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1 – 200 of 380 Newer› Newest»Thanks, Steve- did you know the still cam pic is stuck on yesterday??
Good morning Steve!! Cam has been stuck since around 10:45 yesterday. Help!!
Good morning everyone!
Mits!! Where are you? Tian and Mei are wrestling again.
GOOD MORNING EAGLE BUDDIES!!!---CONGRATS!!----MEGAN!---You are our #1 EAGLE MOM today---and every day!!----LOTS OF OUR EAGLE BUDDIES have been doing the 'RAIN DANCE'!!!!----What a BEAUTIFUL DARK RAINY MORNING here in WONDERFUL WILD WEST VIRGINIA!!---
"HOME OF LIBERTY & BELLE----PARENTS OF 3 SOARING MOUNTAINEERS-------temp 61°!----LIFE IS GOOD!!--
"LIVE" IS GOOD TOO STEVE!!!!!---- SHARON is still 'dancing in the street'----WOW!---the WV MOUNTAINEERS are ready to beat VILLANOVA Saturday!!!------All together now!!!!!!----GOOOOOOOOO--------EEEEEERS!!!! -----LIVE--LOVE--HUG A DOG TODAY---& DANCE IN THE RAIN!!!!----GIVE THANKS FOR THE GLORIOUS MORNING----ENJOY!!---ENJOY!----WE ARE TRULY BLESSED!!!!
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE...
Ladies, I think our Rain Dance has worked!! Everything is perked up, including the grass, which means we will be mowing again soon:(
NORMA, speaking of Hug a Dog... check out my Wild and Wonderful blog. My Grandaughter rescued an abandoned dog about 2 months ago and I've posted a photo of him. Very sad story.
Good morning, all. We had some rain last night, not enough, but what we got helped some. This morning we are fogged in. Off to feed the doggies.
GOOD THURSDAY MORNING EVERYONE....AND MASON, GET UP, ITS TIME:)
missed them again, Sissy...no rain here, just a few clouds
ATLANTA WEDNESDAY UPDATE
Wednesday, August 27
Lun Lun got up twice today to eat some bamboo and biscuits. She also ate a small bit of banana, but she is mostly refusing to eat fruit right now. Yesterday afternoon, she spent about 30 minutes taking bamboo sprigs and biscuits from me, which is more than she has eaten in several days. This may or may not be significant; since she has been eating so little in recent days, she may just need calories, so she feels hungry. In 2006, the day before she gave birth to Mei Lan, she started eating a little more than she had in the previous weeks. Perhaps her body knew she would need the energy to support giving birth and producing milk for the cub, especially since she did not eat for several days after giving birth. However, Lun Lun continues to spend almost all of her time sleeping. As one of the keepers watching her overnight, I’ve gotten to see her sleeping a lot. She usually gets up once or twice per night to eliminate, drink or eat, but she only spends 5-10 minutes up and moving around. Also, as Kate mentioned, she has started "nest building"
recently. The last two nights I worked, she spent about 10 minutes at a time digging at the floor, biting her nest box and scratching the walls. Even with such little activity from Lun Lun, we have to stay vigilant overnight and watch for any signs of impending birth. Two years ago Lun Lun broke the record for longest labor recorded in pandas, so who know what she will do this year – if she goes for breaking the shortest record we are not going to miss anything! At this point, the staff is ready for a birth; we are just waiting for Lun Lun. Her latest hormone results show that her progestin levels continue to drop, but have not yet reached baseline. Hopefully we will know more in the next few days.
Heather Baker Roberts
Keeper I
Carnivore Department
MORNIN' STEVE---MEGAN---SISSY--SHARON---WANDA---DEB---& HELEN!!
Thought I had this computer moving----but it froze up again!!---
Norma, how old is your computer, and what virus protection do you have?
Good Morning and it is a wet one! I see the 10:49am pic on our cam. Now I wonder what Lib & Belle did to block our view?
Good to see all of you here. I wonder how Dave is doing & whether he has started his travels yet.
Morning, all!
Love the rain! Could be more, but we'll take what we can get!
HELEN---I remember well LUN LUN'S
pregnancy!!---She seemed to just moan & groan in the hammock forever-----ho!---then out came this tiny -- tiny --- adorable little PANDA!!!--SHARON named BUTA BUTA!!!
Wanda Rocky looks like a healthy dog now. I can't imagine or better yet I wouldn't want to know his prior owner.
