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[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 38 here and pouring down rain lighting and thunder. 6 raccoonies.  we took sister home last night did not get back home till 7;20 pm long trip there and back then jim drove his truck into pearls hay field we got some rain yesterday but not a ton we picked up hay filled all the boxes and basket sat them in the kitchen with fan blowing on it dry it out more so i will have to turn it on an off all day. i slept till 4 instead of 3 i was worn out and need the sleep. be happy when daylight saving time gets here.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- 38 and rainy here- very soggy. Will have to check the rain gauge after it gets light out.

Sil appointment went well yesterday. This is only the second time with her new oncologist and i really like him.  No new lumps or bumps or swellings. Yay!  Next appointment in 3 months.  Then we went to Culver's for lunch. We had agreed to eat in the car if it was too busy for inside seating. Well- not too many inside and  tables were labelled so social distancing was possible. We ate inside and had a nice visit too. So glad her physical health is good. But her memory is iffy. So hard-- for us both. 

Lots of errands today.

Have a great day jewelies!

[calihoula]

hi lupe so good about sil i just put a new door knob on my barn door. old sticked bad could only turn one way getting colder makes it worse and snow monday chiefs will playing in denver sunday said 25 and snow. so football weather.

yesterday when we took sister home we got behind a jerk on his motorcycle. heading towards excelsior going down a big hill. he was going 40 in a 55 jim went to,pass him. as we got up next to,him he gunned his bike speeding ahead and he flipped jim off.  jim had to drop back a car was coming so we get in excelsior jerk still ahead of us. pass petes place get down where you can go straight or get in left lane heading to price choppers orsclens etc. jerk gets in the left lane we go straight jerk flipping jim off i looked over he was a senior a white hair chunky senior and there is a light there jim rolled down his window flipping senior off yelling well you know jim stuff senior yelling stuff we went straight jim still sticking his hand out good no cops around. i told sister when you take your driving test again do not do that!  bet senior not out on his bike today joho do not do that when you ride your motorcycle

[johoward]

I wont.  Sounds almost like attempted suicide to me.

[calihoula]

 that is what sister said well she said doing that to jim but i said he doesnt even know jim he is lucky it was jim someone else might just clip him. foolish he is on a motorcycle jim in a big ford truck. this senior  must be his practice to do this. give bikers a bad name. chiefs play at 3:25 but you know it can change

[calhound]

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Snow, Ice, and Wildlife - UPDATE October 23, 2020
23 October 2020
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On this snowy day, sunflower seed hearts were popular. This pretty male red-breasted nuthatch paused just long enough to show me the seed he selected.Red-breasted nuthatch
Red-breasted nuthatch

An American tree sparrow that also stopped by for seeds is on its way from the Arctic Tundra of northern Canada to its winter grounds that cover all but the very southernmost part of the United States. American tree sparrow
American tree sparrow
As I snapped its picture out the window, it lifted its foot to tell me the snow was cold.

On the way to work, I snapped a picture of a lone loon that has been on Robinson Lake for days. The loon was about to become a center of attention. Someone else photographed it and posted its picture on ?What?s Up, Ely.? People were concerned because ice now covers over 90% of that lake, leaving the loon less and less area to feed up for migration. Shallow Robinson Lake is one of the first lakes to ice over each year.

The loon was small enough in my pictures that the posted portion represents less than 1% what the camera saw. Somehow, that dot turned out sharp enough to post.

In one of the pictures, the loon decided to show me its gigantic foot that helps it power after fish underwater faster than a person might believe.

Loon   Loon
Common Loon
 

This adult loon is shedding its summer black and white breeding plumage with the fresh brown body and wing feathers that will carry it to the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. Its head has turned brown on top, and its throat has become mostly white except for the black and white necklace that is still opening up in front to give it a full white throat for winter. The bill is starting to turn from black to white.

With the attention this loon got on the internet today, people will be watching to see when and if it leaves. I say ?it? because a person cannot tell if a loon is a male or a female from its plumage.

