Re: 14th

On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:

[Snippage achieved]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And here I was interrupted by a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scraping 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound from outside. Turned out it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the deer contemplating the open door
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > the garden. It ran off when I got
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up; > just as 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well, I don't have any deer snacks...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ** >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The deer never come close to the house
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here. I'm pretty sure the deer would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like  to snack on whatever's in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> garden. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It does. Meandering about sampling the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> various leaves and 'wild nature plants'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unless I disturb it... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank gawd you didn't plant a garden yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, that would have been so tragic. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might have not got any yield from it. Much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like last year. I understand people with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many fruit trees complain about the deer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eating the bark and kill the young trees.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose that is a valid concern. What
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they do to a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few leaves off the hedge or a perennials
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or two is no concern of mine... They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always seem to survive. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They eat fleshy plants here. Like my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tulips. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think they have ever eaten any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tulips from me. They mostly go for the green
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tulip leaves are green. It's like lettuce for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deer. Of course now there are a couple of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bears in the neighbourhood. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They mostly go for the petals, don't they?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this another bizarre Danish joke?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. It's not bizarre. Also lots of flowers have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> edible petals. They a sometimes used in salads
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and such. Bears like salad, I'm sure. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe. Right now they seem to be going for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birdfeeders. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Easy food is the best food.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay out of my birdfeeder!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tell that to the bears.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *opens window*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *yells 'Hey bears, stay out of my birdfeeder*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The birdfeeders are in the garage.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you get many garage birds? Mine is too but that's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I only feed the birds in the winter. This time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of year they steal all my cherries - ripe or not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putting the birdfeeder in the garage is an interim (and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> temporary) measure to dissuade the bears.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know how resistant your garage is, but I've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heard of bears ripping out doors if the reward (or need)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is high enough. Good luck with that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen any bears sightings in the area for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while. It worked. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's good then. Unless the bears are having a tactical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pause while they wait for the birdfeeder to re-appear...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe they've hacked my wifi and have ordered their own
>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeds. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> That would be alright though, wouldn't it? Unless they used
>>>>>>>>>>>> your credit card to pay for it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Which could happen if they get into my Amazon account.
>>>>>>>>>>> Oh deer!
>>>>>>>>>> Not deer, bears. I doubt deer are good haxors, what with the
>>>>>>>>>> hooves instead .of hands. Also the antlers tend to knock over
>>>>>>>>>> the screen when they look down on the keyboard.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They need to get cellphones so they can say 'Alexa, buy me some
>>>>>>>>> birdseed and a mink coat'
>>>>>>>> I don't know who Alexa is, but they still need to be able to
>>>>>>>> dial the number first...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No they don't. That's how Alexa works. You talk to the phone and
>>>>>>> it does stuff.
>>>>>> That's Siri, innit? Or GoOoOogle, maybe. Anyway they need to
>>>>>> unlock the phone first, and I don't think face-recognition works
>>>>>> very well with bear-faced seed-stealers.
>>>> [
>>>>> I don't use face recognition on my phone. It would be hard for them
>>>>> to guess and then type my pin. they'd have to use a twig which I
>>>>> imagine would be hard to hold onto without opposable thumbs]
>>>> Bears could use a claw possibly. If they were careful. Bearclaws are
>>>> very pointy and sharp. The kind attached to bear arms; not the
>>>> pastry kind. 
>>>>
>>> Now I want a pastry :(
>>
>> There you go. I'm sure it's all very healthy:
>> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wienerbr%C3%
> B8d&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&
>> ia=images 
>>
> A lot of good a picture will do me.
> Anyways, I bought some 2-bite apple turnover thingees at the store.
I'm sure they were good too, for what they were.
2-bite? As in tiny ones?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe if you fed the birds in the summer, they wouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take your cherries. They tend to steal berries like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raspberries and blueberries. There is bird netting that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can be purchased to keep them away from the fruit.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> q=bird+netting&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Birds, insect larva or mildew - the result is the same:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not very many cherries for me. At least with the birds I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have the pleasure of being woken up very, very early by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their maniacal chirping... And bird poop on the windows.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are worse ways to be woken up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Certainly. Like the neighbour speaking to her mother - at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> festival volume. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or snoring.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or the cat barfing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could go on and on...
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't have a barfing cat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You should definitely get one.
>>>>>>>>>> No need. I already have the birds and the neighbour. And also
>>>>>>>>>> the neighbours hysterical smushy faced mutt...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Behold! The pugliest dog in the world!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For sleeping soundlessly through the night, I'm a huge
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fan of ear plugs. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then you are missing all the birdsong.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Given that the windows haven't been open at night for some
>>>>>>>>>>>>> time due to air quality warnings and/or hot, humid weather,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm probably missing a lot of outdoor sounds. Not that I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>> hear them. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That global climate change has a lot to answer for.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I won't hear the answer because of the ear plugs.
>>>>>>>>>> You can read about it in the paper later...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No one reads newspapers anymore.
>>>>>>>> There are on-line versions. On the internet.
>>>>>>> As I said, no reads newspapers anymore. They get their news from
>>>>>>> social media. Except in Canada where Meta had a big fight with
>>>>>>> the government. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Get with the Times...
>>>>>>>> No thanks, that's a Murdock paper now... I don't read stuff like
>>>>>>>> that. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Remember Bat boy?
>>>>>> Ehh, no?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Oh dear!
>>>>
>>>> What!!?! Who is bat boy?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It was a tabloid thing back in the day.
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_(character)
>>
>> I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to learn that a newspaper would
>> just make up a story, with no regard for the integrity of the press.
>>
> 
> No, you aren't.

That may or may not have been sarcastic...

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
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