Re: OT-HUMOR: Danger in the iris beds
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT-HUMOR: Danger in the iris beds
- From: M* C* B*
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:42:51 -0500
Good Luck! When we first came to Joplin 28 years ago I carefully dug & labeled all my iris, then set them out with their labels. We got our five year old son a Beagle Puppy for his birthday. The next morning I went out and all my iris were on the ground mixed up. Maybe she smelled the bone meal!. I replanted but it took years to identify every thing again. Better have a few stalks sythed. Mary
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From: Donald Eaves <donald@eastland.net>
To: iris-talk@egroups.com <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] OT-HUMOR: Danger in the iris beds
O.K., folks, I've lost my mind. Aphids, borers, grasshoppers, rot,
etc. - all unwelcome dangers to the irises. Why would anyone
willingly bring outside danger to their beds? But I did that today.
I'm going to use another route home. First a flat on the way home
for Dallas. Now on the same hill overlooking the river bottom on
which my home sits on the opposite side, I stopped and picked
up a real life coon dog. This big, goofy, lumbering, friendly beast
with only an ever so slight hound dog odor is not the safest or
sanest thing I've ever introduced to the iris beds. But how to keep
him from following me? All 50 lbs wiggling and wagging presenting
danger to every bloom stalk with flowers, buds or pods. Please
not the pods! However, I've been hearing him howl off in the distance
for three days now and today on the way home from work, there he
was. He was delighted to see the pickup, acted like it was a friend
come to rescue him. Notwithstanding we had never met before.
Probably lost from the pack when some folks were running
the raccoons. This is a fine old southern tradition in some parts.
Anyhow, I guess until I locate the owner(s), I'll be out a bit of dog
food. They usually have collars, but not this time. Also, as opposed
to dumped dogs, the owners usually are anxious to find them and
get them back (thus the collar I.d.). I suppose if he is a derelict
raccoon hunter, that might not be the case, but this appears to be a
seasoned mutt recently well cared for, so probably someone wants
him back. Looks like a red blue tick hound, but I've never heard of
such a thing. I just hope the irises survive until they either locate
the dog or I locate them. Trouble is, these things can travel a long
way from where the hunt started and I have no idea about that. But
frankly, that bony tail will be as effective as any scythe if gives any
action in the iris beds.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7, USA and who can't believe the actions brought on by
pity and I seriously doubt his owners ever fed him cat food, but that's
all I have on hand at the moment.
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