wyoDreamer]

I read somewhere that Bluebirds nested in the tops of rotted out fence posts- so they are used to not having roofs. Not sure where they nested before wooden fence posts... Probably alot easier to feed from above than to try to squeeze in through the hole.

I have a bluebird house that looks alot like yours, but they won't use it. I will have to check it out and see what repairs it needs. It is on the clothesline post (I hardly ever use the clothesline) and in the dog yard.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Congrats!

 

[sumi]

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Congrats @FarmerJamie for getting this week's POW!

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Congratulations @FarmerJamie. That's a beautiful waterfall. Is it one that you can hike down to the bottom?

 

[FarmerJamie]

My week in pictures:

A shy visitor:
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A future watermelon: View attachment 11500

A female Eastern Dobson Fly: View attachment 11502

Summer Sunflower:
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Yum!
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Enough to share:
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Summer beauty:View attachment 11506

A baby watermelon:View attachment 11507

Noccalula Falls:
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A Wisconsin dawn:
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Those berries......yum

 

[CrealCritter]

@FarmerJamie, breakfast this morning was blackberries and a fresh fig while I was out working. I love being able to eat them right off of the plant!

Me too... Just a word of caution though, pin worms love both black and rasp berries. I learned the hard way that eating them right off the plant is a very bad thing. I had a horrible infestation of intestine pin worms over the winter. I'm a stubrbon old (blank) and don't go to the doctor unless I absolutely have to. However I found eating a tblsp of raw garlic twice a day for two weeks, killed off the pin worms. It took me a while to figure out why I was plugged up and couldn't go no matter what. After raw garlic self treatment. I'm fine now but I was in bad shape for months.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Glad you're better ... but

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Thanks for the warning CC!

 

[sumi]

My week in pictures:

A shy visitor:
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A future watermelon: View attachment 11500

A female Eastern Dobson Fly: View attachment 11502

Summer Sunflower:
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Yum!
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Enough to share:
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Summer beauty:View attachment 11506

A baby watermelon:View attachment 11507

Noccalula Falls:
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A Wisconsin dawn:
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Congrats @milkmansdaughter for getting this week's POW!

 

[Mini Horses]

Feeding animals garlic helps them, too. Same reasons. Yep our feathered and furry friends "share" with us. The garlic in their systems helps lessen flea infestations, too. Guess fleas don't enjoy Italian