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CarolM

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We went to the beach earlier thats where I dissapeared to. So I took some pictures for you. Then we drove into town to see the xmas lights but they were not very xmasy but took pictures for you of that too. View attachment 227540View attachment 227541View attachment 227542View attachment 227544View attachment 227545View attachment 227547View attachment 227549View attachment 227550View attachment 227552View attachment 227555
I can't see my own pics. Can you guys see them?
 

CarolM

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Thank you for your answer. When I was at your age I`ve done all work that you have when owning a horse. Repair fences of the horse pasture, help by the harvest of hay and straw. Feeding my horses and cleaning their stables.
I had never help with these work but I don`t mind. I was young and strong, but 25 years older change a lot.
I hope that soon you have horses again. They are lovely animals. The two I owned had been a life assurance on 4 or 8 legs...:D
Sabine you don't sound old at all. You are also still young.
 

Tidgy's Dad

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That's sad.
How can you tell if they are real?
More than 45 years of experience!
It's sometimes extremely difficult, some fakes are expertly done, others are easy to spot, one would have to examine them personally to be sure, but I've seen plenty of fakes very like these turtles and Chinese law prohibits the export of real ones, but not fakes!
 

CarolM

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More than 45 years of experience!
It's sometimes extremely difficult, some fakes are expertly done, others are easy to spot, one would have to examine them personally to be sure, but I've seen plenty of fakes very like these turtles and Chinese law prohibits the export of real ones, but not fakes!
People always have spoil a good thing by being dishonest.
 

Tidgy's Dad

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You live in a town with many people. There are usually no place for horses.:(
I loved riding a horse. It gives you the feeling to be a part of nature. I`ve often seen wild animals from the back of my horse. It is a feeling you only can feel when you ride. To be one with nature and your horse.
There are many hundreds of horses here, they plus donkeys and mules do most of the goods transportation in the medina. They are kept in the house gardens or courtyards or in green areas on the edge of the city, but i don't have quite enough room.
They're nice animals, i'm very fond of horses. :)
 

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Here are photos of my turtle "fossil," Adam. I bought it when i was working in New Zealand just over 20 years ago.
It weighs 9.5 lb (4.3 kg?), is 10 inches/25 cm long and 9 inches/23 cm wide at the widest point. The black "scutes" on top are a little crumbly, and when I pick it up today, I heard a slight creaking sound under one of the black "scutes." I've read that counterfeiters will attach alligator parts to the fossils to try and make them look real, and have always wondered about the scutes. @Tidgy's Dad

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More than 45 years of experience!
It's sometimes extremely difficult, some fakes are expertly done, others are easy to spot, one would have to examine them personally to be sure, but I've seen plenty of fakes very like these turtles and Chinese law prohibits the export of real ones, but not fakes!
I know to your experience, great wise one.
 

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I can't see my own pics. Can you guys see them?

Great (beach) pictures - I’ll need to do some Google Earth looks there. So, where’s a good name/location/beach name to zoom in on? Xmas lights still up? Interesting Water Crisis banners too. Tks for sharing.
 
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