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I’m 100% positive that it will. ?. Just trim those leaves off back to the main stem. Soon you will be showing us how large the new leaves are.
Thanks Mark, the weatherman said possiblity of frost. I should have listened and thrown a bed sheet over it.
 

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CDR Virtual Vacations presents On this day 2020: The day started with an opportunity to see the opportunistic side of the Kaka. They are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to steal food from the unwary, or in this case steal biscuits from the jar by the refreshments table (yes it has a lid, but this one can open it)
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The morning was grey and cool as we explored a portion of the island that is recovering from being farmed more recently.
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The Weka (related to the UK moorhen) is another picnic stealer and as soon as you sit down they appear to see what you might have.
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The red billed gulls were on the beach as we waited for our boat to take us back to the mainland this afternoon.
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Good mornooning all

We had a little more snow overnight and it’s very cold outside. Temperatures are not due to get above -1C/30F all day
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I have decided to leave a bit later than usual for the rescue to allow the road treatments to work. Our own road doesn’t get treated as it’s a cul-de-sac so that’s likely to be pretty dicey!
 

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Good morning all, very cold here today with ice on the bird baths but surprisingly not generally frosty.
Temps likely to scrape 1C today, but feels colder with the wind chill.
If I have a walk, I shall certainly be wrapping up warmly.
Hope you all have a good day.
 

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Good mornooning all

We had a little more snow overnight and it’s very cold outside. Temperatures are not due to get above -1C/30F all day
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I have decided to leave a bit later than usual for the rescue to allow the road treatments to work. Our own road doesn’t get treated as it’s a cul-de-sac so that’s likely to be pretty dicey!
Your garden looks pretty dicey too.. I like the snow but I hate all the ice.. I tend to be an accident waiting to happen and that’s with favorable odds... you be safe!!!
 

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CDR Virtual Vacations presents On this day 2020: The day started with an opportunity to see the opportunistic side of the Kaka. They are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to steal food from the unwary, or in this case steal biscuits from the jar by the refreshments table (yes it has a lid, but this one can open it)
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The morning was grey and cool as we explored a portion of the island that is recovering from being farmed more recently.
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The Weka (related to the UK moorhen) is another picnic stealer and as soon as you sit down they appear to see what you might have.
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The red billed gulls were on the beach as we waited for our boat to take us back to the mainland this afternoon.
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What is the full name of kaka?
 

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Thanks Mark, the weatherman said possiblity of frost. I should have listened and thrown a bed sheet over it.

Yeah, frost on your banana will di exactly that, ruin the leaves. It would take below freezing temps for a good period of time to real damage. I’ll bet your ground (a foot down) is pretty warm 60’s.
 

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Good afternooning all. The roads weren’t great, but I made it to the rescue and back in one piece :)

It’s been snowing lightly on and off all day. And SO cold. -2C/28F (feels like -7C/19F). Brrrrrrrrr!

There were some right little porkers in the unit I was working in today. Any hedgehog over 700g goes on a diet to make sure they don’t gain so much weight that they can’t roll up into a ball.

The last, and heaviest, of these 3 is the strimmer victim who couldn’t ball up due to scar tissue and required physio. That’s all healing beautifully. ?
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In other news, I dropped my iPad (nearly 2 year old basic model) and the power button got jammed in. We claimed on the insurance on Friday and paid over £100 excess.

They collected it yesterday and rang this morning to declare it a write off. They didn’t have the equivalent model in stock with the vendor they use, so they’re sending me the better model instead which costs £200 more! ?

So I have a brand new iPad Air turning up tomorrow * faints *

I dread to think what this will do to our renewal premium... swings and roundabouts!
 

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Hello everyone, just done with a procedure where the doctor burned the nerve endings in my neck C3 - C7 on the right side. Go back in about 10 days to have the left side done. Hope this works relieving the pain and stops the morning migraines. ???
 

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When I lived in Michigan. It was not very often we would get thunder during the winter. So when the thunder storms started you knew spring was coming. I trying to use that theory in Florida. ?
I've only heard it once in the winter. I talked with a brother and it's the same for him. Even though he lived further north in ohio, I think we were talking about the same snow storm. Does Michigan actually get thunder in the winter? If so I for sure wouldn't want to live there.
 

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Good afternooning all. The roads weren’t great, but I made it to the rescue and back in one piece :)

It’s been snowing lightly on and off all day. And SO cold. -2C/28F (feels like -7C/19F). Brrrrrrrrr!

There were some right little porkers in the unit I was working in today. Any hedgehog over 700g goes on a diet to make sure they don’t gain so much weight that they can’t roll up into a ball.

The last, and heaviest, of these 3 is the strimmer victim who couldn’t ball up due to scar tissue and required physio. That’s all healing beautifully. ?
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I wish my little bunny hadn't gotten so upset by being weighed that way. She's still holding a grudge and she's 4 years old.?
 

Cathie G

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In other news, I dropped my iPad (nearly 2 year old basic model) and the power button got jammed in. We claimed on the insurance on Friday and paid over £100 excess.

They collected it yesterday and rang this morning to declare it a write off. They didn’t have the equivalent model in stock with the vendor they use, so they’re sending me the better model instead which costs £200 more! ?

So I have a brand new iPad Air turning up tomorrow * faints *

I dread to think what this will do to our renewal premium... swings and roundabouts!
My car insurance actually dropped this year because of less driving. ?Wonder if the rest of insurance companies will think twice before raising premiums in a pandemic.?
 

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Hello, nobody in particular.
Welcome to Tidgy's Dad's Cold Dark Room.
Not expecting a lot of visitors in this pointless place, but this is where I live now.
It's good in here.
If anyone does visit, please feel free to say what you want( within forum guidelines, of course) and I will be happy to be silly, slightly insult you or ignore you completely which you are most welcome to do to me.
I will of course venture out occasionally, when I think I can be useful or annoying, but otherwise I live here now.
No advertising, let's see who spots me.
This is where i belong.
Tidgy is most unconcerned.
why cold dark room?
 

Cathie G

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I wish we had Cardinals here.
Yes they are really beautiful. I have around 3 pair that visit regularly. It's really hard for me to get a good picture of them because they fly away if I move to get one... and I'm sitting in my living room. But I'll bet you have some really beautiful birds in your area too that we don't have here. Maybe ?️
 
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