pretend chat

I really don't know ANYTHING about the new cell phones. For the longest time I didn't even have one. But recently I signed up for one through C o n s u m er C e l lular. They are mainly for those people, like me, who don't use the cell phone very much. There's no contract, and the Service Charge is only $10 a month. If I make any calls, its 25 cents a call, but I don't make any calls. I just got it for the safety of having a cell phone. I don't think the phone takes pictures or does any fancy stuff. It just makes and receives calls.

I got a Kindle for Christmas, and I'm kind of sorry I didn't get one of the more advanced models. I understand the newer ones are similar to the tablets, where you can go online, etc.

To change the subject a bit. The majority of desert tortoises that come through my rescue are adult males. But there seems to be a changing trend. Just this year, so far I have taken in 3, THREE , females. The one I just got today is the biggest female I've ever seen. She's every bit as big as a male usually is. I haven't weighed her yet, but she's BIG. And quite young. I estimate (by the condition of her shell) she's about 10 or 15 years old. She's a "found" tortoise, so I have an ad in the paper starting Wednesday to see if we can find her owner. I'll go get her picture.

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The tortoise in the front is the new "found" tortoise. And the one behind her is a "normal" sized full grown female:





Here's a close-up of her face. I think desert tortoises just have the most interesting faces. Especially the eyes:




And when I was walking back to the house, I saw this picture:



When I'm outside, these two cats are mortal enemies. So I guess this proves that they fight over me. When I'm not there they seem to get along just fine.

hello! nice pictures Yvonne, it's cold and rainy here in NYC (not complaining actually!) I miss the times when I could keep up with all the new threads and posts on here the semester is almost over! just need to focus and not procrastinate and slack off too much so that I can actually graduate lol.

Yes, please graduate.

We have had 3-4 gorgeous days. Dry, high 70's to 80. Perfect tort weather. My tortoise supply med tort seeds are coming up!
Back to a bit of rain now, on and off, but not as cold. Yay!

Yvonne, you are brave to even get (or been given) a Kindle!

ijmccollum said:

Maybe I can figure out how to upload pics from there. One can hope anyway.

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It's super easy to post pics from the iPhone. First you need to get the tortoise forum app, the. When you reply to a thread, there will be a + sign in a box in the upper right hand corner next to send, hit that and it will bring up options like attach picture, video, and a couple other things. Hope this helps!

Good Morning to everyone...

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Good Morning to everyone...

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Where did you find a picture of me!?!

Jacqui, the weather timing could not have been worse for you.

Our weather is turning cooler this week after a tort weather weekend. Nice while we had it!
Off to work a bit later, after bringing the two smaller torts in.

That good morning picture made my morning
Today is my Monday so I have the blahs.

Happy fake Monday everyone

Dmarcus...I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you have a bug in your hair!

Its food im saving for the box turles, lol...

I sunburned my forehead yesterday. I thought I just blew dry it too much this morning(with my hair) but now I am realizing I have a sunburn.

It will not stop me from biking tonight though.

Tomorrow is my birthday! My best friend and I are going to sneak into my old art teachers room at lunch time and pretend to be students.

nickercrombie said:

It's super easy to post pics from the iPhone. First you need to get the tortoise forum app, the. When you reply to a thread, there will be a + sign in a box in the upper right hand corner next to send, hit that and it will bring up options like attach picture, video, and a couple other things. Hope this helps!

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Thanks, I'll have to look up the app -- right now angry birds are eating my batteries.

Yvonne, that is a pretty nice looking tort for a "find", looks like someone has been taking good care of her -- hope you find the owner.

Evening peeps.

Firstly apologies for my absence. Things have been a little stressful recently. I did go over to see Alan, and had a wonderful time, including a visit to the Turtle Farm in Grand Cayman - pics on my facebook if anyone wants to add me so they can see them let me know. Swimming with sea turtles is amazing.

Right now with the upheaval, family stuff, my stepson living with us and various economical problems we are going to have to move back to the UK. Not a problem on the surface, but I will have to re-home all my tortoises. I have rehomed 5 so far, I now have Bella, Niles and a new one (I know, someone brought me a baby they had found.... ) who I am looking for homes for.

I am devastated, I also have to rehome the turtles but we can take the cat....

Will try my best to be a little more communicative.... missed you guys x x x x x x x x x x

Well, we missed you too. What a sad thing to have to re-home your turtles and tortoises. And almost as sad is having to move from Beautiful Corfu to the gloomy UK.

Hey Yvonne,

Moving back to the UK actually doesnt bother me, it will be cheaper to live for a start! I am so upset about my animals though. Have been trying to come to terms with it but I am having difficulty even looking at them right now as it breaks my heart. Squeak, the new baby (bout an inch long) is so adorable and Bella who has always been my secret favourite has so much personality I will miss her too much.

bubbles01 said:

Hey Yvonne,

Moving back to the UK actually doesnt bother me, it will be cheaper to live for a start! I am so upset about my animals though. Have been trying to come to terms with it but I am having difficulty even looking at them right now as it breaks my heart. Squeak, the new baby (bout an inch long) is so adorable and Bella who has always been my secret favourite has so much personality I will miss her too much.

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You can't try to get CITES papers so you can take them with you?

Oh that really is depressing news. Well not the part about you getting the hubby time, but the having to give up your critters.

Happy Thursday
It's cloudy and rainy here so I am cranky.

The last two days have made me question what kind of impression I give people
This morning, I am getting out of my truck in my work parking garage and this man walks over and says "oh my gosh, I didn't expect to see a tiny little girl like you come tumbling out of that big truck". This is after the guy who works the gate asked me for the tenth time (I drive my truck almost every day!) "doesn't your husband mind you driving his truck." For the record, I killed neither of them, I am able to get out without tumbling, AND it's my truck.
Yesterday at lunch I was out walking to the restaurant and some lady walked up and was like "you have such a nice hair color" and she started touching my hair.. eek... Is it me, or are people just getting weirder? My assistant says I look too nice and smile at everyone which invites weirdos. I just figure that is being polite.

Yes, Kerryann, people are getting weirder, it's a fact.

bubbles01 said:

Hey Yvonne,

Moving back to the UK actually doesnt bother me, it will be cheaper to live for a start! I am so upset about my animals though. Have been trying to come to terms with it but I am having difficulty even looking at them right now as it breaks my heart. Squeak, the new baby (bout an inch long) is so adorable and Bella who has always been my secret favourite has so much personality I will miss her too much.

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Helen!!!!! Welcome back, glad you had fun with your husband, but so sorry to hear about rehoming.
Bow is right, is there no chance to take even a couple of them with you?
What general area of the UK would you move to?