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[Lani]

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Jesse (squirrel) visiting Hera Christmas Day 


Waylon 


Now now, behave yourself Bonnie, you're not supposed to eat Kristel's elbow. 


Hi Beakers.

{{{Lisa}}} Thanks 

[tsk34]

LISA  Yummy cocoa?   Treated myself to a grande decaf peppermint mocha at grocery this AM ( Starbucks) while shopping  LOL  How nice that you could spend some time with family yesterday. 

LANI   cool pic of Jessie the squirrel and Hera     Cute Bonnie - maybe getting a little taste of salt?

[karengramke]

Happy boxing day I hope there aren’t too many returns but then you never know I’m all confused about the days as I said, Tuesday was Saturday and Wednesday with Sunday and so today should be Monday but it’s Thursday. Oh well I at least don’t have to go to work, so the confusion won’t last too long for me to devastated
It sounds like everyone had a great Christmas and that everyone is ready to celebrate the new year when it rolls around next week
Piper stress is back in the closet and she’s wearing a Christmas collar, red and green points with bells on the end. She is not too happy about wearing anything but tolerate things pretty well.
Dr. Hall visited last night and went home with two of the three oranges she got off of my tree. She ate one at the house and said it tasted like candy and ignore the fact that piper was drooling and pointing at one as she ate it but she didn’t give her a single section poor Piper. She did get some cookies and other treats from Dr. Hall so she is not being too abused.
Lani I agree there are dogs around the world suffering from Abuse and neglect Piper is a shelter dog in my previous dogs. At least five of them were rescues. I try to donate to shelters with Bonnie and old towels and things that I know they need.
And the temperatures today are about 61,62° and will be in the 70s for the next 4 to 5 days at which time I cool down will start and be low for about a week and then climb back up again it’s like a seesaw up and down up and down. not complaining however, as we have only had one and will maybe have another one or two days where the temperature dipped to 32° I still have one bloom on an inpatient plant that is actually looking very sad, but has survived the lower temperatures so far one day I will get out and take the basket down and dump them, and then be ready to start over again in the spring .I have some paperwhite narcissus blooming in the  kitchen And a pot  of Them on the porch. 
I have not checked today, but I do hope that Gabby is improving.
Nice  day yesterday, Lisa!   
Good sloth report Lani.
Have a nice afternoon.

[baziunc]

Happy Day After, Beakers! 






Clynn, I hope it's a fun time there at your Mom's! Smooth travels home - whenever that is. 

Karen, love the pic of Piper all dressed up!  Thanks, my headache isn't that bad, thankfully, but still hanging on in the background - not too much of a bother. No, not visiting/not visited. I kept thinking it was Sunday yesterday, too! You and Piper had a nice visit from Dr. Hall! Even though Piper didn't score any of her satsuma!! 

KB, cute pic of Chris with patient Ollie, who must be thinking, "Bacon, bacon, BACON!".   

Tig, family visit - you survived. 

Lisa, mmm on the spiral ham - I haven't had one since Christmas 1996, while spending Christmas in a cabin near a ski resort, with my sisters and their kids - 28 years ago! LOL, but I can still taste it in my mind. 

Oldguy, yum on ham with the bone falling out!

BL, yum on your feast with the kissers in the straw - hope the "kissing llamas" were with! 

Puff, I had forgotten about the cellphone trackers.

Lori, thanks for the update, and Merry Christmas to you and Destini and your family, too! 

Lani, I love seeing the Sloth TV, pics, and news. Waylon!  I saw you posted about Sloth TV being part of Explore now! I watched the Chiefs' game at 8:30 last night, my time, on my cable tv's NFLNetwork channel. Yay! Go Chiefs!! I avoided all sports news during the day so I could watch it without already knowing the outcome. I also got to watche the Baltimore/Houston game replay on that same channel last night, after the Chiefs' game, including the whoop-de-doo halftime show by Beyonce! It rivaled any Super Bowl halftime show - a major production, and not a short one! That game was also only "Live" on Netflix during Christmas Day afternoon. Needless to say, I was up very late, even though I didn't stay up to watch the end of that game! LOL.

TSK, you went to the grocery store this morning? Lordy, I hope I don't need to go to the grocery store for a while... food is almost spilling out of my kitchen! LOL. Oh, yeah, and my scales have a sad story to tell me right now because of it! Yikes!  Glad you and Tim could enjoy Christmas dinner with Barb and Tom! 

