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JoesMum said:
Good morning all. It is Saturday at last :)

Today I shall be watching Tennis. The ATP World Finals, an indoor tournament, is on in London and JoesDad and I have tickets. I am partial to watching a tennis as you are probably aware :)

But first I must listen to the radio. My niece, the one who had her photo taken by Rankin, is going to be a guest on Saturday Live on national station Radio 4...alongside big names (in the UK at least) like Stephen Fry. She's getting about a bit at the moment!
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Oh, WOW!!! Congrats to your niece!!! :cool: I LOOOOVE Stephen Fry!
I'm quite impressed! :)
 
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Yvonne G said:
The valley I live in has a smokey pall over the whole area. The sun is quite feeble. No wind or rain in the near future, so we're stuck with the smoke. I feel so sorry for all the lives and homes lost. What a terrible thing - fire. Not much is said about all the animals lost. Can you imagine the large hooved creatures? Most people can evacuate with their dogs, cats, birds - but what about their horses and goats, etc. I know this sounds selfish, but I really need to make a fire in my wood stove to warm up the house. I have two Vision Cages full of baby tortoises, and when the house is cold the thin walls of those cages don't allow for the heaters inside to warm them up enough. But I hate to add to the poor air quality by making a fire. The wood stove is the only way for me to heat my house. I'll put it off for another day, but I'm pretty sure I'll have to make a fire tomorrow.
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It's such a terrible, sad situation.
I have a niece who lives in Berkeley. Their air quality has been horrible for over a week now. She and her husband have the P 80 masks (I guess they could't get the P 95, which are the recommended ones). They moved out to Tahoe over the past weekend because the air is better there, and tomorrow (Tuesday) they'll fly to Ft. Lauderdale to spend Thanksgiving with her mom (my sister).

What a nightmare that must be. :(:(:(
 
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Yvonne G said:
Striper! Do you use lures or bait? We had best luck with the rapala lure.
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Better yet! I paddled up on a guy as he was reeling this in! I said wow, Thanksgiving Feast. He then offerred it to me to take home. Very cool of him.

Here’ a snap right out of the water.

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EllieMay said:
It’s not been too bad:) girls are out of school for thanksgiving, son was happy to go to daycare because his friends are there due to school holidays.. dropped hubby back at home after leaving his truck at shop for repairs.. all before I have a conference call every Monday morning at 9. Now I am picking up lunch that I am catering for one of my best customers.. should make it home pretty early today :). And your dreaded Monday will soon be over for a fabulous Tuesday [emoji16]
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Lol. You sure are an early bird. Glad your Monday is going well.
 
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Maro2Bear said:
Better yet! I paddled up on a guy as he was reeling this in! I said wow, Thanksgiving Feast. He then offerred it to me to take home. Very cool of him.

Here’ a snap right out of the water.

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How generous was that. Nice to see that there are still nice people out there.
 
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CarolM said:
How generous was that. Nice to see that there are still nice people out there.
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I know....he was very happy to provide - I think he was going to “catch and release” - we’ll have this for our Thanksgiving meal. It’s all cleaned up and in the freezer til Thursday.
 
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Autumnal colors are still enveloping the area - maybe not as brilliant, but the muted colors are still all very nice to enjoy. Here are a few pix including one with a RES out basking on a log.

Hard to pick a “best in show” but here goes..

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I’ll leave the rest as thumbnails. Last one is for @Kristoff who enjoys B&W.
 

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Maro2Bear said:
Greetings....just back from a very calm, quiet, peaceful paddle. Sun was warm, 45F or so and there were even turtles out basking and soaking in the rays.

And...I brought this back home! (More to follow)

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That may be one of the biggest Stripers I’ve ever seen! They used to be popular when I was younger and I don’t believe I’ve caught one in 20 years[emoji847] nice catch!
 
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