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Pond Chat / Re: Turtle & underwater fish pics (new camera)

« on: July 07, 2008, 07:42:39 PM »

That's just a way cool camera, and great pics!   I love the underwater pictures.   

What kind of turtle is that?

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Chit Chat / Re: I am about to become a Canadian!

« on: July 06, 2008, 10:16:55 PM »

     Thanks Jerry, I needed that! I wasn't expecting that kind of ending!       A little girl after my own heart     

I'll bet her Momma didn't think so at the time. 

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Chit Chat / Re: serious fire question

« on: July 06, 2008, 10:15:16 PM »

Esther, I'm not real sure, but I think the song says "it never rains in southern California.   

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong...I'm not going to look it up right now.   

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Chit Chat / Re: LeeAnne, About Fresh Produce

« on: July 06, 2008, 10:01:01 PM »

Karen, I don't know about the strawberries.  I haven't tried them yet. If I were you, I think I would just experiment with a few of them in green bags and go ahead and freeze/process/eat the rest.  As you said, they are very perishable and expensive enough that I wouldn't experiment with a whole container of them. 

If you do experiment, let me know how many days you get out of them.   

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Chit Chat / Re: Any one want?

« on: July 06, 2008, 01:38:50 PM »

Sure, Rick, it sounds good.  How are you going to get it to us????   

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Pond Chat / Re: See my bloomers

« on: July 06, 2008, 11:30:17 AM »

Beautiful, beautiful lilies Lawanna!!!   

Now, where's the pic of your bloomers? 

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Pond Chat / Re: Got out my Sphere

« on: July 05, 2008, 09:08:01 PM »

Karen, can you remember what they used to call them?  My memory is just about to the CRS stage now, and I know I should remember what they were called.   

Fish towers, maybe??? 

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Pond Chat / Re: My new pond # 11

« on: July 05, 2008, 08:48:02 PM »

The new pond looks great, Vickie!    I don't know how in the world you can keep up with 11 ponds. 

What is that in the middle of the pond? 

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Pond Chat / Re: My new pond

« on: July 05, 2008, 07:00:56 PM »

I love your pond, and your falls, and your clear water, and your fish, and your plants.  I especially love the different colors of the rocks around the pond...they make it very pretty.   

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Pond Chat / Re: Got out my Sphere

« on: July 05, 2008, 06:49:15 PM »

Jonna, the water stays in it because you fill it with water underwater, then turn it over and raise it high enough to sit on the stand...but the opening/mouth is still underwater.  You can try the same thing with a glass in a sink full of water.  If you pull the whole thing out of the water it will empty, but it won't as long as you keep the opening underwater.

I'm sure there's a better way to explain that, but that's the best I can do right now.   

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Pond Chat / Re: OMG, talk about an algae bloom...look at this

« on: July 05, 2008, 06:43:01 PM »

LOL!!!   

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Pond Chat / Re: Baby Doll...

« on: July 05, 2008, 01:08:00 PM »

OK, I wasn't going to chime in on this since I don't have any lotus...although I intend to get one (or two, or three) one of these days, BUT Debbie just cracked me up with the "dryer than a popcorn fart."   

I have never, ever heard that one before.   
BTW, that is a cute little mini, Joyce.  I'd love to see pics when it blooms.   

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Chit Chat / Re: I am about to become a Canadian!

« on: July 05, 2008, 11:18:30 AM »

AAAHHHHHHHH!   He's soooo cute! 

There you go, Jerry...but I would have posted that anyway.  He's adorable!   

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Pond Chat / Re: Flower Power

« on: July 03, 2008, 10:25:31 PM »

Beautiful pics, Shanna!!!   

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Pond Chat / OMG, talk about an algae bloom...look at this

« on: July 02, 2008, 10:20:01 PM »

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25498805/

I can't imagine trying to clean up tons of that stuff.   

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Pond Chat / Re: New little pond puddle for the

« on: July 02, 2008, 10:01:59 PM »

Kim, that's a very pretty little pond.  I LOVE the lighthouse! 

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Pond Chat / Re: PICS ADDED.........Major yard and garden damage

« on: July 02, 2008, 03:44:56 PM »

I just read another article in the paper, and I guess I should add that the homeowners do need to get the debris to the curb.  If a tree falls in the street, the city will clean the whole thing up, but trees that fall just on a lawn or house need to be moved to the curb in order for the city to take them away. 

