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Moozillion

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How are you? Is the storm in your area? Stay dry!!

We’ll be fine, thanks for thinking of me.[emoji2][emoji173]️
We always watch storm development closely. So far, this one appears small, still just a tropical storm this morning and moving really fast so won’t have time to build up strength and get organized.
And our house is very high: in the best flood areas.
We often shelter friends here during storms if they expect their homes to flood. [emoji2][emoji106]
 

CarolM

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Good afternoon. ‘Busy’ day here doing chores (sort of)

The Wednesday market needed a visit for food supplies. Some laundry needed doing, but it doesn’t exactly need long to dry here!

And now for an afternoon of reading and swimming. Life’s so hard sometimes ;)
It does sound very hard.
 

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Good evening all. Sorry I haven’t been around for a couple of days.

We went to The Camargue today. It’s a wetland area of international importance for wildlife and is listed by UNESCO as well as the various wildlife organisations.

The area is famous for its black bulls - beef cattle - and for growing a kind of rice that has a red colour. Also there are huge salt pans where sea water is collected and dried to make sea salt for cooking.

The “Gardiens” (cowboys) ride white horses that can also be found roaming the area. I took this photo for @Bee62 - some horses with a Cattle Egret riding the back of one!
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The area is also famous for its Greater Flamingoes and there were huge flocks today; more than we have seen before. Mostly they were too far off to photograph with my phone, but some were closer
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The bird watching generally was excellent today. We also saw other wildlife though...

Like this spider with a leg span getting on for 2 inches (5cm)... actually we saw at least 5 of these!
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And Coypu, known locally as Ragondin, which are actually not a native species
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And... a European Pond Turtle; we have only ever seen one before so this was special!
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Some scenery
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with flamingoes
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It’s been a long day, so I’ll say bonsoir and not see you all tomorrow!
Awesome photos.
 

CarolM

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Evening all.

Yet another hot - 90F - day here, but lower humidity with a few scatterred thunderstorms moving about. Took Sully out for another long walk and bath/soaking. Took some video and a ton of stills - hard to pick “one” good one. Until i pick the best, I’ll throw one up here as a teaser.

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Ok, maybe two.

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Sully Enjoying Marsh Mallow, August 2018
Oh I do love pics of Sully. [emoji176]
 

CarolM

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I’d love to have deer on or around my property! And I’d love to have property, to begin with. :D (We’re in a rented apartment right now.)
I hear you about the play dates. Another mom asked me today if my daughter could come to their house next week — and I freaked out! It’s so unusual that it won’t be at my place. [emoji23] Even though I roll my eyes and complain, I actually think other children bring joy to our house — twice: first when they come and the second time, when they leave [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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CarolM

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Red please!

Good evening all. Today is our 28th wedding anniversary. We have spent the day 460 miles heading north to Reims which is the heart of the Champagne region of France.

We are staying in the “Best Hotel Reims Est” - a glamorous establishment (think motel) in an industrial estate. [emoji23] We had dinner in a passable Italian restaurant next to the hypermarket - the Oriental restaurant looked dodgy and we didn’t fancy McDonalds :D

Tomorrow we head for Calais and then home :)
Happy Belated Anniversary.
 

CarolM

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Good morning all. 08:30 in Reims and you can tell we are much further north. It’s just 7C/45F outside right now. Brrrrrr!

The sun is out though so hopefully it will warm up. Son is feeling sorry for himself. It looks like he has tonsillitis :(
Oh dear. I hope he recovered.
 

CarolM

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Wishing everyone a Splendid Sunday! It’s a quiet day for me after total madness between Thursday and now.

I‘m in need of some collective wisdom, roommates! I signed up daughter for private piano lessons. However, we don’t have a piano at home (and we’ll probably be moving out next summer), so I need to find some place she can practice between lessons. Any ideas? :confused:
At the school?
 
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