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One story then I am done with this because it is more depressing than amusing. In 1987, or 1988, the State decided to close a road into Crane Pond, a touch north of Schroon Lake. The road was about 5 miles long and required a 4 x 4 with decent ground clearance. There stated reason was it...

Do not misunderstand me ….. Some regulation is necessary to protect community space. Far to often, at least in N Y, we have city folk with alphabet behind names who develope rules without applying common sense. Northern NY, and by that I mean from Warrensburg, the State in no way resembles the...

Today I will be taking advantage of a mild day to tidy up the yard edges with a weed whipper as I call the Wacker. Linda will be planting annuals at the edges of her flower beds. I am hoping my pond plants arrive today and if so they will be floated. I am very concerned about their health...

I am a huge SF / Fantasy fan and have several hundred books of genre on my shelves and have given away many more over the years. My two favs are Asimov;s Foundation Series and of course the 5 books of Tolkien's Middle earth. I found Dune to be too scattered for my taste and the movie to be...

A little story to illustrate NY State. When we purchased our Trident Pond camp in the early 80's there was an outhouse approx. 40 feet from the shoreline. The lay of the land was sloped toward the pond and our little beach was obviously receiving a seepage of effluent. I went to the local DEC...

It is NEVER a good idea to involve the State of New York in any part of one's property management. My little bog and overflow might well be tagged as a wetland by DEC even though it is artificial. The pond itself would involve a permitting process and the envisioned creek would likely be...

No, we bought him in 2020 in Manatee Florida. He was previously fronting a large conglomeration of Lilac that was destroyed by a wind blown tree.

Pond is fully opened for the summer. Raked the bottom and installed the bio filter two weeks ago. Have been fighting hair algae for two weeks. We take it out and the next day it is back.I turned the UV system on this past Sunday but it will not fix hair algae. I finally gave in on Sunday and...

Spotty rain yesterday but still got some ivy transplanted from where it survived the winter. Put soil into some large rock crevices at the pond margin and put these really tough plants into them Hoping they manage to take and will train them to creep among the rocks in front of the deck that...

I never tire of remodeling/redoing the rooms in my house. Unfortunately, my wallet tires easily.

I keep it simple. Every third wc (12 days) I vac the top. Every 6th wc (24) days I move things around and vac to the bottom. No science or lengthy experience behind the method. Just feels right, my water is stable, and no mortality. Even the fry avoid mortality. I like having a system. Really...

Did you reseal these tanks when taking them from such a long vacation?

Party went well. A few people stayed and helped tidy up so there is no after party chores for today other than putting extra chairs tables and games away. I will leave the horseshoes out and keep the cornhole and Jarts handy, everything else will go to the shed. But nough of that. I THOUGHT my...

We had wedding bells at our fish fry yesterday as my brother and his wife were celebrated for 50 years of wedded bliss. It was a touching ceremony in the original church. However several extras attended the fry and for the first time ever we ran out of perch. Wound up at the local fish monger...

Revisiting this The 30 sat on the empty and ready but pond life got in the way. It is now necessary to get to this tank. Linda currently has about 25 fat belly fry ready to take to the fish store and another 20 or so guppy a week away. This morning both swordtails And dalmation Molly popped...

Gary’s how far are you from the Bay of Fundy? We are going there sometime this summer as well PEI. A bud and I worked a lobster boat out of Ship Wreak Point the summer after high school for room and board and a bit of pocket change and I want to revisit.

Personally, at my age, I have no time for any politics outside my immediate area. I avoid them by keeping my opinions to myself unless there is a very direct effect on my quality of life. I was quite active until I realized that outside of my local community it was tilting at windmills. Now I...

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"If you want a good book for identifying species, the TFH Atlas of freshwater fishes is worth grabbing, although they used to cost a lot (about $400 back last century). " About 50 bucks on the used book markets.

College sports…. Football many years ago when someone under 220 pounds could play. I am also known to wear funky sandals.

The one is progressing nicely. Remainder of plants should be complete Monday. A

Weird name? Huh, I am both old and was once and always a Spartan.

Today is final prep for tomorrows party. This a special party and will begin with my brother and his wife redoing their wedding vows. It is their 50th anniversary and although they remain 2 years behind Linda and I they are still to be celebrated. Unfortunately not many of the original party...

I do not believe so. We choose within our self or administrative limits. We foresee the future and can plan for it, again within our own or administrative limits. We choose to ignore the future we see or address it based on how we see its effect on our immediate needs. I watch chipmunks hoard...

I would not use any vegetation treated with Neem feed.

Is instinct intel or is it just a hard wiring like breathing or herding .

As a former distribution person I will say that is a very bad idea.👎

Today I discovered Buster dog is faster than a rabbit.

I must be in a medical oasis. The only time either Linda or I had an issue with waiting was with a Dermatologist. Me many many years ago and Linda recently. We have one office locally. Antonio, our family care physician is has us both on a visit schedule which is a price of our age. Neither of...

I have learned over too many years, sometimes the hard way, that there are no shortcuts to any endeavor regardless of what that endeavor is.

Procedure with regular lense is only 360. I am good with that.

Yes, that is the basic convo I had with the doc yesterday. Two grand is a lot of bucks for what amounts to convenience. Perhaps 20 years ago it would be money well spent. Today probably not.

All are welcome but transport is not provided.

Today we will distribute the yard art around the pond and set up the game area in preparation for Saturday's fish fry. We expect about 30 people this year. The party peaked at about 50 people pre-plague but has diminished somewhat post Covid. Linda and I supply pasta salad, mac salad, fruit...

I am fortunate. My doctor, who is actually a RNP not a Doc, takes the time and makes the effort to explore causation. The past few months I have experienced a bout of severe leg cramping at night. I have experienced cramps before but these were nothing like anything before. I often felt my ankle...