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Cathie G

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Could you see the northern lights in Iceland?
I would like to go somewhere other than Alaska to see the northern lights. I don't have anything against Alaska just want to go to a different country.
I actually got to see the northern lights once in Ohio of all places. I didn't know what I had witnessed because who would think that a person could see that in Ohio. I learned later on the news, that the northern lights had been visible only because of unique cloud or weather things that went on. I felt blessed before I knew what I'd seen.
 

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I actually got to see the northern lights once in Ohio of all places. I didn't know what I had witnessed because who would think that a person could see that in Ohio. I learned later on the news, that the northern lights had been visible only because of unique cloud or weather things that went on. I felt blessed before I knew what I'd seen.
I was like you at first I thought some terrestrial invasion. Went to work the next day and told a friend of mine about it. He told me what it was while laughing.
 
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Hmm, bird feeding in summer ?
When we would have more natural gardens / properties there were no need to feed them in summer but because more and more properties look like stone deserts, birds find no food and place to nest. :( It is the same in Germany.:( Grass is cut like on a golf course, no flowers for insects, no hedges or bushes for birds....:( A garden must be "clean" these days. My garden and property is not clean. I have a lot of birds nesting here. I let native plants grow and bloom. Wild bees and bumblebees are finding food. Many different species of insects living in my garden too. Enough food for birds. A bunch of sparrows eating daily my chicken food too. That`s my little contribution to nature, birds and insects.:)
Yes and oldtimers here in the US used to carry their scraps to the very back of their property and dump it daily. Now we have landfills full of rotting stuff. When I watch people mow the same spot over and over and over again until there is nothing but dirt flying..I wonder. If I happen to see them having to resod their yard with grass...I have to laugh.
 

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Yes and oldtimers here in the US used to carry their scraps to the very back of their property and dump it daily. Now we have landfills full of rotting stuff. When I watch people mow the same spot over and over and over again until there is nothing but dirt flying..I wonder. If I happen to see them having to resod their yard with grass...I have to laugh.
Concrete painted green makes a lovely backyard .....:eek::(
 

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I was at a store called Tractor Supply. My mind was set on some kind of tub that you would see on a farm. We walked passed these pools and my wife said what about this. I looked down,saw the pools and thought to myself. How many pools I have seen on TFO. I have a tendency to make things complicated for myself :p
But Opo seems to like your inspirations.:)
 

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No we don’t. It’s too cold. But I have found them in France.
That's pretty neat that you could spot them. I don't always spot them in my backyard because they blend in so well with the plants. Sometimes my grandchildren have to point them out for me...which only means I may have taught them something.
 
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