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[Puff]

OK Phyl and Tim/Tsk - check-in on my arm/hand issue from Dec 12 - Got clearance from ortho on Friday, Mar 7.  Residual effects minor for maybe June.  Continue PT through then or a needed?  Whatever that means. . . Hoping to start yard chores by April weather permitting - I will be taking it slow and easy.

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[Puff]

Does anyone have further info on what's happened at Hatchery nest?  Last night one egg, this morning two.  Second one showed up during the night?  It almost didn't make the nest?  Now got pushed toward the center.  Both are tending the two eggs, one on Y branch and the other at nest center.  Took a while and a lot of pushing.  LOL

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[Puff]

Ah ha -- Mystery of the eggs solved.  Thanks god for replay.

About 8 P  there was a visit by a raccoon.  It didn't seem to cause any harm to either egg, first had to uncover the one egg.  I'm still not sure how the one got "hanging" on the edge.  Both have now left the nest today, but not before covering the eggs.

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[Phyl]

Not sure if y'all have seen this ...
I watched it live the other day.


March 11, 2025: Mrs. T and the Mouse!
 March 11, 2025  RaptorResource

https://www.raptorresource.org/2025/03/11/march-11-2025-mrs-t-and-the-mouse/

[Lani]

Royal Albatross cam update

“Here with breakfast dad? Great!
Just give me a second, okay?”
Ah, that’s better. Let’s eat!🫣😂😂



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzKiZGs9siM

Mar 11, 2025
Yesterday Chick SSTrig turned 42 days old, her weight was 3 kg
That's a weight loss of only 100 g since last week.
Plus she was fed by Mom GLG a couple of hours after being weighed.



Good morning Beakers!
Hello Eagles4, Lisa, Ezee, Eburg, Weasel, Jilltosa, Kb, Tsk, Karen, Oldguy, Puff, Eaglesrock, Emyrauld, Lilbro, Blschue, Lori, Clynn, Tig, Baz, Phyl, Peep, Jaspurr, Pink, BL, Bggolden, T40, ssrl, Maxie, Nrstooge, Paulie, jicaji, LB, and All!

Tsk, the kitties are adorable, each one so different.... How is Tim today?

Clynn, Did you download Dragon Naturally Speaking? I wonder if this is compatible with MAC. I need to see how this works. I love using the microphone when I text on my iPhone. Thanks for RRP update.

Phyl, I have pb, trisket, cheese and kosher salt. It'll be my noon snack.  ... love your morning pics and nature video with swans... Mrs T said EEK a mouse!!Then left woke Mr T expressing her displeasure, flew over and jumped on Mr T! LOL! Told him go take care of the nest! Loved it! I'd do the same! 

{{{Puff}}} good news... "slow and easy" into your spring chores 

[karengramke]

Lease is less than 200 miles away from home and I didn’t realize she had sent me that message until a few minutes ago but I’m sure she still got about 100 miles to go if not a little more be back later

[tsk34]

CLYNN  Very cool owl dream catcher.     Would love to see them all make it at Ft St Vrain.

PHYL   Cute March poem.   Someone love succulents     You probably know most of those exercises already...   Saw the Mrs T and mouse.  Had to look a couple times 

PUFF   Good clearance for you.   What is still the one thing you have trouble with?

LANI   Interesting guest at SST.   Now that all the anesthetic has worn off - he's "feelin' the pain"    He ran out to do some banking but am sure will spend the PM in his chair with a pillow to elevate and ice.

[baziunc]

Happy Day, Beakers! 


Karen, yikes on the childhood newborn calf gone to the freezer wrapped in paper the next year!    Thanks for the update on Lisa's return trip home - sounds like she's made great time so far... now the DC section... hope it won't put to much of a crimp in her progress.

TSK, I didn't know Tim's 3 surgeries were for 3 different fingers! Glad it went well, and hopefully miss sweetie pie Lulu will help put the pain a bit to the background after he gets home and settles into a comfortable chair.

Clynn, we had a square clothesline in the backyard where I grew up that could be raised and lowered, like an inverted umbrella, so to speak, and I used to help hang the clothes and take them in. I loved the smell of the sheets after drying on the line. When we were little kids, we would sometimes hide in between the lines of hung sheets.    I recall many times running to get them brought in very quickly when we would get a surprise pop-up summer thunderstorm. My second husband and I lived in an apt for a while with no washer or dryer, so laundry meant spending time and money at a laundromat, so we very much appreciated that two long clotheslines were in the back courtyard behind our bldg, that was shared with our bldg, and the 3 other bldgs that made that grassy backyard courtyard. We used it often to save on the time and cost of using a dryer at the laundromat.

