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MYSTERY THEFTS


MYSTERY THEFTS

Alarming reports of bamboo disappearing from gardens !

The thefts started in Scotland and then worked their way southwards ...

Does anyone have an explanation ?

Please report any suspicious-looking characters ...

This pic is from a CCTV camera above my raised bed ...



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haha Terra - very pretty plants

5 Dec, 2011

 

LOL! Theres your panda Paul!!!! lolol

5 Dec, 2011

 

What panda, Pixi ? Where ???
Am I missing something ?

Look out Paul... you have some lovely bamboo, and the thieves are heading your way ;o)

5 Dec, 2011

 

Hehehe!

5 Dec, 2011

 

:)))))))))))))))))))) ;)))))))))))))))))))))

5 Dec, 2011

 

lol Terra, have i missed something here :o))

5 Dec, 2011

 

Not sure Sandra ...
I need to see things in black and white ;o)

5 Dec, 2011

 

lol Terra iv seen where this started now haha, cheered me up on this rainy day :o)))

5 Dec, 2011

 

Actually it really was coincidence ..
I put this pic on BEFORE I saw Paul's photo !

5 Dec, 2011

 

how spooky Terra... :o)

5 Dec, 2011

 

Let's hope the police are out in their Panda Cars ... looking for suspects ... ;o)

5 Dec, 2011

 

what am I missing.....

Ohh... its not Chi Chi any more is it?

5 Dec, 2011

 

Hi Pam ...
Surely you are not blaming the newly-arrived
Tian Tian and Yang Guang ... ?

... aka Sweetie and Sunshine ...

5 Dec, 2011

 

Completely lost me too!! :)))

5 Dec, 2011

 

The bamboo in Lagos should be far enough away to be safe ... but who knows ????? ;o)

5 Dec, 2011

 

Made me laugh TT ...

5 Dec, 2011

 

lol Terra that's very good :-))

5 Dec, 2011

 

oh, Terra - maybe the Sunshine is to blame? There was an article in today's newspaper about panda arriving somewhere in UK -sorry, wasn't reading carefully as my breaks at work are so short.....

5 Dec, 2011

 

Oooh.. careful Kasy.. could be heading to Wales ;o)

Thanks Sheila and Surreylad ... keep a look out !!!

5 Dec, 2011

 

Now where have I seen that face before ! oh,yikes..it looks like me hundreds of years ago,when I couldn't be bothered to take my mascara off,after a good night out ! Lol...could have got on the ears as well,by the look of it !
Good one,Terra..:o))

5 Dec, 2011

 

Very topical.

5 Dec, 2011

 

Oh bless........They have heard about you TT Escaped already and gone to ground with the hounds ha ha ha Lol............

5 Dec, 2011

 

Love it......have security guards looking after our bamboo lol

5 Dec, 2011

 

Guess wot???? They are now my next-door neighours!!!! Yes, just over the high wall next to my workplace!!! The TV crews were still around at 7pm last night! No wonder the poor Pandas had dark circles around their jet-lagged eyes, having to pand-ar to the paparazzi like that, after that flight!!!

Sorry, but this may well be me, caught in the act. Couldn't see a damned thing through that costume. Wanted to make them feel welcome but, in that "hir"suit, may have become a bit bamboozled, and strayed a bit too far south, Sorry! Now, for Pauls' garden.....

5 Dec, 2011

 

At least I won't get mistaken for this thief ;o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

That could be arranged,Hywel :o)...

6 Dec, 2011

 

lol :D Send that new hat quickly TT ! :o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

Ha Ha...hope Tt hasn't found a black and white one ! :o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

On no ! lol I hope not :D

6 Dec, 2011

 

nah..she wouldn't ...would she ?..:o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

Probably not. She's one of the nicest people I know :o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

Still lost in Lagos here...but the fog has cleared...a bit! lol!

6 Dec, 2011

 

Ditto,Hywel..:o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

Karen..you have fog ?I bet it's warm fog though..not like here..more like a tropical mist.?..that sounds better :o)
Freezing here..but no snow yet,like some places..not nice..

6 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks everyone for keeping alert ...

Hi David ..
Yes, I'm very aware you have new lodgers so close to your workplace ... but your repeated leaping over the high wall is just a ruse, isn't it ...
... a clever way to get in extra training for your specialised Wellie Olympics event ... the North Pole Vault ...

So, no, I won't be bamboozled by your panda suit ..

.. and don't try hiding behind my raised bed ... all you'll find there is a guilty-looking Hywel wearing a similar black and white costume ...

The CCTV cameras are watching .... ;o) x

6 Dec, 2011

 

LOL!

6 Dec, 2011

 

:D :D hahahaha. !!! lol !

6 Dec, 2011

 

So nice to have blogs like this to raise our spirits in winter times eh? :)

6 Dec, 2011

 

Yes i agree with you Pixi25 I just love them, they cheer us all up Hehe :)

6 Dec, 2011

 

Glad you both like this one ... :o) xxx

6 Dec, 2011

 

Ahhh, I get it now TT !! IT's takes a while for news to filter its way across the snowy Alps .....

6 Dec, 2011

 

Hi Terry.
Your British friends will be very impressed with your up-to-date knowledge of goings-on in the UK ;o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

lolol

6 Dec, 2011

 

They don't know I have my secret informants ... hehehe

6 Dec, 2011

 

Oh, hehehe ..
we had better be careful what we tell you ;o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

You can trust me - my lips will be sealed WHATEVER you tell me .... :o)

6 Dec, 2011

 

I'm worried that my pages keep coming up with ads..

