Yesterday, a baby owl, that I have been anticipating seeing for a month, fell out of it's tree. Every Spring my barred owls make a nest in the huge Cypress tree. I wait each year, around April, for the babies to come out and sun on the branch right outside their nesting hole.
Yesterday morning, I saw mama owl up in the tree. I know she's been up there working on something but it wasn't easy to catch her. She has been sneaking in and out. She probably didn't think I have noticed. I looked over by the nesting hole and, sure enough, I caught a little glimace of a baby owl. My trees have 
grown so much that it is difficult for me to see the area by the owl nest, from my viewing perch. All day, mama owl was sitting up in the tree. I figured she was keeping her eye on a baby or babies, on their first trip outside there nesting hole.
grown so much that it is difficult for me to see the area by the owl nest, from my viewing perch. All day, mama owl was sitting up in the tree. I figured she was keeping her eye on a baby or babies, on their first trip outside there nesting hole. In the afternoon, while I was watering my plants I heard something fall out of the owl tree. I looked and it was one of the owl babies. I have watched those babies every year, this time, for 4 years now and never knew of one to fall from the tree. Mom was still up on one of the branches but she didn't seem disturbed. I didn't know anyone to call for help but remembered my secretary's husband works for animal control. I called her. She gave me the name of a lady who has a wildlife rehab center in our town. I called her.
She told me that the best thing to do was to find a basket, to put the baby in, and hoist it up in a tree. The best bet for that baby was to let the mama owl fledge it.
I looked all over outside and couldn't find anything like that around. Then I went in the house and found a magazine basket stuffed with the throws I use on the couch. I emptied it and took it outside. I found one of my boat ropes and attached it to the basket. Now it was time to go get baby. What will mama do? I noticed she wasn't around. I got some of my heavy duty work gloves on and went and picked up the baby. It was light as a feather, pardon the pun. 
Big beak, big feet, attached to a large cotton ball. It looked at me as if to say, who, who, in the hell are you?
Big beak, big feet, attached to a large cotton ball. It looked at me as if to say, who, who, in the hell are you?I put baby in the basket and then looked for a tree with a branch that I could throw the rope up over. I found a tree but it wasn't the owl tree. The owl tree is too tall and has no low branches. The tree I found was close by.
I attached a large screwdriver to the end of the rope and tried to pitch it up to a branch. I couldn't throw when I was young, and that saying, you're not getting older, you're getting better, didn't turn out so well for me. It took about 10 tries to get it up over a branch. I hoisted the basket up and tied it off.
After a short while, baby climbed up on the edge of the basket. It looked quite at home there. Mama came over and lit on a branch, a ways up, above the basket. I never saw her go over to the basket and I don't know if she will. Only time will tell. Anyone interested in our discussion of little Vertigo can check the comments on the last blog post.
I turned on the porch light this morning and little Vertigo is looking right at me. It's standing on the edge of it's basket. I don't know if mama fed it during the night and I have to go to work this morning. The expression on little Vertigo's face seems to yell, you saved me, you own me. It is still dark out there so I could be wrong...
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1 – 200 of 201 Newer› Newest»Everyone, keep good thoughts for our little Vertigo. There is power in numbers.
I will try to call my neighbor friend later this morning. He might be able to keep his eye on the little owl. He told me that, years ago, he rescued a large owl from a limb line it was caught on. He rehabed it and set it free.
I needed him yesterday but he was away from home, helping another friend. He should be back today.
Jan, I'm so sorry to hear about John's fall yesterday. You need to check with his doctor. I don't often hear of anyone having a syncopal episode while exercising. Maybe he needs some of his meds adjusted. He might even need to wear a Holter monitor while he exercises to see what his heart rate is doing. Maybe even a stress test to see what his Bp and heart rate is doing while he exercises.
Jan, does John see a cardiologist? If not, maybe he needs to. Just ruling out a heart attack is not enough.
I'm not caught up on the last thread, and need to go back to see what happened with John,
Carol, reg. this one, was glad to see you filled us in this morning. I just have to say that you 'never' own a wild animal, it's important to remember that.
I've learned from past experience, that the more you hang around the baby, the more unlikely it may be that the mama will come around.
That said, it's a wonderful thing you're doing here, helping this little life named Vertigo survive. My hopes are with you.
I betcha she fed that baby plenty last night, and is looking over her.
"an said...
Just checking in. I have been in the ER Or they now call it ED - since about 5 this afternoon. John was at the YMCA on the eliptical and fainted, fell off and gashed the back of his head. They called the paramedics who took him to ER - YMCA called me at work. He is ok. We just got home. I have him in bed now. He was not drinking enough water. He does now have 8 staples in the back of his head. They ruled out heart attack. "
Oh Jan, what a day you two had. I'm so glad to hear that John is doing OK (and hope your are too). Has he ever fainted before? I ask because my daughter will faint under 'extreme' stress. I don't know much about it, but it seems like it may be the bodies way of protecting himself.
Did the doctors give an opinion? Sorry for all the questions, mainly just want to say that hope everything is fine. Please let us know how he's doing (as well as how you're doing).
Chloe, if that owl would have fallen when I wasn't standing right there, I wouldn't have even known about it. It landed in a place where it was well cammouflaged from my view.
I think if I wasn't meant to try to intervene, it would have happened when I wasn't looking.
I agree Carol. That's why I said the owl it lucky that you were off work yesterday. If you hadn't been there to raise Vertigo off the ground, then she probably wouldn't have made it through the night.
I always do the same thing when a baby bird falls, try to get them high enough in a tree to keep predators away from them. Just have a little faith now, and do what you can do. It's ultimately up to her mama.
Well, not a good sign. I went outside and baby was hopping around on the ground. I took the basket down, no easy chore, and put him back in it and tied it back up. It's not his nest and he knows it.
Now, I'm late for work.
I'm gonna have a big line of owls, at the joint, waiting for my help.
... you know,it really gets hard to communicate in writing, without have what you say misunderstood. I'm starting to wonder if it's worth all the effort.