Tig, yum... steak?

Phyl, good luck with the new PT exercises.

Puff, yay on the release from the doc, and take it easy. Can you click yourself in your car with the seat bealt now, and close your car door better now, too?

Lani, I love peanut butter with lots of things, but I have never known about it in combo with cheese. I'll have to give it a try later, too, if I remember! Let us know what you think about that. I always loved PB and banana sandwiches, with some mayo, when I was a kid, and I still do!

BL, Jackson Browne is still so very easy on the eyes.  Thanks!    Russ Kunkel and Leland Sklar a bonus!!

Lisa, fingers crossed you beat that traffic home! But mostly that you get back safe and sound. Have a nice dinner with Jeff, and sleep well tonight!


Waving to All the Beakers! 

My UNC Tarheels just started their ACC Conference Tourney game against Notre Dame, so I need to get to watching that... Go Heels! 


P.S. I meant to post the attached "funny" below the other day, but I don't think I did. Sorry if it's a repeat... Karen's childhood farm horror story reminded me... 

[karengramke]

Baz, lolol!   Gkaspd you were able  to translate  !ease to Lisa!
Water dried up in the yard so no fear if an anopheles infestation!   At least nit right now.
I was in the backyard for a while this afternoon with Piper and it was a lovely day beautiful temperature not too humid light breeze and blue skies. Perfect. My kind of weather for all Time of the year don’t I wish.

Tsk, Thanks for Tim and I hope the pain abates soon. I also hope he doesn’t have another finger that requires this type of treatment not good but then lucky to have something that can be done about it.

 You ask about the tooth and yes it’s visible as it’s a lower front tooth I think there’s some others down there that might break off at sometime but we’ll see one at a time. I certainly hope my dentist will pull it rather than referring me to an unknown, Oral surgeon!

Phyl, Interesting that your bluebird looks into your house. Several of my house finches sit on the ledge above the door and look in looking all around. I wonder what they’re thinking maybe they don’t like the decorating or they’re trying to figure out if there’s room for them to move inside during bad weather or what who knows but it’s cute when they look in.

Not much new here so I’ll get a glass of water and maybe sit on the porch. Enjoy the rest of the day.

[BrokenLug]

Lani it looks like you're going to get another nice little snowfall below the Rim.
Keep them coming I'm sure you're both saying.   

[Puff]

tsk #1 problem???  Hummmm  I seem to be unable to control the shakes of the hand/fingers. 

Two digits, thumb and #2 = Strength and quivers.  As Karen said that there's something they can do for Tim.  My fingers have a limited ability already because of the arthritis.  Now two others are almost a loss both strength wise and painful.  They don't move and they hurt down into the palm and wrist when I try to grab something.  Frequent inconvenience is the cell phone.  Too flat to grab with left hand and then steady the grip; then if I answer with right hand the left had can't push the numbers.  This journey really complicated by the arthritis.  I'll take any and all suggestions.  You're our resident pro PT.  PM  me on the side channel?

Funny that you should ask baz.  Yesterday after getting home with groceries I made me get the seatbelt ready for the real thing.  Unclicked it from behind my butt and tried putting it in a good spot to grab on the left.  We'll see how that works.  But, as I mentioned before, on a good day drivers have trouble sometimes getting the belt to click into the gizmo clicker at the right.  Big heavy door is easier now as my two working fingers on the left hand get stronger.  Also, when I first sit down inside, I have pulled the top of the door window to the inside somewhat.  I'll find out tomorrow; I have to drive somewhere.

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[tsk34]

BAZI   Yes I am very familiar with PB banana and mayo - Yum.    Circle of life   

KAREN   When it was 68 here two days ago both Tim and I said we could easily live in 68 to 72 degrees forever.  LOL

PUFF   You are making some headway slow but sure.  I wish you doc could give you a referral to an OT.  There are so many new gadgets/adaptations out there these days, I suspect a good OT would have a few up their sleeve.

[Puff]

I'm working with new office of Illinois Bone & Joint Institute now in Downers Grove.   Formerly Ton and I used Hinsdale Ortho.  On discharge Friday I was given the option of PT.  Letterhead order given me only mentions HEP, ROM. and modalities.  Would they also have OT.  Have you heard of them?  Any good news?

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[tsk34]

PUFF   Yes IBJI  has OT..   Go see the PT and she can get the doc referral if need be or she may have the tricks of the trade as well.