COLD DARK ROOM

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

good afternoon all! good fun last night when i was working outside yesterday my polish neighbor came back from the shop with beer and gave me one, so on way out last night i left at his door View attachment 203140

my card


woke on the armadillo and intend to stay on it until it's bed time

One more hour and Bud time !!!

 

[JSWallace]

I'm only guessing but like a long finger nail it may break off to short .

Mmm yes aideen suppose that might happen

 

[JSWallace]

Jane what substrate do u use in nellys hide box were she sleeps at night wen in doors

I had different substrates in different areas but Nelly has mixed them up. Her hide has a mixture of topsoil and coir but to be honest she doesn't really go in there much she seems to prefer digging into a big mound of coir in a corner. She is currently outside in the sunshine tucking into a big pile of weeds

 

[Laura1412]

I had different substrates in different areas but Nelly has mixed them up. Her hide has a mixture of topsoil and coir but to be honest she doesn't really go in there much she seems to prefer digging into a big mound of coir in a corner. She is currently outside in the sunshine tucking into a big pile of weeds

Bless her I'm just asking as I'm wondering if to put the coir back in my hide box and rid this bark do u moist ur coir where she sleeps in and what temp at night if socoz I'm just checking before I change

 

[ZEROPILOT]

The first four for sale are getting bigger.
But I still haven't heard from a single person whom I will let any of them go to.

 

[JoesMum]

The first four for sale are getting bigger.
But I still haven't heard from a single person whom I will let any of them go to.

Awww

 

[Laura1412]

The first four for sale are getting bigger.
But I still haven't heard from a single person whom I will let any of them go to.

Aww bless them ed

 

[JoesMum]

Good evening all. Today we have been to Avebury which has the largest henge (prehistoric stone circle) in Europe.

Stonehenge is the most famous. Avebury Stone Circle covers a much bigger area and has a massive ditch all round.

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Everyone's terribly impressed by stonehenge and the like. However the ancient Egyptians were building pyramids at the time, so the ancient Brits were a bit less advanced

 

[AZtortMom]

Morning roommates

 

[JoesMum]

Morning roommates

Good morning Noël

 

[JoesMum]

And here's our room for the night at one of Britain's oldest pubs, built in the 13th or 14th century (medieval around 800 years old), the George Inn in the village of Norton St Philip in the county of Somerset


The floors are very uneven, the panelling ancient and there's a spiral staircase to get upstairs.

There's a panel showing part of the 15th century wall paintings they discovered during refurbishment


There's a history of it and more photos on the pub's website. I need tea now, but will try to take some of my own too.
http://www.georgeinnnsp.co.uk/

 

[AZtortMom]

Good morning Noël

Morning Linda
Looks like a beautiful trip you are taking. I'm planning on being in that part of the world in a couple of years

 

[JoesMum]

Morning Linda
Looks like a beautiful trip you are taking. I'm planning on being in that part of the world in a couple of years

Norton St Philip is very close to Bath which is definitely on the tourist trail

 

[Moozillion]

It's all to do with the farmers isn't it?
I don't have many clocks so don't mind too much.
I have a collection of about 25 miniature clocks and used to do all those when they were out on display but don't bother with those at the moment.
I think I remember the UK tried leaving things alone a while ago but opted to go back to changing them.

Over here in the US, it's my understanding that it's all about MONEY: if it's light later, people will stay active, out and about later and go to shops more.

 

[Moozillion]

I had different substrates in different areas but Nelly has mixed them up. Her hide has a mixture of topsoil and coir but to be honest she doesn't really go in there much she seems to prefer digging into a big mound of coir in a corner. She is currently outside in the sunshine tucking into a big pile of weeds

My Elsa, a Hermann's tortoise, LOOOOOVES to burrow into a big pile of dry leaves! I have "organic" potting soil in her indoor enclosure for the winter. She'll dig down into that, but likes her leaves best!!!!

 

[Moozillion]

The first four for sale are getting bigger.
But I still haven't heard from a single person whom I will let any of them go to.

They are all so beautiful!!!!

 

[Moozillion]

Good evening all. Today we have been to Avebury which has the largest henge (prehistoric stone circle) in Europe.

Stonehenge is the most famous. Avebury Stone Circle covers a much bigger area and has a massive ditch all round.

Postcards
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Everyone's terribly impressed by stonehenge and the like. However the ancient Egyptians were building pyramids at the time, so the ancient Brits were a bit less advanced

WOW!!!!! WONDERFUL!!!!!

 

[Laura1412]

Morning roommates

Morning Noel how r u

 

[Moozillion]

Good evening all. Today we have been to Avebury which has the largest henge (prehistoric stone circle) in Europe.

Stonehenge is the most famous. Avebury Stone Circle covers a much bigger area and has a massive ditch all round.

Postcards
View attachment 203147
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Everyone's terribly impressed by stonehenge and the like. However the ancient Egyptians were building pyramids at the time, so the ancient Brits were a bit less advanced

Getting to go and see some real Standing Stones has been on my bucket list since I was a teenager !!!!

 

[JoesMum]

Over here in the US, it's my understanding that it's all about MONEY: if it's light later, people will stay active, out and about later and go to shops more.

It started as a safety initiative here. Making best use of available daylight here.

This is a good summary

In 1907, an English builder named William Willett campaigned to advance clocks at the beginning of the spring and summer months and to return to GMT in a similar manner in the autumn. He published a pamphlet called The Waste of Daylight, outlining plans to encourage people out of bed earlier in summer by changing the time on the nation’s clocks. He spent the rest of his life fighting to get acceptance of his time-shifting scheme. However, Willett died of influenza before DST was implemented as law and put into practice.

The 1908 Daylight Saving Bill was the first attempt in the UK to move clocks forward one hour in summer. The idea was to provide more daylight hours after work for the training of the Territorial Army and for recreation, to reduce shunting accidents on the railways and to reduce expenditure on lighting. The House of Commons rejected the Bill.

During World War I in 1916, Germany introduced daylight saving in the summer, and countries including Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden followed suit.

To save energy and help the war effort, the Summer Time Act 1916 advanced the clocks in the UK for one hour from 21 May until 1 October. The system proved to be popular so daylight saving time, or summer time, has always been adopted in the UK.

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