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I am enjoying this thread but your avatar and red text are annoying the poo poo out of me so I would like to buy you a new one. Any requests or shall I just use the catte
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DesperateDan posted:holy gently caress dat avatar oh gawd thankyou You're welcome. I was born and grew up in the East Sussex countryside, so it's a real treat reading these posts - it's like going home again!
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Jul 5, 2018 17:57
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Once cats actually start to show they're ill there's often not much to be done, alas. They are very good at trucking on through moderate discomfort and injury. I'm sorry about your cat, he looks like a chill dude who is well loved
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Jul 19, 2018 19:35
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Looking nice! Hope it's not such a long wait till the next rain. What are you doing with the berries? Apples are early this year too and blackberry and apple crumble is one of my fave things ever. (The galls/gall wasps are spelt as in gall bladder, so you don't have to confuse them with dark age Europeans unless you really want to.)
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Jul 31, 2018 19:24
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Goddamn loving the rain today. I'm sure the feeling will fade quickly but currently it's just a pleasure to be out in. Very fresh. Sorry about your window but glad you found perspective on it later 
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Aug 9, 2018 15:40
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Post title explains it - it's a lizard hotel.
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Sep 19, 2018 08:45
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First impression of those droppings was sheep, but deer seem a more likely candidate, unless I've misjudged the size - if they're tiny I'd guess wild rabbits?
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Oct 7, 2018 18:08
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Tearing up a bit here. Thank you for giving Hicks a good home and all the love. And for keeping this thread updated.
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Feb 17, 2019 20:35
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Nice updates! Spring getting its groove on means a ton of work for you. Is box blight much of a problem around your area? It's really hard to grow box here in London without it picking up spores. Which is a shame because it's one of my favourite plants - my granny had a little box maze/rose garden so it brings back fond memories of her.
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Mar 18, 2019 20:00
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Or a picture frame
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Mar 19, 2019 10:41
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Glad you're back up to full speed after the cat scratch fever and everything. Good choice of beverage too. Funny about the badger - I found a dead fox in my (small) garden earlier this week when I went out to plant my potatoes - no visible signs of illness, excessive age or injury, just stretched out stiff next to the compost heap. I dunno if it got poisoned and/or someone found it in the playing field out back and chucked it over the fence or what. Anyway I gave it a decent burial near the grave of our crippled old rescue cat Boo. RIP. E: also (reading a post I missed) weed slashers are great fun. Didn't know they weren't supposed to be sharp though! What's the reasoning there? Maugrim fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Mar 29, 2019 |
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Mar 29, 2019 22:43
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I've been trying to figure out if you have British bluebells or the inferior Spanish hybrids. Not an expert but to me it looks almost like a mix - that first picture has many with the wider frilled bells of the Spanish ones, but the second picture looks more like a British one to me. Do they smell nice? I don't usually notice any scent from the Spanish ones.
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May 4, 2019 07:17
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Thanks for the bluebell pics! I know how weirdly hard it is to get good ones. It does look like you have a mix - some colonies of nice shade-loving British ones, a few Spanish ones and plenty of hybrids. Generally the Spanish ones tend to be a slightly lighter colour, taller and more upright with flowers all around the stem rather than drooping off to one side, and will happily grow in sun whereas the British ones need at least partial shade. Hybrids can have characteristics of both. Main reason I prefer the British ones is because I love the heady scent a carpet of them brings to a woodland. 
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May 7, 2019 15:44
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This is an exciting new development in the story! Let's Play: The Five Acres
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May 25, 2020 13:22
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DesperateDan posted:Absent of instructions, I went and did the rounds I feel like we need more details to provide instructions. Is this a solo adventure? Please provide pictures of your sleeping arrangements when complete. What equipment do you have for night-time wildlife spotting? Are critters still eating your plants? What I'm saying is you need to do a stakeout E: whoops there was a new page
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May 25, 2020 20:35
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Yeah the night sky must be great out there. Jealous. I used to be really into astronomy but moving to London really put a crimp in that
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May 26, 2020 07:27
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I just got a shiny new bigger, higher res phone and man your pictures look so much better on this screen. We've got a sprawling cherry tree in our garden that's just getting to picking time but the birds are doing their best to beat us to it. Gonna take the ladder out when it stops raining
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Jun 10, 2020 10:47
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DesperateDan posted:I was going to net this year but much like last year it didn't happen for various reasons and I consoled myself by planting more cherry trees So far we have reached a detente - the tree is about 30ft tall and my stepladder is about 6ft, so the birds are welcome to the ones I can't reach, i.e. most of them. Still getting about 200g a day which will be enough to make jam soon!
