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

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

You are amazing! Where did you ever find a Tlaxcalan chant?? Thank you for posting that and the photo and information about those interesting people.

[Calpernia]

Click!

The Roadrunner or Ground Cuckoo, Geococcyx californianus, is a bird that lives in thorny scrub, sparse grasslands, and deserts of Mexico and the southwestern USA. The Roadrunner can run at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour (24 km per hour). It rarely flies and does not migrate. When it is in danger, it runs or crouches to hide.

Anatomy: The Roadrunner is about 23 inches (58 cm) long. It has a shaggy crest on its head. The tail is long and narrow; it helps the Roadrunner with balance and lets it turn quickly when running. The wings are short and rarely used; the legs are long and make this bird a fast runner. Males and females are similar in appearance. Roadrunners make rattling and cooing calls.

Diet: Roadrunner eat fruit and small animals, including small lizards, scorpions, spiders, insects, eggs, small snakes, and some small rodents.

Reproduction: The Roadrunner is a type of cuckoo, but unlike many other cuckoos, it is not a nest parasite. It builds its cup-like nest in a thorn bush or a cactus. The female lays 3 to 8 white eggs.

[Mama_Bear]

Carslbad Caverns.

Mama_Bear, what's happened to you? You used to be so perfect. It seems you haven't been the same ever since the Lynyrd Skynyrd misspelling debacle (hehe, I sure enjoyed that one)

LOL, yeah I don't think any of my mistakes will ever measure up to that one....that was a doozie, for sure. I am pleased that it tickled you so. Would you believe that's why I misspelled "Carslbad"? Cuz I know it just makes your day. ;-)

Darn! I forgot to spell check. :-(

As always, I enjoy the funny state laws you post. Keep 'em coming. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Hi dansy. Glad you enjoyed our featured state today.

Hope this is an easy FRiday for you and that you have a lovely weekend. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

I LOVE what you are contributing to this thread!! And, I love that Garth Brooks wav. I've played it four times, almost makes it like a complete song. Wish I could figure out how to get my Real Player to loop. LOL. :-)

One of my son's friends decided to try bull riding and loved it so much that he actually thought he could make a living on the rodeo circuit. That never came to pass, but he tried his darnedest to get my son to try it.....thank goodness that never came to pass either. LOL.

[GailA]

they were stiff when I got up this AM, but are not as painful as they were the other day. Ive kept the asprin/advil mix up to combat the flare up. I expected something like this when the weather started turning, I get it every year since I turned 50. Part of it is my own fault as I have a hard time putting down my quilting needle.

[Mama_Bear]

Hugs backatcha, dansy...(((((((((((((dansangel))))))))))))

[Calpernia]

That is a wav file that can be played in WMP. Under the "Play" menu is an option for 'repeat'. That loops a sound or song until you manually stop it.

As for Real Player, under the "Play" menu is an option for "continuous". This loops sounds or songs also.

[GailA]

We are back...Rocky looks beautiful, he's sitting at my feet munching his favorite treat...pigs ears.

[Calpernia]

That is a rock and a hard place. Without your quilting, you wouldn't be you. Would wearing a nice pair of gloves as much as possible during the day help?

[Mama_Bear]

Cal, I saw your post last night about me, Ashly, and Frankie all being born on October 1st, along with Ashly's grandmother. Seems like it was a popular day to be born (and I happen to think is the best day of the year to have a birthday). ;-)

Ladtx, I am so happy to hear that she is improving.

[GailA]

Unfortunately no, what would help is for me to stop quilting for a week...LOL ain't gonna happen. I have been trying to alternate the thinkgs I do during the day from FReeping, to crocheting and the quilting, I started cutting out a new pattern, which gives my fingers a rest from sewing, then I sew a little on the one I just put on the quilting frame. Keeps the stress down on the 2 joints that are the most painful.

I don't do arthritis meds because of the bad gastro-intestinal side effects. A few days on the advil/asprin will make a difference.

Taking Rocky to the dog groomers took most of my morning. He loves the car ride, doesn't mind the trip to the groomers..just doesn't like his feet done. And he especially likes his 'reward' of pig ear to chew on. Makes short work of one.

[ladtx]

Thanks Mama_Bear. She is improving slowly but surely. Actually she was born on her great-grandmother's (my mother's) birthday. It really made my Mom's day when I called her to let her know, she said Ashly makes a pretty good birthday present.

[Mama_Bear]

Hmmmmmm.....I have mixed feelings about bats. I know they are one of God's magnificent creatures and they serve their purpose in the food chain, but listening to their sounds just gave me chills. They are not my favorite things. Although I would love to watch the thousands of them leaving the carverns at dusk. Must be an amazing sight....as long as none of them come too close to me.

[Mama_Bear]

What a wonderful story about the New Mexico rain dance. There is something about the southwest and Native American culture that I am drawn to, it's hard to explain. I have been through New Mexico, but didn't get to see much, except desert and a long straight highway from horizon to horizon.

I was telling a friend of mine that I was working on a profile of New Mexico. She was born and raised in Albuquerque and I could see the way her face lit up how much she loved and missed her birthplace.

Thank you for coming and sharing your memory of the Indian rain dance.

[LadyX]

These threads featuring states have proved to be most interesting and informative, Lori! You do such a wonderful "get to the heart of it" overview of them, with lovely illustrations - enough to fully draw us in, without 'overload.'

That has to be difficult, and we appreciate what you evoke - participation and interaction by persons who lived there or visited or who have researched interesting things.

U Make History Phun !!

Go easy on 'er, Thin Man - do not become 'overbearing' in pointing out her tiny boo-boos....why, we might even be magnanimous and refer to Meekie's adorable pencil-stirring coffeemaker as Carslbad Caveman..:))

G'day, everyone!

[Pippin]

(((LADYX)))!

[Mama_Bear]

...he's sitting at my feet munching his favorite treat...pigs ears

Pig's ears.....that's my Jackie's favorite thing too! We go through a bag of those every couple weeks.

[MEG33]

Beautiful,Mama Bear!

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, thank you for the rain dance. Hauntingly beautiful!

I have got to get my defaults straightened out, someday when I have time to mess with it. Some files play in RealPlayer, like the Garth Brooks wav and some in WMP, like the rain dance. Guess I should have all of them play in one or the other.