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I'm married To a wonderful man who lets me be myself,( I wear his ears out talking about deer) and a mother of one daughter, and one grandson 4 years old, and can't wait to take him out hunting.I'm addicted to the outdoors,and spend all the time in the woods that I can.I also love playing with my scouting cameras, and hunting for moose and deer sheds. I'm an antler hunting fool! I don't believe in torturing animals,I have great respect for our wildlife,and always strive for a quick humane kill when I hunt. Check out my store ,the link is below,and see my other photos on T-shirts, and gifts for the whole family.
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Sorry to hear your deer hunting is rough.. I heard last winter was pretty tough on the deer.. Check out my new blog with pictures and video from last week's hunting vacation. Saw lots of deer, rut was on... good news, I filled my fall turkey tag, bad news, I made a bad high shot on a dang nice 10 point with my bow and he was still alive 3 days later when I got him on video a 2nd time and he remembered me.. in that tree.. but then I got really lucky and found where the biggest buck on the farm was later in the week, got a short video and a long range picture of him and his massive rack. Maybe it's my destiny to get him yet this season, our gun opener is Nov 30th!
yea i try to radle a buck and it does not work can u radle a buck in or wat do u use to radle a buck in with not trying to make iny body mad but it dont work
Congrats on all your critters this year, looks like you had a pretty good one! Hope your venture is going good for you. Good luck to all of you this fall.
Thanks Gail! Send us the photo of that big one you are after when you get him!
I have a couple other friends up in Maine that told me the deer winter kill was bad last year. I hope you end up with a better Winter and Spring for new births.
Buckshot52 wrote:
Nice to hear from ya, hope you have good luck hunting for that buck, I start this Sat. here. Not as many deer around as there was a couple of years ago, so will be a little harder this year. I hope this winter is better for them.
Had some fun down on the farm over the weekend! I missed a big doe Saturday evening late because I had to bend around bass akwards from a seated position to try for the tight angling away downhill shot with my bow, but I had to try, she was a big fat doe. She winded me coming in, did an about face and then stopped to look back. Then I almost walked into one of the big bucks as I was walking out in the dark. I didn't see him until he snorted at me! LOL! And I passed on a small cowhorn spike Sunday morning because we're only allowed 1 buck in Ohio and the trail cams definitely indicate I should hold out this year! The last trail cam picture is from another guys camera on a neighboring farm. It's a cell phone picture of his computer screen so it looks a little weird.
Ha ha! Funny comment on Lane Benoit's photo! Come on down to the Banquet tomorrow night in Sanford and meet his brother Laney! Whitetails Unlimited Hunters Night out! 5 PM lots of guns to be won!! Oh yeah..did I mention.. MaineHunters.com's host will be there along with most of his Pro-Staff!
The Lotus is the Flower of the month for July in some parts of the world:
Natural Facts about the Lotus & the Water Lily
Although there is a botanical distinction, the lotus and water lily are often used interchangeably in folklore and mythology. Generally lotus refers to the water lily of India or the plant depicted in sacred art and stories, while the water lily is more often used by naturalists. As an example of the confusion, the World Book actually has two entries, one for the lotus, one for the water lily, both clearly referring to the same plant and neither referring to the other entry.
The lotus of India belongs to the Nelumbo genus (Nelumbo is the Sinhalese name for the plant). It has large flowers and leaves that sometimes grow up above the water. The plant's thorny stalk discourages fish from nibbling on it. The upper cupule or fleshy capsule of the lotus dries out at maturity and separates from the plant. Floating about, it scatters seed from the many perforated holes in its surface.
In Asia, there is only one species of lotus with red and white blooms. Yet early Buddhist scriptures, referring to the seven precious lotuses, mention blue and yellow flowers. The water lily, native to Egypt, has blue flowers but the yellow-flowered water lily is native to North America. This mystery may be addressed in this Buddhist sutra:
"The lotuses of heaven can change according to people's wishes, flowering when needed. In this way they bring joy to the hearts of all. There is no need to declare one false and the other real. Both are called the wondrous lotus flower."
