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CarolM

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Well that was a quick catch up.
Good Hump day everyone. Yesterday evening we had some beautiful rain. Yayy my garden needed the rain. I really have to figure out how I am going to save my shower water to be used in our garden. But that kind of thing just confuses me. And I hate spending too much money. Oh well, I will probably have to bite the bullet. But I have a neighbor who said he will come and help me on Saturday. So hopefully I can get it sorted out nicely for summer. The gang are now spending most of their time outside in their outside enclosure. Lucky them. Lots of sunshine D and good natural warmth.
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Guess what! Finally some RAIN this morning. We’ve gone pretty much all of August and September without any measurable precipitation.. too late to salvage our lawn, but it’s good for the trees and perennials. We’ve pulled out most of our annuals, just too hard to keep things watered with day after day temps in the 90’s.

Picked up some additional wood for Sullys new indoor nightbox. Should be able to knock most of it out over the next few days.

Happy Wednesday!
 

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Before you know it, you are going to be one of the staff and not just a volunteer. Well done Linda, we expect nothing less from you.!!! (No pressure of course:D)
No chance. The staff do long hours, evenings , weekends and overnights. I am happy volunteering and having a life
 

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Nice. Will you get to deal with an Osprey? I love to watch them.

Our Ospreys here in Maryland have all pretty much migrated South to warmer waters for the Winter. They prefer Florida sunshine over snow & ice!

Did You Know?
  • Ospreys are one of the largest raptors in North America and one of the most widespread birds in the world. They are found on every continent except for Antarctica.
  • Approximately one-quarter of all ospreys in the contiguous United States nest in the Chesapeake Bay region.
  • Osprey populations have slowly recovered since the middle of the twentieth century, when widespread use of the pesticide DDT caused the species to decline.
 

Ray--Opo

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Goodmorning everyone, when I was putting my leg on yesterday to go to therapy. Standing up and trying to get my leg set. I blacked out and fell back on the bed. Only blacked out briefly. My wife checked my sugar and it was at 72. So I drank a pineapple juice and started feeling better. Took me all day to feel about normal again.
Needless to say I called therapy and canceled. Going to have to watch my glucose levels more closely now that I am on this diet.
Hope everyone is doing good.
 

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Goodmorning everyone, when I was putting my leg on yesterday to go to therapy. Standing up and trying to get my leg set. I blacked out and fell back on the bed. Only blacked out briefly. My wife checked my sugar and it was at 72. So I drank a pineapple juice and started feeling better. Took me all day to feel about normal again.
Needless to say I called therapy and canceled. Going to have to watch my glucose levels more closely now that I am on this diet.
Hope everyone is doing good.
I’m sure your aware that diabetes is very serious.. please stay on top of this Ray. Prayers.
 

Ray--Opo

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I’m sure your aware that diabetes is very serious.. please stay on top of this Ray. Prayers.
I agree, my A1C has been high for 2 years now. So to be honest I only check my blood now and then. Because the numbers are always in the 180 to 220. My doctor keeps increasing my units of insulin and scolding me to lose some weight. This morning I was 107:). I am going to check after I post this.
With being on this diet. I think the doctor might have to adjust my morning insulin.
 

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Lazy is good. I am sure you need it.
Plus it looks like rain:)
No rain in the foreseeable future here. They're predicting high winds, and are worried about the fires in Northern California with such a wind. This fire is very near Yosemite and quite a few homes have been evacuated. Roads are closed. The fire is on steep cliffs and hills and the last fire in this area was in the '20s, so there's plenty of scrub to burn off. The power company has turned off electricity to thousands of homes due to fire danger. I don't know if you've heard, but our power company (Pacific Gas and Electric) is in Chapter 11 because of all the $$ they've had to pay out due to the last fire in NorCal. It was decided that trees near power lines was the culprit and the power company fell down on the job of keeping the branches clear of the power lines. So the power company is (entering MY thought here) teaching people a lesson. If you want your power on, don't sue the power company when there's a fire.
 

