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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- oh cal- still laughing at your comment about Serena's chest! I've always been amazed at her athleticism in spite of the "girls."  Just the difference in body types between Serena and Venus is so amazing. 

Play on the outside courts was suspended for rain so i got to bed at a reasonable hour. Two matches need to be completed today. Nine matches on my slate today- early start and late finish.

48 this morning and clear- i am loving this weather.  I pulled out all my petunias that were leggy and made room for mums. Maybe i can find time today to get to the greenhouse. Need some potting soil to repot my 2 houseplants to bring inside.  My inventory of houseplants was severely pruned by several baby racoons earlier this summer. Such devastation but oh so fun to see those babies.

rues- so sorry about Boo- we all here feel for you. But what a lucky kitten. Robin has her work cut out for her.  I've done my share of fostering orphans and it is quite a commitment. Sending good vibes her way.

Time for breakfast here-  Have a great day jewelies!

[calihoula]

hi you guys i got the no pull harness on the girls there was some pulling jim had to lift them up in my car penny whining away pulled up jim got out got them out took them down the sidewalk i got out heading there he opened the door brownie went in penny no jim yelling at her cussing god was kinda kicking her rear end two women that work there came out i was yelling at jim he cussed penny oh rues afraid he would say that word! he did not. brownie decided she wanted back out lady came behind penny gently pushing her butt penny screamed to the top of her lungs peed all over then others came out. i told jim take brownie i got penny and we went in girls making sure i was with them tried to weigh them and that did not go over well lady said that is okay they are big dogs get the max dose jim was sitting with brownie dr came out with shots brownie growling i told them she is aggressive not penny so brownie got a muzzle on jim put it on penny got her shot and peed all over. i offered to clean it but they said its okay. only 40.00 you guys! when we left those girls did not need help getting back in car jumped right in lets go mom. i drove home two girls slept brownie sleeping now penny still kinda wanting to chew penny knock it off! she is much better. happy that is over. dr chaeffer pearls dr i told him how good she is now and jim has her pictures and video on his phone showed him he was so pleased. i told him ive not had a vet this good since ed. rues xoxo

[calhound]

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All Seems OK - UPDATE September 4, 2020
04 September 2020
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Ted 9-3-2020
Ted 9-3-2020

With no hunters around today and no gunshots, all seems okay.

A picture of Ted from yesterday makes his forehead look white. It could be the sun. I want to see him soon for myself.

Jacks foot
Jack's foot
Here at the WRI, One-eyed Jack?s toes are the whitest I?ve seen on any bear. He is in his early to mid-20?s, guessing 23. I?ll have to double-check the toes of 33-year-old Shadow when I can. She has the whitest forehead I?ve ever seen.

Beautiful, quiet day.

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 one raccoonie. teds head does look white and jacks paw looks like a dogs paw.

hi ra thanks for the kentucky derby reminder i would hate to miss that.

In an already unconventional year for horse racing, one of the sport?s longest-running and well known events will take place four months later than originally planned.

The 2020 Kentucky Derby, which was moved from the first Saturday in May to the first Saturday in September (Sept. 5, 2:30 p.m. ET, NBC) will be the race?s 146th edition?and possibly its most unique, since Churchill Downs will be fanless and jockeys will follow strict COVID-19 precautions, among other things.

The 146th Kentucky Derby will air on Saturday, Sept. 5 starting at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC as well as NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Post time is set for approximately 7:01 p.m. ET.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone-  58 here and clear.
cal- you do have a time with those girls but only $40. Good for you. I took Izzy in for a checkup yesterday. Her meds would run out on sunday and with the holiday i wanted my vet to know she wasn't right yet. Multiple sneezes and snot flying. I was supposed to ust drop her off  and wait for a call to pick her up. I hate that but my vet is booked out 3 weeks. Geez!! Well- when i got there they could take me right away. So a different antibiotic and an antihistamine.  So glad i could bring her right home.  It is so nice having an indoor cat- the first couple days here she tried to get out when i fed the outside cats. It took me a little while to figure out that i had to put her food down first. She thought  all the food would be outside! She spends a lot of time looking out the windows but is content to just look.
Three American women won yesterday  Jen Brady, Shelby Rogers and Catherine McNally.
Todays matches are JJ Wolf and Francis Tiafoe- 2 American men left. Also Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin and Amanda Anisimova. Also Sloane Stephens and Serena Williams are still in it but unfortunately they play each other. Catherine Mc nally plays again today since yesterday's match was a finish match postponed from Thursday. The numbers are getting smaller but still seem to spread over a whole day for me. It looks like an early night tonight.

