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April 26, 2015
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Important News |
| Broadcast Schedule |
| Today!!! Sunday, April 26, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM PST |
| No Story Writing We'll write again on May 3. |
| 6 PM PST/9 PM EST |
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| Our Furred, Feathered, and Scaled Babies |
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featuring all our animal family members. Send them to
vacachatb@gmail.com. Make sure
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| Hello Vriends, | ||
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I hope you are all
enjoying your weekend. It has been a busy one here, as I went
from zero to three work projects all of a sudden. So I am having
to work on two of those over the weekend. One is a very quick
project--just through Wednesday. It was one where the artist
they had lined up for it had to pull-out at the last minute. So
it dropped in my lap late Friday evening.
What a week it has been for the planet Earth! It seems like we had Earth Day, and then all heck broke loose. Fairly large quake in New Zealand, then another big one off the coast of British Columbia. Before those, there was the big volcanic eruption in Chile...first time that mountain had erupted in almost 50 years. I tend to adhere to the theory that volcanic eruptions can trigger Earthquakes in other parts of the world. But then yesterday was the mother of them all--in Nepal. It is just sickening to see the damage and loss of life that is in the news out of Kathmandu. Even Everest was shaken to the point of triggering deadly avalanches. Of course, all we are seeing is a continuation of the process that made Everest the tallest peak in the world (and it is still rising). It's one huge landmass (the Indian tectonic plate) colliding into another landmass (the Eurasian plate), which gives us the Himalayas, and also gives us a region where a lot of stresses build up in the land. On a lighter note, but still in the theme of Earth, I saw where one of the two astronauts who is doing the year-long stint on the space station, Scott Kelly, has launched a geography quiz. Every Wednesday, he is going to release on Twitter a photograph of someplace on Earth, along with a written clue. The first person who identifies the location wins a hardcopy print of the photo with Scott Kelly's autograph on it (delivered sometime after he gets back to Earth). I guess I know what I will be doing with my Wednesday afternoons for the next year! I always love it when the astronauts issue a challenge like that--time to whip out the old Google Earth! Well, it's back to the After Effects I go--need to make two presentations for tomorrow morning, and they aren't completing themselves. Cheers, VacaDude P.S. Next Sunday the 3rd I am going to be out helping a good friend of mine and Mary's celebrate a milestone birthday. So the next VacaChat is going to be a special Mother's Day chat on the 10th! Same time--6pm PDT. The writing for the StoryTime will still be next week--on the afternoon of the 3rd. So please come on by and join the Storytime vun, and then tune in on May 10th for the reading! |
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| Cheers, VacaDude | ||
| Chatter News |
| Sharoot | Sharoot's featured pictures can be found
at the end of each newsletter, under Photos of the
Week. She says that since they are located at the end, then "Sharoot's
the Caboose!" Today Sharoot shares pictures of two beautiful migrating visitors to the Coughlin Birdie Bistro Cafe. She has also shared more about her Harris's Sparrow that visited a few months ago. You can read about that here. |
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| Elsalynda | Elsalynda's latest column entitled Nature in the
City: Sure Signs of Spring in Waltham, is available online here: http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20150422/NEWS/150429782/?template=printart Elsa also tells us that she has had a poem selected for publication. She says she is very excited to be a part of this book and feels like a poet in good company, with known authors. Her poem on Great Horned Owls has a page with a beautiful photo opposite. Her writing group helped her with this piece. The book, Secrets of Wisdom by Joyce Gerrish, is now available at Amazon. |
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| We'd love to include more news of VacaChatters. If you have something you'd like to share (something about you or your family) or if you know of exciting news about another chatter that they're just too shy to share, please send it to us! (We won’t run it without that chatter’s permission, however.) | |||
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| The Family and Many Friends of Cpeke |
It is with sadness that we must tell you of the death of Christine Hall,
better known to most of us as Cpeke. She was a Molly chatter and a
moderator at Mel and Sydney's Owl Box. Please keep her family and
friends in your prayers. You can read more about her here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmid=46783766&GRid=144411570&hc_location=ufi |
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| ChocoMare |
Ruthrings sent us this news on March 28: "I
don't know which of you have Susan [ChocoMare]on Facebook, but you may
know her husband was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia several months
ago. I would guess he's only in his 50s. She went home from work
Thursday and he was coughing terribly and so confused he could hardly
open the door. They finally went to the ER and it's downhill from there.
