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Post by monklady123 on Aug 4, 2021 15:55:48 GMT
Also...all you folks with these early school start dates, wow. We don't go back until the very end of August and even that is early... we used to start after Labor Day but they changed that last year. Of course you all get out way earlier than we do so it all evens out. I hate going back in August, even though it's been the same since I was in school. Last year they pushed the start back until after Labor Day and I loved it. This means we get out right before Memorial Day though, which I like because we have 2 birthdays around there. When do you usually let out for summer, monklady123 ? This year my kids will be virtual since our school board has postponed talking about the safety protocols until Thursday. As in, the day before teachers are back in the buildings and giving less than a week to students returning. They did so well last year with the protocols, but have been dragging their feet this year and it's super frustrating. I was on the exec committee for PTO and the only yearbook person, but they forced me to back out of all of them and I have no doubt I'm not the only one leaving others hanging because they can't get their shit together. My kids were bummed about the yearbook until I told them we could just do our own. This past spring it was something like June 21 or June 23 (can't remember exactly now). Which is REALLY late. But, since we start so much later than a lot of the country it comes out the same. I assume it does anyway. I'm worried about this school year although thankfully I don't have young kids anymore. But my county has decided to have only a county-wide virtual option. It will no longer be through your home school and taught by teachers at your home school. So now the big question is how are they going to handle the inevitable Covid cases and quarantines. The teachers have already said they will not do concurrent teaching again... That was SO awful for everyone. So what will the county do with the ones who are quarantined at home? In the old days -- i.e., the Days of the Dinosaur when I was a kid and we had to technology -- they would have just sent home a packet of worksheets and the textbooks, but I don't know if they're prepared to do that now. We will see I guess... I already have several sub jobs lined up for September and October so I'll find out! lol
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Post by dawnnikol on Aug 4, 2021 16:33:47 GMT
I'm worried about this school year although thankfully I don't have young kids anymore. But my county has decided to have only a county-wide virtual option. It will no longer be through your home school and taught by teachers at your home school. So now the big question is how are they going to handle the inevitable Covid cases and quarantines. The teachers have already said they will not do concurrent teaching again... That was SO awful for everyone. So what will the county do with the ones who are quarantined at home? In the old days -- i.e., the Days of the Dinosaur when I was a kid and we had to technology -- they would have just sent home a packet of worksheets and the textbooks, but I don't know if they're prepared to do that now. We will see I guess... I already have several sub jobs lined up for September and October so I'll find out! lol Our district set up a virtual school as a permanent option for people in the district who didn't want to go in person, for whatever reason. However, they made it very clear it was limited capacity. They set the deadline for this past April or early May and I was like "no way am I committing to that now". The protocols changed after school let out in May to "masks recommended for everyone, not required, HVAC, distancing". 3 weeks before our start, I started sending e-mails out to the school board members and superintendent with no responses. They had a meeting in July and the only folks who spoke were mostly about CRT. Nothing about protocols changing. I finally e-mailed the virtual school head and said "look, I realize the deadline has passed, but there has been no update to safety protocols, can we still get in?" I e-mailed a few parents from our elementary school and they all felt the same way: the protocols are too lax and our principal/admins have all made it clear they are anti-mask, so even if they're optional, we can't rely on staff to not make a fuss about kids who choose to wear them. Virtual e-mailed back and said "no problem" and I e-mailed my regrets to my commitments. Last year, I know the kids had to bring their iPads home each night, along with most of their books in case they had to quarantine, I am not sure what the protocols will be this year. Last year, they weren't doing hybrid at all for elementary after October, they'd just assign some work to the kids who did have to miss. This year online isn't an option unless you're going to the virtual school. I know everyone is frustrated, in all positions, but damn, Gina! I'm feeling better and better about my decision because the new teachers started on Monday and all the photos the district is posting are all exactly as they were pre-COVID with at least 75+ adults at their conference tables all up in each other's business and maybe 2 people are masked. 2. Out of 70-freaking-5 or more. That is absolutely their right, but this has now been after the CDC and while our county hasn't updated their policy (they postponed to Thursday as well), you all are going to be in the same room as children who can't be vaccinated next week. It doesn't make any damn sense to me...
