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@peter4jc said:
Here's another one I read this morning that made me think of you @Rdp77

https://www.wpr.org/agriculture/gardening/quest-bring-north-americas-largest-native-fruit-pawpaw-wisconsin

Thanks Peter, they are my favorite.
But people like this really irritate the shít outta me. These things have been growing natively for a helluva lot longer than anyone actually knows. But yet this kid wants to bioengineer them to make them better??? How about you leave nature to nature for a damn change. I wish that just every once in awhile people would see something other than dollar signs.

https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/04/smoking-conservative-act-gary-w-houchens.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ3WJtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF5Q1RxejZiVm9KWnlCSjZ5AR4jl1u6_hM0cljAwRhz7A1SYLO5uKPONnWdj6X0HiRD7xkM8PDjNcsQ7ZDqLQ_aem_X_Vejhbq8nNZK8a0_XavnQ

Edward, I could have done a solid tire but I would have had to drive over an hour to get one. I've got three wheelbarrows and the one I use the most has a solid tire.

Replaced the handle on a eight pound maul. Had a flat tire on one of my wheelbarrows. Pulled the tire and found dry rot so took it into town to a place I have been buying tires for 35 years. Will pick up the tire and remount it today. Will transplant chard and lettuce into our garden today. We need rain!
Still leaving my other for only an hour at a time. Hospice nurses are great.

I bit the bullet and paid $50 for a solid wheelbarrow tire, worth it in the long run.

Brood parasite.

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/birds/bird-facts/birds-that-lay-eggs-in-other-birds-nests/

Known as brood parasites, these birds that lay eggs in other birds’ nests employ a number of underhanded tactics. Some will rely on deception to trick other birds into raising their young. Meanwhile, like Old World mafioso, some birds bully other species into taking care of their eggs. In fact, some will go so far as to intimidate other birds and may destroy the host bird’s eggs. While rare, such behavior is well documented and is worth further exploration.

@MrShrek