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[TheLastGerman]

Where are you know?

 

[Doodski]

At homeView attachment 371409

That is beautiful. Is that Germany? Like the Black Forest?

 

[TheLastGerman]

That is beautiful. Is that Germany? Like the Black Forest?

Germany, Harz Mountains

 

[Doodski]

Germany, Harz Mountains

I just want to hike down to that field with the little brook, pitch a tent, make a fire, cook sausages, eat and sleep overnight... LoL. It looks very inviting.

 

[TheLastGerman]

I just want to hike down to that field with the little brook, pitch a tent, make a fire, cook sausages, eat and sleep overnight... LoL. It looks very inviting.

I would pitch my tent where I took the photo from. The mosquitoes will kill you down there.

 

[mhardy6647]

At least so far, the mosquitoes aren't bad here in Northern New Hampshire (believe it or not).

 

[Somafunk]

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That was like my house for years (minus the tv, never owned one) and I was perfectly comfortable, I spent every penny I earned on mountain biking everywhere throughout the UK and Europe/beyond so lived rather sparten when home.

My living room still has only 1 chair, and bare floorboards, but now with room treatment and speakers, single life rocks

 

[mhardy6647]

 

[mhardy6647]

Those are beautiful and I imagine the scent is awesome. What are they?

Apologies for revisiting this -- as the flowers opened and matured, I gradually realized that, yes, they do have a nice scent. It is subtle but not that subtle. I'll stick by my claim that it reminds me of lilacs, but it is not quite as sweet; maybe a bit earthier. I feel like I'm trying to write audiophile prose -- what I need is gas chromatographic headspace analysis of the flowers; or maybe analysis of a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extract of the blossoms!

DSC_0104 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

 

[Doodski]

Apologies for revisiting this -- as the flowers opened and matured, I gradually realized that, yes, they do have a nice scent. It is subtle but not that subtle. I'll stick by my claim that it reminds me of lilacs, but it is not quite as sweet; maybe a bit earthier. I feel like I'm trying to write audiophile prose -- what I need is gas chromatographic headspace analysis of the flowers; or maybe a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extract of the blossoms!

Hehe... No apology required I always read your comments and enjoy them. That analysis of the flowers would be cool. To have them tested for max odor and nectar would be neat. On a side note the bee industry wants the month of May to be no mow month because it lets flowers grow when bees need it.

 

[mhardy6647]

Yes, I am familiar with "No Mow May" -- it's actually a bit controversial here in northern New England.

Mow or no? Some lawncare tips to benefit pollinators

The trend of "No Mow May" follows the logic that leaving your whole lawn unmowed for the month can help pollinators. The birds, bugs and bees will use the overgrown weeds and flowers as food and shelter. Instead of doing this for a month then mowing it all down, consider dedicating a small...

www.vermontpublic.org

We actually keep most of our fields unmowed until the end of the growing season, out of deference to pollinators and bobolinks.

Robbie Williams mowing our back field last October. Robbie's work's not inexpensive, but he's good. He is my hero! He does a great job.

Bobolink sitting on an invasive Russian olive last June:


Bees are doin' OK here -- even native bumblebees.



Full disclosure - the first photo's from last fall, and the second one's from fall of 2022... but they're currently plentiful, too. Just no photo handy.

 

[Doodski]

Yes, I am familiar with "No Mow May" -- it's actually a bit controversial here in northern New England.

Mow or no? Some lawncare tips to benefit pollinators

The trend of "No Mow May" follows the logic that leaving your whole lawn unmowed for the month can help pollinators. The birds, bugs and bees will use the overgrown weeds and flowers as food and shelter. Instead of doing this for a month then mowing it all down, consider dedicating a small...

www.vermontpublic.org

We actually keep most of our fields unmowed until the end of the growing season, out of deference to pollinators and bobolinks.

Robbie Williams mowing our back field last October. Robbie's work's not inexpensive, but he's good. He is my hero! He does a great job.

Bobolink sitting on an invasive Russian olive last June:


Bees are doin' OK here -- even native bumblebees.



Full disclosure - the first photo's from last fall, and the second one's from fall of 2022... but they're currently plentiful, too. Just no photo handy.

I have not seen a bumble bee in years. Canada is importing queens. The situation does not look good nor impressive at the least.

 

[mhardy6647]

I have not seen a bumble bee in years. Canada is importing queens. The situation does not look good nor impressive at the least.

I can't in good conscience click "like" given the information in your post, so I'll just add to my post count to say that's very sad.

 

[Anton D]

Yes, I am familiar with "No Mow May" -- it's actually a bit controversial here in northern New England.

Mow or no? Some lawncare tips to benefit pollinators

The trend of "No Mow May" follows the logic that leaving your whole lawn unmowed for the month can help pollinators. The birds, bugs and bees will use the overgrown weeds and flowers as food and shelter. Instead of doing this for a month then mowing it all down, consider dedicating a small...

www.vermontpublic.org

We actually keep most of our fields unmowed until the end of the growing season, out of deference to pollinators and bobolinks.

Robbie Williams mowing our back field last October. Robbie's work's not inexpensive, but he's good. He is my hero! He does a great job.

Bobolink sitting on an invasive Russian olive last June:


Bees are doin' OK here -- even native bumblebees.



Full disclosure - the first photo's from last fall, and the second one's from fall of 2022... but they're currently plentiful, too. Just no photo handy.

Wow, from 'Take That' to mowing fields.

Fame and fortune are fickle.

 

[mhardy6647]

 

[DonH56]

I seem to recall that mixing Maxell and Ampex tape would create a discontinuity resulting in total annihilation of the known universe.

I have an RT-707 boxed in the basement. I pulled it out and verified it worked when I had it sold a few years ago, but the buyer backed out.

 

[007Shorty]

Robbie Williams mowing our back field last October. Robbie's work's not inexpensive, but he's good. He is my hero! He does a great job.

I just have to ask you this: Robbie Williams mows your lawn?
I can imagine that this is not cheap.

Fascinating!

 

[mhardy6647]

Not the lawn, just the fields.
Different Robbie Williams. Forgot about the other one.

 

[mhardy6647]

I seem to recall that mixing Maxell and Ampex tape would create a discontinuity resulting in total annihilation of the known universe.

I have an RT-707 boxed in the basement. I pulled it out and verified it worked when I had it sold a few years ago, but the buyer backed out.

That's one of the sadly numerous Ampex formulations that, at this late date, is only suitable as a donor for takeup reels.
It's one of the sticky shed syndrome tapes.
The reel's fine, though.

 

[Somafunk]

I just have to ask you this: Robbie Williams mows your lawn?
I can imagine that this is not cheap.

Robbie Williams mowing our back field last October. Robbie's work's not inexpensive, but he's good. He is my hero! He does a great job.

I was about to say I know Robbie Williams has been selling off all his houses around the world but I didn’t think he was ”that” hard up