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Lyn W · Jul 22, 2019

Good afternoon/evening all hope you are having a good Monday.
Look who got her 5 year member banner!!!

Spent a lot of the day trimming some shrubs and trying to tame my holly tree but its been very muggy here.
Found a waterlogged patch of garden which is flooding over a paved area and I suspect it's because my neighbours are running a pipe from their outdoor washing machine into their soak away drain - not allowed as it''s polluting the soil - so yet another issue to deal with.

Lyn W · Jul 22, 2019

DE42 said:
Well we got our first puppy booster shots I also found out that the poor little boy has some roundworms in his stool. But we got some dewormer so that should be took care of shortly.

I hope it wasn't too traumatic for him.

DE42 · Jul 22, 2019

Lyn W said:
It's funny how they seem to know where they are!

Yeah he wasn't like that at PetSmart that's for sure. Lol

DE42 · Jul 22, 2019

Lyn W said:
I hope it wasn't too traumatic for him.

They seem to recover quickly from it when we got home.

JoesMum · Jul 22, 2019

Good evenooning all. The holidays are causing a volunteer shortage and I did 07:30 to 17:00 at the rescue today.

So here are some of today’s patients. First a few I haven’t been feeding.

Pipistrelle Bat

A mallard and her ducklings

A mute swan cygnet

And then some I have...

We are inundated with house martins. The storms at the weekend dislodged their mud nests from the roofs of houses

And that nest of sparrows that we admitted last Friday. They all survived and are growing well

Cathie G · Jul 22, 2019

Yvonne G said:
So, here's a couple of "befores":

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And here's a couple of "afters":

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Most of that hair in the waste basket is brown. Looks like all I have left now is white/grey. I'm totally happy with the result. I don't know why on earth I ever tried to allow it to grow.

Your haircut looks really good and suits you. Just call yourself an ashblond.

Ben02 said:
Fish can be very delicate, a spike of something in the water like heat can do it. Things like that you can’t control, it’s not your fault it can be annoying keeping fish sometimes.

We've been going through really high heat and humidity. I've noticed Arrow being way less active, not eating good, not swimming until today. With air conditioning I've been able to maintain the temperature in his tank around the normal parameters within a degree higher or lower. Last night we had a thunderstorm and today he's been swimming and active again...that means something but I don't know what. Maybe??? with high humidity or pressure it doesn't allow as much oxygenation.

Cathie G · Jul 22, 2019

EllieMay said:
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This is my new enrichment project for Toretto. It took me a lot longer than it would normally just to get the basics done but it’s serviceable now. Toretto has been laying under his ramp in the dirt to escape the heat but he’s getting too big to fit there much longer.....so I put this in a pretty shady spot and added some dirt. It’s 30” diameter so he should not outgrow it! I’m not sure how I’m going to finish it yet.

I think I need to plant something to “brush” it in that will flourish year round.. but what??

I think you have a little helper in charge to help with the outcome.

Lyn W · Jul 22, 2019

JoesMum said:
Good evenooning all. The holidays are causing a volunteer shortage and I did 07:30 to 17:00 at the rescue today.

So here are some of today’s patients. First a few I haven’t been feeding.

Pipistrelle Bat
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A mallard and her ducklings
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A mute swan cygnet
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And then some I have...

We are inundated with house martins. The storms at the weekend dislodged their mud nests from the roofs of houses
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And that nest of sparrows that we admitted last Friday. They all survived and are growing well
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That's a long day for you, Linda, but all worthwhile.
Thank goodness for places like this and volunteers like you!!

Cathie G · Jul 22, 2019

JoesMum said:
Good evenooning all. The holidays are causing a volunteer shortage and I did 07:30 to 17:00 at the rescue today.

So here are some of today’s patients. First a few I haven’t been feeding.

Pipistrelle Bat
View attachment 277030

A mallard and her ducklings
View attachment 277031

A mute swan cygnet
View attachment 277032

And then some I have...

