COLD DARK ROOM

[Gillian M]

everybody at CDR.​

 

[CarolM]

Please don’t let me offer you a stool... [emoji85][emoji12]

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[CarolM]

Oh....did I tell you all just how gorgeous it was just 24 hours ago......all sunshine. Was looking back at some of the pix I took, and this one looks pretty good. Some folks in the photo/kayak community don’t like it when one’s bow is in the picture. That said, I think sometimes it adds to the atmospherics - you can almost place yourself into the picture and be there.

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I agree.

 

[CarolM]

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everybody at CDR.​

Hi Gillian.
Hi Oli.

 

[Gillian M]

Hi Gillian.
Hi Oli.

Hello. Hope you are fine, back there.

We're fine though I'm about to declare a WAR on......OLI!

 

[CarolM]

Hello. Hope you are fine, back there.

We're fine though I'm about to declare a WAR on......OLI!

What is he doing?

 

[Gillian M]

What is he doing?

He has been driving me......nuts lately. He gets soaked, gets hand fed, I take him out for a so-called walk in the sun, but he's been restless don't know why. He's been trying to climb out of his enclosure for the third consecutive day.

Btw, the place is warm, and his light is on all day long.

 

[EllieMay]

Toretto is so good looking. BTW am I supposed to be able to see Pickles in the two photos.

The first picture is Toretto and the second is Pickles

 

[EllieMay]

You both look awesome. Send some of that candy my way if you still have left over that is...

Sure thing!!! I do not need any encouragement for those evil calories that you try not to mention!!
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[EllieMay]

Well... Bob had many threads dedicated to his escapades. My favourite Bob story was the time Maggie posted fit to explode after he had bulldozed a block wall and eaten her prized rose bushes to the ground. Maggie said she was fit to murder him, commit torticide, but she forgave him in the end ... just about.

Joe ... plenty of choice... how about the day I answered the front door to the postman and got a painful shock when Joe rammed my ankle. He had escaped his bit of the garden, climbed the steps into the kitchen and made his way through the entire house to attack me. And pooped on the living room carpet for good measure
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Now both are at the rainbow bridge ... causing mayhem no doubt!

I can picture both of these events!![emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[EllieMay]

Ogh....did i say...it’s pouring down rain here today....and the same is forecast for tomorrow. Rain, rain rain. All the colorful deciduous tree leaves are falling to the ground like heavy, wet, red and yellow snowflakes :-(

But - on the horizon, the sun should be out on Wed and Thur, with moderate temps in the 60’s.

Enjoy the day.

Yuck! Try to stay dry so you can enjoy the better part of the week.. btw.... I have not heard the word “deciduous” since I was in school! I’m feeling smarter now[emoji16]

 

[EllieMay]

My favorite Bob story was the time Maggie set the sprinkler going in his yard. Bob was able to hook the hose with his gular and dragged the sprinkler into his shed, where the water ruined the floor, needing to be replaced.

Oh no!!! I bet that was a good laugh.. after the damage was over of course!

 

[EllieMay]

I think we should name it the Bob and Joe Annual Naughty Tortie Award. [emoji173]️

Sounds like a good choice! It’s clear to see that tortoises bear & far definitely have minds of their own!

 

[EllieMay]

* Sighs and wonders if Lena is actually a 7 year old boy *

Flushed with success at your puns again, Lena?

If she is not, I definately am!! I truly laughed out loud at that one

 

[EllieMay]

Hello. Hope you are fine, back there.

We're fine though I'm about to declare a WAR on......OLI!

Oh do tell))

 

[EllieMay]

He has been driving me......nuts lately. He gets soaked, gets hand fed, I take him out for a so-called walk in the sun, but he's been restless don't know why. He's been trying to climb out of his enclosure for the third consecutive day.

Btw, the place is warm, and his light is on all day long.

I understand now

 

[Gillian M]

I understand now

If I do declare war, are you willing to intervene? What about the rest of the ladies and gentlemen at CDR?

 

[Yvonne G]

Oh no!!! I bet that was a good laugh.. after the damage was over of course!

There were many Bob stories. Once he climbed up several stairs - I think it was 8 or so - then walked across the porch and climbed down the stairs on the other side. Maggie answered a knock on her door to find one of her neighbors asking if that was her tortoise walking down the middle of the street.

She used to take him to events like store open house, vet open house, etc. There were pictures of Bob walking around amongst peoples' legs with a wire haired fox terrier riding on his back. He visited Santa three years in a row for pictures. Yes, Bob was quite the character.

 

[EllieMay]

If I do declare war ,are you willing to intervene? What about the rest of the ladies and gentlemen at CDR?

I doubt that will be necessary as I can see that you have plenty of experience to handle this quite well... but if an intervention should be needed, which side should I pick [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

 

[CarolM]

He has been driving me......nuts lately. He gets soaked, gets hand fed, I take him out for a so-called walk in the sun, but he's been restless don't know why. He's been trying to climb out of his enclosure for the third consecutive day.

Btw, the place is warm, and his light is on all day long.

Do you think that maybe he is restless because of the change of season?