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 4, 2021 18:08:20 GMT
I'm worried about this school year although thankfully I don't have young kids anymore. But my county has decided to have only a county-wide virtual option. It will no longer be through your home school and taught by teachers at your home school. So now the big question is how are they going to handle the inevitable Covid cases and quarantines. The teachers have already said they will not do concurrent teaching again... That was SO awful for everyone. So what will the county do with the ones who are quarantined at home? In the old days -- i.e., the Days of the Dinosaur when I was a kid and we had to technology -- they would have just sent home a packet of worksheets and the textbooks, but I don't know if they're prepared to do that now. We will see I guess... I already have several sub jobs lined up for September and October so I'll find out! lol Our district set up a virtual school as a permanent option for people in the district who didn't want to go in person, for whatever reason. However, they made it very clear it was limited capacity. They set the deadline for this past April or early May and I was like "no way am I committing to that now". The protocols changed after school let out in May to "masks recommended for everyone, not required, HVAC, distancing". 3 weeks before our start, I started sending e-mails out to the school board members and superintendent with no responses. They had a meeting in July and the only folks who spoke were mostly about CRT. Nothing about protocols changing. I finally e-mailed the virtual school head and said "look, I realize the deadline has passed, but there has been no update to safety protocols, can we still get in?" I e-mailed a few parents from our elementary school and they all felt the same way: the protocols are too lax and our principal/admins have all made it clear they are anti-mask, so even if they're optional, we can't rely on staff to not make a fuss about kids who choose to wear them. Virtual e-mailed back and said "no problem" and I e-mailed my regrets to my commitments. Last year, I know the kids had to bring their iPads home each night, along with most of their books in case they had to quarantine, I am not sure what the protocols will be this year. Last year, they weren't doing hybrid at all for elementary after October, they'd just assign some work to the kids who did have to miss. This year online isn't an option unless you're going to the virtual school. I know everyone is frustrated, in all positions, but damn, Gina! I'm feeling better and better about my decision because the new teachers started on Monday and all the photos the district is posting are all exactly as they were pre-COVID with at least 75+ adults at their conference tables all up in each other's business and maybe 2 people are masked. 2. Out of 70-freaking-5 or more. That is absolutely their right, but this has now been after the CDC and while our county hasn't updated their policy (they postponed to Thursday as well), you all are going to be in the same room as children who can't be vaccinated next week. It doesn't make any damn sense to me... I totally agree! Thankfully here they've already said everyone will wear masks, even if you are vaccinated (most of the teachers are). Of course none of the kids are since we're a K-5 school. But I don't know yet what else, if anything, that the schools are doing. I need to ask my teacher sources.
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Post by kluski on Aug 4, 2021 20:32:19 GMT
Also...all you folks with these early school start dates, wow. We don't go back until the very end of August and even that is early... we used to start after Labor Day but they changed that last year. Of course you all get out way earlier than we do so it all evens out. I hate going back in August, even though it's been the same since I was in school. Last year they pushed the start back until after Labor Day and I loved it. This means we get out right before Memorial Day though, which I like because we have 2 birthdays around there. When do you usually let out for summer, monklady123 ? Wait...you started AFTER Labor Day and still got out BEFORE Memorial Day??? That’s wild!! I don’t think I’ve ever finished school before Memorial Day. Seriously, never. Ok maybe senior year of high school but that’s it. How long is your school day? Maybe that’s the difference. We have a 7 hour day. The children go back the last week of August this year with teachers returning the week before.
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Post by baylorgrad on Aug 4, 2021 21:18:41 GMT
Question for those who have done an island deflowering...how many of each kind of flower did you keep? I have one level that's almost completely covered with flowers and lots more on the main level.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Aug 4, 2021 21:56:22 GMT
Question for those who have done an island deflowering...how many of each kind of flower did you keep? I have one level that's almost completely covered with flowers and lots more on the main level. If I’m not decorating with them or not quite sure how they will fit into my theme I keep no more than 10. They just multiply so fast and easy once you have them.
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Post by baylorgrad on Aug 4, 2021 21:57:57 GMT
Question for those who have done an island deflowering...how many of each kind of flower did you keep? I have one level that's almost completely covered with flowers and lots more on the main level. If I’m not decorating with them or not quite sure how they will fit into my theme I keep no more than 10. They just multiply so fast and easy once you have them. Oh, they've definitely multiplied! Anyone need (more than) a few hybrids?
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Post by dawnnikol on Aug 4, 2021 22:22:34 GMT
Wait...you started AFTER Labor Day and still got out BEFORE Memorial Day??? That’s wild!! I don’t think I’ve ever finished school before Memorial Day. Seriously, never. It was only last year that that has happened. We usually start early August and are out before Memorial Day. Last year they made an exception on the hours because of COVID. They "caught up" the hours by making the school day "start" at 8, but kids didn't actually get into class and start until 8:20 - the normal start time for elementary here. It was bonkers.