The water lily belongs to the Nympha genus, derived from the same word as Nymph. The Greek word nymph, besides being used to describe the feminine spirits of water and trees, also means something young and budding (like the larva of certain insects) and is the name for the labia minora. In Europe, the common white water lily, the one painted by Monet, is nympha alba while in North America, we're more familiar with nuphar lutea, the yellow water lilies, also called spatterdocks or cow lilies. The English sometimes call the plant "brandy bottle" because the flowers smell like stale wine which attracts flies, the pollinators for the plant.
According to Chelsie Vandaveer, the Amazon Water Lily (victoria amazonica) imprisons its pollinators. The pure white flowers open in the evening and release a fragrance like pineapples. Beetles attracted by the smell find their way to the pale flowers on the dark water and feast on the central petals, while the flower closes over them. Then the anthers ripen and shed their pollen all over the trapped beetles. By the second evening, the flowers have turned pink and lost their fragrance. They open again and release the pollen-covered beetles which fly off in search of more white flowers with that incredible fragrance. Thus the lily is never self-pollinated since it can only be pollinated when the flower is white and fragrant. I love this description of the flower that changes colors and fragrances overnight, all in the service of sex. No wonder it's considered a magical plant.
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Thanks Gail! Send us the photo of that big one you are after when you get him!
Just dropping by to say "HEY" from the new Mr. and Mrs. Green!!
I love your photography! Please send some of your rain to Wisconsin, we've been in a drought for the past couple of years.
Have a great weekend!!
Natural Facts about the Lotus & the Water Lily
Although there is a botanical distinction, the lotus and water lily are often used interchangeably in folklore and mythology. Generally lotus refers to the water lily of India or the plant depicted in sacred art and stories, while the water lily is more often used by naturalists. As an example of the confusion, the World Book actually has two entries, one for the lotus, one for the water lily, both clearly referring to the same plant and neither referring to the other entry.
The lotus of India belongs to the Nelumbo genus (Nelumbo is the Sinhalese name for the plant). It has large flowers and leaves that sometimes grow up above the water. The plant's thorny stalk discourages fish from nibbling on it. The upper cupule or fleshy capsule of the lotus dries out at maturity and separates from the plant. Floating about, it scatters seed from the many perforated holes in its surface.
In Asia, there is only one species of lotus with red and white blooms. Yet early Buddhist scriptures, referring to the seven precious lotuses, mention blue and yellow flowers. The water lily, native to Egypt, has blue flowers but the yellow-flowered water lily is native to North America. This mystery may be addressed in this Buddhist sutra:
"The lotuses of heaven can change according to people's wishes, flowering when needed. In this way they bring joy to the hearts of all. There is no need to declare one false and the other real. Both are called the wondrous lotus flower."
The water lily belongs to the Nympha genus, derived from the same word as Nymph. The Greek word nymph, besides being used to describe the feminine spirits of water and trees, also means something young and budding (like the larva of certain insects) and is the name for the labia minora. In Europe, the common white water lily, the one painted by Monet, is nympha alba while in North America, we're more familiar with nuphar lutea, the yellow water lilies, also called spatterdocks or cow lilies. The English sometimes call the plant "brandy bottle" because the flowers smell like stale wine which attracts flies, the pollinators for the plant.
According to Chelsie Vandaveer, the Amazon Water Lily (victoria amazonica) imprisons its pollinators. The pure white flowers open in the evening and release a fragrance like pineapples. Beetles attracted by the smell find their way to the pale flowers on the dark water and feast on the central petals, while the flower closes over them. Then the anthers ripen and shed their pollen all over the trapped beetles. By the second evening, the flowers have turned pink and lost their fragrance. They open again and release the pollen-covered beetles which fly off in search of more white flowers with that incredible fragrance. Thus the lily is never self-pollinated since it can only be pollinated when the flower is white and fragrant. I love this description of the flower that changes colors and fragrances overnight, all in the service of sex. No wonder it's considered a magical plant.