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Get ready for a tear in the eye

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English Springer Spaniels My friend TOM [Wiggers World] sent these sites to me…some really awesome information on the background of this breed of dog. Thanks Tom ;)

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Have a look here as well http://www.englishspringer.org/Julia/pages/pageone.htm and here: http://www.ciao.co.uk/English_Springer_Spaniel__Review_5547754

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Mom is finally eating semi dry food, puppies are: the male: House 4.0 # Lilly the liver and white female is 3.5 pounds

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Life is good and this is the most Unusual Mother’s Day ever BUT so Perfect

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How Do I Begin?

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~~~~~~~~~~~ FAMILY!

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Happy Mother's Day

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Old Scots Song, Copyright Unknown

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By yon bonnie banks,

And by yon bonnie braes,

Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,

Where me and my true loveWere ever want to gae,

On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.

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We had our first of THIS season Gosling Hatch... This goslings is TROUBLE with a double T...

HA Music Man comes to Mind!

Prior posts tell of the April 29 hatch...one of many to come...

Camera Critters ~ Mayfly

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I feel ALMOST certain that I have a picture of a MAYFLY upon my Poppy

Mayflies are insects which belong to the Order Ephemeroptera (from the Greek ephemeros = "short-lived", pteron = "wing", referring to the short life span of adults). They have been placed into an ancient group of insects termed the Paleoptera, which also contains the dragonflies and damselflies. They are aquatic insects whose immature stage (called naiad or, colloquially, nymph) usually lasts one year in fresh water. The adults are short-lived, from a few hours to a few days depending on the species. About 2,500 species are known worldwide, including about 630 species in North America. Common names for mayflies include "dayfly", "shadfly", "Green Bay Flies", "Canadian soldier", and "fishfly" [1].The mayfly belongs to group 1 taxa, or pollution–sensitive animals. This means if mayflies are in or around the water, the water should be of a good quality.

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Click to enlarge so you can see the Mayfly

YouTube has This Video of a MAYFLY …how awesome is that? Mayflies of West Virginia

Camera Critters ~ Mufasa

Camera-Critters Sunday #2

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Have a look see it is Fun

We were taking a WALK ABOUT and Mufasa joined us.. hope you enjoy the sequence of HIS adventures in one of our trees, a weeping cherry tree… We choose to name our animals Different Names…but that is OK don’t ya think? All of our cats are pet rescues. So is our dog George…more about him later.

Mufasa was a fictional lion who first appeared in Disney's popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. He was voiced by James Earl Jones. The name "Mufasa" means "King" in the Manazoto language.

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The Lion King (1994)

Memorable quotes

It all started innocently enough ~

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Sally [DOT] Spotted my HUBBY

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Yup Sassy Sally in her Slinky, tight fitting Faux poky DOT Swiss ‘OUTFIT”

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GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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OR was it the other way around…???????????????????????

No matter it happened in that hole in the earth…

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SUBMARINE areas… yes indeedy.

~~ Hubby called for me to take a look and his new find…

~~ There she was SALLY in all of her glory

~~ Let me introduce your to Sally [Dot] Mander

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In the area of Sarah’s Pond we have post holes already dug to accommodate

fencing to keep the ducks out of the Koi pond.

Low and behold in one of the holes was Sally

Eventually, after it was obvious she needed assistance getting out…she was ever so

gently released into the small stream that we refer to as the “Dreen”.

I was weed eating in that area and I kept a close eye on her as she slowly regained

her strength and gently swam away to safety.

Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum

She was large and maybe SHE was responsible for the Glutinous Glob in the Koi pond .

Habitat

Spotted salamanders require

woodlands with ponds for breeding. Petranka (1998) states that mature deciduous forest is the main habitat

type for the spotted salamander, but Minton (1972) also makes note

of mixed hardwood habitats.

Vernal pools are very important for breeding.

Fish free ponds are best,

but Figiel and Semlitsch (1990) found that larvae may

change habitat usage to survive in ponds containing fish.

Then there are their HABITS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Check this site about Sally but there is more…you can see the Plants and Animals of Your Area!