Cow Crossing

I was coming home from work late when I had to stop for this herd of cows as they returned to the barn for the afternoon milking. By the time I got the camera all set to shoot through the windshield, the herd had finished crossing the road. But at least they are still crossing the ditch.
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Another Black Bear

Saturday, May 16, 2009 about 2:30pm, another and different black bear showed up behind the house in the little field behind the break of tamarack and willow. We are debating if it is bigger or smaller than the first bear. Matt shot the video from outside the back door. Of course, I was not home. The baby geese hatched and bears are tramping all over my land. They do this when I'm not there. Of course.

So we are now in a bear corridor. This is probably a male bear either following the first female bear or following another male bear. A female won't follow a male, so this is the same bear or a bigger male. It is probably not the first bear because she saw us and learned that there was no food here for her. She will probably not return in the daylight hours. The muzzle on this bear is bigger and browner than the first bear, also. So no more wandering around the mountainside looking for new wildflower photographs.

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My Happy Birthday

Friday was my birthday. And I'm not going to tell which one it was! I usually never talk about it at all. But this was an especially wonderful and loving birthday.

My children, so many friends and John all made the day exciting and fun. Wildflower & carrot seeds for my new garden, Flame-Broiled Sudoku, a reading lamp for when we lose power, a scallop dinner at the Weathervane in Lebanon, New Hampshire, cards, phone calls, e-mails, Facebook messages, donations to Northwoods from England (thank you, Ruth!), Connecticut (thank you, Anna!), Washington, DC (thank you, Dan!), and California (thank you, Marj!), an iTunes certificate . . . what a day! To make it more special, John came up from New Hampshire on Thursday and we drove back to his place on Friday afternoon (see the next post for the reasons why). These loving remembrances make a woman feel needed, loved and not forgotten.

The weekend continued with the gooslings hatching on the beaver ponds in Vermont. Matt has e-mailed me saying how the four babies are swimming about with the parents. It's going to be wonderful to try to capture them with my camera. And Amy e-mailed that my New Hampshire licensure for mathematics grades 5-8 has arrived at the house! And of course, there have been photos (this photo is of a cone flower seed head in John's field) and encounters with birds.

The weekend is winding down now. The Regional Educational Laboratory Program gave each of us participants a $25 Dunkin Donuts gift certificate. Of course, there are no Dunkin Donuts within 20 miles of Barton. But there are here in New Hampshire! I found one in New London, NH this morning and it was the best Dunkin Donuts I've ever visited.

Thank you, everybody! This is a year to remember — for so many reasons both professional and personal.

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Sixth Sunday of Easter
Isaiah 55.1–11
Acts 10.44–end
Psalm 98
1 John 5.1–6
John 15.9–17

Isaiah 55.1–11

1 OMG free cheezburgrz fur all ov yu! No luk at me all like "wtf?!" No sez "DO NOT WANT!" Jus com an get it! Iz tasty gud!
2 Wy yu buy spensiv junk fud whut don fill teh belleh? I got gud stuffs fur yu. Iz not jus cheezburgrz, is GORMET cheezburgrz!
3 Cmere an lissen 2 mai advis so yu can has gud lif wif naps in teh sun an cheezburgr evry day. I iz giv yu kewl an speshul promis leik i givs 2 mai servnt David who wuz bff wif meh.
4 C, i has made him witnes 2 teh peoplez, Leadr an commandr ov teh peoplez.
5 Surely u will summon nashuns u knoe not, An nashuns dat do not knoe u will hasten 2 u, Cuz ov teh lord ur ceilin cat, Teh holy wan ov israel, 4 he has endowd u wif splendor."
6 Seek teh lord while he cud be findz; Call on him while he iz near.
7 Let teh wickd forsaek his wai An teh evil man his thoughts. Let him turn 2 teh lord, an he will has mercy on him, An 2 r ceilin cat, 4 he will freely pardon.
8 "4 mah thoughts r not ur thoughts, Neithr r ur ways mah ways," Declarez teh lord.
9 "as teh heavens r highr than teh earth, So r mah ways highr than ur ways An mah thoughts than ur thoughts.
10 As teh rane an teh snow Come down frum heaven, An do not return 2 it Without waterin teh earth An makin it bud an flourish, So dat it yieldz sed 4 da sowr an bread 4 da eatr,
11 So iz mah werd dat goez out frum mah mouth: It will not return 2 me empty, But will accomplish wut i desire An achieve teh purpose 4 which i sent it.

Acts 10

1 OMG free cheezburgrz fur all ov yu! No luk at me all like "wtf?!" No sez "DO NOT WANT!" Jus com an get it! Iz tasty gud!
2 Wy yu buy spensiv junk fud whut don fill teh belleh? I got gud stuffs fur yu. Iz not jus cheezburgrz, is GORMET cheezburgrz!
3 Cmere an lissen 2 mai advis so yu can has gud lif wif naps in teh sun an cheezburgr evry day. I iz giv yu kewl an speshul promis leik i givs 2 mai servnt David who wuz bff wif meh.
4 C, i has made him witnes 2 teh peoplez, Leadr an commandr ov teh peoplez.
5 Surely u will summon nashuns u knoe not, An nashuns dat do not knoe u will hasten 2 u, Cuz ov teh lord ur ceilin cat, Teh holy wan ov israel, 4 he has endowd u wif splendor."
6 Seek teh lord while he cud be findz; Call on him while he iz near.
7 Let teh wickd forsaek his wai An teh evil man his thoughts. Let him turn 2 teh lord, an he will has mercy on him, An 2 r ceilin cat, 4 he will freely pardon.
8 "4 mah thoughts r not ur thoughts, Neithr r ur ways mah ways," Declarez teh lord.
9 "as teh heavens r highr than teh earth, So r mah ways highr than ur ways An mah thoughts than ur thoughts.
10 As teh rane an teh snow Come down frum heaven, An do not return 2 it Without waterin teh earth An makin it bud an flourish, So dat it yieldz sed 4 da sowr an bread 4 da eatr,
11 So iz mah werd dat goez out frum mah mouth: It will not return 2 me empty, But will accomplish wut i desire An achieve teh purpose 4 which i sent it.

