tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33888939428367647442024-02-02T08:32:50.867-05:00THE CHICKADEE FEEDERThings I Don't Know. Musings of a Homeschool Mom.The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-19813973914995594422021-10-20T14:58:00.002-04:002021-10-27T12:53:52.605-04:00<p> </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">ANOTHER OF DAD'S PROJECTS</h3><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the recent Portland tractor show, my dad bought an old motorcycle cargo trailer. He tore the top off and gave it away. Then he changed the bottom into a 4-person trailer to pull behind his Cub Cadet. He is AMAZING.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">I wouldn't have seen value in this thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cjOdDvTZV0gL0ruIzwny2Cb4vbLJWm9T24M4OBhaILcH4XpEJLMoyHa2-wYuC1w5Wknk4Nk7cv6MtyKoJ86aZKdJDuzD-5IEi2QG8v4kkjcfCBFEYYtHZt_4hoLetAER4KFhzRmvWFOh/s2048/PXL_20210826_194607148.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cjOdDvTZV0gL0ruIzwny2Cb4vbLJWm9T24M4OBhaILcH4XpEJLMoyHa2-wYuC1w5Wknk4Nk7cv6MtyKoJ86aZKdJDuzD-5IEi2QG8v4kkjcfCBFEYYtHZt_4hoLetAER4KFhzRmvWFOh/w480-h640/PXL_20210826_194607148.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He took the top off and put it out by the road; it was gone within the hour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuWA0RSoCr8Bpjv82impX3MGWLrfn_N-4yzkGdLRH7vnrWDcQZamToSAWsvX-rEnfHMrbyiSnsmpq5g6nnuqRVakqV7BNg2gHeXuswcfB88QkfUhSRfXwGm4DibXZWnpJtOWiUSSvtTvI/s2048/PXL_20210829_143342089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuWA0RSoCr8Bpjv82impX3MGWLrfn_N-4yzkGdLRH7vnrWDcQZamToSAWsvX-rEnfHMrbyiSnsmpq5g6nnuqRVakqV7BNg2gHeXuswcfB88QkfUhSRfXwGm4DibXZWnpJtOWiUSSvtTvI/w480-h640/PXL_20210829_143342089.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It had good underpinnings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCPMWrDwbQKSRlCStFv5IWKA8UVCOZcZdlCheWkM8osNWm3_VfdfANYAbukbtFN-A_gL7i78XZS1EGauDWWo1sIHXDFmQApwfnX6FSmbv_Uxd1iY39mLgUi_cnI3842gm51snrUoadwsX/s2048/PXL_20210829_141056318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCPMWrDwbQKSRlCStFv5IWKA8UVCOZcZdlCheWkM8osNWm3_VfdfANYAbukbtFN-A_gL7i78XZS1EGauDWWo1sIHXDFmQApwfnX6FSmbv_Uxd1iY39mLgUi_cnI3842gm51snrUoadwsX/w480-h640/PXL_20210829_141056318.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He custom-ordered Amish buggy seats and the finished product looks pretty spiffy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_XcS6PTjdRBSgJI4T1qgy4YCh0ewHScLMgXrdq9eduCd3RFf18lh5HmhoLHcSS7xVoSsplp-8xvEFA-a5s9idt7B0CHaoN5Ku2t7QfFThnRusRynpfVJyWksSeDGKdm4Ew2cPx6xD2VE/s960/8478-Blur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_XcS6PTjdRBSgJI4T1qgy4YCh0ewHScLMgXrdq9eduCd3RFf18lh5HmhoLHcSS7xVoSsplp-8xvEFA-a5s9idt7B0CHaoN5Ku2t7QfFThnRusRynpfVJyWksSeDGKdm4Ew2cPx6xD2VE/w640-h480/8478-Blur.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the old trailer he had built for Mom years ago. We used it this year. There's something about the ladies being consigned to riding on the back that makes people laugh. (What the guys don't know is that when the day is 90 degrees, being removed from the heat coming off that engine is a great relief!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQWD0_WjnZFpEabV8U40Ehtv4M2tMiXeZKRvxvlY0iMTdLyPQ3nP0WgmXoLfgS46TOPYecZMq1qPN-jR9aDhtkl4f_ovDmb1EcW-J03nZR_vB-Y0Ue5pilSNUMYNe_ZR_qwnus6JPfvB1/s2048/1630169924745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQWD0_WjnZFpEabV8U40Ehtv4M2tMiXeZKRvxvlY0iMTdLyPQ3nP0WgmXoLfgS46TOPYecZMq1qPN-jR9aDhtkl4f_ovDmb1EcW-J03nZR_vB-Y0Ue5pilSNUMYNe_ZR_qwnus6JPfvB1/w640-h388/1630169924745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-76073492985346833792021-09-15T13:11:00.003-04:002021-09-15T15:15:18.767-04:00<h3 style="text-align: left;"> TREES IN THE GARDEN</h3><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today I weeded out baby trees in my flowerbeds. 38 tulip trees, 3 beech, 2 maple, and 1 red oak.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tulip</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhEV6yd2mi4ZIJwYahELfImxpmB_UpXN4-VZV6-bzinEuU4cwjolBrTRx5HYzTtHhSsxMvmy2zBZUAdSbC9erStYTTiSdd4gDuFU2XxTVcbftagGyGocfA4ChWBSn6bbKy5lu9ClrPtgi/s960/tulip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="960" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhEV6yd2mi4ZIJwYahELfImxpmB_UpXN4-VZV6-bzinEuU4cwjolBrTRx5HYzTtHhSsxMvmy2zBZUAdSbC9erStYTTiSdd4gDuFU2XxTVcbftagGyGocfA4ChWBSn6bbKy5lu9ClrPtgi/w640-h605/tulip.