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[neva]

  Sailing Paradise ...  24:06       97°  (3:35)   It was 102° yesterday.  Sunny and just barely a breeze today ... so far.

Not much going on here at the moment.  I watched a lot about the shootings yesterday, and am so angry.  Can't fathom why so many think their political careers are more important than doing the right thing, or our children's lives.  When we all were kids, this all could not even have been imagined, or possible.  What in the hell has happened to us?   Abbot and his friends should have been made to enter those rooms to see what happened there.

Today, I will try to watch less and get busy with something else.

[calhound]

Making Friends and Trumpeter Swans - UPDATE May 28, 2022
Charlie Brown w/Desi   Charlie Brown w/Desi
Charlie Brown initiates play with Desi
I’ve always said that bears that buddy up after family break-up are not usually littermates, but I’ve never seen the initial contacts leading to that. Peggy might have seen that last night, and it was not a bear I’d expect to do that. Shy Charlie Brown was eating near Lucy’s son Desi who is still with her. Lucy was tolerating Charlie Brown being around. Then Charlie Brown gave Desi a friendly lick on the face. Soon after, Charlie Brown was busy eating and Desi wanted more attention like that. He was above Charlie Brown and kept reaching down and touching his head. Peggy was trying to take pictures but half the time the camera wouldn’t lock on a focus and click. Next they were both on the steps and Peggy clicked as Charlie Brown nuzzled Desi. Charlie Brown’s ears were in the play position tilted down and out to the sides. Yearlings usually become buddies after family breakup, and it was Charlie Brown that did the initial lick. We’ll see what happens with these two once Desi is on his own. For this meeting, Lucy was right there chaperoning, but somehow knew everything was okay. Still learning here.

Trumpeter Swans on Woods Lake
Trumpeter Swans on Woods Lake
Seeing two trumpeter swans on little Woods Lake here made me appreciate once again the privilege of being able to look out at this lake that gets a lot of wildlife. Even so, we don’t see swans on it every year. These swans were mainly resting and preening, which includes stretching the wings. After an hour or so, they took off, which I didn’t anticipate as they swam to the downwind end of the lake where they could take off into the wind and have maximum distance to gain altitude and clear the trees.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 68  big storms tuesday sure i mowed yesterday bears cute in update. 6 raccoonies in the barn and rushing me wanting cookies and i only had so many and one went for maybes food she was mad well this computer is slow i type then have to wait for it to catch up. i hate that.

Hi Neva i am so mad over that shooting too!! really mad. oh yes political more important than kids why mental illness not guns so  no problem if a mental ill person is able to buy not just a gun but an assult weapons with over 300 rounds of ammo that does not look fishy seller. Stopping the nra and this gun problem is like stopping putin.  when that ted cruz came on cnn i changed the channel. what if it was your kids ted. police not going in what the hell. hearing those kids talking about what happened and wondering why the police did not come smearing herself with her dead friends blood pretending to be dead and that shooter a putin picked on little kids in austraiia or new zealand i forget where but that happened and they got rid of owning those weapons period. well dogs barking and barking i have to go back out to the barn and feed maybe again hoping raccoonies went on for the day. saw they were even in sweets area and i dont get that he must of not charged them but will work on closing his front door take out that hay close it up so they cant get in there no sign of being in with pearl and i aint having that. I will pick pearl everytime.

GB Ukraine and us we sure need it

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[johoward]

7:15  Will visit graves today.  Not feeling right yet.  Chest is stuffy and odd dry cough. Did not do anything yesterday.  Covid tested negative yesterday.
Nice update.  Love to see the bears getting along, and those pictures.  Then apologizing for the good pics missed.  All is forgiven on that score.
 Nice morning now though 63 degrees at 8:54.
Now coffee and cereal and Sunday paper is waiting.
 So CUL EV1 GBU and GB Ukraine.

[calhound]

Bear News with Ted and Spencer - UPDATE May 29, 2022
Ted
Ted

"Taught" caught 2022’s first Live Enrichment Broadcast in this 20 minutes of news hosted by Biologist Spencer with 25 year old Ted bear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR9vsoETxSk

For an encore, "Taught" caught Ted enjoying the pond in this 5-minute music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_yN9cxtAQI

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 71 3 raccoonies and looks like they did not go into sweets area. seems too cold for ted to be in the pond but ted no its not. i heard on peals radio that ukraine has gotten heavy weapons from us rest to come in a few days. this computer running so slow griz barking gotta go

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GB Ukraine GB everyone Thank you all for your service

[johoward]

6:27  71 and going up.  Deb coming over at 1PM to have hot dogs and hamburgers.  I am not feeling very good.  No fever.  I think it is from my numerous meds. Just feel weak and sore all over.  I want to walk while cool, but don't really feel up to it.  May go anyway.  Maybe I need fresh air.  We will see.
GBU and GB Ukraine.

