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Maro2Bear

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Looks like a wonderful and interesting tour. Mount Calvert looks very British to me.
Have you seen beavers on your trip ?

Not on yesterday’s trip, but yes we have come across beavers lots of times, especially in these fresh water creeks and rivers. If they have their youg about, the parents will often swim out and SPLASH their tails to scare peeps away.
 

Bee62

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Not on yesterday’s trip, but yes we have come across beavers lots of times, especially in these fresh water creeks and rivers. If they have their youg about, the parents will often swim out and SPLASH their tails to scare peeps away.
I like beavers. They are funny animals. Are they protected against hunting in America ?
 

Tidgy's Dad

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Good morning Lena, Carol and anyone else that’s awake

RIP old friend
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And a few of my favourite photos

Attacking his favourite enemy
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Demonstrating how he let himself into the house. Steps were never a problem
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Enjoying our clematis
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Getting stuck into some lettuce. He didn’t get it often as he basically ate garden.
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Never, never, never forgotten.
:<3::tort:
Bless you, Joe.
 

EllieMay

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Are the moles there where the horses graze ? I always experienced that moles don`t like the trampling sound of horses on their heads.... and disappear where no horses graze. :D

They don’t mind my horses at all.. I am constantly watching for holes to fill.. scared one of my horses will get an injury to their leg.. so far, they seem to be pretty wise looking out..
 

Tidgy's Dad

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I just received this not so happy to me bulletin;
Hawking at NASA, 1980s
Born
Stephen William Hawking
8 January 1942
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died
13 March 2018 (aged 76)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
He lived decades longer than was predicted and achieved a great deal.
And he loved Doctor Who.
He will be sorely missed.
 

Yvonne G

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Do you get moles where you are? They aren't common per say around here but I have seen their hills on my travels before!
No moles here, but we have ground squirrels, which are worse!

Yeah, me to, I didn't want to have to send a prize to anyone else. :)
YEA!!!! Our fearless leader is back!!!!!

My Journey to The Cold Dark Room.

When I rescued Tidgy, i stopped off at a cyber-cafe on the way home and checked as many tortoise information sources as possible. This Tortoise Forum became the main base for my tortoise learning.
I didn't join until years later, when Tidgy had a problem with a leg, that thankfully wasn't serious.
I soon joined in the fun over on Pretend Chat, but then had one of my hissy fits, threw the toys out of the pram and established the Cold Dark Room as a place to sulk.
I like sulking.
We don't like it when you sulk. Of course, it is the leader's prerogative, but we still don't like it!
 

Momof4

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I have heard that a blind hog will find an acorn every now n then [emoji23]... but now you’ve got to tell me what you think about that tortoises house. Am I just crazy? It’s clear that the man loves his pet... so surely that’s not his only house????

It doesn’t bother has much as it should. I definitely don’t like it but I know in some countries they do things differently. He does look healthy and has had him for many years so I guess this is all the tort knows.

Since it was just a glimpse of their lives I’m choosing to think he has a place to graze and this is just his night box.
 

Tidgy's Dad

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Yes ! It is fixed in my brain.:)
A tortoise for Lena in the the next TORTOISE and the sign she could buy by herself.
Which tortoise you would prefer ? A cute little greek tortoise or two like these ones ? ( they are my ones )



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ADAM ! @Tidgy's Dad
Lena must be my next TORTOISE partner.:D
Tidgy and my fossils will be making the draw this year.
Zak will be there to make sure it's all fair.
So, you'll have to bribe them. :)
 

Tidgy's Dad

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Yvonne G

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Thanks, all our fires are out now.
It’s the huge one up north that is so devastating. 100,000 acres and 700 structures burned and a few deaths.

We need some rain so bad!!

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Yes, this one is causing lots of smoke in our air here.

I see our leader has gone back to the time when he first went away and is reading and answering all the posts in order. At this rate we may not really get to talk to him for another two weeks or so.
 
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