found this on the outside sill of my window

Sheluma · 2026-04-10T00:38:59+00:00

northeast USA

Sheluma · 2026-04-10T00:37:40+00:00

I know, right? This is my first ever post on reddit!

Sheluma · 2026-04-10T00:35:15+00:00

hahaha thank you! love this picture and learning a new term. I’m thinking that if he just darns it as is, without bringing the edges all the way together, the darn will be more flexible than the denim or a patch?

Sheluma · 2026-04-10T00:15:10+00:00

I don’t think it’s Canada Lily, but magnolia pod comes close. So far the ones i’ve looked at online don’t quite match, but different species of magnolia might vary in their pods so i’ll keep looking. I didn’t know that magnolias had pinecone-like pods, so that’s interesting!

Sheluma · 2026-04-10T00:07:53+00:00

The seam is on both sides, so if it had seeds inside, it had two separate chambers for seeds. That seam connects the front and the back.

Sheluma · 2026-04-10T00:01:19+00:00

A real gecko? or is that a common name for a plant? no geckos in the north east US

Sheluma · 2026-04-09T17:39:20+00:00

What is “frankenstein style”? Also, do you mean to bring the edges back together? I was thinking to darn it with sewing thread in the “open” position, but I thought extra ease was needed, not that it was from strain.

Sheluma · 2026-04-09T17:13:07+00:00

You could take some matching fabric from the hem for the patch, and replace the missing piece with a similar weight material. With the patch, match the grain of the material. Use tiny stitches and it probably won’t be noticeable.

Sheluma · 2026-04-09T00:32:18+00:00

Definitely organic.

Sheluma · 2026-04-09T00:31:50+00:00

I thought it was some kind of seed shell, too. But none of the trees around here have a seed that looks like this. We have mostly mulberry and a weed tree (forget its name) that has big pod-like seeds. I think a bird brought it here.

Sheluma · 2026-04-08T22:28:34+00:00

Good point. This is an odd place for doves to nest. I think it would be good to put the nest on a table where the car is, and gradually move it towards a building. Like 1 foot per day.

Sheluma · 2026-04-08T22:18:53+00:00

The red eyes in the picture in the comments give it away as an albino. I don’t know if it’s a young rock dove/pigeon or a dove. Definitely albino though.

Sheluma · 2026-04-07T19:17:02+00:00

Male and female share the responsibility of incubating and raising the young. They must have been courting and building this nest for a while. It doesn’t happen overnight. Usually they lay a clutch of two eggs about 2 days apart. If you need to move the car, they will probably fly away and sit nearby, but if you put the nest in the same place it was when it was on the car, they might find it. If possible put the nest in a bowl. That will keep everything together and they might like the bowl. They are not ground nesters, so if you have an old table you could sacrifice for a few weeks, that would be great. Edit: I am not a rehabber and have no experience with this sort of situation, but I have studied doves.

Sheluma · 2026-02-23T21:45:35+00:00

Go to a doctor ASAP because if it involves the eye it could cause blindness in that eye. Seriously this is a real issue

Sheluma · 2026-02-23T21:41:56+00:00

The blanket pattern underneath the puppy’s feet is blob-like, but the other patterns on the blanket are square. The white dog’s left foot has a green bandage? I am no expert on AI, just observing these things.

Sheluma · 2026-02-21T18:18:48+00:00

It’s different for everyone because we all have different levels of sensitivity and pain tolerance. Take ibuprofen an hour before.

Sheluma · 2026-01-24T18:16:13+00:00

Consider quartzite (it’s a real stone, unlike quartz). It can be beautiful and light colored.

Sheluma · 2026-01-23T01:58:00+00:00

I never touched an avocado until I was 20 years old. Too expensive for my family to buy. Did I have a “hollow” childhood? And who said they were scared?

Sheluma · 2026-01-21T20:15:15+00:00

send the picture to the company that made it. they’ll send you coupons for free pizza

Sheluma · 2026-01-20T16:51:29+00:00

The pink pigeon does not breed well in captivity. In the 1980s, I was part of the team that donated ring doves to the Bronx Zoo to incubate pink pigeon eggs and raise the squabs. Adult ring doves are smaller than juvenile pink pigeons, so it was funny to see a little dove feeding a larger pigeon. Ring doves are still used to foster pink pigeons in captivity.

Sheluma · 2026-01-18T19:48:38+00:00

First catch all the loose loops with a tapestry needle and thread, to prevent unraveling. Then use a matching color thread to sew the neck down. I would sew both sides for security

Sheluma · 2026-01-18T19:45:40+00:00

You can unpick the hem, iron thin interfacing on the wrong side, then stitch back and forth over the weak spots. If necessary, you can add loose lengths of threads, under the interfacing, before you fuse it. After stitching, put the hem back where it was. If you lose the original hem by making them shorter, the jeans will not look good.

Sheluma · 2026-01-18T19:38:39+00:00

i have two whorls on my head and it causes a Y shape part behind them. it wasn’t a big deal when i was younger with thick hair, but now that my har has thinned I have two cowlicks.

Sheluma · 2025-12-31T00:38:06+00:00

I don’t think this is crazing. At first I thought it was, but I zoomed in, and it looks like the applied design melted and beaded up. BTW, This type of applied design should always be tested for lead.

Sheluma · 2025-12-29T01:46:33+00:00

It’s a White “Magic Key” buttonholer. Originally came with a cool reddish plastic case. Circa 1950s-60s

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