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Psalm 98

1. U spos'd 2 meow 2 Ceiling Cat fur all deelishus cookies he haz made. Wiht hiz 4 pawz an hiz armz too haz made us salvashun 4 himz.
2. Celing Cat showd how good he'z an all hiz salvashun to all da cats from heer to blokcs and blokcs from heer.
3. Ceiling cat has membered how much He luvz Izreel an want to pet dem cats all teh tiem. All teh cats form heer to blokcs an blokcs from heer hurd bout salvashun uv da Ceiling Cat.
4. Meow and purr like der is catnip to Ceiling Cat.
5. Twang doze funy instamens teh peepul play, I guess cuz taht's wut He wants... Meow sum more!
6. Make mor noiz, speshly wtih ur nose and meow 'til evn dah sleepsy peepul gets up to gives Him cheezburga.
7. Make sooooo much noize dat teh fishboul movz an teh fishz in it, and teh hol hous. Srsly.
8. Teh rivurz outside shud clap what handz theyz got an big hillz shud make noize like dey has meny cheezburga for Ceiling Cat comz back to tell all uv dem to behaiv while He's at wurk. An he telz all teh cats from heer to blokcs and blokcs from here to behaiv.

1 John 5.1–12
Is this beleef in CeilingCatkittin?

1 Everycat who sez Jebus is kittin uv CeilingCat, n kitty who luvs CeilingCat luvs Jebus.
2 We luv kittens uv CeilingCat: Is luv CeilingCat n' duin' teh stuffs he is tell us to do.
3 Do stuffs is luv CeilingCat: Be goodcat. He isn't sez thing too hard,
4 all CeilingKittin has teh power. Is total WOOT to has teh power.
5 Hoo is it to has teh power in teh wr0ld? Is him dat sez Jebus is sun uv CeilingCat.
6 Jebus cum by wuter and bloods. Hover Cat sayz so.
7 There's three in Ceiling, right? Ceiling Cat, Jebus and Hover Cat. And three equals one. WTF? Srsly.
8 There's three on Earths, invisible kitteh, wuter and bloods. Three equals one. WTF? OK.
9 Wot Ceiling Cat sayz iz more important dan wot kitteh sayz. Duh. Ceiling Cat said stuffs bout Jebus.
10 You no believes in Jebus, you maeks Ceiling Cat a liar, k?
11 Fame! I'm gonna live forever! With soem halp frum Jebus.
12 Has Jebus, has live forever. Srsly.

John 15.9–17

9 As Ceiling Cat has luvd me, so I luvd u. No forget kthx.
10 Do whut I tole u. Den you b in my luv laik I do whut ma dad say and I b in his luv.
11 Iz so hoppy an if u do dis u be hoppy laik me! LOL!
12 U hafta love eech uthr samez I love u. Srsly.
13 Teh bestest love iz if frend kitteh in BIG TRUBL, kitteh helps even if hasta die fr frend kitteh so frend lives! Srsly!!1!
14 If u do what I tole u, u r mai FRENDZ. Good deel!

ur not survantz no moar!
15 U no r survantz cuz a survant dosnt know hiz masters bizness. Rly u guyz r frendz cuz all teh stuff i lurnd from teh father u know nao.
16 LOL u didnt chooz me, i choozed u to make good frootz that dont even need to go in teh fridge to stay good. then teh father iz going to give u good stuffz whenever u asks.
17 And dis iz super speshul - LUV EACH UTHR. Srsly.

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New Hampshire Geese

This Canada goose pair have been devouring John's grass. It's amazing how much they eat. You notice how they stand back to back? It's for defense. They can cover nearly 360° so that predators are quickly seen. They don't seem to have a nest because they spend all their time eating and not brooding eggs. Be sure to read the book below if you are interested in the natural history of Canada geese. It was invaluable for my observations.

Ducks & Geese Set

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

Fifth Sunday of Easter
Genesis 22.1–18
Acts 8.26–end
Psalm 22.25–end
1 John 4.7–end
John 15.1–8

Genesis 22.1–18

1 Ceiling cat givd Abraham test so Abraham cud hav cheezburgrz. Ceiling cat sed "Oh hai Abraham.
2 Taek ur kitteh Isaac to whur I say an burn him inna mountainz.
3 So Abraham got up erly an tuk Isaac an 2 servnts, an cut teh wud 4 burning an went to mountainz.
4 On thrd day, he saw place to burn him.
5 He sed "Servnts, stay here wit donkey. We coem bak later k bai."
6 An he gaev wud to Isaac to curry an he tuk torch an knife.
7 An Isaac sed "K dad wher sheep?"
8 An Abraham sed "Ceiling cat will giv sheep." So they goed to place.
9 An Abraham bult altar an putted Isaac on it.
10 He gon stab Isaac Oh noez!
11 Ceiling Cat hazd a angel and teh angel wazd liekd "OH HAI ABRAHAM" and Abraham wazd liek "OH HAI"
12 And teh angel wazd liek "OH HAI, ABOUT TAHT KILLIN UR SON...J/K LOL!1 Ur win cheezburgrz 4evr"
13 And teh angel sed "We downgrazden youz 2 a RAM" An Abraham tukd ram an burnd it.
14 An Abraham sed dis place now cald "Ceiling Cat Gievs Cheezburgrz."
15 An Ceiling cat sed "OH HAI ABRAHAM"
16 An he sed "Abraham ur gud kitteh. U wud givd me ur kitteh.
17 So ur kitteh wil haev lots of kittehs, more than stars an sand, an kittehs will have bukket
18 an all kittehs can has cheezburgrz. Cuz u iz gud kitteh."

