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Chat - Tuesday, March 31, 2009; Goodbye March - Hello Chicklets
Topic Started: Mar 31 2009, 03:19 AM (3,061 Views)
petra
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jeannec,Mar 31 2009
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petra,Mar 31 2009
02:13 PM
jeannec congrats with your milestone post  3,100+....way to goooo

Thank you Peetie!! I miss chatting with you all! :)

not in eye (chat) means not out of heart JEANNEC.......
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LeicaEagle,Mar 31 2009
06:11 AM
Well, I was out to my bank in my nearby supermarket with the camera in tow and these pansies were for sale outside of the entry to the store/bank so i had to shoot them.





I love pansies, thanks George! :D
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Mom, anticipating Dad's arrival.. getting herself ready to go out on the town..... alone!
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petra,Mar 31 2009
03:31 PM
not in eye (chat) means not out of heart JEANNEC.......

Awww!! :Hugs:
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peppermint,Mar 31 2009
10:01 AM
Some friends actually GAVE me a box of thin mints this weekend because they don't like them....can you imagine????

No, I can't! :P It works out good for you though! :P
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It's impossible to not like thin mints! I like the ones with fruit in them more though. :lol: I haven't had girlscout cookies in so long. Can't wait for them to coem back. :D
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Fruit?? In Thin Mints?? No way! These two people that gave them to me don't like mint mixed with chocolate.....ever. Works for me!! I'm happy to take the nasty stuff off their hands for them any old time.
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peppermint ... What's the chances there will be some left for when we arrive?

A ... Slim to none I expect! :P
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:```: Linda and Bette....my S-Corps are all done and delivered to CPAs!! :```: Only one Sole Proprietor left to enter and two to cleanup and fax....Friday will truly be a day of celebration for me. Hang in there...your office is almost there, too! Of course...then there's those extensions, but that's another chapter.
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Pat I shall try to restrain myself and eat only the opened half....but don't hold your breath.
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Joanie: I see you here....last night was NOT the season finale of Heroes.
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Whooper Update: Sorry for the delay, but I was working today. This news came in late last night but wasn't posted until this morning on the OM website.

The St. Marks' seven have flown the coop! They took off yesterday morning, following the thermals. :}^ :X: :boohoo:

Home of the Brave: A Leap of Faith By Christine Barnes:

Monday, March 30th: The morning is young. It is sunny and cool, with an early north wind that is expected to shift to southeast. A coyote calls in the distance. The cranes stroll around inside the roofless pen, seemingly content. They preen, snack on hapless crabs, playfully display and leap around with their buddies. But then, the loafing stops. It’s deadly serious out there.

They call, and in a brief minute the seven birds are airborne, sweeping the wetland in a wide circle, and heading northeast. The wind kicks up, and suddenly, they catch a thermal. They soar overhead, higher than they’ve been since they came in January. They bank south toward the bay, fly out over the water, and disappear from view. The radio receiver beeps more faintly. We hold our collective breath, and watch as the seven sweep back up over the horizon, bugling a sound we will never forget, that can only belong to a wild Whooping Crane. Altitude dropping, landing gear in place, the birds drift gracefully back into the pen. It is 10:15 am.

A couple of us dry a tear or two – this sight is very stirring – and shift from one foot to another as we watch another tedious round of snacking, preening, and loafing. Six White Ibis fly in to feed in one of the pools. Yellowthroats, Red-winged Blackbirds and Clapper Rails call around the marsh.

Then, the posturing, the call, first from one, then another. We wait. The anticipation spills over to impatience, and there’s some sputtering and pacing. One of us jokes, “They know we’re all in here, and one crane just said to the other, ‘Hey, watch this!”

But it’s deadly serious again. The seven take off, and in a heartbeat, find the thermal. It carries them east, then north, as they kettle higher and higher. We dash out of the blind into the marsh, where even our binoculars begin to fail us. For a while, they are joined by a lone pelican, but the path of the cranes is clearly north now, and their companion soon abandons the journey. The receiver in the blind becomes more and more faint, whispers, then is silent. It is 11:15 am.

It is over. And it’s just beginning. It’s a leap of faith in a valiant effort to save a species, and a brave cohort of young cranes who fly because something wild inside them tells them it’s time to go. The story has a new chapter, yet to be written.


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Ever since we got back from DC, its been "Katie Bar the Door" work, work work. :wacko: don't even have time to :hide: and lurk anymore. :'(

I hope everyone is okay.

Soaring Feather, I saw your post about watching the eagles in Guntersville, can you tell me the exact spot to see these eagles?

Peetie, your Eagle Pendant is beautiful and so are you.. :)^

Deb, I have not caught up on post but what I've seen so far, looks like a good time was had by all. Wish I could have been there but will have to live it thru you and the others. Thanks for posting all your :clk:

Don't have time to watch the :^: so I will have to depend on you cruzers to post :clk: and video's so I can at least catch up later. I do appreciate all you do to keep those of us who can't watch all the time, even though I would love nothing better.

Okay, gonna try to read some....
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Patti, with a name like Peppermint, it doesn't surprise me that you love Choco/mint! But then again, who doesn't? (other than those rare two peeps you've already mentioned)

Happy Trails Carole. Till we meet again (in Canada, hopefully soon)

Trish, sorry you're not feeling well. Hope the "bug" goes away soon. Good that you're taking care of yourself. Hey, did you ever post pix of the owl banding you were fortunate enough to participate in on Sunday?
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Deb, great slideshow. The Bird of Paradise flower was a beauty. I noticed the observatory domes because I had to do a math/science lesson today on domes. I could have used that picture since the teacher didn't leave me much in the way of visual aids.
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