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How I get water for my newts

Molch

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To be honest, I have to voice a major disappointment.........I was expecting Molch to uncover the sheet of ply-wood, stand back and 'de-robe', and to fufill the desires of the gathering hoard of 'well-wishers' by bravely plunging into the icy depths, only to emerge, 'glowing with health'..........but then who would play frisbee with Pudden? lol

I have been known to plunge in "aglow with health" and emerge with a wild salmon between my teeth. But since that would blow the G-rating of this honorable forum out of the water and get Ms. Molch escorted out of town, I post below some equivalent photos of my Pudden* in an equally compromising position.

* she'd be a good newt-catcher, if there were any.
 

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Ken Worthington

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Nicely caught, Pudden !

But hey, Pudden, if Molch can't provide you with sprig of fresh basil and a drizzle of lemon, maybe a splash of Chianti to complement your salmon dish, (and a napkin) then you are welcome to report this abuse to the local authorities.......
 

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Amazing! I am also glad to see that you have to make the quick and cold grab for a towel, just like the rest of us.

Looks like that Frisbee practice has paid off!
 

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Out of interest, what time of year was that (beautiful) photo of Pudden + salmon taken? (Excuse my ignorance) It's a great photo ;)
 

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that's in August.

We have a salmon run of humpies (also called Pink salmon), as well as sockeye and coho salmon in the river every summer. They spawn and they die, and their bodies provide nutrients for the next generation. Pink runs are huge in even years (we had over 2 million in 2008) and much smaller in odd years. The even/odd year populations are reproductively isolated from each other, as pinks have only a 2-year life span. That's a spawned-out pink salmon the Pudden caught (and let go again, so it could die without her assistence). That pic of Pudden snorkeling was taken very near the same place where I dig the hole in winter :)
 

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Molch your thread is now top of the liked tree!
Im not specifically sure what's the purpose of this feature, but congratulations!
 

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That pic of Pudden snorkeling was taken very near the same place where I dig the hole in winter :)
Wow! That's a whole new perspective on it ...
Do you realise that just on this forum alone, there are more people that have seen Pudden's lovely face than there's been people browsing the 'cute-axie-photo' part of the forum?
If you manage to breed and raise any"Puddolotls" or even "Axopuddens", I'm sure the commercial opportunities are endless :D
 
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Molch your thread is now top of the liked tree!
Im not specifically sure what's the purpose of this feature, but congratulations!

Do you realise that just on this forum alone, there are more people that have seen Pudden's lovely face than there's been people browsing the 'cute-axie-photo' part of the forum? :D

uh oh - it wasn't my intention to let the Pudden hijack an entire forum - but it's happened before:wacko:. The Pudden is a large, exuberant person who demands attention where ever she goes. Rivers part and moose flee before her...the earth shakes when she jumps.

and I'm afraid Pudden would just know what to do with a nice bite-size axolotl.....

..and I hereby vow to steer the topic back towards newts, lest the honorable moderators come and severely punish us with a turkey baster and some airline tubing :evil:;)
 

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Wow molch, that is fantastic, and I have so much admiration for your hard work and dedication to well, the newts and everything else! But I have to agree, I will appreciate my taps and water loads more than I do now! :happy:
 

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I love this thread! The first photo of Pudden on this page looks like a furry Loch Ness Monster.
 
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