8/16/18 Olive AMPS 352; +4=209; +9=131; PMPS 286; +4=233; +6.5=160 Bird Pic

Yesterday

If she sticks to her schedule of last week she should be hitting some greens today or tomorrow. These are crazy bounces, they teeter at low blues at nadir then skyrocket for PS. Her last pickles as @Wendy&Neko calls it (love that from now on that's how I will refer to it) lasted minimum 5 hrs that's a record for her.

I actually will be making more pickles today so maybe the smell of brine will remind her get in the mood.

No rain again today yeah! But the air is so heavy it makes it hard to breathe so this bean will be inside.

ETA: the eggs well 2 of them in my hanging begonia hatched. It's a wonder they didn't drown. Guess mom took the brunt of the deluged rains and protected her babies. That's a good momma.

 

Hi Paula
She really is bouncy, bouncy. Murphy too - when he goes low, he then goes high You'd think about all this time...........
Oh well... Can you send pics of the hatchlings? So exciting

 

I hope you see some green soon. Glad the baby birds hatched okay.

 

Bouncy bouncy girl, bring it on down Olive

 

I can try but it means picking up the pot and spreading the plant and I don't want mama to abandon them. They are only a day post hatch and naked

 

I'm thinking Olive is starting to break her bounce. She is so alert this morning and doesn't look blah. Even has a bit of interest in my shoe. Sitting with her foot in it. Tonight we will know for sure. Hoping for a non pink PS.

 

Such a tease with those low blues yesterday. Nothing like the nice dark green of a freshly made pickle.

 

Me too. Murphy got down to 56 today so he is probably be going pink in the next 24 hrs

 

Are her 'pickles' the greens? Time in the lagoon? Luci's surfing now - calling for Olive and the boys...let's surf and play!!

 

Yes. At least that's how I took it. Since I'm making pickles, Wendy posted yesterday "telling" Olive a pickle green color would be nice.

I don't know if she's surfing right now but she's probably on the beach. I will test +8 or 9 when she's fed again. Trying to limit the pokes until it's warranted. Her ears need a break as much as possible. Right ear doesn't bleed as much and needs multiple pokes and she does not cooperate with that one. So most times it's the left ear that gets it and it needs a break as much as possible.

 

What type of bird is in your begonia?
Come on Olive, work the juice! Show mama some pickles

 

I don't know what bird it is. In my bird book the closest thing is a junco. It has a grey back with white belly. Fan tail that has white stripe, grey stripe in middle then white stripe.

I'm trying to get pic but I can't reach the pot and mama is always to far away.

 

Here are my 2 lemons growing.

 

Here are the begonia babies looking for food.

 

Cute babies! Is your lemon tree a Meyer?

 

I have no idea. It's a drawf tree house plant that bears full size edible lemons. Got it at Home Depot 15-20 yrs ago.

 

I have a dwarf Meyer, about 5’ tall, but it’s in the ground (much warmer winters here!). Here’s a pic last December when it snowed. Hope yours are able to ripen!

 

I love the baby bird picture .

I found a website that sells all types of trees. I missed the cutoff to order this year but am going to order lemon, lime, grapefruit and orange trees next spring. Oh, and a wisteria vine. I must have a wisteria. They are dwarf trees and can be planted in the ground or put in pots. Very reasonably priced too.

 

Mine is definitely house plant size. Not even 3 feet. Hope the lemons survive when bought in for the winter. Last year they fell off. They are super fragile.

 

Yeah Olive less than pink PS. Bring on the pickles!!!!

 

Which site is this?

 

I have wisteria growing wild all over the place. The first blooms are often way up in the trees and you smell them (heavenly) before you see them. I took this close up of the flower this past spring. Wish we had smell-a-vision....

 

Excellent!

 

Beautiful! So dark blue!!! Mine are pale lavendar...

 

I am laughing so hard...so when she is green she becomes a pickled Olive? Love it!

 

https://www.thetreecenter.com

Lol.

 

Wow now I want Wisteria! B-e-a-utiful!

 

Love this Pickled Olive.

 

We had a gorgeous wisteria when we moved here. It was all over some lattice previous owner had as a backdrop. It eventually broke the lattice. I think husband then cut it all out trying to clear out the lattice. And honeysuckle was mixed in it.