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Dear Dickie,

I can come and help you move some leaves from your drains wherever you are? Does George leave any presents and also Razberri, Dilly and Mr Fre how about you three (@Cathie G)?

Jacky

PS: It is cooler today and my lamp came on in the middle of the night.
Hello Jacky
I have just discovered a new place to hide where there is a small drain under the outside tap but it doesn’t have any leaves in it yet so I’ll let you know when it has!
Please don’t mention George’s presents, they are huge 🙀 I can’t possibly compete! I don’t bury mine though I’m proud of my achievements 🤎
 

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I'm glad you got your injections and they went well. It's fun to have a robin that loves you isn't it. Even though our robins aren't the same species they act the same way. Ours are a friendly bird that typically signify spring. I used to feed one French fries during my lunch. He always had a funny looking beak though so I finally got close enough to see what was wrong with it. It was a worm. That's when I found out our robins like their meat and potatoes lol like the rest of us here in the US.😊
We have had a lot of robin families in our lives over the years, but only one or two where the babies have been tame enough to stand on a hand - that is a wonderful experience ! I once had a blackbird friend, who would appear as soon as she saw me, expecting sultanas and grated cheese. She was very bossy, but I loved her and she knew it !
 

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Good evening everyone!

Angie I hope you're feeling the difference already and I'm you going to Tavistock. I just want to tell you all what I saw this morning when I looked out of the window. Yes there was a crow on top of a starling and more than a dozen Magpies all waiting for their share of the starling. I know crows need to eat but I didn't want to see the starling die like this and so I opened the window and tried to shoo them before getting the keys and going outside. I noticed the crow on the pavement but thankfully no sign of the starling and the Magpies all flying away.
The Magpies live in the tree behind the flat and I have nothing against them but I felt sorry for the starling.

Goodnight everyone

Natrah, Jacky and Angel Daisy

PS: I remember in the old flat a cat going after a pair of Magpies who flew up but one of them flew back down and tried to get his own back. I don't know what happened as they behind a car but they both appeared to be okay.
 

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Nature can be pretty grim sometimes,can't it !
Zola had a good walk on the breakwater, and, for once, there was nobody else there, which is very unusual, especially on a nice sunny day. He was very tired later, though, and enjoyed his stroke and sleep on my shoulder !
Richard has been busy planting up little bedding plants in various containers round the garden. He prefers to get the little plants, rather than try to grow them from seed.Still quite cheap, and a lot more likely to survive !
My head isn't great today after the injections, but I hope it will settle.
Love to you,Jacky, Angel Daisy and all our forum friends from Angie and Zola xxxxxxxxxxxx
 

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Good evening everyone!

Angie I hope you're feeling the difference already and I'm you going to Tavistock. I just want to tell you all what I saw this morning when I looked out of the window. Yes there was a crow on top of a starling and more than a dozen Magpies all waiting for their share of the starling. I know crows need to eat but I didn't want to see the starling die like this and so I opened the window and tried to shoo them before getting the keys and going outside. I noticed the crow on the pavement but thankfully no sign of the starling and the Magpies all flying away.
The Magpies live in the tree behind the flat and I have nothing against them but I felt sorry for the starling.

Goodnight everyone

Natrah, Jacky and Angel Daisy

PS: I remember in the old flat a cat going after a pair of Magpies who flew up but one of them flew back down and tried to get his own back. I don't know what happened as they behind a car but they both appeared to be okay.
I’ve seen that happen in my garden where a crow attacked a starling whilst other crows looked on. By the time I got outside they had gone but left the poor starling dying. I don’t think they intended to eat it. They do raid the nests of other birds though 😢
The Magpies here don’t like George & he is a little afraid of them & when they start being raucous he comes in. I usually know when George is about in the garden because of all the warning calls the birds make.
He much prefers mice!
 

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Dear Dickie,

I can come and help you move some leaves from your drains wherever you are? Does George leave any presents and also Razberri, Dilly and Mr Fre how about you three (@Cathie G)?

Jacky

PS: It is cooler today and my lamp came on in the middle of the night.
Razberri hops down the bunny trail leaving an egg here and there. Mostly though they are deposited in her nest of Timothy hay. Mr Fre is really good about keeping his presents contained to his puppy pad and Dilly faithfully leaves his in his new Breeze litter box. So they are all pretty easy.
 

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We have had a lot of robin families in our lives over the years, but only one or two where the babies have been tame enough to stand on a hand - that is a wonderful experience ! I once had a blackbird friend, who would appear as soon as she saw me, expecting sultanas and grated cheese. She was very bossy, but I loved her and she knew it !
I got to see a Red Wing Blackbird today. I haven't seen one in years. We have a little wetlands area behind the mall here in town. I've seen a lot of unusual birds there and that's probably why. I got to go shopping today at the mail . You can also drive along the back way through it. I've seen birds there that aren't even native to my state. Or haven't been for many years like a white pelican and even sandpipers. Also this year I had 2 grackles in my backyard traveling back to Canada I believe. I guess I'm a bird watcher at heart.
 

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Trying to send a video of myself playing La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin by Debussy but it's too large.

