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Joined November 13, 2022
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General Locale:
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Poor Maple tree can't make up its mind. One side has turned red and the other wants to stay green...
A nearby commercial apple orchard that has oodles of apples this season.
Owner told me a few years ago that most of these will be processed. They are varieties that have fallen out of favor with stores nowadays...
Many of the crabapple and apple trees are just loaded down this year.
This one is on the far side of my yard. Deer are stripping the lower tips of the branches. They have oodles of food all around at the moment. Later in the season they'll stand on their hind legs to reach all they can😆
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@jerzone@techhub.social Oh yeah... I've made the wrong what-to-wear guess many times. Both overheating and freezing😆
Happen to walk past an Oak Tree a few days ago that was just loaded with Hedgehog Galls. I usually have to look it over carefully to spot any. This year there are multiple Galls on most every if not all leaves😮
The inside pics were taken years ago and weren't all that well focused...
#HedgehogGall #OakTree #Galls #Insects
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@wplalonde@lgbtqia.space 😆
I wasn't crazy about it when I was a kid. Started eating it a few years ago mixed in with my vanilla yogurt. It has a decent protein content which my diet kinda lacks😐
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@jerzone@techhub.social I would guess the flower is some sort of Allium, maybe of the Leeks.
Whatever... it sure is eye-grabbing😍
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@jerzone@techhub.social @danmccullough@ecoevo.social Our old Pipsqueak kitty would come over and sit by me when I was peeling carrots. I'd accidently drop a bit larger piece of the smaller end while trimming it off. She'd snatch it up and run off with it. Could hear her batting it around in the other room😆
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@jerzone@techhub.social I was running along local roads where everyone knows me. Hard to predict when somebody will stop (in their heated car) to talk and suddenly you aren't generating heat anymore😆
Or the cold front rolls through and the temp crashes from 60 to 30 degF and you still have miles to go🥶
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@jwrm22@hsnl.social Maybe you've seen this... a deceiving QR code from awhile back.
https://hackaday.social/@hackaday/113879712931393846
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@jerzone@techhub.social Optics Planet showed two items with links to Coros website. Thought it was a strange setup but tried it. Just ended up on the Coros website and tried selecting the item there and this popped up 🤷♂️
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@zebulonmysterioso@mas.to See if this youtube video can help. The technique shown is pretty much the standard decoding method for that style of lock...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C5OB2jLE0s
Picked open Squire csl1 combination padlock
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@jerzone@techhub.social I would come across CCC work when I was still vacationing, exploring places to the north. Especially in our Upper Peninsula. A trail brochure, description in a history book or site marker would credit the CCC for building it. They did some amazing stuff with mostly hand tools. You don't see anything like it being done nowadays...
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@jerzone@techhub.social The rock stairs reminds me of old Civilian Conservation Corp work. They built some amazing things at many parks back in the day.
I did a quick search, CCC was very active in NH but I couldn't connect them to your trail steps...
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@jwrm22@hsnl.social Walking along roads over here (USA) can attract attention. People will stop and ask if you need a ride, what are you doing, your car break down... Then they'll give you an incredulous look when you say you're just out for a walk😆
I hope you didn't have too much trouble with the guards🤞
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@donray@mastodon.online There are some around my area but not where I can easily observe them. Mostly see Wood, Green, Leopard, Gray Tree...
That article I linked to has this:
"...Bullfrogs are active day and night, although movement along water courses usually occurs at night and overland movements often take place on rainy nights. Otherwise, adults usually do not move far, staying in or close to their home pond. Some young bullfrogs may move considerable distances to find new homes..."
Maybe searching for a new home after some rain?
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@jwrm22@hsnl.social That's good to hear👍
I'm in a more rural area and a cheapskate. It makes no sense to me to drive someplace to walk when I can do that without driving😆
I walk around 6 miles most days. Provided there isn't something else that needs to be done.. Morning, noonish and evening (2+2+2 miles).
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@jerzone@techhub.social Oh yeah! Definitely being used. What brief glimpse I could catch looked like Bald.
The yellow variety can get down right ornery this time of year. Seems like they realize their time is drawing near and they're pissy with anything that moves nearby...
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@jerzone@techhub.social I had one in a large crabapple right next to the clothes line a couple years ago. Pretty much anytime I watched it there was always a few owners perched on it not to mention the others coming and going.
I would guess yours is Baldface Hornets. Which I don't recall ever getting stung by. Kinda of amazing since I've been stung by most everything else that can sting in the area...
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@jerzone@techhub.social I saved, tweaked your image. I couldn't spot any of the owners on or nearby it. It still looks intact, not like it has been abandoned or another critter has attacked it either...
