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[Tidgy's Dad]

@Kristoff. Please don't be a stranger. We will miss you Lena. I hope everything goes well for you and your family in your new home. x

Likewise.
It's terribly hard, but I know we would all like you to stay in touch, Linda.
After the initial pain, the memories will be mostly good ones.

 

[Laura1412]

Good afternoon Adam @Tidgy's Dad welcome home hope you are ok I have missed you

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

In other news there's been chaos in London this afternoon due to a security alert near London Bridge station. Nothing serious. It was all over in about an hour.

It has been quite entertaining for us locals watching foreign news agencies post pictures of Tower Bridge which is famous for its looks instead of London Bridge which is very boring and only famous in a nursery rhyme.

This is the picture I took of Tower Bridge that I took in January. I was stood on London Bridge.
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The new boring London bridge only dates from 1972 (completion).
The nursery rhyme version was sold to an American in Arizona who has reconstructed it there. It is said he thought he was buying Tower Bridge, but he has denied this.

 

[JoesMum]

Welcome back Adam

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning all! Im in class but saw this and wanted to share this with you all. I thought it was funny & clever !
Hope everyone is doing well! View attachment 201548

Hi, Linhdan!
Just got back from my travels last night and guess what I found awaiting my return ?

wifey says it arrived on Monday.
It's postmarked the 9th of December, so it's been ambushed by meerkats somewhere along the way.
And i rather doubt that Santa is coming tonight!
Thank you very much, not your fault.

 

[AZtortMom]

Hi all

 

[AZtortMom]

Good morning. How are you today ?

Hi Linda

 

[Laura1412]

Morning everyone

Good morning how r u

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Student just arrived.
Will continue catching up later.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome back Adam

 

[Moozillion]

Welcome back Adam

Welcome home, Adam!!!

 

[johnandjade]

one of the guys in work brought in a curry for lunch... forgot he had it and had a bowl of cereal...

his curry was delicious

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

woohoo View attachment 201569View attachment 201570View attachment 201571

How splendid !
Woohoo!
Indeed.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Haven't left I'm back!
Just needed some time to regroup myself, this loss hit our family pretty hard. But things have settled down and everyone managed to maintain their sanity, so I'm back

Hooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(the sanity bit).
I can understand your sense of grief.
Sorry for being selfish.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi all, so an update on Nelly! The vet saw her again today and managed to open her eyes enough to remove big creamy lumps of congealed pus, exactly as you said Yvonne, and underneath are her beautiful shiny black eyes. So one eye is completely open now and the other still closed as still a bit swollen but vet is confident that both will be absolutely fine and no damage to vision, I am super happy and I am sure she smiled when she saw me!! The vet even said that as she was such a lovely tortoise there would be no charge for his time, I feel like a super proud Mum!!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What absolutely splendid news.
And what a nice vet.
Hurrah for Nelly!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Sorry I missed you to wish you bon voyage Adam.
You probably won't read this till youre back so
Hope you've had a safe trip this time and the torts are ok and thriving
Any bald ibis spotting this time?

Yup, the ibises are beginning to nest, so we've got to have people out to shoot the ravens. (which nick the eggs).
The torts also seem to be doing well, though a bit dozy at the moment. Hopefully, they should perk up and start mating next month.
It was a great trip.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

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She's inspecting my work

I think she likes it.
I do.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Morning all, I'm at Crufts today so dogs not tort's!

Woof! Woof!

 

[Yvonne G]

Yup, the ibises are beginning to nest, so we've got to have people out to shoot the ravens. (which nick the eggs).
The torts also seem to be doing well, though a bit dozy at the moment. Hopefully, they should perk up and start mating next month.
It was a great trip.

What? You actually have people to shoot ravens in order to keep ibis eggs safe? Raven predation on desert tortoise babies has been going on for eons, and only NOW have I been reading about how they're thinking of doing something about the ravens. Geez.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yup, the ibises are beginning to nest, so we've got to have people out to shoot the ravens. (which nick the eggs).
The torts also seem to be doing well, though a bit dozy at the moment. Hopefully, they should perk up and start mating next month.
It was a great trip.

You can come for a visit and view the Ibises in my yard from the comfort of the porch.