Love the B-Day pics of your Wild & Wonderful Capt Eagle!
Wish ya'll was getting some of this yummy rain up there!!
HELEN!!---Bought it shortly before I began watching the EAGLES---3 yrs ago??----
I have had enough of it. I am sure the ground hasn't but I have.
great pics, Wanda...what kind of car did you get??????
Wanda - Rocky is a beautiful dog! Kudos to your GD for saving him!
magpie, thanks for all the XO XO'S eagle-eyed sharon, eagle-eyes sissy, mema jo and paula--u-4 are in tune singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY..mits, floragirl, suz, movin- thanks for the greetings.. bob quinn, looking forward to more of your great pictures..hedgie,your right--not a day over 39--but a lot more..naturenut,..39 too!! and stopped counting..deb, I'm having a great day.. lolly, I had a great day..........Looking forward to our next gathering, The EAGLE EXPRESS is always ready. Thanks to all
Capt. Eagle
AKA Gene
Raining wonderfully here! Can see the weeds growing already!
Hey, Wanda, what kind of car did you get? Gene is such a nice hubby!!!
See that cam is still stuck! Argh.....
My car is a 2006 Ford Escape. I will post a photo on Wanda's Wishes. It is a small SUV gets around 23 MPG.
Off to take SIL to more apptmts. SYL!!
Wanda Is the car a nice bright color so you can spot it a mile away even in a parking lot?
lol
Hopefully they are local appointment today, Lynn. Drive Safely!
I am also out of here shortly to get ready for an pm hr Dr appointment - just a check up. I'll touch base when I return OR NO I WON'T
Today is my Play Day Date! Ally will be here after her nap time this
afternoon................
I'll talk to you when she goes home
Yes, Jo, it is a very bright white. But many cars are white, so I will have to fly something (like an eagle) on the antenae (if it has one?). I will never live down the fact that my car was lost to me for at least a half hour. Jo probably used up half a tank of gas driving me around trying to find it.
Please take a careful look at it so that you may help me find it if I lose it again! LOL
I think you could use a personalized license plate
Maybe we could think up
a good one!
How about WANDA'S CAR :)
You need one of those automatic chips so that the horn will beep when you activate it! Maybe we could even have the trunk and hood open so that we could spot it better!
I think I best get off of here with that comment... Get some lunch & get ready to go.......
Suz just sent an email that cracked me up about Thinking before you Speak.... BBL
CAPTAIN EAGLE: Such a treat to "See" YOU on the Blog this morning and to see that jolly little Eagle Express Avatar!
It's great that you had a fun birthday...WE don't get to "Razz" the GUYS very often so we all enjoyed it as much as you!
Take Care, and You Two Eagle Lovers (get the pun?) have a Good Day Today too..and Every Day!
xo
WANDA: If that little buggy is as WHITE as the Ferry Boat you love so much, maybe you should call it "Wanda's Ferry Boat"..
Ha Ha just kidding!
Congratulations.....
A "Little SUV" goes a loooong way..
Enjoy! No Hot-Rodding!
xo
JO, YOU ARE A GENIUS!! I have a thingy that will do all of the above. I forgot. PROBLEM SOLVED!
((HUGS))
Margy, no hot-rodding here. I like to think I'm a good driver, but I do admitt to road-rage sometimes!
hoodies at the Finland over the water nest
I Love Those Hoodies!
I want me a car with those colors!
Thanks for the Alert Mits, You are such a Good Nest Tender !
xo
Well, Wanda, you must be a pretty good driver, I have never had to "run" your driver's license or license tag in the 20+ years I have been "in the business.."
xo
I think it is a bit windy in Finland! Those feathers are all ruffled up ....
Margy, if you look at Gene's B'Day photo...behind him, on the dining room table, GeeGee has another chrysalis. Hope she doesn't want anymore after this one Fledges, because they are getting hard for me to find.
with the sun setting and the clouds moving in, makes for a nice view in FINLAND
Well, now that I don't have to do the Rain Dance anymore, I need to get some work done. BBL
By the way, doctor gave Mom some pills yesterday to increase her appetite. She has gone down to 113 lbs.from 135 when I first started being her caregiver. I'll bet she will eat all the crabs off the steam table. LOL! Gotta love her :)
Yah, Mits, caught the view just in time too, cause they have bailed!
