tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138900544180647323.post4465472848215978514..comments2023-04-12T06:18:09.269-07:00Comments on Clan of the Mountaindreamers: Nourishing the FeminineMountaindreamershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13389956537154886249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138900544180647323.post-63664819189101000492015-05-20T19:42:16.096-07:002015-05-20T19:42:16.096-07:00I am lucky here in Montana as there are not a huge...I am lucky here in Montana as there are not a huge amount of mosquitos. However I do see them now and again. We have quite a bit of wind so they have to work to really land on you. I think if I had a high mosquito area I would be happy to use the screened in porch. Better than being bit. Lemon Eucalyptus oil has some good effect in repelling mosquitos and it is not toxic . Mountaindreamershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389956537154886249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138900544180647323.post-45232301794687657712015-05-19T05:52:33.557-07:002015-05-19T05:52:33.557-07:00I love nature, too. Outside attempting to eat a s...I love nature, too. Outside attempting to eat a sandwich and enjoy nature, up come the mosquitos and flies to "have their way" with me. Yes, I could go into a screened area, but what's a person to do?FrozenMusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108027405803479687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138900544180647323.post-18593354140506087082015-05-18T13:19:44.884-07:002015-05-18T13:19:44.884-07:00I was glad to see lowes quit selling neonicotinoid...I was glad to see lowes quit selling neonicotinoid insecticides . I realize that herbicides and insecticides make for less work but we have to look at the damage at some point . You would love the little wild lily of the valley in woods here ! Mountaindreamershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389956537154886249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138900544180647323.post-21296184325994979632015-05-18T04:55:00.892-07:002015-05-18T04:55:00.892-07:00beautiful beautiful wildlife - and words. no bees,...beautiful beautiful wildlife - and words. no bees, no us. i am so glad to hear their population is recovering. i too value the seasons i think more and more as i age. feeling very grateful to experience them each time. and paying attention to the minicycles of spring - how there is an ebb and flow to the blooming. each taking their turn. right now my yard smells of lily of the valley. it's everywhere. mairedoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.com