Acts 8.26–end
Filip an' teh Ethyopyun

26 Den a WingCat sed to Filip, "Go south tru da dezrt an' go two Gaza."
27 So Filip, he meeted a nootrd Abyssinian kitteh, an da nootrd Abyssianin kitteh wuz in charj uv t3h muneez uv t3h Ethyopyun queen Candy. Da nootrd kitteh wuz goin' two Jerryslam two wurship t3h Ceiling Cat,
28 an' on hiz wai hoem in hiz charryut he wuz raedin t3h bukk uv Isaiah da Profffit.
29 Dat saem WingCat told Filip, "Go an' stai by dat charryut."
30 So Filip went two da charryut an' herd da gai reedin' Isaiah out loud (WTF?! hoo reeds outloud in charryuts?). An' Filip sed two da unuk, "Do yew get what yewr reeding?"
31 Da unuk sed, "Naut reely bkuz nobodee asplaynd it two me." Da nootrd kitteh letted Filip ried wif him in da charryut.
32 Da unuk wuz reedin' dis part: An he wuz leeded liek a shepe two da slodder, an' kinda like lamz doan't yell win gedding a haircut, he wuz quiet liek dat.
33 He wuz slodderd wiffout dignity, so nobudee tokks bout his kidz, bkuz iz not heer to heer it.
34 Da unuk wuz liek, "Iz he tokking bout hizzelf? Or summbudee elsz?
35 An' Filip yewzd hiz skillz two start wiff dat part an den go on two asplayn all bout Jeebus.
36 Den laydr dey caem two sum wadder. Da unuk sed, "DO NOT WANT wadder, but wai naut get likd-cleen nao?
37 Filip sed "If yew beleev bout Ceiling Cat, yew can do it." Da nootrd kitteh rplyed, "I buleev Jeebus iz t3h son of Ceiling Cat."
38 Da nootrd kitteh tolded da charryut two stop. Den boaf Filip an da nootrd kitteh wented daon in da wadder and Filip likded-cleen da nootrd kitteh.
39 Wen dey gotted up outta da wadder da Hover Cat grabded Filip up in da aer, an da nootrd kitteh was liek wtf? but gallopded awai purrin.
40 Filip shoaed up at Azotuz an wented araond meowin bout Jeebus til he got ta Ceasaryuh.

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Psalm 22.25–end

1 omg y u haz left me? I iz cryin it is no can haz be hugs time now? 2 I callz u all dai, u no talk. I callz all nite, I no can haz sleepz. 3 u is on teh thrones, gettin praised by teh Israel. 4 u is be gettin trusted by teh ancesters. u is savin themz. 5 they was be callin u and ezcapin from dangerz. dey was be trustin u. 6 I is no longer bein cat. now iz just worms. nobody wants it to haz be hugs time now. 7 everyone seez me iz liek "lolcat" and shakez headz. 8 dey iz liek "u luv teh cieling cat, he no saves u. lolcat, he no liek u." 9 u made me born safe. u luv me when I haz waz bein cute kitten in bowl. 10 I luvz u alwayz, u alwayz iz watchin me masticate. 11 Dun go! No one else will halp. srsly. 12 OK so there iz buckits all around. 13 dey is haz me! oh no! 14 me is wax cat. wax cat is wax and haz no strengths. 15 throat iz liek dry. my tongue is in my mouth, stickin. 16 dere is invisible bikes round meh. dey runs over meh. 17 mah enemeez iz liek "we can see ur bonez" 18 dey iz liek "I get hiz clothez!" 19 Ceiling Cat! keep wachings! 20 dun let invisible bike hit me! 21 HLEP LOL! 22 I tells othur cats bout yoo Ceiling Cat. I masticates fur u. 23 Everyone masticates fer Ceiling Cat! 24 He watch alls masticates! 25 I masticates in front of everyones fer u Ceiling Cat! U watch! I gives you cheezburgers! 26 Teh poor can haz cheezburgers too! All dey is wantings! 27 Ceiling Cat pickshur never get deleted! He watch everyone fur evar! 28 Ceiling Cat rules teh ceilings. 29 All proud cats masticates fer him. All mortuhls masticates fer him. 30 He watches all cats in futoor masticates. 31 Even cats not born be told "Ceiling Cat is watching you masticate."

