How long will it take us to get to 10,000 posts?

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Do you prefer an younger or older JR image for your avatar? There are plenty image of JR online from 1978-2013. I could always crop an image and help you add it to your account or send it to Ome or Jason73.

What a fab idea of yours


Michelle Stevens you're a ....

I'm no expert with these sort of things but I muddle through and have picked-up a few things along the way.

You're far more advanced than I am.... yes, more advanced, not hotter though Lol!

 

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. I am AWFUL with that stuff!! Avatars, pictures, I’m just the worst and I take a lot of heat for it from the people I know. I’ve actually come a long way with technology believe it or not but I’m just very different (and very much behind) compared to most

DFF its taken me a long time to get the hang of how everything works on here, so you're not alone and you will get there ... in fact, I'm still not sure about some things

I don't get the UPLOAD thingy and a few other gadgets.

Ur a good teacher Michelle! It worked!!

Woo hoo! well done!

and now I cant wait to see you in your smart new avatar



If you ever need on help on here with how things work, don't be afraid to ask anytime, I used to ask loads of stuff.... I still do.





EDIT - Ooo I can see it DFF :hats: you look fabulous! Are you happy with it?

 

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to go!

Happy Valentines Day for tomorrow everyone!

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[DallasFanForever]

Thank you ‘Lashes!! Yes I’m very happy with the avatar and I’m glad I’m not alone in my technological struggles LOL!! It’s nice to know that all I have to do is ask when I need help.

From what I’ve read only one Eagle stays on the nest at night while the other perches, which means they are the lookout for any predators or trouble. I guess that makes sense really.

I wish you both a wonderful Valentine’s Day tomorrow and stay safe!!

 

[Long Lashes]

Yes I’m very happy with the avatar

I have to say you look far better with JR on there rather than the white snowstorm

I’m glad I’m not alone in my technological struggles LOL!!

No, you're definitely not and I'm sure by this time next year you will be amazed at how far you've come.

From what I’ve read only one Eagle stays on the nest at night while the other perches, which means they are the lookout for any predators or trouble. I guess that makes sense really.

Thank you for this and yes, that makes complete sense.

I read earlier that we humans are the biggest threat to the eagles, how sad that is and no wonder they build their nests so high up and far away from us. Snakes (shudder) and lizards have been known to invade the nests and take the eggs if the nest is unattended. I love learning more about these eagles.

I wish you both a wonderful Valentine’s Day tomorrow and stay safe!!

Thank you

I hope your day has gone well for you DFF.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Thank you ‘Lashes! My day was kind of quiet as I worked all day Saturday so I just took today to recover.

And you are so right about humans being the biggest threat to these animals. I made a delivery to a house the other day and I had to walk around a bunch of baby ducks to do it and let’s just say the mama duck was not too thrilled with me. She followed me the entire way up to the house and back, quacking at me the whole time. I was not welcome near her babies! I was literally trying to tiptoe passed them but it didn’t matter to her LOL!!

 

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I made a delivery to a house the other day and I had to walk around a bunch of baby ducks to do it and let’s just say the mama duck was not too thrilled with me. She followed me the entire way up to the house and back, quacking at me the whole time. I was not welcome near her babies! I was literally trying to tiptoe passed them but it didn’t matter to her LOL!!

Oh no.. :laughing: you cant blame her really, she was just protecting her babies, but poor you. You should get danger money in that job . .Lol!

You seem to see quite a bit of wildlife on your rounds, what with the ducks and the cows it all sounds really lovely.

My day was kind of quiet as I worked all day Saturday so I just took today to recover.

I hope you put up your feet. Do you just get one day off a week DFF?

 

[DallasFanForever]

Were we down today ‘Lashes? I wasn’t sure if the site was down or if I broke another computer.

I’m off Saturday and Sunday but I go in Saturday for the overtime which they will gladly pay. Sunday I’m always off barring a major disaster. I took the next three days off too because they owe me 10 vacation days and if I don’t take them soon I’ll lose them. Hopefully that’s not all too confusing for you cause I’m already confused I will admit.

