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Long Lashes

Telly Talk Enforcer
Five now as I was given another one this week. The flower lady must not have sold too many orchids this Autumn. I have gotten nine in total that didn't sell since September. They arrive dehydrated but they spring back quickly.
Another one? why am I not surprised :D ...... I bet it was relieved to finally get to your home have a good drink. Have you named it yet, do you know what colour blooms she has?



BTW how is Orkie and Pearl?
They are well thank you, losing the odd bloom here and there but otherwise ok.



I have counted seven of my orchids putting one new flower spikes with the cool weather. I hope to have a new show of blooms in January or so. Many of these are my 2020 purchase orchids.
It sounds as though you're in for a very colourful new year with all those new blooms.

May I ask if you've been putting your poinsettias in the dark these past few weeks? I've noticed our stores are selling them again for Christmas.



As I now know, a Poinsettia is not just for Christmas!
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Long Lashes

Telly Talk Enforcer
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Eagle Chat
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I only saw an empty nest today but did see there there earlier today.

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Don't they look well? :kiss:





Liberty has been practising her egg sitting skills . ..

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Here they both are on a distant tree ...

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Mr Squirrel is still around too ...

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Still seems as if the other nest cam is still down. I hope we see Guy and Lipstick again.
I keep checking the other cam too. I hope we are not missing out on Guy and Lipsticks return.



Oh, now a Robin Redbreast Chat as well. Wow, I'm hooked. :)
Lol! ... I couldn't resist including my new little friend. I will try and take some more photos, I've seen him today, but it was snowing hard so I didn't hang about.




What a lovely fellow he is.
I do love him :) he's such a tiny bird, but he's full of character and fearless.
 

DallasFanForever

Telly Talk Supreme
if I did that it would have the opposite effect on me, I would become obsessed with thinking about foods I'm not allowed.
Same here. I’ll cut down on the stuff I’m not supposed to have but I won’t take them out completely. I meant to ask you Lashes, did you ever try the coffee ice cream yet? Or is it still buried deep in the freezer?

How did it go? :D I was hoping to get on here on Thanksgiving and send my best wishes, but life got in the way. I hope you had a great day my friend.
Thank you Lashes!! I had a very nice time. It was only about 10 of us. We ate all day for the most part. It was nice to get back to normal on the holidays after not getting together at all last year.

Oh those poor new recruits so enthusiastic :lol: ... it must come as a shock to them how hard your job is.
A lot of them don’t stay unfortunately. Every time we go on a hiring spree I would say out of every 10 or so we hire we probably lose half of them within a few months. It’s a glamorous job to a lot of people until they see what it entails.
 

DallasFanForever

Telly Talk Supreme
love this! :D I've never seen a truck with a Christmas bow, what a great idea!
One year I got back to the station and I noticed my bow was gone. And I’m sure it didn’t fall off cause they were tied on with zip ties. So yes, someone actually stole my bow when I wasn’t looking. Who steals a Christmas bow?

I can understand why you don't bother with hat, even now I keep forgetting how hot it is where you are.
It was actually in the high 50s this morning, which is rare. It felt so good but now it’s early afternoon and it’s already 80 degrees again. So I went from wearing a jacket this morning when I went for a walk to sweating again now. It’s a very peculiar place.

I think the Eagles are earlier this year,
That’s what I thought too. It did seem early.
 

DallasFanForever

Telly Talk Supreme
LOL, well you'll have to deal with The Enforcer if we don't get to #4625 at midnight on 1 December.
This is what I was afraid of

I hope you can run fast
Well, I wasn’t exactly blessed with great speed but I do get a lot of practice running from big dogs every day.

So that puts us at 4611. Only 14 posts away with about 43 hours and 40 minutes left. Plenty of time to save DFF’s life I think.
 

Michelle Stevens

'The Lovely Michelle'
This is what I was afraid of


Well, I wasn’t exactly blessed with great speed but I do get a lot of practice running from big dogs every day.

So that puts us at 4611. Only 14 posts away with about 43 hours and 40 minutes left. Plenty of time to save DFF’s life I think.

