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Moozillion

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I am allergic against peanuts !:eek::D:D

Hi, Bee! [emoji112][emoji2]
Your English really is excellent, and it is NOT often that I want to suggest a correction. We say “I am allergic TO peanuts.” I don’t want to hurt your feelings, I just want to help! [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]
 

Kristoff

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Our walk in the sunshine was very nice. We went to a local country park. They have a new sign at the point where you have to decide which way round the lake to go (we went That Way)
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The birds were singing loudly in the sunshine. We saw bullfinches like these... one of my favourite birds.
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And we also saw this Peacock butterfly... rather unexpected on a winter’s day. I suspect the warmth brought it out of its overwintering spot, but fear it will not now make it to spring breeding.
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I wonder: Could the butterfly go back to sleep until spring? It’s so pretty.
 

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Tomorrow I'm going to make that video of around here where I live. I would today but I'm just not feeling upto it.

But here is a couple of old pics I found you might like.
I loved this flower
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My other crested gecko
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A tree at the corner of my property
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A sunset in town
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A sign to my papas old orchard
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A bearded dragon I had.
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Me at my father's pond. We have some turtles in it. ;)
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And last an OLD pic of me when I was a kid. That dog is the one that saved me from the mountain lion.
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The mountain lion probably thought it’s best not to mess with small, fierce creatures. Great dog.
I’d love to have a gecko someday. We had these little critters in the backyard in Turkey:
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(That’s daughter holding one)
 

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Thank you!!! [emoji2]
I posted it on the fossil forum, and several experts quite readily said it is genuine!!!!! [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2][emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]
NOW I need to stabilize it, because the scutes crumble a bit and it creaks when I pick it up-so parts of it are moving and unstable. I’ve got a steep learning curve, but it’s FUN as long as I don’t try to be a perfectionist!!!!!! [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]

Oh Bea, this is amazing. After you’ve spent some time learning about it and stabilizing it, is there a chance you would reconsider about giving it up? Might we have another fossil buff in the making? ;)
 

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Hi, Bee! [emoji112][emoji2]
Your English really is excellent, and it is NOT often that I want to suggest a correction. We say “I am allergic TO peanuts.” I don’t want to hurt your feelings, I just want to help! [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2]
Hi Bea, you can be sure that you will never hurt my feelings when you correct my English !:)
I want to learn and that needs to be corrected.
Thank you Bea,:) so I am allgergic to peanuts ( luckily I am not )
 

Maro2Bear

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National Holiday in the US of A today......and sub-freezing temps too. For those at home, here’s a cool live web cam of well stocked bird feeders in upstate New York. Lots of activity this AM...doves,cardinals, chickadees n more

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/40/Cornell_Lab_FeederWatch_Cam/

You want the Cornell Lab one at Sapsucker Woods.. Enjoy!
 

Maro2Bear

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Over here in the US, aa lot of the butterflies overwinter in the adult form, apparently. Don’t know why we don’t see them much.

Too many people are spraying pesticides, and removing beneficial weeds and flowers, and using green lawn surfaces, and all the natural areas are being reduced, removed, paved over, etc. natural areas, with swamps and bogs and flowering weeds help keep our butterflies flourishing. This year I went on the fringes of our garden and planted milk weed seeds... hoping to get some of those growing. Same with Joe Pye weeds/flowers...and golden rod!
 

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