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 36 here 51 in the barn 4 raccoonies. i am now worried about that little loon too. when i first saw that picture i was thinking isnt that lake about froze over up there. maybe someone will be able to rescue it at times ducks got frozen and someone got them out rescued them. poor little birds in the snow. i was going to trim back this big bush it has little red berries like on it cuts out some of my sidewalk to the barn but it is shelter also for birds so i left it i can walk on the ground around it get back on the sidewalk. my new door knob was sticking so bad jim hated it i put the old back on will get a different one. good i am kinda handy.

hi ra what happened with the crack toilet? wildcats play jawhawks today big kansas show down on fsi i think at 11 am my time at manhattan we have won it last 11 times. we should win it today but you never know chiefs lost to raiders. what time is clemson playing?

hi lupe yesterday i asked jim how dee was and she said they went over him and justin and she was crying saying no one has came to see in a long time. and then duane and wife stopped in and they said they saw that morning they took her to walmart and out for breakfast. so its bad that alz cause they dont remember.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone-  34 here and calm. cal- can't believe the rudeness of some people.  I'm so glad not to have stuff like the motorcycle guy happen to me.  Poor Dee- dealing with people with memory loss is so difficult. I'm also trying to deal with people who don't remember events correctly. At least hubby can confirm some stuff with his sibs.
Hubby has rebuilt engine in but is waiting for some parts- should be in today.

I think we are in line for some snow tomorrow and monday. Maybe we'll be snowed in. I'm ready- plenty of books to read, freezer and pantry full, cat food supply for at least a month. Oh- yeah and lots of toilet paper. lol

I watched Ted lazily rake hay into his chalet yesterday. He almost buried himself! Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to survive in nature on our own?

Big 10 football started yesterday-  Iowa plays Purdue at 2:30 today.  Finally!

Have a great day jewelies!

[calihoula]

hi lupe i really hate rudeness hope that senior biker doesnt drive his car or truck like that too. i see it again i will call 911 get him off the road. sister never seems to tell a whole story right so its good if someone else can help. dee has her wonderful aussie dog rascal and her kitty well shoot i forgot the kittys name call me dee. ted got lots of snow but he was all tucked in his house. yay iowa playing today! chiefs tomorrow in the snow but i saw on the news colorado fire big snow to hit there so should help with that awful fire hurricanes wildfires people need to make some changes. oh good lupe you get snowed in you have lots of tp now i wont worry! that is funny. i need some stuff maybe i should go just in case our snow gets bad.hubby moving along he must of had a cherry picker get that engine back in. hi izzy! hi spitty hi shadow hi new cat

[ra]

Hi Jewelies!  Starting to rain a little here... first time in awhile.  Seems good to be able to read the bear updates again.  I've been skipping over them since September 1.

cal... Clemson plays here at noon against Syracuse on the ACC network.  Guess we have overlapping games today.  Go Tigers and Wildcats!! I feel so sorry for Dee... my mom got like that, too.  Didn't know that there had been someone to see her, when actually there was.  Yesterday I got a new toilet put in, but still didn't get the other one fixed... still glugging.  This guy told me how to fix it... get up on the roof with the hose and shove it down in the vent pipe.  He couldn't do it because it's against company rules to get on someone's roof.  I wasn't real happy and don't look forward to trying to fix it myself.     Glad I didn't pay that other plumber to unclog my drains with the big, expensive machine that was going to ruin my carpet.  Makes me so mad to feel like I could have been taken advantage of.  That guy must have thought I was stupid.  If the toilet still flushes, how can there be a major clog??  Duh.

lupine... Sounds like you're all set for a storm now!  Toilet paper and everything!!     Outside work is done?  Yesterday I raked all the leaves in my yard.  I was going to wait until all the leaves were down, but I just couldn't stand it any longer!   

rues... Where are you?  Hope everything's ok...

Have a good day, Jewelies!

[calhound]

hi ra came in here to check on my office cats clean their box etc getting ready to put wildcats on hope they are doing good they should will switch over to tigers too do i get that channel? what a pain you have to get up on the roof i hate that ra. i cant believe no plumber can get can  do that! if that ever happen here with this huge pitched roof someone will get up there not us. must be another way cause im sure we are not the only ones with such a huge pitched roof. remember that camera that went down that one that was pretty cool. what about your sil when he gets back cant he go up and run a hose down for you.i know your roof is like my old house not real bad but still ra i hate for you go up there.  hay ca was in south carolina the other day seeing his half brother richard maybe he close by you him and cindy were in ms last week for vacation pictures showed them on the beach.

[calhound]

[calhound]

ra cindys hair use to be straight and thin brown blond like and she lost it all during chemo grew back dark and real curly. they are in manhattan kansas in this pictures home of kstate wildcats and cas hometown.

[calihoula]

hi ra i found the tigers wildcats leading 10 -0 clemson 17-7 so also ten points ahead hi trevor

[calihoula]

rues like ra said where are you? downstairs watching football with crow?