Have a great day jewelies!

[calihoula]

hi lupe i was in my room earlier saw serena play sloan looked like sloan doing okay considering its serena then chores back in here but derby on did serena win?

hi you guys im going with tiz the law like tennis i dont miss the fans being there. saw a filly win prerace her jockey leaned over and kissed her. pretty cool. chiefs will cut down fans next thursday night but will have fans hope the ones who get to go have big loud mouths.

[calihoula]

great race no one hurt authentic beat out tis the law

[calhound]

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 74 here 71 in the barn one raccoonie.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- posting a bit early because it looks like we may have storms coming through soon.  Yay for rain!  cal- yes Serena did win yesterday and the only other American to win is Francis Tiafoe. He is the last American man left.  Sofia Kenin also won.
Today Novak plays at 1 PM and Jen Brady plays at 10 AM and Shelby Rogers this afternoon maybe around 2.

I checked the Steelers schedule- they start with monday night the 14th for an away game against the Giants. So cool.

I went to my local greenhouse yesterday and got a bunch of mums- too many really but i just love mums. Here they are marginal as perennials so mostly i just keep them as annuals in containers.  I do have a couple in bed that keep coming back plus one that is pale pink and pale yellow. That one is very prolific. I also got one Swedish ivy repotted and ready to bring inside. I had put this plant from the house into many containers. The racoons  destroyed the original  pot on the back porch (along with all but 2 of the pots on the porch). So i'm reclaiming the plants from the containers. I went really early on Saturday but there were bunches of people there already. They have zillions of mums and they had already sold a bunch, So good to see our local businesses doing well.

Need to feed the outside guys before the weather hits.

Have a great day jewelies!

[calihoula]

hi lupe thanks for tennis scores i figured serena and her girls won. we went to the feed store got pearls grain im getting ready to clean out her and sweets water tank. i saw rain heading for you. jim cut pearls clover earlier still waiting for that high wind here. got tennis on dont know these women. round 16. cool steelers monday night football 14 is big ben back? teams out to get the chiefs but we got weapons doubtful jim says we will lose thursday cause got those big contracts dont care about winning now  chiefs got their superbowl rings tuesday right after patrick proposed to his longtime girlfriend brittany with a huge rock! she said let me think about it no just kidding said yes. oh you got see little raccoonies worth some broken pots!

[calihoula]

lupe i got tennis on in an out earlier i see novak playing but hurt down on the ground back to chores then see someone in trouble looks like novak was okay playing but wait novak in trouble saw replay oh oh he was mad hit the tennis it hit a line judge i dont know but seems he did not mean too but still rules and need to control our temper so chores came back novak is defaulted. wow

[ruesgram]

Hi Jewelies! I'm babysitting a tiny little kitten! Yikes, it's so scary. Robin brought her, no name yet, here an hour ago. Then she went back home to spend some  alone time with Tela. Tela isn't growling at the kitten any more but she isn't loving her either! Little kitty has a vet appointment Tuesday. Robin wanted our fav vet Dr Casto to see her but like Lupe's vet, Casto is booked up for a couple weeks. Robin took whatever vet she could get in with. She wants to make sure that it is safe for Tela to be around kitty. Hope Robin gets back here before feeding time!

Cal, strange watching the Derby without seeing all those ladies in their hats! Glad it wasn't raining. I didn't have a favorite. Thought they were all beautiful! Well, Crow certainly surprised me the day after Boo passed away when he said that he bet Molly was waiting for Boo at the other end of the Rainbow Bridge! He said she was of course being the troll she always was to him when he wanted to get into the living room. But this time she told him he could come on across. And they ran off together. Crow never says things like that. But I'm glad he did!