Well, now one is back...it almost looks like a Winter Sky...
Okay Wanda - Saw the pics, including the Chrysalis box...
Is Gene holding up those fingers on both hands to indicate his age??
Of is he just saying Hi with one Hand, and Peace with the other?
He looks great ! As does GeeGee.
xo Don't work too hard !
xo
WANDA: Your Mom mentioned how helpful it is to her that you to go the doctor's visits with her...
We talked about that appetite thing...hope the medication helps.
xo
I haven't seen an Osprey for so long at Finland Water nest...suppose they could be migrating now?
WANDA - I know you might be gone from the computer now, but I am proud to say that I met Rocky and he is a beautiful dog...obviously responded well to Jill's tender loving care....
GOOD MORNING, ALL EAGLE LOVERS...
tHere might be some overlap, since I haven't read all the commentary yet, but ....
There's another new update on Buddy.
Lisa has posted some new stuff, and it looks like the BWO cam is about ready to come back on-line.
Have a really great day today.
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
Did you see that the Loch Garten site has posted a link for tracking the two eyasses??
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
Saw that, Jim, and see that Deschar has overtaken Nethy and they are about to cross the English Channel! Thanks for the nudge...
nICE looking vehicle, Wanda ... and brightly colored, easy to find....
Hahaha. Just kidding you a little.
Did you try the sonic tactic for finding it? Press the 'emergency' button on your keyless entry remote, and it will blow intermittently until you press that button again. You should be able to hear what direction to look for your lost auto at least.
Believe me, it happens out here in So Cal with all these enormous malls and tourist attractions. It's always a good idea to find a landmark of some kind before you leave the vehicle.
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
Jim, I thank you for your advice. I need all the help I can get. 95% of my travels have my hubby driving, therefore, I don't pay too much attention to where I am going or where I have been....so when I drive, I pay no attention to anything! Then when I come out of the place that I have driven to, I have NO CLUE where I am.
Good Afternoon Eagle Buds!! Guess we won't be able to see them :.((
WE GOT RAIN, but not much.
See that on Gene's B'Day, Wanda got a new car!!How does that work?
My hubby's (Fubby) B'Day is in Oct. Wonder if he'll let me take my all time fave Trans Am out of retirement? It got about 80K miles on it, so he put it in garage, BOOO! I think it should come out for a spin once in awhile. I'm using a practical pewter Durango now that he bought for me.
For you trivia buffs---first car I bought for my 21 B'day was a Sunbeam Alpine convertible!!! The one w/fins-black w/red int.It konked out on drive home from dealer.They forgot to put water in it!!!DUH!!!I made them bring me a new one.It ended up slate blue--out of black. They had one in the TV show Get Smart.
Is anyone looking at Mei? That is exactly how I feel. Maybe I am a panda!!
Whoa - what happened, all the avatars are white boxes with a Red x in the left corner...I did an upgrade to a Kodak Easyshare program, but I'll undo it if this is one of the results...
Anyone else seeing blanks? Woof!
HEDGIE - You mentioned that problem a couple of weeks ago...
Woof!
Margie, That just happened to me too, Gonna refresh & see what happens DUH
They're back. Mayne you forgot to click that you wanted the unsecure sites. Altho that sounds scary, seems it's only our avatars.
One Panda's asleep & the other is wrestling w/bamboo! Is the one sleeping Sissy?? LOL
Sigh, Loretta...tried that, no luck...even shut down the site and hand-loaded the blog site...I guess I'll just wait a little while and see what happens.
Maybe it's the rain....
Oh, my goodness, I think our blog has a virus or something...I can't see the avatars either.
Oh, they just came back!
that happens sometimes
Ooooh, that's kinda freaky...mine are back too....
Thank Goodness, I missed seeing all those Pandas and Butterflies and flowers and Eagles and Ospreys and everything else !
nATUREnUT...
I recall the Sunbeam Alpine (and Tiger) very well. They were a very good sportscar and one of my favorites.
One time not long after high school when I wasn't very gainfully employed (if at all), I got the chance to buy a nearly brand new one for $1300.00, but I couldn't beg, borrow or steal that big a stack.
A good friend of the family and a contractor had gotten married and gone to Europe for the honeymoon. While there they bought the Alpine (British Racing Green/black interior and top) and drove it a few miles as they made their tour.
