tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post3209724255828320935..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: One of These ThingsGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-68233071799657764992009-03-06T21:35:00.000-06:002009-03-06T21:35:00.000-06:00Oh! That has to go in the All-Time Squirrel Post H...Oh! That has to go in the All-Time Squirrel Post Hall of Fame! :) Mmmmm, meee loooooove coooooookieeeeeeeees!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38175481545177802562009-03-06T19:19:00.000-06:002009-03-06T19:19:00.000-06:00Gosh Gail, I have been in the garden so many hours...Gosh Gail, I have been in the garden so many hours this week that I missed a couple of your posts. GASP. So I must catch up. <BR/><BR/>Love your birdies... your downy visits your suet... mine does not. those rascally squirrels are one of my most annoying nemesis to bird feeders... wish I could learn to love them but it just doesn't look promising. LOL<BR/><A HREF="http://www.hoeandshovel.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Meems @ Hoe and Shovel</A>Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-11114652922565048792009-03-06T09:40:00.000-06:002009-03-06T09:40:00.000-06:00I am convinced that squirrels are taking over the ...I am convinced that squirrels are taking over the world!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-20303442695559602042009-03-04T14:23:00.000-06:002009-03-04T14:23:00.000-06:00Wonderful, Gail!I was singing along to myself as I...Wonderful, Gail!<BR/>I was singing along to myself as I scrolled down.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3383680170325291442009-03-04T00:00:00.000-06:002009-03-04T00:00:00.000-06:00I would have agreed with you months ago BUT now I ...I would have agreed with you months ago BUT now I expect to see the squirrels trying to get on the feeders. I do try to make it as hard as possible for them.<BR/>Like small wire suet cages and baffles above the feeders.<BR/>Do give in sometimes and just put food on the ground. :)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38790596228789176372009-03-03T22:32:00.000-06:002009-03-03T22:32:00.000-06:00I just KNEW there was going to be a squirrel at th...I just KNEW there was going to be a squirrel at the end of your post! Love the birds! Our feeders have been extremely busy these days! The cats have been loving every second of it.<BR/><BR/>Cute post!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-1031966202412746742009-03-03T21:08:00.000-06:002009-03-03T21:08:00.000-06:00Now I'll be singing that song all day! "One of the...Now I'll be singing that song all day! "One of these things..." LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21915963140897758152009-03-03T20:40:00.000-06:002009-03-03T20:40:00.000-06:00we got the same thing that doesn't belong. i need...we got the same thing that doesn't belong. i need to buy some bafflers.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12773733788927255412009-03-03T20:08:00.000-06:002009-03-03T20:08:00.000-06:00Gail, I just happened to remember something. It...Gail, I just happened to remember something. It's pepper that you can get at the big box store called "Squirrel Away". It' comes in a packet & will treat a 5 gal. bucket of bird seed. It doesn't hurt the birds but the squirrels hate it. I don't have a problem with them at my feeders anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-61437648638429206042009-03-03T18:23:00.000-06:002009-03-03T18:23:00.000-06:00Yay, yay, yay! Squirrels, I'm just tired of them t...Yay, yay, yay! Squirrels, I'm just tired of them too. Great that your birds aren't scared of those pesky ones, but here squirrels rule and would chase away lil' birds! Brrr... Nice to have cute winged-balls flitting around in the garden, ain't it!Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-22045571574621374382009-03-03T17:03:00.000-06:002009-03-03T17:03:00.000-06:00My kids were mostly Sesame Street deprived because...My kids were mostly Sesame Street deprived because we didn't get the right channel here, so I'm not familiar with this song. You really had me wondering :)<BR/>Very cute pics and nice to see your birds, Gail.<BR/>We haven't seen a squirrel all winter! They don't come around much because our cats scare them away.<BR/>So when we do see one it's a treat. Imagine that! :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-28131969270144264022009-03-03T14:15:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:15:00.000-06:00Dee, They are bad! Bad! Bad and cute!Barbara, Ha...Dee, They are bad! Bad! Bad and cute!<BR/><BR/>Barbara, Have you a recipe! No I think my Tennessee cousins probably already have it!<BR/><BR/>Cheryl, That is just like an unwanted and insensitive guest! They move about the garden totally unaware they are uninvited or making a nuisance of themselves! They are still helpful critters...they do plant lots of oak trees for us.<BR/><BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-56784052954001292042009-03-03T14:11:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:11:00.000-06:00Karen, Chili powder...I have some extra hot stuff...Karen, Chili powder...I have some extra hot stuff, too! I might give it a try! Thanks for the idea.<BR/><BR/>Anna, I didn't see him climb up! All of a sudden he was there! But they are so darn nimble...I wouldn't be surprised if they can soon fly!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hockinghills...They are cute and funny, but really destructive critters for our gardens...I've seen a few daffs that have been bitten off and blame them!