[johoward]

Deb almost here.  I went to visit my mom and my dad's graves.  In different cities.  Dad's was quiet, but mom's had a big celebration going on with bands etc.  Not too hot then, but now 87 and scorching. Had to put air on for first time.
I hope you are all well and at least comfortable today.  It is hard to say "happy" today isn't it?
CUL  EV 1 GBU and GB Ukraine.

[calihoula]

hi joho yes sad day really i did not go way out to ks to my family graves. its hot here too and just takes most the day to do that all my chores here. getting ready to head to the barn for last time today dogs  in my room alot extra cool in here ceiling fan going and dogs sleeping on my bed. better for them, all that fat and fur and no way putting them thru a haircut no way! i watched such a good movie last night on TCM action in the  north atlantic us merchant marine ship against german sub i hope you feel better. stay in where it is cool and rest. my family cemetery puts american flags on vets grave so i know they did that today.

gb ukraine gb all

[neva]

  Memorial ...  34:52       91°  (1:57)   Sunny and quite breezy.

It is a quiet day, and I have music on rather than the news for a change, though I know that I'll get back to the news before the day is done.  It's like the proverbial train wreck that you can't turn away from ...  Still, I think we do need to know what is going on, and care about it.

Take care you two, and anyone else who is here.  Stay cool.

[calihoula]

hi neva i read the news biden all set to send ukraine long range missiles pres zen asking for putin threats again joe bowed to putin not sending them now wh says no decision on that yet pres zen on video upset said dont help then be watching them die a slow death  sen graham mad calling out biden i think joe maybe needs to listen more not talk. let this one evil thing control the fate of everyone is crazyyyyyyyyyyyyy

what music are you listening too?

[calihoula]

joho got a beautiful new baby in marshall missouri turkey vulture!

[neva]

That is horrible, Cal!   How could Biden do that!    This is crazy.


  The music is by Jesse Cook.  Spanish Guitar themes.  I'm not sure what album is playing at this particular moment because it is playing on an  Alexa  device.   Great music. 

[calhound]

Bravery, Bear News and Action at the WRI - UPDATE May 30, 2022
Woodchuck baby
Woodchuck baby

Remembering the brave men (including my father) and women and their families who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, I am thankful for our country and all that we have.

Deer eating smooth wild rose
Deer eating smooth wild rose
Today, it was good to see Sharon’s Bear News showing a wonderful team of people working to maintain the bear center and its bears. Many good pictures here of people and bears in action https://bear.org/bear-news-may-30-2022.

There was also action at the WRI. Lucy might have left Desi and Arnie. She was here around noon grunting and looking up trees for Desi and seemed happy to find him. Then, around 4 PM, the yearlings were here alone. Is this it? Or is it a false alarm? We’ll be watching tomorrow.

Ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird
In other action, black flies are suddenly out big time, making me hope the hummingbirds will eat a lot of them. So far this spring, I’ve seen only males. I hope the females return soon to help.

More action today was baby woodchucks out for the first time looking like little adults about a quarter their mother’s size. We’ve seen only two out so far. Maybe the other two we saw their mother carrying a week ago will also venture out tomorrow.

Deer here are turning to young leaves instead of grass. This deer is eating the leaves of a Smooth Wild Rose bush (Rosa blanda), the least thorny rose. She posed nicely to show she is exchanging her grayish brown winter coat for her reddish brown summer coat.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys it is storming here bad delayed me getting out to the barn letting out the dogs lighting everywhere still storming but lighting let up some i went to the barn let the dogs out got to get groceries storm here early of course more storms tomorrow i hate this weather

hi neva i would love your weather with no rain but not the heat at all or desert. i have been seeing some sen graham tweetsn a series of follow-up tweets on Friday, Graham also wrote that "It is time to stop Putin from dictating the actions of the free world" and "[g]ive Ukraine the rocket system and other weapons they need to take the fight to Russia."
 someone comment after that...mr ed...Biden needs to get a backbone.  He would not send the 35 fighter/bomber jets the Poles wanted to give to the Ukranians, and now he refuses to send MLRS.  Too old to be president.

i will never vote for biden again that man runs off his mouth all the time i google that and said when he was sen how he did that and was told to shut up! but to see pres zen so upset i am so mad. so when i get time i will try to see if the UK Boris Johnson will send ukraine those weapons. saw post how happy putin is now cause if we did not back down well just watch out.  i will check out your jesse cook  my mom loved that kind of music but she loved all kinds me too.

GB Ukraine

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