|
|
Post by seguin on Mar 31, 2008 20:27:20 GMT -5
Nice pics! It´s a beautiful park! Funny looking bird with the red face and beak! Some kinda duck? Do you happen to know it´s name? It's a Muscovy Duck. Almost looks like a "water turkey", doesn't it?  Yup! Maybe an idea for Thanksgiving? Some more water turkey, anyone? ;D |
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 0:52:50 GMT -5
Spent about 6 hours today just working in the yard. While it looks a lot better, I sure wish we would get some decent rain. At least the roses are in bloom.  |
|
RebAl
Senior Member
Civil War Photographer
Posts: 296
|
Post by RebAl on Apr 9, 2008 10:22:24 GMT -5
Great pictures as usual I like your roses are they the fragrant type?
|
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 11:07:13 GMT -5
Great pictures as usual I like your roses are they the fragrant type? I don't know, I'll have to go and sniff them. (I have sinus problems.) |
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Apr 18, 2008 11:18:19 GMT -5
What a mighty thunder & lightning storm there was last night! While it only lasted from about midnight to 2:00 AM, during that short period of time, about 1/2 inch of needed rain fell on New Braunfels.
The only trouble is, the high winds are drying everything out rather swiftly. Temperature stands at 64 degrees right now.
|
|
|
|
Post by seguin on Apr 18, 2008 15:00:49 GMT -5
Nice temperature. Not cold and not too hot. Here it´s about 40 degrees...
|
|
|
|
Post by Cole_blooded on Apr 18, 2008 16:48:42 GMT -5
That storm last night about midnight was a little more bark than bite around here in Austin!  It rained, sure but no thunder and such like it did in some of the counties west of town! The Hill country can and does break up big storms a bit when heading towards town at times! ;D TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded  |
|
RebAl
Senior Member
Civil War Photographer
Posts: 296
|
Post by RebAl on Apr 19, 2008 1:59:01 GMT -5
I don't like thunder storms the street I live in has had lightening strikes about three times over the years.
|
|
|
|
Post by Bromhead24 on Apr 19, 2008 10:25:57 GMT -5
What a mighty thunder & lightning storm there was last night! While it only lasted from about midnight to 2:00 AM, during that short period of time, about 1/2 inch of needed rain fell on New Braunfels. The only trouble is, the high winds are drying everything out rather swiftly. Temperature stands at 64 degrees right now. We here in central Nebraska are overdue for a thunder storm. Usually by this time of year, we get some big ones. The first of April starts the official Tornado season and so far we have only had SNOW!!!!    |
|
|
|
Post by Greg C. on Apr 19, 2008 17:57:49 GMT -5
Mike, did you take those pics yourself?
|
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Apr 19, 2008 18:19:43 GMT -5
Frightening! |
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Apr 21, 2008 12:27:55 GMT -5
 The miniature roses are in bloom. |
|
|
|
Post by seguin on Apr 21, 2008 16:45:19 GMT -5
Nice pic! Spring is on the way...
|
|
|
|
Post by Cole_blooded on Apr 22, 2008 22:15:21 GMT -5
Thanks Neff and do the mini. roses have a scent to them? ;D TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded |
|
RebAl
Senior Member
Civil War Photographer
Posts: 296
|
Post by RebAl on Apr 23, 2008 7:25:17 GMT -5
You certainly do well with the roses in your garden very colorful I must say.
|
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Aug 22, 2008 19:04:29 GMT -5
While mowing the lawn yesterday, I weed-whacked a fire ant mound. This was a mistake, as immediately, a flurry of fireants came forth and began climbing my shoes, getting into my socks and stinging me every which where; feet, ankles, hands and forearms. I ended up with over 20 bites altogether. The toxin in the bites soon raised up into pustules that burned like fire. (Yeah, that's how fireants got their name.) While you're not supposed to lance the pustules, I did so anyway, swathing them afterwards with alternate poltices of alcohol and peroxide. Even so, the resulting wounds are not supposed to heal up for about three weeks. Yay.  |
|
|
|
Post by seguin on Aug 22, 2008 20:56:17 GMT -5
Wow! Thank God, we don´t have fire ants over here. So, you´re supposed to leave the postules alone and wait for them to heal? What´s the advantage of lance them instead? And why are you not supposed to lance them?
|
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Aug 22, 2008 21:25:23 GMT -5
Wow! Thank God, we don´t have fire ants over here. So, you´re supposed to leave the postules alone and wait for them to heal? What´s the advantage of lance them instead? And why are you not supposed to lance them? The pustules look like the end of a pearl-tipped pin. They are hard, bumpy, disgusting and itch like sin. Though lancing them increases the chance of infection and scarring, I'd rather have them open sores that can be dried up with alcohol and peroxide. These two remedies also alleviate the itching somewhat. (Oh, I just counted the ant bites; there are 33.) |
|
|
|
Post by seguin on Aug 22, 2008 21:33:01 GMT -5
Wow! Thank God, we don´t have fire ants over here. So, you´re supposed to leave the postules alone and wait for them to heal? What´s the advantage of lance them instead? And why are you not supposed to lance them? The pustules look like the end of a pearl-tipped pin. They are hard, bumpy, disgusting and itch like sin. Though lancing them increases the chance of infection and scarring, I'd rather have them open sores that can be dried up with alcohol and peroxide. These two remedies also alleviate the itching somewhat. (Oh, I just counted the ant bites; there are 33.) Jezuz! No wonder you preferred to lance them. You must´ve been a sight for sore eyes with all those "pearls" on your legs... ;D |
|
|
|
Post by neferetus on Aug 23, 2008 11:12:28 GMT -5
I've discovered around six "new" postules on my hands and inbetween my toes. Why did they take so long to develop, Iwonder?
Isn't this a great topic? Still, it's not eveyone who gets to experience a fire ant attack. Why, oh why did I not just leave the ant mound alone and then pour poison on it?
|
|
It rained, sure but no thunder and such like it did in some of the counties west of town! The Hill country can and does break up big storms a bit when heading towards town at times! ;D
