Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Celtic Chick]

TO, MLH needs some kittens.

Info on Bong State Recreation Area:
http://www.bongnaturalistassociation.org/
This is a link to a map of the place:
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/bong/maps.html

Richard Bong State Recreation Area offers something for everyone. Activities available include walking, running, bicycling, swimming, canoeing, fishing, camping, picnicking, bird watching, in-line skating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, or snowmobiling. Richard Bong offers an area where visitors may fly hang gliders, ultra-light aircraft, hot air balloons, and model airplanes and rockets. The park also has places to train dogs, train falcons, ride an ATV trail, go horseback riding, and hunt in season.

They also have camping sites, so if the northerners wanted to stay the evening & head back home in the morning, that would be an option. Instead of having to deal with a long drive after a long day.

Sunrise or Sunset: The park has two family campgrounds with a total of 217 campsites. Reservations are accepted for all of the outdoor group sites and all but 40 of the family campsites. Maps of Richard Bong State Recreation Area and both campgrounds can be found at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Richard Bong State Recreation Area is lucky to have a mix of habitats in its 4,515 acres including grasslands, wetlands, oak woodlands, and savanna.
One of the goals is to proactively protect, maintain, and restore these historical habitats to pre-settlement conditions. Early surveyor notes and texts provide direction; therefore, visitors can step into the ecological history of Wisconsin in this park.
This mix of habitats provides a home for many animal and plant species. By visiting each habitat, you can experience the diversity of the Midwest.
Each season highlights a change of plants and animals. Visit often to experience these exciting changes.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Hi Everyone! Taking a short break and trying to catch up on paperwork etc. In the process of making Dill Pickles- ran out to the garden this am and picked so now packing jars- probably have 9 quarts to do.

was much nicer today- birds weren't as warm.

 

[MustLoveHens]

Hi all!
It's finally cooled down some! The Girls are no longer scared of their dust bath box and in fact think it's rather nifty. They are really happy id has cooled down!


H&R-Can't wait to see you tomorrow at the fair! It's going to be fun fun fun!

TO-NO MLH does NOT need any kittens, cats, or felines of any age or sort!

Just ignore CC since she is clearly under some delusion that I'm sure is not her fault but is a result of catering to cats!

CC-This is the link I found when I Googled Bong Recreational park. I think I googled Bong park in WI:

http://www.burlingtonnews.net/bong.html

 

[jvls1942]

I have a few minutes to comment.. don't remember who said what, so will just wing it..

Dr H.You need to get that spray rubber fixit stuff they advertise on TV. You can make a boat out of a screen door.. I have a tool truck that had some pinhole leaks in the roof.. I had some pickup truck roll on bedliner left over, so I did the top of the tool truck.. It has held up for years..

wonder of wonders,, the peacock went into the chicken coop last night to roost.. the storm the night before must have helped him make that decision..

last night something got into the turkey tas majal and killed 2 poults.. first time ever.. I checked it over and found a place where the wire had pulled a staple loose.. there was a slot large enough for a weasel.. I pushed it back together.. we will see what tonight brings..

deb, I felt the wind change from the west to the south just for a minute.. must have been from that heavy sigh of relief, eh?

that "other woman" just wants to hang around so that you and she can spend some quality time together,, I don't know why you are so reluctant to make new friends..

I am sure that I have some choice words for CC and FT, but I would have to read through too many posts to jog my memory..I think an "Oh yeah?" should cover it for now..

sign me up on the anti cat list.. they are ok outside as long as they leave the birds alone.. we have one wild one hanging around.. he is about 8 inches tall and about 4 feet long.. that is what the blurr looks like when he runs away , anyhow..

I am oing back to the dentist.. I can feel a sharp something sticking up where the tooth was.. I think is is a bone fragment, or maybe a sharp tool he left behind..

I better get back upstairs and check on Mom.. almost her bedtime..

.........jiminwisc..........

 

[Celtic Chick]

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All I can say is "Oh, my!" Someone needs some attention, or money, or their head examined, or a combination of the 3.
Did you see the pitch on the left?
HAUNTED
BURLINGTON VIRTUAL
TOURS ARE NOW
AVAILABLE FOR 9.99
plus Shipping and
handling

Gotta love this one too:
"I am now working with a client that may have experienced multiple abductions from this area".
Ok, if you were abducted from this place once, why go back there?????

And this beaut:
"We also noticed 'sensations' due to a electromagnetic field surrounding Bong. ie. throbbing of the 3rd eye, dizziness, ringing in ears, headaches".
What I really want to know is, where exactly is this person's 3rd eye located? Wait, maybe I don't. No, I definitely don't. Strike that comment.
I think this person has been doing too much of something that has to do with the name of the park, & I'll leave it at that.

 

[Celtic Chick]

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Ever feel like we're getting singled out, FT?

 

[Celtic Chick]

On a less lighter note, sorry to hear about your poults & tooth, Jim. Your dentist might have missed one of the tooth fragments, but they should have shown up on an x-ray, if he took one after the procedure. Hope it gets better soon.

Could the cat possibly be a weasel?

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I dropped a high quality very sharp, very heavy kitchen knife on my foot tonight. It landed blade down next to my foot and the tip cut the inner part of my foot in the arch. I was on the phone (stupid) and said I had to get off I needed to go to the emergency room. I then ran to the bathroom to rinse it under water and proceeded to panic as my kids were crying and screaming. It was a gusher. Now, when I was 9 I had a very deep cut on my palm right by my thumb. I was bleeding so bad the novacaine bled out. I had to have 10 stitches on the inside and 9 outside. It was a terribly painful ordeal. So I will do anything to avoid stitches. Plus I don't have insurance so I'm not going in. I used some questionable tactics to get the bleeding to slow down but I'm hopeful I won't bleed out tonight in my sleep.

Anyway the point is you don't realize how much responsibility you have with these animals and kids until you can't walk! Oh, and I also had another critter in the yard trying to kill my chickens. Luckily the dog was on it. But I have a hen missing a lot of neck feathers. Coon or another mink? darn predators!

 

[Celtic Chick]

Just because you don't have insurance is no reason to not go to the ER. What if it opens back up & bleeds like crazy in your sleep? What happens to your kids & animals then?
Please get it looked at. It isn't worth it to take chances.

On the predator, I'd vote coon, but I voted coon the last time, so what do I know?

 

[ElaineS585]

Here's an older picture of the rabbits: son (front) and the dad (back). The son is available as is his sister. Don't know when I can take current pictures and post them, depends on the level of interest. If there's serious interest, I'll do it. PM me if so...

OWW on the knife cut on foot -- wrap it good & keep it elevated!

Elaine