Decorah Eagles Mate 2-3-12 11:05am CST

Hi, Primmies:


Below is the video that captured the mating
ritual between the male and female Bald Eagles.
So it looks like it's going to be another wonderful year of the Decorah Eagles raising
another family. Mom Eagle will be laying her
eggs and once she does, Mom or Dad will
always be with the eggs. Last year they took
shifts so that one of them could go and hunt and take a break  from nest duty while the other
kept the eggs nice and warm. Mom laid her eggs
last year around Feb. 23rd. The Raptor Resource
Project captures everything on the Eagle Web
Cam so we shouldn't miss anything. I have to warn you that they will be bringing all kinds of critters to the nest so if you love bunnies and squirrels you probably won't want to see it. They catch trout from the river and the hatchery below their nest and bring them up, too. When Mom can't leave the eggs they will stock pile the nest with food. There were days last year when they had all kinds of critters in nest but they do that so that they have a nice reserve supply of food, especially when the Eaglets hatch and they have to be fed fairly often.
Enjoy the marvel of this pair mating again for the fifth or sixth year in a row, I'm sorry I'm not sure:


I hope you enjoy watching this pair as much as I did last year. 
Until I get some more stitching done
for you to see the Eagles can keep you
company.

Hugs,
Susan

WE'RE ON OPPOSITE SIDES

O.K., PRIMMIES ~


I wasn't planning on posting because I'm trying to stitch but IT'S ON now! Mr. Glen Oaks put the
Superbowl on which I was surprised at because he
never watches/follows sports of any kind.
Well, we watched the half time show and Glen Oaks Junior called so hubba went into the other room so he could talk and not interfere with the program.
He put the t.v. on in the room and all of a sudden I
hear yelling when the Giants intercepted that long
pass that just happened. O.K., so that's how it's gonna be? Well, it took me a few seconds to realize that since he's from New York he's decided to root
for the Giants. Oh, I can't  have this.  He was going
to get some peanut butter blossom cookies tonight
but I think I'm gonna be a stinker and tell him
to get them in New York!!
Oh, there he goes yelling for them again.
He's so in trouble now...
Hugs,
Susan

VALENTINE FREEBIE ON THE FREEBIE GALLERY FROM THE PRIMITIVE HARE

Hi, Primmies ~
A little post from me to let you know to visit 
The Freebie Gallery where they always have
wonderful free charts to cross stitch.


Here is the link to The Primitive Hare free
Valentine chart. It's a lovely, simple little
stitchery:

Isn't it sweet? I'd love to get one of these stitched
before Valentine's Day!
Hugs,
Susan

JUST CHECKING IN

Update: I just looked at the live web cam and it looks like Mom and Dad Eagle are really building up the nest bowl. Mom laid her eggs around 
Feb. 23rd last year so it looks like they are right on schedule. I'm so excited.
I can't wait to see the new eaglets this year. But there's A LOT of hard work ahead for the Mom and Dad before we get to that point. If you want to read their story click www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
and scroll down to read the whole story about the Eagles and last year's egg laying and hatching and fledging.
They really are a fascinating couple, they will mate for life. They've been together about 5 +years now!


Hello, Primmies -


I'm just saying "Hi" and I'm trying to get more stitching done on Polly Daggett. I've been reading your blogs and commenting but seem to be so far behind in my reading. I've just found where I left off and I'm still not through the "one day ago"  posts. So I've got to read  faster I guess! I am reading all of your blogs and I WILL finish and get caught up, you know me!
We're about the same here health wise, the mister had another EMG done yesterday on his legs and lower back. There was much better news from those tests than on the arms and neck. There's no nerve damage in the legs so that's great news. I guess the next step for us is another round of the spinal injections. We had mixed results for each one of us which makes sense because we've got totally different problems but very similar  symptoms. I was talking to Margie of Hungry Hook Primitives today and I asked her which one of us was going to take care of who now that we're both a mess?? I try to be funny when there's a problem, that's the best way to get through things, humor. We still laugh a lot here, even though it's tough most of the time. If we didn't laugh I don't know how we'd manage.
I'm hoping to get a lot of stitching done today and through the weekend. We don't have any plans to go anywhere so it's in the house for us. This is a good weekend to get my sampler finished. I'm going to have the hubba take my frame to the shop and see if he can practice learning how to prim up a piece of wood. This is new to him as he is used to the fine finishes of wood and fine furniture. It took him a while to "get" what we gals love as prim and country. 
So I'll close here so that I can get some stitching done, and please know that I will get to all of my blogging friends and I'm reading your posts and I'll do my best to get my comments posted.
Hugs,
Susan

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

One of the eagles is in the nest right now. I think
it's Mom. Click the arrow and if an ad comes on
that's normal, the live feed starts right after.
Hugs,
Susan