Tugged, pulled, and chopped and now the muscles in my arms and ribs are very sore. Have been having horrible rain, thunder, hail storms over the past week like a lot of other cuties. Power has been out a couple times and more tree debris to clean up. Thinking a high rise condo/apartment with expensive Homeowners Association (HOA) fees might be worth looking into. lol Anyway I'm trying to catch up on all the cuties post in the evening and if you don't hear from me much it's because it's too painful to move my arms and fingers to type after a day of yard work. Thinking about putting another garden in this year but like all the other years it cost more money in insect, deer, mole, etc. control than what we get out of it. Will probably continue with container growing on the deck.

I will be praying for an ease in the pain for you. I also hope that you do not get any more snow - a place like yours is hard to keep up - but I am sure it is a haven, as well.

Thanks for the pictures - I love them.

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by capoodle 12 Apr 2011

Haven't been able to find any medication that helps except the heat. Over the years I know the discomfort subsided eventually and I'm very grateful I still have good use of the digits. While holding a pen isn't good typing does work for me.

Love the photos. Nice to see things that some don't get to see. I also have lots of deer in the yard. I love to watch them all.
I know how you feel about the arms. Hot bath always helped me.

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by capoodle 12 Apr 2011

I crushed my hand on a playground accident and then when I was a teen badly injured my thumb. Do have a thumb tether to wear but it gets in the way with work gloves. Your are right about the warm water. A couple times this past week my daughter heated up a towel in the dryer for me to wrap around my hand and that felt really good. It seems two weeks in the spring and two weeks in the fall my hand will ache night and day. How is yours doing?

Was trying to find some bird pictures to share with hightechgrammy but these were more entertaining.

Took this picture of the young buck checking out our friends cat when we were visiting.

Little nuthatch bird hit the window and was stunned for a while.

Have tried different bird feeders but the squirrels find a way to the seeds.

The raccoons are just too cleaver.

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by capoodle 12 Apr 2011

The squirrel found it's way out and we don't do the hummingbird feeders now. The hummingbirds would fight over the feeders and started bombing us and between the raccoon and ants the mix would get moldy (it's sugar, water, red food coloring).

Doggone It, I can't find the message you sent to me about our common interest in finches! We both live in forests.... remember? I wish we would get some rain here in the Rockies. It's still snowing! Our feeders have been filled with Pine grosbeaks, Evening grosbeaks, crossbills, full sized and pigmy nuthatches, hairy and downy woodpeckers, stellar jays, magpies, crows, ravens, juncos, and lots and lots of brown capped rosy finches. Not one robin yet though. We can, at least, see the dirt! We have had moose, elk, muledeer, fox and skunk around our cabin. So, we know Spring is here! No flowers yet. How about you? I don't think we could ever move to the city. Do you like the embroidery designs of the forest too? I can't wait to hear rain!

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by capoodle 12 Apr 2011

We have had snow a few times also this month so putting a garden in has to wait till May 15th but we still have had frost past that time. Our birds are returning and it is wonderful to hear them again. It's just plain nice to be outside again even though it has been 50's f/10c. The skunks are annoying when they spray when there is little air movement. We shut up and plug in the Febreze plugs-ins to help with the smell.