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I was taking a few pics the other night and snapped this one of our 25" Silver Arowana. She turned 6 years old this month! So hard to believe!
...And I need to include a baby picture!
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20" Tropical Gar, 18" Florida Gar, 20" Longnose Gar,
17" Ornate Bichir, 25" Silver Arowana, 16" Bowfin, 15" Giant Gourami
16" Male Dovii
Loving that first shot. That aro is a looker
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"There is no right way to do the wrong thing." - KingFisher "Only bad things happen fast in this hobby" - Cliff Boo train boo train boo train boo train woohoo
That is one awesome looking fish!
125g - 6 Zig Zag Rainbows, 6 Turquoise Rainbows, 6 Boesmani Rainbows, 5 otos, 6 corys
Great pics - Looks awesome. Crispy is going to want that. :-P
Gas mileage isn't everything OIIIIIIIO
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
A warm beer is better than a cold beer. Because nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing.
Is that a giant G I spy in the background?
Thanks everyone! And Crispy can't have her!
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Is that a giant G I spy in the background?
Aeon - Yes...It sure is!
lol, nice aro. it's no secret that they are my fav fish. love the before and after pics!
damn that looks nice
RIP Shark Bait, my Red Tail Shark :(
You totally should have saved that for POTM
That fish has an evil look on it. She really has grown though.
Lots of tanks. Some tanks are planted. Fish include community and bettas.
2 Dachshunds. Angel (Red) and Cookie (Chocolate Dapple).
Shiny Things and Beauty the rabbits.
RIP Princess and Max the Dachshunds, Tiger and Ping Pong the rabbits, and all the fishes from when I was a newbie.
It is Ldoerr NOT Idoerr.
Black kitten named Midnight that was found 10/29/12
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Stand-ins take center stage at run through of inauguration.
President Barack Obama might have been beaten to the punch.
On Sunday, Air Force Staff Sgt. Serpico Elliott got a chance to briefly walk in his commander-in-chief's shoes: from inside the Capitol down to the presidential podium for the inaugural dress rehearsal. The stand-in first lady – 20-year-old Army Spc. Delandra Rollins – was at his side, holding a leather office folder as a Bible prop and smiling for the cameras.
Band music blared over the loudspeakers as the two entered, and thousands of empty folding chairs greeted them on the Capitol lawn. The Mall was dead as well, as fences quarantined off large sections where between 600,000 and 800,000 people are expected to descend Jan. 21 for the public swearing in ceremony.
"It was amazing," Elliott said. "It was good to see … down on it instead of the outside looking in."
Inauguration planners made the couple stand completely still for several minutes, marking the position of their feet on the stage and tweaking the angles for television crews and photographers on the risers.
Each branch of the military was asked to submit nominations for rehearsal stand-ins. After meeting both contenders separately, the committee chose Elliott and Rollins because of their striking similarity to the Obamas. Elliott and Obama both are slightly taller than 6 feet. Elliott has never met the president.
Marine Master Sgt. Richard Bolin and Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Rachel Washko stood in for Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, but were not chosen based on their appearances.
About 2,500 members of the armed service are scheduled to participate on Inauguration Day for both celebration and support services, Air Force Brig. Gen. Jim Scanlan, deputy for inaugural support, said.
Scanlan said the committee started planning for the ceremony more than a year ago, combing through footage of past inaugurations to get ideas and to see what previous committees could have done better.
The massive stage, which has been under construction since September, is nearly finished except for pieces of blue painters' tape still clinging to the hand railings.
Obama will take the oath of office officially Jan. 20, as the Constitution requires, in a private White House ceremony. The public ceremony was postponed to Jan. 21 when Jan. 20 fell on a Sunday.
After the rehearsal ended, Elliott said the honor made him more nervous than excited.
"I don't think that is cut out for me," he said.

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This is the first girl for the 44-year-old funnyman, who raised three grown sons – Tracy Jr., Malcolm, and Gitrid with his ex-wife, Sabrina. And with a name like Maven, it sounds like she'll be one authoritative little lady, having her father wrapped around her little finger in no time.
