COLD DARK ROOM

[Yvonne G]

My neighbor set off a couple really loud fireworks last night. The explosion was so big it rattled my windows! Misty isn't 'gun shy' however, when we heard those explosions, she went and hid behind my chair. I can only imagine how my outdoor cats felt about it. Hopefully everyone burned off their fireworks last night and now we can get back to peaceful evenings in the neighborhood!

 

[Ben02]

I’m sorry but I had to buy one at the zoo yesterday.......I couldn’t help myself

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Happy 4th to my America friends and Happy Thursday to all [emoji851]View attachment 275921
I have been adapted by a sweet little black cat. I’m guessing she’s about 1-2 years old. I think she is already spayed because she is not pregnant and is not hiding any kittens or showing any signs being previously being pregnant.
She has been hanging around the house for about a month, and I started feeding her about to weeks ago. I opened the door to go to work, and she walked in the house, and hasn’t left yet.
Her name is Gabby because she is always telling how things are going and what’s up.
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I'm so glad you took Gabby in! Black cats can have a tough time finding kind homes to take them in. They're often shy, and it takes time and patience to get to know them. Although it looks and sounds like Gabby knows how good she has it, with you!

 

[CarolM]

I’m sorry but I had to buy one at the zoo yesterday.......I couldn’t help myself

I would have too.

 

[Yvonne G]

I’m sorry but I had to buy one at the zoo yesterday.......I couldn’t help myself

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Cute!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Good article on invasive species..

https://relay.nationalgeographic.co...me-invasive-species?__twitter_impression=true

 

[Cathie G]

The last picture looks like a grasshopper I saw in Florida. All of the other pictures are neat too.

I meant to post this but just found that I hadn't. Pastel Tortie said they might actually be from South America. It's an interesting subject. I thought the grasshopper I saw looked like a native species to Florida but maybe they aren't.

 

[Maro2Bear]

The high temperatures, coupled with intermitent rains, have helped ripen our first RIPE FIGS! This is an interesting green skin variety, with a very sweet taste!

You can see the sweetness!

 

[Cathie G]

The high temperatures, coupled with intermitent rains, have helped ripen our first RIPE FIGS! This is an interesting green skin variety, with a very sweet taste!

You can see the sweetness!

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Those look like a really good fruit to use like dates in an oatmeal bar cookie. The only cookie I've had with figs is a Fig Newton. Fresh figs would be so much better.

 

[Bee62]

They have delicious cakes

A small hotel that I stayed in when I went to Italy was the background to a picture of Hitler and the Italian dictator who I can’t spell his name properly.

The name of the Italian dictator is "Mussolini". Look here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini

 

[Ray--Opo]

All you have to do is put a few things in there... which Opo will arrange and rearrange to his liking!

I have been watching him explore and I think he zoned in on his basking spot. So I will go to the landscape place that has a pile of stones in the back that are throw aways. Need a bigger stone.

 

[Cathie G]

I’m sorry but I had to buy one at the zoo yesterday.......I couldn’t help myself

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My son just bought a Columbus Zoo family membership. If I find one simalar I'm buying it and I really don't like doodads and more stuff to clean...

 

[Cathie G]

Any one know what tort this i

I think it’s a South American grass hopper.

It looked like one I saw in southwest Florida in the wild. That one I read was native. But it's possibly more widespread or in South America too. The one I saw was about 4 inches long. I have a picture but will have to figure out how to post it.

 

[Cathie G]

Mark you ate TORTS. @Yvonne G you need to ban Mark from TFO. I am headed to his place right now to rescue his torts.

And now I've seen that he has fresh figs to add to his tort shells...

 

[Ray--Opo]

That's a really complicated question because of all the different types of pain I've been through. Pulled muscles, fractured knee cap, 2 broken ribs, carpal tunnel, "growing pains" but I'm 65 years old...etc etc etc. I've just found that if I can wait it out, with my faith, it will stop in a split second. I don't think that's the way for everyone. Other types of pain, one that's getting on my nerves, I will take A Tylenol or by prescription Tylenol. Also if I'm not in pain, I'll just reinjure myself and make stuff worse. So for me, It's better if I can wait it out...and move at tortoise pace...

I can relate. When a clinician ask me where my pain is. Its easier to say where it isn't. Sounds like you banged around like a bumper car all your life like me.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

I meant to post this but just found that I hadn't. Pastel Tortie said they might actually be from South America. It's an interesting subject. I thought the grasshopper I saw looked like a native species to Florida but maybe they aren't.

Apparently the Lubber Grasshopper IS native to Florida, but I never saw one in my part of Florida until around 10 years ago. They're huge, and freakish, and hard to kill. They sure act more like an invasive than a native species.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

I can relate. When a clinician ask me where my pain is. Its easier to say where it isn't. Sounds like you banged around like a bumper car all your life like me.

Okay, you two... @Ray--Opo and @Cathie G need to leave the playing bumper cars to the tortoises.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Mark you ate TORTS. @Yvonne G you need to ban Mark from TFO. I am headed to his place right now to rescue his torts.

Ok I think I am near @Maro2Bear house. I have 3 houses to pick from. All have kayaks and cut up firewood. So I am going to let Opo out and let him sniff for remnants of tortoise poop.

 

[Cathie G]

I can relate. When a clinician ask me where my pain is. Its easier to say where it isn't. Sounds like you banged around like a bumper car all your life like me.

Yes and I'm still going too if I can keep from croaking...

 

[Cathie G]

Apparently the Lubber Grasshopper IS native to Florida, but I never saw one in my part of Florida until around 10 years ago. They're huge, and freakish, and hard to kill. They sure act more like an invasive than a native species.

I just thought Ben's picture was interesting because maybe it was the same type I saw in Florida. I think he was at a zoo and snapped a picture and said it was South American. Maybe it's both.