. low sodium, dehydration, then seizures, then ICU, and now comfort
treatment only and Hospice!!! I feel so bad for her!!! Please pray for a
peaceful conclusion for both David and Susan." And then we received this news on March 29: "David died overnight, but this is what Susan posted on Facebook a few minutes earlier. Wow! I don't know why God hasn't released his body yet....but perhaps there is just one here in this ICU who needs to see that we, who are in the Lord, do not grieve as those who have no hope. We grieve with THE Hope, The Blessed Assurance that one day, when our tent is folded, we will see Him face to face. And just maybe they'll ask, "How...tell me how you have joy despite the tears?" And I can smile thru those years and say "May I introduce you to my Lord?" |
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| KSBorn | KSBorn was in regression for lymphoma and breast cancer. It has since returned and she's going for Chemo now. She and her doctors are attacking it vigorously and she needs our prayers. She needs our prayers for healing, for the Lord to guide her doctors, and for the peace and strength as she undergoes the treatment. | ||
| VacaDude and his cousin, Kevin | UPDATE: WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!! "Our family got some news this last week from my cousin Kevin, and it was wonderful: the latest tests show that he is in full remission!! So I'd like to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers; it meant a lot to me and to Kevin. If you could extend a few of those prayers to his mother Irene, I would really appreciate it. In a cruel twist of fate, Kevin's mom was diagnosed with lymphoma--very similar to Kevin's--that was located in her abdomen. Last I heard, she was responding well to the chemo. Apparently it made for some lively chemo treatment sessions--mother and son in together! They have always been a fun family, and I really hope Irene pulls through as well." | ||
| TheDaddyBird, | TDB is home! He is doing great! All the
doctors and nurses are thrilled and amazed at his progress. (One doc
said TDB will be their new poster boy.) He's still got a ways to go in
his recovery, but being home will help a lot. CC has appointed herself his personal home health nurse. I am VERY proud of her. |
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| Marilyn Crabb | UPDATE:
Hi! I survived six months of chemotherapy. I'll have my breast
tumor and left axillary nodes removed on Friday, Feb. 13. Radiation will
be next. Please pray that the surgeon does a good job and all my cancer
is removed! My screen name was/is MarilynLA on UStream. (Marilyn from Los Angeles) |
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| Littleguys | UPDATE:
The latest news from Littleguys:
I have been limping a lot over the past two years. Pinched
nerve. Over a year ago, I put my foot down and insisted we
find out why. Not the joints. X-ray, then MRI showed that
the discs that I slipped years ago, one is flat and the
other bulging, plus I have the "not unexpected" arthritis in
the vertebrae where the nerves come out of the spinal column
and go down the leg. Taking care of it all got delayed.
The doctors wanted to treat the Breast Cancer first, even if
it were only Stage Zero since, as they put it, cancer can
kill and pinched nerves won't. Caused weight gain, since I
can't walk as much as I used to...LOL
Anyway, finally got to go back to the doctor about my back. Three options. First one, surgery, no one wants. Second is to inject something, I think it was a type of cortisone. Third option, I start tonight, taking a pill every night that is supposed to calm down the excited / inflamed, screaming nerves.
Keep your fingers crossed, and prayers coming. I really
need to be able to get out and walk more to get rid of this
weight, and show my horses in halter classes.
