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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 6, 2017 19:39:16 GMT -5
Warm weather is back and we've had visitors...  Stag beetles (Dorcus curvidens) are very rare and yesterday I caught the cat playing with a male (with the large mandibles) and rescued it. They spend most of their life underground as larvae, only emerging for a few weeks to find a mate and reproduce. Also in the garden, but in no danger...  False widows first showed up here in the garden shed a couple of years ago and it looks like they're here to stay. HiFretslider, we have poisonous redback spiders here in Australia and the false widows also. I'm not sure about the stag beetles, but we probably have them too. |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 6, 2017 19:43:27 GMT -5
Get well soon Scottish Lassie.  Hi Kronks, That's the aim, I hope it is sooner than later.SL |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 6, 2017 19:48:59 GMT -5
 Hope you feel better soon, Lassie. Hi Beth, I've been so well looked after, the best treatment possible and so nice. SL. |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 6, 2017 19:53:12 GMT -5
Get well, soon, Scottish Lassie. mouse, there is a book, A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester that I enjoyed reading enormously. It should not be used as a study guide as he has used mostly second hand sources and is intended to be a "humanized" version to capture interest and appeal to the casual reader. But, it is a good starter book to read for pleasure and if you require dry history - go from there to more scholarly texts. Here is the Amazon paperback at a good price or it should be available in libraries. www.amazon.com/World-Lit-Only-Fire-Publisher/dp/B004S3L14Y/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Y72SQWFMMMQ20202G646 Hi Jessiealan, Thanks for caring. SL. |
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Post by kronks on Jul 6, 2017 20:48:40 GMT -5
I wish I had the time to read and see all the stuff people recommend, I guess there are only so many hours in a day though!
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Post by annaj26 on Jul 6, 2017 21:21:04 GMT -5
Welcome back, Scottish Lassie.
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Post by annaj26 on Jul 6, 2017 21:27:20 GMT -5
I wish I had the time to read and see all the stuff people recommend, I guess there are only so many hours in a day though! Just pick out a few things - one at a time. Nobody can do it all! |
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Post by fretslider on Jul 7, 2017 5:53:00 GMT -5
I wish I had the time to read and see all the stuff people recommend, I guess there are only so many hours in a day though! A change of mind since you declared you didn't need to read anything? One can only hope. |
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Post by fretslider on Jul 7, 2017 5:59:14 GMT -5
Warm weather is back and we've had visitors... Stag beetles (Dorcus curvidens) are very rare and yesterday I caught the cat playing with a male (with the large mandibles) and rescued it. They spend most of their life underground as larvae, only emerging for a few weeks to find a mate and reproduce. Also in the garden, but in no danger... False widows first showed up here in the garden shed a couple of years ago and it looks like they're here to stay. HiFretslider, we have poisonous redback spiders here in Australia and the false widows also. I'm not sure about the stag beetles, but we probably have them too. Yes, I've heard all about them and other iffy species. The False Widow is in invading species, not a native. It arrived around a century ago on the south coast via trading ships. A NEW AUSTRALIAN STAG BEETLE (COLEOPTERA: LUCANIDAE) |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 7, 2017 19:44:23 GMT -5
Hi Fretslider, my daughter had a look at the spider when she came to visit me and told me that she found two in the kitchen sink in my unit, how about that?
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Post by kronks on Jul 7, 2017 22:52:33 GMT -5
I wish I had the time to read and see all the stuff people recommend, I guess there are only so many hours in a day though! A change of mind since you declared you didn't need to read anything? One can only hope. If you have read something and can't form an argument from it yourself there is not point me reading it and doing your job for you is there? |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 8, 2017 3:33:15 GMT -5
I wish I had the time to read and see all the stuff people recommend, I guess there are only so many hours in a day though! Hi Kronks, I have bought 2 books from a bookshop in town, that were recommended but haven't had the time to read them yet, hopefully I will, before too long if I can remember where I put them. LOL |
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jul 8, 2017 3:38:15 GMT -5
Welcome back, Scottish Lassie. Hi Annaj26, I'm still on this physical plane as yet, I still have more to learn apparently |
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Post by fretslider on Jul 8, 2017 3:41:22 GMT -5
A change of mind since you declared you didn't need to read anything? One can only hope. If you have read something and can't form an argument from it yourself there is not point me reading it and doing your job for you is there? I've often wondered why you bother... |
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Post by fretslider on Jul 8, 2017 4:17:32 GMT -5
Hi Fretslider, my daughter had a look at the spider when she came to visit me and told me that she found two in the kitchen sink in my unit, how about that? Yes they like cupboards and shelves etc |
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