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Dallas
Posts: 110
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:32 pm
Location: Moultrie/Ga

Buried my 82 year old mom today. Am looking forward to God and my martins to give me some comfort.

Dallas
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Stephen Cruse
Posts: 168
Joined: Thu May 03, 2007 12:17 pm
Location: Texas, Hitchcock and Rocksprings

Sorry to hear about your loss. Martins always seem to cheer me up so hopefully you will have a wonderful year. Good luck.
2014 - 72 pairs
2015 - 127 pairs
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Louise Chambers
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Posts: 6208
Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:07 pm
Location: Corpus Christi, TX

You have my sympathies, Dallas - hoping the martins will bring you lots of smiles this spring.
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Dallas
Posts: 110
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:32 pm
Location: Moultrie/Ga

Thanks Stephen.
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Dallas
Posts: 110
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:32 pm
Location: Moultrie/Ga

Thanks. I already have one here in South Ga. My mom liked to watch the martins come in at night. She said they
they look like little jets.
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James Strickland FL
Posts: 2249
Joined: Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:04 pm
Location: Reidsville NC
Martin Colony History: 2017 Had a lot visitors no Matins nesting, hoping 2018 will be different.
2018 Had 1 pair
2019 had 30 pair

:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( Dallas sorry to hear about your loss. I loss someone just a little over 2 years ago and they love the Martins as much as I did. The Martins give me a great comfort when they came just a few months after they passed. That year I had a large influx of martins an I think they and God sent them to me to in joy. :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Siberman
Posts: 262
Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:03 pm
Location: Titus County , TX

My condolences , Dallas . My Dad ( who gave me my love of Martins ) left in 2013 . Mom ( 86 ) is still here and is helping me watch for "his" birds .
2010: 5 pair - raptor attack .
2011 : nada .
2012 : 1 pair - 5 eggs / 5 fledged .
2013: zero
2014: Lots of visitors
2015 : several visitors . Seriously considering purchasing a drone to scare off raptors .
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Dallas
Posts: 110
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:32 pm
Location: Moultrie/Ga

Thanks for all the comforting words. I am looking forward to a great martin season for all of us. Thanks again!!!!!
My mom actually prayed for me to get my first martins and it worked.

Dallas
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Rodger Drye
Posts: 671
Joined: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:07 am
Location: NC/Mt. Pleasant
Martin Colony History: Have been hosting and providing a sanactuary for Purple Martins for 30 years.

Hey Dallas,
Sorry for your loss, but maybe your Martins will bring some happiness to you and remind you of your mother. My mom and dad passed back in 1998 - two days apart. Dad passed on Oct 31st and Mom followed on Nov. 02 of 1998. It was a very sad time for me and my family. My Dad really loved the Martins and Mom loved the Blue Birds. I try to take care of both species. My parents are gone, but I will never forget them and the influence they had on my life.
Hope you have a wonderful 2016 season. We will keep you in our prayers.
Rodger
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Have been Hosting and Protecting Martin's for 30 years.
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tlragsdale
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:22 pm
Location: Wisconsin/New Richmond

Please accept our sincerest condolensces on the passing of your Mom, Dallas. Holding all of the memories of our loved ones close at heart until that grandest of all reunions that GOD holds in-store for us is the hope we must hold on to.
Terry & Michelle
New Richmond, WI

2005 - 2014 Hard luck stories
2015 - 2 pair, 12 eggs/12 fledglings
2016 - 6 pair, 35 eggs/35 fledged
2017 - 18 pair, 88 eggs / 85 fledged.
2018 - 23 pair, 119 eggs/115 fledged.
2019 - 31 pair, 137 eggs/133 fledged
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Dallas
Posts: 110
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:32 pm
Location: Moultrie/Ga

Thanks again everyone for your kind words. She will be missed but I'm sure she is at rest and she would want me to continue to enjoy my martins. Purple martin people are kind people. Thanks again!!!

