COLD DARK ROOM

[Cathie G]

Well...I came up with this for my little toad home. I'll do the can mess too just for gp. It's a little scrubby holder for human dishes so it better be safe.

 

[Cathie G]

Did you try taking the batteries out and put them back in switching the first one you took out put it in first?

I'm going to remember that tip. At least I could get the tv on my put to sleep channel.

 

[Cathie G]

LOL, Do you think someone is trying to tell you something?

Wow ...and I'm glad to see your excersizing is working for you.

 

[Cathie G]

Don’t forget the basking rock

With cans in a bag...

 

[Ray--Opo]

I'm going to remember that tip. At least I could get the tv on my put to sleep channel.

Sometimes after taking the cover off you can just roll the battery without taking them out.
I do it all the time until the batteries are totally dead. I try to get my monies worth.

 

[Ray--Opo]

LOL, I know. Progress is fantastic. I am seeing the acupuncturist tonight again. The bottom muscle just to the left of my back fusion has tightened/knotted up considerably, and I am hoping that he will be able to release it. But yes I am glad it is just being stiff and not anything else. Although I must say other than the tight/knotted muscle in my lower back I am starting to feel much better and not as stiff.

Carol I was thinking about a acupuncturist for my amputated right hand. 27/7 it feels like when you hit your thumb with a hammer.
Pressure, pain and when it's real bad. My invisible fingers hurt. Do you think it might help? I still need to try the mirror box.

 

[DE42]

Here they are.

 

[Yvonne G]

Nice. I love cctus

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Hmmm what about a hide?

You can hang up curtains around your bed.

 

[DE42]

Nice. I love cctus

Me two
Been 6 years since I've had one.

 

[DE42]

You can hang up curtains around your bed.

They are beside my bed now. Lol

 

[Pastel Tortie]

@Bee62 : Is this a bee? It is totally black, no other color, no stripes. There were 5 or 6 of them in the cactus flower this a.m.:

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Such a beautiful cactus!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

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They're beautiful! That third picture includes a gasteria (left), a haworthia (right), a crassula in back (I think), and a sedum type in front.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Me two
Been 6 years since I've had one.

Cacti and succulents are addictive. Like orchids. And torts.

 

[DE42]

They're beautiful! That third picture includes a gasteria (left), a haworthia (right), a crassula in back (I think), and a sedum type in front.

I just know they was pretty lol.
Hope what I have done is ok.

 

[JoesMum]

@Bee62 : Is this a bee? It is totally black, no other color, no stripes. There were 5 or 6 of them in the cactus flower this a.m.:

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Yep, look like solitary bees to me.

Just from the way its wings are arranged, I think it’s a Bee Fly rather than a true bee. We have them here too. Still excellent pollinators and it’s great to see them [emoji4]

 

[JoesMum]

I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands.
One of my neighbours is an Independent councillor and a pretty good one - he keeps everyone informed via social media etc and isn't afraid to speak up for people in his ward. He is a good neighbour too However, he has set his sights on turning an overgrown area full of trees and shrubs into a community garden and has people coming next week to clear it.
I don't use facebook much so didn't know anything about it until today and politely suggested that he needs to check for bird nests and hedgehogs etc as it has been just left to grow wild for many years. Also told him the nesting season is March to August. He said that most of the trees will probably be left but I pointed out that some species like the lower shrubs and brambles. He has suggested I go and have a look - which I will first thing in the morning - but I would really prefer it if he left this until autumn. Any ideas for how I can persuade him to postpone the work he has arranged to destroy this little haven for wildlife. Obviously I don't want to fall out with him.

It is illegal to disturb bird nests and to cut back hedgerows before 1 Sept. You need to mobilise those on social media. Can you email someone at your local wildlife trust?

Daughter says it’s a disaster for the slow worms and other reptiles too if undergrowth is cut back at this time of year. Long grass and undergrowth should be cut back once a year in the autumn and then to no less than 6 inches high which suits both the pollinating plants and the reptiles

Can he be persuaded to turn it into a community wildlife garden ? The wildlife trust would advise and Springwatch has made this idea very trendy. He might take that on board.

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning everyone. It’s an early start for me as we have headed to the seaside in pursuit of tennis in Eastbourne.

It’s a little cooler on the coast than it will be back home thank goodness

 

[CarolM]

Not for redfoots! Steady warm temperatures day and night. No basking needed

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[CarolM]

@Bee62 : Is this a bee? It is totally black, no other color, no stripes. There were 5 or 6 of them in the cactus flower this a.m.:

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Beautiful flower.