1 John 4.7–end

7 Frenz, letz b luvin each uvver wif hugz n purrz n cheezburgrz n stuffz 4 teh luv come from teh Ceiling Cat. All teh cats who luv haz been bornded uv teh Ceiling Cat n knos teh Ceiling Cat.
8 Teh catz taht do not luv do not kno teh Ceiling Cat bcuz teh Ceiling Cat is teh luv. 9 This is how teh Ceiling Cat showz us hiz luv: he sendz hiz 1 n only kitteh (tahtz baby Jesus, n00b!) down from teh ceiling so catz ken live thru him.
10 Tihs is teh luv: not taht we luvz teh Ceiling Cat (we doez!), but taht he luvs us and sendz us hiz kitteh to get killded 4 our invisible errors n maded tehm go awai now kthxbai.
11 Deer frenz, since teh Ceiling Cat luvz us, we shld srsly luv each uvver 2, k?
12 No cat haz seended teh Ceiling Cat, but if we luvz each uvver teh Ceiling Cat lives in our ceiling n hiz luvz is made full in us.
13 We kno taht we live in him n h livez in us bcuz he sez we can haz Hover Cat.
14 N we haz seen n sez taht teh Pa (tahtz Ceiling Cat) haz sended hiz Kitteh (tahtz baby Jezuz) to save teh wurld.
15 Any cat taht sez Baby Jesus is teh Kitteh uv teh Ceiling Cat, teh Ceilng Cat move in wif dat cat. Srsly.
17 In tihs way, teh luv is made rly full in teh catz so tehy getz all fat wif teh cheezburgrz n cookiez n stuffz taht teh Ceiling Cat sez tehy can haz.. N on teh day wen Baby Jesus grade teh invisible test we srsly n roll leik a 20 bcuz in tihs wurld we b liek baby Jesus.
16 N so we kno n relai on teh luv Ceiling Cat haz 4 us. Ceiling Cat is teh luv. Teh catz taht live in teh luv live in teh Ceiling Cat n teh Ceiling Cat livez in him.
18 Tehre iz no bein skeered in luv. Perfick luv send teh skeer awai bcuz bein skeered iz about bein pwned. Teh 1 who is skeered iz not made perfick in luv (cuz Ceiling Cat in him n Ceiling Cat pwnz, member?) bcuz taht 1 knos hez not gettin pwned.
19 We luv bcuz teh Ceiling Cat luvvded us frst n sez we can haz cheezburgrz.
20 Any cat taht sez "I luv teh Ceiling Cat luvluvluv him" n hatez hiz bro, he liez. Fail. 4 any cat taht hatz hiz bro taht he seez, cant luv teh Ceiling Cat whoz invisible.
21 N he sez 2 us: "If u luvz teh Ceiling Cat u must luv ur bro." n stop fitin over teh cheezburgrs srsly! Kittehs!

John 15.1–8
teh tr00 vine

1 I iz tr00 vine, an mai father iz husbandsman (BTW dat meanz da d00d takin care of da garden)
2 All mai branches which do not has fr00t he DO NOT WANT: and evry branch that has a fruit, he eatz it an trimz it so it makez moar fr00t dat haz a flavr, LOL!
3 Now u has had a baff an is ALL CLEEN cuz i jus said that.
4 U r curled up in mai haert an I iz curled up in yr haert. Teh branch no can haz fruit, unless it in teh vine, who is rly me, srsly, an you can't has fruit either unless I is curled up in yr side stealin ur haert and u is curled up in my side stealin ma haert.
5 I iz vine, you iz branchz0rz. When we iz curled up in each uthr sides and purrin, it bringz moar fr00tz, but without me they be in ur vine stealin ur fruitz.
6 If you no curl up in me, then u iz gun be chopped out an burned by huymanz. OUCH.
7 If you do, you has a plushie and catnip and all other things you DO WANT.
8 I luff mai father, so you iz bringin moar fr00tz, and you be mai kittehz

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Black Bear Still Photos

Here are two of the promised still photos of the bear that visited us on Tuesday. They are not as good as they should be with the care I thought I took when I shot. I was very excited and happy and, obviously, shaking. More (and better photos) can be seen here and here.

Black Bear Set

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Black Bear at Back Door

Matt was wandering about the house tonight talking on the phone when he saw this bear in the back dooryard, very close to the house. I was shooting with the Canon XSi, he was doing video with the Canon Power Shot. She was there longer than the video shows. I am processing the still shots now and will post them as soon as possible. As Matt says, she was cute, but not something you want to go out and play with. You can hear a wood thrush singing in the woods at the end of the video. The bird feeders were taken down and destroyed by the raccoons a month ago, so the bear was not coming for the feeders. John says the average size for black bear is 125 lbs and that this bear is around 250 lbs. She seems to be timid as if looking for food for her cubs.

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Homemade Playdough Recipe

Rainy day got your kids down? Looking for a quick and easy homemade craft that will get their creative gears turning? Try this homemade playdough. Just 5 basic pantry ingredients and an adult to heat the water, and the world of color, fun and fantasy are just around the corner.

Hands-on time: 5 mins. to 10 mins.
Total time: 5 mins. to 10 mins.

Playdough

2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All Purpose Flour
1 cup salt
1 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups very hot water
various food coloring (optional but fun)
various scented oils or liquid flavorings (again, optional)

Directions

1) Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar with a whisk until well blended. Break up any lumps of salt with your fingers.

2) Add the oil to the hot water (a good job for grownups). Mix into the flour blend until a smooth dough forms. The dough will be quite warm to being with, but cools quickly.

3) If using colors and scents, divide the dough into sections and scent and color each. Wearing rubber gloves for the initial kneading will help keep your hands from becoming stained.

4) Once your shapes, critters, and designs are done, they can be dried at room temperature overnight, or longer, and painted with craft paints for lasting treasures. If you are not keeping shapes, etc. the playdough can be stored airtight in the fridge for one week.