 

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Were we down today ‘Lashes?

Yes we were, those Gremlins crashed us

I wasn’t sure if the site was down or if I broke another computer.

do you often brake computers? ......:Clol:


... and I thought I d been banned when the forum wouldn't show today

I’m off Saturday and Sunday but I go in Saturday for the overtime which they will gladly pay. Sunday I’m always off barring a major disaster.

Oh I see.

I took the next three days off too because they owe me 10 vacation days and if I don’t take them soon I’ll lose them.

Good for you you obviously work very hard so enjoy those extra days off.

Hopefully that’s not all too confusing for you cause I’m already confused I will admit.

I am a confused person, so your confused message makes perfect sense to me



DFF, now that you have a fab avatar, do you not fancy having a swanky signature? hope you don't mind me asking and of course, not everyone wants to have a signature, so that's all good too.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Ur a good teacher Michelle! It worked!! Thank you very much for ur help my friend. Have a nice weekend!!

I'm glad you it worked out for you. :bravo: If you need help again, please let me know. It's nice seeing your avatar with an image instead of the snowstorm avatar.

I hope you had a great Valentine's Day too. This site was down this morning so I was unable to get back any faster.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Eagle Chat​

This video is fantastic Michelle! :bravo: thank you for posting it. Its helping me enormously, although, I was a little concerned to hear that they've both got scars and was worried how they got those, but I imagine it was from some poor animal who was trying to see them off.

I found another video where it helps tell them apart but I have yet to find it again.

This is the way how I try and remember who is who ...

Liberty - the bossy one with bouffant hair and a far neater tail end.

Freedom - wears a brown coloured shirt on his chest and the white markings on his wings make me think of him wearing a pin-stripped suit

Seems right but I can only determine who is who whilst they are together. If one is on the nest I find it harder.

Oh and he likes to show off his strength in front of Liberty by picking up big sticks

He was at it again today.

Great photos! I love it when one of us manages to capture one of them flying..

don't you think they make flying look so easy?

Indeed! We get a view of the eggs for this lift-off.

This is good news, I 'm glad they now have at least two eggs.

This is the only view I was able to find of Lipstick and Guys' eggs.

I assume they have two but I did read some people that watch this nest think there could be three. Maybe wishful thinking, I don't know. It would be nice to have three eaglets but as long as they are healthy that's all that matters I guess.

Their eggs are incredibly deep, look how far Lipsticks head goes here

Great image. Indeed they are deep.

Freedom and Liberty's eggs are much more in view ...

Wow, what a great image! It does look nice and cold with the snow. :bbbb:

That's true and sometimes they do such a long shift, such as the nigh time session. It seems to start at about 6pm, so whoever is sat on the eggs overnight is there for a good 12 hours or more.

I assume they have to roll the eggs every few hours so the don't have long sleep patterns on the nest. Poor things.

No wonder she's yawning...

Here comes the early morning shift to relieve the night-sitter ...

It's so nice to see them together all the time. So dedicated.

I know this is probably a daft question, but why does just one eagle sit on the nest overnight? does anyone know?

I would assume they could share duties if the need arises. I'm just curious if they wake and rotate the eggs every three or so hours. It would be nice to see a time-lapse of the nightly sitting. I'll have to look into you question.

I can understand that during the day one of them needs to be off hunting for food, but not at night.

True.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I just read that Florida has the biggest nesting eagle population in the U.S. And I gotta say I’m a little confused and perhaps it’s time I open my eyes a little more when I’m out and about cause I’m down here 27 years and I’ve never seen one yet.

I’m so glad the forum is back up and running. I thought I was banned this morning too. I couldn’t remember posting anything that would make anyone mad. I’m usually nice LOL!!

‘Lashes I like the idea of a signature but as you probably already figured I have no clue what I’m doing so I’ll listen as one of you explains it to me.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

I just read that Florida has the biggest nesting eagle population in the U.S. And I gotta say I’m a little confused and perhaps it’s time I open my eyes a little more when I’m out and about cause I’m down here 27 years and I’ve never seen one yet.

