Ya'll are all so sweet. So more details . The Water Oak was approx 150 years old. It was on city property so they had the final say so as to removal. I have lots of pics to show the rot inside the tree. All the limbs that were toward the house were hollow. Still very sad though. But I have a present from the tree guys....but I broke my camera at the end of the day. So pics will follow after I get it fixed. It was a GREAT present. The Yoshino will be wonderful. The Leylands were hideous...and looked as you can see so bad when limbed up so they had to go. I am so happy that I can cover the fence with ROSES and CLEMATIS !! Yeah !! As far as one thing leading to another...you just have no idea LOL...oh yeah you are all gardeners...you DO know :) I also managed to get another coat on the little house porch and will finish the side porch tomorrow. It was 94 here today. I felt great all day as far as health goes. I am used to running and biking in the heat and there is the pool...thank goodness. Thank you cyn...more pics to follow. Natal . the city is in charge and will grind the stump. It is HUGE !! Kathy just crazy not brave :) The elastomeric is like buttercream frosting and dries in 30 minutes. it is a terrific product. gldno you know how crazy people are about planting right up on the fence and house...like Tom says you have to move it later. I will definitely post lots more pics . GGG you come on over and have a seat. You will love that elastomeric for patching..it is amazing. I wanna see pics of the porch redo. Also do you go to Holy Taco in midtown ? We love it and the organic foods are wonderful. Nell I have to make up for all the time I was playing in NYC....I wish I knew why folks did lots of things they do :) I saw your tree too. Wait till you see what I got from mine...you can do the same with yours and we can compare notes !! c

TRULY ANGELIC and SOCIAL GRACES are so pretty. My daylily season has been a little less than stellar this year, but there is always next year:) My husband did go out and water the flowers a couple of times while I was at work. (catch me, -fainting-) Vickie

Pills make me gag and I almost throw up so I now cut them in half and take 5 in the morning and five at night and always on a full stomach or it will make me sick~~I am a weiner eh???? Hope when I am in the hospital having my hyster next month I do not embarrass myself~~~by gagging it is awful:(

Raven, I have seen possums with horrific wounds heal right up, and I have seen perfectly healthy looking ones drop dead over night. They are strange creatures. They grow their entire lives...which are very short....good, I suppose. ;) Then if they continue to grow...like if they are kept as pets, they almost always die from congestive heart failure. I have never kept one as a pet, although I have been tempted because some of them are incredibly sweet. I had one named Praline, and she was so sweet and cuddly. They are very primitive animals and they don't usually do well as pets. If you pet them, they think you are a predator....so they really don't enjoy it. There are groups on FB for people with pet possums and they love them to the point that almost defies description but those possums are handled every day so they are more tolerant of being a pet. The ones I raise don't get handled....partly because I don't have the time and I am not trying to make them pets...and they will bite the dickens out of me every chance they get. Now a totally wild possum, will almost never bite unless it has been stressed out or is injured. They show defensive behaviors, like opening their mouths and hissing but they won't bite. I can scoop them up like a house cat, just by putting my hand under their belly. I never pick them up by their tail...like most people...even rehabbers...do. The second possum I ever raised....before I got into it on such a large scale....was a tiny baby and she slept with me, in the sleeve of my nightgown. I am a very light sleeper, so I didn't roll over on her. They don't potty on you, because as a pouch animal, the pouch must be kept clean, and so the mother possum controls when they have to potty. She stayed with me for five months, but then she wanted to go, and I let her, although she came back for several months. Always tame and would ride on my shoulder while I went around looking for something to feed her. That was Shirley. Possums are incredibly clean animals....someone said, "Ugh! They eat dead cows!!" I said, "So do I."