COLD DARK ROOM

[Maro2Bear]

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The Buffalo River,
Yellville Ar

wow! such vertical rivers. Luv ‘em. ???

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ray, you need to see if Mulberry trees grow down there. Like cactus pads, the plant that keeps on giving. I fed our Sully three nice 2-3 foot branches on Friday. Sully was out devouring them in the evening, branches & leaves. I’m guessing really good for beak maintenance!

Mulberry trees can be planted in many Florida landscapes as they thrive in infertile, sandy soils, are drought tolerant after establishment, and moderately wind resistant. These trees do best in full sun to light shade. Native red mulberry trees are usually found growing in the shade of larger trees.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Mulberry trees can be planted in many Florida landscapes as they thrive in infertile, sandy soils, are drought tolerant after establishment, and moderately wind resistant. These trees do best in full sun to light shade. Native red mulberry trees are usually found growing in the shade of larger trees.

great. Add it to your list of plants, especially the non-fruit bearing type. Plant a few along your fence line.

 

[CarolM]

Back from a nice morning out kayaking a very nice set of creeks that feed the great Chesapeake Bay. The very ends of the creek are “tropical” while the more open bits are magically wonderful. Salty, sea breezes & some waves.

The Hazy Start in a Boggy Area
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Working Our Way Upstream
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The Ferns the FERNS!
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Wide Open Waterways

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Always love your pictures.

 

[CarolM]

All of them are really good pictures. I especially like the colors in the first one but all the others too.

I particularly like the one of the ferns.

 

[CarolM]

I hope everyone's having a wonderful Saturday. Even though I was kinda laid up I had a little friend close by watching over my every foot step.

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Why were you laid up? Did you hurt yourself?

 

[CarolM]

Good morning all! I have not heard from @Chubbs the tegu either.. I hope everything is ok for him and the family!
We left early Friday morning for our annual canoe / Kayaking trip. Had rented the 5 bedroom house We rent every year and an additional cabin. Very large group. We all met in Benton Arkansas for lunch and Made it the rest of the way to Yellville by 2:30ish.. I took Cinder of course and she had a blast swimming and playing with us all in one of the clear subsidiaries off of the Buffalo river. Shallow most places with a couple of deep holes clear to the bottom.. we had a shuttle scheduled to pick us all up from the cabin yesterday morning at 8am and drop us on the Buffalo. To be picked up at 6pm about 18miles down river. Lot of drinking involved I never made the shuttle... when I woke my son up to get him ready he was developing a fever blister in his eye. Almost no one stocked the meds he needs and this is a very time sensitive issue for him. I didn’t take meds with me because it had been over a year since this has happened and what I had was expired. Either way, I knew the 6 hour trip home for the old meds would be the quickest start to getting him on track. I left hubby and the girls there to ride back with our friends and had him loaded up and on the way before the shuttle ever arrived. I have his specialist cell number due to the severity of this and we got his new meds on order. He was feeling better some by bedtime last night. We will have to go meet the group and pick up the rest of the family today. Spoke with hubby a few minutes ago and everyone had a blast yesterday. They will send me pictures later on I’m sure. Here’s what I took going in the mountains.

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Oh I am so sorry that you and your son had to cur your trip short, but glad that your son is feeling better.
Have you not posted the above pics before? But if I remember correctly it did not have all that grass or the water then. I may also be completely wrong. ??

 

[CarolM]

Found this little Arachnid monster on the shed door where I keep our push mower. Friend or Foe?

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No red dot on the top, so I think it is still foe. ?? All spiders are foe in my books.

 

[CarolM]

Hey, some real Euro football/soccer on the ol Telly. Leister vs Manchester United ! Premier League play - live.

Did you enjoy it?

 

[CarolM]

Hey, Zovick!!! Welcome to the cold dark room! Hopefully one of our more in tune members will be along shortly to clue in on all the inhabitants here. In the meantime settle back and put your feet up on the snow leopard. Don't worry, she only eats carrots.