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">American Beech</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7kg-XMvfSKqRM1Q6I7OXX9VuixnxYfuuujdpnKoH5F52u01TEZv0nGoSWGrknzp180hi-bIv1mOZ45UlOe51MjK4qZwVQjwqxjOhnvzuP5aQDV-DJmHC6A1XtYxJnIJQ9rOvbAtW8dnD/s960/beech.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="960" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7kg-XMvfSKqRM1Q6I7OXX9VuixnxYfuuujdpnKoH5F52u01TEZv0nGoSWGrknzp180hi-bIv1mOZ45UlOe51MjK4qZwVQjwqxjOhnvzuP5aQDV-DJmHC6A1XtYxJnIJQ9rOvbAtW8dnD/w640-h549/beech.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Red Maple</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZWYnOmpKx-Mb2IFJoC_O6Mj_ifMuegdm8ezSQMdemltg9lbRM2tPRnhRZJj4wGtikwd5UoFB7NgG8_1tG_-FsBN4hEr0MWNaMU88XPusO5n0ASxiSDE1HU3pZEphbBBE2ev3BOdXS2a0/w480-h640/red+oak.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-10540137163174203832021-09-13T13:11:00.002-04:002021-09-15T15:14:34.304-04:00<h3 style="text-align: left;"> OUR WHEEZY</h3><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wheezy Trotter Welton, age 13, of Grove City died today at the Franklin Animal Clinic of cancer. Born April 1, 2008 in the woods, he was brought to the Welton home during a severe storm and decided to be adopted there, where he remained a valued member of the family until his death. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">He was an indoor-outdoor cat. He went in and out and in and out and in and out and in. A voracious hunter, his winning streak was a chipmunk every day for 3 weeks in a row. He also brought frogs, mice, voles, and flying squirrels to the back door. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, he was a lap cat, gently leaping onto any person’s lap who happened to sit down. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">He was God's good gift and he was the smartest and best cat who ever lived.</span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">This was the moment he claimed our family.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-3WnV23i1sDz7IAnGqXQJW7BUfgaKfBE1chViSV0d-riShIDLQyGtptPxWIwpPXsyYjicqwapMbadJx0KYqxuTe6yVTclfTNkmNGwDU8Y5V0megS8PYzhkD_ZctvqJMrFk3KmYoLzQwl/w640-h640/cat+2015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">He does not look sorry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlQlkH30TAGtsWWvjBDrJeqZy1Kp7X8RXMrcrXtWzDZe-B4tv62oaXj7qAQWV78MFwJ0RehZJCjXWoXQBZebTgTv4Svc8J4lRv1kAiH4z7xhJllgwLZJDtIvgfP-_IAE3DrUOIswcROBR/s639/2012+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="639" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlQlkH30TAGtsWWvjBDrJeqZy1Kp7X8RXMrcrXtWzDZe-B4tv62oaXj7qAQWV78MFwJ0RehZJCjXWoXQBZebTgTv4Svc8J4lRv1kAiH4z7xhJllgwLZJDtIvgfP-_IAE3DrUOIswcROBR/w640-h480/2012+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">His photo was chosen to be the December Man in a calendar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhrrvx_xxlv8qz2cH2HY6knWCnzZblI0a8XOCk3a5PvUFyC4uni9Oj8LnYB00c_ANtMNZMsGSjqPWVQioyp4rqY-CHQ-oj0YofNmERXnkXCQel-54MAw6xJ3o5FVw3KtqIffXZiJtzWEo/s2048/2017+%252810%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDWRNf2XcmVlfycHK7Cblrl6OU9mZNPC8swUOC4WPO2gfp_u7AvrPbtvI9mObyJv0nhHTT_YsUAxATjKn6dDM2AIPbdx593VIjbPolmIoWTj3GJaHKlVSBM63Mar_1Gh_vvqrQCByFmYe/w640-h426/IMG_2336+%2528Small%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">He really had a thing about jumping on the roof. Once he fell down the chimney and Ben had to go to the basement to fetch him out of the fireplace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRq4iDqVxWdJdBtRu92jBanQ6RAgzdHs4VuNsfcuuRbrvNbTE53biTiH9kDnZVuwVcaQjdTfQ2BoPz2dgriq7QKuMYzua4UnlYQocX5ayXRyPl1OND1wvkRgX0gbssYeFFaQdMfJf0iRr/s2048/IMG_4604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRq4iDqVxWdJdBtRu92jBanQ6RAgzdHs4VuNsfcuuRbrvNbTE53biTiH9kDnZVuwVcaQjdTfQ2BoPz2dgriq7QKuMYzua4UnlYQocX5ayXRyPl1OND1wvkRgX0gbssYeFFaQdMfJf0iRr/w640-h480/IMG_4604.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">This was one of his favorite spots to sit. Can you see him?