Phyl, I was just joking about Maggie opening the presents.  Great pics of her under the tree!  I miss getting "The New Yorker." I framed several of their wonderful covers over the years.

SSRL, good to see you - Happy Christmas! 

Paulie, hi! Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Holidays back at you!! 



I'm o-f-t to get some of that yummy food spilling out of my kitchen... 

Good night, ((Beakers)). Peace. SED.

[LisaG1967]

tsk - I think my morning cuppa was cocoa.  Ooo, I do love the Peppermint Mocha Latte from Starbucks.  Jeff's Dad had a nice time visiting.  The grandson with him is from Florida, and comes down for Christmas and a few weeks in the summer to stay with him.

karen - I bet Piper looks adorable in her Christmas collar.  Awww, she was drooling for the orange.    

baz - Sorry to hear that headache is still lingering around.  I hope you enjoy your yummy food.  We just got done eating leftovers, too. Im not as crazy about Christmas leftover, as I am about Thanksgiving leftovers. 

Have a good night, Beakers!

[LORIDAVIS]

In the Cedar Rapids Gazette today...
https://www.thegazette.com/sports/conservations-top-under-dogs/

Conservations top (under) dogs
Wild Side column: Remembering Bob Anderson and Tim Mason, who were among leaders in the outdoors

Orlan Love - correspondent
Dec. 26, 2024 3:36 pm


Bob Anderson executive director of the Raptor Resource Project operates a remote video camera positioned over an eagle nest near the Decorah Fish Hatchery on Friday, April 8, 2011, in Decorah, Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
The late Bob Anderson, executive director of the Raptor Resource Project, operates a remote video camera positioned over an eagle nest near the Decorah Fish Hatchery in 2011. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
I have been blessed to know many great conservationists and to call some of them my friends.

My favorites include the late Bob Anderson, the godfather of the Decorah eagles and the guy who put peregrine falcons back on their ancestral homes on the Mississippi bluffs; and the late Tim Mason, the environmental activist who made the National Park Service live up to its mission to protect the sacred Native American grounds at Effigy Mounds.

Both Bob, who died in 2015 at age 64, and Tim, who died in 2018 at age 67, were underdogs who sacrificed to achieve environmental triumphs with never a thought of their own aggrandizement.

Anderson, the founder and director of the Raptor Resource Project, helped save peregrine falcons from extinction, led the successful effort to reintroduce them to their historic eyries on the bluffs of the Mississippi River and then educated and warmed the hearts of multitudes with an internet nest camera that documented the lives of a bald eagle family.

The Decorah eagles were a metaphor for their godfather. As they persevered through egg-chilling blizzards, infestations of pathogenic black flies and tree-felling, nest destroying wind storms, Anderson overcame financial hardship and skeptics who doubted his innovative techniques could succeed.

In the wake of the pesticide DDT's devastating effect on raptors, Anderson quit a good-paying job to move to Decorah in 1996 to devote his life to the well-being of falcons and other raptors. He exhausted his life savings to fund his falcon recovery efforts.

When live falcons were extremely rare, Anderson used artificial insemination to breed captive females at his acreage near Decorah. His chicks, released at nest boxes attached to bridges and power plant smokestacks, had by 2018 produced more than 1,500 progeny — a decisive factor in the birds' removal from the endangered species list.

But those birds would not nest on the Mississippi River bluffs until Anderson devised a technique in which the chicks were released from simulated rock boxes atop a bluff at Effigy Mounds National Monument, imprinting in the chicks’ brains the concept of cliffs as nesting sites.

Friends and associates of the man responsible for the wildly popular Decorah eagles webcam said Anderson likely will be remembered more for his leading role in the peregrine falcon recovery and his successful effort against long odds to restore peregrine falcons to the bluffs of the Mississippi.

Anderson himself considered his role in restoring falcons to the Mississippi River cliffs his greatest accomplishment.