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Genesis 7.1–5, 11–18; 8.6–18; 9.8–13
Acts 4.5–12
Psalm 23
1 John 3.16–end
John 10.11–18

Genesis 7.1–5, 11–18; 8.6–18; 9.8–13

1 Ceiling Cat den said2 Noah, "Liek goes into teh ark, joo and joo kittens, cuz joo coolz an' righteous an' stuff. In dis generashun.
2 taek wif u 7 of evry kind ov clean moo cow, male an' its wife, an 2 ov evry kind of unclean moo cow, male an' its mate.
3 An' also 7 ov evry kind ov burd, male an' female cuz teh burdz are scaredz of teh commitments, an' also 7 ov evry kind ov burd, male an' female (for teh saem reason) 2 keep their various kindz livin throughout teh earthz.
4 7 daiz and frum nao I;m gonna send teh wetness on teh earthz. A little advize, probabliez a gud idea to keep 'em seperatez so teh moo cows don't haev an episode of "PENIS GOES WHERE?" until joo get der.4 For 4ty daiz and 4ty nites, it gon b wet and I gun pwn some n00bs.."
5 An' Noah did what Ceiling Cat told im to, and installed dry wall between teh moo cows and his sons and his dawters so dey would not do nething liek to maek cowz go "PENIS GOES WHERE?!?" during teh 4ty daiz.

11 In da liek 6 hunderd year of Noah's lief, on teh sevententh dai ov teh second munth-on dat dai all teh spreengs ov teh grate deepz liek spewed teh waterz on teh urf and teh floodgatez ov teh heavenz wuz opend.
12 An' teh wetnessez came to teh urf an' it was all wet.
13 On dat der dai, teh sons of Noahz, Shem teh Jew, Japheth teh white guy, and Ham teh blak guy wif der wivez,
14 Tehy hads evry kind of animal two 'cordin to it's kind, all moo cows 'cordin to it's kind, evry creachur dat mooves on teh grawnd 'cordin 2 its kind an' evry burd 'cordin 2 it's kind, evrythin wif wings too 'cordin 2 all der kindz.
15 pairs ov all creaturez dat has teh breath ov life in them came 2 noah an' enterd teh ark.
16 teh animals goin in wuz male an' femail ov evry livin ting, as Ceiling Cat had toldd Noah. xcept 4 teh unicornz. And teh drag0nz and stuffs. Ceiling Cat sed 'DO NOT WANT'. and dey stayd out ov teh ark. den Ceiling Cat shut him in, and wuz liek 'k, ttyl'.
17 4 4t dais teh flood kept comin on teh urfz, an' as teh waters increasd they liftd teh ark high aboov teh urfz.
18 teh watahs rose an' rose and rosed on teh urfz, an' teh ark floatd on teh watrs.

6 4ty dayz latrz Noah guy openz teh window he hadz maed inna teh beeg bote
7 n senz out blak burd, n teh blak burdee kipz flying n flyn til teh watrz iz all gon wayz from teh beeg sanboks.
8 Latrz Noah guy senz out wite burd so can see teh watrz all goes way from beeg sanboks.
9 But teh wite burd no can fine no plaze can setz itz feetz cuz stil plenny watrz in teh beeg sanboks; so wite burd go bak to to Noah guy in teh beeg bote. Noah guy grabz teh wite burd n getz bak inna teh big bote.
10 Noah guy watz 7 moar daze n senz out teh wite burd from teh big bote.
11 When teh white burd iz com bak to him for teatiem, and sez "I can haz oliv leaf? srsly?" Then Noah noes that teh watrz is goan out.
12 Noah wuz liek wateing sevvin daiz und sent mudkipz to see teh sandbocks, but teh mudkipz noes com bak.
13 Bymby, the watrz iz dried up and teh beeg sanbocks is nrly cleened out. Noah is peekn and seen,
14 by teh 20An7 day of teh munf after teh munfmonth the beeg sanbox is ready to youse! srsly.
15 und Ceiling Cat sed to teh noah,
16 "GTFO, yous and yous wifez and yous sunz and dere wifez.
17 mbring out all teh aminalz and all teh crawlies and all teh burds, even the ones taht no fly —and let tehm HARBL GOES WHERE ! and take over teh wurld"
18 So Noah cam out to his sunz and wifez and all tehy wifez.

8 Ceiling Cat sez to Noah an his kidz:
9 “Hay looks, u an me r liek teh bests frenz an I lieks ur baybeez too,
10 An' teh aminulz u has: teh burdies, teh caws taht mooes, and teh otehr aminulz, dem gives teh mooves off teh boats, k?
11 U and me r liek teh frenz: I no moar makez teh waterz comez; u noe gets wet no moar, k?”
12 Teh Ceiling Cat sez: “U noes taht u and me are teh frenz and me and teh animulz r teh frenz forevr n evr becuz dis: cuz Ceiling Cat pwns rpeat...
13 Visible Raynbo iz in teh skyz, k? U an me an evrywunz is teh frenz becuz teh raynbo r gr8.

Acts 4.5–12

5 Teh nex day big impowtan kittehs com to Joorusalem.
6 OMG! So awsum. Annas teh Haih Preest wuz der, an omg, so wuz Caiapcat, John (anudder wun, lol), Alexander, an odder impowtan kittehs.
7 But dey gotz meen an dey demand, "Hai! Yu can has power frum who?"
8 An wow! Peter can has teh powah of teh HoverCat an him sed, "Hai!
9 We cawlded becuz we wuz so awsum an we madeded lamz0r kitteh ex-lamez0r.
10 Mai awthoritah, lemme show yu it. D00d, we did it wif teh naim of teh Baby Jesus who yu mak ded (lol, I keep tellin yu dat!) but Ceiling Cat browt him back, lol. An den dis man be heeled! Rly!
11 Baby Jesus is 'teh stown ya bilderz rejec, wich becum teh cownerstone'
12 Nobodie els can has giv yu cheezburger. Srsly.