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFSbK4hDCYvZk_RhzMHU65bDLChb0mhdJvaJpK2kImQiSdEZmga29dYuFUfaQI1NrsP_2__wXl7mZpgBZ2ZBSw3i7aXZmivFC2MSeHTZHgdHrMbSV5Mhx0IeO-hFhWTRB2cvIqow24erO/s2048/IMG_6522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFSbK4hDCYvZk_RhzMHU65bDLChb0mhdJvaJpK2kImQiSdEZmga29dYuFUfaQI1NrsP_2__wXl7mZpgBZ2ZBSw3i7aXZmivFC2MSeHTZHgdHrMbSV5Mhx0IeO-hFhWTRB2cvIqow24erO/w640-h480/IMG_6522.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Hz_65Wpu4aMg3WNlTShDbUyU6Zm1FnWGkJoH6SeYLiHZAxa5Lmv6lCM0ScUYoNlbmZivJLnhcbDpFfq7ALLOH5NTAY_zCRI3vTeGmZb-g9VrEVxyY5wBe13twSWF-ZyFquWhtAKZ2wHM/s799/cat+3+%25282%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Hz_65Wpu4aMg3WNlTShDbUyU6Zm1FnWGkJoH6SeYLiHZAxa5Lmv6lCM0ScUYoNlbmZivJLnhcbDpFfq7ALLOH5NTAY_zCRI3vTeGmZb-g9VrEVxyY5wBe13twSWF-ZyFquWhtAKZ2wHM/w480-h640/cat+3+%25282%2529.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-57792316785101916522021-07-13T14:42:00.001-04:002021-09-15T15:04:01.723-04:00<h3 style="text-align: left;"> FAIRY CIRCLE</h3><p><br /></p><p>This fairy circle appeared at my parents' house this year. They have lived there for 45 years and have never had it before. It was quite an attraction and was photographed by many people.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4GCUv4c86UA9YnlZ9KPdfG0x7RlUb9o4YbmxHhJqxy1dFCe8nDAdrDg5ctz7BI3mdMrnk8a8_DHAtZi45euzx8hxDrNwOM7aeNgU0RhlIxkmjgphF2oq_6z6hvHv4UQpGAoiX8r1LHEc/s2048/1627004542734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="2048" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4GCUv4c86UA9YnlZ9KPdfG0x7RlUb9o4YbmxHhJqxy1dFCe8nDAdrDg5ctz7BI3mdMrnk8a8_DHAtZi45euzx8hxDrNwOM7aeNgU0RhlIxkmjgphF2oq_6z6hvHv4UQpGAoiX8r1LHEc/w640-h610/1627004542734.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcV4TjQx-BtHSn1PvxwaFuojH-AV26f32dX90NcsCsy-R_Z12vR59bu4pbnLoWyDdqNnwzqmCp0mcmRHA-s43E3uO3e7uFk_K4n-GyrevZAM4uUWbSg6pyMficDxVNvaboOSm2IiJtDgN/s2048/PXL_20210722_204102027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcV4TjQx-BtHSn1PvxwaFuojH-AV26f32dX90NcsCsy-R_Z12vR59bu4pbnLoWyDdqNnwzqmCp0mcmRHA-s43E3uO3e7uFk_K4n-GyrevZAM4uUWbSg6pyMficDxVNvaboOSm2IiJtDgN/w640-h480/PXL_20210722_204102027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A fairy ring starts when the spawn ("seeds") of a mushroom falls in a good spot and sends out an underground network of threads. The threads grow out evenly in all directions, which forms a circle--like spokes on a wheel. So the mushrooms that grow up through the ground come out in a circle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some people believe that fairies dance inside the circle at night.</div><p>After a while, Dad would get tired of it, so he would mow the grass. Dad mowed it off 4 times, but they kept growing back.</p><p>Someone stole the one he had spray-painted red, so we had to paint another one (we think it was a friend who wanted to have it analyzed by an expert...but he's not talking).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQamt931trlLXFk2qfwLoTAVMMQLwQE7XQv930v8y8qSfBhdm1r5g9g_iJbT-vPI5DtHWCdWUgV4QH5gmXqLJSok3muGlYvpSpBub8_ghTg49_l4zlQScpfdOdeMHa5jMFS8x-2Rf0u-A/s2048/PXL_20210723_234202287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQamt931trlLXFk2qfwLoTAVMMQLwQE7XQv930v8y8qSfBhdm1r5g9g_iJbT-vPI5DtHWCdWUgV4QH5gmXqLJSok3muGlYvpSpBub8_ghTg49_l4zlQScpfdOdeMHa5jMFS8x-2Rf0u-A/w640-h480/PXL_20210723_234202287.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-60145562004204973142020-12-21T16:23:00.004-05:002020-12-21T16:24:47.622-05:00<p> <b>CHRISTMAS TREE MERINGUE</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbADuVMciBpllOdL0oFRgVwoNDips4RBjRlp9HlwnAuCrGlmFd8SbB3UvaGI4ZSaICk8iJn0vyPQfquGZ0HmV54E6IYIPgAUC4XAgyQvNBXQF-zkLtP2y8vzEzw3gA3eqSxfwhuYJYtSZl/s2015/tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1511" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbADuVMciBpllOdL0oFRgVwoNDips4RBjRlp9HlwnAuCrGlmFd8SbB3UvaGI4ZSaICk8iJn0vyPQfquGZ0HmV54E6IYIPgAUC4XAgyQvNBXQF-zkLtP2y8vzEzw3gA3eqSxfwhuYJYtSZl/w300-h400/tree.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-62985571850469772812019-06-20T11:24:00.001-04:002019-06-20T11:24:38.440-04:00<h3>
TIN MAN</h3>
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It’s time to paint the tin man again. My dad made this years ago for the boys. <br />
