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[calhound]

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

i also saw this

More from Moe! A tour of the flowers around the bear center with Scott. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv74_LO76ew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfghkP3igow

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 58 here 65 in the barn 10 raccoonies. i fell in the barn yesterday afternoon jim was in there too pearl stepped on top of my right hand and jim fell on top of me and my right forearm got torn pretty badly. so lots of pain my hand is black and blue and looked like a golf ball was under it where my index finger and thumb are. jim cleaned up my forearm thought my hand was broke but i did not think so i took a pain pill and drank some cough syrup made a ice deal and went to bed put that ice on it pain pretty bad but then i fell asleep and jim went over to check on dee and duane was mowing he checked pearl woke me up said she was doing good thank you jim went back to sleep he is going to work then get sister for me. dont know what i would do without him. oh the golf ball has gone down and pain much better this morning.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- wow cal- i hope you are okay; it's bad enough to fall but then pearl and jim added on.  You are going to be sore for awhile.

Yesterday we had coffee after senior strength class. So glad we are back to that.  I really missed our chats  after class and  just 4 of the 5 in class stayed.  Two of the 4 have health problems- asthma  in one and heart problems and diabetes in the other. We all  confessed to being pretty careful in limiting contact with people. Our schools begin monday- masks required- and we're all curious to see what that brings. One of the girls who works at the front desk at the rec center is a senior this year and is really looking forward to getting back.

Our instructor has a son in college and he plays football and that season has been postponed so far. Lots of uncertainty and learning to adjust and cope.

52 here and clear again this morning.  New Guy- the stray tabby- has been a regular in the morning. He is still wary of me but we're working on it. He has a really beautiful round face and bug eyes. When the other 2 cats are done with their bowls New Guy makes a valiant effort to finish those bowls too.

Well time for breakfast-- have a great day jewelies!

[calhound]

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 67 here 70 in the barn. 8 raccoonies

hi lupe oh i am sore and my hand still very swollen. if i do nothing put ice on it looks a little better but of course i cant do that the bottom of my fingers are so swollen hard to type here looks like i am wearing a black glove. sister is here she drove very well on the gravel roads yesterday. have to go to walmart bank gas mcdonalds price choppers this morning so going to be a busy morning not much at walmart mostly sister needs to get a few things but its walmart. online learning at a lot of schools i dont know about the ones around here.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- 55 here and clear. We have had the most beautiful blue skies here lately. I think they are almost (not quite) Colorado blue.  It gets to the low 80's and with no humidity it is pleasant here. Went out to check the flower beds yesterday and pulling weeds is very difficult because the ground is so hard. Of course without rain even the weeds are finding it impossible to grow. Yay!

I'm thinking next week is time to get mums. I'll just put them in my containers where i pull out tired looking petunias.  I saw several Monarch caterpillars yesterday- they are so pretty. We still have lots of butterflies flitting about. Robins and swallows seemed to have moved on but the woodpeckers and cardinals are still around.

Dusting was on my  to do list yesterday. I dusted the tv stand and that's as far as  i got.  lol  Maybe today?!!

Have a great day jewelies!

[lupinelady]

Good early morning everyone-  i'm  posting early because hubby has a super early appt. in the city.

So surprised to see that our Ted was moved yesterday.  Looking forward to the update to see where he is located now. He sure seems mellow this a.m. Guess he is happy.

cal- hope your hand is better today

Have a great day jewelies!

[calhound]

Daily Updates
Ted?s Big Move and More - UPDATE August 20, 2020
20 August 2020
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Cinnamons male cub
Cinnamon's male cub
Ted has been tiring out with the number of behind the scenes tours we have run this summer because of covid restraints on the number of people per tour. To respect his fatigue, we are moving him to more appropriate quarters. We are shifting Lucky to Ted?s old digs where we bring most of the tours. To keep things fairly familiar for Ted, we sent his den Chalet along with him. That took big equipment. The video shows the action and ends with Ted entering his new home. As Ted entered the gate, he was limping somewhat. That?s why the staff had the new pen graded to make it more level for Ted to get around. Everyone agreed that the move was needed. We will continue to bring some behind the scenes tours to Ted, but not as many, as we have seen him wearing out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-GdnhSE3LY

Cinnamons female cub
Cinnamon's female cub
At the WRI, ID photos now show how the faces of Cinnamon?s male and female cubs differ. The dark part of the cheek of the female extends down farther than the male?s. The male has dark under his eye and then a light patch below it. It was simple once we knew which cub we were looking at.

On the pontoon ride with the course participants a couple days ago, we checked on the loon family. It?s been three years since they were successful in raising young. This year they are doing it. Both babies are now diving and catching fish themselves while a parent brings them additional fish. The youngsters have lost their fluffy feathers and are now growing the feathers that will fly them to the Atlantic Ocean. Over the next 3 years or so they will transition into the mature plumage for their return. We took the baby shot from a great distance. Then the parent apparently read our minds and came up near the pontoon boat. A nice surprise. Loons are beautiful.

