COLD DARK ROOM

[JoesMum]

Thank you, Kathy! I had a lovely dinner starting with oysters and champagne. Yum! [emoji39]

Yum!

 

[EllieMay]

Toretto is gorgeous. Yayyy. Well done on the long drive and congratulations.

Thank you!!! Sure am pleased with her!

 

[Kristoff]

Lena will get one from me in her next TORTOISE parcel.......

I’ll have to hide it from the landlord until July!

 

[Kristoff]

No, they are too shy for listening to me. When I sing they think I am the singing tortoise predator.

They’ll get over it! They’re home now. [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️

 

[Kristoff]

Yeeeep and my day was very interesting [emoji43]View attachment 250766View attachment 250767

Forest fires?

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning (just) all

I have been out tidying the garden this morning. The lawn is slowly recovering from the hot, dry summer but still looks pretty awful
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There’s a nest box in the yew in the back corner which I cleaned out today. As we suspected, there’s an old nest in it. We were fairly certain that Great T!ts nested in there this summer.
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Great T!ts look like this (Googled photo)
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They’re slightly bigger than the Bluet!ts that nested in our camera box.

The corner that I planted this spring with plants for pollinators has gone berserk since the rain, with the buddleja and the lavender flowering a second time, and will need a trim once flowering is over
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And a toad has moved into the toad house in this corner
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Everything is so full of life in your garden!
Joe would’ve dealt with those rampant plants in no time. [emoji85][emoji23][emoji173]️

 

[Kristoff]

I'll keep it in mind thanks [emoji4]

Besides we might require your professional services if some of the jellyfish malfunction [emoji6]

 

[Kristoff]

My name is Isaiah[emoji4]

Nice to meet you Isaiah. I’m Lena. Kristoff is a Greek tort I no longer have.

 

[EllieMay]

Do you keep your boy in the outdoor enclosure too? [emoji6][emoji6][emoji23]

He BEGS me to stay out there I’ll just put up a greenhouse & they can all be set!!![emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Just checking in to see Sabine’s new babies.

We are hosting a team soccer party so I’m shopping and cleaning today!

I decided to have a sandwich bar & sides.

I’ll check back later!!

Happy Friday!!!
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Good luck, Kathy! Hope you survived!

 

[Kristoff]

Big storm building out in the Atlantic and is barreling toward the East Coast..i guess we can use some rain

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Hope it’s just rain all your storms bring!

 

[Kristoff]

Guys should I get some hingebacks or pancake torts?

This isn't the thread for asking what's best tortoise wise. You are better off asking the question by starting a thread on the main forum. In here answers get lost among the drivel and we end up contradicting each other because we can't find what was said before.

Yes....here we might say to pick up some original Maple Syrup for the pancakes. ;—)

Yep, things can get easily off the hinges around here... [emoji6]

 

[Kristoff]

HAHAHA! Yes!
And don't forget the baked beans for substrate!!!!!

The best there is! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Hi Carol. I am fine and my torts seem to settle in easily. They eat like little piglets. The only thing they must learn is that I don`t want to eat them !
Do you have special plans for the weekend ?

That’s too much to take in...

 

[Kristoff]

@Bee62
@CarolIM

Sorry to keep y’all waiting!! It’s been a loooooong day.. it is a11:49 pm and I’ve just managed to make it in my pillow but I can’t sleep without telling y’all A very good friend of mine cane and stayed with me last night & she & I left early this morning and drove just a little under 4hrs to Houston Texas where we picked up Toretto. Toretto was 2 yrs old in May and her owner couldn’t keep her due to a move. It was very sad because the owner obviously loved and spoiled her. Toretto came “all inclusive”.... so we spent some time disassembling and loading her huge enclosure , accessories, and food.. then we headed back. We had to make a couple stops but finally made it to school to pick up my son. He was anxiously looking for her then we came home and Toretto got to check out her new play ground while we re-assembled her indoor inclosure.
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I envy your boy! How exciting for a little kid! [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️

 

[Kristoff]

Sure[emoji4]just soaked himView attachment 250884

Cute!

 

[Billna the 2]

Forest fires?

One was a car hauler fire and the other was a structure fire

 

[Kristoff]

I don’t think I can fit any more critter houses in this room [emoji28]

Get rid of the toys. Ah, I see you’ve done that, with most of them anyway [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji106]

 

[Kristoff]

Did you decide to experiment with Barbecue Baked Beans or have you stuck with the regular tomato sauce?

 

[Kristoff]

A little bit of both this time. What's the point if you cannot mix things up a bit.