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Dad has a large one himself (now also with a tin lady and a tin dog) that he created out of odds and ends found in his pole barn. It is so distinctive that one weekend in the fall it disappeared and the community was up in arms over it. So Dad went and spoke to the school’s basketball coach. “If it gets returned, I’ll not press charges. But I sure do miss it and would like it back.” The next weekend, it re-appeared.<br />
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My little boys were so excited over the tin man that Dad made a smaller one for them to bring here to western PA. He grabbed an old metal paint bucket, an oil funnel, a tin can, some plastic field tile, and he whipped up a tin man before you could blink. It’s beginning to rust and some day we will have to switch to a plastic bucket, but meanwhile I text a photo to Dad every time I repaint. “Good job,” he texts back.<br />
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The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-55309971057769782312019-06-17T17:23:00.001-04:002019-06-17T17:26:30.124-04:00<h3>
HEAL-ALL</h3>
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5 years ago I did a wildflower project with our property. I would identify the wildflowers we have as they appeared each week in the spring. I took photos of them and put them into an album so that I can refresh my memory each year.<br />
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My scientist friend told me to use <i>Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide</i> to help identify them. Imagine my surprise when I learned that this book is not in color! Actually, color is helpful when finding a plant’s name, but the structure of a plant is way more important. Does it have irregular flowers or two regular parts or three regular parts? Does it have basal leaves, opposite leaves or alternate leaves? Are the leaves divided or lobed? This routine will help you to identify what it is.<br />
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I discovered a new wildflower in my yard today, right beside the front sidewalk. I was surprised I hadn’t caught it in the past, but we’ve had a huge amount of rain and rain and rain, so the yard hasn’t been mowed. I suspect this has allowed them to grow high enough to be noticed.<br />
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Our yard doesn’t have much grass; it is mostly…other stuff. And Selfheal (or Heal-all) is now one of the Other Stuff.<br />
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<i>Prunella vulgaris</i> can be found everywhere in the world, often by roadsides and waste-places. It's leaves and stems can be eaten in salads, and the entire plant can be cooked in stew. Wikipedia says the Chinese thought it could "change the course of a chronic disease".<br />
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I was wondering if I should move it into a more lovely spot as an official herb in my garden, but the internet says it's probably not worth it. It has no lovely smell and not much flavor. Some people just call it a weed, and that's what it is in my yard. I'll just let it join its fellow weeds there and let it be.<br />
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<br />The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-61682890471738749562019-04-26T11:27:00.001-04:002019-04-26T11:27:24.988-04:00<h3>
SOME THINGS LAST FOREVER</h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When I was a kid, I asked my dad how tall the Tooth Fairy is and he pointed to his glass of milk and said "As tall as this glass." The glass came free from the gas station with jelly inside, over 50 years ago.</span><br />
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SHAKING A LEG</h3>
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When I was removing weeds from the garden today, I came so very close to stabbing a creature to death. <br />
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But he moved his wee leg just in time for me to see him.<br />
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I thought toads hibernated inside of things, or in the mud--not just plain outside in the grass. I learn something every day. I was trying to think of a life lesson this might provide, but this favorite saying is the only thing that comes to mind:<br />