"Show you care with a Lindt bear" ..LOL.

I don't want the pandas to get jealous ...

6 Dec, 2011

 

Holy Himalayas, Tt! Should have known that you'd suss me out pretty quickly. :-) Am sure that I just caught a gimpse of Hywel in that costume, in the passing. Must admit to having been a bit bamboozled, myself, at first glance! Hope those cameras shoot first, and ask the questions later. Hope that he wasn't whisked away in one of those Panda cars. The poor man's already been through enough! :-(

Hadn't thought about entering the North Pole Vault event.....had been thinking of applying for Dancing on Ice, performing a Pandango?

6 Dec, 2011

 

lol David! :)

7 Dec, 2011

 

Oh jsut realised you are from Fife!!!!!!!!!!! Where ABouts? I;m in Dunfermline. :)

7 Dec, 2011

 

Dancing on Ice ..??
Pandango on a Frozen Planet ??
Have I opened a Panda-ora's box here, revealing your true identity, Sir David ... ???

7 Dec, 2011

 

It all looks very black and white to me,..:o)

7 Dec, 2011

 

You lot a blooming nuts!! but in a nice way;-)))

7 Dec, 2011

 

Hi Justdawn .. Thanks ..

That's the nicest compliment I've had today ;o)))

7 Dec, 2011

 

i must spell check! i meant you lot ARE blooming nuts!! but im sure you know what i meant lol, i glad im not the only nutty one!

7 Dec, 2011

 

Justdawn ... you are very welcome on GoY ..
you'll fit in just fine... plants, pandas, pooches, pussycats... you name it ;o) x

7 Dec, 2011

 

You name it they are all on TT's page, including gnome toilets!

7 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks Annella... :o) x
... and the latest blog "Hats for Hywel"
LOL LOL LOL

7 Dec, 2011

 

Off to have a look TT!

7 Dec, 2011

 

:o)))

7 Dec, 2011

 

Sorry, Tt, a case of mistaken identity there (a bit like Hywel). I might consider entering a "martial" arts event -Kung Fu Panda style????

Hi Pixi, I'm in nearby Glenrothes. :-)

7 Dec, 2011

 

Never mind, David ..

You're still my Knight of Glenrothes ..
.. in shining armour ... Lol.

Martial arts ...
... very clever to those in the know ;o)
... better than martial law. Lol...

7 Dec, 2011

 

We met a lovely family from Glenrothes,at a caravan site in Skegness,many years ago..their daughters and ours,were pen pals for a long time....till other distractions came along in their teens ! :o)

7 Dec, 2011

 

Brill TT. you have a great sense of humour!! I will keep my eyes open though!!

7 Dec, 2011

 

Hi Grandmage ...
Thanks... Yes, please do keep alert ...
... London could be next .. ;o)

7 Dec, 2011

 

Lol !!! :~)

7 Dec, 2011

 

Hahaha nice one Terratoonie, I like it LOL!!!

7 Dec, 2011

 

Hi Louis...
I'm pleased Santa Claus likes this...Lol. :o)

8 Dec, 2011

 

LOL... TT... :))

8 Dec, 2011

 

Lol. Holly :o)))

8 Dec, 2011

 

Great fun TT. you never run out of ideas to make us feel cheerful.

8 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks Bob..
Pandas last seen heading south for Surrey ;o)

8 Dec, 2011

 

Oh! good TT, I'll look out for them LOL.

8 Dec, 2011

 

Lol... protect your Bamboo NOW.. ;o)

8 Dec, 2011

 

Is this an illegal immigrant that got in with the other two pandas visiting Scotland at the moment. I haven't heard any reports of one going missing from the zoo up there.
.......LOL. Lock up your bamboo plants in Wales. I wonder if he'll reach the Isle of Wight.

9 Dec, 2011

 

Isle of Wight ?
Panda last seen heading to Jersey in search of a new jumper ;o)

9 Dec, 2011

 

LOL

9 Dec, 2011

 

Sooo glad I found this site..feel like I have found my soulmates...you're ALL as mad as I am lol!! Bril foto TT - which is where this all started - I think!! :-D

10 Dec, 2011

 

Oh youre jsut along the road then David lol..I used to live there yearsssssssss ago! :)

10 Dec, 2011

 

Hi Pixi :o)

Lol. Jeanette ... Thanks ..
I was so lucky to get this pic. of the mystery intruder ..
please stay on the alert ... ;o)

10 Dec, 2011

 

the only black and white things I get in my garden are Magpies, but they steal things don't they? Haven't seen a panda Yet........

11 Dec, 2011

 

Bad magpies..but I lkove to look at them! Most gorgeous birds.

11 Dec, 2011

 

What panda, Linda .. ?

Hi, Pixi ... is there a panda ? ;o) x

11 Dec, 2011

 

Lol not here! Magpies robins and I saw a wren today :) lol

11 Dec, 2011

 

oh, that's just panda-ing to the media panic ...

14 Dec, 2011

 

Lol. Fran ...
Soon there'll be yet more media panda pics ..
Friday 16th Dec. is the day when the general public have a chance to see the recruits up close :o)

14 Dec, 2011

 

you know what they say - "bamboo shoots" - so it should be able to protect itself!

14 Dec, 2011

 

Lol... Fran. You are extra-witty today :o)))

14 Dec, 2011



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