Volume 13 , Issue 33

Duchess of Weaselskin

For the past few weeks we have been awaken by the "Kaplunk" of pine cones being harvested from the tall pines here in southwest Colorado. You ask, "Who harvests the pine cones?" The answer, "The squirrels!"

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This Day In History (August 15)

On this day, 15 August 1947, India and pakistan became independent after some 200 years of British rule. SEE New York Times Article.

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NW Okie's Corner

I have been reading up on the feeding frenzy of hummingbirds because of the feeding frenzy that has been going on around here in the Rocky mountains of Southwest Colorado.

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Hummingbird Physiology

As we research our Ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris), we find that many migrant birds, go through hyperphagia prior to migration. they eat continuously, while consuming tiny insects that are full of fats and proteins. They use up the sugar almost instantly during everyday activities, including hyperpahaic frenzies. The protein is applied toward strengthening their flight muscles.

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Summer of 1935 Airplane Crash - Will Rogers & Wily Post

During the Summer of 1935, 15 August, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska. This is the newsreel from 1935 when Will Rogers and famed aviator Wiley Post were killed in a plane crash in Alaska.

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Wiley Post & The Winnie Mae of Oklahoma

Wiley Hardeman Post was born in Grand Saline, Van Zandt county, Texas, November 22, 1898, to farmer parents William Francis and Mae Quinlan Post. His family moved to Oklahoma when he was five. It was on July 22, 1933, Wiley Post flew solo around the world and set a record of 8 days 15 hours and 51 minutes. The famed American aviator, Wiley Hardeman Post, came from a humble upbringing in Oklahoma.

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1800's Old West Sod Houses

We found this video on Youtube concerning old 1800's photos of Old West Sod Houses that was put to music. It is not the high priced mansions of today, but it is the mansions of the prairies. Can you imagine living in a pioneer sod house with all kinds of insects, snakes and wild animals that invaded the pioneers prairie mansion of those days long ago?

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