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Ray--Opo

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That's like when I somewhat educated a pet smart employee. If that person can stand it long enough...they could possibly make a difference with some good advice for new pet owners...and give them a connection to TFO instead of a leaflet with misinformation.
I agree.
 

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Yep just got done with that a few months ago. They are still tender but the surface of my skin on the right side where my ribcage is. It is always numb with very little feeling. But the ribs themselves have feeling. You can pinch my skin on my right side and I can't feel it. But leave my ribs alone.
That all happened in the accident.
I forget how long ago your accident happened. I joined TFO August 2018...and you were already injured when I read your posts. I had a run in with a 4×4 porch post later that year on the 13th of October. My ribs still bug me if I walk too long on a hard surface. I'm just glad I waited to go to the hospital until Monday. They said they would have put me in the hospital because of my "age" but since I was doing so "good" I could stay home. I was thinking whatever..and exactly what would my critters be doing while you are helping me without being able to actually help me. Enough of me. I really believe you can help that petting zoo. Their enclosure is nice but needs what you said. I can always be wrong but I think they'll listen to you.
 

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Well I'd better say Nos Da and go get myself organised for work tomorrow.
My first full week since January!!!
So hope everyone enjoys what's left of Sunday and has a good Monday (if there is such a thing!!)/
Night Night and take care
Good night sweet lady.
 

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My pleasure ! Yes, I still have a wound on my leg. Healing needs so much time:(Wonky leg is the right word.:(
Darn it. Two of my favorite ladies have wonky legs. I didn't know you were on the mend too. Oh my garsh! Everyone on the CDR needs to be in stiches.
 

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Good morning friends. It is Monday and overcast weather in Germany.
Wishing you all a good start for the new week.


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Lovely! What is the name of that red one?

Not sure if this was answered (yet) since I’m catching up after a weekend of kayaking over in Delaware.

But, red flower looks like. Monarda

Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. The genus is endemic to North America. Common names include bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, and bergamot, the latter inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia).
 

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Whew....i go off on a weekend kayaking trip and have 10 pages to catch up on!

Spent Saturday and Sunday kayaking rivers and creeks in Delaware, on the Maryland/Delaware border. Camped overnight at Trapp Pond State Park - where one finds 100s of Bald Cypress trees growing in the water, marshy, swamp areas.

  • Trap Pond State Park is a 3653[1] acre (8.5 km²) Delaware state park located near Laurel, Delaware, USA. It is one of the largest surviving fragments of what was once an extensive wetland in what is now southwestern Sussex County. The state park features an extensive patch of bald cypress trees.
  • The bald cypress is a wetland tree adapted to areas of calm, shallow standing water. Trap Pond State Park is the northernmost park in North America that includes cypress and bald cypress, although the actual range continues further north, ending just north of Georgetown, Delaware, in the Ellendale State Forest.
It was nice camping - no rain, almost full moon, and stars too.

Happy Monday all.
 

Ray--Opo

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I forget how long ago your accident happened. I joined TFO August 2018...and you were already injured when I read your posts. I had a run in with a 4×4 porch post later that year on the 13th of October. My ribs still bug me if I walk too long on a hard surface. I'm just glad I waited to go to the hospital until Monday. They said they would have put me in the hospital because of my "age" but since I was doing so "good" I could stay home. I was thinking whatever..and exactly what would my critters be doing while you are helping me without being able to actually help me. Enough of me. I really believe you can help that petting zoo. Their enclosure is nice but needs what you said. I can always be wrong but I think they'll listen to you.
I hope they will listen. They have 4 sullies weighing between 10 lbs to 20 lbs. They are in a enclosure maybe 10' × 15'. Then they have a 50 lb. in the same size. They have room to double the size. That's not ideal but better.
 

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Hurricane Barry has come and gone. We had many tornado warnings and our road was mentioned too often on the news, but thankfully it was uneventful at our house. The Russian tortoise was kicked outside yesterday morning. He was extremely upset about being inside in a plastic container. He got a warm soak and was put in his outside house. It was high and dry. The sulcatas were much calmer in their confinement. I'm soaking them right now before bringing them back outside. We still have a couple more days of rain but not as severe as yesterday. Most of my children enjoyed exploring in the high water and overflowed pond. No snakes or gators were seen but a spider or ant sent one of them running back to the house. I hope all of you stayed safe as well.

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Hurricane Barry has come and gone. We had many tornado warnings and our road was mentioned too often on the news, but thankfully it was uneventful at our house. The Russian tortoise was kicked outside yesterday morning. He was extremely upset about being inside in a plastic container. He got a warm soak and was put in his outside house. It was high and dry. The sulcatas were much calmer in their confinement. I'm soaking them right now before bringing them back outside. We still have a couple more days of rain but not as severe as yesterday. Most of my children enjoyed exploring in the high water and overflowed pond. No snakes or gators were seen but a spider or ant sent one of them running back to the house. I hope all of you stayed safe as well.

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Oh man. . . that's a lot of water!
 

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Good afternoon/evening all. I've not done much today - watched Wimbledon men's final between Federer and Djokovic which went on for just under 5 hours!!!:eek:
Too close to call all the way through but sadly my favourite lost. It was an incredible performance from both players though.
Hope you have all had and are having a good day.

It was a stressful afternoon. We had tennis on tv and the cricket on JoesDad’s iPad.

We wanted Federer to win too. What a match though!

And just as it finished, the Cricket World Cup Final between New Zealand and England finished in a tie and so each team batted an extra 6 balls. We hastily switched the tv to the cricket and watched in amazement as that finished in a tie too. So they went to a countback on the number of boundaries scored by each team and England won!

Cricket can be tedious beyond belief on occasion, but this match wasn’t.

I am just back from another shift at the wildlife rescue where I was able to photograph my favourite baby wren who is growing fast.
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We also admitted this tawny owl who was thoroughly underwhelmed at being powdered for mites and being treated for worms.
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We also played a game of “hunt the bat” as one went missing last night. We failed. Hopefully the evening shift will find it.
 

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Anyone heard from Lena (Kristoff) lately?
Wondering if she is still packing up in Denmark, en route to or unpacking in Canada yet.
Hope it's all going well @Kristoff - we are thinking of you!!

I have seen occasional posts on Facebook. They’re over in Canada and trying to get things straight.
 

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It was a stressful afternoon. We had tennis on tv and the cricket on JoesDad’s iPad.

We wanted Federer to win too. What a match though!

And just as it finished, the Cricket World Cup Final between New Zealand and England finished in a tie and so each team batted an extra 6 balls. We hastily switched the tv to the cricket and watched in amazement as that finished in a tie too. So they went to a countback on the number of boundaries scored by each team and England won!

Cricket can be tedious beyond belief on occasion, but this match wasn’t.

I am just back from another shift at the wildlife rescue where I was able to photograph my favourite baby wren who is growing fast.
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We also admitted this tawny owl who was thoroughly underwhelmed at being powdered for mites and being treated for worms.
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We also played a game of “hunt the bat” as one went missing last night. We failed. Hopefully the evening shift will find it.
Owls are one of my very favorite birds.
 

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