Re: 14th

On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
> 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.

Isn't that what fruit is for?

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

The outrage is real. The shock maybe not so much.

-- 
BeH

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