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Harmanus and Johanna Janzen are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Hermina to Gerhardus Hendrik Van Leeuwen, son of Gerrit and Elsebina Van Leeuwen. Gerhardus and Hermina were married in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands on 31 March 1880.
Gerhardus is a carpenter and the family will make their home in Arnhem.
That might be somewhat how the wedding announcement might have been like for the couple, except in Dutch. When referring to individuals in the United States, I have kept the English capitalization of Van and Der, while the Dutch individuals I have maintained the Dutch preference.
Gerhardus Hendrik Van Leeuwen (who went by George Henry in English) was born the fourth of nine children to Gerrit van Leeuwen and Elsebina Maria Catharina Weenig on 16 October 1856 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands. I have written of them at this link: Van Leeuwen-Weenig Wedding. He was a carpenter by trade, on the finishing side. He would also tune and service organs. After moving to the United States, he worked as a finishing carpenter.
We do not know anything about how they met, the courtship, or the marriage in 1880.
Hermina Janzen (who went by Minnie) was born the fourth of nine children to Harmanus Janzen and Johanna van der Meij on 19 August 1860 in Gorssel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
George and Minnie would eventually have 12 children born to their marriage (Here are some pictures of the children). Nine of these would live to adulthood and marry.
Gerhardus Hermanus Van Leeuwen was born 22 February 1881 in Arnhem and died 19 November 1883 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
Shortly after Gerhardus' birth, the family moved to Amsterdam. The family moved around quite regularly, sometimes only living in one place for a couple of weeks. This may show the family was struggling financially.
Elsebina Johanna Van Leeuwen was born 5 January 1883 in Amsterdam and died 18 Mar 1883 in Amsterdam.
Johanna Hermiena Van Leeuwen (known as Annie) was born 30 January 1884 in Amsterdam and died 20 July 1958 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. She married Ibele Idsenga (known as Emil Edsinga) 3 February 1905 in Ogden.
It is assumed that around this time (1885-1886) is when George incurred a head injury. My Great Grandmother, his daughter Dena, indicated he fell from a ladder. Other siblings reported to descendants that he was struck in the head with a board. This is believed to be the reason why the family moved back to Arnhem, that due to his inability to work, this may be the reason they returned to Arnhem to be near family and rely on them for help.
Elsebina Maria Catharina Van Leeuwen (known as Elsie) was born 7 March 1886 in Arnhem and died 2 March 1927 in Ogden. She married Elmer Leroy Staker 2 May 1906 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah in the LDS temple.
The family then moved back to Amsterdam perhaps in pursuit of employment again. It was in Amsterdam that the Van Leeuwens met with missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George and Minnie were both baptized 4 June 1887. The story goes that George saw some men running down the street with people chasing them. Concerned for their safety, he pulled them into his home. He learned they were Elders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The missionaries taught the Van Leeuwen the gospel and helped them convert leading to their baptism.
Gerhardus Hermanus Van Leeuwen (reuse of the older sibling's name, known as George) was born 29 August 1887 in Amsterdam and died 21 January 1937 in Ogden. He married Maria Timmers 17 September 1908 in Salt Lake City.
A sponsor from Ogden,was to meet the family at the train depot in Ogden. But no one was there when they arrived. A man by the name of Mr. Dalbout, saw their plight, and he invited the family to go home with him. There was no place to stay for a long period, so they converted a chicken coop into living quarters. This is where the family waited until George could join them. She took in laundry from other families to support themselves until he arrived.
According to George's 1932 death certificate, he suffered from epilepsy with psychosis for 45 years. That would predate his immigration to the United States. His mental health could have become an issue when immigrating, and it may have been easier if Minnie and the children had gone first and established their new home. That may have enabled George to follow the next spring without risk of having the family turned back. Epilepsy had a stigma of illness that the family had to deal with, everything from wickedness to a contagious disease. This way, only he could potentially be turned away from entering the county. The plan was that with the family already in Utah, he would be permitted to join them in Utah. George arrived 21 March 1889 in New York City, New York on the S.S. Veendam having left Rotterdam.