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<br />The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-52621058533641575042019-04-09T18:04:00.001-04:002019-04-09T18:16:23.743-04:00<h3>
WATCHING MY STEP</h3>
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In the garden this time of year, I need to be careful. It all looks so bland, but it's not. There are treasures everywhere.<br />
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What looks like this:<br />
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And will eventually be this:<br />
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Hostas are the one thing I have in the flower garden that deer will decimate overnight, so today I made The Horrible Deer Repellent. "Horrible" means that it has a wretched smell. But it seems to work, as long as you keep putting it on all through the season--especially in the spring when the deer are checking out the dinner table.<br />
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3 eggs<br />
3 T. hot sauce<br />
3 T. garlic powder<br />
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Mix these all together and funnel it into a gallon milk jug. Fill the jug with water and let it brew for 1-3 days. Hold your breath and spray it on dry plants every week or after a rain.<br />
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<br />The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-50827100332114650382019-03-20T10:19:00.001-04:002019-04-09T18:04:46.008-04:00<h3>
SMALL REWARDS FOR BIG THINGS</h3>
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In going through my memory box today, I found something so small that is worth keeping. These are (almost all) my "year" pins from 4-H.<br />
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Today, it seems that a prize like this would be of little consequence for the modern child. But these were hard earned and something to be proud of, especially the older you got. Each year pin represented a year's worth of club meetings, meetings with the teacher of your specialty, record-keeping, giving a demonstration speech, and working on small projects and large. It also meant you took the final project to the local 4-H fair.<br />
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I began 4-H in the state of Indiana (Marshall County) where the clubs played a big role. I sewed a scarf and an apron in the first year and worked up to a dress with a collar in the fourth.<br />
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One of my embroidery projects won the privilege of going to the state fair--I saw it there, because all the kids got free tickets and a school bus ride to the fair in Indianapolis each year.<br />
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In the end, I was most devoted to entering a barrow pig every year, which brought in a little money. I had to keep track of feed expenses, cost analysis, and profit. I gave them exercise every day by making them walk down the lane and back (which they did not like, let me tell you). For fair week, they had a nice hair trim (oh, the screaming!), a good bath, and a thorough oil and talcum powder shine for judging day. I became so attached to them.<br />
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These memories are filled with extreme detail, some of which are embarrassing or disappointing, but many with a lot of good thoughts. Mom made me re-do the white collar on that dress five times before she decided it was good enough. And even though we had pre-washed the beautiful maroon fabric of the dress body, the first time we washed the dress after wearing, the maroon bled onto that white collar and I never wore the dress again.<br />
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One of my favorite memories was the last year I took a pig (named Burt). The judging took place in heats (with pigs of comparable weights), and then the first place animal of each heat competed for the Grand Champion. But the judge spent a very long time making his decision in our heat--he couldn't decide between Burt and another. In the end, he chose the other pig, and later we learned why the judge felt the decision was so important: this pig became the Grand Champion. Because our heat consisted of heavier pigs, he felt the Reserve Champion should be lighter, so Burt remained with a second place ribbon in his heat.<br />