I thought Zovick was a a member who popped in every now and then. My bad.

 

[CarolM]

I thought Zovick was a a member who popped in every now and then. My bad.

Well welcome to the cold dark rooms @zovick. We are a fun loving, kayaking, post card posting, batty bunch of international friends who chat about anything and everything under the sun, clouds, rain, sleet and snow.
Pull up an armadillo and take a seat. Montgomery will be along shortly to offer you a beverage of your choice. If you should meet up with the Leprechaun don't lend him any money as you will never see it again. While trying to find your favorite corner poke a jelly fish for a little bit of light. Watch out for the hedgehogs, it is rather painful if you step on one in the dark. The One legged Pirate offers beverages of the hard kind should you require something a little stronger than coffee, tea or hot chocolate. And should you find a horse wondering around, don't bother calling him as he has no name, and you will more than like find Ray and Opo somewhere around in the same vicinity.

 

[EllieMay]

Oh I am so sorry that you and your son had to cur your trip short, but glad that your son is feeling better.
Have you not posted the above pics before? But if I remember correctly it did not have all that grass or the water then. I may also be completely wrong. ??

We did go there last year as well..... but I did just take that one

 

[zovick]

I thought Zovick was a a member who popped in every now and then. My bad.

Well, I am a TF member, but have not posted in this thread before today (that I can recall). It seems the Covid-19 pandemic has caused me to limit my outside activities to the point where I have more time to read some of these non-tortoise related posts.

 

[Cathie G]

Why were you laid up? Did you hurt yourself?

I woke up with my leg hurting buttt... It gave me a perfect excuse to somewhat lay around all day between chores. I did get my critters done and a house work thingy too. Today is much better.

 

[Cathie G]

I've seen you posting in other threads I think. Hello.

 

[Cathie G]

Well welcome to the cold dark rooms @zovick. We are a fun loving, kayaking, post card posting, batty bunch of international friends who chat about anything and everything under the sun, clouds, rain, sleet and snow.
Pull up an armadillo and take a seat. Montgomery will be along shortly to offer you a beverage of your choice. If you should meet up with the Leprechaun don't lend him any money as you will never see it again. While trying to find your favorite corner poke a jelly fish for a little bit of light. Watch out for the hedgehogs, it is rather painful if you step on one in the dark. The One legged Pirate offers beverages of the hard kind should you require something a little stronger than coffee, tea or hot chocolate. And should you find a horse wondering around, don't bother calling him as he has no name, and you will more than like find Ray and Opo somewhere around in the same vicinity.

Hopefully...and some other MIA's also.?

 

[Cathie G]

Goodmorning, up early today. Hope everyone has a good Sunday.
@Cathie G did you injure your knee or foot? What happened and hope you heal soon.

It's that MBD thing called osteoporosis. I just woke up and couldn't walk much. So I wrapped it up and propped it up for the day. In between getting my critters done along with my housework thingy I did get er done. Today is much better. Razberri always just hangs out with me.?

 

[Cathie G]

Usually I have a live and let live attitude unless I’m totally being infested by scorpions that are inside my garage and inside my home and then they’re getting stomped. I have a small rattlesnake living under my deck and if I ever find it again after it slithered away when basking in the sun I will destroy that because it’s too high-risk for my dogs. Otherwise I live in the middle of a desert on a mountain side and I fully expect to find critters and they have just as much right to hang out as I do. I will smoke them if they sting or bite me or my animal family though and that’s just pure spite on my part.

It would be nice if you could have some large birds like chickens, geese, or even non poisonous snakes around. It would have to be one or the other. Snakes get the heck out of dodge if a large bird is eyeballing them.???

 

[Blackdog1714]

Had a hot day outside playing tennis today but it was a fun 3 hours. Very spirited doubles . Made beef and pepper stew over roasted potatoes for dinner. Got another 2 pounds from my plants!

 

[Maggie3fan]

Found this little Arachnid monster on the shed door where I keep our push mower. Friend or Foe?

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Foe, just because it's icky. Pretty, but creepy