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Psalm 23 1 Ceiling Cat iz mai sheprd (which is funni if u knowz teh joek about herdin catz LOL.) He givz me evrithin I need. 2 He letz me sleeps in teh sunni spot an haz liek nice waterz r ovar thar. 3 He makez mai soul happi an maeks sure I go teh riet wai for him. Liek thru teh cat flap insted of out teh opin windo LOL. 4 I iz in teh valli of dogz, fearin no pooch, bcz Ceiling Cat iz besied me rubbin' mah ears, an it maek me so kumfy. 5 He letz me sit at teh taebl evn when peepl who duzint liek me iz watchn. He givz me a flea baff an so much gooshy fud it runz out of mai bowl LOL. 6 Niec things an luck wil chase me evrydai an I wil liv in teh Ceiling Cats houz forevr.

1 John 3.16–end

16 Dis iz how we is be knowing wut luv iz: Jebus Kryzt layd down hiz lif 4 us. And we is b shuld lay down our lifz 4 our broz.
17 If Any1 haz materyal pozeshionz and seez hiz bro in need but haz no pity on him, how can teh luv of Ceiling Cat be in him?

Da test of belief
18 Kittens, luv is wot you duz, not sayz.
19 Do dat and Ceiling Cat liek you.
20 You OK wif it, Ceiling Cat OK wif you.
21 You not OK wif it, Ceiling Cat not OK wif you. It dat simple.
22 Wot we ask, we get's, cuz we do wot Ceiling Cat liek.
23 Ceiling Cat sayz Believez in Jebus an luvz other kittehs.
24 Do that and Ceiling Cat be down wif you. An you knoe dat cuz of Hover Cat be wif you.

John 10.11–18

11 "i iz gud shepperd. gud sheprd wud diez for teh shep.
12 teh wrkr, who iz not sheprd n no ownz teh shep, sees teh wulf n is all liek "O NOES! OMG a wulf! DO NOT WANT!!! run awai!!" n wulf can has his shep n eated them too, n teh rest runz awai.
13 becos wrkr iz liek "iz not mai sheep", he runz awai.
14 "I iz gud sheprd. i noes mine n dey noes me -
15 liek Ceiling Cat noes me n i noes him - n i wud diez for teh shep.
16 i gotz othr shepz in othr shepfold. i go getz them 2, n they will b liek, "o hai, i kno ur vois", n all teh shepz wil b togethr n i wil b teh 1 sheprd.
17 teh Ceiling Cat luvs me coz i wud diez... nly to RESPON!!
18 no d00dz pwns me, i dos it maislf. i has teh powr 2 do it n i has teh powr to respon agn. teh Ceiling Cat sed so. SRSLY!"

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Activity at Beaver Pond 5

We climbed down Willoughby Lake Road to look at the new beaver activity on pond 5 of May Brook. They have cut down trees on both sides of the brook, enlarged the dam, and even built a new lodge right on the river bank! Above you see the lodge from the side and below you see it from behind.

Here is the old mill house at the top of an abandoned human mill and cement dam that the beavers have dammed up. The water was high the weekend of April 4.

Above you see the pond above the millhouse as seen from the beaver lodge.

This photo above is of beaver teeth marks on a standing tree.
Below you see examples of trees that are no longer standing.

Above: the grove on the brook is being systematically logged by the beaver on both sides of the brook.

John found this folding ruler by the side of the new lodge. The ruler was metric. Which confirms what we all suspected: these are Canadian beaver!

Beaver Set

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A White Flag

We saw this whitetail doe at John's a few weeks ago. You can see that her white flag is very fluffy and large (I've never seen deer tails this big). This may be a sexual display during mating season.

Whitetail Deer Set

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No More Dates

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter

Third Sunday of Easter
Zephaniah 3.14–end
Acts 3.12–19
Psalm 4
1 John 3.1–7
Luke 24.36b–48

Zephaniah 3.14–end

14 Meow, first filial female of Zion; RAWR Itzreal?; drool like old man in full wet diaper, first filial female of Jouslum.
15 Sky Catz is not judge judy, gone fishing for enemas: Big Kahuna of Itzreal?, and Sky Catz is in the house, d00dz: Srsly, I poked you in the eyes again.
16 Then yammered to Jouslum, RAWR NO MORE: and to Zion, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS rocks!!
17 Teh Sky Catz thy Ceiling Cat has big strong wind; Cats rock, Cats happy; Catnap with affection and meow with glee.
18 Me gets many many whining catz, d00dz crying, too heavy to carry.
19 Lookey, me take back furball: me gets gurlz standing by lamp post, drives her to meeting; Yo! you cheer for me in all litterboxz where doo doo sits and smells.
20 Tehn me meows, me gets you; me calls you something-or-other and meows to all Catz of Urth, me puts you in Cat carrier and pokes your eyes, meows the Sky Catz, srsly.

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Acts 3.12–19

12 Den Peter gose in anoder long speech cuz him lik talkin, an him sed: "Hey jookittehs! Yu are suwpwised? LOL, ur stoopid. Wai yu lukin at us lik we madeded him walk lik diz all on ouwah own? LOL, stoopid!
13 Yu kno dat kitteh yu madeded ded wit teh name of Baby Jesus?
14 Haha, yu gots pwned. Dood, him wuz Holiez and teh Ritchus Wun, srsly! Insted yu let diz bad kitteh go! LOL!
15 Dood, Baby Jesus wuz all lik teh maker of cat macrows, srsly! Dun wry, Ceiling Cat makeded him com back to teh lif!
16 An cuz dis ex-lamez0r kitteh haf faif in Baby Jesus dat him heelded! Rly! Yu haf eyez, see?!
17 Nao, is okai. Yu wer stoopid and stufz. Ur alfa kittehz wer stoopid too.
18 An dun wry. Ceiling Cat yoosed yu! LOL! Ceiling Cat wuz in ur akshuns, fulfillin profisies!
19 Yu rly needz to tern to teh Ceiling Cat an can has reepentz. Him mek yu INVISIBLE ERROR even MOAR INVISIBLE. Rly! Him can do dat.

