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Lyn W

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Happy Tuesday all!
Another very wet day here.
Managed to do a little garden work yesterday, but rain stopped play today.
There should be some sunny spells for the end of the week though with temps rising to about 18C/65F which is fine for me.
 

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@AZtortMom How's the eye, Noel?

Hi Lyn [emoji41]
It’s getting better.
I drove today for the first time since surgery. Talk about getting use to everything again. I have a newer car so it’s like a rocket ship with the sloped windows. New eyes too, oh boy!
Thankfully, I didn’t have far to go [emoji6]
How are you?
 

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Hi Lyn [emoji41]
It’s getting better.
I drove today for the first time since surgery. Talk about getting use to everything again. I have a newer car so it’s like a rocket ship with the sloped windows. New eyes too, oh boy!
Thankfully, I didn’t have far to go [emoji6]
How are you?
Good to hear everything is going well for you.
I'm fine thanks, Noel, all healing slowly but surely!
 

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I don't understand how nature can survive such plunder. After seeing the picture it makes me wonder if there are any Russian tortoises left in the wild.
I don't understand either. Why would smugglers spend that much money, effort and time to smuggle an animal that really doesn't cost very much to buy in a pet shop. To sell them here in the US, I think we all know about how old they have to be. Then there's feeding, and upkeep until they're sold. It just doesn't make sense to me why they are doing that.
 

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just a check in to say im no deid!!! still on that emational/mental rolllercoaster . still not even tryin to fight my deamons BUT , just about made peice with myself and fighin to keep on tortin! all in i still have some life in me!


wibble
 

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just a check in to say im no deid!!! still on that emational/mental rolllercoaster . still not even tryin to fight my deamons BUT , just about made peice with myself and fighin to keep on tortin! all in i still have some life in me!


wibble
Hi John was wondering how you were doing. Glad your OK and still popping in when you can.
Keep on wibbling on!!
 

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just a check in to say im no deid!!! still on that emational/mental rolllercoaster . still not even tryin to fight my deamons BUT , just about made peice with myself and fighin to keep on tortin! all in i still have some life in me!


wibble
My motto is always put off until tomorrow what should have been done yesterday...if you feel like it...But always try to take each moment as it comes with joy.
 

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Hi Lyn [emoji41]
It’s getting better.
I drove today for the first time since surgery. Talk about getting use to everything again. I have a newer car so it’s like a rocket ship with the sloped windows. New eyes too, oh boy!
Thankfully, I didn’t have far to go [emoji6]
How are you?
That's wonderful. And it'll only get better.
 

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just a check in to say im no deid!!! still on that emational/mental rolllercoaster . still not even tryin to fight my deamons BUT , just about made peice with myself and fighin to keep on tortin! all in i still have some life in me!


wibble
It's always good to hear from you and your demons, John!!
 

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just a check in to say im no deid!!! still on that emational/mental rolllercoaster . still not even tryin to fight my deamons BUT , just about made peice with myself and fighin to keep on tortin! all in i still have some life in me!


wibble

Hang on in there John. You know we are here for you and have ben throughout :)
 

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I don't understand either. Why would smugglers spend that much money, effort and time to smuggle an animal that really doesn't cost very much to buy in a pet shop. To sell them here in the US, I think we all know about how old they have to be. Then there's feeding, and upkeep until they're sold. It just doesn't make sense to me why they are doing that.

And we all know that wild caught animals are sold in the USA in huge numbers. We see so many on the forum. It costs these people little to go out and pick them up and consumers in big chain US pet stores buy them.

I am sorry to say this, but the USA is probably the main reason this happens.
 

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Good mornooning all. It’s wet. It was very wet yesterday with added thunder and lightning last night.

Hopefully things will dry up a bit for us later today. That’s what the forecast claims anyway :D

I am trying to motivate myself to get a move on and do things, but it feels like a duvet day :D
 

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And we all know that wild caught animals are sold in the USA in huge numbers. We see so many on the forum. It costs these people little to go out and pick them up and consumers in big chain US pet stores buy them.

I am sorry to say this, but the USA is probably the main reason this happens.
It's not illegal to gather russians from the wild. Wholesalers here buy them legally. The tortoises in that link were being smuggled, I assume to avoid having to pay any kind of tariff or tax on them. They won't be able to sell them here legally. I think it's China that's the bad guy here. Just look at the rare species Chinese keepers are able to get their hands on as opposed to here.
 

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Good Morning all.

Never did get the energy yesterday to move the last few logs to our wood pile. Just tooo muggy, hot and humid. But, I did move some wood around in a different sense, As old time CDR members recall, i picked up some Virginia Cedar trees that fell during a big storm. Sawed them up, and they have been nicely drying. Soooooo, decided to pick a piece and fool around. This piece here we are hoping turns into a vase of some shape.

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But first things first. This morning, we are up early to go try and catch some Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. The waters are warming, which means the crabs are coming into the Bay. Not sure how successful we’ll be. A good chance to get over to the Bay.

Happy Wednesday
 

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Good mornooning all. It’s wet. It was very wet yesterday with added thunder and lightning last night.

Hopefully things will dry up a bit for us later today. That’s what the forecast claims anyway :D

I am trying to motivate myself to get a move on and do things, but it feels like a duvet day :D
Good morning Linda.
We didn't have the thunder etc., but so much rain this month!
If I was a tortoise I would be thinking of hibernating!!
It's so wet even one of my frogs is trying to move into the house!
I've put him out of my conservatory 3 times this last week!!
 

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