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[calhound]

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- 40 degrees here but we got no rain overnight. We have our own water!! It took 2 guys just 4 hours to dig in the ditch and get the water and power to the pump. It was fun and a bit nerve racking to watch the excavator digging within a couple of inches of the house. The man who did that part has just about 20 years with this company. While he was doing that the other guy was in the basement drilling a hole through the wall and doing all the other stuff. Then the Ditch Witch got going. After all was hooked up and the power turned on they took some time to flush our the chlorine the well diggers put in when they were here. I'm kind of picky and this water is good. So glad.
Hubby spent the afternoon trying to push down the huge mounds of dirt(mostly clay) that were left on top. While he did that I took advantage of the warm, calm and trimmed back some ornamental grasses and bushes in the barn garden. Less than an hour for me- I learned my lesson last year and am building up slowly.
Hopefully we'll get some rain to help get the dirt to settle.  But I think we heard that snow is in the forecast for Saturday. That is fine by me.
time for breakfast--have a great day jewelies!

[calhound]

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 48 here calling for thunderstorms later this morning i could cry barn still not all the way dry rain snow mix saturday rain monday very upsetting. im afraid to run the big fans sweets could get sick again and dont want pearl to get sick. i hope i can drive my car up close to the barn before the thunderstorm and unload the bags of pellets and pearls premium hay stuff is so heavy hard for me to roll it all the way to the barn.

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[calhound]

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[calhound]

i forgot hi lupe i saw iowa state lost by one 1 kstate wildcats got the win over tcu no more fans can come to the games now cause of you know who

[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- a chilly 40 here this morn with rain on the way. cal- we have snow forecast for Saturday also. wind later today to 30 to 35 mph gusts. all in all I think the next 9 days will be good ones to stay inside. I still have grasses to cut back but that can wait. Hubby worked on the piles of dirt on the grass outside. He got a lot done- the clay is really heavy- lots of moisture.

I did see some of the maples are budding out but it will be awhile before we see leaves. Even the moles are inactive. I'm hoping the noise from the machines the well drillers used scared the moles into the next county. I should be so lucky. lol The year we had the lawn rolled with a big commercial roller our local lawn care company used kept the moles away. I think the next  summer they were gone too.

today is basketball day - big 10 (which is really 14) tournament continues. Iowa plays Minnesota at 1:30. I haven't listened to the news as to whether the fans will be allowed in or not. I know the NCAA games will be very quiet. It's hard for me to grasp the effects the corona virus is having on the world right now. All the cities counting on income from sporting events and all the travelers staying home. The tennis tournament at Indian Wells being cancelled was a good decision- people from all over the world involved there.

So it is time for breakfast and maybe another cup of coffee. Still not used to my new schedule for classes. So far none of the rec center classes have been cancelled or suspended.

Have a great day jewelies!

[lupinelady]

cal- when does kstate play again. May have to put them in my schedule.

[calihoula]

hi lupe wildcats play tonight 6 pm esp2 @ baylor dark here storm  i got my car backed up to pearls door unloaded all of it dragged it in the barn lighting everywhere bark oh no calihoula outside better move it got her in getting ready for more barn work.

[lupinelady]

cal- hope your chores are done- all my basketball games have been cancelled. My schedule is all messed up. I may have to do a project or two. lol

[calihoula]

hi lupe just fed the dogs taking a ten minute break then grain pearl sweets fed picked up poop throw a flake feed cats chores be done at about five thank you checked my game canceled too cause of you know who. i dont have to hurry bad now i put two books on waiting list at my library ebooks got samples to read will do that later today i love charlaine harris sookie stackhouse series vampire werewolves fairies tuff fairies too she has a new series gunnie rose first two out i have not read for a long time two wizards trying to get from texoma to mexico the usa is fractured since the assisination of franklin roosevelt and great depression they hire gunnie rose to get them there looking for someone third book almost out in may oh boy two to read then a third one

[calhound]

Daily Updates
Corona Safe, Woodchuck, Lame Deer, Minks - UPDATE March 12, 2020
12 March 2020
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With all the talk about Coronavirus, I?m glad to be safe in Ely with the nearest case over 200 miles away?only 9 in Minnesota so far?all in southern Minnesota.20200312 Mink Spot
Mink Spot

Out the window, the first woodchuck was a little late for groundhog day. Mating season is coming up for them.

A red squirrel visitor was lactating.

The lame buck found a snow free spot where the sun had bounced off the cabin and melted it extra fast. He wasn?t putting a lot of weight on his left front leg and held it up as he nibbled grass.

Streak has been back the last couple days with no sign of Spot since this picture on the 9th.

Woodchuck
Woodchuck
Lame buck
Lame buck
 

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 33 here 51 in the barn one raccoon. oh griz now you know who is mentioned in the update. happy it is not in ely hope it does not make its way there hope it does not make its way anywhere else.  i love that picture of that woodchuck! another real cutie for sure. such a gift.

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[calhound]

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- hmmmmm-- I got up super early then fell asleep in my chair and woke up at 6:55. Went to meet my walking friend and then spin class. Got home and started a post then while I was taking a sip of coffee my computer decided to do a restart all on its own. Geez!!

Anyhow all is fine here. The rec center cancelled my senior strength classes next week. Their reasoning is that it's spring break and since there would be more kids around than usual in the morning it would be better not to expose the seniors. Or something like that. So glad that children don't seem to be getting the virus.
Have a great day jewelies!