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| Caboval | Joey has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. Please keep Caboval in your prayers. | ||
| Elsalynda | Keep Elsalynda in your prayers as she struggles with health, computer and weather related issues. | ||
| GentleDoe | Please pray for me, my house, Section 8 assistance &
a resolution to this situation. My sister has POA for my father now. My
mother had it until my sister had him sign it over to her prior to her
taking him out of the assistive living home & into her home. (She now
owns half her home & dad the other half.) Dad had my home & my parent's
home put in his name alone, now my sister has POA. She has threatened to
put mom in a home & she wants me out of both the house I rented from my
father & my parent's house. I need a house to be able to keep my birds. While my birds are usually quiet, if anything disturbs them they can be quite loud. My 5 birds & 2 bunnies are the only family I have other than my human family. My mother & I have not been able to see or speak to my father since August of last year, 2014. My mother wakes up calling for my father. This is taking its toll on my mother's already fragile health. My health is also struggling but I cannot allow it to be known because I am the only one to stay & care for my mother. My mother would not last long in a home with little if ay visitation. Thank you all of the Vacafamily and Vriends for the prayers. Hope to get to check in for a few minutes, I've just recently got the internet again. |
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| Shari in Memphis | Has anyone gotten any updates from Shari? | ||
| Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts for owl our wonderful VacaFamily members! If you have any prayer requests, updates or news of answered prayers, please let us know. Email us with the information so it can be included in the next newsletter. | |||
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| A
Message from Zorro |
StoryTime News |
StoryTime Archives |
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| Recipe of the Week |
| A Message from Zorro |
| Hello there, Everbuddy! | ||
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Zorro the Mouse, here. Well, it has been kind of quiet
in the Dude's workshop this week. I guess he needs to
make money for all the bills and stuff, but I sure do
wish he would finish my mousie bachelor apartment! (I
know he calls it a Acetone Vapor Chamber, but I know
better.) I can't wait to get the windows installed, and
then I'll be able to relax with stunning views of the
backyard. It has a fan inside so as to keep the
Passendale cheese at just the perfect temperature. Just
think--my own pantry! I think the Dude is just going to
have to bathe his acetone thingies somewhere else--I'm
claiming this apartment.
I'm a little sore today, because yesterday I was helping the Dude with his apple tree. We had some big winds here last week, and part of the apple tree broke off--a big branch came down. So we were chopping it up and putting whatever we could into the greens barrel. I tried to channel some energy from my cousins in the woods, but I am finding I am no beaver. I tried gnawing through one little branch, and it took me most of the day. The Dude had much better luck with his handsaw. I'll stick to nibbling on the softer stuff, like Havarti! Well, I am off to see what kind of mischief I can get into... |
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| Yours Most Whiskerly, Zorro |
| StoryTime News |
| Next StoryTime | Sunday, May 3 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST |
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| Invitation | We need story writers! Please consider dropping in and checking out the fun we have writing the stories. Honestly, it's not at all difficult to join in and you'll surely be glad you did. | ||
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If anyone wants to request a recipe or a recipe category, just email me.
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Honey Raspberry Chicken Skewers |
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4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2-3" cubes {leave
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Salt and pepper the chicken and place in a large
Ziploc bag. Combine all the marinade ingredients and whisk well. Pour over the seasoned chicken breasts. Seal and refrigerate for 8 hours minimum (overnight is best). To make the glaze whisk the jam and honey in a bowl. When you are ready to grill set your coals or gas to a medium high heat. Thread the chicken onto skewers. (If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes first.) Cook over direct heat 8 minutes per side, with the grill lid open. Brush the glaze on the meat. Move the meat to indirect heat with the lid closed and cook for 5 minutes. Turn and glaze the other side and close lid and cook for 5 more min or until done Remove from heat |
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Loose Meat Sandwiches |
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Put beef and onion in large skillet along with
water. Chop up beef really, really fine while bringing it to a low boil
over medium high heat. Cook, stirring and chopping often, until no
longer pink. Add everything else and continue lightly boiling, stirring often, until water is cooked down and mixture gets thick. Strain beef out and press small mounds of beef onto cut Hawaiian sweet rolls*. Top with your choice of condiments. Makes enough for 24 little sandwiches, which is one pack of Hawaiian rolls. Leftovers freeze well. *Do NOT try and go cheap and use hamburger buns. They will fall to peices. |
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| Owl Cams |
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Other Nature Cams | Video Picks of the Week | Inspiration | ||||||
| Other Bird Cams |
| Owl Cams |
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| Puffins | |||||
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Shetland Islands Puffins | http://www.shetland.org/puffincam/ | |||
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Sea Island, Maine |
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-burrow-cam | |||
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Sea Island, Maine |
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-loafing-ledge-cam These pages also contain links to numerous other nature cams. |
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| Eagles | |||||
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Southwest Florida Eagles
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi6DdvVbbi8 | ||
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Black Eagle |
http://www.africam.com/wildlife/black_eagle_webcam | |||
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Decorah Eagles |
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles | |||
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Berry College Eagle Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/berry-eagle-cam | |||
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http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/index.htm | ||||
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PA Falcon Cam |
