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Sunset on Toulouse

19 years ago

Nice evening. Hard to take pics with a broken camera.

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juanital
19 years ago
Oh, I see why you've been away...Any new cameras on the horizon? Was wondering where you went too...
juanital
gmom74
19 years ago
Hi, Eric. I was thinking about you the other day and wondering how you and the ducks were doing.
I don't see a picture.
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Konrad___far_north
19 years ago
Hi Eric!
Welcome back!
How is everything?
Where have you been?
I thought you left us for good!
How are your Ducks, Dogs, Daffs, DD....

Konrad
eric_wa
Original Author
19 years ago
"Oh, I see why you've been away...Any new cameras on the horizon? Was wondering where you went too...
juanital"
Hoping to have a new camera in the near future. Money is a little tight right now.
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"Hi, Eric. I was thinking about you the other day and wondering how you and the ducks were doing".

All the dogs-ducks and geese are doing well. Sometime they are a handful. It's hard to go off Island. Don't like to rely on the neighbors to look over them.
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Hi Eric!
Welcome back!
How is everything?
Where have you been?
I thought you left us for good!
How are your Ducks, Dogs, Daffs, DD....
Konrad

Hello Konrad, Thank you, it's been a long winter.
Staying busy landscaping Monday through Thursday. Small lawn and garden equipment repair Fridays and Saturdays. I try to work my orchard / garden Sundays and evenings.
My 12 ducks are producing about 9 eggs a day. The geese have paired up and are now laying eggs. Looks like I lucked out. I ended up with 3 Ganders and 3 geese. The geese are not sitting on the eggs, so I've been taking them away. I might have to buy or build an incubator. So everyone is fine but busy.
I broke my camera several months ago. The 2" LCD doesn't work. Can't change the settings, so I shot on Auto only. Download to the computer to see what I have. Most of the time its garbage.
What is DD....???

I'll be lurking and posting
Eric, San Juan Island WA.
Konrad___far_north
19 years ago
Hi Eric!
I'm glad you're fine!
Lovely picture of that head!

>> What is DD....???

Nothing really, I was just thinking what else you have posted long time
ago starting with D.

Take care
Konrad

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