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    • odd man out wrote:

      Chonkosaurus is breaking the Internet. The BBC newsfeed reports it was sighted by two kayakers with "thick Chicago accents", which makes me wonder how you pronounce chonkosaurus with a thick British accent.




      bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65529029
      I've seen some big ones, but this is a monster! He is busting out of his shell.

      'I can only wonder what this thing has been eating,' one of the kayakers wrote on Twitter.

      Answer: With the murder rate in Chicago, I think we know what he has been eating ...
      “Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
      the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”

      John Greenleaf Whittier

    • Walked up to the local pool complex this morning to drop something off to the Aquatics Manager. Staff were working on getting it ready to open this weekend. A duck family, Mama and 7 baby ducklings have taken up residence. Staff had procured new lane lines yesterday and were putting them into the 50 meter. Mama and the babies just hopped over them. Well, one or two of the ducklings had a little trouble and Mom had to give them a boost.

      Sorry I didn't take a picture but they were cute.

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      On the Arkansas River Trail last week I saw 5 turtles on a log. By the time I was able to snap a picture 3 dove in the water. I believe because the 2 guys in the next picture were approaching them.
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      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

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      Plenty more birds throughout the day, including young ones.
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      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

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      I saw this guy last week when walking around the neighborhood. More what I would expect more in FL than AR.
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      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

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      Astro wrote:

      On the Arkansas River Trail last week I saw 5 turtles on a log. By the time I was able to snap a picture 3 dove in the water. I believe because the 2 guys in the next picture were approaching them.
      Just loaded these up to my PC and now realize there is a littler third turtle still on the long that I did not originally see.
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

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      Trillium wrote:

      Walked up to the local pool complex this morning to drop something off to the Aquatics Manager. Staff were working on getting it ready to open this weekend. A duck family, Mama and 7 baby ducklings have taken up residence. Staff had procured new lane lines yesterday and were putting them into the 50 meter. Mama and the babies just hopped over them. Well, one or two of the ducklings had a little trouble and Mom had to give them a boost.

      Sorry I didn't take a picture but they were cute.
      My neighbor and HOA trustee was sprucing up the gate at our neighborhood pool and pointed out a pair of mallards inside the fence. He asked if my German shorthaired pointer would be interested in serving an eviction notice. A few creeping steps later, they were onto more suitable habitat.
      Trudgin' along the AT since 2003. Completed Sections: Springer Mountain to Winding Stair Gap NC, Fontana Dam to Clingmans Dome, and Max Patch NC to Gorham NH

      "The days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations...those are pretty good days." Ray Wylie Hubbard