Tim Mason of McGregor stands near a creek Dec. 22 that was recently littered by a farmer leasing the Department of Natural Resources' land. Mason noticed the land was being mistreated and the farmer was in violation of several regulations on the three-year lease. This prompted Mason to take action. The DNR is now taking a closer look at lessees who may be mistreating the land they are renting. (Nikole Hanna/The Gazette)
The late Tim Mason of McGregor stands near a creek in 2011 where a farmer leasing the Department of Natural Resources land was in violation of several regulations. (The Gazette)
Mason of McGregor, a big, tough river rat with a spiritual affinity for the bluffs and backwaters of the Mississippi, bucked big government and big money in his mission to preserve the region’s natural grandeur.

He made his bones in the early 1980s with his effort to save Bloody Run Creek from the ravages of rerouting U.S. Highway 18 around Marquette and McGregor. Though the project eventually went through, it did so with concessions to limit damage to the creek, its valley, wetlands and endangered species.

River and bluff lovers also appreciate Mason for his successful effort to halt the costly and contentious River Bluff Resorts project, a $138 million planned complex west of McGregor in the valley of Sny Magill trout stream.

Mason’s masterpiece — the righting of an egregious wrong at Effigy Mounds — grew out of his lengthy earlier service as a seasonal worker at the national monument, where he learned its features, internalized its mission and cemented his reverence for the land and the mound builders.

Mason said he could not believe his eyes when he began to notice trails, boardwalks and buildings encroaching upon the mounds. Through Freedom of Information Act document requests, he found the facility had spent more than $3 million over a decade to build more than 78 illegal structures.

Mason sought the assistance of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an advocacy group representing government workers, and together they pressured the Parks Service to acknowledge its mistakes and adopt corrective measures.

My most emotional moment as a reporter occurred at Mason’s funeral when six uniformed National Park Service employees filed into St. Mary Catholic Church in McGregor to pay their respects to the man who exposed the agency's desecration of Native American graves it was commissioned to protect.

In hindsight, I wish I’d started a slow clap like you see in the movies when colleagues recognize the hero’s deeds. I’m sure everyone in the church would have soon been clapping, too.

[tsk34]

KAREN   How nice of Dr Hall to stop by.  Piper always ready for company 

BAZI  I think CLYNN is due home on Sunday but like KAREN, I need to keep reminding myself of what day it is..LOL  Had to do a grocery run for ingredients for a stuffed French toast I'm bringing to the pot luck Barb is hosting Sat brunch time.  Some head of time prep required.  Will put it together tomorrow AM and bake Sat AM to bring over hot from the oven.   Making a venison stir fry tonight with leftover spaghetti squash casserole from Barb's dinner yesterday.

LORI   Thanks so much for posting that wonderful tribute to Bob Anderson. 

[Phyl]

Lori-- many tks. for sharing the tribute on Bob Anderson in today's Cedar Rapids Gazette ...I'll finish it later. 

Karen--no Christmas returns here.     Sadly, all animals in the world are suffering. Especially war ravaged countries.
ditto Tsk ' How nice of Dr. Hall to make a visit to Piper.
 

Lani--tks for the cute  'Bradypodidae' and 'Megalonychidae' update. Now Bonnie behave LOL ...LOL Waylon,w/ his tongue out;   Jesse the squirrel visiting Hera Christmas   

Lisa--the cocoa this AM is  a diet buster. LOL  Bet it was tasty.

Baz-- LOL.. .    You should see my  kitchen pantry      How's your  Zippo?




  “ Good Evening Beakers'.. .SEDs  to all.
    

[karengramke]

Lol, Tsk, you beat me=to thanking  Lori For the article on Bob Anderson, he was such a special person as was the other gentleman featured at the end.  In your fridge stuffed French toast sounds interesting and if you have time I’d like to see the recipe I could not eat the venison but I hope you enjoy
Lisa, my favorite leftovers are also Thanksgiving unless it is prime rib dinner for Christmas. I know a few folks who have that but I would not cook one for one person and was unable to get the steaks. I wanted this year anyway enjoy your ham and I’m glad that your father-in-law and his grandson were able to visit with you yesterday.
Baz, you left me hanging with your football discussion and a lack of information about the Baltimore ravens game. I will have to look that up as soon as I get off of here I think it’s terrible. That’s football teams but games on Netflix, which is so expensive during the Christmas holidays I’m sure the teams made extra money but I don’t think it is nice for kids and parents. Who have   already spent money getting ready to celebrate you have to pay extra or wait until later in the night to watch the games on TV anyway that’s just my opinion Humble, as it is!  Tsk, I believe Clynn  And family are traveling to Springfield tomorrow to visit with Ed’s family and they will then leave Springfield and head home Sunday.

