Re: Re: : Hello!

Dakota (cool name BTW) these people have become more than friends,
they're family. I think you've seen that already. Anything we can do to
help - we're here. Pleased about your recovery too. Hang in there - it
will get better!


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Dakota
Sent: 6/15/2004 1:34:37 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT]: Hello!

> Hi! You people seem so friendly! Not easy to find such a list. I did a
> search for email lists, and this one came up among them. A year ago, we
> bought ten acres of land in the southwest USA. There's a big mountain
> very close by, but the rest out here is mesquite prairie! It's home to
> more wildlife than anyone might think would even want to live here. LOL!
> We have packs of coyotes, deer (but never seen one near the house),
> mountain lion, Jack and Cottontail rabbits, Whitewing Doves, Gambels
> Quail, Cactus, Wren, Finches, etc. John goes out with some bird seed and
> calls, "Chick, chick!" Several hundred assorted birds come running and
> flying! LOL! Quite a sight! He even puts out food for the wild rabbits,
> so they won't eat our plants. They are just too cute!! We have one lone
> pine tree near the house about 20' tall. The previous owners planted two
> pecan trees, one apricot and one globe willow. The willow was almost
> dead when we moved in, as the place had been vacant for several years.
> It's doing well now though.
> 
> 
> Last year, we planted some corn and large sunflowers in Aug. They did
> quite well! Our grapes seem to have survived the winter, too. There are
> some vineyards in this area along with orchards of pistachio and pecan.
> Mostly though, in this area, we do best at growing tumbleweeds! They
> actually attack cars on the highway! LOL! We have some creosote (sp?)
> and other bushes,too. I felt so exposed (being a tree person) at first,
> especially in the back of the house, but when I saw the thorns on those
> bushes I developed a whole new sense of security! NO person is going to
> attempt going through there! We also have a vast assortment of insects
> here, too, along with a beautiful yellow garter snake. I've taken tons
> of photographs. The Whiptail Scorpion is especially amazing!
> 
> 
> John wants to plant some palm trees, but what kind would survive here?
> Our soil is sandy. We don't have any of that white sand coming down on
> us on this side of the valley, but it's still sandy soil. We do have
> several types of cactus, too. One of them hung it's head all winter and
> straightened up again in the spring. I'll have to learn its name. Has
> beautiful orchid color flowers. We have some prickly pear, too. We put
> out pans of water, so the wildlife will stop taking bites out of the
> cactus. I assume they wanted water. I don't know what they did before we
> came here.
> 
> 
> Hey, we have five dogs, too, and 14 Mallard ducks (12 are almost a month
> old now). I LOVE large dogs, but all these guys are sweet and lovable,
> too. Each has his/her own story and personality. I lost my beautiful St.
> Bernard two years ago, and can't quite get over it. He was so special
> and close to me.
> 
> 
> Okay, prairie authorities, what plants/trees will survive here the best?
> I want some Joshua Trees, but can't find any place to buy them.
> 
> We planted two types of honeysuckle outside the bedroom window. I see my
> Blaze rose bush looks pitiful! We planted a cottonwood (couldn't find
> any with cotton ;0( as they said they cause allergies), a Modesto Ash,
> silver leaf maple, a flowering something or other....ah, locust!,
> several Colorado blue spruce, and some Afghanistan desert pine. We need
> something that can withstand 104 degree dry summers and near zero winter
> temps with sandy soil. We need something that the wildlife won't eat,
> too. LOL! I appreciate any suggestions.
> 
> 
> I'm recovering from gallbladder removal surgery that they did a week ago
> yesterday. Boy, was my abdomen SORE that first week!! Now, I can blow my
> nose with pain! LOL! I can even get up without groaning now, too.
> Progress!! ;0) I had one stone that is one inch wide and one and a half
> inches long! It's multi-colored and very interesting. LOL! The doctor
> said it was like delivering a baby! They made three half inch incisions
> and one in the navel that had to be an inch long to get that stone out.
> Finally, no pain above the waist! Next, though, in a month or so, I have
> to have a hysterectomy! I'll think about that much later though! I think
> Scarlet O'Hara had a good idea, just think about it tomorrow or next
> month better yet. LOL!
> 
> 
> The only thing we have flying around here is dust! We even get five foot
> to 100 foot high dust devils tossing things around. LOL! There was one
> so large last summer that I heard the thing coming! It was about 30 ft.
> wide!
> 
> 
> I'm so pleased to find such friendly people who can talk about anything and even care about one another as friends!
> 
> God bless you!
> Dakota
> Home, home on the range where the deer and the antelope play, where
> seldom is heard a discouraging word..........annnnnnnnnnnd the skies are
> not cloudy all day!
> 
> 
> http://www.defendamerica.mil
> 
> "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneths me." Phil. 4:13
> 
> 
> 
> --- "Judy L Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com> wrote:
> That was last month.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] CHAT: Hello!
> 
> 
> > > z6 Idaho, sunny, windy with poplar fluff floating all over.
> > Here it tends to be cat fur.
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Judy L Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 5:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] CHAT: Hello!
> >
> >
> > > Welcome, this group is very chatty at times, opinionated, funny, and a
> > great
> > > place to find out about plants & gardens. Have fun.
> > > Judy B
> > > z6 Idaho, sunny, windy with poplar fluff floating all over.
> 
> 
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