Carol, I can't tell you how many times I've been through what you're going through right now out here on my little plot of wilderness. I've taken baby squirrels, birds and other wild life into Houston into the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation center countless times since I've lived here. I've had a huge number of feral or abandoned cats spayed and neutered and then found homes for close to a hundred.
I respect your dedication to helping everyone around you so much. All I was saying is that try to not let the babies mama see you hanging around too much. You said the neighbor was going to be checking too, and I thought that too many people hanging around the baby may spook the mother.
I wasn't criticizing anything you've done, and you've done all the right things. I 'never' said you weren't meant to intervene - never.
Chloe,
It didn't sound like you were criticizing anything Carol did yesterday. I kinow what you mean about communicating in writing though because I have a hard time doing that. That's why I don't comment much.
I don't know if you saw my comment yesterday. I said I loved your post and the pictures of Miss Em. She is so cute. Are you going to put the pictures in your photo bucket.
I also said that I have been off work since last Friday morning but I go back tonight. So far I like nights.
Carol, your owl pics are truly amazing. I am going to go back and read your story of the owls.
John is doing well. They did 2 EKGs last night and a chest X-ray and I am sure some blood tests. The docs said his heart checked out ok. They felt it was dehydration and overexertion that caused him to faint. He said he was real dizzy just before he fainted. However, he sees his regular doc in a couple of weeks and I want them to do a cardiac workup. I was more worried last night about a head injury as he really did bang up his head. He is up and around this morning with no dizziness. He fixed his breakfast (we each fix our own). I need to clean his wound with soap and water and put some bacitracin on it in a bit. I will stay home with him today and be sure he is ok.
His nurse last night was one of my former students. It was so good to see her. She and the others took really good care of him. One of the neatest things about being a nursing teacher is that I often run into former students.
Carol, I just read your owl story. Wow, I will keep little vertigo and mama owl in my thoughts and animal prayers.
Chloe, You are also an amazing naturalist "found homes for almost a hundred." You have been busy.
Just another story about John - Last August he had his first fainting spell. We had been to Santa Fe on the train and when we got back to Alb we had a flat tire. He tried to change it himself (although my son was on his way to change it) and John fainted in the process. Turns out he had not been drinking any water all day b/c it was hard to find places to pee (this always worries him) and b/c of a festival in Santa Fe, there were long lines to the bathrooms. That was our first venture to the ED - They looked up his files last night at the ED and warned him that it is dangerous to get so dehydrated. The only meds he takes are his statins for Cholesterol and he uses an inhaler for his asthma. He does take an antihistamine daily (Zyrtec). Allergies here are terrible. He does not have hypertension and has not had any cardiac problems before. He has lost about 20 lbs in the past 6-8 months (purposefully).
"she is 94 but sharp as a tack"
Solar, how wonderful you still have your mom around and she is "sharp" too. Had he lived my dad would have been 94 this year - Was your mom born in 1915? My dad died at age 90 - and I felt so fortunate to have him around that long.
Coreen, thanks for posting the link "tree child" what an amazing story about the baby owl. I would love to know how that turned out.
Carol, I await more news of little vertigo.
Mary, so good to hear from you. I bet you have some stories you could tell about "nights on the job." I remember when I worked nights there was always more "drama" in the hospital, no matter which floor, than on days. Probably one of the big reasons I could not adjust to nights was b/c I would did swing shifts - nights a few shifts and days a few shifts. I don't think one ever adjusts to that kind of schedule.
"would did" now what kind of sense does that make - LOL
I have to share the below from an -e-mail someone sent John. I share this b/c Willie Nelson is one of my all time favorite musicians. I also share this b/c when I talk to my sis and other women friends, this is one of the biggest concerns of the men in our lives.
"Whether or not you are a country music fan, these are truly the words of a deep thinker, and a highly intelligent person. So simple, yet so profound! Read the words of wisdom from that famous philosopher Willie Nelson, iconic country and western singer, on his 75th birthday.Only a man with such wisdom and maturity could be so concise and succinct in phrasing his feelings at this turning point in his life."
"I have outlived my pecker".
Solar, I hope the above is not offensive to you - or to any of the women in "the Swamp"
"these are truly the words of a deep thinker, and a highly intelligent person."
Maybe this is stretching it a bit.
Thanks Mary.
Glad to hear that you had some time off, and hopefully adjusting to the schedule of working nights. I did miss your post on the last thread, and appreciate the update. Now that you mention it, I will end up putting the pics on my PhotoBucket. Hope you return to an easy shift at work tonight. Also, please let us know anytime you get information about your grand baby to be.
Jan, I'm so glad to hear that John is doing better, and that you're staying home with him today. It's so dangerous to let yourself get dehydrated - encourage him to drink a lot of water and other liquids. He sound so healthy, and losing that weight that he lost is always a good thing.
Those animals I found homes for was over a period of 25 years, and I've slowed down so much lately, that it's rare. Can only do so many things at a time, and my priorities have shifted since Emma was born - and it's been a good thing. Everyone here knows how overwhelming it can be when you worry about too many things, and my focus lately has been to narrow it down to the things over which I have some control.
LOL Jan.
You could 'never' offend anyone. I like Willie Nelson a lot too.
... OK, out and about.
Came home for lunch, franically searched for V. No sight of him. Thought I saw mom. Then
looked again and spotted his little
fuzzy butt high in the tree.
Better chance of mom feeding him there.
Carol, sounds like great news about "little fuzzy butt" I just hope that his falling out of the tree was an accident and not his mom rejecting him for some reason.
Chloe, thanks for your kind words. John is a healthy guy. We both are getting up in years though and have to be more careful. He is 5 years my senior. He has been a competitive swimmer most of his life and so has exercised regularly. His big problem is that he wants to work out at the same level as when he was younger. His losing wt was a good thing - both of us have let our wt climb over the years. He is more successful than I at losing those xtra lbs. Takes me longer to lose but I am better at keeping it off.
Jan,
I'm glad that John is doing better but like Carol said, just to be on the safe side, he should probably have a cardiac w/u done. It would probably make you both feel better.
