COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Since the CDR is always dark, we could try growing lots of beautiful night-blooming flowers!!!
If only we could actually SEE them...

http://themysteriousworld.com/10-most-beautiful-night-blooming-flowers/

Cereus is number one on the list!
Hope we have that and will try and plant the others and see if they grow by jellyfish light.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I wasn't able to get very close for a good look. If it's not Night Blooming Cereus, then it might be a whitish fungus...

I love flourescent fungi, and bacteria.
So this would be welcome too.
Bring a little light into our lives.

 

[Lyn W]

Since the CDR is always dark, we could try growing lots of beautiful night-blooming flowers!!!
If only we could actually SEE them...

http://themysteriousworld.com/10-most-beautiful-night-blooming-flowers/

They are beautiful, I love the moonflower.

 

[Lyn W]

Well I have to love you and leave you again Adam and Bea and anyone else in the corners.
I couldn't sleep last night and slept late this morning, so hoping for a better start tomorrow.
I will try to pop in earlier, if only I could slow time down!
So see you tomorrow
Take care and nos da.

 

[Moozillion]

They are beautiful, I love the moonflower.

Yes! I've grown Moonflower as well. I save the seeds from year to year- it's quite easy, and I often got "volunteers" sprouting where I had not expected them!

 

[Moozillion]

Well I have to love you and leave you again Adam and Bea and anyone else in the corners.
I couldn't sleep last night and slept late this morning, so hoping for a better start tomorrow.
I will try to pop in earlier, if only I could slow time down!
So see you tomorrow
Take care and nos da.

Good night, Lyn! I hope you sleep well.

 

[Moozillion]

I'm off to rustle up some dinner for hubby!
I'll pop in later, Adam, but it sounds like another quiet night at the CDR.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Well I have to love you and leave you again Adam and Bea and anyone else in the corners.
I couldn't sleep last night and slept late this morning, so hoping for a better start tomorrow.
I will try to pop in earlier, if only I could slow time down!
So see you tomorrow
Take care and nos da.

Nos da; Lyn.
You'll soon get 'em under control.
It'll get easier.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm off to rustle up some dinner for hubby!
I'll pop in later, Adam, but it sounds like another quiet night at the CDR.

Yep, I'll be in and out from the tennis.
Not been too bad, a few people in and out.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Massacre.
1st set to Murray 6-1
Dimitrov is not in the match!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

2-0 to Murray at the start of the second and the crowd are getting annoyed.
It's Labour Day and they want to watch a game.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Dimitrov breaks!
but Murray immediately breaks back 4-1.

 

[Moozillion]

I don't know anything about tennis, I'm afraid.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Second set 6-2 Murray.
Not worth staying up for,Linda, the crowd are talking amongst themselves, even Murray looks uninterested.
Oh, dear.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I don't know anything about tennis, I'm afraid.

Don't worry, i'm losing interest too.
How"s Elsa ?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Murray breaks again in the first game of set 3.
Dimitrov has given up.
So have the crowd.
Lots of them are leaving!
They spent a lot of money for this!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

0-2 to Murray.
Ivan Lendl (Murray's coach) has left too!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

4-0 to Murray.
Nice to see him win but Yawn!

 

[Moozillion]

Don't worry, i'm losing interest too.
How"s Elsa ?

She's been doing pretty well, I believe.
We have been getting TONS of rain- even more than we usually get, in our already-rainy climate! Our yard does not drain well: some years back we had to install a below-grounds sump pump to pump the water out to the ditch by the front yard to handle the heavy downpours. Without it, our back yard will remain ankle deep for 12 hrs + AFTER the rain stops! We actually LOST several live oaks due to standing water for 2 weeks after one of our slower, wetter hurricanes. The low part of Elsa's enclosure can fill up quickly to almost 3 inches (7.5 cm) in a sudden, heavy downpour if it lasts more than a half hour (which it has done a couple times this summer already). But her high side doesn't even have puddles. She learned quickly where the high ground is, and settles in when the rain starts.
But she looks a bit grumpy, I think. She's probably thinking something like "I am a TORTOISE, you silly people!!!!! I am NOT AN AQUATIC TURTLE!!!" Happily, she shows NO signs of developing flippers yet!

At least I don't have to worry about hydration!!!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

She's been doing pretty well, I believe.
We have been getting TONS of rain- even more than we usually get, in our already-rainy climate! Our yard does not drain well: some years back we had to install a below-grounds sump pump to pump the water out to the ditch by the front yard to handle the heavy downpours. Without it, our back yard will remain ankle deep for 12 hrs + AFTER the rain stops! We actually LOST several live oaks due to standing water for 2 weeks after one of our slower, wetter hurricanes. The low part of Elsa's enclosure can fill up quickly to almost 3 inches (7.5 cm) in a sudden, heavy downpour if it lasts more than a half hour (which it has done a couple times this summer already). But her high side doesn't even have puddles. She learned quickly where the high ground is, and settles in when the rain starts.
But she looks a bit grumpy, I think. She's probably thinking something like "I am a TORTOISE, you silly people!!!!! I am NOT AN AQUATIC TURTLE!!!" Happily, she shows NO signs of developing flippers yet!

At least I don't have to worry about hydration!!!!

Ha ha!
Sorry about the oaks, though, that's sad.
Tidgy would be furious and terrified.
I wouldn't be too happy either!