September 17, 2018

When work pressure gets to your head.......

September 13, 2018

The Babysitter

September 10, 2018

Expired eggs come alive!

"In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, they had dumped huge lot of expired or unsold old eggs in an open dust bin. Due to the heat around, the eggs got hatched and thousands of hatched tiny chicken started crawling all over."

September 5, 2018

Look up! A message of hope....

Could have been written for today.

September 4, 2018

West Coast's Humpback Whales are About to Get Much-Needed Protection

In a victory for humpback whales on the west coast, the federal government has agreed to establish critical habitat for vulnerable populations in an effort to protect them from ongoing threats they face.

The decision comes thanks to a settlement that was reached after conservation organizations, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation, sued the federal government earlier this year, arguing that it was failing to protect them from ship strikes, oil spills and entanglements in fishing gear as it’s required to do under the Endangered Species Act.

This should have been done when three populations who migrate along the west coast were protected as endangered and threatened in 2016. Instead, the Trump administration tried to open the door to allow even more oil and gas drilling in their habitat, which would have put this beloved species at increasing risk.

https://www.care2.com/causes/west-coasts-humpback-whales-are-about-to-get-much-needed-protection.html

Video at link.

August 31, 2018

Watermelons

Bumper crop this year. I have Scaley Bark, Ali Baba, and some Crimson Sweets that re-seeded from last year. The Scaley's are all at least 30 pounds. If one lasts me 3 days, you know its huge! All are luscious.

I gave this wagon full to the guy that cuts my grass to set up his own roadside stand.


Lunch

August 22, 2018

Indiana Shelter Director Told Staff to Freeze Cats to Death

Bridgett Woodson is a lifelong animal lover who was thrilled to be hired by the Spencer County Animal Shelter in Indiana earlier this year.
Unfortunately, that dream job quickly turned into a nightmare. Woodson began noticing red flags, like minimal veterinary care for the animals and the shelter not contacting rescue groups when it was full.

Then the unthinkable happened: Woodson says her supervisor, shelter director Christina Payne, told her to put a live kitten inside the freezer.

https://www.care2.com/causes/indiana-shelter-director-told-staff-to-freeze-cats-to-death.html

Why isn't this woman at least charged with animal cruelty?
I think this is more common than anyone realizes. I worked for a vet many years ago. Total sociopath, so I didn't last long. I saw him put a dog down, and then throw it in the freezer while it was still breathing. He also kept a dog alive that had been brought in to be put down several days to use it for transfusions to another client's dog. And on and on. What he did behind closed doors was way different than his public face. I tried to report him to the ASPCA after I left, but didn't get anywhere. He eventually opened a second office.

August 20, 2018

It snows here every Sunday.....

When I do the maximum grooming on our 3 Great Pyrenees, Bear, Duke, and Chloe.


Everybody is blowing their coats now.


My Sugar Bear


Chloe, our newest rescue addition


Dukie Cool. Always lays with his paws crossed.

Sure they're a lot of work, but we loves'em!!

August 19, 2018

'Humanizing the badge'

FDPD releases lip sync video Friday as part of nationwide challenge.

The Fort Dodge Police Department’s version of the lip sync challenge was released on video Friday.

In it, police officers lip sync the song “Somebody to Love” by Queen.

Cory Husske, Fort Dodge assistant police chief, said these types of lip sync videos involving law enforcement are sweeping the nation and serve as a way to humanize police officers.

“When Chief (Roger) Porter took over, we made a personal mission to humanize the badge,” Husske said. “That’s important to us. Be human beings first, and our job is law enforcement. Along with that, we call ourselves law enforcement, to protect and serve. We have tried to reverse those terms — serve and protect.”

http://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2018/08/humanizing-the-badge/

Maybe its a start.......

August 18, 2018

Bag worms

Anyone ever dealt with bagworms in their evergreens? We have a row of 60+ foot high cedars that act as a screen and windbreak. This year, the bagworms are overtaking them, no matter how much we spray (you can only get so high on that tall a tree). A couple look like they're dying, others have big brown areas. We've hand-picked thousands of them off. They're even getting in the landscaping shrubs.

I hate losing these nice old trees. Ideas?