I am new here and still going through my seeds and setting up my list but I would love some elderberry cuttings/plants and grapefruit cuttings. I have muscadin, dwarf pomegranate, peach, apples, apricot and several plum types if you are willing to trade for any of these. I should have my list up by the end of the day also. thanks in advance- btw sent email.

What beautiful Father's day stories you have given us, Boxofrox... I would have loved to have seen your bouquets before you had sent them off... I loved the bouquet you gave your wife and can imagine how pretty the memoriam flowers were. You and JeffAurora's roses I have become a permanent, relentless STALKER of... LOL! Each time I visit the gallery I will be stalking for the latest and greatest! Yeah, we need to call you as IrisGal says L-AIA (Landscape-Architect-International Accolades) hee-hee! My Dad too is a retired Biochemist, but did I ever set out and do any research on roses at all???? had I ever planted a thing in my life? no...., did I ever visit a garden? uh, once every 3 years... duh, does that count? shame on me! I started out with a tree-rose without knowing a thing about what to do with it and! nearly killed it in the process...Well, it just goes to show what a dedicated love and appreciation of gardens you started with, and now we can all sit back and enjoy and marvel at the masterpiece you created.

Tim, it is entirely possible that he is still around. I hope so anyway...however mom is full capable of raising the nestlings on her own too. Helping her with mealworms would be good though. One year during incubation I had a male go missing for four full days..he returned on the 5th day. During that time I had trained the female to come to a mealworm feeder. After he returned she taught him how to use it. Then another year on a nestbox check I found a dead nestling. This box was at the back of our property so I couldn't observe things as much. After watching for awhile I was convinced the female was gone so I started feeding mealworms twice a day. I would put a dish on the roof of the nestbox and Dad would use them up immediately and then I would take the dish back home, didn't want to leave it and entice any other birds. Well after a couple days there was mom getting mealworms too! So she was there, I just was never seeing her when I watched. This year just last week, my male went mia for half a day and I was freaking out. Mom is incubating 7 eggs and their were four fledglings still needing to be fed. Mom seemed rather stressed too. I watched all morning and was convinced something happened to him but just after noon he returned and then started feeding the fledglings again. This box is in the back yard very visable from the house and they come to a mealworm feeder on the deck so I knew he wasn't here for that time, just mom and the fledglings were. Later that day I saw another female in the yard wingwaving with our male! I have read that males and females will mate with more than just their partner during nesting season so I am assuming my yard male was out on a fling that morning. I do know when my female was laying her second clutch there was another male around too, I am guessing she mated with both him and her normal mate. Anyway..hopefully this is what you are seeing and he isn't really gone. It does happen though sadly...hope you see him again! If not your female will probably find another mate but he wouldn't help her with these nestlings at all. Keep us updated! Donna

Mines not a turkey fryer but same concept, big pot of oil heated by propane burner. One of our favorites is beer battered fish, french fries, and hushpuppies. Have also done large batches of battered shrimp and clam strips for parties. Live on the lake so a good old fish fry happens several times a year. Good Stuff! David