Once again La Spice sees right through my weekend's teaser within minutes of it being posted: I really must try harder!
A bee gathering pollen...
Congratulations Spicy: the prize draw is open. 
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menhir
- Saturday, 19. May, 2007 @ 19:24:45
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- Saturday, 19. May, 2007 @ 19:46:21
The caviar's on one of these Whirlygig (I think!) plants.
If you happy to know the real plant name, I'd be happy to share that information.
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menhir
- Saturday, 19. May, 2007 @ 19:49:22
It is? Oh silly me, of course it is.
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- Saturday, 19. May, 2007 @ 19:51:53
Believe me, were it actual caviar I'd have eaten it!
I was thinking of adding a couple of Sterlets to my pond: close relations to the sturgeon, but only grow to about one metre in length... -
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la_spice
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 12:29:30
Sorry to butt in - I think it might be an Osteospernum.
Right I'll buzz of now-
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 17:00:12
No indeed, but in by all means, you're most welcome.
So what's an Osteospernum when one's at home? And just don't say it's one of those flower things in my piccy...-
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la_spice
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 17:36:20
Scientific Name Osteospermum hyoseroides
Common Name Sun Daisy
Conditions Full Sun
Size 2 feet
Blooms In Summer
In other words one of those flower things in your piccy
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 17:47:48
Well there we have it: good work!
Not sure about the 2 feet bit though, since the one in my border must spread at least 3 feet wide...-
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la_spice
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 17:49:06
Bragging again!
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 17:52:17
Damn it; have you been perving at my bathroom window again?
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la_spice
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 18:00:01
Just choosing my prize
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 18:12:06
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menhir
- Saturday, 19. May, 2007 @ 20:40:43
Wouldn't you need a deep pond for any form of caviar life?
BTW did you know you have a black space, rectangular in form rather than round in nature, where you might usually have a 'friends group' detail? (Perhaps it's intentional...)
I quite like the streamlined cream colour of this site skin with purple print boxes.-
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 06:33:56
My pond has a depth close to four feet deep at its deepest, which will do for me (and a couple of sterlets should I invest). I wouldn't really expect them to breed of course, but you never know...
There's not supposed to be any supplementary detail in this blog skin, except history, syndication and subscription; I deliberately left everything else out when I designed it. I'm a tad confused if you're seeing a black space that shouldn't be there, unless those Blog Bugs are back again.-
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menhir
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 09:29:23
Sounds like you have a dual purpose water feature - a pond and a paddling pool.
Yep, 'fraid you have got a black space - it's still here.-
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 09:51:30
At something over 2,500 gallons, it felt like I was digging a damn swimming pool!
Well I'm lost: where is this black space?
This is what I'm seeing and indeed it's how it should appear screen dump.
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menhir
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 10:41:56
Below 'subscribe by email' there's a yawning, gaping black doorway. It doesn't look like a border, it appears to be a space without use. Up to 'subscribe' etc. the site looks like your screen dump.
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 11:25:27
Ah! Yes that's the screen background colour - I can't remember the exact reference off the top of my head, but it's very dark grey/green mix.
The important part of this blog is the main pane to the right and I deliberately truncated the left pane to just hold the history, syndication and subscription details. It's a design thing...
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menhir
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 12:31:50
Grey/green - looks like the colour palette went too dark - it's a black gap. Marble-isation would look very interesting with purple veins. It would really set off the main pane. Personally, I find the black bit rather distracting.
Even better, pull the top pane across to cover the background black; that would be really sharp.-
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 17:03:00
Well one day maybe, when I'm bored and with nothing better to do...
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menhir
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 20:05:08
Horse blinkers; the only answer for my odd foray into your domain
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 20:18:53
Oh don't go talking to me about blinking horses....
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menhir
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 20:50:30
No - rest assured I won't talk to you about blinking horses, just their blinkers.
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- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 20:58:47
I wonder if they'd work for keeping the light out of my eyes?
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menhir
- Sunday, 20. May, 2007 @ 21:11:59
The obvious answer is - try it!
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- Monday, 21. May, 2007 @ 03:24:40
Didn't seem to help me sleep, so maybe I'll mark that idea down as a failure...
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menhir
- Monday, 21. May, 2007 @ 09:18:12
If masks don't do the job for you, neither will blinkers.
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- Monday, 21. May, 2007 @ 17:21:07
A sharp blow to the back of the head might help...
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menhir
- Monday, 21. May, 2007 @ 17:43:22
I think at this point, silence is the better of the arts.
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- Monday, 21. May, 2007 @ 17:49:44
Golden, in fact.
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Where did you get the caviar from? One busy bee is getting a right royal feed.