CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

I believe your right Gary And that is just Bad......

[dughlas]

22 hours ago, Marty said:

Possibly. And maybe Clematis, Wisteria, and possibly Virginian Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)...

I have a wisteria growing on an arbor at my home in PA. It should bloom in about a month or so. I understand it has been a bit cool and the arbor is shaded in the afternoon so it is likely to bloom late this year.

[dughlas]

17 hours ago, Headstall said:

I just had a blizzard here. I went out to bring my mare in but she ran up to the gate, snorted at me, and trotted away.   It's stopped now but the wind is wicked.

Guess that would an example of horse sense.

[Albert1434]

Aloha DughlasHoping your well today

[Headstall]

6 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Guess that would an example of horse sense.

She makes the decisions.   Hey, bro and Mum.  

[dughlas]

8 hours ago, Marty said:

Good morning, all.

Another beautiful day here, so don't expect to see all that much of me until late evening.

(Although I will be in occasionally for snacks.)

Hope you all have a great day.

It's been a lovely day here too. Temp is currently 64/18° with bright sunshine and a light breeze. I did a few chores this morning. Performed a test run of mum's sprinkler system. Had to did two of the heads loose. They been covered by root growth. Made a trip to the County's hazardous waste facility. Had some old paint and pesticides left from my stepdad. After that I pruned some azaleas. It was time for lunch when I finished that chore. Now I'm just relaxing in hopes the migraine quiets or at least doesn't worsen.

[dughlas]

5 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Greetings Albert.

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

That looks like honeysuckle, also known as woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum), one of my favourite wild flowers.

It's actually growing wild in the hedge on one side of my garden (the one the robins are nesting in).

The flowers have a beautiful scent, particularly after dark on warm evening. Apparently they are pollinated by night flying moths that have long tongues (technically: proboscises) that can get down to the nectar at the base of the long tube-like flowers. Some species of bees are known to bite through the base of that tube to get at the nectar.

I love the scent on a warm summer's evening but it can become invasive.  I had it overtake an entire hedge of spirea. Had to sacrifice most of the hedge to get rid of the vines.

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

I have one of those... it's pinkish white.  

You probably have a variety bred for home gardens. My dad planted some that are rose and a golden yellow. The white is the "wild" variety.

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

This is what mine looks like...

Mine is not as bushy because it gets a lot of shade, so the branches are longer and more spread out, and it looks more like a weeping bush with a crown. It is lovely. You can't go wrong with one of these, Marty.  

Happy Wednesday, all.  

Dad's looks like this except the lighter portion of the flower is a soft golden-yellow.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

The Tyson meat plant closed because all 2800 works all have the Virus. This plant is in Iowa and you can bet on less supply and higher prices

Are you certain that all 2800 tested positive. I hadn't heard the count was that extreme. I used to work for Tyson in the poultry divison and my wife is the plant manager for a Tyson facility in Portland, ME.

Between the Smithfield plant in SD and this one the process 8-10% of the pork processed in the US. However, some of that would have been exported. Under the current conditions very little if any is being exported.

[Headstall]

13 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I love the scent on a warm summer's evening but it can become invasive.  I had it overtake an entire hedge of spirea. Had to sacrifice most of the hedge to get rid of the vines.

Mine hasn't spread at all, probably because of the shade, and the fact I mow completely around it. I'll keep my eyes open because I wouldn't mind a shoot or two to plant elsewhere... like along the back fence where it could spread to its heart's content.  

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

They should have closed it a long time ago.  

Probably, but keep in mind for the towns where these plants are located they are the economic lifeblood and food production is considered an essential business. Most are located in rural areas that haven't seen many cases of the virus. Also, many of those folks were asymptomatic and the virus can spread exponentially in a very short time. This was a case of insufficient safety measures in an industry where folks work nearly shoulder-to-shoulder. I fear there is a mindset in rural parts of the country that the virus is a problem for the cities, particularly on the East and West coasts, that it isn't going to be a problem in their community. The thought that it is others that will get sick not me. I think that mindset is what let's folks rebel against the restrictions that our states have put in place. Mum's one neighbor has been complaining because she can't get her hair cut and colored. She also was complaining because she can't go anywhere. Mum looked at her and said you don't go that many places. Her response was yeah but it's the idea she can't. Mum told her to grow up.

[dughlas]

36 minutes ago, Headstall said:

She makes the decisions.   Hey, bro and Mum.  

Bet you'd never catch her standing on a chair in the middle of a hosta bed ...

[dughlas]

14 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Mine hasn't spread at all, probably because of the shade, and the fact I mow completely around it. I'll keep my eyes open because I wouldn't mind a shoot or two to plant elsewhere... like along the back fence where it could spread to its heart's content.  

I think you have the "domesticated" type. They tend to be more shrub-like in their growth. Dad's grew very slowly, less than a foot in three or four years.

[Valkyrie]

41 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Are you certain that all 2800 tested positive. I hadn't heard the count was that extreme. I used to work for Tyson in the poultry divison and my wife is the plant manager for a Tyson facility in Portland, ME.

Between the Smithfield plant in SD and this one the process 8-10% of the pork processed in the US. However, some of that would have been exported. Under the current conditions very little if any is being exported.

From an article on CNN:

The plant, located in Waterloo, Iowa, had already slowed production because many of its 2,800 workers had been calling out sick. The Black Hawk County health department linked the Tyson plant to 182 of the county's 374 Covid-19 cases. Last week, Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart called for the Tyson facility to be shut down.

[dughlas]

3 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

From an article on CNN:

The plant, located in Waterloo, Iowa, had already slowed production because many of its 2,800 workers had been calling out sick. The Black Hawk County health department linked the Tyson plant to 182 of the county's 374 Covid-19 cases. Last week, Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart called for the Tyson facility to be shut down.

Thanks, that's the same info I heard.

[Marty]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

I love the scent on a warm summer's evening but it can become invasive.  I had it overtake an entire hedge of spirea. Had to sacrifice most of the hedge to get rid of the vines.

I normally find that if I just prune the vines near their bases occasionally I can keep it under control. As the vines wither they may look unsightly for a while. But, yes, I have seen them overtake hedges if left to grow completely wild.  

[Albert1434]

I was must have hear that wrong

Edited April 22, 2020 by Albert1434
Because it needed it

[Albert1434]

Sorry about that this what they must have said

More than 180 infections had been linked to the plant earlier this week and officials expect that number to dramatically rise. The company said that mass testing of its 2,800 workers would begin later this week.

But I am will to bet its close to that since they work close together

Edited April 22, 2020 by Albert1434

[Marty]

8 hours ago, Marty said:

That looks like honeysuckle, also known as woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum), one of my favourite wild flowers.

It's actually growing wild in the hedge on one side of my garden (the one the robins are nesting in).

The flowers have a beautiful scent, particularly after dark on warm evening. Apparently they are pollinated by night flying moths that have long tongues (technically: proboscises) that can get down to the nectar at the base of the long tube-like flowers. Some species of bees are known to bite through the base of that tube to get at the nectar.

Just out of interest, here's a macro shot I took of a honeysuckle inflorescence in August of 2015:

[Marty]

A neighbour told me earlier today that there's no such thing as a blue flower. He claimed they are all just different shades of violet.

I thought about it for a while, and then just looked at him and said:

"You'll be telling me next that there's no such thing as colours. But that they're all just pigments of our imagination."

[Albert1434]

    

Edited April 22, 2020 by Albert1434

[Albert1434]

Blue is a rare color in any thing

[Marty]

3 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

    

All just different shades of violet, young Albert!