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Post by dawnnikol on Aug 4, 2021 22:24:17 GMT
Question for those who have done an island deflowering...how many of each kind of flower did you keep? I have one level that's almost completely covered with flowers and lots more on the main level. I keep at least one of each hybrid, you can keep them hidden on cliffs or behind buildings, the standard seed colors I don't care about tossing. The only exception I make is for red roses because I did the blue rose route of getting super hybrid red roses and I made sure the only red roses on my island are those type, even though you can't see anything different about them. I put in too much time trying to breed blue roses to just toss the reds that got me there.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Aug 4, 2021 23:05:51 GMT
If I’m not decorating with them or not quite sure how they will fit into my theme I keep no more than 10. They just multiply so fast and easy once you have them. Oh, they've definitely multiplied! Anyone need (more than) a few hybrids? I’m doing a black and red theme. Would love black tulips, black roses red/black lilies black/red cosmos and red mums. Do they have a black mum? ? I’ve never been able to get the green mums yet
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Post by baylorgrad on Aug 5, 2021 0:49:47 GMT
Oh, they've definitely multiplied! Anyone need (more than) a few hybrids? I’m doing a black and red theme. Would love black tulips, black roses red/black lilies black/red cosmos and red mums. Do they have a black mum? ? I’ve never been able to get the green mums yet I have all of those, except for the black mum. I don’t think there is one. I have gobs of green mums! I’m more than willing to share the floral wealth!
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Post by kluski on Aug 5, 2021 1:48:53 GMT
Question for those who have done an island deflowering...how many of each kind of flower did you keep? I have one level that's almost completely covered with flowers and lots more on the main level. I keep at least one of each hybrid, you can keep them hidden on cliffs or behind buildings, the standard seed colors I don't care about tossing. The only exception I make is for red roses because I did the blue rose route of getting super hybrid red roses and I made sure the only red roses on my island are those type, even though you can't see anything different about them. I put in too much time trying to breed blue roses to just toss the reds that got me there. Good idea about the red roses!🤔 Sadly at this point I’d have four possibly correct red roses. Bc I don’t have blue yet😩😩😩
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Post by baylorgrad on Aug 5, 2021 14:27:06 GMT
I keep at least one of each hybrid, you can keep them hidden on cliffs or behind buildings, the standard seed colors I don't care about tossing. The only exception I make is for red roses because I did the blue rose route of getting super hybrid red roses and I made sure the only red roses on my island are those type, even though you can't see anything different about them. I put in too much time trying to breed blue roses to just toss the reds that got me there. Good idea about the red roses!🤔 Sadly at this point I’d have four possibly correct red roses. Bc I don’t have blue yet😩😩😩 I'd be happy to give you some blue roses!
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Post by naby64 on Aug 5, 2021 14:40:20 GMT
Oh, they've definitely multiplied! Anyone need (more than) a few hybrids? I’m doing a black and red theme. Would love black tulips, black roses red/black lilies black/red cosmos and red mums. Do they have a black mum? ? I’ve never been able to get the green mums yet Gosh I have so many black cosmos!! You are welcome to come raid the patch. I'll check to make sure we are BFFs. If not, I'll send you over a request. You can come dig some up. I think I have a few black tulips. I can spare a couple of those. Oh gosh, forgot about the black lilies!! Come get them!! Leave me at least 3.
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Post by naby64 on Aug 5, 2021 15:13:15 GMT
I'm open if anyone wants to come wander. scrappinspidey2 if you are on, come over and grab. I sent you a BFF request. You'll need to look in the friends app on the nook phone to find it. I think. Checking on turnip prices, hang on. Ok, not good. 76 so not worth selling.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Aug 5, 2021 15:36:37 GMT
I'm open if anyone wants to come wander. scrappinspidey2 if you are on, come over and grab. I sent you a BFF request. You'll need to look in the friends app on the nook phone to find it. I think. Checking on turnip prices, hang on. Ok, not good. 76 so not worth selling. On my way I found the request and accepted. I am having to charge while playing so I don't have my touch screen for chatting. Thank you very much
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Post by naby64 on Aug 5, 2021 15:44:56 GMT
I'm open if anyone wants to come wander. scrappinspidey2 if you are on, come over and grab. I sent you a BFF request. You'll need to look in the friends app on the nook phone to find it. I think. Checking on turnip prices, hang on. Ok, not good. 76 so not worth selling. On my way I found the request and accepted. I am having to charge while playing so I don't have my touch screen for chatting. Thank you very much Take what you want on the beach. There are black cosmos behind my house in the flower field for the taking. Just leave me a few. Same for the black lilies. They are over the bridge by the mermaid corner. On the way to the museum.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Aug 5, 2021 15:59:00 GMT
Zelle will be in boxes tomorrow if anyone is interested.
