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I was coming out of Walmart last week and realized that a woman walking beside me was giggling and talking away to a squirrel that she had wrapped in a scarf around her neck!

Brandi’s lapdog 

WATCH WILDLIFE ROUND THE CLOCK FROM HOME
 0 Comments January 28, 2023
    Eagles and snow geese and bears, oh my! You can watch all of them this winter, anywhere you go, through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s round-the-clock livestreams.
A new 24-7 livestream from a black bear den in Pike County launched this week, bringing to four the number of livestreams the Game Commission plans to run into the spring of 2023. Also showing are the Farm Country Eagle Livestream, which provides a bird’s-eye view into a long-established nest in a giant sycamore overlooking scenic farmland, the ever-popular Hanover, Pa. Eagle Livestream and the agency’s Snow Goose Livestream capturing the migratory action at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area.
This is the first time since 2021 the Game Commission is offering livestream viewers an up-close look inside a black bear den. Bears den each winter, but few of them in known spots where cameras can be installed and footage streamed to viewers.
Luckily, the opportunity has presented itself again, and the Game Commission is proud to bring the livestream back, said the agency’s Information and Education Director Steve Smith.
“While all of our wildlife livestreams are popular with viewers, there’s nothing like watching and listening to bear cubs as they begin to explore their surroundings and, ultimately, emerge from the den with their mothers to see their new world in Penn’s Woods,” Smith said. “We’re glad to bring back this livestream for 2023 and offer it alongside our annual wintertime wildlife cams, all of which entertain and educate viewers, and give them a whole new appreciation for wildlife.”
The livestreams are a collaborative effort by the Game Commission, HDOnTap and Comcast Business. HDOnTap provides the streaming services and Comcast Business provides the internet connectivity for the two eagle cameras.
“HDOnTap is thrilled to partner with the Pennsylvania Game Commission for the return of the bear den cam. Watching the sow raise her cubs is a rare and beautiful experience. The bear cam is a staff favorite, it’s a joy to watch the cubs play, learn and grow every day, and we know viewers feel the same,” said Kate Alexander of HDOnTap.
All of these livestreams can be viewed directly at HDOnTap.com or through www.pgc.pa.gov.
Pennsylvania’s black bears usually are born in January and begin walking in about eight weeks. They leave the den when 3 months old. During the 2019 run of the black bear livestream, the bears left their den on April 11. In 2021, their departure date was March 24.
Bald eagles typically lay eggs in mid-February and, if the eggs are viable, they’ll hatch in mid- to late March, with young fledging in June, but continuing to stop back at the nest.
Snow goose migration typically peaks at Middle Creek from mid-February to March.

Faith Marie made a trip to CHP yesterday morning, thought she aspirated again. Nope, she has a cold!! Deryk said he thinks she is just so used to being in the hospital on holidays & her birthdays that she wanted to go for a big long ride yesterday!! 🤪
I got to babysit my granddogger & son till they got back. I’m so used to little dogs, when Milo wants something, he wants it now. He found out GiGi isn’t a pushover like Papa, 😂. Those two will go outside & play fetch for 20 min till Milo says ok, I’m done!! 😁

Happy 4th birthday Faith Marie!!

Happy birthday Popeye!! 

Now I'm hungry for a hamburger! Great memories! 

I Yam What I Yam! ☞Today in Texas History -- On today’s date 94 years ago, Thursday, January 17, 1929, the popular spinach-eating, Native-Texan comic-strip character known as Popeye the Sailor Man first appeared in print in the “Victoria Advocate” newspaper of the city of Victoria in Victoria County, Texas. ☞The Popeye comic strip, originally known as “Thimble Theatre,” was created by noted American cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar (1894-1938), who called the “Victoria Advocate” Popeye’s “home town.” In gratitude he contributed a special cartoon for the Advocate’s historic 1934 anniversary issue. Speaking to the newspaper’s editor through Popeye, Segar wrote, “Please assept me hearties bes’ wishes an’ felitcitations on account of yer paper's 88th Anniversity... Victoria is me ol’ home town on account of tha’s where I got born’d at.”      

I'm curious about what kind of treatment she needed?

If they needed quarantine, why did they travel at all?

If it was so hard to decide between a R or a D, wouldn’t the logical answer be to vote for an Independent?

You have a cute little bunny there to keep you warm!  Beautiful tree!

One of my all time favorite blue heron pictures. North Park, PA. > David Woten

Backup heat source installed. 

Brandi posted a video of her last night, after everyone left, of her doing circles. Go to His Will His way my Faith.

Happy New Year, everyone!

23 a good number.
Nascar Jimmy Spencer's number. I have several of his cars on my desk that Mr D gave me years ago.
I bet she drives better than Jimmie did. He never met a wall he didn't like.

Faith is much better!! We went to visit this afternoon & we got to see Faith Marie try out her Christmas gift from us. She ❤️ It❣️I took 2 videos, both are 2 1/2 minutes long. Brandi & Deryk would put her hands on the controls & push on them & she saw what would happen. It took a little bit but once she figured it out she was going around in circles. I think in no time she will have it figured out to go forward but she really liked going around in circles!! Made her smile, big smiles!!

Faith does have a uti, but not a sinus infection. Poor kid, apparently she threw up and inhaled some into her lung. She has another dr appt Fri, if she doesn’t sound better by then, then off to CHP they go. 
Brandi has a cold now. 

Faith is sick with a sinus infection & very possibly a uti, will find out tomorrow.
I came down with the flu today, so I missed Christmas dinner with Brandi, Deryk, the grandkids & the grand dogs.

Hang in there Olddogg, you’ve been through worse. 

hope all of you feel better

I hope you feel better very soon!!  Poor Faith, she has fought through so much and still comes out smiling!