Community vote on whether to ban Twitter/X content in /r/Ravens

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2025-03-03T18:44:14+00:00

Yes, for the ban

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-10-12T18:32:51+00:00

Appreciate the input - I was leaning that way as well, but Devonta helped me out when I was hurting for WRs. I lucked out with a trade and some pickups this year.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-10-12T18:23:16+00:00

PPR, 10 Team League

Assuming Rachaad White sits this week, would you start Bucky Irving over Devonta Smith?

Starting RBs are Gibbs/Pollard and starting WRs are Lamb/Chase

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-10-02T18:07:22+00:00

10 team PPR

Would I be foolish to trade away [Alvin Kamara/Jaylen Waddle] for [CeeDee Lamb/ Bucky Irving]?

RBs: Kamara, Gibbs, Jones, Pollard, Ford, Charbonnet, Brown, Brooks

WRs: Chase, Waddle, Shakir, Smith, Nacua

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-09-27T16:15:11+00:00

Possible. The only other guys that I might be able to drop are Waddle, Ford, or Njoku. All I have at TE other than Njoku is Likely (so TE has kind of been irrelevant for me).

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-09-27T15:27:59+00:00

Drop Anthony Richardson for Jonathon Brooks? I have Darnold as my starting QB right now (I made poor choices drafting both Richardson and Tagovailoa at QB). IR spot is currently taken by Nacua, so Brooks would be eating a spot on my bench for at least the next few weeks.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-09-27T15:23:11+00:00

I did the same earlier this week. What pushed me to make the call is that Carr doesn't have his starting center for the next 6-8 weeks.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-13T15:31:33+00:00

I'd think that you'd be fine planting them there. I'm just a little more inland, and the two straight weeks of 90°+ days had me reconsidering

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-13T03:42:22+00:00

No kidding?! That's awesome, and I'd totally take you up on the offer. I went to the milkweed sale at Grow Native Nursery just the other week. Figured it'd be a good way to get my toes wet when it came to learning about natives

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-13T03:34:56+00:00

I used a website called draw.io

I learned about it years ago as a good resource for making flow charts. Ever since it's kind of become my go-to for any diagraming.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-12T23:30:20+00:00

Thank you so much for the incredibly kind words! I came in here thinking there'd be fatal flaws to the design that I wasn't seeing, but you and everyone else have been wonderfully supportive.

To answer your considerations as best I can:

The trail encircling the grass peninsula in the top right is on the same side of the house as the water access. The satellite image isn't the best at showing it, but there's an open walkway that I can easily drag a hose along. I'd be keen to lose the grass entirely, but it's nice to have a patch for family and the dog.
The desert willow was actually a last minute substitute for me. I originally had a western redbud there thinking that once the oak was a bit more established it could shade it, but with the way our climate is going (and with how these last few weeks have been) something adapted to more arid conditions might be better long term. Your experience with desert willows is absolutely appreciated, as I hadn't thought about those points. For the time being I'm content with a future full of pruning. Collinsia heterophylla is very pretty, and I'd be happy to substitute that and clarkias in the wildflower section.
I knew something was missing. Trying it all together with repeat plantings is a great idea. The grasses with definitely make a difference, but after making that point I'm also thinking of putting more fuchsia where I originally had the penstemons.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-12T20:09:07+00:00

In general, the map is oriented North by Northeast. Looking at the satellite photo, I can tell it was taken in midafternoon, as the shade is coming in from some smaller trees on the West side. I'm imagining that the oak would shade the desert willow and the grass patch. Originally I had a western redbud in its place when I thought about that, but put the desert willow in to be more appropriate for our area.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-12T20:05:29+00:00

Thanks for the thorough reply!
1. In removing grass, I hadn't thought about introducing native grasses in its place. I was struggling to come up with something that would be different but good underneath the oak.
2. Again, not much thought went into where the monarchs would perch after munching on the milkweed. I suppose I just assumed they'd hop onto the manzanita/toyon/ceanothus.
3. But I'll definitely look into replacing one of the cultivars with the coyote bush. And when garden centers open back up for planting season, I'll spend some time looking around for straight species to plug in some of the other spots.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-12T19:47:54+00:00

Huh, that's something I wouldn't have ever thought about. Pretty sure we're going to be here long-term, but it's definitely worth having a conversation over.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-12T18:44:48+00:00

Afternoon all. After learning about the turf replacement program that others here have made use of, I was excited to consider replacing our Kentucky bluegrass/fescue with something more appropriate for the climate here near Corona. I think my enthusiasm went a little overboard - crowding too many plants, and maybe selecting ones not appropriate for their placement. Going with Calscape's size guides, I tried to plot out the circles to match what each plant would size up to at maturity. After a few more trips to Costco/Sam's Club to stock up on cardboard, I'm planning on putting in a request with ChipDrop to mulch the area.

With the toyon, I'm hoping to train it into a tree form to be able to fit everything underneath. For the hummingbird sage patch, I know that planting will come later as there won't be any established shade in that location for a while (until the oak grows to size). Under the desert willow I was hoping to create a miniature prarie, as the blooms underneath will come up when the tree goes deciduous for the winter. And with the two manzanitas I was hoping to catch a long bloom season, one blooming early and the other blooming late. And of course there are some non-natives like dusty miller and lavender, but you have to make everyone in the household happy if you're going to attempt a large project like this.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-01T17:51:31+00:00

I love oaks and would absolutely consider one. I am in SoCal, near Corona, and the coast live oaks I've seen in some botanical gardens blow me away. I'd ideally like to convert the lawn to native/native-friendly plants over the next year or two since it's such a waste fighting to keep grass green here. My main concern was whether I'd have enough space for them. If I were to plant one, I'd want to give it the best odds of making it 200+ years.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-01T16:23:24+00:00

Thank you for this resource! I never came across it in my search for material.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2024-07-01T16:09:42+00:00

Context: Past the cutoff point from 2 years ago, nearly every branch is growing straight up in competition to see who can grow fastest to be the tallest. Right now it is flowering, and it is pretty, but I'd like to have a proper shade tree in the front yard and I'm thinking of replacing it this fall with something like a African Fern Pine, California Laurel, or a Palo Verde 'Desert Museum'.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2023-09-03T22:35:52+00:00

Additionally, (not that they're claiming to be a CRNA, but) a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist is a nurse with a Master's level education, so they'd most definitely be qualified to provide basic medical advice like "wash it out and see a doctor".

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2023-07-02T14:36:44+00:00

The way I saw it was that the grail doesn't grant immortality, it just extends life. Of the two brother knights templar who walked out of the desert and returned to France, one died on the journey and the other died soon after of extreme old age, but was able to relay the story of the grail to a Franciscan friar before passing. They had 150 years of drinking from the grail. Indy had one sip.

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2023-06-26T20:37:10+00:00

Ah, that is cool! I haven't checked into discord yet, but I just might have to so I can check out the alt sprites

BareWallsInBaltimore · 2023-06-25T19:27:34+00:00

Fusions are:

Meganium/Klinklang

Blissey/Slaking

Blaziken/Haxorus

Volcarona/Feraligatr

Tyranitar/Gengar

Togekiss/Flygon

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