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Author Topic: How is everyone? earthwalker Cultural Editor & middleweight arm wrestling champion/Intermountain Region Member # 4177 posted March 09, 2026 06:31 AM                   Just wondering how everyone was doing? I'm slowly back on the road to total recovery. Stomach is still up and down a little nothing like it was. Shoulder is getting there. Still tender on doing some things. Watchful on what and how I do things. It's spring one day and then back to a late winter day. Windy and wild today. Still can't get above 6,000 feet. Not a ton of snow just enough it'll get you into trouble especially on the north slopes. Hit 61 degrees yesterday as soon as the sun hit the dirt it turned to mud. Wasn't joining in on the wall to wall combat steelhead fishing so went riding. -------------------- another long hot smoky summer coming Posts: 1157 | From: Intermountain region | Registered: Jul 2012  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 09, 2026 07:18 AM                      Happy Healing !!!!! Doing well down this way, other than the wind and lack of rain. My shoulder is still an issue but getting a bit better on it's own as long as I don't over-do it. Been using DMSO on the shoulder. Can't say that it helps but it certainly doesn't hurt. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged earthwalker Cultural Editor & middleweight arm wrestling champion/Intermountain Region Member # 4177 posted March 09, 2026 10:08 AM                   Last doctor visit he showed us the before x-ray and you could see a discoloration coming on the ball. Means it was starting to die. So did it non to soon. Never had a whole lot of luck with DMSO. Tried to many over the years. Salonpas patches seemed to work the best for me. -------------------- another long hot smoky summer coming Posts: 1157 | From: Intermountain region | Registered: Jul 2012  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 09, 2026 11:20 AM                      Yeah ........... I'm not sure it it's the DMSO or the massaging it into my shoulder that is helping but it's getting a bit better & I'm able to get off a few shots with my bow again. Now, to get my strength back. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted March 09, 2026 04:01 PM                       I think I’m doing better these days. I’m taking some stuff for mucus and phlegm. Only bother me at night, We will see? Good hunting. El Bee 🐝 -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 33105 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 10, 2026 08:32 AM                      It's been a bad year for allergies over this way. We're starting to just take it for granted. Saw my first Oriole of the year a bit ago on one of the Hummingbird feeders. Beautiful birds with stunning colors. The Fruit Bats are probably not too far behind. Gonna need more sugar. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted March 10, 2026 12:02 PM                       I have not seen any Orioles in I think two years? Maybe they just don’t like my casual sugar mixture? Good hunting. El Bee -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 33105 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 10, 2026 02:06 PM                      I dunno .......... I'm using the standard 4:1 water / sugar mix. Humming birds, Orioles, Fruit Bats (at night) & Honey Bees. Five feeders spaced about 10 feet apart. Makes for a pretty busy patio at times. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted March 10, 2026 09:14 PM                       I have never had problems with honeybees. ANTS! Got to keep the hanger well greased. My ants are very small. No other type had better venture into my neighborhood. Keeps the lizards happy! Unlimited supply. Good hunting. El Bee -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 33105 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 11, 2026 06:57 AM                      Yeah, ..... Little red piss ants. I've got water traps above the feeders. Works well until the water evaporates and I forget to refill. Plenty of lizards for the cats to chase. I always assume that if it's warm enough for lizards to be out & about, then rattlesnakes are probably out too. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged TA17Rem Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Southern Minneesota Know it all Member # 794 posted March 11, 2026 01:37 PM                    Off and on i come across small lizard around S-E part of state around by our gravel pits. We got few timber rattlers but they also over in S-E corner of state. one of nice benefits to living here is I can walk most anywhere and not worry about those snakes. The worst thing that could happen here I guess is a sting from a Wasp or honey bee. The geese and ducks and swans are starting to pass through area with many of the swans staying here. Oh and the few cranes we also get, love to watch them. [ March 11, 2026, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: TA17Rem ] -------------------- What if I told you, the left wing and right wing both belong to same bird! Posts: 6009 | From: S.D. | Registered: Jan 2006  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 11, 2026 05:08 PM                      Gotta love it when the Sandhills fly over making that sound. Kinda like a cat purring / bird call. "The worse thing that could happen here ......... " Sounds boring as Hell. I got some bad assed black ants, honey bees, killer bees, scorpions, a big nasty looking millipede, black widows, rattlesnakes, and an occasional gila monster ....... and that's just on my patio & back yard. We got plants down here that will try (and succeed ) to make you a blood donor. Keeps ya on your toes, dont'cha know !!!! -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted March 11, 2026 10:24 PM                       The only exotic we have around here are Black Widows. But they can be numerous one year and none the next. We also get what’s called a BROWN Widow. Same hourglass on the belly but the legs are striped with white. We have a few big ugly skinks, maybe a foot and a half long with a big head. They act mean, and I believe it. But, I don’t kill any of the and make sure my 5 gal buckets are upside down because they can’t get out and die. I know this because I forget and find a dead blue belly once in a while. And feel bad! We have coyotes too. Front yard and back yard. They can hop to the top of my 6 foot block wall. Tillie can’t do that! My Redbone could! and walk along the top to the neighbor’s trash. He didn’t know it was Red, prob. thought it was his dog, or maybe a possum? But coyotes in the neighborhood ain’t news, happens all the time. Good hunting. El Bee 🐝 -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 33105 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged earthwalker Cultural Editor & middleweight arm wrestling champion/Intermountain Region Member # 4177 posted March 12, 2026 05:51 AM                   Couple weeks ago a big flock of starlings showed up then a robin showed up. Seen a couple of collared doves last night. We've had geese stay here most of the time. I think the bird flu went through last year no collard doves and a large portion of the geese disappeared, duck did too. Little to no grouse last fall. The year before they were everywhere. I get a kick out of the Clarks nutcrackers that show up in the fall and go through all the pine cones on our pine trees. It'll be a while before the hummers show up. 15 degrees yesterday morning. It's been a real weird crazy winter. Very warm little to no moisture now we have the wind. -------------------- another long hot smoky summer coming Posts: 1157 | From: Intermountain region | Registered: Jul 2012  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 12, 2026 07:15 AM                      "It's been a real weird crazy winter ...." Same down this way. Desert spring flowers were blooming in Dec. Today's forecast; 81* I've got resident Humming Birds that stay year around and then waves of the ones that migrate come thru. Amazing how aggressive they can be toward each other even with five feeders out. