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[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 68 here raining again 71 in the barn 10 baby raccoonies 2 moms ortho dr place called me yesterday got an appt for tues morning.

hi lupe! izzy is close enough to dizzy i always felt whatever their name is i stick to it cause that is their name. love she got up with hubby. sounds like you got a tennis watching football sports watching friend to sit with in the recliner. 

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- nice here with the windows open and ac off. Izzy likes to watch the birds- we have wonderful windowsills for her to lounge on. Sometimes she falls asleep there too.  Yesterday i worked outside for a couple of hours. When i came in Izzi was getting ready to take a nap. I said why are you tired? hubby says- I fixed the mouse on a string and she played for a long time.  We bought a pretty grey mouse with red feathers on it last Sunday.  Do you think she realizes mice don't have feathers?

cal- glad you got an appt. I tried to get an appointment with my vet but the line was busy all day. Need to get chechup for Izzi . Hubby said phones in a nearby town were out so maybe that was the problem. Will try again today. I did get a hair appointment far 5 PM today- i'm completely out of shampoo that i get from her.  Hair doesn't look too bad but i really need the shampoo.
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Really dry here but the weather is cooler.
Time for breakfast- have a great day jewelies!

[calhound]

black bear people of ely mn said this....No update - Donna and Dr. Rogers are going out. - LM

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 63 here 68 in the barn. 5 babies one mom

hi lupe sounds like izzy and hubby had fun with the mouse and the bird. its really nice outside. i sent you an email yesterday

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- a bit cloudy here but nice and cool. The breeze has been out of the northeast  which is unusual for us. I had a couple of windows on the east side of the house open- one in the kitchen. Our gravel road is on the east side of the house maybe 50 feet from the house. There were only 2 cars that went by all day . When i went in the kitchen to make lunch there was dust on the counter.   That is how dusty the roads are here.  So those windows will remain closed. Izzy does love to sit on the sills and look outside and we have south and west ones open so she had plenty of room to lay down if she wants to.

I'm really loving the weather right now. There isn't much outside stuff to do but i still an put in a couple hours just puttering around.
cal- i think of you whenever my Missouri primrose is blooming. It's main bloom time is late spring and early summer then it goes kind of dormant. but when we get even just a little rain it blooms again. Cheerful yellow blooms. Wonderful.  My new hibiscus is blooming too in the barn garden. I may post a picture if i an get it to work.

Hungry -time for breakfast... Have a great day jewelies!

[lupinelady]

Forgot pictures-lol

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[calihoula]

hi lupe your pictures are beautiful! izzy looks good in her chair! one of my moms cat little lee she is really little too she is white and black and has a black spot like izzys by her mouth too. long hair like izzy too. jim and i went to richmond motor vec to get my handicap placcid the other day dr buzard forgot to check perm box and gosh he dated it next to date brackets that *#*# lady said to date it there i rolled my eyes and she gave me a look like say more out you go. sister was with me. after waiting in line for 40 min so jim and i got there an hour early opens at 8:30 brought a folding chair no one there i read the window open last sat of the month um jim we left headed up to excelsior they opened at 9 heard wait is 3 hours long there jim zoomed there people getting out of their cars jim not handicap got to the door. i finally got there he went and got my chair everyone nice said no one would take your place but i am thinking jim here do i know that. an hour wait sun came out no longer cooler got in then my placcid cards computer would not recognize it or any of them jeff city closed today she said monday jim said i cant do it monday and as you can see she cant walk. so she wrote the placcid card number on this paper gave me two i got them she said will mail me the one monday the letter she gave is good too. that will help me parking. i googled that dr buzard said very poor reviews poor he is from india so sure his english broken up reviews said very rude does not spend time with you and did not fix alot of people jim had told me about dr orr he does richmond hospital too liberty too googled him five stars out of 60 reviews older man 32 years experience so i will go see him later. so cancel dr black monday. past our house over that hill lots of homes lots of tractors trucks cars go by dust all this house every single day and never open a window and had lots of rain still lots of water on the ground not raining now. you got screens in your windows? boo boo has poked his big head thru ours we had one left power went out jim opened it wait jim too late boo boo got it now generator so not lose ac anymore but i want another generator for the barn its just as important. can run big fans in there with extension cords but need ac after we left getting placcid went thru mcdonalds i got large diet dr pepper and sausage biscuit gave sausage to boo boo. yesterday i was trying to do this and that so ran trigger to get living room floor swept boo boo came in i gave him a sausage patty he dropped in the foyer scared of trigger trigger zoomed past him into the living room i yelled go get it now boo hurry he ran in there got it ran on the couch!