Coreen,
I loved that "Tree Child" story you posted yesterday. I couldn't stop reading until I finished it. It was so cute.
I just watched our taping of DWTS. Did any of you watch it last night? John's favorite is Ochocinco. We both like him. His children were there last night and were so excited for him. I thought Neicy did so well - I cried during her performance. I thought the best dances were from Evan (the skater) and the Pussycat doll. She is a amazing. I thought the judges were too critical of her - but gave her good scores anyway. I felt so bad for Kate. Watching her was painful. She needs some counseling - her pain shows up in her face and all her movements.
Jan, Who is Ochocinco? I watched DWTS last night. That's one show I don't miss. Poor Kate needs to be voted off. She is competing with too many people who are much better. You can tell that the Pussycat Doll has had alot of dancing before. Kate's as stiff as Buzz is and he has quite a few yrs. on her.
I am going to have to get some kind of recording device because on Tues. both DWTS and American Idol are on at the same time.
Jan, I think Kate's pain is because she is so out of her league. But that just MHO.
Lil V is still up in the tree. I came home and first thing, I looked for the baby. It's like playing that game find the hidden object in this picture. I scan the entire tree and finally see this big pair of eyes, on a cotton ball, looking back at me. I sure hope mama is feeding him. I assume it is a him because it's been my experience that little boys do seem to be more vulnerable when they are babies. A little developmentally delayed also. May just be my experience.
I haven't seen mama yet. I will keep a watch. The mama and papa owls have been so elusive this season. I don't think they want me to see them come and go. I don't see any other baby owls up in the original owl tree. I kind of hope this is her only baby so she will try harder to keep him alive.
The baby makes the weirdest clucking noise. It's very windy outside today. Not as much of a wind break where V is now compared to where the owl nest hole was but there are a lot more leaves on this tree.
Mary, Ochocinco is the African American guy. I think he is a sports figure. On the 1st show he said he got his name by looking down at the number on his jersey - ocho is 8 and cinco is 9 in spanish - # 89. At least that is what I heard.
Although I have heard of the show "Jon and Kate plus 8, you can't miss Kate's pic on all of the entertainment magazines at the grocery. She was complaining last night about all the papparize and how they bother her - well duh, she has a reality show -If not for the papparzi putting out all the pics and info about her, she would not have any following - what is wrong with these people???
Jan, nueve is nice. Cinco is five in Spanish. Must be 85.
Glad to hear that John is ok, Jan...am sure
it was quite a scare for both of you...
And seems there is some hopeful news from owl central this evening...
Carol, if anyone can help this little guy..if mama owl doesn't, I know it is you...hope he is getting fed and remains safe up in the tree....
Pretty sure that Ocho Cinco is a wide receiver (football) for the Bengals...his jersey # is 85...
DWTS...Kate really needs to go now...how she
managed to stay another week is beyond me....
she offers nothing to the mix....
The best two are still Evan Licichek? (the ice skating olympic gold medalist)& Nicole ? the black pony-tailed woman (no idea what her claim to fame is) but she is an excellent dancer....
Mary, I had to keep reading the Tree Child story too....but was worried it wouldn't have a
happy ending...but it did....
I can almost see you Carol, somehow raising
little V, but hoping it won't be needed & his
mama takes over soon...
Coreen,
Nicole is the lead singer for the Pussycat Dolls.
Coreen, baby is up in the tree and unless he falls out again, I can't get to him. Now he
is very close to the river so if he comes down again, it won't be good.
I too hope mama can do the job because I can't bring baby to the joint to feed him. I'm praying hard for his survival and I did get him back up to a tree twice.
Baby was facing the river when I got home but since then he's turned around so he can keep an eye on me. I can't see him unless I get under the tree. I try to stay away so as not to scare away mama.
Thanks, Mary, I have no clue who the Pussycat
Dolls are/were, or what if any songs they had
were hits....but she is a really good dancer...
& having Derek as a partner is a plus, he is
very talented...
Do the pros choreograph the dance routines, for some reason I think they do, but not sure...
And Chloe, I knew exactly what you were trying to do this morning. You were trying to keep me from feeling guilty if little V doesn't make it. I won't feel guilt but I will feel very sad. We bonded. I think he thinks I'm Aunt Carol.
I saw your post this morning but couldn't respond from work. I'm glad Mary did.
Does anyone think that Kate will be voted off tonight? I don't. She'll probably win.
I'll be happy to be wrong. About Kate winning, that is, nothing else.
Duh - cinco is 5 - I knew that. I am a little slap happy today.
Derek is my favorite male pro. He is a great dancer - but he must also be a great teacher. All of the stars that dance with him do very well. I think he sort of seduces them. But I think he is a gentler-kinder teacher too. I think some the pros are a little harsh with their protegees
Who is Derek with this season Jan?
Carol, Interesting about baby V. Do you think he is watching you. Maybe he thinks you are his mother. I sure his mother is feeding him.
Carol, I love your pics of little Baby V. His eyes just reach into my soul.
I meant to say - I sure hope his mother is feeding him.
I know Jan, little V stole my heart. Those owls do look into your soul.
In that first pic, it kind of looks like he is asking, what do we do now?
And I was thinking the very same thing.
Jan, when does you DWTS start?
Derek is dancing with Nicole of the Pussycat Dolls. She is a doll too. what a dancer. When they dance, it is hard to tell who the pro is.
I went back and blew up the pic of little V and that is when I noticed his eyes.
Your pictures are simply amazing Carol. I especially like to blow up the one of little V on the edge of basket in the tree. The details in the pic blow me away - the moss and how the tree and little V are the same color and pattern and the green in the leaves. It makes me wish I could paint.
Jan, I had to stand on the wharf and look up in the tree today to try to find little V. I looked and looked then I finally located him. He had his little head cocked down looking right down at me. I hurried up and moved so he wouldn't lose his balance and fall down again. I bet yesterday was his first day out of his hole and he just didn't have his branch legs yet.
Isn't it interesting how babies are always so cute. It doesn't really matter what species, they are all cute. Well, maybe not a baby possum.
