History in the making A&M Forest Service officials say 65 of the trees on the registry are still alive

[Elf]

Elf looks at the trees and thinks of Squirrel's love of trees.
"The Famous Trees of Texas registry has grown to 92 with this week's
addition of trees in Goliad County and near Austin.

The Texas A&M Forest Service on Friday announced the Goliad Anacua and a
103-foot bald cypress in McKinney Falls State Park known as "Old Baldy" have
joined the list.

The trees on the registry are recognized by a Texas Historical Commission
marker or have been identified in historical records, media accounts or
photos.

A&M Forest Service officials say 65 of the trees on the registry are still
alive."
http://www.kbtx.com/news/state/headlines/Famous-Trees-of-Texas-Registry-Adds-2-Total-of-92-192571931.html

-- Hugs
Elf
Carrier of a Tickle Sword, long bow, and magic.
The magic is in Meadow and Dream Tree.

[Uglav]

On 26 Feb, 22:03, "Elf" <quillandinkonm...@inbox.com> wrote:
> Elf looks at the trees and thinks of Squirrel's love of trees.
> "The Famous Trees of Texas registry has grown to 92 with this week's
> addition of trees in Goliad County and near Austin.
>
> The Texas A&M Forest Service on Friday announced the Goliad Anacua and a
> 103-foot bald cypress in McKinney Falls State Park known as "Old Baldy" have
> joined the list.
>
> The trees on the registry are recognized by a Texas Historical Commission
> marker or have been identified in historical records, media accounts or
> photos.
>
> A&M Forest Service officials say 65 of the trees on the registry are still

> alive."http://www.kbtx.com/news/state/headlines/Famous-Trees-of-Texas-Regist...

>
> -- Hugs
> Elf
> Carrier of a Tickle Sword, long bow, and magic.
> The magic is in Meadow and Dream Tree.

Yay Trees! Have you noticed they are so huggable?

[Elf]

"Uglav" wrote in message
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Yes, and that they protect friends from wind and sometimes some rain but
only for a while. They have to have a drink too after all. They even let
Cuddlers build tree houses and give cats a safe place to climb too. Getting
back down might be a puzzle but one can't have everything.

[Uglav]

My Kitty climbed the tree so fast I was sure she could get down again.
I have some concern for the birds in the garden (as in the wee ones)
as she climbs very well.

[Elf]

"Uglav" wrote in message
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I hope they will all be alright.
Are their mothers aggressive or easily driven off?

[Uglav]

I have to feed her more so she will be too heavy for the finer
branches

[Elf]

"Uglav" wrote in message
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I am sure all the little woodland creatures will appreciate it. Of course
they might laugh at her if she gets too fat and she wouldn't like that.
Animals that get too fat have the same health problems as people and then
there are some just very big animals.
Have you ever read Watership Down and remember Fiver and Hazel and the
General? Can't judge all rabbits by the General though. There are some
nice 40 pound rabbits. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6223136n This
one is a CBS News video.
http://www.pawnation.com/2010/02/26/40-pound-bunny-may-be-worlds-largest/
"Ralph, a Continental Giant rabbit, eats about $15 worth of food a day, says
his owner Pauline Grant. The bunny consumes Weetabix cereal, crackers,
apples, carrots, cabbages, toast, sweetcorn and huge bowls of rabbit food.
Grant told the U.K's Sky News that she's still awaiting official
confirmation of his stats, but she's hoping he will make it into the
Guinness Book of World Records.

If his size is confirmed at 42 pounds and 4 feet in length, he'll knock his
own mother out of the record books. According to the folks at Guinness,
Ralph's dam, Amy, was listed in 2008 as the world's longest rabbit" at 2
feet, 8 inches.

Known for being a larger breed than most, Continental Giants typically weigh
between 12 and 16 pounds. The minimum length of a show rabbit is 25.5
inches."

http://www.google.com/search?q=40+pound+rabbit&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-SearchBox&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wR9fUeyPDsfU2QWt6IHACA&ved=0CFIQsAQ&biw=1020&bih=460&sei=9h9fUcjBHMGbqgH4joDgAg
This is a Google page with a bunch of large rabbits some real and some not.
The one being saddled - Welllll.
Further down the page are some cats with serious problems much like the very
heavy cat
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/11/veterinarian-adopts-fat-cat-named-skinny-in-texas/
"Barton says she became attached to the onetime 41-pound cat she was
treating at an animal orphanage and last month he became part of her family.
Skinny joins Barton’s husband, three children, a dog and another cat at her
home.

Barton says Skinny gets along great with the other animals, can jump up on a
couch and runs to his food bag at feeding time. She says the house has long
hallways that provide good exercise for Skinny."

http://www.today.com/id/36845356/ns/today-today_pets_and_animals/t/meet-darius-worlds-biggest-rabbit/#.UV8gBeYo4dU
"Things are hopping in Worcester, England. First, one of its residents had
herself surgically transformed into curvaceous cartoon character Jessica
Rabbit. Then, one of her pet bunnies officially became the world’s most
humongous rabbit.

Darius is the fourth world-record rabbit owned by model and grandmother
Annette Edwards. He lazed on a table at his home while Edwards showed him
off on TODAY via satellite.

He’s 4 feet, 3 inches from his wiggly nose to his puffy tail, and weighs in
at 50 pounds. And while he’s not quite the size of Wallace and Gromit’s
were-rabbit, he’s still young — and still growing.

“He could grow another four to six inches,” Edwards said. “It’s quite
scary.”

Guinness World Records has certified Darius’ record, which is based solely
on his length. The record-keepers used to also list animals by weight, but
dropped that measurement out of fear that people were overfeeding their pets
to get them in the record book.



TODAY
Darius’ owner, Annette Edwards, has owned several other record-breaking
rabbits.

He thinks he’s a dog
Edwards’ pets just seem to jump into the record book. Another of her
rabbits, Alice, had held the record before Darius shouldered her aside.
Before Alice, there was Amy, who died in 2008 while on a publicity tour of
Italy. Before Amy, there was Roberto.

All are members of the aptly named continental giant breed.
Darius thinks he’s a dog, Edwards said. He eats at the table and lays across
Edwards’ lap to be petted when she watches the telly. Every day he wolfs
down a bowl of rabbit chow, two apples, a dozen carrots with their leafy
tops and half a cabbage.

Fortunately, since Edwards raises her own vegetables, feeding Darius isn’t
that expensive."

I had a friend at one time who had a pet cat and a rabbit in her house both
were litter box trained but the rabbit had a bad habit of chewing on
electrical cords. As far as I know he lived for many years so he must have
had a guardian angel watching over him.
The cord to the TV and electrical cord were very fragile after his
attentions.