Just when I thought I had posted all the strange animal stories I could find to this blog, along comes this one. It seems that Mr. and Mrs. Loretta of South Carolina were about to sit down to a lovely dinner of barbecued chicken when “somebody” knocked at the front door. I am […]
Some of you who read this blog are aware that I have been following the Peregrine Falcon nestbox at the Kodak headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., for eight years now. Currently there are three babies just about ready to fledge (fly away on their own) and begin their lives as super birds!
Well, I learned that […]
According to the LA Time of June 15, 2006, “President Bush today will create the world’s largest marine protected area, a total of 140,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean surrounding a necklace of islands and atolls that stretch from the main Hawaiian Islands to Midway Atoll and beyond, senior administration officials said. The Northwestern […]
Last weekend I went to see Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” and I strongly urge you to do the same! You will be surprised at his humanity and horrified at the images and statistics you will encounter in the film. It plays like a college lecture with very effective images and charts. […]
Anothr fun bear in the backyard story! A black bear wandered into Donna Dickey’s yard in New Jersey and was in for a BIG surprise. Jack the family tabby protected his territory and sent the bear packing up the nearest tree! According to the owner this little tabby is always on duty, chasing small […]
Now this doesn’t look like stress relief to me but I guess it does to these Japanese citizens taking a steam/sand bath in Ibusuki, southern Japan. These spas are becoming very popular. Healing industry services are one of the fastest growing in the country. I think I will just stick to […]
Operation Gratitude, which I described here with more pictures, is in full swing again for the year. This terrific group has sent oer 125,000 boxes of goodies to our troops and plans to send many more after the current drive. I am including another picture of folks working hard but on a busy […]
Senator Bill Frist, also a cardiac surgeon, recently examined Kuja for signs of heart disease. But Kuja is a gorilla! Apparently, Frist has cultivated an additional practice of helping to care for the gorillas at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Actually, dealing with a 350 pound male silverback gorilla loaded with testosterone […]
Here is a great picture from a webcam of an Osprey nest in Conneticut (courtesy of the Conneticut Audubon Society). Apparently these birds are fond of bringing any manner of “treasures” to their nests and this one clearly decided on a blue teddy bear!
Have a wonderful Mother’s Day all you Mom’s. I really believe that all women are moms. Even if you don’t have children you probably take care of someone by your support and friendship not to mention the pets we care for. I am now three weeks away from my last chemotherapy, feeling […]