A Gardeners Forum Forums TW is in the house!!!

You two are tooooooooo funny! (hmmm - I seem to be repeating that a bit lately!)

No worries - he won't be going to the Statue of Liberty - at least not during his visit with me. He will, however, be taking a bit of a trip tomorrow, and hopefully will have some pictures to post tomorrow night.

Yeah Good Idea Keeping him away from her She can be rather stone faced sometimes,, tho I bet he'd rather enjoy the story of how she came to be!!

Can't wait to see where he goes tomorrow!

Stone faced!!! SILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY!!!

(except she's made of copper!)

She looks Stone 'aged' to me,,

Does T willy know he is going out and about tomorrow??
Is he sleeping in the yarn Bins,,???

Yes TW knows where he is going, and is almost too excited, to get to sleep.
I hope he does catch some ZZZZZZZs because he is leaving early and it will be a long day.

He is safely tucked away into some very soft yarn and will hopefully be counting sheep soon!

Well Good Night T willy, have Fun tomorrow,,

I hope, that after sleeping in the yarn bins, TW has some good yarns to tell us about his time in NY.

Can't wait to see and hear more of TW's adventures!!!

It looks like T Willy is really enjoying himself at your house! I like the pictures of the pond. Glad to see it is up and running!!

They do have their secrets..

OK!!! TW is back in the house! He had a VERRRRRRRY long day - leaving at 8:45a.m., and returning home at 9p.m.!!!

Can you guess where he started out this morning?
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Noo Do tell!

Where oh where did T-Willy go--what do you all think????

On a Bus?

I was going to say on the Commode.

ON THE COMMODE??? Dodge - sometimes you are nutso!

OK - since no one has guessed... here's the next picture...

That has got to be the train, I spent enough hours on one to know.

DING DING DING!!! Loz wins the prize!

Amy and her girlfriend, Heather, took TW into NYC yesterday!
I thought they'd take some great pictures of him there, but I guess being 17 and 18, they were too busy with their own agendas. They took a few on the train, by the subway entrance, and by "some" statue! KIDS!

Here they are by the subway entrance - TW wants me to tell you that was SOME experience - it's very busy down there below the streets of NYC - trains whizzing by quickly, people rushing to catch them, and even musicians playing for the crowds in hopes of collecting a bit of money!

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They have NOOOOOOOO idea what statue this is!
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And here is the metrocard that they bought to ride the subway all around NYC.
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TW and I are getting ready to hit a few places today. It's another bright and sunny day - maybe we'll get to a few plant nurseries??? We'll let you know when we return later.

Soooo......where did he go??

OOPS! Sorry, you posted those just as I summited this!!! LOL

psssssst - Shirley - see my post just above yours!

Funny kides!!!! Too bad they didn't let us see Willy enjoying some of NY!!

I know. I posted without refreshing the page!!!

Wellllllll we are back from another lonnnnnng day out!
It wasn't so successful as far as getting what we wanted to buy, but TW got to see some of the area here.

First off... we were barely down the main road off my street when TW spotted our town pool. He made me slam on the brakes so he could go take a look see! Can you see him perched way up on the sign above the "O" in the word town?
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He REALLY wanted to go for a swim despite the numerous times I told him that the pool does not open until Memorial Day weekend! SHEEEEESH - couldn't he see that there wasn't another car in the parking lot?!?
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He also asked me to take a picture of the thruway down below while we were stopped at a red light, waiting to get on the thruway. And he also wanted to show how close the mountains are to where we live.

Great sight-seeing!!!

Do you know why the name of the pool is Spook Rock? Neat name!!!

Glad he got out for some fresh air today!

I sure do miss having him here.....just think of all the places he's been---and all the people that have held him. I secretly think he likes to be held. :wink:

Well, we all know how he feels about the women!!! Sure, he likes to be held!!!

He was really digging Puddin' for sure!

Yeah, and she fired off a letter to him!!! Hope he gets it while he's at Lynne's house!

Oooooo, she must've really liked him to write him a letter.

But I think the feeling has changed, cause she's really ticked now!!!!!

Thanks Shirley!

Actually... the name of the road is Spook Rock Road, and a little bit further down the road is the real "Spook Rock". It dates back to when the Native Indians lived in this area - there are still tribes here, but not in this exact location. I will try to take a picture of the rock when Don is driving me to the dr. tomorrow - it's at an extremely busy intersection, so I am not able to get out of the car and get a shot of it.

I found 2 legends about Spook Rock online - I'm sure there are many others...

OOOOOOOOOOOPS!!! I didn't see that you all were having this conversation while I was researching about Spook Rock!

Actually... there WAS a card for TW from Puddin' when we returned home today!

It was a very beautiful card on the outside - perfect for Earth Day!
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BUT... my-oh-my when we read the inside!!!
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That sweet looking Puddin' surely has a temper when she is upset!
Poor TW didn't know what to do with himself so he layed down for a nap!
Though from the looks of it, I'm not sure he's getting any sleep -
I think he's still in shock!!!

Yes! He looks in shock!! Also like he used some mushrooms and is in a psychadelic dream!!!


Thanks for sharing the legends! I enjoyed both of them.
I'd like something like that in my area!!

My MY--Puddin' is surely a woman scorned, isn't she--whatever will T Willy do????--better yet, what will Puddin do???

Puddin + Willy

Maybe you can help Puddin get involved in community services an she is just liable to find one her age, with out a beard.

She was totally set back by all that ....

ohhhhhhhh no - don't go there, Dodge!
"one without a beard"!!! Like the bearded one that Cindy got, huh?

Puddin' would be shocked to death if she met one without a beard!!!

TW here!
Boy was I thrown for a loop with that card from Puddin'!
I'm so sorry darlin' - I meant to let you down easy...it's just that I'm a Roamin' gnome and I need my freedom, you know???

So, moving right along here...
This morning, after Lynne wouldn't let me go swimming - even though it was a really nice day for it - we went on the New York State Thruway allllllll across the county to the end - that's right - THE END - the Hudson River! She wanted to show me the river and the TappanZee bridge that she usually uses to get to her parents' house and other assorted places. Unfortunately, the water made the bridge look a bit hazy in the pictures but you can still get the idea.

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After we stopped at this park, we made our way back across the county.
The first stop was at the huge mall that Lynne is always talking about here on the forums - I wanted some cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory, but Lynne wouldn't spring for it at over $7 a slice!!!

We then went around to the other side of the mall to Home Depot,
so Lynne could look at the plants and flowers.
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I got my very first ride in a shopping cart - it was fun!

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There weren't any good things to buy, as it's still early in the season here, so off we went to our next destination. On the way, we saw this really cool old car - but the driver was driving on the WRONG SIDE!!! Can you barely make out his head on the right side?
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continues...

Shame on you Lynne-- what is $7.00 a slice when it comes to T Willy ???

but seriously, very nice pictures here Lynne, & T Willy. Thanks so much--I love seeing all the places T Willy gets to go--such fun it all is.

Is that an English car???

whos puddin?