But when they returned they reverted to the big American machines, and just wanted to get a few bucks for the sportscar. Boy, did I want to get that car, but it just wasn't possible.
MGA and Austin Healey were a couple of other "affordable" English sports cars in those days.
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
Cool story Jim. Too bad you couldn't get one. A few years ago, the exact year and color of mine was on Ebay.It had been rebuilt w/V8 Ford motor like the Tigers had. I asked some questions about it & seller whose reserve must not have been met, asked me if I wanted to buy it for $12,000!!!!!It was in CA. At least I saved the pic!It looks like mine.
Besides "Get Smart" and a few other cameos for the Sunbeam, if you remember the movie "Butterfield 8," wherein Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar (I think), she drove a red Alpine; and I believe she killed herself by driving it off a bridge at the end of the flick.
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
WHOO HOO!
GREAT PANDA NEWS FROM ATLANTA
Panda Lun Lun is Pregnant
I remember the Sunbeam in Butterfield 8. And there was another one in a movie driven by the mother of Hayley Mills. Can't remember the movie name, but HM was disturbed, spoiled girl who was visiting her Grandmother, played by Dame Edith Evans and she was taken under the wing of Deborah Kerr who was hired as a governess & garden consultant. John Mills was in it too. It was The Chalk Garden. (got 2 brain cells together!)
WAKE UP MASON
WE WILL BE GOING TO THE ZOO IN
THE NEAR FUTURE - NEED YOU TO BE
IN SHAPE FOR THE FLIGHT & THE SIGHTS
HOW AWESOME IS THAT....CONGRATS LUN-LUN!!!!
Hooray, Hooray for Lun Lun. Gotta find the Atlanta cam!!!
Watch out for the butterstick!
that is great news, too bad their cam system is so horrible...all those big corporate companys down there, and it is only on from 10 to 5, Mon thru Fri,and no audio, and no volunteers to keep up with the cub:(
I think I missed that one, NatureNut.
Think it might have been in at least one James Bond movie too... And how about the series The Saint??
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
Excellent news about Lun Lun, Mema Jo!!
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
Did a google and found out the Alpine was used in "Dr. No" and another flick "The Champions, 1968."
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
What great news!! We are gonna have a baby panda after all!! Would rather it was Mei but that is still fabulous. I am so excited!!!!
I agree, Mits. That is a shame, we probably won't get to see the birth, huh? It is still so exciting, ya know?
Thursday, August 28-SPECIAL EDITION!
Today is one of the most exciting days of my career. I went to the giant panda building this afternoon to try to do an ultrasound session with Lun Lun. I didn’t expect her to cooperate, because she has not cooperated for the last three weeks. But we were lucky. She cooperated and we saw a fetus with a strong heartbeat! The fetus appeared to be well developed. So, we expect a birth at anytime!
Dr. Sam Rivera
Interim Director of Veterinary Services
They even have an ultra-sound pic on their site
MASON, WE ARE GONNA HAVE A BABY!! WAKE UP, HURRY, WAKE UP!!
Helen, maybe we could all be volunteers down in Atlanta for awhile.
ATLANTA PANDA CAM
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO:)
Sissy will be in seventh heaven! She's getting a sibling. LOL
I don't know if I have seen Lun recently, but rest assured they will have videos about it
Was trying to post the same thing Mits - I wondered what blogger meant by a "Duplicate Post"
I am so very very excited....
We saw Buta Buta - either the cam went off right at birth or something unusual happened - SHARON will know because it happened to her!
When Buta Buta was born - that cam was on 24/7 as I remember. Just think THIS COULD BE A SET OF TWINS!!
You are right Wanda! This is great news. I just don't like the 10-5 camera.
We're gonna be Step-mommies!!
I guess I don't recall it being on 24/7, now I did e-mail them about getting the corporate companies like Coca Cola or Home Depot to get involved in getting audio, but they never got back in touch with me.
OK My play date hasn't ended yet....
I have another half hour to go!!!!
It's Poo Bear Time!
BBL
going to heat up some left-overs and watch CSI re-runs, and HGTV for awile...bbl
Sissy, You can be BIG SISTER!!! Yes, I think we should all go down there! We could tell them we're Panda Momsters & Dadsters!!
Redskins playing tonight---don't know that that will be very exciting!
Maybe Atlanta will leave cam on longer now that they have a VERY IMPORTANT TENANT.
