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[calhound]

hi you guys its 34 here clear 52 in the barn no raccoonies did not see any last night but saw my possum family

hi joho chiefs play at noon here raiders temp for wed say 74 and next weekend high 38

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[neva]

   Snowman …  21:20      59° and sunny  (11:12 a.m.)

Good morning, while it is still morning (here).  Is everyone ready for Christmas?  I have bought what I need to, and just have to wrap gifts.  Instead of cooking dinner this time, my granddaughter is ordering dinner.  That is fine with me if that is what she wants to do.  I'm sending out a few snail-mail Christmas cards this year, so I need to get them in the mail at least by tomorrow.  The mail moves strangely these days ... sometimes more slowly than you'd expect, but I am assuming that the cards will get where they are going.

Not much else going on here.  I hope your day is going well.

[calihoula]

hi neva wow chilly there! i got a menu form from harps after chiefs game fill it for christmas dinner. drop it off tomorrow morning. jim will pick it up christmas eve day i talked to them friday no turkey but ham jim is okay with that poor pig pumpkin or pecan pumpkin but give it to dogs possums out of broccoli casserole oh good we hate it mash potatoes gravy rolls im not making rolls not cooking nothing i forgot oh have jim get me a fixed salad oh dressing cranberry sauce jim will have to tell them to slice his ham they said. i did some cards awhile back worked that into my chores and took me hour to put together one gift so a process i have jeannes switch and game to wrap and bag of cupcakes cheese crackers donuts other stuff in a big christmas sack for ca, got everyone else done and put those sacks in a walmart bag sat them in huge boxes on kitchen table that had cut up grass in them from last summer for pearl she is on compressed timothy hay jim buys at feed store by ford. i dont know about next year doing all this driving all the way to the city.

hi joho chiefs are clobbering the raiders 38-3 oh oh raiders moving the ball 19 yards i better shut up defense been looking good hold them defense i saw on score brownies beating the ravens! yes 24-6

[calhound]

Events that Spark the Day - UPDATE December 12, 2021
As I sit at my desk trying to meet deadlines, events that spark the day are the stream of wildlife that look in the window or show trust by taking food from my or anyone’s hand. The 10-point buck at the window is new. The chickadees, nuthatches, and the red fox are now old-timers that bring smiles as they visit.

Playful female fox
Playful female fox
Red-breasted nuthatch
Red-breasted nuthatch
A good memory is this video from 2011 that Happycub posted on pond chat. It is three minutes of Lucky snoring louder than I’ve ever heard from any bear. He is in the back of the den that Honey invited him to share that winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxSFy-Y37sk.

Chickadee
Chickadee
10-point buck
10 point buck
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi you guys its 37 here 51 in the barn did not see any raccoonies but food all gone saw my possum family they came early at 5;20 and mom ran around eating all the treats kids got a few cookies and a cupcake

hi joho chiefs won it 48-19 then it went to the browns and i said oh oh but looks like brownies did get the win 24-22 i think

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[johoward]

6:59 snowman.  Just found it.  Took a break from housekeeping.  Will do other in a while.  CUL GB

[johoward]

6:53 on swans.  Cleaning calling me to get er done. I want to get outside soon.  Looks pretty nice out.  45 degrees but sunny and calm.
 So CUL EV1 GB

[neva]

 
 Swans ...  21:20          71°  and sunny.  (2:12 p.m.)

I know that everyone has noticed this long ago, but I so admire Dr. Rodgers photography, it is excellent.  It seems like he has taken photography classes or just has a natural eye for composition.  If he were not a researcher, and I am glad that he is, he could very easily be a successful photographer.  just my opinion, but I bet it is a shared one.

I found out that one of my husband's nieces and her husband are adopting a family this Christmas.  They are seeing to the dinner for them and gifts for all in their family, and the only reason I know about it is because David, Linda's husband is so excited and happy about it that he told my daughter, Michelle.  They live in the Columbus, Ohio area.  I think he is finding as much joy and happiness in it, as the family will.  I bet this won't be the last time they'll be doing this. 

My granddaughter has decided to get dinner from a BBQ restaurant, a good one.  Good choice.   Brushfire BBQ

Cal, I was wondering, when you go out to the barn and don't see racoons, does that mean they are hiding behind the hay, or does that mean they have gone somewhere else at the moment … sleeping elsewhere?  Thanks for the photo of Pearl and Sweetie.  I love goats.  I have always wished that I could have one of those tiny ones -- they are so cute!  (I do love horses too)

Joho ,  Did you manage to get out and about?  Anymore fishing?  I would think that'd be one of the most relaxing things in the world, as a personal sport.  I wish I had had the opportunity to do more of it as a kid, other than that one time.  My son loves to fish, and even tried it off the coast of the San Diego area, in a smallish chartered boat.  He says he very much prefers lake fishing.

