I have a cat, a dog, a rabbit, and chickens. Now I’m wondering what people assume about me because of them.

I think people who have active dog breeds (like shepherds, huskies, and other working dogs) are probably active themselves. Beyond that it’s more telling to me how they treat their pet, regardless of what kind of pet it is.

Thank you for taking such good care of him. He’s a lucky kitty

The little black specks look like thrip poop.

Best chance to get rid of them is probably to smother them in some way. Neem oil or liquid soap mixed in water and sprayed on the plant, or sprinkling the plant and soil with diatomaceous earth are probably what I would try first.

For the neem oil or liquid soap, it’s usually something between 2-5 mL (0.5-1 teaspoon) mixed in 1 L water.

Find out if your local county or municipality has a required timeframe. By us it’s every 3 years.

As far as how to tell in the short term, is there a tank between your house and the drain field that you can access (has maybe a round metal or concrete cover or a plastic riser with lid)? If so, lift the lid and see if you can see the top of the pipe going in the direction of the drain field. If so it’s likely draining fine. If the liquid is near the top of the tank and you can’t see a pipe, you’ll want to get someone to look at it sooner rather than later.

Thanks! They’re growing in my vegetable garden but as long as my strawberries don’t look too stressed I’ll try watering that area less.

I’ll check around for aphids too. Our trash cans are on the other side of the house

I look forward to hearing how the cleanup goes

Putting the wire fencing (hog panels?) over what looks like a greenhouse frame is an amazing idea and I may steal it

It’s emulsified like you’re making a vinaigrette and my grandma always serves it warm

My grandma always makes both kinds for family gatherings (the mayo kind and the vinegar kind, vinegar being what she calls German potato salad). The way she makes it, the “sauce” part that coats the potatoes is bacon fat, vinegar and a little sugar.

They’re multiplying!

And you thought you were leaving

Great capture! It does look like the same bird, must have a nest nearby. Did it just stare at you or did you get scolded too?

Thanks! Glad it brought you some happiness

Not that I’ve seen

I also found out when looking for my confusing code example that different insurers sometimes want something coded differently based on their definition of what a procedure entails

Not that it makes it better, but she was sent the same $139,000 bill 4 times. While the hospital and her insurance were still working out the insurance’s portion because things weren’t coded properly.

In the end she didn’t owe any of it, but only because she pestered the hospital and finally had them send her the itemized bill because they still hadn’t sent it to her insurance. She then sent it along to insurance and it got cleared up. So frustrating.

My family had to deal with that recently. Something was coded incorrectly that made our bill $10,000+ more than it should be. And it’s on the patient to catch these things, even though they’ve made this ridiculously complicated coding system.

For example, for a tear of the meniscus in the knee there are 43 different codes, depending on: Which knee: left, right, unknown, and just “knee” Type of tear: 12 different types And that doesn’t include noting whether it’s the first visit for this injury or a follow-up.

I also came here to mention the magnificent dewlap lol

Also she looks so well loved

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition

I live in a colder climate (frost-free growing season is June 1 - September 1), so I use store bought and homemade small greenhouses on my outdoor gardens to extend my growing season. Here are my thoughts:

• Moisture: They are decent at keeping things more humid. However if the garden is outside and in direct sun then on warm days you’d need to open up the sides some to let heat out, which would also let the moisture out. Otherwise the plants get cooked as the greenhouses get very hot. I have a pitcher plant indoors that I keep in a tiny greenhouse to keep the humidity up and that works well but it’s not in direct sun
• Shade: I’ve seen commercial ginseng farms that use shade cloth over the plants because ginseng usually grows in the woods and so doesn’t like much direct sunlight. Shade cloth may be a better option for the sunrot. Or a shade cloth over a greenhouse - I haven’t tried that so I don’t know how much the shade cloth would change how hot the greenhouse gets

May you win that battle