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-65189737932045994052009-03-03T14:08:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:08:00.000-06:00Easygardener, Toes of steal and teeth to match......Easygardener, Toes of steal and teeth to match...I think you could be right...Now I have an image of a James Bond villain in my head..It was the steel teeth!<BR/><BR/>Lola, Destructive and cute...they are too able at problem solving to get at food!<BR/><BR/>Joey, I think most of us have plenty of goodies in the garden for our critters...I feed to get the birds closer to the camera...and just in case they are unable to find anything in this suburban neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>Katarina, Lucky you...are they perhaps visiting a neighboring house? No such luck here!<BR/><BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9698172892746359162009-03-03T14:02:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:02:00.000-06:00Cindy, An alternate post title...was I Want What ...Cindy, An alternate post title...was <BR/>I Want What I Want When I want It with just the squirrel photo! They are so skilled at getting what they want!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-88322910450474750672009-03-03T14:01:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:01:00.000-06:00MMD, I started to dedicate the post to you! I p...MMD, I started to dedicate the post to you! I probably will continue to feed the birds...if it keeps the big pests out of the beds!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-57499226820746810952009-03-03T14:00:00.000-06:002009-03-03T14:00:00.000-06:00Darla, I would never laugh at you! I have a huge...Darla, I would never laugh at you! I have a huge supply of old sheets I got at a Goodwill store to cover the bloom each spring!<BR/><BR/>Liisa, In the bluebird house! I bet you were mad as can be!<BR/><BR/>Rusty, The charming rats! many people feel that squirrels are rats with busy tales!<BR/><BR/>Sue, Yes the squirrels are so obviously the ones that don't belong! Wouldn't it have been fun to have some other critter there!<BR/><BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-58012911558661916572009-03-03T13:56:00.000-06:002009-03-03T13:56:00.000-06:00Gardeness, I love the feeder~~ my now all grown ...Gardeness, I love the feeder~~ my now all grown up baby gave it to me. The sales person told him that woodpeckers love to have a place to rest their tailfeathers. Who doesn't!<BR/><BR/>Carrie, Welcome to C&L...there is a pretty nice group of TN gardeners...you can find links on my blog page.<BR/><BR/>Jan, Yes, none of us are happy that the squirrels like our feeders. They are little stinkers!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-35356727693335173312009-03-03T13:50:00.000-06:002009-03-03T13:50:00.000-06:00LOL! That is the reason I don't feed the birds. B...LOL! That is the reason I don't feed the birds. Bushy-tailed pigs...Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-58366762078607988562009-03-03T13:44:00.000-06:002009-03-03T13:44:00.000-06:00Cindy, Thank you...he did and since then I bought...Cindy, Thank you...he did and since then I bought them their own food so they would leave the woodpeckers suet alone.<BR/><BR/>Monica, In what universe! Not mine, although, they were hungry and I did set some very good tasting whole wheat bread out there for them!<BR/><BR/>Rose, that is so funny! I have to share that the Cookie Monster youtube is adorable...I love Cookie, but I love Grover best!<BR/><BR/>Pam, I am glad you liked it...I wonder if Sesame Street is still a staple for today's little kids<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-49964508725326158872009-03-03T13:39:00.000-06:002009-03-03T13:39:00.000-06:00Skeeter, They are such little stinkers! I can't be...Skeeter, They are such little stinkers! I can't believe how greedy and destructive they can be. I think the stove pipe is perfect for The Saint's crabapple tree. I really wish them no harm, but wouldn't miss them, if most of them decided to move next door! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-13580445048701853512009-03-03T12:22:00.000-06:002009-03-03T12:22:00.000-06:00I was nibbling on a small cookie as Cookie Monster...I was nibbling on a small cookie as Cookie Monster sang to me! I spent 6 straight years with that dude and his friends when working in Day Care! Thanks for the memories this morning :-)... <BR/><BR/>Yep, those squirrels are something else. We bought a stove pipe last night for the crabapple tree so hopefully, it will survive their gnawing teeth! <BR/><BR/>We cannot allow anything in the form of a feeder to hand from a tree. We must put all feeders on poles with the stove pipe baffles or the squirrels will be so fat they would explode! The little stinkers sure do like to push our buttons...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-81258817892727334532009-03-03T07:30:00.000-06:002009-03-03T07:30:00.000-06:00Ha! Too cute. Lovely captures of the birds on th...Ha! Too cute. Lovely captures of the birds on the bird feeders. Looks like the poor little squirrel wanted in on the action.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-63327786423924167602009-03-02T21:51:00.000-06:002009-03-02T21:51:00.000-06:00I loved that recurring bit on Sesame Street, I rea...I loved that recurring bit on Sesame Street, I really did. But but but... all those things DO belong on feeders! ;-)Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-71916122846269948022009-03-02T21:44:00.000-06:002009-03-02T21:44:00.000-06:00Gail, I love it! I remember hearing this song over...Gail, I love it! I remember hearing this song over and over when the kids were young and used to watch Sesame Street. Silly me, I kept looking at each photo to see some similarities among all the birds. You caught me by surprise, LOL.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.com