Minnie's membership records appear in Ogden 1st Ward and Wilson Ward of the LDS Church by October 1888. The family settled in the area around Wall and 32nd in Ogden. A number of other Dutch emigrants were also in the area.
Hermiena Van Leeuwen (known as Minnie) was born 26 January 1890 in Ogden and died 21 August 1971 in Ogden. She married George Berglund 22 September 1915 in Ogden.
Jantjen Van Leeuwen (known as Jane and Jennie) was born 30 December 1891 in Ogden and died 27 July 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. She married Frederick William Bremer 10 December 1913 in Salt Lake City at the LDS temple.
Maria Van Leeuwen (known as Mary) was born 15 November 1893 in Ogden and died 16 August 1977 in Ogden. She married Andrew George Hewitt (known as Andy) 22 September 1915 in Salt Lake City at the LDS temple.
Hermanus Van Leeuwen (known as Herman) was born 10 July 1896 in Ogden and died 26 November 1973 in Ogden. He married Cora Edna Biddulph (or Lowe) 21 July 1916 in Ogden.
Berendena Van Leeuwen (known as Dena) was born 28 December 1898 in Ogden and died 5 March 1959 in Ogden. She married David Delos Donaldson (known as Dave) and I have written of their marriage at this link: Donaldson-Van Leeuwen Wedding.
Christiena Van Leeuwen was born 16 March 1901 in Ogden and died 20 March 1901.
Catharina Johanna Van Leeuwen (known as Kate) was born 2 December 1902 in Ogden and died 27 November 1975 in Ogden. She married Richard Leslie Collins (known as Les) 17 March 1920 in Ogden.
All the individuals who knew the family mention first how close the family was. The family was known that once a visitor was around, the food came out. Apparently Minnie was a master cook and all loved her food. She apparently made loaves and loaves of bread at a time. The neighbors knew what days she made bread and would regularly buy loaves from her. Friends of the children knew what day to come and eat some of Minnie's bread. After she passed, her daughters had all learned well and continued the tradition and into their own families after marrying.
The family was also known for the practical jokes they would play on one another and the constant play quarreling. Even throughout life, some of the siblings would make up stories about other siblings that would make the sibling mad and things turned hot for a while and then the favor would return. All throughout the rest of their lives, the siblings met together oft and enjoyed meals together.
The above photo placements are as follows. You can tell George and Minnie Van Leeuwen. Dena is sitting on the stool between the parents. The five children behind from left to right are Minnie, Annie, Elsie, George, and Jane. The two in front of George are Mary and Herman. Kate was not born yet when this picture was taken roughly in 1902.
George's head and mental injuries continued to worsen as the years passed. The family either had to keep him safe during a fit and keep him calm to keep from inducing a fit. By the time 1911 rolled around, the family could no longer deal with his mental condition on their own. Dena referred to her "Daddy" as tender and sweet and then at the switch he would become angry and threatening. He had made enough threats and raised enough raucous that neighbors called the police. George was committed to the Utah State Mental Hospital in Provo, Utah, Utah in 1911. The family tried to get him out and succeeded. Unfortunately, he lost control again and ended up spending the rest of his life in the mental hospital. The family would drive down nearly every weekend to pick up "Daddy" and keep him for the weekend before taking him back. By the mid 1920's, they could not even take him home on the weekends his condition was that poor and uncontrollable.
"Momma Minnie," as she was known to friends, died 9 June 1921 in Ogden. She was buried 3 days later in the Ogden City Cemetery. When Hermina died in 1921 she left a will specifying $1 to Gerhardus who was in state care and otherwise her estate was divided among her surviving children. Hermina died at Elsie's home. George died 5 January 1932 in Provo, Utah, Utah. He was buried 3 days later beside his wife.


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Students at Flitch Green Academy use iPad, Mac, and iPod touch to create unique learning experiences.