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Post by baylorgrad on Aug 5, 2021 19:04:34 GMT
I was playing early this morning before getting ready for work. I'm 99 percent sure I saw a rare beetle on a palm tree -- but when I started to head closer to snag it, Shep decided to plop himself down RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TREE! Gah!
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Post by littlemama on Aug 5, 2021 21:14:16 GMT
Question for those who have done an island deflowering...how many of each kind of flower did you keep? I have one level that's almost completely covered with flowers and lots more on the main level. I have 4 of each variety, cordoned off so they cant spread. Then I also have the ones that I use around the island
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Aug 5, 2021 22:18:41 GMT
I am opening up zombieland It is raining pretty good at the moment. I have some stuff to the left of the airport by my house on the beach that is free to good home, Al is crafting the deer decoration and turnips are 154. Feel free to fish, swim, catch whatever I am trying to restock my summer shells but all other shells are fair game
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Post by redbusc on Aug 6, 2021 1:32:15 GMT
I am opening up zombieland It is raining pretty good at the moment. I have some stuff to the left of the airport by my house on the beach that is free to good home, Al is crafting the deer decoration and turnips are 154. Feel free to fish, swim, catch whatever I am trying to restock my summer shells but all other shells are fair game Well, my timing sucks, as usual. I did mail you 2 stacks of summer shells… I hoarded those since last summer. Please let me know if I can send more (I planned on delivering 8 stacks).
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 6, 2021 10:57:46 GMT
Good morning Animal Crossers. I've been fishing for sharks early this morning, and digging up flowers. Flowers were already out of control (I've been thinning them out a little bit every day) but it rained yesterday so this morning there were SO many new ones. But no gold roses and I watered yesterday when it rained, and even had my second profile water. Usually I get one or two gold roses after that. Oh well... Also, I cannot find my special this morning! That means it's C.J. or Flick but where the HECK are they hiding? Can they walk behind cliffs? I haven't checked there. Hopefully it's C.J. because I caught a lot of sharks this morning. I've been trying to set up a common yard for Stitches and Peanut, my two favorite cuties. I took some things out of my storage and just set them up randomly in the yard area. Now I need to think about how to set them up. Anyone have a good source for ideas on this sort of thing? Just googling doesn't help me. Pinterest maybe? I've never looked at Instagram but I could if someone has a recommendation for someone who's more creative than I am. Still haven't caught my last beetles. ugh I still need the scarab beetle, the golden stag, and the giraffe stag. Plus a cicada shell, fly, flea, and spider. I'm not sure I've ever seen a cicada shell....I mean, wouldn't it stay put and not be scared away since it's just the shell?
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Post by naby64 on Aug 6, 2021 11:36:21 GMT
Good morning Animal Crossers. Plus a cicada shell, fly, flea, and spider. I'm not sure I've ever seen a cicada shell....I mean, wouldn't it stay put and not be scared away since it's just the shell? I have wondered the same thing on the cicada shell! I keep thinking that's an easy one. But noooooo. The other small bugs I've caught. Except the beetles you have listed. Honestly, I haven't been playing a lot. I'm mentally blasted by the time I get home. I come home and become a lump in the chair. I don't read, scrap, organize, clean...nothing! I've got to change that!
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Post by dawnnikol on Aug 6, 2021 11:57:29 GMT
monklady123 I think Pinterest would be easier than IG to search, but I don't do much searching on IG to know for sure. I use Pinterest for custom codes, so I'd start there. The cicada shell does just sit on the trunk of the tree, but it kinda blends in. It's not very common, so that makes it a little harder.
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Post by evnimom on Aug 6, 2021 12:12:01 GMT
monklady123. What time do you usually play? I haven't playing much lately partly because of my interest and partly because the kids have taken over the switch again. I'll open up for you since I planted over 4 dozen coconut trees. That makes it easy to catch those buggers.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 6, 2021 12:39:53 GMT
monklady123 . What time do you usually play? I haven't playing much lately partly because of my interest and partly because the kids have taken over the switch again. I'll open up for you since I planted over 4 dozen coconut trees. That makes it easy to catch those buggers. Usually in the morning or evening east coast time. But I could come any time that was convenient for you! That would be great!
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Post by kluski on Aug 6, 2021 13:56:50 GMT
I have some questions...
How long do you have to invite a new resident before Nook fills the empty lot after a resident leaves?
I am working two plans to get blue roses. I ‘think’ I have the correct reds planted together but they produced a black yesterday. Does that mean I have the wrong reds?
