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[calhound]

cousin janice

[lupinelady]

Hi everyone- I just got up a little before noon. I think my hours will be almost normal from now on. Besides Rafa, Roger and Novak only 2 Americans remain in the tournament- Tenys Sandgren and Sofia Kenin. Last night I went to bed at midnight and set the alarm for 2 AM to see Roger. I had a terrible time figuring out how to turn that blasted alarm off. After the match I went back to bed so I think I may be caught up on sleep.

Rafa plays at 2 AM so i'll just go to bed early tonight and get up early. He plays Kick Kyryios from Australia so it should be a good match.

My sil and I had a good time yesterday- a long lunch and a few errands. Her son and daughter changed their plans and asked that I bring my sil to my house and they would come get her and take her to the hospital then to her new place. So I was off the hook but it was still difficult for me knowing what the plan was. It is for the best.

I agree with you and Dr. Rogers cal- where are all the woodpeckers? We have a few but not like in years past. I still wonder about the lack of swallows last summer. So worried about our natural order of things. Is this normal or man made changes??

rues- so glad to have Robin back in a few hours. I've enjoyed the photos and stories.

johoward- good to hear from you; i'm sending positive vibes your way.

cal- cousin Janice did it again-lol!! Sadly I remember when those comments were made!

Have a great day jewelies!

[Nora in IA]

Wow I remember going to the junior college from the fall of '71 to June of '73 there was a gas station right near the college and if you showed your card from the college we could get gas for $.25  I forget how much it was without it.  And my first husband and I stayed at a hotel in Houston when we took my folks car down to Harlingen when they moved down there and it was $35 a night.  We thought that was awful expensive, but did it anyway.

Rues, Robin sure gets some good trips in!

Lupe, sorry if your sister hasn't been well.  Must be moving too.  Oh I see she is going to assisted living with memory care.  Sorry to hear that.  We have that up here too.  Sorry to hear about everyone else too.                                                                                                     

Johoward, that's good news on Joan!

[Nora in IA]

Oh no, how is Jim's dad, Cal?

[Nora in IA]

Johoward I had posted the album of our dog, Chester, in the snow and you wondered what he really thought of snow.  Yes, he loves it.  He gets warm in the house.  First snow and he's out rolling around in it, lying in it, you name it.  There is a real little hill where the driveway ends and he lays down on the top and scrunches around so he slides down it. 

[lupinelady]

 hi all-- cal- Rafa on ESPN2 right now !!!Just starting. cul

[calhound]

Daily Updates
A Rare Hawk Here! Then Some Sobering News - UPDATE January 26, 2020
26 January 2020
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Sitting at my desk mid-morning, a big bird with a light underside swooped by. My first thought was a snowy owl. 20200126 Goshawk juv
Goshawk juvenile
Then it landed outside my window and folded its brown wings. A juvenile Northern Goshawk! I haven?t seen this rare hawk since April 30, 2002. Very impressive with its 2-foot length and nearly 4-foot wingspan. On the branch, I could see the white eyebrow mark and uneven tail bars that distinguish it from its smaller cousin the Cooper?s Hawk. As I angled the camera up from my chair, the hawk spotted it and flew.

The Sibley bird book says: ?Rare. Found in very small numbers in mixed forests where clearings, wetlands, or other features provide open areas. Hunts mainly from perch for grouse, rabbits, and squirrels, launching explosive attack once prey is sighted.?

I suspect it spotted red squirrels in the yard.

It was the highlight of the day. The mink left tracks on the ground but must have been too full of bologna to pay a proper visit. It always feels good to go out on the second floor deck and have the deer no longer run away but just look up for me to sprinkle sunflower seed hearts on the snow. Deer nibbling balsam fir
Deer nibbling balsam fir
Four watched in a tight group for that scene today. They often nibble branches of the balsam fir tree in the yard between sunflower treats.

Then I got a call. I?m glad I visited my birth mother on January 6 and have those memories. She passed this evening at 97 years and 2 weeks. Just today, I was looking at a picture of me dancing with her at Kelly?s wedding 16 years ago. I also remember her and me riding on a snowmobile going to see Gerry the Bear who I named after her in April 1989. She liked Gerry. Good memories.

Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 25 here and very very foggy i told pearl it is cold in this barn see my breath check the thermostat on 44 i did not put it there so either jim did why i dont know or racoon did it. i put it back on 47 furnace kicked right on warmed it up.. when i read the update headline thought clear was found dead but it was dr rogers birth mom. sorry for his loss happy not clear.

Hi Lupe I woke up at 1:45 am put on tennis watch stan win i was for him too and then rafa with that nick sorry i do not like that nick got rafa on in the living room hope rafa wins it.

hi nora! jims dad is doing good in rehab at the hospital jim was gong to go see him yesterday but laid around all day instead. i think his dad will be home in time for the superbowl! Go Chiefs!!

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[calhound]

Lupe what a match!! yay rafa!

hi rues i hope all of you got back home yesterday!

[Nora in IA]

Still great puzzles here Cal and thanks for doing all the updates.  That's too bad about Dr. Roger's mom, but she had a long life and they got to spend time together recently, no having to "wish I had...."

I easily could have missed it, but is there every any news on Quill?

[ruesgram]

Hi Jewelies! Each of Robin's flights yesterday arrived ahead of schedule. That doesn't happen often! We picked her up a little before 5pm and we were home by 7. She talked all the way home, non stop. She said this was the best trip EVER! But then she says that about all her trips! Lol! She says Finnish people are so nice and polite. She took today off  from work so she could rest and recooperate!

Cal, sad about Dr Rogers mom. Glad he got to spend some time with her. Robin asked us last night what we thought about Kobe Bryant's death. We've been avoiding tv news lately and hadn't heard about it! Just never know when it's your time.   Fun reading cousin Janice's list! I was 7 in 1957. My biggest expense then was penny candy at our local neighborhood grocery store up the alley from our house. Mom ran a bill there and she would send us there to pick up a couple loaves of bread. We took our pennies and bought penny bubble gum! Dad did the main grocery shopping at the A&P down on the highway. On payday it would be a treat for us because we would all go with him to Parkersburg to the big Kroger store! My how things have changed! Lol!

Lupe, I'm glad you didn't have to take your sil to her new place. I think that would have been so hard to do. Glad you guys had a nice time. 

Nora, I had a 69 light blue VW bug in 1973. It cost me under than $3 to fill it up! I loved that little car.

Have a nice evening, Jewelies!

[lupinelady]

Hi everyone- Rafa played a great game but Krygios made him work for the win. I've watched Krygios mature in his game and his attitude over the years and i'm proud of the way he played and handled himself last night or I guess it was this morning. I went back to bed after the match.

Just wen I thought i'd get back to normal hours the schedule came out for tonight. Sophia Kenin plays at 6 PM and then Iowa basketball at 7:30. The last American man Tenys Sandgren plays Roger Feferer at 9:30 and Novak plays at 2 AM. Don't know when i'll sleep.

rues- so glad Robin is back and can rest a day.
Nora- was quill from the Snowman Cam? or NABC? 

cal- I've never seen a goshawk- have you? Poor pearl- was she shivering? We still have ice here- gravel roads are really bad in places. Pavements are clear though.

Dr. Rogers- so sorry for your loss but glad you visited recently.

Have a great day jewelies!

[calihoula]

hi nora! no dr rogers has not said anything on quill for a long time hope that little bear is big now. he may have showed up but dr rogers did not see him. yes good dr rogers and birth mom no saying i wish had he was lucky too two moms

hi rues! yay you guys are back and this was robins best trip ever! now seeing harry potter stuff in england and play thats a wow too and going to ny and she has the best trips ever! i was 2 i remember getting penny candy at our new rexall pharmacy it had a ice cream counter too grocery store next door had wooden floors and old man weaver give you a nickel for soda bottles. we would ride our bikes or our horses there mom used to shop at krogers.  i had a 1967 triump spitfire convertible two seater got great gas mileage

hi lupe! at first nick was giving rafa a look course rafa gave it back they said they did not like each other but nick did make rafa work for it and rafa said nice stuff about him after he won and nick seemed happy about that rafas wife her ring looks pretty sparkly she is beautiful rafa so handsome. i wondered if you went back to bed.

[calhound]

black bear people of ely mn said this  No update tonight - all is well. LM