COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

So...what cake are you bringing us?

That is the question! [emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

I thought a Triple Chocolate Mousse cake would be appropriate.
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Just please! Someone needs to corral the hedgehogs and armadillos. And I don't like jellyfish slime on my cakes either!

My favorite! Please tell me the Leprechaun didn’t steal the last piece!

 

[Kristoff]

I'm pretty sure that's a cow. Here's what the bull looks like:

Neither of those pictures are of my cattle. I had them in the days prior to digital cameras and all my pictures are, well, pictures!

Bullseye!
(Are we still exploring the field of cows?[emoji849])
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[Kristoff]

My favorite cow is the brown Swiss cow. They are so sweet, friendly, and curious.

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I don’t know. Not a fan of sweet steaks.

 

[Kristoff]

Whahaha. Well I did say I know nothing about cows. Or bulls for that matter as well. [emoji23] I figured the pics were not yours. Still it is an impressive cow.

I think Yvonne told you it’s a bull??

 

[Kristoff]

Both of you should try and not give up. Maybe I'll try again too. Does that mean I got bit by a bug?

I think this one is spread by the flying jellyfish. Have you been poking any of them lately? [emoji6]

 

[Kristoff]

We need a new piece of “good” wood for our mail/post box to mount on. When I told wifey that we needed a piece....she said “really, REALLY?” you need MORE wood!? Just like tools, you can always use another one.

Or like torts.

 

[Kristoff]

Oh yes. Definitely. [emoji23] [emoji23] You have to share it with us though. We will be your guinea pigs.

Share it with us? We already have the bug.

 

[Kristoff]

Yes my left knee has taken all the strain since the injury so it is a knock on effect.
Maybe I should do what I would do for a tortoise with joint problems - sprinkle some calcium on my food!!

A warm soak would be nice too.
Good luck, Lyn! Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

 

[Kristoff]

Hello. I was wondering what you were up to.

Based on the picture, it’s not a discussion for this forum. [emoji33][emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Hi Carol [emoji4]
I’m doing pretty good.
My eyes are doing good.
I’m not really sure if the exercises are making a difference, I still have the double vision ‍

Thinking of you, Noel!

 

[Kristoff]

I like the addition of stress coat because it has aloe Vera...my tank is only 5 gals. I'll have to be watching. I think the rain I collected will really help soften the water just a little bit. Better then anything else. I've been looking at water for a long time so that I can have a good pot of COFFEE in the mornings!!!

Not the best thing for an aquarium... Oh, I see what you mean! [emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Wow 140$ that’s crazy! Im guessing this equalizes to our budget because we have to heat a house in our cold winters so...big electric bills. I didn’t know water was so expensive in usa, maybe it’s only in south usa? It must not be a good idea to have a pool where you live...

I hear there’s no shortage of water in Ottawa and Gatineau these days. As well as a few other places.

 

[Kristoff]

Good evenooning all!

Before I hurt my knee, JoesDad and I booked ourselves into a Bittern Breakfast at RSPB Dungeness.

A very early rise (5am) to get to Dungeness point ... basically a large shingle peninsula into the English Channel... for a 7am start where we were taken round the reserve by a volunteer and a warden to heat Bitterns booming and identify other birds for a couple of hours ... followed by a hot breakfast of porridge, sausage and bacon rolls, tea/coffee, fruit juice and fruit.

Despite Storm Hannah and my leg, we went this morning. Hannah decided to dump most of her rain elsewhere so we ‘only’ had the gale force winds in one of the more exposed parts of the country.

We had a brilliant day, staying on after the guided bit, seeing 45 species including Marsh Harrier, Peregrine and Raven and we heard the Bitterns (you will have to Google it - it sounds like someone blowing over the top of a large bottle)

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And we also found a Grass Snake
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A Field Vole
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And a teeny-weeny baby Smooth Newt that can have only just left the pond it hatched in (they’re a tadpole species)
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We’re feeling a little windblown now. Supermarket lasagne for dinner, a bottle of wine and an early night in order [emoji4]

A bitter breakfast and snakes in the storm. Boy, aren’t you and JoesDad an adventurous couple? [emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Same reason, i think no poisinous snakes. It’s an island that’s been protected from some of these species. Right?

No poison ivy either.

Oh, poison ivy! The totally-harmless-looking villain. I got intimately acquainted with one in Canada. Hope we’ll never meet again at such close quarters. [emoji33]

 

[Kristoff]

We do! Every time we go abroad. I think Australia seems to be the worst place we have been to for nature that want to kill you.

I remember the story they had to ban a Peppa Pig episode in which Peppa and George make friends with a spider. So that Aussie children don’t get any ideas. [emoji849]

Have to stop catching up here. I participated in (and finished!) a photo marathon yesterday. Will share the results and my photos later today or tomorrow!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Time to crack an orthodox Easter egg!



If anyone ever gets in the urge to make a wonderful Easter bread (Kulich) like the centerpiece here....it’s a great sweet treat.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/russian-easter-bread-109326

 

[Lyn W]

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Getting prepared!!!

Lovely pics and great how your toes match your canoe!

 

[Lyn W]

TELL me you see it!

When we clean with bleach, it is of Biblical proportions.

.....the angel?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Big match today...