~ a Mosaic of Musings
and Ramblings ~
Animals Living
Amongst Us:
Baby
Falcons Born on Skyway Bridge:
Barry Charriere, standing near the Burlington Lift Bridge, was
watching the peregrine falcon family. Three born in the bridge
rafters: and already one had 'flown the coop'...considering himself
sufficiently independent.
Poisonous
Rattlesnake Greets Shoppers:
A section of a Home Depot store in central Tennessee was shut down
recently after an astute customer noticed something suspicious in
the 'garden centre'...a timber rattlesnake. Wildlife experts were
called to remove the venomous intruder.
Farmer
Celebrates Cow's Return After 2 Years on the Lam:
Matylda finally moo-ved back home. She escaped from her Polish farm
and lived a 'life on the lam.' in a nearby forest. Farmers in the
area complained of the damage she caused, but no one was able to
catch her.
Beachgoers
Help Stranded Great White Shark
on Massachusetts' Cape Cod Peninsula. It is now swimming free, thanks
to rescuers who kept it wet until able to be returned back to the
water.
Pig
Resort:
The Bahamas attracts people to visit one of the nation's uninhabited
islands, Big Major Cay (Pig Island) to see the friendly swimming
pigs, that greet visiting boats and locals who bring food to
them...then romp on the beach and rest under the palm trees...waiting
for the next shipment of dinner.
Kangaroo
Joeys:
Adult female grey kangaroos can have two joeys of different ages
nestled in their pouches at one time. However, the older one gets
kicked out when the younger one starts growing.
Cats
Behind Bars:
'Inmates' in a maximum-security-prison in New York State, found a
reason to stay in prison a little longer...4 stray cats! The wild
felines were raggedly little kittens when they arrived at the prison
looking for a place to keep warm. The human inmates built a large
cage for them, leaving the door open so the cats can come and go.
One staff member arrives early to work, to care for them.
Best
Sermons are Lived:
“Today I kissed my Dad on the forehead as he passed away in his
hospital bed. About 5 seconds after he passed, I realized it was the
first time I had given him a kiss since I was a little boy.” (from
Carolyn's collection)
Bizarre
Facts:
There have been several vigilante groups in recent years including
Rodrigo
Duterte,
a man who transformed the murder capital of the Philippines to the
most peaceful city in Southeast Asia
by killing multiple drug leaders and traffickers. He was dubbed,
'The
Punisher'
by Time Magazine.
Community
Updates:
Meet
'Arrow' ~ Halton Region's Newest Police Dog,
At 14 months old, Arrow has boundless energy, eating 1.5 kilos of
raw meat daily and is quickly learning to hone his 'hunt drive'. He
is the 6th
police dog for this police force and expected to be out on the road
in December after completing 16 weeks of training by Const. Tara
McLorn. Dogs search with their noses ~ having 225 million olfactory
senses
compared with a mere 5 million in humans. For police dogs, the
motivation is all about play. They find the drugs? the Bad Guy?
They get their toy!
Birds
and Bunkers:
King's Forest Golf Club in east end Hamilton, is facing a seemingly
unsolvable problem with teenage
mutant ninja turkeys.
A pair of young male turkeys have made 'the first tee' their
favourite spot this summer, perusing around carts, blocking shots and
even jumping in the back of staff trucks. They are not always
socially amiable. A 65 year old woman teeing off on the 10th
hole when hitting the ball near the birds; going to retrieve it,
the turkeys bombarded her. They surrounded her on both sides and
flapped aggressively. She and her partner sped off in their cart.
There are an estimated 15 wild turkeys and hens nesting on the
course...only a couple of these is bothersome.
Teddy
Bears Now on Fire Trucks Across the City:
The Aldershot Lions Club recently donated 50 stuffed teddy bears to
the Burlington Fire Department. The bears will be placed in the
department's fleet of fire trucks for on-duty firefighters to give to
children involved in traumatic emergency calls.
MBK'S
NewsBits:
Fire
Problem in Mount Albert.
A small town of bout 2,700 people located north of Toronto, Ontario,
has a 'volunteer fire department' that usually does a very good job.
There was not much the firefighters could do when their own fire
station happened to be the building that went up in flames. The fire
started about 8 am on a Sunday morning and by the time the
firefighters got to the scene, it was impossible to access the pumper
truck inside and fire trucks had to be called from nearby
communities. Luckily, no one was hurt.
Speeder
Wanted to See Sunset at Cottage!
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer says a Windsor woman
claiming a desire to watch the sunset and was driving
northward at nearly double the speed limit. OPP says her car was
clocked at 150 km/hour in an 80-zone on the Bluewater Veterans
Highway near St. Joseph. Her licence has been suspended and her car
impounded for the week. She is due to appear in court in Goderich on
September 1 to answer to the charge.
Teenager
Finds Gold Bar in Lake in German Alps:
While swimming in the lake, a teenager found a 500-gram (17.6 oz.)
bar of gold. Police are still trying to figure out where the bar
comes from and how it got into Koeenigssee
Lake,
a popular tourist destination on the border of Austria. The
16-year-old girl who was on vacation, found it around 2 m (6 1/2 feet
) under the lake's surface.
Soldier
Lost While Heeding Mother Nature's Call:
Helping to fight wildfires in Saskatchewan, he became lost on the
fire lines near La Ronge when he went into the woods for some
privacy. Search began after he disappeared. The Edmonton-based
military member was found safe six hours later.
“Our
U.S Neighbours Ignored Pan American Games,”
Steve Dobrus wrote to 'Readers Write' in the Hamilton Spectator. “I
did a little research work during the Pan Am Games wanting to know
how many US major television stations and networks showed interest
in our Games. Watching ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN, also Buffalo's 3
stations. None of them even mentioned the Games! These are our
so-called American cousins and 'friendly southern neighbours'! Who
do they think we are? Nobodies!!!”
“Music
Lessons Reinforce Communication Skills.
A young person who studies music reinforces teamwork,
communication skills, self-discipline and creativity ~ all
qualities kids need to be successful in their other school work,”
says Peter Nero, a German Award-Winning pianist, conductor and
creative musical director. “Teamwork
is learned through participating in ensemble programs such as chorus
or band. Self-discipline
is gained by practising an instrument or fine-tuning a voice. And
music is a creative medium, offering chances for
self-expression.”
Notable
Dates:
September
7 (Monday) ~ Labour Day
September
12 (Saturday) ~ World First Aid Day
September
13 (Sunday) ~ Grandparents' Day
September
16 (Wednesday) ~ International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer
September
18 (Friday) ~ Visit of Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Hamilton*
September
24 (Thursday) ~ National Tree Day
September
27 (Sunday) ~ Police and Peace Officers Day
*A rare opportunity to meet Chris Hadfield who will kick off the
city's 2-day event:
“Our
Future Hamilton: Community in Conversation
(discussions concerning the next
25 years).
He
will speak from 7-9 pm at Hamilton Place.
Note: All foregoing facts are not verified by this writer.
Merle Baird-Kerr...compiled August 22, 2015
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