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Jun 12, 2020 12:36
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Thanks! I don't have any pvc pipe but that does give me some ideas...
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Jun 12, 2020 18:37
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I've vaguely heard about breadnroses and will now join it because of you 
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Jun 24, 2020 15:46
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DesperateDan posted:so I went today to take supplies in and I will probably write it up tomorrow but I couldn't help but bring you all the breaking news on the trailcam front- If nature documentaries can show it I'm sure you can too 
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Nov 18, 2020 19:05
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Happy Christmas, you mighty hero to birbs 
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Dec 25, 2020 12:03
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Oh no. Crowdfund getting a basic access track of your own put in - I don't know how much it would cost but if it's only a few k I would not be surprised if you could raise it (and the person employing you to work on the land may also be willing to put something extra towards it?)
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Feb 6, 2021 11:28
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That was a really cool update. That poor birb!
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Mar 7, 2021 10:56
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Rotten posted:I care! I'm a terrible poster so I just lurk. Thread is bookmarked and I enjoy your updates since I'm outside of Seattle and it's cool to see how similar the weather/climate is. Hell yes I'd like to see your cougar pics. 
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Apr 10, 2021 07:14
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At least the plants will like the rain! 
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May 13, 2021 12:04
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Yeah it's the first dry day in forever right now. Been waiting goddamn weeks for a chance to treat the decking. Godspeed DD
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May 27, 2021 10:53
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Any spider experts lurking itt? I saw a lovely pure white spider with bright red markings eating a bee on the lavender yesterday. Unfortunately my phone with decent camera is off being repaired, so I only managed to get an out-of-focus picture with the piece of crap I'm using as a temp phone. At least you get an impression of size I guess? It doesn't seem to appear on any of the lists of common UK spiders...
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Jul 8, 2021 12:40
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That’s the one! Thank you both. She’s still hanging out in the same spot, presumably digesting. Nom.
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Jul 8, 2021 15:00
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Good luck with the house move! I hope it's not for lovely reasons (e.g. eviction) and hope it will not be too exhausting either way
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Aug 11, 2021 13:22
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DesperateDan posted:
Isn't this just mycelium? You mention there are lots of mushrooms about
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Oct 8, 2021 20:57
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As long as you've got the russet apples in (which I think you said you did) I'm happy. Will check the ol' bank account and see if I can chip in
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Nov 29, 2021 13:35
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I love that little jay who's a regular visitor. Only seen them once or twice in real life. I feel bad that you spent more on my tree than I donated, so there might be a top-up incoming if I remember next time I'm at my PC.
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Dec 14, 2021 20:59
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 okay, I'll save it for the next donation drive. Thanks for continuing to share all this with us.
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Dec 15, 2021 09:34
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Happy springtime DDan! These pictures are good for the soul. Hope your health is kinder to you this year.
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Mar 10, 2022 20:24
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I'm inordinately pleased to see you do in fact bear a resemblance to Desperate Dan
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May 12, 2022 19:26
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Oh hell yeah, it's finally time
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May 13, 2022 13:49
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I'm not sure it counts as a constitutional when you've been working outdoors all day already. Beating the bounds maybe, if you want to feel like
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May 13, 2022 20:00
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Man it's been a long time since I was camping. Sounds like you've got your setup nearly perfect now. That fire...place? looks fancy. Guess it's too early in the season to be getting eaten alive, which has to be a bonus
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Sorry about your dad.  Looking forward to great things for the Acres. You definitely seem to have the mindset and skillset for successful smallholding!
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