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Goodmorning everyone, when I was putting my leg on yesterday to go to therapy. Standing up and trying to get my leg set. I blacked out and fell back on the bed. Only blacked out briefly. My wife checked my sugar and it was at 72. So I drank a pineapple juice and started feeling better. Took me all day to feel about normal again.
Needless to say I called therapy and canceled. Going to have to watch my glucose levels more closely now that I am on this diet.
Hope everyone is doing good.
Do take take care! We don’t want you hurting yourself!
 

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No rain in the foreseeable future here. They're predicting high winds, and are worried about the fires in Northern California with such a wind. This fire is very near Yosemite and quite a few homes have been evacuated. Roads are closed. The fire is on steep cliffs and hills and the last fire in this area was in the '20s, so there's plenty of scrub to burn off. The power company has turned off electricity to thousands of homes due to fire danger. I don't know if you've heard, but our power company (Pacific Gas and Electric) is in Chapter 11 because of all the $$ they've had to pay out due to the last fire in NorCal. It was decided that trees near power lines was the culprit and the power company fell down on the job of keeping the branches clear of the power lines. So the power company is (entering MY thought here) teaching people a lesson. If you want your power on, don't sue the power company when there's a fire.
I didn't know you had another fire. I heard PGE got blamed for that last one. Didn't know they were going Chapter 11. Seems like big companies that get in trouble with the public run to chapter 11. I believe the pharmaceutical Purdue just did it also to get away from paying out to much money.
Stay safe Yvonne.
 

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Do take take care! We don’t want you hurting yourself!
Thank you, I am glad I feel backwards on the bed and not forward. My wife was in front of me and she would have tried to stop my fall.
350 lbs against just over 100 lbs. She would have gotten hurt.
 

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G’day all.

This morning we worked on the base for Sully’s indoor nightbox. His outdoor nightbox is just too bulky/heavy for wifey and me to move inside & down steps. So, a new build is on.

I plan to use Sully’s current Kane heat mat and thermostat, but buy and use a new Reptile Basics 120 radiant heat panel overhead in the roof.

A few pix of a work in progress.

Dimensions are six feet long, three feet wide, two feet high.

I need to determine entrance door width and get that framed out. Add the bottom and engineer a roof that will easily lift when needed.

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G’day all.

This morning we worked on the base for Sully’s indoor nightbox. His outdoor nightbox is just too bulky/heavy for wifey and me to move inside & down steps. So, a new build is on.

I plan to use Sully’s current Kane heat mat and thermostat, but buy and use a new Reptile Basics 120 radiant heat panel overhead in the roof.

A few pix of a work in progress.

Dimensions are six feet long, three feet wide, two feet high.

I need to determine entrance door width and get that framed out. Add the bottom and engineer a roof that will easily lift when needed.

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Impressive
 

Ray--Opo

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G’day all.

This morning we worked on the base for Sully’s indoor nightbox. His outdoor nightbox is just too bulky/heavy for wifey and me to move inside & down steps. So, a new build is on.

I plan to use Sully’s current Kane heat mat and thermostat, but buy and use a new Reptile Basics 120 radiant heat panel overhead in the roof.

A few pix of a work in progress.

Dimensions are six feet long, three feet wide, two feet high.

I need to determine entrance door width and get that framed out. Add the bottom and engineer a roof that will easily lift when needed.

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Nice job! Do you think I could get away with a 3'x6' for Opo this winter. There will probably be only a handful of times he would have to stay in for 3 days at a time.
 

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My mate the male Kestrel. We’re besties now. He very quickly worked out that I was the source of dead chicks.
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And this one of a nest of 5 adorable field voles being fed by one of the staff. They were orphaned when a cat got Mum :( They’re about 9 days old and need feeding every 2 hours day and night
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Our Ospreys here in Maryland have all pretty much migrated South to warmer waters for the Winter. They prefer Florida sunshine over snow & ice!

Did You Know?
  • Ospreys are one of the largest raptors in North America and one of the most widespread birds in the world. They are found on every continent except for Antarctica.
  • Approximately one-quarter of all ospreys in the contiguous United States nest in the Chesapeake Bay region.
  • Osprey populations have slowly recovered since the middle of the twentieth century, when widespread use of the pesticide DDT caused the species to decline.
I love to watch them fly. Then they decide to take a dive into the waters. It's beautiful. I'm glad to see they've been coming back.
 

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