Toni: Luke is just a 'mutt', as they say. The best guess is part border collie and part blue-tick hound. We adopted him about 3 years ago from the elderly neighbor lady. She'd been walking him and fell and was hurt. She asked us to just watch him for awhile, but my then 8 y.o. DD really fell for him, and we ended up keeping him (her adult kids advised her to give him up, and she obliged.) It has worked out nicely, as she still gets to visit him, and occasionally he'll wander over there (we live in the country) and she'll have him spend the night....lol...funny! He was probably at least 2-3 years old when we got him, so he'd be 5 or 6 now, but still has a lot of 'puppy' left in him. He weighs about 75 pounds, so not exactly a 'lap dog'! It has been made clear to Luke that he is NOT the alpha-dog...and we humans aren't the ones who clarified the point, if you know what I mean! Harley (the 11 y.o. small dog)tries hard to keep up with Luke..it keeps him 'spry'! Our dogs chew on grass outdoors, but they have never bothered any of the indoor plants in that way - Harley will occasionally bury a treat in a large potted plant (grr) but that's the only way they've ever really bothered my plants. The cats chewed the ends of the leaves of my Beaucarnea but never any other plants. Maybe the dogs just know better than to mess w/Mama's plants?! (I like to think so)(Ã) jasdip...I'm still thinking 'previous cold-damage', but just my opinion....keep us posted!

Wishing for Beefsteak, preferably rooted, or rhizo's suitable for terrariums. Postage or trade from a very limited list. Plants I have to trade, healthy, generous amounts: Rhipsalis Ellipicta - multi-leaf segments Epiphyllum - NOID from Exotic Angle, 6"-8", well-rooted Ric Rac Cactus - 6" to 8" segments Aloe - 6" to 8" plants Swedish Ivy cuttings Philodendren rooted starts, heart shape with silver spots I will also consider trading a vintage McCoy planter, green with brown, bird on berries, no chips or cracks, measures 8" x 10" x 4" high. Or, if you are looking for anything special, let me know as I might have it.

Hmmm, no wing bar, spotted chest, eye line. Perhaps a palm warbler, but I don't feel real good about that ID. tj

It's so frustrating when the word just doesn't come - glad yours did! I love birds and bird art - if you go to someplace like Etsy and just search for bird paintings many "sets" come up, or artists who paint different birds on the same size canvas so you can create your own set. Good luck!