Re: 14th

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]: 

> 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]
[Huzzah!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
> 
They are small.
Perfect for when you need something sweet but don't want to eat a big 
slab of pie.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
> 

I thought it was fake outrage.