Natrah
What a shame -it would be lovely if you could send it !
Zola had a long walk today along the breakwater - and met a wedding group - the bride was even in a long white dress and veil ! Richard told the couple that seeing a tortoise on your wedding day was very lucky. Of course, Zola was Best Tortoise at our wedding - and we certainly have been very lucky !
I am still very wobbly after my injections, but it should improve soon.
I treated myself to a new book which has just arrived (I usually only buy second-hand ones, but this is very special !) It is Ocean - by David Attenborough - and is signed by the author ! ! I won't even try to read it while my head is so bad, but he has been my hero since I was a child - when I desperately wanted to be his assistant, like many other children, no doubt ! I know there is a film to go with the book, which I hope we will manage to get to see.
Love to you, Jacky, Angel Daisy and all our forum friends from Angie xxxxxxxx and Zola xxxxxxxxxx
 

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Good morning everyone!

I have been given my breakfast but I won't be eating straight away because I need to use the basking table. I can't understand why Natrah is laughing!

Jacky
Hello Jacky
I’ve only just got up myself in fact I was actually removed from my cosy bed by Pete who had some dandelions for me. The sun has only just appeared so I’ll do some basking as well now 😃

Dickie
 

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Hello Natrah and everyone - Zola had a long walk again today - there were very few people on the breakwater - and no dogs, which is a very good thing. The other day we were trying to get mealworms- for our robin family especially, and everywhere was sold out, so we ordered some on line for the first time.They came today, and are wonderful -fat and wriggly, and lots of them. There will be enough for quite a long time. Richard didn't enjoy transferring them in to small boxes to go in the fridge, but he managed it, and I'm sure the robin family will be happy. The swallows are definitely nesting in the carport, and pretty much ignore us - apart from the many presents they leave in the car beneath them - however, we have a proper car cover now!And there are great t*ts nesting in the bird box over our back door - it we are lucky we can hear them cheeping.
Love to everyone from Angie xxxxxx and Zola xxxxxxxxxx
 

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Hello Natrah and everyone - Zola had a long walk again today - there were very few people on the breakwater - and no dogs, which is a very good thing. The other day we were trying to get mealworms- for our robin family especially, and everywhere was sold out, so we ordered some on line for the first time.They came today, and are wonderful -fat and wriggly, and lots of them. There will be enough for quite a long time. Richard didn't enjoy transferring them in to small boxes to go in the fridge, but he managed it, and I'm sure the robin family will be happy. The swallows are definitely nesting in the carport, and pretty much ignore us - apart from the many presents they leave in the car beneath them - however, we have a proper car cover now!And there are great t*ts nesting in the bird box over our back door - it we are lucky we can hear them cheeping.
Love to everyone from Angie xxxxxx and Zola xxxxxxxxxx
I also order live mealworms during the spring. I know how Richard feels the first time I handled them! You get used to it though. I put mine into a plastic box so they’re not all piled on top of each other & to keep them going I’ve discovered they like wholemeal bread which is devoured in a day. I take a handful & put them in various places in the garden otherwise the starlings (&their babies now) will eat them all & the small birds don’t get a look in.
 

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Today I am feeling very proud, because I have now been a member of the Tortoise Forum for 10 years, and have now got a banner under my name to prove it ! I thought I might have to ask for it, but it has miraculously appeared this morning ! I have learned so much, and met such lovely people - it has made a big difference to my life.
Angie
 

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Today I am feeling very proud, because I have now been a member of the Tortoise Forum for 10 years, and have now got a banner under my name to prove it ! I thought I might have to ask for it, but it has miraculously appeared this morning ! I have learned so much, and met such lovely people - it has made a big difference to my life.
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Congratulations Angie. Thankyou for your support as well.

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Good evening everyone!

I hope you're feeling better today Angie and you're a ten year member alongwith little Zola. I bought the three ornaments below at an event here in Westcliff. The event was called 'Harmony' and there were stalls everywhere. Jacky likes them very much but also enjoyed some fresh air in the garden.

I've booked a music holiday in Oxford where I used to go every year until lockdown. I will staying at St Hilda's College Oxford and going to concerts and Piano Masterclasses all over Oxford as well as visiting local nature areas. Jacky will be staying with the head nurse of the vets or possibly with my friend Jenny who she has stayed with before when Daisy led her to the vegetable patch 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. However first of all I need to book a check up for her which I shall do some time this week and then I shall ask one of the neighbours to look after the flat.

It's been a lovely day today and I hope that Angie and Zola were celebrating. Did anyone see Eurovision. Edward have you been out for a spin and how did Finland do?

Goodnight everyone

Natrah, Jacky and Angel Daisy IMG20250518145309.jpg
 

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Today I am feeling very proud, because I have now been a member of the Tortoise Forum for 10 years, and have now got a banner under my name to prove it ! I thought I might have to ask for it, but it has miraculously appeared this morning ! I have learned so much, and met such lovely people - it has made a big difference to my life.
Angie
Congratulations for the 10-year-anniversary on the forum!

Edward and his servant :tort::<3:☺️
 

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