as in birds and the bees  

exactly. It's NAMED after them.

It's entirely their beeswax.

And now I have an earworm...thanks a lot! 

Jewel Akens - The Birds & The Bees

Ustream will be performing scheduled system maintenance Tuesday, May 17, 2011 from 2:00am to 10:00am EDT.  There is a chance that we may experience limited or no connectivity to some of the streaming and interactive features on the Ustream platform during this period.

Looks like they're running late-we've got a 6:30AM rerun going...

All better...at least for now...

Ustream will be performing scheduled system maintenance Tuesday, May 17, 2011 from 2:00am to 10:00am EDT.  There is a chance that we may experience limited or no connectivity to some of the streaming and interactive features on the Ustream platform during this period.

Looks like they're running late-we've got a 6:30AM rerun going...

Thanks for the info, Ei, and glad to have you back with us-you were missed.

Thanks-still a lot of stuff to do-and I will be gone again this weekend-but good to be back!

Now I understand  and I hope the new fans in Canada are adoring our Quest.  But I do hope that for those of us who have followed her since her hatching in 2008 and all her adventures for the past three years that we get to see the  "happily ever after"  of her hatchlings in Don Mills.   

Have no fear-if there are pictures to be had, you can be SURE we'll find them and post them!

I am having serious doubts about hatching.  But I will be there, young birds or not.  The area is lovely and there many things to do, aka Lake Ontario and environs.  Plus the falcons will still be around.  AND the falcon watchers are the best group ever.  We are trying to build something down here, either Jersey City or Water Street.

We're still well within normal incubation time.  By my calculations hard incubation started the same day this year as last year, with hatching on day 35.  Still plenty of time before we start worrying.

No pip yet...

I know!

At least not on that side...

And what is our hatch date prediction for quest's egg?

Hard to say when hard incubation started, but I'd guess the very end of May. 

Poor baby! Brain infections are notoriously difficult even with the best, most rapid care-most likely nothing could have been done anyway.

Sleeping Beauty.  The weather people say it will stop raining sometime overnite.  More rain expected each day through Friday, but not as frequent and as heavy as it has been this weekend.  So far, next weekend is looking good.  Poor Lilac Festival.

They closed down the Lilac Festival today. I don't remember them doing them  before, and we've had snow and cold and rain before this.     
What was the hatch date for the eggs last year? 

Both hatched 05/18/2010

Thanks everyone-the hugs are making it through!  We're all doing OK...there are rough moments, but we'll get through it.

Hi again-Dad just called-Mom passed away.  Thanks for the thoughts & prayers...

Thanks everyone.  It's good to know you have friends at a time like this.

I just want to let everyone know I'll be missing for a few days.  My mother is sick & it doesn't look good, so I'll be traveling to Florida tomorrow morning.  Dad has a computer but I don't know that I'll be near it much.

Ei

Chest bump!