We may be able to pull this off ... may. Michelle will do as much as I can to save you from the wrath of The Enforcer. :cool1
 

Michelle Stevens

'The Lovely Michelle'
Another one? why am I not surprised :D ...... I bet it was relieved to finally get to your home have a good drink. Have you named it yet, do you know what colour blooms she has?

This one has no name as of yet. I saw it seperated from the other when I strolled in Monday morning. the flower lady was there but she was busy so I didn't ask. I left but later in the day my heartstrings kept telling me to make one final attempt as I worked out of town the rest of the week so Monday as do or die. I went back in at about 1:00/13:00 as the lady was still there and I asked if she had any rescues? She said she had this one and I took her home with me. She had yellow wilted flowers that have sense dropped. Her leaves were dehydrated but they have slowly come back to life.

Each plant has a story.


They are well thank you, losing the odd bloom here and there but otherwise ok.

Very good! Have they met each other?
It sounds as though you're in for a very colourful new year with all those new blooms.

Indeed, January will be quite the show if all goes well. I'm excited! :jolly: Orchid #14, Butterfly was the first to start a flower spike and they have all followed.
May I ask if you've been putting your poinsettias in the dark these past few weeks? I've noticed our stores are selling them again for Christmas.
Yes I did. I bagged them from the middle of September until early last week. They are turning colors but look ugly as their green summer leaves are not too well. I have to take of photo of my Mother's 2018 Poinsettia as it's huge and very lovely. In March that poor plant looked to be near death with few if any leaves.
As I now know, a Poinsettia is not just for Christmas!
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Indeed! Are you going to make a forth attempt with a Poinsettia this year my friend? I see them everywhere in the stores.
 

Michelle Stevens

'The Lovely Michelle'
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Don't they look well? :kiss:
They seem happier than ever!

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Liberty has been practising her egg sitting skills . ..

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Wow, one wonders if she's planning on an early brood this year? I think it's usually early February when they lay eggs.
Here they both are on a distant tree ...

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Great capture. I almost missed them in this image.

Mr Squirrel is still around too ...

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A cheeky Mr. Squirrel he is.

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This one has a redder face so maybe we have two? Mr and Mrs Squirrel. :think:
I keep checking the other cam too. I hope we are not missing out on Guy and Lipsticks return.

So true. I'll miss them if we don't see that family.
Lol! ... I couldn't resist including my new little friend. I will try and take some more photos, I've seen him today, but it was snowing hard so I didn't hang about.

So you have snow? We had a brief shower of snow on Saturday. I bet you Robins look lovely in the snow with there colours.
I do love him :) he's such a tiny bird, but he's full of character and fearless.
What a character he must be. I'm envious that you have there lovely little Robins in your country. :)
 

DallasFanForever

Telly Talk Supreme
Good to hear you have extra help.
Of course, sometimes help can make things worse. I guess it needs to be the right help.

I hope it goes smoothly for you in the coming weeks.
Thank you!! Today has been a mess so far due to bad weather elsewhere so our stuff has been delayed in getting here. That’s always fun.

Only six to go, can we do that by midnight?
Um, I hope so. I think it’s gonna be close.
 

Michelle Stevens

'The Lovely Michelle'

Michelle Stevens

'The Lovely Michelle'
Uh oh, did Lashes leave us for dead again? I sure hope not.

LOL, maybe she wants to lash-out this time. :eck: If I had that power I'd do it all the time. I applaud 'Lashes for her restraint in using this power.
Well, we’re only four away now though. We’ve got 7 and a half hours. Hey, what can happen?

Being here at the same time helps so maybe we'll pull it off.
How’s ur week going Michelle?
So far so good. It's cold here in the land of Michelle on the eve of December. I'm getting a Covid booster in a few weeks.
 

DallasFanForever

Telly Talk Supreme
LOL, maybe she wants to lash-out this time
I’m trying to recall if I’ve seen a Lashout yet. I don’t think I have but I’ve read they’re not pretty.

:eck: If I had that power I'd do it all the time
As would I. Then again I grew up thinking people turn green when they get angry.

Being here at the same time helps so maybe we'll pull it off.
No worries. I’ve seen what a determined Michelle can do. I do read the plant conversations.
 
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