Psalm 4

1 Hai Ceiling Cat! Lissen, K? 2 Hay kittehs, why u no liek me? U leiks total junk stuffs! 3 Ceiling Cat keeps the gud kittehs safe! 4 U haz teh shakez, so be good, K? U should totelly liek shut up n think! 5 Ceiling Cat is wachin u too!1!111 oh noes! 6 And theyz all liek, "Invisible Ceiling Cat!" 7 I iz happi, even more then when they has teh cheezburger. 8 I gunna go to bed now, u watch me, K? Kthxbye!

1 John 3.1–7

1 Hoewz grait iz teh luv teh Father haz lavizhd on uz, dat we is be called childz ov Ceiling Cat! And dat is wut we r! Teh reazonz teh wurldz does not be knowingz us iz dat it is be not know him.
2 Der fwiendz, now we iz be childrenz of Ceiling Cat, and wut we will be haz not being maded known. But we iz b knowing dat wen he apyrz, we shal be like him, coz we shall seez him as he is be being.
3 Evry1 hu is be haz dis hope in him purifyz himzself, juzt az he is being purez n stuff.
4 Evry1 hu sinz brakez teh law; in fakt, sinz is lawzlesnesss.
5 But u know dat he apyrd so dat he mite takez our sinz and giv us cookies! And in him iz be no sinz. No1 hu livz in him sinz.
6 No1 hu sinz haz teh seen him or knownz him.
7 Deerz childrnz, du nit let pplz leed u astray wiv cookies. He hu is be doing wut iz rite iz richus, juzt as he is be richus.

Luke 24.36b–48

36 OK so de apoceclipse iz together, and Jesus Kat is poof appear liek lazerz and sed "Peaz."
37 They is all liek "hax!"
38 Jesus iz liek "wtf nubs is me."
39 Disciplines is liek "o rly!" and Jesus is liek "ya rly."
40 Jesus is liek "srlsly guys. Stil me even if Iz gots wholes in handz and feetz.
41 Dey still not get it, so Jesus is liek "It can haz be food times now?"
42 Teh Apostasis is liek "here haz fish"
43 Jesus is like "kkthx" and eated teh fish. Thiz time he not makez lots of fishes an bread fer sandwhichez prolly cuz dere not enuff mayo.
44 Jesus is liek "nubs I told joo. it was writed."
45 Den Jesus is liek "I open ur minds."
46 Jesus is liek "srsly. That book sed teh rescuer, which iz me guyz!! gets hurtz lotz and standz up even thoug ded."
47 "Also go tell guyz bout peas with mah namez." They look all confuz by dis, cuz peaz really small.
48 He is liek "u r all being teh witnesses, witch meanz guyz dat lookz at stuff." They did caz dey haf eyez.

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Building Bluebird Houses

Last Saturday, John made four bluebird houses while I photographed. They are gifts for some very special people. They are based on plans found at www.allwoodwork.com/plans/bluebird.htm. Above, John is measuring and cutting the side and top pieces.

Cutting the back piece.

Assembling all the pieces.
Below: a finished house.
The next time we will add hinged doors.
Then we will build bat houses!

Building Bluebird Houses Set

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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter

Second Sunday of Easter
Exodus 14.10–end; 15.20–21
Acts 4.32–35†
Psalm 133
1 John 1.1—2.2
John 20.19–end

Exodus 14.10–end; 15.20–21

10 Tehn teh Irsaaiels sawd Egipshins and wer all, "OMFG@!!!"
11 So teh Isrealights were ril madd @ Mosis b/c tehy didint want 2 dei! tehy all "wy we hafta dei heer?!?! we wooda deid in egypp anywai."
12 Tehy wud rathur do evrything 4 the egipshins then dei!!! Right??
13 So Mosis sed "OMG CHILLOUT! Ceiling Cat sez wer ttly OK. u no see gypshuns nemor.
14 "Ceiling Cat will gives u cheezburgers! I promis u all! dun moov!"
15 So Ceiling Cat sez "wy u all scard An axkin fer help? keep moovin.
16 holdz up ur big stik over teh see. teh see will splitz apart, leik srsly! An u An teh Izrelites can walks on grownd An not get wet becuz DO NOT WANT!!1!
17 An cuz teh gypshuns, tehy stubrn, tehy chayse u. but I wil pwnz dem all.
18 An aftur pwnzing, teh gypshuns kno I is Ceiling Cat."
19 So teh big clowd taht wuz Ceiling Cat wuz in frunt but it movd 2 teh bak. it movd
20 so it wer btween teh gypshuns An teh Izrelites. An teh clowd wuz dark scarei clowd fur teh gypshuns, but wuz nyse hapei clowd fur teh Izrel d00ds. An teh armeis no can see cuz it wer dark (cept 4 kitties cuz dey cn C in dark).
21 Moses put his han ovur teh see, An Ceiling Cat mayk big wind that blowd see all nite till see wuz drei lan so kitties no get wet. teh waterz wer dvided.
22 Teh izrelites crosd see on drei urth an no get wet. but tehr wuz walls o water on teh sieds.
23 But teh gypshuns An teh charyots chaysd tehm OMG!!
24 Tehn, rite be4 sun caym up, Ceiling Cat lookd at teh gypshuns An he pwnzd dem so dey freekd ouwt.
25 An teh weelz ov teh charyots wuz stuk an not moov gud. teh gypshuns sed "Ceiling Cat fites 4 justis 4 teh izrelites, An he no leik us. we shud skedaddlz, leik srsly."
26 Ceiling Cat sed 2 moses: "hold ur han ovur teh see, An teh waterz, tehy cum bak An coverz teh gypshuns."
27 so moses hold hiz han ovur teh see, An teh waterz go bak 2 normul. teh gypshuns treid 2 run awai, but Ceiling Cat frew dem in2 teh see.
28 Teh waterz coverd teh charyots An all teh gypshun armei d00ds. leik srsly. not evun 1 gypshun cud excayp teh waterz.
29 But teh izrelites, tehy crosd see on drei urth an no get wet An tehr wuz walls o water on teh sides 4 dem.
30 So Ceiling Cat savd teh izrel peepz taht dey. An teh izrelites seed teh gypshuns ded on teh beech.
31 an teh izrelites seed taht Ceiling Cat can pwn gypshuns, An tehy leik "wow taht be awsm!!" An tehy bleev Ceiling Cat An moses.

