CHIT CHAT in VOLTVILLE
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Whether we like it or not, here it's snowing quite a bit. I just now shot some photos of what's going on outside from the comfort of my house.
Looking out my front door down the street.
Looking out the back door and to the right.
Looking out the back door to the left.
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Sorry it took so long to get back but I've been very busy over the last week. As promised here are some more shots from the Tule canyon.
Thanks for the shots, Butch. This one's my favorite. Amazing landscape. So different from anything around here.
When I said I liked that other photo, I hadn't seen this one, which wound up on the next page. Absolutely amazing!
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Thanks there is a lot of this kind of landscape along the caprock reigon of Texas. It runs east of Amarillo south for about 150 miles.
I believe you have to be a US citizen to sign this petition
Yes you do. I was hoping the US citizens on this forum will read it and sign it and also read the information I've given. This isn't something to take lightly. If you do order from the US vendors, this can impact all of us.
You take some amazing pictures Butch! I have really been enjoying them. Please continue to share.
Don't give me the big head, I might get carried away. But I will post some more. Thanks JoAnn
I'm not sure why, but toadstools or mushrooms always fascinate me. We don't have brightly colored ones, but even so, I think they're neat.
So many thots popping 'bout the birds & cats... tablet is sloooow!
Raynes- thot the same about Leo. Reminded me of a cat show in CA!
SandySu - parakeet sounds like MIL' s. Petey played Solitaire w/ her. Cards all had chewed edges! Perched on her glasses.
Hope everyone's having a great day! Tis noon & we are at a balmy neg 2 w/ a feel of - 24.
Time to "waddle" out to check on the kids... then my favorite: clean mom's fridge.not a pretty picture.
take care!
Just don't fall over and get stuck like a turtle on it's back, or Ralphie's brother LOL
Ahh, yes, those vicious criminals feeding the parrots and pigeons should be jailed, then flogged in the public square, tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail and maybe even branded with a scarlet "B" on the forehead. Same is true of those that feed the deer in a bad winter by the same set of arguments. Now, if I can get my tongue out of my cheek..... The only real problem that I can see is the law of unintended consequences. Parrots aren't indigenous to San Francisco or northern California, I think anyway. A large population of them could raise havoc with the rest of the ecosystem like the Burmese Python is doing in the Everglades. Somehow, I think the birds would find food no matter how much they are fed by humans, instincts are very strong.
Hey Butch, how much red paint did that take to get them rocks looking like that and did the EPA issue a permit to paint them?
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Well Volties, I enjoyed a quiet day, just lurking. I found a great price on the EGO VV 650 (Vamo) in Stainless Steel at exhalevapors.com in Austin Texas. If interesed you can get one for $47 shipped using coupon 40PercentOffECF. Great price, and I was Soooooooooo tempted. I even had it in my basket, but my finger just could not hit the complete sale button
I keep telling myself, Self You Do Not Need another TOY
Gotta run, this is my week to cook at our homeless shelter. Many of the men are interested in my e-cig, but I advised them it needs daily charging, is pricy to purchase, they need an address to ship to, and must buy e-juice. This is not an item for a homeless person to say the least. Catch up with you all much later tonight.
I keep telling myself, Self You Do Not Need another TOY
Gotta run, this is my week to cook at our homeless shelter. Many of the men are interested in my e-cig, but I advised them it needs daily charging, is pricy to purchase, they need an address to ship to, and must buy e-juice. This is not an item for a homeless person to say the least. Catch up with you all much later tonight.
Well Volties, I enjoyed a quiet day, just lurking. I found a great price on the EGO VV 650 (Vamo) in Stainless Steel at exhalevapors.com in Austin Texas. If interesed you can get one for $47 shipped using coupon 40PercentOffECF. Great price, and I was Soooooooooo tempted. I even had it in my basket, but my finger just could not hit the complete sale button
I keep telling myself, Self You Do Not Need another TOY
If you do buy one, use it at a low voltage. I've seen a few reviews where the voltages are rather high and they burn up cartos/attys. See A PBusardo Review - The Vamo - YouTube He did a review on version 2 as well.
Thanks for the promotion of CASAA, Tail11!
If I may just interrupt to clarify...members are absolutely allowed to speak at the meetings, it's just that most seem to prefer to type in the chat window. We just keep everyone's mic muted to keep the noise level down during the meeting. If someone wants to speak to ask a question or comment, their mic can be unmuted. We hope more people will join us!
Where's the "DITTO!" button! Awesome photos! Texas huh?
sshhh - Awsum - they might not have noticed yet.
Loved it! Thanks for posting!
We have an African Grey. He talks alot. I've had cockatiels and a couple conures (they screech!). Birds are fun, but messy - oh, you're right - I just got that one....PITA for sure (had to think out the letters!
What's a toucanette. Never heard of that one.
Blue and Golds are beautiful!!!
Birds are fun, and they can be very messy. The messiest bird that has ever lived under my roof was Schnoz. He was a beautiful toco toucan. The company that I worked for at the time purchased him as a mascot to promote their new product: the Toco 2000 PCB Design System ... which never quite made it. The bird was photographed intensely, went to one trade show, and then came home with me.
He was stunningly beautiful. If you click the thumbnail picture, you can see him a little better.
Unfortunately, Schnoz was a victim of the same exotic animal hunger that many people seem to have. He was kidnapped from his Brazilian rain forest home. In the process, his wing was broken. It never did heal correctly. Probably because he didn't get veterinary care. He was then fed monkey chow instead of the balanced diet that a toucan needs. He was in a tiny cage in a pet shop in Chicago when the company I worked for found him.
When I took him home with me, I ditched the cage. Instead, I made him a spiral staircase of perches. At the top, was his food and water. At the bottom was a sunlamp. In the morning, he would hop down to the lamp, facing it; and he would spread his wings and warm his front. Then, he would turn around and warm his backside. Invariably, his tail feathers would touch the lamp producing a curl of smelly smoke.
He was free to roam the entire room. That was the messy part. Toucans are largely fruit and insect eaters. He would hop to my headboard and bark at me until I paid attention to him. When I did, I had to watch my nose. Birds "bill" each other in their interactions. The only "bill" that he could find on me was my nose. His bill was 10" long, and serrated like a steak knife.
It always seems that the animals that come to live with me are thieves. Schnoz was no exception. One day, my daughter left a ham sandwich and a glass of milk in the room. We left the room for a few minutes. When we returned. The ham was gone from the sandwich. Much of the milk was gone too. Schnoz was on his perches doing his "oscillating electric fan" routine (moving his bill from side to side). I could just about hear him say "Nope - I didn't do it!"
Toucans can be fairly affectionate, but he had never been overtly so. I woke one morning to find him snuggled under the blankets with me in my bed. He was lethargic. I got him in to see the vet immediately. He was diagnosed with hemochromatosis. This was caused by having been fed monkey chow for far too long before I adopted him. His body was unable to eliminate the excesses of iron in his diet. Even after days of me giving him injections per the vet's instructions, his liver eventually failed. I'll always miss that goofy bird. He's the only bird I've ever bonded with.
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I received the confirmation email and entered this on my calendar. There is an access code and another for audio. Do I have to enter these right before the meeting?
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