I don't do well in heat.
They call it stupid hot for a reason: Heat muddles animal brains
As temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn. The consequences of these behavioral changes may ripple through ecosystems.
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Are deer eating my flowers?I haven't tried a motion activated sprinkler but it's another option.
https://www.amazon.com/motion-activated-sprinkler/s?k=motion+activated+sprinkler
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Are deer eating my flowers?Don't waste your money (though I love your donation line of thinking!). I soaked cotton balls in fox urine and placed them inside little plastic balls with holes in them. Scattered the balls all around the plants I was trying to protect. I watched the rabbits hop over to the balls, sniff them, push them aside and then proceed to eat at the bunny salad bar I had provided.
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Are deer eating my flowers?Deer aren’t a problem here but rabbits are. They devour black-eyed.susans like crazy; I never got any flowers because they would eat the plants down to the ground as soon as they popped up in the.spring.
I’ve tried everything to keep them away. Stinky granules of every brand,, fox urine, etc. the only thing that works is a physical barrier. I use this kind of product and put it around vulnerable plants and shrubs I want to save.
Has to be metal, they will chew through plastic fencing. Being black metal it sort of disappears at a distance but it certainly doesn’t add to the overall look in the garden up close. But it is the only effective solution for bunnies. Btw, the holes can’t be too large or the baby bunnies get in.
If it is deer that are getting to them, then that’s a much bigger deterrence problem.
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Gas station scamsThis is another one that I saw a few days ago.
Anyone walking over and offering to help me with pumping the gas would raise red flags for me immediately, so I don’t think I’d fall for it. But it amazes me that these crooks are so ingenious.
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Nothing says Independence Day like a UFC cage fightThe White House has begun construction on a UFC fighting cage on its South Lawn ahead of next month's event to celebrate 250 years of American independence.
Workers were seen assembling domed arches and a staging area, which based on online renderings, will form an octagon-shaped ring surrounded by a wire-mesh fence and thousands of temporary seats. -
Paxton beats CornynTexas Republicans nominated scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton in their U.S. Senate primary following an endorsement from President Trump, according to a race call by the Associated Press. This effectively unseats Sen. John Cornyn, a pillar of the party's establishment wing.
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Ice cream without the junk@Mik will be happy.
https://www.eatthis.com/ice-creams-without-gums-or-stabilizers/
I may try making my own ice cream at home. I think I'll look into the no-churn or semifreddo recipes, as I don't want to invest in more kitchen equipment like an ice cream maker.
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You've heard of the headline "Man Bites Dog"?How about "Dog Shoots Woman"?
Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store
Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff, and found the culprit to be a dog
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/dog-shotgun-nebraska-convenience-store
