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Cathie G

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Beautiful fish!!!
Thanks and I'm hoping to keep him that way. I bought one that wasn't on the list I made and actually ruled out a half moon. I was afraid I would miss something in his tank that could tear his fins. So far so good. He just acted so healthy and active I couldn't resist.
 

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Today’s adventure was at Charing Cross underground station. Charing Cross is the place marked on the map as the centre of London. There’s a big of overground rail station and spreading underground, right out to Trafalgar Square, is the underground station. Parts of this are off limits and that includes platforms for what was part of the Jubilee Line that are no longer in use.

These days they serve regularly as a set for movie makers needing to depict the underground, but weirdly it also serves as a New York Subway station occasionally!

The James Bond film Skyfall features a chase sequence that was shot here. So Daniel Craig slid down this escalator
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Subway sign left behind from filming Morpheus
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A disused platform (currently hosting a maintenance train)
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Maintenance tunnel (also featured in Skyfall)
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Seeing the real world from behind the scenes
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Interesting day!
The underground and disused bits of cities fascinate me. I really enjoyed the walk through Mary King's Close in Edinburgh several years ago, which is an old preserved 17th Century street.
I've always wanted to slide down underground escalators too, but it's always been too busy when I've been to London.
 

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Between my son and I, we came up with a name somewhat. I keep thinking of the song blue moon but he also looks like an arrow head when he's swimming. Then he turns into a butterfly. I'm just really glad he settled in so quickly. So far he hasn't gotten any torn fins.
So what did you decide on for the name. Cathie?
 

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Good afternoon/evening fellow CDRers.
Another dry but very chilly day here - my feet were so cold I had to put socks on which I rarely do in the house, and they are still cold!!
It's not as bad as it is in New York though, I've been having a look at their harbour cam and it's very grey and wet there - it looks like Autumn!
Hope the weather is OK where you are and that you are all enjoying a peaceful Sunday!!
 

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So what did you decide on for the name. Cathie?
I'm still trying to figure that out. My son wants LunaBlu because of the song Blue Moon that came to my mind when I brought him home. But when he swims he looks like an arrow head which are made of flint. Then he looks like a butterfly. He's really active and interesting and he is beautiful. I can't quite decide yet. I like Bluemo.
 

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Good afternoon/evening fellow CDRers.
Another dry but very chilly day here - my feet were so cold I had to put socks on which I rarely do in the house, and they are still cold!!
It's not as bad as it is in New York though, I've been having a look at their harbour cam and it's very grey and wet there - it looks like Autumn!
Hope the weather is OK where you are and that you are all enjoying a peaceful Sunday!!
It's been cool and misty kind of and so peaceful I wanted to take a nap. Too much like the fall. May is getting tons of flowers but we keep getting April showers too. I'm not complaining because I'm collecting gallons of rain water too help me with my new family member.
 

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Between my son and I, we came up with a name somewhat. I keep thinking of the song blue moon but he also looks like an arrow head when he's swimming. Then he turns into a butterfly. I'm just really glad he settled in so quickly. So far he hasn't gotten any torn fins.

Ahhhh the suspense!!!
 

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Good afternoon/evening fellow CDRers.
Another dry but very chilly day here - my feet were so cold I had to put socks on which I rarely do in the house, and they are still cold!!
It's not as bad as it is in New York though, I've been having a look at their harbour cam and it's very grey and wet there - it looks like Autumn!
Hope the weather is OK where you are and that you are all enjoying a peaceful Sunday!!

Good evening Lyn... I’m sorry about your weather..it’s warm and pretty here and I’d share the sunshine with you if I could.. :)
 

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We found this guy visiting our pool today... we have lived here over 6 years and have found lots of critters in the pool... but never a turtle.. I think maybe a heron dropped him.. I didn’t find any injuries so we returned him to the edge of the lake . Hopefully he will be fine.. IMG_2086.jpg
 

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We found this guy visiting our pool today... we have lived here over 6 years and have found lots of critters in the pool... but never a turtle.. I think maybe a heron dropped him.. I didn’t find any injuries so we returned him to the edge of the lake . Hopefully he will be fine.. View attachment 271484
Oh shame poor thing. I hope it does okay in the lake.
 

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We found this guy visiting our pool today... we have lived here over 6 years and have found lots of critters in the pool... but never a turtle.. I think maybe a heron dropped him.. I didn’t find any injuries so we returned him to the edge of the lake . Hopefully he will be fine.. View attachment 271484
Hi Heather, he's a very lucky turtle to have been saved from a heron and hopefully any pool chemical treatments in one day! He either had a soft landing or was confused after his ordeal and headed for the first water he saw. Well done for spotting him.
 
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Must be the pretiest female I’ve ever seen, they usually are not so colorful and darker.
He flairs his tail like a peacock. He's cute and funny. I was afraid of the filter tube but he's not. He Loves the thermometer too. Crazy fish. I read that bettas don't like the turbulent filters but he enjoys that corner the best. That's where he slept last night.
 

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We found this guy visiting our pool today... we have lived here over 6 years and have found lots of critters in the pool... but never a turtle.. I think maybe a heron dropped him.. I didn’t find any injuries so we returned him to the edge of the lake . Hopefully he will be fine.. View attachment 271484
Lucky little turtle and they don't forget a friend.
 

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Ahhhh the suspense!!!
hehehe...it could be Bluemo or Flint or Arrow or LunaBlu. I keep wanting the song Blue Moon attached to his name in some way.It fits. There was such a cute little Dumbo ear there wiggling his little ears at me I almost bought him. But my little guy won because he blends into the tank so well that our cat hasn't noticed him even though he swims most of the day. He slept last night. I'll have to cover his tank at night because my brother and I are elderly. We need some light in the house at night and baby needs to sleep
 

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Ahhhh the suspense!!!
hehehe...it could be Bluemo or Flint or Arrow or LunaBlu. I keep wanting the song Blue Moon attached to his name in some way.It fits. There was such a cute little Dumbo ear there wiggling his little ears at me I almost bought him. But my little guy won because he blends into the tank so well that our cat hasn't noticed him even though he swims most of the day. He slept last night. I'll have to cover his tank at night because my brother and I are elderly. We need some light in the house at night and baby needs to sleep
My bunny would love your night slippers. I bought these to get her goat...she just looked at me like I was crazy...
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