A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-03-03....New Mexico ~ "The Land of Enchantment"

Mama_Bear

[dansangel]

((((((Cal)))))))

Hope you are over the *crud* once and for all. Have a fun-tastic FRiday!

:-)

[sauropod]

Ping!

[Calpernia]

I hope your friend Russ is ok. That was really sweet of Jacob!

[Calpernia]

Great news about Ashly! I know you will all be very happy when she is off the oxygen fully.

[Calpernia]

Click!

Tidbit:

The Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) is a medium sized bat. Their bodies are about 9 centimeters in length, and they weigh about 15 grams. Their ears are wide and set apart to help them find prey with echolocation. Its fur color varies from dark brown to gray.

Mexican free-tailed bats live in caves in the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, central Chile and Argentina. Their colonies are the largest congregations of mammals in the world! The largest colony is found at Bracken Cave, north of San Antonio, Texas, with nearly 20 million bats. The bats of Bracken Cave can eat up to 250 tons of insects per night!

[Calpernia]

How are your hands today?

[Calpernia]

Have a safe trip Dutchess.

[Pippin]

Hi, (((CAL)))!

[firebrand]

Saw a rain dance in New Mexico a few decades ago. It did not start "on time." It started when one old Indian came out of his pueblo dwelling and went to visit another one. Then they gathered others, one by one. Then slowly, slowly, the Indians came down from the pueblo and assembled for the dance.

The older folks were in traditional clothes, some of the youngsters in modern dress but just as serious and undramatic about the dance as their elders.

It was nothing like the Hollywood version. It was slow, graceful, dignified, with no exaggerated movements. Done in a circle, with soft chanting. It was one of the most beautiful, moving things I have ever seen.

[Calpernia]

Thanks {{{Angel}}}!

I seem to be myself again; but I just came back from picking Frankie up from school early (he got sick). Guess we are going to play that "pass the germ" game.

Have a great weekend.

[Calpernia]

Morning to you Pips!

[Pippin]

I'm seeing a lot of threads here this week that are getting me very nervous and upset!

Reasons for my tag line.

There is some one else we should keep in our prayers as well. Even if you're not Catholic. Please pray for Pope John Paul II.

[Calpernia]

Rainmaker! Click!

[Calpernia]

I marked a couple of threads that had great news that were posted LATE last night.

I ping you to them. They will be encouraging.

Besides, what is there to be upset about? We are with the RIGHT crowd :)

[Pippin]

Thanks, Cal!

I need the BOOST into the RIGHT direction! :O)

[Mama_Bear]

Sorry I didn't get a chance to say hello before you set off on your Michigan trip. Hope you have a safe one and I am sure the fall foliage will be just beautiful.

I am looking forward to learning about Michigan when you profile that state. I have been there, but only on a quick drive through the southern part. I'm sure you will do your state proud. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Beautiful segment on New Mexico!

Thank you, Aqua. Yes, New Mexico looks like it is beautiful. I would love to visit, especially this time of year when they have their balloon festival in Albuquerque. My cousin has been to it several times and says it is an amazing sight to see hundreds of balloons lifting off the ground all at once. I'd love to go for a ride in one too. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Mornin' Meekie. Happy FRiday to you too. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Ruidoso sounds lovely. When I think of New Mexico, I think of desert and mesas and vastness, but I know it is more than that. I know there are forests and mountains, but still, when I discovered that the black bear was the state animal, I was surprised. I would have thought it would be the Gila Monster (a reptile, I know). Who would have thought that any kind of bears live in New Mexico? LOL

Mornin' ((((((BillieFRiend)))))). Wishing you a nice weekend. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning...oh, I see it is afternoon in your neighborhood.

That roadrunner is a funny looking bird, looks like the poor thing could use a good meal. It has a distinctive call too, almost jungle-like.