[calihoula]

hi neva! president biden was here the other day and his choice for food was our bbq gates and son.  said he loved it. i lost my order form to harps so gotta get another one geez it was in my knee scooter basket where did it go? my raccoonies do stuff different right now they come in the evening in the barn eating all that food while possums eating by my garage door i put out lots awhile ago then raccoonies see what possums left you can see their path to my sidewalk they travel single file too. times they just hole up in the barn yes in hidey holes in that hay in hot summer i have a big fan for them too and some just stay sleep in the open on bales of hay in front of fan in the ac. when they have kids moms come and i think they travel a ways too eat drink take off when they bring the kids they stay in or close to the barn this i like keep safe doing that.i dont know where the possums go but happy to see them here oh almost time for them. pearl and sweets they have so much personalty. those little goats are so cute too. i love david doing that! true meaning of giving very nice neva. oh times mom racconies leave kids in barn come back that night so i gotta babysit. watching world news i just cant get over that damage 

hi joho i gotta clean here i sweep but got many chores and i am slow. i swept pearls floor it looks nice. well im very tired going to lay down turn off the news watch hgtv gb us all god please keep us safe tonight

[calihoula]

neva i agree with everything you said about dr rogers we love him

[calhound]

A Correction - UPDATE December 13, 2021
Honey and Lucky in December 2008
Honey and Lucky in December 2008

I made a mistake last night about who invited who into a den.

Last night’s video was taken the year Honey invited herself into Lucky’s den in 2011.

I remembered when Honey invited little Lucky into her rock den in 2008 as is shown in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJTuxcCUlYE I could hardly believe what I was seeing in 2008. Honey had chased Lucky all summer, chasing him up trees like she wanted nothing to do with him. Then when I was lucky enough to be standing where I could hear and see everything, Honey made friendly vocalizations to Lucky as he passed by. Lucky partially understood and approached her. She was insistent. After several minutes of indecision that included Lucky slapping the ground near Honey, he said okay and squeezed in past her to spend the winter sharing her warmth snuggled behind her.

We have already corrected it for posterity on the update that went out last night.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 41 one raccoonie and i saw her at 3 am on the sidewalk then in the barn im worried about my weather for tomorrow wind gust 65 mph and very windy all day into the night they said expect power outages so i will get the extension cord ready for the barn but afraid of the wind damage.

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[calhound]

hi you guys its 70 here and winds are starting up

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[neva]

 
  Vulture ...  19:21           55° and very cloudy.  It rained a bit earlier.  I'm hoping for more ...  🌨️🌨️

I know you like the Turkey Vultures, Cal.  We call them Buzzards here.  They are such graceful fliers.  I love to watch them glide, so far up there.  I remember seeing a documentary about African Vultures once.  It said that a Vulture can leave its nest and fly a hundred miles in a day, looking for food before returning to the nest.  Scientists see them as one of the barometers of the health of the that continent.  They are needed there, and if the population of these birds goes down, that is a problem.  I guess they are the major Cleaner-uppers.

I got my shots yesterday and feel like someone has beat the heck out of my arms, but otherwise, I'm fine.  Good to have gotten that over with.  I got the Booster and another shot that is a combination of three other things -  Tetanus, Pertussis and Diphtheria.  Who knew I'd need those at my age?



 

[calihoula]

hi neva i love tv love them. we under really bad weather right now winds 65 little up north 80 tons all around no power sounds like a train outside i stayed with pearl till 5 got food out for possums if they come barn cat in the barn i got my extension cord all set outside barn door went over plan with jim plug by furnace pull it has cord to pearls radio and yellow extension cord plug that into extension to garage generator will have it powered up then plug yellow cord right there into pearl overhead light. first go out with big spotlight. my feet hurt but leave my shoes on oh storm moving closer over in olathe ks right now saying ten degrees cooler showing trees limbs down all over after ky winds this is scarey. i saw the african vulture doc once too amazing they are amazing and yes we need them way more than they need us alert just went off on my ipad storm moving into kc got tv on too. this is nuts its dec 15 we set a record today for heat like 74 now its dark too for storms winds at 70 mph in olathe tennis ball hail.  weatherman said we got two more hours. heading closer at 6:12 im so happy you got your shots i know that tetanus shot is a killer can barely use your arm but i have to have it always cutting myself on stuff good for ten years did you get the shingle shot i have not but think i should ca and cindy got it too they got everything storm still in kansas but very close to metro kc mo now golf ball hail at hillsdale lake that is little past susies place.not showing our area yet storm really pounding olathe maybe someone is not outside smoking our 60-80 cigs st joe in the clear now oh no polo at 6:19 justin town close to us