CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

1 minute ago, Marty said:

Timothy is talking a lot of sense. What really worries me is what this pandemic is doing to people's mental health...

I agree with ya Marty

[Marty]

Here's my week nine photo of my attempt to take a new photo in B&W each week for 52 weeks:

[Albert1434]

Is that Lupine😃 Marty

Edited May 29, 2020 by Albert1434

[Page Scrawler]

26 minutes ago, Marty said:

Here's my week nine photo of my attempt to take a new photo in B&W each week for 52 weeks

What manner of flowers are those? 

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

What manner of flowers are those? 

Lupins

I think they may be called lupines on your side of the pond...

(That's not one of my photos)

Edited May 29, 2020 by Marty
Clarification

[Marty]

25 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Is that Lupine😃 Marty

Correct!  

But we call it lupin over here  

[Drew Espinosa]

On 5/27/2020 at 10:33 AM, dughlas said:

You're launching a satellite? Is it part of your defenses against @Drew Espinosa's nukes?

There's no defense against me!  

[Drew Espinosa]

Howdy y'all!  

[Page Scrawler]

12 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Hey, Drew!     How are things in Texas?

[Albert1434]

Wow that was cool I could feel your approach Drew😈

[Albert1434]

I hope all is well with you Drew 

[Albert1434]

Bucket hoping you had a great Saturday

[Drew Espinosa]

2 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Drew!     How are things in Texas?

Hey, Pagey!  My family and I went to a recreation area to celebrate Memorial Day.

 

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Wow that was cool I could feel your approach Drew😈

Were you trembling in fear?  

 

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

I hope all is well with you Drew 

All is well, Gorgeous!  

[Page Scrawler]

14 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Hey, Pagey!  My family and I went to a recreation area to celebrate Memorial Day.

I hope you had fun! 

[Marty]

10 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Hey, Drew!

[Marty]

On 5/28/2020 at 2:43 PM, Albert1434 said:

You might find this interesting Marty

Likely Burial Site of Irish Hero ‘Red’ Hugh O’Donnell Found in Spain

The 16th-century chieftain fled his home country after suffering a devastating defeat at the Battle of Kinsale

In 1598, Irish noblemen “Red” Hugh Roe O’Donnell and Hugh O’Neill scored a major victory against England at the Battle of the Yellow Ford.

And you may find this interesting, Albert:

Spanish archeologists suspect that they may even have found the remains of Christopher Columbus at the same site...

https://www.thejournal.ie/department-of-culture-makes-contact-with-spain-over-dig-for-red-hugh-odonnells-remains-5111359-May2020/

 

Quote

On Tuesday, mayor of Valladolid Oscar Puente posted images of the excavation work on Twitter and wrote: “In the chapel of Wonders, in the exact place where Red Hugh O’Donnell is believed to have been buried as well as Christopher Columbus, some remains and two coffins have appeared.”

Edited May 30, 2020 by Marty
Adding picture

[dughlas]

11 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Howdy Texy. Hope things are well with you and yours.

[dughlas]

12 hours ago, Marty said:

Here's my week nine photo of my attempt to take a new photo in B&W each week for 52 weeks:

Lovely, lupine?

[Marty]

1 minute ago, dughlas said:

Lovely, lupine?

Yes. aka lupin  

 

[dughlas]

Forgot to mention that during our walk yesterday morning I saw my first live alligator outside an enclosure. It was laying along the driveway of one of the houses we pass. I guess it was about six foot long, easily large enough to make short shrift of the pup. Raised its head to look at us as we approached. Fortunately Thistle did not notice it so didn't raise a fuss. We passed within ~20 feet but there was a large shrub between us. After we were passed it got up and slowly wandered in the direction of the pond. Not the same pond Thistle was swimming in two weeks ago. This was in a neighboring development.  

[dughlas]

5 minutes ago, Marty said:

Yes. aka lupin  

 

Blue or are yours various colors?

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Blue or are yours various colors?

They started off as various colours, but they're quite a few years old now (container grown), and there are now more blue than whites, yellow, reds, pinks, purples and bi-colours. Although classed as perennials, they do have a tendency to die after a number of years. The blues seem to live the longest.

The variety I grew from seed is Russell Lupin Mixed, named after the English horticulturist, George Russell, who developed them in the 1930s.

I may sow another lot this year to grow in the ground in my new garden. 

Edited May 30, 2020 by Marty
Tidying up

[Marty]

18 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Forgot to mention that during our walk yesterday morning I saw my first live alligator outside an enclosure. It was laying along the driveway of one of the houses we pass. I guess it was about six foot long, easily large enough to make short shrift of the pup. Raised its head to look at us as we approached. Fortunately Thistle did not notice it so didn't raise a fuss. We passed within ~20 feet but there was a large shrub between us. After we were passed it got up and slowly wandered in the direction of the pond. Not the same pond Thistle was swimming in two weeks ago. This was in a neighboring development.  

At least the alligator didn't decide to follow you, unlike this brown bear that followed a twelve year old Italian boy down a hillside...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/28/watch-bear-follows-boy-on-path-as-mother-freaks-out/

The linked article above includes a video of the encounter that the boy had specifically asked his stepfather to take. Don't worry anyone who hasn't already seen it - it all ends happily.

[Valkyrie]

40 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Forgot to mention that during our walk yesterday morning I saw my first live alligator outside an enclosure. It was laying along the driveway of one of the houses we pass. I guess it was about six foot long, easily large enough to make short shrift of the pup. Raised its head to look at us as we approached. Fortunately Thistle did not notice it so didn't raise a fuss. We passed within ~20 feet but there was a large shrub between us. After we were passed it got up and slowly wandered in the direction of the pond. Not the same pond Thistle was swimming in two weeks ago. This was in a neighboring development.  

[Albert1434]

Aloha All