March 2012 Newsletter

...for discerning weeders March, 2012

WHAT’S GROWING Inside this issue: Lions, Tigers,

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and Bears Coming Events

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Weather Words

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Don’t Forget!

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by Marg Stewart

This year’s Economic Living Expo was held at the convention center and our Master Gardeners were there. If you missed attending, the set up was great! So colorful and a real attention grabber! Our booth got quite a bit of

Walk on the Wild 5 Side Erin Go Bragh

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Chamberbitter

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Weed of the

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The other amazing growth has been at the Annex Nursery! Folks if you haven’t been down there, you need to make the trip!

The new planting beds are growing and being improved on and there is serious cleaning up going on around the building.

Month Book Review King Sago

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Puzzle Page

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The man, the

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myth, the legend What’s New?

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Last Word

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attention and we served over 100 of our residents by providing information. Several Master Gardeners helped the Extension Agents as well as provided amazing talks (as usual). Side note: While walking around several repeat vendors were wanting to know where our booth was—seems that they were just as happy we were going to be there as well and had saved up their questions!

The folks working in the Nursery deserve a huge round of applause and thanks! Be sure to check out the events page since there are nursery work days and other events posted there. Your help is always needed at the events we do and working in the office(s) and nursery! Come on in!

Come on down! You’ll be glad you did!

DON’T FORGET! You have to log your hours onto the VMS system!

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LIONS, TIGERS, AND BEARS!

By Linda Meyers

One of the most wildlife rich adventures anyone can go on is a trip to Yellowstone National Park. “Bear jams” are an everyday, all over occurrence there. Having visited the park several times, bears have become a favorite. I have lived here 35 years and sadly can say I have yet to see a Florida Black Bear. Signs on Hwy. 85 tell me they’re here and cross the road, and several of our MG members have experienced encounters. I keep hoping one day I will catch a glimpse of Florida’s largest land mammal, just doing bear things. In the mean time, I wanted to learn more about them.

The Florida Black Bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is one of the 16 types of American black bear that have occupied this continent for an estimated 1.5 million years. Our bear typically weighs between 125-250 lbs. for females and 250-400 lbs. for males. Cubs at birth are actually smaller than a can of soda. Unlike most animals, bears walk flat-footed, with all five toes on the ground, like us. They have a pacing stride with a shuffling gait, and usually look slow but can sprint up to 35 miles an hour. Using their large curved claws they can easily climb trees, and their wide paws make great paddles for swimming. With their excellent sense of smell they can sniff something interesting from as far as a mile away.

Our bears are omnivores, with a diet that is mostly vegetarian, with some insects added and only about 5% meat. A bear’s menu includes: saw palmetto, corn, persimmon, sunflower, oak, wild coffee, blackberry, blueberry, sassafras, ferns, bees, wasps, yellow jackets, carpenter ants, beetles, crayfish, bird eggs, alligator eggs, armadillos, opossums, rabbits, raccoons and turtles. Honey is a favorite. In the fall when they need to pack on the pounds for their winter naps, their calorie intake increases from 5,000 calories a day up to 20,000.

In a rapidly growing state, loss of large forested lands and swamps is the biggest challenge to long-term conservation of these mammals. A male bear’s range is about 60,000 acres and females range 15,000 acres. Today the largest populations of bears are concentrated in the Panhandle, northeast Florida, southwest Florida and a few smaller groups in other areas.

Bears prefer to avoid people, but being opportunistic foragers they are attracted to garbage, pet food, and bird feeders left outside. If a bear enters your yard or neighborhood, look for attractants that might be drawing it there and secure them: Clean barbeque grills and store them in a secure building after use. Take garbage to the curb the morning of pickup, not the night before. Store garbage cans in a sturdy building or other secure area. Feed pets inside and store pet food securely. Do not store food, pet food, garbage or other attractants of any kind outside or on a screened porch, even in a refrigerator or freezer.  Protect gardens, ornamental trees, bee hives and livestock with electric fencing. Hang wildlife feeders out of reach of bears and take them down if a bear is in the area.

