tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Watching the World Wake UpWatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2371125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-87704603959390818552023-05-24T22:20:07.323-06:002023-05-24T22:20:07.323-06:0013 years later and these bugs are still going stro...13 years later and these bugs are still going strong, and still Very Little real info about them. Thanks for this. They bit the hell out of me on Gooseberry Mesa and pretty much ruined an otherwise awesome campsite. Even with DEET they Loved my face, especially ears and eyes. Oddly, they left my arms and legs alone. I especially appreciated learning they hang out by Juniper trees, which matches my experience. On a backpacking trip they were terrible by my campsite, I hiked about a mile to a stream and they didn't bother me there. I'm thinking there were probably cottonwoods or other trees. So, at least now I know to stay away from the Juniper forests this time of year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389183402399636495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-15411867393562813502021-12-19T22:12:08.781-07:002021-12-19T22:12:08.781-07:00I'm from and live in Colorado and I have "...I'm from and live in Colorado and I have "bugs" like this in my door way. They sure do look a lot like the Chagas bug or the "kissing" bug. Idk?..... Eeeewweww either way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319385619266002185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-45706191165885293202021-10-29T08:29:02.347-06:002021-10-29T08:29:02.347-06:00Hey Sam, great info- thanks for chiming in!
And h...Hey Sam, great info- thanks for chiming in!<br /><br />And heck no, not"rude" at all! Makes me smile that someone still finds something interesting here after all these years :^)Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-83647552797581778592021-10-27T21:05:37.734-06:002021-10-27T21:05:37.734-06:00I've planted dozens of Coast Redwoods in north...I've planted dozens of Coast Redwoods in northern Utah (Farmington) starting in 2018. A few froze, some died of other accidents or problems, (trampling, strangled by weeds, drought, vandalism, etc), but some have survived, and there are still a couple from 2018. They've made it through 3 winters so far. The largest is about 5 feet tall, and I planted it when it was under 3 feet. I have many more that have made it through one or two winters.<br /><br />Turns out that they're hardy to around 0° F, sometimes lower, and recover from damage easily, especially as they grow larger. The trick is to plant them in the spring, and/or get specimens whose needles have hardened off. Our summer heat helps well with that. In addition, blue cultivars such as Steel Blue, Simpson Silver, Filoli, and Aptos Blue tend to handle the cold better. Steel Blue especially doesn't even discolor!<br /><br />I hope it's not rude to comment on an old post like this, sorry if so.Sam Dunfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931643655192787349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-30448507316786547322021-05-21T02:52:43.517-06:002021-05-21T02:52:43.517-06:00Hi, here from Italy.... Just found this spider, sk...Hi, here from Italy.... Just found this spider, skiller as you call it in my living room, but about the sowbugs I thought I might mention that they really useful as they adsorb heavy metals from the ground and so have a purifying quality. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167361159552852778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-9104618220659467532020-12-01T05:46:05.755-07:002020-12-01T05:46:05.755-07:00That was a good read. Have always loved the Globe ...That was a good read. Have always loved the Globe Willow. PS you took that photo in Palisade, correct? 🙂RoyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399321704533907117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-66803193938913831242020-10-16T05:32:12.580-06:002020-10-16T05:32:12.580-06:00BY PHYLLIS THOMAS THE POST FROM MICHIGANBY PHYLLIS THOMAS THE POST FROM MICHIGANAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700877986910245320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-19770145390671979782020-10-16T05:31:13.170-06:002020-10-16T05:31:13.170-06:00Its October 16,2020. The temperature is about 37de...Its October 16,2020. The temperature is about 37degrees in macomb county michigan...the leaves are completely off the tree in front of my house..Since the last 3 years the leaves were on until the last week of October/first week of November..so on October 15, 2020 all the leaves have fell off..INTERESTING ENOUGH FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS THE CRICKETS HAVE CHIRPED NON STOP..ONLY HEARD 2 this past week..I always concluded that Winter and the Cold weather this year is 3 Weeks Early...ITS BY THE START OF CHIRPING OF CRICKETS SPRING HAS ARRIVED..AND WINTER WILL BE 3 WEEKS EARLY AND THE COLD SINCE THE CRICKETS STOPPED CHIRPING I HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR OVER 40 YEARS.ITS 7:30 AM EST. OCTOBER 16, 2020Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700877986910245320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-90917797041312179442020-10-06T16:53:08.283-06:002020-10-06T16:53:08.283-06:00Thank you for the information. I have several Scru...Thank you for the information. I have several Scrub Oaks in my backyard near my deck and we watch the squirrels eat the acorns and find the endless task of pulling up or cutting down the fast growing shoots tiring for sure. I still love these trees. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140520507843797546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-85072757118964040602020-10-01T08:08:11.486-06:002020-10-01T08:08:11.486-06:00https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/in...https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/international-oaks-no-3<br /><br />The Tucker article has specific history on your hybrids.Lucas Machiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023964232928075848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-63002995675663879962020-08-18T08:25:16.014-06:002020-08-18T08:25:16.014-06:00I have noticed this too. (Which is why and did a s...I have noticed this too. (Which is why and did a search and found your post.) I wondered If I was correct in noticing that at the end of summer you hear crickets during the day, but not earlier in the summer. I heard it recently and wondered why it felt like fall to me. It seemed to be the crickets.Jonathan Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126850031496625025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-87691626951776679772020-06-05T19:39:45.080-06:002020-06-05T19:39:45.080-06:00Have a pair nesting in the blue spurce in my backy...Have a pair nesting in the blue spurce in my backyard. I've had tons of time, quarantined at home due to Covid-19. Now, I'm unemployed as a result= more time to observe the magpies at work. They have 4 fledglings now and are stellar parents to say the least. All of their behavior is exactly as you described, from nest building on. They are omnivores that's for sure and I've seen them attack and kill baby rabbits and even morning doves (once!). Thanks for the great read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802552377306268789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-53451496552392961212020-05-31T14:31:14.092-06:002020-05-31T14:31:14.092-06:00I've used crocodile repellent too and found it...I've used crocodile repellent too and found it effective. Also use head nets and high socks. They make big blisters and long lasting scars on me. I bought Ben's wilderness formula recommended in Kanab, that claims it works on no see ums, but I haven't tried it yet. I get bit at family reunions near Zion's, and we stopped going in June.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452785402944796412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-60814465822608404322020-05-31T13:45:02.828-06:002020-05-31T13:45:02.828-06:00I've tried boiling sage brush and making a spr...I've tried boiling sage brush and making a spray only thing that's kept them away for me.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751065324297338311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-64280962411446071202020-05-19T08:57:10.490-06:002020-05-19T08:57:10.490-06:00I have been watching the strangest thing - for the...I have been watching the strangest thing - for the past few days three magpies working together on one nest! Anyone else observe anything like this? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411438679545278986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-48831712388692487802020-05-17T21:13:04.161-06:002020-05-17T21:13:04.161-06:00very interesting, smart smart guy & pigeons ar...very interesting, smart smart guy & pigeons are phenomenalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929544920863955673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-25201016930800353132020-01-21T16:18:11.521-07:002020-01-21T16:18:11.521-07:00Great questions and interesting discussion. FYI Th...Great questions and interesting discussion. FYI There are "old growth" Ponderosas around the Thistle slide, just above the Utah County Sheriff's shooting range. They're up to a few hundred years old. Re the discussion above, "Red pine" was actually Douglas-fir to the early settlers, because it has a reddish heartwood, and "white pine" was Engelmann spruce because it lacks the reddish heartwood. A book called "The Lady in the Ore Bucket" by Keller refers to yellow pine (aka ponderosa) being cut in Mill Creek Canyon in the 1860s. I agree that it is very unlikely that the whole species was removed from the Wasatch, but certainly a lot of it was, and there probably wasn't much to begin with. The same book has a quote that there were "precious few trees left" by 1881. so there was a ton of indiscriminate logging going on. And anything of value, like ponderosa, Doug-fir, and spruce would have been taken first. White fir and limber pine rot easily so they wouldn't have been too valuable, although there is some evidence that they were used for cabin building. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714498328395475605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-65722434161975114632020-01-21T14:24:36.667-07:002020-01-21T14:24:36.667-07:00https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56598789...https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56598789&itype=CMSIDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-22316479632227355942019-11-07T22:52:50.723-07:002019-11-07T22:52:50.723-07:00On opening day of deer season in Idaho this year, ...On opening day of deer season in Idaho this year, upon returning to my car after hunting the afternoon near an artificial deer scrape, as I rounded the bend and saw my car, a cow moose walked in front of it. I picked up the pace to try to see her down in the creek bottom. When I got closer on the road overlooking the creek there to my ecstatic surprise were two cow moose and behind them was a fully antlered bull! They were following the creek away from my car as I was on the road parallel to the creek heading to my car. I don't know if that would be classified as a harem but the trio being just below me less than 20 yards was like being at the San Diego Wild animal park without the fence. Typical for me, as I was unloading my 30.06 behind my car a deer up in thick woods snorted at me. For me this was an experience of a lifetime. Next year I will apply for a moose tag. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457467996279412727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-33346186810476416222019-09-05T14:45:13.910-06:002019-09-05T14:45:13.910-06:00That's the same reasoning behind the town name...That's the same reasoning behind the town name of Cedar City<br />The pioneers should have named it Juniper Junction LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548274026072933135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-37173524697909918042019-09-05T10:19:00.704-06:002019-09-05T10:19:00.704-06:00For some strange reason, juniper trees are called ...For some strange reason, juniper trees are called cedar trees in Arizona. That's why they call them cedar gnats. Why they call the trees cedars, I have no idea!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452785402944796412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-17534211160257508292019-09-04T20:19:44.229-06:002019-09-04T20:19:44.229-06:00Why the heck are they called Cedar Gnats when they...Why the heck are they called Cedar Gnats when they live in juniper trees? No wonder we are all so confused about what kind of trees we have in the 4 Corners area! LOL! Great article, thanks for the enlightenment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728709745497287001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-23520964813159342952019-06-17T14:29:39.198-06:002019-06-17T14:29:39.198-06:00There can be a bright side to everything. Years a...There can be a bright side to everything. Years ago our neighbors who were from Bakersfield came to Kanab in late May. They were had so many gnats bites in the first few days they left. A phone call from them a week later resulted in the purchase of their 15 acres for below market value. They were so glad to leave, we were so glad to buy the land. A good solution is a camping trip up to the pine trees for few weeks. You would think that science would find something that works?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10179221023494157739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-55064346762040301122019-06-12T14:04:55.688-06:002019-06-12T14:04:55.688-06:00We live in Rockville, just outside Zion NP. The gn...We live in Rockville, just outside Zion NP. The gnats have been severe for the last 3 weeks. I have been trying essential oils added to Cutter Skinsations Insect repellent. The only one's I have on hand are Tea Tree Oil and lavendar. They don't seem to biting today. There are other essential oils that may work as well. Need to look it up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497289166608609231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-51650120638308835312018-12-20T11:25:49.381-07:002018-12-20T11:25:49.381-07:00Well, here it is, nine years later. I'm trying...Well, here it is, nine years later. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the enemy - the yellow jackets in my backyard. I'm also an engineer, and overstudy everything before I tackle a project. I learned a lot from your post, and thank you. <br /><br />I'm now wondering how cold does it have to get for the workers to die off. Here in tropical Florida, we don't get many freezing days. Earlier this month (December), I was cleaning my yard when I disturbed a nest and got attacked. They sure hadn't died off! I went back a few days later to try and find the nest, and was attacked again.<br /><br />I put out commercial traps, which haven't trapped a single yellow jacket. I made my own trap baited with (canned, wet) cat food (chicken and fish) and apple cider vinegar. The home made trap captured a few, but I can still find them flying around the suspected nest location.<br /><br />I've now got a beekeeper suit and some (Bayer) Tempo Dust insecticide. The battle resumes!<br /><br />Merry Christmas and happy New Year!<br /><br />- Arved<br />NE Florida, USAArved Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144512469728230160noreply@blogger.com