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[calhound]

Nice Being Ignored - UPDATE March 7, 2025

Dr. Lynn Rogers with Pine Siskins
 Pine siskins on deck
Pine siskins on deck
 Pine siskins
Pine siskins on feeder
For weeks I’ve tried to take pictures of the hundreds of pine siskins that cover the second floor deck, branches nearby, treetops around yard, and especially the little roof that is their favorite feeding area. I’d stand very still back away from the window waiting for the right shot, but any movement turned them into a cloud of wings. A few days ago, I stood in plain view by the glass door. Fast motion made them fly. Slow motion didn’t. I slowly opened the door. They didn’t fly if I stood still. I found if I move slowly I could move among them. I went to the little roof that holds more than a hundred of them.

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Pine siskin flying

 Siskins in branches
Siskins on branches
 Pine siskins in branches
Pine siskins on branches
Pine siskins
Pine siskins on feeder

A couple days ago Donna took a picture of me being ignored while the siskins focused on the food as long as I made no fast moves. It was an enjoyable time. Also, they seem to know that someone who comes out that door is bearing food and they start dropping from the tall trees to nearby branches and the rooftop and even flocking to the deck and other areas that have food. Walking slowly back inside I can step just inches from those on the deck with some flying and others ignoring my proximity. They gave me a whole new view of them. They fly quickly if a squirrel moves quickly, if a blue jay sails in, or if the eagle, a raven, a crow, or a hawk comes through. If a squirrel just stays in one place eating the seeds, the siskins gradually move in within inches.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 27 here i am on my new computer posted update on the old one took forever it pauses on everything so came over to this new one it has micro edge i dont like auto words in here dont like will have to download chrome got puzzle tab but no dog shame will try to go back to the old one put one on i am having a hard time with this hour forward i knew i would got up but moving more slowly stuff taking longer this morning  dr rogers is just so cute him and his birds so cute

hi joho i would like to have a neighbor text me tell me mail came walmart i tells you i ordered stuff a month ago and they said looks like your order got lost  saw some of the news now trump will cost auto workers their jobs along with all the others. when this country is way in the hole and people might be fighting back will he get impeached? poor ukraine russia having a field day on them now cause trump opened that door

hi paulie jim bought this pump and yesterday he put it in the barn it is behind that big a gate we pushed back years ago we had to separate area for two horses lost pearl got indy so pushed it back give indy lots more room. he will be an only child. hooked a hose to part draining out and he dug under the barn wall ran it under that and out into the pasture other hose on pump to suck out the water. and the end of that has a deal like a sweeper he sucked out that water that was standing in this area there are more areas he can pull that sweeper part out and lay it in where it needs to be. he also dug a big hole back behind that gate hoping that is where the water goes in the first place then can suck it out he is going out of town end of this month for a week saying i can do that well i cant get inside there you have to climb over wooden boards we have at that front of there. no problem climbing over that in the past but with no knee working i cant lift my leg over and swing it out and get to the other side. i can do it from inside where indy is just cant move that sweeper way out i dont think.   just getting a new knee i dont think it will auto work right then maybe i think i will have to do pt get my muscles built up hope i will be on antibiotics like dr foster oral surgeon does me when i get a new implant for new tooth so my body will not reject it. does that make sense?

boy i sure do miss my old computer sitting right there
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[johoward]

