Cape Wildlife Center
“You visited the Cape Wildlife Center yesterday?” Spence says.
“The very nice director, Theresa Barbo, gave me a tour,” says Admin. “They’re doing great work.”
“She’s also a writer,” says Spence. “Weren’t you on a panel with her once? I’m sure you remembered.”
“Um,” says Admin. “Anyway, I saw two or maybe three different kinds of hawks, an owl, and even a couple of fishers, all in various stages of recovery and being cared for in state-of-the-art fashion until they can be safely released into the right habitat.”
“Fishers on the Cape?”
“Yup. And don’t let me forget the turtles, and lots of other birds, plus rabbits and raccoons. It’s a great facility. There was some talk of a signing, maybe in conjunction with a wine tasting.”
“One of my favorite conjunctions.”
“Cheers.”
http://www.humanesociety.org/animal_community/shelters/cape.html
Welcome Mikia and Kale. Thelma and Louise, please try again (if not airborne).
Tags: animal welfare, Cape Wildlife Center
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9:34 am on August 4th, 2011
Cape!…Don’t forget Skunks!…snort!
9:39 am on August 4th, 2011
Wildlife!…They even take care of these smelly little guys at that wildlife center…snort!
9:45 am on August 4th, 2011
What are fishers? Will there be Cahors at the conjunction?
Good morning all.
9:51 am on August 4th, 2011
Stover!… Those are guys who stand in rivers with fishing poles, or who sit at lakes with a cooler of beer with fishing poles….sniff! … Or who ride around in boats with coolers of beer with fishing poles….snort! … The common objects are always beer and a fishing pole, except for the serious river standing fishers…..heh!
9:53 am on August 4th, 2011
Sickness!…. I couldn’t help notice the blub across the way on facebookie about us guys sniffing out really sick people…snort!… Did anyone watch the latest Wilfred episode? …heh!…They sort of dealt with this issue, although Wilfred has his own ideas about when sick people should “go”….wheeze!…That guy is my hero in more ways than one…snorkel!…My friend says if I were a guy in a dog suit that’s exactly how I would act….chorkle!
Coffee!…I need at least one more cup of coffee and another Zinger….snorkel! …Just to really get me going…heh!
10:06 am on August 4th, 2011
Here’s the Wikipedia article on “fishers”–members of the weasel family. Their habitat is a forest area…..
10:07 am on August 4th, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal)
10:07 am on August 4th, 2011
They may be referring to kingfishers – birds.
10:17 am on August 4th, 2011
We have fishers here, but I’ve never seen them. We also have fisher-men (get a lot of those) and also Kingfishers. The latter live in back of the house across the river! In the Spring you can here their kakakakakakak noise.
First story of the day . . . On Tuesday YSAS was doing background work for Boardwalk. The ROTC one. They got there early, got dressed in wool uniforms and waited for the correct lighting. It was hot. They were given popsicles and entertained themselves by reading the jokes on the sticks.
Finally, they started rehearsing. They had to march. Actors! As Riö would say “Snort!” They could NOT march in unison. snicker.
So YSAS went up to the Production Assistant and said, “When I was in school, I learned how to do this. Would you like some help?” At that point the PA was at wit’s end and said yes.
YSAS goes to the head of the line and says, “This is how you do it. I’m going to say, ‘Left, Left, Left right, left.’ We will all march in place until everyone is doing the correct foot and then I’ll say ‘forward’. Everyone got it?”
It went perfectly!
10:20 am on August 4th, 2011
Carpola, I forgot the best part!
YSAS did not tell them when or where he learned this in school. In the Virginia Public School system the eighth grade has a CLASS in marching. For 45 minutes a day, 3 days a week, he marched around either outside or in the gym.
That is while he was living with his father. I did not know about the marching until around 3 months ago.
Proving you never know when you are going to need your education!
10:27 am on August 4th, 2011
Fishers are shy critters. You don’t see them very often.
Melanie: That’s a hilarious story. Good for YSAS. I hope I will be able to see the marching on Boardwalk Empire. The first season is being replayed now on HBO.
10:40 am on August 4th, 2011
Greetings All!
Why do skiunks look so cute when they are little, and so horrible when they get bigger. The Prof and I see them every once in a while lurking around our parking space.
Melanie: Great story. Bravo, YSAS!!
10:43 am on August 4th, 2011
Good morning, all. Just here for a second.