[oldguy]

Hello Beakers

Hope that all had a VERY merry Christmas...

Kilauea is still cycling on/off - currently off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ls53Pc22jg   -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBXuNNDyxLM

Today I spent my whole shift condensing the toy section - eliminated 3 aisles to make room for coolers and pools - the rest of the crew condensed Christmas section - another 3 aisles gone - this getting set with indoor furniture...

This is a 3 video set from 2023 with Natalie MacMaster from the ECMA 2023 Awards.  She is performing with her 3 piece band and her daughter on keyboards.
Directors Achievement Award   -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1dlDcEbjfk&list=PL6h8kCtZVGEddZBO3fp4zPRMcYjkwzOpW&index=1

I Bought a GIANT CAT TREE and My Cats Loved It!   -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4SzpMi6Yd4

Penny's HAMTASTIC Christmas morning!   -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oenzzKu2mrE&t=11s

A Christmas Special Starring Pete the Garden Cat   -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ls53Pc22jg

[karengramke]

Sedsm all!

[Lani]

From karen...this is her Piper

awww Piper, all dressed up for Christmas

[Lani]

Oldguy, enjoyed your Christmas links, especially Emilie and Dad. She's growing up into a beautiful young talented lady. Love her drawing. ... loved Santi, Indy and Chewy enjoying their giant cat tree... You had a busy day after Christmas. Thanks for links.

Lisa, We had a nice quiet Christmas. I made Mike's favorite turkey dinner with the trimmings. Lots of leftovers for days. Thank you for posting Miss Piper's pic. 

Kb, Love the DNR Christmas card.

Lori, praying all is well for the Hamlet nest. Gabrielle is on the nest right now. I guess there are lots of questions about another female eagle in the area. I feel like we're going back to when Juliet was frightened away from her eggs too.. Thank you for posting the wonderful tribute to Bob Anderson.

BL, Doofus is a beautiful dog. Love the name.  ... Thanks for sharing your story of Kopje, he's active like you and Pip. Always on the go... I haven't heard Up on Cripple Creek in years. Takes me back.... I listened to Boths Sides now of Joni in 1969 and today.... youth, hope, dreams vs reality.... she understands now the illusions, fairy dreams, she's lived Both Sides now... we all have.

{{{Clynn, Ed, Kelsey}}} beautiful Christmas posts. I know you're having a great time with your mom.

Karen, All these years I thought the American Eagle was our national bird. Well, God Bless it''s Finally Official!!  .... awww Piper is in her Christmas collar. I try to do what I can here in AZ for pups and cats. Dr Hall is a wonderful friend too.... We're having a dry season here, it's cold tonight, but I do wish we could get some moisture. It's been well over a month. I have paperwhites bulbs getting ready to bloom too... I agree about NFL streaming the Christmas games on Netflix, we don't have it and it's the same with KU Basketball having their games on ESPN+ we don't have that either... Thanks for letting us know about Clynn's return home.... love Snoopy 

Tig Glad you were able to get your Rosie TLC time for Christmas.

Hi Paulie, ssrl, good to see you both. 

Phyl, Beautiful Tawny Owl.

Tsk, I hope you and Tim had a lovely Christmas with family. And Tim is doing well... yummy stuffed french toast, venison stir fry with squash casserole. All sounds delicious!

Lisa, I love the Dogs 4 Rescue, along with many others. If I won the Lottery, I think I would try to save as many dogs, cats, elephants, critters, as I could.  ... so glad Jeff's dad & grandkid came to have dinner with you and Jeff. 

{{{Baz}}} Sorry your headache is still hanging around..... Did you notice Beyonce's 12 year old daughter Blue Ivy joined her. She looks taller than her mom. Here's a fun video for you! How bout those CHIEFS!!!  https://x.com/i/status/1872040712902266938     Feel better tomorrow.

