We got pretty bad storms last night and I slept through it all. Lancaster got at least an inch of rain. So it's been cooler
yeah!!! However, it did some damage to trees, roofs, etc around here. I had to get out and about and saw some of it.COLD DARK ROOM
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yeah!!! However, it did some damage to trees, roofs, etc around here. I had to get out and about and saw some of it.
I bought my hibiscus about 4 years ago and until this year all it's managed to produce is 1 or 2 measly blooms. This year it's covered in buds and when they flower they are quite big. All I did was move the pot to a sunnier spot, it obviously didn't like where it was before even though that was also in the sun.
I'm going to see if Lola enjoys a flower or two.
Mr Fre has some like that but his favorite game is retrieving a tossed ball. And he takes turns with the people present. He makes us all work
tossing his ball so he can fetch it.
Good afternoon/evening all.
It's been cooler today with stronger winds which have been nice, and refreshing but no thunderstorms. We've also had some rain which dampens the dust and is great for the wildlife.
Lola hasn't been outside today, I think he could sense the change and was playing it safe.
The hedgehog's cough seems to be a bit better today. I've been outside a lot and haven't heard him as much. I hope so
but I'll still get a test done when I'm sure which poop is his.
The weekend is here again, I hope it's a good one for everyone.
It's been cooler today with stronger winds which have been nice, and refreshing but no thunderstorms. We've also had some rain which dampens the dust and is great for the wildlife.
Lola hasn't been outside today, I think he could sense the change and was playing it safe.
The hedgehog's cough seems to be a bit better today. I've been outside a lot and haven't heard him as much. I hope so
but I'll still get a test done when I'm sure which poop is his.The weekend is here again, I hope it's a good one for everyone.
I hadn't heard about that but just saw that a Sunderland police station was set alight during some sort of riot. We live in a scary world with too many louts with too much time on their hands just looking for trouble.
I agree with Y, Ray's foot looks very painful. I feel a little guilty for crying so much about my shoulder.....for basically nothing. Ya'll know it won't stop me from b*tchin, just that I feel a little guilty.
Ms Cathie made me spit my coffee out this morning at the screen with;
"I'll have to buy him some new balls. "
LOL makes me wonder what kind of conversations Kerry is having with HER friends!
Well the comedy show was good, Aunt Pat loved the raunch(thank God she wasn't mortified)and my back hated the 4 legged stools they use instead of chairs, for three hours. Poor P:ete bombed but he failed to read the room....his "woke set" talking about his social justice protests & living in the Petworth community ( a very posh self-described progressive area) in DC just didn't resonate in a redneck bar in Pasadena Md. Gee.....who da thunk? Aw well, the Black lez put the room on the floor laughing.....so it isn't like it was a tough room, he just sucked last night. We love him anyway and we had a good time. They all worked for tips.....because they have to keep their names out there, to stay on the circuit. It isn't the kind of life I would want but it's cool they do. I doubt the tips covered their gas though.
Kerry's Dad and brother are coming today, the brother is going to install the doors here. Yes, these are the heavy and solid wood doors Kerry stole from my house before we sold it. We ONLY have 1 bathroom door installed in the whole house right now!
Ms Cathie made me spit my coffee out this morning at the screen with;
"I'll have to buy him some new balls. "
LOL makes me wonder what kind of conversations Kerry is having with HER friends!
Well the comedy show was good, Aunt Pat loved the raunch(thank God she wasn't mortified)and my back hated the 4 legged stools they use instead of chairs, for three hours. Poor P:ete bombed but he failed to read the room....his "woke set" talking about his social justice protests & living in the Petworth community ( a very posh self-described progressive area) in DC just didn't resonate in a redneck bar in Pasadena Md. Gee.....who da thunk? Aw well, the Black lez put the room on the floor laughing.....so it isn't like it was a tough room, he just sucked last night. We love him anyway and we had a good time. They all worked for tips.....because they have to keep their names out there, to stay on the circuit. It isn't the kind of life I would want but it's cool they do. I doubt the tips covered their gas though.
Kerry's Dad and brother are coming today, the brother is going to install the doors here. Yes, these are the heavy and solid wood doors Kerry stole from my house before we sold it. We ONLY have 1 bathroom door installed in the whole house right now!
It is horrible what we are doing to this planet in all aspects. I try not to get myself all stressed out about where this world is headed. But it's hard not to worry what this world will be for generations to come.The lady I spoke to is able to give antibiotics from a vet if needed, but vets wouldn't test for lungworm if I took a poop sample there - I don't know why. If it was injured I could probably take it for treatment but it would then go to a trained rehabilitator for care.
Hedgehogs are an endangered species here, and numbers have plummeted over the years, from loss of habitat, cars, chemicals, bonfires etc, they need all the help they can get and we have the British Hedgehog Preservation Society trying to educate people, but the odds are stacked against them.
I saw some hibiscus that the flowers were huge. I kept the website but now have to find it. I thought to produce the large flowers. You would need to fertilize. So I wasn't so interested.
Yes, the Southend nonsense was all over Twitter. Terrible.
We actually ordered this as a bare root plant from QVC last Spring. Very slow start & never bloomed last year.
How it Started
Dear Cathie,Dear Sapphire,
Try playing spot the tortoise! I had to put Jacky in the enclosure before going out and with the UV strip and temperatures at 27 degrees Celsius. Here is what she thoughtView attachment 376326
I thought this was supposed to be the ideal temperature for tortoises
!Natrah
I'm not sure which of the two spots I can see is Jackie. I kinda think on the left side of the picture. Sapphire is so good at hide and seek that I'm on my hands and knees praying he didn't escape by the time I find himDear Cathie,
I thought this was supposed to be the ideal temperature for tortoises
Natrah
and I know he can't. He loves to soak up the sunshine but under his umbrella 
She is on the left under the green carpet stripI'm not sure which of the two spots I can see is Jackie. I kinda think on the left side of the picture. Sapphire is so good at hide and seek that I'm on my hands and knees praying he didn't escape by the time I find him
!Natrah
Much calmer now
Dear Sapphire,
This morning I had a soak but instead of taking me out of the tub as soon as I finished with this unnecessary 'drowning' Natrah decided to rub my head and shell. She then put me on the bathroom scales but I moved so she tried to put me back and I had an unfortunate 'accident' leaked on her hand.
This resulted in me needing another drowning session whilst Natrah attempted to clean a mess!
Jacky
This morning I had a soak but instead of taking me out of the tub as soon as I finished with this unnecessary 'drowning' Natrah decided to rub my head and shell. She then put me on the bathroom scales but I moved so she tried to put me back and I had an unfortunate 'accident' leaked on her hand
.This resulted in me needing another drowning session whilst Natrah attempted to clean a mess
!Jacky
The bare root plant that I bought & planted looked terrible. I planted & watered. And watered. And watered. And watered.
Nothing for a long, long time. I put the pot in my “another dead plant”. A few weeks go by. Lo and below i spot a tiny sprig of green emerging. Viola! Hibiscus is alive & growing.
I moved from shady to protected & it grew & grew. By late September buds appeared! BUT, temps & sunshine faded. We were so close last year.
This year started warmer, hibiscus growing earlier and we have buds & flowers.
No worries for are house. We are still in Michigan. If we were to get hit by a hurricane. Since we are not home. My brother would come over and close all the shutters for us. We have the accordian type shutters. So it is easy and quick to button up the house.
Is that hibiscus the type where the flower is 9" to 12" in diameter?