The inspiration
Flitch Green is a primary school near Braintree in Essex, United Kingdom. This modern, eco‑friendly version of a village school was designed to be the hub of the community — where the teachers support the kids so they feel safe to explore, to ask questions, and even to make mistakes. The school was built on the principle that there needs to be a purpose to learning, and that children learn best from an innovative curriculum that teaches through first-hand experience and discovery.
The founders of Flitch Green designed a creative curriculum that allows children to develop skills for the 21st century. The school's philosophy is that learning is not just about gaining knowledge and acquiring facts — it's that you need to be able to do something with those facts. This purposeful learning needs a strong investment in technology. That's where Mac, iPad, and iPod touch come in.
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— Tracey Bratley, teacher at Flitch Green Academy
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Flitch Green's unique approach is taught through open-ended "experiences" where students use the Mac, iPod touch, and iPad, alongside more traditional media, to work towards an end product. "This allows children to use all the resources they have available to them to represent what we've asked them to do," says Principal Helen Johnson. "And normally they come back with things that we won't have even dreamed of."
Giving all students access to all of the Apple products was also a goal for the school. The 11-year-olds as well as the 4-year-olds are using the Mac, iPad, and iPod touch to explore and create. "Originally we thought the iPod touch would be great for the older children and the iPad being bigger would be for the younger children. But actually our 4-year-olds are more than capable of picking up the iPod touch, recording their voices, taking a photograph, or writing on it for phonic work," says Helen Johnson. The Flitch Green vision — right from the beginning — was to equip the children with the technological know-how so they would be well prepared once they got to the outside world.
Creating their own learning experiences with Apple products allows the students to focus on their end-product. The Mac, iPad, and iPod touch lend themselves seamlessly to these cross-curricular experiences and give the students the choice of technology tools that best suits their individual projects.
The results
Since first opening its doors in 2008, Flitch Green's academic scores have been enough to grant the school Academy status. Students are not only learning basic academic skills such as English, Math and Science, but they also learn and practice key life skills such as resilience, reflection, and risk taking. With the Mac, iPad, and iPod touch, lessons are fun, interesting, and packed with activity.
Students can find all the objects inside and outside the school that start with a certain letter and record it with their iPod touch. They get excitement out of that which keeps them engaged, and keeps them learning longer than they would have if they'd been sat down with a pencil they can't hold very well." says Helen Johnson.
Everything has a similar feel and a similar look — there's synergy. So it's easy for kids to pick up an Apple product and just start working."
— Emma Nichols, Flitch Green Academy parent
Using technology has helped both the children's speaking and listening skills — particularly for many of Flitch Green's shy children. "Put them in front of a Mac, put them in front of a camera, and they lose all their inhibitions, they're really confident," says teacher Tracey Bratley. "We've been able to gain lots of evidence from children just from watching what they recorded on iMovie or Photo Booth. Apple products have given children the tools for them to develop their confidence. And it's been a great assessment tool for us as well."
Besides academic achievement, Flitch Green Academy can also lay claim to having students that are excited about their learning and coming to school each morning. And their enthusiasm and love of learning is carried home with them. They are confident, creative students that have had their curiosity fostered with the help of the Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.
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The Mac, iPod touch, and iLife help Year 2 students create a cross-curricular learning experience with a battle animation.
In Sarah Brooks' class, a group of enthusiastic 6- and 7- year-olds use Apple products to create a "Knights and Castles" battle animation. With the Mac, iPod touch, and iMovie, students record their voices for sound effects and add music to accompany their animation. And as they're creating their movie, they're also developing their history, science, and language skills. Watch the video


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What: 2nd annual Black-Tie & Tennis Shoes Gala
Where: Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Money Raised: Approximately $300,000 for Outward Bound Denver
Chairman: Erik Dyce
"Rugged" and "wilderness" are words often associated with Outward Bound, so it kinda follows that the confidence- and team-building organization would never subject its backers to a fundraising event that was all formal and stuffy. And certainly not one where female guests would be expected to wear the sexy and fashionable — but very uncomfortable — stiletto-heeled shoes.
