COLD DARK ROOM

[Cathie G]

Good evenooning. JoesDad and I did go out for our long walk today and it was lovely.

We walked up the river Medway to Penshurst and back by a slightly different route. Penshurst Place is a historic house and has a cafe that’s serving outdoors. They make the most amazing sausage rolls which are a very good addition to a packed lunch.

Translations:

Sausage Roll = Sausage meat wrapped in puff pastry and baked in the oven
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Packed lunch, or Pack-Up as it’s known in Kent, is lunch that you take out with you from home. In our case a couple of rounds of sandwiches, a couple of apples and some Welsh Cakes.

Some scenery
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Wood Anemones are pretty little flowers that grow in woodland and they have come into flower this week
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Toads... while I was taking this photo a man looked and said “Wow! An adult with a baby on its back!” Erm.. not exactly! Mr Toad ... ahem... like big girls
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And finally pictures of one of our prettiest woodland birds. We watched the Nuthatches nestbuilding in an old woodpecker hole whilst eating our lunch
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WOW what a day!

 

[Cathie G]

....Grandpa Turtle....that is.

Yea where is he? and some others...

 

[Cathie G]

I thought people who made donations were immune from ads.
I can't really see the point of advertising here on the forum - that's like preaching to the already converted.

If you're new to the forum you might watch them. I would have. I don't mind the ads between posts and some of them start out as TFO before the ads. Then I can just touch the X. They show subjects to look for on the forum. The ones that mess with me are posted at the side of a post. I sometimes kick myself out and have to start over again ?.

 

[Yvonne G]

Having seen posts for a tort called Grandpa Joe it's made me wonder where Grandpa the member is.
Does anyone know if he is OK or did we just lose him when the app change?

He found the new format too difficult to navigate from his device (phone??).

 

[EllieMay]

Is that a beetle giving birth?

You‘ve never seen a locust leaving it’s shell?
I used to collect those husks and terrorize my sister with them.. ?

 

[EllieMay]

Good evenooning. JoesDad and I did go out for our long walk today and it was lovely.

We walked up the river Medway to Penshurst and back by a slightly different route. Penshurst Place is a historic house and has a cafe that’s serving outdoors. They make the most amazing sausage rolls which are a very good addition to a packed lunch.

Translations:

Sausage Roll = Sausage meat wrapped in puff pastry and baked in the oven
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Packed lunch, or Pack-Up as it’s known in Kent, is lunch that you take out with you from home. In our case a couple of rounds of sandwiches, a couple of apples and some Welsh Cakes.

Some scenery
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Wood Anemones are pretty little flowers that grow in woodland and they have come into flower this week
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Toads... while I was taking this photo a man looked and said “Wow! An adult with a baby on its back!” Erm.. not exactly! Mr Toad ... ahem... like big girls
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And finally pictures of one of our prettiest woodland birds. We watched the Nuthatches nestbuilding in an old woodpecker hole whilst eating our lunch
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You’ve made me snort with MR Toad!!! LOL

 

[Lyn W]

He found the new format too difficult to navigate from his device (phone??).

I'm glad he's OK but it's really sad he's not about now.
I used to enjoy his posts.

 

[EllieMay]

Speaking of missing persons... I know some commented about Carol last week, but I’ve really spent a couple nights worrying.. it seemed she was having to take some of her pain killers again and I know she was busy trying to manage her community... has any one heard from @CarolM ??

 

[EllieMay]

It was a beautiful day here today.. warmed to T-shirt comfort though a bit overcast.. All of my shelled men were out basking in the clouds .. I saw some very prominent growth lines on little Crusher and brought him in for an extra soak. ( he still fits in my sink) I think he may do some catching up this spring.
My little hen chicks spent all day outside and tonight will spend their first night outdoors. I saw a red tailed hawk out today and I know he’s attracted to their chirping.. To bad there’s a nice roof on my chicken pen though. And I’ve locked them in the smaller baby house for the night that’s inside the chicken pen so they are double secure.. My eggs are due to hatch Thursday so I had to clear space in the brooder pen..

 

[Lyn W]

Speaking of missing persons... I know some commented about Carol last week, but I’ve really spent a couple nights worrying.. it seemed she was having to take some of her pain killers again and I know she was busy trying to manage her community... has any one heard from @CarolM ??

No, she's gone awol too.
Maybe Linda is in touch with her,

 

[Ray--Opo]

I thought people who made donations were immune from ads.
I can't really see the point of advertising here on the forum - that's like preaching to the already converted.

It happened when trying to open a thumbnail on another thread. Actually the thumbnail when opened was blank. Then the video pop up happened. Another time I was researching the affect of neem oil on Google. A tortoise forum link was a option. I clicked on it and since I wasn't signed in. I got a lot of pop ups. It was from 2009 and the only member I recognized was @YvonneG.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Having seen posts for a tort called Grandpa Joe it's made me wonder where Grandpa the member is.
Does anyone know if he is OK or did we just lose him when the app change?

Was that the member with the great welcome GIF'S?

 

[Ray--Opo]

So's Ray but he's started getting them

Just one, I will let you know if it keeps happening. That reminds me, I think I am getting close to renew. It was being taken out automatically. But Rose handles all the money and doesn't like automatic payments.

 

[Ray--Opo]

You‘ve never seen a locust leaving it’s shell?
I used to collect those husks and terrorize my sister with them.. ?

Nope that's the first one. Kind of creepy looking.

 

[Lyn W]

Was that the member with the great welcome GIF'S?

Yes I think he used them.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning all,
We're almost a quarter of the way through the year and our clocks go forward an hour next Sunday.

It's a bit chilly and grey here again today with more unsettled weather heading our way after Weds, and the possibility of some wintery showers (snow/sleet)

No wonder Lola is staying in the warm.
Have a good day
TTFN

 

[EllieMay]

Good morning! I saved a few trail pics this week for you.

 

[JoesMum]

No, she's gone awol too.
Maybe Linda is in touch with her,

I haven’t heard anything recently either

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm not ready to go outside yet. I'm freezing! The sun is shining, and I know if I'd just get my a$$ in gear and go out, the sun will warm me up, but I'M NOT READY!!!!!

 

[JoesMum]

Good afternooning all.

On the other side of the UK to Lyn, we are having a glorious sunny day.

I did my shift at the rescue this morning and got bitten for my troubles! Luckily my gloves protected me, but it was a hard pinch from a disgruntled hedgehog. I have never been bitten by a hedgehog before. It’s very unusual. It was put straight on the vets list for a checkup just in case I had touched a painful patch that we weren’t aware of.

When I got home there was a package awaiting me. For Christmas I received a Red Mason Bee guardian pack from MasonBees.co.uk

We put the nest house out last weekend and the project sent bee cocoons that arrived this morning. The cocoons are put in a release box where they can hatch and start nesting, hopefully in the tubes of the nest house.

Each tube has an insert and when it’s filled, the insert can be removed and stored and a new insert put in place.

At the end of the summer, the inserts will be returned to the project, the cocoons sorted and safely overwintered and I will be sent more cocoons next spring.