The first two pics were done on Iphony. I didn't have time to go get my camera. It was a 911. The third one, I did use a little zoom on my camera. That will sometimes make it a little fuzzy..but so is the baby. LOL.
Help, our DVR screwed up and we did not see who got kicked off DWTS.
Please Help!
It is interesting- why do we love babies of most species. They attract us.
It was Buzz. Guess who was safe....yes, Kate was safe. It was between Buzz and the Bachelor.
I think you can watch online at ABC Jan.
Carol Thanks. I will catch it on ABC.
You did want to know, huh?
Yes, absolutely.
I tried ABC and couldn't find tonights results.
We had too much stuff on the DVR. I record too much. I want to see it all and wind up not liking much of anything.
I have been going over Idol stuff online and on youtube. I would buy an album by Crystal Bowersox now. She absolutely blows me away. I am not the least bit ambivalent about who my favorite is - she is it.
Carol, I did find DWTS stuff online. It took a little while for it to get there.
Your iphoney takes some damn good pictures.
I stayed home and played nurse with John today (sounds a lot more kinky than it was) He slept all day. I gotta go back to work tomorrow. It was great to get a free day.
I did a late home visit (I did work a little today) this afternoon down in the South Valley and saw 2 llamas in someone's field. They are such interesting animals. Those big bodies and little bitty heads. I love llamas. Should have taken a pic with my phone.
Good night.
I have had a bunch of comments that have not been recorded. Don't know what happened. Lets see what happened here. I am doing crap with technology tonight.
Interesting, now they are there. There is a ghost in my computer.
Has Tina Fey had some kind of work done on her face? When I see her now, I don't recognize her. She doesn't look the same. I was thinking that she spent so much time trying to look like Palin that when she looks like herself, I don't recognize her.
Ivy are you OK? They didn't do you in at PT yesterday, did they?
How bout the hummers? Anything yet? My friend from town called and said she had about 6 yesterday. She kept telling me she has nada also. The azeleas are in full bloom here now. That offers some food now, huh?
Yesterday, I made the mistake of thinking I could appeal to that pregnant girl's conscious. The one who has been playing us for all she is worth. The one who helped ruin my holiday. The one who probably has cost us close to $50,000 in a couple of weeks. Her goal is to get out of jail before her baby is born. She is trying to punish everyone because she is in jail. Didn't work. They called me again last night.
Congrats Coreen on your Yanks last night. Surprised you didn't mention it.
Jan, it's not just you with the technology. It happens to all of us. Even the machines like to screw with us.
And I meant to say, I tried to appeal to that lady's conscience, not conscious. Well, maybe both.
Hi Jan, In case you didn't find the complete DWTS online ABC that Carol mentioned, this is the link to them for you to bookmark: Dancing with the Stars - watch full episodes
That disappearance and reappearance of comments has happened to me here a few times now. It drives me batty sometimes. The problem is that no one notices except the one it's happening too, so it's hard to explain how confusing it is - especially when they're not having the same problem.
Coreen, Just saw Carol's comment - I was going to ask you how your game went. Congrats from me too!
Carol, Have you spotted fuzzy butt yet this morning?
Weird, Coreen, you Ivy and me all have 81 degrees listed as the high today. 79 for you Chloe. Not so warm for Jan and Solar.
No Chloe, too dark out there still. I have heard this, puppy dog whinning, sound that comes from mom, out there since last night. It's in the tree with baby. Don't know what it means but I assumed before it is a, bring me some food, sound. I haven't seen papa owl in a while.
I also haven't seen any other babies up in the owl tree. I think maybe this is the only baby. It might be that this is a new mama.
Hey early birds...do you guys get up before it is light?
Yes, another great day for early April...
Hoping for more good news about little v...
The DWTS results...makes me wonder just who votes...
Thanks for noticing my Yanks did win last night
though Sunday night they lost...Yankee/Boston games are like a marathon...4 hours & rarely an easy win for either team...It's a long season, 160 games to go...just glad they are
back...
Chloe, I have an AC question. When I get these wall units and turn on AC, I hear this water slushing sound. They don't drain the water they pull out of the air. When they come on, it sounds like a wave machine. With the older AC, I climbed a ladder and stuck a nail to push the rubber up to let the water out. I was afraid it would start shooting water back in the house.
Now it is the same with this new little AC. Yesterday, I went outside and pushed something in under the rubber piece over a hole on the underside of it and it poured water out. Now the sound is gone. Why is that rubber piece there?
Someone, last year said it was suppose to have all that water in it. What gives?
Well, hi ho, hi ho.....
As far as the state of political discussion, ran across this article about the tea party
meetup in Las Vegas/Reid's hometown last week (forgot to post it earlier) & thought the
author makes a fair assessment of both sides of the political spectrum's rantings/antics....
Really need to tune them all out....
Many stories form Searchlight are a tempest in a teapot
Branch baby still there.
Had hubby read your question, and I told him I think you have a wall or window unit. (?)
He said if that's what you have, they're supposed to be installed a slight angle(down toward the outside) for the water to drain. If it's too level, then as long as it's draining free of the house, you can probably just make a hole in the rubber part to help it drain out from under the rubber you're talking about (where you say you're pushing on it, and water rushes out).
But before you do that (and if it is too level) make sure the water that's draining isn't coming back toward the house (or you'll have water coming inside the wall).
That rubber you're talking about is actually just a seal, and the drain should be a U shaped cut in the metal on the back of your unit .(which is why you slant it slightly for it to drain). Also, if it's too level, it may be be keeping some of the water in there, and there will be a swishing noise when you start it.
Can you see the visual of what I'm saying? I'm looking at a little window unit we have on an outside animal room we have, and the back of the unit on the outside of the house is angled down, to make sure it drains properly. Does yours look like that from the outside?
Yay! I think that may mean that her mama is feeding her - wouldn't it? It doesn't seem like she'd last this long without it. (?)
I submitted that last comment, and got an error message that it didn't take, resubmitted it and it was posted twice.
... see what I mean Jan. It's crazy here sometimes!
