Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

treliac

PasturesNew wrote: »

I think he just meant he's Dave...

Davesnave wrote: »

No, you're treliac; I'd know you anywhere.

Ohh! I was slow on the take up there.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Or is it 'uptake'. See, I'm getting slower by the minute.

....

Davesnave

On the subject of washing-up, may I just comment that a bird bath and feeder outside the window makes the experience of washing by hand much more pleasurable.

Yes, busy lives and all that, but even when I worked for a living, finding excuses to slow down and admire for a few minutes was always worthwhile.

treliac

Davesnave wrote: »

On the subject of washing-up, may I just comment that a bird bath and feeder outside the window makes the experience of washing by hand much more pleasurable.

Yes, busy lives and all that, but even when I worked for a living, finding excuses to slow down and admire for a few minutes was always worthwhile.

W. H. Davies

Leisure

WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?—

No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began? A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.


- A poem loved by my dear nanna.

PasturesNew

treliac wrote: »

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:

I saw a squirrel today; I didn't see his nuts as he was running really fast across the road.

Davesnave

PasturesNew wrote: »

I saw a squirrel today; I didn't see his nuts as he was running really fast across the road.

I found a stash of nuts in a pile of grass clippings, but as we don't have squirrels here, I'm wondering if it was dormouse.

misskool

Talking of nuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11718029

lostinrates

misskool wrote: »

Talking of nuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11718029

The bushcricket's large testes (in white) may be for mating with many females

You don't say!:D:D

Things generally make some sense like that.

treliac

lostinrates wrote: »

The bushcricket's large testes (in white) may be for mating with many females

You don't say!:D:D

Things generally make some sense like that.

I'm perplexed.... they don't seem to be joined to his body!

lostinrates

treliac wrote: »

I'm perplexed.... they don't seem to be joined to his body!

I understand that female cricket 372 really cared about how the dishwasher was stacked...............

elona

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::T