Oh Lord, if I were to see the baby born, ya'll would probably have to put me away! I really wish this was our precious Mei that was pregnant. Her and Tai have my heart!! But Lun Lun and Buta Buta are precious too.
I know we need rain but I don't like this dreary weather. I have been acting like a panda this afternoon, sacked on the couch with the dog and Law and Order on the tube. First high school football game tomorrow night and then the lake for the weekend. My team, Bluefield Beavers, plays Tom's team, Graham G-Men, tomorrow night. Biggest game of the year. It is blast!!
More Football--Baltimore vs. Atlanta
Do you two get into any knock down, drag out arguments during the game?
Loretta, is that your car in the avatar?
Not recently Wanda, but we have. Now it is more just good natured ribbing and bragging rights. Tom has always sat on Beavers side with me and cheered for Graham, with all his Graham clothes on. It is a wonder he hasn't been mugged. We do have fun. Everyone in Bluefield WV and Bluefield VA is there, more than 10,000 people at a high school football game.
is ANY pre-season game exciting??? Hate them....and yet when you are season ticket holders you pay full price for them....just talked to Ceil, they are having a good time, will be stating back tomorrow
That is a LOT of peopl...do they all have seats?
Glad Ceil is having a good time. Hope she was well this time.
Miss her on here.
Big Brother is coming on shortly...need to get my boxing gloves on!
yes thanks, Wanda, she was feeling good,,,,they got her on a boat to Martha's Vineyard the other day, and she saw osprey when they got there....she doesn't like planes or boats....think she needs a shrink....just kidding, don't send me e-mails about being a nasty sister:)
what fun that must be, Sissy!
Yeah, it is standing room only. We have a really nice stadium, Mitchell Stadium. It is one of the nicest I have seen in the state. It is every bit as nice as Wheeling Island. New turf, great stands, we even have a cannon to fire after every touchdown!!
When will Ceil be home, Mits? Sharon likes to get on the boat but she won't get in the water if it is over her head. I am like you, think she needs help. But different strokes!!
Wanda, yes that's my favorite I bought in 9-94. 2nd car I bought since the Sunbeam!! I told about it earlier about 3:50. My favorite color, too.
Anyone remember Atlanta panda cam when ButaButa was young. I just remember the night light going on - have no memory of what time - thought it was around 10pm. These senior moments are frustrating!!!!
Play Date is over for today! Lots of fun and giggles with Ms Alexis!
I watched the video a minute ago of Buta being born. That little bitty baby made a whole lot of noise.
Well, well, well, so you guys will get to watch a baby panda after all.....
ok now I remember the night light which wasn't all that good....hope they are better prepared this time
Yes, Jo, apptmts. were local...daughter got off work in time to take him for 2nd one, and I went back to get the kids off their buses since it was raining so hard...they have a 1/2 mi. driveway.
Great news about Lun Lun! Can't wait!
Skins are not doing well....thank goodness it's just pre-season!
When I got home my big living room TV wouldn't work...trying to watch game on a 19" in the sunroom...giving me a headache!
So who knows how long it will take to get the TV guy to come when I call in the morning....and my TIVO is hooked up to that TV...argh!!!!!
OK, Sissy, you got your Mascot on here, does Tom have one?
ok, have never seen this CSI, so off I go, and then ACE OF CAKES at 10.....TTUT, GOOD NIGHT.....WAKE UP MASON......SISSY, Ceil comes back tomorrow, called her tonight to tell her about LUN, and about the maps of osprey I got today that are up in the Cape
Yeah, but his mascot is a stupid G-star, not even cute and fuzzy. They are the Graham G-Men but we lovingly refer to them as the G-Boys around here!
LYNN, give Norma a call. I'll bet she knows a GOOD TV repairman! lol
Wanda, forgot about that. Hey, Norma...!!!!!
Well, Sissy, I think you will both be winners...you have each other to enjoy the game with.
Right, absolutely Wanda. We have a blast at this game and then for the rest of the year we cheer for each other's teams. Just rivals for one game.
I am going to hit the hay, 6 a.m. comes early.
Good night all my Eagle friends.
WAKE UP MASON!!
Awww, a baby!
Thanks for the exciting news, Jo!
Turned on the tube tonight w/ 25 seconds left in the Skins game...glad I didn't have it on watching it...they got whooped! Not quite as bad as last week, but by a good bit...we'll see what happens this season!