Found this Q&A site about window air conditioners, may have some help for you, Carol....
Appliance aid, window AC
Another more balanced assessment of the 'tea
party' rallies....from cnn...
"Jokes aside, stereotypes can loom large when they're magnified through a TV lens, on the radio, the pages of a newspaper or in the vastness of the internet.
So it's important that with a newsworthy, growing phenomenon like the Tea Party movement, viewers & readers fully understand what they see & what they don't."
Reporter's notebook:what rally happens at Tea Party rallies
Carol,
Your whole approach to the owl has been ingenious. Maybe he would have been okay on his own, or maybe wouldn't, but the fact is you were there for him. And we get to enjoy the wonderful pictures. Maybe the bird rescue place can put your pictures and story on their website, if they have one?
Maybe when the owl is done with the basket, you can put Mr. Bob in it and hoist him up there for a while? His outlook might improve after some tree sitting.
Glad that the little owl is going to make it...
Carol said...
"Isn't it interesting how babies are always so cute. It doesn't really matter what species, they are all cute. Well, maybe not a baby possum."
Hey who U calling ugly.!! During the day of the dinosaurs, down to about 65 mill years agoi, all the mammals on earth were little creatures looking much like rats and mice. ...actually they were mostly marsupials like our opossum...and we come (our primitive lines) from a tree climbing shrews...they the shrews branched off into many different mammals, one of them was the monkeys that had a larger brain....but u r right....a opossum baby is not at all pretty...
Coreen,
I posted this at tm:
Go Ron Paul, or any other person that can tell me the truth.!! May not like some o f his stances, but the others just lie about what they will, or will not do....and then do it, or not do it.....Paul or Kucinich, or some other "nutty" person would be a nice change, the real "change" The tea party is not the third party that I would like...but like most here said about the new health care bill.....it would be improved with time....a third party is needed not matter how it comes about.......better get some job for the military people that come back looking for one.....or they will join the tea party movement........this is what is see coming down the road........will go down the road my self now, and get some.....lunch.!!!
Coreen,
I posted this over at tm:
Go Ron Paul, or any other person that can tell me the truth.!! May not like some o f his stances, but the others justl lie about what they will, or will not do....and then do it, or not do it.....Paul or Kucinich, or some other "nutty" person would be a nice change, the real "change" The tea party is not the third party that I would like...but like most here said about the new health care bill.....it would be improved with time....a third party is needed not matter how it comes about.......better get some job for the militay people that come back looking for one.....or they will join the tea party movement........this is what is see coming down the road........will go down the road my self now, and get some.....lunch.!!!
BBV was there at lunch and again when I got home today. He was a little lower in the tree at lunch time and higher, like yesterday, this afternoon. While looking for him, I startled mom out of the tree. Shucks. She was probably feeding him.
BBV=branch baby V. Coreen's article talked about the month and a half they spend on the branch. BBV had just started branch school when he took the plunge. He's well into Branch 101 now.
My neighbor, who was out of town the day I needed him, was back today and came by while I was home for lunch. I pointed out BBV because he wasn't doing so well in the, find the hidden object in this tree, game.
I called him to tell him what happened yesterday and to tell him that, he picked a fine time to leave me Louise. He was off doing a good deed for another friend who had surgery. He's already had experience rescuing a big owl from a fish line. Probably one of BBV's ancestors.
He said earlier this morning he saw mama owl getting into it with a squirrel in BBV's tree. You know I mentioned that he said that a squirrel and mama owl seemed to be sharing the same nesting hole and there have been some confrontations before. Neither one damaged in the process. I'm now starting to wonder if it weren't one of those socio-squirrels that pushed BBV from his tree branch Monday. Could be. You've heard that saying that something sounds a little squirrely? Yep, it sure does.
And Ivy, I'm quite sure BBV would never have made it on the ground. Too many preditors. Too close to the river and I don't think he's has swimming lessons yet.
I'm not positive he will make it now, up in the tree, but he has a much better chance. I'm starting to feel a lot better about his chances now. I can see my boy has grown since yesterday.
Thanks Chloe and hubby for the AC info. The units are tilted but just don't drain unless I stick something to push that piece of rubber up. Then out comes a flood. I can't believe that that slushing sound is normal. I don't see anywhere else for water to drain. I've had a nail in the old AC and yesterday I stuck a plastic fork, it's what I had handy at the moment, in the new one. Just one of the tines. It certainly can't need all that water in it to do it's job, huh?
Very positive news about little v, Carol...that
mama is near, & v is moving around on the branch & apparently getting food....
Hope he learns to fly soon....& with you & your
buddy keeping watch, sounds good...
By the way, just about all of CT broke records for heat today...it was 90 on the bank's clock/temp at my office at 4 p.m. & my car said 92.....
Official #s are 88, 89 today....summer just dropped in...but it should be back to normal in a day or two...
And Ivy, I wrenched my wrest yesterday just trying to get the basket with BBV up in the tree. Can you imagine me trying to get a hammock with SF in it???
We're supposed to get a rain today/tonight. Maybe. Hope it's not a bad one or accompanied with high winds. It's been pretty windy for the last two day already. Kind of quiet out there right now though.
Dang, you bet us Coreen. It's 81 now. Not bad.
And it looks like the tri-state (NY,NY,CT) all
had record smashing highs today....
An ironic & cautionary tale....though unclear in the story, suspect that those that had their homes rebuilt by the tv show, thereafter went out & mortgaged the new & improved home & now are not able to pay the costs of the loan, the upkeep of the newer finer home, increased taxes.....& some are facing foreclosure...
So the tv show will downsize their goals....
Harsh reality for 'extreme
makeover' homes in foreclosure
Did these people go mortgage their makeover homes for money, spend it and now can't pay it back? If that is the case then they needed an extreme brain makeover. Maybe they can do another, related, reality show, Extreme Brain Makeover.
It seems like when you give someone something that they don't have to work to get, they don't apprecicate it and waste it. It happens in so many areas of helping people out. We need to learn that when we give someone something, they need to do something to earn it. It could even be keep the litter out of their neighborhood. Adopt a street. Clean a park. Something.