Very interesting. I'm assume they mean the lower 48 states as I would assume that Alaska would have the most. A friend of mine says there is an Eagle Cam in the Fort Myers area. I always saw them as colder weather Eagles. One learns something new everyday.

I’m so glad the forum is back up and running. I thought I was banned this morning too. I couldn’t remember posting anything that would make anyone mad. I’m usually nice LOL!!

I did too. At least it was fixed quickly. During the Soap Chat forum it could be down for days. It's great to be back.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Do you not fancy living in a forest then? :laughing:

I do have my limits outside of hotness.

The individual care you give to each of them is so special. You will instinctively know when you have more than enough plants to cope with. In the meantime, you carry on enjoying yourself.

I will always leave a place open for a new plant in need. Many of these Orchid hobbiest have hundreds of them. Miss Orchid Girl has 450 I think. If I had a greenhouse or more space I could seeing having a large collection. I just want enough to have one in bloom all year through. I know that sounds selfish. They are great gifts too. If only you lived closer 'Lashes. Each one is special and I remember how they looked when I bought them. They all have their stories. Michelle the Orchid/Plant hoarder.

I didn't know you once had a Croton, in fact I've just needed to google to see what they look like.

Is it similar to this ..

It has lovely leaves.

It had thinner leaves. Here is an image of my recently departed Croton.

Spoiler

This is my Croton back on August 22, 2020 at my Mother's house.

I had this plant for many years and she never seemed to liked living at my place so last June or so I took her to my Mother's home and she flourished as seen in this image. Until about two weeks ago she looked like this, just so happy. I originally was going to take her home this Autumn but she seemed to like her stay at my Mother's so I left her there. I am clueless as to what killed her. I was shocked and saddened as I had her for many years, long before the Orchids and Poinsettias. She did have a long life and was happy until the end so that is a positive. They don't live forever.

I know I'm going to regret asking ... what does GLQM stand for?

Golden Locked Queen Michelle!

No, just ten :fp:. I am trying to get her to spring like you suggested Michelle.

Hurry up spring and get here, Hope and I are desperate! !

Oh no, just hold together Hope! We need you to pull through. Any changes since last week?

You never miss a chance ..Lol!

I will do that then, leave the spike on I mean thank you for all this help. my friend

Sure thing! I have two Orchids who are starting new offshoots from an old spike at this time. Maybe Orkie will do this as well.

TECOS have everything The hairdressers part has shutters down though, due to our lockdown.

Oh no! I guess people are have family and friends cutting hair now?

she's dangerous enough in the Café kitchen with a blunt knife :Clol:

Indeed!

That emoji might be me tomorrow

LOL, I hope you have success with your cut.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

What a fab idea of yours


Michelle Stevens you're a ....

And a belated White Rose for an English Rose for you for Valentine's Day 'Lashes.

You're far more advanced than I am.... yes, more advanced, not hotter though Lol!

Indeed advanced as in hotness as well.

No hotter, I'm hottest!

 

[Long Lashes]

Eagle Chat​

I found another video where it helps tell them apart but I have yet to find it again.

I'm quite enjoying trying to work out who is who, between Lib and Freedom. I probably don't always get it right, but at least I now have some pointers which helps.

I can only determine who is who whilst they are together. If one is on the nest I find it harder.

Same here I can only see the slight differences when they're together.

He was at it again today.

Good ole' Freedom :laughing: he is so eager to show off his prowess and strength in front of his woman..Lol!

This is the only view I was able to find of Lipstick and Guys' eggs.

That's a very good view and just look at those black toenails/talons ... yikes!

I assume they have two but I did read some people that watch this nest think there could be three. Maybe wishful thinking, I don't know. It would be nice to have three eaglets but as long as they are healthy that's all that matters I guess.

Heck, if they have three they will be extra busy finding food for all those babies and we will have a difficult time trying to find names for them all

I assume they have to roll the eggs every few hours so the don't have long sleep patterns on the nest.