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BUT WE KNOW--and it was enough.<br />
<br />The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-61558665947112292382018-05-16T09:28:00.000-04:002018-05-16T09:28:15.212-04:00<h3>
SOMEONE HAS BEEN DANCING HERE</h3>
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My flower garden is shaping up to becoming astounding this year. <br />
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And in spite of the deer munching on the new hosta area, that place under the tree now has something special to make up for it: a Fairy Ring.<br />
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I've never seen one before, so I am happy--whether I should be or not (these are often seen as dangerous places). It means that fairies have been dancing there.<br />
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Ours is very small, but of course fairies are small too. I would imagine.<br />
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Even though the center seems bare with mushrooms growing around it in a circle, the mushrooms are similar to the fruit/leaves, all attached to the main fungus "root" in the center (which isn't seen).<br />
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Nearby there looks to be half of another fairy ring? Perhaps. There is magic in the air.<br />
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<br />The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-54547875834773325702017-12-18T15:04:00.001-05:002017-12-18T16:31:46.305-05:00<h3>
IT'S BEGINNING TO SMELL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS</h3>
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I had an idea this year that seems to be working out well. What could be better than sniffing yummy Christmas-y smells when you walk into the house? I wanted my guys to be hit with goodness when they come home from work.<br />
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Here is a method for inexpensive, non-toxic air freshener. I've done it before, but this time I tried to find out how LITTLE it would take to work, and I found out that it takes very little indeed.<br />
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<b>RECIPE FOR CHRISTMAS AIR REFRESHMENT</b><br />
1/8 tsp. cloves<br />
1 tsp. cinnamon<br />
1 apple core (or apple or lemon or orange peels)<br />
4 C. water<br />
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Put this in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and let simmer without a lid. Begin cooking it 15 minutes before guests arrive, and perhaps 5-10 minutes after.<br />
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The amazing thing is that this can be used over and over again. For the past 5 days, I have just kept adding water (and perhaps throwing in some more peels when they become available) and boiling it some more. If you are worried that it will spoil, keep it in the refrigerator; at this point, if mine spoils, I still got a lot of use out of it and I'll not regret the loss.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dear Friend, </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do not let it burn dry. Then it doesn't smell very good. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Signed, An Experienced User</span></i><br />
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HO HO</h3>
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Snow is a great boost for Christmas emotions.<br />
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<br />The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-58340653976656002292017-11-25T17:56:00.001-05:002017-11-25T17:56:08.553-05:00<h3>
REMEMBERING WHERE WE BEEN</h3>
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Decorating the Christmas tree is always an exercise in remembrance. When we go on special vacations, I try to buy something for the tree to remind us of that trip, or that place where we once lived. Here are a few:<br />
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<b>Maine </b></div>
