Well Texas has been its usual self in being pretty hot this august, But boy oh boy look at this rain a coming down. Too bad its coming down at the house and not the tortoise sanctuary, I would love to give my misting system a break.
poison said:so you keep your torts some where else?
tortadise said:poison said:so you keep your torts some where else?
Yep. My mom has 3 acres in the country about 10 minutes north of me. As I slowly began to make the tort population Rather gargantuan, they needed more room. So I built a bunch of buildings and habitates out at her house. I get to see her all the time too when I go out there. She loves them too, and shes the middle of the day watcher while im at work. Awesome mom I tell yah.
tortadise said:Haha, There have been storm cells for literally 3-4 days and its like theirs a bubble on the DFW metroplex, flooding and 70 MPH winds in the BFE cities surrounding the DFW metroplex and nothing at the house or the tort buildings. Finally came down, The red and yellow foots are loving the humidity its brought though.
tortadise said:Well she has been a very supportive mom all my life. Never really had a dad, he walked out when I was 12 years old and I got into snakes first, then tortoises and been that way for 14 years. Now I have a non-profit that I established when I was a junior in high school and has been doing alright since then, Lots of wonderful species and a great mom to help her grown son out. My other two brothers think its stupid and a waste of time. But I dont need anybody's negative outlook, Im gonna do what im gonna do.
zzzdanz said:My Moms 1 of my best friends....You have a beautiful yard
tortadise said:zzzdanz said:My Moms 1 of my best friends....You have a beautiful yard
Thanks, I just recently did the pergola and flagstone, and fish pond, umm actually all of it. It was nothing but grass and a fence. Its my paradise.
Jacqui said:When you move can I have the flagstone? Sounds like you had a very special Mom. My Mom died before I really got too far into tortoises, but while she was alive she was always supportive of whatever I (and my siblings) chose to do. My children as they were growing up thought the tortoises only ate money, which could have been better spent on things like cable, game systems, cars and the like. Now as adults, they have a better understanding of my addiction.
What no turtle in the pond? Of course then it would also be running around the yard and destroying any water plants and possibly eating those fish.
.. and yes, rain is awesome! From that fresh clean smell to the way everything seems to get a new lease on life. Enjoy it!
tortadise said:She loves the torts as much as I do. Sometimes I take a day off from going out there, but she loves it too. If I only had all the tort species and perfect weather then I would have it made