tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post919239743593143342..comments2023-10-14T05:05:07.740-07:00Comments on Changes in the wind: Did you knowChanges in the windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-33921432009198782332008-08-26T17:13:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:13:00.000-07:00Being a city boy, all it took was the smell of a c...Being a city boy, all it took was the smell of a camel to make me NOT want to ride one.<BR/><BR/>I saw a single hump camel at the based of the Great Wall of China in Beijing last year when I went there for vacation. And yes, it smells!!Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-2264911419118479042008-08-26T07:26:00.000-07:002008-08-26T07:26:00.000-07:00Thanks bigbikerbob for the extra interesting facts...Thanks bigbikerbob for the extra interesting facts:)Changes in the windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-90119318790018943702008-08-22T12:37:00.000-07:002008-08-22T12:37:00.000-07:00Hi a short extract from an interesting piece in Wi...Hi a short extract from an interesting piece in Wikepedia<BR/>Their mouth is very sturdy, able to chew thorny desert plants. Long eyelashes and ear hairs, together with sealable nostrils, form a barrier against sand. Their gait and their widened feet help them move without sinking into the sand.<BR/>The kidneys and intestines of a camel are very efficient at retaining water. Urine comes out as a thick syrup, and their feces are so dry that they can fuel fires.[citation needed]bigbikerbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648747447608838489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-59034207009141191252008-08-21T11:43:00.000-07:002008-08-21T11:43:00.000-07:00Camels are rather nasty tempered animals and the s...Camels are rather nasty tempered animals and the smell and they spit.<BR/>I got too close to one in Egypt.<BR/>Never again.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-73299881092344926692008-08-21T07:17:00.000-07:002008-08-21T07:17:00.000-07:00Ditto Lady di tn:-)Ditto Lady di tn:-)Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-64135787692805820452008-08-19T15:11:00.000-07:002008-08-19T15:11:00.000-07:00lady di tn....You made my day:) I love for people ...lady di tn....You made my day:) I love for people to not know what I might post and hopefully be surprised and enjoy. No, I don't intend to ride one soon but I would if I had the opportunity:)Changes in the windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-33383136109902562442008-08-19T13:47:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:47:00.000-07:00Learned something today - ride a camel? - only an...Learned something today - ride a camel? - only an old horse named Bear(!) - that was wild enough for me.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-66941635345436581932008-08-19T13:15:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:15:00.000-07:00I feel like Forest Gump and your blog is a box of ...I feel like Forest Gump and your blog is a box of chocolates. You never know what will here until you open it up. Now why in the world were you think of camels. Do you plan on riding one. I have never had the opportunity to ride one. PeaceLady Di Tnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314994067842063387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858197955705970353.post-31204669321594059662008-08-19T08:07:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:07:00.000-07:00So the fat/flesh must contain water enough...Poor ...So the fat/flesh must contain water enough...<BR/><BR/>Poor things can't close their nostrils in all that blowing sand. Yish...<BR/><BR/>Miss Mari-Nanci<BR/><A HREF="http://smilnsigh.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Smilnsigh</A><BR/><A HREF="http://photoscitymine.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Photos-City-Mine</A><BR/><A HREF="http://twilight-smilnsigh.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">When Twilight Embraces</A>smilnsighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207943167502354530noreply@blogger.com