If you encounter a bear: Remain calm and do not run. Do not approach the bear and give it plenty of space to retreat. Make your presence known by making noise, then back away slowly.  Bring children and pets inside the house. Let the bear know it is not welcome in your yard; make yourself appear large by raising your arms and standing tall. Yell or bang pots and pans to scare the bear away.

If the bear will not leave, move to your house, car, or a building until the bear leaves on its own.

Sources of information: 1. Florida Black Bear Guide, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 2. Living with the Florida Black Bear: a Homeowner's Guide to Nuisance Bear Prevention, Kimberly M. Annis, Melvin E. Sunquist, William M. Giuliano 3. Florida's Large Carnivores, Martin B. Main, Ginger Allen, and Melvin E. Sunquist

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Friday, March 16th @ 9am Building new plant tables with CBA volunteers at the Annex! Bring your tools!

Don’t forget there is no nursery work-day on March 2nd but Dick H. will be working on the shed and could use a hand.

March 14th 10:30am to 2pm Native Hardwood Propagation with Sheila Dunning Extension Annex Bring your lunch!

March 13th Extension Landscape Work Day 8am until ?

Clean up only!

Weed removal and general chaos!

ATTENTION! If you are working at the Crestview Office, please be sure to check the e-mail on a regular basis.

March 24th 9am to 5pm March 25th 11am to 4pm Emerald Coast Convention Center 3

IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WEATHER.......

Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it...

We've all heard that but who said it first? It was one Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 – October 20, 1900). Warner was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel “The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today.” The quote is often attributed to Twain but it was in fact Warner who originated it. He said a lot of other really funny stuff too, which can be found here: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/ c/charles_dudley_warner.html And here for your March amusement (it IS National Mirth Month, after all!) are some other notable quotes about weather:

By Karen Harper

and short story writer, best known for the short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and “The Devil's Dictionary”. Some of his other notable quotes can be found here: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/ ambrose_bierce.html

“If March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb.”

Where did that one come from? Some claim that the saying applies to the relative positions of constellations at the beginning and end of the month of March. Leo, the lion on the Eastern horizon and Aries, the ram or lamb “Oh, what a blamed uncertain thing this pesky weather on the Western horizon. But is; It blew and snew and then it thew, And now, by jing, it's it looks as if various English authors may have used the friz!” by Philander Johnson (1866-1939) American journalphrasing as early as in 1624 in plays and books. In the ist, humorist, poet, and dramatic editor. Also remembered American colonies, the phrase "March came in like a lion" for these quotes: "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come" shows up in the Ames Almanack in 1740, and in other writ"Don't throw a monkey-wrench into the machinery" ings of the 1700's.

"Politics is the art of turning influence into affluence" In olden times, people often believed that bad spirits “No matter how rich you become, how famous or power- could affect the weather adversely, so they were cautious as ful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty to what they did or did not do in certain situations. Those much depend on the weather” by Michael Pritchard, who beliefs often included ideas that there should be a balance also provided these gems: “You don't stop laughing bein weather and life. So, if a month came in bad (like a lion), cause you grow old. You grow old because you stop laugh- it should go out good and calm (like a lamb). ing” “Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are devel- Some other March related lore with probably about the oped” “Pain shared is pain divided” same amount of accuracy: “Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.” by Ambrose Bierce, (June 24, 1842– 1914, exact date of death is unknown), American journalist, editorialist

A dry March and a wet May? Fill barns and bays with corn and hay. As it rains in March so it rains in June. March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers. (and who doesn't love that?)

Don’t Forget! Daylight Savings Time begins on March 11th!

Spring ahead.......Fall back.

Yup, losing that hour of sleep. Let the groans begin.

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ERIN GO BRAGH

A Walk on the Wild Side

by Marg Stewart & Karen Harper

Linda Meyers

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, why not try some good old fashioned Irish Soda Bread?

