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[johoward]

Chiefs and Browns are leading in the third.
Made it to Sam's and two Drugmarts, but just barely.  So glad I am home out of that weather, and that my little hammer opened my mailbox.
Now will say so long for a while and watch some football.  Maybe nap a little too. LOL

[johoward]

What a tough game.  Browns lost 10 to 17, but yay Chiefs won 24 to 10.
Merry Christmas EV1. GBU and GB Ukraine

[neva]

  Chimney Santa ... 30:36     68°  (4:16 pm)     

     Happy Christmas Eve!   

  I hope all are well, especially, I hope Alice is doing better.

No, Cal, I'm waiting 'til after Christmas to get the washer.  Can't wait, the one we have now is on its last legs.

Be careful, all of you if you have to go out.


           

[calihoula]

hi joho hi neva some slick roads by me but in the city better howling winds have less howl still cold but wind is better ca helped me out got my walker out jeanne got stuff ca parked my car went to niece jeanne first had such a good time i love her so she looks like boobie fun like her mom was too. she loved the switch game i got her and all the rest i loved her stuff but we love each other more than gifts ca did so much work all the decorations food presents we watched the chiefs game yay winning that sorry about the brownies darn. ca loaded up my gifts food etc jeanne helped me to my car lots of stairs on sidewalk but i got it. sure wish i could walk wish i did not hurt but at least im standing up so thankful for that im happy you are safe at home joho im happy im safe back at home too. did my chores im very tired dogs sleeping im going to join them neva on the way to cas this morning i was listening to toby tobin he talks about plants grass has other people on talk about stuff this man who knows plumbing caller said washer not filling up with water he said with our sub zero weather pipes are frozen and that makes pipes expand crack when it gets warmer thaw out huge water leaks all over the house we have a heated basement so not happen to us ca made me vegan meatballs they are okay very nice of him i feel bad i did not bring food or help clean up really i did good going he knows that hugged me tight happy to see me

merry christmas eve everyone merry christmas eve pres zen and people of ukraine

[calhound]

Merry Christmas you guys Hi paulie merry christmas to you and cheers

[calhound]

hi you guys its 2 windchill is -4 so getting better 16 in iceland 37 in kviv and 51 in the barn

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/54055D5005CA?z=0

GB Ukraine gb all animals gb all of us

[paulie]

Hi cal! Merry Christmas to you too! Thank you for the holiday wish for Cheers also. I love your Christmas horse photo.

Merry Christmas to cal, neva and johoward. I wish you each a pleasant day.

[neva]

   Thanks Paulie, and I hope you had a good day.  I'm glad to say that I did.

[calhound]

hi you guys its 30 but wind is starting to howl up and saying temp will keep dropping today back to 0 below that wind chill  i think by tomorrow maybe be better i hope so like everyone else i am really tired of this its 19 and snowing in iceland 33 and snowing in kviv 51 in the barn.

gb ukraine gb all animals and gb all of us

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/9C055D50F302?z=0

[johoward]

8:32 Good morning EV1 Really feels warm this morning.  All the way up to 14 degrees at 9:49 am.  Football kept me up late.  Did not crawl out of bed until 9:00.  Coffee and cereal on board.  Nothing on the list for today.
Had a great time over Deb's yesterday.  Lots of happiness with the different generations.  There were gifts  and food galore all day.  I gave everyone a money envelope as they came into the house.  Little Odin (3) likes to open things quickly.  He tore his in half including the $20 bill inside. LOL
 His big brother ,Nick, and I played a lot of cards.  He liked blackjack best, and wound up winning the whole pile of change that we shared as the kitty or bank.  He was happy.  So was I. I am very glad to have someone to play cards with at gatherings. Plus he did not spend more than a few minutes on his phone all day.
Youngest Grand daughter, Shannon (27), wins my respect for the most thoughtful gifts.  She did very well matching up people and gifts across the board. Mine for example was a very light and oddly shaped package.  On opening I found she was returning my Aldi's freezer bag  that she has had for about a year since I used it to bring her a pizza long ago. She did this because she also gave me a big bag of tasty frozen treats she knew I would like.
Debbie tried a new approach. She bought our dinner from a caterer in Amherst.  So she had a lot of reheating to do.  Dinner came out pretty good, but when I left with a big bag of leftovers, she said she thought the old way of cooking would be back next year.
Mary was feeding Bash from a huge bowl of greenish stuff that he seemed to enjoy.  A few minutes later I looked back and he had consumed the whole huge bowl of stuff.  She said he eats all of everything.  He is a good eater and so very happy and observant.  I don't think he napped all day.  Too much going on around him that he did not want to miss.
 Odin was very excited that all of the cookies he left for Santa were gone, and the milk glass was empty.  He said he thought Santa must have used the front door, because they had no chimney.  His big brother, Nick (11), was very quiet when Santa was discussed.  I noticed he looked away and concentrated on his toys.  He knows.
GTG Now EV1.  I hope you are all doing OK today and get through the year without too much pain and suffering.
GBU and GB Ukraine