Melanie, your son is sure a take charge kind of guy. What talent lurks!
Busy day, then off to the burbs for all that wake/funeral stuff tomorrow. Will be glad when Sunday comes.
Weather is supposed to get better too. In the low to mid 80’s next week, even 78 one day! Sounds good to us.
10:54 am on August 4th, 2011
Rose!…That’s almost the same thing my friend says about me….snort!…”Why did you look so cute when you were little?”…..grunt!
11:00 am on August 4th, 2011
We have a wildlife rehab and sanctuary east of Albuquerque in the mountains with all the native wildlife in residence.
This is not a good time to mention skunks to my mom. No, I haven’t been skunked, yet, but we have a skunk invasion in the neighborhood. The neighbors across the street were setting on their back patio and watched a total of 5 skunks walk across their yard. The guy has been setting the trap since then and catches a skunk in it every night.
11:05 am on August 4th, 2011
Liz, I am sure you are home sleeping by now. Here is what I found out at Wellesley books. As we suspected, no they
can’twon’t ship to Australia. So, if you order from them have them ship it to me. Then I will ship it to you in Australia.Here is a link to their web order page….
http://www.wellesley.indiebound.com/how-place-online-order
Tell them you want it shipped to Nancy Drew with the rest of her order of The Dog Who…
11:07 am on August 4th, 2011
Melanie, that is a funny YSAS and marching story.
11:08 am on August 4th, 2011
DRAT! My post at 11:05 telling Liz how to order is being moderated. They don’t like my link to the online order site of Wellesley books…..snarl….
11:09 am on August 4th, 2011
Liz, I am sure you are home sleeping by now. Here is what I found out at Wellesley books. As we suspected, no they won’t ship to Australia. So, if you order from them have them ship it to me. Then I will ship it to you in Australia.
Here is a link to their web site….
http://www.wellesleybooks.com/
Tell them you want it shipped to Nancy Drew with the rest of her order of The Dog Who…
11:15 am on August 4th, 2011
Staff! Great news about the pawtographed copies of The Dog Who!
Thank you so much! That makes all of us who may never be FOTM feel better. The copy may not be free but, thanks to you, we will have one.
B. Interesting to find out there is also an animal called a Fisher(ing)Cat. I’ll have to look it up. Most of the kats I know are local guys that sit by the sides of fish bowls hoping for a lucky strike.
Kirby: I liked your “booties” poem from last night. I’ll bet you look very handsome in both the every day and dress-up ones.
Bella: We love your stories and are looking forwarding to hearing more. A children’s series about the kennel dogs is certain to be a best seller. Can’t wait to read more tales on your blog. You will soon be a best selling author and the rest of the Plunderers will be asking for your autograph.
11:21 am on August 4th, 2011
So on Sunday, OTAS and F took YSAS and me to a house they are looking to buy. Unfortunately, though the land is beautiful and the house has potential, today they found out that there is MAJOR oil contamination. Bummer.
But after that, Andrea cooked us some portabella mushroom burgers (very good) and we went to Harry Potter.
I loved HPDH part 2. We did see it 3-D, but I don’t think it made that much of a difference. OTAS and I now have to read the end of the book because we think (thought the fight scene was great) it was different than the book. I remembered that they left out Creature changing sides and coming into the battle with the House Elves. He remembered that the main battle between V and H was with everyone watching. We’ll have to see who is correct!
Here’s F doing our dinner.
11:23 am on August 4th, 2011
A pic of a fisher.
11:31 am on August 4th, 2011
Molly is coming today. I don’t like the talk I’m hearing – about helping with college preparations. There must be some mistake.
11:38 am on August 4th, 2011
Is Molly’s mom better? We have been missing, so are not up to date.
Siber, Hate to ask, but what does your neighbor do with the skunks after he catches them?
11:51 am on August 4th, 2011
MagPie! Mom is beginning to feel better. She has the gut-bug killer antibiotic, but before she started taking it, both Melanie and Amalia strongly recommended more acidophilus. So Mom found a Primadophilus Intense 10-day treatment and it’s making a difference. Paws crossed here.
11:52 am on August 4th, 2011
I believe that the fight scene between V and H in the book is with everyone watching.
Poor Sam….
11:54 am on August 4th, 2011
Rio: Tell your friend that saying that is not good for your self body image….
11:59 am on August 4th, 2011
Calling all computer geeks!
How can I post a jpg to the blog? It is the NY Daily News clip about “Hamlet”.
