Oh no, I don't want it to impress anyone. Believe me, it would take more than a lawn mower for a guy like me to be able to do that! All my life I've wanted a new John Deere tractor and now I've saved up and can afford one - but just barely (I've saved up for a couple years now to where I have $3000 available for this). That is why I want to get as good a deal on one as I can because there won't be much cash left over to spare. After cutting grass for 50 years I would like some real quality for a change. I want it to be something special, a different kind of feeling rather than the "chore" feeling I get every time I have to go out and cut the grass and work around the yard. I may or may not experience that with the Deere but just having my own finally and actually sitting on it will be a big step in that direction, at least I am pretty sure of that. But what I am certain of is that I will have more pride in it than I've had with my Sears, Yard-Man and all the other second string mowers I've owned - combined. I know Deere may be a bit overpriced because of the name and there may be a better bang for the buck out there but a Deere is what I want and what I have always wanted. Don't get me wrong, the Craftsman looks and runs good and I have had no major issues with it. It may be a quality Husqvarna, which ain't too shabby in itself, but a John Deere it is not and I've never met anyone who has said otherwise.

Larry, The local stores have unmarked variety an I'm sure they must be standards. My mother wants mini's thats the problem. I bought her these standard type plants and they get too big so she pawns them off on someone. So she brought up the mini's she saw at the market last year. Now they don't have them anymore. You snooze you lose! Yes Korina, There are two clubs that are pretty close...then again they're all close given the small size of the state. The one in Windsor is the one holding the show & sale I mentioned in my first post. All this never would have never happened if I did'nt decide to buy a violet and a pretty pot for my mom one day! I must admit, Its starting to wear on me now! Just like the day I bought my niece a goldfish! After doing al the reasearch for her on fish care I picked up a tank of my own, then a larger one and now I have five tanks!!!!!

Don't have any pictures but they will be in the water not hanging on to any plant life. The eggs are almost transparent jelly like almost round in shape with a dark spot in the middle. When they get a little larger you will see a tail form on one end and a little later legs. To me it kind of reminds me of a very large bowl of the insides of a concord grape without the purple color all close together.

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