We are inundated with house martins. The storms at the weekend dislodged their mud nests from the roofs of houses
View attachment 277033

And that nest of sparrows that we admitted last Friday. They all survived and are growing well
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Looks like you had a long but wonderful day. They have a way of saying thanks worth more then money.

Maro2Bear · Jul 22, 2019

Our zinnias are up, flowering and enjoying the Summer heat! I planted the zinnia seeds about a month ago. Phlox too

JoesMum · Jul 22, 2019

Cathie G said:
Looks like you had a long but wonderful day. They have a way of saying thanks worth more then money.

Hmmm... thanked with a large amount of house martin poop down my front [emoji23] Fortunately I was wearing a huge apron and none ended up on my clothes. I did have to clean the apron before I left

JoesMum · Jul 22, 2019

Maro2Bear said:
Our zinnias are up, flowering and enjoying the Summer heat! I planted the zinnia seeds about a month ago. Phlox too

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Very pretty [emoji4]

Cathie G · Jul 22, 2019

JoesMum said:
Hmmm... thanked with a large amount of house martin poop down my front [emoji23] Fortunately I was wearing a huge apron and none ended up on my clothes. I did have to clean the apron before I left

Thank goodness they didn't decide to do an overhead flyby...blessing yet...

Ben02 · Jul 22, 2019

Cathie G said:
Your haircut looks really good and suits you. Just call yourself an ashblond.

We've been going through really high heat and humidity. I've noticed Arrow being way less active, not eating good, not swimming until today. With air conditioning I've been able to maintain the temperature in his tank around the normal parameters within a degree higher or lower. Last night we had a thunderstorm and today he's been swimming and active again...that means something but I don't know what. Maybe??? with high humidity or pressure it doesn't allow as much oxygenation.

Summer has got to be the worst time of year for our aquatic friends. I’ve lost quite a few from heat spikes. In the crab tanks I put plastic bottles filled with ice and let it float on the water. It’s also a good use of used plastic bottles.

Ben02 · Jul 22, 2019

JoesMum said:
Good evenooning all. The holidays are causing a volunteer shortage and I did 07:30 to 17:00 at the rescue today.

So here are some of today’s patients. First a few I haven’t been feeding.

Pipistrelle Bat
View attachment 277030

A mallard and her ducklings
View attachment 277031

A mute swan cygnet
View attachment 277032

And then some I have...

We are inundated with house martins. The storms at the weekend dislodged their mud nests from the roofs of houses
View attachment 277033

And that nest of sparrows that we admitted last Friday. They all survived and are growing well
View attachment 277034

Pipistrelle has got to be my favourite.

DE42 · Jul 22, 2019

Maro2Bear said:
Our zinnias are up, flowering and enjoying the Summer heat! I planted the zinnia seeds about a month ago. Phlox too

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Beautiful [emoji3590]

xMario · Jul 22, 2019

Had a Beautiful day at the Rhein today!
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Cathie G · Jul 22, 2019

Ben02 said:
Summer has got to be the worst time of year for our aquatic friends. I’ve lost quite a few from heat spikes. In the crab tanks I put plastic bottles filled with ice and let it float on the water. It’s also a good use of used plastic bottles.

Just asking by how many degrees heat spikes? Because I'm keeping an eye on the temperature with a digital probe in the tank. I think I've got the water parameters under control so I'm concentrating on the temperature now. Winter will be coming. I could use a heater but no matter what you do you can't keep it at a totally consistent temperature. It almost hast to be the humidity or air pressure that was making Arrow lethargic somehow.

Cathie G · Jul 22, 2019

Maro2Bear said:
Our zinnias are up, flowering and enjoying the Summer heat! I planted the zinnia seeds about a month ago. Phlox too

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Zennias are one of my favorites along with pansies and begonias. Pretty.

Cathie G · Jul 22, 2019

Ben02 said:
Summer has got to be the worst time of year for our aquatic friends. I’ve lost quite a few from heat spikes. In the crab tanks I put plastic bottles filled with ice and let it float on the water. It’s also a good use of used plastic bottles.

If you keep a bunny that works for them also. I've heard that during our heat wave that rabbit keepers have lost some. I'll remember that.

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