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@jerzone@techhub.social If you have 11 minutes to waste... might give you an idea of what you're likely up against😬
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftSXojPmCvc
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@donray@mastodon.online Your image matches up pretty well with young Bull Frog images I found. Of course that's assuming that they were ID'd correctly😆
I've never seen a Tree Frog that looked anything like that. Couldn't think of any other good possibilities but hadn't considered it being an immature...
Maybe the young'n is already smart enough to know that Mom & Dad would eat them as a snack and best to find a new home😉
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@donray@mastodon.online Hmm... did some searching. Maybe a young Bull Frog. See:
http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/amphibians/frogs-and-toads-2/north-american-bullfrog-lithobates-catesbeianus/
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@jerzone@techhub.social I've done the same thing at Menards. I've found their in stock amounts to be accurate. If I really want the item I'll ask and be told about some "other" places it may be at🙂
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@SensitiveSyl@beige.party No, I hadn't heard that they glow. May have to hunt up a UV light. Thanks 👍
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@jerzone@techhub.social Yeah, I noticed internal crud build up and scratches. Scratches are hard to fix 😑
Sounds like a discussion with the Boss and the options is the way to go👍
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@alexhaist@wandering.shop I found the other one this morning. About the same size but didn't seem to have a red tail. Tail was kinda plain yet. No pic, didn't have a camera along.
I've read that the Moths will only lay an egg per plant. If you have lots of worms there have been lots of moths visiting.
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@jerzone@techhub.social Not related but... never center punch stainless steel. It work hardens, which mean that center punch just created a really hard spot in the metal. Also keep moving in stainless. Steady pressure cutting or pull back. Don't let it work harden under light pressure...
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@jerzone@techhub.social That sheared off nice! Must be really close to the clearance needed for the bar to slide out 🤔
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@jerzone@techhub.social On a cheaper note...
I'd try inspecting for any cracks and then cleaning that outside rubber seal and its mating surface. It looks like that would be the only area allowing water to leak out. Any other leaks would stay inside the unit?
Did you try snugging up those bolts that old it together as a first attempt?
The portable and highly adaptable "Add-A-Leaf" option👍 😉
We have all said/ done things we regret. Some of us learn from them and others never will...
I try REALLY hard to learn and do BETTER next time😐Replying to on techhub.social
@jerzone@techhub.social I haven't logged into youtube in years. Wipe google cookies off computer regularly throughout the day. I watch or download vids now and then but I can go for days without it 🤷♂️
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@jerzone@techhub.social All of our kitties up to the last one loved ice cream. Back when they were still selling half gallons in folded cardboard, we'd unfold the carton and set on floor. Lick'em-spic'em clean in short time😆
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@zebulonmysterioso@mas.to I didn't search any farther... but there are likely more youtube vids for this model or ones that look just like it and work the same way.
Just in case you needed a second opinion😉
Also noticed several Amazon reviews with complaints about the lock messing up somehow and people could no longer get their combination to work😐
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@jerzone@techhub.social Years of service work cleaning up, repairing water damaged electronics prevents me from doing anything of the likes😬 But I like seeing what YOU do with YOUR phone 👍️
Hmm... a dab of soap should briefly break surface tension. Results would be different, don't know if they would be better😆
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@jerzone@techhub.social Cardinals also molt their feathers around this time of the year...
Immatures often (if not always) have dark colored beaks🤔
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/photo-gallery/63667321
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@alexhaist@wandering.shop Oh yeah! It took me 5-10 minutes to locate it. And that's knowing exactly what to look for and years of experience finding them😆
There's likely one more on that plant I couldn't find. It gets easier to find them as they grow but by then they've done serious damage to the plant...
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@jerzone@techhub.social It's been done. Noticed them awhile back😉 You loose oomph and longevity with that unnecessary 90 deg gearbox on the angle grinder.
Went down the rabbit-hole after tooting. Looking at that Hercules and the Prazi Beam Cutter Attachment for Circular Saws on Amazon. They're not as heavy duty as made out to be. A chain oiler is mentioned for the Hercules. Couldn't spot how it was done. On the Prazi you're meant to do it yourself manually with WD40 or other lube every few feet. That's what I end up doing with my two electric saws. Both of them have an oil tank but just gravity to get onto the chain...
Been watching for these buggers on the tomatoes...
Tomato Worm (actually a Tobacco with the red tail).
#TomatoWorm #TobaccoWorm #Insects
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@jerzone@techhub.social I have an electric chainsaw, bought many years ago for carving mushrooms. Most of them are utter rubbish, plastic frame, blade mounts and a do nothing chain oiler...
I've contemplated converting a circular saw over to running a chain. Kinda figured somebody already had and was selling it😉
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@jerzone@techhub.social Hmm... any Opossums with a chocolate covered paw lurking about 😉