http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp | |||
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Commerce Tower Peregrines |
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/wildlife-cameras/peregrine-falcon-web-camera Cam not live now but should be returning soon. |
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Pitt Peregrine Falcon |
http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam1 | |||
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Gulf Tower Peregrine Falcon |
http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam2 | |||
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Emily
Falcon Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emily-falcon-cam | |||
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RFalconCam |
http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/ | |||
| Talking Birds | |||||
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Watch the Birdie |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Watch-the-Birdie | |||
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Disco |
https://www.youtube.com/user/MsJumpinJude/videos | |||
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California Condor San Diego Zoo Safari Park San Diego, California |
http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/cams/condor-cam | |||
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KC Zoo Penguin Cam |
http://www.kansascityzoo.org/penguincam |
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Whidbey Island Back Porch other assorted birds |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/katersch | |||
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Hellgate Ospreys |
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/27/Hellgate_Ospreys/ | |||
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Ostrich Chicks |
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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ostrich-egg-cam-live | ||
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Streaming Bird Cams |
http://www.beakspeak.com/ | |||
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| Pandas | |||||
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San Diego Zoo Pandas |
www.sandiegozoo.org (click
on live cams)
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http://www.ustream.tv/sandiegozoo. Zoo's
blogs: http://blognew.sandiegozoo.org/category/animals-and-plants/giant-pandas/ |
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Twin Pandas at |
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Giant Panda Cam |
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/webcams/giant-panda.cfm | |||
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Kansas City Polar Bears |
http://www.kctv5.com/category/244581/nikita-berlin-polar-bear-cam | |||
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Brown Bears and Salmon |
http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls (lots of other cams at this site, as well) |
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Black Bears |
http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/holly-bears-den-cam-live.html | |||
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Golden Paw-Prints Classic Golden Retrievers Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/golden-retriever-puppy-cam New puppies due in about two weeks!!! |
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San Diego Zoo and Safari Park |
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/ | |||
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The Pet Collective |
http://www.thepetcollective.tv/livestreams/ | |||
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Critter Chat Cams |
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Friends of Felines Rescue
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www.ustream.tv/ffrc | |||
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Little House |
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CC's Page of Links (scheduled for updating) |
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| This Bird Song Collection Will Get You In Tune With Nature | |||||
| http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15112 | |||||
| Help in Identifying Birds | |||||
| Try www.whatbird.com It's helps identify lots of birds. | |||||
 Secrets
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| Meet Zeus | |||||
| http://kittensdaily.com/meet-zeus-blind-owl-gorgeous-eyes/ | |||||
| Some Interesting Information About Someone We All Know Well | |||||
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| International Space Station Links | |||||
| During a recent
broadcast the Dude talked about the websites where one can view the
spacestation and the view that the astronauts have. Here are the links: This one has the map, but no chat. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/ This site has a chat room. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload |
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from windbeneathwing. Swimming owl caught on video http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/12/05/swimming-owl-caught-on-video/ |
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| Video Picks of the Week |
Birds of Paradise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTR21os8gTA#t=314
Cosmic Guinea Pig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUtdR9rkTMs
Slowest Chase Ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjtCS0EEoC
Owlz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcBlEJRDYUQ
Tom Hanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZWLWxpBv5g
Gamarjobat
So bad, yet so good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVG7dfH5DL0
| Inspiration or Things to Make You Think |
Taking Care of Strays
http://twistedsifter.com/2015/04/vending-machine-feeds-stray-animals-in-exchange-for-bottles/
Stars of Beijing's Circus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYiEBFh0_OU
Braigo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7fu5uCvQSs
Inside New York City's Most Secret Basement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLPOmtI4W9I
Bruno Mars - Count On Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9O5_Q-oLrs
Emma, the Pig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HIrFgDSKQQ
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Fun Animations and Pictures |
Photos of the Week |
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Zorro's Word of the Week | ||||||
| Just for the Fun of It |
Kyle's Jokes of the Week |
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Pretzel Owls
http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/snack/other-snack/owl-snacks.html
Hoot Owl Treats
http://wipkits.blogspot.com/2010/09/owl-inspiration.html
Strawberry Owls
http://meaningfulmama.com/2014/04/owl-strawberries-philadelphia-cream-cheese.html
Paper Owls
Perfect for younger children
http://zen-teen.com/2012/08/10/hoot-hoot-owl-paper-craft/
Flaky Owl Cookies
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/ominous-flaky-owls/650e0089-4288-4c3a-8404-6dfc6256feb7
Choco-Owls
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/choco-owls
| Fun Animations and Pictures |
| Photos of the Week |
From the Dude
One of the Dude's bee photos
"I've been trying for three days, and that was from this morning.
