dlq04

I don't mind squirrels but I most certainly do not want them on my roof. I would have tree trimmers cut back anything close. It would take the leap of death to get on my roof.

We had people move into our sub which has tall trees and pines everywhere and then they just start chopping them down. Oh, they just realized trees have leaves, pine needles fall and sometime lots of branches come down in bad storms. Of course, that's why the Michigan dream for most is to own 5 acres. We looked for three months but as a car guy - - it couldn't have dirt roads - - still feel the same way and have been very happy with where we ended up.

boltonblue

Dave my regret has been not throwing my hat into this ring.
https://www.eagletimes.com/argus_cha...1158c1ced.html

The house plus 100 acres. Sold for $612,733.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cr...!4d-72.1964048
had I been prescient about covid and working remote I'd have been golden.

dlq04

Did you look up the taxes for 100 acres. Still, that's a steal for sure. Was that for the house or the village? Something smells wrong . . . sitting on a dump?

boltonblue

it was an absolute auction. not a lot of folks showed up. You had to pony up $50K deposit to bid.

windhund116

valentine

Dave, I have my trees trimmed every couple of years or so to keep dangerous branches from falling, etc. As far as squirrels on the roof, they use the roof as a bridge from one end of my lot to the other and have never bothered me in the least or gnawed on anything up there. Living in hurricane central I'm well aware of the danger from trees, etc. but I still love my big old hickories and oaks. My neighbors have never employed a tree surgeon to cull branches, but they have cut down sacred trees (a lovely old cedar grieved me). Had the county been made aware they could have faced hefty fines. Ive been happy here for years but recently there have been big changes in our 'hood since several houses changed hands and some new ones were built. It is no longer the quiet retreat I loved. I'll have to learn to deal with it or move and I don't yet have a plan.

Scooterboy

I ordered a Bluebird feeder today. We have had several Bluebirds around but they seem to get bullied by the other birds and don't get to feed. I'll see if this helps.

dlq04

Bluebirds never hang out long at our house. They stop by every year but quickly move on.

Scooterboy

We have them and it helped when the neighbor was feeding them meal worms but she stopped last summer so I will have to take care of them.

Scooterboy

A Bluebird is in the house! Not a great picture but it works.



And in the peanut box.