Good night!

https://lightingacandle.org/chapel/vigil-beak-room/

Sweet Eagle Dreams, Bggolden, Nora, Jilltosa, Lilbro, Eagles, Pink, Eaglesrock, Baz, Lori, Karen, Puff, Tsk, Oldguy, Lisa, Clynn, Kb, Tig, Blschue, Phyl, BL and Pip, Godiva, Peep, Jaspurr, Ezee, Eburg, Lindy, RubyRed246, ssrl, Firetruck, Weasel, Maxie, Masswatch, Paulie, DeborahG, MpMom and Pete, laniebelle, OnEagleWings, NWarg, Garmohoff, Nrstooge, WendyC3, Tigeag, T40, Ginger, Cwellsla, Nanimal, Rewrap4u, Teamcarnes, Seabeeinch, Walton, Sparky, Tulsaducati, Omasawyer, izzysamlikeseagles, bustopbird, Neva, Yank.

Thinking of and missing, Eagles, Peep, Jaspurr, Jilltosa, Wilson, Godiva, MpMom and Pete, Marrymo, Keystone, TxTeacher, Smb, Naimoj, Thyla/Anne, D7Birder, Indy, Neva, Smb, Alice, and those who have not been with us for a while.

Prayers For Kb's Chris, Tim and Tsk, Phyl, Jim and Maggie, Tig, Clynn and family, Lisa, Jeff and Family, Tsk/Tim's cousin Joe, Lori, grandmothers and family, Baz, Eaglesrock, Eagles and Mom, Tsk's bro and wife Margaret, Karen and Piper, Lisa's FIL, Puff, Kb's friends Vi and Dennis, Paulie, Tsk's DIL Amy, SIL and grandson, Jicaji, Maxie and Larry, Camper's daughter, Ed's sis Gina, Tsk's Barb & Tom, Baz great niece and family, Peep, Jaspurr, Clynn's DIL's mom, Ed's friend Greg, Puff's brother, Masswatch hubby Jamey, Pip's Dad, Ezee, EagleFanDave, Tim's Uncle, Paulie's granddaughter Madison, Emy and family, WW JW, Keystone, Jilltosa, Eaglesrock cousin Michael, Thyla/Anne, Neva's family, Weasel and family, and All here in need of healing and comforting.

Special Prayers For Tsk and Tim, Phyl, Jim and Maggie, Karen and Piper, Clynn and family, Lisa, Jeff and Family, Baz and family, Eagle and family, Tsk's DIL Amy, Puff, Blschue and family, Lori and family, Phyl's BIL Danny and brother Dan.

Special prayers for All God's creature great and small, For those lost, pets, and the survivors from Hurricane Helene, and their rescuers,  Hellgate Osprey Antali, Etta, Denton eaglets and nest, Trempealeau Eagles’ Nest, Tiny Tammy and Paws of War, Harley and his little siblings, Miss Maggie, TRR Sloths, Brooks Fall Brown Bear Otis, Honey and Gunnar, SWFL Harriet, Little One and all the Feral cats, TRR rescue babies, The Fairy Penguins, Berry Mom,  NEFL Juliet, Romeo and Samson, Lucy and Larry, Salt River wild horses, Alaska Bears and Wolves that they be saved, Decorah, E2/D1, Dr Rogers and Black bears Shadow and family and Wildlife Research Institute, and All God's creatures great and small.

[tsk34]

OLDGUY   Sounds like a lot of hard work yesterday      " indoor furniture?"   What a cool cat tree    Pete the garden cat is a new one 

LANI   WOW a turkey dinner for Christmas.  Tim would love that. 

[Phyl]

 Good Morning Beakers ...    
                                       


Currently: 52F heavy rain  , High 57 heavy thunder storms,  Low 52F



Everyone on our  block was gone for Christmas... so it was really quiet this year. Since our families didn't visit this year ...  lots of phone calls .

I read so fast that often I miss some things...
Baz--hopefully that headache is gone

Clynn, Ed, Kelsey--nice that you'll be able to visit Ed's mom too. Safe travels home


OG-- lots of work getting ready for change of seasons.  Enjoyed the links ...esp.  giant cat tree for Indy, Santi and Chewie



   Prayers for:  Victims of natural  and Man-made disasters plus those who rescue them. The Fallen / Our Allies in Defense of our country. And   #47.   Police and First Responders.   'Little Gray' and 'Little One' and  all abandoned, abused , lost cats , stray, unloved, homeless  and feral cats.
The Bluebirds of Cane Ridge, Tennessee,  Sauces bald eagle cam nest, Hummingbirds, Bumble Bees  and Honey bees everywhere . As always, Beakers, Cheerios and RRP / families.