I just finished planting my container cucumbers, tomatoes and already planted my bell pepper last weekend. My lettuce is coming to the end of it's season. It lasted all thru the Winter and may have a week or so left. Lettuce can't take any heat so I can't get the whole salad at the same time.
Just spotted mama owl fly in with resources. Can't see the activity since there are too many leaves and branches in my way. Where they are is a little more at my eye level, where I sit on the couch.
I'm pretty sure this is the only baby mama has. Maybe the squirrels had something to do with that also.
Back with my 'big salad'...speaking of which,
that Seinfeld episode was on last night....after the Yankees game....& tonite's
game just started.....
Carol, am thinking about trying to grow tomatoes in a container, on the back deck, since it is hopeless to plant a garden,
critters eat everything, the last season I tired, someone gnawed the tomato stalks (killed all 6 of them) just when they were full of green tomatoes...they
even chomped on the green tomatoes...
How big a container do you use & what kind of tomatoes...I like big boys, girls, better boys,
& beefsteak...in the garden they get pretty
tall, so I wiuld need good size containers....and here can't plant any until
maybe May 15 earliest or Memorial day....
Remembered just a few words and had to look them up:
"I am as free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
When wild in the woods the noble savage ran."
Dryden-
Coreen, I use large Wally World planting containers. The secret is feeding often enough. Last year was my best year for container tomatoes. I feed a slightly dilute Miracle Grow, 6 out of 7 days a week and the 7th day I flushed built up nutrients. Read that on a ag site.
I have a friend who grows lots of Celebrity tomatoes. She loves that model. I can get all the regular tomatoes I want from her.
I like grape tomatoes. I have three grape tomato plants. That will give me more than enough. One of my tomatoes is in that Topsy Turvy planter. I had good luck with it last year.
My bell pepper plant from last year didn't die until the hard freeze. I have a lot of chopped up bell pepper in the freezer to cook with.
I had a container with about 6 cucs planted in it last year and had enough to eat and to give away. I plant the burpless variety. I planted it next to the swing holder and let it grow up it.
Were your tomato plants young when something ate thru their stems? That might have been a cut worm. If that is the problem, use a plastic cup around the base when you plant. Don't know what would eat green tomatoes.
Those horn worms will eat the leaves. If you don't catch them fast, they will strip the plant. Birds like to eat them.
Solar, have you been streaking, naked in the woods again?
I ate my big salad and was still hungry. I then ate a Gold Brick egg forgeting that I still had my baked spicy salmon in the oven warming. Maggie hadn't forgotten since she was sitting, all chummy, next to me. She was waiting for some of the salmon.
Not in the woods.!
Ivy, I know how u like to sneak deserts when no-one is looking....I was lazy today and did not do my work out....and now im sneaking a really sinful desert.....wanna know?......
From today's Daily Word
"Healing
Vitality radiates through every cell of my body.
Myrtle Fillmore, co-founder of Unity, affirmed, "I am a child of God. Therefore, I do not inherit sickness." Using this affirmation, she overcame tuberculosis. I, too, am a child of God, and I do not inherit sickness. Nor do I inherit self-doubt, lack or negativity. What I do inherit are strength, wisdom, hope and vitality.
During my daily time in the silence, I become aware of the vital physical sensation of each part of my body, beginning with my head and spreading to my toes. To each individual organ, limb and cell, I affirm, "I am well. The spirit of love, light and healing flows through me." I am blessed by this knowing and by the prayers of those who affirm health and wholeness for me."
http://www.dailyword.com/
Sorry for making that mean joke about Mr. Bob, Carol. I should have put a little "lol" on that to make sure you knew I didn't really intend it to be taken literally.
My hummingbird is around, but not at the hummingbird feeder. I was standing outside with the pups, wearing a bright pink tee shirt (Solar, lol) when a little green angel with a ruby-red patch at his throat stopped by to say hello. He was practically sitting on my shoulder...what a gift for the day!
Solar,
I hope your dessert has the initials "B.B."
He's at the feeder Ivy. He just came over to you to say thanks and to admire your taste in Ts.
Carol,
Thank you for your container-vegetable feeding tip. I forget to feed them and mostly rely on watering. Feeding is necessary for container plants. I have my containers on little wheeled-things so I can roll them in-and-out of the sun. Sunlight is a spotty thing here, either too much or too little. Only reason I haven't signed up for C-Bob's blue corn seeds. Unless C-Bob wants to have "certain failure" among his statistics. lol
Ivy, I provided Bob with neglect induced blue corn failure last year.
Idol said there are big surprises coming. Huh, nothing surprises me on these voted on talent shows. Just proves there are a lot of kooks in the world.
Who wants to guess at who gets voted off American Idol tonite? My least favorite last night was Lee DeWyze singing "Hey Jude" I missed him singing last night so I had to watch it online but it sure didn't sound good online. My favorites were Crystal B. and Katie Stevens.
Off to see who gets the hook on Idol.
Loved the diggereedoo guy last night who played with Bobbie-sox. Also, kinda irritated they made fun of the bagpiper who came on with Lee. He was cool, and yesterday was, after all, Tartan Day. Nobody noted that. It commemorates the Declaration of Arbroath, the model for our own Declaration of Independence. The Scots were the first to stand up and spit in the eye of British oppression.
I think Big Mike is the surprise bottom dweller, and the judges will use the save if that is the case...oops, I need to shut up now in case Jan is visiting...
Jan, I hope John continues to improve. That sounded kinda scary.
I agree Mary. He ruined Hey Jude. Sounded really off key. The judges didn't say much though.
Actually it sounded better online than it did on TV last night. I did like the bagpipes.
Actually, Ellen D.'s joke about the "guy who got separated from his parade" was lol. Simon was the one who irritated me...but then he's the model for "British oppression."
Just to be sure...lol
Who would you boot Ivy?
Dunno...think Mike's in trouble except for the save...
Ivy,
"wearing a bright pink tee shirt" Pic please.!!