20 Miriam, sis of Aaron An Moses, took teh tambreen, An teh laydeez go aftur her. Teh laydeez had tambreens too An tehy dansd.
21 An Miriam sanga song to tehm lyk this:
"Singa song to Ceiling Cat, cuz he wins teh day;
he frew teh gypshuns in2 teh see."
Miriam singa short song.

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Acts 4.32–35†
Teh Buhweevahs Wer Like Commiez, LOL

32 Dood, teh kittehs shaird, srsly. All ov it.
33 An teh apawsals kept tawkin bout Baby Jesus all teh time an it wuz so good
34 dat all teh kittehs had plenti of cheezburgers an cookiez, rly. An sumtiems teh kittehs sowd all dey ownd
35 an dey put it at teh apawsals paws an dey took it an gav it to kittehs witout stuff. It wuz so awsum, lol.

Psalm 133

1 Behold, how gud an how plezent eet ees fur cafren to dfell togefa in uniteh!
2 Eet ees lik teh precioussssss oinkment upon teh hed, fat ran down upon teh beard, even Aaron's beard: dat went down to the skirts of his garments;
3 As teh dew of Hermon, an as teh dew dat desended upon teh mountains ov Zion: for dere teh LORD commanded teh blessing, even life for evermur.

1 John 1.1—2.2
Word of Lief

1 K so thsi iz bout Word of Lief whihc waz from beginin n we herd n saw wiht ar aiz n tuchd wiht ar pawz
2 An Lief waz reveeld, n we saw n wer liek "OMG LOOK AT" n we dugg it n rote in hedlien "ETEARNL LIEF WIT FAHTER AND WAZ REVEELD 4 US!!!1"
3 No Rly, It tru!!!
4 Is ROFLCOPTER awsom!

Ceiling Cat is lyte
5 Baby Jebus sais Ceiling Cat is made of win, he cannot has failz.
6 If you be down wit Ceiling Cat but has failz, u fail alwayz.
7 But if u be down wit Ceiling Cat and haz win, you can has baff wit Baby Jeezuz and cleaneded all ur evulz.
8 you all has evulz, +1 truth.
9 Telded the Ceiling Cat bout ur evulz and he will be leik iz OK datz kewl.
10 Donut be tellin leiz to Ceiling Cat.

Baby Jeezed helpded us
1 Lissen kidz, I be tellinz u to not dos thoz invisibuhl evils. Buht if u do thoz invisibuhl evils anywayz, Bebeh Jebus, he tellz teh Ceiling Cat taht u rly be gud.
2 An Bebeh Jebus, he be tellin Ceiling Cat for everywunz! Not jus for u, but for teh whole world!

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John 20.19–end
Da Desipuls Seez Happy Cat

19 On teh evening ov dat first day ov teh week, wen teh desipuls were togetehr, wif teh doors locked fer fear ov teh Joos, Happy Cat caem n stood wit dem n seded, "purring fil u!"
20 After him seded dis, him showed dem him hns n side. Teh desipuls were ovurjoyed wen dey see teh Happy Cat.
21 A gain Happy Cat seded, "purring fil u! As teh Ceiling Cat has sent meh, Iz sending u."
22 N wif dat him breeatedhd on dem n seded, "Smell teh Hover Cat, un eat".
23 If u fergive catz wen dey eat ur cookie, dey are fergiven; if u dun fergive dem, dey are not fergiven."

Thomascat Seez Happy Cat
24 Now Thomascat (called 2catymus), one ov teh Twelf, was not wif teh desipuls wen Happy Cat caem.
25 So teh otehr desipuls told him, "OMG We haf seen teh Ceiling Cat’s Kitten!" But him seded to dem, "His wounz--show dem to me."
26 Later him desipuls iz in teh house a gain, n Thomascat was wif dem. Though teh doors were locked, but Happy Cat waz liek "Oh hai! Purring fil u!"
27 Den him seded to Thomascat, "My wounz--let me show u them. Srsly."
28 Thomascat seded to him, "OMG! U rulz!"
29 Den Happy Cat told him, "Becuz u sees meh, u haf bleevs, iz gud; but iz moar bettr if u dun sees me n stil bleeve."
30 BTW: Happy Cat does a lotz moar big tings n of teh otehr stuffs, n I rites dem daown, but I eated dem.
31 But I dun eated dees stuffs, so u kin bleeve Happy Cat is Ceiling Cat's kitty n haf teh lifes, k?

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Signs of Spring: Canada Geese

It's a glorious morning when you hear your geese honking in the bog. They came back last weekend and are still here, so I will assume they are the breeding pair that has been here the past two summers. John saw a third goose fly in and be beaten off.

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