[calhound]

A New Third Bobcat Here for 2022 - UPDATE December 26, 2022

Bobcat on 12-26-22
I never saw the earlier bobcats well enough to instantly know they were different, but the photos showed it. The one I caught stalking in January of this year was not the same one I saw in March crouched behind the garage looking at me with the best eyes and face I’d ever caught of one in a photograph. Then they disappeared shortly after a neighbor told me the last time he saw the fox named Pretty Girl she was being chased by a bobcat. Now in December a neighbor a half mile away told me he had a new one, smaller than the others. Could the others have been a pair and this one their offspring. They look pretty similar, but looking closely at the differences in their facial patterns shows them to be different individuals.

Bobcat on January 13, 2022
Bobcat on 1-13-22
Bobcat on March 10, 2022
Bobcat on 3-10-22
I’d never seen this smaller one here before, but today I heard a sound, looked out the living room window, and saw motion. This new one was licking the ground persistently not far from a disconnected red squirrel tail. Had it made a kill? Was it licking up blood? A deer was watching it, looking toward the bobcat with me in the window farther on. The bobcat looked my way and looked startled but didn’t flinch and run. It went back to licking the ground. Appropriately for the WRI, in the lower left of that picture was an artful blob of snow that looked like the side view of a bear’s head, neck, and forequarters.Deer watching bobcat
Deer watching bobcat

Then I was off to the computer screen to match its face pattern against the late winter photos from earlier this year. Like the neighbor said, it was smaller and different. It had much smaller ear tufts than the others, making me doubly think it is a juvenile that is setting a record total of three for this year. It is a record easily set. I’m trying to remember if I’ve even seen two here before this year.

Here are two 10-second videos of the bobcat from later today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ6_Q6shDaM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHnljG4TlIo

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

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[calhound]

hi you guys its 8 here 27 and snowing in iceland 35 and snowing in kviv 51 in the barn.a new little bob cat pretty cute i think it was licking snow not blood. dr rogers needs to make chicken or something and have it for the kitty.

hi joho you had a really nice christmas with your family.it is suppose to start warming up here later today but more so tomorrow. i hope to get mail today did not get mail thurs friday sat closed sunday and monday.

hi neva

gb ukraine gb all animals and gb all of us

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/D5055D5BC876?z=0

[calihoula]

[johoward]

5:59  Not too shabby.  Sun is almost up here, and it is much warmer at 18 at 7:46.
Did not go out at all yesterday, no mail delivery.  Just stayed home and lived off leftovers.  So I don't have much to share. 
Spent most of the day on the phone catching up.  My niece Kelly in CA says she is very ill and tested positive for covid infection.  I did not ask her Vac. status.  She has two teenage children and a husband who works.  Her little sister, Susie (retired), lives in Long Lake, NY and is now headed South to visit her in laws in S Carolina and her friends in Florida.
My sister Patty, who loves Yosemite, is feeling pretty well, but suffering from the bitter weather.  She lives in a ground floor apartment right next to a large pond.  Very nice in nice weather, but prone to high winds and drifting snow inside her patio door last week.  She had trouble maintaining her inside temperature.  She saw 59 degrees for an extended length of time.  Even her dog showed stressful behavior.  Her landlord offered the residents of the apartment building electric space heaters to keep pipes from freezing.  On the news I saw that other apartments had a lot of freezing water from burst pipes throughout the buildings.  I felt awful just seeing the ice buildup in the hallways and on the walls everywhere. 
I am praying for relief for all thos hurting from this bitter cold.  Animals included.  GBU and GB Ukraine.

[neva]

  Portuguese Church ...  32:20    78°  (4:04 pm)  sunny with a few clouds.

I hope all is well with all of you.

 That was a nice thing to do, Joho ...  phoning people that you haven't spoken to for a while and just sharing some time with them.  That is something I ought to do. 

Aren't those Bobcats beautiful, Cal?  I sometimes I think that Dr. Rodgers has the best job in the world, at least one of the best jobs.