I learned a bit about bees in the process--they don't like to hover in the sun
(probably overheat), but they will do it more in the early morning.
So I went out this morning so when the sun was shining, but the air was still cool.
Then they were a bit more likely to hover over the flowers."
Sharoot's Caboose
Sharoot shares,
"Migration time is here. These two birds spend only a few days with us as they stop by to
check out the fare at the Coughlin Birdie Bistro Cafe. The first is a Rose Breasted Grosbeak
of which we have at least three, and the second picture features a Painted Bunting.
We saw both of these birds today. Yay!"
| Kyle's well known among his friends for his "triple
groaner" riddles and jokes. Now he shares them with VacaFamily. Enjoy! |
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How did the new father of quadruplets describe their behavior?
"Four crying out loud!" |
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What sound do porcupines make when they kiss?
Ouch! |
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Why did the magician have to cancel his show? He had just washed his hare, and couldn't do a thing with it. |
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| One early morning, a farmer was milking his cow. The
farmer was just starting to get a good rhythm going when a bug flew into
the barn and started circling his head. Suddenly, the bug flew into the
cow's ear. The farmer didn't think much about it, until the bug squirted
out into his bucket. It went in one ear and out the udder. |
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A special beverage, given to patients at Australia’s Mercy Hospital,
is named after a native bear. The drink contains a fair amount of
ursine sediments, however, which proves that the koala tea of Mercy
is not strained.
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| Zorro's Word of the Week |
AILUROPHILE
Pronunciation: \eye-LOOR-uh-fyle\
noun
Definition of AILUROPHILE
a cat fancier; a lover of cats
EXAMPLES
Ailurophiles, young and old, are sure to love the art museum's new exhibit featuring
paintings and photographs of felines, ranging from tabbies
to man-eaters.
"Yes, it's book one of a series…. And yes, the primary villain is a cat, whereas
I'm
an unashamed ailurophile. … But none of that mattered when I closed the back cover—
I just wanted more, more, more."
— Katie Ward Beim-Esche, Christian Science Monitor, December 30, 2014
DID YOU KNOW?
Although the word ailurophile has only been documented in English since the early 1900s,
ailurophiles have been around for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians were perhaps
history's greatest cat lovers, pampering and adorning felines, honoring them in art, even
treating them as gods. But the English word ailurophile does not descend from Egyptian; rather,
it comes from a combination of the Greek word ailouros, which means "cat," and the suffix -phile,
meaning "lover." If Egyptian cat-loving sentiments leave you cold and you're more sympathetic to
medieval Europeans who regarded cats as wicked agents of evil, you might prefer the word
ailurophobe (from ailouros plus -phobe, meaning "fearing or averse to").
That's a fancy name for someone who hates or fears cats.
Test Your Vocabulary: What would a mycophile be fond of? The answer is …
Mushrooms
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MollyTheOwlBooks
Eric has discontinued the sales of all his books and merchandise.
of that and want one, let DotRot know
and she'll do what she can to make it available to you.