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<b>This is most certainly the ugliest ornament we have on the tree; a bit of kitsch. It is a reminder of Gainesville, Florida--where the Gators are the team for The University of Florida</b>.</div>
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<b>University of Missouri</b></div>
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<b>Where No Man Has Gone Before--oh wait! Not yet.</b></div>
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ONE PIECE AT A TIME</h3>
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MORE ROOM</h3>
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WHEN YOU TURN 60 YEARS OLD</h3>
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DOLLAR TREE STORE--KUDOS</h3>
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ALL I NEED ARE SIMPLE LITTLE THINGS</h3>
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I keep a magic <b><i>Mood Lifter Rock</i></b> on the windowsill in my kitchen. I found it in our driveway.<br />
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But when I need to be reminded of the wonders of the world, I only have to make the rock wet to bring out the magic in it. This is what I see:<br />
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ELF ADVENTURES OF 2016</h3>
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Before our Elf went back to the North Pole, he enjoyed himself with some "safe" adventures (at first).<br />
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He got into the gift-wrap bows and decorated the entire kitchen.<br />
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He also rummaged in the cookie cutter box.</div>
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Then he got into things he shouldn't.</div>
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That is MY toothbrush, by the way.</div>
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I thought, “Oh, wouldn’t this be nice for a Christmas Eve dessert!”<br />
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Know what the ingredients are??<br />
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whipping cream<br />
little bit of sugar<br />
little bit of peppermint candy<br />
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The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-48861171522306706912016-12-15T09:27:00.002-05:002019-06-24T21:01:57.280-04:00<h3>
GOD'S LOVE FOR US IS A SOLID FOUNDATION</h3>
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I made this poster for my older son, who is seeking avenues of employment and/or study.</div>
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I also made it for me.<br />
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The Chickadee Feederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10158296024758374373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388893942836764744.post-27993166566316332502016-12-14T09:30:00.000-05:002019-06-24T21:01:39.684-04:00<h3>
TO MEDITATE UPON</h3>
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A while back, my <a href="http://carpebanana.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blogging friend who is now a friend "in person"</a> told me her daughter (who attends a special ed school) used this phrase to witness to co-workers:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>JESUS, He's a good God.</b></i></span></div>
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It has stuck with me for a long time, and for an even longer time, I've wished I could put it in a form where one could see it every day. It's my first attempt at putting a quotation onto a block of wood.<br />
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I did it in just about the most old-fashioned way possible, and it turned out "okay." I did not have a cricut machine nor any vinyl letters. In the end, I couldn't even find my carbon paper! I used a pencil to shade the backside of the letter page so I could trace them onto the wood, and then did the white painting free-hand.<br />
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My friend's package arrived just in time to cheer her while she recuperates from an unexpected accident! Now I need to make one for myself.<br />
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