Information by UF/IFAS Wildlife Happenings Wildlife is “springing into action.” Here’s what we can enjoy....

Birds Migrating birds from Central and South America visit the state.

Mourning doves nest now through November.

Carolina wrens are nesting now.

Summer tanagers and great-crested flycatchers arrive to breed.

Listen for newly-returned chuck-will's-widows calling after sunset.

Plant columbine, coral bean, and other wildflowers to attract hummingbirds.

Wild turkey and quail begin breeding in central and north Florida.

Quail are breeding in many parts of the state.

Mammals Look for red foxes emerging from remote beaches.

Amphibians Male frogs and toads move to ponds, streams, and ditches to breed during rainy nights.

Reptiles Snakes become active and move to favorite feeding areas.

Fish Gulf of Mexico Sturgeon spawn in the Suwannee River during the spring or early summer.

Largemouth bass spawning through central and north Florida.

Plants & Trees Chickasaw plum and crabapples bloom in North Florida.

Ingredients 4 cups white flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups buttermilk Makes one loaf.

Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Make a well in the center and add 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk. Stir from the outside of the bowl, mixing inward to blend together. The dough should be soft, but not sticky. Add more buttermilk if necessary. When all is blended, put onto a floured board or countertop. Knead very lightly until all is smoothed over.

This only takes a few seconds. Pat into a round loaf about 2” high. Cut a cross pattern all the way along the top. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn oven down to 400°F and bake for 20 to 30 minutes longer. Loaf is done when it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Cool on a wire rack. If you don’t like your bread so crusty, wrap it in a towel while cooling.

“My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view.” H. Fred Dale

CHAMBERBITTER CONTROL You may recall that Dr. Unruh mentioned Monsanto “Certainty” as a new product out there to control Chamberbitter. I did a little Googling on it, and found out the following: Certainty is a post-emergent herbicide, not a preemergent like Isoxabin. The active ingredient is Sulfosulfuron. All reviews

By Bill Buckellew

indicate that it is very effective on almost everything bad and is safe for almost all grass. Almost too good to be true. Now for the bad news: It is available online from several vendors for about $130 per 1.25 oz. (That’s not a typo). Apparently, it is very concentrated, and that much will treat 10K5

30K sq. ft., but I think I would rather just pull the stuff up at that price. Even Celsius and Gallery are cheaper. Green Light Portrait is even less and the Niceville Garden Center currently stocks it. I’m still looking for a Chamberbitter recipe...when I find one, I’ll let you know.

WEED OF THE MONTH Clovers: Red, White and Crimson When spring comes the usual collection of weeds arrives in the lawn. It is easy recognizing clover with three leaflets attached to one petiole or leafstalk. But, the University of Florida IFAS Extension book, Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses, lists 12 lawn weeds that have leaves that look similar to clover! Clover is a broad term that refers to plants in three genera: Trifolium, Medicago, and Melilotus. Each contains clover species that are troublesome in turfgrass and ornamental areas. Three of the Trifolium clovers are the White, Red and Crimson clovers.

White clover Trifolium repens, was introduced to the US as a pasture crop, and is now common in grassy areas all over America. It is frequently included on lists of difficult-to-control weeds. White clover, as with all legumes, has the ability to survive under low soil nitrogen conditions. Clover patches can be very conspicuous in lawns as it maintains vigorous growth and dark green color. Clover can be identified by the three leaflets often characterized by a crescent moon shaped watermark. It is a low-growing, shallow-rooted, cool season perennial with whitish flowers, often tinged with pink as the flower ages. White Clover spreads by stolons or above ground runners. The plant takes root from the stolons at nodes along the stems when they come in contact with the soil. White clover is adapted to many soils but tends to grow best in soils that are moist and low in nitrogen. Clover usually flowers from May through September.

Red Clover Trifolium pratense is a short lived perennial. The flowers are dark pink with a paler base The leaves are alternate on the stem with three leaflets green with a characteristic pale crescent in the outer half of the leaf. It is a coolseason legume that dies as the days lengthen and temperatures rise.

