Popular Post dughlas Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 G'day y'all. A warm soft morning here. We opted out of our usual morning walk. Choosing to be lazy and dry. I have an appointment to pickup my new glasses from the optometrist this morning. A weld on the frames of my old pair failed. Can't complain, I had the same frames for five years. Last prescription change I just had them change to the new lenses. The new ones are similiar in style and coloring. 7
Popular Post clochette Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 It's a nice day here, blue sky, a few fluffy white clouds and 25°C. I spent half the morning on the phone negotiating prices with the internet/phone company and got a good deal. Then went to the farmer market where I indulged and bought some strawberries and others fruits. I finished the morning buying lot of flower bulbs (lidl had a good deal of 3 for 2 packs) for the front gardens: tulips, hyacinths and crocuses 7
Albert1434 Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) ‘A Nuclear Winter’ Over Bay Area, as Wildfires Blot Out the Sun This is San Francisco Edited September 10, 2020 by Albert1434 1 3
Popular Post Marty Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 15 hours ago, dughlas said: Man's early steps at genetically modified crops. Yes. But in this case just by selecting from the available gene pool from within the members of a particular species; not actually adding genetic material from other, and often not even closely related, species. (Although I do, somewhere, have a paper I wrote in the final year of my Botany degree course at university, with a title something along the lines of The Role of Hybridisation in Plant Evolution. It didn't actually involve any new research, being more of a review of the existing literature on the subject.) 6
Popular Post Marty Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 3 hours ago, dughlas said: G'day y'all. A warm soft morning here. We opted out of our usual morning walk. Choosing to be lazy and dry. I have an appointment to pickup my new glasses from the optometrist this morning. A weld on the frames of my old pair failed. Can't complain, I had the same frames for five years. Last prescription change I just had them change to the new lenses. The new ones are similiar in style and coloring. Hi, dughlas! There's a definite autumnal feel to the weather here these days. The leaves are beginning to turn, the weather certainly feels cooler, especially first thing in the morning, and I can certainly notice the hours of daylight getting shorter as we move towards the equinox. I'd just be happier if we were getting a bit more sunshine. I need to use glasses for reading, and I'm fortunate that my two eyes are both at the same strength (or weakness), which means my optician has told me I can buy the cheap reading glasses available in supermarkets and discount stores. I can pick them up in the UK for £1 a pair, or even in Ireland at around €1.50. I like to get the ones with narrow lenses, so I can look down to read, or look over them to focus on things (or people) further away. Although much of the time they're just perched on my forehead, ready to be pulled down when needed. Happy Thursday, everyone! 4 2
Marty Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Albert1434 said: Aloha All Howdy, Albert! 4
Popular Post Headstall Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 Good day, all! 2 3 2
Headstall Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: Aloha Gary Hi, Albert! 3 1
Headstall Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Marty said: Happy Thursday, everyone! Happy Thursday, Marty. 3 1
Headstall Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Albert1434 said: How are you doing today Gary No complaints. How are you? 4 1
Albert1434 Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Headstall said: No complaints. How are you? Ok for now tomorrow the Smoke returns and we will look like San Francisco Edited September 10, 2020 by Albert1434 1 4
Popular Post Marty Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, clochette said: It's a nice day here, blue sky, a few fluffy white clouds and 25°C. I spent half the morning on the phone negotiating prices with the internet/phone company and got a good deal. Then went to the farmer market where I indulged and bought some strawberries and others fruits. I finished the morning buying lot of flower bulbs (lidl had a good deal of 3 for 2 packs) for the front gardens: tulips, hyacinths and crocuses Looks like you'll have a riot of colour in the spring, clo! I actually bought a one stone (14 pound weight or 6.35kg) net of daffodils (narcissi) yesterday from the garden centre. British grown (hence the imperial weight) and of the variety Golden Trumpet (aka: King Alfred). I'm going to plant them in clumps around the garden and let them naturalise. Oddly there are no existing daffodils in the garden 3 4
Popular Post Marty Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, Headstall said: Good day, all! Hey, Gary! Cute hat. 2 4
Popular Post Marty Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Albert1434 said: ‘A Nuclear Winter’ Over Bay Area, as Wildfires Blot Out the Sun This is San Francisco Yup. Similar images are making the news this side of the pond, Albert... Spoiler 3 3
Marty Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 I've never managed to get to San Francisco, but I hope to one day. If only to celebrate the Summer of Love that happened in the year I turned twenty... 5
Albert1434 Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 I was there for the summer of love good times 1 3
dughlas Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Albert1434 said: ‘A Nuclear Winter’ Over Bay Area, as Wildfires Blot Out the Sun This is San Francisco Frightening when the real world takes on the appearance of Hollywood special effects. 1 1 2
Popular Post dughlas Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Marty said: Yes. But in this case just by selecting from the available gene pool from within the members of a particular species; not actually adding genetic material from other, and often not even closely related, species. (Although I do, somewhere, have a paper I wrote in the final year of my Botany degree course at university, with a title something along the lines of The Role of Hybridisation in Plant Evolution. It didn't actually involve any new research, being more of a review of the existing literature on the subject.) I think kale might be improved by adding a fluorescent gene to provide a warning that it's not fit for human consumption. 6
Popular Post dughlas Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Headstall said: Good day, all! So was he wearin' boots yesterday or maybe it would be better to ask if it was the night before last when those boots ended up under the bed. You know Marty is gonna want to get him all in a lather and then shave his cheeks baby smooth ... 6
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