Hairmetal and anyone else reading this. I wonder if the pollen can stay in storage for the couple weeks or however the time amount in between is? All oaks bloom in spring right? As far as Oikos they are in Michigan, so southern oaks are likely not messed with, for lack of a better wording. Mossy oaks emailed me about my order, they can't gaurantee me a Comptons oak (or 4) being that they are in demand, and the seed hunting/starting is still not done, but they told me that many of their lives and Compton's "gave them problems". So of course I emailed back enquiring if they lost any to the cold winter, last winter. I begged for them to take the time to answer. Maybe the little lower trunk sprouts will do okay in the future after all. I am still planting hardier whips near them. Maybe my Compton's were okay and their's weren't because mine have some size to them. Sorry, I wish Dax was around Live oaks, he likes to try things with trees. I bet if he could get live oak pollen he would try some hybridizing. Hair, the Asian oaks that are evergreen, are they like out Live oaks in shape? I want an oak that takes after the Live oak almost exactly in shape and size, proportion. Maybe if I saw the Compton's up close in person, I would shut up and be happy. If I could talk with the guy at Mossy oaks that knows about the breeding, and will listen to my incestant questions, and take the time to listen, and answer me. Well, I'll try and post that question about Alba X Virginiana to them now.

Vert Nice looking quilt!!....and nice baby bigfoot. I knew that sasquatch was real and alive in the Pacific Northwest. Great photo. Kt

I know, my cats are my favourite subject. LOL Q is for the Quirk in Bud's tail. I laugh every time I see him walk with that little end hanging upside down. It's also for sQuirmy....he will not sit still on our lap. He's upside down, side-to side, just as restless as anything.

Oh, I defo wear my boots, Bossy. We KNOW we have a copperhead. Our neighbor said he was bitten by a copperhead once out there and he never wanted to go through that again. Our pasture lease guy has also been bitten on the property a mile down the road where the rest of his herd pasture. They're out there, for sure. Ours is likely up under the laundry building. The plumber and the electrician working out there SAW him near the building and Lance saw the tail end of it go up under that building (right behind our cabin) one day while he was mowing with the lawn tractor mower. Anyone know of anything I can spray (using my power washer) underneath the two buildings that might get that copperhead to move on to a new home? I pretty sure I can get the nozzle into the lattice skirting and aim a wide enough angle for good coverage. Wanted to spray some bleach down underneath both structures to get rid of a musty, mildewy smell, anyway. I watch my little rat terrier like a hawk in the yard. Wish the red-tail hawks all over the sky would find that copperhead, frankly, and make a good lunch of him. If he ate the mole and gopher out there, at least he would be earning his keep. But this snake is just THERE, making me worry.