[intro discussion image] Hello everyone! I thought it would be fun to create a post where everyone can introduce (or reintroduce) themselves and get to know each other better. I’ve come up with some starter questions - please feel free to answer any that you’re comfortable with - or share someth…

Welcome, Walter! We live in Oregon! Since you love green plants and trees, you really need to visit Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia (Canada). So green here! We live in Portland, Oregon.

Thank you for the tip @PVGemini ! I’m looking at pictures online and I’m impressed by the variety of colors in plants and trees in your area! The Portland Japanese Garden looks dreamy :heart_eyes:

Portland Japanese Garden is lovely. It is within a larger park, Washington Park, which connects to another large park, Forest Park (aptly named). Hoyt Arboretum is also within Washington Park. Great hiking throughout—hilly. There is a really nice mix of evergreen and deciduous trees in the “Pacific…

Welcome @Walter . My son will be visiting the bay of Naples area next year on a Geography trip with his school. I housesit with my two teenage sons. We also enjoy the occasional sit in London, but most of our sits are in more rural areas, so I suppose we like it green too!

I’m glad you asked that! Sometimes it’s a little tricky maneuvering a new site.

The apps that identify things by sound and photos are quite fascinating if you ask me. I love the ability to scan and identify something! Its useful!

I agree, I love this show! I’m impressed they do this. Clever.

Só Nice to hear your post! I’m a new pet sitter here in the Mohawk Valley! It’s nice to be close to Canada, I’m hoping for some nice Canadian sits at some point.

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Welcome & Getting Started

Mark_B 29 September 2025 14:25 219

Hi @Tlmiam

This should also help you get started - 5 tips for anyone new to our forum

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