Re: 14th

On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> 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?
> 
> What if your not in the mood for fruit?
> What if you want caek or pie?

What if eating cake or pie is highly discouraged?
What if you need all the vitamin C you can get?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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=image
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> s 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>
> 
> I see. Batboy enrages you. Noted.

Not Batboy as such - the lack of clarity about the fact that Batboy was
wholly fictional.

-- 
BeH

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