[ruesgram]

Hi Jewelies! We got almost 2 inches of rain the other day. Nice not to have to water plants. Robin's couch came earlier than expected on Wed. She told the drivers that she was there alone and didn't know how she was ever going to get the couch inside. But she understood with the covid restrictions that they weren't supposed to take it inside. Well, these 2  very nice  delivery guys said... honey we'll take it inside for you, no problem. Whew, glad of that! That thing came in a huge box. We would have had to cut it out of the box before we could get it inside! The couch is grey. I think it looks like a man's suit material. It's a lot smaller than her big old leather sectional. She has so much more room now to add another chair, end table or whatever. Tela freaked out when she saw it! That girl doesn't like change.

Cal, what an ordeal you had trying to get your handicap thing! Why must things be so hard. Crow and I have to get our drivers license renewed this month. I dread that with a passion. Since we are getting the federal license I had to go to the courthouse and get a copy of our marriage certificate. The marriage certificate verifies why my name was changed from what was on my birth certificate! Good grief! We were married in 1971. I've had that married name a lot longer than my maiden name! Do you think you will have to have knee surgery? Crow saw his ortho doc last week for a steroid shot in his shoulder. While he was there he had the doc look at his knee. Doc thinks he will have to have surgery on it, but not a replacement. Thank goodness.  I was wondering how Trigger was doing!  I got a new Dyson cordless sweeper. I really like it but Wilson is scared to death of it! Being battery operated it isn't as loud as my old sweeper. But for some reason it frightens him! When I run the old sweeper, he follows behind me from room to room. Hopefully he'll get use to it.

Lupe, I love the name Izzy! My grandma's name was Elizabeth but most people called her Lizzie. My neighbor's granddaughter's name is Isabella and she goes by Izzy. I love those old names. Izzy the cat is beautiful! She couldn't have found a better home to live out her life! Last week Robin found a tuxedo kitten in her driveway. We think she was a female but weren't sure. Robin saw the kitten in the morning on her way to work. She was in the same spot when she came home at 5. Poor thing was skinny and covered in fleas. No sign of a momma. Robin took her inside, fed her and cleaned her up. Her plans were to take her to the humane society the next morning. But unfortunately the little thing passed away overnight. :'( We think momma left her because she was sick. Robin was so upset but I reminded her that she gave that little kitty love and care right to the end. Robin admitted that she had decided not to take her to the shelter but instead was going to keep her. I had figured that out the night before. I know my daughter.   Wilson has a couple of those mice with feathers, too! Beautiful hibiscus!

Big old black clouds are rolling in. Looks like rain. Have a nice afternoon! Stay safe!

[calhound]

Daily Updates
Chokecherries Ripening and A Mystery Solved - UPDATE August 1, 2020
01 August 2020
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Here and there, chokecherries that survived the spring drought are ripening. We?re seeing some pits in the scats but much more green fibrous mush from eating plants. Ricky w /chokecherries
Ricky w /chokecherries
Plants bears fall back on in times of scarce berries are pea vine, jewel weed, clover, young grasses, and some others. Two good Samaritans found a patch of chokecherries and offered them to handsome 4-year-old Ricky (son of Samantha, grandson of Braveheart, great grandson of Blackheart, great great grandson of Shadow) who appreciated it.

Phoebe
Phoebe
Chokecherries
Chokecherries

I?ve wondered where the phoebes have nested the last couple years. The pair has been here flitting about catching flying insects, but we haven?t watched carefully enough to notice where they were taking them to their nestlings. For years, they had nested under the eaves of the garage. A couple days ago, I noticed that they were bringing food to a nest under the third floor deck. At this time of year, it would be their second nesting. Now we know. Phoebes are very drab birds. They perch wagging their tails, which gives away their identity. Then they fly out, catch a flying insect, and either eat it or deliver it to their nestlings. This individual is bringing a caterpillar to the nestlings.

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 68 here 71 in the barn 3 raccoonies my baby is getting so big looks like a mom full moon is pretty helps me see on the sidewalk to the barn and back. the dogs howling in the kitchen griz bark bark bark. those chokeberries look good. phoebe is a cutie. i can hear barney on the tv andy griffen show on the weekend no news till 5 am

hi rues! i was wondering about robins couch oh so good they helped her sad about that kitten when i was done in the barn last night i saw a little baby mouse laying on its side i petted it brought it in i have a cage for sick or dying mice so they can die in peace have some food and water and know someone cares for them it was gone this morning. nice we had no rain yesterday i need to mow the dogs yard been so wet maybe i can get that done today. i have to call buzards office tell them i want to go with someone other than dr black. call black tomorrow cancel him for sure. i hope no surgery. i thought crow had a knee replacement. funny about wilson following you from room to room when sweeping. i was afraid boo boo would put the hurt on trigger but he is scared gets on the couch. when the price comes down i will probably get a bigger horse. it will empty itself and is not random like trigger goes back and forth in a straight line. recharge itself and head back out poor thing will running all the time so i hope i will be able to shut it off too.