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted March 12, 2026 11:52 AM                       My hummers love to build their nests with the orange fuzz of my Sagos. They attach the nest to the back side of those skinny yuccas. You could easily miss them. I have a certain number of year round resident hummers. Guess they figure, why fly to Mexico when I have these neat feeders all year around! Not many mockingbirds this year, so far? The Band Tails are back, nesting in the same trees, every year. Not as many as in past years. I have about 20 Sagos, a few are young but most are upwards of 30 years old, oldest is a little over 50 years old that I bought in 1 gallon container. It’s over 5 foot tall and because I transplanted it in the front yard, it’s buried 2 feet deep. All the rest are donors from that first tree. All my Sagos are of the Male variety.so the chicks grow at the base of the parent plant. I just break them off and replant them. Some grow better than others. I have a. couple quite old, but stunted, maybe a foot tall at the trunk. I have a few that are very vigorous, almost as tall as the original. I have enough to notice the difference. Some have TWO flushes per year and some only have one flush. I can tell you one thing. If you leave any palm in a pot too long, it might always be stunted. I bought a pair of Queen palms that were left in wood containers too long, got a deal on them. Wound up selling one and transplanting the other. It will always be a stunted tree. MY neighbor has a vigorous queen palm against my wall. It was a spindly thing but boy did it take off! It’s twice as tall as my Queen palm and half my palm’s age.His is 15-20 years old and a 40 footer. Mine is closer to 35 years old and only maybe 25 foot tall? Mine was in the wood planter for too many years. But, they are expensive palms to maintain. Costs me $65 to trim it maybe every other year. too tall to trim with a pole saw, they climb it with spikes and trim with a small chain saw. One guy across the street has 6 fifty footers, the lady behind me has 5 very tall Queen palms and I don’t know what she pays but I guess it has to be at least $400 every year. It just cost me $400 to trim 3 trees in my back yard. An oak, a Palo Verde and a floss silk. Tree trimming is a thriving business in SoCal. For the most part, I do my own gardening. Come to think of it, I think I’m the only one that doesn’t have weekly gardening service. Good hunting. El Bee 🐝 -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 33105 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted March 13, 2026 09:38 AM                       I think the most beautiful palm is the King Palm. The most numerous around here is the Washingtonian, or as some call it the Mexican fan palm. Regardless of what you have heard, the Cocopalm does not grow in California. A palm I wouldn’t mind owning here is aBlue/gray palm where the fraunds turn sideways, not flat or horizontal. They are frequently seen in the Hawaiian Islands. Just different. They say that Sagos aren’t palms, they are Cycads. I have two different types, one is rare. I have the male Sago, I do not like the female Sago at all, but you never know what you got until it’s at least 15 years old. Unless you know the parentage. I have this unusual Sago, never seen another like it. I have this Ap called Picture this. It’s like how you take a photo of one of those squares but this will identify a plant species. All it says is Sago, but I know it’s not your garden variety Sago. I already know that it looks a lot like every other Sago but it’s different. Bog help. Good hunting. El Bee -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 33105 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged TA17Rem Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Southern Minneesota Know it all Member # 794 posted March 13, 2026 10:42 AM                    Local geese been around off and on as well as some beautiful swans. other geese and ducks been showing up on their migration. Kind of funny we get all kinds of ducks and geese in spring but see very few of them in fall migration. I have not seen any cranes, yet which is another bird that's cool to watch and rare for these parts. The males have that little red crest on their head. Few local Eagles are still around but more should be showing up soon. No buzzards yet another rare bird. -------------------- What if I told you, the left wing and right wing both belong to same bird! Posts: 6009 | From: S.D. | Registered: Jan 2006  |  IP: Logged Kokopelli SENIOR DISCOUNT & Dispenser of Sage Advice Member # 633 posted March 13, 2026 12:16 PM                      "No buzzards yet ............ " That's odd. The damn things seem to be circling me whenever I go out. I even showered last month. -------------------- And lo, the Light of the Trump shown upon the Darkness and the Darkness could not comprehend it. Posts: 8726 | From: Under a wandering star | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted March 13, 2026 05:24 PM                       That’s the Turkey Vulture. But it was the California Condor that started the whole lead ban bullshit. The anti’s are behind it. Outlaw lead and every 22 rimfire is illegal. It’s all weaponization. Just go along; to protect the environment. Sure, we good souls bend over backwards, invent solid copper bullets, but they still over regulate the bejeezus out of us. There is no compromise with the radicals. That there LEAD is poison! get rid of it or we will all be poisoned! Good hunting. El Bee🐝 -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 33105 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged TA17Rem Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Southern Minneesota Know it all Member # 794 posted March 13, 2026 09:01 PM                    I seen some video's on the condor, very impressive bird and glad we still have a few of them left. Maybe Leonard should put one in room with pinky, so it has someone to talk to. Myself I would just enjoy seeing one fly around in the wild. awesome cool factor.. [ March 13, 2026, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: TA17Rem ] -------------------- What if I told you, the left wing and right wing both belong to same bird! Posts: 6009 | From: S.D. | Registered: Jan 2006  |  IP: Logged

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