I.D. help please.....

[John Miliunas]

But he's only got it half right. I have it on good authority that the correct phrase is:
"Yes dear, anything you say dear."


BTW, I still say it's shrubbery...

That's funny. I worked PT with a guy once who was celebrating his 40th wedding anniversary. We asked him "how". He simply said you need to always say 3 things: 1) Yes dear. 2) You're right. 3) I'm sorry. He quickly added that you don't necessarily have to mean all or any combination of the above but, it is important to say it!!!

BUSH!!!

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

Thanks guys!

Hawthorne does ring a bell now that you guys mention it. It hasn't gotten any flowers yet and has been in the ground here since '99 so it may require more time.

Your welcome Steve. Hawthorne Trees do flower, but the blossom is small, and interspersed with the newely opened foliage, so they are not very "showy". They do however have a wonderful scent.........the bees love 'em. (Hawthorne is a member of the Rose family, Crataegus).

[Steve Ash]

Thanks for the additional info.

So if it is a member of the rose family Frank is way off on his identification of it as a Subbliminus Arborspinnerous

An amazing thing about the creek...put a question out there and you almost always get a answer, even better when it is a correct one....poison ivy.....sheesh

[John Miliunas]

One word: BUSH!!!

[Steve Ash]

One word: BUSH!!!

I'm not gonna say it....nope I am gonna behave....it's a family forum...this is killing me....

[Bill Lewis]

Aw come on you can say it Steve, ... SHRUBBERY!!!

[Vaughn McMillan]

Steve, your plant is a Hawthorne, most likely Washington Hawthorne from the appearance of the leaves. These get really nasty, long thorns that love to puncture tires and your skin. They make a great hedge, and have decent fall color and a red berry the birds like. When I was a kid, a neighbor lady had these surrounding her backyard, to keep the kids from cutting across her lawn. Ya know...........it WORKED!

How big are the berries on a hawthorne? The &$%#& hedge we have has deep red berries the size of a small plum. I'm wondering if our shrubs might be some type of hawthorne. The birds like to eat the berries, as it makes their windshield bombs much more colorful.

Regarding my new sig line, during the toast at the wedding, my Best Man (who'd been married to my sis for about 30 years) pointed out these facts:

When she says "I'd like to know what you think", she doesn't.
When she says "Do whatever you want", don't.
When she says "It's fine", it's not.

There's a whole boatload of similar female translations out there.

- Vaughn

[Joe Pelonio]

Regarding my new sig line, during the toast at the wedding, my Best Man (who'd been married to my sis for about 30 years) pointed out these facts:

When she says "I'd like to know what you think", she doesn't.
When she says "Do whatever you want", don't.
When she says "It's fine", it's not.

There's a whole boatload of similar female translations out there.

- Vaughn

I'm on year 31 now, and I'd like to clarify that.

When she says "I'd like to know what you think", she does want to know, but what you think better be what she thinks or there will be trouble.

When she says "Do whatever you want", don't. Agreed.

When she says "It's fine", it's not. Agreed.

How did we get to this from identifying a bush?

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

How big are the berries on a hawthorne? The &$%#& hedge we have has deep red berries the size of a small plum. I'm wondering if our shrubs might be some type of hawthorne. The birds like to eat the berries, as it makes their windshield bombs much more colorful.

Vaughn, Hawthorne Berries are about the size of a large Pea, and red in color. As far as the thing about female translations..................you ain't gettin' ME to go there. The Wifey may see this, and I get into enough trouble by meself!

[Jerry Olexa]

• That shure is a real nice BUSH!!

[Randy Moore]

Regarding my new sig line, during the toast at the wedding, my Best Man (who'd been married to my sis for about 30 years) pointed out these facts:

When she says "I'd like to know what you think", she doesn't.
When she says "Do whatever you want", don't.
When she says "It's fine", it's not.

There's a whole boatload of similar female translations out there.

- Vaughn

I am on my third marriage, the other two did not end by a death but darn near.
The wife is always right even if she is wrong she is right AND DONT' ever forget it .

Randy

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Nice bushy shrub you got there Steve, bet you could get some pens out of it

The most important bit I've learned in 12+ years of marrige are the things you DON'T say.

Yes, bitting you tounge till it hurts is worth it.

Cheers!

[John Miliunas]

Nice bushy shrub you got there Steve, bet you could get some pens out of it

The most important bit I've learned in 12+ years of marrige are the things you DON'T say.

Yes, bitting you tounge till it hurts is worth it.

Cheers!

25+ years over here! Bet my tongue hurts twice as much as yours!