tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post7137618001672981741..comments2023-11-02T07:05:51.747-06:00Comments on Call Me Grandma Dawn: Random Ramblings #15Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938607712512860569noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-10848812821834066242007-07-06T16:48:00.000-06:002007-07-06T16:48:00.000-06:00Very pretty brooch. Not so pretty skunks! I acci...Very pretty brooch. Not so pretty skunks! I accidently hit one once just after it had been hit by the car in front of me - the smell was horrendous in the my car for days!renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900541856435288037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-91143786526455742132007-07-06T15:00:00.000-06:002007-07-06T15:00:00.000-06:00I love these "chats" Dawn. Yikes - all those litt...I love these "chats" Dawn. Yikes - all those little skunks running around. My neighbor has a little cage he's been catching them in. He then puts the cage very carefully into his truck and takes them to a wooded area where they can live happily ever after - without making people in their beds upset.<BR/>I kept thinking about our trip to Colorado when I was reading about you cook-out and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937532276250199445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-42077956714312834582007-07-06T10:41:00.000-06:002007-07-06T10:41:00.000-06:00What gorgeous pictures. Love the brooch. But the s...What gorgeous pictures. Love the brooch. But the skunks! Oh my! They are adorable. I think of "Flower" in Bambi but oh my, the little stinkers!<BR/><BR/>It is weird but here in the Black Hills I can honestly say I haven't seen a skunk. How strange!? I have to investigate this.<BR/><BR/>I pray all is going well with you!Ms. Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296728970210715746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-999959257602680112007-07-06T07:10:00.000-06:002007-07-06T07:10:00.000-06:00Years ago our neighbour had a dead skunk under his...Years ago our neighbour had a dead skunk under his shed and I can't even describe the smell it emitted...he had to dig a trench to get to it and shovel it into a bag to dispose of it. To this day I don't know how he did it, without passing out from the smell!! I don't blame you for wanting this kind of family to move in! Such a wonderful brooch that MG sent you...don't you just love those kind ofCarole Buranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497329055251626140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-73437792158238201072007-07-05T22:36:00.000-06:002007-07-05T22:36:00.000-06:00Enjoyed your ramblings!Enjoyed your ramblings!Sharon Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538835090062707610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-5950150975211986512007-07-05T21:20:00.000-06:002007-07-05T21:20:00.000-06:00I think I would have a heart attack if a shunk com...I think I would have a heart attack if a shunk come anywhere near were I was sitting. I do love all the great pictures.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520419892602571761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-68374954988335264032007-07-05T20:06:00.000-06:002007-07-05T20:06:00.000-06:00Oh skunks, I remember those. Growing up we lived b...Oh skunks, I remember those. Growing up we lived behind a field, not too far off from a forested park. Skunks and their families used to be in our yard and neighbors yard all summer long. I do recall waking up to that unforgettable stink. Animal control couldn't do anything about it. They'd catch them, then stupidly release them back onto the park, where they'd find their way back again!<BR/><BR/Mall Workerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303386226747294887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-18485033195035047392007-07-05T19:21:00.000-06:002007-07-05T19:21:00.000-06:00oh I am not sure if I would be happy to have skunk...oh I am not sure if I would be happy to have skunks living in my yard either!! the wildlife around here is enough!!!<BR/><BR/>the brooch is lovely!!Lala's worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14888227099123265114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-46299448951491172912007-07-05T18:13:00.000-06:002007-07-05T18:13:00.000-06:00Good luck getting rid of your new "friends". I wo...Good luck getting rid of your new "friends". I wouldn't recommend shooting them...you'll be breathing in their odor for weeks! <BR/><BR/>How nice that you can walk to the fireworks. That would be nice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097238581537624315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-47755168263094459342007-07-05T11:54:00.000-06:002007-07-05T11:54:00.000-06:00I know they're not the best visitor to have in you...I know they're not the best visitor to have in your yard, but those baby skunks ARE cute. Unfortunately, they're scent is as powerful as the grown up skunks.