And to piggyback on that question...if I plant pink and yellow in hopes of a red but it produces say orange, should I trash that pair bc their genes are wrong? Hope that makes sense.
Possibly my last question...what do you carry in your pockets? I have 16 spots filled all the time. I carry two watering cans, two fishing rods, two nets and two shovels. Then just one of the other tools and always iron. I’m thinking my dd has the better idea carrying the workbench bc she crafts another tool on the spot!
Just kidding, one more question...do you store all of you building materials in your house? It takes up so many spaces! I have a ‘firewood’ spot but I don’t think Isabelle approves. 😝 I don’t think I will ever reach five stars so take that Isabelle! lol. I haven’t done as much developing as I thought this summer bc it doesn’t flow for me so I stopped. I will forever be the work in progress island. 🤦🏽♀️🤷🏻♀️
I finally caught the horned Hercules last night. Now I only need one more. The one between the hh and the saw stag.
Also, I found a resident in the museum yesterday. That was a new one for me!
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 6, 2021 15:02:57 GMT
I have some questions... How long do you have to invite a new resident before Nook fills the empty lot after a resident leaves? I am working two plans to get blue roses. I ‘think’ I have the correct reds planted together but they produced a black yesterday. Does that mean I have the wrong reds? And to piggyback on that question...if I plant pink and yellow in hopes of a red but it produces say orange, should I trash that pair bc their genes are wrong? Hope that makes sense. Possibly my last question...what do you carry in your pockets? I have 16 spots filled all the time. I carry two watering cans, two fishing rods, two nets and two shovels. Then just one of the other tools and always iron. I’m thinking my dd has the better idea carrying the workbench bc she crafts another tool on the spot! Just kidding, one more question...do you store all of you building materials in your house? It takes up so many spaces! I have a ‘firewood’ spot but I don’t think Isabelle approves. 😝 I don’t think I will ever reach five stars so take that Isabelle! lol. I haven’t done as much developing as I thought this summer bc it doesn’t flow for me so I stopped. I will forever be the work in progress island. 🤦🏽♀️🤷🏻♀️ I finally caught the horned Hercules last night. Now I only need one more. The one between the hh and the saw stag. Also, I found a resident in the museum yesterday. That was a new one for me! I can't help you with the blue rose question because I got mine by accident. lol. One day I had one, and by the next week they'd spread all over the place. I probably couldn't get them if I actually tried. haha I carry at least one of each tool, sometimes two or three if I'm focusing on one thing....like if C.J. is there I'll carry multiple fishing rods, or if I'm on a tear digging up flowers I'll be sure to have a couple of shovels. I also carry a work bench, a trash can (so I can trash flowers), some iron, and customization kits. I have another workbench set up near my house and I have log benches nearby with the other DIY materials set on top -- all three kinds of wood, iron, clay, stone. I don't know if Isabelle cares about that although mostly she focuses on telling me I have too many trees. haha I like trees so I ignore her. If you really want five stars it's pretty easy... just pick up everything, don't have too many trees, have various areas set up (they don't really even have to look nice), and she'll probably give you five stars. Then you'll get the 5-star little white flower. I kept mine at 5 stars for long enough to get a dozen or so of the flowers, then I reverted back to my tree-filled bliss. hahahaha
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Post by littlemama on Aug 6, 2021 15:22:20 GMT
Good morning Animal Crossers. I've been fishing for sharks early this morning, and digging up flowers. Flowers were already out of control (I've been thinning them out a little bit every day) but it rained yesterday so this morning there were SO many new ones. But no gold roses and I watered yesterday when it rained, and even had my second profile water. Usually I get one or two gold roses after that. Oh well... Also, I cannot find my special this morning! That means it's C.J. or Flick but where the HECK are they hiding? Can they walk behind cliffs? I haven't checked there. Hopefully it's C.J. because I caught a lot of sharks this morning. I've been trying to set up a common yard for Stitches and Peanut, my two favorite cuties. I took some things out of my storage and just set them up randomly in the yard area. Now I need to think about how to set them up. Anyone have a good source for ideas on this sort of thing? Just googling doesn't help me. Pinterest maybe? I've never looked at Instagram but I could if someone has a recommendation for someone who's more creative than I am. Still haven't caught my last beetles. ugh I still need the scarab beetle, the golden stag, and the giraffe stag. Plus a cicada shell, fly, flea, and spider. I'm not sure I've ever seen a cicada shell....I mean, wouldn't it stay put and not be scared away since it's just the shell? CJ tends to stay in one area, near water. Flick and Saharah go everywhere. (Are you sure it isnt Redd?)
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