Hi All. Don't forget to check last page or so of previous week for all the latest! Granddaughter made excellent time to AZ - got there at 4 p.m. our time - an 8 hour ride with minimal (comparatively speaking) traffic through LA early this morning. Thunder received hysterical greeting from Pepito, tiny noisy companion who wondered where Thunder had gone but was much too noisy and excitable to bring along. Brought Oro home for successful visit after which I went on a hunt-and-scoop mission to clean up yard after two large dogs. Oh fun! Daughter and I watched Wallace and Gromit DVD (the "were-rabbit" one) - a hoot. OH and I just remembered we have tickets for Charlie Rose (PBS interviewer) this evening so have to hose myself down, prop open my eyelids and try to stay awake for another few hours. Why do these things start at 8 p.m.?!
Thanks Alan for reminder re Phoebe (keep reminding us since I'm so busy running and fetching); four big storms due this week with threat of flooding, high winds, power outages. Sounds like real weather!! TerryM: Will pass on gerbil story to hamster! Lindybird: All hankies put away now! :-) Congrats on the redecorating and dibnlib: I'm with you from now on - hire the folks who can do it in half the time (at four times the cost, yes, but....)
Off to comb hair and make self presentable. Have a nice Sunday all.
Hazel b said: ChloeB Yes I know exactly who your are thinking of. Maybe it is time to try to get some samples. Mind you as you know I am not a beer drinker. We need some osprey cider, wine or whisky.
ChloeB Yes I know exactly who your are thinking of. Maybe it is time to try to get some samples. Mind you as you know I am not a beer drinker. We need some osprey cider, wine or whisky.
Yes it is and yes we do Tiger. We had better get searching then :)
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
No, it is now confirmed, there really is one cub and, it seems, a second on the way!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Congratulations Lily:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpCT2ju_zhc
Screenshot taken f rom facebook shows cubs paw bottom left of picture:
Now a video of above picture with sound. Just like a human baby. Awesome:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=264765487347&oid=263755115498
Congratulations to Lily.
Alan, thanks for FB video. I could see more clearly on that one.
Just out of for the evening now.
I think I felt every contraction with Lily - but well worth it to be there at the birth - and those cries! sooo much like a human baby!
Another clip of the birth. 2nd cub not confirmed yet. Over 50000 fans on facebook now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBNtANbW5vE
Afternoon all: Well, the weather folk got it wrong. Today is every bit as stormy and wet as the last few days. And dare I say (at least to the UK folk) that it's getting a bit old? Nothing like you guys put up with, so must remind myself of that. Today's storm was so cold we have snow on the hills right behind Santa Barbara - just at the very tops. Daughter and I went out for a little ride 'coz she's getting cabin fever; it started raining the minute we left. We attempted to go to Jeannine's (a fab pastry/brunch place here in SB), but everyone else had the same idea and with no outside tables, there was no place to sit inside so we gave up and came home, at which point the sun came out! All in all, a thoroughly frustrating outing. OH is off on grocery shopping mission and it's started raining again.
Caerann: I think I saw that program about the guy who was hit by lightning.
Oh great news about Lily; will check it out when I have a second.
Alan: Thanks for the bear-y good video clips! Way to go, Lily!!!!!!!!!