Today?s surprise was seeing a newly fledged phoebe land on a branch as if to wait for food. Hurried to grab a camera but did not get back in time to get the parent feeding the baby or to set the depth of field to catch both in focus. The shot shows the baby opening its mouth to ask for more. I was glad to see a fledging of this second nesting. I don?t know how many there are.

Phoebe with fledgling
Phoebe with fledgling
Loon juvenile
Loon juvenile
Loon
Loon
 

Also, someone sent me a 4-minute video that made her cry to see the beauty of the Ely area. I don?t know how the producer found so many nice pictures, but I was proud to see that they included some of mine as well as the iconic picture of Lily that all of you will recognize. You will also see photos of the Bear Center's late Ambassador Bear Honey. This is the beauty that makes some of the Black Bear Field Course participants schedule a few extra days for an outfitter to set them up for canoeing and camping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgGgCrMkdz4

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 60 here 65 in the barn 8 raccoonies. wow that was something moving ted house . i hope it helps him alot poor ted walking i can relate to that. really happy ted is loved so much and taken care so well. love ted. video showing the beauty up in ely already knew how beautiful it is but loved the video beauty all over we have a piece of it how lucky are we.

Hi lupe! you are posting a little earlier. hope hubbys appt goes well have a safe trip today. hope you get back to see where ted went! my forearm is really sore it too all black and blue and huge tear in it. yesterday when we got home last night from taking sister back and i was done in the barn oh jim took it off yikes i would let him yesterday just kept that old on but got that bandage off and cleaned it out put a clean one on when i went to bed put my ice on it instead of my  hand which is still very swollen i took a picture of it yesterday sometime will post it

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[ra]

Hi Jewelies!  It's been hot and stormy lately, but today is cloudy and cooler.  Had a heck of a storm last night.  It's nice to have the tv working when it rains, but still having issues with my phone, especially.  They came and buried my cable this week and that seems to help... I don't have to unplug the modem near as much.  I'm supposed to get another discount on my bill, and another tech is coming next week to see if there's any way to fix it permanently.  What a trial this has been!

cal... Geez.  I sure hope your arm is getting better... I can only imagine how it looks!!  You're very lucky it wasn't broken!  And, Jim fell on you??  Oh, my!  Get the bubble wrap suit out!  I have a new pet... a big praying mantis has taken up residence in one of my potted plants.  I know it's a female, because I found a praying mantis skeleton in there with her.  You know they bite the heads off the male after they mate, right?  What a tradition!!  lol

lupine... It sounds like your life has gotten a little back to normal... a good thing.  My naked ladies STILL haven't shown up!  May be too hot still...  I was thinking the other day that I have a great niece named Izzy!  Good name.  Hers is short for Isabelle.

rues... Got my Clemson grand moved into her first apartment last weekend!  She could only have two people help her, so just her dad and cousin moved her in.  We went on Sunday to see her place and it's bigger than we expected.  There are 4 bedrooms with their own bathrooms, so she has 3 roommates.  One is a girl from China and stays in her room most of the time... maybe she's shy.  Another is from China, but stays with her boyfriend most of the time.  Classes started on Wednesday... online only for now.

Hope everyone is doing good and has a nice day!  MIA's... hi to you and hope you're ok.

[calihoula]

hi ra! on a short break just came in from the barn my big bandage on my forearm i see bloody    tired of treating in saw another black snake in my barn  in with sweets saw part of its lower body sweets watching it ram it sweets! it went in his mountain of hay so will have to keep looking hope my black hand can grab it fingers so swollen wow big apt for grand everyone has a master suite! sounds good esp if everyone gets along. is everyone doing online from their home? if so good own room own bathroom. sounds better on your cable if something has to be bad let it be the phone chiefs now banning fans wearing indian headdress and war paint and maybe tomahaw chop good luck with that one offensive to native americans i got native american in me not offended getting tired of everyone being offended oh donated zillion dollars to them then they said not be so offended. so really your not offended. oh they wanted to change horses name warpaint give me a break. your praying mantis fellows do not date her!

[johoward]

Cal ask your pharmacist for special big skin tear bandages.  You put them on and leave them until they lift up around the edges.  They are sometimes transparent and look awful but they worked for Joan many times.  They are sometimes called rapid healing bandages. Take care please God Bless ev1

[ra]

cal... Oh!  Not another snake!!  Make Jim catch it...  maybe.  lol  Your arm sounds awful.  Joho probably knows what he talking about and maybe you should try those bandages.

HI joho!!  Nice to see you!  I think we all need to give cal as much help as we can!   

[calhound]

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 65 here 70 in the barn 13 raccoonies.

hi joho! thanks alot i will go look for those bandages today. mine came off during the night and just raw sore and skin i got up and found the old one put it back on and held it kinda till i fell back to sleep.

hi ra! i got that snake yesterday went back in the barn ask pearl if she saw it nope turned back around and there he was moving towards the raccoonies pan and water bowls. my trusty trash can right there he could not hear me cause ac was running and pearls radio blaring away. his head was under a green grab and go bag i picked him right up he did not flay at all put him in the can out to smokie and down the road. he got right out went on his way.

hi lupe did it go good for hubby yesterday?

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