Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (10027)

London, England

Joined myLot 4 years ago

Love history, cycling and walking. An intrepid explorer of London's Pubs.

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Good to See The Green

CarolDM @CarolDM (83446) • Nashville, Tennessee 11 Jun

Was out in the garden earlier. Green plants and blooms are starting to appear. Also the green dollar signs here were a nice thing to see. Sharing my autumn joy sedum growing in Dustin's garden. It will change...

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Ron Rybs Yes, have to say I've been enjoying the bursts of green, it is quite spiritually recharging

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Butterfly Bush Blooms Are Here

CarolDM @CarolDM (83446) • Nashville, Tennessee 11 Jun

The white blooms are starting to appear on the butterfly bushes in Dustin's garden. Perfect timing it seems. Just when I needed to see them the most. Made my day. The other bush is just starting as well. I will share that one...

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Ron Rybs Haven't thought much about it, but haven't seen that many butterflies so far. Hope that improves as the Summer goes by

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Nice Morning Shared with Eeyore

CarolDM @CarolDM (83446) • Nashville, Tennessee 11 Jun

Woke up to 68 today. How nice is that. For a few days the weather will be nice. Enjoyed the morning with my Eeyore coffee mug and cats in the screen room. Got through the night without bad dreams finally. The past few nights...

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Ron Rybs Have an excellent day! My favourite mug has that job because it is so big. Enough tea to keep me quiet for a few minutes!

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A rare black galah makes its appearance in South Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (214852) • Bunbury, Australia 11 Jun

For a few weeks now, I haven’t found anything in our news which would be of much interest to my Lotters. However, over the last few days there have been a couple of items. One was the sighting of a rare black galah. Galahs are...

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Ron Rybs Their normal colours are quite attractive, but I shall have to search and see what a black really looks like

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Diary 25th May To 11th June 2020

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44569) • Preston, England 11 Jun

Mylot is extremely quiet at present so I hope everyone is OK out there. Obviously with lockdown due to the Corona Virus there is very little social activity in the UK at present. My welfare payments have come in on schedule. I...

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Ron Rybs With things relaxing, a bit, I've been getting out on my bike more often, but I plan to maintain the restrictions for a while. Not sure we are clear and done by a long chalk

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The story behind the name - Mt Disappointment

Judy Evans @JudyEv (214852) • Bunbury, Australia 10 Jun

Yesterday, I wrote about William Callaghan, an autistic boy who was found on the Mt Disappointment, in Victoria, Australia, after being missing for two nights. I knew there was a reason for the naming of Mount Disappointment, so...

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Ron Rybs I wouldn't have been that disappointed at seeing trees instead of the Bay. Some people!

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Local flooding at our place - just kidding

Judy Evans @JudyEv (214852) • Bunbury, Australia 10 Jun

It has rained most of the night and is still raining this morning. We have warned of ‘severe weather and flash flooding’. The severe weather mostly seems to pass us by and we are well above the surrounding countryside so flooding...

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Ron Rybs We had rain this morning, but it looked like your photo only briefly

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Tomato Sandwich and Chips for Dinner

CarolDM @CarolDM (83446) • Nashville, Tennessee 10 Jun

Another hot and humid day. No appetite. Have to eat something, so it will be a tomato sandwich on toast with mayo. A few chips on the side. And that will be dinner. The summer dinners have started. When it heats up, the...

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Ron Rybs Love tomato sandwiches, especially with lots of pepper

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We Were Blessed

Marie @Tampa_girl7 (39928) • United States 10 Jun

My brother-in-law was given a generous amount of fruits and veggies the other day. They shared their bounty with my family and my other sister. We were given zucchini, tomatoes, jalapeños, potatoes, onions, carrots, apples and...

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Ron Rybs Sounds nice, I do like apple pie and custard

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My Morning Rose Garden Visit

CarolDM @CarolDM (83446) • Nashville, Tennessee 10 Jun

Always enjoy sitting on the bench in Dustin's memorial garden in my back yard. You can also see the bird bath in the back left corner of the photo as well. The roses are blooming and the butterfly bushes are just starting to...