<BR/><BR/>You cookout with your folks sounds wonderful to me. And I love your photos.<BR/><BR/>Mandy and Aaron are home. Not sure when they're planning to go over the mountains to your place, but it will be soon. They're very anxious to see Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078572615133867629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-84044350186705317812007-07-05T11:18:00.000-06:002007-07-05T11:18:00.000-06:00How sweet of your SIL to send you a brooch! sounds...How sweet of your SIL to send you a brooch! sounds like you had a fun all American kind of 4th. We did too. the skunks are adorable...but what a smell!! I grew up in a rural kind of town so I'm very familiar with that smell..my children however have not been so fortunate..:) my daughter and grand daughter traveled back to that town in AL with us last year and were assailed by the scent while Jada's Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788954125336097153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-25204542787058134922007-07-05T11:08:00.000-06:002007-07-05T11:08:00.000-06:00Fun stuff to read. The brooch looks perfect on yo...Fun stuff to read. The brooch looks perfect on your yellow suit. I wish I could wear yellow, but it turns my skin sort of yellow. It's such a cheery color.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid I wouldn't feel too charitable about disposing of the skunks in a politically correct way. I'd just want to get rid of them any way that I could!someone elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524255841655400982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-21813234017301389162007-07-05T09:58:00.000-06:002007-07-05T09:58:00.000-06:00I love your ramblings, Dawn, and the photos are be...I love your ramblings, Dawn, and the photos are beautiful. I am not sure I would want skunks as neighbours though! And yes, it is STILL raining! Wimbeldon has been a nightmare of scheduling. Rain has stopped play yet again.Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-52530569142568687652007-07-05T09:25:00.000-06:002007-07-05T09:25:00.000-06:00I think that the neighbor's idea about what to do ...I think that the neighbor's idea about what to do about the un-desired animal neighbors is a real bad one and should be re-thought. Not only could another animal get into it, but what if a kid did?! Not to mention it's just downright cruel. I think there should be a way to get them with a dart gun and just put them to sleep for awhile to get them out of the neighborhood and back into the Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910080965809798692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-63096001810393238462007-07-05T08:03:00.000-06:002007-07-05T08:03:00.000-06:00Whoops, I meant to say too bad THEY smell so bad!Whoops, I meant to say too bad THEY smell so bad!Midlife Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531655128417397650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-29053960088343596122007-07-05T08:02:00.000-06:002007-07-05T08:02:00.000-06:00Oh your little neighbors are so cute! Too bad the...Oh your little neighbors are so cute! Too bad them smell so bad as they are fun to watch, they are much like kittens. We used to feed them but decided that wasn't a good idea so stopped a number of years ago. I too don't like to be shocked out of a deep sleep by that odor! Love your pictures. Was that deer going up on a deck or something? What was the blue bird? Glad you had such a great Midlife Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531655128417397650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-82239983690526060882007-07-04T22:59:00.000-06:002007-07-04T22:59:00.000-06:00Love the pictures, Dawn, even the skunks. But I ag...Love the pictures, Dawn, even the skunks. But I agree, they are nice to look at but don't make good neighbors. Pee yew!!<BR/><BR/>That bird in that picture looks like an indigo bunting...is that what it is???<BR/><BR/>How sweet of MG to send you one of her brooches, and a lovely one it is, too.<BR/><BR/>I watched the fireworks on my computer. Our local ABC affiliate in Jonesboro sponsored a Diane@Diane's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919687116633720697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-31659099652593920622007-07-04T21:35:00.000-06:002007-07-04T21:35:00.000-06:00What lovely visitors! By the way, All of the Nazar...What lovely visitors! By the way, All of the Nazarene missionaries are being pulled out of Venezuela. Our friends are headed to Ecuador, The politics are not allowing for much safety for Americans.Rita Locahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961929692808138092noreply@blogger.com