12:17 pm on August 4th, 2011
Barb, The neighbor calls animal control in the morning and they come and pick up the skunk in the trap and return the trap later in the day. Animal Control uses a blanket to put over the skunk and trap when they approach it, and they seem to have pretty good luck with that method. It is a humane trap. It is actually mom’s trap, but she gleefully loans it to the neighbors. Mom has had to de-skunk too many dogs in her life to have fond feelings toward skunks. She would never bother a skunk in the wild, and she knows the skunks lived here before people arrived so she knows she is being unfair. It all comes down to DOGS. Mom had to kill a rattlesnake once in her yard before her dogs found it.
Sam, I don’t blame you for being upset.
Mollypop, paws crossed.
12:18 pm on August 4th, 2011
Wha!?….Rose what the hell are you talking about?…snort!…The image I have of myself is just right, thank you very much…grunt!
12:23 pm on August 4th, 2011
Siber, Assume that Animal Control does not release the skunk somewhere else?
12:40 pm on August 4th, 2011
Barb, I am sure we can correctly assume that, but skunks are not an endangered species right where I live. There is some sort of weird overpopulation of them going on right now. If they would just let a few Sibers roam the neighborhood that problem could be quickly solved.
1:25 pm on August 4th, 2011
Rio: I’m sure you do…a perfect specimen like yourself!
1:26 pm on August 4th, 2011
Siber-H: Sibers that would soon be ostracized from the rest of the pack! Heh!
1:39 pm on August 4th, 2011
Rose! Almost a post at the same time, but at least side-by-side!
1:45 pm on August 4th, 2011
Hi Gang! Its lunch hour at Crazy Lady Land, so Mamam gets a few minutes to say hi.
Bee – Fishercats can be very dangerous and aggressive critters. they have been known to attack and eat cats and (gulp) small dogs. Don’t worry Sammie – they would NEVER bother a Princess!
They are just one of the many good reasons that Basil and Sage are indoor only Kats. We have fishers, coyotes and bears in abundance.
Siber – when Mama was little, her grandfather’s pet name for her was “Golinka”. He told her it meant she was special. Later, when she learned more of the Native language, she found out that Golinka is the Apache word for “skunk”. So she was her grandfather’s Little Stinker
1:50 pm on August 4th, 2011
Somehow, we have a feeling that we just gave Rio a whole new subject for teasing….
oh well…
2:00 pm on August 4th, 2011
Masquers, Other dogs don’t seem to mind the skunk smell at all. It is the humans that carry on about us dogs getting skunked. Last summer a regular at the dog park got skunked right in the face before her mom brought her to dog park. Us dogs were fine with it, but the two-leggeds kept their distance.
T&G. Cool…I just learned an Apache word from you.
2:25 pm on August 4th, 2011
Masquers: I love it when that happens!
2:26 pm on August 4th, 2011
Melanie and T&G: Do the Fishers live in wooded areas around you? Spence mentioned that they are on the “Cape” which I picture as sand and sea.
Rose: I don’t know anything about jpgs (and I think Rio needs glasses).
Mollypop: Sounds like the medicine is working…..good!
2:29 pm on August 4th, 2011
Sorry Rio. I thought your comment to Rose was about the jpg which you misread as “pug.” I think you are a beautiful pug…especially your curly tail!
2:32 pm on August 4th, 2011
T&G: Yep, I think you left yourself wide open for Rio’s barbs.
2:39 pm on August 4th, 2011
Rose!…Did you ever see a photo of me and my friend Pepper together?…snort!….Pepper lives out on the farm. We go out there and visit her sometimes….sniff!…She always hogs the chair or the floor or wherever we are sitting…grump!
2:47 pm on August 4th, 2011
Stover!…For a second there I thought you were bringing up the whole Lasik Laser thing from last night….snort! …I can’t see my tail, even if I had glasses, so I’m not sure what it looks like. Especially today, because it is droopy….sniff!… Someone tried as she may and tried as she might to find someone else to go on vacation with her, but everyone she knows (which isn’t that many) is more broke than us or already has plans….wuffle! ….So she’s been down in the dumps for the last few days. No amount of me sitting on her lap, begging for her food or squeezing her off the bed seems to be cheering her up…snuffle!
3:01 pm on August 4th, 2011
So…Rio, does this mean your friend will be going on vacation with her mother?