5:21 Thanks for the post Cal.
Sad about Ukraine.  So valiant and now to be essentially betrayed and deserted by their strongest ally, us.
 I am ashamed, and I hate it.  I have always been so proud of this country.
 I am truly blessed to live like I do.  Thank you God for my friends and family.  Especially for my health.  The young daughter of my Goddaughter has been in and out of the hospital for the past few weeks, because she has blockages in her carotid arteries.  Her name is Deanna, and I am asking for prayer for recovery and a long comfortable life.  She is only about 30 years old.  So young and vibrant a person to be suffering from circulatory problems.  They have put in at least four stents so far.  Next they say she will be in a rehab facility for a while. I'm not sure why. It is hard for her, because she is being treated in Ohio, but her Mom lives and works in Texas. 
I am glad for Doc that he has finally figured out how to get the trust of his little feathered friends.  Seeing those birds eating out of his hand and on his shoulders is really remarkable.  Donna must be patient too.  Since the birds let her take their picture on Doc.  I love the way he tells his story.  Sometimes I feel like can hear the flutter of wingbeats as I read how they react to his various movements in his story.
Sounds  like progress in your barn flooding. Good!  You will be surprised, Cal, how much more you will be able to do with your new knee.
Not much to see on the animal cams right now, but that is good news during nesting season. 
Bye for now EV1 GBU and GB Ukraine.

[calhound]

hi you guys im trying to work on this  new computer put in dog shames hi joho just saw your post prayer for deanna  i am so disgusted with our president and vp  and musk but like jim said trump he is the leader makes me sick what will become of ukraine and putin won pres zen should of and probably knew his country would be betrayed by trump american people being betrayed right and left. i hope dem have a better candidate running next time women do not get the vote they just dont and i wish they would make an age where you are too old to run for office. yes suppose to rain friday jim is ready for it hoping that hole he dug where he thinks water is coming from is right put that pump in there but i dont know how i will plug it in i cant reach down in that hole unless i am in there and i cannot get in there not yet maybe plug that pump in and push it in that hole using a long pole i have in the barn have to see friday  indy went out yesterday and he ran and ran rolled on top of muddy graves he knows i hate that not because of the mud  later in the day jim tried and tried to get him back in indy was at the front gate even went in the coral but saw jim and ran and ran i went out with treats bucket of dog food yelled indy he ran up looked at me then ran back out in his pasture so i got in the gator and drove in there he stopped looking at me jim went to walk up to him and he ran as fast he could passed jim had his ears laid down flat when he looked over at jim and ran right up to me sitting in the gator i put his lead on his halter tied it up to this bar in gator gave him cookies what a good boy jim walked up i untied the lead from, the gator gave it to jim.  now i am working on this desk over here and looking at pictures of me when i was 18 with my first horse Tuco and picture of me riding my pearl here and my mom she was 18 riding her horse Roxie.  i wish i had that back

[johoward]

I love that Bassett Hound. LOL Your computer did a good job.  You did too.  I could just see that mule doing all that bounding and rolling around and teasing you both to catch me if you can.  I have read stories about animals celebrating like that after a long winter.
I too have lately been reminiscing through old albums.  Lots of wonderful memories. Everybody was so beautiful!!!!
Today I was watching PBS.  All Creatures Great and Small behind the scenes with the real life people the book was based on.  What a treat.
See you tomorrow EV1 GBU.  Still need prayers for Breanna, and now for Debbie too.  Debbie has come down with a very bad cold today.  She needs to be well tomorrow for her grandchildren.

[calhound]

hi you guys its 38 and clear 10 partly cloudy in longyear 43 and cloudy in ice 49 in the barn i saw new prime minister for canada and read this

Canada's ruling Liberals elected a new party leader in Ottawa, Ontario, on Sunday who will serve as the nation's next prime minister, replacing outgoing premier Justin Trudeau.

Why it matters: Liberal Party members' vote for Mark Carney, former governor of the Banks of Canada and England, comes as the Liberals are experiencing a polling boost amid widespread opposition to President Trump's U.S. policies targeting its northern neighbor.

Little more than 150,000 Canadians chose who the country's new leader would be as the leadership was decided in a vote by Liberal Party members who registered and were verified to vote.
What they're saying: "These are dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust," Carney said, in reference to U.S. tariffs after the 59-year-old won 85.9% of the vote to be elected Liberal Party leader.