It is after 10 for you easterners, so I am sure I missed some of you. We had a girl's night out tonight and had a good time. Great food, company and a few margaritas, too.
The eagles have become frequent visitors this week. With most of the schools in session the lakes are not so busy anymore, so they must feel more comfortable about visiting. At least today they didn't chase the osprey trying to steal the fish. Today was treat day and they got fresh trout from the fish hatchery, no way were they giving them up to the eagles.
It is amazing how they know it is trout that gets put out for them. They come in so fast to eat on trout days. They must send out a signal of some sort because birds we haven't seen since the last trout day a week ago showed up today.
Paula, Gabby gained two more ounces, but the decision was finally made to take him back to Idaho. The earliest he could be released would be Sept. 5 and he would have to learn how to fish and be ready to head south within such a short time span. We have all gotten so attached to him, we don't want to send him off without a fair chance. He will come back next summer and be released then. Jane has two other osprey, so she will add Gabby to their area. She said that osprey are very hard to keep in captivity during the winter because they have to be kept warm at all times. They wrap their enclosure to keep the cold out.
Thanks Deb. Will say a little prayer for Gabby!
Glad you had a nice night out!
Magpie...you have mail!
And Deb, that's funny about the trout....
Paula, did you hear anything back from Steve about the cam?
Deb, know you all are disppointed about Gabby, but it sounds like a wise decision. Know you'll miss him!
Goodnight fowl friends! Blessings on all.
Very interesting Deb! Were there other regular ospreys at that lake before Jane's juvies came? Too bad the rehabbers have to spend all winter here. But I guess it's good if Gabby isn't ready---probably wouldn't survive if turned loose.
I'm going bonkers here editing zoo pics for blog. Put 1 set on already & have more to go. Am trying to decide on 1 meerkat, or a set. They're so cute & many people love them, I'll prob put a few on. Oh well, & then I have to remember to hit the hay for work tomorrow & Saturday! Boo hiss
BBL for sign off ;>)
Update on Mason from his Sister
Light a candle for Mason
There are osprey that migrate through, but none that stay. There were two successful nests in the Black Hills this year, (about 400 miles away) that is it for SD. I sure hope this works and we will have some nesting osprey in two years.
Loretta - the Asia Trail photos are really good! I sure enjoy them.
And then Deb you can tell everyone that you helped start it all! Quite an accomplishment!
Deb Thanks for the Ferry Boat Picture
I thought they only ran in Daylight!
It is beautiful!
Deb I just realized that the time on the Finny Ferry is just before daylight.... But then there are times that by 6am it is already daylight over there....
I hope everyone had a fantastic day!!!
Good Night
Peace to you & yours
Prayers for all being said...
Keep opening your eyes MASON
Night, everyone, long day in the wind today. TTYT
Paula: You have mail too..
Yawn...just getting up from Panda Nap....
Missed most everyone this late...
My first real exposure to Ospreys was down in South West Virginia in Bath County few years back, where I watched them fishing at a fish hatchery there. Awesome....
The bundling up of the Osprey homes reminds me of the Pelican Rescue story that Paula sent a few weeks ago...
Good Night to those just now heading for the Feather Pillows...
Great update on Mason. I was wondering today if they had stones in there for him...healing stones, that is.
xo
Mits - saw your comments about the osprey maps...that was before I checked my email....great maps Rob sent out....
Deb, I'm gonna email you a link to some osprey tracking/migration maps...
Great Pictures, Loretta....
Have a good day at work Friday...and Saturday....
xo
No, Hedgie...haven't heard from Steve...Hopefully will be able to get an answer tomorrow!
My good news for tomorrow is ; I am off! No work! Gonna have a great day....will tell ya about it when I get home...out of here by 9am...not sure what time I'll be home...but I know it will be good!
Loretta, had to come back on and say awesome shots of the Asian Trail animals, you got an awesome shot of the clouded leopard...did you get to see the red pandas?
Nature - you do have some awesome pics! Love the hummers and the marsh trail...and the zoo pics are great too.
Off to bed now...will check out Deb's pics tomorrow.
Deb, Ilove your pics also:):):)!
The Sea Eagle is at Ferry Boat Finney's - looking kinda tousled...
That beak is awesome !