(nice pic of you and Pepper)
3:12 pm on August 4th, 2011
Very nice picture of you and Pepper, Rio. You are both quite photogenic!
3:12 pm on August 4th, 2011
Maskers!…Um – No!…heh!…I think her mother is the reason she suddenly feels the need for a vacation…snort!
3:14 pm on August 4th, 2011
Rio, your friend should be adventurous and take a vacation by herself! Although I suppose she wouldn’t want to leave you alone (or would she?).
3:15 pm on August 4th, 2011
Loving us side-by-side, Masquers!
4:35 pm on August 4th, 2011
Way back when I was a young-un I went on a camping vacation by myself. Didn’t even have a dog. I don’t think I would do it again, but I did have a good time. I went to the U.P. where our family would camp when we were children.
I don’t think I would do it again, but it was fun then. I got to see many of the places we saw as children. And no, Dawson, I did not stop at the Mystery Spot. Wouldn’t want to break with tradition. 🙂
4:57 pm on August 4th, 2011
When I rented an apartment in France for a month I was alone part of the time. I enjoyed it.
5:09 pm on August 4th, 2011
Alone!… I think on vacation my friend would actually like to have someone to talk to besides me….snuff!…and someone to listen to besides her mother….wheeze!
5:27 pm on August 4th, 2011
Rio tell your friend to think about a cruise! Mama knows a number of people who went on a cruise alone and made some good friends. We know you are kind of landlocked out there but there are cruises that include airfare. If we were you we would go for a cruise to Alaska. Maybe you coup meet W-L
5:32 pm on August 4th, 2011
Alaska!…Well, an Alaskan Cruise was on the tip top of her list of things to do before the car took every cent she had saved for that trip….grump!… So she is actually reduced to renting a small cabin in the mountains but doesn’t want to do that alone – not with all the hatch murderers out there….gulp!
5:33 pm on August 4th, 2011
Correction!… That should be “hatchet murderers” – not hatch…sniff!
5:51 pm on August 4th, 2011
Plunge!…Have you guys seen the Stock Market today?…grunt!…Luckily someone here sold all of her Stocks yesterday…yeep!
6:11 pm on August 4th, 2011
Woww Rio, I just went and looked at the market. That is one hefty drop!
6:35 pm on August 4th, 2011
We just noticed that as well. You had me going, Riö, I was trying to figure out what a Hatch murder would be.
Patsy and I had a nice nap this afternoon. I’m beginning to feel more human.
It’s too bad I can’t feel more dog.
6:35 pm on August 4th, 2011
Rose – About posting that jpg that we’re all waiting to see: is it something that is still on the Internet or is it on your computer now? If it is on the Internet, you just put the whole address (the jpg thing) in your comment here. If you now have it on your computer (right click on pic and save as to desktop) then you add it below your comment where it says upload files – select file (then do so with browse) asnd finally submit comment.
6:41 pm on August 4th, 2011
The Market indeed took a dive. That someone who sold her stocks was wiser than one here. Wonder how long this will last…..
7:02 pm on August 4th, 2011
Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?
7:22 pm on August 4th, 2011
MollyPop, for a minute I thought you were going to the V . . E . . .T, but then I remembered that you are NOT the size of Sam and that a handbasket wouldn’t work.
I have no idea but I hope we are NOT living in the Chinese curse of “Interesting times”.
Whoa, I am getting more energy but I’m headed up to bed again. I’m reading the Maisie Dobbs books. I like them but find them wordy at times. It is interesting to read about that time period.
Speaking of which, Zoë saw the finished picture of YSAS in the uniform and I have to print out a big one to hang next to her father’s picture!
Enough all ready (slapping fingers off the keyboard) Go To Bed and feel good!
TTFN
7:33 pm on August 4th, 2011
Thanks for the instructions, Mollypop. What would I do without you? I’m so not computer savvy.
My only concern is that I night get moderated. (Something about copyrights?). I’ll take care of it tomorrow, as it is on my work desktop.
Signing off…Good night!
7:57 pm on August 4th, 2011
Early!…Where’s Rose going so early…grunt!…Don’t tell me she’s old too!… sniff!
Stocks!… My friend actually woke up in the middle of the night last Sunday and had serious concerns about her stock holdings…snort!…This was weird because she tries never to worry about that too much. The stock market goes up and down. But since she got totally burned in 2008, she decided she was not going to get caught with her pants down again…heh!… So this week she has been selling off stocks buying more bonds and converted most of her 401K and IRA into Cash Reserves….wheeze!cough! ….Today when she checked her accounts she had the same amount of money as she had yesterday and this was a huge relief to her…heh!