Carney vowed to stand up to Trump over the tariffs. "America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form," Carney said.
"We didn't ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves."

of course trump saying these tariffs best thing america has ever done.. puke

hi joho hope breanna and debbie get better.  i am back on my old computer it seems to be doing better this morning

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[johoward]

6:59 to see 10 happy trekkers.  I did it twice already.  Somehow my score goes away if I leave the screen for a while.   My day looks good now, but the weather note says," temps to plummet".
Thanks Cal for taking the time to post each day.  You help me and Debbie get off to a good start each day with the dog shame.  I have looked at several cams already.  The pantry food is out in the troughs.  They start early there.  Not many deer when I looked in, but I will watch them through the day.   Lots will come.  The eagle chicks were doing well yesterday.  Chick  No. 3 in Big Bear is struggling to get food.  Needs prayers I think.
CUL EV1 GBU

[calhound]

hi you guys its 54 and clear here 8 in longyear 42 and cloudy in ice and 56 in the barn i got to go pick up groceries

hi joho its getting hard to drag this leg will i have lots of stitches staples? i am on this new computer old one messing up again less room over here and this cat insist on being on my lap he reaches out and claws my typing hand one more time cat and you are down i read on eu and them getting together to help each other against putin they now consider us the enemy thanks to trump he is saying going to leave nato really makes me mad that we the people of usa have no say on that?  cat is down we are clumped with putin and north korea iran now all evil and something no one should of voted for in the first place i feel. i did not vote for this. i read trump making a mistake trusting putin like trusting trump. poor ukraine saw canada added tariffs on electric new york michigan and minnesota poor dr rogers

hi paulie

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[johoward]

5:03 It pays to be rested.  I got up at 11.  Debbie and Nick had been calling me for hours to get Nick home from school.  He has the flu they say.  I gotta go see Dr Pham foot guy at 1:25 so I will be jumping off here soon.
Well Cal, You might have a stylish zipper in the front of your knee, but again it is a small price for the ability to walk and carry things and go up steps and hills.
Our paper says Trump thinks Putin is right to take land.  "Governor" Trudeau does not agree.
GBU EV1

[calhound]

hi joho i am not  worried about the look of my new knee at all just will i be able to keep it real clean i can keep my pets stuff real clean so hoping i can mine

i read this just nowPolitics·NATO
Musk calls on US to quit NATO, stop paying for defense of Europe now who in the heck does musk think he is why would his opinion matter on nato

Is Elon Musk a Natural-Born U.S. Citizen?
No, Elon Musk is not a natural-born American citizen. He was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. His mother, Maye Musk, is Canadian, which allowed him to obtain Canadian citizenship in 1989. He moved to Canada at age 17 to study at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 on an Exchange Visitor Visa, according to NorthJersey.com.

Because Musk was not born in the U.S., he is ineligible to run for U.S. president, as the Constitution requires natural-born citizenship for presidential candidates

joho i went to pick up groceries and went over to harps lucked out carts in cart corral by where i park i can get around better with a cart instead of that cane i almost thought of taking my walker but did not so i asked john what the va said about his total knee replacement he was excited to get that but he said dr scared him  said since john is on blood thinners he has a 50% chance of getting a blood clot and losing his leg john said back in 1980 something he was driving home from somewhere i forgot it was winter dark at 5pm and dr somebody i forgot what he said still at his office john was feeling sick and sweating really bad dr said call your wife right now or i will get you an ambulance john you are having a heart attack get to nkc hospital down in the city  john had a metal stent in his heart from open heart surgery back in the 80's so john says not good odds and i said no it is not! his wife says no his grands and his daughter say no they gave him a brace and shot he said shot only helps for a week and brace okay but one he had before was better had more metal running up the sides. so he will order one of those i was saying i hope i dont get a blood clot john said you will be okay your young not on blood thinners are you no but joho will my bp medicine be a factor. dragging a leg better than no leg to drag john i am a senior over 65  wendy that works there i really like her showed me a picture of the new rescued dog she got what a cutie pitty girl 3 months old had gotten it for her daughter but lulu loves wendy loves her so wendys dog i sure do love my animal friends a wholelot. john had a procedure last year and took him off his blood thinner when john went back to work at harps he had that stroke. thank god he completely recovered from that but makes you think.
 