Helen, I don't think we saw the red pandas. Can't always get pics the way you want. I wish the leopard's face was showing and inside there is a lot of glare from the glass acting as a mirror, & tons of people! The sloth bears have frosted glass designs, so you have to shoot between the cracks in some places.
Just posted some more--one set (Round Things subtitle) has a couple animals especially for Lynn and Lolly!!! Tee Hee. ENJOY....
Meerkats tomorrow!!! And "That's All Folks!" Nighty nite
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE
SLEEP TIGHT
PRAYERS FOR ALL....MASON WAKE UP, SO MUCH GOING ON FOR YOU TO SEE.
I think this Magpie is headed for the Roost....
Good Night Liberty and Belle and the three kids, wherever you are.
Prayers for all..
xo
GOOD NIGHT, EAGLE LOVERS/GOOD MORNING TO OUR EARLY CREW OF BIRDERS....
C(°ï®¡°)D
Jim
Daggone computer, had one Hooded Crow and something that looked like some kind of ptarmigan on the Finney Water, couldn't get it to save...
Rats!
Good morning Eagle friends!! Gonna be a great day!! GO BEAVERS!!!
Hi SISSY -
Have a good day..hope the skies clear for the football game, and hope YOUR BEAVERS win...
xo
Thanks Magpie!! I will sit in the rain, no problem!! Would rather it was dry but that is not mandatory with high school football. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail!!
Wet Crow party at PIX PA Woods - saw a few deer, squirrels and maybe even a racoon a short time ago.
That's good, SISSY - Some schools are afraid to mess up the playing field on a wet game night - so they re-schedule sometimes...
that takes all the fun out of it !
It would be a good time to have feathers or Panda Fur to keep yourself insulated from the water...
Morning all- Still raining here this am, welcome rain, we need it so bad. BUT- timing is everything, and I need to cut flowers this am,and it will be a soggy job.
Good Morning Megan...hope it goes better than it seems like it's going to...get your hip waders out...
That's ok, beautiful rains ...just gonna get wet..no biggie..no complaints here.
Spent last nite at a viewing for friends whose 18 yr old son committed suicide, so sad.. funeral this am, can't seem to get my mood to change- so I am gonna get to work- if you have a teenage child- hug them.. talk to them.. cherish them...
have a good Friday everybody...
Wake up, Mason!!!
Prayers for comfort and support for your friend and the family, and you too, Megan, that is heartbreaking...
Take Care...
xo
MITS!! Mei and Tian are together again, munching on some bamboo. They will be wrestling here in a minute.
Told ya Mits, they are wrestlin'!!
Waiting fir this last shower to pass..I know this is long- sorry- probably be a new thread soon anyway...from Mason's site guestbook-The Shepherd University Ram Band under the direction of Dr.Mark McCoy, will be dedicating the biggest hit in their 2008 show at the home and road games to
Mason. "Coming Out of The Dark" was written by Gloria Estafan and her husband while
Gloria was paralyzed in a hospital bed with a broken back suffered during a bus accident.
It showed her resolve to get up and come back to the people that loved her. The lyrics
are especially fitting for Mason:
"Why be afraid, if I'm not alone
Life is never easy the rest is unknown
up till now for me it's been hands against stone
Each and every moment searching for what to believe
Coming out of the Dark, I finally see the light now
and it's shining on me
Coming out of the Dark, I know the love that saved me
Share it with me
Starting again is part of the plan
And Ill be so much stronger holding your hand
Step by step Ill make it through I know I can
It may not make it easier but I have felt you
Near all the way
Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love
Forever Ill stand on the rock
Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love
Love is all it takes, no matter what we face
Mason was to attend Shepherd University this year with scholarships as a music major on Bassoon. We know he was looking forward to it as the faculty and Dr. McCoy were too. Mason was a member of the University Orchestra since ninth grade and gained great experience as an orchestral player under the conducting of our friends Dr.McMoy and Anne Munro.
Anybody that can, should try to attend performances of the Ram Band, Orchestra and Jazz ensembles and hear the quality of musicians that Shepherd University has.
We thank you.
Sylvia and Brian
That's beautiful, thanks for posting it Megan....
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE...
I just can't imagine what the Ellsworths are going through...not knowing what the future may bring for their son. God Bless them and Mason.
Thanks to you Megan for keeping us up to date on him.
Friday, Wear Red Day...
Yepper it surely is a WET ONE!
That's what happens when the Momsters/Dadster dance!