Yes you're right and I hadn't thought of that. So they don't even get a full nights sleep? they're all so dedicated and thorough.


Its good to see that the wind has dropped today, yesterday both nests and eagles were getting blown to bits. Which makes me wonder? ... I'm always wondering ... because they do get similar weather, how far apart the nests are to each other in miles?

 

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I do have my limits outside of hotness.

Oh Pfft!...

Many of these Orchid hobbiest have hundreds of them. Miss Orchid Girl has 450 I think.

Gosh, Orchids do seem to be addictive

I just want enough to have one in bloom all year through. I know that sounds selfish.

That's a reasonable thing to want and no, it doesn't sound selfish at all .. its also doable, so I'm sure you will achieve this.

They are great gifts too. If only you lived closer 'Lashes.

I know, that would be fab.

Each one is special and I remember how they looked when I bought them. They all have their stories.

Yes they do and they each have unique stories , which makes them all the more interesting.

Have you started that bestselling book yet, Michelle?

It had thinner leaves. Here is an image of my recently departed Croton.

Spoiler

This is my Croton back on August 22, 2020 at my Mother's house.

Oh she was a lovely plant indeed and big too. I like leafy plants like this, thanks for letting me see.

I had this plant for many years and she never seemed to liked living at my place so last June or so I took her to my Mother's home and she flourished as seen in this image. Until about two weeks ago she looked like this, just so happy. I originally was going to take her home this Autumn but she seemed to like her stay at my Mother's so I left her there. I am clueless as to what killed her. I was shocked and saddened as I had her for many years, long before the Orchids and Poinsettias. She did have a long life and was happy until the end so that is a positive. They don't live forever.

All I know for sure, is that between you and your Mother this plant would've been very well looked after and wouldn't have wanted for anything. Like you said, nothing lives forever and maybe its just that her life-cycle was over?

Do you think you might get another Croton?

Golden Locked Queen Michelle!

Its my own fault ... I just knew I shouldn't have asked

..."Queen" , are you sure?.. pfft!

Oh no, just hold together Hope! We need you to pull through. Any changes since last week?

Yes, more changes and you wont like it .. we are now down to just 7 leaves, oh dear.

Five of the remaining leaves are the red ones and she has just two green leaves left, but she is still alive...just about.

I have two Orchids who are starting new offshoots from an old spike at this time. Maybe Orkie will do this as well.

She's still being quiet, but I will watch out for her doing this. Thanks again for all these tips :hb:

I guess people are have family and friends cutting hair now?

I think this must be happening for some people. In a strange way I do find it interesting that no one has seen a hairdresser since before Christmas, such as the newsreaders on TV who always look so pristine and of course I don't fret if my own hair is less than perfect because its the same for everyone.

 

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And a belated White Rose for an English Rose for you for Valentine's Day 'Lashes.

Ooo how kind .... als:

thank you my friend that's a beautiful rose. I might eventually use it in a new signature I'm thinking of doing, its perfect.

Indeed advanced as in hotness as well.

No hotter, I'm hottest!

Another of your funny jokes? :Clol: ... because as you well know! no one is hotter than me

 

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I just read that Florida has the biggest nesting eagle population in the U.S. And I gotta say I’m a little confused and perhaps it’s time I open my eyes a little more when I’m out and about cause I’m down here 27 years and I’ve never seen one yet.

If I was an eagle I would choose somewhere like Florida to live maybe the eagles are just in certain areas of Florida DFF and that's why you've not come across any?

I thought I was banned this morning too. I couldn’t remember posting anything that would make anyone mad. I’m usually nice LOL!!

I was the same, I was trying to think of what comment I had posted, before it crashed

... and like Michelle said, at least it was only down for a short while and not for days at a time, like in the old days.

‘Lashes I like the idea of a signature but as you probably already figured I have no clue what I’m doing so I’ll listen as one of you explains it to me.

Of course we will help. :dance1:

The first thing you need to do is think of or find yourself an image or something you would like to have as your signature and then we can take it from there.

With all these new computer skills of yours, you will soon be running this forum DFF