GLORIOUS, HAPPY FRIDAY!

[Nasoosie]

GOOD MORNING CEDAR AND EVERYONE!

I am in the beauiful, heavily wooded KOA campsite in Wilmington, NY, and it's glorious here! I left with black flies nearly obscuring my vision as I unhooked my lifelines and hitched up for the trip around the mountain to my favorite site here in the park, to a totally bugless environment over here! I don't even have to leave my screen door shut over here. The difference is that Wilmington has for years used BTI, a powder insecticide applied to water where the larvae of black flies and mosquitos live, and which has NO detrimental effects on any other water creatures. The few years that my community ageed to be the guinea pigs for the use of this amazing chemical, my property was one of the ones in the study. That year we had almost NO black flies and the mosquito population was way down. But it costs money, and my little town seems to think it's not worth it. Perhaps it is fitting that we don't do it, as the early birds who come there to raise their summer families probably need that source of protein. But what fun to be able to sit out around a campfire and not get constantly bitten.

My alarm went off at its usual 4:30 time this morning, as I had forgotten to turn it off! I shut it off then and rolled over, not to wake again until 8:30! Guess I needed that sleep time!

Then I went to the office to pay up for my stay, as I arrived too late last night to do that. And then, of course, I immediately got online (free, strong WiFi) to check on Lily and Hope. I was very pleasantly rewarded to see that the two of them are back as if they were never apart. So, for the nay sayers who said that Lynn and Sue should not have interfered with 'Nature,' they have now been able to dispell old beliefs that a mother bear will not take back her cubs if she has been apart from them. And we learned that a 4-month old cub, if not sick, (and this was a conjecture as to why Lily possibly left Hope) can indeed survive on its own for over 5 days with no milk from its mother, and no care. Much was learned about bear behavior, and, of course, about the compassion of human beings whose main job is science, but who cannot help their 'nature' to save a beloved creature. I hadn't realized until this morning when I read the latest update that Hope had escaped from the cat carrier she was put in a whole HOUR earlier than the reunion! The dispair on the part of those trying to bring baby and mother together must have been terrible. But, then by luring Lily to where Hope was last seen, the two found each other, by themselves! So, with a little help, they were actually able to have a natural' reunion!! The crying on the part of those involved is audible along with the desperate crying of little Hope as she finds her mom on the amazing reunion video clip!

I will take some pictures of my site here later, after I get myself together and have another cup of coffee. As Cedar mentioned, this is one whale of a perfect day to use a snow day! Four whole days of beautiful, summer-like freedom now!

http://www.bear.org/website/lily-a-hope ... n-cam.html

Link to read about the bears, if you are intersted. Don't miss the reunion video clip found under Lily and Hope menu! And today's research update is so heart-lifting.

[avalen]

good morning ladies
been out and about and did a few chores already, grocery shopping done, and
in a few I will need to take my neighbor to work as she came over yesterday
and asked me about a ride cause she doesn't have a drivers license. She isn't
very well liked in the neighborhood as folks think she is odd, but I don't judge,
and I know the feeling of needing a ride and being desperate. She's actually
quite nice when folks would be nice to her and I've always been nice
I'm a believer of not burning bridges, so I feel someday I might need her help
to do some things around here if I needed an extra set of hands.
Today, the girls will get a bath, not that their stinky or anything but they haven't
had one in months and Pixies little white hairs are showing up everywhere. They
will not be happy, but oh well, they do not always get their way.
Enjoy your day and be safe.

Soos, thanks for the link

[BarbaraRose]

I was reading on the Lily and Hope page that 82% of bear deaths are caused by humans, so as I said yesterday, it is the least we can do to intervene to help these wild animals when they need it. So glad it had a happy ending!

Ava, I used to work with a gal who no one liked because she was "odd", very eccentric. She was not nice to anyone and no one was nice to her. I ended up working (at Cargill where I am now) with her and decided to be nice to her and patient and ignore her bad attitude. She quickly started being nicer to me and we became friends. She was very lonely and just wanted someone to like her in spite of her unusual ways. We still stay in touch after all these years. It may pay off for you to befriend this lady. She is probably just resentful that no one takes the time to know her or understand her. She will appreciate your good will.

Another gorgeous day! Gotta go into the office for a few hours but then will decide what to do for fun later. Don't have any money so it will have to be something free outdoors! Should get my bike cleaned up and take it for a spin!

[JanetA]

you gals are right. Sometimes "odd" is mistaken for just 'misunderstood'. All it takes is a little patience and brotherly(or in this case, sisterly) love to one's fellow man/woman. GOod for you gals,, and thank God that you got the chance to make a difference in a lonely person's life.

KUDOS!

Ya'll have a great weekend whatever you end up doing!