Crimson clover Trifolium incarnatum with its red flower is frequently seen by roadsides, in hay fields and grazing

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areas in spring. It’s a cool season annual that is a soil builder, provides erosion prevention, ground cover, forage and nectar for honey bees. This annual weed also imparts nitrogen to the soil. All of these clovers are in the Legume family and actually provide benefits to your lawn. Peanuts, soybeans, a huge variety of peas and lentils are also legumes. What makes legumes so famous in the plant world is their ability to gather and use nitrogen from the air! Earth’s atmosphere is approximately seventy-eight percent nitrogen. At present, it’s commercially expensive to gather nitrogen from the atmosphere to produce fertilizer so an excellent alternative is to plant legumes.

All legumes have evolved a beneficial relationship with the bacteria, Rhizobia, which lives in their roots. Working together Rhizobia and the legume plants capture nitrogen from the atmosphere! This means that nitrogen is left in the soil after the plant dies and decays. So, an unwelcome weed may turn out to be a blessing in disguise!

Various small mammals and honeybees feed on clover blossoms, foliage and seedpods, including Cottontail Rabbits, Groundhogs, Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrels, and Meadow Voles. Large hoofed animals, such as the WhiteTailed Deer, cattle, horses, and sheep, graze on the foliage, too.

As our turfgrass resumes its growth in spring, it will generally crowd out these weeds. In lawns, the best approach to reducing clover is to mow correctly, fertilize correctly and water correctly to encourage the grass to grow faster than weeds.

Clovers are considered by some to be weeds in turfgrass.

Many common weed killers list these plants as target species on their product labels. But remember, clovers in lawns may actually be valuable to keep because they have the ability to take nitrogen from the air and convert it into fertilizer.

To learn more about using clover or other legumes, visit the University of Florida IFAS website at http://ifas.ufl.edu and type “clover” in the search engine. http://leon.ifas.ufl.edu/News_Columns/2010/042210UrbanLegumes.pdf 6

BOOK REVIEW

by Marg Stewart

This month we’re reviewing a movie. The link at the end is a free site, where you can view the whole movie. It is also available on Netflix. Ed Smith had mentioned this movie and honestly I expected to watch another ‘save the planet or else’ type of movie. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised and more so over the information about good old dirt that I had forgotten or didn’t know.

relationship with soil. It is simply a movie about dirt. The real change lies in our notion of what dirt is. The movie teaches us: "When humans arrived 2 million years ago, everything changed for dirt. And from that moment on, the fate of dirt and humans has been intimately linked." But more than the film and the lessons that it teaches, DIRT the Movie is a call to action.

DIRT! The Movie--directed and produced by Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow--takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. The opening scenes of the film dive into the wonderment of the soil. Made from the same elements as the stars, plants and animals, and us, "dirt is very much alive." Though, in modern industrial pursuits and clamor for both profit and natural resources, our human connection to and respect for soil has been disrupted.

"Drought, climate change, even war are all directly related to the way we are treating dirt."

DIRT! The Movie is an astonishing, humorous and substantial look at the glorious and unappreciated ground beneath our feet. Dirt! reveals how repairing our relationship with dirt can create new possibilities for all life on earth.

DIRT! the Movie--narrated by Jaime Lee Curtis--brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has. It shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial

http:// www.imdb.com/video/ hulu/vi1936431385/ Highly recommended!

Thanks again, Ed!

KING SAGO Like all cycads, the King Sago, Cycas revoluta has few natural enemies. The worst of these is Asian Scale. If untreated, the scale can cover both the upper and lower portions of the leaves and have the appearance of a snow covered plant. At present, the most effective way of treating for this pest is three prong. First, prune away all fronds that are severely infected, treat the remainder by spraying with either insecticidal soap or light horticultural oil. Finally, treat the unseen scale with a systemic insecticide that contains Imidacloprid.