I didn't mean to infer that the city will come onto someone's property to cut the tree and clean up the debris. 

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Pond Chat / Re: PICS ADDED.........Major yard and garden damage

« on: July 02, 2008, 12:00:32 AM »

Well, YEAH, I would think the city should help pick up after the storm.  Our city has had a lot of high winds and one tornado, and the city has always helped the homeowners clean up after the storm.  I'm shocked that they were saying everyone was on their own.   

I really know how you feel about the tree.  We lost a 30 year old tree when they widened the highway in front of our house, and that was very sad for me.  :'(  I guess I'm a tree lover at heart.

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Pond Chat / Re: Turtle Laying Her Eggs

« on: July 01, 2008, 11:38:35 PM »

Oh, Mikey, you need to get those gals a guy!  Then you could be a grandpa!!!   

Great pics, BTW!  As LeeAnne said that's not something you get to see often.   

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Chit Chat / Re: Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians

« on: July 01, 2008, 11:11:09 PM »

Tell us what is Canada Day? Is it like our 4th of July?

I was wondering that, too.  Regardless...HAPPY CANADA DAY to our Canadian friends!!!   

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Chit Chat / Re: Garage make over

« on: July 01, 2008, 10:51:42 PM »

Jerry,
It's too much information, cause poor Kevins radios got put there by someone

LOL, Steve, now you're feeling sorry for "poor Kevin."     Why do I get the feeling you might be a "hoarder/collector" like me, Jerry, and Kevin?   

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Pond Chat / Re: Lily and Lotus blooms today....

« on: June 30, 2008, 10:10:07 PM »

Lawanna, all of the pics are pretty, but the Mayla is just gorgeous!!!   

Petey is cute, too. Do you have any more pictures of him? 

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Pond Chat / Re: PICS ADDED.........Major yard and garden damage

« on: June 30, 2008, 10:03:55 PM »

Cath, I'm so sorry about all your damage.  I've lost my entire garden and pond plants to hail before, and even though the pond plants recuperate, the garden plants don't do as well.  I know how discouraging that can be.   :'(

As for the tree, that's a worse tragedy...as they take so long to grow.  I'm very thankful, tho, that it didn't hit your house or vehicles.  I'm also thankful that nobody was hurt from your winds.  Mother Nature can be scary sometimes.   

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Chit Chat / Re: Weekend project, art, silliness

« on: June 30, 2008, 09:50:24 PM »

I like your rocks, Sav...regardless of whether Roark thinks one is backward.   

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Chit Chat / Re: Garage make over

« on: June 30, 2008, 09:42:46 PM »

Thanks Karen (and Esther) for the explanation.  The crawlspace under our house is approx 18"-20+", and has a dirt floor, so I didn't quite understand how (or why) you could put shelves or radios there.   

That wasn't too much information at all.  A 3'-4' crawlspace with a cement floor makes a lot more sense than what I was picturing. 

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Chit Chat / Re: Please join me in remembering

« on: June 30, 2008, 01:20:22 PM »

That's cute, Esther!!!   

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Chit Chat / Re: How many IRS stimulas checks weren't what you thought they would be?

« on: June 27, 2008, 07:55:34 PM »

We got the full amount for two people without children in the house...$1,200.00.  I was surprised that we got that much because we're both retired.  I didn't put it back into the economy, tho.  I put it in the bank.   

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Chit Chat / Re: Garage make over

« on: June 27, 2008, 07:51:21 PM »

And that paragraph didn't even address our garage...  It is even more evil. Anyone want a '68 Eldorado? It gets great gas mileage... almost a mile for every 8 gallons. 

LOL!!!   

Karen, did you put them in the crawlspace under your house?  How in the world would he be able to get to them?  Apparently, I have the wrong idea of what a crawlspace is.   

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Chit Chat / Re: Garage make over

« on: June 27, 2008, 01:38:45 PM »

Don't feel bad, Jerry.  I have the same problem.   :'(
My youngest daughter is really good at coming down and helping me reorganize and throw away some of my "stuff."  Thank God!!!   

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Chit Chat / Re: My Humkids made it alive!!! Updated June 21 Empty-Nesters!!

« on: June 21, 2008, 09:29:04 PM »

Thank you for the wonderful photoblog, Annette!  The picture of Babes out of the nest and on a tree all by herself/himself was a wonderful ending to the story!   
I'm glad you're still seeing Momma Hummer and Babes around the yard.