Ra,  how's things going at your daughter's school? Kids start here on Tuesday. First football games were played on Friday night. Next Friday's games for both local high schools have been cancelled because the counties they were supposed to play went in the red zone which means too many ykw cases! Going to be a crazy season sounds like to me.

Lupe, I haven't even thought about mums! Most of my annuals are looking raggedy! I did bring inside a couple houseplants yesterday. I'm going to leave most of them outside for as long as I can. It has been perfect weather here the last couple days. Highs in the 70's and night's in the 50's. Robin got in the pool yesterday and said the water was cold. Won't be long before we close the pool for winter. We would have already done it if it weren't for Robin wanting to float around on that slice of pizza! She does have a nice tan.

Have a nice evening! Stay safe!

[calhound]

Daily Updates
Bear News from Sharon Herrell - UPDATE September 6, 2020
06 September 2020
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This week's news, Tasha enjoys an apple, Lucky's eye in the sky and Ted's day out.

Ted
Ted
Earlier this week a few Ely residents shared their abundant supply of apples with our bears. It is interesting when our bears find apples on the mound, around or in the pond, apples become a treasured treat. If we put them in their dinner or breakfast bowl, apples aren't as welcome as grapes.

Tasha has surpassed her 2019 hibernation weight as of Friday's weigh in. Given the fact that we do many Behind The Scene tours it's ok; she will just have to dig a bigger den for herself. She is seen in her picture enjoying an apple she found on the mound. We are hoping that one of the bears or all the bears become responsible for planting a small orchard in the 2 1/2 acres.

Lucky
Lucky
Ted had another nice day out of his enclosure. He ate grass for a while on the mound, had words with Lucky and walked down to the viewing area. He now weighs 651. He is spending more time marking near his old den. He also uses the rich cedar oils to keep bugs away and add glow to his sleek new fur.

The climb to peer across the other enclosures is a short jump and climb for Lucky. He easily did it and stayed there for a short time just looking around. Don't you wonder what goes through their minds? Lucky is strong and goes up with little loss of energy. He has only taken down the chokecherry tree and bent over the ash tree.

Holly posed in the Black-eyed Susans and Wild Mustard as one of our Pond Chat Moderators, Marge, snapped a picture with the PTZ cam. The flowers around the pond add such beautiful background to an already beautiful bear. Holly has slowed down as have all the bears. We are in fall transition with our bears. They will soon get straw in preparation for denning.

Fall transition is the last phase a bear goes through before hibernation. From our website: Fall transition a is a period after hyperphagia when metabolic processes change in preparation for hibernation. Bears voluntarily eat less but continue to drink to purge body waste. They become increasingly lethargic, resting 22 or more hours per day often near water. Active heart rates fall from 80-100 per minute to 50-60 per minute and sleeping heart rates fall from 66-80 per minute to less than 22 per minute."

Holly
Holly
Tasha
Tasha
Tasha
Tasha
 

We are proud to announce that we will have a Retirement Celebration for Ted on September 25. The time to be announced. If you'd like to be a part of his celebration and send him a card or email, please send it to me at [email protected] with a short one line note by September 23. Your retirement sentiments will be re-written on a large card addressed to Ted. Ted will have special a watermelon ?cake? filled his favorite fruits. Ted has many fans let's show him how much he is loved. We have other fun surprises planned for Ted so mark the date and will let you know once we have more details.

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

Thank all of you and to Sharon for this update,
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

 

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 71 here 71 in the barn 2 raccoonies. loved the update not sure about teds retirement does that mean no more visitors cause i would think ted will miss that. he is a big boy and sharon please comb out his back. all the bears look so good. almost time for the bears to go to sleep. i will love that daylight time this time fall back.we are in for rain tonight and thru friday not all the time but chance every day and temp drop first they said in 40's now 50's.

hi lupe big stuff on novak lost his rank prize money etc.

hi rues! i bet tela will like the little one just take a little time. hope you did okay with her. yay robin taking the little one in!!! Very nice of crow to say that sure molly let boo in and they are sticking together for sure. is it a big ordeal to close up your pool? i was watching scout and his fellow tvs yesterday we was in the hay field picking up pearls clover and turning over some to pick up today they will be leaving next month.

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