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Post by yonzabam on Jun 21, 2011 15:50:01 GMT -1
Oh, my dog has turned into a hunter par excellence. She snatches birds on the wing and has killed many rats and mice at the dog park. I wish she wouldn't. I know a lady out in west Texas who's entire garden is being devoured by rats driven in by lack of water and feed. Here we are constantly on the lookout for snakes (copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes) looking for water. I have put out dishes for all the little toads etc that need water and at night I secretly run a ditch full of water for the critters on the other side of the fence hoping they stay there. All the fires in Texas at the moment: ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/There are many others in New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, etc. Little baby Texas armadillo getting some water from a hose in the drought www.liveleak.com/view?i=c3d_1308640066
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Post by peony on Jun 21, 2011 16:01:25 GMT -1
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Post by westender on Jun 21, 2011 20:30:02 GMT -1
Acht, don't. I cannae stand it. The plight of the helpless animals, having to cope with the mess we're making, absolutely breaks my heart. ozneil posted some pics of koalas in the terrible Australain fires and I gret my eyes out.
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Post by ozneil on Jun 21, 2011 20:30:13 GMT -1
I think they are saying that Texas' situation is caused by La Nina. Yeah classic La Nina pattern. Western Pacific nations cooler & wetter, Eastern Pacific nations drier & warmer. El Nino is the opposite. We have had, I think, 12 years with a strong El Nino & weak La Nina. This time around very strong La Nina with resultant severe weather patterns. Hence bad monsoons in Asia. Bad Cyclones & floods in Australasia. Droughts & Hot weather in the Americas particularily on the West Coast
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Post by westender on Jun 21, 2011 20:40:32 GMT -1
This is actually Austin, but it's got a very cool picture of a rat snake crawling up a wall. Cool pic. How the feck does it do that? I didnae know they could climb...that's defyin gravity, that is!
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Post by ozneil on Jun 21, 2011 21:34:57 GMT -1
Oberon small town bout 70miles West of Sydney Yesterday
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Post by heidie on Jun 21, 2011 21:53:55 GMT -1
Acht, don't. I cannae stand it. The plight of the helpless animals, having to cope with the mess we're making, absolutely breaks my heart. ozneil posted some pics of koalas in the terrible Australain fires and I gret my eyes out. Mmmmmmmmmmm toasted koalas on a stick....delish..........
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Post by peony on May 22, 2013 18:14:43 GMT -1
Ah, I saw Heidie's irreverence a couple of remarks ago and that alone is worth a great deal. I miss that guy.
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Post by ozneil on May 22, 2013 22:13:22 GMT -1
Yes a reminder of a great guy!
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