Hi JP ra told me you were back at your puzzle thread!

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- slept in and leaving soon. Will catch up later.

Have a great day jewelies!

[jpalmken]

Do not faint.  I am alive and firly well..  I d am not able to follow the Jewel thread  much any moare as I can not clearly read the text ion the computer screen.  I miss thaat.  I do not type very well, either and I have to go over the words a lot to correct them.   The puzzle  thread has shapes, which I can follow and my typing is limited to short  entries.  My solve times are usually pretty slow.   Obviously it is a result of aging.  If 96 iis this hard what will 97 be?

God love you all, you aare a bery large portion of my life.

[calhound]

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Bear News from Sharon Herrell - UPDATE August 2, 2020
02 August 2020
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Bear news from Sharon Herrell:

Ted
Ted
The pond area has exploded with beauty. The wild flower mix that the gardener suggested to Spencer has produced great colors.

Ted had an interesting walk this morning. He left his den and chose to walk along his fence before approaching the mound. He then rested facing the forest instead of facing the camera. Tasha
Tasha
He sat for a while and then walked down to the viewing area. He ate a small amount of treats then walked back to his den. He took a couple of breaks along his route. Ted is slowing down and as his caregiver I respect his time and the energy it takes for him to get to the viewing area; it is excellent exercise for him.

I watched Tasha as she walked into the pond. She was manipulating the logs to get an apple that was lodged beneath one of them. She pushed down and moved the log, dislodging the apple. She grabbed it and took it to the grass above the falls and ate it. She then ate some of the raspberries standing up and pulling the plants towards her.Lucky
Lucky

Lucky bear was stung a couple of times this week while he sat pestering Ted. There is a spot near the cedars that Lucky lays in and plays near Ted's den. When called to get him to the viewing area, Lucky paused with one paw up as if he were going to prance.Holly
Holly

The bears are always doing interesting things, but Lucky is by far the most creative as Tasha is talented.

The bears started hyperphagia a couple weeks ago. Are the bears telling a story of what is to come in weather? Holly has been eating and warning Lucky to stay away from her food. She was also seen with dirt on her nose and fresh dirt was noticed in the Tasha dug den. The race to dig has begun.

Thank you for all you do,
Sharon Herrell, Sr. Bear Keeper

[calhound]

HI JEWELIES! OUR SPECIAL ONE AND ONLY JEWELIE WAS HERE!


HI JP! I DID ALMOST FAINT BUT SO HAPPY YOU CAME HERE!  LOVE YOU! WE UNDERSTAND!

IT IS 62 HERE 68 IN THE BARN ONE MOM RACCOONIE 4 BABIES.  GREAT UPDATE FUNNY LUCKY PESTERING TED AND GOOD TED GETS HIS EXERCISE SHARON DOES A GREAT JOB THEY ALL DO.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- it is 58 here with the windows open. I put on sweatpants and a fleece. lol 

cal- had to laugh about getting a bigger trigger; i thought  you meant a real horse. Then i read further.  I hope you get your mowing done. We've been mowing every 10 days or so. The only place that is growing is where i've been watering the new stuff. Hubby planted some tree seedlings last month- one's he dug up at bil's house. They don't look too good- will have to see. He planted one in the area where i mow and i put a tomato cage around it so i wouldn't mow it off. I'm pretty famous for doing that!!

rues- i so love your Robin- giving that kitten compassion in its final hours. Takes a super special person to do that.

jp- yay- so glad to hear from you. I haven't been to the puzzle thread in a long time. Think about you a lot.  Stay safe!!!

My daily routines have changed with the addition of Izzy. She continues to amaze and delight us. She has numerous "favorite" sleeping places as well as windows to look out. Yes- all our open windows have screens and she hasn't messed with them at all. When we are gone she doesn't mess with anything. Not my ear buds or my camera which i left on the floor by my chair. She doesn't get on the tables or kitchen counters. So perfect and she gets in my lap and purrs for a long time.

ra- did you get a bunch of rain from Isaiiasis? spelling is wrong.

Need to get a move on- trip to the city this morning. My rec center routine changes this month. our class has moved back to Tuesday and Thursday at 9 AM. I'm glad for that. So just walk first thing today.

Have a great day jewelies!