Thanks, Hilde!
I've been pondering for several days now how the downs has changed even recently. Perusing and sorting the membership list, and missing Birdland, and Gandalf_theGrey among others, it struck me that the posters had changed, and the Downs had changed; there are forums I visit daily and forums I visit rarely; but The Downs is still a marvelous place to be. I wanted some longer perspective, and these threads help me find that. I'll ponder for a bit, I think.
But I sure do miss that morphing dolphin.