A healthy, well mulched cycad will usually obtain a sufficient supply of Nitrogen from the coralloid roots. If the older leaves become pale green while the younger leaves maintain a normal dark green color, this may be an indication that supplemental nitrogen is required. According to the Palm and Cycad Societies of Florida, a palm fertilizer should not be used on cycads. They usually have a low Nitrogen content and cycads prefer one with 18-25% Nitrogen with part of this being slow release and the micro nutrients Iron, Magnesium, Manganese and Zinc.

Each year in late April or early May the King Sago will produce a flush of new fronds or a reproductive cone. The male cone can be broken off when it first begins to emerge and at times will be replaced with a flush of new fronds.

The female cone looks like a head of cabbage and some-

By Bob Bayer times is referred to as “a flower.

This should not be removed during its growth, because the open wound would subject the plant to a serious if not deadly fungus attack. The plant will not produce a cone until it is at least 12 years old and normally not until it’s 16th to 18th year. The cone is not produced every year but at two to three year intervals.

In nature, when a male and female plant are in close proximity to one another, the female becomes fertilized by pollen being moved by wind or insects. This is assuming that both cones open at the same time. To insure that seeds become fertilized we sometime have to assist Mother Nature.

When the female cone begins to open, find a male cone that is also open and filled with pollen, break the male cone off the plant and vigorously shake it above the female, allowing the pollen to enter her open cone. Repeat this procedure daily for 3-4 days or less if the male cone becomes rancid.

When the female is fully fertilized she will close the leaves of her cone. The cone will continue to enlarge as the seeds inside grow. It will reach its maximum size by late July or early August. At this point you may be able to see gray seeds inside the cone. As the weather begins to cool the seeds will start turning a red/orange color and the cone will once again begin to open. DO NOT remove the seeds at this time. When the weather turns from cool to cold, protect the seeds from frost. A light frost will turn the outer cover from red to black. This will not harm the embryo but a heavy frost will damage it and the mother. In late January or early February, the seeds should separate easily from the branches; do not force them.

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BREAK CLOVER EQUINOX FLOWERS GOLD GREEN HARE

HATTER IRISH LAMB LEPRECHAUN LIMERICK LION LUCKY

MADNESS PATRICK PLANTING RAINBOW REBIRTH RENEWAL SAINT

SEUSS SHAMROCK SHOWERS SPRING TIME VERNAL WEATHER

Answer to last month’s Cryptogram puzzle. The saying was:

Corned beef and cabbage!

Photo by Jane M. her yard.

Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Save February, with twenty-eight days clear, And twenty-nine each leap year.

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THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND Not a great deal is known about Patrick's early life. He was born into a wealthy family in Britain in the 4th century when it was part of the Roman Empire. His father and grandfather were deacons in the Church. At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave. It is believed he was held on the west coast of Ireland, but the exact location is unknown. According to his Confession, he was told by God in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, where he would board a ship and regain his freedom Upon returning to Britain, he joined the Church and studied to be a priest.

In 432, he returned to Ireland as a Bishop, to bring Christianity to the Irish. Local Irish folklore tells that one of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the Irish people.

After nearly thirty years of evangelism, he died on 17 March 461 and was buried at Downpatrick. Although there were other more successful missions to Ireland from Rome, Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity and is held in high esteem in the Irish Church.

What about those snakes that St. Patrick drove from Ireland? This is one of the most persistent (and inaccurate) myths about Patrick. He supposedly drove all the snakes from Ireland into the Irish Sea, where the serpents drowned. (Some still say that is why the sea is so rough.)

One minor problem with that. Snakes have never been native to Ireland. Ancient snake fossils are found only on southern continents, suggesting that snakes first radiated from the super-continent comprised of modern-day Antarctica, South America, Africa, India, and Australia. Migrating to Ireland wasn't an option at this time, as the area was completely underwater. The serpents that were cast out by St. Patrick were more likely a metaphor for the Druidic religions, which steadily disappeared from Ireland in the centuries after St. Patrick brought Christianity to its shores.