Megan - You are giving good advice about showing your love to your children or any young person you can reach out to - Tough world out there!
Mason did open his eyes for his sister Melissa the other day. I see that as a good sign.
I have an 10:30 appointment - I'll
touch base with all of you when I
return.........
BBL
..and we'll be looking forward to it, Mema !
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE...HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND
The Sea Eagles are enjoying themselves at the Finney Water Nest..haven't seen the Bird at the other Finney nest yet....anyone else ?
been watching those magnificent eagles too, Margy....
Sure wish I could have caught and saved the picture of the unusual bird in the Water nest overnight...might have been some kind of sea gull or another kind of hawk, but my first thought was some kind of ptarmigan....and there was a Hooded Crow in it too. Now, I can't save any pictures, so something went koo-koo on my Kodak program. Grrrrr......
Oh well, to Quote a favorite spouse of a favorite Momster:
"IT IS WHAT IT IS..."
XO Back to the kitchen, I'm cooking !
Megan, my prayers go out to your friend's family...I can only imagine what pain they are going thru
Margy, it might have been a Jackdaw?
I wonder where the sea eagles migrate to...? Have to check that out on Goggle?
I popped in before taking off for the day just in time to see the sea eagles! I am pokey this morning for some reason. TTUL Have a great day!
No worries, Deb, I'm pokey every morning...
ship going by sea eagle nest
Yeah, Mits, a nice BIG boat, and a bunch of little ones all over the place. I "caught" a shot of a little speed boat zipping pretty close to the nest this morning...it's on the computer "somewhere."
The bird, reminded me somewhat of the hawk-type bird that Deb had posted back in May I think, mostly tan, with some white....I'll look around at some bird pics and see what I come up with.
Back in a bit on that one...
Thanks to DEB for that beautiful photo of the lighted Ferry Boat last night. Looks like a post card.
Happy Eagle AM Everyone!
Prayers for Megan's friends and MASON, Wake Up!!!
Helen, think I read on the Norway Sea Eagle cam site (Sunnmersposten) that those adults stay there near the nest all winter.
If you weren't up late, I put new pics on blog---Zoo down to Indigo Bunting. Meerkats tonight, I hope.
Gotta get to work. Have a great "April Shower" day!!
Margy, don't you ever sleep? Lady, you need your rest!
Saw those, Loretta. Always love your Nature photos...but then, I guess that is why you are called Naturenut.
Colored like a ptarmigan, but with a beak more like a gull...still looking, searching...
Loretta, glad you are here....the decals on the windows at the zoo are there to prevent the migrating birds from smashing into the windows, like they were doing....most voulnteers are so against it, I'm the lone person for it, it has cut down drastically on dead birds
When we were watching the Norway Sea Eagles, I had NO IDEA they were as large as they are...they were fun to watch....
COSTUME LADY: I try to sleep, toss and turn a lot, but switching on and off midnights, gets me a little twisted up...I'm sure there is PANDA NAP in my future sometime today...I do keep kind of weird hours...you're right on that one!
xo
hey Miss Wanda....I saw you sign off late last night....I could not get to sleep
I couldn't get to sleep either, Helen...I think Obama's speech had me stirred up. If he could do everything that he promised to do, it would be a wonderful world. I'm sure McCain will make promises equal to his. I am so between a rock and a hard place with those two. Don't really like either one. It is a sad state of affairs. REALLY bothers me.
When one of them becomes President, we will say: It is what it is! LOL
Boy, Wanda, I am with you on that. Just have to try to pick the lesser of 2 evils, I am afraid.
Okay, how do you know if a panda is in labor? I am watching Lun and she is snoozing. Do they sleep through labor? (Boy, now wouldn't that be a trick!!)
WAKE UP MASON.
Megan, your friends are certainly in our prayers. Terrible, terrible thing to lose a child, suicide would just make it more unbearable. God Bless Them!
Wonder where Steve is this morning...STEVE, DID YOU FORGET US AND TAKE OFF EARLY FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND? That's OK...enjoy!
I'm just happy we are in a free country and can vote;)
You are right, Wanda, and it seems Mccain has picked the governor of Alaska, a woman, for his VP.. and I am so tired of voting for the lesser of two evils, but that is usually what happens....
rain almost passed here, had to get some dry clothes, back outside to the plant world...
man I hope those sea eagles stay the winter:)
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