Ivy, I froze a large banana and then put on gobs of Nutela....it is a spread that i bought at cost-co..tastes like chocolate.....mmmmmm
Oh I forgot to tell u....I passed one of my brothers quiz's....he asked my who, and why was Jesus favorite apostle......
And the answer please.
Talking to you Solar.
ESPN Ivy?
Solar,
Mary Magdalene was the "Unsung Apostle." But who got your brother' vote?
I heard on the news the new Archbishop of Los Angeles is from Mexico. They made a comment about how "conservative" the Church is in that country. That resonated with me because of your ongoing commentary. To me, "conservative" means "old school."
Save!
I swear, my crystal ball broke twenty years ago...
Ivy, that is what I said, and the why is that she was the favorite apostle b/c she never doubted him like all of the rest...in fact, I belive the she was the "rock" which was another part of our talk..Peter was not the Rock.! no apostle was...
Carol,
My Newsweek came in the mail yesterday. The cover story is "What Would Mary Do?" You prolly want to get hold of that issue.
Ivy, do you want to suggest some numbers for a powerball ticket?
Solar, we're waiting for your answer.
Ivy,
Yes in Mexico....Papa= government....Mama = Church..and they are very old school....but all of the people know what is going on...they just cling to things...I meant with all of the news about the Pope and all...has been known for ages, and covered up over there also...
I passed that one also...I told him that the only rock was Jesus and there the church was to be built on....like a foundation to a house...he was the foundation...why he died, for all, even for me...and we were to build on it....the last part he told me...we did not argue once...much to my moms disappointment.....she like it lively.....but we did not agree about the times, the mission of Jesus...he does not feel intimidated by any ones point of view...and it showed....was a very good day...my mom use the bathroom that was just for her, and did not insist on going home too early....
The answer please Solar.
Solar,
Forget it. There will be no pink tee shirt photos. Only hint, the word "Namaste" is on it. It is a "Life is Good" shirt made specially for my yoga studio with their logo on it.
Carol,
I did above,...yours-our favorite pink...Maria not your twin swamp sister Maria, Mary Magdalene..was the favorite......pay attention...U still up on that tree?...great work by the way.!!!
Solar,
You had a good day with your family. Thank you for sharing it.
You're right, she's my pick also.
Some of the comments seem to sneak in when I'm not looking. I try to go back and check but they seen to slip in later anyway.
When I step outside, mama owl in very close by, seems like only a few feet from my face but I can't see her in the dark. She makes this really strange whimper, that I only hear when there are babies around and it is not the baby making that sound. I'm kind of uncomfortable going out on the porch now. I don't want to disturb her.
I love it outside here. Days are for the sights and nights are for the sounds.
I can't even step outside on my porch until I shovel it tomorrow. The pollen is so thick, there are tracks from it. It's even invading the indoors...horrible. Anybody else suffering in the Pine Pollen Belt besides me?
Oh yeah. Be glad you like yellow Ivy.
Kind of have a trail of bird seed and corn also.
Every time the ducks waddle up, I throw them a hand full of corn from the porch. I end up dropping one or two kernels. Maggie's tried to acquire a taste for it.
Carol,
This stuff is in the same category as yellow snow.
A surprise on Idol. I was not impressed with Big Mike last night but did not think he would be voted off so soon.
Hi Ivy, did not come on and look into the swamp until I had seen recap of Idol online. Our DVR box chose tonight to go out. I had taped Idol as had to be away from home. I was having a "hissy fit" when I came home and Idol was not on the DVR.
Mary, interesting how we all see and hear differently. I liked Lee. He is my favorite guy. I think he has a special sound/quality to his voice that really stands out. My favorite overall is still Chrystal Bowersox.
Well, we will have to make a trip to Comcast to get a new DVR Box. They have to be changed out every couple of years. I love that box, cause I don't like being tied to the TV to get my favorite shows.
Carol, keep letting us know about the owl and little fuzzy butt.
Ivy, How exciting that must have been when your little humming bird came so close to you today. sorry to hear about all your pollen. We had a lot of that in Little Rock. We don't have so much of that here -that you can see. In the summer and fall we do get a lot of cottony stuff from the cottonwood trees.
"Ellen D.'s joke about the "guy who got separated from his parade" was lol"
Ivy, I loved that comment Ellen made too. I think she is a great addition to the judges.
I too liked the bag piper. I was a little surprised when he appeared though. It did sort of detract from Lee's singing - but hey - it was good entertainment.
Carol, I wonder if the puppy dog whining from mama owl could have something to do with mating season??? I may be showing my ignorance here as I know nothing about owls. Here in NM the roadrunners make a funny sound when they are in mating season.
Ratigan outlined yesterday how we were conned by Greenspan, called him the Godfather, and our government. Anyone watch yesterday. I'm watching now. Nothing is going to fix this problem because the lobbiest are buying the legislators. 344M goes to congress last year for their help to screw us.
Campaign finance reform is the only thing we can do to fix this rotten mess.
Interesting that they have Ratigan's program on at 3p CT. That is probably when most people are the busiest with all their activities, work, picking up kids, etc. You have to record him to see him. Then you're too busy to watch the recording later.
I've been recording that Discovery "Life" wildlife series that comes on Sunday nights. Oprah narrates it. Last night, when I woke up in the middle of the night, I watched some of the Bird's episode. There is this bird, I didn't catch it's name, that the male has no special colors, or dances to attract it's mate. It, instead, builds and decorates this seduction palace to attract it's mate. If the little lady likes it, he gets a quick hop in the feathers. Nature is pretty amazing.
Jan, that call is a begging call. It's one of the adults calling it's mate to bring more food.
I looked all over the tree this morning for BBV. I couldn't find him anywhere. I had a tear in my eye. Then, finally, I spotted him. BBV is still there! Whoppee! What, about 42 more days of this? I don't think I have another hair, on my head, that can turn gray.
Carol, Are you sure that little fuzzy butt isn't older than you think? That link said that they come down a few days before they can fly sometimes Maybe he'll be flying sooner than you expect.
Then when he does fly, I wonder if he'll keep coming back to the same tree? And will you recognize him, if he doesn't?
