roflmao. Well Daniella I rather dream about your brother then rosepedal's finace. After all we are friends here and sharing is ok. To a point lol I wonder why no girls show up like that when you search for breakfast in bed? Linda don't be a trader...remember our first love is BRUGS lol Could not come back here earlier...Maddy is to young to see this lol I could sit in front of my little angels all day long and watch them. They are so beautiful! But yesterday I tried to take a picture of the one seedling. This is the weirdest thing. I had to take the hard shell off and what popped out of it does not look anything like a brug! Unfortunately it is one of those that Amadeus my cat knocked of the windowsill and is a noid now. But the first real set of leafs is divided into 3 or for little leafs on each side. Can you picture it? Not misformed. I will post a picture ones it gets larger. I KNOW it was a brug seed. Cause I peeled those darn slippery things lol. And no squirl hiding in the house, which could have planted some other seed. Gotta watch out for those squirls, right Kristy lol. WEll enough. I just want to say, that I love the brugs more then anything! Lucy

Hi everyone Ive been enjoying reading the threads and am thrilled at the opportunity for a plant swap! Charlene and Skybird, thanks for including me. I was hoping to attend and, due to some ongoing health challenges with high variation in energy levels (and a recent big dip), wont know if I can make it until the last minute. In the meantime, if I am able to pot / dig things up and make it down there, I look forward to bringing these offerings. Ive also listed some things I am fantasizing about :-). Hoping to bring: - bearded iris lavender (does anyone want any?) - sweet woodruff / candy tuft - brunnera (Nancy Ill have some for you) - Zauchneria (it is probably garrettii Orange Carpet approx 8-12 inches high, spreading habit Skybird, Ill put your name on some) - rudbekia triloba (Bonnie these or the coreopsis might fit what you want?) - coreopsis lanceolata (double sunburst 36" x 24") - knautia macedonica (color: burgundy wine) - California poppy seedlings - Geranium indoor plant, red: cuttings I'll also bring - A dogwood tree, rootbound, seeking a home; white-flowering Looking for: - Anemone sylvestris (spring blooming, wide-petaled; Skybird, thanks for putting my name on soooo many!!) - hymenoxys (thrifty leaf perky sue) - penstemons (rocky mountain) - Snow-in summer - Hostas - Dwarf iris deep purples or other dark colors - Veronicas, thymes and other ground covers for flagstone; - Aubrieta / rock cress (dark purples and fuscia) - evening primrose speciosa (the happily spreading pink kind - Skybird, how do you get images in your postings? mine don't seem to paste in)

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

Happy WEDNESDAY! My professional and personal life are still incredibly hectic, but I can't complain about very much. I feel very blessed. The actual wedding will take place in DR, and they are throwing themselves a 'reception' at the end of June in a typical NJ wedding factory with 190 or so in attendance. She was going to really be laid back about the reception, but it has turned into the usual around here that costs more than an average auto!! I guess it's a NYC thing, but it is such a stressful situation for the bride. I'm so grateful that she is coming to me with lots of her concerns; she has been incredibly generous in sharing her life with me. Got to run and catch up with work. I hosted a scholarship luncheon here at the office for our local high school recipients....I'm the Scholarship Chair on our community outreach team, but as you all know, it's not my 'day job'! It is the fun part, tho! Make this week count! Love to all Dee