Dallas
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threelilkids
Posts: 386
Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:11 pm
Location: Denham Springs, La
Martin Colony History: 2014 1 pair 3 hatched 3 fledged
2015 1 pair 5 hatched 5 fledged
2016 1 pair 5 hatched 4 fledged
2017 2 pair 8 hatched 8 fledged
2018 4 pair 15 hatched

So Sorry for your loss. Just lost my dad last May, the day before my birthday. Still hurts, but I know he is happy. My dad also taught me the love of animals. Got to love those parents :!: :!: :!:
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ossnap
Posts: 43
Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:12 pm
Location: Houston, TX

Very sorry for your loss. Stay strong.
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Carolyn C
Posts: 172
Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:45 am
Location: Georgetown, TX

Sorry to hear about your Mom. It's never easy to lose a parent.
Carolyn
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Dallas
Posts: 110
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:32 pm
Location: Moultrie/Ga

Thanks. It is hard but it is good to have all this support. Thanks everyone.

Dallas
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lovinlife62
Posts: 57
Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:44 am
Location: LA/Thibodaux

I think about my Dad every time I sit in my back yard to enjoy my martins, because the pole I am using is one that my Dad salvaged from the oilfield years ago!!! He and mom had success with martins when they lived in the country but when they moved to the city, they took the house and pole with them, but had no luck.Too many trees and such. After dad passed in 2008 of Alzheimer's my husband dug the pole up and brought it to our house and altered the pole to be able to winch the house down and built several houses including the 20 cavity house we have now!! Colony has flourished and I know Dad is smiling down !!!!!
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Anthony Neira
Posts: 1319
Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:12 pm
Location: San Antonio /Texas
Martin Colony History: Started in 1992 From neighbors old 1950-60's colonies. Have 8 Trio 6 Room Houses, 4 MPP Poles, 1 Heath Deluxe Gourd with Troyer Porch, 8 NatureLine Gourds with Troyer Porches, 5 Troyer Horizontals ,& 2 S&K 11" WITH Troyer Porches ready for 2019 Season !

Sorry about your loss, Dallas, we know she is looking down, Happy that the PMs are helping you ! Very kind words from everyone here, esp. the story from Lovinlife62, that is such a nice, Heart warming story !
PMCA Member, 8 Trio 6 Room Houses, 1 Heath Deluxe Gourd with Troyer Porch, 8 NatureLine Gourds with Troyer Porches, 5 Troyer Horizontals + Tunnels, & 2 S&K Bo 11"s WITH Troyer Porches ! 4 MPPs, For 2019 Season !! :grin: Started in 1992 from Older '50-'60s Colonies.
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Rodger Drye
Posts: 671
Joined: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:07 am
Location: NC/Mt. Pleasant
Martin Colony History: Have been hosting and providing a sanactuary for Purple Martins for 30 years.

Dallas,
Just hang in there, it does get better. You never forget your parents, but in time the pain does ease somewhat.
My wife's mother is 97, will be 98 April,01. Had Heart attack 3 weeks ago and was hospitalized for a week. Just last Thursday she had another one at home. EMT was called and they say you could hear her praying for Jesus to "Please Let Me Die".
Death is something we all have to expect one day. It will come for all of us, some sooner - some later....
God Bless, Rodger
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Have been Hosting and Protecting Martin's for 30 years.
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DebA
Posts: 1941
Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

I am so sorry you lost your Mom. I lost Dad in Feb 2014 and the PM's were just around the corner. You are right. They do lift your spirits and it is a sure sign that it is the circle of life and good days are ahead too. I lost my mom last August, more suddenly than Dad and I know any ol day now I will have that life renewal once again in my yard. Take care.
Deb
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Pratt County, Kansas
2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
2010 2 PAIR
2009 1 PAIR
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Dave Duit
Posts: 2146
Joined: Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:02 pm
Location: Iowa / Nevada
Martin Colony History: In 2026, 88 pair with 333 fledged youngsters. 110 total cavities available, 82 Troyer Horizontal gourds and a homemade PVC / metal 28 compartment unit, 1 fallout shelter. Hawk and owl guards included. Martin educator and speaker. President and founder of the Iowa Purple Martin Organization. Please visit Iowa Purple Martin Organization on Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627283871068161 Emails send to [email protected]. Subject line include Iowa Purple Martin.

God bless. I sympathize with you. My dad passed two years ago and I did find comfort with my martins. Sorry for your loss.
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