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So why do we wear green on St. Patrick's Day? Originally, the color associated with Saint Patrick was blue. Over the years the color green and its association with Saint Patrick's day grew.

Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St. Patrick's Day as early as the 17th century. As noted above, St. Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, as a prop to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have remained an important feature of the day. In the 1798 Irish Rebellion, Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March to make a political statement, in hopes of capturing public attention. The actual phrase "the wearing of the green", meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing, derives from a song of the same name. “The Wearin' O' the Green” is an anonymous street ballad that dates to the 1798 rebellion. Wearing a shamrock in the ”caubeen” (hat) was a sign of rebellion and green was the color of the Society of the United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary organization.

During the period, displaying revolutionary insignia was made punishable by hanging.

And whose idea was corned beef and cabbage? To "corn" something means to preserve it in a salty brine. Prior to the use of refrigeration in Ireland, corning was essential for storing meat, especially from large animals like cows. Beef that was slaughtered and corned before the winter was traditionally served with the first fresh spring cabbage to break the Lenten fast on Easter. Corned beef has become less popular among younger Irish-Americans. They don't share the memories of the older generations who fled famine-stricken Ireland during the heyday of corned beef and brought their fondness for the dish with them to the new country. But drinking that green beer will probably go on forever!

WHAT’S NEW? Interesting updates out there. The Journal of Agriculture and Food Industry has determined three varieties are ‘healthier’ than any others. There is a new plant hardiness zone map out there. You can get more info at http:// tinyurl.com/79gc2ka. There is also a new heat zone map out there. Not to be confused with the plant hardiness zone. For more info http://tinyurl.com/749qbho.

And last but not least, there is a new study showing the promise of a natural control for fire ants. The humble fungi seems to be doing the job. Read all about it at http://tinyurl.com/89h6mht.

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Marg Stewart—Editor Shari Farrell, Karen Harper and Linda Meyers—Co-Editors

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LAST WORD Quite a while ago, I had gotten my husband a garden ornament. It’s a biplane designed to look like a weather vane. The elements had taken their toll and it was time for a new paint job. Since I am such a wise person (ha ha) I figured I had better make sure that nothing had taken up residence inside so I shook it out. Thankfully (I thought about it afterwards) nothing flew out (as in wasps) but instead a little tree frog made an exit.

I don’t know about you but I’ve never quite thought of frogs as being pilot material. But, there he was, not very happy that I had dislodged him.

I also had to get a new birdfeeder.

The old one gave it’s all—literally. The birds however, have not been all that happy dealing with the new feeder. I know they will, but it will take them some time to get used to it.

That got me to thinking—we are pretty much the same way. Every so often someone or something comes along and shakes up our world and dislodges us. We were comfortable in our spot but forces conspired to make us move out of our ‘comfort zone.’ On top of that, things change. Whether it is the layout of our favorite store, a brand that we always used that isn’t around anymore—life changes and sometimes we don’t respond very well to those changes.

How many times have you just gotten so angry because something changed? It isn’t fair, we don’t like it, and nothing, I mean nothing, is going to change our minds.

But is that really how we should react? Does it make any difference?

99.9% of the time, no matter how much we stomp our feet, changes and shake-ups occur and will keep occurring whether we want them to or not.

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Marg Stewart garden. I’m sure something else will take up residence at some point. The little frog has been discovered living in the gardenia. I’m sure he’ll find plenty of bugs there and quite frankly he looked more at home in the plant than he did in the airplane.

I just checked outside and there are two birds on the new feeder. Guess they figured out that some change isn’t a bad thing after all.

Since the frogs and the birds can learn to adapt, I think I’ll feel a little silly fussing about changes or shakeups in my own world.

Frances Crissman Linda Kulaw Olga Nemtseva Ed Smith

“The secret of staying

young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”

Lucile Ball