COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

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I am interested in the Finches. Do they breed easily in captivity? I would love to find a pair and breed them for my pet store. They are pretty scarce here, but I do see them at Petsmart when I buy worms. They always seem to have 2 finches

Think the Zebra Finches are bigger than Finches. The ones I have are the Show Zebra Finches and I am waiting to get some of these ones as well. They look a little like little penguins. ??

 

[CarolM]

I have American Goldfinches, here's a female and male
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Look at him looking at me in the window
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Awww. Those are beautiful

 

[CarolM]

Rose baked the cake herself. She decided to make a three layer cake midstream. So she didn't have enough frosting. ?
It was great, sponge cake with a lemon frosting.

Mmmmm sounds really yummy.

 

[EllieMay]

Really! Is it really Friday? Yayyyyyyyyyy????????????????

Oh Lord... how do I keep you up to speed??

 

[CarolM]

Well, mark this day down. I've finally decided to join the electronic phone age and I ordered a smart phone from Great Call. It will be delivered today. It really bugs me to pay a monthly service fee for something I don't use - for the convenience of having a cell phone. 99% of the time it sits in my purse with a dead battery, so after a couple months of paying the monthly fee I cancel the account. With this service I will have text, and don't have to pay extra when I use the phone. I'll have 100 minutes - and since I don't use it, 100 minutes is a lot. And what I don't use is carried over to the next month. We'll see how long it lasts before I come to the realization I'm spending $$ just for the sake of being able to say, "I have a cell phone."

Good Luck. Now you can take photos whole outside and upload them to TFO directly from your phone. ?

 

[CarolM]

I'll happily have your share!!!
Just to help out of course!!

Me tooo. Meeee tooooo

 

[CarolM]

Hey Lyn! I hope the wind doesn’t get to rough. That’s the worst part of storm for me.. unfortunately, it’s a very wet day here too.. the weather predictor calls for it all week long :-( ... I have a long overdue appointment to get my hair done today so I was pretty excited.. then I got Jayden up to get him ready for school and he seems a little sickly.. I’m going to keep him home and make a dr appointment for a check up.. I’m sure it’s nothing more than the winter time sinusy crap but with my luck lately, I can’t be too careful..

Oh no. I hope it is nothing serious. Good luck Heather

 

[CarolM]

The calm before the storm makes for crappy driving weather and I’ve got places to be all week long.. Jess has a follow up with her surgeon in Houston tomorrow and I think they are truly going to be shocked at all the progress she has made. Yesterday at therapy, she was able to bend her forearm up, flip her hand from palm to back and flex her fingers.. All these things come so easy to us but for her, it’s an Olympic marathon.. we are so pleased though. It’s a hell of a long way from the original forecast !!!

That is the best kind of news to come back to. ?

 

[CarolM]

Guys, I am getting my first russian tortoise! My mom is driving me four and a half hours to get it, too. I'm so excited!

Good luck and congrats.

 

[CarolM]

Everything went well and back at home. When they took the growth out and cut it in half. They found a peice of wood about 3/8" long. The doctor figured it was some debris that didn't get washed out after the accident.

Wow, that is a long time to be sitting under your skin.

 

[CarolM]

Yeah, isn't she the one who started a thread complaining about people not identifying when they're posting degrees?

Murphy's law.???

 

[CarolM]

Oh Lord... how do I keep you up to speed??View attachment 315766

If I could hit the laughing emoji more than once I would. Oh wait I can. ????

And by the way. Spoil sport. I was happy thinking it was Friday. ?

 

[CarolM]

Yip, it is me talking to me again and Heather and Yvonne as well. Of course. It is the usual story of life catching up and taking over as usual. If I was the kind of person like Heather who likes getting up early then I would probably be on here everyday. Buuuutttt I like sleeping far too much so sleep for as long as I can before I really have to get up for work. And then by the time I am done all my chores at home after work it is late again. Anywayyyy on Saturday we went a got a stronger pump for my pond 5000l/h and attached two pipes to it. The one goes up and through the pot at the top so that the water falls into the top pond. I have put sponges and netting and activated charcoal under the sponges in the top pond. The water then goes into this pind and gets cleaned abd then from there back into the big pond. Then the second pipe creates a bubble waterfall in the middle of the pond. I have also swapped over to the water in the jojo tank to fill the pond instead of using the well point water. Here is the difference in the water from these few little changes and tweeks. I am finally happy and this is why Stephen still has the Christmas tree up. I wanted my Finches and a new pump for the pond. ?? Hopefully you can see the little fishies as well.
Well that is me over and out for now. My eyes are busy closing and I need to go catch some zzzzz before they disappear. Fat chance of thst happening. The zzzz are more than likely to attack me if I don't let them gently in. ??

 

[CarolM]

Before I go, I just want to dedicate this song to you all. Even though I am not on here all the time I always think about you all. I cannot sing to save my life and I live singing, but picture me doing that lipsync thing while the song is playing.

Enjoy. ?

 

[Yvonne G]

I thought about you when I got them. Their names are Ebony, Ivory and Govenor. ?

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I LOVE the idea of putting the seeds in that dome-shaped recepticle! They can't scatter uneaten seeds all over!

 

[EllieMay]

Before I go, I just want to dedicate this song to you all. Even though I am not on here all the time I always think about you all. I cannot sing to save my life and I live singing, but picture me doing that lipsync thing while the song is playing.

Enjoy. ?

Why thank you!!! I love it

 

[Lyn W]

Hi Lyn.

HI Carol - good to have you back!

 

[Lyn W]

Stephen decided he wanted Christmas to last longer so refused to allow me to take the Christmas tree and decorations down. I learnt a long time ago to pick my battles, sooooo the tree is still up. ???

Tell him he has to keep buying you gifts to leave under the tree - that may make him change his mind!!

 

[Lyn W]

What do ya'll use for uvb lights?

Tubes are recommended - but I don't know which for Russians.
What sort if enclosure are you going to use?

 

[Lyn W]

A Very Happy Belated Birthday Lyn. So sorry I missed it. Here is a rose for you.

Thank you very much Carol - and that one will last a lot longer than fresh roses!!!