8:45 pm on August 4th, 2011
Barb is taking off tomorrow morning. Has to be at her daughter’s home at noon. Then to the funeral home for the wake 3:00 to 8:00. Barb is going to bring the Grands back home at 5:00, so she will have the rest of the evening to spend with the kids. Funeral is at 10:00 on sat. and then home again Sat. later afternoon-early evening.
Then Sunday life gets back to normal. We are not going to be able to catch up on the blog, so will have to move forward. Missed you guys!
8:53 pm on August 4th, 2011
We’ll hear from you Sunday then Barb.
8:58 pm on August 4th, 2011
Walk!…I’m actually looking forward to the walk what with all the titillating conversation going on right now…grunt!sneeze!
9:12 pm on August 4th, 2011
Hope you have a good walk Rio.
Good night all.
10:29 pm on August 4th, 2011
Walk!….She found a new route that’s even more uphill…wheeze!…It’s like she is trying to make me lose weight or sumthing…grunt!
Home!…When we finally got home she played a game of chess and got trounced thoroughly…heh!…Serves her right….sniff! …Rockies are ahead 2 ta 1 for a change tonight…huffle!
10:34 pm on August 4th, 2011
Dear Rio,
I bet your friend said that she would rather lose a game of chess than her savings. Good job there F.Of R.
10:57 pm on August 4th, 2011
Bee – sorry to be so long getting back to you – clay class tonight after work. But as to fishercats – yes, they are found in wooded areas, and especially like to be around water sources. The Cape is actually full of wooded areas. The woods aren’t full of huge, tall trees – they are smaller because of the salt air and sandy soil, but the Cape’s woods are lovely, dark and deep as a famous New England poet would say. So fishers abound. There are many deer also, but we have never actually seen one while on the Cape…we do see them here almost daily.
Rio – good for your friend for saving her ass – ets and selling her stock. Maybe her vacation got postponed, but she should still be able to buy your treats for you.
Has Dawson gotten any of her goodies yet? Or are the goats prevailing?
11:05 pm on August 4th, 2011
Check-matie!…I think the Goats are winning….snort!…They have Dawson pinned while they are plundering her vast array of Auction Items….huffle!
11:13 pm on August 4th, 2011
Snail mail: I didn’t get any goodies today…but I didn’t go to the P.O. I was there early but the mail is not distributed until after noon or so and by then I was long gone.
11:17 pm on August 4th, 2011
Rio – sorry to hear that the Alaska cruise is out – we would love to do that too, but the trip just to get to Alaska to get on the boat is a little pricey for us right now.
Does your friend belong to any of the travel email offers? Sometimes some of the vacations they have are incredibly low priced. And there are some that we think a single lady might like. Last year we saw an offer for a trip to Ireland, airfare and 4 nights of hotel included for less than $500!!
11:20 pm on August 4th, 2011
Dawson – sorry to hear it. That stinks like golinkas!
11:35 pm on August 4th, 2011
T&G: Tell the little Golinka that I love that word. It rolls off the tongue very nicely.
11:41 pm on August 4th, 2011
Dawson,
Did you read that I ordered you a paw printed and signed copy of The Dog Who?
You should use the secret decoder device and let me know what you want signed on the book.
🙂
11:41 pm on August 4th, 2011
Funny joke on Letterman: Recent Gallup poll shows that the President’s approval rating is down, the economy is the biggest concern and 58% of the population beleives in God…the other 42% were turned into pillars of salt.
(well, we thought it was funny)
11:49 pm on August 4th, 2011
Pillars!…snort!heh!snort!…That is funny…goodnight!
11:56 pm on August 4th, 2011
Mr.Staff just sent me this photo
11:58 pm on August 4th, 2011
goodnight everyone.
AbbietheKitty wants to send some love to Rio’s friend. If she could she would let you be her lap for an hour or two….
12:16 am on August 5th, 2011
Macy: I think your mom’s SDD may have been hacked by the maruading goats. I recieved a SDD from your mother that would likely make even Mr. Redbone blush.
I like the idea of Alaska as a vacation destination for Rio’s friend. I also like that Rio’s friend listened to her gut regarding her investments.
Once again, it is raining Herbs and Royals. I need to put on my rain boots and do chores.
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