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Ron Rybs On my ride this morning, before the rain hit, I passed a verge which was packed with wild flowers. It was really nice to see

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Reflections on a Wednesday morning

The Sojourner @TheSojourner (29977) • United States 10 Jun

It's been a couple of days since I've been here, and, even then, it was just for a couple of minutes. With all that is going on in the world, in my family, with my health, I need to find that quiet place. Everything has been...

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Ron Rybs I know what you mean. I sometimes take a day or three off from the computer and all those inputs.

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Peaceful Morning and Blue Skies

CarolDM @CarolDM (83446) • Nashville, Tennessee 10 Jun

Was out early drinking coffee in my screen room. Cats enjoyed bird watching as usual. Skies are blue and a slight breeze. I am starting to feel peace around me again. Very thankful for these quiet mornings and moments. Sharing...

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Ron Rybs Today we were overcast and I got soaked on the last 15 minutes of my bike ride this morning. Have to say that when we had blue skies, they seemed much more clear without all the traffic and less vehicles on the road

11 Jun

Autistic boy found safe and well in Australia's Victoria

Judy Evans @JudyEv (214852) • Bunbury, Australia 10 Jun

A good news story hit our headlines today regarding the rescue of 14-year-old William Callaghan. William has autism and doesn’t speak. He became lost on Mount Disappointment near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and spent two...

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Ron Rybs Thank goodness for a happy ending.

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Why oh why am I awake at 1:43 am?

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (21573) • United States 10 Jun

I was so tired all day and couldn't wait for bedtime. It finally arrived and my bed felt so cool and cozy. So why am I sitting here at the computer at this time of the morning? After turning over for an hour and realizing I...

sleepless night

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Ron Rybs I hate insomnia and it is something I get fairly regularly. I like to listen to an audio book and drop off to that

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Faces on the wall

Judy Evans @JudyEv (214852) • Bunbury, Australia 9 Jun

We’ve been going through our photos and trying to reduce the number we have but it’s a tough call. I came across this one of my parents with a friend. But what is interesting is that the tea-towel behind them is one we had printed...

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Ron Rybs I have never seen a one off print on a tea towel, but why shouldn't be!

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Another Pasta Salad Was Enjoyed

CarolDM @CarolDM (83446) • Nashville, Tennessee 9 Jun

Today has been hot and humid with off and on rain showers. Appetite is still gone for now. So another pasts salad was on the menu for dinner. Added small cherry tomatoes, Italian dressing, and bacon bits to pasta. Very good....

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Ron Rybs Looks tasty. I was thinking of making some pasta for tomorrow evening

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One Good Deed Generates / Should Generate / Another

M.-L. @MALUSE (60010) • Germany 9 Jun

Have you ever given the friendliness you reveived from a stranger back to another stranger? When I was at uni studying English, a friend of mine and I spent three months in GB to improve our English. We went to a language...

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Ron Rybs It is only nice when it works out like that. Whenever I help other people it always seems to be no good deed goes unpunished! Last time I helped a lady move a lot of suitcases off of the platform and I missed my own train!

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Agent Orange VS Rocky

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43654) • Denver, Colorado 9 Jun

Yesterday, I took my mountain bike, Agent Orange, out for a 25-mile ride. A portion of my route took me to the Downtown Denver area, and since I like to take pictures of my bike leaning on stuff, while I was in the area, I made my...

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Ron Rybs @teamfreak16 Probably only try it once!

11 Jun

Wanted - a new spade and fork

Judy Evans @JudyEv (214852) • Bunbury, Australia 8 Jun

The photo is of my mother, taken on her birthday in 1985. She was born in 1910 and lived to be 104. She was a very keen gardener and was never happier than when out in her garden. We always said, if you couldn’t find her in the...

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Ron Rybs @JudyEv Looks like now!

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Coincidental YouTubing and the Underground Fire

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (10027) • London, England 13 Jan

A short while back, @JudyEv and I had a quick chat about an underground fire in an old coal mine. We couldn’t remember any of the details and I soon forgot about it. I look on YouTube to watch the NBC Evening News, which they...

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Ron Rybs @Tampa_girl7 Yes, I seen a few on there. I watched one called The Claw and then it turned up the Horror Channel. I do love those 50s B movie Sci Fi

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