You've gotten this far, so I'm just know this is going to have a happy ending.
Carol,
U did it all for fuzzy butt...now it's time to find another fuzzy butt.....I have a .........what about me??
Chloe, I'd feel pretty good about v's chances if it weren't for the socio-squirrels.
Solar, any fuzzy butt over 5lbs. is outta my league.
He's still up there.
Not just talkin bout butt weight either. Total weight.
Me too. me total butt weight is
4-lbs 15-3/4 ounces.....hellooo momy.!!
For you 'idol' watchers...
A family in Seymour, CT votes every week for Katie Stevens....to date the family of 4 has
voted more than 8,000 times for her..they average more than 1,200 votes every week, &
the other night set a family record of 1,303 votes for Katie....
Family racks up votes for Katie
Carol, This site says that most squirrels are vegetarians (but do you have any flying squirrels?) Maybe the pic is misleading, but the bigger little BBV gets, the safer he'll be. The important thing is you got him off the ground.
Have You Wondered: What Do Squirrels Eat?
"Most squirrels are vegetarians. There are a few exceptions like the flying squirrel". http://www.about-squirrels.com/what-do-squirrels-eat.html
Chloe, I didn't think the squirrels wanted to eat BBV, they wanted him out of there. They were just tormenting the baby.
When I came home today, I couldn't find BBV anywhere. He was not in the tree. I traced every branch. One of his parents was sitting up in a tree just looking at me. We looked at each other for a good while. I left and it left also. A little while later I found the baby again in another tree. The wind has been very strong today. The baby was in a tree down wind of the other tree. He was scooting around.
I took a walk with Maggie and when I came back, I couldn't find him again. I will chose to believe he was on the move. I can't take the stress anymore anyway. I hope V has a long, healthy life.
God speed little V.
You funny Solar.
Coreen, thanks for the link to the Idol voters. Interesting.
Carol, you have become quite attached in a maternal way to little BBV
I think your trusting little BBV to nature is a healthy thing.
What is that saying Jan....if you love something, set it free.....little V is free.
I the pic of him standing on the basket as my wallpaper. I can enjoy him everyday.
I left out a word there but you get the meaning.
I agree with Jan, it's a good thing to trust and have faith that he will be fine. The fact that he was in another tree would make me hope that he flew there. You never said whether you thought it's possible that he is older than you think. (?)
The other day, I saw that you said that you don't think that it's normal for your AC to be making that slushy sound, and you're right. It's making it because it's not draining properly. Can the guy that installed it climb up there to see if the drain is plugged?
Chloe, one is the new AC I brought when it got cold. The other did the same thing from the beginning. I didn't put either AC in but I think if a plug should have been removed, one of the guys that put those AC's in would have done it. Maybe they didn't read the directions well.
I told one guy about it and he said that's how it cools itself. I don't think so. Too much slushing sound. There is this little hole with a rubber gasket over it. I can lift it up, from outside, and the water runs out. It is in the lowest part of the underside of the outside cover. It looks like if there was a drain, that would be where it would be, but why the rubber cover over it?
And Chloe, maybe little V was in the trying to fly stage but why hadn't I seen him up on the branch until that very day. Actually I never saw any babies out on branches this time. Usually they sit out on a branch for a while. That will always be a mystery unless we find an owl expert to ask.
Hubby said sometimes they leave that cover on and you need to just cut through it or remove it. He said let the water out - it's supposed to drain out of there. You have a lot of humidity, and it takes a lot to get rid of it.
He said to let that water out of it.
The sound you hearing is no normal. It shouldn't have water in it.
Unless it's a swamp cooler, which I'm sure it's not! Free the water!!
... sorry, I'm still leaving off the end of a lot of my words.
Ey ey Captain!
Actually both ACs are off today. Cool outside today.
Actually, I went and looked and I still have a nail hanging from the older one. I stuck that up there to let it drain. The new one has the fork hanging from it. I'll drill holes in both rubber pieces this weekend.
And thanks for the info Chloe.
Helps to have such a diverse group here at the Swamp. We cover many different areas of expertise.
Carol, I hope you know I was joking when I told you to 'free the water!. :)
We're almost to 200. I want to put up Dr. Weil's anti-inflammatory food pyramid if no one else has anything to put up, or until they do.
I'm not completely over little V. I'm still going outside frequently looking up. I'm gonna end up falling in a hole or in the river if I don't stop it.
I heard a begging call. Sounded like the baby version of it and saw an adult take off from somewhere. Baby V is likely still out there somewhere.
You go girl. Did you hear about this new thing, Insotol or Insotrol? It's suppose to prevent lung cancer. Heard something about it on the news last night.
Haven't heard of Insotol, but I'll look it up.
I want you to know that I know 'exactly' how you feel about your little baby owl. I've been there so many times, doing the same thing as you about some form of life out there in the wilderness. What happens, is they become symbolic (at least to me). They represent all the other life that's out there and need help, and they make us want to make a difference.
I'm not saying this very well, but I hope you get what I mean. I know what you're feeling for him is pure love.
I put the chart up, btw.
Gene found that may predict lung cancer in smokers
"These were patients with precancerous lesions in their lungs called dysplasia. PI3K was also active in their lesions.
And the second group was taking the natural supplement, myo-inositol, to try to prevent lung cancer. In the patients whose lesions shrank after taking the supplement, PI3K also became less active, the researchers found.
"Together it gives us the story of the importance of this pathway," Bild added. "Whether it is going to save millions of people, who knows?"
Spira said he is working with Boston-based Allegro Diagnostics, which is halfway through a 60-patient clinical trial of the test.
The researchers have patented their findings through the universities but Bild said myo-inositol supplements are cheap and freely available.
the finding does not necessarily explain why people who eat more of these foods have a lower risk of cancer in general. " http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100407/hl_nm/us_cancer_lung_prediction_1
"Myo-inositol is also found in fruits, beans, grains and nuts, although Bild said the finding does not necessarily explain why people who eat more of these foods have a lower risk of cancer in general. "
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