Ron Rybs (@Ronrybs) on myLot

April @thislittlepennyearns (65846) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 2 Nov

The last week or so have been just as busy as the last couple of months, but I have a few minutes to sit down in between freelance stuff and laundry to check in. Halloween was good. The kids had a blast. We took them to...

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Ron Rybs November has been pretty good here. So far all I've done is taken a couple of canal walks and not a great deal more

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Fleur @Fleura (33152) • United Kingdom 2 Nov

Yesterday I was helping out at a community event all morning. Then in the afternoon my partner and I had booked a theatre trip to see a performance by a local amateur dramatics group. It was a bit of a busy day but the matinee...

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Ron Rybs Yes, rushing around is bad for you. I like to amble along and generally enjoy the world passing by

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Nov

A plant with a strange sounding name is Borage also known as Starflower. It is an annual herb that originated in Syria. However, it is found throughout the Mediterranean region as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and...

healthy borage

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Ron Rybs I have heard borage mentioned, but had no idea it was so versatile and an attractive flower to boot!

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Marie @Tampa_girl7 (53877) • United States 1 Nov

While we were in West Virginia this wall was one of our projects. It was definitely in the worst shape of all. Our goal has been to keep as much of the original parts of the house as possible. This wall is made out of plaster and...

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Ron Rybs Looks like a nice job filling in the holes. Very good looking

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Fleur @Fleura (33152) • United Kingdom 30 Oct

The book ‘The Hunger Games’ was a best-seller, and had a massive following especially among teenagers and young adults (what this says about contemporary ‘western’ society will, I suspect, provide much analytical material for...

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Ron Rybs @Fleura Isn't this a three film series? Doesn't sound good!

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 29 Oct

Very often when this very lovely and unusual flower gets mentioned, there are those who first think of a bird, not a flower. It is an exotic plant that is native to South Africa and when blooming resembles a bird. One of the...

bird of parradise flower

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Ron Rybs @RasmaSandra They need saving for the future, for sure

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Oct

The Lujan Zoo in Lujan, Argentina, was shut down in 2020. However, there were wild animals left behind. Loyal zookeepers kept tending, caring for, and feeding these animals. There are 112 lions and tigers getting checkups. They...

helping animals

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Ron Rybs @RasmaSandra As with all things there are good and bad. Stamping out the bad is the problem

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 29 Oct

Very often when this very lovely and unusual flower gets mentioned, there are those who first think of a bird, not a flower. It is an exotic plant that is native to South Africa and when blooming resembles a bird. One of the...

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Ron Rybs Never seen a real one of these, should make a day trip to Kew Gardens and see what is hiding in the greenhouses

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Judy Story @jstory07 (146761) • Roseburg, Oregon 29 Oct

Did you know that candles have been around for 5000 years. They were used in Egypt and Rome. When America started making candles they used wax for the first time. Than in 1825 a candle making machine was invented. That...

candles

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Ron Rybs I have quite a collection of candles, but seldom light one, these days. Still, always handy for any power cuts

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 30 Oct

This news from Brisbane, Australia, disturbed me greatly, and I had to share. An 80-year-old woman spent a lot of money to go on a cruise. Passengers took a small cruise ship, the Coral Adventure, and docked at Lizard Island, a...

woman left behind by cruise ship

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Ron Rybs I am sure they will tighten up on counting how many get off and back on the ship. I sometimes watch the YouTube videos of the Darwin Awards. People can be quite creative/unlucky

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Fleur @Fleura (33152) • United Kingdom 30 Oct

The book ‘The Hunger Games’ was a best-seller, and had a massive following especially among teenagers and young adults (what this says about contemporary ‘western’ society will, I suspect, provide much analytical material for...

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Ron Rybs This one never made it onto my list of films to see. I think I am glad about that!

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Oct

The Lujan Zoo in Lujan, Argentina, was shut down in 2020. However, there were wild animals left behind. Loyal zookeepers kept tending, caring for, and feeding these animals. There are 112 lions and tigers getting checkups. They...

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Ron Rybs Does make me wonder if zoos are a good idea

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Oct

The Horse You Came in On is the nifty name for a bar in Baltimore, Maryland. I happened to see this online and just had to share. This saloon can be found in Fell’s Point Historic District in Baltimore in a Colonial-era...

whiskey for the spirit of edgar allan poe

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Ron Rybs Love these little traditions. Maybe he will make an appearance for the bar's 250 anniversary!

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Oct

Halloween is coming and the ghosts and goblins are ready, The witches are preparing their brooms to fly high. The gravestones in cemeteries are starting to move with impatient bodies wanting to get out. Werewolves will begin to...

beware on halloween

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Ron Rybs @RasmaSandra My black cats will defend me!

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Oct

Sorry to disappoint you, but no, little green men did not plant this flower. It is a strange-looking perennial plant that comes from South America. Besides Happy Alien flower, it is also known as Darwin’s slipping flower and was...

looking like an alien

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Ron Rybs @RasmaSandra Thought so, but I am no plant expert!

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (366466) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Oct

I have one tomato plant growing in my garden and now it has three little tomatoes on it and more flowers. We’re going away tomorrow for about a week but my friend will keep an eye on it for me. I wonder if they'll ripen before we...

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Ron Rybs I think the most worrying thing is the need to ration water. That would always be a worry for me, but at least your tomatoes will be doing alright!

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Judy Story @jstory07 (146761) • Roseburg, Oregon 28 Oct

My two cousins asked us to take them to a Halloween party at a farm. We all had a good time. We got to go on a hay ride. Pick a pumpkin. Played lots of fun games and won some prizes. The boys forgot to tell their parents so...

fun

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Ron Rybs Way back when, I visited my cousin in Chicago at Halloween and went to farm. it wasn't a party, but like a fun fair. Really meant for the youngsters, I think

29 Oct

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366466) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Oct

I am at the stage of my life where I’m trying to get rid of things rather than accumulate more. However, when we’re travelling, it’s nice to support the local communities that we pass through. When we went to Wongan Hills, I...

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Ron Rybs Love the name, Fairy Wren. An irredescent blue to say the least.

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Oct

Sorry to disappoint you, but no, little green men did not plant this flower. It is a strange-looking perennial plant that comes from South America. Besides Happy Alien flower, it is also known as Darwin’s slipping flower and was...

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Ron Rybs Rather an attractive flower. I am guessing it is an orchid

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91423) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Oct

Halloween is coming and the ghosts and goblins are ready, The witches are preparing their brooms to fly high. The gravestones in cemeteries are starting to move with impatient bodies wanting to get out. Werewolves will begin to...

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Ron Rybs Best I get some chocs in for those unexpected callers!

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