Lynn's Journal
Mar 23 - Mar 29
Week (and Year) in Review
To date, 2020 has been an unusually slow year for BMW, so I decided to look at the numbers. On average, annual admissions have gradually increased. Intakes during the first three months of 2019 were 11% higher than 2018 (80 and 72 respectively). …
Mar 16 - Mar 22
It's Spring!!!
My daffodils started blooming early in March. Then, we had several nights with temperatures in the low 20’s. I thought the daffodils were dead. They were wilted and flat on the ground. Sunshine and temperatures in the 60’s brought them back to life! …
Mar 9 - Mar 15
Phrase of the Year: Social Distancing
Talk of COVID-19 (corona virus) is everywhere. We don’t know a lot about the disease or how widespread it actually is. We don’t want to panic. Neither do we want to take excessive risks. It's hard to make decisions with so little information.
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March 2 - March 8
The Bald Eagles Have Laid Their First Egg
The eagles have been busy working on their nest the past couple weeks. Saturday morning we found an egg!
The Week In Review
There were quite a few phone calls this past week, but only one resulted in a bird being admitted to the Pendleton Center. …
February 24 - March 1
Short Road Trip for the Education Team
The Ed Team spent Saturday at the Pendleton Convention Center for the inaugural Pendleton Life Outdoors Show. I lost track of the number of people who did a double take after realizing the birds were not mounted specimens. …
