tarylina
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by tarylina on Jun 24, 2004 19:45:09 GMT -5
Thank you! When I win the lottery I'm SO there...
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llanago
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by llanago on Jun 24, 2004 20:18:04 GMT -5
Showing my ignorance here!
Is that beach an ocean beach or a lake beach? those sure look like snow capped mountains in the back ground, is the water cold?
Mining for gold on a beach Too cool! If I ever get rich enough to travel to far away places, I'm so there!
llana
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deepsouth
fully equipped rock polisher
He who rocks last rocks best
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Post by deepsouth on Jun 24, 2004 21:13:06 GMT -5
Hi llana , thanks for your question. I suppose you could call it an ocean beach , there is an island south of us called Stewart island and after that a few very small ones and then......... Antarctica. We do get penguins on several beaches and seals and if you are lucky you could spot a whale or dolphins. Those mountains are from a very rugged region where no-one lives called Fiordland. As it is wintertime here now you are bound to see snow on them. We were lucky at the beach with the shelter and sunshine, a great mild day. The water is quite cold and I have been swimming in it only once in the 6 years I live here in the south. Ha , I found some fotos of the trip we made late november when I went looking for a tumbler and rocksaw up in the north island, about 1400 km or 875 miles away.Alos went to see my sister for her birthday in Hastings near Napier, site of a Big eartquake in 1931 which uplifted the seafloor by a few meters. Harbour gone and now cows graze there. Well , enough talk, time for action        I hope this is enough for now Jack |
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 24, 2004 21:57:24 GMT -5
you guys look like your having a ball hikein around and that seal looks plain tuckerd out hahahaha time for alittle snooze seeya ---john
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RiverOtter
spending too much on rocks
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Post by RiverOtter on Jun 24, 2004 23:12:09 GMT -5
Very pretty deepsouth. I've always wanted to see NZ and since the LOTR movies I want to see it even more. Your pics just reinforce it!! Thanks for posting them.
Otter
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 25, 2004 0:51:56 GMT -5
your rocks look great! you have some boulders there  . keep posting those pics i'm loving it. kim |
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tarylina
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since May 2004
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Post by tarylina on Jun 26, 2004 0:24:41 GMT -5
I want to move there! You are so lucky... My husband and I only have three years left before we are empty nesters, so I'm saving up our money  |
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Jun 26, 2004 11:28:19 GMT -5
Dang, Jack, would you stop posting all these pictures! You are just killin' me! ;D Only kidding about posting the pics, ya' know! They are truly wonderful and since I will probably never get to NZ to see the sights for myself, I enjoy them. It really is neat seeing what other parts of the world look like from one that actually lives there rather than the travel posters.
Hmm, I could post some pics of rocks, cactus, cedar and mesquite trees we have where I live and really make you jealous! ;D
llana
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 26, 2004 18:50:40 GMT -5
where there are seals are there also killer whales? i have a soft spot for the killer whales after watching "free willy". i'd like to see some in the wild.
kim
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 26, 2004 19:05:20 GMT -5
Black swans are sooo beautiful, but they are MEAN. I tried to feed one at a big hotel years ago where they were kept in a big fountain. Son of a gun chased me all the way back into the lobby!
cookie
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 26, 2004 20:18:17 GMT -5
OOOh yeah. And he kinda did the wing thing like the last pic. Bit me a couple of times on the...hand  cookie |
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Jun 26, 2004 20:45:27 GMT -5
The black swans in NZ are originaly Australian Black swans , introduced into NZ and also naturaly arriving from Australia which is about 2 timezones away . Here is a link to some interesting reading. www.nzbirds.com/BlackSwan.htmlJack |
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birdseed
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since September 2004
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Post by birdseed on Sept 10, 2004 5:23:04 GMT -5
Hey-have enjoyed this site so much - had to login-
62 yr old grandfather of 2 -looking for a great hobby-found it!! I have learned a lot since starting:
1. garbage in-garbage out(always prepare the stones before tumbling--No pits-No fractures!!
2. de-gas with!! Ta Da...table salt.
3. always add 1000 grit stage for safety.
4. live alone and live longer.
Joe
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birdseed
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since September 2004
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Post by birdseed on Sept 10, 2004 6:20:33 GMT -5
Forgot..
5. Add egg white to the polish stage-you will be surprized at the results..
6. If you run the 60 grit stage for 25 days straight-you can skip the 220 stage.
7. If you think that there is enough maynoise in the potato salad-add a little more..
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 11, 2004 8:38:40 GMT -5
welcome, Birdseed! you should start your own thread so we can all meet and greet you properly....and i agree, potatoes are merely a vehicle for mayonnaise.
KD
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Post by how on Sept 13, 2004 4:04:51 GMT -5
"start your own thread"<--what does this mean?? I would like to get into the gereral discussions and show some pictures..I enjoy the people here ...Many grest tips...
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Post by BIRDSEED on Sept 13, 2004 4:06:04 GMT -5
"that's birdseed not how"...
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Post by BIRDSEED on Sept 13, 2004 4:09:24 GMT -5
"Never charge a 12ld tumbler 1 day before a major hurricane!!!!!" NEVER! NEVER!!!
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Post by connrock on Sept 13, 2004 22:12:11 GMT -5
Hi Birdseed, Welcome to our group. If you want to post in the "general" section click on this link and go from there. andy321.proboards16.com/index.cgi#generalYup,,,,,,,,,,,You'll fit right in here!!LOL Tom K |
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Post by BIRDSEED on Sept 14, 2004 2:41:17 GMT -5
Thanks Tom...I am completely ignorant thus far....
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. keep posting those pics i'm loving it.
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