Zyperiris, I grow about 30 Of the Austin roses over here near Seattle. Mine were going downhill over time until in frustration I build two raised beds elevated 16" and filled them with 3-way garden mix and compost. In the 2 years since they have greatly improved in health and vigor! The only one I Can think of that I got rid of was a pale pink one that grew very tall and always balled from the moisture...will think of the name soon I hope (Geofrey someone?). Oh yes, I put my beloved Abraham Darby in a back corner because he just DID NOT show off well on the arbor down the center of my garden. His foliage was ugly and the flowers never last long then hang like old gray tissue. But when he is gorgeous he is phenomenal, and adore his pink grapefruit scent! At my previous house he climbed up into a flowering crabapple and was a traffic stopper! Jude the Obscure has done fabulous in the raised bed. and his color is much more yellow then when growing in our native soil. William Morris is a MONSTER...He wants to be at least 8' by 8' even when cut back hard! And the flowers do not last at all as cut flowers nor to they have a fragrance...but he sure is pretty when in bloom! Queen of Sweden is coming along now in her 3rd year. Munstead Woods...I Am WILD about the flowers on this one! Its one of my newest. Love Tamora, Sharifa Asma for their fragrances. Lady of Shallot and Lady Emma HAmilton were both pretty this year for first bloom then dropped their leaves and are regrowing them now. THey are both still settling in.So is Claire Austin. Her stems are pretty droopy still, but the white flowers are beautiful. I think in another year or two she will be a favorite. Graham Thomas, Teasing Georgia, And Windrush are other beauties for me. I really love Windrush when she blooms. I got rid of Othello this year...loved the fragrance but they nearly always had Vegetative centers and diseased leaves. I have other older ones I have lost the names to (Probably all pink ones) and especially since moving them wonder what the heck I have! Oh yes, I can comment on James Galway. I put him on a back fence and kind of ignored him and then am struck by the beauty of the roses when they bloom. THey shade from pale on the outside petals to deep rose in the middle...a lovely effect. Ugly leaves though. I do not spray any of my roses unless Hubby hits them with copper spray when he does the peach tree in late winter...didn't happen this year. Some have diseased leaves but are not planted in prominant positions. I visit them, enjoy their flowers and then move on. Benjamon Britton is another one who's flowers light up the landscape, a lovely deep coral raspberry. CHarles Darwin look a bit like yellow kleenex drooping on the branches. NOt sure it will be a keeper for me...maybe one more year to prove its worth.

I adopted my two dogs from petfinder and did not have any problems. One was from a private owner who listed on petfinder because he had to move and the other was from a breed rescue. I found that in both cases the dogs were correctly represented on petfinder. I also asked like a billion questions to make sure the dog was right for us. I always recommend pet finder to friends. I also checked the local animal shelter often and found that petfinder was easier to work with. I did check the listings everyday, knowing that younger dogs are adopted more quickly. When I found a dog that I thought would be good for us I moved quickly and contacted the adoption group. They also knew I was looking for a dog and had "pre-approved" me per se. The adoption group called my references and vets and knew that I was serious and would provide a good home for the dog. As far as listing pit-bulls as a whatever-mix I think that it is best for people to not know it is a pit bull if the dominate characteristics are of another dog breed. Say they thought a dog they saw which was a pit-bull mix was perfect for them and come to find out that they can't adopt the dog because of their insurance company? The dog could be 25% pit bull or maybe it just sorta has a pit bull characteristic and really it isn't one. Then that poor dog may never be adopted just because it has the "stigma" of being called a pit-bull mix. It is sad that they have to be less than truthful about this but if the person that adopted the dog doesn't have anything on paper that says "pit-bull" mix then I think that they have no chance that their insurance company will drop them. One of my co-workers parents adopts pit-bulls and mixes from homeowners that have to surrender their dogs because of insurance carriers dropping them because of their new "dangerous dogs" policy. They have never had any problems with their adopted dogs. It is sad that the owners had to give away their pets that they love when the dogs have never done anything wrong. -renee

I once saw a video of a newborn being bathed so nice and peacefully that way with his/her head/scalp under running water like that and it was just like this one, only with one baby and not twins. I don't think its uncommon to bathe a newborn like that. And with twins, well why not together! I enjoy seeing Martha Sugalski (anchor for FL tv news) on facebook who had triplets in July. The 2 boys are identical twins and they have a triplet sister. Its sooooo much fun to see their pix and keep up with their progress! But to see the boys napping together, holding hands in their sleep, etc., is just beautiful :)

yellow coloration looks like light stress (too much sunlight when not fully acclimated)... twisting is due to some mild stress during unfurling of the leaves (such as light orientation change, lack of enough light, wind, bug damage, etc.