COLD DARK ROOM

[zolasmum]

If you use Google Translate you can find the translation in dozens of languages.
The Welsh for tortoise is crwban (pronounced crewban)

I did know the Welsh for tortoise, though quite a lot of Welsh people don't !Possibly it is because tortoises are not common pets there, especially in the hilly areas ! I'm not insulting the Welsh, by the way - my father was Welsh, my mother was Irish, I was born in England, my husband was born in Scotland, but grew up in Canada - and my brother is now a French citizen ! And Zola was actually born in Holland !
Anyway, looking up translations of the word on Google seems like cheating -we have to have actually met someone from wherever it is !
Angie

 

[Cathie G]

Yes, it was the guy Yvonne mentioned. I know you can get banned if you mention his name in some places, so I didn't want to take a chance

It's really nice that that name has become a nasty word to be censored and I can think of another name or two that deserves that same fate

 

[Lyn W]

I think sign may be universal which is even more interesting. The deaf can't hear yet they can talk to each other maybe even better than with people that speak different languages. I don't know it well but I've found that a lot of families with a deaf person don't learn it either. I do think that has helped Joe communicate with the public better though. We write back and forth, use some sign and cherades that we know.

I think the Makaton sign is similar but with palm down you point the first finger of one hand and tuck all the others in, and then place the other hand across it. Do some use Makaton in the US?

 

[Lyn W]

So, I have some searching to do.....I pulled My Seymour out to feed him some cactus pad on the kitchen floor, got distracted and the lil bugger Ate, then forced his way out the patio screen door. He is wandering around my back yard. Fortunately is has not been terribly cold out at night, and today should be in the mid 70's.
It's about a quarter after 9 now. Which means he should be waking up and starting to wander/forage again.
I have yard clean up to do, so I will be canvassing my yard all day . . .
That Lil Bugger.
Now I need to train him so when he does this, he knows how to come back in like my ex-room mates Sulcata, Pee Wee.

Oh no! Have you found him yet?
I really hope he's not gone too far from the house.

 

[Cathie G]

I think the Makaton sign is similar but with palm down you point the first finger of one hand and tuck all the others in, and then place the other hand across it. Do some use Makaton in the US?

I don't know hehehe but that would be an easier sign to accomplish if not. pointing my first finger is way easier. And it can look more like the real yes and then there's the sign they do at gadulet college in Washington DC which is different than the sign spoken most places here in the US. Same country...

 

[Cathie G]

I don't know hehehe but that would be an easier sign to accomplish if not. pointing my first finger is way easier. And it can look more like the real yes and then there's the sign they do at gadulet college in Washington DC which is different than the sign spoken most places here in the US. Same country...

I take it back I like the way with the thumb better after practice but I guess I'll use the one that suits what's happening

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ray, those are Cactus fruit, similar to Dragon Fruit (another type of Cactus Fruit). Cut it open and there are a LOT of lil tiny seeds, peel the skin off and eat, the one's I'm used to see are usually Redder.

Thanks, I would like to find that type of cacti. Opo bit into it and red ooz went all over his head.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ray, those are Cactus fruit, similar to Dragon Fruit (another type of Cactus Fruit). Cut it open and there are a LOT of lil tiny seeds, peel the skin off and eat, the one's I'm used to see are usually Redder.

Have you found Seymour yet?

 

[Ray--Opo]

This is cool!

 

[Lyn W]

Thanks, I would like to find that type of cacti. Opo bit into it and red ooz went all over his head.

Talking of cacti, I put the remains of Lola's opuntia in a mug of water to see what happened and the roots have sprouted! Do you think it will be possible to grow a new plant from it, Ray?

 

[Cathie G]

Thanks, I would like to find that type of cacti. Opo bit into it and red ooz went all over his head.

I bet you can plant two or three. They have the connection that will grow roots on the bottom of the fruit

 

[Cathie G]

This is cool!

a Tortoise always wins the race.....torts make a great chew toy for a bunny. Lucky for the tort a bunny gets stuck sometimes.

 

[Cathie G]

Ray, those are Cactus fruit, similar to Dragon Fruit (another type of Cactus Fruit). Cut it open and there are a LOT of lil tiny seeds, peel the skin off and eat, the one's I'm used to see are usually Redder.

Sorry to butt in. I was wondering if you finally found your little one.hopes and prayers

 

[Ray--Opo]

Talking of cacti, I put the remains of Lola's opuntia in a mug of water to see what happened and the roots have sprouted! Do you think it will be possible to grow a new plant from it, Ray?

I think you would have a good chance. I think I would put in a pot of soil near the surface. Keep the soil dry you don't want the growth to rot. Rose takes all the pads that yellow or fall off or Opo has half eaten on the plant. She threw them in the vacant lot and we have new growth there.

 

[Ray--Opo]

I bet you can plant two or three. They have the connection that will grow roots on the bottom of the fruit

Darn I should have thought about that. Opo ate them all.

 

[Lyn W]

I think you would have a good chance. I think I would put in a pot of soil near the surface. Keep the soil dry you don't want the growth to rot. Rose takes all the pads that yellow or fall off or Opo has half eaten on the plant. She threw them in the vacant lot and we have new growth there.

Thanks - I'll try that.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning campers!
Another bright and sunny day here.
Sadly the dry spell we've been having has brought the morons out and grass fires are being started in some parts of Wales - devastating for ground nesting birds and other wildlife, as well as unnecessary pressure on the fire services.
I have to go stock up Lola's pantry, the weeds are still too small to pick in my usual spot, but hopefully won't be too long now.
I hope you all have a good Friday and I'll see you later.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Thanks, I would like to find that type of cacti. Opo bit into it and red ooz went all over his head.

Ray. I’m really surprised that your cactus don’t produce those kinds of “tuna”. Big flat opuntia cactus produce those large blossoms & fruit.

Is it possible that you havent left your cactus blooms on long enough to actually produce fruit? Id think they are all over the place.

Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as tuna (fruit), sabra, nopal (paddle, plural nopales) from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus.

Opuntia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Ray--Opo]

Good morning campers!
Another bright and sunny day here.
Sadly the dry spell we've been having has brought the morons out and grass fires are being started in some parts of Wales - devastating for ground nesting birds and other wildlife, as well as unnecessary pressure on the fire services.
I have to go stock up Lola's pantry, the weeds are still too small to pick in my usual spot, but hopefully won't be too long now.
I hope you all have a good Friday and I'll see you later.

I think our dry spell is over. The usual afternoon rains are finally here!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ray. I’m really surprised that your cactus don’t produce those kinds of “tuna”. Big flat opuntia cactus produce those large blossoms & fruit.

Is it possible that you havent left your cactus blooms on long enough to actually produce fruit? Id think they are all over the place.

Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as tuna (fruit), sabra, nopal (paddle, plural nopales) from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus.

Opuntia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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My cactus produces this flower. The flower ends up drying out and the base turns yellow and falls off. After they stop blooming I have one plant that will produce 2 or 3 round fruit. I am battling mealybugs so I don't want to fertilize with anything. Natural type fertilizer of course.