[calihoula]

joho i got an email from usps they now offer notification email when my mail has been delivered! i just added that.

[johoward]

Cal, you are not John.  You are like me and a many other elderly people. 90% of which need knee or other joint surgery.  So you will be fine or if I am wrong you can give me he double hockey sticks. LOL I still try to park next to a cart.  The cart helps a lot.  I too get the notice that mail has been delivered.  The thing is I get it way after my neighbor, Denise, tells me mail is in.  Sometimes i get USPS email the next day. LOL Thanks A Lot.  I do get the email about what is on the way though.  That is nice too.
Today I went to the mailbox on my way to the foot doctor.  I did mail two items, but when I went to open my in box I could not find the key.  Later I found the key in my pocket of the jeans I had thrown into the wash basket.  I put it back on my car keys for the Summer.  I am very glad I found it, and did not have to deal with the post office.
Now if you will excuse me I will go get my mail. LOL I will take my bike.
CUL EV1 GBU

[calihoula]

joho you are so funny you make my day no im not john i feel bad for john he is just so nice kind funny i hope his knee will do okay with the brace a forgot her name from dr niemanns office called earlier i was in the barn she left a message please call her tomorrow direct line to her talk about my surgery i think like time and stuff i hope not really early we are about an hour away i have two hours or more of stuff to do for my animals if i was having surgery then going home then real early okay but no i got to stay overnight and lady when is check out time? man surgery for torn rotator cuff and got to go home that day rehab mon wed friday for a year watching local news big bad huge storm friday well test out that barn pump i hope its auto you know water hits it starts pumping it out trump resume aid for ukraine pres zen is for 30 day cease fire oh good pope doing better! he. loves animals yay you found your key! losing key is bad what did your foot doctor say?

[johoward]

Foot doctor says I will need surgery to correct a new hammer toe.  He would have done right there and then If I wanted him to.  Instead I asked to wait a while.  It has just started to hurt. So I can still walk all right.  I will wait until it gets an ulcer on the tip.  He was alarmed about some reddish blotches on the bottoms of both feet.  He had a name for it.  Said it was due to circulation deficiency when feet get cold.  I could not see them with the mirror so he took a picture with his phone and showed me. Did not look bad to me.  Anyway nothing to be done until maybe next appointment in 3 months.
This evening I went for milk at Drugmart.  I tested my blood pressure while there.  It was 148 over 83.  So not too bad for me.  When I got home I wanted to do, or check, something on my phone, but could not find it.  HOLY COW!!!! Where is it? I NEEDS IT!!!
Well I remembered laying it on a little shelf so I would not drop it while taking off my shirt. Then I sat down to test my pressure.  Well I'll tell you I was heavy on the gas while I raced all the way back to Drugmart and practically ran until I got to the test bench.  There it was. Thank you God!
I got a very good look at both parents in the Big Bear nest feeding fish to the three bobbleheads.  All is well there for now.
Big raccoon on snow right now.  Eagles are all sleeping, and deer at the Pantry are still feeding. just FYI
Gotta go sleep now. GBU EV1

[calhound]

hi you guys its 41 here cloudy 12 cloudy in longyear 41 cloudy in ice cloudy all over oh 53 in the barn and not cloudy in there

hi joho wow your hammer toe must not be really bad cause how can your doctor fix it right there. it was scary reading about your lost phone lost phone scary be so hard for me to replace my phone and i would lose alot of stuff on it over the years i kept some messages on it that cant be replaced. i am so happy you found it and it was still there. im sure you will know where your phone is now after that. no one at snows looks like it is 20 there and lot less snow than before what time do they fill it up with food?

hi paulie!

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