Enter, then, Black-Tie & Tennis Shoes. The guys can wear tuxedos and the women their fanciest evening gown or cocktail dress, but when it comes to footwear, sneakers fit the bill just fine and were seen on the feet of just about all of the 450 who attended this dinner, awards ceremony and dance chaired by Erik Dyce.
Mayor John Hickenlooper wore them, as did U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, who was executive director of the Colorado Outward Bound School from 1985 to 1995. He stepped down from that post after being elected to Congress in 1996, but remains one of Outward Bound's biggest supporters.
Yet as fun as the dress code was, the evening was really about celebrating Outward Bound's Denver Center, which is dedicated to at-risk populations of every age, race, economic and professional status. It furthers its mission by partnering with several other nonprofit organizations, including Judi's House, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver and the Byrne Foundation.
Established by football's Brian Griese to serve young people coping with the death of a loved one, Judi's House was represented at Black-Tie & Tennis Shoes by executive director Karmen Carter.
"Outward Bound is a great organization, and keeps getting better," Dyce said, "and we're very happy to welcome back a lot of the so-called 'familiar faces,' the very generous donors who support not only us but a whole lot of worthy causes. We're also very happy to see so many new people."
For anyone who might not have noticed, Dyce wore a pair of Puma brand tennies, the Rasta model, with bright red socks. His date, Rebecca Seraphine, chose Chuck Taylors.
The dinner and program was emceed by Luis Benitez, one of the world's foremost high altitude mountaineers and an Outward Bound staff member. Benitez has summited Mount Everest six times; in addition, he helped guide blind mountaineer Erik Wehenmayer to his historic Everest summit in 2001. Wehenmayer was a guest at Black-Tie & Tennis Shoes.
Benitez's accomplishments are all the more remarkable considering his medical history. The asthma that he was diagnosed with as a child was so severe that he was literally "a boy in a bubble," isolated from all that would trigger a potentially fatal attack.
Rebecca Hea, executive director of Outward Bound Denver, helped Dyce welcome such others as Phil, Nancy and Christian Anschutz (daughter/sister Libby Anschutz Brown chaired the inaugural Black-Tie & Tennis Shoes Gala with Dr. Dean Prina); John Read, Outward Bound's national leader; George Stein, founder of the Dream Big Day Camps and a member of the Outward Bound board; Downtown Denver Partnership chief Tami Door; Sidney and Caleb Gates; and Chuck Froelicher, who was there to present the first Chuck Froelicher Award for dedicated staff service to Chandra Hardwicke.
The evening's principal honoree was El Pomar Foundation boss Bill Hybl, who has supported Outward Bound in numerous ways both as a private donor and in his position with El Pomar Foundation.
Others taking part in the evening's festivities were Fred and Jane Hamilton; Jerry and Annabel McHugh; Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld; Howard and Susan Noble; Mary Smith; Jesse King, an Outward Bound alum who serves on the national board of the R.E.I. stores; Steve Saunders; and promoter Chuck Morris, who'd recommended the evening's entertainment: the 30-member High Life Ensemble. His daughter, Kolby Morris, is a member of this CU-Boulder based group that is led by Kwazi Ampur of Ghana.
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Church Trial for United Methodist Theologian Who Officiated Gay Wedding Postponed
A church trial for a prominent United Methodist theologian who officiated his son's same-sex wedding ceremony has been postponed.
Initially the trial for retired seminary dean the Reverend Thomas Ogletree was scheduled for March 10, but a postponement was announced Monday.
Retired Bishop S. Clifton Ives, who was slated to preside over the church trial, made the decision to delay, reported Heather Hahn and Kathy Gilbert of the United Methodist News Service.
"Ives' decision followed a joint motion by the counsel for the church, the Rev. Timothy Riss, and the counsel for Ogletree, the Rev. W. Scott Campbell," wrote Hahn and Gilbert. "In a previous pre-trial meeting, Ives - after consultation Riss and Campbell - referred the charge to a process seeking just resolution. More time is needed for this process, said a news release."
According to the United Methodist Church's Book of Discipline, clergy cannot perform or bless same-sex unions even in states where gay marriage is legally recognized.
"Ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions shall not be conducted by our ministers and shall not be conducted in our churches," reads the Discipline.
Ogletree officiated the same-sex wedding of his son in New York State in October 2012. A group headed by The Rev. Randall Paige of Christ Church UMC of Port Jefferson Station filed a complaint against Ogletree for violating the Book of Discipline. They were alerted to Ogletree's actions because of an announcement placed in the New York Times for the gay wedding.
In January, it was announced that Ogletree's church trial was to take place at First United Methodist Church in Stamford, Conn. on March 10.
Formerly dean of Yale Divinity School and Drew Theological Seminary, Ogletree defended his decision to officiate the gay wedding.
"I could not with any integrity as a Christian refuse my son's request to preside at his wedding," said Ogletree in a statement released last month.
"It is a shame that the church is choosing to prosecute me for this act of love, which is entirely in keeping with my ordination vows to 'seek peace, justice, and freedom for all people' and with Methodism's historic commitment to inclusive ministry embodied in its slogan 'open hearts, open minds, open doors.'"
Critics, like the Institute on Religion & Democracy's United Methodist Action Director John Lomperis have argued that Ogletree's reasoning is "intellectually shallow and reflect a very sophomoric approach to Scripture."
"Obviously there are very complex emotional dynamics involved with Dr. Ogletree wanting to be compassionate towards his own son. But a basic part of parenting is understanding that not everything your son asks for is actually good for him," said Lomperis in a statement released last year.
"This is fundamentally an integrity issue. Dr. Ogletree freely chose to become a United Methodist minister and vow before God to follow the communal covenants of a global denomination in which theological revisionists now are losing ground."


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The Met Gala 2013 Fashion: First Look at the Punk-Inspired Red Carpet
Tonight is the 2013 Met Gala—officially known as the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala and unofficially known as The Oscars Red Carpet of Fashion. With this year's theme being Punk: Chaos to Couture, we're guaranteed to see some over-the-top style choices... and they're rolling down the red carpet right now. Nicole Richie (in Topshop Unique) debuted punk rock-inspired dyed hair, Taylor Swift (in J. Mendel) showed off her edgier side, and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (both in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci) had a shining moment on the carpet. And that's not all. What you see above is just the start of tonight's festivities—come back to InStyle.com first thing tomorrow morning to get your punk on and see the full red carpet rundown.
UPDATE: Click to see what everyone wore to this year's Met Gala!
• 10 Punk Items That Will Rock Your Closet
• What to Expect from the Exhibit Itself
• What Everyone Wore to the 2012 Gala


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Now we all know that geocaching is very much a family oriented activity and just down below and right out of the geocacahing.com rules page here is what should not be placed in a geocache:
- What should not be placed in a cache?
- People of all ages hide and seek caches, so think carefully before placing an item into a cache. Explosives, ammunition, knives, drugs and alcohol should not be placed in a cache. Respect the local laws.
Food items are always a bad idea. Animals have better noses than humans, and in some cases caches have been chewed through and destroyed because of food items in a cache.
- Please do not put food in a cache.
"Mom, who else", she snickers.
I of course still picture my daughter at the permanent age of six where daddy can fix everything and is just shy of a god. Needless to say I would suggest leaving the "protection" to other gaming places and leave the swag to more family type items - hokay?
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Attraction Capalaba
Located just 30 minutes from the Brisbane airport, the Redlands IndigiScapes Centre in Capalaba is a great way for visitors to immerse themselves into the Australian bush. Set on 14 hectares of nature reserve and incorporating native botanical gardens, the Centre provides visitors with a range of experiences. Come and learn about the wisdom of the local Indigenous people and their use of plants and animals in one of our 14 display gardens; explore the bushland areas; go bird watching, or just stop for a coffee; stay longer and enjoy the delicious array of Australian bush tucker flavours woven through their café menu. There is a viewing platform overlooking a beautiful dam, where water birds glide, and freshwater turtles surface lazily along the edges.


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